Cliffs. You may be assured, Madam, that I shall be with you at Silston before the enemy can be at our Town, both for the preservation of my own children as well as that of you & yours; I keep a horse ready, and a strict watch will be kept on the Land untill the enemy (who I take to be Jones's Fleet of 5 or 6 Sail) leaves the Coast.-My wife behaved most courageously; she only requested that I would bring the two children to Silston, and as to her part she would trust herself to the Protection of Providence until I returnd from thence to fetch her. I shall be careful not to give you any false alarms, but you may depend upon seeing me at Silston whether by day or night when I think there is danger. I assure you I found it very difficult to prevail upon my wife not to insist upon my coming at 1 o'clock this morn. My opinion is that the enemy do not want to land. Their intention is to take what ships they can meet with; there is only one large ship, the others are of no great Force. With my wife's best Respects. "I am, Madam, "Hornsea, Sept. 22d." "Madam, "Your very obliged hble. servt., "I received your favour by J. Russel last night; my wife and self think ourselves infinitely obliged to you for your invitation to Silston & your intended means for our safety, which we should have most certainly accepted of had there been occasion; but (thanks be to God) we slept very soundly last night without any disturbance, the enemy being gone to the Southward, and not a ship to be seen this morn. "Our Fisherman was at Flamboro yesterday, and tells me that He never saw Bridlington Piers so full of ships as at present; many of them had suffered much in their Rigging from the Enemy's Shot, and one of them was so much shatterd in her hull that she sunk at the Harbour mouth. "Mrs. Hogart and her 2 daughters sent for a chaise yesterday to fetch them from hence. They left the Town about 6 or 7 in the Even, not choosing to stay another night at Hornsea; indeed, they had a very uncomfortable one the Tuesday Even: they came to our House, whilst I was reconnoitering; the youngest daughter fell into a Swoon and the old lady fell very sick, so that my wife was fully employed for some time in nursing them with her most respectful Compts. "I am, Madam, "Hornsea, 23rd, morn. past 8." "Your obedt. & obliged hble. Servt., "Madam, "Supposing that you are desirous of hearing all the Reports in this Town concerning Paul Jones's Squadron, have sent you what is stirring here since the Departure of your Servt. One of our neighbours was at Burlington yesterday, & brings us word that there was a desperate and bloody engagement off Flamboro Head on Thursday night between two of our armed ships, which had a Fleet of loaden Ships from the Baltic under convoy; that they engaged the large Man of War that Jones commands for two hours, & were upon the point of boarding her when the two other Frigates belonging to them came up to his assistance, so that our two ships were then obliged to strike; it is said his Ship is greatly shattered & that he has lost 70 of his men killd in the engagment. Two english sailors during the hurry of the Fight swum on shore, and he shot another for not fighting valiantly. He takes no ships, they say, but sinks them after he has taken out their Hands; 14 sail are sunk by him already. But I hope soon to hear better news about Him, for they say there are now in Bridlington Bay 2 small men of war waiting for a reinforcement of 3 ships more from Yarmouth Roads, and as the wind now blows fresh at South they cannot be long in coming from thence, so that if he continues about the Head a Day or two longer we may expect to hear of another Engagement. He spent most of yesterday there in refitting. "As I was returning Home on Thursday Even from Silston Mr. Bethels Steward overtook me & told me that they had taken up 7 of Jones's men near Pattrington, but I hear since that they are Deserters from one of His Majesty's Ships at Hull, and that the three men whom your Brother Constable sent to the Key yesterday belong to the same gang. If we continue quiet untill Monday I purpose to fetch Rachel then. With my wife's most respectful Compts. "Hornsea, 25th Sept." "I am, Madam, "Yr. most obliged hble. Servt., "P.S. Noon. I have been enquiring of a Person just come from Burlington what news is stirring there this morn. He says that the Baltic Fleet are all safe in Scarbro' Piers, that Mr. Greame of Swerby had left their house, & Mrs. Heblethwaite of Burlington. "P.S. The good family at Wassand have sent us word that they intend to honour us with their Company tomorrow in ye afternoon." SOME ELIZABETHAN VISITATIONS OF THE CHURCHES BELONGING TO THE PECULIAR OF THE DEAN OF YORK. By T. M. FALLOW, M.A., F.S.A. (Continued from page 232.) Franciscus Ayrsely, clericus, vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Robertus Apleton Johannes Asbridge novi gardiani . jurati . Johannes Ginwodd Willelmus Tymperyn veteres gardiani . jurati . Qui dicunt et presentant that there vicar maryed manye, George Ambler of Leedes and Suzan Mettham withowte bannes asking and withowte lycence. They haue not an homilie booke but they saie Mr Deane there late vicar did take the same frome Barnebye churche to Fangfosse and left it there. Staveley wiffe for suffering persons to drinke in hir house at vnlawful tymes. William Richardson of Barnebye for abusing Mr Ayresley vicar there with wordes not convenient. Item vxor Harpa widow for soyng of corne vpon the Sabboth Daie. THORNETON Willelmus Gylyote, clericus, vicarius ibidem. Johannes Lee Johannes Browne Henricus Lancaster Johannes Bargeman Georgius Lee Willelmus Bell Willelmus Walker gardiani . jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant Edwarde Swan of Melburn and Elizabeth Clerk of the same for fornicacion to gether, and she is with child. HAITON. Ricardus Sugden, clericus, vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Robertus Beilbye Henricus Plaxton novi gardiani . personaliter. jurati. Marmaducus Garthome Johannes Wheldrake veteres gardiani. personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt all is well and in good order. KYLDWIKE. Robertus Fawcett vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Thomas Coulton novius [sic] gardianus. personaliter. juratus. Qui dicit that Mr Fawcett there vicar dothe not dwell at Kyldwik, but he servethe the cure there him self. And all the rest is well . ALLERTHROPE. Willelmus Gylyot clericus. personaliter. Ricardus Talbott Thomas Bland Franciscus Gibson novi gardiani. personaliter. jurati. Robertus Tymperon Johannes Cooke fidedigni . Qui dicunt omnia bene, and in good order. GREATE GYVENDAILE . Johannes Croseby vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Willelmus Pickring nullo modo. Robertus Turner. personaliter. gardianus. Qui dicit et presentat Roger Symson, Mr Lengley mylner, for fornicacion with Constance Litle of Pocklington. The rest is well and in good order. YAPHAM CUM MELTYNBYE. Robertus Steavenson Willelmus Harper gardiani . jurati. Qui dicunt omnia bene and in good order. MILLINGTON. Thomas Newlove, clericus, curatus ibidem. personaliter. Willelmus Turner Jacobus Turner gardiani. jurati. Christoforus Turner Thomas Newlove fidedigni. personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant that Vrseley Longley is a recusant and absentes hir self frome the church, all other thinges ar well and in good order. Visitatio Ecclesiarum et Capellarum subsequentium celebrata fuit in Ecclesia parochiali de Pickering xxvt die mensis Augusti anno domini 1595 per Magistrum Henricum Swinburn in legibus Baccalaureum, officialem decanatus Ebor. In presentia mei Johannis Brokett, notarij publici etc. PICKERING. Willelmus Owrome, clericus, vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Hill, juratus. Robertus Thomas Furnes, excusatur . Brianus Norton, juratus. Thomas Andrew, juratus. veteres gardiani. Henricus Kyng Robertus Fetherston Robertus Hill novi gardiani . personaliter. jurati. Georgius Wheateley non citatus. Petrus Blackhouse Ricardus Wetherell Guido Atkynson Robertus Bellerby Johannes Parke Robertus Skayles fidedigni. personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant that they haue not had there quarter sermons this last yeare. And the glasse windowes of there chancell is in decaie in defalte of the Deane of Yorke. They saie that the xltie parte of the parsonage is not imployed vpon the poore of the parishe Rauf Hodgeson, Elizabeth Johnson wif of Frances Johnson, do not repaire to the churche. And John Dowe of Newton haithe not of laite repaired the churche and standithe excommunicat. John Hardyng Katheryn his wif, and Robert Leymyng did not receyve the holie Communion at Easter last past in the parishe churche of Pickering. Elizabeth Kyng for fornicacion with James Sparke. William Rychardson for lyving incontinentlie and reporting and saying that one Anne Howett had burnt him. All the rest is well. ELLERBURNE Johannes Richardson, clericus, vicarius ibidem. personaliter. Robertus Gudell Johannes Fairewether veteres gardiani. personaliter. jurati. Johannes Collinson Franciscus Horseley novi gardiani . personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant [that there queare is in decaie in glasse and also in poynting of the slate. Thomas Walker dothe not come to the churche but haithe absented him self frome the churche a yeare and more1] That there vicar John Richardson is not resident vpon his vicaredg but what he bestoweth vpon the poore they knowe not. All the rest is well. WILTON. Henricus Jakson curatus ibidem. Laurentius Barugh Willelmus Goodayle gardiani novi. personaliter. jurati. Andreas Wandryk Bartholomeus Marsingale gardiani veteres. personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant that thay haue no vicar inducted. And they haue a meane byble and it is not in the largest volume. All the residue is well. EBBERSTON. Anthonius Rogers, vicarius ibidem. personaliter: et exhibuit literas ordinum. Ricardus Casse Willelmus Sawden gardiani veteres. personaliter. jurati. Ricardus Dickson Georgius Hurd gardiani novi . personaliter. jurati. Qui dicunt et presentant that there queare is in decaie in glasse and also in poynting of the slate. Thomas Walker dothe not come to the churche. But haithe absented him self frome the churche a yeare and more. The rest is well. GOTELAND Rogerus Thomson curatus ibidem. personaliter. Robertus Harland Radulphus Skynner gardiani novi . personaliter. jurati. Willelmus Worfocke Johannes Keld gardiani veteres. per1 The words within the brackets have had a pen run through them, as also has the heading, "Ellerburne." |