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Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, anno 1284, granted lands, called the Groves, at West-towne in Kensington, to Simon Downham, chaplain, and his heirs, to be held of him and his successors by the rent of one penny (fn. 25). In the year 1481, William Essex died seised of the manor of West-towne, held of Richard Duke of Gloucester, as of his manor of Kensington. The inquisition taken after his death states, that it had been granted to William Essex and Editha his wife, in the year 1454, by Richard Sturthen and William Hall (fn. 26). This manor has merged either into that of Earl's Court, or Abbot's Kensington, I believe the latter; and that its site was to the north of the Hammersmith road, where are the remains of a moat. "The famous speaking doctor at Kensington," ridiculed by Swift in the Tatler, was James Ford, who professed the art of curing stammering, and removing other impediments in the speech, and taught foreigners the pronunciation of the English language (fn. 68). Kensington-palace is a large irregular edisice, built at various times. The state apartments consist of a suit of twelve rooms. The great stair-case, which was painted by Kent, exhibits a groupe of several portraits, among which are his own, those of Mustapha the Turk, and Ulrick, both in the service of George I. and Peter the wild boy. The cielings throughout the palace are by the same artist. The cube room is 37 feet square; the King's gallery 94 feet by 21; the Queen's, 84 feet by 21. The palace contains a good collection of pictures by the old masters, and many valuable and interesting portraits. Catalogues of them have been printed, but the arrangement has been frequently altered. The principal English portraits will be mentioned in the note, with a reference to the rooms in which they now hang (fn. 71). In the privy chamber is an antique statue of Mariniana, ana, Trajan's niece; in the King's gallery hangs a very fine drawing, in black chalk, by Casanova, of an altarpiece by Raphael, representing the Transfiguration of our Saviour. It is the size of the original, about 18 feet by 12. Lord Baltimore presented it to his Majesty. 1. What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is an act or a lack of action that results in harm, physical pain, impairement or loss in an older person. Abuse can take many forms such as withholding food, water, care, medication and shelter, isolating and restraining the elderly without medical reasons, it can also be intentional or unintentional neglect. 2. What are the recognized types of elder abuse? a. Physical abuse use of intentional force that cause pain, injury or impairement in the elderly. It
(by whom the monument was erected), 1771. On the south wall are the monuments of Anthony Carnaby, Esq. 1678; his daughter Mary, aged 85, 1705; Nathaniel Barnard, Esq. (fn. 83), of Langford, Somersetshire, 1685; Nathaniel, his son, 1683; Joyce, relict of Alexander Robertson, Esq. (fn. 84), of Uxbridge, 1686; Mr. John Dickins, 1694; Catherine, his widow, 1702; and Miss Mary Brasier, 1792. On the floor are the tombs of John and Anne Colman, parents of Francis Colman, Esq. (no dates); Charles Goodall (fn. 85), M. D. 1712; Daniel Lloyd, merchant, 1756; and Mary, wife of William Stukeley, Esq. 1768. On the outside of the chancel, against the east wall, is the monument of William Courten, Esq. (fn.
4). Aubrey de Vere, grand justiciary of England, was created Earl of Oxford by the Empress Maud, and afterwards confirmed in that title by Henry II. Upon the attainder of John, the 12th Earl, who was beheaded in 1461, for his adhe rence to the house of Lancaster, this manor was seized by the crown, and given to Richard Duke of Gloucester (fn. 5). It came afterwards into the hands of William Marquis of Berkley, who gave it to Sir Reginald Bray (fn. 6). John Earl of Oxford, son of the attainted Earl, having been restored to his honours, recovered (by purchase I suppose) this ancient inheritance of his ancestors, and by his will, bearing date 1509, left it to John his nephew, the next heir to the title. After this I find nothing of it till the year 1610, when Archibald Earl of Argyle, Lord St. John, Sir William Cornwallis, and Thomas Darcy, joined in a conveyance of the manor of Earl's Court in Kensington, to Sir Walter Cope (fn. 7), from whom it passed to Henry Rich, Earl of Holland, who married his daughter and coheir. It is now the property of the Right Hon. William Lord Kensington (fn. 8), maternally descended from Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick and Holland.
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91), with the following inscription: "Juxta hìc sub marmoreo tumulo jacet Gulielmus Courten, cui Gulielmus pater, Gulielmus avus, mater Katherina Joannis Comitis de Bridgewater silia, paternum vel ad Indos præclarum nomen; qui tantis haudquaquam degener parentibus, summâ cum laude vitæ decurrit tramitem; gazarum per Europam indagator sedulus quas hinc illinc sibi partas negavit nemini sed cupientibus exposuit "humanissime, non avaræ mentis pabulum; sed ingenii si quid naturæ si quid artis nobile opus id quovis pretio suum esse voluit ut musis lucidum conderet sacrarium; ast mortis hæc non sunt curæ. Hic musarum cultor tam eximius, hic tam insignis viator obiit, "quievit 7 Cal. Apr. A. D. 1702, vixit annos 62, menses II, dies 28. Pompam quam vivus sugit ne mortuo sieret testamento cavit, sed hoc qualecunque monumentum et quam potuit immortalitatem bene merenti mærens dedit, Hans Sloane, M. D. " "The Rt Hon. Francis Earl of Godolphin, buried Jan. 25, 1766. " Son of the Lord Treasurer; he was first gentleman of the bedchamber to George I. and II.
"Thomas Henshaw, Esq. buried Jan. 6, 1700. " Author of an History of making Saltpetre and Gunpowder. He was gentleman of the privy-chamber to Charles II. secretary of embassy to Denmark in 1672, and afterwards envoy extraordinary to that court (fn. 220). Mr. Henshaw was married at Kensington April 23, 1657, to Anne Darett, widow (fn. 221). The ceremony was performed by Justice Bradshaw. The manor of Kensington, which had been the property of Edward, a Thane of King Edward's, was granted by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey Bishop of Constance, Chief Justiciary of England; under whom it was holden (when the survey of Doomsday was taken) by Alberic, or Aubrey de Vere, ancestor of the Earls of Oxford. The manor, says the survey, is taxed at 10 hides, and contains 10 carucates; on the demesnes are four ploughs, the villans have five, and might employ six. There are 12 villans, holding each a virgate, and six who hold three virgates jointly. The priest has half a virgate, and there are seven slaves; meadow equal to two plough-lands; pasture for the cattle of the town; pannage for 200 hogs, and three acres of vineyards (fn. 3); valued all together at 10l. , in King Edward's time at the same. This manor was afterwards the absolute property of the Vere family, and was held by them in capite for several generations, being parcel of their barony, by virtue of their office of high chamberlain (fn.
"Ralph, son of John Verney, Esq. (fn. 199) and Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Palmer, Esq. born at Little Chelsea, March 18, 1683; Sir John Verney, Bart. (fn. 200) and Mrs Elizabeth Baker, married Ap1 8, 1696. " "The Rt Honble Edward Earl of Warwick (fn. 122), buried Aug. 6, 1701; Charlotte Countess of Warwick (fn. 123), July 12, 1731; William Henry (fn. 124) Earl of Warwick and Holland, Aug. 27, 1721; the Rt Honble Edward Rich, Earl of Warwick and Holland (fn. 125), Sep. 15, 1759; Mary Countess Dowager of Warwick and Holland (fn. 126), Nov. 14, 1769. " Curtis's botanic garden was removed from Lambeth Marsh to a spot of ground near Queen's Elm turnpike at Brompton, about the year 1789 (fn. 2). It contains a very large collection of plants, chiefly indigenous, and a botanical library for students in that science. The subscription for admission to the garden is one guinea per annum, with liberty to introduce a friend. A subscription of two guineas entitles the subscriber to seeds, roots, &. of a certain value; and gives him the privilege of introducing as many of his friends as he pleases. In a window of the south aisle are the arms of Henry Rich, Earl of Holland, with the order of the garter. Against the west wall is the monument of Francis Colman, Esq. (fn. 82), British minister at Florence, who died at Pisa in 1733. The same tablet commemorates his wife Mary, daughter of John Gumley, Esq. 1767; and Sarah, wife of the late George Colman, Esq.
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The parish of Kensington contains about 1910 acres of land; about half of which is pasture and meadow; about 360 acres are arable land for corn only; about 230 in market gardens; about 260 cultivated, sometimes for corn and sometimes for garden crops; and 100 acres of nursery ground. At Brompton-park was a very celebrated nursery, first established about the latter end of the last century by George London and Henry Wise, Esquires, gardeners to King William and to Queen Anne. Bowack, who wrote an account of Kensington in 1700, speaks of the stock as almost incredible; and says it was affirmed, that if the plants were valued at but Id. a-piece, they would amount to 40,000l. This ground belongs at present to Messrs. Gray and Wear. "Philip, son of Philip Meadows, Esq. buried March 9, 1698; Sidney, son of Sr Philip Meadows, and the Lady Dorothy his "wife (fn. 215), baptized Sep. 1, 1701." Sir Philip was son of another Sir Philip, of whom some account has been already given (fn. 216). Sidney, who succeeded his father in the office of Knight-marshal, died on the 15th of November 1792, having completed his 91st year. He retained, even to the last year of his life, a wonderful share of strength and activity, which he displayed in a very remarkable degree in the managing of his horses, an art in which he had always excelled. Sir Philip Medows, his father, died at Kensington in December 1757, aged 87, and was there buried. "Elizabeth, daughter of Sr Philip Medows, baptized Dec. 22, 1702, buried Dec. 25, 1704; another Elizabeth (fn. 217), baptized Jan. 14, 1705; the wife of Sr Philip Medows (Dorothy Boscawen), buried April 4, 1748; Mrs Katherine Medows, Sep. 14, 1712; Mrs Caroline, Ap. 30, 1736; the Hon. Mrs Mary Medows (fn. 218), Ap. 5, 1743; Jemima Lady Medows (fn. 219), Nov. 6, 1759." Sir Sidney was buried at Andover, where he died. Leaving no issue, he bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to his nephew Evelyn Medows, Esq. elder brother of Charles Pierrepont, Esq. and Sir William Medows, K. B. "Julian (fn. 149), daughter of Baptist Viscount Campden (fn. 150), and the Lady Hester (fn. 151), baptized Feb. 4, 1646; Lindsey (fn. 152), son of Baptist Viscount Campden, by his wife Elizabeth (fn. 153), born Aug. 14, 1656; Catherine (fn. 154), Aug. 10, 1657; Baptist (fn. 155), born in Covent-garden, Nov. 2, 1658; James (fn. 156), July 28, 1663."