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made of a dean or an archdeacon in any 
other place, nor is any authority cited 
for it by Dugdale.” 
The white book contains a collection 
of charters and grants from popes, kings, 
and other persons, to the archbishops 
of York and church of Southwell, from 
a period very little posterior to the con- 
quest, to the time of Henry VIII. of 
which little use has been made _ by 
Thoroton and others. ‘To this Mr. 
Dickinson is indebted for almost all his 
authorities, and better informatign could 
not be wished for or expected. 
Particulars of the prebends which fol- 
low, are curious and valuable, because 
undoubtedly authentic, as are those re- 
Yating to the pentecostal offerings, and 
privileges of the church. 
«The lands belonging to the fabric lay 
chiefly in Southwell and Normanton. ‘They 
do not appear ever to have been considerable, 
though at different times this revenue re- 
ceived almost innumerable small additions. 
But any more particular account of these 
will also be better reserved for that chapter 
of this work, which I have thought proper 
to appropriate exclusively to the purpose of 
recording the liberality of benefactors to this 
niemorable monument of antiquity.” 
There were originally sixteen vicars 
choral, each canon appointing his own 
vicar, and paying him for his choral 
duty; queen Elizabeth ordained six for 
this church: the history of those is in- 
teresting and amusing. 
The other members:of the church are 
an organist, six lay vicars, and six cho- 
risters, Dr. Keton, 22 Henry VIIL 
founded two scholarships and two fel- 
lowships, which he placed in the gitt of 
the master and fellows of St. John’s 
college, Cambridge, for persons, “ who 
shall have served as choristers of the 
chapter of Southwell.” 
The chantries are next noticed ; after 
which our author adds, 
« Southwell and Ripon are said to be the 
only churches in England, which are as well 
parochial as collegiate at this day; all the. 
ethers having been dissolved by Henry VIII. 
or his successor. 
«« Tt now remains to say something of the 
different prebends, the places from which 
thewghave their titles aad revenues, and the 
mode in which those revenues accrue.” 
Norwell church, dedicated to St. Law- 
rence, is large, and of the style of 
pbuilding prevailing in the days of Ed- 
ward FII.; it is situated about ten miles 
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north of Southwell, and furnishes pro- 
vision for three prebends. The reader 
will find many curious particulars relat- 
ing to it, and a pathetic epitaph to the 
memory of Elizabeth, wite of Gervas 
Lee. ‘ ; 
Oxton, or Oston, gives title to two 
more of the antient prebends of this 
church ; the town is five miles west of 
Southwell, “‘ and lately had two consi- 
derable halls, or family seats, the pro- 
perty of the Sherbrookes, who have 
been settled here ever since about the 
eighth of Elizabeth :” of this family Mr. 
Dickinson gives some particulars, and 
a pedigree ; together with an account 
of Shirewood forest, within the limits 
of which it was originally situated. 
Woodborough, a small village, six 
miles south-west of Southwell, “ fur- 
nishes one of those prebends which we 
find endowed at the earliest period of 
the church.” The church of Wood- 
borough has many remains of magni- 
‘ficence and painted glass; the chapter 
appoint to it, asa curacy, South Musk* 
ham, one of the original foundation.— 
This place was chiefly the property of 
Galfrey de Scrope, an eminent judge in 
the reigns of Edward II. and ITI. and 
descended to the lords Scropes of Mas- 
ham. The family of Willoughby, now 
barons of Middleton, have long had 
the principal property in this parish: Mr. 
Dickinson gives some account of them 
with their pedigree. 
North Muskham.—The history of 
this prebend is accompanied by the pe- 
digrees of Pocklington, Dickenson, and 
Welby. 
Holme.—The chapel of Holme -was 
erected byan ancestor of Sir Thomas Bar- 
ton’s, about the time of Edward IiI. A 
very beautiful view of it is given, from 
which we may infer, that it is one 
among the best of country churches: an 
account and pedigree of the family of 
Barton accompanies it, with a good en- 
graving of an antient monument, on the 
north side of the chancel, where several 
of the families of Barton and Bellasys 
are interred, supposed to be for one of 
the former, from the tun at the feet of 
the effigies. Over the door of the south 
porch, which is very handsome, are seven 
shields, with the arms of the families 
just mentioned. “ In the center, as J 
take it, are the original arms used by the 
great ancestor of the Bartons, to which, 
by way of supporters, are added a shee 
and a lamb, with full fleeces, indicative 
