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muclij if not morej in them tliat blame Mm. The Earl 

 of Worcester* is buying Yauxliall from Mr. Trenchard, 

 to bestow tlie use of tliat bouse upon Gaspar Calcbof 

 and bis son^f ^^ long as tbey sball live ; for be intends 

 to make it a college of artisans ; wbicb^ if it go forward, 

 I sball get Mr. Dymock into it^ tbougb I bad ratber be 

 should superintend a college of busbandmen, wbenso- 

 ever it can be founded.'^ 



Tbe Dymock family is of noted consequence in tbe 

 pageantry of a Coronation^ baving by ancient rigbt tbe 

 privilege of serving as tbe King's Cbampion. On tbis 

 matter Mr. Nicbols bas collected some interesting par- 

 ticulars. Tbe Cbampion is entitled to bave on tbe 

 Coronation day one of tbe King's great coursers, with 

 a saddle, harness, and trappings of cloth of gold, and 

 one of the best suits of armour, with cases of cloth of 

 gold, and all such other things appertaining to the 

 King's body as entirely as the King ought to bave them 

 on going into mortal battle. And attended by the 

 High Constable and Marshal of England, with the 

 King's Herald, a trumpet being sounded before him, 

 to come riding into the Hall to the place where the 

 King crowned sits at dinner. When tbe trumpet 

 ceases, and proclamation has been made, whoever can 



* Always so styled during the Commonwealth, although a 

 Marquis. 



t Properly — Caspar Kaltoff and liis son-in-law. 



