Marsham

“ Other men, it seemed, had been free to liberate their souls! Well, now the arbiter of the situation was Lord Philip, and there would certainly be a strong advanced infusion in the new Ministry. Marsham considered that he had as good claims as any of the younger men; and if it came to another election in Brookshire, hateful as the prospect was, he should be fighting in the open, and choosing his own weapons. ”

“ Upon the death of his nephew John in 1696 he became fourth baronet, and dying in 1703 was succeeded by his son Robert (d. 1724) , who was created, on 25 June 1716, Lord Romney in Kent. Marsham had a great reputation in his day for his extensive knowledge of history, chronology, and languages. According to Wotton, Marsham was the first who made the Egyptian antiquities intelligible. Hallam also commends his work. He wrote 'Diatriba Chronological 4to, London, 1649, a dissertation in which he examines succinctly the principal difficulties that occur in the chronology of the Old Testament. ”

“ Sir James had rather coldly acknowledged the letter, with the remark that few words were best on a subject so painful; and since then there had been no intimacy between the two men. Marsham could only think with discomfort of the scene at Felton Park, when a man of passionate nature and romantic heart had allowed him access to the most sacred and tragic memories of his life. ”

“ White's pleasure at Marsham's approval is unmistakable. 'O that I had known you forty years ago!' is one of White's exclamations to Marsham, the significance of which may be seen when read in connection with that passage in his earliest letter to Pennant (10 Aug. 1767) , wherein he wrote: 'It has been my misfortune never to have had any neighbours whose studies have led them towards the pursuit of natural knowledge.'
During White's last years there his sister-in-law, widow of his brother John, continued to keep house for him at Selborne. ”

“ Thomas Marsham, Esq. their son and heir, is the present lord and patron, and dwells in the family seat here, which was built by the aforesaid William Marsham; he married Dorothy, 5th daughter of Leonard Gooch of Earsham, by Dorothy his wife, who was sister to Sir Nevile Catline, of Kirby Caam in Norfolk; she is still living ”

“ Henry Marsham of Stratton, his brother, inherited, for whom there is a large monument of black and white marble, in the Marsham's Chapel; and it is an altar tomb, on which are four effigies, facing the church; first Henry himself in a gown, kneeling on a cushion, with a book before him, and his hands erected, as are those of Anne Themilthorp his (second) wife; the third is Henry their son, and the fourth is Margaret, their infant daughter in swaddling clothes. ”

“ Marsham grew very pale. He must, of course, have destroyed the paper himself, and his illness had effaced his memory of the act, as of other things. Yet he could not shake off an impression of mystery. Twice now, weeks after Ferrier's death, he seemed to have been in Ferrier's living presence, under conditions very unlike those of an ordinary dream. He could only remind himself how easily the brain plays tricks upon a man in his state.
After breakfast, Sir James Chide was admitted. ”

“ Marsham, the warden of Merton, to come out. In private qualities the warden was one of the most excellent of men, and the accident of his opposition to Mr. Gladstone is no reason why we should recall transient electioneering railleries against a forgotten worthy. ”

“ John Ferrier, M.P."--and, secondly, in wavering pencil, to "Lady Lucy Marsham, Tallyn Hall."
Marsham turned the letter over, while thoughts hurried through his brain. Evidently Ferrier had had time to read it. Why that address to his mother?--and in that painful hand--written, it seemed, with the weakness of death already upon him?
The newspaper? Ah!--the Herald!--lying as though, after reading it, Ferrier had thrown it down and let the letter drop upon it, from a hand that had ceased to obey him. As Marsham saw it the color rushed into his cheeks. He stooped and raised it. ”

“ "In a mackintosh with an umbrella," said Clarissa.
He had not said "I love you"; but he held her hand. Happiness is this, is this, he thought.
"But why should I ask all the dull women in London to my parties?" said Clarissa. And if Mrs. Marsham gave a party, did she invite her guests? ”

“ But he would go down to Beechcote, and he and Oliver between them would see that child through.
Meanwhile, Ferrier and Marsham were in anxious conclave. Ferrier counselled delay. "Let the thing sleep a little. Don't announce the engagement. You and Miss Mallory will, of course, understand each other. You will correspond. But don't hurry it. So much consideration, at least, is due to your mother's strong feeling."
Marsham assented, but despondently.
"You know my mother; time will make no difference." ”

“ Colwood. Well, well, it was all plain enough! It was only a fortnight since the Marshams had gone up to town for the Parliamentary season. And here he was, again upon the scene. Impossible, evidently, to separate them longer. Let them only get engaged, and be done with it! He stalked on beside Mrs. Colwood, tongue-tied and miserable.
Meanwhile, Sir James lingered with Diana. "A charming old place!" he said, looking about him. "But Marsham tells me the Vavasours have been odious."
"We have got the better of them! Mr. Marsham helped me."
"He has an excellent head, has Oliver. ”

“ But there's the big estate--and his mother's money--and the collieries."
"The Vicar tells me the colliers are discontented--all through the district--and there may be a big strike--"
"Yes, perhaps in the autumn, when the three years' agreement comes to an end--not yet. Marsham's vote will run down heavily in the mining villages, but it'll serve--this time. They won't put the other man in."
Mrs. Roughsedge rose to take off her things, remarking, as she moved away, that Marsham was said to be holding meetings nightly already, and that Lady Lucy and Miss Drake were both hard at work. ”

“ You ought to be getting abroad."
"I am all right," said Lady Lucy, hastily. "Like you, I hate east winds. Oliver, I have had a charming letter from Mr. Heath."
Mr. Heath had been for some months Marsham's local correspondent on the subject of the new Liberal hall in the county town. Lady Lucy had recently sent a check to the Committee, which had set all their building anxieties at rest.
Oliver looked down rather moodily upon her.
"It's pretty easy to write charming letters when people send you money. ”

“ MARSHAM, THOMAS (d. 1819) , entomologist, became a fellow of the Linnean Society in March 1788, and was elected secretary the same year. He continued to hold this office till 1798, when he was elected treasurer, which post he resigned in May 1816. He died on 26 Nov. ”

“ William, who died in his lifetime unmarried, and Humphrey, who died without male issue. The present baronet, Sir William Henry Marsham Style of Glenmore, co. Donegal, is descended from Sir Humphrey Style's second son, Oliver, and thus represents a younger branch of the family. ”

“ The whole belonged to Herold in the Confessor's time, and at the Conqueror's survey, the chief part of it was held by Walter Giffard, and was appendant to Marsham manor; it had then three carucates of land, a wood able to maintain 30 swine, was worth 40s. per annum, and was a mile long and half a mile broad, and paid xid. to the geld towards every 20s. raised in the hundred. ”

“ In 1575 he was presented by the crown to the rectory of Marsham in Norfolk. In 1576 he was one of the university preachers. On 29 Jan. 1577-8, he was installed prebendary of Decem Librarum in the cathedral of Lincoln. In 1578 he was presented by the crown to the rectory of Forncett in Norfolk. ”

“ Henry and Robert, the two first born sons, died infants.
Robert Marsham, Gent. is now living and single, and
Leonard, the 4th son, was buried in 1746, æt. 35.
This town is in the liberty of the dutchy of Lancaster, is valued to the land-tax at 361l. per ann. pays 7s. 9d. to every 300l. levy of the county rate, and anciently paid to every tenth levied upon the hundred, 2l. 10s. but had 10s. deducted for the revenues of the religious here, they paying, by themselves. The town contains about 150 inhabitants. ”

“ Abbot of Langley, and his convent, sold to Sir Will. Paston, Knt. all their possessions in Erlham, Bowthorp, Melton, and Heigham, and three acres by Norwich-gates; and Sir William sold them the next year to Leonard Spencer, and John Marsham, alderman; Sir William reserving Strodeholm Marsh in Westacre Burgh, Holm Marsh in Runhall, and Potter's and East Marsh in Redeham, which he purchased of the abbey, at 5s. reserved rent. The revenues of the abbey of Holm aforesaid fell to the bishoprick, and in 1627, Bishop Corbet leased to Augustine Holl, Esq. one messuage, and all the lands, fishings, &c. ”

“ These men were James Firminger, Farmer Long, and old David Finn, the parish clerk of Mersham. The last named knew but little of crones or witches, but tradition said that there always must be a Finn for parish clerk, and that Mersham would not be Mersham without one. This being the case, the old man felt it to be his duty to take such prominent part in an affair like the present as became one of an ancient family, filling an hereditary office. ”

“ The Lord have mercy, and quicken me to diligence.
August 26.—At night Marshman came, and our conversation was very refreshing and profitable. Truly the love of God is the happiness of the soul! My soul felt much sweetness at this thought, and breathed after God. At midnight Marshman came to the pagoda, and awakened me with the information that Sir G. Barlow had sent word to Carey not to disperse any more tracts nor send out more native brethren, or in any way interfere with the prejudices of the natives. ”

“ Its north end runs into and beyond the park of Mersham Hatch—that is, the west side of the park, the east side being in the parishes of Brabourne and Smeeth. The south part of the parish joins Bilsington and Aldington, and on the south west you are very close upon the Ruckinge and Orlestone big woods—so close that I am not sure whether a portion of that vast tract of woodland does not actually lie within the boundaries of the parish of Mersham. Be that as it may, it is a wild part of the world, and just the very sort of place in which you would fancy witches and their confederates to abound. ”

“ MARSHMAN, JOSHUA (1768–1837) , orientalist and missionary, son of John Marshman, a weaver, said to be descended from an officer in the parliamentary army, and Mary Couzener, who was sprung from a Huguenot stock, was born at Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, where his father lived, on 20 April 1768. After some scanty teaching at the village school, where one Coggeshall ruled, he was apprenticed at fifteen to Cater, a London bookseller and a native of Westbury Leigh, but at the end of live months came back to assist his father at weaving. ”

“ The elder Marshall died in the year 1219, and was succeeded by his eldest son, also called William, who then became possessed of one of the most extensive heritages in England, for the English and Welsh lands of the Clares, Earls of Pembroke, and in addition their great Irish inheritance in Leinster, had come into the possession of the Marshall family.
What we know of the son shows him to have been a man of much the same type as his father—probably not so rugged, but with the same steadfast ideals of loyal conduct. ”

“ In his younger days Marsh was a contributor to 'The Cabinet. By a Society of Gentlemen,' 3 vols. 8vo, Norwich, 1795. He wrote also some able pamphlets, including 'An Appeal to the Public Spirit of Great Britain,' 8vo, London, 1803, and 'A Review of some important Passages in the late Administration of Sir George Hilaro Barlow, Bart., at Madras,' 8vo, London, 1813. His speech on the East India Bill was printed in pamphlet form in 1813, and also in vol. ii. of the 'Pamphleteer' (1813) . To Marsh has been wrongly ascribed the famous 'Letters of Vetus' in the 'Times ' (1812) ”

“ Reverting to his recumbent position, resting his head upon his hand, he eyed me steadily; then asked me a question which struck me as being, under the circumstances, more than a little singular.
‘You know his house,—the house of the great Paul Lessingham,—the politician,—the statesman?’
‘I do not.’
‘You lie!—you do!’
The words came from him with a sort of snarl,—as if he would have lashed me across the face with them.
‘I do not. Men in my position are not acquainted with the residences of men in his. I may, at some time, have seen his address in print ”

“ Lessingham! Why, he was old enough to be her father,—at least he was a good many years older than I was. And a wretched Radical! It is true that on certain points I, also, am what some people would call a Radical,—but not a Radical of the kind he is. Thank Heaven, no! No doubt I have admired traits in his character, until I learnt this thing of him. I am even prepared to admit that he is a man of ability,—in his way! which is, emphatically, not mine. But to think of him in connection with such a girl as Marjorie Lindon,—preposterous! Why, the man’s as dry as a stick,—drier! ”

“ Not more was John Marshall the chief of the accomplished and able men who sat with him on the Supreme Bench at Washington than, even in his advancing years, he was the leader of the convivial spirits who gathered to pitch quoits, drink julep and punch, tell stories, sing songs, make speeches, and play pranks under the trees of Richmond. ”