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TJie Shallcross or Shawcross Pedigree, and he is again interesting 

 in his account of the " personal " history of Castleton, his 

 native village. He has carefully noted the Church registers, 

 publishing at length the more important passages, and in 

 particular he is to be congratulated upon having discovered 

 and preserved three fragments of the register relating to the 

 years 1645-50, which consisted of three torn and loose sheets 

 of paper, written upon both sides, and in the last stage of 

 decay. In these he has recovered and printed in extenso one 

 hundred valuable records of a date when, from political causes 

 in the Church, even the best-kept registers are usually incom- 

 plete. Mr. Shawcross has added seven names to the list of 

 the Vicars of Castleton, in which, no doubt, his collection of 

 MS. pedigrees of old Castleton families has materially assisted 

 him. He gives numerous extracts from old books of travel 

 relating to the various places of interest, and adds notes of 

 customs, traditions, and stories. Altogether, this little guide 

 is useful and instructive. [Price is. John Hall, Post Office, 

 Castleton.] 



Our Illustrations. — The plates of Denby are the result 

 of Mr. Victor Haslam's careful and artistic photography, and 

 the drawings are by Mr. Currey. Towards the expense of 

 reproducing these illustrations Miss Gregory has handsomely 

 contributed. The Society of Antiquaries have lent the blocks 

 for the complete series of the illustrations of Arbor Low, with 

 the exception of the plan (which is a reduced copy of theirs). 

 Mr. Le Blanc Smith's excellent camera has provided the 

 photographs of the Fonts, and Mr. Garstang and Mr. Ashby 

 have supplied the photographs of Brough, the former con- 

 tributing the map, plan, and drawings also. For the two 

 plates of the Discovery at Stanley Grange our thanks should 

 be conveyed, through Mr. Kerry and Mr. Keene, to an 

 anonymous friend, who has presented the use of the blocks. 

 To Miss Gregory and to these gentlemen, therefore, the 

 Society is indebted for illustrations in this volume. 



W. J. Andrew. 

 Cadster, Whaley Bridge. 



