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NOTES ON THE RECTORS OF STAVELEY. 14 
Dr. Walker, a writer on the other side (in Sufferings of the 
Clergy, London, 1710, part 2, p. 85) says, respecting Dr. Bradley, 
D.D., Prebendary of Bole, that “he was sequestered of his living at 
_Aeworth, and thrust out by Mr. Burbeck, a stiff Rump’d Presby- 
terian. And whereas Mr. Calamy saith, Mr. Burbeck was 
succeeded by Dr. Bradley, he speaks falsely ; for Dr. Bradley 
was Mr. Burbeck’s predecessor (and God be thank’d) lived to 
come again to his own.”” Mr. Birkbeck died 8 July, 1674, aged 
about 60 (Hunter’s Hallamshire, p. 154), and a stone is now 
(1848) in existence among the crowded memorials of this class in 
_. the parish church burial ground at Sheffield, which has borne an 
inscription to his memory, but all that is now readable is :— 
SUN See ne La) Seman ep tees ie Birkbeck 7a 2s. tet a 
PiepatteG ss... Poul ee ree ES Se 
I have not been able to clear up the discrepancy of the dates in 
Mr. Swift's excerpts from the Staveley register pertaining to this 
rector, not having had an opportunity of consulting them since 
reading Mr. Swift’s notes. But from extracts of my own, it is 
quite clear that Edward Birkbeck was twice married, first to 
Ann, afterwards to Barbara. Barbara, described as the relict of 
Edwark Birkbeck, late rector of Staveley, was buried on February 
6th, 1640. 
XX. Ina small MS., formerly in the possession of Mr. John 
Fletcher, of Staveley, it is stated that in Mr. Newham’s time 
_ there was a visitation of the plague in the parish of Staveley, in 
1646. 
The registers contain the entry of the baptism of Roger, son 
of Roger Newham, rector, and Letitia his wife, under date 
_ February rith, 1640. 
Roger Newham, clerk, had a bequest of £10 by the 
will of Sir Peter Frecheville, which was dated 1632, and 
_ proved in 1634, so that it is clear that he was a friend and 
acquaintance of the family previous to his nomination to the 
-Tectory. 
k XXI. In the same MS. of Mr. Fletcher, there is a short 
