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qualified kind. He writes — " Here was at the side of tliis tomb 

 several of the children of Sir John Stanhope placed decently, 

 which in the grand rebellion was knock'd down by that insolent 

 party." He had lived through that period, and was probably 

 ruined by them. He writes thus reverently of the Church of 

 Brampton : 



" The Churchyard is full two acres ; in it is a handsome cross of 

 2 Gerries,* and in the middle spire stone, a fair dial. On the 

 outside of a pillar at the S.E. corner of the chancel, is cut fair 

 in stone two large keys and two swords crossed. 



" On the end of the south isle outwards, above the window, is 

 the blessed Jesus cut in stone, sitting with his left hand upon his 

 breast, and his right gently elevated or stretched, pierced, 

 and also his side. At a little distance from his right side, is a 

 dexter hand houlding in it a sceptre, and at a little distance 

 also from his sinister side is also a dexter hand houlding in it a 

 bishop's crozier. 



"On the side of the window is the Virgin, Saint Mary, cut in 

 stone, under a canopy, and on the head of the canopy is a cherub ; 

 and on the south side outwards of the S. Isle is St. Peter, also 

 in full proporcion cut in stone, under a canopy, with a key in the 

 dexter hand and an unopened book in his left hand, on each side 

 supported with two pillars ; on the head of each is a cock. On the 

 other side of the window is St. Paul his full proporcion, fair cut 

 in stone, with a sword in his right hand, and in his left h;md 

 a book " ; and, in referring to Pinxton Church, he records that 

 there was an " Image of the Blessed Virgin. "f His respect 

 for earthly dignities is apparent from a note on one of the 

 rooms in Bolsover Castle. He writes — " In this building 

 is a famous closet built by Sir Charles Cavendish, the chimney 

 piece of black and white marble, the floor also of the same, 

 cheeky, so is the rare architecture above head ; in the time of 



* Greeces or steps, doubtless the original word of the Grecian stairs at 

 Lincoln. 



t Mr. Yeatman infers from the tone of these extracts that the writer was a 

 Roman Catholic. — ^(/. 



