126 HISTORY OF KIRKBY-MOORSIBE. 



respectable house near the Spavv, for the accommo- 

 dation of company ; at which persons from a distance 

 may lodge and board. The subjoined are lines 

 written by an unknown hand, for an inscription at 

 this Spaw : they are said to have been found there, 

 on the 21st of July, 1806, and were presented to me 

 for insertion in this history. 



Ye maim'd and ye crippled of every degree, 

 Who have sought for relief, yet in Tain, 



Come here, and try bathing, your bathing is free; 

 For I offer no service for gain. 



By chance, it was found that the lame I restore, 



To enjoy a sound vigorous state ; 

 That cripples I raise, though contracted before. 



And the aged I re-animate. 



Not only the lame lay their crutches aside, 



But other disorders I cure : 

 For by drinking, and bathing in my little tide, 



The blood becomes sweeten'd and pure. 



If dukes, lords, and nobles were here to resort, 

 And deck me with grandeur around ; 



I might in the nation gain such a report, 

 At no other spaw ver found. 



