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the free grammar-school, founded in the reign 

 of Elizabeth, and a handsome specimen of the 

 architecture of that age; It is now under the 

 able superintendance of the Rev. G. E. Gepp. 

 Supposing the traveller still in the same place, 

 he sees extending directly on his right, John 

 Street, which is terminated by the wall of Ash- 

 borne-hall. A short way up John Street, on 

 the left, is the market-place; from the top of 

 which, the stranger, after having taken the sur- 

 vey just pointed out, may form to himself a 

 pretty accurate notion of the whole of the town. 

 However, to use the words of Mr. Brayley, 

 " Though Ashborne is agreeably situated to the 

 eye, it being in a fertile vale, with the hills ri- 

 sing rather bold, yet the objects are too much 

 scattered for a picture;" and we will add, for a 

 clear and intelligible typographical description. 

 Some of the most remarkable historical 

 events that occurred in Ashborne, are the fol- 

 lowing : A battle took place in the neighbour- 

 hood of the town between the royalists and 

 the parliamentarians in February, 1644; in 

 which the former were worsted, with considera- 

 ble loss. Charles I. remained at Ashborne 

 during the battle. In the month of August of 

 the year following, in his march through the 

 Peak to Doncaster, he stopped to hear divine 

 service performed in the church. One hun- 



