Excerpt from Brooke House, Hackney It appears that it was the King's intention to have bestowed the manor upon Sir William Herbert, k.g., Earl of Pembroke, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and the lineal descendant of Sir William Herbert ap Thomas of Raglan Castle, Mon., who was knighted for his valour in the French wars by Henry V.; but before this intention could be put in force the King died. This event was not allowed to defeat the intentions of the deceased monarch; consequently Edward VI. And his Council in pursuance thereof, by letters patent a.d. 1547 (the first ofhis reign) granted Sir William Herbert for the support of his high appointment a manor in Hackney of the clear yearly value of4.o marcs, - II or, accord ing to Lysons, 39 lgs. 4d. Per annum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."