. The environs of London: being an historical account of the towns, villages, and hamlets, within twelve miles of that capital interspersed with biographical anecdotes. y to her coro-nation. He, and the other efquire of honour, — Verney, rode in the proceffion with the Lord Mayor of London, (as they are defcribed ina MSS. in the Cottonian Library,) welle horfede in gownes of cremefyne velvett, having mantells of ermyne, and on ther hedes* hatts of rede clothe of golde ermyne, the beher forward ^. Theoffice of efquire of the body was of a very honourable is thus defcribed in the houfe
. The environs of London: being an historical account of the towns, villages, and hamlets, within twelve miles of that capital interspersed with biographical anecdotes. y to her coro-nation. He, and the other efquire of honour, — Verney, rode in the proceffion with the Lord Mayor of London, (as they are defcribed ina MSS. in the Cottonian Library,) welle horfede in gownes of cremefyne velvett, having mantells of ermyne, and on ther hedes* hatts of rede clothe of golde ermyne, the beher forward ^. Theoffice of efquire of the body was of a very honourable is thus defcribed in the houfehold book of Edward the Fourth, Efquiers for the body, four, noble of condition, whereof alvvay two be attendaunt upon the kings perfon to array and unarray hym,* to watche day and nyght to drefs hym in his clothes, and they be* callers to the chaumberlayn if any thing lak for his perfon, or * Coll. vol. iv. zd edit. p. 220. plefaunce; ^ T-> 2^ wCr% -,^ ^ -^r; ^^»-^ 3 *> ^ <» <~ 2 o ^ ri -=3 ^ c^ ZI Tr-« ^^•§ ^ ^ y 3- VJ ^^ ^ Cjr ^ 5^ f^ r- ~%C3 -3^ .S PP cs 1^ ^M ^ I ^^ ^t% ^..M V ^ cv. .J^ C A R S H A L T O N. 129 plelaunce; theyre bufines is in many fecrets, fome fitting in the kings chaumber, fome in the hall with perfones of like fervice, which is called knyghts fervice, taking every of them for his lyvery, at night, a chete lofFe, one quart wyne, &c. Their feewas 77(3. a day while in waiting. Margaret Gaynesford was the daughter of Sydney, of the county of Suffex ; fhe is mentioned by Lelaud, as being prefent at the coro-nation of Henry queen . On the tomb, are the arms ofGaynesford and Sydney, and fome other coats; from the blankfpaces in the infcription, it appears that the monument was erededin Gaynesfords life-time. In Vincents Vifitation of Surrey, are preferved fome infcrlptlons from brafs plates, to the memory of the following perfons, fome of which are now lofl or much mutilated : viz. Thomas Ellynbridge, gentleman porter to Card
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