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pears probable that it is the inscription of Sir John 

 Stone, the rector of Slingsby, mentioned above by 

 Dodsworth. 



In the north aisle, and to the left of the monu- 

 ment of the knight, is a small marble tablet, to the 



memory of 



Mary Herring-, 



Who died llth March 1801, 



aged 79.- 



It was her desire to walk humbly with God, and 



to wait patiently for him, till he heard her calling. 



She set her hope in Jesus Christ 



the Rock of ages. 



Charities. The charity school of Slingsby, was 

 endowed by Mrs Ann Mann, of Stokesley, with the 

 sura of 5 per annum, for the education of ID poor 

 children ; in addition to which the Earl of Carlisle 

 gives the sum of 10, an annual voluntary dona- 

 tion, for the education of 10 boys, and 10 girls; 

 making a totalof SO free scholars. There is a very 

 excellent school-room, and the present master, Mr. 

 William Chapman, has on an average about 70 

 scholars. A further sum of 7 5s left to the poor, 

 is distributed at Christmas amongst the poor widows^ 

 of Slingsby. 



Old Hall. There is at the east end of the 

 town (observes Dodsworth,) an old house of stone, 

 called Wyvill hall. There have been six knights 

 of the Wyvills that have succeeded one another at 

 Wyvill hall ; and the heir of Wyvill hath it at this 

 day, (1619) but not of so great estate as his ances- 

 tors were ; for one of them taking part with Staf- 



