Footnotes

[7] For on account of the presentation of these colours, see “Ranelagh,” in a subsequent part of this work.

[19a] In 1534 he was attainted for denying the King’s supremacy, and executed at Tyburn, the 7th of March in that year.—Holinshed’s Chronicle.

[19b] He was ejected from the Rectory in 1554, for being a married priest, but was restored by Queen Elizabeth.—Strype’s Stowe.

[19c] He gave, by will, £15 to the poor of this parish, and to the repairing of the lead of the church. He was buried at Chelsea in 1615.

[23] From Dr. King’s MSS. it appears there had been a Clerk’s house and school-rooms on this site previous to the erection of the present building.

[26] There is on accidental mistake at page 3. The number of acres at Kensal, belonging to the parish, should have been, as above, 137¾ acres.

[27] This ancient manor house stood on the site of Lawrence Street, near the Old Church, and derived its name from having been the residence of the Lawrence family for a long period.

[41] Mr. Thomas Bettsworth was well known to the parishioners and much respected. He was Churchwarden at the New Church, and took an active part in parochial affairs.

[57] Life of A. R. Bowes, Esq., by Jesse Foot.