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liberality by the King. Sons, daughters, grandchildren, and their 
relations were abundantly supplied with money either to discharge 
their debts, or to set them up in the world.! 
Even the Rector of a living was put under contribution for them. 
British Macazine, According to some old agreement the sum of two 
June Ist, 1832, Pounds fifteen shillings and two pence has been 
oe paid yearly to the Penderels of Boscobel by the 
Rector of Hodnet. 
Perhaps the patron of the living in those days, as well as the 
Rector, Dr. Arnway, was devotedly attached to the royal fugitive, 
and consented to pay off part of the King’s debt of gratitude by 
allowing such a tax to be laid on the income of the living of Hodnet. 
Se _ The present Rector, who is a son of the Rev. 
Rev. Richard Charles Cholmondeley and Mary, the daughter of 
Bae aie the Bem Reginald Heber, has most kindly supplied 
me with a copy of a receipt given to his father for 
this payment. 
_ * Salop. Marchamley Rectory. 
“ Received the fifth day of April 1831 of Rev. C.) £3. 0. 4. 
Cholmondeley the sum of three pounds and 4 pence 6.5'0.: Tam 
being for one years fee farm rent due to the Family of | 5 aa A 
the Pendrills at Mid’ last past for whose use the same ¢ “ ~“" 49 
is received by me. ; 
“No. 41. Acquit 1’ £2. 15. 2 
: “ MarrHew ELzison.” J 
There is a tradition on good family authority that at one of the 
places where Jane Lane and “ Will Jackson” stopped to refresh 
they were suddenly surrounded by soldiers, which so confused the 
young Charles that Jane Lane, to sustain her servant’s character, 
had to give him a good cuff on the head and say something to the 
purpose of her being sorry that she did not leave him at home if he 
was going to be so stupid a waiting servant! This delightful 
anecdote of Mistress Lane, who never seems to have lost her 
1 The King, it is said, was so mortified by the personal importunities 
ao: of persons who had been of least service to him, on his landing at 
Dover, that he became prejudiced against them, 
