The Oglander Memoirs Extracts From the Mss of Sir J Oglander Kt
The Oglander Memoirs Extracts From the Mss of Sir J Oglander Kt
John Oglander
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2 Anthony Leigh, of London, and Barnaby Leigh, of Thorley, who married Mabel, daughter of John Dingley, of Wolverton. 144 THE OGLANDER MEMOIRS. all buryed, as olso many of his own children, namely, Mrs. Grace Leygh, a handsom gentlewoman and a good, maryed to Sir John Eychardes, of Yaverland. He wase a gentleman of ye most temperatest diott that evor I knewe, contented and satisfied with a small mattor eythor of meate or drinke. At ye ordinarye with us, he woold not eate above 3 or 4 bittes of ...meate, and proportionablelie of drinke. I wase with him in ye peace 20 yeres, and most of that tyme noe other butt ourselves in ye Island ; he woold nevor differ in opinion, butt of a mild and good nature ; no schollar, nor mutch redd, but verie paynful, and willinge to doo what good he coold, verie pittiful and merciful ; in his lattor tyme weepinge at every disaster. He hadd manye children, 1 butt only 2 dawghtors. He lived to see 4 Captaynes 2 of ye Island buryed; to see all those that weare howse- kepers when he wase a younge mann buryed; to see all ye gentlemen of his own adge (I meane in this Island) buryed, only Sir John Meux excepted ; to see all gentle- men that weare borne and liuinge, younge or owlde, when he wase first maryed, buryed; to see all ye Jus- tices of Peace that weare in commission when he wase fyrst putt in, buryed; he liued to be ye oldest 1 His second son, Thos.
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