Penal Laws and Test ACT; Questions Touching Their Repeal Propounded in 1687-8 by James II., to the Deputy Lieutenants and Magistrates of the Counties of Beds, Berks, Bristol [Etc.] ... from the Original Returns in the Bodleian Library (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. 1883 Excerpt: ...of Surrey, and in descent from George Evelyn of Long Ditton, Godstone and Wotton (Evelyn's Diary.) J Wm. Busby belonged apparently to the family of that name settled at Addington, in this county (Willis's Bucks, i., 116). With this place is associated the site of the gallows, called Gallows Gap, on which the Molines family executed their criminals. The Chase family were connected with Great Brickhill and Marlow in this county; memorials of them are, or were, to be seen in the churches of those places. James Chase was M.P. for Great Marlow from 1695 to 1710, and built Westhorpe House 1n that neighbourhood. One of the same family, Thomas Chase of Amersham, was barbarously murdered as a heretic in 1506. A family of the name of Sumner were of Burnham. John Proby, we assume to be one of the sons of Sir Heneage Proby of Raans in Amersham, Bucks, and of Elton in Huntingdonshire; M.P. for Amersham in Bucks, and Sheriff of that county in 1636. He seems to have been returned for the co. of Huntingdon in 1693, and 1700-1. His brother Sir Thomas Proby of Elton, was created a baronet in 1661-2, and was elected for Amersham in the year preceding, at whose decease in 1689, the title expired, and Elton passed to the above John, who died in 1710. His descendant is the present Earl of Carysfort. William Proby of Amersham, (apparently cousin of John aforesaid), was Sheriff of Bucks in 1719. The Burnham baptismal register of 1645 has Helena, daughter of Sir Heneage Proby, sister of the above John and Thomas. We are unable to identify Sir Henry Proby of Raans in Bucks, who died in 1662. Cf. Browne Willis, Hist. of Bucks, p. 1171. ff Joseph Alston was son and heir of Sir Joseph Alston of Chelsea co. Middlesex, and Bradwell in Bucks, 2d Bart., Sheriff of the county in 1670...