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daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford, was "buried in Brancepeth 

 Church, and the second was buried at Lincoln. This was the 

 founder of the Collegiate Church of Staindrop. Another monu- 

 ment, in oak, three recumbent figures, was formerly covered 

 with linen and painted. It is the monument of Henry, fifth 

 Earl of "Westmoreland, who was buried in 1564 in this church, 

 near to his second wife, Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Chomley, 

 Knight. It was his eldest son, by his first wife, who, as sixth 

 and last Earl of "Westmoreland, forfeited Eaby Castle and all 

 the other possessions of the Neville family to the Crown. Having 

 rebelled, in company of the Earl of Northumberland, with the 

 design of liberating Mary Queen of Scots, they were disappointed 

 in the expectation of the numbers who would join them, and 

 their forces melted away. The Earl of Westmoreland escaped 

 to the Netherlands, where he died. Among modern monuments 

 we remarked that to the first Duke of Cleveland, which blocks 

 up the chancel, and sadly mars the appearance of the church. 

 There is another monument in the chancel to the memory of a 

 Duchess of Cleveland, which has blocked up the priest's door. 

 A man was engaged repairing this latter monument at the time 

 of our visit, as the marble is in many parts shewing signs of 

 rapid decay. 



Our next move was up the park to Eaby Castle. On our way 

 the splendid Eed Deer were objects of interest to all. On ar- 

 riving at the Castle it was decided, after a consultation, that a 

 contribution of sixpence each should be made to provide the 

 honorarium to the housekeeper for shewing us through the Castle. 

 I am sorry to say that two of our party took advantage of our 

 numbers to evade this trifling contribution. I don't think that 

 for such purposes as this the Club funds should be drawn upon, 

 except in the case of a very small gathering, upon whom indi- 

 vidually the demand would press heavily. After a short parley 

 with the porter, who, like Pharoah, being new to his office, knew 

 not Joseph, in the person of your President, but whom the sight 

 of Mr. W. T. Scarth's letter quickly satisfied, we were admitted 

 to the Castle, and most courteously and efficiently shewn round 

 it by Mrs. Haynes, the housekeeper. The chief objects of 



