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local documents, showing that they were of the German colony, 

 and were amongst the more influential portion. 



The name of Raisley first appears in our register as follows : — 

 "Baptism, 1567, May nth of Benedictus Ritseler, son of George 

 Ritseler, Duchman, and Margaret his wife. The name is succes- 

 sively spelled Rytsler, Raysing, Raysell, Raisley of Windebrow — 

 which is now called Greta Bank, and did belong to the late William 

 Calvert, Esq., J.P., who probably came to it by the union of the 

 Raisley and Calvert families, there being two of the latter named 

 Raisley Calvert, coming down to our own times. 



The earliest marriage recorded is that of Hanre Moser, Dutch- 

 man, and Elizabeth Clark of Newlands, November 23rd, 1567. 

 There was also a Molker Moser of Smelting House, and Percival 

 Molker Moser of the same place. Then we have the names 

 Symond Puphbarger of Stare, Fitzin Colizon of Smeltmg House, 

 Gesper Cloeker, sometimes spelled Clowker, Closher, and lastly 

 Clocker. 



Christopher Clocker and Janet Stanger of Skelgill were married 

 in 1590. 



So early as August 24th, 1567, Andrew Ringreasle, Duchman, 

 married Elizabeth Fisher of Seatoller. 



In 1572 we have the baptism of " Gasper Cayrus, son of Mitchall 

 Kayrus, Duchman, and Agnes his wife." 



In 1568 Christopher Beck, Duchman, married Elizabeth Bewley, 

 Englishwoman. 



In 1572, February 15th, Sir Peter Beck married Janet Fawsett, 

 servant at Isle (He). The prefix "Sir," was probably given to him 

 as clergyman or domestic chaplain, for in 1597 "Master" Peter 

 Beck was appointed vicar, having by this time succeeded to his 

 master's degree. He was vicar of Crosthwaite for fifteen years. 



Under Daniel Hechstetter, copper smelting became very 

 successful at Keswick, and his method of pumping water out of 

 mines was far in advance of anything known in England before his 

 time. Since then, however, the Germans have not kept pace with 

 England in machinery for pumping mines. It was computed some 



