Identifier: morefamoushomeso00mala (find matches)
Title: More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Malan, Alfred Henry, comp
Subjects: Historic buildings Country homes Dwellings
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, London, The Pall Mall magazine
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the last halfof the sixteenth century. Becoming the purchaser of the manor as early as 1540, he didnot begin to build until(567; meanwhile, like awise man, sitting downto count the cost, and,as a prudent prelimi-nary, marrying Chris-tian Gresham, daughterof the Lord Mayor ofLondon. Meanwhile,too, so many otherthings were happening!Sir John had been stew-ard to the householdsof the Protector a n dthe Princess Elizabeth ;been put in the Tower,with his frien d SirThomas Smith (previous and subsequent Secretary of State),and fined ; been commissioned by Queen Mary to be on thequi vivc should Philip of Spain land at Bristol ; he also hadto apply his mind to sundry public affairs, such as the Councilsinstructions to the justices to exercise their office, in suchunsettled times, without slothfulness, nyceness, and folishepytie. Between his official duties, however, he could findtime to dabble in falconry, asking Thomas Howard to send hima short-wynked hawk in return for two casts of lanners
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SIR JOHN THYNNE

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