Memorials Of The Pilgrim Fathers John Eliot And His Friends Of Nazing And Waltham Abbey

Author : William Winters
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230267449
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Memorials of the Pilgrim Fathers. John Eliot and His Friends, of Nazing and Waltham Abbey written by William Winters and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... Cheshunt. Baptized.--Thomas and Anthony, twins of Henry Curtis, February 14, 1562-3. In the "Acts of the Court of High Commission,"* under date June 26, 1634, appears the name of George Curtis, of Little Chart, Kent, Esq. He took oath to answer certain charges made against him. Two days previous Isaac Heath, t of Ware, collar maker, appeared on his oath before the same court. Lyson mentions William Curtis, Commander in the East India Company, who died 1669, and was buried in Stepney churchyard. On his tomb is inscribed the following lines: -- "Who in this life fifty years did stand, And to East India did bear command; Who in his lifetime kept not fast his door, And afterwards provided for the poor-- Sixty pounds per annum for ever." This same person in 1669 bequeathed to the parish of Limehouse 6 per annum to apprentice two poor children, and 6 once in two years to be divided among twelve paupers of Limehouse, on the alternate years to be appropriated to the redemption of poor captives.f A grant of Arms was confirmed to John Curtis of London, May 9, 1632. Guillim tells us that John Curtis was the son of William Curtis, of Halton, co. Warwick, son of Eustace Curtis, of Malestack, son of William Curtis, who was the son of John Curtis, of Malestack, co. Warwick. Thomas Curtis, of London, was " fined xiij li. vis. viii. at the coming in of Queene Mary to the crowne, for not receiving the State Papers, Domestic, Charles I., 1634. t Brother of William Heath. See subsequent part of this paper. X Environs of London. Arms, Azure, a fess dancette between three ducal coronets or see Guillim Heraldry. Walter Curteys, a blacksmith, 13 Ed. III. 1339, was charged with stealing in the " Ward of Chepe," several foreign...