k;
"he would also throw a stone over the Thames (by the bridge) and struck
the pales on the town side, which (I think) was not so difficult as the
other throw. He was then of middle stature, and about thirty years of
age." But if he had grown to greater stature? The weathercock of those
days is no more, or we might measure the throw.

Kingston has other history besides its coronation stone and its
monuments. The Parish Registers have added pictures of its past. Here is
one of two poor women allowed to beg at the church:--

February 1571.

24. Sonday was here ij wemen the mother and dowghter owte of Ireland
she called Elynor Salve to gather upon the deathe of her howsbande a
genllman slayne amongst the wylde Iryshe being Captain of Gully
glasses and gathered xviijd.

Here is a record of a Thames flood, October 9, 1570:--

Thursday at nyght rose a great winde and rayne that the Temps rosse
so hye that they myght row w^t bott^s owte of the Temps a gret waye
in to the market place and upon a sodayne.

In the year 1572 Kingston got a new cucking stool; the Kingston scolds
had become past bearing. It cost L1 3_s._ 4_d._, and as soon as it was
finished there was a very shrewish woman ducked in it.

1572 August. On Tewsday being the xix daye of this monthe of
August ---- Downing wyfe to ---- Downinge gravemaker of this paryshe
she was sett on a new cukking stolle made of a grett hythe and so
browght a bowte the markett place to Temes brydge and ther had iij
Duckinges over hed and eres becowse she was a common scolde and
fyghter.

Here are extracts from the burial registers:--

June 4. 1593. John Akerleye wentte too bathe hymsellfe and was
drownde & buryede.

August 25. 1598. William Hall was bered being shott by thefes when
he was Constabl at Coblers Hol.

September 28. 1623. Richard Ratlive a Londenner which was slayne.

17 January 1623/4 W^m Foster son of W^m a goer about.

This is hardly a burial:--

July 11. 1629. A Bird called a Cormorant light on the top of the
steeple and Aaron Evans shot, but mist it.

Here are items from the churchwarden's accounts. The parish dog whipper
had become an institution:--

1561. To fawcon for di yere (half a year) whyppyng of doggs oute of
the churche. viijd

1578. To wrighte for beating the dogges out of the churche, for h