A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . ceived by the sexton for tollingthe bell for the death of King George IV., and on the day ofhis funeral, from 6 oclock in the morning till 6 oclock inthe evening each day. In 1837 (28th June), the ringers received 8/- for ringing atthe proclamation of Queen Victoria; and in 1842, £1 4s. ringing in honour of the christening of the Prince ofWales [King Edward VII.]. In June, 1850, the vestry decided to cause a bell to be rungdaily at 6 from Lady Day to Michaelmas, and at from Michaelmas to Lady Day, at a cost not exceedingt
A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . ceived by the sexton for tollingthe bell for the death of King George IV., and on the day ofhis funeral, from 6 oclock in the morning till 6 oclock inthe evening each day. In 1837 (28th June), the ringers received 8/- for ringing atthe proclamation of Queen Victoria; and in 1842, £1 4s. ringing in honour of the christening of the Prince ofWales [King Edward VII.]. In June, 1850, the vestry decided to cause a bell to be rungdaily at 6 from Lady Day to Michaelmas, and at from Michaelmas to Lady Day, at a cost not exceedingthree guineas. A fortnight later, (12th July), however, it was * Queen Charlotte, the persecuted wife of George IV. »7 258 BELLS AND RINGERS. decided to discontinue the six oclock bell, in compliance withthe wish of several ladies ! Fifteen years later, the churchwardens accounts for 1865-6,record a payment of 12/6 for tolling the bell for Lord Palmer-ston. Lord Palmerson died October 18th, 1865, and wasburied in Westminster Abbey, October CHAPTER Gobion Family and Manor. I HE ancient family of Gobion, who gave their name toJL the villages of Yardley Gobion in Northamptonshireand Higham Gobion in Bedfordshire ; to GobionsManor in Northampton, and to another Manor of the samename in the parish of Stapleford, Herts., all claim descentfrom a certain Hugh Gobion, who flourished in the reigns ofHenry I., Stephen, and Henry II. i. Hugh Gobion. In 1130, the Pipe Rolls record that Hugh Gobion, of North-ampton, owes ten marks of silver to the King for a plea ofsingle combat {pro placito duelli). If, as is probable, hewas a relation of Ralph Gobion, Abbot of St. Albans, 1146-1151, he was an Englishman by descent (Anglia nationeoriundus)* He was tenant in chief of a Manor called theGrange in the suburbs of Northampton (afterwards known asGobions Manor)—but his chief possessions were in Mesnetenancy, for he held of old feoffment (viz.: before thedeath of Henry I.), the
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