veyance of his security, to queen Eleanor, in discharge of a debt, due to her, (or assigned by the crown); from whom, John de Vavasour received it again, on pay. ment of the money, by a very curious, deed of conveyance, remarkable for it's brevity.*. 1 In the chapel, here are many monuments, inscrip tions, and coats armorial, chiefly consisting of the Vavasours arms, with their quarterings. Against the south wall, is a raised monument, on which, are the figures of nine different persons of the Vavasour family. ON a raised tomb, within the altar-rails, lye the figures of two knights, cut in stone; the first, crosslegged; each in a coat of mail, with a sword girt by his side, and a large shield with the Vavasour's arms. FULLER, in his Account of British Worthies, when speaking of the Vavasours, observes, that, within 10 miles of Haslewood, there were 165 manor-houses; 272 woods; 32 parks; two chaces of deer; 120 rivers and brooks, well stored with fish; 76 water-mills, for grinding corn; 25 coal-mines; and, three iron-forges: He also adds, that both the cathedrals of Lincoln and York, may be seen from thence. TADCASTER; THREE miles from Thorp-Arch, and nine from York; hath a market on Wednesdays. This town is sup → Vide Archæologia, vol. 6, p. 339. posed to have been the Calcaria of the romans; as the distance from York exactly corresponds with that given by Antoninus, in his Itinerary. Many coins, of the roman emperors, have been found here; and the place is still famous for it's lime-stone. Here was a castle, in former ages; from the ruins of which, we are told, the present noble bridge was erected, near 100 years ago:-The middle of this bridge, is the outbounds of the Ainsty; and may be said to be the very out-port, or gate of the city of York, on that side. A grant, from Edward II., of certain lands, to the priory of Knaresbrough, in the year 1918, concludes "Teste rege, apud Tadcastre." THE trench, which surrounded this town, and of which there are yet some remains, was probably thrown up, during the civil wars of Charles I., by the troops, under the command of the earl of Newcastle. SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX relates, that, on his hearing the earl, with 4,000 men, was advancing to attack him, in Tadcaster, where he lay with only 900 men, the town being quite untenable, he marched out; and, a sharp conflict took place, which lasted from 11 o'clock in the forenoon, till it was quite dark, when both parties drew off. Sir Thomas retreated to Selby, during the night; and, the earl of Newcastle took possession of Tadcaster, where the royalists remained, till near the commencement of the siege of York. There were slain, on both sides, about 300, but none of note,' except one captain Lister, who was shot in the head, by a musket-ball: In Thoresby's Ducatus Leod., there is a remarkable instance of filial affection, relating to that gentleman-His son, passing through Tadcaster, many years after, had the curiosity to inquire where his father was buried; and, finding the sexton digging in the choir, he shewed him a skull, just dug up, which he averred to be his father's: The skull, upon handling, was found to have a bullet in it; which testimony of the truth of the sexton's words, so struck the son, that he sickened at the sight, and died soon after. The church Is a vicarage, dedicated to saint Mary; and, formerly belonged to the abbey of Salley, in Crayen The earl of Egremont, is now patron. HENRY OBRVEN, the last earl of Thomond, in Ireland, was, in the year 1714, created baron, and viscount Tadcaster. He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Charles Seymour, duke of Somerset ; but, dying without issue, in the year 1742, the title became extinct. STAGE VIII Harrogate, to Boroughbridge.--Newby.- 600 FROM Harrogate to Boroughbridge, 10 miles; the road, in general, very good; the fine enclosures of rich land, on each side, with the lofty trees, and wellgrown hedge-rows, render this ride exceedingly pleasing. NEAR two miles from Knaresbrough, is HAZELBANK; on the top of which, was formerly the gibbet, for the execution of malefactors, within the honor of Knaresbrough ABOUT a quarter of a mile farther, on the right of the road, in a low situation, is the place where it is supposed stood, in former times, butts, for the purpose of exercising the youth of Knaresbrough, and it's villages, in the practice of archery. The land adjoining, is, at this day, called "Butter-hills." 14 PASSING the village of FERRENSBY; on the left, is A LOFTHOUSE - HILL, the pleasant seat of Charles Slingsby, esq.. Three miles from which, is MINSKIP. Mine-skep, a hamper, or basket, anciently used as a measure for corn; in making of which, the people of this village, may, at some former period, have excelled. THE baskets of Britain, it seems, were admired in Rome, more than 1700 years ago, as they are particularly noticed by Martial, lib. xiv., c. 49. "Barbara depictis veni bascanda Britannis, "A basket I, by painted britons wrought; "And now, to Rome's imperial city brought." In the 20th of William I., here were two carucates of arable land, three villeins, and two ploughs. ONE mile from Minskip, is ALDBURGH, Now a small village, where once stood ISEUR, the capital of the brigantes, in british times; whose origin might probably have been from the banks of the river Isere, which rises in the Alps, on the confines of Savoy and Piedmont, passes through part of Dauphiny, and empties itself into the Rhine, near Valence. THE brigantes were, for a long time, limited within |