Notes and Queries, Number 200, August 27, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. — John Shaqi
Notes and Queries, Number 200, August 27, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Number 200, August 27, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
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Salisbury, William 1537
†Starkey, Oliver 1555
Confidential secretary of La Valetta, and buried
in St. John's Church, at the foot of his tomb.
†Shelley, Sir Richard 1566
Prior of England, and last Turcopolier of his
language. On the 25th of June, 1567, Sir Richard
obtained permission to dispose of his property as
he wished.
†Shelley, James 1566
†Shelley, John 1582
†Stuart, Fitzjames 1689
A natural son of James II. A letter is now
existing in which this monarch requested the
Grand Master to receive his son as Grand Prior
of the English language, if it should be agreeable
to the will of the Pope. It may be noted that the
Germans were the only knights in the Convent
who would never admit a natural son of a noble
or monarch among them.
T.
Theril, William 1533
Tyrell, William 1535
U.
Urton, George 1523
Upton, Nicholas 1536
Turcopolier, and greatly distinguished in July,
1551, when, at the head of thirty knights and
four hundred mounted volunteers, he very gallantly
repulsed Dragut's attack on the island.
Returning to the convent he died of his wounds.
On the 20th of June, 1565, Dragut fell mortally
wounded in the famous siege of Malta, and the
point where he was killed still bears his name.
His scimetar is now to be seen in the Maltese
armoury.
W.
Wagor, John 1523
Weston, Sir William 1525
A brief historical description of Sir William
Weston's sufferings, decease, and burial will
be found in the second volume of Sutherland's
Knights of Malta, p. 115., which appears to be a
correct translation from Vertot's History of the
Order.--Vide "N. & Q.," Vol. vii., p. 629.; and
Vertot, lib. 10.
Wyhtt, Sir Rowland 1528
West, Clement 1532
This knight was a Turcopolier, and never placed
his signature to a document without writing
immediately above it "As God wills."
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