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Jolly nice as a lunchtime snack, lightly steamed with butter. I don't eat much at lunchtime and feel accordingly virtuous during the afternoon. Abdominal gurgles commence around six or seven: these can be quelled with the first of my evening bottles of homebrew and I am able, without guilt, to indulge myself with one of the famous Bentos blow-out curries. It's my favourite part of the day.
This was an early post-digital "messing about" shot. I had exhumed my old Chinon CM3 from the back of a cupboard, blown the cobwebs off and was giving it a test-drive. It was fine, but after a couple more sessions the built-in meter started giving false readings. Mechanically it is still OK though. I had not yet started processing my own films and this was sent off to a chap in Grimsby. Film was Agfa APX100. I'd forgotten that I'd used any of that.
One of our quintessential New England towns from the looks but also the setting for ... "Peyton Place" ... was a bunker buster of a novel that blew the lid off the quaint and virtuous small town." www.nhmagazine.com/March-2013/50-Shades-of-Grace/
Who were the Clarksons? Today everyone knows Clarkson University founded by Thomas Clarkson. Did his inspiration for community service come from his great uncle, Matthew?
Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825) was a notable Revolutionary War figure, prominent Federalist, New Yorker and close friend of John Jay's. “I think him one of the most pure and virtuous men I know,” said Jay in a letter to George Washington recommending Clarkson for a position of marshall for the NY City district under Jay's other close friend, James Duane.
Like Jay, Clarkson was a vestryman for Trinity Church, and affiliated with many of the same charitable organizations. Both men were abolitionists and officers of the NY Manumission Society where Jay had been elected its first president. Clarkson served as vice president of the same organzation under Alexander Hamilton and then as president of the society in 1791 continuing for several years.
Clarkson was also president of the Society of the New York Hospital and a vice-president of the American Bible Society. He was a president of the Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton and his daughter Mary Rutherfurd married John Jay's eldest son Peter Augustus Jay.
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One of the many photos from today's Virtuous Tweed Ride through Portland, Oregon.
More photos to come soon, as well as an article describing the jolly-good time on The Prudent Cyclist.
There's also an account of the later Vice Tweed Ride available on the same site if you're curious.
"It is evident the former impression is not always vicious, nor the latter virtuous. The most rigid morality allows us to receive a pleasure from reflecting on a generous action; and it is by none esteemed a virtue to feel any fruitless remorses upon the thoughts of past villany and baseness. Let us, therefore, examine these impressions, considered in themselves ; and inquire into their causes, whether placed on the mind or body, without troubling ourselves at present with that merit or blame, which may attend them." - David Hume
Proverbs Chapter 31. Showing the virtuous woman, with her daughter to the left and St Michael on the right. Ledbury Parish Church.
The Goddess Tara is a female Buddha and a deity on which to meditate. She is considered to be the goddess of universal compassion, and of virtuous and enlightened activity.
Tara burns with a desire to save humanity from suffering.
Tara was the daughter of a king. Because of her spiritual attainments, the monks and nuns offered to pray that she be reborn as a man to spread Buddhist teachings. Tara replied that she wished to remain in female form to serve other beings until all have reached enlightenment.
She reported that there exists no male and no female, that nothing exists in reality, exposing the monk's mistake in appointing only male preachers in the Buddhist religion. For this Tara might be considered one of the earliest feminists.
Green Tara’s color symbolizes youthful vigor and activity. She holds a blue lotus in each hand, symbolizing purity and power.
Tara's mantra is "Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha" (pronounced: Om Ta-Ray Too-Ta-Ray Too-Ray-So-Ha)
Translation: I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, and in Tara!
This is an original art doll by myself, Waxela (wa-shay-la) Sananda. I took inspiration from the many goddess images I have seen of Tara, and I love the image of a powerful, female Buddha.
Tara is made of polymer clay and mixed media (see materials below), and much love, care, and attention has gone into her creation. I worked on her for two months before I declared her complete. This sculpture is just over 7 inches tall, and the lotus flower is about 6 inches diameter.
She is for sale in my Etsy shop...
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"Here resteth in full assurance of a glorious resurrection, the bodie of the truly virtuous religious & worthy John St Andrew esqr in whom the male line of the lords of this mannor of Gotham is extincte. He died the 14th January 1625 in the 26th years of his age, the early settinge of this sunne hath bereafte ye church of a good member & patron, the commonwealth of a good citizen & servant & this towne of a singular governor. He married Elizabeth the daughter of John Bainbrigge of Lockington esqr by whom he had issue one sonne William who died ye 23rd of December 1625 his age14 daies & three daughters Mary, Elizabeth & Barbara now all livinge" (aged 4, 2 & 1)
John St Andrew 1625 the last male of his line kneels with his wife and 3 daughters, his only son who died aged 14 days is in a cradle behind him
John was the son of William St Andrew of Gotham and Mary Skeffington of Skeffington & Billesden www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10554228934/
He m Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge of Lockington by Ann Law : grand daughter of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/
(Elizabeth m2 (2nd wife) Sir John Bale of Carlton Curliew c1631 grandson of John Bale 1622 and wife Frances Brocas www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6914653958/
Children
1. William died aged 14 days
1. Barbara m Oliver St John d1661-2 aged 37 son & heir of Sir Rowland St John of Woodford
1.,Mary m Gervase Pigott of Thrumpton
2. Elizabeth d1678 m William Skeffington son of John Skeffington of Tunbridge by Ann Galland
3. Barbara m Oliver St John d1661-2 aged 37 son & heir of Sir Rowland St John of Woodford
John inherited the manor of Billesden via his mother, it had 17 tenant farmers which in1646 brought in rents of £23 a year passed to his daughter Barbara who was succeeded by her son Andrew (?) d1701 Under the will of John St. Andrew the reversion of the advowson after the death of his aunt Katherine nee Skeffingtonth passed to a relative, William Bendish, John also inherited the manor of Gumley which consisted of 2 farms, each with 3 yardlands, some small closes, and pasture.
- Gotham church Nottinghamshire
"To the memorie of her deare & deceased husband, Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden, borne of a worthy family in the city of London who by the blessing of God on his ingenious endeavors arose to an ample estate & to the foresaid degrees of honour, & out of those blessings, disposed to charitable uses, in his lifetime, a large portion to the value of £10,000, who lived religiously, virtuously & generously to the age of 78 yeares & died October 18th 1629.
Elizabeth Viscountess Campden his deare consort, borne of the family of the Mays, lived his wife in all peace & contentment, the space of 45 yeares, leaving issue by her said lord & husband 2 daughters
Juliana married to Edward Lord Noel, now Viscount Campden and Maria married to Sir Charles Morison, knight and baronet,
She hath piously and carefully caused this monument to be erected as a testimonie of their mutuall love, where both their bodies may rest together in expectation of a joyfull resurrection".
" O fortunate Campden that you posess great riches and the body of your best patron, Who restored them a lord rich in lands, and who added from those lands new blossoms of honour, may you afford a tomb to this lord. He has embellished your land with many buildings and flourishing gardens; nor has he allowed the Church of God to be neglected but in his life his devout delight was to help the Poor to the utmost. In death grant that he may rest in peace; and here may you hold his modest wife, who was the companion of his life, cherish this body well worthy of resurrection, and protect it in your fostering bosom"
Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden 1629 & wife Elizabeth May.
Baptist was a silk mercer / importer and made his fortune contracting business with the Court also supplying loans to James l & the nobility At his death he was rumoured to be the richest man in the kingdom. He was knighted in 1603, made a Baron in 1720 and became Viscount Campden in 1628.
c1608 he acquired the manor and lands of John Smith 1593 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0846p2 and in
1612 he built a new manor house, next to the church at a cost of £44,000 in the very latest style and with superb gardens, including a canal, water gardens & terraces . This was destroyed by fir in 1645 during the Civil War by order of the Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, in order to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The Gatehouse and two Banqueting Houses or pavilions remain together with some ruins of the house.
It is said that his widowed daughter Juliana lived afterwards in the converted stables, now called the Court House, in Calf Lane.
He also built a town house in Kensington called Campden House as well as a Sessions House for the Middlesex Magistrates which they named Hicks Hall. He acquired land and interest all over the country and left bequests worth c£10,000 in his will.
He was the youngest of 6 sons of Juliana 1592 daughter of William Arthur & Robert Hicks a wealthy silk mercer & freeman of the Ironmongers’ Company, who lived at Cheapside, London, and grandson of John Hicks of Tortworth (his mother m2 Anthony Penne)
His brother entered the service of William Cecil, Lord Burghley
He m Elizabeth daughter of Richard May of goldsmith of London by Mary Hillersdon: and sister of Sir Humphrey May Alderman of London & Groom to the King’s Privy Chamber
Children - sons who died as infants & 2 heiress daughters with big dowries
1. Juliana m Edward Lord Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4U2P6k
2. Mary flic.kr/p/ZyAUBo m1 Sir Charles Morrison www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/19QgNc son of Sir Charles Morison the elder 1599 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p4uWb1 of Cassiobury, Watford & Dorothy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1e29dn daughter of Nicholas Clark / Clerke, of North Weston and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Ramsey & Susannah Isham: Dorothy was the widow of Henry Long of Shingay m2 Sir John Cooper, 1st Bart of Rockbourne 1630, only son of Sir John Cooper 1610 & Margaret / Martha daughter of Anthony Skutt, of Stanton Drew, Somerset. m3 Sir Edward Alford
Baptist is credited with the continued prosperity of the town after the end of the wool staple which badly affected Winchecombe and Cirencester
Just before his death in August 1629, the bailiffs and churchwardens had conveyed to him the south chapel as "a place of sepulchre for himself and his heirs forever"
Generous with his wealth, he had repaired the chancel at his own expense. He also built a wall round the churchyard, presented the communion plate, gave the decorations for the pulpit and a large brass eagle which still survives. He also endowed the vicarage with part of the great tythes of Winfrith and West Lulworth Dorset and built almshouses and the market hall in 1627
Heraldry on the canopy - 2 shields - Gu. a fess wavy between 3 fleur de lie az. (Hicks) & Gu. a fess between 8 billets (May).
Monument costing £1000 is thought to be by Nicholas Stone
who executed a monument of son in law Sir Charles Morison at Watford church.Herts
www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/new-contributio... - Church of St James, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
Memoria aeterna lufti erunt
In the hope of a happy Refurrection
In the He lie interred the bodies
Of Abra the affectionate mother
Febry ye 16th 1691, George the indulgent
Father, Sept. ye 9th 1700, Mary the daughter
Of James Margery, Gent the moft
Loving, Pious, Virtuous and meek
Wife of Jeremiah Revans, Clerk
October ye 1st 1711 who in honour to
Her bleffed memory hath given
Three pounds per annum for the
Education of poor girles with other
Charitable donations.
O chara Maria nil nifilongior defuit vita
Aevum priefens te laudat laudabit futurum.
The Sd Mr Revans died Oct 1727 Aged 63 And
Was buried by his wife. He was a Apious good man and
Benefactor to ye parish, to East Tuddenham + Barford
And to all his relations.
(last three lines are not clear).
There is still a Reverend Jeremiah Revans Charity in existence, as part of the East Tuddenham Charities Group and a still body as part of Norwich Consolidated Charities.
opencharities.org/charities/210333-10
opencharities.org/charities/209224-94
There was apparently a larger memorial to Jeremiah in the church but this was badly damaged by bombing in the second world war.
www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/norwichmartinatoak/norwichmarti...
The figure of him, currently in storage with the Museum service, can be seen here
www.culturalmodes.norfolk.gov.uk/projects/nmaspub5.asp?pa...
And that of his wife, Mary
www.culturalmodes.norfolk.gov.uk/projects/nmaspub5.asp?pa...
The Rectory at Barford was the beneficiary of £200 from Jeremiah. The poor of the parish were to receive an income from rents of 34 shillings per annum. Presumably this was in his will, as it is dated 1732.
books.google.co.uk/books?id=UUMJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA768&...
The seems to have been some controversy to his involvement with Barford. He was awarded the living, (I.e given the parish), by the Bishop of Norwich in 1693, but it subsequently turned out it was not the Bishop’s to give - that right rested with a local landowner Sir Henry Wingfield. However this seem to have been smoothed over as Sir Henry approved the appointment in 1699.
www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78101
He appears to have been ordained on the 20/02/1687 as a deacon in the Prebendial Church at Buckden , Hunts. He had graduated with a BA.
He became a licenced preacher on the 21/02/1687, although his church is shown as Waltham sup le Wold, Leicestershire.
He became Rector of Barford on the 3rd June 1693.
He became Vicar of East Tuddenham on the 12th November 1694, when the parish was united with Barford.
His qualification is now shown as M.A.
On the 13th November 1697 he became Rector of Marlingford, which then became united with East Tuddenham.
On the 1st February he was re-appointed as Rector of Barford.
However, he resigned as rector of Marlingford on the 17th May 1700.
By the start of 1728 the parishs of East Tuddenham and Barford are vacant due to the death of the incumbent.
ccedb.cch.kcl.ac.uk/jsp/persons/DisplayCcePerson.jsp?Pers...
From Whites Directory of 1854 - entry for East Tuddenham.
In 1705, the Rev. Jeremiah and My. Revans gave 1½a. of land for distributions of bread, and a yearly sermon ; and the former left a rent-charge of 30s. for the same uses ; also a rent-charge of £4 for the education of two poor boys of this parish, and two of Barford.
apling.freeservers.com/Villages/TuddenhamEast54.htm
This was expanded in the 1883 version to read:-
In 1705 the Rev. Jeremiah and Mary Revans gave 1½ acres of land, called Seabornes, for distributions of bread every fortnight, and a yearly sermon. The former also gave for the same uses a yearly rent-charge of 39s., out of a farm now belonging to Mr. Balls.
www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/tuddenham_east/whi...
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"Under her inspiration, strong with her might, great men were raised up-illustrious for their sanctity no less than for their apostolic spirit-to beat off the attacks of wicked adversaries and to lead souls back into the virtuous ways of Christian life, firing them with a consuming love of the things of God. One such man, an army in himself, was Dominic Guzman. Putting all his trust in our Lady’s Rosary, he set himself fearlessly to the accomplishment of both these tasks with happy results... And so, in Mary, God has given us the most zealous guardian of Christian unity. There are, of course, more ways than one to win her protection by prayer, but as for Us, We think that the best and most effective way to her favor lies in the Rosary. We have elsewhere brought it to the attention of the devout Christian and not least among the advantages of the Rosary is the ready and easy means it puts in his hands to nurture his faith, and to keep him from ignorance of his religion and the danger of error."
– Pope Leo XIII.
Painting from St Dominic’s Basilica in Valletta, Malta.
"Here lyeth in hope of ye resurrection, ye body of ye right woorthy William St Andrew Esqr Lord of the Manor of Gotha whose ancestors have resided here this 350 years : He dyed (to ye unspeakable griefe of all his frends) in ye 40 year of his age ye 25th of No Ao DNI 1624 Livinge desired, dyinge Lamented, for ye greate goode which was founde in him towarde his God, his countrie, his frendes. He had three wives
MARY ye eldest daughtr of Thomas Skeffington of Skeffington Esqr: She was virtuous and religious dyed ye 15th of March, 1605, at ye age of 27 yet who brought great advancement to ye house & by who he had issue, 2 sonns and 2 daughters: John the eldest married Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge of Lockington Esqr : William died at ye age of 11 years : & Iane died at 18 years : Barbara married to William ye only son of ye said Io : B : & died ye 5 of Apl [1624]
His second wife was MARY ye daughter of Edward Pilkingtön of Stanton Esqr: an ancient familie she was modest and full of pyetie : her age 27: Depted this life ye 7th of July 1618 : Both these lye here interred wth him, His third wife was ELIZABETH of ye worfll family of Wedgewoods of Haracles in ye County of Staff : who is yet livinge this Iune, Ao D--- : 1625 VIVIT POST FVNERA VIRTVS"
William St Andrew c1528-1624 m1 Mary c1578-1605 daughter of Thomas Skeffington d1600 of Billesden and Isabella Byron www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10578509685/
Children
1. John c1601-d1625 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10554239286/ m Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington grand daughter of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/
2. William died aged 11 years
1. Jane died aged 18 years
2. Barbara dsp1623 aged 18 m William son of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington (grandson of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/ (William m2 Elizabeth daughter of Gervase Pigott of Thrumpton)
After the death of Mary's brother John in 1613 his property at Billesden passed to his 2 sisters Mary and Katherine wife of Robert Barford her second husband Although the Barfords seem to have retained interests in Billesdon for some years, the manor came into the possession of the St. Andrew family John St. Andrew, the son of William and Mary, died in 1626 and his property in Billesdon, which in1646 brought in rents of £23 a year passed to his daughter Barbara wife of Oliver St. John of Woodford Northants Their son Andrew or St. Andrew succeeded to the manor before 1663 and died in 1701
- Gotham church Nottinghamshire
Monument in the north choir aisle to the great anti-slavery politician William Wilberforce (d.1833) by Samuel Joseph. Wilberforce is best remembered for championing the abolition of slavery, a task which took 20 years to win approval but finally succeeded in 1807. I remember my mother drawing my attention to this monument on my first ever visit to the Abbey in childhood and impressing on me the importance of his achievement. I thus always find it strange that such a virtuous man is portrayed here with a slightly sinister expression, resembling a very devious looking Patrick Moore!
www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorat...
Westminster Abbey is perhaps the most significant church in English History, site of the coronation of monarchs since it was founded by Edward the Confessor, and burial place of the majority of them, along with many other historical figures of note. It is first and foremost a superlative work of medieval architecture, from its soaring 13th-14th century nave, transepts and choir (all in a curiously French inspired version of Decorated Gothic) to the masterpiece of English Perpendicular, the incredibly lacy fan-vaulted Henry VII's chapel at the east end.
The Abbey is also a treasure house of ecclesiastical art, most of it monumental sculpture on the numerous tombs and effigies of almost every date ranging from the entire medieval period through to the 20th century; a somewhat cluttered interior, crammed full of interest, there is simply nothing else quite like it, no other church contains so many monuments.
The Abbey's monastic ranges partially survive, most notably the cloisters and superb chapter house; a short summary of the Abbey's riches is simply impossible. The monastery itself was shut down during the Dissolution, after which the Abbey briefly became a cathedral until its diocesan rank was revoked merely a decade later. Today it is designated a 'Royal Peculiar' owing to its unique status.
The Abbey is a textbook in stone of British history, and thus a hugely popular tourist attraction. It currently has more limited opening hours in the post-Covid recovery period and entry is not cheap, but happily after decades of a strict prohibition against photographers the rules have now been relaxed at last and visitors are now welcome to fully enjoy this marvellous building with their cameras!
For further details (and restrictions) see below:-
Gypsy Pistoleros + Wrathchild + SmashCandy @ The Night Owl, Cheltenham - 22nd May 2010
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2010 VirtuousCirclePhotography.com
Love these Souldoll eyes! :D
They came with my Devonia originally so I have no idea if they are even available anymore as she was a limited release. :/
But I am very happy with the quality and size of these eyes, their depth is amazing and the colour is quite vibrant despite that they're rather dark.
The eyes are flat and low dome and I believe 14mm. They fit in this Siean's eye wells perfectly since they have been altered to be bigger and more cat-eye-shaped.
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Pouch is a Minifee Siean (mod).
Alabaster & marble wall monument which has not fared well over time:
"Here lies buried the most virtuous Lady Catherine Graham wife of Sir Richard Graham of Netherby in the county of Cumberland, knight and Bart, daughter of Thomas Musgrove of Cumcach Esq and Susanna his wife. Well beloved in her country as being a very hospitable and charitable matron, she died March 1649 in the 48th year of her age leaving behind her 2 sons and 4 daughters namely George, Richard, Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna and Henrietta Maria."
Richard, bc.1583 was the 2nd son of Fergus Graham 1625 of Plump, Kirkandrews-upon-Esk and Sybil daughter of William Bell of Scotsbrig, Middlebie, Dumfries & Brockethouse by Elizabeth Bowmont
He was knighted on 9th January 1629 and created a baronet on 29th March 1629
He was groom to George, 1st Marquess (later Duke) of Buckingham by 1617, gentleman of the horse 1619-28;8 joint. clerk of customs bills 1619-21;9 equerry, King’s Stables 1629-?44; master of the harriers 1644- Member, Council in the North 1629-41 .......
Sir Richard came from one of the more obscure branches of a border clan, notorious for its participation in violent raiding, that settled at Plump by the middle of the sixteenth century His elder brother was deported to the Low Countries after a particularly audacious week of pillage in 1603, and his ‘debatable lands’ were granted to George Clifford, 3rd earl of Cumberland. Sir Richard himself ‘came on foot to London and got entertained into ... Buckingham’s service, having some spark of wit, and skill in moss-trooping and horse-coursing’. Despite a temporary loss of office in 1620 after a duel with his employer’s kinsman, a younger son of Basil Feilding*, he was able to lay out £3,955 on the purchase of property in Lincolnshire in 1621-2. As a part-time resident in Cumberland, he endeavoured to reform vice there by building a church and educating the young Appointed customer of Carlisle in 1623, he was granted permission to execute the office by deputy on account of his attendance at Court. In the same year, with Sir Francis Cottington* and Endymion Porter†, he accompanied Buckingham and Prince Charles on their ill-fated journey to Spain to woo the Infanta.
In 1624 the year of his marriage, Richard bought Norton Conyers from his wife’s father (whose own father had purchased it from the Crown in 1593 ) with 'all messuages, granges, mills, lands, tenements, tithes, waters, warrens, leet lawdays, views of frankpledge' and other liberties for £6,500.28 During the autumn he fought a duel with another follower of Buckingham, Sackville Crowe*, but again escaped serious consequences Graham took the credit for persuading Lord Robartes to buy a peerage for £3,000 in 1625, and Edward Clarke* heard that he had been rewarded with a suit valued at £500 a year.
He m 1624 Catherine daughter of Thomas Musgrove 1600 of 1600 of Cumcatch Manor, Brampton, Cumberland & Susanna Thwaites
Children
1. George 2nd Bart c1624-58 married Mary daughter of James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartfell and 1st wife Margaret daughter of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry & Isabel Kerr
2. Richard 1635 - 1711 was made a baronet in 1662 for services to the royal cause in the Civil War . He m Elizabeth daughter of Chichester Fortescue & Elizabeth Slingsby
Elizabeth was the grand-daughter of William Slingsby www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6123004013/ and had a son Reginald 1728 who married Frances Bellingham
3. Mary m Edward 1st baron Musgrave 1673 of Hayton Castle, Cumberland
4. Elizabeth m (1st wife) Sir Cuthbert Heron of Chipchase Castle
5. Susanna
6. Henrietta Maria
Sir Richard was first elected MP for Carlisle, ten miles from his Cumbrian estate, in 1626, during the mayoralty of his kinsman Edward Aglionby*, who acted as returning officer. He left no trace on the records of the second Caroline Parliament, though he may have heard his transaction with Robartes mentioned in Sir John Eliot’s* report on 24 Mar. 1626 of the charges of corruption levelled against Buckingham. Graham attended his master on the expedition to the Ile de Ré in 1627, and with John Ashburnham* helped to rally a faltering regiment at the landing He was re-elected in 1628, but again went unnoticed in the parliamentary records. On 8 July he re-purchased Nicholl Forest and other ‘debatable lands’ formerly confiscated from his family, from the Cliffords at the favourable price of £7,050.33 After his Buckingham’s assassination he was granted a market and fair on his Cumberland estate, and rebuilt Kirkandrews church in 1637, though in a thoroughly shoddy manner.
Richard was created a baronet in 1629.
He fought on the side of Charles I at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642, where he was severely wounded and lived in the York garrison until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. However Rupert and Newcastle were defeated the next day at the decisive Battle of Marston Moor, where Richard suffered 26 wounds returning home on horseback more dead than alive .
Later taken prisoner while on his way from Oxford to Newark in November 1645, he promptly submitted to Parliament and was thus able to compound for his delinquency at a favourable rate, paying £2,385 on an estate of just under £1,250 a year.
Sir Richard made his will on 26 March 1653, leaving a portion of £1,500 for his only unmarried daughter , named after the queen, Henrietta Maria, and an annuity of £20 for a cousin at whose house in Newmarket he died on 28th January 1654 and was buried here at Wath.
His Cumberland property had been settled on his elder son George who died before the 1660 Restoration of King Charles ll , however his grandson Sir Richard Grahame reeped the rewards for their loyalty to the Crown, and was given a Scottish peerage and represented the county under James II.
His younger son Richard founded another branch of the family at Norton Conyers where they still live . He was created 1st Baronet Graham of Norton Conyers for his loyal services in the Civil War,
(The descendants of George & William seem to have intermarried in the 17c & 18c www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/88Rn92 )
Monument repaired by Sir Bellingham Graham bart 1783, their hands are much too big !!
- Church of St Mary, Wath, Yorkshire
www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1604-1629/member/graham-richard... www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-Graham-of-Esk-1st-Baronet...
- Church of St Mary, Wath, Yorkshire
Belgian postcard. NV Cacao en Chocolade Kivon, Vilvoorde.
Adelqui Migliar aka Adelqui Millar (1891-1956) was Chilean actor who was the male star of Dutch silent cinema in the 1910s and early 1920s. Later on he acted and directed in Britain and Argentine.
Adelqui Migliar Icardi was born 5 August 1891 in Concepción, Chile. His father was Chilean, his mother Italian. He had a happy youth on the farm of his parents and enjoyed playing the cowboy. When he was 14 his father sent him to Italy to do high-school. At his return to Chile, Migliar had a diploma in commercial science, but didn’t know what to do with it, so he joined a touring theatre group and for one year he travelled all around Latin America until he reached California. There he started his film career as extra, which earned more money than his stage acting. According to Caroline Hanotte he worked as double and stuntman, performing the stunts considered too dangerous for the stars. It seems he even participated to some films as – uncredited - assistant-director. Vittorio Martinelli writes Migliar worked at Vitagraph, where his parts slowly became bigger. At the end of 1913 he returned to Italy and found work in Turin as actor with the companies Pasquali and Gloria, though unknown is which film titles. When Italy joined the Allies in the First World War in 1915, Migliar left Italy and went to the neutral Netherlands, where Theo Frenkel senior offered him to play the protagonist in his film Genie tegen Geweld (Genius against Violence, 1916), produced by Frenkel’s own company Amsterdam Film. In those years the Dutch were in dire need of male young actors, as many young Dutchmen were serving in the army. Migliar played Pim Brice, a courageous detective who pursues a gang of jewel thieves, when the daughter of an innocent suspect asks him to catch the real thieves. The film strangely starts with a large nonfiction part on a jewelry factory. After the theft we notice Migliar using all means of transport and performing dangerous stunts such as escaping lions and jumping on a riding train, until he is able to catch the thieves. Apparently his experience as stuntman in the States paid off. Unfortunately the remaining print of the film is incomplete, but it is visible on the site Film in Nederland.
Migliar became a big success, and the Latin Lover of Dutch silent cinema. First he played a violin player who despairs after his wife (Meina Irwen) leaves him, in Johan Gildemeyer’s Danstragedie (Dance Tragedy, 1916). In 1917 he signed a contract with the Hollandia film company of producer and director Maurits Binger and for five years he appeared in 23 films by Hollandia. In his first film for Hollandia Madame Pinkette & Co. (1917) he already acted opposite the diva of Dutch silent film: Annie Bos, but he had to wait until his second film at Hollandia, Kroon der Schande (Crown of Shame, 1917), until they played together as protagonists. Henceforth they were a film couple, lovers split by cruel destinies and reunited in the end in films like Oorlog en Vrede (War and Peace, 1918), Een Carmen van het Noorden (A Carmen of the North, 1919) and Rechten der Jeugd (The Rights of Youth, 1918, released 1921). At Hollandia, Migliar not only played heroes or lovers. He was the grandfather of the protagonist in Zooals ik ben (As I Am, 1920), while he played the sinister Henk Duif in Schakels (Chains, 1919), the film adaptation of Herman Heijermans’ noted stage play. Another villain he was in Wat eeuwig blijft (What Ever Remains, 1920) and Bloedgeld (Blood Money 1920), while he was a revolutionary in De Heldendaad van Peter Wells (The Little Hour of Peter Wells, 1920). Often Migliar played double roles, as father and son in War and Peace, and two brothers in Zonnetje (Joy, 1919). Thanks to the ingenious double exposure photography by cinematographer Feiko Boersma, he played the ghost of a murdered man in Onder spiritistischen dwang (The Other Person, 1921).
Once the First World War was finished Binger struck a deal with the British distributor and producer A.G. Granger and the founded the Granger-Binger or Anglo-Hollandia company. Binger co-directed the films with the British director B.E. Doxat-Pratt, such as Joy (1919) with Annie Bos, Hidden Lives (1920) with again Bos [renamed Anna Bosilova], Fate’s Plaything (1920) with Constance Worth, As God Made Her (1920) with Mary Odette, John Herriott’s Wife (1920) again with Odette, The Little Hour of Peter Wells (1920) with O.B. Clarence, Blood Money (1921) with Dorothy Fane, The Other Person (1921) with Zoe Palmer, and In the Night (1921) with Fane. Many Dutch actors such as Annie Bos lost prominence and were replaced by British actors, but Migliar kept his position. His name was only changed in Millar, a name he kept until the end of his career. Probably Millar’s best films in those years were Een lach en een traan (Laughter and Tears, 1921) and Circus Jim (1921), films Millar both co-scripted, while he was co-director of Circus Jim as well (NB IMDB erroneously equals this film with Laughter and Tears). Laughter and Tears deals about a poor Venetian painter. He dumps his girl Pierrette (played by American actress Evelyn Brent) for a fancy lady when he has his artistic breakthrough. Pierrette doesn’t give up and follows him to Paris, they fight and he thinks he killed her. Cast and crew moved to Venice and Paris for location shooting. The investments paid back, when the film became an international success. It also meant a ticket for Millar’s international career.
Late 1921 Millar moved to Britain, where he founded his own company and where he scripted, produced, directed and interpreted Pages of Life (1922), with again the beautiful Evelyn Brent co-starring. This was followed by I Pagliacci (G.B. Samuelson, S.W. Smith 1925), where he was Canio opposite Lilian Hall-Davis as Nedda, and London (Herbert Wilcox 1926), with Dorothy Gish. In The Arab (1924), shot partly in France and Algeria by the American film director Rex Ingram who was active in Nice then, Millar played the father of another Latin Lover: Ramon Novarro. For his part of Prince Seti opposite Maria Corda’s Moon of Israel in Die Sklavenkönigin (1924) by Mihaly Kertesz aka Michael Curtiz, Millar moved to Austria. Returned to Britain he directed himself and Mona Maris in The Apache (1925), after which had the male lead in Le navire aveugle (Giuseppe Guarino 1927) with Colette Darfeuil, and directed the French Albatros production Souris d’hôtel (1928) with Elmire Vautier and Ica von Lenkeffy.
Late 1927 Millar founded a new company in London, Whitehall, for which he was president. He ambitiously planned to produce six low budget films. The first one Millar directed and interpreted in Spain: Life (1928), in the second, The Inseparables (1929), he left the lead to Patrick Aherne and stuck to directing only, with John Stafford. When the films were ready to be released, however, Whitehall got in trouble, and in 1929 Millar was discharged and his contract annulled. The affair was widely described by noted British film historian Rachel Low, who according to Dutch film historian Geoffrey Donaldson though who was quite prejudiced in her judgement of Millar’s acting, as in her time just one print of a film with Millar was available. Millar’s career was saved when sound came on and Paramount decided to open a sound film studio near Paris at Joinville-le-Pont. He was hired to six Spanish versions of American films for the Spanish and Latin American market, while he also shot the French version of George Cukor’s The Virtuous Sin, entitled Le rebelle (1931), with Suzy Vernon. Millar’s last film at Joinville was Luces de Buenos Aires (1931), based on an original script and only shot in Spanish. Protagonist was the popular Argentine singer Carlos Gardel. The film had a vast success everywhere in South America and was projected in New York as well.
In the 1930s Millar continued his surely tiresome wandering life. In 1934 he shot in Italy Luci sommerse with Fosco Giachetti, Nelly Corradi and Laura Nucci, while the project of a second Italian film failed. In Spain Millar directed Madrid se divorcia, also in 1934. Four years after, he co-directed with the Portuguese filmmaker Georges Pallu Ceux de demain, shot in Paris and starring Jeanne Boitel and Constant Rémy. The outbreak of the Spanish civil war spoiled another project in Spain, so Millar accepted a proposal of the Argentine producer Alfredo de Murua to come over to Buenos Aires. While the Argentine film industry could well have benefitted from Millar’s experience, the opposite happened. While Millar could continue to work in Buenos Aires until 1954, nothing really grand came out of it and much remained on a provincial level. His first film Ambición (1939) was based on the script of his earlier Dutch silent film Laughter and tears, in a small part the Chilean actor Rafael Frontaura is visible. The same year Millar made La carga de los valientes (released 1940), in which he directed a debuting, 19 year old actress: a certain Eva Duarte. She would become famous as: Evita Peron. In the 1940s and 1950s Millar still directed seven films such as Tormenta en el alma (1946), his only Chilean film, which elsewhere was released as El precio de una vida (1947). The film was after Victorien Sardou’s Fedora, with Mecha Ortiz as princess Fedora and with Emilio Gaete as the nihilist who loves her. El domador (1954), starring Elisa Christian Galvé and Oscar Fuentes, was Millar’s last film direction. Adelqui Migliar/Millar died on 6 August 1956 in Santiago de Chile, at the age of 65.
Sources: IMDB, Dutch and English Wikipedia, Film in Nederland, Caroline Hanotte on www.cineartistes.com/fiche-Adelqui+Migliar.html, Geoffrey Donaldson in Immagine. Nuova Serie N. 16, 1990-1991.
“What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.”
_Johann Kaspar Lavater_
"Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles."
_Abbie Hoffman_
"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship."
_ Ralph Nader_
"The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men."
_Plato_
I have given this well it's original ancient Welsh name of Annis's Well. Annis was the Celtic goddess of rivers, streams, wells, water in general and wisdom. It was/is a sacred well and it was the habit of local people to leave offerings there to the goddess or tie coloured rags to the nearby trees in her honour. And some it seems still do. The well by the way is located near the village of Trellech in Wales, where there is also a small cluster of Bronze Age standing stones. (see here)
At some time after the Christianisation of Wales the local church renamed the well St. Anne's well, and later still the well has acquired the name "The Virtuous Well". The well had apparently become a place of pilgrimage and I suppose the name derives from the virtuous pilgrims who journeyed there.
"To the memorie of the truly vertuous and religious the Lady Ursula Chichester daughter to Sir William Strode of Newnham , Knight, and wife to Sir John Chichester of Hall, Knight, by whome she had issue 7 sonnes and 2 daughters whereof survive fower sonnes, two sonnes & one daughter heere buried. She departed this life in the true faith of Christ Jesus and was heere enterred the 6th day of July Anno Dni 1635 aged 47
Fayre virtuous sainct injoy thy peacefull sleepe,
While wee that live employ our foes to weepe,
But when thou wak'st let glory shew thy grace,
Let Heav'n, which only can, enrich thy face"
Ursula kneels with 2 babies side-by-side wrapped in swaddling clothes in front of her.
Ursula was the daughter of Sir William Strode 1637 and 1st wife Mary Southcote 1618 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Nh80o1
She m (1st wife) Sir John III Chichester 1598-1669 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/kxUPvn91d4 eldest son and heir of John Chichester 1608 and Anne daughter of Sir Arthur Basset of Umberleigh House and brother of Elizabeth Delbridge 1628 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/JLYs9N
Children - 7 sons &2 daughters
1. John 1626-dsp 1684 buried at Bath Abbey m Dorothy daughter of Henry Carew 1681 & Dorothy Mohan of Broadclyst www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/87h2m6 who m2 Henry Chichester of Shirwell
2. Francis 1628-dsp 1698 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6sgVch
Sir John m2 Elizabeth 1661 daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard 1645 of King's Nympton and Jane Prust having a daughter :
Children
1.. Elizabeth 1637/8-1677 m John Fowell
2. Lewis b 1639 dsp
3. Margaret 1642-45
Sir John m3 Susannah 1694 daughter of William Stevens of Great Torrington, widow of Alexander Rolle 1660 of Tawstock
Children
1. Susannah 1665-1707/8 buried at Swimbridge m Henry Chichester of Stowford, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2Me9b8P67K
None of their sons had children, although two of them inherited successively Hall estate after whose death in 1698 the estate passed to distant cousin Arthur Chichester 1737/8 of Stowford & Pill husband of Jane daughter of Toby Newcourt & Jane Harris www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/T91f00 of Georgeham
On the arch above her are the arms of Chichester and Strode.
Argent, a chevron between 3 conies (rabbits) courant sable
Below are the arms of Chichester impaling Strode.
Bishops Tawton church Devon
Shield - picture with thanks - copyright lobsterthermidor CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UrsulaStrodeArmsBishopsTa...
Pannaka and Yakkha play dice, watched by the virtuous kings and members of the court; Vidhura is shown in a first farewell scene, before being handed over to the Yakkha
Source: The sad case of Mrs. Kate Southern! The beautiful, virtuous Georgia wife, who, being maddened to insanity by the outrageous taunts of a bad woman who had enticed her husband away, killed her (Philadelphia, Pa.: Old Franklin Pub. House, 1878); 24 cm. Call # LM Sa15 c.1.
McDade, T.M. Murder 894.
I Became A Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother in another Cultivation World
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After looking at a handsome man’s picture, he has transmigrated into another world. Rong Yi looked up at the sky, speechless. How unlucky could he be to have transmigrated into a loser + sissy’s body…
What’s worse, the original master of this body has been married to a man! And the worst thing is…
Rong Yi takes a deep breath and lowers his head to look at his chest! Flat! Check! Then he pulls open his pants and luckily see his ‘brother’ is still there, feeling much relieved…
He said to the little cute kid, “What did you say? Say it again.”
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"To the memorie of her deare & deceased husband, Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden, borne of a worthy family in the city of London who by the blessing of God on his ingenious endeavors arose to an ample estate & to the foresaid degrees of honour, & out of those blessings, disposed to charitable uses, in his lifetime, a large portion to the value of £10,000, who lived religiously, virtuously & generously to the age of 78 yeares & died October 18th 1629.
Elizabeth Viscountess Campden his deare consort, borne of the family of the Mays, lived his wife in all peace & contentment, the space of 45 yeares, leaving issue by her said lord & husband 2 daughters
Juliana married to Edward Lord Noel, now Viscount Campden and Maria married to Sir Charles Morison, knight and baronet,
She hath piously and carefully caused this monument to be erected as a testimonie of their mutuall love, where both their bodies may rest together in expectation of a joyfull resurrection".
" O fortunate Campden that you posess great riches and the body of your best patron, Who restored them a lord rich in lands, and who added from those lands new blossoms of honour, may you afford a tomb to this lord. He has embellished your land with many buildings and flourishing gardens; nor has he allowed the Church of God to be neglected but in his life his devout delight was to help the Poor to the utmost. In death grant that he may rest in peace; and here may you hold his modest wife, who was the companion of his life, cherish this body well worthy of resurrection, and protect it in your fostering bosom"
Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden 1629 & wife Elizabeth May.
Baptist was a silk mercer / importer and made his fortune contracting business with the Court also supplying loans to many of the James l & the nobility . At his death he was rumoured to be the richest man in the kingdom. He was knighted in 1603, made a Baron in 1720 and became Viscount Campden in 1628.
He acquired the manor and lands of John Smith 1593 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0846p2 and in
1612 he built a new manor house, next to the church at a cost of £44,000 in the very latest style and with superb gardens, including a canal, water gardens & terraces . This was destroyed by fir in 1645 during the Civil War by order of the Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, in order to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The Gatehouse and two Banqueting Houses or pavilions remain together with some ruins of the house.
It is said that his widowed daughter Juliana lived afterwards in the converted stables, now called the Court House, in Calf Lane.
He also built a town house in Kensington called Campden House as well as a Sessions House for the Middlesex Magistrates which they named Hicks Hall. He acquired land and interest all over the country and left bequests worth c£10,000 in his will.
He was the youngest of 6 sons of Juliana 1592 daughter of William Arthur & Robert Hicks a wealthy silk mercer & freeman of the Ironmongers’ Company, who lived at Cheapside, London, and grandson of John Hicks of Tortworth (his mother m2 Anthony Penne)
His brother entered the service of William Cecil, Lord Burghley
He m Elizabeth daughter of Richard May of goldsmith of London by Mary Hillersdon: and sister of Sir Humphrey May Alderman of London & Groom to the King’s Privy Chamber
Children - sons who died as infants & 2 heiress daughters with big dowries
1. Juliana m Edward Lord Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4U2P6k
2. Mary flic.kr/p/ZyAUBo m1 Sir Charles Morrison www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/19QgNc son of Sir Charles Morison the elder 1599 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p4uWb1 of Cassiobury, Watford & Dorothy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1e29dn daughter of Nicholas Clark / Clerke, of North Weston and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Ramsey & Susannah Isham: Dorothy was the widow of Henry Long of Shingay m2 Sir John Cooper, 1st Bart of Rockbourne 1630, only son of Sir John Cooper 1610 & Margaret / Martha daughter of Anthony Skutt, of Stanton Drew, Somerset. m3 Sir Edward Alford
Baptist is credited with the continued prosperity of the town after the end of the wool staple which badly affected Winchecombe and Cirencester
Just before his death in August 1629, the bailiffs and churchwardens had conveyed to him the south chapel as "a place of sepulchre for himself and his heirs forever"
Generous with his wealth, he had repaired the chancel at his own expense. He also built a wall round the churchyard, presented the communion plate, gave the decorations for the pulpit and a large brass eagle which still survives. He also endowed the vicarage with part of the great tythes of Winfrith and West Lulworth Dorset and built almshouses and the market hall in 1627
Heraldry on the canopy - 2 shields - Gu. a fess wavy between 3 fleur de lie az. (Hicks) & Gu. a fess between 8 billets (May).
Monument costing £1000 is thought to be by Nicholas Stone
who executed a monument of son in law Sir Charles Morison at Watford church.Herts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_Hicks,_1st_Viscount_Campden
chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/page_id__77.aspx - Church of St James, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
SINGAPORE, 18 Aug. 2010 - BAYLEY Kesley of Barbados on the horse Virtuous Flare smiles after the match when the audience applaud for her during the jumping team round 1 of equestrian at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, August 18, 2010..XINHUA/SYOGOC-POOL/Duan Zhuoli
Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods) and the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Murugan is often referred to as "Tamil Kadavul" (meaning "God of Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple situated deep south.[1] Hindus in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').[2]
Other names[edit]
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.[5]
Vedas[edit]
The Atharva Veda describes Kumaran as 'Agnibhuh' because he is form of 'Agni' (Fire God) & Agni hold in his hand when kumaran born. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudra. The Taittiriya Aranyaka contains the Gayatri mantra for Shanmukha. The Chandogya Upanishad refers to Skanda as the "way that leads to wisdom". The Baudhayana Dharmasutra mentions Skanda as 'Mahasena' and 'Subrahmanya.' The Aranya Parva canto of the Mahabharata relates the legend of Kartikeya Skanda in considerable detail. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.[6] The Upanishads also constantly make a reference to a Supreme Being called Guha, the indweller.
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.[7] (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Kartikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'. It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army (sena) of Devas. But according to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, in his master work on Shiva[8] and other works, Kartikeya was married to Devasenā and that is on the ground of his name as Devasena's husband, Devasenāpati, misinterpreted as Deva-senāpati (Deva's general) that he was granted the title general and made the Deva's army general.[9]
The Ramayana version is closer to the stories told in the Puranas discussed below.
Tolkappiyam, possibly the most ancient of the extant Sangam works, dated between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE glorified Murugan, "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent," as "the favoured god of the Tamils."[10] The Sangam poetry divided space and Tamil land into five allegorical areas (tinai) and according to the Tirumurugarruppatai ( c. 400–450 AD) attributed to the great Sangam poet Nakkiirar, Murugan was the presiding deity the Kurinci region (hilly area). (Tirumurugaruppatai is a deeply devotional poem included in the ten idylls (Pattupattu) of the age of the third Sangam). The other Sangam era works in Tamil that refer to Murugan in detail include the Paripaatal, the Akananuru and the Purananuru. One poem in the Paripaatal describes the veneration of Murugan thus:
"We implore thee not for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific, love and virtuous deeds."
According to the Tamil devotional work, Thiruppugazh, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress". In another work, Thirumurukkarrupatai, he is described as a god of eternal youth;
His face shines a myriad rays light and removes the darkness from this world.[11]
The references to Murugan can be traced back to the first millennium BCE. There are references to Murugan in Kautilya's Arthashastra, in the works of Patanjali, in Kalidasa's epic poem the Kumarasambhavam. The Kushanas, who governed from what is today Peshawar, and the Yaudheyas, a republican clan in the Punjab, struck coins bearing the image of Skanda. The deity was venerated also by the Ikshvakus, an Andhra dynasty, and the Guptas.[6] The worship of Kumāra was one of the six principal sects of Hinduism at the time of Adi Shankara. The Shanmata system propagated by him included this sect. In many Shiva and Devi temples of Tamil Nadu, Murugan is installed on the left of the main deity. The story of His birth goes as follows:
Sati immolated herself in a pyre as her father King Daksha had insulted Shiva, her Lord. She was reborn as Parvathi or Uma, daughter of the King of Himalayas, Himavan. She then married her Lord Shiva. The Devas were under onslaught from the Asuras whose leader was Soorapadman. He had been granted boons that only Lord Shiva or his seed could kill him. Fearless he vanquished the Devas and made them his slaves. The Devas ran to Vishnu for help who told them that it was merely their fault for attending Daksha's yagna, without the presence of Lord Shiva. After this, they ran to Shiva for help. Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman's increasing conceit. He frowned and his third eye- the eye of knowledge- started releasing sparks. These were six sparks in total. Agni had the responsibility to take them to Saravana Lake. As he was carrying them, the sparks were growing hotter and hotter that even the Lord of Fire could not withstand the heat. Soon after Murugan was born on a lotus in the Saravana Lake with six faces, giving him the name Arumukhan. Lord Shiva and Parvati visited and tears of joy started flowing as they witnessed the most handsome child. Shiva and Parvathi gave the responsibility of taking care of Muruga to the six Krittika sisters. Muruga grew up to be a handsome, intelligent, powerful, clever youth. All the Devas applauded at their saviour, who had finally come to release them from their woes. Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods, then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras.
Legends[edit]
Given that legends related to Murugan are recounted separately in several Hindu epics, some differences between the various versions are observed. Some Sanskrit epics and puranas indicate that he was the elder son of Shiva. This is suggested by the legend connected to his birth; the wedding of Shiva and Parvati being necessary for the birth of a child who would vanquish the asura named Taraka. Also, Kartikeya is seen helping Shiva fight the newborn Ganesha, Shiva's other son, in the Shiva Purana. In the Ganapati Khandam of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, he is seen as the elder son of Shiva and Ganesha as the younger. In South India, it is believed that he is the younger of the two. A Puranic story has Ganesha obtain a divine fruit of knowledge from Narada winning a contest with Murugan. While Murugan speeds around the world thrice to win the contest for the fruit, Ganesha circumambulates Shiva and Parvati thrice as an equivalent and is given the fruit. After winning it, he offers to give the fruit to his upset brother. After this event, Ganesha was considered the elder brother owing as a tribute to his wisdom. Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular. This has encouraged the worship of Murugan as a child-God, very similar to the worship of the child Krishna in north India. He is married to two wives, Valli and Devasena. This lead to a very interesting name : Devasenapati viz. Pati (husband) of Devsena and/or Senapati (commander in chief) of Dev (gods)
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis bestowed upon yogis over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to his role as the bestower of siddhis.
In Tamil Nadu, Murugan has continued to be popular with all classes of society right since the Sangam age. This has led to more elaborate accounts of his mythology in the Tamil language, culminating in the Tamil version of Skanda Purana, called Kandha Purānam, written by Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350–1420 AD.) of Kumara Kottam in the city of Kanchipuram. (He was a scholar in Tamil literature, and a votary of the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.)
He is married to two deities, Valli, a daughter of a tribal chief and Deivayanai (also called Devasena), the daughter of Indhra. During His bachelorhood, Lord Murugan is also regarded as Kumaraswami (or Bachelor God), Kumara meaning a bachelor and Swami meaning God. Muruga rides a peacock and wields a bow in battle. The lance called Vel in Tamil is a weapon closely associated with him. The Vel was given to him by his mother, Parvati, and embodies her energy and power. His army's standard depicts a rooster. In the war, Surapadman was split into two, and each half was granted a boon by Murugan. The halves, thus turned into the peacock (his mount) and the rooster his flag, which also "refers to the sun".[12]
As Muruga is worshipped predominantly in Tamil Nadu, many of his names are of Tamil origin. These include Senthil, the red or formidable one; Arumugam, the six-faced one; Guhan and Maal-Marugan, the son-in-law of Vishnu. Murugan is venerated throughout the Tamil year. There is a six-day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a Vel or lance by his mother in order to vanquish the asuras. Thirukarthigai or the full moon of the Tamil month of Karthigai signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war.
Other parts of India[edit]
Historically, God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda Purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories. While doing so, he says: "Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of war."
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling classes. His youth, beauty and bravery was much celebrated in Sanskrit works like the Kathasaritsagara. Kalidasa made the birth of Kumara the subject of a lyrical epic, the Kumaarasambhavam. In ancient India, Kartikeya was also regarded as the patron deity of thieves, as may be inferred from the Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play by Shudraka, and in the Vetala-panchvimshati, a medieval collection of tales. This association is linked to the fact that Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers (in the Mrichchakatikam, Sarivilaka prays to him before tunnelling into the hero's house).
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the Brahmachari form of Kartikeya. Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab, and another temple of Skanda atop the Parvati hill in Pune, Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like nagaradhane are unique to this region.
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of 'Kartik'. However, the popularity of Kartik Puja (worshipping Kartik) is decreasing now, and Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in the district of Malda. Kartik Puja is also popular among the prostitutes. This can probably be linked to the fact that, the prostitutes mostly got clients from the upper class babu-s in old Kolkata, who all, in turn, had been associated to the image of Kartik (as discussed above). In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13] Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini, Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.[14]
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in the state.
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. He is a favorite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon. In the deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love him, regardless of their birth or heritage. The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost Murugan temples in Jaffna. The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition. Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala Buddhism,
Based on archeological evidence found, it is believed that the Kiri Vehera was either renovated to build during the 1st century BCE. There are number of others inscriptions and ruins.[15]
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala Buddhism.[16] The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century. The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.[16] Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in the medieval period.[17]
Lord Murugan is one of the most important deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
The main temples of Murugan are located in Tamil Nadu and other parts of south India. They include the Aru Padaiveedu (six abodes) — Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Pazhamudircholai, Thirupparangunram, Palani (Pazhani), Thiruthani and other important shrines like Mayilam, Sikkal, Marudamalai, Kundrathur, Vadapalani, Kandakottam, Thiruporur, Vallakottai, Vayalur, Thirumalaikoil, Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai near Gobichettipalayam. Malai Mandir, a prominent and popular temple complex in Delhi, is one of the few dedicated to Murugan in all of North India apart from the Pehowa temple in Haryana.
There are many temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Kerala. Amongst them are Atiyambur Sri Subramanya Temple in Kanhangad Kasaragod, Payyannur Subramanya Swamy temple in Payyanur, Panmana Subramanya Swamy temple in Panmana and the Subramanya temple in Haripad. There is a temple in Skandagiri, Secunderabad and one in Bikkavolu, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka there is the Kukke Subramanya Temple where Lord Murugan is worshiped as the Lord of the serpents. Aaslesha Bali, Sarpa Samskara with nagapathista samarpa are major prayers here. There is a temple called Malai Mandir in South Delhi. Malai means hill in Tamil. Mandir means temple in Hindi.
The key temples in Sri Lanka include the sylvan shrine in Kataragama / (Kadirgamam) or Kathirkamam in the deep south, the temple in Tirukovil in the east, the shrine in Embekke in the Kandyan region and the famed Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Malaysia, the most famous being the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. There is a 42.7-m-high statue of Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, which is the largest Lord Murugan statue in the world. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, Singapore is a major Hindu temple where each year the Thaipusam festival takes place with devotees of Lord Muruga carrying Kavadis seeking penance and blessings of the Lord.
In the United Kingdom, Highgate Hill Murugan temple is one of the oldest and most famous. In London, Sri Murugan Temple in Manor park is a well-known temple. In Midlands, Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple is gaining popularity recently. Skanda Vale in West Wales was founded by Guruji, a Tamil devotee of Subramaniam, and its primary deity is Lord Murugan. In Australia, Sydney Murugan temple in Parramatta (Mays Hill), Perth Bala Muruguan temple in Mandogalup and Kundrathu Kumaran temple in Rockbank, Melbourne are major Hindu temples for all Australian Hindus and Murugan devotees. In New Zealand, there is a Thirumurugan Temple in Auckland and a Kurinji Kumaran Temple in Wellington, both dedicated to Lord Murugan. In the USA, Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord, Northern California and Murugan Temple of North America[18] in Maryland, Washington DC region are popular. In Toronto, Canada, Canada Kanthasamy Temple is known amongst many Hindus in Canada. In Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of the city of Montreal in Canada, there is a monumental temple of Murugan. The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, located in the Sihl Valley in Adliswil, is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[19]
The Virtuous Wife
10 Who[b] can find a virtuous[c] wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
And willingly works with her hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
She brings her food from afar.
15 She also rises while it is yet night,
And provides food for her household,
And a portion for her maidservants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From her profits she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength,
And strengthens her arms.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is good,
And her lamp does not go out by night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hand holds the spindle.
20 She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
For all her household is clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies sashes for the merchants.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “ Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.
"Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson,
Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
In celebration of my grandmother's birthday, I am reminded of this passage from the Bible. She is the epitome of the proverbs 31 woman and I always hope and try to even be just a small portion of the kind of woman she is. That would be such a fulfilling achievement.
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Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honour to meet you and you may call me V.
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici". Translates "By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe."
"There is a face beneath this mask, but It is not me, I am no more that face then the muscles beneath It, or the bones beneath them. Beneath this mask there is not a man, there is an Idea, and ideas are bulletproof"
People should not be afraid of their governments.
Governments should be afraid of their people.
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
A penny loaf to feed the Pope
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!
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"To the memorie of her deare & deceased husband, Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden, borne of a worthy family in the city of London who by the blessing of God on his ingenious endeavors arose to an ample estate & to the foresaid degrees of honour, & out of those blessings, disposed to charitable uses, in his lifetime, a large portion to the value of £10,000, who lived religiously, virtuously & generously to the age of 78 yeares & died October 18th 1629.
Elizabeth Viscountess Campden his deare consort, borne of the family of the Mays, lived his wife in all peace & contentment, the space of 45 yeares, leaving issue by her said lord & husband 2 daughters
Juliana married to Edward Lord Noel, now Viscount Campden and Maria married to Sir Charles Morison, knight and baronet,
She hath piously and carefully caused this monument to be erected as a testimonie of their mutuall love, where both their bodies may rest together in expectation of a joyfull resurrection".
" O fortunate Campden that you posess great riches and the body of your best patron, Who restored them a lord rich in lands, and who added from those lands new blossoms of honour, may you afford a tomb to this lord. He has embellished your land with many buildings and flourishing gardens; nor has he allowed the Church of God to be neglected but in his life his devout delight was to help the Poor to the utmost. In death grant that he may rest in peace; and here may you hold his modest wife, who was the companion of his life, cherish this body well worthy of resurrection, and protect it in your fostering bosom"
Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden 1629 & wife Elizabeth May.
Baptist was a silk mercer / importer and made his fortune contracting business with the Court also supplying loans to James l & the nobility At his death he was rumoured to be the richest man in the kingdom. He was knighted in 1603, made a Baron in 1720 and became Viscount Campden in 1628.
c1608 he acquired the manor and lands of John Smith 1593 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0846p2 and in
1612 he built a new manor house, next to the church at a cost of £44,000 in the very latest style and with superb gardens, including a canal, water gardens & terraces . This was destroyed by fir in 1645 during the Civil War by order of the Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, in order to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The Gatehouse and two Banqueting Houses or pavilions remain together with some ruins of the house.
It is said that his widowed daughter Juliana lived afterwards in the converted stables, now called the Court House, in Calf Lane.
He also built a town house in Kensington called Campden House as well as a Sessions House for the Middlesex Magistrates which they named Hicks Hall. He acquired land and interest all over the country and left bequests worth c£10,000 in his will.
He was the youngest of 6 sons of Juliana 1592 daughter of William Arthur & Robert Hicks a wealthy silk mercer & freeman of the Ironmongers’ Company, who lived at Cheapside, London, and grandson of John Hicks of Tortworth (his mother m2 Anthony Penne)
His brother entered the service of William Cecil, Lord Burghley
He m Elizabeth daughter of Richard May of goldsmith of London by Mary Hillersdon: and sister of Sir Humphrey May Alderman of London & Groom to the King’s Privy Chamber
Children - sons who died as infants & 2 heiress daughters with big dowries
1. Juliana m Edward Lord Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4U2P6k
2. Mary flic.kr/p/ZyAUBo m1 Sir Charles Morrison www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/19QgNc son of Sir Charles Morison the elder 1599 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p4uWb1 of Cassiobury, Watford & Dorothy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1e29dn daughter of Nicholas Clark / Clerke, of North Weston and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Ramsey & Susannah Isham: Dorothy was the widow of Henry Long of Shingay m2 Sir John Cooper, 1st Bart of Rockbourne 1630, only son of Sir John Cooper 1610 & Margaret / Martha daughter of Anthony Skutt, of Stanton Drew, Somerset. m3 Sir Edward Alford
Baptist is credited with the continued prosperity of the town after the end of the wool staple which badly affected Winchecombe and Cirencester
Just before his death in August 1629, the bailiffs and churchwardens had conveyed to him the south chapel as "a place of sepulchre for himself and his heirs forever"
Generous with his wealth, he had repaired the chancel at his own expense. He also built a wall round the churchyard, presented the communion plate, gave the decorations for the pulpit and a large brass eagle which still survives. He also endowed the vicarage with part of the great tythes of Winfrith and West Lulworth Dorset and built almshouses and the market hall in 1627
Heraldry on the canopy - 2 shields - Gu. a fess wavy between 3 fleur de lie az. (Hicks) & Gu. a fess between 8 billets (May).
Monument costing £1000 is thought to be by Nicholas Stone
who executed a monument of son in law Sir Charles Morison at Watford church.Herts
www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/new-contributio... - Church of St James, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
"To the memorie of her deare & deceased husband, Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden, borne of a worthy family in the city of London who by the blessing of God on his ingenious endeavors arose to an ample estate & to the foresaid degrees of honour, & out of those blessings, disposed to charitable uses, in his lifetime, a large portion to the value of £10,000, who lived religiously, virtuously & generously to the age of 78 yeares & died October 18th 1629.
Elizabeth Viscountess Campden his deare consort, borne of the family of the Mays, lived his wife in all peace & contentment, the space of 45 yeares, leaving issue by her said lord & husband 2 daughters
Juliana married to Edward Lord Noel, now Viscount Campden and Maria married to Sir Charles Morison, knight and baronet,
She hath piously and carefully caused this monument to be erected as a testimonie of their mutuall love, where both their bodies may rest together in expectation of a joyfull resurrection".
" O fortunate Campden that you posess great riches and the body of your best patron, Who restored them a lord rich in lands, and who added from those lands new blossoms of honour, may you afford a tomb to this lord. He has embellished your land with many buildings and flourishing gardens; nor has he allowed the Church of God to be neglected but in his life his devout delight was to help the Poor to the utmost. In death grant that he may rest in peace; and here may you hold his modest wife, who was the companion of his life, cherish this body well worthy of resurrection, and protect it in your fostering bosom"
Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden 1629 & wife Elizabeth May.
Baptist was a silk mercer / importer and made his fortune contracting business with the Court also supplying loans to James l & the nobility At his death he was rumoured to be the richest man in the kingdom. He was knighted in 1603, made a Baron in 1720 and became Viscount Campden in 1628.
c1608 he acquired the manor and lands of John Smith 1593 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0846p2 and in
1612 he built a new manor house, next to the church at a cost of £44,000 in the very latest style and with superb gardens, including a canal, water gardens & terraces . This was destroyed by fir in 1645 during the Civil War by order of the Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, in order to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The Gatehouse and two Banqueting Houses or pavilions remain together with some ruins of the house.
It is said that his widowed daughter Juliana lived afterwards in the converted stables, now called the Court House, in Calf Lane.
He also built a town house in Kensington called Campden House as well as a Sessions House for the Middlesex Magistrates which they named Hicks Hall. He acquired land and interest all over the country and left bequests worth c£10,000 in his will.
He was the youngest of 6 sons of Juliana 1592 daughter of William Arthur & Robert Hicks a wealthy silk mercer & freeman of the Ironmongers’ Company, who lived at Cheapside, London, and grandson of John Hicks of Tortworth (his mother m2 Anthony Penne)
His brother entered the service of William Cecil, Lord Burghley
He m Elizabeth daughter of Richard May of goldsmith of London by Mary Hillersdon: and sister of Sir Humphrey May Alderman of London & Groom to the King’s Privy Chamber
Children - sons who died as infants & 2 heiress daughters with big dowries
1. Juliana m Edward Lord Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4U2P6k
2. Mary flic.kr/p/ZyAUBo m1 Sir Charles Morrison www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/19QgNc son of Sir Charles Morison the elder 1599 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p4uWb1 of Cassiobury, Watford & Dorothy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1e29dn daughter of Nicholas Clark / Clerke, of North Weston and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Ramsey & Susannah Isham: Dorothy was the widow of Henry Long of Shingay m2 Sir John Cooper, 1st Bart of Rockbourne 1630, only son of Sir John Cooper 1610 & Margaret / Martha daughter of Anthony Skutt, of Stanton Drew, Somerset. m3 Sir Edward Alford
Baptist is credited with the continued prosperity of the town after the end of the wool staple which badly affected Winchecombe and Cirencester
Just before his death in August 1629, the bailiffs and churchwardens had conveyed to him the south chapel as "a place of sepulchre for himself and his heirs forever"
Generous with his wealth, he had repaired the chancel at his own expense. He also built a wall round the churchyard, presented the communion plate, gave the decorations for the pulpit and a large brass eagle which still survives. He also endowed the vicarage with part of the great tythes of Winfrith and West Lulworth Dorset and built almshouses and the market hall in 1627
Heraldry on the canopy - 2 shields - Gu. a fess wavy between 3 fleur de lie az. (Hicks) & Gu. a fess between 8 billets (May).
Monument costing £1000 is thought to be by Nicholas Stone
who executed a monument of son in law Sir Charles Morison at Watford church.Herts
www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/new-contributio... - Church of St James, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
The subject is taken from the Old Testament. Two community elders lust after the virtuous Jewish wife, Susanna. They hide in the garden where she bathes and threaten that, unless she sleeps with them, they will publicly accuse her of adultery. She rejects them, and they carry out their threat, but her innocence is proved by the prophet Daniel. Lely was born in Soest, Germany, though his family came from The Hague, in the Netherlands. After training in Haarlem, he arrived in England in the early 1640s. Lely was appointed Principal Painter to Charles II in 1660 and became the leading portrait painter in Britain.
"To the memorie of her deare & deceased husband, Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden, borne of a worthy family in the city of London who by the blessing of God on his ingenious endeavors arose to an ample estate & to the foresaid degrees of honour, & out of those blessings, disposed to charitable uses, in his lifetime, a large portion to the value of £10,000, who lived religiously, virtuously & generously to the age of 78 yeares & died October 18th 1629.
Elizabeth Viscountess Campden his deare consort, borne of the family of the Mays, lived his wife in all peace & contentment, the space of 45 yeares, leaving issue by her said lord & husband 2 daughters
Juliana married to Edward Lord Noel, now Viscount Campden and Maria married to Sir Charles Morison, knight and baronet,
She hath piously and carefully caused this monument to be erected as a testimonie of their mutuall love, where both their bodies may rest together in expectation of a joyfull resurrection".
" O fortunate Campden that you posess great riches and the body of your best patron, Who restored them a lord rich in lands, and who added from those lands new blossoms of honour, may you afford a tomb to this lord. He has embellished your land with many buildings and flourishing gardens; nor has he allowed the Church of God to be neglected but in his life his devout delight was to help the Poor to the utmost. In death grant that he may rest in peace; and here may you hold his modest wife, who was the companion of his life, cherish this body well worthy of resurrection, and protect it in your fostering bosom"
Baptist Lord Hicks, Viscount Campden 1629 & wife Elizabeth May.
Baptist was a silk mercer / importer and made his fortune contracting business with the Court also supplying loans to James l & the nobility At his death he was rumoured to be the richest man in the kingdom. He was knighted in 1603, made a Baron in 1720 and became Viscount Campden in 1628.
c1608 he acquired the manor and lands of John Smith 1593 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0846p2 and in
1612 he built a new manor house, next to the church at a cost of £44,000 in the very latest style and with superb gardens, including a canal, water gardens & terraces . This was destroyed by fir in 1645 during the Civil War by order of the Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, in order to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The Gatehouse and two Banqueting Houses or pavilions remain together with some ruins of the house.
It is said that his widowed daughter Juliana lived afterwards in the converted stables, now called the Court House, in Calf Lane.
He also built a town house in Kensington called Campden House as well as a Sessions House for the Middlesex Magistrates which they named Hicks Hall. He acquired land and interest all over the country and left bequests worth c£10,000 in his will.
He was the youngest of 6 sons of Juliana 1592 daughter of William Arthur & Robert Hicks a wealthy silk mercer & freeman of the Ironmongers’ Company, who lived at Cheapside, London, and grandson of John Hicks of Tortworth (his mother m2 Anthony Penne)
His brother entered the service of William Cecil, Lord Burghley
He m Elizabeth daughter of Richard May of goldsmith of London by Mary Hillersdon: and sister of Sir Humphrey May Alderman of London & Groom to the King’s Privy Chamber
Children - sons who died as infants & 2 heiress daughters with big dowries
1. Juliana m Edward Lord Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4U2P6k
2. Mary flic.kr/p/ZyAUBo m1 Sir Charles Morrison www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/19QgNc son of Sir Charles Morison the elder 1599 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p4uWb1 of Cassiobury, Watford & Dorothy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1e29dn daughter of Nicholas Clark / Clerke, of North Weston and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Ramsey & Susannah Isham: Dorothy was the widow of Henry Long of Shingay m2 Sir John Cooper, 1st Bart of Rockbourne 1630, only son of Sir John Cooper 1610 & Margaret / Martha daughter of Anthony Skutt, of Stanton Drew, Somerset. m3 Sir Edward Alford
Baptist is credited with the continued prosperity of the town after the end of the wool staple which badly affected Winchecombe and Cirencester
Just before his death in August 1629, the bailiffs and churchwardens had conveyed to him the south chapel as "a place of sepulchre for himself and his heirs forever"
Generous with his wealth, he had repaired the chancel at his own expense. He also built a wall round the churchyard, presented the communion plate, gave the decorations for the pulpit and a large brass eagle which still survives. He also endowed the vicarage with part of the great tythes of Winfrith and West Lulworth Dorset and built almshouses and the market hall in 1627
Heraldry on the canopy - 2 shields - Gu. a fess wavy between 3 fleur de lie az. (Hicks) & Gu. a fess between 8 billets (May).
Monument costing £1000 is thought to be by Nicholas Stone
who executed a monument of son in law Sir Charles Morison at Watford church.Herts
www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/new-contributio... - Church of St James, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
Alabaster & marble wall monument which has not fared well over time:
"Here lies buried the most virtuous Lady Catherine Graham wife of Sir Richard Graham of Netherby in the county of Cumberland, knight and Bart, daughter of Thomas Musgrove of Cumcach Esq and Susanna his wife. Well beloved in her country as being a very hospitable and charitable matron, she died March 1649 in the 48th year of her age leaving behind her 2 sons and 4 daughters namely George, Richard, Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna and Henrietta Maria."
Richard, bc.1583 was the 2nd son of Fergus Graham 1625 of Plump, Kirkandrews-upon-Esk and Sybil daughter of William Bell of Scotsbrig, Middlebie, Dumfries & Brockethouse by Elizabeth Bowmont
He was knighted on 9th January 1629 and created a baronet on 29th March 1629
He was groom to George, 1st Marquess (later Duke) of Buckingham by 1617, gentleman of the horse 1619-28;8 joint. clerk of customs bills 1619-21;9 equerry, King’s Stables 1629-?44; master of the harriers 1644- Member, Council in the North 1629-41 .......
Sir Richard came from one of the more obscure branches of a border clan, notorious for its participation in violent raiding, that settled at Plump by the middle of the sixteenth century His elder brother was deported to the Low Countries after a particularly audacious week of pillage in 1603, and his ‘debatable lands’ were granted to George Clifford, 3rd earl of Cumberland. Sir Richard himself ‘came on foot to London and got entertained into ... Buckingham’s service, having some spark of wit, and skill in moss-trooping and horse-coursing’. Despite a temporary loss of office in 1620 after a duel with his employer’s kinsman, a younger son of Basil Feilding*, he was able to lay out £3,955 on the purchase of property in Lincolnshire in 1621-2. As a part-time resident in Cumberland, he endeavoured to reform vice there by building a church and educating the young Appointed customer of Carlisle in 1623, he was granted permission to execute the office by deputy on account of his attendance at Court. In the same year, with Sir Francis Cottington* and Endymion Porter†, he accompanied Buckingham and Prince Charles on their ill-fated journey to Spain to woo the Infanta.
In 1624 the year of his marriage, Richard bought Norton Conyers from his wife’s father (whose own father had purchased it from the Crown in 1593 ) with 'all messuages, granges, mills, lands, tenements, tithes, waters, warrens, leet lawdays, views of frankpledge' and other liberties for £6,500.28 During the autumn he fought a duel with another follower of Buckingham, Sackville Crowe*, but again escaped serious consequences Graham took the credit for persuading Lord Robartes to buy a peerage for £3,000 in 1625, and Edward Clarke* heard that he had been rewarded with a suit valued at £500 a year.
He m 1624 Catherine daughter of Thomas Musgrove 1600 of 1600 of Cumcatch Manor, Brampton, Cumberland & Susanna Thwaites
Children
1. George 2nd Bart c1624-58 married Mary daughter of James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartfell and 1st wife Margaret daughter of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry & Isabel Kerr
2. Richard 1635 - 1711 was made a baronet in 1662 for services to the royal cause in the Civil War . He m Elizabeth daughter of Chichester Fortescue & Elizabeth Slingsby
Elizabeth was the grand-daughter of William Slingsby www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6123004013/ and had a son Reginald 1728 who married Frances Bellingham
3. Mary m Edward 1st baron Musgrave 1673 of Hayton Castle, Cumberland
4. Elizabeth m (1st wife) Sir Cuthbert Heron of Chipchase Castle
5. Susanna
6. Henrietta Maria
Sir Richard was first elected MP for Carlisle, ten miles from his Cumbrian estate, in 1626, during the mayoralty of his kinsman Edward Aglionby*, who acted as returning officer. He left no trace on the records of the second Caroline Parliament, though he may have heard his transaction with Robartes mentioned in Sir John Eliot’s* report on 24 Mar. 1626 of the charges of corruption levelled against Buckingham. Graham attended his master on the expedition to the Ile de Ré in 1627, and with John Ashburnham* helped to rally a faltering regiment at the landing He was re-elected in 1628, but again went unnoticed in the parliamentary records. On 8 July he re-purchased Nicholl Forest and other ‘debatable lands’ formerly confiscated from his family, from the Cliffords at the favourable price of £7,050.33 After his Buckingham’s assassination he was granted a market and fair on his Cumberland estate, and rebuilt Kirkandrews church in 1637, though in a thoroughly shoddy manner.
Richard was created a baronet in 1629.
He fought on the side of Charles I at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642, where he was severely wounded and lived in the York garrison until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. However Rupert and Newcastle were defeated the next day at the decisive Battle of Marston Moor, where Richard suffered 26 wounds returning home on horseback more dead than alive .
Later taken prisoner while on his way from Oxford to Newark in November 1645, he promptly submitted to Parliament and was thus able to compound for his delinquency at a favourable rate, paying £2,385 on an estate of just under £1,250 a year.
Sir Richard made his will on 26 March 1653, leaving a portion of £1,500 for his only unmarried daughter , named after the queen, Henrietta Maria, and an annuity of £20 for a cousin at whose house in Newmarket he died on 28th January 1654 and was buried here at Wath.
His Cumberland property had been settled on his elder son George who died before the 1660 Restoration of King Charles ll , however his grandson Sir Richard Grahame reeped the rewards for their loyalty to the Crown, and was given a Scottish peerage and represented the county under James II.
His younger son Richard founded another branch of the family at Norton Conyers where they still live . He was created 1st Baronet Graham of Norton Conyers for his loyal services in the Civil War,
(The descendants of George & William seem to have intermarried in the 17c & 18c www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/88Rn92 )
Monument repaired by Sir Bellingham Graham bart 1783, their hands are much too big !!
- Church of St Mary, Wath, Yorkshire
www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1604-1629/member/graham-richard... www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-Graham-of-Esk-1st-Baronet...
- Church of St Mary, Wath, Yorkshire
Now the man is thought to be proud who thinks himself worthy of great things, being worthy of them; for he who does so beyond his deserts is a fool, but no virtuous man is foolish or silly. The proud man, then, is the man we have described. For he who is worthy of little and thinks himself worthy of little is temperate, but not proud; for pride implies greatness, as beauty implies a goodsized body, and little people may be neat and well-proportioned but cannot be beautiful.
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President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963.
Let's put this "JFK would have been a Republican/Conservative today" nonsense away. Here ya go:
A Liberal Definition by John F. Kennedy:
Acceptance Speech of the New York
Liberal Party Nomination
September 14, 1960
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then the record of this party and its members demonstrate that we are not that kind of "Liberal." But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."
But first, I would like to say what I understand the word "Liberal" to mean and explain in the process why I consider myself to be a "Liberal," and what it means in the presidential election of 1960.
In short, having set forth my view -- I hope for all time -- two nights ago in Houston, on the proper relationship between church and state, I want to take the opportunity to set forth my views on the proper relationship between the state and the citizen. This is my political credo:
I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, in human liberty as the source of national action, in the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas. It is, I believe, the faith in our fellow citizens as individuals and as people that lies at the heart of the liberal faith. For liberalism is not so much a party creed or set of fixed platform promises as it is an attitude of mind and heart, a faith in man's ability through the experiences of his reason and judgment to increase for himself and his fellow men the amount of justice and freedom and brotherhood which all human life deserves.
I believe also in the United States of America, in the promise that it contains and has contained throughout our history of producing a society so abundant and creative and so free and responsible that it cannot only fulfill the aspirations of its citizens, but serve equally well as a beacon for all mankind. I do not believe in a superstate. I see no magic in tax dollars which are sent to Washington and then returned. I abhor the waste and incompetence of large-scale federal bureaucracies in this administration as well as in others. I do not favor state compulsion when voluntary individual effort can do the job and do it well. But I believe in a government which acts, which exercises its full powers and full responsibilities. Government is an art and a precious obligation; and when it has a job to do, I believe it should do it. And this requires not only great ends but that we propose concrete means of achieving them.
Our responsibility is not discharged by announcement of virtuous ends. Our responsibility is to achieve these objectives with social invention, with political skill, and executive vigor. I believe for these reasons that liberalism is our best and only hope in the world today. For the liberal society is a free society, and it is at the same time and for that reason a strong society. Its strength is drawn from the will of free people committed to great ends and peacefully striving to meet them. Only liberalism, in short, can repair our national power, restore our national purpose, and liberate our national energies. And the only basic issue in the 1960 campaign is whether our government will fall in a conservative rut and die there, or whether we will move ahead in the liberal spirit of daring, of breaking new ground, of doing in our generation what Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson did in their time of influence and responsibility.
Our liberalism has its roots in our diverse origins. Most of us are descended from that segment of the American population which was once called an immigrant minority. Today, along with our children and grandchildren, we do not feel minor. We feel proud of our origins and we are not second to any group in our sense of national purpose. For many years New York represented the new frontier to all those who came from the ends of the earth to find new opportunity and new freedom, generations of men and women who fled from the despotism of the czars, the horrors of the Nazis, the tyranny of hunger, who came here to the new frontier in the State of New York. These men and women, a living cross section of American history, indeed, a cross section of the entire world's history of pain and hope, made of this city not only a new world of opportunity, but a new world of the spirit as well.
Tonight we salute Governor and Senator Herbert Lehman as a symbol of that spirit, and as a reminder that the fight for full constitutional rights for all Americans is a fight that must be carried on in 1961.
Many of these same immigrant families produced the pioneers and builders of the American labor movement. They are the men who sweated in our shops, who struggled to create a union, and who were driven by longing for education for their children and for the children's development. They went to night schools; they built their own future, their union's future, and their country's future, brick by brick, block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood, and now in their children's time, suburb by suburb.
Tonight we salute George Meany as a symbol of that struggle and as a reminder that the fight to eliminate poverty and human exploitation is a fight that goes on in our day. But in 1960 the cause of liberalism cannot content itself with carrying on the fight for human justice and economic liberalism here at home. For here and around the world the fear of war hangs over us every morning and every night. It lies, expressed or silent, in the minds of every American. We cannot banish it by repeating that we are economically first or that we are militarily first, for saying so doesn't make it so. More will be needed than goodwill missions or talking back to Soviet politicians or increasing the tempo of the arms race. More will be needed than good intentions, for we know where that paving leads.
In Winston Churchill's words, "We cannot escape our dangers by recoiling from them. We dare not pretend such dangers do not exist."
And tonight we salute Adlai Stevenson as an eloquent spokesman for the effort to achieve an intelligent foreign policy. Our opponents would like the people to believe that in a time of danger it would be hazardous to change the administration that has brought us to this time of danger. I think it would be hazardous not to change. I think it would be hazardous to continue four more years of stagnation and indifference here at home and abroad, of starving the underpinnings of our national power, including not only our defense but our image abroad as a friend.
This is an important election -- in many ways as important as any this century -- and I think that the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party here in New York, and those who believe in progress all over the United States, should be associated with us in this great effort. The reason that Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson had influence abroad, and the United States in their time had it, was because they moved this country here at home, because they stood for something here in the United States, for expanding the benefits of our society to our own people, and the people around the world looked to us as a symbol of hope.
I think it is our task to re-create the same atmosphere in our own time. Our national elections have often proved to be the turning point in the course of our country. I am proposing that 1960 be another turning point in the history of the great Republic.
Some pundits are saying it's 1928 all over again. I say it's 1932 all over again. I say this is the great opportunity that we will have in our time to move our people and this country and the people of the free world beyond the new frontiers of the 1960s."
- JFK
Portrait distributed by the White House.
Credit: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Boston