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be the latest representation of the canonical vestments on an English 

 brass. 



The lecturer then entered into some interesting details of the history of 

 the manors and mansions contained in the parish, which would be out of 

 our scope to reproduce ; * and went on to say that Chigwell, although it 

 could not claim to be the birth-place of any men of world-wide fame, 

 might yet be proud of several who lived and worked in the village, and 

 who must in their days have influenced its life and character. Of these 

 Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York, must be of most local interest- 

 born in 1561, in St. Botolph's Street, Colchester, and the son of a baker, 

 he was, therefore, an Essex man. Getting some learning, how the speaker 

 knew not, he was sent to Cambridge ; and in 15*)7 he became Vicar of 

 Chigwell, and successively of other parishes in the county ; also Arch- 

 deacon of Essex, Bishop of Chichester, and later of Norwich. On the 13th 

 of April, 1629, he founded the two Free Schools, one called the Grammar, 

 the other the Eughsh school. His regulations for the schools are par- 

 ticular and quaint ; for instance, the lads are "to read the ancient Greek 

 and Latin poets, but no novelties nor conceited modern writers"; 

 and again, "it is expressly provided that the master be no puffer of 

 tobacco." The schools were founded for the use of Chigwell and neigh- 

 bouring parishes, and have no doubt sent many good men and true into 

 the world. But their most famous scholar was WilUam Penn, founder of 

 Pennsylvania : Penn was born October 14th, 1644, on Tower Hill, and his 

 childhood from about 1650 to 1655 was spent at Wanstead. He must 

 have entered the school when nearly ten years of age; how long he 

 remained in it the speaker could find no trace. Surely Chigwell and 

 Essex might claim to have had their influence in forming tlie character 

 and directing the future life of the great Quaker Colonist. That year, 

 almost that month, 200 years ago, the New England Colony was founded. 

 Their American cousins were about to celebrate its bi-centenary, and it 

 was well for them at Chigwell to recall it to their remembrance. 



Chigwell's best known Eector, Mr. Unwin thought, was the Rev. WilHam 

 Paley. In 1794 the Bishop of London presented him with the Prebend of 

 St. Pancras, which included the Eectory of ChigweU. The same year he 

 published his well-known work, ' A View of the Evidences of Christianity ' ; 

 that, with his other famous books, 'Horai Paulinai' and 'Natural 

 Theology' were still read and used as text-books in schools. Before 

 Paley, in point of date, we find John Rogers had the Rectory conferred on 

 him in August, 1551. Previously, whilst Chaplain at Antwerp, he 

 assisted Tyndale and Coverdale in making the first translation of the Bible 

 into English. Whilst Rector of Chigwell, during Queen Mary's reign, he 

 was burnt at Smithfield, at the instigation of Bishop Bonner, on February 



* The full text of Mr. Uiiwiu's paper was given in the 'Essex Times' for Friday, 

 July 1st, 1881, to which we beg to refer our readers ; aud the Editor is glad to acknow- 

 ledge his indebtedness to the excellent reports of our meetings contained in that 

 newspaper. — Eu. 



