Collectio Rerum Ecclesiasticarum de diocesi Eboracensi; or collections relative to churches and chapels within the diocese of York. To which are added, Collections relative to Churches and Chapels within the diocese of Ripon

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. EonBon : PUBLISHED BY J. G. AND F. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD ; HATCHARD AND SON, PICCADILLY; AND H. BELLERBY, YORK. 1842. TO HIS GRACE EDWARD, LORD ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, PRIMATE OF ENGLAND, AND METROPOLITAN. My Lord, This attempt to collect notices of Churches and Chapels within the county of York, over the principal portion of which, your Grace has, for upwards of thirty years, by Divine Providence, so beneficially presided as Prelate of that important branch of the true Apostolic Church of Christ, established in these Dominions, during which period, the means of religious instruction afforded by the building of Churches in populous districts previously destitute, the providing for a settled Ministry therein, and the establishing of schools for the education of the children of the poor in sound religious principles, have been extended in a degree unexampled since the first introduction of Christ ianity among our Saxon ancestors, is most respectfully dedicated to your Lordship, by Your Grace's Obliged and most Obedient Servant, GEO. LAWTON. York, 80th December,

Preface

. The parochial antiquities of the extensive county of York have not hitherto received that notice which their importance seems justly to deserve ; and whilst the ancient monastic institutions of the county have been minutely described in the elaborate works of Dugdale, Tanner, and Burton, the interesting details of many of its exist ing parochial divisions are either to be sought for amongst the manuscripts deposited in Cathedral, University, or National libraries, or lie dispersed in a variety of voluminous, scarce, and expensive publications. It was the intention of Dr. Burton, the learned author of the Monasticon Ebora cense, to have supplied this important desideratum in ecclesiastical topography, by giving a full account of every Parish Church in the county '. Such design, however, it is much to be regretted, was never carried into execution.

The materials for the ecclesiastical history of the county are extremely voluminous ; many documents of considerable importance have, within the last few years, been published under the authority of the Record Commissioners, sundry important returns have been printed by order of the House of Commons, and many interesting Reports have been made by the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Public Charities, while very valuable information still remains in manuscript, in the libraries at Lambeth, Bishopthorpe, York Minster, Oxford, and the British Museum, as also in the hands of private individuals. The collections now submitted to the public were originally compiled, and the arrangements made, with reference solely to the Diocese of York as it existed in 1834, when the Author issued his prospectus ; and a considerable portion of the work had actually proceeded through the press, before the important event of the foundation of the See of Ripon had occurred.

That event, added to circumstances of a private nature, occasioned a suspension of the work for a considerable period, and, ultimately, led to the adoption of a plan bv which the Archdeaconry of Nottingham, which now forms part of the Diocese of Lincoln, is omitted 2, and, in lieu thereof, that portion of the county of York is noticed which, previous to the erection of the See of Ripon, constituted part of the Diocese of Chester, so that, in 1 Burton's Monasticon. Introduction. 2 The substituted notices relative to the Richmondshire portion of the Diocese of Ripon, are unavoidably more confined than those relative to the Diocese of York, as the author had concluded his researches in Lambeth, previous to the above arrangement being adopted. 'K.tK.£Mt Jggag **W*t- *? ~<Willl—l J8lS»fe- ' -■=*>= - - - ~ - - Mtaai - =r tan al j: .- w mm - - - I >|lllillll DlWt. TV ■■«— I - -*ss ■a nfbri \k. nm

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. Decrees in the Exchequer relative to tithe '. together with the datei oi Inclosure Lot affecting each parish, are stated ; also whether there be a glebe-honie of residence, and ii there be, whether it i«- fit. for residence, and whether there be any charge upon the Benefice is reaped thereof' ; also what chantries existed in the Churches previous i<> the Id-formation '. and whether any alteration in the boundaries of tliiparishes had been recommended by Ac parliamentary commissioners in the time i>i the ' Commonwealth '. Tinaugmentations l>y Queen Anne's Bounty and the Parliamentary Grant, are given from Mr. Hodgson's valuable work*. Many faculties, granted from time to time, either by the Archbishop, or liy the Ecclesiastical Court, are noticed; but such notices did nol entei into the original plan of the work, and they are far from being complete, especially as regards recent Faculties.

Tinaccount "f the parish registers Iium been compiled from tinofficial returns', The reports made liy the Commissioners on the Public Charities' have been briefly abstracted, and it is hoped the notices given of Parochial Charities and Free Grammar Schools, will be found an interesting portion of the work. Tinpot) direction has been given to all parishes situated within the limits of the old Diocese of York, but so many changes occurred during the progress of the work, as to Induce the Author to discontinue it. in tinnotices of tin- Deaneries of Borough liriilf-i-, Cntteriek, Richmond, and l.onsdalo. To tinnotice oi each Parish and Cbapelry Is appended a reference, as far as the Author's researches have extended, to such authors as have given any account of such Parish or ( lhapelry : many authorities, he fears, may have escaped his observa tion, 1 ><i t the list Inis. us fur us his opportunities extended, been prepared with eon siderable care Tinabove notices COmpriM all tinobjects proposed l>y the Author in his pros peOtUI ' Mini notices of a miscellaneous nature have been Occasionally introduced. mid which in some instances have, perhaps, but Little connection with the title of the work. lie trusts however that, their insertion, especially tiniefi renees to Domesday Hook, will be readily excused, especially when it is stated thai in the progress Of annexing the names of authors to the accounts of each Parish and Cbapelry, it was discovered that several portions of the county had not been noticed bv any author whatever.

It will be perceived from the above sketch, and from the limits of the work, that it necessarily partakes more of the nature of an index to the multifarious material ' Prom Wood's (Hutton) Decreei In the Exchequer in Tithe Causes, 1 Prom die Returns to ths Church Revsnui Commissioners. 1 Prom tin- Valor Beclesiasticus and Torre's mss. 1 Prom ths Parliamentary Survey. ' Hodgson's seeount of Qusen Inns'! Bounty, 8vo. ■• Prom the returns annexed to the Population Abstracts, ' Vide pegs MS, for .i list hi ths iii|»>ns which relate to Yorkshire.

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. extant, than of any pretensions to a regular parochial history ; it is hoped however that it may be found useful, in directing the inquirer to the various sources of information, and not altogether uninteresting to the antiquary and the topographer. The collection was commenced several years ago for private professional use, and its publication was undertaken on the suggestion of the Rev. Henry John Todd, the Archdeacon of Cleveland. His Grace the Archbishop of York kindly allowed the Author the free use of the valuable manuscripts of Archbishop Sharp, a favour which he gratefully acknow ledges ; and, through the friendly offices of Archdeacon Todd, the Archbishop of Canterbury was pleased to permit the Author to select any materials from the manuscripts at Lambeth, subservient to his design ; and the Author here begs to acknowledge the attention he experienced from T. A. Lewis, Esq., the Keeper of his Grace's Records, at Lambeth, and also the kind facilities afforded by the late William Mills, Esq., for inspecting the Torre Manuscripts, then under his care, as Registrar to the Venerable the Dean and Chapter of York.

The work having, as before stated, been originally compiled without any view to publication, many paragraphs were freely transcribed from other works without acknowledgment. The Author has since endeavoured duly to appropriate them, but he fears that some have escaped his notice. A similar excuse must also be offered for the varied orthography of many proper names. N.B. — Since the Introduction went to the press, the Author has been informed that a history of the wapentake of Claro by Mr. Walbran is now in preparation, as is also a history of Holderness, by Mr. Poulson, the author of" Beverlac." Mr. Temple is also engaged on a history of Cleveland.