$84 COXWOLD. 



nished the lady with a florid countenance, and alto- 

 gether distroyed that softness, solemnity, and inter- 

 est which had been imposed upon those significant 

 figures by the influence of time. 



In the nave of the church, is a brass plate, in an 

 imperfect state, which contains the following in- 

 scription. 



Orate pro, aiabus, Jonis mansion armig. quiobiit. 

 vi die mensis Octobris anno dni M . cccc . Ixiiii. 

 Et Elizabeth . uxoris eis qui obiit . . die mensis . . . 

 A. D. . M . cccc. . . . quor. aiabus ppicietur Ds. 

 am. 



Sir Thomas de Coleville, son of Sir Robert, 

 lord of Cukewald, or Coxwold, in A. D. 1326, con- 

 firmed all his ancestors had given ; and also gave 

 all his meadow of Elfrykeholm ; with free passage 

 to the monks of Byland. 



In A. D. 1334, a composition was made between 

 the canons of Newbrough, impropriators of Cuke- 

 wald, and the monks of Byland, about the payment 

 of tythes of wood, growing in Midlesburg, in the 

 parish of C ukewald : when it was agreed that for 

 such wood as the monks should sell, or let to secu- 

 lars, the prior and canons of Newbrough shall have 

 tythe ; but for such as was for the monk's own use, 

 no tythes should be paid. 



Here is a free grammar school, which was foun- 

 ded in 1603, by Sir John Harte, Kt., citizen and 

 alderman of London ; for the support and mainte- 

 nance of which, he charged his manor of Nether 

 Silton, alias Silton Pannel, in the county of York, 

 and the rights, members and appurtenances thereof, 



