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Roe presided, generally as chairman (a very jolly meeting, and 

 always a private meeting at Mr. Roe's house). In 1774 butchers' 

 meat was not to be had at any part of the week in Bakewell, but 

 only on certain days, and beef only at certain times as Christmas. 



The custom of Interment in Wooden coffins (wooden Josephs) 

 was on the Revd. Mr. Monks coming to reside here. A corps 

 from Sheldon was brought in swaddling clothes (which was 

 abolished in 1797) and was detained in the Church until a coffin 

 was made, and the wife then took oft' the flannel for her own use. 



On the prayer days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the good 

 mothers attended with their daughters on divine service without 

 delay. 



N.B. — Lady Grace Manners buried in Bakewell Church in 

 1651. 



The Free School, endowed by Grace Lady Manners, as by 

 Deed dated 12th of May, 1637 (12th of King Charles). See 

 copy of the deed in the possession of Robert Wright, Esq''., of 

 G' Longstone, a copy of which is in Mr. Bayley's hands. 



Post Office. N.B. —In 1780. The amount of letters for the 

 bye and cross posts at Bakewell per year was ;!^24 on an average, 

 and in 1792 ^200 on an average. The London letters bear the 

 same proportion. G. Staniforth, Postmaster. In 1830 about 

 ^500 a year clear to the King. 



Mem. — The field Mr. Bossley's house stands in was formerly 

 called Wardens Close, which Mr. Woodward bought in 1650 at 

 j^iS per acre. The field above it is Garlands Close. The field 

 opposite Mr. Bossley's, as still, Courtyard. Mr. Gardom's House 

 was built in Cowley's Close. Where the entrenchments are near 

 Holme called the Nordens. N.B.— Mr. Bossley's Brick House 

 was covered with Blue Slate by Jn°. Richardson, Slater, in 1785. 

 Mr. Bossley's Brick House was built by agreement for ^31 los., 

 in 1783, by Joseph Brook, who engaged that no chimney should 

 smoke, which none of them did to his death. 



About 1777, Samuel Smith, Breeches-maker, was the first 

 dissenter here (Mr. Carrington was a Presbyterian) who followed 

 Westley. After him Jn°. Tarrant's wife became a Methodist 



