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that our children will once again recognize the cathedral as a 

 really necessary pari of the church's system, as '•' a city set on a 

 hill," whither " the tribes may go up," as to Jerusalem of old, to 

 offer their united prayers and praises, and to bring from it, as frotn 

 a fountain-head, streams of blessings to the various parishes in 

 which their lot may be cast. 



Contriktion ta t|e ^istorg of ^« Milliam 

 alter (^.g. 1597-1644) nia Pal= 

 meshvg (^.§. 1643—1644). 



By W. W. Ravbnhill, Esq., 



Recorder of Andover. 

 [Read before the Society at Malmpsbury, August 2nd, 1882.] 



:]|^gIME is the great healer of wounds, and I may venture 

 to-day (1H82) to mention Sir William Waller's name at 

 Malmesbury. 



He was one of the foremost men in the wars of the King and 

 Commons, particularly during the early years of the struggle. He 

 was held in very high esteem by his own party, for he was a scholar 

 and a soldier, who had taken vast pains to educate himself for the 

 battle of life. Few careers, however, present greater contrasts — a 

 series of triumphs and defeats — rapid startling successes clouded by 

 heavy reverses, which it is difficult to account for. 



Yet throughout all we see in him the well-bred courteous English 

 gentleman of strong religious feelings and liberal tendencies ; worthy 

 of record, though one of his troopers may have knocked off the nose 

 of your statue of King Athelstan, and he of his own wilful will 



