ORIGINAL MEMBERS. 81 



Dr. F. D. GODMAN. 



Frederick DuCaue Godmaii, third sou of Jostjph Godraan, 

 of Park Hatch, Surrey, was born on January 15th, 1834, 

 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridi^e. He 

 married in 1872 Edith Mary, second daughter of J. H. 

 Elwes, of Coles1)orne, Gloucestershire, and secondly Alice 

 Mary, only daughter of INIajor Chaplin, 60tli Rifles. He 

 left school early in consequence of an attack of low fever, 

 the effects of which were not completely shaken off till some 

 years later. Before going to the University, however, 

 accompanied by his tutor, ho went for a tour to the south of 

 Spain, Greece, and Constantinople, where on the afternoon 

 of their arrival, for no other reason than that he heard of a 

 homeward-bound vessel, the tutor suddenly announced his 

 intention of returning to England at once, a proceeding 

 which he carried out, leaving his pupil, who declined to 

 accompany him, Avithout letters of introduction, and with 

 only a single sovereign in his pocket. Being thus stranded, 

 Godman sought the assistance of Misseri, the hotel-keeper, 

 M'ho accompanied him to the Bank and initiated him in the 

 art of " drawing a bill,^' in order to provide funds for his 

 maintenance^ for at that time it would have been a matter 

 of six weeks before a reply to his letters home could be 

 received and money sent out. While at Constantinople he 

 fortunately made the acquaintance of the Consul at Trebizond, 

 who was staying at the hotel, and accompanied him in a 

 steamer on an expedition to various places in the Black Sea ; 

 among others they entered the harbour of Sevastopol and 

 dropped anchor there. This somewhat bold proceeding had 

 scarcely been cari'icd out before an order was sent from the 

 Governor demanding their immediate departure under pain 

 of being fired upon, a request Avhich Avas speedily complied 

 with. 



