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PLEASE NO GROUP INVITES AS THIS IS SIMPLY A GREETING TO ALL MY FLICKR FRIENDS - Thank you...
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 King James Version (KJV)
This is an old Nativity set that my wife inherited from her Italian grandparents.
When we met 5 years ago at a gig I was hosting on my sim I never thought in a million years that we would become best friend but not only are you my best friend and counsellor in SL you have also become my best friend in RL too and my day is just not complete unless I get a text from you.
Thank you Roedale for just being you.
Song - youtu.be/mBsWZzbkLMA
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined...
... For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9:2,6)
Please no group invites as this is solely a Christmas greeting....
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 King James Version (KJV)
This is an old Nativity set that my wife inherited from her Italian grandparents.
Thanks to John George Howard who turned over his country property to the city of Toronto in 1873 under the conditions that the park be for the free use, benefit and enjoyment by the Citizens of Toronto forever, and forever be called High Park. Two out of fifteen city counsellors voted against the acquisition because they felt that High Park was too far away from the city to be of any real use to its citizens ;)
PLEASE NO GROUP INVITES as this is meant just as a Christmas message on my flickr page - thank you.
This is the Nativity which has been in my wife's family for generations.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:6.
de la Ferrière Castle
De la Ferrière Castle was built in 1735 on the remains of a 15th-century castle, commissioned by Claude Jacqueline Piedoue de Nerval, counsellor to the king.
Over the years, the castle changed hands several times.
The German occupiers requisitioned the castle during the Second World War. On 7 June 1944, the Germans fled and the Allies took it over.
At the end of 1944, the castle was sold to the Benedictine nuns of Caen, whose convent had been destroyed by bombing. They remained there until 1958. After that, it served as a school building.
Since 2007, the castle has been back in private ownership and has been restored to its original beauty.
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Kasteel de la Ferrière werd gebouwd in 1735 op de overblijfselen van een 15e eeuws kasteel, in opdracht van Claude Jacqueline Piedoue de Nerval, raadsheer van de koning.
Gedurende de jaren veranderde het kasteel een aantal keer van eigenaar.
De Duitse bezetter vorderde het kasteel op tijdens WOII. Op 7 juni 1944 vluchtten de Duitsers en namen de geallieerden het in.
Eind 1944 werd het kasteel verkocht aan de benedictijner nonnen van Caen, wier klooster door bombardementen was verwoest. Ze bleven daar tot 1958. Daarna deed het dienst als schoolgebouw.
Sinds 2007 is het kasteel terug privébezit en werd het in zijn oorspronkelijke schoonheid hersteld.
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Just our Camp Counsellor using one of our more silly photo opportunities on the sim!!
Come on down and find a place for your camp ground shots!!
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Morus is an Indonesian lawyer, who on this occasion was a member of a convocation of international leaders who had chosen to train as counsellors. Their course was of 8 weeks of intensive study (240 hrs + skills practice). The course changed their lives.
A HIV positive woman listens to a HIV counsellor at the community clinic in Martissant, Port au Prince. She wanted to be tested again because she didn't believe the result of the previous HIV test. The result was positive again. UNICEF is supporting clinics all over Haiti to provide vital programs to treat HIV-positive pregnant women and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
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Abnormality is open!
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This is my favourite event, as I feel it really challenges me. I don't mind going outside what I would call my norm, and playing around with things. Doing something different can always be creatively infusing.
Credits
Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - Bang Me w/Browns Hud - Group Gift
Head - Happy Paw - Deer Head
Neck Fix - Y13 - Fem Neck Fix
Body - Maitreya - Lara Bento/BOM Mesh Body
Deer Mod Kit - Monster's Cafe - Copper Deer Mod - *NEW* @ Abnormality
Ears - Quills & Curiosities - Faun Ears
Eyes (Mesh) - Whisk - BoM Eye Mesh Kit for HP Deer in Small V2 - L$50 on SLM
Eyes (BOM) - Whisk - V2 Example Eye 1 (Comes with above Kit)
Horns - Vae Victis - Hiraeth Forest Monarch Antlers w/Hud - *NEW* @ Abnormality
Shirt - Luminary Magick - Junk Scouts Uniform Top in Dirty - *NEW* @ Abnormality
Shorts - Cynful - Casual Shorts - Group Gift
Necklace - Maxi Gossamer - Jade's Shanghai Teadrop Long
Clipboard - Serenity Style - Little Woodland Friends Clipboard in Owl
Bird - Petrichor - Chonkbirb w/Hud
Pose by Versuta - Group Gift
Location - Abnormality Event
Sky EEP - Polly - Gorgeous - L$100 on SLM
Water EEP - Helena's EEPs - Lunaria Cove - Pirates Plunder Hunt
outfit: WW Counsellor Body Suit by who's who clothing
skin: meghan by velour
head: kaya by lelutka
body: maitreya lara
hairs: rebel rebel by analog dog & Jade- B by ::::Fab-U-Lous::::
backdrop: El Pasillo - The Future by The Bearded Guy
shape by me
original drawing by: Bill Rogers
inspired by A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
"Up yonder, among the green holly and red berries, is the Tumbler with his hands in his pockets, who wouldn't lie down, but whenever he was put upon the floor, persisted in rolling his fat body about, until he rolled himself still, and brought those lobster eyes of his to bear upon me—when I affected to laugh very much, but in my heart of hearts was extremely doubtful of him. Close beside him is that infernal snuff-box, out of which there sprang a demoniacal Counsellor in a black gown, with an obnoxious head of hair, and a red cloth mouth, wide open, who was not to be endured on any terms, but could not be put away either; for he used suddenly, in a highly magnified state, to fly out of Mammoth Snuff-boxes in dreams, when least expected. Nor is the frog with cobbler's wax on his tail, far off; for there was no knowing where he wouldn't jump; and when he flew over the candle, and came upon one's hand with that spotted back—red on a green ground—he was horrible. The cardboard lady in a blue-silk skirt, who was stood up against the candlestick to dance, and whom I see on the same branch, was milder, and was beautiful; but I can't say as much for the larger cardboard man, who used to be hung against the wall and pulled by a string; there was a sinister expression in that nose of his; and when he got his legs round his neck (which he very often did), he was ghastly, and not a creature to be alone with."
~Charles Dickens, A Christmas Tree
Some years ago while training to be a Counsellor part of the required reading was a book called "The Road less Travelled"! This was a most interesting book and was based on a poem by Robert Frost - The Road not Taken. There was a good reason for the young lady to take that path as it was the way home as she and some companions had finished their ride through "Massy's Woods". I just loved the rich emerald green of the foliage the dappled light and the docile obedience of the dog following along.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
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"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah*
*written about 700 years before the birth of Jesus
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>> Silver-spotted skipper on purple iris, Gibbs Gardens, North Georgia
I have many more butterflies lined up than I have days ... have a wonderful Friday before Christmas!
My friend Joseph is a Cree storyteller, singer/songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, educator, counsellor, keynote speaker, and more. I made this image during "warmups" for a professional shoot: he's wearing his Leonard Cohen hat, and I must have said something funny although I can't recall what. It's one of those spontaneous moments that I treasure. I went on to shoot more "dignified" portraits of him that day, but this one resonates for me. A respected Cree elder*, Joseph looks the part - but he is equally down-to-earth and his wisdom is usually laced with humour.
Here's a link to his website: josephnaytowhow.com/
Joseph is a part-time resident of Val Marie (when he isn't here he's either in Saskatoon or on the road as a much-in-demand speaker and performer). His long time partner and professional manager, artist Diana Chabros, runs a B & B just down the street from me: www.skystory.ca/home.html
Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
* "Elder"... and yet a few years younger than me, LOL.
Early Portuguese period
Hernán Cortés and his counsellor, the Indian woman La Malinche meet Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan, 8 November 1519. Facsimile (c. 1890) of Lienzo de Tlaxcala.
Infante Dom Henry the Navigator of Portugal, son of King João I, became the main sponsor of exploration travels. In 1415, Portugal conquered Ceuta, its first overseas colony.
Throughout the 15th century, Portuguese explorers sailed the coast of Africa, establishing trading posts for tradable commodities such as firearms, spices, silver, gold, and slaves crossing Africa and India. In 1434 the first consignment of slaves was brought to Lisbon; slave trading was the most profitable branch of Portuguese commerce until the Indian subcontinent was reached. Due to the importation of the slaves as early as 1441, the kingdom of Portugal was able to establish a number of population of slaves throughout the Iberia due to its slave markets' dominance within Europe. Before the Age of Conquest began, the continental Europe already associated darker skin color with slave-class, attributing to the slaves of African origins. This sentiment traveled with the conquistadors when they began their explorations into the Americas. The predisposition inspired a lot of the entradas to seek slaves as part of the conquest.. Wikipedia.
I had a session with my counsellor yesterday, so took the rest of the morning off and headed into Kiama for some shopping, a walk, and some general relaxation. I bought a new dress (which I hope to feature in a later Frocktober post) and ordered a shirt for an event coming up later this year.
I have discussed my crossdressing with my counsellor in terms of it being a positive thing in terms of my mental well-being, but this was the first time she'd seen me dressed. She was suitably impressed, and thrilled to see this side of me for real.
Anyway, don't let any of this distract you from the fact that it's still Frocktober, and I'm stil wearing dresses throughput the month in order to raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
You can donate here: www.frocktober.org.au/my-fundraising/627/It-Has-Pockets
Olivier Blanchard, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of the IMF and Robert Zoellick, Senior Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and former World Bank Group President speak during the luncheon conversation at the High Level Conference on Latin America - Rising Challenges to Growth and Stability in a Shifting Global Environment on Monday, June 1 at IMF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. IMF Photo/Ryan Rayburn
Børge Brende, President; Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar capture during the session: A Conversation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, September 13, 2018
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Dina Nath was civil administrator and counsellor of considerable influence at the Sikh court for well over three decades, was the son of a Kashmiri Pandit, Bakht Mal, who had migrated to Delhi in 1815, during the oppressive rule of the Afghan governors of the valley and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He was also closely related to Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, head of the military accounts and keeper of the privy seal at Lahore.
In 1815, at the instance of Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, Maharaja Ranjit Singh invited Dina Nath to Lahore and offered him the post of mutsaddi, or writer, in the department of military accounts.
In 1826, when Diwan Ganga Ram died, Dina Nath succeeded him as the head of military accounts department and keeper of the privy seal. In 1834, when Diwan Bhavani Das died, the Maharaja made him the head of the civil and finance office and conferred upon him, in 1838, the honorary title of Diwan.
By his ability and political acumen, Dina Nath rose to the highest position of power and influence in the affairs of the State. Lepel Griffin styles him the Talleyrand of the Punjab. After the Maharaja's death, Raja Dina Nath's influence increased. But Dina Nath knew how to keep his ambition in check and was one man in Lahore who made no enemies at the court. In the turbulent days following Ranjit Singh`s death, he refused to take sides with Rani Chand Kaur or Karivar Sher Singh. Sher Singh upon his succession to the throne reposed his full trust in him. Dina Nath retained his position at the court during.
He was one of the signatories to the treaty which was concluded between the Sikhs and the British after the First Sikh War. Later, when a council was constituted in December 1846 for the governance of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was made its President, with the active support of the British. He was the greatest man alive and most faithful to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Yet under the British rule he actively financed the independence efforts in secrecy. The family of Raja Dina Nath came originally from Kashmir, where in the reign of the Mughal King Shah Jahan, some members of it held offices relating to court affairs.
Dina Nath, whose father had a subordinate appointment at Delhi, came to the Punjab in 1815 and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He first attracted Ranjit Singh's notice in 1818 by the great rapidity and clearness with which he did some important work entrusted to him.
Among the men who rose to power during the later days of the Maharaja's life, no one was more remarkable than Raja Dina Nath. He was well and happily styled Talleyrand of the Punjab and his life and character bore a strong resemblance to those of the European statesmen.
Revolutions in which his friends and patrons perished passed him by: in the midst of bloodshed and assassination his life was never endangered. While confiscation and judicial robbery were the rule of the State, his wealth and power continually increased. His sagacity and far-sightedness were such that when to other eyes the political sky was clear, he could perceive the signs of coming storm, which warned him to desert a losing party, or a falling friend.
Honest men do not survive many revolutions, and the Raja's falseness was the means to his success. He was patriotic, but his love of country was subordinate to self. He hated the English bitterly, for they were stronger than he or his country, but his interest compelled him to serve, like Samson, the Philistines he hated.
He was not without his notions of fidelity, and would stand by a friend, as long as he could do so with safety to himself. Even when he deserted him it was more from thoughts of danger to his wealth and influence than from personal fear, for, Raja Dina Nath was physically brave, and also possessed moral courage in an eminent degree, though it did not lead him to do right regardless of consequences. He possessed immense local knowledge and vast capacity for work; but his desire of keeping power in his own hands had an evil effect on the progress of (State) business.
He was an accomplished man of the world, courteous and considerate; well educated though nothing of a scholar; and in conversation with Europeans he would express himself with a boldness and apparent candor that were as pleasant, as they are unusual in Asiatic. It was only in 1834 that Raja Dina Nath was made Finance Minister, for which his qualifications were exceedingly high, but Maharaja (Ranjit Singh) had for many years reposed confidence in him, and he was on all occasions of importance, one of his most talented advisers.
After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he retained great influence with the chiefs and the army, and on British occupation of Lahore was appointed to the Council of Regency, of which he was the most able and useful member. Although his position as the Head of Financial Department gave him many opportunities of enriching himself at the public expense, I of which there is every reason to believe he availed himself, he still worked more disinterestedly than others, and was of great service to the Resident of Lahore.
In November 1847, the title of the Raja of Kalanaur, with a jagir worth 20,000 rupees annually, was conferred upon him. With his clear head and business-like habits, it would have been almost impossible to disentangle the Darbar Accountancy, and after the annexation of the Punjab, Dina Nath's aid in Revenue and Jagir matters was almost as valuable as before.
At the time of revolt of Sikh army in 1848, it was asserted by some that Raja Dina Nath was a traitor at heart, that he himself had Encouraged the rising, and that had he not been a wealthy man with houses and gardens and many lakhs of rupees in Lahore, convenient for confiscation, he would have joined the rebels without hesitation, but these stories were perhaps invented by his enemies. Certain it is that on being recalled to Lahore, he zealously carried out the wishes of the British authorities in counteracting their (i.e. the rebels' anti-British) schemes.
After the annexation of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was confirmed in all of his jagirs, worth Rs. 46,460, which he held till his death in 1857. He died near Kot Khawaja Saeed, at Lahore, Pakistan. There he had developed a beautiful garden and it is still called as 'Rajay Wala Bagh'. The spot is a few meters away towards West from Samadhi Maharajah Sher Singh at Kot Khawaja Saeed, Lahore.
Haveli Dina Nath is situated in the Phoolon Wali Gali inside Delhi Gate, Lahore. The haveli had Mughal architecture. In the past, there was a small fountain in the courtyard of the haveli. Before the partition of India and Pakistan, there was a room inside the haveli which was used as a Hindu temple. After the partition in 1947, many parts of the Haveli Dina Nath were changed year by year because of the needs and wants of the residents of the Haveli.
Currently, the Haveli is visited by many visitors and tourists because of its unique historical importance. After independence, more than 50 families were residing inside the haveli. In 1978, the Haveli Dina Nath was sold by the owner of the haveli. The residents bought the particular portion of the haveli in which they were residing in. With the passage of time and exposure, families started to shift from the haveli and currently only 20 families are residing inside the haveli.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Jamila, 12, plays in front of a UNICEF-supported mobile child-friendly bus in Ali Murad village of Kharpur disrict, Sindh province. Children can play and learn through playful activities and a counsellor is available to help them overcome their trauma.
© UNICEF Pakistan/2011/Asad Zaidi
To learn more:
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This is going to be a long one! After years of speaking to counsellors and being told, “happy for you to talk about IT, but it’s not part of our speciality”, I thought after 40 odd years of living like this, I needed to reach out and speak to someone who was!
I’ve been feeling pretty low, for the past few years. Combination of work, my medical condition, and life in general. And there is the now almost constant thoughts that I need to live my life different, but still stay with my wife. And that at the moment is a no-no, Kirsty is allowed, but he has to be here as well!
So early this year I braved and spoke to my GP, and to my pleasant surprise he was amazing. He asked loads of questions, very understanding, and asked was transition on the cards? Once he knew the story, he said that he was sure that there was something available, and after a little hiccup, I was referred to the local sexual health service.
A bit strange, but when I had my first session, I very quickly realised that it was the right place! I have never felt so comfortable talking about what some may call an issue, what I call life! We got over the boring stuff pretty quick, the fact that I’m living the wrong life, that I hate shaving(!), the fact that if I had to stop doing what I do I could but would hate it etc. Most of the hate things, I pulled a face! Even though I didn’t know….sub conscious! That was a weird experience! Having someone validate my thoughts, just by my look was surprisingly an amazing feeling! I always thought that it was just me brain saying what I wanted.
Yesterday the wife had her first appointment, and on the cards is a joint one! It came up in discussion that Kirsty has just been floating around for the last 20 years, (I am a lot older!), this is about the date we set our guidelines! If anything, this is getting us to talk about the elephant in the room, and hopefully make our life even better than what it is now.
21 May 2019 - OECD Forum : Reykjavik Index for Leadership: Do People Prefer Women or Men as Leaders?
Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President & Founder, Women Political Leaders
Tatiana Teplova, Senior Counsellor, Unit for Gender, Justice and Inclusiveness, Public Governance, OECD
Nadia Calviño, Ministry of Economy and Business, Spain
OECD Headquarters, Paris, France
Photo : OECD / Maud Bernos
Known for Nobel Price 1991 / World's most prominent political prisoner.
Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991). She is the leader of the National League for Democracy and the first and incumbent State Counsellor, a position akin to a prime minister. She is also the first woman to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the President's Office, for Electric Power and Energy, and for Education. From 2012 to 2016 she was an MP for Kawhmu Township to the House of Representatives.
The youngest daughter of Aung San, Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar, and Khin Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, British Burma. After graduating from the University of Delhi in 1964 and the University of Oxford in 1968, she worked at the United Nations for three years. She married Michael Aris in 1972, with whom she had two children. Aung San Suu Kyi rose to prominence in the 1988 Uprisings, and became the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which she had newly formed with the help of several retired army officials who criticized the military junta. In the 1990 elections, NLD won 81% of the seats in Parliament, but the results were nullified, as the military refused to hand over power, resulting in an international outcry. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest for almost 15 of the 21 years from 1989 to 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.
Her party boycotted the 2010 elections, resulting in a decisive victory for the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. Aung San Suu Kyi became a Pyithu Hluttaw MP while her party won 43 of the 45 vacant seats in the 2012 by-elections. In the 2015 elections, her party won a landslide victory, taking 86% of the seats in the Assembly of the Union – well more than the 67% supermajority needed to ensure that its preferred candidates were elected President and Second Vice President in the Presidential Electoral College. Although she was prohibited from becoming the President due to a clause in the constitution – her late husband and children are foreign citizens – she assumed the newly created role of State Counsellor, a role akin to a Prime Minister or a head of government. Aung San Suu Kyi's honours include the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won in 1991. Time Magazine named her one of the "Children of Gandhi" and his spiritual heir to nonviolence.
Since ascending to the office of State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi has drawn criticism from several countries, organisations and figures over her alleged inaction to the persecution of the Rohingya people in Rakhine State and refusal to accept that Myanmar's military has committed massacres. Under her leadership, Myanmar has also drawn criticism for prosecutions of journalists.
Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Rangoon (now Yangon), British Burma. According to Peter Popham, she was born in a small village outside Rangoon called Hmway Saung.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
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Woodchurch is the latest bete noir of Kent churches for me. Or has been for some while. Along with Hinxhill, these two have proved to be impossible to get into. The lat time I tried here was last year's heritage weekend where I found the church locked just after five in the afternoon.
So, after a flurry of e mails this week, and the warden's surprise I have always failed to get in: "its open from seven in the morning to five every day". Maybe I just went on the three or four occasions this did not happen.
Whatever, this was the first stop of the day.
Woodchurch is on the route to Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, so this is the third week I have driven through Ham Street.
We park opposite the two pubs that sit beside each other, one, The Bonny Cravat looked fine with hanging baskets outside.
But too early for a pint, so we walk up the path to the porch and pushed....
The door swung open, and ahead of me, Jools was already in the church.
We found the light switches and lit up the large cool interior.
I found not one, not two, but three squints, or hagioscopes. One, a fabulous on with a double opening. I have not seen anything like it before.
Also, there are three sets of steps, including one to the pulpit and another to the now truncated rood loft.
I climb both.
This is the remarkable double squint/hagioscope, the one at an angle would have looked at the high altar, and the other is matched on by the other side, so services in both side chapels were knew what was happening behind the rood screen.
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An enormous church with much of interest. The fabric dates from the thirteenth century, and the nave arcades of alternate round and octagonal piers are made of ragstone, which was polished in the nineteenth century to resemble Bethersden marble. In fact there are some genuine pieces of Bethersden marble in the church, particularly important visually being the shafts between the east window lancets. On the south-east buttress of the chancel is a mass dial, and on the main south wall is an excellent large sundial. The rood loft stairway survives in the north chapel where there is a good and rare double hagioscope. The sedilia are made up of three graduated thirteenth-century seats with a double piscina incorporated as part of the same scheme. In the south aisle is a medallion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, while the nearby east window depicting the Crucifixion is by Kempe. In front of the pulpit is the brass to a priest, Nicholas Gore (d. 1333), a quatrefoil with a circular inscription, into which is set the figure of Gore in his vestments. The Royal Arms are those of George III and were painted by a local artist, Joseph Gibson, in 1773.
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WOODCHURCH
IS the next parish south-eastward from Halden, and is within the court of the bailiwic of the Seven Hundreds, which claims paramount over the denne of Ilchenden, being a great part of it; though the manors of Apledore and of Wye claim over some parts of it.
This PARISH, which stands rather on high ground, is about five miles in length from north to south, and three miles and an half in breadth. The soil of it is in general a stiff clay, though in the southern part of it there is some light land, inclining to sand. It is exceedingly covered, throughout most of it, with oaken coppice wood, and the face of the country here, as well as the roads, are much like those of Halden, last described. The village is near the centre of the parish, built mostly round a green, with the church on the north-west side of it, and the parsonage-house. In the south-west part of the parish is Shirley-house and farm, which formerly belonged to the family of Clarke, and afterwards to the Harlackendens, from whom it was purchased by Anne Blackmore, widow of John Blackmore, esq. of Tenterden, who died in 1717; and their grandson Thomas Blackmore, esq. of Hertfordshire, now owns it, with other adjoining estates in this parish. Below this farm southward is a large tract of marshes, called Shirley, or Sherles-moor, being about three miles in length and two in breadth, lying in Woodchurch, Apledore, Eboney, and Tenterden, containing 1245 acres, and is what is called the Upper Levels, the waters of which few through Scots-float into Rye harbour. It is allowed to be the richest land for satting cattle in all these levels. It belongs to several different proprietors, among whom Sir Edward Hales, bart. Thomas Blackmore, esq. the dean and chapter of Canterbury, Richard Curteis, and the heirs of William Henley, esqrs. are the most considerable.
Sir Edward Hales, bart. and Richard Hulse, esq. are lessees of the dean and chapter of Canterbury, for lands in this level, which formerly belonged to the priory of Christ-church there.
About three quarters of a mile northward from the church, is Redbrooke-street, at which formerly resided a family named At-hale, possessed of lands in this and the neighbouring parishes.
THE MANOR OF TOWNLAND, alias WOODCHURCH, is subordinate to that of Apledore, and was part of those lands and estates assigned for the desence of Dover-castle, to the constable of which it was allotted, and made a part of his barony, which was usually stiled from him, the Constabularie, being held by him of the king in capite by barony, by the service of maintaining a certain number of soldiers from time to time for the desence of the castle. Of him and his heirs this manor was held in capite by the service of ward to the castle, Ralph de la Thun held this manor and other lands in Woodchurch, by the above service, in the 43d year of Henry III. in which year he died possessed of it, and from him it acquired the name of Thunland, or Townland, as it was afterwards called. After him Richard de Tunland became possessed of it, whose grandson John Ate Towneland paid aid for it in the 20th year of Edward III. and in his descendants it continued down to Thomas Townland, who died possessed of it in the 7th year of Henry IV. (fn. 1) After which it passed by sale into the family of Norton, whence it was sold, about the beginning of king Henry VIII.'s reign, to the prior and convent of Leeds, who were then possessed of it, as appears by the receipt in the exchequer anno 8 of that reign, Mich. Rot. 35; and it remained part of their possessions till the dissolution of the priory, in the 31st year of that reign, when it came into the hands of the crown; from whence it was granted that year to Thomas, lord Cromwell, earl of Essex, on whose attainder next year, this manor, among the rest of his estates, became forfeited to the crown, where it staid but a small time, for the king, in his 36th year, granted it to Sir Thomas Moile, chancellor of his court of augmentation, who in the 4th year of Edward VI. alienated it to Thomas Ancos, who afterwards sold it to Thomas Lucas, gent, who died possessed of it in the 3d year of queen Elizabeth, hold ing it in capite by knight's service. He was descended from William Lucas, gent. of Ashford, who is recorded in Fuller's history, among those gentry who were returned as such, and qualified to bear arms, by the commissioners anno 12 Henry VI. (fn. 2) By the inquisition taken after his death, it was found, that Thomas Godfrey was his nephew and next heir. He died in the 7th year of that reign, and was succeeded by his brother James Godfrey, who two years afterwards alienated it to Mary, the widow of Sir John Guldeford, of Hemsted, who in the 19th year of that reign sold it to John Shellie, whose son John Shelley, esq. of Michelgrove, was created a baronet in 1611; and in his descendants, baronets, this manor continued till the reign of Charles II. How long it continued in this name, I do not find; for it was now become but of very little note. At length, after some intermediate owners, it became the property of Mr. Gabriel Richards, and since his decease of Mr. William Evans, the present possessor, who resides in it.
THE PLACE-HOUSE, or Woodchurch house, is a seat situated at a small distance eastward from the church, and was the habitation of a family who took both their surname and original from it. Anchitel de Woodchurch was possessed of it about the time of the Conqueror, and gave for his arms, Gules, three swords, erected in pale, argent. His grandson Roger de Woodchurch, is the first that is mentioned in the antient deeds, without date, of this estate, and his grandson Sir Simon de Woodchurch, is in the register of those Kentish gentlemen who accompanied king Edward I. in his victorious expedition into Scotland, where he was knighted, with many others of his countrymen. But in him the name, though not the male line, determined; for by matching with Susan, daughter and heir of Henry le Clerk, of Munsidde, in the parish of Kingsnoth, who brought a large inheritance into his family; his successors, out of gratitude to those who had added so much splendour, and annexed so plentiful a revenue to their name, altered their paternal appellation from Woodchurch to Clerke; and in several of their deeds subsequent to this match were written, Clerke, alias Woodchurch. He left two sons, Simon, who died without male issue; (fn. 3) and Clerke Woodchurch, heir to his mother's lands, as well as to his elder brother at this place, on his failure of male issue; which latter left a son Peter Clerke, alias Woodchurch, who inherited this seat on his father's death, and in his descendants it continued down to Humphry Clarke, for so they then wrote their name, who resided at Buckford, in Great Chart. He sold this seat, with the estate belonging to it, to Martin Harlackenden, esq. of this parish, whose successor Walter Harlackenden resided here in the reign of James I. and his descendant Geo. Harlackenden, esq. of Woodchurch, sold it to Winifred Bridger, widow, and Laurence her son, the latter of whom at his death devised it to his son John, who dying s.p. his sister Mrs. Winifrid Bridger, of Canterbury, succeeded to it, and dying in 1776, unmarried, by will gave it to the Rev. William Dejovas Byrch, of Canterbury, and Elizabeth his wife. He died in 1792, and she in 1798, having surviving issue an only daughter Elizabeth, since deceased, who married Samuel Egerton Brydges, esq. of Denton, who is now in his late wife's right became entitled to it.
Great part of this house has been pulled down, and the remainder of it makes but a very mean appearance, and is inhabited by several different persons.
HENDEN is an estate in this parish, which from having had for a length of time the same owners as that last-described, was once almost accounted an ap pendage to it. This place is supposed (for there are no records existing of it) to have been the original seat of the Hendens, who were in much later times seated at Biddenden-place, in this neighbourhood, as has been mentioned before, where they continued till within these few years. How long they remained possessors of it, cannot therefore be traced; but in the reign of king Richard II. the Capells, of Capellscourt, in Ivychurch, were become owners of it; in the 15th year of which reign Richard Capell died possessed of it. At length, after it had continued in his descendants for some generations, it went by the marriage of a female heir into the family of Harlackenden, of this parish, where it remained till Deborah, daughter and heir of Martin Harlackenden, entitled her husband Sir Edward Hales, knight and baronet, to the possession of this estate, together with others in this parish and neighbourhood, and in his descendants it has continued down to Sir Edward Hales, bart. of St. Stephen's, the present owner of it.
HARLACKENDEN, usually called Old Harlackenden, situated within the boroughof that name which extended likewise over part of the adjoining parish of Shadoxhurst) was for some hundred years the patrimonial demesnes of that name and family, as appeared by a tomb in this church, the inscription on which, long since obliterated, shewed that one of them lay interred there soon after the conquest. Philipott says, the proportion and shape of the characters were much like those in use in the reigns of king Henry IV. and V. which he thinks was occasioned by this tomb having been renewed by one of this person's successors and descendants in one of the above reigns, and the former one might have been in old characters, suitable to the time in which it was first erected. There are none now remaining on it. Kilburne says, it was for William Harlackenden, anno 1081. They bore for their arms, Azure, a sess, ermine, between three lions beads erased, or; which arms were painted in an upper window of Grays-Inn hall, and appeared to have been of long standing there. In his descendants, residents here, many of whom lie buried in this church, this seat continued down to Thomas Harlackenden, esq. of Woodchurch, who procured his lands to be disgavelled by the acts of 31 Henry VIII. and 2 and 3 Edward VI. He died in 1558. (fn. 4) At length his descendant George Harlackenden, esq. of this place, alienated it to Winifried Bridger, widow, and Laurence her son, whose heirs, in the 9th year of queen Anne, procured an act to vest it in trustees, and they accordingly sold it, in 1711, to dame Sarah, widow of Sir Paul Barrett, sergeant-at-law. She died that same year, and by the limitation in her will, (fn. 5) this estate devolved to her grandson Sir Francis Head, bart. son of her first husband Francis Head, esq. who died possessed of it in 1768. After which his widow, lady Head, by virtue of her jointure, came into the possession of it. She died in 1792, and it then devolved to the daughters and coheirs of her late husband Sir Francis Head, and to their heirs, in the like proportions as the Hermitage, in Higham, and his other estates in this county, in which state it remains at present. (fn. 6)
HENHURST is an estate in the north-east part of this parish, which formerly belonged to a family of the same name, whose more antient seat was at Henhurst, in Staplehurst, of which this was but a younger branch. They were likewise often written in old deeds both Henhurst and Enghurst, and continued owners of this place until the reign of king Henry VII. and then Sir Thomas Henghurst dying without issue male, his daughter and sole heir carried it in marriage to Humphry Wife, whose daughter and heir Agnes entitled her husband Mr. Robert Master to the possession of it, who bore for his arms, A lion, rampant, holding in his paws an escallop shell. His son Mr. Thomas Master resided here, but his son Giles Master quitted this residence and removed to Canterbury, where he died in 1644. At length it descended to Sir Harcourt Master, alderman of London, who became possessed of it for the term of his life, by the will of his father's eldest brother's daughter, Mary Master. He died in 1648. Since which it has continued in his descendants, one of whom, Harcourt Masters, esq. of Greenwich, owns it at this time.
HENGHAM, now usually called Great Hengham, corruptly for Engeham, its original name, lies enveloped by woods, about a mile and an half northward from Woodchurch. It was once accounted a manor, and was in early times possessed by a family of the same name, who resided at it, and were stiled sometimes Engham, alias Edingham, in antient deeds, relating to their possessions in different parts of Romney marsh, the latter being probably their original name, and the former one an abbreviation of it. (fn. 7) Alanus de Engham resided here in the reign of king John, and married the daughter of Townland, of this parish, as did his descendant Moses de Engham, alias Edingham, who by marriage with Petronell, daughter of Alan de Plurenden, greatly increased his estate in Woodchurch; and probably of kindred to this family was Odomar Hengham, esq. who died in 1411, and lies buried in the body of Canterbury cathedral. They bore for their arms, Argent, a chevron, sable, between three pellets; on a chief, gules, a lion passant, guardant, or. A branch of this family became possessed of Singleton, in Great Chart, where they rebuilt the mansion, and afterwards resided; but the last residence of the Enghams, in this county, was at Gunston, where they flourished till the beginning of this century. At length Robert Engham, of Woodchurch, leaving two daughters his coheirs, this manor, about the latter end of the reign of Henry VIII. was carried in marriage by Mary, the eldest of them, to Thomas Isley, who leaving five daughters his coheirs, Mary, married to Francis Spelman; Frances, to William Boys, esq. Elizabeth, to Anthony Mason, esq. Anne, to George Delves, esq. and Jane, to Francis Haut, esq. they, in right of their respective wives, became jointly entitled to it. This occasioned a partition of this estate, which was afterwards called by the name of Great and Little Hengham; the former having the antient mansion and manor annexed to it. This part was afterwards alienated to William Hales, esq. of Nackington, who possessed it in the reign of king James I. and in 1640, passed it away by sale to Thomas Godfrey the younger, esq. of Lid, who conveyed it to Clerke, whence it was sold in the reign of king Charles II. to John Grove, gent. of Tunstall, whose descendant Richard Grove, esq. of London, who died unmarried in 1792, by will devised it to Mr. William Jemmott and Mr. William Marshall, the former of whom, on a partition of his estates, became the sole proprietor of it, and continues so at this time. A court baron is held for this manor.
THE OTHER PART of this manor, now called Little Hengham, which lies adjoining to it southward, is now the property of the heirs of Abbot, the Whitfields, and the Combers.
PLERYNDEN, now corruptly called Plunden, is situated in the north-west part of this parish, in the midst of a wood, and in the denne of the same name. It had in early times owners, who took their furname from it and continued so till Petronell, daughter and heir of Alan de Plerynden, who bore for his arms, Perchevron, in chief, two mullets, in base, a martlet, as they appear, carved in stone, on the roof of Canterbury cloysters, carried it in marriage to Moses de Engham, in whose descendants it remained till Vincent Engham, in the reign of queen Elizabeth, passed it away by sale to William Twysden, esq. of Chelmington, whose descendant Sir Thomas Twysden, bart. of Roydon-hall, in East Peckham, about the beginning of queen Anne's reign, sold it to Mr. John Hooker, of Maidstone, who died possessed of it in 1717, and devised it to his second son John, of Broadoak, in Brenchley, gent. who dying unmarried in 1762, devised it to his youngest and only surviving brother Stephen Hooker, gent. of Halden, and he alienated it to John Children, esq. of Tunbridge, whose son George Children, esq. of that place, is the present owner of it.
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RICHARD BROWNE, late of Woodchurch, by will in 1562, gave to the poor of this parish a rent charge of 4l. 10s. per annum, on every Trinity Sunday for ever, out of a messuage called Webbes, in this parish, of the clear annual produce of 3l. 8s.
SIR EDWARD HALES, of Woodchurch, by deed in 1610, gave to the poor yearly rents out of a farm, called the Legg farm, in Kenardington.
PHEBE GOBLE, of Woodchurch, by will in 1692, gave to the poor 2l. per annum, to be paid by her heirs for ever, out of a farm, called the Bonny Cravat, in Woodchurch, (now an alehouse) the first Sunday after Old Lady-day.
THERE IS A SCHOOL, for reading and writing, supported by contribution, in this parish.
The poor constantly relieved are about ninety, casually 45.
WOODCHURCH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the dioceseof Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.
¶The church, which is dedicated to All Saints, is large and handsome, consisting of three isles and three chancels, with a spire steeple, shingled, at the west end, in which hang six bells. The windows in the high chancel are small and elegant. There are some very small remains of good painted glass. In this chancel is a stone, with the figure in brass, of a priest praying, and inscription for master Nicholas de Gore, in old French; and another stone, with inscription in brass, for William Benge Capellanus, obt. 1437. In this church are many tombs and gravestones of the family of Harlackenden, which have already been mentioned before. In the south chancel there is a handsome tomb, of Bethersden marble, for Sir Edward Waterhous, chancellor of the exchequer, and privy counsellor to queen Elizabeth, in Ireland, third son of John Waterhous, esq. of Whitechurch, in Buckinghamshire, obt. s. p. 1591, his arms on his tomb, Or, a pile engrailed, sable, quartered with other coats. Kilburne says, in the east window of this chancel, were the arms of Ellis; and in the east window of the north chancel, were several essigies of the Clerkes; and in the north window of it, those of William Harey; all long since gone. The sont in this church seems very antient, being of Bethersden marble, square, and standing on four pillars.
This church was part of the antient possessions of the see of Canterbury, and continues so at this time, his grace the archbishop being the present patron of it.
It is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 26l.13s. 4d. and the yearly tenths at 2l. 13s. 4d. In 1640 it was valued at one hundred and ten pounds. Communicants three hundred and forty-nine. In 1729 at two hundred and thirty pounds per annum.
Among the Lambeth MSS. is a decree of archbishop Peckham, concerning the tithes of Woodchurch, anno 1281. (fn. 8) There are about two acres of glebe land.
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Dina Nath was civil administrator and counsellor of considerable influence at the Sikh court for well over three decades, was the son of a Kashmiri Pandit, Bakht Mal, who had migrated to Delhi in 1815, during the oppressive rule of the Afghan governors of the valley and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He was also closely related to Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, head of the military accounts and keeper of the privy seal at Lahore.
In 1815, at the instance of Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, Maharaja Ranjit Singh invited Dina Nath to Lahore and offered him the post of mutsaddi, or writer, in the department of military accounts.
In 1826, when Diwan Ganga Ram died, Dina Nath succeeded him as the head of military accounts department and keeper of the privy seal. In 1834, when Diwan Bhavani Das died, the Maharaja made him the head of the civil and finance office and conferred upon him, in 1838, the honorary title of Diwan.
By his ability and political acumen, Dina Nath rose to the highest position of power and influence in the affairs of the State. Lepel Griffin styles him the Talleyrand of the Punjab. After the Maharaja's death, Raja Dina Nath's influence increased. But Dina Nath knew how to keep his ambition in check and was one man in Lahore who made no enemies at the court. In the turbulent days following Ranjit Singh`s death, he refused to take sides with Rani Chand Kaur or Karivar Sher Singh. Sher Singh upon his succession to the throne reposed his full trust in him. Dina Nath retained his position at the court during.
He was one of the signatories to the treaty which was concluded between the Sikhs and the British after the First Sikh War. Later, when a council was constituted in December 1846 for the governance of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was made its President, with the active support of the British. He was the greatest man alive and most faithful to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Yet under the British rule he actively financed the independence efforts in secrecy. The family of Raja Dina Nath came originally from Kashmir, where in the reign of the Mughal King Shah Jahan, some members of it held offices relating to court affairs.
Dina Nath, whose father had a subordinate appointment at Delhi, came to the Punjab in 1815 and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He first attracted Ranjit Singh's notice in 1818 by the great rapidity and clearness with which he did some important work entrusted to him.
Among the men who rose to power during the later days of the Maharaja's life, no one was more remarkable than Raja Dina Nath. He was well and happily styled Talleyrand of the Punjab and his life and character bore a strong resemblance to those of the European statesmen.
Revolutions in which his friends and patrons perished passed him by: in the midst of bloodshed and assassination his life was never endangered. While confiscation and judicial robbery were the rule of the State, his wealth and power continually increased. His sagacity and far-sightedness were such that when to other eyes the political sky was clear, he could perceive the signs of coming storm, which warned him to desert a losing party, or a falling friend.
Honest men do not survive many revolutions, and the Raja's falseness was the means to his success. He was patriotic, but his love of country was subordinate to self. He hated the English bitterly, for they were stronger than he or his country, but his interest compelled him to serve, like Samson, the Philistines he hated.
He was not without his notions of fidelity, and would stand by a friend, as long as he could do so with safety to himself. Even when he deserted him it was more from thoughts of danger to his wealth and influence than from personal fear, for, Raja Dina Nath was physically brave, and also possessed moral courage in an eminent degree, though it did not lead him to do right regardless of consequences. He possessed immense local knowledge and vast capacity for work; but his desire of keeping power in his own hands had an evil effect on the progress of (State) business.
He was an accomplished man of the world, courteous and considerate; well educated though nothing of a scholar; and in conversation with Europeans he would express himself with a boldness and apparent candor that were as pleasant, as they are unusual in Asiatic. It was only in 1834 that Raja Dina Nath was made Finance Minister, for which his qualifications were exceedingly high, but Maharaja (Ranjit Singh) had for many years reposed confidence in him, and he was on all occasions of importance, one of his most talented advisers.
After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he retained great influence with the chiefs and the army, and on British occupation of Lahore was appointed to the Council of Regency, of which he was the most able and useful member. Although his position as the Head of Financial Department gave him many opportunities of enriching himself at the public expense, I of which there is every reason to believe he availed himself, he still worked more disinterestedly than others, and was of great service to the Resident of Lahore.
In November 1847, the title of the Raja of Kalanaur, with a jagir worth 20,000 rupees annually, was conferred upon him. With his clear head and business-like habits, it would have been almost impossible to disentangle the Darbar Accountancy, and after the annexation of the Punjab, Dina Nath's aid in Revenue and Jagir matters was almost as valuable as before.
At the time of revolt of Sikh army in 1848, it was asserted by some that Raja Dina Nath was a traitor at heart, that he himself had Encouraged the rising, and that had he not been a wealthy man with houses and gardens and many lakhs of rupees in Lahore, convenient for confiscation, he would have joined the rebels without hesitation, but these stories were perhaps invented by his enemies. Certain it is that on being recalled to Lahore, he zealously carried out the wishes of the British authorities in counteracting their (i.e. the rebels' anti-British) schemes.
After the annexation of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was confirmed in all of his jagirs, worth Rs. 46,460, which he held till his death in 1857. He died near Kot Khawaja Saeed, at Lahore, Pakistan. There he had developed a beautiful garden and it is still called as 'Rajay Wala Bagh'. The spot is a few meters away towards West from Samadhi Maharajah Sher Singh at Kot Khawaja Saeed, Lahore.
Haveli Dina Nath is situated in the Phoolon Wali Gali inside Delhi Gate, Lahore. The haveli had Mughal architecture. In the past, there was a small fountain in the courtyard of the haveli. Before the partition of India and Pakistan, there was a room inside the haveli which was used as a Hindu temple. After the partition in 1947, many parts of the Haveli Dina Nath were changed year by year because of the needs and wants of the residents of the Haveli.
Currently, the Haveli is visited by many visitors and tourists because of its unique historical importance. After independence, more than 50 families were residing inside the haveli. In 1978, the Haveli Dina Nath was sold by the owner of the haveli. The residents bought the particular portion of the haveli in which they were residing in. With the passage of time and exposure, families started to shift from the haveli and currently only 20 families are residing inside the haveli.
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On a large ornate monument in St Paul's chapel Westminster Abbey, lies Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas Bromley 1530 - 1587 - his 8 children kneel below; His wife is nowhere to be seen and does not have a separate memorial.
The latin inscription translates as:
"Thomas Bromley, knight, remarkable for his wisdom, piety and knowledge of the Law, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth, and Lord Chancellor; when he had for eight years delivered equity with singular integrity and temper of mind, being snatched hastily away, to the grief of all good men, was here buried. He lived 57 years, and died the 12th of April, anno 1587. He left by his Lady Elizabeth, of the family of Fortescues, eight children, Henry his son has to the best of fathers erected this monument"
He was the 2nd son of George Bromley 1533 of Mittley and Hodnet 1533 by Jane daughter of Sir Thomas Lacon of Witney & Mary daughter of Sir Richard Corbet by Elizabeth Devereux flic.kr/p/e26nQz
He was the younger brother of George Bromley (Chief Justice of Cheshire) 1588 at Worfield flic.kr/p/4mJBV5
He m 1560 Elizabeth 1602 daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue ex 1539 of Brightwell (beatified as a Roman Catholic martyr) & 2nd wife Anne daughter of Sir William Reade of Boarstal by Anne Warham Widow of Giles Greville of Lasborough, who m3 Sir Thomas Parry Comptroller of the Royal Household whose influence helped her children after their father's execution.
Elizabeth was the sister of Sir John Fortescue 1607 of Mursley , Master of the Great Wardrobe, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer and a Member of the Privy Council flic.kr/p/DKem4u
Her grandparents were John Fortescue & Alice Boleyn great great aunt of Queen Elizabeth
Children - 4 sons & 4 daughters
1. Sir Henry 1566-1615 who inherited Holt Castle near Worcester m1 Elizabeth 1589 daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham of Eythropp Bucks; ; m2 1591 Elizabeth 1592 widow of William Palmer of Parham; Daughter of Sir Henry / Hugh Verney of Fairfield and Margaret Clarke m3 1593 Anne 2nd daughter of Sir Thomas Scott of Scots Hall Kent & Elizabeth Baker of Sissinghurst, Widow of Richard Knatchbull of Mersham 1590 flic.kr/p/3wcvk3 ; m4 1604 Anne daughter of William Beswicke of London, Widow of William Offley 1601 (daughter Margaret Offley m Sir John Walter 1630 flic.kr/p/dhrrcU Baron of the Exchequer, 2nd son of Edmund Walter 1594 and first wife Mary 1583 flic.kr/p/dhrr8j;
2. .Thomas 1617 m Mary Viner;
3. Gerard 1568-1628 m Elizabeth Darell
4. Edward b 1570
1. Anne c1568-1624 m Richard son of Sir Reginald Corbet 1566 & Alice 1603 flic.kr/p/4gDFHA daughter of John Gratwood / Gratewood and Jane Hill, sister of Sir Rowland Hill 1561 (Hodnet)
2. Muriel 1560-1630 m John Littleton 1601 of Frankley Court son of Sir Gilbert Lyttelton & Elizabeth Coningsby (his sister Ann m Thomas Cornwall 1635 of Burford www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/YGn5C4 )
3. Joan 1562-1636 m 1583 Sir Edward son of Ludovic Greville 1589 & Thomasine 1611 daughter of Sir William Petre flic.kr/p/b4Nb6F of Ingatestone (Edward was the grandson of Sir Edward Greville 1559 of Milcote & Weston Upon Avon flic.kr/p/Rt98Ci who settled Milcote on the couple on their marriage. He had become heir after accidentally fatally shooting his elder brother, unscrupulous like his father, he nonetheless apparently possessed a great deal of charm, after his marriage he spent his wife’s fortune, leaving her with little more than the clothes on her back. Edward & Joan's only son died without heirs in his father's lifetime leaving his father with his 5 sisters and many debts )
4. Elizabeth 1566-1600 m (1st wife) Sir Oliver Cromwell 1655 of Hitchingbrook (uncle of the Protector) son of Sir Henry Williams alias Cromwell & Joan Warren, who m2 Anna daughter of Gillis van Eyckelberg, gezegd Hooftman , Widow of Sir Horatio Palavicino of Barbraham
At his feet is the family crest of a cock pheasant, which is also at the head of his 2nd cousin another Sir Thomas Bromley 1555 at Wroxeter flic.kr/p/48ZsJh who left him an
allowance of 40 shillings a year for 10 years if he continued his legal studies:
Educated at Oxford later receiving a Bachelor of Civil Law degree , coming from a legal family, he entered the Inner Temple as a lawyer in 1547 becoming a member in the early 1550s.
In 1555 he was appointed as one of the auditors of the Inn’s steward, and in 1557 he was an auditor for the Treasurer in 1564 & Reader in 1566 becoming Treasurer in 1573.
Throughout the 1550s and 1560s he was successively MP for Bridgenorth, Wigan, and Guildford , and in 1566 as Recorder of London, he became MP for the City.
In 1569 he was made Solicitor-General. In this role, he sat
on the commission that tried the rebels of the Revolt of the
Northern Earls in 1569 & the treason trial of Thomas
Howard, Duke of Norfolk, as counsel for the Crown.
In 1579 he succeeded Sir Nicholas Bacon as Keeper of the Great Seal, with the title of Lord Chancellor;
In 1586 he was head of the commission which tried Mary
Queen of Scots for treason, - although he behaved with respect towards Mary, he believed her existence was incompatible with public safety and applied the Great Seal to her death warrant.
Possibly due to the strain of the trial and the queen's displeasure afterwards , he took to his bed dying shortly afterwards.
At the Inner Temple he was “remarkable for his proficiency and the regularity of his conduct”. He allegedly only took on cases when he felt convinced of their justice, first carefully screening all those presented to him; - perhaps as a result, he did not lose a case in 5 years. He was noted for his independence of judgment, as in the Thomas Knyvett case where he refused to issue a pardon despite the Queen’s displeasure. He was also said to be very free from religious bigotry; a Protestant himself, he attempted to soften the execution of the law against heretics.
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Who are you…who are you really? What a lame question. Most people that ask that straight up are either people who suffer from a Dr. Phil alter ego or your school guidance counsellor. Or you know that kid that thinks he’s deep because he’s heard one song by Metric and thinks he’s hipster because he knows an indie band.
But if you’re by yourself, in your room, with nobody around to stifle a laugh you can’t deny that we all wonder that sometimes. I can give you the answer but it’s too hard to make an estimate when you’re always changing. One thing that I know though, is that you are selfish. Prideful. A sinner. Broken. Ect.
Now, now. Before you get all riled up and get yourself ready to leave some nasty comment take the time to think about it. Because I’m not judging you. I am just like you. Maybe even worse.
There are so many amazing things about you though, like that you’re beautiful, funny, smart, clever, a talented photographer, musician, writer, or you’re just really, really friendly. That made you feel better didn’t it? That’s something I’ve come to realize, today I felt amazing and beautiful and strong and just…happy. There’s nothing wrong in dwelling in that and living life for what it is…life. Just a day after another after another. But what happens when you keep taking these positives and try to cancel out the negatives? What happens when you run away from them because they are scary like Jonah had run from God?
When that happens you truly lose control over the tools that mould you. The people you hang out with become the person you end up being. The things you do in your spare time go from becoming habits to rituals to you as a whole. Those negatives that you bury under all these feel good feelings, traits, moments…they will rest there until you run out of cover ups. Then they will be all you have. They will be all of you.
“The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (Proverbs 12:26)
Here’s the deal though, just like Jonah did, we have this foolish conception that what others can’t see…we can’t see. What we can’t see, God can’t see. But God does see it. He sees more than you even are capable of knowing. I know that may sound crazy but I cannot even count the times where I was lost and God showed me the wrongs of my heart, he showed me my insecurities, my fears and my hatred. Just two weeks ago I was at an alter call and just like that time at camp that I have told you about so many times, the speaker said “There is one more girl that needs to come to the front. You’re sitting on the edge, not fully jumping into God but not fully allowing the world to swallow you. You feel worthless. Valueless. You have thought about suicide. Even thought about plans for it.” There was more but it’s hard for me to say all of it. But you know what I did…my body shook in ways it has never shook. The Holy spirit just blast through me telling me to go. To go. To go. And I didn’t. At camp the same thing happened. Right after camp when I was on fire for God, ready for him to just consume me and fill me I got involved with a boy. Of course. I didn’t resist the temptation because I was too busy refusing God’s warning and wake up call.
Hannah, why are you tell us this? You see, I am in the EXACT same position once again. Being tempted. Being torn. Slipping and holding on at the same time. It’s all because I took my heart and saw the blackness and I tried to hide it deep inside my chest. Hoping people might be distracted by the make up on my face that makes me look pretty, or my differently styled clothes that I wear.
Just think about it…I hid that sinful, broken heart under a body that I tried to perfect thinking that might just change things. Maybe if I were perfect on the outside…people would just pass me by and not try and see the truth. This…is what lead me to start the seven truths and what lead me to do this here.
What do you do? Say? Act like? To hide yourself from the truth. To hide the truth from others.
“Whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” 1 John 3:20
What ever feelings we feel, God is greater than that. Why be so ashamed and scared when this is what we have to live by: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Psalm 103:12. So if you ask yourself again, Who are you? What are you going to say? All the nice things? Nothing at all? Are you going to finally accept that you’re not perfect and open your heart to the iniquity that you hold?
Or are you going to stand and say you are redeemed by the most merciful and forgiving God? Because only after you’ve faced the truth will you know who you really are. And only then can you actually begin to learn to like yourself.
(I tagged Kelsey for many reasons. one, she took this and considered it and managed to touch me through her reading it. two, she's beautiful and so so talented. i really really encourage you to check her out. she's wonderful :) )
I work as a counsellor with in the NHS. and I find it ironic that as I invite my clients into the therapy room, that I ask them to take the blue chair.
The word blue is often connected to low mood / depression. Feeling blue, baby blues etc.
Even the obligatory box of tissues are blue!
Dina Nath was civil administrator and counsellor of considerable influence at the Sikh court for well over three decades, was the son of a Kashmiri Pandit, Bakht Mal, who had migrated to Delhi in 1815, during the oppressive rule of the Afghan governors of the valley and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He was also closely related to Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, head of the military accounts and keeper of the privy seal at Lahore.
In 1815, at the instance of Diwan Ganga Ram Raina, Maharaja Ranjit Singh invited Dina Nath to Lahore and offered him the post of mutsaddi, or writer, in the department of military accounts.
In 1826, when Diwan Ganga Ram died, Dina Nath succeeded him as the head of military accounts department and keeper of the privy seal. In 1834, when Diwan Bhavani Das died, the Maharaja made him the head of the civil and finance office and conferred upon him, in 1838, the honorary title of Diwan.
By his ability and political acumen, Dina Nath rose to the highest position of power and influence in the affairs of the State. Lepel Griffin styles him the Talleyrand of the Punjab. After the Maharaja's death, Raja Dina Nath's influence increased. But Dina Nath knew how to keep his ambition in check and was one man in Lahore who made no enemies at the court. In the turbulent days following Ranjit Singh`s death, he refused to take sides with Rani Chand Kaur or Karivar Sher Singh. Sher Singh upon his succession to the throne reposed his full trust in him. Dina Nath retained his position at the court during.
He was one of the signatories to the treaty which was concluded between the Sikhs and the British after the First Sikh War. Later, when a council was constituted in December 1846 for the governance of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was made its President, with the active support of the British. He was the greatest man alive and most faithful to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Yet under the British rule he actively financed the independence efforts in secrecy. The family of Raja Dina Nath came originally from Kashmir, where in the reign of the Mughal King Shah Jahan, some members of it held offices relating to court affairs.
Dina Nath, whose father had a subordinate appointment at Delhi, came to the Punjab in 1815 and obtained a berth in the Estate Office at Lahore. He first attracted Ranjit Singh's notice in 1818 by the great rapidity and clearness with which he did some important work entrusted to him.
Among the men who rose to power during the later days of the Maharaja's life, no one was more remarkable than Raja Dina Nath. He was well and happily styled Talleyrand of the Punjab and his life and character bore a strong resemblance to those of the European statesmen.
Revolutions in which his friends and patrons perished passed him by: in the midst of bloodshed and assassination his life was never endangered. While confiscation and judicial robbery were the rule of the State, his wealth and power continually increased. His sagacity and far-sightedness were such that when to other eyes the political sky was clear, he could perceive the signs of coming storm, which warned him to desert a losing party, or a falling friend.
Honest men do not survive many revolutions, and the Raja's falseness was the means to his success. He was patriotic, but his love of country was subordinate to self. He hated the English bitterly, for they were stronger than he or his country, but his interest compelled him to serve, like Samson, the Philistines he hated.
He was not without his notions of fidelity, and would stand by a friend, as long as he could do so with safety to himself. Even when he deserted him it was more from thoughts of danger to his wealth and influence than from personal fear, for, Raja Dina Nath was physically brave, and also possessed moral courage in an eminent degree, though it did not lead him to do right regardless of consequences. He possessed immense local knowledge and vast capacity for work; but his desire of keeping power in his own hands had an evil effect on the progress of (State) business.
He was an accomplished man of the world, courteous and considerate; well educated though nothing of a scholar; and in conversation with Europeans he would express himself with a boldness and apparent candor that were as pleasant, as they are unusual in Asiatic. It was only in 1834 that Raja Dina Nath was made Finance Minister, for which his qualifications were exceedingly high, but Maharaja (Ranjit Singh) had for many years reposed confidence in him, and he was on all occasions of importance, one of his most talented advisers.
After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he retained great influence with the chiefs and the army, and on British occupation of Lahore was appointed to the Council of Regency, of which he was the most able and useful member. Although his position as the Head of Financial Department gave him many opportunities of enriching himself at the public expense, I of which there is every reason to believe he availed himself, he still worked more disinterestedly than others, and was of great service to the Resident of Lahore.
In November 1847, the title of the Raja of Kalanaur, with a jagir worth 20,000 rupees annually, was conferred upon him. With his clear head and business-like habits, it would have been almost impossible to disentangle the Darbar Accountancy, and after the annexation of the Punjab, Dina Nath's aid in Revenue and Jagir matters was almost as valuable as before.
At the time of revolt of Sikh army in 1848, it was asserted by some that Raja Dina Nath was a traitor at heart, that he himself had Encouraged the rising, and that had he not been a wealthy man with houses and gardens and many lakhs of rupees in Lahore, convenient for confiscation, he would have joined the rebels without hesitation, but these stories were perhaps invented by his enemies. Certain it is that on being recalled to Lahore, he zealously carried out the wishes of the British authorities in counteracting their (i.e. the rebels' anti-British) schemes.
After the annexation of the Punjab, Raja Dina Nath was confirmed in all of his jagirs, worth Rs. 46,460, which he held till his death in 1857. He died near Kot Khawaja Saeed, at Lahore, Pakistan. There he had developed a beautiful garden and it is still called as 'Rajay Wala Bagh'. The spot is a few meters away towards West from Samadhi Maharajah Sher Singh at Kot Khawaja Saeed, Lahore.
Haveli Dina Nath is situated in the Phoolon Wali Gali inside Delhi Gate, Lahore. The haveli had Mughal architecture. In the past, there was a small fountain in the courtyard of the haveli. Before the partition of India and Pakistan, there was a room inside the haveli which was used as a Hindu temple. After the partition in 1947, many parts of the Haveli Dina Nath were changed year by year because of the needs and wants of the residents of the Haveli.
Currently, the Haveli is visited by many visitors and tourists because of its unique historical importance. After independence, more than 50 families were residing inside the haveli. In 1978, the Haveli Dina Nath was sold by the owner of the haveli. The residents bought the particular portion of the haveli in which they were residing in. With the passage of time and exposure, families started to shift from the haveli and currently only 20 families are residing inside the haveli.
"Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, Baron of Burleigh, Knight of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to King James, with his 2 dearly beloved wives, Dorothy Neville, daughter and co-heir to the noble Lord Latimer, his first wife, and Frances Brydges of the noble family of the Chandos, his second wife. They rest under this monument in firm hope of a Resurrection"
Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter 1542-1623 and 1st wife Dorothy lie on the tomb with room for missing 2nd wife Frances, in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey
Thomas was the eldest son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley flic.kr/p/Avr7FC by 1st wife Mary d1543 daughter of Peter Cheke of Cambridge
He m1 Dorothy d1609 co-heiress daughter of John Nevill, 4th Lord Latimer flic.kr/p/4wtb9a and Lucy www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2316107831/ , daughter of Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester by second wife Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4967231950/ daughter of Sir Anthony Browne & Lucy Neville widow of Thomas Fitzwilliam flic.kr/p/6VDPoT
Children
1. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter m1 1589 Elizabeth 1591 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/T1R06E sole heiress of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland by Isabel Holcroft www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3J9tpU m2 Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford +++ flic.kr/p/2LrdwR
2. Catherine Cecil.
3. Lucy Cecil m Wlliam Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester 1620 son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess & Anne / Agnes Howard
4. Mildred Cecil.
5. Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley 1633 flic.kr/p/H8gQUr m Elizabeth daughter of Sir Anthony Cope & Frances 1600 flic.kr/p/8UrzTG daughter of Sir Rowland Lytton of Knebworth
6. Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon m1 1601 Theodosia daughter of Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby. (their daughters Theodosia m Christopher Wray of Glentworth flic.kr/p/dzmZ9M & Elizabeth m Francis 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham son of Frances Manners www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/GLAh7Q ) m2 Diana 1631 daughter of Sir William Drury of Hawstead by Elizabeth Stafford +++ flic.kr/p/2LrdwR m3 1635 Sophia 1691 daughter of Sir Edward Zouche of Woking
7. Mary Cecil m Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich 1631 son of Sir Anthony Denny & Jane daughter of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury. Grand daughter of John Champernoune 1503 flic.kr/p/qxdgf7
8. Dorothy Cecil m Sir Giles Alington of Horseheath www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6038389798/
9. Elizabeth Cecil m1 Sir William Newport alias Hatton m2 Sir Edward Coke 1634 of Tittleshall flic.kr/p/fKhLer widower of Bridget Paston flic.kr/p/fKhWe8
10. Thomas Cecil
11. Frances Cecil m Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet 1631 son of son of Sir John Tufton & Christian flic.kr/p/47d7Yt daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne, Justice of the Common Pleas, by Agnes daughter of John 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, by 2nd wife Anne Grey
He m2 1610 Frances (who was younger than some of his children) daughter of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos 1602 & Mary daughter of Owen Hopton, Lieutenant of the Tower and Anne
flic.kr/p/8XPo9E heiress of Sir Edward Itchingam / Echingham : Widow of Thomas Smith, Master of Requests, of Abingdon 1609
Children
1. Sophia Ann who was buried in Westminster Abbey 1621
Picture with thanks - Daily Telegraph site