is he who afterwards designed the Maps and composed the History of England though much help'd in both no shame to crave aid in a work too weighty for any ones back to bear by Sir Robert Cotton Master Camden Master Barkham and others He also made the usefull Genealogies preposed formerly to English Bibles in all Volumes having a Patent granted him from King James in reward of his great Labours to receive the benefit thereof to him and his This was very beneficiall unto them by Composition with the Company of Stationers untill this Licentious age neglecting all such Ingenious helps to understand Scripture and almost levelling if not prevented the propriety of all Authors of Books He dyed in London Anno 1629. and was buried in Saint Giles without Criplegate in the same Parish with Master John Fox so that no one Church in England containeth the Corps of two such usefull and voluminous Historians Master Josias Shute Preach'd his Funerall Sermon and thus we take our leaves of Father Speed truly answering his name in both the acceptions thereof for Celerity and Success JOHN DOD was born at Shottliedge in this County where his Parents had a competent Estate bred in Jesus-colledge in Cambridge by Nature a Witty by Industry a Learned by Grace a Godly Divine successively Minister of Hanwell in Oxford Fenny-Compton in Warwick Cannons-Ashby and Fausly in Northampton-shire though for a time silenced in each of them A Father who shall pass nameless is censured by some for his over-curiosity in his conceit rather then Comment Math. 5. 2. And he opened his mouth and taught them For Christ saith he taught them often when he opened not his mouth by his Example Miracles c. Here I am sure accordingly Master Dod when his mouth was shut prohibited preaching instructed almost as much as before by his holy demeanour and pious discourse A good Chimist who could extract Gold out of other mens lead and how loose soever the premises of other mens discourse piety was always his naturall and unforced conclusion inferred thereupon For the rest I refer the Reader to Master Samuel Clark by whom his life is written wherein are many remarkable passages I say Master Samuel Clark with whose pen mine never did nor shall interfere Indeed as the flocks of Jacob were distanced three days journeys from those of Laban so to prevent voluntary or casuall commixtures our styles are set more then a Months journey asunder The Jewish Rabbins have a fond and a false conceit that Methuselah who indeed dyed in the very year and his death a sad prognostick of the deluge had a Cabin built him in the outside of Noahs Ark where he was preserved by himself But most true it is that good Father Dod though he lived to see the flood of our late Civil Wars made to himself a Cabin in his own contented conscience and though his cloths were wetted with the waves when plundred he was dry in the deluge such his self-solace in his holy meditations He dyed being eighty six years of age Anno 1645. When thieves break in a house and steal the owner thereof knows for the present that he is robbed but not of what or how much till some days after he finds out by the want of such things which were taken from him The Vicenage of Fausly where Mr. Dod dyed knew then they were bereaft of a worthy treasure though ignorant in the perticulars of their losses till daily discovery hath by this time made them sensible thereof Benefactors to the Publique Sir RICHARD SUTTON was born at Presbury in this County he is generally believed a Knight though some have suspected the same but suppose him but Esquire He was one of a Plentifull Estate and Bountifull Hand It happened that William Smith Bishop of Lincoln began Brasen-Nose-Colledge but dyed before he had finished one Nostrill thereof leaving this Sutton his Executor who over-performed the Bishops Will and compleated the Foundation with his own liberall Additions thereunto When the following Verses were composed in the Person of Brasen-Nose-Colledge the Muses seemed neither to smile nor frown but kept their wonted countenance But take them as they are Begun by one but finish'd by another Sutton he was my Nurse but Smith my Mother Or if the Phrase more proper seem say rather That Sutton was my Guardian Smith my Father 'Cause equal Kindness they to me exprest Better I neither love love both the best If Both they may be call'd who had one will What One design'd the Other did fulfill May such Testators live who Good intend But if they dye Heaven such Exec'tors send This Worthy Knight being born in this County deservedly reflected upon his own Country-men making them and those of Lancashire most capable of Preferment I collect his death to have happened about the middle of the Raign of King Henry the eighth Since the Reformation ROBERT BRASSY was born at Bunbury contracted for Boniface-Bury in this County bred D. D. in Kings-colledge in Cambridge whereof he was elected the 13. Provost He being a Learned and Stout man publickly protested against the Visitors of the University in the Raign of Queen Mary as to his own Colledge Say not he onely opposed Superstition with Superstition pleading Popish Exemptions For considering the times he Drave the nail which would best go and thereby took off the edge of those Persecuting Commissioners But let none Envy him a place under this title who deserved so well of Cambridge For when many Doctors therein whose Purblind souls saw onely what was next them for the present and either could not or would not look far forward to Posterity had resolved to sell their Rights in Sturbridge-fair for a trifle to the Towns-men which if done the Vice-Chancellor might even have held the Stirrup to the Mayor he only opposed it and dash'd the designs He dyed Anno Domini 1558. and lyes buried on the South-side of the Chappell GEORGE PALIN was as I have Cogent presumptions born at Wrenbury in this County bred a Merchant in London free of the Company of Girdlers Indeed we may call his Benefactions Aureum Cingulum charitatis the Golden Girdle of Charity With our Saviour he Went ABOUT doing good compleating the Circuit of his Bounty continuing till he ended where he began 1. To Wrenbury where we believe him born two Hundred pound to purchase Lands for the relief of the poor 2. Nine Hundred pound for the building of Almes-houses in or about London 3. To Trinity-colledge in Cambridge three hundred pound 4. To the Colledge of Saint Johns the Evangelist in Cambridge three Hundred pounds 5. To the Hospitall of Saint Thomas in Southmark fifty pounds 6. To the Preachers at Pauls Cross towards the bearing of their charges two Hundred pounds 7. Toward the making a sweet Chime in Bow-church one Hundred pounds 8. To six Prisons in and about London sixty pounds 9. To Brasen-Nose-colledge in Oxford two
Scholar-ships to each yearly four pounds 10. To the Colledge of Saint John Baptist in Oxford two Scholar-ships of the same value 11. To Christ-Church Hospital three Hundred pounds 12. To the Church and Poor to buy them Gowns of Wrenbury seventy pounds With other Benefactions Verily I say unto you I have not met a more universall and unpartial Charity to all Objects of want and worth He died about the beginning of the raign of King James JOHN BREWERTON Knight a Branch of that well-spred Tree in this County was bred one of the first Scholars of the foundation in Sidney-colledge and afterwards being brought up in the study of the Common-law he went over into Ireland and at last became the Kings Serjeant therein I say at last for at his coming thither in the tumults of Tirone neither Rex nor Lex neither King nor Serjeant were acknowledged till Loyalty and Civility were by degrees distilled into that Nation He obtained a plentifull Estate and thereof gave well nigh three thousand pounds to Sidney-colledge Now as it is reported of Ulysses returning from his long travail in Forraign Lands that all his family had forgot him so when the news of this Legacy first arrived at the Colledge none then extant therein ever heard of his name so much may the spunge of forty years blot out in this kind onely the written Register of the Colledge faithfully retained his name therein This his gift was a gift indeed purely bestowed on the Colledge as loded with no detrimentall Conditions in the acceptance thereof We read in the Prophet Thou hast increased the Nation and not multiplied their Joy In proportion whereunto we know it is possible that the comfortable condition of a Colledge may not be increased though the number of the Fellows and Scholars therein be augmented superadded Branches sucking out the sap of the Root Whereas the Legacy of this worthy Knight ponebatur in lucro being pure gain and improvement to the Colledge His death happened about the year 1633. JOHN BARNSTON D. D. was born of an ancient Family in this County bred Fellow of Brasen-Nose-Colledge in Oxford afterwards Chaplain to Chancellor Egerton and Residentiary of Salisbury A bountifull House-keeper of a cheerfull spirit and peaceable disposition whereof take this eminent Instance He sate Judge in the Consistory when a Church-warden out of whose house a Chalice was stolen was sued by the Parish to make it good to them because not taken out of the Church-Chest where it ought to have been reposited but out of his private house The Church-warden pleaded that he took it home onely to scoure it which proving ineffectuall he retained it till next morning to boil out the in-laid Rust thereof Well said the Doctor I am sorry that the Cup of Union and Communion should be the cause of difference and discord between you Go home and live lovingly together and I doubt not but that either the Thief out of remorse will restore the same or some other as good will be sent unto you which by the Doctors secret Charity came to pass accordingly He founded an Hebrew Lecture in Brasen-Nose-Colledge and departed in Peace in the beginning of our Wars about the year 1642. Memorable Persons WILLIAM SMITH was born in this County wherein his Surname hath been of signal note for many ages His Genius inclined him to the study of Heraldry wherein he so profitted that Anno he was made Persuivant of Arms. By the name of Rougdragon he wrote a description Geographical and Historicall of this County left it seems in the hands of Raynulph Crew Knight sometimes L. Chief Justice of the Kings Bench and lately set forth by the favour of Mr. Raynulph Crew Grand-child to that worthy Knight the time of his death is to me unknown WILLIAM WEB a native of this County was bred a Master in Arts and aâ—…terwards betook himself to be a Clark of the Mayors Court in Chester It appeareth also he was Under sheriffe to Sir Richard Lee High-sheriffe of this County in the thirteenth year of King James He compiled a description of Cheshire and Chester lately Printed by procurement of that no less Communicative then Judicious Antiquary Sir Simon Archer of Tamworth in Warwickshire I cannot attain the certain date of his death RANDAL CREW Esquire second Son to Sir Clipsby Grand-child to Judge Crew He drew a Map of Cheshire so exactly with his pen that a judicious eye would mistake it for Printing and the Gravers skill and industry could little improve it This Map I have seen and Reader when my eye directs my hand I may write with confidence This hopefull Gentleman went beyond the Seas out of design to render himself by his Travells more useful for his Country where he was Barbarously Assassinated by some French-men and honourably buried with generall lamentation of the English at Paris 1656. Lord Mayors Name Father Place Company Time 1 Hugh Witch Richard Witch Nantwich Mercer 1461 2 Thomas Oldgrave William Oldgrave Knotysford Skinner 1467 3 Edmond Shaw John Shaw Donkenfield Goldsmith 1482 4 James Spencer Robert Spencer Congleton Vintner 1527 5 Thomas Offley William Offley Chester Merchant-Taylor 1556 6 Humfry Weld John Weld Eaton Grocer 1608 7 Thomas Moulson    1634 I am certainly informed that this Moulsonâ—…ounded â—…ounded a fair School in the Town where he was born but am not instructed where this is or what Salary is setled thereon Reader know this that I must confess my self advantaged in the description of this County by Daniel King a native of this County whence it seems he travelled beyond the Seas where he got the Mystery both of Survaying and Engraving So that he hath both drawn and graven the portraicture of many ancient structures now decayed I hope in process of time this Daniel King will out-strip King Edgar erecting more Abbeys in Brâ—…ss then he did in Stone though he be said to have built one for every day in the Year But Cheshire is chiefly beholding to his Pains seeing he hath not only set forth two Descriptions thereof named the Vale Royal of England with the praise to the dead Persons the Authors thereof duly acknowledged but also hath enlivened the same with severall Cuts of Heraldry and Topography on whom we will bestow this Distick Kingus Cestrensi Cestrensis Patria Kingo Lucem Alternatim debet uterque suam Cheshire to King and King to Cheshire owes His light 〈◊〉 doth 〈◊〉 what each Bâ—…stows What is amiss in my Poetry shall be amended in my Prayers for a Blessing on his and all ingenious-mens undertakings Cheshire is one of the 12. pretermitted Counties the Names of whose Gentry were not returned into the Tower in the 12. year of K. Henry the sixth Sheriffs HEN. II. Anno 30 Gilbert Pipehard Anno 35 Rich. de Pierpoint RICH. I. Anno 1 RECORDA MANCA JOHAN Anno 1 〈◊〉 Rich. de Burham Anni Incerti HEN. III. Anno 15 Rich. de Sonbach Anno 23 Rich. de
would work might get good wages at the dissolution of Abbyes Herein he was much employed being under the Lord Cromwell an instrument of the second magnitude and lost nothing by his activity therein however by all the Printed books of that age he appeareth one of a candid carriage and in this respect stands sole and single by himself That of the Abby Lands which he received he refounded a considerable proportion for the building and endowing of Trinity-colledge in Oxford He died as I collect about the beginning of the raign of Queen Elizabeth There are in Oxford shire many descendants from him continuing in a worshipful Estate on the same token that King James came in Progress to the house of Sir 〈◊〉 Pope Knight when his Lady was lately delivered of a daughter which Babe was presented to King James with this Paper of Verses in her hand which because they pleased the King I hope they will not displease the Reader See this little Mistress here Did never sit in Peters chair Or a triple Crown did wear And yet she is a Pope No Benefice she ever sold Nor did dispence with sins for Gold She hardly is a Sevenight Old And yet she is a Pope No King her feet did ever kiss Or had from her worse look then this Nor did she ever hope To saint one with a Rope And yet she is a Pope A female Pope you 'l say A second Joan No sure she is Pope Innocent or none I behold the Earl of Down in Ireland but living in Oxford shire the chief of the Family THOMAS CURSON born in Alhallows Lumbard street Armorour dwelt without Bishop-gate It happened that a Stage-player borrowed a rusty Musket which had lien long Leger in his Shop now though his part was Comical he therewith acted an unexpected Tragedy killing one of the standers by the Gun casually going off on the Stage which he suspected not to be Charged O the difference of divers mens in the tenderness of there Consciences some are scarse touch'd with a wound whilst others are wounded with a touch therein This poor Armourer was highly afflicted therewith though done against his will yea without his knowledge in his absence by another out of meer chance Hereupon he resolved to give all his Estate to pious uses no sooner had he gotten a round sum but presently he posted with it in his Apron to the Court of Aldermen and was in pain till by their direction he had setled it for the relief of poor in his own and other Parishes and disposed of some hundreds of pounds accordingly as I am credibly informed by the then Church-wardens of the said Parish Thus as he conceived himself casually though at great distance to have occasioned the death of one he was the immediate and direct cause of giving a comfortable living to many he dyed Anno Domini 16. EDWARD ALLIN was born in the aforesaid Parish near Devonshire-house where now is the sign of the Pie He was bred a Stage-player a Calling which many have condemned more have questioned some few have excused and far fewer consciencious people have commended He was the Roscius of our age so acting to the life that he made any part especially a Majestck one to become him He got a very great Estate and in his old age following Christs Councel on what forcible motive belongs not to me to enquire He made friends of his unrighteous Mammon Building therewith a fair Colledge at Dulwich in Kent for the relief of poor people Some I confess count it built on a foundred foundation seeing in a spiritual sense none is good and lawfull money save what is honestly and industrously gotten but perchance such who condemn Master Allin herein have as bad Shillings in the bottome of their own bags if search were made therein sure I am no Hospital is tyed with better or stricter laws that it may not Sagg from the intention of the Founder The poor of his native Parish Saint Buttolph â—…ishopgate have a priviledge to be provided for therein before others Thus he who out-acted others in his life out did himfelf before his death which happened Anno Domini 16. WILLIAM PLAT was born in this City as his Heir hath informed me son to Sir Hugh Plat grand-son to Richard Plat Alderman of London He was a FellowCommoâ—…er bâ—…ed in Saint Johns colledge in Cambridge and by his Will bequeathed thereunto Lands to maintain Fellows and Scholars Fellows at thirty Schollars at ten pounds per annum so many as the Estate would extend unto But this general and doubtful settlement was liable to long and great suits betwixt the Colledge and the Heirs of the said William until Anno 1656. the same were happily compoled betwixt the Colledge and John Plat Clerk Heir to the foresaid William when a settlement was made by mutual consent of four Scholars at ten and two Fellows at fifty pounds per annum Here I mention not thirty pounds yearly given by him to the poor of Hornsey and High-gate with a Lecture founded therein This William Plat died Anno 1637. ALEXANDER STRANGE son to a Doctor in Law was born in London bred in Peter-house in Cambridge where he commenced Bachelour of Divinity and afterwards for forty six years was Vicar of Layston and Prebend of Saint Pauls where his Prebenda submersa the Corps whereof were drowned in the Sea afforded him but a noble year Now because Layston Church stood alone in the fields and inconveniently for such who were to repair thereunto he built at Buntingford a thorow-road market mostly in his Parish a neat and strong Chappel è stipe collatitiâ from the bounty others gave and he gathered Wherefore having laid the foundation before well furnished for the finishing thereof he gave for his Motto Beg hard or beggard None could tax him with the Scribes and Pharisees for binding heavy burthens and grievous to be born and laying them on other mens shoulders whilst he himself would not move them with one of his fingers First because the burthens were not heavy being light in the particulars though weighty in the total summe Secondly he bound them on none but profest himself bound unto them if pleased to take them up for a publick good Thirdly he put his and that a bountiful hand unto them purchasing land out of his own purse to pay for the daily reparation thereof He also promoted the building of a Free-school in the said place to which some sisters worshâ—…pfully born in the same Town wealthily and honourably married were the Foundresses yet so as it will still be thankful to contributors thereunto for better accommodation This Master Strange being no less prosperous then painful in compounding all differences among his neighbours being a man of peace went to eternal peace December 8. in the eightieth year of his age 1650. To the Readér Pauperis est numerare They have but few who have but a number It passeth my power
betwixt 2 cotises Gul. 20 Georg. Bonde  20 Tho. Starkey  21 Mart. Caltherpe Checke Or and Azure a Fess Ermin 21 Johan Hart  22 Rod. Woodcoke  22 Johan Allott  23 Rich. Mâ—…rtin  23 Will. Webbe  24 Will. Rowe Argent on a Cheveron Azure between 3 tresoils parted per pale Gul. and Vert as many Bezants 24 Cutb. Buckell  25 Will. Masham  25 Johan Spencer  26 Steph. Slany  26 Hen. Willingsley  27 Anth. Ratliâ—…  27 Hen. Prannell  28 Rob. House  28 Will. Elkin  29 Johan Catcher  29 Tho. Skynner Arg. on a Cross Az. Formy fleury a Lion Passant Or between 4 Cornish Coughes Proper 30 Hugo Offeley  30 Rich. Saltenstall  31 Rich. Gourney Gul. a Cheveron betwixt 3 Mallets Or. 31 Steph. Soame Sable a Cheveron `twixt 2 Mallets Ar. 32 Nich. Mouseley  32 Rich. Brooke  33 Will. Rider Azure 3 â—…rescents Or. 33 Benedic Barnham  34 Johan Gerrard  34 Rob. Taylor  35 Pavel Banning  35 Pet. Haughton  36 Rob. Lee  36 Tho. Benett  37 Tho. Lowe  37 Leon. Holliday  38 Johan Watts  38 Ricard Goddard  39 Hen. Rowe  39 Johan Moore  40 Edw. Holmenden  40 Rob. Hampson  41 Rog. Clarke  41 Hum. Welde  42 The. Cambell  42 Will. Craven Argent a Fess betwixt 6 Cress Croâ—…s fitchy Gules 43 Hen. Anderson Argent a Cheveron betwixt 3 Cross Croslets Sable 43 Will. Glover  JACOB REX  Anno  1 Jam. Pemberton Arg. a Cheveron betw 3 Buckets Sable 1 Johan Swynnerton Argent a Cross Formee Flurt Sable 2 Will. Rumney  2 Tho. Middleton  3 Tho. Hayes mil. Ermin 3 Leopards-heads Erased Gules 3 Oliver Stile arm  4 Clem. Scudamore Gules 3 Stirrups leathered and buckled Or. 4 Johan Jolles mil.  5 Will. Lâ—…man  5 Johan Leman Azure a Fâ—…ss betwixt 3 Dolphins Arg. 6 Galf. Elwis  6 Nich. Stile  7 Georg. Booles Az. 3 Cups Arg. holding as many Bores-heads erected Or. 7 Rich. Farâ—…ington  8 Rich. Pyott  8 Fran. Jones  9 Edw. Barkham Argent 3 Pallets Gules over all a Cheveron 9 Georg. Smithes  10 Edw. Rotheram  10 Alex. Prescot  11 Tho. Bennett  11 Hen. Jay  12 Pet. Proby  12 Mart. Lumley  13 Will. Gore G. a Fess betw 3 Crosâ—…ets Fitcâ—…ee Or. 13 Johan Gore G. a Fess betw 3 Crosâ—…ets Fitcâ—…ee Or. 14 Allanus Cotton  14 Cuâ—… Harbert  15 Will. Holeday  15 Rob. Johnson  16 Rich. Herve  16 Hugo Hamersley  17 Rich. Deane  17 Jacob. Cambell  18 Edrus Allen  18 Rob. Ducy Or 2 Lions Passant Gules 19 Geor. Whitmore Vert Fretty Or. 19 Nich. Ranton  20 Johan Hodges  20 Hum. Handford m.  21 Tho. Moulson  21 Rad. Freeman Azure 3 Lozinges Argent 22 Roland Heylinge  22 Rob. Parkhurst  CAR. REX  Anno  1 Johan Poole  1 Chri. Câ—…ithenowe  2 Edrus Bromfeild  2 Rich. Fenn  3 Maur. Abbot mil.  3 Hen. Garway Arg. a Pile surmounted by a Fess between 4 Leopards-heads Gules 4 Rowland Backhouse  4 Will. Acton m. bar  5 Edmund Wright  5 Humphi Smith  6 Arthur Abdey Or 2 Chevorons betwixt 3 Cinque-folis Sable 6 Rob. Cambell * Ar. on a Cheveron S. between 3 Pellets each charged with a Martlet of the field as many Mascles Oâ—… 7 Sam. Cranmer  7 Hen. Prat *  8 Hugo Perry  8 Hen. Andrews  9 Gilb. Harrison  9 Rich. Gurney Paly Counter-paly of 6 Peeces per Fess Or. Aâ—… 10 Joh. Highlord Sab. a Bend Flory Argent 10 Joh. Cordell  11 Tho. Soame  11 Joh. Gaire  12 Will. Abell  12 Jac. Gerrard  13 Tho. Atkin  13 Edw. Rudge  14 Isaac Pennington  14 Joh. Woolaston Sab. 3 Mullets pierced Argent 15 Tho. Adams Ermme 3 Catts Azure 15 Johan Warner Or a Cheveron betwixt 3 boars-heads Eras. Sable 16 Johan Towse  16 Abram Reynardson Arg. 2 Cheverons Engrailed and a Canton G. whereon a Mascle of the field 17 Georg. Garret mil.  17 Georg. Clarke Arg. on a Bend Gules between 3 Ogresses as many Swans proper 18 Johan Langham Argent 3 Bears-heads erazed Sa. musled Or. 18 Tho. Andrews Arg. on a Cheveron â—…ngrailed betwixt 3 Tersoils Vert as many Mullets Or. 19 Johan Fouke Vert. a Flower de luce Argent 19 Jacob. Bunce  20 Will. Gibbs  20 Rich. Chambers  21 Johan Kendrick  21 Tho. Foot Arg. a Cheveron and in the Dexter-point a Trefoyle Sable 22 Tho. Cullum  22 Simon Edmunds  The Reader whom I presume no less charitable then judicious will not be offended with the many naked blanks or arme-less spaces annexed to these Sheriffs He that thinks the Sheriffs of London as cognoscible Persons especially so long since as these of other Counties may with equal truth maintain the springs of rivers as easily discernable as their Channels For the Sheriffs of Counties were men of known and grown Estates equally eminent for the roots whence they sprang as for the branches springing from them whereas many Sheriffs of London like those plants which the Gardiners tearm Annual lasting but a year appear only eminent during their Sherifalty aâ—…d afterwards no motion or mention of them especially of such as died before their Mayoralty the true reason why we could attain but so few Armes with any assurance HENRY the Sixth 18. PHILLIPUS MALPAS He gave by his Testament 125l to relief of poor Prisoners and every year for five years 400. Shirts and Smocks 40. pair of Sheets 150. gowns of Freeze to the Poor To 500. poor people in London every one 6. Shillings 8. Pence to poor Maids Marriages 100. Marks to High-ways 100. Marks 20. Marks the year to a Graduate to Preach 20. Pounds unto Preachers at the Spittle on the three Easter holy-days c. 20. RICHARD RICH. He was a Mercer and founded Almes-houses at Hodsden in Hartford-shire which no doubt were by him competently endowed though now the Almes-houses are as poor as the Almes-folk the one needing repairing as much as the other relieving EDWARD the Fourth 17. RICARD RAWSON He gave by Testament large Legacies to the Prisoners Hospitals and Lazer-houses To other poor to High-ways to the Water-conduits besides to poor Maids Marriages 340. pounds and his Executors to build a large house in the Church-yard of Saint Maries Spittle wherein the Mayor and his Brethren doe use to sit and hear the Sermons in Easter holy-days 20. THOMAS ILAM He newly builded the great Conduit in the Cheap of his own charges to the great convenience of the City HENRY the Seventh 18. HENRY KEBLâ—… He gave to High-ways 200. pounds to poor Maids Marriages 100. Marks c. to 7. Almes-men in London 6. pence the
Manuscripts he acquired to their Library But his memory ought most to be honoured Saving Gods living Temples is better then building dead Colledges on this account because in the days of Queen Mary he was the Skrene to keep off the fire of Persecution from the faces and whole bodies of many a poor Protestant so that by his means no Gremial of the University was martyred therein I know he is much taxed for altering his Religion four times in twelve years from the last of King Henry the eight to the first of Queen Elizabeth a Papist a Protestant a Papist a Protestant but still Andrew Perne However be it known that though he was a Bending VVillow he was no Smarting VVillow guilty of Compliance not Cruelty yea preserving many who otherwise had been persecuted He was of a very facetious nature excellent at Blunt-sharp Jests and perchance sometimes too tart in true ones One instance of many This Dean chanced to call a Clergy-man fool who indeed was little better who returned that he would complain thereof to the Lord Bishop of Ely Do saith the Dean when you please and my Lord Bishop will Confirm you Yet was Doctor Perne himself at last heart-broken with a Jest as I have been most credibly informed from excellent hands on this occasion He was at Court with his Pupil Arch-bishop VVhitgift in a rainy afternoon when the Queen was I dare not say wilfully but really resolved to ride abroad contrary to the mind of her Ladies who were on hors-back Coaches as yet being not common to attend her Now one Clod the Queens Jester was imployed by the Courtiers to laugh the Queen out of so inconvenient a Journey Heaven saith he Madam diswades you it is cold and wet and Earth diswades you it is moist and dirty Heaven diswades you this heavenly minded man Arch-bishop Whitgift and Earth diswades you your fool Clod such a lump of clay as my self And if neither will prevail with you here is one that is neither Heaven nor Earth but hangs betwixt both Doctor Perne and he also diswades you Hereat the Queen and the Courtiers laugh'd heartily whilst the Doctor look'd sadly and going over with his Grace to Lambeth soon saw the last of his life Since the Reformation Sir THOMAS GRESHAM was born in this County bred a Mercer and Merchant in the City of London where God so blessed his endeavours that he became the Wealthiest Citizen in England of his age and the founder of two stately Fabricks the Old Exchange a kind of Colledge for Merchants and Gresham-Colledge a kind of Exchange for Scholars I have learn'd from Goldsmiths that Vessels made of Silver and Guilt are constantly Burnished seldome or never those few which are made of Massy Gold whose real intrinsick worth disdaineth to borrow any Foyl from Art Let lesser Donations be amplified with rhetorical Prayses Nothing need be said of this worthy Knights gifts but his gifts and take them truly copied from the Original of his Will as followeth First concerning the building in London called the Royal Exchange with all Shops Cellars Vaults Tenements thereunto belonging I will and dispose one moity to the Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of London upon confidence that they perform the payments and other intents hereafter limited The other moity of the said buildings to the Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Mercers of the City of London upon trust that they perform the payments and other intents hereafter mentioned I Will and Dispose that they the said Mayor and Commonalty do give and distribute for the sustentation maintenance and finding four Persons from time to time to be chosen nominated and appointed by the said Mayor c. to read the Lectures of Divinity Astronomy Musick and Geometry within mine own dwelling house in the Parish of Saint Hellens I give and dispose out of this moity two hundred pouuds to be payed to the four Readres sufficiently learned fifty pounds to each yearly I likewise give the said Mayor c. fifty three pounds to be yearly distributed in manner following Unto eight Almes-folks whom the said Mayor c. shall appoint to inhabit my eight Almes-houses in the Parish of St. Peters Poor the summe of six pounds thirteen shillings four pence to each of them to be payed at four usual terms c. I likewise Dispose out of this moity fifty pounds yearly to be distributed by the said Mayor c. To the Prisoners in New-gate Lud-gate the Kings-bench the Marshalsey the Counter in Wood-street ten pounds to each prison to be paid among the poor thereof The other moity of the said building disposed to the Mercers I Will and Dispose out of it to be by them paid one hundred and fifty pounds to the finding c. three persons to be by the Wardens c. chosen nominated and appointed to read the Lectures of Law Physick and Rhetorick That the said Mercers shall out of their moity yearly expend one hundred pounds at four several Dinners for the whole Company of the said Corporation in the Mercers-hall in London on every Quarter day That they shall distribute to the several Hospitals of Christ-church Saint Bartholomews the Spittle at Bedlam the Hospital for the poor in Southwark and the Poultry-Counter fifty pounds yearly in money or other provisions ten pounds My Mansion house with the Gardens Stables c. I give to the Mayor and Commonalty of London and also to thâ—… Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Mercery to have and to hold in Common upon trust and confidence that they observe perform and keep my Will and true meaning hereafter expressed My Will Intent and Meaning is that the said Mayor and Commonalty and their Successors and that the said Wardens and Commonalty of tâ—…e Mercers shall permit and suffer seven persons by them from time to time to be elected and appointed as aforesaid to meet and sufficiently learned to read the said seven Lectures to have the occupation of all my said Mansion house Gardens c. for them aud every of them there to inhabite study and daily to read the said several Lectures And my Will is that none shall be chosen to read any of the said Lectures so long as he shall be married neither shall receive any Fee or Stipend appointed for the reading of the said Lectures Moreover I Will and Dispose that the said Mayor and Commonalty and Mercers shall enjoy the said Royal Exchange c. for ever severally by such moities as is before expressed provided they do in the tearm of fifty years provide and obtain sufficient and lawful Dispensations and Licenses warrant and authority upon trust and confidence and to the intent that they shall severally for ever maintain and perform the payment charges and all other intents and meanings thereof before limited and expressed according to the intent and true meaning of these presents And that I do require and charge the said Corporations and chief Governours
after their removal Let his works witness the rest of his worth some of whose books are published others prepared for the Press and I wish them a happy nativity for the publique good Coming to take his Farewell of his friends he Preached on the Fore-noon of the Lords-day sickned on the After-noon and was buried with his wife in the same grave in Warton Chancell the week following 1657. Romish Exile Writers MATTHEW KELLISON was born in this County at Harrowden his father being a Servant and Tenant of the Lord Vaux in whose family his infancy did suck in the Romish Perswasions He afterwards went beyond the Seas and was very much in motion 1. He first fixed himself at the Colledge of Rhemes in France 2. Thence removed to the English-colledge at Rome where he studied in Phylosophy and Divinity 3. Returned to Rhemes where he took the Degree of Doctor 4. Removed to Doway where for many years he read School-Divinity 5. Re-returned to Rhemes where he became Kings Professor and Rector of the University So much for the travails of his Feet now for the labours of his Hands the pains of his Pen those of his own opinion can give the best account of them He wrote a book to King James which his Majesty never saw and another against Sutliff with many more and was living 1611. Benefactors to the Publick HENRY CHICHELY Son of Thomas and Agnes Chichely was born at Higham-Ferrers in this County bred in Oxford and designed by Wickham himself yet surviving to be one of the Fellows of New-colledge he afterwards became Chaplain to R. Metford Bishop of Sarum who made him Arch-Deacon which he exchanged for the Chancelours place of that Cathedral This Bishop at his death made him his chief Executor and bequeathed him a fair gilt Cup for a Legacy By King Henry the fourth he was sent to the Council of Risa 1409. and by the Popes own hands was Consecrated Bishop of Saint Davids at Vienna and thence was advanced Arch-bishop of Canterbury by King Henry the fifth During his reign in the Parliament at Leicester a shrude thrust was made at all Abbies not with a Râ—…bated point but with sharps indeed which this Arch-bishop as a skilful Fencer fairly put by though others will say he guarded that blow with a silver Buckler the Clergy paying to the King vast sums of money to maintain his Wars in France and so made a forreign diversion for such active spirits which otherwise in all probability would have Antidated the dissolution of Monasteries Under King Henry the sixth he sat sure in his See though often affronted by the rich Cardinal Beaufort of Winchester whom he discreetly thanked for many injuries A Cardinals Cap was proferred to and declined by him some putting the refusal on the account of his humility others of his pride loath to be junior to the foresaid Cardinal others of his policy unwilling to be more engaged to the Court of Rome Indeed he was thorough-paced in all Spiritual Popery which concerned religion which made him so cruel against the VVicklevites but in secular Popery as I may term it touching the interest of Princes he did not so much as rack and was a zealous assertor of the English Liberties against Romish Usurpation Great his zeal to promote learning as appears by three Colledges erected and endowed at his expence and procurement 1. One with an Hospital for the poor at Higham-Ferrers the place of his Nativity 2. Saint Bernards in Oxford afterwards altered and bettered by Sir Thomas VVhite into Saint Johns colledge 3. All-souls in Oxford the fruitful Nursery of so many Learned Men. He continued in his Arch-bishoprick longer then any of his Predecessors for 500. years full 29. years and died April 12. 1443. WILLIAM LAXTON Son to John Laxton of Oundle in this County was bred a Grocer in London where he so prospered by his painful endeavours that he was chosen Lord Mayor Anno Domini 1544. He founded a fair School and Almeshouse at Oundle in this County with convenient maintenance well maintained at this day by the Worshipful Company of Grocers and hath been to my knowledge the Nursery of many Scholars most eminent in the University These Latine Verses are inscribed in the Front of the building Oundellae natus Londini parta labore Laxtonus posuit Senibus pâ—…erisque levamen At Oundle born what he did get In London with great pain Laxton to young and old hath set A comfort to remain He died Anno Domini 1556. the 29. of July and lyeth buried under a fair Tombe in the Chancel of Saint Antonies London Since the Reformation NICHOLAS LATHAM was born at Brigtock in this County and afterwards became Minister of Al-saints Church in Barn-wells This man had no considerable Estate left him from his father nor eminent addition of wealth from his friends nor injoyed any Dignity in the Church of England nor ever held more then one moderate Benefice And yet by Gods blessing on his vivacious frugality he got so great an Estate that he told a friend he could have left his son had he had one land to the value of five hundred pounds by the year But though he had no Issue yet making the Poor his heirs he left the far greatest part of his Estate to pious uses Founded several small Schools with salaries in Country Villages and Founded a most beautiful Almes-house at Oundale in this County and I could wish that all houses of the like nature were but continued and ordered so well as this is according to the Will of the Founder He died Anno Domini 1620. and lyeth buried in the Chancel of his own Parish having lived 72. years EDWARD MONTAGUE Baron of Boughton and eldest son to Sir Edward Montague Knight was born in this County a Pious Peaceable and Hospitable Patriot It was not the least part of his outward happiness that having no male issue by his first wife and marrying when past fifty years of age he lived to see his son inriched with hopeful children I behold him as bountiful Barsillai superannuated for courtly pleasures and therefore preferring to live honorably in his own Country wherein he was generally beloved so that popularity may be said to have affected him who never affected it For in evidence of the vanity thereof he used to say Do the common sort of people nineteen courtesies together and yet you may loose their love if you do but go over the stile before them He was a bountiful Benefactor to Sidney-colledge and builded and endowed an Almes-house at VVeekley in this County To have no bands in their death is an outward favour many VVicked have many Godly men want amongst whom this good Lord who dyed in restraint in the Savoy on the account of his Loyalty to his Sovereign Let none grudge him the injoying of his judgement a purchase he so dearly bought and truly paid for whose death happened in the year of our Lord
Staffondshire The meaning is the Genâ—…ry in Cheshire find it more profitable to match within their County then to bring a Bride out of other 〈◊〉 1. Because better acquainted with her birth and breeding 2. Because though her Portion perchance may be less the expence will be less to maintain her Such 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 County have been observed both a prolonger of worshipfull families and the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them seeing what Mr. Camden reported of the Citizens of 〈◊〉 is verified of the Cheshire Gentry they are all or an Alliance Cardinals WILLIAM MAKILESFIELD was saith my Author 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bishop Godwin 〈◊〉 little 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Civitate 〈◊〉 However I conceive him born in this 〈◊〉 finding a 〈◊〉 Market-town and Forrest therein so named though he was reputed a 〈◊〉 because 〈◊〉 in that Age was in the 〈◊〉 of Coventry and Lichfield But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not swim against the stream I Remit the Reader to his Character in Warwickshire 〈◊〉 WILLIAM BOOTH was first bred in 〈◊〉 Inn in London in the studie of our Municipall Laws till he 〈◊〉 that profession on the proffer of a 〈◊〉 Place in Saint Pauls and took Orders upon him It was not long before he was 〈◊〉 Bishop of Letchfield and six years after translated to 〈◊〉 He expended much money 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 died and was buried in Saint Maries Chappell in Southwell 1464. LAURENCE BOOTH Brother but by another Mother to William aforesaid was bred and became Master of 〈◊〉 hall in 〈◊〉 and was Chancellour of that University He made the Composition 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 colledge to their mutuall advantage and was an eminent 〈◊〉 to his own Colledge bestowing thereon all the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Church amongst which was St. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Colledge of a Pension of five pounds which he redeemed and and Conferred there on the 〈◊〉 and Patronage of Overton-Waterfield in Huntingtanshire As it is Gods so it is all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 method in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Servants Be faithfull in a little and thou shalt rule over much Doctor Booth well performing his Chancellors Place in Cambridge was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 the fixth Well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of King 〈◊〉 the fourth made Lord High Chancellor 〈◊〉 seems his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bishop of York and deserving well of both Sees For he built in the first the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 colledge and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It must not be forgotten than this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 till the day of his death and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Bishop 〈◊〉 not that they were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the place but the place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with them as it is this day by the Right Reverend Father in God Benjamin Lany Lord Bishop of Peturborough This Arch-bishop died Anno Dom. 1480. JOHN BOOTH Brother to Laurence aforesaid Bachellor of Laws was consecrated Bishop of Exceter in the sixth of King Edward the fourth 1466. He built the Bishops Chair or Seat in his Cathedral which in the judicious Eye of Bishop Godwin hath not his Equall in England Let me adde that though this be the fairest Chair the soft Cushion thereof was taken away when Bishop Vescy alienated the Lands thereof The worst was when Bishop Booth had finished this Chair he could not quietly sit down therein so troublesome the times of the civil wars betwixt York and Lancaster So that preferring his privacy he retired to a little place of his own purchasing at Horsley in Hampshire where he dyed April the first 1478. and was buried in Saint Clements Danes London We must remember that these three Prelates had a fourth and eldest Brother Sir Roger Booth Knight of Barton in Lancashire Father of Margaret Wife of Ralph Nevill third Earl of Westmerland And may the Reader take notice that though we have entred these Bishops according to our best information in Cheshire yet is it done with due reservation of the right of Lancashire in case that County shall produce better Evidence for their Nativities THOMNS SAVAGE was born at Maklefield in this County his Father being a Knight bred him a Doctor of Law in the University of Cambridge Hence was he preferred Bishop of Rochester and at last Arch-bishop of York He was a greater Courtier then Clerke and most Dextrous in managing Secular Matters a mighty Nimrod and more given to Hunting then did consist with the Gravity of his Profession No doubt there wanted not those which taxed him with that Passage in Saint Jerome Penitus non invenimus in scripturis sanctis sanctum aliquem Venatorem Piscatores invenimus sanctos But all would not wean him from that sport to which he was so much addicted His provident Precedent spared his Successors in that See many pounds of needless expences by declining a costly instaulation being the first who privately was instauled by his Vicar Yet was he not Covetous in the least degree maintaining a most numerous Family and building much both at Scroby and Cawood Having sate seven years in his See he died 1508. his Body being buried at York his Heart at Maklefield where he was born in a Chapel of his own Erection intending to have added a Colledge thereunto had not death prevented him Since the Reformation WILLIAM CHADERTON D. D. Here I solemnly tender deserved thanks to my Manuscript Author charitably guiding me in the Dark assuring that this Doctor was ex praeclaro Chadertonorum Cestrensis comitatus stemmate prognatus And although this doubtfull Direction doth not cleave the Pin it doth hit the White so that his Nativity may with most Probability not prejudicing the right to Lancashire when produced here be fixed He was bred first Fellow then Master of Queens and never of Magdalen-colledge in Cambridge as Reverend Bishop Godwin mistaketh and chosen first the Lady Margarets then Kings Professor in Divinity and Doctor Whitacre succeeded him immediately in the Chair He was Anno 1579. made Bishop of Chester then of Lincoln 1594. demeaning himself in both to his great commendation He departed this life in April 1608. His Grand-child a virtuous Gentlewoman of rare accomplishments married to Mr. Joceline Esquire being big with child wrot a Book of advise since Printed and Intitled the Mothers Legacie to her unborn Infant of whom she died in travail WILLIAM JAMES D. D. was born in this County bred a Scholar in Christs-church in Oxford and afterwards President of the University Colledge He succeeded Bishop Mathews in the Deanary and Bishoprick of Durham He had been Chaplain to Robert Dudly Earl of Lecester and I hope I may lawfully transcribe what I read Sir J. Harrington view of the Church of England pag.
his own at his own pleasure I find also two other of the same Sur-name not mutually more allyed in bloud then in charitable dispositions Master Hugh Offley Leather-seller Sheriff of London in the year 1588. buried also in Saint Andrews aforesaid Besides many other benefactions he gave six hundred pounds to this City to put forth youngmen Mr. Robert Offley bred in London and as I take it Brother to the aforesaid Hugh Offley did in year the of our Lord 1596. bestow six hundred pounds on twenty four youngmen in Chester whereof twelve were Apprentices I know not the exact date of his departure It is hard to instance in a Lease of kinsmen born so far from bred in London meeting together in such bountifull performances I believe it was the First of these three Offleys on whom the Rhythme was made Offley three dishes had of daily Roast An Egge an Apple and the third a Toast This I behold neither sin nor shame in him feeding himself on plain and wholesome repast that he might feast others by his bounty and thereby deserving rather praise then a jear from posterity JOHN TERER Gentleman and a Member of this City He erected a seemly waterwork built Steeplewise at the Bridgegate by his own ingenious industry and charge This since hath served for the conveying of River-water from the Cisterne in the top of that Work through Pipes of Lead and Wood to the Citizens houses to their great conveniences I could wish all designes in the like nature hopefully begun may as hâ—…ppily be compleated My industry cannot attain the exact time of his death only I find that his son of the same name indeavoured the like to bring water from a fine spring to the midst of this City which I believe was effected The Farewell And now being to take our leave of this Antient and Honorable City the worst that I wish it is that the distance betwixt Dee and the New-tower may be made up all Obstructions being removed which cause or occasion the same That the Rings on the New-tower now only for sight may be restored to the Service for which they were first intended to fasten Vessels thereunto That the Vessells on that River lately degenerated from Ships into Barks may grow up again to their former Strength and Stature CORNWALL CORNWALL it hath its name partly from the Form partly from the Inhabitants thereof from the former it is so called because narrow in fashion of a horn which by the way is a word of all others passing thorough both Learned and Modern Languages with the least variation 1 Keren Hebr. 2 Keras Gr. 3 Cornu Lat. 4 Corn Fr. 5 Cuerno Span. 6 Corno Ital. 7 Horn Eng. 8 Horne Dut. 9 Kerne Wel. The latter Wale signifies strangers for such were the Inhabitants of this County reputed by their Neighbours It hath Devonshire on the West divided from it generally with the River Tamer encompassed with the Sea on all other sides affording plenty of Harbours so that Forraigners in their passage to or from Spain Ireland the Levant East or West Indies sometimes touch herewith sometimes are driven hither against their will but never without the profit of the Inhabitants according to the Common Proverbe where the horse lieth down there some hairs will be found The Language of the Natives it is a different tongue from the English and dialect from the Welsh as more easie to be pronounced and is sufficiently copious to express the conceits of a good wit both in Prose and Verse Some have avouched it derived from the Greek producing for the proof thereof many words of one sense in both as Kentron A spur Schaphe A boat Ronchi Snoring c. But the judicious behold these as no regular congruities but casuall coincidencies the like to which may be found in languages of the greatest distance which never met together since they parted at the confusion of Babel Thus one would enforce a conformity between the Hebrew and English because one of the three giants sons of Anak was called Ahiman The Cornish-tongue affordeth but two natural oaths or three at most but whether each of them be according to the kinds of Oaths divided by the School-men one Assertory the other Promissory to which some add a third Comminatory is to me unknown The worst is the Common Cornish supply this I will not say defect not onely with swearing the same often over but also by borrowing other oaths of the English Naturall Commodities Diamonds These of themselves sound high till the Addition of Cornish substracteth from their Valuation In Blackness and Hardness they are far short of the Indian Yet Set with a good Foyle advantaged Hypocrisie passeth often for Sincerity may at the first sight deceive no unskilfull Lapidary as their Lustre is less then Orient Diamonds so herein they exceed them that Nature hath made both their Face and their Dressing by whom they are Pointed and Polished But enough hereof the rather because some from the Latine names of Jewells Jocalia things to be jested and played with and Baubellae things which are Trifles and Baubles spightfully collect that Stones accounted precious are more beholding to the Consent of Fancy then their own Intrinsick worth for their high valuation Ambergreese I confess this precious Commodity is fixed to no place in the world as too great a Treasure for any one Country to engross and therefore it is only fluctuating and casually found by small parcells sometimes in one place and sometimes in another yet because the last greatest and best quantity thereof that ever this Age did behold was found on the Coasts of this County we will here insert a little of the name nature and use thereof It is called Ambra-gresia That is gray Amber from the Colour thereof which modern name utterly unknown to the Antients doth speak it to be of later invention whereof a Learned Doctor of Physick hath assigned this probable reason because it was never found in the Midland-sea which in effect was all the Seas to the Antients but onely in the main Ocean which was not navigated on till within this last two hundred years since Seamen have gotten the use of the Card and Compass It is almost as hard to know what it is as where to find it Some will have it the sperme of a fish or some other unctuous matter arising from them others that it 's the foam of the Sea or some excrescency thence boiled to such a height by the heat of the Sun Others that it is a gum that grows on the shore In a word no certainty can be collected herein some Physitians holding one way and some another but this is most sure that Apothecaries hold it at five pounds an Ounce which some say is dearer then ever it was in the memory of man It is a rare Cordiall for the refreshing of the spirits and soveraign for the strengthning the head besides the most fragrant scent
Wild Beast I would not have rouzed you in your Den. He was very conscientious in discharging his calling Being once requested by me to preach for me he excused himself for want of competent warning and when I pleaded that mine being a Country Parish would be well pleased with his performance I can saith he content them but not mine own conscience to preach with so little preparation he dyed ahout Anno Dom. 1649. and was buryed in St. Peters Pauls Wharf in London Benefactors to the Publique NICHOLAS DIXON Parson for thirty years together of Cheshunt in this County He was also Clerk of the Pipe-Office belonging to the Exchequer See we here why the Officers of that place as also those of the Chancery were called Clerks because Priests in Orders with Cure of Souls did formerly discharge those Offices He was also Under-Treasurer and at last Baron of the Chequer when partly by his own bounty and partly by Collection of others He builded the Parish Church of Cheshunt and that I assure you is a very fair one with a Chancel to the Virgin Mary Now for an Affidavit for the proof hereof The Reader is referred to this his Epitaph inscribed in Cheshunt Chancel more to be respected for the truth then wit thereof O miserere Jesu famuli Dixon Nicolai â—…ui brevis hospitium tumulus pâ—…stat satis amplum Istud qui Fanum ter denis Rexerat annis Ad cujus fabricam Bursas proprias alienas Solvit allexit quo crevit in ardua Templum Pulchrum cancellum tibi dat pia Virgo novellum Dum laudaris eo famulo suffragia praestes Clericus hic Pipae subthesaurarius inde Baro Scaccarii se iuste gessit ubique Pacem pauperibus dans cedat divitis iras Larga manus relevat quos pauperies fera pressit Anno Milleno C. quater bis bis deca Christi Octavo moriens mutans terrestria caelis Octobris Luce ter denâ transit ad astra Auxiliare prece qui perlegis haec Nicholao Ut sibi cum sanctis praestetur vita perennis The word Rexerat doth intimate that Cheshunt was then a Rectorie or Parsonage though since impropriated and made a Vicarage What a deal of doe does this pitiful Poet make with words at length and Figures and Latine and Greek to describe the date of his death which if I understand his signes aright was October the thirtieth one thousand four hundred fourty eight Sir RALPH JOSCELINE son to Jefferie Josceline was born at Sabridgworth in this County bred a Draper in London whereof he was twice Mayor Once Anno 1464 and ere the end of that year was made Knight of the Bath by King Edward the Fourth in the Field saith my Author But seeing there is more of the Carpet then of the Camp in that Order it is more probable what another writes that he was invested Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Elizabeth Queen to the King aforesaid He was Mayor again Anno 1476. when he corrected the Bakers and Victuallers of the City and by his diligence were the walls thereof repaired Walls now a mere complement serving more for the dividing then the defending of the City 〈◊〉 that as some forreign Cities cannot be seen for the walls here the walls cannot be seen for the City Sad were the case of London if not better secured with bones within then stones about it Thâ—…s Sir Ralph died October the 25. Anno 1478. and was buried in the Church of Sabridgeworth JOHN INCENT son of Robert Incent and Katharine his wife was born at Berkhamsted in this County He was afterwards a Doctor of Law and advanced Anno 1543. when Richard Sampson was preferred Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield Dean of Saint Pauls This John probably invited by the example of another John his mediate predecessour Collet Dean of Pauls Founded a fair Free-school in the Town of his Nativity procuring it confirmed by act of Parliament allowing the Master twenty the Usher ten pounds Per annum He died as I collect in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Sir THOMAS WHITE son to Thomas White was born at Rixmansworth in this County and afterwards bred a Merchant-Taylor in London of which Citie he was Lord Mayor An. Dom. 1553. He first built Glocester-Hal and afterwards built and endowed St. Johns Colledge in Oxford the Seminarie of many flourishing wits He bestowed also a vaâ—… summe of money on several Corporations to be imployed circularly for the benefit of the poor Freemen therein Ionce intended to have presented the Reader with an exact particular of his Benefactions till seasonably I reversed my Resolution on this consideration Amongst the Jewes it was an injury for one removed further off in blood to do the Office of a Kinsman to the childless Widow until the next of Kin had first disclaimed his interest therein as in the Case of Ruth most plainly appeared A son I am sure is nearer then a Nephew therefore it is a more proper performance for one bred in Oxford to Collect the particulars of his Bounty who whither soever he went left the Finger-marks of his Charity behind him Then for me distanced a degree farthrr off by my Education in another Universitie Since the Reformation RICHARD HALE Esquire was born at Cudicot in this County and bred a Grocer in the Ciry of London Where his industrious Endeavours were so blessed that in a little time he got a great Estate Wherefore in Expression of his Gratitude to God the giver thereof He Founded a very fair School allowing fourty pounds a year to the Master thereof at Hartford in this County A place very prudently chosen for such a purpose First because the prime Town in his Native Shire Secondly great the want of a School in that populous place And lastly because most pure the Aire thereof so that Parents need not fear their Childrens loss of health for the gaining of Learning He died Anno Dom. 16 0. Whose wealthy Family do still flourish with worth and worship at Kings-Walden in this County EDWARD BASH Knight was born at Aldnam in this County in the Mannor-House then belonging to the noble Family of the Caries whereof Francis his Mother afterwards married to George Earle of Rutland was descended He was an hearty Gentleman and a good English Housekeeper keeping a full Table with solid dishes on it and welcome guests about it And one may tearm him a valiant man who durst be Hospital in these dangerous dayes Whilest living he was a Benefactor to Peter-house in Cambridge wherein he was bred a Fellow Commoner And at his death bequeathed more thereunto the particulars whereof I have not yet attained He gave also twenty ponnds per annum for the maintenance of a Schoolmaster at Stansted in this County where he had his constant habitation He died Anno Dom. 1605. Many other Benefactours this Shire hath of late afforded and amongst them one born in Chessunt
not full two years dying July 13. 1261. And was buried in his own Cathedral HENRY of SANDWICH Archdeacon of Oxford was consecrated Bishop of London 1263. He took part with the seditious Barons against King Henry the Third for which he was deservedly excommunicated by Othobon the Popes Legate Going to Rome it cost him well nigh an Apprenticeship of Patience dancing attendance almost seven years before he could gain his Absolution Which obtained he returned home and dying September 16. 1273. was buried in his own Church of St. Pauls RICHARD of GRAVES-END Arch Deacon of Northampton was after Fulk Lovel had freely refused it Consecrated at Coventry Bishop of London Anno 1282. He was the first Founder of a Covent of Carmelites at Maldon in Essex and dying at Fulham 1303. was buried in his own Cathedral SIMON MEPHAM was born at Mepham in this County He was bred in Merton-Golledge in Oxford he was a good Scholar as those dayes went chosen by the Monk of Cant. approved by King Edward the Third and consecrated by the command of the Pope Archbishop of Cant. He is only Famous for two things his expensive suit with the Moncks of Canterbury wherein at last he got the better though it cost seven hundred pounds in the Court of Rome Secondly his magnificent Visitation in person of the Dioceses South of Thames till he was resisted by Grandison Bishop of Exeter This affâ—…ont did half break Mephams heart and the Pope siding with the Bishop against him brake the other half thereof hastning his death which happened Anno Dommini 1333. HAYMO of HITHE was born therein a small Town on the Sea-side Hithe in old English signifying a Landing place as Queen-Hithe Garlick-Hithe c. in London He was made Bishop of Rochester in the Twelfth of King Edward the Secondto whom he was Confessour I believe him Owner of good temporal means First because he made so much building on a mean Bishoprick erecting the great Hall and fair Frontispice at his Palace in Halling and repairing all the rooms thereof not forgeting the Town of his Nativity where he erected and endowed the Hospital of Saint Bartholomew for ten poor people Secondly because in his old age he lived on his own Estate resigning his Bishoprick which the charitable conceive done not out of Discontent but Defire of retirement to compose himself the better for his Dissolution which happened about the year 1355. JOHN of SHEPEY Prior of Rochester succeeded Haymo aforesaid in the same See and for some time was Treasurer of England His death happened Anno Domini 1360. WILLIAM READ I place him in this County with confidence having clearly conquered all suspicions to the contrary First because of his Name then flourishing at Read in Marden in this County Secondly because the Provost-place of WinghamColledge therein was his first publick preferment To which I may adde that he was bred Fellow of Merton-Colledge abounding with Cantians since a Bishop in Kent was Founder thereof and he merited much of that Foundation not onely building a fair Library therein but furnishing it with books and Astronomical Tables of his own making which they say are still to be seen therein with his lively picture inserted In his reduced age he applied himself to Divinity and by King Edward the Third was preferred Bishop of Chichester Retaining his Mathematical Impressions he commendably expressed them in Architecture erecting a Castle Egregii operis saith my Author at Amberley in Sussex His death happened Anno Dom. 1385. THOMAS KEMP brothers son to John Kemp Archbishop of Canterbury was born of a Knightly Family in this County bred in Oxford whereof he became Proctor Anno 1437. By Papal provision he was made Bishop of London Consecrated by his Uncle at York-House now White-Hall and sate in his See fourty years from the Twenty eighth of Henry the Sixth till the Fifth of Henry the Seventh so that he saw the wars between Lancaster and York begun continued concluded and the two Roses tied together in one Royâ—…l Posie I know not whether his benefactions were adequate to his long possessing of so wealthy a place finding him to have curiously arched and leaded the Divinitie Schools in Oxford and built the Crosse nigh the Church of St. Pauls as it stood in our memories but lately demolished though guilty of no other Superstition save accommodating the Preacher and some about him with convenient places Me thinks though Idle Crosses standing onely for shew were published for offenders this usefull one which did such service might have been spared but all is Fish which comes to the Net of Sacriledge This Bishop died Anno Dom. 1489. JAMES GOLDWELL was born at Great Chart in this County bred in All-Souls-Colledge in Oxford promoted first to be Dean of Salisbury and Secretary to King Edward the Fourth and at last made Bishop of Norwich He not onely repaired the Church at Great Chart where he was born but also founded a Chappel on the South-side thereof where his picture is in the East-window with his Rebus viz. a GoldenWell in every Quarry of the same He died Anno Dom. 1498. THOMAS GOLDWELL was born at Goldwell in the Parish of Great Chart in this County where his Family had long flourished till lately alienated He was by Queen Mary preferred Bishop of Saint Davids and as a Volunteer quitted the Land in the First of Queen Elizabeth Going to Rome he made a deal of do to do just nothing prevailing by much importunity with the Pope to procure large Indulgencies for such who superstitiously were in Pilgrimage to and offered at the Well of Saint Winifrid in his Diocesse The obscurity of his death denieth us the exact date thereof Reader I am sensible how imperfect my list is of the Bishops in this County The rather because I have heard from my worthy friend and excellent Historian Mr. Fisher Fellow of Merton-Col that this his native shire of Kent had twelve Bishops at one time whilst I can hardly make up twelve Bishops at all times before the Reformation But my defects will be perfectly supplyed by such who shall Topographically treat of this subject in relation to this County alone Since the Reformation JOHN POYNET was born in this County bred say some in Kings-Colledge in Cambridge Sure I am he was none of the Foundation therein because not appearing in Master Hatcher his exact Manuscript Catalogue a Bale is rather to be believed herein making him to be brought up in Queens Colledge in the same University But where ever he had his Education he arrived at admirable Learning being an exact Grecian and most expert Mathematician He presented King Henry the 8. with a Horologium which I might English Dial Clock or watch save that it is epitheted Sciotericum observing the shadow of the Sun and therein shewing not only the hours but dayes of the Month change of the Moon ebbing and flowing
Rad. le Fewre Anno 6 Johan Adrian Walt. Langley Anno 7 Rob. Baseing Will le Meyre Anno 8 Tho. Fox Rad. Delamore Anno 9 Will. Farenden Nich. Winchester Anno 10 Will. le Meyre Rich. Chigwell Anno 11 Rad. Blunt Ankerin de Betavill Anno 12 Johan Goodcheap Martin Box Anno 13 Steph. Cornhill Rob. Rokesley Anno 14 Walt. Blunt Johan Wade Anno 15 Tho. Cross Gualt Hawteyne Anno 16 W. Hereford Tho. Stanes Anno 17 W. Betaâ—…ne Johan de Canter Anno 18 Fulke of St. Edmond Salom. Langford Anno 19 Tho. Romaine W. de Leyre Anno 20 Rad. Blunt Hamond Box Anno 21 Hen. Boll vel Bolle Elias Russel Anno 22 Rob. Rokesley jun. Mort. Aubery Anno 23 Hen. Box Rich. Glocester Anno 24 Johan Dunstable Adam de Halingbury Anno 25 Tho. de Suffolk Adam de Fulham Anno 26 Rich. Reâ—…ham Tho. Sely Anno 27 Johan Armenter Hen. Fingrith Anno 28 Lucas de Havering Rich. Champnes Anno 29 Rob. Callor Pet. de Bescant Anno 30 Hugo Pourte Sim. Paris Anno 31 W. Combmartin Johan de Burford Anno 32 Rog. Paris Johan de Lincolne Anno 33 Will. Cawson Regin Thunderley Anno 34 Galf Sim. Billet EDW. II. Anno 1 Nico. Pigot Nigebrury Anno 2 W. Baseing Jam. Butteler Anno 3 Rog. le Palmer Jacobus de Saint Edmons Anno 4 Sim. Cooper Petr. Blackney Anno 5 Sim. Metwood Rich. Wilford Anno 6 Johan Lambin Will Lutkin Anno 7 Rob. Gurden Hugo Garton Anno 8 Steph. Abingdon Hamond Chigwell Anno 9 Hamond Goodcheap Willielm Bodeleigh Anno 10 Will. Caston Rad. Balancer Anno 11 Johan Prior Will Furneux Anno 12 Johan Pointell Joh. Dalling Anno 13 Sim. de Abington Johan Preston Anno 14 Rena Will Prodham Anno 15 Rich. Constantine Rich. de Hackney Anno 16 Johan Grantham Rich. de Ely Anno 17 Adam de Sarisbury Johannis de Oxford Anno 18 Benet de Fulham Johan Cawson Anno 19 Gilb. Mordon Joh. Causton Anno 20 Rich. Rothing Rog. Chauntclere EDW. III. Anno 1 Hen. Darcy Johan Haughton Anno 2 Sim. Frances Hen. Combmartim Anno 3 Rich. Lazar Will Gisors Anno 4 Rob. of Eley Tho. Wharwood Anno 5 Johan Mocking And. Auberey Anno 6 Nico. Pike Johan Husband Anno 7 Johan Hamond Will Hansard Anno 8 Johan Kingstone Walt. Turke Anno 9 Walt. Mordon Rich. Upton Anno 10 Johan Clarke Will. Curtes Anno 11 Walt. Neale Nic. Crane Anno 12 Will. de Pomfrett Hugo Marbler Anno 13 Will. Thorney Rog. Frosham Anno 14 Adam Lucas Barth Morris Anno 15 Rich. de Barkeinge Johan de Rokesley Anno 16 Johan Loufkin Rich. Killingbery Anno 17 Johan Steward Joh. Aylesham Anno 18 Geffred Witchingham Tho. Leg Anno 19 Edmund Hemenhall Johan de Gloucester Anno 20 Joh. Croyden Will Clopton Anno 21 Adam Brapson et Rich. Fas vel Bas Anno 22 Hen. Picard et Sim. Dolseby Anno 23 Adam de Bury Rad. de Lynn Anno 24 Johan Notte Will de Worcester Anno 25 Johan Wroth Gilb. de Stenineshorpe Anno 26 Johan Peache Joh. Stotley Anno 27 Will. Wold vel Wild Johan Little Anno 28 Will. Nottingham Rich. Smelt Anno 29 Walt. vel Tho. Forster Tho. Brandon Anno 30 Rich. Nottingham Tho. Dolsell Anno 31 Stephan Candish Barth Frostlinge Anno 32 Iohan. Barnes Iohan. Buris Anno 33 Sim. de Bennington Iohan. de Chichester Anno 34 Iohan. Dennis et Walt. Berny Anno 35 Will. Holbech et Iacob Tame Anno 36 Iohan. de S. Alban et Iacob Andrew Anno 37 Rich. de Croyen et Iohan. Hiltoft Anno 38 Iohan. de Metford et Simon de Mordon Anno 39 Iohan. Bukylsworth et Iohan. vel Tho. Ireland Anno 40 Iohan. Ward et Tho. de Lee. Anno 41 Iohan. Turnegold et Will. Dickman Anno 42 Rob. Girdeler et Adam Wimondham Anno 43 Iohan. Piell et Hugo Holdich Anno 44 Will. Walworth et Rob. Gayton Anno 45 Adam Staple et Rob. Hatfeild Anno 46 Iohan. Philpot et Nich. Brembar Anno 47 Iohan. Aubery et Iohan. Fished Anno 48 Rich. Lyons et Will. Woodhouse Anno 49 Iohan. Hadley et Will. Newport Anno 50 Iohan. Northampton et Rob. Land King JOHN 5 WALTER BROWN This is he who with Rosia his Wife founded the Hospital of Saint Mary without Bishopsgate commonly called Saint Mary Spittle HENRY the Third 31 SIMON FITZ-MARY He founded the Hospital of Mary called Bethlehem corruptly Bedlam without Bishops-gate Sheriffs of London and Middlesex Name Armes RICH. II.  Anno  1 Andr. Pikeman  1 Nich. de Twiford Arg. two bars and on a Canton Sab. a Buckle of the first 2 Johan Bosham  2 Tho. Cornwallis  3 Johan Helesdon  3 Will. Barret  4 Walt. Doget  4 Will. Knightcott  5 Johan Hende Arg. on a Cheveron Az. 3 Escalop shells of the field on a Chief of the second a Lion passant of the first 5 Johan Rote  6 Adam Bam Erm. on a Chief indented S. an Annulet between 2 trefoils Arg. 6 Johan Sely  7 Johan More Argent a Fess Dauncetle Gul. Sab. between 3 Mullets of 6 points pierced of the third 7 Simon Winchcombe  8 Nich. Exon Gules a Cross between 12 Croslets fitched Or. 8 Johan Fresh Vert a Fess ingraled Or in Chief an annulet Sable 9 Johan Churchman  9 Johan Organ  10 Will. Moore  10 Will. Stanndon Sable on a Cheveron between 3 Lions-heads erased Arg. 7 Cloves proper 11 Hugo Tastolfe  11 Will. Venour Gules on a Fess Or 5 Escallops 3 2 Sable 12 Tho. Austen  12 Adam Carleille  13 Johan Lovey  13 Johan Walcott Arg. on a Fess Sab. 3 Escalops Or. 14 Tho. Vynant  14 Johan Francis Ermine on a Canton Sab. a harp Arg. 15 Johan Chadworth Arg. on a Bend S. 3 Trefoils of the first 15 Hen. Vauner  16 Gilb. Muchfeld  16 Tho. Newton  17 Urogo Barentme S. 3 Eagleâ—…s Arg. in the midst an annulet Or. 17 Rich. Whittington Gul. a Fess compony Or and Az. in the dexter Canton an annulet 18 Will. Brampton  18 Tho. Knoll Azure semy of Croslets and a Cross recercilte Or. 19 Will. Shiringham  19 Roger. Ellis  20 Tho. Wilford  20 Will. Panker  21 Johan Woodcoke Or on a Bend Gules 3 Crosses bottony fitched at foot of the first 21 Will. Askham Gules a Fess Or between 3 Dolphins Najant Argent 22 Johan Warmer  22 Johan Wade  HEN. IV.  Anno  1 Will. Walderne Arg. a Bend between 3 Griffons-heads erazed Sable 1 Will. Hide  2 Will. Gnote  2 Johan Wakeley  3 Rob. Chichley Or
him renow'd throughout the Christian world Yet such the bafeness and ingratitude of the French that concluding a Peace with O. C. the Usurper of England they wholy forgot his former services and consented to the expulsion of this Prince and his royal brothers out of that Kingdome 〈◊〉 valour cannot long lye neglected soon was he courted by Don John de Austria into Flanders where in the action at Dunkirk he far surpassed his former deeds often forgetting that he was a Prince to shew himself a true souldier such his hazarding his person really worth ten thousand of them to the great molestation of his true friends Since God out of his infinite love to the English hath safely returned this Duke to his native Country where that he may long live to be the joy and delight of the whole Nation I shall constantly beg of God in my daily devotions ELIZABETH second daughter of King Charles the first and Queen Mary was born at Saint James's Anno 1635. on the 28. day of December She proved a Lady of parts above her age the quickness of her mind making recompence for the weakness of her body For the remainder of her life I will my hold peace and listen to my good friend Master John Buroughs thus expressing himself in a letter unto me The Princess Elizabeth with her Brother Henry Duke of Glocester being by order of parliament to be removed to Carisbroke-castle in the Isle of Wight where his Most Excellent Maiesty was lately a Prisoner were accordingly received by Mr. Anthony Mild may from the Earl and Countess of Leceister at Penshurst in Kent and began their unwilling journey on Friday 9. of August 1650. On the 16. of the same Month they were first lodged in Carisbroke-castle aforesaid The Princess being of a melancholy temper as affected above her age with the sad condition of her Family fell sick about the beginning of September following and continuâ—… 〈◊〉 for three or four days having onely the Advise of Doctor Bignall a worthy and able 〈◊〉 of Newport After very many rare ejaculatory expressions abundantly demonstrating her unparalelled Piety to the eternal honour of her own memory and the astonishment of those who waited on her she took leave of the world on Sunday the eighth of the same September Her body being embalmed was carefully disposed of in a Coffin of Lead and on the four 〈◊〉 twentieth of the said Month was brought in a Borrowed Coach from the Castle to the Town of Newport attended thither with her few late Servants At the end of the 〈◊〉 the Corps were met and waited on by the Mayor and Aldermen thereof in their formalities to the Church where about the middle of the East part of the Chancel in Saint Thomas 〈◊〉 Chappel her Highness was interr'd in a small Vault purposely made with an Inscription of the date of her death engraved on her Coffin The 〈◊〉 of Norway where a Winters day is hardly an hour of clear light are the 〈◊〉 of wing of any Foul under the firmament nature teaching them to bestir themselves to lengthen the shortness of the time with their swiftness Such the active piety of this Lady improving the little life alloted her in running the way of Gods Commandeâ—… 〈◊〉 third daughter to King Charles the first and Queen Mary was born at 〈◊〉 James's March 17. Anno Domini 1637. She was a very pregnant Lady above 〈◊〉 and died in her infancy when not full four years old Being minded by those 〈◊〉 her to call upon God even when the pangs of death were upon her I am not able saith she to say my long prayer meaning the Lords-prayer but I will say my short one Lighten mine eyes O Lord lest I sleep the sleep of death this done the little lamb gave up the ghost KATHARINE fourth daughter to King Charles the first and Queen Mary was born at White hall the Queen-Mother then being at Saint James's and survived not above half an hour after her baptizing So that it is charity to mention her whose memory is likely to be lost so short her continuance in this life The rather because her name is not entred as it ought into the Register of Saint Martins in the fields as indeed none of the Kings children save Prince Charles though they were born in that Parish And hereupon a story depends I am credibly informed that at the birth of every child of the King born at Whitehall or Saint James's full five pounds were ever faithfully paid to some unfaithful receivers thereof to record the names of such children in the Register of Saint Martins But the money being embâ—…iled we know by some God knows by whom no memorial is entred of them Sad that bounty should betray any to such baseness and that which was intended to make them the more solemnly remembred should occasion that they should be more silently forgotten Say not let the children of mean persons be written down in Registers Kings children are Registers to themselves or all England is a Register to them For sure I am this common confidence hath been the cause that we have been so often at a loss about the nativities and other properties of those of Royal extraction CHARLES STUART son to the Illustrious James Stuart Duke of York by Anne daughter to the Right Honourable Edward Hide Earl of Clarendon and Lord Chancellour of England and Frances his Lady descended of the Ancient Family of the Aylesburies High-sheriffs for many years together of Bedford and Buckinghamshire in the reign of King Edward the second and third was born at Worcester-house 22. day of October 1660. and christened by the Right Reverend Father in God Gilbert L. Bishop of London his Majesty and George Duke of Albemarle being his God-fathers and Mary the Queen-mother his God-mother He was declared Duke of Cambridge a title which to the great honour of that University for these four hundred years hath been onely conferred either on forraign Princes or persons of the Royal Bloud This Princely infant dyed May 5. 1661. Saints Saint WULSY being a man reputed when living and reported when dead of great vertue and innocency Was by Saint Dunstan created the first Abbot of Westminster where he lived many years very exemplary for his conversation untill his death which happened Anno Dom. 960. Then was his body buried in the same Monastery and the 26. day of September was kept by the Citizens of London with great Veneration of his miracle-working memory Martyrs I meet with none in this City and in my mean Judgment it is most observable that London having two Pages as I may term them attending it viz. Westminster and Southwark both joyned to it in buildings should be so different from it in condition in London we have no room to hold Martyrs in the other two no Martyrs to take up any room Inquiring the cause thereof we find these three places though contiguous not to say
thereof with circumspect diligence and without long delay to procure and see to be done and obtained such Licenses as they will answer for the same before Almigbty God for if they or any of them should neglect to obtain such Licenses no Prince nor Counsel in any degree will deny or defeat the same and if conveniently by my Will or other Conveyance I might assure it I would not leave it to be done after my Death Then the same shall revert to my Heirs whereas I do mean the same to the Commonweale and then their default thereof shall be to the reproch and condemnation of the said Corporation before God c. This worthy Knight compleated his second change I mean of a mortal life for a Blessed Eternity on the 21. of November 1579. and lieth buried in the Parish Church of Saint Hellens Sir WILLIAM PASTON Knight son and heir to Erasmus Paston of Paston Esquire is justly recounted a Publick Benefactour True it is the family whence he was extracted were always forward in deeds of Charity according to the devotion of the days they lived in Witness their â—…ountiful donations to the Abbys of Saint Bennet in the Holme and Bromholme in this County after the Reformation they had not with too many less heat because more light but continued the stream though they changed the Channel of charity This Sir William erected a very fair school with thirty pounds per annum for the maintenance thereof at Northwalsam in this County a deed no doubt acceptable to the God of heaven Solomon saith Teach a Child in the trade of his youth But alas it's above the reach of poor parents to teach their Children lacking learning to do it themselves and livelyhood to hire others save where such good persons as this worthy Knight have made provision for them This Sir William married Francis the daughter of Sir Tho. Clear of Stokesby and was Great-grand-father to Sir William Paston the bountiful promoter of all my weak endeavours HENRY HOWARD youngest son of Henry Howard Earl of Surrey and brother to Thomas Howard last Duke of Norfolk was boâ—… at Shotesham in this County He was bred a serious student for many years in Kings colledge in Cambridge then in Trinity-hall going the ordinary path and pace to the degree of Mastership without any honorary advantage Here he became a greaâ—… and general Scholar witness his large and learned work intituled A Dâ—…pensative against the poyson of supposed Prophesies and dedicated to Sir Francis Walsingham His fortune left him by his Father was not great and he lived privately all the reign of Queen Elizabeth till King James advanced him in honour and wealth Here for variety sake and the better to methodize our matter we will make use of a distinction common in the Custome-house about bills of lading Inwards and Outwards observing what greatness were imported and conferred on him what gratitude was exported and performed by him Inwards Outward 1. King James Created him Baron of Marnehill in Dorset shire 2. Earl of Northampton 3. Lord Privy Seal 4. Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 5. Knight of the Garter 6. Cambridge chose him her Chancellour 1. He founded and endowed an Hospital for twelve poor women and a Governour at Rising in this County 2. Another for twelve poor men and a Governour at Clun in Shropshire 3. Another at Greenwich in Kent for a Governour and twenty poor men of whom eight are to be chosen out of Shotesham the place of his nativity He died the 15. of June 1614. and was buried in the ancient Chappel of the Castle of Dover Memorable Persons SHARNBORN born at and Lord of Sharnborn a considerable Mannor in this County This Manner William the Conquerour out of the plenitude of his power conferred on one Warren a Norman Souldier But Sharnborn was not so tame as silently to set down and suffer a stranger peaceably to possess his inheritance which his English Ancestors for many years had injoyed but fairly traversed his Title I will not say in Westminster-hall as of later erection in the reign of King Rufus but in that publick place where Pleas were held in that age Surely none but a Norfolk-man durst go to Law with the Conquerour and question the validity of his Donations Yea brave Sharnborn got the better of the Suit and the Kings grant was adjudged void This is pertinently pressed by many to prove that King William though in Name was in very deed no Conquerour but came in by composition to keep the Laws of England Now as I am heartily sorrowful that Sharnborn possessed ever since almost 600. years by that name and family should in our age be sold and aliened from it whose heir males are just now extinct so am I cordially glad that it is bought by a worthy person Francis Ash Esquire which with some limitation hath freely setled it being of good yearly value on Emanuel-colledge and may they as long enjoy it as the former owners if before that term the Day of Judgement put not a Period to all earthly possessions Lord Mayors Name Father Place Company Time 1 Godfry Bullen Geffrey Bullen Salle Probably Mercer 1457 2 Bartholomew Rede Robert Rede Crowmer Goldsmith 1502 3 Richard Gresham John Gresham Holt Mercer 1537 4 John Gresham John Gresham Holt Mercer 1547 5 Thomas Cambell Robert Cambell Fullsam Iron-Monger 1609 6 John Leman John Leman Gillingham Fish-Monger 1616 7 Edward Barkham Edward Barkham South-Akere Draper 1621 The names of the Gentry of this County returned by the Commissioners in the twelfth year of King Henry the sixth 1433. William Bishop of Norwich Commissioners to take the Oaths John de Morley Chivaler Robert Cliffton mil. Knights for the shire John Roys Knights for the shire Abbatis de Langle Abbatis de Creek Abbatis de Wendelyng Abbatis de Derham Prioris Sancte fidis Prioris de VValsyngham Prioris de Tetford Prioris de Linne Prioris de Yernemouth Prioris de Ingham Prioris de Cokysforde Prioris de Westar Prioris de Penteneye Prioris de Castelacre Prioris de Bromhill Prioris de Ghildham Prioris de Wyrmingheye Prioris de Bokynham Prioris de Bromholm Prioris de Hyking Prioris de Petreston Prioris de Flycham Prioris de Baeston Iohan. Clyfton mil. Briani Stapulton mil. Tho. Kerdeston Hen. Inglose mil. Tho. Tudenham mil. Rog. Harsick mil. Hen. Richford mil. Iohan. Curson mil. Henry Grey Willielâ—…i Calthorp Iohan. Fitz-Rauf de Moris Thomae Willoughby Oliveri Groos Thomae Chaumbir Edmundi Winter Nich. Apilyerde VVill. Apilyerde Nicholai Castel Edmundi Stapulton Thomae Pigot Henrici Walpole Thomae Trusbute Willielmi Byllingford Willielmi Daubeney Thomae Astele Radulphi Lampet Iohannis Woodehouse Iohan. Berney de Redham Ioh. Berney de Wythingham Georgii Holkham VVillielmi Yelverton Edmundi VVychyngham Iohan. Heydon VVill. Grey de Merston VVillielmi Raimis Thomae Dengayne Iohannis Clepisby Iohannis Strange Richardi Gogh Christopheri Strange Henrici Catte Iohannis Bakon
Minister bred Fellow of Trinity-colledge in Oxford afterwards an eminent Preacher in London and Dean of ............ Hence he was preferr'd Bishop of Bristol and afterwards of Oxford and is still and long may he be living States-men Sir CHRISTOPHER HATTON was born I collect at Holdenby in this County of a family rather ancient then wealthy yet of no mean estate He rather took a bate then made a meal at the Inns of Court whilst he studied the Laws therein He came afterwards to the Court in a mask where the Queen first took notice of him loving him well for his handsome dancing better for his proper person and best of all for his great abilities His parts were far above his learning which mutually so assisted each other that no manifest want did appear and the Queen at last preferred him Lord Chancellour of England The Gown-men grudging hereat conceived his advancement their injury that one not thoroughly bred in the Laws should be preferred to the place How could he cure diseases unacquainted with their causes who might easily mistake the Justice of the Common-law for Rigour not knowing the true reason thereof Hereupon it was that some sullen Serjeants at the first refused to plead before him until partly by his power but more by his prudence he had convinced them of their errors and his abilities Indeed he had one Sir Richard Swale Doctor of the Civil-laws and that Law some say is very sufficient to dictate equity his servant-friend whose advice he followed in all matters of moment A scandal is raised that he was popishly affected and I cannot blame the Romanists if desirous to countenanâ—…e their cause with so considerable a person Yet most â—…ue it is that his zeal for the discipline of the Church of England gave the first being and life to this report One saith that he was a meer Vegetable of the Court that sprung up at night and sunk again at his noon though indeed he was of longer continuance Yet it brake his heart that the Queen which seldome gave boons and never forgave due debts rigorously demanded the present payment of some arrears which Sir Christopher did not hope to have remitted but did onely desire to be forborn failing herein in his expectation it went to his heart and cast him into a mortal disease The Queen afterwards did endeavour what she could to recover him bringing as some say cordial broaths unto him with her own hands but all would not do Thus no Pullies can draw up a heart once cast down though a Queen her self should set her hand thereunto He dyed Anno Domini 1591. and is buried under a stately monument in the Qâ—…ire of Saint Pauls Sir WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAMS born at Milton in this County married the sister of Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy of Ireland Yea he himself was five times Lord Deputy of that Kingdome a sufficient evidence of his honesty and ability seeing Queen Elizabeth never trusted twice where she was once deceiv'd in a Minister of State She so preserved him in the power of his place that sending over Walter Earl of Essex a person higher in honour to be Governour of Ulster it was ordered that the Earl should take his Commission from the Lord Deputy An intelligent pen alloweth him serviceable towards the reduction of that Kingdome in two eminent particulars First in raising a composition in Mounster then in setling the possessions of the Lords and Tenants in Monahan one of the last acts of State tending to the reformation of the civil government perform'd in the reign of Queen Elizabeth His vigilancy was most conspicuous in the Eighty-eight when the routed Armado in its return did look dared not to land in Ireland except against their wills driven by tempest when they found the shore worse then the sea unto them I confess some impute the Irish Rebellion which afterwards brake out to this Deputies severity in imprisoning suspected persons for concealing Spanish goods though this onely gave the Irish a mantle for their intended wickedness He died Anno Domini 15 ... Sir ISAAC WAKE was born in this County whose father Arthur Wake Clerk was Parson of Billing Master of the Hospital of Saint Johns in Northampton and Canon of Christs-church and son to John VVake of Sancy-forrest Esquire of a most ancient and honorable family He was bred Fellow of Merton-colledge in Oxford Proctour and Oratour of that University he was afterwards Secretary to Sir Dudley Carleton Secretary of State and from his was advanced into the Kings Service and imployed Embassadour to Venice where he neglected his own commodity to attend his Majesties imployment the reason that he died rich onely to his own Conscience Coming from Venice he was appointed Leiger for France and designed Secretary of State had not death prevented him at Paris He was accomplished with all qualifications requisite for publique Employment Learning Languages Experience Abilities and what not King Charles hearing of his death commanded his Corps to be decently brought from Paris into England allowing the expences for his Funeral and enjoyning his neerest relations to attend the performance thereof These accordingly met his body at Bulloin in France and saw it solemnly conveyed into England where it was interred in the Chappel of the Castle of Dover Anno Dom. 16 ... Capital Judges and Writers on the Law MARTIN de PATESHULL Let him remain here till any shall show me a Town called Pateshulle in any other County of England which village in this Shire gave the name and afforded the habitation to that ancient family Though a Clergy-man he was in the first of King Henry the third made Justice of the Lower-â—…ench or Common-Pleas wherein he continued for twelve years and upwards as appeareth by the date of his death out of an excellent Author Eodem anno obiit Martinus de Pateshulle Decanus St. Pauli London 18. Cal. Decem. vir mirae prudentiae Legum Regni peritissimus He was the fourth Dean of Saint Pauls as reckoned up in Bishop Godwin his Catalogue In that age we see Clergy men were not onely trusted with the spirit I mean the equity but also with the letter of the Law being Judges in those Courts wherein were the most strictest proceedings Sir THOMAS de BILLING was born in this County where two Villages his namesakes near Northampton and had his habitation in great state at Ashwell in this Shire He was made Chief-Justice of the Kings-Bench in the sixth and so continued till the one and twentieth of Edward the fourth whose lands and those very large have since by the Lovels descended to the Shirlies Nothing else have I to observe of him save that he married for his second wife Mary the daughter and heir of Robert Nesenham of Conington in Huntingtonshire the Relict of William Cotton whose issue possess her inheritance at this day and she lieth intomb'd in VVestminster Sir
tract of its self But this Edward first estranged himself from his Subjects and in effect subjected himself to a stranger Pierse Gaveston his French Minion and after his execution to the two Spencers who though Native English-men were equally odious to the English for their insolence Hence it was that he first lost the love of his Subjects then of his Queen the vacuity of whose bed was quickly filled up then his Crown then his Life Never any English Kings case was so pitiful and his person less pitied all counting it good reason that he should give entertainment to that woe which his wilfulness had invited home to himself His violent death happened at Berkley Castle Septemb. 22. 1327. Saints There is an Island called Berdsey justly reduceable to this County lying within a mile of the South-West Promontory thereof wherein the Corps of no fewer than twenty thousand Saints are said to be interred Estote vos omnes Sancti Proud Benhadad boasted that the dust of Samaria did not suffice for handfuls for all the people that followed him But where would so many thousand Bodies find Graves in so petty an Islet But I retrench my self confessing it more facile to find Graves in Berdsey for so many Saints than Saints for so many Graves States = Men. JOHN WILLIAMS was born at Aber-Conwy in this County bred Fellow of Saint Johns Colledge in Cambridge Proctor of the University Dean of Westminster Bishop of Lincoln Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and lastly Arch-Bishop of York In my Church History I have offended his Friends because I wrote so little in his praise and distasted his Foes because I said so much in his defence But I had rather to live under the indignation of others for relating what may offend than die under the accusation of my own conscience for reporting what is untrue He died on the 25. day of March 1649. Prelates since the Reformation RICHARD VAUGHAN born at Nuffrin or else at Etern in this County was bred Fellow in Saint Johns Colledge in Cambridge and was afterwards successively Bishop of Bangor Chester and lastly of London a very corpulent man but spiritually minded an excellent Preacher and pious Liver on whom I find this Epigram which I will endeavour to English Praesul es ô Britonum decus immortale tuorum Tu Londinensi primus in Urbe Brito Hi mihi Doctores semper placuere docenda Qui faciunt plus quam qui faciendae docent Pastor es Anglorum doctissimus optimus ergo Nam facienda doces ipse docenda facis Prelate of London O immortal grace Of thine own Britons first who had that place He 's good who what men ought to do doth teach He 's better who doth do whâ—…t men shold preach You best of all preaching what men should do And what men ought to preach that doing too Here to justifie the observation Praesul must be taken for a plain Bishop and primus accounted but from the conversions of the Saxons to Christianity For orherwise we find no fewer than sixteen Arch Bishops of London before that time and all of the British Nation He was a most pleasant man in discourse especially at his Table maintaining that Truth At meals be glad for sin be sad as indeed he was a mortified man Let me add nothing could tempt him to betray the Rights of the Church to sacrilegious Hands not sparing sharply to reprove some of his own Order on that account He died March 30. 1607. being very much lamented HENRY ROULANDS born in this County bred in the University of Oxford was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Novemb. 12. 1598. We have formerly told how Bishop Bulkley plundered the Tower of Saint Asaph of five fair Bells now the bounty of this Bishop bought four new ones for the same the second Edition in Cases of this kind is seldom as large as the first whereof the biggest cost an hundred pounds He also gave to Jesus Colledge in Oxford means for the maintenance of two Fellows He died Anno Dom. 1615. The Farewell The Map of this County as also of Denby and Flint-shire in Mr. Speed is not divided as other Shires in England and Wales with Pricks into their several Hundreds which would have much conduced to the compleating thereof whereof he rendreth this reason That he could not procure the same though promised him out of the Sheriffs Books fearing lest the riches of their Shire should be further sought into by revealing such particulars He addeth moreover This I have observed in all my Survey that where least is to be had the greatest fears are possessed I would advise these Counties hereafter to deny no small Civility to a painful Author holding a Pen in his hand for fear a drop of his Ink fall upon them for though juyce of Lemmon will fetch such spots out of Linnen when once printed in a Book they are not so easily got out but remain to posterity DENBIGH-SHIRE DENBIGH-SHIRE hath Flint-shire Cheshire and Shrop-shire on the East Montgomery and Merionith-shires on the South Carnarvonshire divided by the River Conwey on the West being from East to West thirty one from North to South twenty miles The East part of this County towards the River Dee is fruitful but in the West the industrious Husbandman may be said to fetch his bread out of the fire paring off their upper Turfs with a Spade piling them up in heaps burning them to Ashes and then throwing them on their barren ground which is much fertilized thereby Natural Commodities Amelcorne This English Word which I find in the English Cambden is Welsh to me Let us therefore repair to his Latine Original where he informeth us that this County produceth plenty of Arinca Here the difficulty is a little changed not wholly cleared In our Dictionaries Arinca is Englished 1. Rice but this though a frequent name of many in this Country is a grain too choice to grow in Wales or any part of England 2. Amelcorn and now having run round we have not stirred a step as to more information of what we desired a kind of At last with long beating about we find it to be RYE in Latine more generally called Serale Plinles Pen casts three dashes on this Grain being it seems no friend to it or it to him 1. Est tantum ad arcendam famem utile Good only to drive away famin as not pleasant at all 2. Est licet farre mixtum ventri ingratissimum as griping the Guts 3. â—…ascitur quocunqne solo any base ground being good enough to bear it However whatever his forraign Rye was that which groweth incredibly plentiful in this County is very wholsome and generally in England Rye maketh moistest bread in the dryest Summer for which cause some prefer it before Wheat it self Buildings The Church of Wrexham is commended for a fair and spacious building and it is questionable whether it claimeth more praise for