The New Forest and the Isle of WightWith eight plates and many other illustrations . aue been worneby him. And it may bee that in futor tyme somme of his successors maywonder at the fashion. Witness the same, my hand—John Oglander. The laces are the points which laced the trunk hose of the day tothe doublet, and in a fine portrait of Sir John in his best velvet suit,he appears wearing a set of silver lace points, with the tags showingall round the waist. Sir John on his Neighbours. His greatest friend was Sir Richard Worsley, of Appledurcomb. SirRichard had lost an eye at Winchester, but was w
The New Forest and the Isle of WightWith eight plates and many other illustrations . aue been worneby him. And it may bee that in futor tyme somme of his successors maywonder at the fashion. Witness the same, my hand—John Oglander. The laces are the points which laced the trunk hose of the day tothe doublet, and in a fine portrait of Sir John in his best velvet suit,he appears wearing a set of silver lace points, with the tags showingall round the waist. Sir John on his Neighbours. His greatest friend was Sir Richard Worsley, of Appledurcomb. SirRichard had lost an eye at Winchester, but was wonderful studious,insomutch that he affected no counterye spoortes, eyther hawkinge orhuntingc, but spent his tyme wholly at his booke when he wase alone ; 6o THE ISLE OF WIGHT verie merry, and a notable good fellowe in companie that he knew. Hedelighted much in flinging of cuschions at one anothers heddes only in sparteand for exercise; until that with a cuschion at Gatcombe I was lyke toput out his other eye. Sir Richard Worslev was buried with his daughter at the fine church. Carved Tombstones and Dial, Godshill. By R. Serle. at Godshill, in the centre of the island. She was buryed, writes SirJohn, by her father in ye chauncel at Godshill Church, where sutch afather, sutch a daughter lyeth ; both sutch as I must confess I neverknewe anv that exceeded them. THE ISLE OF IVIGHT 6i A Bad Neighbour. Mr. Robert Dyllington was the sonn of one Goddardes daughter, amerchaunt in Hampton, after whose base and miserable conditions hemutch tooke, insomutch that his unkell, Sir Robert, could hardly endurehim. Marrying with a woman lyke himself, they grew soe miserably base,as in one instance for all, when Anie came to his house with horseshe hath often been found in ye rack and manger takinge awaie the haye ;but by these thrifty coorses, from one of ye meanest in ye island, he grewsoe ritch as he purchased Motson of Mr. Cheke. Sir John at last senthim one who had a Baronnetship to sell,
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