128 A HISTOEY OF LONGRIDGE. [Chap. 5. 



The siun of £200 aboveme-ntioned, was withdrawn from the bank, 

 and has not been placed out on any security ; it remained in the hands 

 of the above-named Seth Eccles till he died in 1822, when it came to 

 his son, Thomas Eccles, who still holds it. He distributes £8 yearly, 

 as the interest thereof, in the same manner as his father formerly did, 

 amongst such poor persons of Alston, or the neighbourhood, as apply 

 to him about Christmas. Seth Eccles was a Eoman Catholic, and his 

 son is of the same persuasion ; but the distribution is not confined to 

 persons of any particular religion." — Extract from "The Charities in 

 the County of Lancaster." 



Township of Dilworth. 

 roabes's charity. 



Frances Eoades,^ by her wUl bearing date Ist February, 1696, and 

 proved in the Ai-ehdeaconry Court of Richmond ; reciting that she waa 

 possessed of a certain parcel of land, whereon she lived then, desired 

 that her father-in-law, George Singleton, should have the house 

 wherein she then lived for his life ; and all the rest, residue and 

 remainder thereof, with the house (so limited to her father), after his 

 death she appointed to be given to poor distressed housekeepers of 

 Dilworth, for aU eternity. 



By indenture of feoffment, bearing date 22nd December, 1801, 

 between John Cottam, of the one part; and the Eev. Eobert Parkinsoui 

 of the other part ; reciting that the said John Cottam was entitled to, 

 and in receipt of the rents of the hereditaments, thereinafter mentioned, 

 upon the trusts contained in the will of the said Frances Eoadesj 

 and that he was desirous of appointing new trustees for the manage- 

 ment of the said charitj', and a perpetual succession of them, in manner 

 thereinafter mentioned, the said John Cottam granted and enfeoffed to 

 the said Eobert Parkinson and his heirs, a messuage in Dilworth, with 

 a barn and outbuildings, and four closes or parcels of land, containing 

 about three acres, customary measure, thereunto belonging, to the use 

 of the said John Cottam and Eobert Parkinson, and their heirs, upon 

 trust to nominate another fit person to be a trustee with them, and 

 that from time to time, upon the death or refusal to act of any trustee, 



• Widow of John Roades, geat. , a well-known man In Ribohester. 



