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Goodrich, SAMUEL GKISWOLD 

 (1793-1860). American author. 

 Born at Ridgefield, Connecticut, 

 Aug. 19, 1793, he became editor of 

 an annual, The Token, published at 

 Boston, among the contributors to 

 which were Nathaniel Hawthorne 

 and Longfellow. Goodrich is best 

 known by his pseudonym of Peter 

 Parley, under which he published 

 a large number of books for chil- 

 dren on a wide variety of subjects. 

 He died at New York, May 9, I860. 



Goodrich Castle. Ruined castle 

 of Herefordshire. It stands on the 

 right bank of the Wye, above the 

 village of Goodrich, about 3 m. 

 from Ross. The remains include a 

 gateway and ruins of two towers, 

 the keep, and the chapel. As a 

 defence against the Welsh, there 

 was a fortress here before the 

 Norman Conquest, but the existing, 

 parts are of later date. The keep 

 dates from the time of Henry II. It 

 was once held by the earls of Pem- 

 broke, to which family it was given 

 by Henry III ; afterwards it passed 

 to the Talbots, earls of Shrews- 

 bury. It was held for Charles I 

 during the Civil War, but after a 

 siege lasting eighteen weeks the 

 parliamentarians captured it in 

 1646, and dismantled it. There is 

 an interesting old church in the 

 village, near which is Goodrich 

 Court, a modern residence formerly 

 containing a noted collection of 

 armour. 



Good Templars, INDEPENDENT 

 ORDER or. Society for the purpose 

 of inculcating total abstinence and ' 

 abolishing the sale of alcoholic 

 liquors. Founded in Utica, New 

 York, in 1851, it spread rapidly in 

 N. America, and in 1868 was intro- 

 duced into Britain by Joseph 

 Malins. The ritual, which is secret, 

 and contains passwords and signs, 

 was translated into 18 languages, 

 and the society established lodges 

 through the British colonies and in 

 most European countries. Organ- 

 ized in lodges, the British head- 

 quarters are at Birmingham. In 

 1919 the international membership 

 of the order was 620,000. See 

 Friendly Societies. 



Goodwill. Term used for the ad- 

 vantages, other than the material 

 assets, buildings, furniture, etc., 

 which go with a business or pro- 

 fession. It is regarded as property, 

 and stamp duties must be paid 

 when it is transferred from one 

 person to another. It is also valued 

 for death duties, and, moreover, 

 a person is entitled to compensation 

 if the goodwill of his business is 

 injured. Lord Lindley denned 

 goodwill as " the benefit arising 

 from connexion and reputation," 

 and its value " what can be got for 

 the chance of being able to keep 



that connexion 

 and improve it." 

 It frequently in- 

 cludes a name 

 which, because it 

 is known, has 

 a commercial 

 value. Profes- 

 sional goodwill 

 usually means a 

 recommendation 

 of some kind of 

 the purchaser by 

 the seller to the 

 clients, and an 

 undertaking to 

 refrain from com- 

 petition. 



Goodwin, 

 THOMAS (1600- 

 80). English 

 puritan divine. 

 He was born at 

 Rollesby, Nor- 

 folk, Oct. 5, 1600, 

 and educated at 

 Cam bridge, w here 

 he became a uni- 

 versity preacher 

 and lecturer at 

 Trinity Church. 

 Owing to disputes 

 with his bishop, 

 he resigned, and 

 was for a time a 



Goodwin Sands. Chart of the dangerous sandbanks off 

 the east coast of Kent, England 



pastor at Arnhem, Holland. Having 

 returned to England in 1640, he 

 preached with much success in 

 London, and became a member of 

 the Westminster Assembly three 

 years later. 



A friend and confidant of Oliver 

 Cromwell, whose deathbed he at- 

 tended, he preached many times 

 before the 

 House of Com- 

 mons. From 

 1650, until the 

 Restoration, 

 when he was 

 deprived of 

 the office, 

 he -was presi- 

 dent of Magda- 

 lenCollege,"Ox- 

 ford. Thence- 

 forward until his death, Feb. 23, 

 1680, he was pastor 

 of the independent ', 

 church, Fetter 

 Lane, London. His 

 collected works, 

 mainly sermons 

 and expositions of 

 Scripture, were re- 

 printed, 1861-66. 



Goodwin 

 Sands. Dangerous 

 sandbanks off the 

 E. coast of Kent, 

 England. They 

 extend from N. to 

 S. for 10 m., about 

 6m. from the main- 



Thomas Goodwin, 

 English divine 



land. They form a natural protec- 

 tion to the anchorage of the Downs, 

 but themselves have been the scene 

 of many shipwrecks. At low 

 water they rise some feet above 

 sea level, while at high water 

 they lie 15 ft. below the sea. The 

 extreme limits of the shoal are 

 marked by four light-vessels, 

 whose flashing lights are visible at 

 a distance of 12 m. The sands are 

 named after Earl Godwin. 



Goodwood. Sussex residence 

 of the duke of Richmond and 

 Gordon. It is 3 m. N.E. of Chi- 

 chester. The mansion was erected 

 during the first half of the 18th 

 century, and the grounds are cele- 

 brated for their magnificent cedars. 



Goodwood Races. Horse-races 

 held annually at the end of July. 

 They extend over four days, be- 



Goodwood Races. Finish of the Stewards' Cup, 1920, 

 won by Western Wave 



