212 THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 



are ten entries in the registers, mentioning Izaak 

 Walton, and numerous entries relating to John 

 Walton and another (who may or may not have 

 been connected with Izaak). 



"Thomas Grinsell, citizen, and ironmonger, served as 

 inquestman 1623 and 1630, and grand juryman 1625 ; 

 his first child was baptized here 1611 ; his last 1622." 

 (This was during the period of Walton's apprenticeship 

 with him.) 



" March 5, 1644. Thomas Grinsell was buried in the 

 church." (Therefore not in Paddington Church, as 

 noted page 103.) 



" October 2, 1647. Mrs. Ann Grinsell, Widd., was 

 buryed in the body of the church, from Mr. Waltorfs in 

 Chancery Lane" 



One might gather from the foregoing: (i) That 

 Grinsell (citizen and ironmonger) carried on his 

 business, whatever it was, in the parish of St. 

 Dunstan's ; (2) That Izaak Walton was apprenticed 

 to him there ; (3) That although Walton had gone 

 to live in Clerkenwell in 1644, he was apparently 

 living in Chancery Lane in 1647 when Ann 

 Grinsell died there. 



The Master of the Ironmongers' Company (see 

 page 105) tells us that Walton, as a member of 

 the Ironmongers' Company, was an ironmonger 

 his master Grinsell was an ironmonger, as were 



