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and naval men — Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, Sir Eobert Walpole, Sir Edward Coke, judge, 

 founder of the Earl of Leicester's family, Sir John 

 Fastolf *, a famous general, Marquis Townsend, brigadier- 

 general in the army when Greneral Wolfe was killed in 

 the battle fought on the plains of Abraham near Quebec, 

 and the immortal Nelson and his eleve Sir William 

 Hoste, K.C.B.f Though last of all, yet not least in fame 

 as a military man, stands Major-Greneral Windham, who 

 so highly distinguished himself in the attack of the Eedan, 

 at the siege of Sebastopol. In the early part of this 

 century I had the pleasure of being introduced to the 

 veteran Lord Townsend at his residence, Rainham, in 

 Norfolk, by a friend of mine. He was at that time a 

 fine looking old soldier, about eighty years of age, and hi^ 

 address and manners were extremely courteous. There 

 are few people now living who can say they have seen 

 the companion in arms of the celebrated General Wolfe. 

 Some most atrocious characters have also been natives 



* Sir Jolin FastoliFe obtained considerable reputation as a general in 

 the loth century. He served in Ireland imder Sii- Stephen Scrope, and 

 on his death, 1408, inarried his widow, heii-ess of the Tibbot family, of 

 •whose rich estates in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire he consequently 

 became possessed. He soon after obtained the honour of knighthood 

 and order of the Garter. He was woimded 'at the battle of Agincoiu-t. 

 In 1429 he defeated 6000 French with only ] 500 English, and brought 

 relief to the army before Orleans. He was buried with his wife in 

 the church of Oulton, near Lowestoft. A sacrilegious robbery was 

 committed ia this chui'cli, February 1857, in which the thieves carried 

 off the brass effigies of this general and his wife, which, being large, 

 were of considerable value. The male figure, represented in a standing 

 attitude, clothed in armour, head uncovered, and in an attitude of 

 prayer ; the female shows the fashion of her time by her drapery and 

 fantastic head-dress. The date of the brass of which the figures were 

 made was stated to be about the year 1479. 



t Sir Wm. Hoste was a particular friend of mine. 



