 Chertsey Abbey is mentioned in William Shakespeare's "Richard III", Act I, Scene 2, Line 27, where Lady Anne says, "Come now towards Chertsey with your holy load", referring to the body of Henry VI.The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers holds the advowson of St Peter's, Chertsey, nowadays.After Sir William Fitzwilliam, Chertsey Abbey was owned by Dr John Hammond (c. 1555–1617), physician to the royal household under James I, who purchased the site of Chertsey Abbey in Surrey in 1602.