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Title: Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain)
Subjects: Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) Excavations (Archaeology) Natural history
Publisher: Shrewsbury (etc.) Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
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:-—William, February 3rd, 1680, buried there February 2nd,1O83-4 ! Thomas, bapt. 25th April, 16S3 ; Sarah, 1 lth April.1687 ; Mary, 28th May, 1692 ; besides other children, ofwhom Humphrey, and another named John, clerk 111 the Pipeoffice, are mentioned on her monument at Shilnall, where she1died February 25th, 1694, aged 31. jo. Frances, bapt. 6th June, 1666, was buried by the nameof Mad dam Frances Childe, April 9th, 1690. 11. William, bapt. 25th April, 1669. He died on the 9th,ami was buried on the 12th of June, 1706. I should apprehend that Sir William Childe, the father oftins numerous family, was a Master oi Chancery previous tothe Civil Wars. At least, lie appears .it the head of tiie listof those who entered upon that office June 1st, 1669, two daysafter the1 Restoration of Monarchy. He resigned his postJune 17th, 1O72, in favour of his son, and was buried atKinlet May 8th, 1678. Me is represented in his picture nowin the library at Kinlet, 111 his doctors robes, with a good
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NOTES ON KINLET. 135 countenance, whiskers, small peaked beard, and skull cap.His lady is painted in the dress of a later period, the fashionof King Williams days, of a large frame1, and not very beauti-ful. She survived her husband fifteen years, and was buriedhere June 28th, 1693. SIR LACON CHILDE, KT., OF KINLET. Sir Lacon William Childe dees not appear as a graduate ineither University.1 In 1672, being then 29 years of aye, liesucceeded his father as a Master in Chancer), in whichcapacity he walked .it the magnificent Coronation of Jamesi 1., when his portrait may be seen in Sand lords sculptures ofthat ceremonial, lie resigned his office in I/09, being thenarrived at the aye of 6(), and devoted the remainder of hisdays, says Ins epitaph, with admirable cheerfulness, to theoffices of religion and the duties of society. Ol these, heleft behind him a lasting monument in the foundation of acharity school at Cleobury Mortimer, which he endowed withample revenues, for the education, cl

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