TRIAL OF SEVEN BISHOPS.
DEFENDER'S KINSMAN DEAD.
The death of Lord Aylesford, the eighth carl, at Packington Hall, near Coventry, occurred lately, at the ago of 73. The first earl, so created in 1714, was the "silver-tongued Finch," who defended the seven Bishops in the famous trial under James 11.
The late nobleman was a great sportsman, and also took a keen interest in Territorial matters, lie was Lord Warden of the Woodsmen of Arden, the oldest society of archers in the kingdom., with the exception of the Royal Company of Archers. The two societies meet in a match every three years. The heir is Lord Guernsey, his grandson.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18861, 8 November 1924, Page 14 (Supplement)
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109TRIAL OF SEVEN BISHOPS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18861, 8 November 1924, Page 14 (Supplement)
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