A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...a dream, till that the same saint appeared to him a second time in like manner; howbeit then, with much spiritual gladness rejoicing, .he made a vow to God and St. Leonard, that he would perform his command. Which vow was no sooner made than that he became miraculously carried thence, with his fetters, and set in Wroxhall woods, not far distant from his own house, yet knew not where he was, until a shepherd of his own. passing those thickets accidentally found himjjand, after some communication (though he was at first not a little affrighted, in respect, he was a person so overgrown with hair), discovered all unto him. Whereupon his lady and children, having advertisement, came forthwith to him, but believed not that she saw her husband, till he showed her a piece of a ring that had been broken betwixt them; which, so soon as she applied to the other part in her own custody, closed therewith, and, by miracle, fastened together as well as ever it was at first. And shortly after, having given solemn thanks to God, our Lady, and St. Leonard, and praying for some divme revelation where he should erect that monastery, so promised by his said vow, he had special direction where to build it, by certain stones pitcht in the ground, in the very place where the altar was afterwards set. After the structure whereof, two of his daughters were made nuns therein, a lady from the nuns of Wilton being fetcht to direct them in that their rule of St. Benedict." Upon the dissolution of monasteries, these lands were granted to John Scudamore and Robert Burgoyne. The estate was purchased, in 1713, from Sir Roger Burgoyne, by the celebrated Sir Christopher Wren, who at that time resided at Hampton Court, after the completion of his great work, the re-i building of St. Paul's...