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the ancient family of Hobson ; with which it agrees in 

 the style of architecture. The house is copyhold, and in 

 1652 was surrendered by James Judson to Robert Ot- 

 terburne, jun- of Kirkby-Moorside, gent- Thomas lord 

 Fairfax lord of the manor-* 



lu 1656,+ UobertOtterburne,jun. of Kirkby-Mobrside^ 

 gent, surrendered it to John Dent, of Kirkby-Moorside. 

 Thomas lord Fairfax lord of the manor. 



In 1683, John Dent surrendered it to Jonathan Dent 

 his son, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; when the duke of 

 Buckingham, Sir Robert Clayton, J and others, occur as 

 lord of the manor. 



In 1725, Jonathan Dent, of Wetherby, gent- surren- 

 dered it to Mary Atkinson, and William Atkinson, hi* 

 son, ancestors of the present proprietor. Thomas Dun* 

 combe, Ksq- lord of the manor. 



This Jonathan Dent, then of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 

 and afterwards of Wetherby, was at the time of the duke's 

 death, the proprietor or copyhold tenant ; and this ac- 

 cords with the account of this event given by Mr. Nichols 

 in his History of Leicestershire, where it is described as 

 happening at a tenant's house iu Kirkby-Moorside. 



The steeple of Kirkby-Moorside church wns rebuilt 

 in 1802 and 1803 ; when the old peal of three bells was 

 exchanged for a new one of six: a subscription being 

 made for the additional weight of metal- The whole cost 



'* The estates of the duke of Buckingham were at this time under 

 sequestration, on account of his joining prince Charles, (afterwards 

 Charles II.) in Scotland, previous to the battle of Worcester, in 1651, 

 where he was present} and also for his continued attachment to the 

 royal cause. 



f In 1657, the duke of Buckingham married Mary, the daughter 

 and sole heir of Thomas lord Fairfax ; by whose interest he recover- 

 ed the estates, sequestered by the Commonwealth, during his absence 

 with the exiled king. 



J Sir Robert Clayton was a wealthy citizen and lord mayor of Lon- 

 don, in 1679. He was a scrivener, and from small beginnings he 

 grew exceedingly rich, and became much in favour with the courtiers 

 of his time. Mr. Evelyn, in his diary, says "Some believed him 

 guilty of hard dealing with the duke of Buckingham, much of whose 

 estate he had swallowed j but I u V*T saw any ill by him, considering 

 the trade he was of," 



