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from his hall. John Wilkes, the member of Parlia- 

 ment for Aylesbury, was a ' Hell-Fire ' man ; in fact, 

 all three were members of that terrible fraternity 

 of Medmenham Abbey notoriety. Sir John was 

 the owner, and resided at that fine old hall, be- 

 queathing it to his daughter, who married the Rev. 

 Joseph Goodall, and thus the mansion came into the 

 family, and is now inhabited by his grandson, 

 Colonel Goodall, who married one of the Miss Lees 

 of Hartwell ; and thus it was that these two families 

 became united. I well remember the Rev. Mr. 

 Goodall and his venerable lady, although it is more 

 than sixty years ago. Dinton Hall has historical 

 associations. At one time it belonged to William 

 of Wareham, Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of 

 Canterbury, and his arms are still preserved in 

 several of the painted windows. It was the residence 

 of Simon Mayne, the Regicide, who was one of the 

 signatories to the death warrant of the martyred 

 King Charles I. He was member of Parliament for 

 Aylesbury at that time, and was one of the excepted 

 Regicides, yet was arraigned for high treason on 

 October 16, 1660. Simon Mayne sat as member for 

 Aylesbury through the whole of the Protectorate. He 

 said, in his defence, that he was drawn into signing the 

 King's death warrant. He was, however, sentenced 

 to be imprisoned in the Tower, where he died the 

 next year, and was buried at Dinton. His colleague 

 in the representation of Aylesbury was another 

 Regicide, one Thomas Scott. He was originally a 

 brewer, and afterwards an attorney in the town. He 



