The termination on-high was popular. Stand-fast-on-high Stringer dwelt at Crowhurst, in Sussex, about the year 1635, as will be proved shortly, and Aid-on-high is twice met with:
“1646, June 6. Letters of administration taken out in the estate of Margery Maddock, of Ross, Hereford, by Aid-on-high Maddock, her husband.”
“1596, July 19. Stephen Vynall had a sonne baptized, and was named Aid-on-hye.”—Isfield, Sussex.[53]
The three following are precatory, and we may infer that the life of either mother or child was endangered:
“1618, ——. Married Restore Weekes to Constant Semar.”—Chiddingly.
“1613, ——. Baptized Have-mercie, d. of Thomas Stone.”—Berwick, Sussex.
A monument at Cobham, Surrey, commemorates the third:
“Hereunder lies interred the body of Aminadab Cooper, citizen and merchaunt taylor of London, who left behind him God-helpe, their only sonne. Hee departed this life the 23d June, 1618.”
Still less hopeful of augury was the following:
“1697, July 6. Weakly Ekins, citizen and grocer, London.”—“Inquisit. of Lunacy,” Rec. Office MSS.