ISLEWORTH ON THAMES 



CHAPTER XI 



Industry of old biographers — They did not exhaust the field 

 of discovery — Rev. Canon John Vaughan propounds an 

 interesting theory — Did Walton ever reside at Drox- 

 ford ? — Mr. G. B. Dewar states Dr. Hawkins was 

 Rector of Droxford — Canon Vaughan discovers proof 

 of it — " Norington Farme" of Walton's will same as 

 Northington Farm of to-day — Three leases discovered 

 by Mr. Dewar — Walton's hanging cabinet — Walton's 

 marriage chest. 



TSJOTWITHSTANDING the indefatigable in- 

 dustry of the old biographers of Walton, 

 such as Sir John Hawkins, Dr. Zouch, Wm. 

 Oldys, and Sir Harris Nicolas, and others, they did 

 not exhaust the field of discovery which the good 

 but mysterious old father of anglers left for his 

 disciples to puzzle themselves over all through the 

 centuries. They did not know, nor did any of us 



