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purchased by one of the constables of Burton Constable, and there 
are a few of the charters of St. Mary’s Abbey still preserved in the 
Minster Library which are singed and discoloured as if by gun¬ 
powder. It is not difficult to read upon the tower itself traces of 
the stirring events of which it was the centre. After the explosion 
the builders charged with repairing it did not take down the 
portions left standing, but built the walls of the tower inside tiie 
older structure, adapting one to the other, being influenced possibly 
b}^ the fact that their work would be concealed by the houses in 
front. Now, after the lapse of well nigh two and a half centuries, 
the hidden masonry has been exposed to view, and the effects of 
the explosion are plainly visible in the great wrenches and gaps 
that occur in the older and outer part of the wall. The portions 
of the wall still remaining bear upon them the impress of that 
infinite care and solidity which are the characteristic features of 
mediaeval masonry. By the completion of this work the city may 
be congratulated upon the addition of another picturesque feature 
to its attractions, and one which cannot fail to recall some of the 
most fascinating pages in its history. 
(Reprinted from Yorkshire Herald, 13th March, 1896.) 
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. 
Receipts. 
£ s. d. 
Subscription as per list 
overleaf. 670 10 6 
Bank Interest to 31st Dec , 
1895 .. 216 
Contributed by the York 
Corporation .. 200 0 0 
Expenditure. 
£ s. d. 
Printing .. 10 2 6 
Postages .. 12 15 1 
Paid for clerical 
work .. 7 16 1 
Advertisements in 
Yorks. Herald , 
Yo7'ks. Gazette , 
and Yorks. Post 25 2 0 
Cost of the two properties as 
under:— 
Plot adjoining half round , 
Tower near Bootham f QAA A 
Bar. 800 0 0 
Mary gate Angle Tower / 
Balance in hand to meet 
legal expenses not yet 
paid . . .. 16 16 4 
£872 12 0 
£872 12 0 
