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THE BOOK OF REMARKS OF WILLIAM STORR, OF SCALM PARK, 1678–1731.

Communicated by the Rev. W. CONSITT BOULTER, M.A., F.S.A.

Joseph Hunter, a name to be honoured by all Yorkshire topographers, once wrote as follows:—“The second layer of the population … the country families, who down to about 1670 had no higher designation than yeoman, are what a genealogist attending to any part of South Yorkshire should chiefly look to, and there will be something to reward his exertions.” [note 1] Some interest of this kind attaches to the manuscript volume from which the following extracts have been drawn. The writer of it, William Storr, of Scalm-park in the parish of Wistow, was one of a family long settled in Pickering-lythe, being found there early in the 16th century. [note 2] The chief interest, however, of the volume is not in his family (of which he has given a full account), but in the picture which it presents us of the ways and doings of a successful Yorkshire farmer 200 years ago. His father, perhaps because the old home had become too strait for a large family, moved southward, and took a lease of Scalm-park in 1678, where he died in 1695. Partly perhaps through his father’s diligence, but more no doubt by his own good management, the son was able in 1717 to buy the lease of the farm of 300 acres, of which his father had become the tenant only 39 years before.

Evidence of that determination which is necessary to success is not wanting. We see, for instance, how Mr. Storr made the best of his poor corn in a bad harvest, how he rebuilt in brick the old farm-buildings of wood, how he planted trees {45} and set new fences, and, above all, how he built Scalm-house itself. Moreover, we see his force of character in the bold manner in which he several times pulled down an attempted obstruction of an old right of way. We find him copying records of old uses and rights, and carefully taking down from the mouths of antient men an account of old ways and boundaries, remembering how it is written, “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” [note 3] We get other glimpses of the man: e.g., the schooling of his sons; the books he read, probably on winter evenings, with an occasional newspaper from London; his knowledge of astronomy, which led him to observe an eclipse; his simple pharmacopœia; and the Yorkshire fairs which he attended. [note 4]

Three other points remain; 1, there are a few scraps for the history and topography of the parish of Wistow; 2, an account of the customs of the manor from 1578 to 1711; 3, some Yorkshire customs, words, phrases and pronunciations, &c. With few exceptions I have not noticed the additions in later hands.

The volume is of paper, folio; the greater part blank. The covers are endorsed as follows: 1, “Willi Storr Book of Remarkes . … Brief Remembrance of sevrall small things known or Redd and noted for A Memorand^m.” 2, “Will Storr Booke of the Customs Services and duties due to the lord Arch Bishop of yorke his grace from his Tenants Coppyholders of Wistow.” [note 5]

(P. 23.) Of births.—I Will. Storr was borne the 22 of november 1658 at A litle house near hacknes in hutton bushill parrish (Called Cockerway [note 6] foott) About four myles from Scarbrough and was there untill I was About 3 years old & till ladyday After & then was brought to fflaxton on moore by my fathers Removeing thither & there did live 16 years then Came to Scalme when I was 19½ years old.

Elizabeth Storr my wife was born in July 1661 in Selby And we were married the 10 of May 1688 & lived 7 years in Selby.

These 10 Children was born to Will^m Storr & Elizabeth:—

Of Buriells.—Robert Storr my father died in Aprill 1695 Aged near 7—

Mary Storr my mother died Above A year before my father.

Will. Storr the 3^d son was buried at Selby 31^st of May 1694.

John Storr the first son died at sheerborn [note 7] & was buried at Wistow desember the 6^th 1699: he died of the small pox learning at scoule.

Ann Storr died at nurs at Selby with Rebecka fryer & there buried in the August next after her birth.

Tho. Storr our last Child died at nurs with Margarett Burnby the febuary next After his birth, and all these three which died at Selby lyes in the green Church yard with sume or all their names Cutt upon a small stone.

Ann Haigh my wifes mother died att scalme in June 1700 & was Carried in A waggon to Cowlane Stoups & then in towels [note 8] to Church in S(elby) her maiden name was Bee [note 9] she lived to 78 years of Age.

Mary Storr my Eldist doughter died the 21^st of June 1713 Aged 17 years.

John Storr the 5^th son died the 23^d of novembr 1715 (of the smallpox) aged 14. [note 10]

Elizabeth Storr was married to John dunnington of thorgonby & died of her first Child at mickmas 1723 & left a sonn Cald John. [note 11]

(P. 30.) Of Kindrid or Relations.—And first my grandfather by fathers side had 2 brothers his name John Storr he was A second brother his Elder brother was Will. Storr & was my godfather, the s^d Will^m married Sr phillop musgraves dougter and had by her A son & A doughter his name Will^m, hers Ann they both are dead, & he hath sume Children About Hutton Bushell, she was married to A towne on the Walds but whether she left any Children or not I Cannot tell at the writing hereof (1713).

James Storr the younger brother had to wife one Elizabeth Rains Ether sister or near Related to one Alderman Rains [note 12] late of yorke—they had severall Childred but only one doughter had Children liveing {47} her name was Ann & married to one Jo. poole at flaxton where James lived she left 2 sons the Elder was A painter & married at yorke & went off & is dead & left one son, (the younger died young).

My father was the Eldist, & had one brother Caled Ralph Storr at Strenchall & he is dead & left one son & is there now—& for sisters he had 3 that is mary, Jane, & Elizabeth, Mary maried to Henry myles, Jane maried to Will^m Ryby & Elizabeth married to Jo. Webster, & they have all left sume Children but is squandred.

My father left me Will. Storr & 2 sisters Margaret & Elizabeth Margaret married Math. Stoneborne but he died and left one sonn & 4 doughters, that is frances the son, & mary, martha, Elizabeth and margaret doughters.

Elizabeth married hall stephenson at farlington, & by him had two doughters, that is liveing, but she & he is both dead.

Of mother’s side. My mothers maiden name was Mary Ward & had 5 sisters, & one brother, one sister Jane married to one Cockerill at fila near Robin hood bay died without Issue, the other 4 sisters was hellen, married to one hew fryer near hackness, & mary married to Robert poole at flaxton & Elizabeth married to one george Russill at Whitby lathes. She is now at bargh beyond Malton, & grace the youngist sister married to one Robert harrison & she is now at A house near nought stile, in the parish of Aton, this nought stile is the house where my grandfather Thomas Ward & Margaret my grandmother on the mother side, lived & brought up all these Children & at A litle house upon that farm at Cockerway foot was I born near hacknes.

There is both sons & dougters of these 4 sisters liveing but soe squandred that I Cannot give any trew Account where they are or how many.

P. 83 (in a 2^nd hand [note C]).—My ffather William Storr Dyed october y^e 15^th 1731 and in the 73^rd year of his age & had lived at Scalm Park 54 years.

(P. 29). Of Scalme.—Robert Storr my father Came to Scalme at ladyday 1678 & was joynt tenant with Robert Poole for 5 years & then Renewed the lease to himself in 1683 & After his death I Renewed the lease in 1700 & now I have Renewed the lease in 1712 & bought it in 1716|7.

The computation of Acres in the same is as follows: [note 13]—

Keeper close, little lawnd, great lawnd, great horse close, far horse close, ote close, Raven Spurn, [note 14] new close, eller close, Ramper close, little West end, great West end, hopgarth, middow birk spring, summer birk spring, sheep field, hill close, great calf close, the 3 Acre Close is sharp {48} 3 a.; head lands, hedge lands & carr [reckoned with nearly every close]; in all 293 a. soe that with the garthes About the house Scalme contains near 300 Acres.

Of building.—My father builded the Waggon house out of an old decade one & I built it again of brick & all the fould walls in 1714. I builded the barn att dam side out of An old decade one. I builded the garnars all new at my own Charge in 1700 Cost 40l. I likewise builded Scalme house at my own Charge in 1712 Cost — besides all leeding of timber, & Coles to burn bricks, & lime, & sand and bricks to the house from the kilne, worth 30l. I builded the dovecoat in 171– the waggan house & fould walls was built in 1714, & new stable in 1715.

Of Quicksett.—My father sett all the Apple trees in litle orchard & I grafted the young ones in the great orchard my self, that is those at new house end. I sett the fence that the lane of both launds is seperated by in 1690. I sett the fence that Cuts keepers Close of, & I sett the fence that Cutts the Carr from the west end, & likewise the fence that Cutts the 18 Acre in two, & from the Carrs, & I seperated all the Cans from the hard land where they are taken off, & that fence that parts the 30 A. end was sett by me About 1699. I sett the halings new fence the same year that the 18 Acre was separated from the end about 170– I sett the great orchard in 1716.

(P. 64.) Of ffees.—There was paid for fees when I purchased Scalme lease as p Mr. Suger Bill:—

Scalme Parke, 300 acres, in one farm att out woods, vallew in 1712, £66. [1820, now let to 2 tenants, yearly rent £450.]

(P. 83.) Of high wayes.—Memorandum when my father Came to Scalme the Road way to Cawood & Wistow was thorow the woods & out at a gate at the garth side of new hagg for Cawood & to Wistow out at a gate near the farr end of mosker hagg & so was for 20 years after but the woods growing so great we was forst to take down mosker hagg being the way to Selby, but in stead of the two wayes to Cawood & Wistow & saveing Mr. Haworth the setting us gates he gave me Will. Storr leave to have a way over the woods to Bishop dike side, so that if the tennant of new hagg should stop that way they may be obliged to sett two gates one to Cawood & another to Wistow when they take these woods in.

The way to hallings when I first did know them was (from Wistow to them) over the Common Ings & over brounill hurn & so over the leaven {49} acres & so Continued until Bishop Sharp [note 15] bought the Estate of M^r. Milner [note 16] & old M^r. Suger being steward to the lord bishop & so then became Steward for that Estate & Thomas Hothen liveing at halling house & haveing his way throw the leaven acres did William nalor sume damidge by neglects so nalor made Complaint to m^r. Suger so m^r. Suger Caused nalor to fence up the gatestead at halling garth side upon which I going to the halings from Wistow & finding it fenced I puld it down & soe did more times but m^r. Suger forbad me & I being tennant was forst to desist but the true way to the halling house is over the leaven acres & had been time out of mind as I understud but if ever there be two stewards that is one for the lord Bishop & another for M^r. Sharp it may be Covered again, test. Will. Storr.

The foot way from Scalme park to Selby is on Scalme Closes & so over into the 2 springs at mosker hagg nook & out at a great oak tree [note 17] in the fence betwixt thorp lane end & the wood nouk but we have no horss way on the Closses but by leeve.

(P. 38.) Of the woods.—The number of Acres Contained in the woods is as followes:—

In palding Hagg, [note 18] that is that part that lyes betwixt hammer sike [note 19] & the burns, & betwixt new hagg & mosker hagg, Contains in Acres 180. In West hill hagg, that is that part that lyes betwixt hammer sike and the dam next to Scalme park Contains in Acres 236 soe that these haggs Contains in all 416.

In pile hagg, that is that part that lyes betwixt the dam & A bank which goes from Rist park [note 20] to the pingle nuek Contains 220 Acres.

In hornington hagg, that is that part that lyes betwixt the Afores^d bank & new hagg, & bishop dike, & soe to the Common Contains 260 Acres soe these 2 haggs Contains in all 480 Acres, so that Rist park side, is larger then Scalme side haggs by 64 Acres.

In the new hagg is contained 80 Acres.

The Custam of these haggs is, that the tennant at new hagg hath the new hagg Alwayes in, but the other 4 haggs he keeps but 2 haggs in at A time & Changes Every seaven year, & when his seaven year is out he must fence in the other 2 haggs in from the Common for the next 7 {50} year: he tooke in the 2 haggs next Scalme at Candlemes 1710|11 & soe they will Continue untill 1717|18.

There is a bank Caled pale [note 21] bank which goes from mosker hagg nouke at Scalme, to larderlands nouke, Right over the haggs through barly Close which should once have devided the lower part of the woods from the Rest & have been alwayes in, but the warr [note 22] destroyed it, soe that the bank can hardly be seen.

This Account was taken out of An Abstract taken by george Hewley, [note 23] gent. & Will^m. Strelly gent. And Edward Basse Esqr. About the year 1642 and Coppyed by Will. Storr in 1704.

Of Bishop dike.—There is a Custam likewise that when Hornington hagg side is up that the tennant may take water out of bishop dike at a goat stock [note 24] near lader lands when they want water but the time of so doing must be betwixt sunn sett on setterday, to sunn Rise on monday & at no other time & this I was Informed off about the year 1679 by Mr. Needham then of new hagg & one John Chaddock an old man of Cawood who had been servant at the said hagg many years, & I beleeve the same Custome is at other Stocks for taking water out of Bishop dike.

(P. 31.) Of Corn.—In the year 1698 I sould mean wheat at 1. 2. 6 A load, but good wheat was sould from that prize to 30 shillings in seed time. I had a parcill of wheat soe small that it would not sell in the markett soe that I put litles on it Amongst my bread Corn & soe got it sould, but at the last I had 7 load of it left, soe I went to Selby and bought 3 load of Rye & mixed it with that small wheat and then went with it to Wetherby market & there sould it to mary banks a baker for 21 shillings A load. That year likewise Corn grew green out of the ear as it stud streight upon An end, and likewise I did nott Cut any wintercorn that year untill the monday next before mickallmas day, & I had corn Comd green up for it had been sowne 2 weeks before. I sould ots that year for 1. 2. 6. A qtor to george smith, & I sould mary Child & John Jackson ots at the same prize in 1709 and all Corn was dear Accordingly & Continued at good prizes sume time after.

(P. 32.) Of Rapes.—In 1685 my father did thresh Rape upon the 24th of August And in 1709 I sould to m^r. Bever Rapeseed at 24 pound A last. {51}

The Best time to sow Rape is 2 weeks before lammas, & as long After, or if the ground be very good, later may doe. If Rapes be over prood [note 25] mow them, but then it must be done before they stalk, for if they be Cut below the Rose, it kills them.

(P. 31.) Of Snow.—In the year 1698 did fall A snow upon the 21^st day of Aprill being Aberforth fare day, and Another upon St. Hellin day [note 26] being the 3^d of may the same year, and at night was A hard frost which did freze in sume houses, (which cold time made Corn dear).

Of floods.—There hath been severall great floods but one is Remarkable because it hapened in sumner. It began to Rain the 13^th of July and Continued till Wedinsday at noun & the flood was at height at Wistow on Setterday at noun. It swam load pikes [note 27] of hay in the hallings, and I lost there & in the Common Ings 50 load of hay, and the wether was so hott After it, that dust flew in the Roads very sore, & it did Rott the gras upon the ground with the heat of the sun, soe that it was A very lothsome smell to feell all over the lordship, & there was Abundance of hay & Corn lost in the lordship, and the ground would not keep Above half the stock the next year I mean on low grounds, & because the gras was soe Rotted Away it Caused Abundance of the Ings to be plowed which never was before. I lost with that flood near upon 100l. It was in the year 1706 that the sumer flood hapned at Wistow.

(P. 62.) Of drought.—In the year 1714 was A very great drought and Scarsity of hay and beans but wheat and Rye was great Crops: hay was sould att 4 pence p stone att Wistow and Cawood but att leeds and that way for 6 pence or 8 pence and beans was in seed time above the price of wheat being above 10s. A load: the winter before the dry summer and the winter After was both soe dry that we had no accation to grip [note D] our plowing land nor was it soe much wett to make it Runn thrugh the watering place in the Bull fould, and in the latter winter was the great wind which blew down A great part of the windmills, it was the first of febuary 1714.

(P. 61.) Of wind.—In the year 1714|5 upon the first day of febuary was the greatest wind that had been seen in any mans time: it was at highest betwixt 12 and 3 of the Clock, it blew downe about half of the windmills in the Cuntrey, and there was blown down A great number of barns, there was 8 blown down in Wistow & near 20 houses & barns at Selby; there was severall blown which was but buelded the sumer or 2 summers before; it did not leave one hay stack standing and at that time hay was very scarce for it followed A very dry summer; it tooke water out of Rivers and Carried it in the Ayre A very great way. I was Informed of A very Creedable man his name was John fforrist one that {52} sould fushtons, [note 28] at lived in lonkesb— [note B] within 10 myles of the sea that severall of his neighbors did Affirm that the sea water was brought to them and fell like Rain but was salt; it did not Reach within 50 myles of london nor farr north, it drove trees up by the Roots in great numbers.

(P. 77.) Of Eclips.—This Eclips of the moon was as large as well can be, it fell on the 29^th of August 1718, it began a litle before she did Rise, and about sunsett, which was Before 6 of the Clock [note E], she was near half an hour high when first discovered, and had lost Above half of her light, and she Continued near two hours totall Eclipsed, and she was one hour in gathering her light again, she was very Ridd while she was totall Eclipsed, and that side was Ridest which last lost her light—untill near the midle time, and after the other side was the Ridest, for about the midle time she was a duske Coller, so that it may be suposed she Receved that Ridnes from a second Cause, that is from the twilight, this was observed by me Will. Storr all the time. [note 29]

(P. 24.) Before that Act [note 30] [of K. William iii.] A man’s powr only was to give Away A 3^d part, if he had a Wife & Children & soe it was Called the death part, [note 31] because the dying man had power to give it Away, but if he had but A wife & noe Children then he might give Away, or if he had Children and noe wife he might Also give half Away, these Custams was Caled the Custam of the province of yorke.

(P. 27.) If a man die Intestate & leave both Wife & Children & the Children have all been provided for in the father’s life time (by the father) then shall the Wife have half of the whole (Clear goods) & a third part of the Remainder, & the Rest to all the Children alike, so the Widdow will have four out of six lett the sume be what it will—the first division is by the Custom of the provence of yorke & the last part Cald the death part by the Statude of distribuetions.

(P. 27.) Tho^s. Jobeson [?] at selby had 4 sisters & married Mary Sugden who had 3 brothers & one sister the said Tho^s & Mary had A Child & then both died Thomas Sugden the Child’s mothers brother took tuetion of the Child & soe had the goods & Chattles but the Child died & all the uncles & aunts both of the fathers and mothers side came in for shares which were alive but the Children of such uncles & aunts that was dead before the Child had no share. {53}

(P. 35.) Of ffairs. [note 32]—Yorke hath 7 head fairs that is Whitson monday, S. Peeter day & lammas day, Cald the nought fares, kept out at Boutham barr, & the Soulmas fare, & martinmas day, & Candlemas fare being thursday before Candlemas, & palmson fare which is kept the thursday before palme sunday all in the towne, & this fare setts all the fortnith fares for the year Round.

Aberforth, 2 fares Aprill 21, & september 19.

Apletreweek sheep fare october 14, bease [note 33] 15.

Ripley sheep fare August 14.

Easinwould midsummer day, & septemb^r 14.

Rippon sheep fare 2^d of may, bease first, & holy thursday for seep & bease day before.

gisborn Calf fare septemb^r 8.

Cowne Calf fare mickmas day.

North Allerton Candlemas day, August 24, septemb^r 21, aprill 23.

Atherton beast fare thursday in Easter week, 2 weeks After, & 2 weeks again, & then 3 weeks being Whitson thursday, and then Each fortnith After.

leeds october 28 and

bradford swinefare november 28.

knarsbrough Aprill 25, Wedingsday in Emberweek, wedingsday after lamasday.

Hornsey 6 of desemb^r.

driffield Easter monday.

Weeton S^t. Hellin, and 14 of septemb^r.

pocklinton, mathias, st. mark st. James, simond & Jude.

Beverley, Crispin day 25 of october. [note 34]

Brunton swine fare all saints 1^st of novemb^r.

thusk Collop monday. [note 35]

kave fare trenety monday.

(P. 37.) In May 1708 there was five that stud Candedates for the knight of the shire at Yorke & the polleing held 3 dayes.

{54} In May 1734 [note A] was the Greatest Election that Ever was known for the County of York the Poll began the 15^th day and Ended the 22^th as below.

P. 24–28, notes about wills, intestacy, mortuaries, inventories, executors, ejectment; 32–37, receipts for cure of diseases in cattle & men; 33, weight of an ox; 39, tables to know the worth of a lease, and of “intrist monney forborn;” 40, values of foreign coins; 41–48, extracts from books, chiefly of wonderful things; 49–59, English history; 60–61, wonderful things abroad; 63, reduction table; 65, Markley-hill; 68–69, 4 reasons to prove the earth no planet & the sun no centre, by “Will. Storr;” 70–76, geometrical propositions and tables; 77, felony; 78, multiplication; 79, table of gravity; 80, changes on bells, &c.; 81, perpendiculars; 83, quantity of coal delivered at the port of London, 1722, amount and apportionment of duty.

[Books & authors mentioned & quoted].—Henrey Swinborn, [note 37] M^r. Rob^t. Oats; [note 38] “Voyages;” “Chronicle;” [note 39] Lithgow; [note 40] history of Diodorus; John Ward; [note 41] John Hancock, a minister of London & chaplain to the Duke of Bedford, recommends cold water as a cure for coughs, colds, fevers & ague; [note 42] (London) newspaper, August 1728; Bp. Hoadley of Bangor “who would have no men’s Conscience forced to worship Contrary to their own likeing.” [note 43]

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“A Breef Collection of dues Rents and services Accustamed to be paid and performed to the Lord Arch Bishopp of yorke his Grace by the tennants and Coppiholders within the manner of wistow Anno 1711.”—[Extracts only.]

The tenant cannot surrender his oxgang land by the name of penny land.

Tenants to repair their banks upon Owze according to the pain laid upon them by the homage.

Fines for a messuage, head of a whole oxgang, penny place, cottage, penny land, penny ings.

Fines are assessed by the steward or clerk, assisted by two of the homage called “fearers” or “fearors.”

Collectors are appointed by course according to an ancient roll yet remaining among the tenants.

Many tenants dwell far off.

The Lord’s Receiver drives the distress to Cawood Castle.

For every head of a whole oxgang the tenant pays yearly 2 hens between Michaelmas and Shrovetide, for each of which the Lord allows 1½ pence; he also leads 2 load of wood from any part of the woods to Cawood Castle, for each of which the Lord allows 1 penny. These services are only due when the Lord keepeth house in this country.

The tenants pay swine tax, but it is not due except the Lord keep house in this country.

The Manor Courts are kept as follows:— Michaelmas Court the Wednesday after Michaelmas; the Twenty-day Court the Wednesday after the 20th day after Christmas; Easter Court the Wednesday in Easter week; Lammas Court, called “the fearing court,” the Wednesday after Lammas day; & the three-week Courts to begin the same day three weeks after Michaelmas court & so to continue every 3 weeks until Lammas Court and no longer.

Officers elected by the Homage:— 2 constables, 2 ale finers [note 44] (none now chosen, 1711), 6 byelawmen, 4 collectors, 1 beadle, 1 pinder.

Debt or damage can be recovered in the court & a precept of levari facias executed by the beadle.

No tenant may implead another out of the Lord’s Court.

No tenant to be amerced but by verdict of a jury & the same to be affeared by the affearers. [note 45]

The Lord appoints competent timber for making & repairing the yeates [note 46] of the common, littlestead styles, the stocks, common goat stocks, the clowes [note 47] & bridges, & boues [note 48] for mending the highways.

The tenants may take competent wood in the Lords woods for daubing {56} standers & windings [note 49] to the houses, & for rings, ringstowers, [note 50] & shell rings to the ways.

The tenants have common of pasture in the Lords haggs that lie open, in all common woods or out woods of Wistow & Cawood with pannage [note 51] in the same, also common of pasture in the marsh, & in all waste lands in the Lordship, & in common fields & meadows in time of eatish [note 52] or averish, [note 53] as common appendant.

There are 4 haggs, Palding hagg, Westle hagg, Hornington hagg, & Pile hagg: 2 of them are always open for common,—Hornington & Pile haggs for 7 years & then Palding & Westle haggs for other 7. Palding & Westle were taken up & Hornington & Pile were made common on Candlemas-day 1710|11.

Divers intacks have lately been made out of common ings, (within 60 years last past): they were made before 1578, their names being New fen, Ward hagg, 6 acres, the 2 Customs haggs, 1½ acre adjoining & Metcalf hagg at Ing yate.

The office of the Byelawmen. They join with those of Cawood in driving the woods & a certain waste ground called the marsh; they bring one drift [note 54] to Wistow & one to Cawood in turn; for the cattle of foreigners an amercement called “puncill” is taken.

They drive the common lanes, & the meadows & fields in time of averish.

They amerce the owners of un-rung swine. [note 55]

They survey sewers, fences, ditches, bridges, styles, & grips in the common fields.

They appoint days for common work for mending common ways, banks, clowes, stocks; they name the common pinder.

They survey all the banks upon Owze.

“These Custams was in quene Elizabeth Reigne & taken out of An ancient Booke bearing date the 27 day of May Anno Domini: 1578.”

(P. 50.) silver coin “was all Caled in, and new Coyned, in the Rean of King William the 3^d, and made unto mylnd [note 56] monney which Cannott be Clipped, as it alwayes formerly used to be before it was milned, this last time was in the year 1696.”

(P. 56.) “I supose in this queen Anns time wine hath been sould for Above 60£ A tnnn.”

(P. 59.) “A man by his trade A blacksmith, made A lock and A key to it that did but wey the weight of one corn of wheat—the same man made a Chean of 43 linkes and put A bout the neck of A lopp or flea which she drew After her with Ease and when the lock and key was put to the Chean they both weyed but one grain and A half my mother see the lopp and Chean being kept for A show at london when she lived there, and Also see Cro. 1299. [Chronicle.]

“Our common backhouse [note 57],” p. 41; “our maypoles” p. 46; “as we do our birk wine” [note 58] (which drops from the trees 2 or 3 times a year), p. 47; “the rost before the fire,” p. 68.

[Things used medicinally, &c.]—brimstone, gunpowder, chamberly grounds, train oil, salt, alum, rue, nut-shells, snail-shells, oil, nettle-seeds, honey, juice of a long onion, or of a radish, unslaked lime, burnt alum, ashes of an old shoe burnt, or of oyster shells burnt, betony, bay-salt, wheat-flour, white starch, powdered tobacco pipes, milk, swine’s grease, powder blue, bean meal, assafœtida, sweet oil, melted butter, “lucatalus” balsam, [B. Lucatelli], warm ale, cream of tartar, hard sugar, brandy, white “markary,”’ [note 59] camphor, liquor-grounds, oatmeal, bees wax, resin, thick cream, stewed prunes, toasted bread.

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[Words occurring.]—Snile = snail, unslecked = unslaked, the dock of a horse, the helme of a beast, proud fogg, [note 60] lithe [note 61] it with bean meal, as hot as can be bidden, [note 62] scuer = skewer, slaver = saliva, holed = hollow, pulse =poultice, letted, [note 63] assoyned, [note 64] mult, marish, a web of lead, oilettholes, to affect = have affection for. [A plate kreen, 6 tumbrils, 3 sets of double swingletries, [note 65] 2 bath stoves and coves, (inventory, Beckingham farm, 1823.)]

[Names of fields, places &c., in Wistow. [note 66]]—Ackholme, Ackhome nooke, Akam nuke, Adam garth, Amble house, Andrew Ridding, Anger close, Arnis, Arnis hill, Atkinson’s croft, Auday, Audy (great and little), the Bank, Bell ridding, Beuisteads, Bennystead garrs, Bince closes, Bittas, Black fen, Black fence, Blade irons, Blood irons, Bonnax, Bonnocks, Bradley hill, Bradmire, the Brecks, [note 67] Brecks yate, Brook sours, Brock Stowers, Brox sowers, [Sowers, cp. N. & Q. 6th S. iii. 207.] Brouning hurne, Brown croft, Bullwire, Burlane, Buscroft, But close, But hill, Calf close, Carleton close, the carrs, Cawood haggs, Cawoodlane-side, Church-hill, Clarke’s Pehill, Clow, Clow dike, Coat closes, Cote closes, Cock closes, Colbert farm, Common ings, Copt hills, [note 68] Corn hasteads, Cow close, Cowlane side, Cowis hill, Crabtree close, Crabtree farm, Cracroft, Craycroft, the croft, the crofts, Crooked close, Crooke close, Cross close, Cross ridding, Cumberland hurne, Custams hagg, Dalker hill, Dawker hill, Dear ridding, Decarr, Deepcare close, Deepcarr, Dipmerland, Docter Hall, Dogfleet, Elfole, Ellecars, Ellicars, Ellay, Elley, Elleys, Eller closes, [note 69] Farr Topliff, Fenn ridding, Fennruding, Fiday close, the {59} field, Field side, the Flats, [note 70] the Fleet, the Fleets, Fleet close, Fleet ridding, the 3 Foule pitts, [note 71] Fryer poake, Gale ridding, Garland close, Garman carr, Garmon carr, the garth, Garth end, Goodman car, Goose garth, Gouse garth, Gormar carrs,’ [note 72] Great Buscroft, Great Newis, Great orbutstyles, Great Rycroft, the Hags, Haling house, the Hall, the Hallings, Halling side, Hallings style, Harrison close, Hasted fen, Hasted-hillgate, Hastead lane, Haverland [note 73] carr, Hemp Auday, the Hempland, [note 74] High close, High close style, the High gate, High hall, High town, Hill close, Hope hill, Hopkin lane, Hothem garth, Hud balker, the Hurne, Hutcheson garth, the Ings, the Ings gate, Ing-lane-side, the Intack, Intack close, Jenny lands, Kettlewell stock, the kiln, Lambert crofts, Lane head, Leaze lands, [note 75] Leggett, Lidgeat, Lidggate, Liggate, Little Orber style, Little orbotstyle, Little Rycroft, Littlestead, Littlestead-gate, Long close, the Long dale, the Long dalls, the Long peece, Low close, Mabriding, Madridding, Marsh lane, Marsh side, Maud garth, Megson close, Metcalf hagg, Mickle holmes, Middle brecks, Middle croft, Middle peece, Middle Rycroft, Midgate, Millgates, Millyates, Milnegates, Minster hill, Munk lane close, Munk lane side, Narr fleets, New close, New fenn, New-fenn-side, New hagg, Newhouse close, Newis, Newlands, New lane, the Newrid fields, the New Ridfields, Northfield, Old fen, Oldfen-stock, Old Marsh, Old Owze, Orbitt styles, Orchard side, Out woods, Palferman’s pasture, Pawfrin pasture, Parridding, Parker garth, Pee hills, Pighills, Pihill, Pyhill, [note 76] Pegg close, Pickring garth, Pilkinton croft, Pin-fold, Pinfold dike, Plumpton’s land, [note 77] Poorhouse, Pyper close, Quare farm, Rawhalls, Rawley (“or marsh lane”), Roperies, Rushy closes, Rycroft, Sand coats, Sawell lane, Sauwell closes, Sawwell closes, Scelton house, Scott Ridding, Scurr Ridding, Selby bridge, Shaw nooke, Sheerborn closes, shop, Slacor stiles, Slacors style, Slakes styles, Slator styles, Sledd flatts [note 78] (“or marsh side”), South stille, Sowley, Sowley style, Spark lands, {60} Spencer land, Spring, Spring close, Stath holmes, Stayth homes, Starnhill oak, Sternhill oak, Stockins, Stockins close, Stock dike, Storks close, Stork shaw, Storr hagg nouke, Stowley hurn, Stutherd garth, Swales garth, Swine close, Teeler closes, Thornfield hurne, Topley, Toplif, [note 79] Town house, Towry hagg, Trod close, the Truns, the Vicarage, Vickerleys, Waggstart, Walden carr, Wattsgate, Watsgate close, Ward hagg, the Waste, the Wayes, Westend, West land, Westley, Westley side, Whiscoe-lane-side, Windhills, Wiscoe [note 80] lane head, Womars croft, Womers croft, [note 81] Womer croft, Wood end, Woodle hagg, Woodside, Wyther wykes. [note 82] [Others occur ante.]

[Owners and tenants of lands in Wistow, 1711–2.] [note 83]

Acker, Thomas, t.; Adams, m.; Allon, m.; Ambler, Thomas, t.; Ambler, widow, o.; Anby, Mr., t.; Anger, John, t.; Anger, William, ot.; Appleby, George, t.; Arnall or Arnell, Henry, ot.; Artle, Robert, ot. Ashton, John, t.; Ashton, Mr. ot.; Aske, m.; Atkinson, m.

Bacon, Mr. m.;. Bains, Hannah, ot.; Bains, Hewley [note 84] (Sir John Hewley’s now falls to him; his new house), ot.; Bains, Hewley (his father), t.; Bains, John, m.; Bains, Samuel, o.; Ball, Robert, t.; Barke, m.; Barnard, Joseph, m.; Barnett, m.; Bastow, M^r., ot.; Beelby, m.; Bell, m.; Bentley, Mr., o.; Bethill, Mr., o.; Beverley, Mr. Thomas, m.; Birdsall, m.; Bishop, the lord, o.; Bond, m.; Boocock, m.; Botfisher, m.; Branston-house, o.; Breasley, Thomas, o. t.; Briscoe, m.; Brock, Ralph, t.; Broon, Broun, Brown, Mr., o.; Brooke or Brooks, John, ot.; Brown, James, ot.; Browne, Edward, ot.; Burton, m.

Carter, m.; Cartrick, Thomas, m.; Chamberlain, m.; Church of Cawood, ot.; Church of York, ot.; Clerk of Wistow, ot.; Cleveland, m.; Cock, Robert, o.; Colleson, m.; Colton, John, m.; Colvert, m.; Cooper, John, t.; Cottingworth, Edmond, o.; Cossan, Thomas, m.; Crabtree, John, ot.; Croft or Crofts, Mr., ot.; Croole, Croule, or Crowle, M^r. (late his father’s), ot.; Cross, Mr., ot.

Darley, m.; Dawley, Adam (heirs of), ot.; Dawley, John, m.; Dinnison, or Dineson, m.; Dobb, Elizabeth (or Durham), t.; Drydon, m. Dunn, M^r. (late his grandfather’s), ot.; Dunn, parson, o.; Durham, Christopher, o.

Ellis, William, ot.; Ely, Mr., ot.

Farefax, the lord (Sir Richard Wynne), t.; Farefax, M^. (Sir Richard Wynne), o.; Faudington, Hugh, ot.; Field, m.; Firth, Mr. John, m.; Foster, Edward, o.; Foster, John, m.; Frank, Mr., o.; Froggett, Mr., o. {61} Gibson, Jeremy, ot.; Glebe land (Vickerleys),. o.; Golton, Thomas, ot.; Gray, Mrs., m.; Grindell, Mr., m.

Hardcastle, Brian, o.; Hardy, Mr., o.; Hardy, Mr. (heirs of), t.; Hare, Thomas. ot.; Hembrough, m.; Henson, Mr., o.; Henson, Mrs., o.; [note 85] Herforth, m.; Hesley, m.; Hewley, Ann, m.; Hewley, Dr., m.; Hewley, Mr. John, m.; Hewley, Sir John, m.; Hewley, Thomas, m.; Hodgson, John, m.; Hood (or Hudd), M^r., ot.; Horsman, m.; Hothem, John, t.; Hothem, Richard, o.; Hothem, Thomas, ot.; Hunter, o.; Hunter, Richard (heirs of), t.; Hurst, Grace, m.; Huscroft, Mr. (? clerk of the manor), m.; Hutcheson, Catherine, o.; Hutcheson, Elizabeth, t.

Jackson, Richard, o.; Jackson, William, ot.; James, Mr’., ot.; [note 86] Jaques land, M^rs. Sterne for, t.; [note 87] 87 Jaques, Mr., heirs of, t.; Jeeb, Mrs., o.; Jeeb, heirs of, t.; Jefferson, Robert, ot.; Jefferson, Robert, jun., o.; Jonson, Ralph, m.; Joye, John, m.

Kettlewell, Peter, o.; Kirby, William, t.

Lacock, John, t.; Lambert, m.; Leak, m.; Leaper, Susan, ot.; Lease lands (the bishop pays or allows), t.; Ledsam, David, ot.; Leedle, John, o.; Leedle, Mary, m.; Lodge or Ludge, Mr., ot.; [note 88] Lonking or Longskin, Mathew, ot.

Man, m.; Marshall or Marshill, Mr. ot.; Masse, Thomas, ot.; Meer-beck, m.; Metcalf, John, sen., ot.; Metcalf, John, jun., ot.; Metcalfe, Mary, ot.; Middleton, John t.; Milner, Mrs., ot.; Moore, William, ot. Morrell, Mr. (1726), o.; Morritt, Mr., heirs of, t.; Morritt, Mrs. o.; Mosley, Ml’. (“clarke”) o.; Mosley, Mr. Roland, ot.; [note 89] Moune, Mr. (? Moon) o.; Mountain, William, ot. [note 90]

Naler (Naylor), widow, o.; Nalor, William, t.; Needham, John, o.; [note 91] Nelson, m.; Nelstrop, William, m.; Newby, m.; Newham, Thomas, o. Nickleson (Nicholson) Ann, o.; Nickleson, William, o.; Noddings, Mrs. ot.; Norcliff, m.

Obe or Obey, Christopher, ot.; Oby, William, m.

Painter, m.; Palmer, m.; Parker, M^rs. m.; Pilkington, m.; Poorhouse, t.; Poor of Bilbrough, ot.; Poor of Cawood, ot.; Poor of Wistow, ot. Potter, m. Prince, m.; Puckring, m.

Raby, John, m.; Rawson, James, t.; Rawson, W. (built the hall in high town), ot.; Rawson, Thomas, ot.; Richeson, John, m.; Robinson, Matthew, m.; Romans, m.; Roots, M^r., ot.; Rowden, Elizabeth, ot.; Rowson, James, o.

Salterson, M^r. m.; Sands, m.; Scoley, Henry, o.; Sharp, Mr. (Plumpton’s land, t., about 350 acres, o.); Shaw, Mr., ot.; Shereborne, Mr. (“clarke”), ot.; [note 92] Shipping, Thomas, ot.; Shipping, William, t.; Simson, {62} William, t.; Skelton, Thomas, ot.; Skipper, M^r. ot.; Skipper, M^rs. o.; Smith, Mr. (late his father’s Suger’s) ot.; [note 93] Smith, Madam, 1721, m.; Snowden, Thomas, ot.; Spencer, m.; Squire, Edward, o.; Sterne, Madam (the hall), ot.; Storr, William, ot.; Stout (Stoot) m.; Stubbs, William, ot.; Sugar (or Suger), Mr. (“clarke”), ot.; Sugar, Mrs. o.; Sugar, Mr., sen., t.; Sugar, Mr. jun., t.; Sugar, Mr. Zach., t.; [note 94] Swain, Edward, ot.; Swaine, Robert, ot.; Swann, Robert, m.

Tallery, Thomas, ot.; Tallery, William, o.; Tate, Matthew, ot.; Thelwall, m. ot.; Thirkill, Ann, ot.; Tithes, great (£56), o.; Tithes, small (£5) o.; Tomleson, Ralph, ot.; Tomson, John, o.; Topham, Mr. o. Tutall, William, ot.

Vicarage land (15 acres), ot.

Walker, Henry, o.; Walker, Joseph, ot.; Walkinton, heirs of, o. Ward, Anthony, ot.; Waterhouse, Mr., ot.; Watkinson, George, heirs of, t.; Waud, m.; Welborn, Mr. John (where high hall stood), ot.; Wheelhouse, Ann, m.; Whitley, m.; Wildbore, Richard, ot.; Wilkinson, M^r., o.; Wilkinson, Mr. James, heirs of, t.; Wilkinson, John, ot.; Williamson, Robert, t.; Wilson, John, ot.; Wilson, Ralph, m.; Wilson, Robert, m.; Winder, m.; Wintringham, Ann, o.; Wintringham, George, t.; Wintringham, heirs of, t.; Wise, M^r. o.; Wise, M^rs., ot.; Woodle, Robert, ot.; Woodle, Thomas, t.; Wray, Jane, t.; Wright, Simon, m.; Wynne, Sir Richard, o.; Wynne, Richard, Esq. (Amble-house, Doctor-hall), o.; Wynne, Serjeant (late D^r. Hewley’s; a building called Doctor-hall), t. [note 95]

Those who are interested will have noticed Mr. Storr’s peculiarities of grammar, spelling, and pronunciation; some special instances may be mentioned here: the omission of the plural and possessive s; [note 96] pease, pl. of pea; [note 97] ou, ow, become oo; [note 98] oo becomes ŭ; ai, ei, become ea; a becomes e; e becomes i; daughter is written doughter = dowter; slaughter is written slafter; [note 99] lapping is put for wrapping; Palfreman is contracted into Pawfrin, and Topcliffe into Toplif and Topley.