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APPENDIX B. 



witnesses of its existence. One of the neighbouring closes still bears 

 the name of the Chapel garth. 



Xear to the mansion stands the old tithe bam, the dimensions of 

 which are given already (p. 47). The engrax-ing Avill give the reader 

 some notion of the appearance of a class of buildings which are now 

 rarely to be met with. Hai'd by stands an ancient dove-cot, built of 

 red brick, one of the usual adjuncts to the manor house and the grange. 



As the estate of Elinswell was in the possession of the Bests for so 

 long a period, a short pedigree of that family wiU not be out of place. 

 Appended to it ai'e a few wills and inventories. 



Richard Best of MiddUton Quprnhow, in the parish of Wath, near=^Dorothv fBrowne ?] burifd at 

 Ripon. Willdated Keb. 8, lJdl-2. Buried there Keb 10. | LittleDrlffield, Jaa.6, 1604 5. 



Henry Best, of Fleet Street, London, scrivener. 

 His'wiie .Ann was living 1601. Married at 

 Wath. May 9, 160J. Krancisca Mydelton. 

 Pnri.ha.sed Klmswell 1397. Bought the ma- 

 nor of Middl ton Quernhow Jan. 31 . 16201. 

 nunc. Will .March 23, adm. Oct. 13, 1630.== 

 Had issue by both wives. /fv 



James Best of Hut- = 1st wife, Dorothv, buried 



ton Crauswickl591. 

 Boupht Elm.-well of 

 Lis brother 159S. 

 Buried .\pril .3. 1617, 

 at Little Driffield. • 



at Little Driffield Alay 

 30, 1605. 



2nd. Klizjbeth, buried ^ 

 June 11. 1612. ^ 



3rd. Grace Keamley, sur- 

 vived him. 



Paul Best, son and heir, aged 27. 1617, Henry Best, bought Klmswell of :^ Mary, dau. of John 

 A.M. Fellow of Catherine Hall. Sidd his 'father 1618. Buied June Lawrence, of Brain- 

 Klmswell to his brother. Bur. Sept. 22,1645. Author of the Rural tree, co. Kssei. Bur. 

 19, ;657.8.p. Kconoray. | Dec. 10, 1639. 

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John Best of Klmswell. Bapt Feb. 14, 1619-20. =p Sarah, dan. of Gilbert Lambert of Hutton Crans- 

 buriel Jan. 6, Inventory Jan. 14, 1668-9. wick, mar. Juue 15. 1652. Mar. Aug. 20, 1672, 



Writer of the Rural Kconoray Simon Peck, and had issue. Bur. .\pr. 14,1714 . 



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Charles Best of ElmsHell. Mapt May 9.= Charlotta, dau. of Rev. Charles Hoiham, and sister of 

 1656. Will proved Nov. 19, 1718. Bur. I Sir Charles Hotham. Bart. Mar. at Scorborough 

 Aug. 3, 1719. M.I. I July 19, 1675. Bur. Sept. 16, 1710. M. L f 



Francis Best of Elmswell Bapt. at Scarborough Mav =^ Rosamond, eldest dau- of Varbnrch Con- 

 7, 1699. Collector of Customs at the port of Hull | stable of Wassand.bv Rosamond Kstoft 

 Jan. 12, 1726-7. .Mar. May, 1727 Died Feb. 2, tnir. 



F>b. 25,1779, in a private vault on his estate Will 

 proved March 27 followine. M. 1. Beverley .Minster. 



Rev. Francis Best of Kmswell. Bapt. :^ 2nd. Mary, dau. and coheir 



1728. A M.andF--llow of I'eterho 

 1752. Rector of Simth Ual ton from 

 1757 till his death; l.ur. there Aug. 

 31 , 1602. Will proved Nov. 8 follow- 

 ing. By his lirst wife. .Anne F'awsitt 

 of Hunsleyand Skirliugton, he had 

 DO issue. 



of Thomas Dobiiisoi 

 Carlisle. Baptis»d at St. 

 Marys, Carlisl.-, 1739: 

 married at th- Cathedral 

 April 26, 1774. Buried 

 Feb. 23, 1820, at South 

 Dal ton. 



his wife. l>ied at Bath .March 6, buried 

 March 18, 1787. with her husband, a^^ed 

 86. .M.I. Beverley Miuater. 



Charles Best =p Henriettm 

 of Loudon. I Harriet 

 Light. 



Rev. Francis Best 

 of Klmswell. A.M. 

 ofClare Hall. Cam 

 bridge, 1803. Born 

 at York April 2, 

 1775. Succeeded 

 his father as Rec- 

 tor of South Dal- 

 ton, and was bur. 

 there April 20, 

 1844, unmarried. 

 Sold Klmswell. 



Thomas Best, 

 Captain 58th 

 Re^t. mort- 

 ally wound-d 

 March 8. died 

 March 10th, 

 1801 ; iuter- 

 ffd in Nel- 

 son's Island, 

 AboukirBay. 



Charles Best, bapt. at 

 South Dalton Feb. 5. 

 1779. M D. of Kdin- 

 burgh 1601. Settled a« 

 a physician at York 

 »)ied at Tenda inltalv. 

 July 30. 1817. Will 

 proved Prerog. C-)urt, 

 Cant. Aug. 25, IMK. 

 Left two daughters & 

 co-heirs, each of whim 

 is married & has issue 



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.MarvNorclilP 

 Daliiiu. 4th 

 dau. of Tho- 

 mas Norcliffe 

 of Langton. 

 Born at York 

 Feb. 11.1790. 

 .Mar. at Leeds 

 June 11, 1807 

 Bur. at Lang, 

 ton Mar. 23, 

 1837. 



Rosaniond Best Pap. 

 Feb. 16. 1778. Mar. 

 June 29, 1S13, at So. 

 Dalton. Bur. at St. 

 Mary's. Bishophill 

 Sen.Vork.Sep 1826. 

 second wife to Col.sp 

 George Hulham, 

 nephew of Beau- I 

 mont second Lord 



Hotham. I -i 



A daughter. 



• All the dates are from the Register of Little Driffield, where not otherwise specified. 



t The Rev. Charles Hotham, M.A.. was son of the famous Sir John Hntham, Kt. and Part, 

 (loveriior of Hull (who was beheaded Jan. 2. 1643-4) by his second wife Ann, only child of Ralph 

 Rokeby. Ksq., Secretary fo the Council of York. The Visitation of 1666 givt-s no dale respecting him, 

 and none of the Peerag^-s supply the deficiency, thouuh the present Lord Hnlh«m descends fnmi him. 

 His brother of the whole blood, Diirand, was aeed 47 on 15 Sept.. 16i;6. and had isfue. Mr. Hotham 

 was preM!nl»'d to the living of Hullym, in Holderness, Nov. 5, 1640, to which a »urce»»or was ap- 

 pointed Oct. 5, 1644. tie became rector of Wigaa, cu. Lancaster whence, be was ejected io 1662. 



