By the Rev. F. H. Manley. 



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" Here, underneath, lyeth ye body of John Palmer, of Hardywyk in ye prsh 

 of Sandon, in ye county of Stafford, gent. He married Elizabeth, ye daughter 

 of Sir Eobert Hanson, Knight, who was Lord Mayor of London Anno Domini 

 1672 and 1673, by whom he had Kobert, Elizabeth, John, Hanson and 

 Eachel. Elizabeth was married to Mr. Eichard Browne, Eector of this place, 

 by whom she had Eichard, Elizabeth, Eobert, and Hanson. She was after- 

 wards married to Mr. Edmund Wayte, Eector of this place, by whom she had 

 Edmund, Ayliffe, John, Henry, and Elizabeth. He died ye 5th of October, 

 Anno Domini 1719, aged 90 years, 2 months, and 5 days. In spe 

 resurrectionis." 



I accidentally came across a narrow strip of parchment, written 

 on both sides, but almost} illegible, when looking through family 

 papers some little time ago. This turned out to be extracts from 

 registers, and notes jotted clown by Mr. J ohn Palmer about his 

 relatives and friends. He gives curiously minute details of the 

 time and circumstances of the birth of his children, and mentions 

 the names of several of the principal Somerforcl people. It seems 

 that Mr. Robert Palmer was born in Marsden, near Stafford, and 

 had property in Sandon, close by. This is the district from which 

 the Selborne family sprung. On his marriage with Elizabeth 

 Hanson he is described as " merchant of Alhallows, Brede Street," 

 and the marriage took place in St. Mary Aldermary Church. He 

 was evidently proud of his connection with the Hansons, but Mr. 

 Hawkins (after Sir R. Hawkins) was a friend of his, for he tells us, 

 " About y fc time Mr. Hawkins was married to Mrs.KatherineHarbet, 

 for ye 15th December, we had flowers for him. I found this in an 

 almanac of my dear brother-in-law's, Berkeley Hanson, Esq." Mr. 

 Samuel Foote, apparently brother of Mr. Thomas Foote, also Lord 

 Mayor of London, was another friend. Mr. Palmer does not seem 

 to have lived continuously in London, for several of his children 

 were born at Stafford and others at Sandon. His wife is buried at 

 St. Mary, Stafford, and his daughter Elizabeth, he tells us, was born 

 9th January, 1660, in the same parish " at ii of ye clock in ye night, 

 and christened 21st day. She was married to Mr. Richard Browne, 

 now Rector of Broad Somerforcl, in north Wilts, ye 14th May 

 Ascension Day, Anno Domini 1676, being 15 years, 4 months, and 

 5 days old." This Mr. Richard Browne was the son of Richard 

 Browne, Vicar of Minety, from 1662 to 1681, mentioned several 



