Ill 



NUNBURNHOLME 



THE nine years spent at Nafferton (1845-1854) were 

 years of ceaseless work with Mr. Morris. Some of 

 the obstacles that had stood in his way might have 

 been removed with less friction than they were had 

 he bided his time and exercised more tact ; but he 

 preferred to go straight and speedily at anything 

 that seemed to him to be wrong, and take the con- 

 sequences in his endeavours to right it. It was, 

 however, an agreeable announcement to him when 

 Archbishop Musgrave, in the most kindly and con- 

 siderate manner, offered him the Rectory of Nun- 

 burnholme, which had been vacated by the Hon. 

 and Rev. John Baillie on his appointment to a 

 living in Northumberland. Had all England been 

 searched through it would have been hard to find a 

 place that was more to his taste and liking. The 

 parish was a small one, the whole population being 

 not more than about 240 souls, while the value of 

 the living, though not great, was considerably in 

 excess of that which he then held. This offer was 

 made to him about the beginning of 1854, and he 

 thankfully accepted it, for he would now have more 

 spare time at his disposal for carrying on his literary 



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