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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.
15 October 2009 - IFAD launches new publication on gender and rural microfinance. This year, at the annual commemoration of International Day of Rural Women, IFAD strengthens its contribution to gender equality and economic empowerment of rural women and launches a new publication.
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
Memorial "to the memory of William DOWDESWELL, representative in parliament for the County of Worcester, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the years 1765-1766, a member of the King's Privy Council.
A SENATOR for TWENTY YEARS; A MINISTER for ONE; A VIRTUOUS CITIZEN for his WHOLE LIFE; A MAN of unshaken constancy, inflexible integrity, unremitted industry HIS MIND WAS GENEROUS OPEN SINCERRE. his MANNERS PLAIN, SIMPLE & NOBLE, rEJECTING ALL SORT OF DUPLICITY & DISGUISE. aS USELESS TO HIS DESIGNS & ODIOUS TO HIS NATURE. his UNDERSTANDING was comprehensive, ready, vigorous, made for the practical business of th state. in DEBATE he was clear,natural & convincing. His KNOWLEDGE in all things which concerned his duty , profound. He understood beyond any man of his time the REVENUES of his COUTNRY; Which he preferred to every thing except its LIBERTIES. He was a perfect master of the law of parliament and attached ot its privileges until they were set up againdt THE RIGHTS of the PEOPLE.
All the proceedings which have weakened GOVERNMENT endangered Freedo & distracted the BRITISH EMPIRE, were by him strenuiously OPPOSED. And his last effords under which hs health sunk, were to preserve his COUNTRY from A CIVIL WAR. which being unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune to see. He was not more respectable on the publick scene than amiable in private life. Immersed in the greates affaitrs, he never lost the antient native genuine English character of a COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Disdaining & negecting no office in life, he was an useful municipal maistrate, with great care & clear judgement, administering justice, maintaining the police,relieving the distresses & regulating the manners of the poeple. Inhis neighbourhood an HUSBAND & FATHER; The kindest, gentlet, mot indulgent. He was eery thing to his family except what he gave up to His COUNTRY.
hIs WIDOW who labours with life in order to form the minds of his eleven children to the resemblance of their father, erectes this monument; Born 21st March 1721; Died 7th February 1775 "
"Also are deposited the remains of BRIDGET relict of the Right Hon WILLIAM DOWDESWELL and youngest daughter of WILLIAM CODRINGTON bart; Born November 6th 1729; Married November 6th 1747; And died March 27th 1818 "
(The epitaph proved too effusive & laudatory to some, and Burke who wrote it replied he would give anyone a guinea who could prove one word of it wrong). - Church of St Peter , Bushley , Worcestershire,
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.
very sad that picnik is going...made a new header for my blog before it goes and can no long edit pics...desperately need an alternative...
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Montblanc Flagship Boutique 151 Bloor Street West Toronto ON.
Montblanc Bohème Moongarden (stainless steel)
Item: 112556 36mm
CAD$5,000.00 plus 13% HST.
The lunar moons as detailed by Montblanc:
January: Ice Moon
The cold and deep snows of midwinter
February: Snow Moon
Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult. Better to stay in a warm home.
March: Chaste Moon
Virtuous words and actions, together with clear and pure intents, symbolize the Chaste Moon. Purity in this sense indicates a lunar strength, free from imperfection and things that hinder, impair, and weaken it-an energetic strength.
April: Seed Moon
This name came from the wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring.
May: Bright Moon
In most areas, flowers and sun are abundant everywhere during this time. The moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky.
June: Dyan Moon
Dyan represents the pinnacle of life and used here to reference Midsummer’s Night with the longest day.
July: Rose Moon
This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink and has the color of a rose strawberry.
August: Red Moon
The August’s full moon is referred to as the red moon for the reddish hue it often takes on in the summer haze.
September: Fruit Moon
Farmers work late into the night by the light of the Moon to pick fruits in trees.
October: Harvest Moon
The full Moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. It can occur in either September or October. At this time, crops such as corn, pumpkins, squash, and wild rice are ready for gathering.
November: Hunter Moon
This is the month when the leaves are falling and the game is fattened. Now is the time for hunting and laying in a store of provisions for the long winter ahead.
December: Oak Moon
The oak is a symbol of strength and eternity. The gathering of mistletoe from the oak trees was on the sixth day of the full Moon. The mistletoe could only be cut with a golden sickle in the shape of the Moon’s crescent.
"La Virtud Tutelar del Pueblo", una de las dos estatuas monumentales (junto a "El Trabajo") que reciben al visitante en la entrada de El Capitolio. A su lado, una señorita muy formalita que esperaba para entrar o salir.
Cielo gris, pero temperatura caribeña uffff.
Capitolio - La Habana
WXPN XPoNential Festival Camden NJ July 2007.
To Nashville-based Adrienne Young, it's everyday choices - not grand gestures - that add up to a virtuous life. Fusing past and present in her pop-inflected old time music, Young applies a worldly compassion, poet's pen, and spirit of self-reliance to all of her original songs. Room to Grow, her current release, views timeless questions through modern spectacles, using traditional instruments to express contemporary compositions. Young expands upon the themes of cultivation and stewardship so beautifully asserted on her acclaimed debut, Plow to the End of the Row, and sophomore release, The Art of Virtue.
Sir William Spencer (1609) and wife Margaret 1608 daughter of Francis Bowyer, Alderman of London - monument probably built 1611 by Jasper Holleman
"Sir William Spencer knight lord of this manor. Third Sonne of Sr John Spencer of Althrop in the countie of Northampton knight here resteth with Margaret his wife, daughter of Francis Bowier of Middlesex esquire leaving issue two sonnes and five daughters. They both as they lived virtuously and laudably soe in assured hope to live eternally in Christ ended this transitory life, he on the 18th December 1609: She on the 19th June 1608"
William was the third son of Sir John Spencer 1586 and Katherine Kitson www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7163628727/ daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrove Suffolk and Margaret Donnington www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7163628727/
Margaret was the daughter of Francis Bowyer of Chichester by Elizabeth Tlllesworth
Children
1. Sir Thomas Spencer, 1st Baronet (c 1586 -1622) m Margaret daughter of Richard Brainthwait, Serjeant at Law . Margaret m2 as his third wife Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret grandparents of Thomas Spencer 2nd bart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2424259207/
2. George b 1586 dsp
1.. Catherine d1612 m Henry Montagu 1st Earl of Manchester, son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton and Elizabeth www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5x27np daughter of Sir James Harrington of Exton by Lucy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/813W68 daughter of William Sydney of Penshurst 1554 and Agnes Pagenham www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/863734281/
2. Elizabeth 1618 m Thomas Russell 1632 of Strensham www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/drGU6k son of John Russell by Elizabeth daughter of Ralph Sheldon
3. Mary d1631 flic.kr/p/4Ge73R m 1608 (2nd wife) Maximillian Dallison Dalison / Dallyson 1631 of Haling & Clerkenwell, son of Silvester flic.kr/p/7tF7Wb heiress of Robert Dene, gent , of Halling and of Margaret Whyte by 1st husband William Dallison d1581 (they had 7 sons & 3 daughters). .
4. Alice flic.kr/p/4Ge73R m Sir Thomas Colvile / Colville of Newton
5. Margaret m Sir Thomas Woodward of Evesham
Egyptian actress and singer Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم) appears on a poster for the Egyptian film 'Fatima' (or 'Fatmah').
A virtuous woman's purity is threatened by a callow seducer. The eponymous heroine is a revered "doctor" in the neighborhood of alleys where she lives and dispenses free treatment to all who ask. She is called to nurse a wealthy crank, and his playboy youngest brother falls in love with her. She demands marriage when offered the status of mistress - and much chicanery and humor accompany the pathos of her struggle to gain respect via a common law document.
Director: Ahmed Badrakhan
Writer: Mustafa Amin
A trailer can be seen at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HqZMfgHAww
This classic Arabic movie can be found in its entirety here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Kd2-uxf1k
I will be remiss if I did not mention that Umm Kulthum is one of the greatest singers in history. In the Arab World, there is no other artist that is as beloved as her! She was praised by many of Western music’s icons, including Bob Dylan, who said “She’s great. She really is.”; Maria Callas, who described her as “the incomparable voice”; and Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant, who said he was “driven to distraction” upon first hearing her, adding “when I first heard the way she would dance down through the scale to land on a beautiful note that I couldn’t even imagine singing it was huge: somebody had blown a hole in the wall of my understanding of vocals”.
An excellent article can be found here:
www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/28/she-exists-out-of-t...
And her biography is very compelling:
“Umm Kulthum (4 May 1904 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq ("Star of the East"). In her native Egypt, Kulthum is a national icon; she has been dubbed as "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time….”
“[1665. September] 3. lords day. I went to Billinge Chappell in the afternoone with John Potter and others and we went and called on Henry Birchall in the fields and spent each 2d and so went to chappell. When eveninge service was done Mr Blackburne envited me into house but I could not goe but desired excuse. We came back againe to Henry Birchall and stayd awhile and so came for home.”
[From “Diary of Roger Lowe of Ashton-in-Makerfield”, Wigan Archives ref. D/DZ A58]
A pleading of 1539 against churchwarden James Roby and others rehearses that, “for a virtuous and godly entent, and for the ease of the people near there adjoining” and to enable them “to hear there divine service according to their bounden duty”, there had recently been “erected and made ... within the said township of Byllynge [a] convenient chapel...”.*
The only “convenience” that the royal commissioners found worthy of record when they visited in 1559 was “1 littil belle”** - but this was presumably a consequence of the actions of a certain James Winstanley who, in or about 1553,
“did ryotouslye assemble unto hym at Byllynge aforesaid dyverse ryotouse and evell dysposed p’sons to the nomber of [20] p’sons … & then and there so being assembled wth force & armes in very ryotouse manr dyd entre into the said chapelle. And one bell price 3 pounds one chalyce wt a patentt price 3 pounds 10 s[hillings] 2 vestymetts 2 surpleses a crosse & a cruett & also 2 chysts or coffers of the goods & catalls … then & there found & being for the admynystrac’on of godds srvice wt all & syngler o[the]r ornamentts belongynge to the same dyd nott only then & there ryotouslye wrongfully unjustlye & w[ith]out conscyence take carye & conveye awaye & the same hathe converted to hys owne use butt also not beinge therew[i]t[h] contented but myndynge uttrlye to destroye the said chapell for evr of verye malice & hate [tha]t he had & beare towards the service of god which he p'ceaved the quenes majestye was mynded to advance & sett forwards dyd lykewyse pullynge downe the glasse whiche dyd stand in the wyndoywes of the said chapell & casting out the formes cheyres & other thyngs … & convertynge the same to hys owne use stoppe up the said wyndowes & walles of the said chapell wth bowes & bromes & hathe thereof made a barne wherein he hathe sett hys corne & heye & hathe ever synce wth lyke force & armes & ryotouse manr so kept the said chapell. So [tha]t there co[u]ld nott be any devyne srvyce said or sunge or any sacraments mynystred wthin the same...”***
The chapel must have been restored to some extent by the end of the 16th century, and seems to have been enlarged in the early part of the 17th .*4 The present Grade II*- listed church, which is dedicated to St Aidan, is mostly the result of a complete re-building of the chapel on its original site in 1717-18. Of the chapel with which Roger Lowe was familiar, the only surviving element is a painted glass panel of 1637, now inserted into the Sawyer memorial window at the western end of the north wall.*5
*William Billing v James Roby & others re. Interruption of Divine Service at Wigan Church and Billinge Chapel. The (badly damaged) original is in “Duchy of Lancaster: Court of Duchy Chamber: Pleadings” at National Archives ref. DL 1. There is a partial transcript in “Pleadings & Depositions in the Duchy Court of Lancaster Time of Henry VIII”, Rec Soc Lancs & Ches Vol 35 (1897). It is surmised that construction of the chapel must have occurred at some point between Henry VIII's “Valor Ecclesiasticus” of 1535 and the commencement of these proceedings.
**National Archives ref E117; “Church Goods [etc]”, Chetham Soc OS Vol 113, 1888.
***Undated, at National Archives ref. DL 1. There is a full transcript of this document in “Pleadings and depositions...”, Rec Soc Lancs & Ches Vol 40, 1899. The addressee, Sir Robert Rochester, served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during the reign of Queen Mary – indicating, perhaps, that the actions of James Winstanley & co were a reaction to the attempted restoration of Catholicism. An alternative hypothesis is that the chapel had temporarily fallen out of use as a centre for religious worship and had in fact been acquired by Winstanley for storing grain etc. His will, preserved at Lancashire Archives ref. WCW/Supra/C1/61, expresses a desire to be buried “within the holy sepulchre in the parish church of Wigan”.
*4 See, more generally, Wigan Archives refs. D/P 6/24/26 (copy of Rev W A Wickham's “Some Notes on Billinge”, 1909, with additional notes by Rev D W Harris, 1968); D/P 6/2/1 (“Billinge, St Aidan: Briefs etc re dispute over the patronage”, 1768) and D/DZ A13/1 (“Ledger” of John Bridgeman, Wigan Rector and Bishop of Chester, 1615-1642).
*5 The figures “1 6 3 7” can just be made out on the left-hand side, immediately below the horizontal bar and highlighted in blue on the above photograph. Howard Sainsbury suggests in “An Informal History of St Aidan's, Billinge” (self-published, 2006) that the date of the glass may correspond with the first centenary of the original chapel. Whilst the arms incorporated in the design are generally assumed to be those of the Bankes family of Winstanley Hall, Rev Wickham (op cit) points out that, in certain respects, they bear a closer resemblance to those of the Ashursts of Ashurst. Rev Wickham also mentions the discovery of oak timbers marked “1687” in the course of renovations undertaken during 1907-8.
The photographs were taken on 8 September 2016 (exteriors) and 21 September 2019 (interiors).
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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
" In departure of the illustrious man Sir Arthur Acland, golden knight, who departed from this life on the 26th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1610 of his age 37
Also the noble and truly virtuous ladie Elynor daughter & coheire of Robert Malet of Wolleigh in the countie of Devon esq; wife first to Sir Arthur Acland of Acland knight; and afterwards to Sir Francis Vincent of Stoke Daubernon in ye countie of surrie knight & Baronet; who exchanged this life for a better August ye 10th 1645 aged 72
"Madam to say you'r dead were but to tell
A lie or make the poet infidell,
You in your vertue live immortall that,
Free fro(m) ye dart of death or stroke of fate,
You in yo(u)r children live yo(u)r progenie,
And that's a kind of immortalitie,
Yo(u)r body doth but sleep yo(u)r grave's a bed,
Yo(u)r stone a pillowe whereo(n) to lye yo(u)r head,
Till vertue, children, body, soule anon,
Shall all meet in the Resurrection"
Sir Arthur b1573 was the heir of Hugh Acland 1622 of Acland, Sheriff of Devon by Margaret 1619 daughter of Thomas Monke of Potheridge House Merton by Frances daughter of Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle illegitimate son of King Edward IV
He bought Killerton manor from Thomas Drewe son of Edward Drewe 1598 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1pD8bM ===
He m Eleanor 1573-1645 co-heiress of Robert Mallet 1577 of Wooleigh Barton in Beaford , Great Torrington by Elizabeth Rolle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/DM413t who later married Arthur's uncle Sir John Acland 1620 of Columb John www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Vsm767 who left his estates to Arthur's father Hugh.
Children
1. Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet c.1591-1647, ancestor of the Aclands of Killerton === m his step sister Elizabeth 1671 daughter of Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon.+++ by Sarah flic.kr/p/d8QLSS daughter of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St George flic.kr/p/q6UTJm and Margaret Hervey flic.kr/p/wmSsae
2. Elizabeth b1596 m1 Thomas son of William Waldegrave & Jemima Bacon m2 Sir Anthony Vincent, 2nd Baronet
3. Anne dsp
Widow Eleanor m2 Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon +++
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Acland_(died_1610)
The crude unsightly overpaint has now been removed to reveal the earlier more natural paint schemes www.mcneilage-conservation.co.uk/index.php?page=st-paul-s...
- Landkey church Devon
Picture with thanks - Mike Searle CCL
The Unfairground is an umbrella for radically subversive art and music, where the act of repurposing both ideas and salvaged material turns the unethical cycle of consumerism and wastefulness into a virtuous one.
Presenting collisions of big top music venues, twisted fairground shows and iconic sculptural madness, highlighting unfairness in society.
The Flying Bus
The one & only outdoor stage created from reploying two convoy buses, pulled into the night sky by cherubs & a team of Pegasus.
Featuring live underground bands curated by Wango Riley Jnr in the evening and the new wave of House & Techno DJ’s curated by the Son of Acid till dawn.
Creatives
Artistic director Sam Haggarty brings together artists, fabricators and performers for unique collaborations in events and exhibitions.
Outside of the Unfairground his was work was considered to be the pioneer of radical art in the Royal Academy and was a founding member of The Mutoid Waste Company
Art Director Dotaster presents the very best of Graffiti art across the activities of Unfairground. Every year he nominates a special guest artist who’s imagery permeates the field, including Ben Eine, Inky & D-Face.
Something wicked this way comes as the unfairground rolls into town. Mutant dolls juggled by perverse clowns, a modern satirical take on travelling amusements. Roll Up! Roll Up! For the strangest show on earth!
Unfairground is a showcase for the most visionary and trailblazing subterranean artists of today and the leading art field for subversive and radical art where the act of repurposing both ideas and salvaged material turns the unethical cycle of consumerism and wastefulness into a virtuous one, with the theme of highlighting the unfairness in society and allowing for a uniquely twisted, immersive and interactive visitor experience where participation makes everyone a winner.
Infused with equal measures of anarchist spirit and satirical wit, Unfairground is at the cutting edge of festival culture. Best known for their giant welded artwork, interactive diversions, burlesque performances and sprawling installations, the art field has embraced an entirely original modus operandi excavating an underground art culture that cannot be experienced in such a way anywhere else.
The Unfairground will bend your mind & steal your soul!
Some of the bikes parked around the start of the Vice Tweed Ride in Portland, OR.
A full report on the ride will be available at The Prudent Cyclist.
And if you didn't catch the Virtuous Tweed Ride, there's a little on that ride as well.
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If you would like to license this image for any purpose, please visit my site and contact me with any questions you may have. Please visit Susan Candelario artists website to purchase Prints Thank You.
Sir William Spencer (1609) and wife Margaret 1608 daughter of Francis Bowyer, Alderman of London - monument probably built 1611 by Jasper Holleman
"Sir William Spencer knight lord of this manor. Third Sonne of Sr John Spencer of Althrop in the countie of Northampton knight here resteth with Margaret his wife, daughter of Francis Bowier of Middlesex esquire leaving issue two sonnes and five daughters. They both as they lived virtuously and laudably soe in assured hope to live eternally in Christ ended this transitory life, he on the 18th December 1609: She on the 19th June 1608"
William was the third son of Sir John Spencer 1586 and Katherine Kitson www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7163628727/ daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrove Suffolk and Margaret Donnington www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7163628727/
Margaret was the daughter of Francis Bowyer of Chichester by Elizabeth Tlllesworth
Children
1. Sir Thomas Spencer, 1st Baronet (c 1586 -1622) m Margaret daughter of Richard Brainthwait, Serjeant at Law . Margaret m2 as his third wife Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret grandparents of Thomas Spencer 2nd bart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2424259207/
2. George b 1586 dsp
1.. Catherine d1612 m Henry Montagu 1st Earl of Manchester, son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton and Elizabeth www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5x27np daughter of Sir James Harrington of Exton by Lucy www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/813W68 daughter of William Sydney of Penshurst 1554 and Agnes Pagenham www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/863734281/
2. Elizabeth 1618 m Thomas Russell 1632 of Strensham www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/drGU6k son of John Russell by Elizabeth daughter of Ralph Sheldon
3. Mary d1631 flic.kr/p/4Ge73R m 1608 (2nd wife) Maximillian Dallison Dalison / Dallyson 1631 of Haling & Clerkenwell, son of Silvester flic.kr/p/7tF7Wb heiress of Robert Dene, gent , of Halling and of Margaret Whyte by 1st husband William Dallison d1581 (they had 7 sons & 3 daughters). .
4. Alice flic.kr/p/4Ge73R m Sir Thomas Colvile / Colville of Newton
5. Margaret m Sir Thomas Woodward of Evesham
a few favourites hanging around in my Etsy favourites... blogged: blueberry-park.blogspot.com/2012/01/im-feeling-virtuous-t...
In sacred memory of Timothy Burrell born here , virtuous , talented in the law and the best study of the arts. greatly pious and beneficent to the good of humanity.
All succeeded, all failed. An only child Elizabeth (like many) uncertain when alive or dead he loved most consistently He did not long survive the disaster and died 26th day of December AD 1717 aged 75 .
This monument was erected by Walter and Peter Burrell"
Timothy was baptised here on 22 Jan 1643 the 5th son of Walter Burrell and Frances www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/J5vBj0xE2c daughter of John Hooper of Halberton & Stockbury, Kent & Frances daughter of Sir Thomas Roberts of Glassenbury
He was the grandson of Ninian Burrell 1614 & Jane Smith www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/w8L3J9oYt4
He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge, on 22 Jun 1659. Matriculated in 1659. Scholar 1661. Admitted at Inner Temple 1661. BA 1662/3. He was a pupil of the famous naturalist, John Ray, fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a barrister-at-law.
Timothy was known as 'Councillor Burrell" because after he gave up his practice in London and settled at Ockenden House, Cuckfield, he was often consulted, and for a fee of ten shillings gave his opinion. He was Steward of the Manor of Cuckfield from 1704 to 1714.
He m1 c1681 Elizabeth dsp 1682 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4936Q31XN4 daughter of Sir Henry Goring of Highden (who succeeded Sir James Bowyer as 2nd Bart. n 1680.) by Frances daughter of Sir Edward Bishop & Mary Tufton
He m2 c1683 Mary 1657 - dsp 1694 daughter of Sir Job Charlton of Ludford flic.kr/p/dj2MUL & Dorothy www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8080309948/ d1658 sole daughter and heir of William Blunden of Bishop’s Castle and Dorothy daughter of Edmond Waring of Owlebury.
He m3 1695 Elizabeth Chilcott died on 8 Feb 1696 after giving birth to his only child
Elizabeth born 28 Jan 1696 1696 / baptised 15th Feb - d1734 m 1714 Thomas 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham son of Sir Thomas Trevor & Elizabeth Searle (parents of Elizabeth c1715 - 1761 m Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough
- Church of the Holy Trinity , Cuckfield Sussex
A stop off at MacLeay Park, before heading to tea.
The Prudent Cyclist has more on the ride.
There's also an account of the later Vice Tweed Ride available on the same site if you're curious.
Beyond the body and mind, we are Atman (Soul). Meditation is the art of observing, inner transformation, realizing and merging the body and mind with the Atman. Ultimately the Yogi wishes to merge the Atman (individual soul) with the Paramatma (Universal Consciousness).
An essential principle of Yoga is to utilize asanas and pranayama practices to prepare the body and mind for meditation, which is the path of Raja Yoga (King Yoga).
Dhyana (meditation) is about immersing our consciousness into one of the infinite aspects of the Divine; which are Bliss, Truth, Joy, Compassion, Love, Peace, Forgiveness, Humbleness among the other virtuous moral values.
"Katherine, wife of Hugh Stewkeley of Hinton Ampner and daughter and heir of John Trott baronet, dyed October 21st and was buried here (Laverstoke) 7th November 1679
Every age of her life was adorn'd with its proper character
She was an obedient daughter, a virtuous wife and indulgent mother
She was equal to the wisdom of the bravest of men
Friendly to the ignorance of the meanest of women
Yet she was not altogether exempt from the
Common fate which attends all eminence of parts
Of being in some things misunderstood
Of heights and distances,
What certain judgement can the vulgar make
Wherein the wise with all their art mistake
Those of mean parts uncensored live and die
The've nothing to provoke an envious eye
The dull oblige mankind and all their love engage
Whilst tis a crime to be refined above the present age".
Katherine was the heiress of Sir John Trott of Laverstoke by Elizabeth flic.kr/p/23mDmF co-heiress of Sir Edmund Wright of Swakeleys, Ickenham, Lord Mayor of London - more intelligent than the average woman, her love of learning (according to the inscription) made many envious and unkind
She m (1st wife) Sir Hugh Stewkley 2nd bart 1719 son of Sir John Stukeley 1642 by Sarah daughter of Ambrose Dauntsey of Lavington
children
1. Catherine 1683 m Sir Charles Shuckburgh son of Sir John Shuckburgh and Catherine Fermor (parents of Sarah Elizabeth wife of Charles Bentley of Kineton www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/ia40TN )
- more intelligent than the average woman, her love of learning made many envious and unkind
Hugh m2 Mary daughter of John Young having a daughter Mary bc 1683-1740 m Edward Stawell, 4th Lord of Somerton - Their heiress Mary m Henry Bilson-Legge flic.kr/p/23mDm4 4th son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and inherited the Stawell estates and in 1760 the barony held by her father was revived when she was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baroness Stawell of Somerton She was succeeded by her only son, the 2nd Baron who having no male issue, the barony became extinct on his death in 1820.
monument brought from Laverstoke old church
- Church of All Saints, Hinton Ampner, Hants