[AV] Aubrey gives in trick the coat: 'argent, on a chief gules 2 bucks' heads caboshed or, a crescent for difference.'
[AW] MS. Wood F. 49, fol. 139, has a note which Wood describes to be by 'Francis Snow, of Merton College,' viz. '"Sir John Popham, Lord Chiefe Justice of England, Privy Councellor of Queen Elizabeth and King James, aged 76, died 10 of June 1607": at Wellington in Somerset, this cost me a shilling.' Wood notes that the words are 'on his monument: which is all written thereon, and therefore print it.'
[709]Samuel Pordage I knew very well. He was head-steward of the lands to the right honourable Philip, earl of Pembroke.
His father was called Dr. Pordage, a physitian and astrologer; I know not whether he was rector. His picture was graved three or four yeares since, I thinke 'tis before a book.
The son (Samuel), a civil courteous person, and a handsome man; gave me (1660) his translation of Seneca's _Troas_ in English; and I think he hath printed something since.
[710]Mr. Francis Potter's father[711] was one of the benefactors to the organ at the cathedrall church at Worcester, and there amongst others is this coate--'..., a chevron between 3 flower-vases ...' [Potter].
[712]Francis Potter, B.D., borne at Mere, a little market-towne in Wilts, 'upon Trinity-Sunday-eve 1594, in the evening.'--'Anno Domini 1625, December 10ᵗʰ, horâ decimâ, inventum est mysterium Bestiae' as he went up the staire to his chamber (which was at his brother's, scil. the great roome that nowe is added to the President's lodgeing).
[713]'A.D. 1625, December 10ᵗʰ, hora decima inventum est Mysterium Bestiæ'--these words I found wrote in his Greeke Testament. He told me the notion came into his mind as he was goeing up staires into his chamber at Trin. Coll. which was the senior fellowe's chamber then (he lay with his brother, Dr. Hannibal Potter): this chamber is now united to the President's lodgeings.
[714]Francis Potter, B.D.: Anthony Ettrick adviseth me to write
'To the worthy successor of Mr. Potter at Kilmington,'
and it will oblige the said rector to speed an answer, and also an account of the picture of Sir Thomas Pope--No answer! Quaere my brother Tom who is successor; and quaere and vide register and place of buriall.