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grandfather holding together three livings, viz., All Saints’, 
S. Werburgh’s, and S. Michael’s; but then it must be borne 
in mind that the population of the whole town did not reach 
8,563 until 1788, which is very little more than the population 
of that part of S. Peter’s parish now under my own immediate 
charge. 
I may mention a custom in certain of the churches, of 
ringing the bells on Sundays, Holy Days, and ordinary days— 
At All Saints’, S. Peter’s, S. Alkmund’s, and S. Werburgh’s one 
bell was rung from 7 a.m. to 7.15 a.m., and at 8 a.m. two 
bells were rung. On Holy Days the same. Daily—one bell 
was rung at 5 a.m. at All Saints’; .S. Peter’s, S. Werburgh’s, 
and at S. Alkmund’s a bell was rung at 6 am. At S. Alk- 
mund’s a bell was also rung at 6 p.m. ; at S. Peter’s at 7 p.m., 
All Saints’ at 8 p.m., S. Werburgh’s at 9 p.m. Doubtless the 
bells rung in the morning were originally for Mass. Those 
rung in the evenings would be for Complin, or the last office 
for the day, and not, as commonly supposed, for the ‘‘ Curfew.” 
I now pass on to matters CIvIL. 
The Mayor of Derby in 1781 was John” Hope, who was 
first cousin to my grandfather. The Members for the Borough 
were Lord George Henry Augustus Cavendish and Edward 
Coke. 
There were many old buildings standing in 1781 and _ later 
which no longer remain. At the corner of Babington Lane 
stood the old Gate-house with a chamber over it, forming 
the entrance to Old Babington Hall, which stood between 
Babington Lane and St. Peter’s Church. It belonged to the 
family of that name, who also had another seat at Dethick. 
Here Mary Queen of Scots was lodged on her way from 
Winfield Manor to Tutbury Castle. It was purchased by the 
Beaumonts, and was afterwards the residence of Sir Simon 
Degge. What is now called “ Babington House”’ was built by 
the Mellors, who were then a considerable family in the town. 
It was afterwards owned by the Degges, and Lord Massareen 
lived there, and was married at S. Peter’s. Henry Mellor, who 
