4‘S THE CHURCH AND PARISH OF S. MARTIN-CUM-GREGORY. 
house, which was occupied in 1852 by W. F. Clark but now 
M essrs. Bushell’s warehouse, the party turned south and then 
east, crossed the ground through which afterwards ran Hudson, 
now Railway, street, and again south to the “ Pack Horse,” 
which terminated the boundary. 
The procession returned to the vestry where bread and ale 
were once more served, and preparation made for perambulat¬ 
ing the <£ detached ” portion of the parish known as S. Martin’s 
Hold, at Water Fulford, 3 miles away. For this a cock and 
jug, which had been previously purchased in the market, were 
taken. In early times the procession walked to Water Fulford 
afterwards conveyances were employed, hoys followed armed 
with sticks. Arriving at Water Fulford Hall, occupied by Capt. 
Key, the party proceeded alongside the river to a boundary 
stone opposite the residence of the Archbishop, here a new¬ 
comer was “ initiated " into the ceremony by being seized and 
humped three times on the stone, amidst the laughter of the 
bystanders. The party resumed their walk along the church 
fields, and were in merry mood for the exciting, but cruel sport 
of killing the cock. As soon as all the party were on one 
side of the hedge the cock was thrown over, and the boys 
quickly followed with sticks and endeavoured to kill the bird, 
for he who gave the fatal stroke took the dead bird as a reward. 
The party returned to Water Fulford Hall and entered the 
porch where there was a boundary stone, over which the jug 
was broken. On the conclusion of the Perambulation, bread 
and ale were once more distributed, and soon after the party 
returned to York for the parish dinner in the evening. 
In the parish much civic history is enshrined, it has con¬ 
tributed 25 sheriffs, 28 Lord Mayors, 3 County Sheriffs, and 
3 Members of Parliament for the citv. 
The church is a mausoleum of men famous in civic annals. 
In its stonework, woodwork, and glass painting, there is much 
wealth of instruction for the artist, designer, sculptor, mason, 
joiner, etc., and it is from such treasure houses of applied art 
that the inspiration of the designer of to-day is drawn. The 
educational value of an ancient church is very great, but 
unfortunately it is not generally recognised as such. 
