▁studied ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁and ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁after ▁entering ▁Gray ' s ▁Inn ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁wood ▁and ▁coal ▁merchant . ▁He ▁became ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁for ▁West min ster ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Pl ague ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 5 ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁stayed ▁in ▁his ▁post ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁circumstances . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁God f rey ▁was ▁briefly ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁King ' s ▁phys ician , ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁Fra izer , ▁arrested ▁for ▁ow ing ▁him ▁money . ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ' ▁di ary ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁mentions ▁that ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁hung er ▁strike , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁Jud ges ▁had ▁found ▁for ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁King , ▁Charles ▁II , ▁had ▁overrid den ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Por ter ' s ▁L odge ▁of ▁White hall ▁Palace . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁business ▁with ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁James ▁Harrison . ▁Origin ally ▁their ▁prem ises ▁was ▁in ▁Gre ene ' s ▁Lane ▁( b ene ath ▁present - day ▁Char ing ▁Cross ▁Station ) ▁but ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁to ▁Hart sh orn ▁Lane , ▁having ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁wh arf . ▁This ▁is ▁now ▁North umber land ▁Avenue . ▁His ▁grave ▁in ▁St