After Sir William Paston (c1528-1610) purchased the Hockwold manors, his uncle, a retired naval commander, Sir Clement Paston (c1508-1597) had use of them (from 1584)

Sir Clement was Sheriff of Norfolk in 1588. After Sir Clement died, in 1602, Sir William settled the Hockwold manors and land in Feltwell on his granddaughter, Bridget Heveningham, who had married John Heveningham in 1601. These properties came to the Heveninghams on Sir William’s death in 1610.