Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire

Layston

by Sir Henry Chauncy Vol I pages 253 to 260 first published in 1700

ledge in Cambridge, who served for that University in several Parliaments held in the Reign of King Charles II.

John succeeded his Father in this Mannor, married Margaret the Daughter of William Johnson of the Grange of Preston, in the County of Lancaster, Esq. by whom he had Issue John, Thomas, Charles, Edward, Thomas, Caesar, George; Sarah, married to Edward Wigge of Mountmore, in the County of Bucks; Margaret, Mary, married to John Hale of Hertford, Gent.: whereof John Thomas, and George died in his life time.

Charles succeeded, and married Frances the sole Daughter and Heir of Benjamin Langehorn of the Parish of Hipolits, in this County, Gent, by whom he had Issue Thomas, John, Charles, Richard; Margaret, married to Joseph Marion, Rector of White Rothing in Essex, Frances married to John Layton, of the Inner Temple, Gent. Anne married to Thomas Worral of London, Dyer, Sarah, Mary, Jane, Susan, and Ellen.

Thomas raised a Foot Company of Soldiers at his own Charges, Anno 1688, 1 W. and M. and marched with them into Ireland, in which Expedition he lost most of his Men, in the Camp near Dundalk, then he return'd Home, married Anne the Daughter of Barnard Turner of Buntingford, Gent, and Anno 1690 sold this Mannor to Ralph Hawkins, Citizen and Brewer of London; he had Issue, John, Thomas, and Dorothy, married to …… Nut, a Merchant in London, and died on the 25th of October, 1696, leaving John his Heir, who is the Present Lord thereof.

THIS Vicaridge, Anno 26 H. VIII. was rated in the King's Books, at the yearly Value of 9l. 10s. 7d. and the .Lords of the Mannor of Corneybury are Patrons.

VICARS
Lewis Reynolds.                         Francis Bowtell.
Richard Awknsham.                    Daniel Langhorne, an Eminent Antiquary
Alexander Strange
John Turnor.                             Joh. Stone, the present Vicar.

The Church is situated in the Fields, about half a Mile distant from the Town of Buntingford, in the Deanery of Braughing, in the Diocess of London, and contains only the Body cover'd with Lead, the Chancel Tyl'd, with a square Tower at the West End; wherein hangs a Ring of five Bells with a short Spire upon it.

In the Chancel a fair Monument is Erected in the South Wall.

Quisquis es quern ad AEdes has Pietas impulit, Siste paululum, Te hoc quod Vides moretur, Monumentum Sacrum Memoriae Johannis Crowch de Corneybury, Armigeri, Londini, olim hujus, Dein Comitatus haud exigui Decoris, Qui postquam Octogessimum sextum aetatis suae annum superasset, Mense Februarii Annoque a Nato Dom. MDCV. Naturae debitum reddidit, non minus bonorum operum quam dierum Satur Natus erat Barvici in parochia Standonensi; in exorem cepit Joannam Filiam et haeredem Johannis Scot Londinensis, ex qua Filios suscepit quinq; Johannem, Thomam, Ricardum, Nicolaum, Gulielmum; Filias itidem quinque, Elizabetham, Gulielmi, Fremani Mercatoris Londinensis, nuper viduam, Janam Edwardi Barkham Equitis Aurati et Londinensis, olim Civitatis Pratoris Consortem, Annam Conjugem Edwardi Domini Montacuti Baronis de Boughton, Joannam, nuptam Rapulpho Fremano, Gulielmi Fratri; qui nuper. Praetor, ejusdem Londinensis Civitatis creatus de vita prius exiit quam Officio animam citius deposuit, quam Magistratum, Margarettam uxorem hoc ipso tempore Henrici Comitis Mancestriae privati Sigilli Custodis.

Monumenium hoe Domina Margaretta Mancestriae Comitis Comitissa, Domina Anna Mohtacuta et Domina Jana Barkham solae de tam numerosa prole supeistites observantiae et Amoris ergo posuerunt.

In the South Wall of the Church another Monument has this Inscription.

Near hereunto lyeth interr'd the Body of Mr. William Slatholme, Dr. of Physick, a Person studious and of exemplary Temperance and Sobriety, Charitable to his poor Neighbours, and Courteous to Strangers, Conscientious, and wary in his Profession, of whose expert Skill wherein, his Book de Febribus ( multum in parvo) is no small Witness.

At his Feet lye his three Children, viz.

1.John Sennock, an ingenious lovely pious Youth, a hopeful Blossom cropt off in the 17th. Year of his Age, Anno Dom. 1662.

2.Susanna, an Infant, who died within the Month.

3.Sarah, a Virgin, beautiful of Countenance, but of a more beautiful Soul, who at 12 Years of Age was so compassionately sensible of her Father's consumptive Sickness, that for Grief she died before him; over whose Herse, himself half dead, wept out this Divine Farewel

Adieu, sweet Lamb! I shall follow Thee with a competent Pace thro' the Gates of Death to Eternity; and soon after he fulfilled his Word, July 24, 1665.

In pious Memory of all, whom Mrs. Anne Slatholme as a loving Wife, and tender Mother, hath erected this due Memorial.

Thus daily Sighing,

Dear Husband, and sweet Children rest in Peace,
Till I, to live with you again, Decease;
Where all of us together shall enjoy
Such Glory, as no Malice can annoy.
Mihi mors Medicina malorum.


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