Picturesque History of Yorkshire Volume 2; Being an Account of the History, Topography, Antiquities, Industries, and Modern Life of the Cities, Towns, and Villages of the County of York, Founded on Personal Observations Made During Many Journeys Through T (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Jerusalem for the time being. The parish registers of Hunsingore commence in 1626, and contain some very curious entries. There must have been in this parish at some time a conveyance specially used for carrying the infirm from one point to another, judging by the following extracts: --"1729.--A stranger was brought to Walshforth by the Cripple-Cart." "1741.--A female child came in the Cripple-cart, dyd at Walshforth." A very remarkable occurrence in connection with Hunsingore church is recorded in the Sessions Rolls of the West Riding, 1597-98: --"Fforasmuch as it is manifestlie proved to this Court (the court then sitting in sessions at Wetherby) that Ffrancis Thompson and George Allen of Hunsingore did in a most contemptuous manner bring into Hunsingore Church a Toie called the Flower of the Well in the tyme of divine service, wherebie the Vicar was disturbed in saieing the said service. It is therefore ordered that the said Francis and George shall be presently stripped naked from the middle upward and whipped throwe this town of Wetherby for their said offence." The toy here referred to was in all probability an image which had been used at one of the old well-deckings, in celebrating which it was usual to construct an effigy of the saint to whom the well was dedicated, and to trick it out with gew-gaws and flowers and carry it in procession. The old church of Hunsingore, in which this curious instance of sacrilege took place, was pulled down about thirty years ago, and the present modern edifice erected close by. The previous church had been restored about 1750 by Sir Henry Goodricke, the head of a family which had a long connection with the village; the new one was built at the sole charge of Joseph Dent, head of the famil...