156 ASTRONOMY IN WANSTEAD.
We learn incidentally from Dr. Bradley, who was the nephew of
Dr. Pound, that in 1728 this Maypole was broken and useless, and
can only conclude that it shared the fate of many a good staff—was
chopped up for firewood.
Dr. Pound married on February 14th, 1710, Sarah, the widow of
Edward Farmer, Esq., of the Manor of Canons (now Cann Hall),
who died in 1715, leaving one daughter, Sarah, not two years old,
who died unmarried at Greenwich, 1747. In October, 1722, he
again married, Elizabeth, the sister of Matthew Wymondesold, the
owner of The Grove, who survived him.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on ,30th November,
1699 ; but strangely enough did not go up for admittance till 50th
July, 1713.
With ample time, in the calm seclusion which then pervaded our
village, Dr. Pound, "one of the best observers in England," became
known far and wide. His observatory was furnished with a transit
instrument, years before the Royal Observatory possessed one. The
great Halley, who became Astronomer Royal on the death of Flam-
steed, used to apply to him for assistance ; and his friend, Sir Isaac
Newton, was in constant correspondence, suggesting observations,
and made use of the corrections he gave for determining the places
of the comet of 1680. In the preface of his "Principia Mathe-
matica," he mentions both Pound and Bradley. In the 3rd Book,
in Phaenomena, Pound on the Satellites and diameter of Jupiter, and
in Section V., on comets, he gives among his examples, Dr. Pound's
tables and observations.
In this connection, we may here note two entries in Pound's
account book :— £ s. d.
1719. July 13. To a free gift recd. from Sir I. Newton . 52 10 0
1720. April 28. To a gift recd. of Sir I. Newton . . 52 10 0
Newton was a wealthy man, known for his liberality in the cause
of science, and these gifts were probably made as an acknowledg-
ment of the valuable services rendered to him by Dr. Pound.
To Dr. Pound is also due the cultivation of the extraordinary
skill and attainments of his nephew.
In January, 1720, Dr. Pound was presented by Lord Chancellor
Parker (afterwards Earl of Macclesfield) to another living, the rectory
of Burstow, in Surrey, then vacant by the death of Flamsteed. the
first Astronomer-Royal; but he still continued to reside in Wanstead,
working at his astronomical observations.