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from certain tenements in the Clofe, in Wejlgate, and from a field 

 without the welt-gate, called, The Goofe-green-clofe. 



In the north ifle is a large gallery, defigned principally for the 

 boys of the grammar fchool. The eaft end was enlarged by one 

 of its lecturers, the late Dr. Thomlinfon, for the accommodation of 

 himfelf, and his fucccflbrs. The veflry is on the fouth fide of 

 the chancel, above which is a library, to which the fame pious 

 and worthy lecturer at his death gave a large and valuable col- 

 lection of books. The annual income of 25!. per ann. forever, 

 has been fettled on a librarian by Sir Walter Caherley lacket,Ba.n. 

 The corporation make the vicar an annual compliment of yo 1. 

 and the firft curate another of 40!. per annum, who alfo receives 

 4!. per annum, from the vicar, and 61. 1 6s. 8 d. per annum from the 

 crown, and the ufual fees of the church. He is ftiled in an antient 

 writing, The parifh. pried, abfquc impedimenta vicarii ant prejbyteri 

 parochlalis. It was cuflomary till the year 1724, to have two pariih- 

 clcrks, when one of them dying, another curate was appointed, 

 whofe annual income arifcs out of the clerk's fees. The lecturer 

 receives annually from the corporation lool. for preaching every 

 Sunday in the afternoon, and 20 1. for preaching on holidays. 

 The prefent lecturer is the Rev. Thomas Dockwray^ D. D. late fel- 

 low of St. John's college in Cambridge, and vicar of Stamfordham ; 

 w T ho was promoted by the corporation to this Iccturefhip on the 

 refignation of his uncle, of his own name ; and to his vicarage 

 bv the crown, on the refignation of the Rev. Dr. Baker. Here 



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are prayers twice a day ; a catechetical lecture in every week 

 when there are no holidays; and a fcrmon twice a week, on 

 every Wednefday and Friday, in Advent and Lent, preached by 

 all the clergy of the town in their turn. There are many fune- 

 ral monuments, both mural and others, in this and the other 

 churches, and many benefactions left to the parifli-poor, which 



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