Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Sharoll, or Du Charol
Sharoll, or Du Charol.
An English clergyman, being a French Protestant by birth, was, along with Jane, his wife, naturalized at Westminster on 4th April 1685, namely, John Du Charol. This was evidently the true spelling of his surname, although in order to obtain a true pronunciation he anglicized it into Sharoll. In his Will the name is spelt Sharole, but this may be a mistake of the copying clerk. In Westminster Abbey there is “a grave-stone of grey marble” with this epitaph:—
Mr. John Sharoll,
One of the King’s Chaplains,
Obiit Aug. 5, 1687. Aged 40 years.
Anthony a Wood gives us his incorporation in the University of Oxford on 9th June 1684:— “John Chrysostom du Charoll, M.A. of Avignon (who had taken that degree there in 1669), was incorporated by virtue of the (Duke of Ormond) Chancellor’s letters, which say that he had served in his Maj. Chap. Royal as one of the daily chaplains for seven or eight years past.” He had been sworn in as a Gentleman of the Chapel-Royal on 26th October 1676. In his Will, dated 23d July 1687, he gives the additional information that he was the Chaplain of the Earl of Arran’s regiment of horse, and one of the four Minor Canons of Westminster Abbey. In the Cheque Book of the Chapel-Royal he is called “Mr. John Chrissostome Dusharoll” on his admission, and “Mr. John Sharole” when he “departed this life the 5 day of August 1687.” His Will was entirely in favour of his wife, Jane, except a legacy of £100 to Elizabeth, daughter of Simon Beranger of London, merchant.