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c h e q u e r , w h o d ie d a t h is h o u s e in th e S a v o y . L o n d o n ,
1 8 N o v . 1630, a n d w a s h e r e b u r i e d ; t h e to m b b e a rs th e
e ffig y of t h e ju d g e , f u lly ro b e d a n d w e a r in g h is co lla r
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w iv e s , w h ile a t th e h e a d a re th e k n e e lin g fig u re s of th re e
d a u g h t e r s a n d a t t h e fo o t of t h r e e s o n s ; a ll th e fig u re s
a r e p a in te d an d g i l t ': th e fin e d o u b le a rc h e d m a rb le
c a n o p y u n d e r w h ic h t h is to m b fo r m e r ly sto o d h a s , w ith
th e e x c e p tio n of so m e fra g m e n t s an d s e v e ra l sh ie ld s of
a r m s n o w p la c e d a b o v e t h e e n tra n c e to t h e c h a p e l, been
e n t ir e ly d e s t r o y e d ; on t h e to m b is a lo n g in s c rip tio n :
on th e n o r th w a ll o f th e n a v e is a m o n u m en t w it h b u s t
to D a v id W a lt e r o f G o d sto w esq. 2nd son of th e ju d g e
a n d lie u t .- g e n . of o rd n a n ce , d. 22 A p r il, 1679, an d g ro o m
of t h e c h a m b e r t o K i n g C h a r le s I I . : th e to w e r is of
t h r e e s t a g e s an d h a s a w e s t d o o r, a n d a b o v e it a good
t h r e e - lig h t P e r p e n d ic u la r w in d o w ; th e ro o f is of sto n e,
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fa m ily of lo n g s ta n d in g in th e c o u n tie s of W a r w ic k ,
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i860, a n d a ffo rd s 300 s ittin g s . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m
t h e y e a r 15 9 6 ; b u t t h e e a r lie r e n tr ie s w e re co p ied in
th e 1 7 th c e n tu r y in to th e e x is t in g bo o k. T h e l iv in g is
a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ,£180, w it h re s id e n c e , in
th e g if t of th e W a r d e n a n d F e llo w s of M e rto n C o lle g e ,
O x fo rd , an d h e ld sin ce 1909 b y th e R e v . E d w a r d A lle n
S y d e n h a m M .A . of t h a t c o lle g e . T h e C a th o lic ch a p el of
S t. G r e g o r y an d S t . A u g u s t in e w as b u ilt in 19 11 ; an d
t h e r e is also a sm a ll B a p tis t c h a p e l, b u ilt in 1881.
H e re is a c e m e t e r y o f 13 a c r e s , b e lo n g in g to th e c ity of
O x fo r d . I n t h is p a ris h is a p a p e r m ill b e lo n g in g to th e
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M a r lb o r o u g h K . G . , P .C . w h o is lo rd o f t h e m a n o r,
M r H . 0 . K i n g , S t . J o h n ’ s, W o r c e s t e r a n d M e rto n
C o lle g e s , O x fo rd , a n d th e U n iv e r s it y of O x fo rd a re th e
p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is c l a y ; su b so il, c la y
a n d g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f c ro p s a re w h e a t a n d b a r le y .
T h e a re a is 1,023 a c re s of la n d a n d 42 of w a te r ; r a t e ­
a b le v a lu e , ^ 9 ,8 9 7 ; p o p u la tio n in 19 1 1, 1,297.

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t h e r iv e r is c ro ss e d h e r e b y a b r id g e o f tw o a rc h e s , one
p o in te d , th e o th e r ro u n d , an d in p a r t a n c ie n t, o v e r w h ic h
p a s s e s t h e r o a d fro m W o o lv e r c o t t o W y th a m . T h e p lac e
n o w c o n s is ts o n ly o f t h e h o s t e lr y ca lle d “ T h e T r o u t ,”
w h ic h im m e d ia te ly a d jo in s t h e b r i d g e : in th e m ea d o w
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w ife , a s is su p p o se d , of R o b e r t D ’ O ile y , on a s ite g iv en
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C a lc u t t M is s , T h e M ere
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c a t t le an d o th e r fa r m p u rp o s e s .
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m a s te r. L e t t e r s th r o u g h O x fo rd a r r iv e a t 7.2 0 a .m . &
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