16 ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



Kingston and Manchester, and, imder the provislons of 

 their fiithcr's settlement, recelved £15,000 as their portions 

 out of the family estates, which in 1676, by virtue of the 

 entail in the same settlement, on the death of Lord 

 Brooke, descended to Fulke Grevllle, who became Lord 

 Brooke, This Fulke Lord Brooke died in 1710, and was 

 succeeded by his second son, William. In February, 

 1721, William mortgaged the Hospital and lands held 

 with it, and in 1722 made a further charge on the pro- 

 perty, the entire debt being £10,000. He died 26th 

 July, 1727, and by his will gave his estates to his son 

 Francis, who subseqnently became Earl of Warwick, and, 

 after several intermediate dealings with the property com- 

 prised in the mortgage of 1721, the whole became released 

 frora that mortgage in 1751, and were absolut ely vested 

 in the then Lord Warwick, who, about 80 years ago, sold 

 the Hospital and lands then appertaining to it, to the 

 ancestors of the present Mr. Shei'ston. 



" The Hospital itself, as might be expected, underwent 

 many changes and alterations, to suit the convenience and 

 taste of its different possessors. Considerable portions of 

 the original buildings, however, remained until they were 

 finally removed a sliort time ago to make way for the new 

 schools ; other parts were taken down in 1812, when the 

 late Mr. Peter Sherston generously gave a site for building 

 the late central school. A cursory examination of the 

 interior of the building, when in course of being puUed 

 down, showed clear indications that the Hospital had, 

 subsequent to its dissolution, been used as a dwelling- 

 house. New ceilings had been added, which were highly 

 ornamented, and a fireplace made in the best apartment, 

 over which were the arms of James I. in bold relief. Since 

 the old building ceased to be used as dwelling-house, it has 



