A VANISHING YORKSHIRE VILLAGE. 
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citizens of York. To quote Shakespeare once more, in the third 
part of his play King Henry VI., he says :— 
“What then remains, we being thus arrived, 
From Ravenspurg haven, before the gates of York 
But that we enter, as into our Dukedom.” 
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By way of a permanent memorial of this historic landing, or 
possibly of the earlier landing, viz., of Henry IV., it would seem 
that a magnificent stone pillar, surmounted by a cross, was erected 
at Ravenspurne by one “Martini de la Mare.” It was afterwards 
removed to Kilnsea where it stood for many years until removed 
to Burton Constable, and finally was again removed to Hedon 
where it still exists. (Plate /., Figs, a and b.) 
It is known that at Ravenspurne there was a Fair for 30 days, 
as far back as the 13th century, and the town was of sufficient 
importance to send two Members of Parliament for many years. 
In Willis's book, “ An Account of the Disused or Obsolete 
Boroughs, that were anciently summoned to send Members to 
Parliament, and what returns they respectively made, (1750) we 
read :— 
Co. York, 
Ravenser Burgus. 
Edward I. 
33 P. West. Peter atte See, Will Pailebone 
pro libertate Ravenser. 
Edward II. 
20 P. at West. Tho. le Taverner, John Wyt. 
Edward III. 
20 P. at West. Tho. le Taverner, John Wyt. 
11 Council at West. Rob. de Sterneton, Hugh atte See, 
Will de York. 
In the fourth part of a brief Register of Parliamentary Writs, 
by William Prynne, Esq., 4 to 1664, is the following entry :— 
Ebor. Ravenser Burgus. 
2 E. 3 P. ap. West. Thomas le Tavernser, 
John Wyt. 
When Ravenspurne was in the zenith of prosperity, an adjacent 
islet or sandbank was connected to the town by a causeway of 
white rounded stones. These are visible at extreme^ low tides to 
this very day. Upon the islet thus joined to Ravenspurne it 
