6o LEONARD WHEATCROFT, OF ASHOVER. 



" (9) Besides four parsons of Divinity 



As Paine, and Pott, Edwards, and Mosley, 



All foure divines, and men of noble birth, 



All dead and gone, now buried in the earth. 



How can I chuse, but much lament to see 



My friends all gone, who did make much of mee ? 



'■ (lo) Tho' all in haste one place I have past by; 



That's Cowley Hall, where I oft heard the cry 

 Of great mouth'd doggs who did not feare to kill 

 Which was their master's pleesurc word and will 

 His name was Sinner* who ever did him know 

 He's dead and gone too many years ago. 



" (I I J Then turning round ; all gone — thus I did think — 

 Where shall I make my friend or Muses drinke? 

 Then looking downe below I did espy 

 A pretty hall, which stood me very nigh ; 

 Where lived the father, son, and wives of either, 

 Both in my time, although not both together. 



" (12) A Knight, the father, and a squier the son : 

 One heir is left : if dead — that name is done. 

 This heir being young, with ladies durst not play 

 So he in sorrow quickly went away 

 Leaving no Heir o'th name, no, no not one 

 So farewell Milwards now of Snitterton. 



" (13) Then rushing forward downe by Darwen side, 

 My Muses presently through Matlock hied. 

 And finding there the good old pastor gone, 

 I hied to Riber there to make my moan : 

 But out alas ! my sorrows to increase 

 That name is gone, now buried vnder hearse. 



" (14) WoUey, WoUey, Wolley, farewell to thee 



A noble Esquire thou wast, both kind and free 

 To all that came, I say both rich and poore. 

 There's few went empty, that came to his doore. 

 Walker's faire house is almost worne away. 

 With severall more now going to decay. 



* Richard Senior, of Bridgetown, purchased Cowley Manor from George 

 and Henry Needham in 1613. The person alluded to was perhaps Anthony, 

 son of Richard, one of whose co-heiresses married Lionel Fanshaw, whose son 

 Henry in 1718 sold Cowley to Thom. Bagshaw, Esq. — Lysons. 



