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wall, and is an elliptical bason of white marble, about half a yard 

 long, and a foot in breadth; it rests on a square pillar of the same 

 marble, about a yard high. Against the same wall is fixed a 

 wooden screen about seven yards long, and extending to the ceil- 

 ing in height. 



Attached to the south wall are monumental inscriptions in me- 

 mory of Edward Brett, Esq. and his wife, and Lawrence Cranage, 

 gent. There are also several sepulchral memorials of the Sneyds, 



The following is a list of the charitable gifts to the poor of Keel 

 parish : 



^ *. d. 



A Stranger (supposed to be Mr. T. Audley) left 20 o 

 Mr. Abnett, of Audley, left twelve fourpenny 



loaves, to be given yearly, to twelve widows, 



every Good Friday. 



Mr. John Heath, jun. left, to be given in bread, 500 



Mr. John Heath, sen. ditto, - - - - 500 

 Madame Brett left twenty shillings a-year, to be 



given in bread to the poor, on the nearest Sun- 

 day to the 1 9th of February 



John Sneyd, Esq. - - - 10 o O 



Madam Frances Sneyd left for a Free School, to 



instruct twelve children - 100 



Mrs. Mary Giles, 500 



Mrs. Ann Giles, - - - - - - - 100 O 



Advanced by the Parish - - - - - 500 



Mr. Samuel Whitehurst gave twenty shillings a 



year to the poor, to be given in bread, as long as 



the estate called the Nabbs, in this parish, is 



free from a parish apprentice. 

 Mr. Thomas Breck, gent, left to the poor twenty 



shillings a-year, charged upon lands in Knutton. 



Most of these benefactors lie buried at Keel. 



The Parish Register commences May 1, 1540, from January to 

 December, both inclusive. In 1541, there were six baptisms ; and 

 from September 1540 to the end of 1542, three burials. For the 

 first thirty years after the commencement of the Register, the 

 average number of baptisms, each year, was seven, and of funerals 

 three. For the same period, from the commencement of the last 

 century, the average was 17 baptisms and 1 1 funerals. For the last 

 twenty-eight years the average amount has been increased to 36 

 baptisms and 18 funerals each year. The whole number of fune- 

 rals in this parish from the year 1700 to 1808, has also been calci 

 lated : these amount to 1546. The following enumeration wil 



