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" Sigglesthorne, Holderness," printed at this 

 town in 1804. Mr. Stainton died on the 14th 

 day of September last. 



Our inquiry next leads us to those persons 

 who, although not natives, may be said to have 

 identified themselves with the literary history of 

 the town, from having appeared before the world 

 as authors, while resident here. 



Among these I may mention the Rev. JOHN 

 SHAWE, who resided here about eighteen years, 

 and successively filled the situations of Minister 

 of St. Mary's Church, and Lecturer in that of 

 the Holy -Trinity. He was born in the parish 

 of Ecclesfield, in the West-Riding of York- 

 shire, on the 23rd day of June, 1608, and 

 was, for some time, Vicar of Rotherham. In 

 1 642, during the great rebellion, Shawe retired, 

 with his wife, to this place, where, having ad- 

 vanced some sentiments, in a sermon preached 

 before Sir John Hotham, the Governor, offensive 

 to the knight, he was compelled to quit the town, 

 He afterwards, however, returned,on being elected, 

 towards the latter part of the year 1644, to the 

 Ministry of St. Mary's Church : after preaching 

 there for about half a year, he was chosen 

 Lecturer at the Church of Holy-Trinity, which 

 situation he held seventeen years, having, in the 

 mean time, in 1653, been made Master of the 

 Charter-House at Hull. On the 9th June, 1661, 



