[965]Ralph Sheldon, of Beoley, esq., natus at Weston, Warwickshire, Aug. 4, 1623, about 5 of the clock in the morning.
Memorandum the plott brake out in Oct. 1678. His house was search't; he disarmed; and afterwards a prisoner at Warwick.
Anno ..., very like to dye of a dropsey--quaere Sir Thomas Millington de hoc.
Faire Madam Frances Sheldon (one of the maydes of honour[966]) was born 24 Febr. at 8 or 9 at night. She was 23 last Febr. (1677/8).
This Ralph Sheldon was Anthony Wood's friend: see Clark's Wood's _Life and Times_, ii. 227, iii. 98.
[967]Sir Edward Shirbourn, knight, natus 18º Sept. A.D. 1616, hora 10 A.M. A little past halfe an hower after was born his twin brother John, who died anno aetatis 19º.
Both were borne before eleaven a clock; both excellent scholars; and excellent poets.
John, before he dyed, translated Ovid's Epistles, and better (I am informed, by Sir Edward, and John Davys of Kidwelly) then any we have in print.
[968]James Shirley:--capt. <Edward> Shirburne, and Mr. <Thomas> Stanley (<author of> _de vitis philosophorum_, who was his scholar), say that he was of no University: bred a Paule's schole scholar.
[969]Thomas Shirley[BQ], M.D., of Weston-neston in Suffolk, edidit[BR] 'A true and perfect account of the examination confession tryall and condemnation, and execution of Joan Perry and her two sonnes for the supposed murther of Mr. William Harrison, being one of the most remarkable occurrences that hath happened in the memory of man': Lond., for Rowland Reynolds next Arundel gate opposite to St. Clements Church, 1676, stitch't, 4to.
Vide in <Sir Thomas> Herbert's travells, where are honourable remembrances of his relations in Persia.
[BQ] Aubrey gives in trick the coat:--'paly of 6, or and azure, a canton ermine.'
[BR] Anthony Wood notes here:--'This was written by Sir Thomas Overbury of Bourton on the hill to Dr. Thomas Shirley.' See Clark's Wood's _Life and Times_, i. 452.
[970]Mrs. Abigail Sloper [Grove] borne at Broad Chalke neer Salisbury, A.D. 1648 (the widowe Chalke sayeth 'twas on a Thursday). She was baptized May 4th, 1648. Goodwife Smyth (then a servant there) sayeth she beleeves she was borne 14 of Aprill. Pride; lechery; ungratefull to her father; maried, ...; runne distracted, ...; recovered,....