 Brudenells came into the possession of Dudley Rowse by 1657, but owed large debts to the crown and was thus seized after his death in 1678 and granted to George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys in 1688.However, the house is recorded to have been in the possession of Edward Penn in the same year.In 1714, Brudenells was purchased by John Wilkins, and was mortgaged to Lister Seman by 1736.