17. Sacred to the memory of John Tyler, Esq, many years an inhabitant of this village, who died April 25th, 1810, aged 75 years. Also of Martha Tyler, his widow, who died Nov 10th, 1816, aged 68 years. The following six inscriptions are in the church and churchyard of Backwell, co. Somerset, seven miles from Bristol. They were carefully copied in 1883, and will form a suitable appendix to Nos. 5, 6, 8, and 9 in the foregoing list : 1. (Church.) : Sacred to the memory of the Reverend Andrew Daubeny, M.A., [Rector of Publow, co. Somerset,] late of Backwell House, in this Parish, who departed this life September 26, 1836, aged 68 years. As a small tribute of affection and gratitude to one of the best of parents, this monument is erected by his family. Also of Elizabeth Innys [née Daubeny], relict of the above, who died | (most deservedly beloved and lamented) June 19th, 1852, aged 83 years. 2. To the memory of the Revd Andrew Alfred Daubeny, M.A., | of Redland Lodge, near Bristol [son, of the foregoing], who departed this life, beloved and lamented, June 20th, 1852, aged 52 years. Also of his widow, Frances Elizabeth, who died October 21st, 1878, | aged 74 years. 3. (Churchyard.) Sacred to the memory of Jane, youngest daughter of the late Revd Andrew Daubeny, of this Parish. Died October 15th, 1866, aged 56 years. 4. Sacred to the memory of Frances Mary Daubeny, who died August 10th, 1869. Also of Andrew Richard Daubeny, who died March 28th, 1875, aged 45 years. Also of Frances Elizabeth Daubeny, who died October 21st, 1878, aged 74 years. 5. In memory of Frederick Daubeny, M.A. B: N: Coll: Oxford, who died 16 February, 1876, aged 68 years. Erected by his widow and surviving brothers and sisters. Also of Hannah Philippa Daubeny, widow of the abovenamed Frederick Daubeny, who died Sept 28th, 1879, aged 53 years. 6. Sacred to the memory of James Finlay Alder, Esquire, late of Kensington, London, who died the 15th April, 1856, aged 66 years. Also of Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of the Revd Andrew Daubeny, who, in humble reliance on the merits of her Redeemer, died Septr 29th, 1858, aged 52 years. In the chancel of North Bradley Church, near Trowbridge, Wilts, there is this inscription: The Revd Charles Daubeny, LL.D., | Archdeacon of Sarum [and Vicar of North Bradley]. Obiit 10th July, 1827. | Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of W. Gregg Barnston, Esq' [of Chester]. Obiit 15th Jan, 1823. They were united by the strictest bonds of love and harmony upwards of 45 years, and their remains are interred in a vault in Christ Church, in this Parish.* The inscription in St. Nicholas's Church, Bristol, to the memory of John Daubeny, Esq., and several members of his family, has been given in vol. iv., p. 245; and one in Cainscross Church, near Stroud, to the memory of Lieut. Henry A. P. D'Aubeney (grandson of the abovenamed Archdeacon Daubeny), in the same volume, p. 403. An admirable paper by B. W. Greenfield, Esq., headed "On the Daubeney Family, and its Connection with Gloucestershire," has been printed in the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archæological Society (1885-86), vol. x., pp. 175-185. ABHBA. 1789.-ANOTHER LEGEND OF COOK'S FOLLY.-A volume in the British Museum (Add. MSS., 27,951) contains the diary of an Irish clergyman whilst on two visits to England, the first in 1761, and the second in 1772. On the latter occasion he made his way to London by Bristol, which he reached on the 8th August after an unusually quick passage of 44 hours. After noticing in rather highflown terms the scenery of the Avon gorge, he writes:"The most elegant of the English chateaus we this day saluted were Sr Edward Southwell's and Mr Cook's Folly, whose enchanting woods, extensive lawns, and hanging gardens drank plentifully of the streams of Avon, as appeared from the blooming verdure of their groves and lively hue of the herbage and plantations adjoining the river. And since 'tis generally allowed that travellers as well as poets are either granted or take extraordinary liberties, give me leave to introduce the sequel of Mr Cook's Folly by way of episode to this nearly finished voyage. This gentleman, they tell you, was a citizen of Bristol, who, by his extensive knowledge & industry in trade, had acquired a very large fortune. But how to dispose or secure it gave him the greatest anxiety & uneasiness imaginable. To put to sea again would he thought be running the like risques he had so often escaped, & to build his happiness on a very sandy & precarious foundation of the winds & waves. To lodge his capital in the funds would produce only a very inconsiderable interest of 4 per Now in the ecclesiastical parish of Roadhill, which was formed in 1852. The church had been founded in 1822 by Archdeacon Daubeny, and contains some handsome monuments to members of his family.-Topography of Wiltshire, ed. by Kelly, p. 68. cent; and if the Treasury stopt paymt as formerly in Charles 2d days, he might be reduced to starve in ye midst of plenty. He was resolved therefore wt to do, & in consequence purchased this farm, pull'd down ye old barns, & built greater, wherein he fancied he might bestow ye whole fruits and goods of his time & labour. And tho' his soul was not required from him yt night, he cod not with any precision say but it possibly might, & was determined, let ye worst happen yt ed, to prepare at least an Inn to bait at by erecting a famous Monum for himself, & a Tower as high as that of Babell, consisting of many winding stories in ye inside, but quite perpendicular & smooth w'out. This very whimsicall structure we are informed owed its rise to ye vision of a spectre he saw (or strongly fancy'd he saw), which toid him yt notw'stand'g his great fortune & accumulated wealth he shd at length most certainly be devourd by a snake. Self preservation therefore. prompts him to live here as long as he co, he raised this Folly, over weh he thought those dangerous reptiles cd not have ye least influence or dominion, wch was to him a kind of Heaven, Had he not erected on ye opposite side of y river a seraglio inhabited by snakes & scorpions, wch causd him to undergo ye very punishmt he dreaded, being stung to death wth ye charms of their glittering smiles & caresses until he was quite eaten up & devoured wth a legion of complicated vices, diseases, and poverty." The only other remark of the diarist which appears worthy of preservation, follows the above:-"But before we came up to Cookes extraordinary tower, just as we nearly approachd ye mouth of ye river, ye ladies were not a little alarmed at two disagreeable objects, viz., a couple of gibbets on ye left hand, whereon Capt" Codiere* & a foot soldier had been formerly suspended. The first for murdering his uncle, ye latter a farmer." J. L. 1790.-LINES ON BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER.-These lines have appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine (March, 1825), vol. xcv., pt. i., p. 256, with the signature "H. P. C.," but they may well be reproduced: In simple charms, by Nature drest, Low in a vale a village lies, Unknown to Fashion's giddy throng, In native beauty yet it smiles, Nor needs the foreign aid of art; The allusion here is of course to the well-known case of Sir Samuel Goodere, Bart., a captain in the navy, who, in 1741, was convicted at Bristol of the murder of his elder brother (not "uncle"), Sir John Dineley Goodere, Bart.-ED. Its sight the labourer's care beguiles, There Peace resides, midst Nature's blooms, The moorhen haunts its sedgy brook, Its woods the cuckoo early greets, Oft have I rov'd, hour after hour, And mark'd the gently-rising hill, I lov'd amidst thy trees to stray, There's many a feeling time and scene And thus I hope 'twill be my lot, When wearied with the world's vain ways, Peaceful to end my days. 1791.-POST-REFORMATION INCUMBENTS OF CONDICOTE. (See No. 1762.) In continuation of Mr. Wadley's list of Pre-Reformation incumbents of Condicote, the following list of their successors in the rectory is now given, having been compiled by me from the diocesan registers. Nether Swell Vicarage, Stow-on-the-Wold. DAVID ROYCE. 15 -William Hodgkins. 1573, Mar. 27.-Walter Kent, on death of William Hodgkins presented by Ann Croftes, of Nether Swell, widow, in full right. Lib. Inst., fo. 17. 1573, Nov. 13.-Walter Kent (by deprivation), presented by Ann Croftes, in full right. Lib. Inst., fo 59. -William Drakes. 1628, Mar. 9.-Thomas Stone, M.A., on death of William Drakes presented by William Rogers, of Sandiwell, in Dowdeswell, in full right. Lib. Inst. fo. 59. 16 .-Henry Foxe. 1663, Feb. 2.-Lewis Jones, on death of Henry Foxe presented by Henry Beard, Gent. 1675, Aug. 17.—Edward Hales, M.A., on death of Lewis Jones presented by Edward Dinley, Esq., patrou for this turn. 1676, Aug. 15.-Robert Hill, M.A., vicar of Longborough (16721726), on death of Edward Hales presented by Henry Beard, of Painswick, in full right. 1726, July 19.-John Partridge, B.A., on death of Robert Hill* presented by Anne Cocks, of Twining, widow. Likewise rector of Warmington. The rightful patron was Mr. Haslam, lord of the manor. At this time the annual value of the benefice was £65. Divine service, morning and afternoon alternately. Number of inhabitants, 100. Jno. Parsons, curate. 1775, May 30.-William Baker, B.A., on death of John Partridge, M.A., presented by Mary Hicks, of Oxford, for this turn. Lib. Inst. fo. 96. 1782, July 22.-Henry Hodges, M.A., on resignation of William Baker (who had accepted a second benefice incompatible with the other) presented by William Ellis, of Caversfield, Oxon, patron for this turn. 1798, Dec. 31.-Joseph Gascoyne Littlehales, M.A., on resignation of Henry Hodges presented by Thomas Davis, of Bicester, in full right. During this incumbency the following were curates:John Williams; Miles Turle, M.A.; Robert George, M.A.; Richard Harvey, M.A., rector of Upper Swell, where his son, the late Canon Harvey, of Gloucester, was born; Henry Turner Dryden, B.A., 1814; John Hurd, M.A., rector of Naunton, 1816; and Thomas Winter, M.A. (afterwards rector of Daylesford), 1823. 1840, Dec. 14.-Watson Buller Van Notten Pole, B.A., rector of Upper Swell (1828-1881), on resignation of Joseph Gascoyne Littlehales presented by William Bishop, clerk, Henry Bishop, clerk, George Eddie Saunders, Maria Hannah, his wife, and Baker Morell, true and indubitable patrons thereof. Lib. Inst. fo. 92 b. 1881. Mar. 25.-Arthur Morgan Davies, M.A., on resignation According to the inscription in the church of Condicote, as given by Bigland, Robert Hill, obiit Maii 27, 1720, æt. 75;" but this is a mistake. He was buried there, as recorded in the register, May 31, 1726. His successor in the vicarage of Longborough, Henry Dodwell, B.A., was presented in that year.-ED. |