OSWALDKIRK. 



Old Monastery. Near the church, but on th 

 Opposite side of the road, are the remains of a very 

 Ancient building, supposed to be a monastery, begun 

 in the ninth century, but never completed, the esiab- 

 lishment being removed to Old By land. The old 

 -wall, surmounted beautifully by spreading ivy which 

 tvaves over its antique ruins, forms a very pictur- 

 esque object in passing through the village. 



Charitable Bequests. The table of benefactions 

 In the church, contains a long list of charitable be- 

 quests. Mrs. Mary tfysh gave 60 ; Mrs. Eliza 

 beth Moor ,40 ; and William Sedgwick 20 ; 

 amounting collectively to ^120, which was paid 

 into the hands of Mrs. Mary Thompson, for the se- 

 curity of which she gave a deed, bearing date April 

 20th, 1762, settling two fields, one entitled West 

 Pitts, in this parish, the other called Hick's Ings, 

 in the parish of Ampleforth. Out of the rents of the 

 above two fields, 4. was to be given to a school- 

 master for the education of 8 poor children ; 10s for 

 Repairing the school house when necessary, and 

 tvhen not, to be paid to the schoolmaster; and 

 Jgi. to be equally divided between the poor of the 

 townships of Oswaldkirk, and Oswaldkirk in Anr> 

 f)leforth quarter ; the residue of the rents to be 

 Distributed amongst the poor of the township of 

 Oswaldkirk. In addition to the charities arising 

 Out of the rents of these two fields, Lady Catharine 

 Chomley, of west Newton Grange, left C 2. to the 

 poor of the township of Oswaldkirk, and 20s. for an 

 Annual sermon at the chapel of west Newton Grange, 

 to be preached on the 6th of July, old Midsummer 



