A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



to the Elmes family, becoming divided, like the manor, 

 among the five daughters of Thomas Elmes, who died 

 in 1664.'* A fifth part of it was acquired by William 

 Walcott in 1709.'^ 



Sir Walter Mildmay of Apethorpe'* acquired the 

 advowson of the vicarage, and it descended regularly 

 to the earls of Westmorland. It was sold with the 

 Apethorpe property in 1904 to Sir Leonard Brassey who 

 exchanged the advowsons of Warmington and King's 

 Cliff with the Bishop of Peterborough for those of 

 Apethorpe and Woodnewton. The Bishop is the 

 present patron. About 1880 the vicar had £2^ a year 

 from the Tithe Rent Charge, and £106 rent from the 

 44 acres of glebe. The net income is now^^lSs, with 

 a house." 



According to Bridges (171 1) there ' was anciently St. 

 Andrew's chapel [near the manor-house], of which no 

 vestige hath been remaining within any person's 

 memory, nor any mention occurs in any record.' Wil- 

 liam Proby had paid ^4 i6j. a year out of Eaglethorpe, 

 which was supposed to be the purparty of this chapel ; 

 the rent was then paid to Lord Rockingham, who 

 owned part of the impropriated rectory by purchase 

 from Mr. Whitwell of Oundle, who had purchased 

 from Mrs. Compton.** 



The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel, which was 

 rebuilt in 1 88 1. 



Three almshouses for aged widows were built in 

 i860 by the Ladies Fanny and Charlotte Proby. 



Poor's money. A sum of £100, for- 

 CHJRITIES merly given for the poor by benefactors 

 whose names are unknown, was placed 

 out in 1754 on security of the tolls of the turnpike 

 road from Peterborough to Wellingborough. The 

 endowment is now represented by ^^113 l<)s- 2J. Con- 

 sols producing £i ijs. od. annually. The income is 



distributed in money to poor men who have attained 

 the age of 65. In 1924 there were 13 recipients. 



The Mossop Fund was founded by Declaration of 

 Trust dated September 1879. The endowment consists 

 of ;(^30l 8.t. \d. Consols producing £j \0!. id. yearly. 



By his Will proved 23 September 1908 the Rev. 

 Charles Henry Ward Capron gave ^1,000 to the Vicar 

 and Churchwardens upon trust to apply the income in 

 the distribution of coal to the poor on or about St. 

 Thomas's Day. The money was invested in £l,\l'! 

 14J. io<^. India 3 per cent. Stock, producing ^f 34 14J. %d. 

 yearly. In December 1924 4 cwts. of coal were 

 delivered to each of 98 recipients, by the Vicar and 

 Churchwardens in respect of this Charity and the 

 Mossop Fund. 



By his Will proved 27 August 1888 Daniel John 

 Baxter gave ^^loo to the Oundle Wesleyan Methodist 

 Circuit Superintendent and Circuit Stewards and the 

 Chapel Stewards and Society Stewards of the Wes- 

 leyan Methodist Chapel at Warmington upon trust to 

 apply the income for the benefit of poor Widowers 

 and Widows without respect of creed, sect or other- 

 wise. The endowment consists of £()6 is. 6d. India 

 3J per cent. Stock with the Official Trustees of Charit- 

 able Funds producing ^3 ji. ^d. annually in dividends. 

 The income is distributed in money to about 25 re- 

 cipients. 



By her Will proved at Peterborough 13 April 1 891 

 Mrs. Elizabeth Mossop gave a sum of money to the 

 Vicar and Churchwardens now represented by ^93 

 21. 5(/. India 3^ per cent. Stock producing ^3 5f. ^d. 

 yearly, the income to be distributed to poor Widows 

 on St. Thomas's Day. There are about 18 re- 

 cipients. 



The several sums of Stock are with the Official 

 Trustees of Charitable Funds. 



" Teet of F. Northants, Easter, 

 20 Chas. II and Hil. i Anne. 



•• Ibid. Trin. 7 Anne. 



•• lie died in 15S9 holding intrr alia the 

 advr>w8on of W'armington, and left a 

 ion Anthony ; Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. ii). 



ccxxiii, 61. This son died similarly seised 

 in 1617, and his heir was his daughter 

 M?.ry, wife of Sir Fr.Tncis Fane, after- 

 wards earl of Westmorland ; Chan. Inq. 

 p.m. (Ser. ii), ccclxxvi, 94. 



«' Crockford. 



*' Bridges, Wnr. Northaiils,\i, 4%2. The 

 sum appears to be a fifth part of the ^24 

 a year due to the Crown from the tithe- 

 owner. 



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