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desirous that an altar piece should be placed there - 9 

 and are agreeable also that the necessary alteration* 

 should be made to shew it to the best advantage. 

 A painting of this description, from the pencil of 

 Mr. Jackson, so eminent in his profession, cannot 

 fail of adding considerable consequence to this an- 

 cient fabric ; and of being of great service to this 

 romantic and interesting village : and it is hoped that 

 the principal inhabitants will do all they can to for- 

 ward the object, by their influence and contributions. 



Mr. Jackson is a native of Lestingham, and in love 

 to his native place, on being apprized of the publi- 

 cation of this work, generously offered to give two 

 plates for the use of it, engraved from his own draw- 

 ings ; one containing a view of the church and the 

 crypt beneath it ; and the other the ground plan 

 of this celebrated building : these plates I have 

 thankfully accepted; and consider the work as highly 

 embellished by the acquisition of them. 



Lestingham is also the birth place of the Rev. 

 Thomas Brown, who wrote a volume of poems ; in 

 which he has given such excellent specimens of the 

 Yorkshire dialect. 



Dowthwaite dale, the residence of William Shep- 

 herd, Esq., nephew to John Shepherd, Esq., of 

 Muscoates, is in the parish of Lestingham. It is 

 situated at the northern extremity of a romantic val- 

 ley, through which the river Dove, or Do we, winds 

 its course. The valley is narrow, with a steep hill 

 on either side, covered with wood ; the summit of 

 their elevation being between two and three hund- 

 red feet from the bed of the beck. From Cockshot 



