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rock, which is about ten yards high, fSxteen long, and 
from ten to fix teen broad, about the year 1704 ftarted from 
the common bank, and leftachafm between them. Tra¬ 
dition (fates, that near this rock the famous Yorkfhire ly- 
bil, Mother Shipton, was born, about the year 1488. Qn 
the other fide of the river, at the foot of a perpendicular 
rock, is St. Robert’s chapel, fuppoYed to have been made, 
in the reign of king John, by a hermit of that name. This 
chapel is hollowed out of the (olid rock ; the roof and al¬ 
tar are beautifully ornamented ; at the entrance is the fi¬ 
gure of a knight templar in the aft of drawing his (word. 
Near Grimbald-bridge is a hermitage called St. Robert’s 
cave, fuppoled to have been the dwelling of the hermit 
above-mentioned. This cave has been rendered remarka¬ 
ble by acircumftance, which, in the year 1758, led to the 
difcovery of the murder of Daniel Clarke, committed 
fourteen years before, by Eugene Aram, a fchool-mafter 
of this town, a man of extraordinary learning, who plead¬ 
ed his own caufeinthe mod able manner. He was, how¬ 
ever, convicted and executed. About half a mile from 
St. Robert’s chapel, (food the priory, founded by the great 
earl of Cornwall, about the year 1257, for a fociety of 
friars of the order of the Holy Trinity. The fite, at the 
difl'olution, was granted to the earl of Shrewlbury. It 
foon after became the property of the Slinglbys, in which 
family it has ever fince remained. The chapel, priory, 
and other buildings, are now entirely demolifhed ; the 
ruins lying (battered in “ many a mouldering heap.” The 
remains ot the fifh-ponds (how them to be of a lingular 
conltruCtion, To that the water might be drawn off at 
pleafure. On the oppofite bank of the river (tands a high 
rock, called Grimbald-cragg ; from the top of which is a 
fine pi'olpebt of the fubjacent vale, the river, Birkham- 
wood, and the lofty furhmit of Almias-cliff. On the fide 
of the rock is a cavern, which, by its rude remains, ap¬ 
pears to have been the refidence of a hermit, of the name 
of Grimbald. 
On the eaft fide of the town is Hay-park, containing 
about 1200 acres, granted by the crown to an anceltor of 
the late lord Bingley; and afterwards in the poffeflion of 
fir John Hewley, whole widow appropriated the rents to 
charitable ufes. Knarelborough forelt extends from call 
to well upwards of twenty miles, and in Come places eight 
milesin breadth. By the Domefday furvey, there were then 
only four to wnlhips in this foreft; Birltvvith, Fewfton, Beck¬ 
with, and Roffett. But in the year 1368, there appear to 
have been three principal towns and iixteen hamlets. One 
of thefe, Primchale, though now but final], had a market 
on Tuefday, obtained of Edward I. and a fair at Michael¬ 
mas •, both difufed. 
At a lliort diftance from Knarelborough is Bilton-park, 
formerly in the poffeflion of the Slinglby family, after¬ 
wards in that of Stockdale for above an hundred years, 
from whom it palled by fale to the Watfons ; John Farlide 
Watfon, efq. is the prefent pofleffor. 
On a fmall elevation above the river Nid, (lands Conyng- 
ham houfe, formerly called Coghill-hall ; which for leve- 
ral centuries belonged to the Coghill family ; but was pur- 
chafed of fir Thomas Coghill, bart. with riftv-one acres of 
land, by the countefs of Conyngham, in the year 1796. 
Fewfton, ttvo miles weft of Knarelborough, takes its' 
name from a druidical monument called a fire-circle. On 
liighelt part of the rocks is a fmooth, regular, well- 
wrought, bal'on, formed out of the (olid Hone, two feet in 
depth, and three and a half in diameter, on each fide of 
which are two others, formed each on the prominent point 
of the rock ; and a few yards from them is a rocking-ltone, 
fuppofed to weigh twenty tons, and lb equally polled as 
to be moved with eafe with one hand. 
Three miles well of Knarelborough, but in thefamepa- 
rilh, is Harrowgate, famous for its mineral waters. It con- 
fills of two little villages, Low and High Harrowgate, chief¬ 
ly fupported by the company who relort from all partsof the 
kingdom, either for health, pleafure, or gambling. It pol¬ 
ishes two advantages over many other places of falhiona- 
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ble fummer refort. The firll is that of vicinity to many 
interefting objects, and much pidlurefque feenery; among 
the former ot which may be reckoned Harewood Houle, 
and Ripon Minlter ; and, amongft the latter, the wild 
confulion of Bramham rocks ; the talleful improvement of 
nature in Plumpton gardens ; the town and river at 
Knarelborough; and the grounds of Flack Fall and Stud- 
leigh. The next advantage attending this alfemblage of 
gaiety, is the variety of company which it draws together. 
In High Harrowgate there are three excellent inns, or 
boarding-houfes; the Granby, the Dragon, and the 
Queen’s Head ; refpefli vely knowm, from the character of 
their guefts, by the names of the Houle of Lords, the 
Houfe of Commons, and the Mancheller Warehoufe.. 
Thofe who have much calh to fpare, and a fine retinue of 
horl'es and fervants, may drive to the firlt; thofe who 
choofe to play may ride to the fecond ; while all who look 
for plain intelligent fociety, and comfortable cheap accom¬ 
modation, may direfl the coach to fet them down, with 
their portmanteaus, at the aforefaid Mancheller Warehoufe. 
The company at theft houles give balls to each other, once 
every w'eek in the leafon. The chalybeate-well Hands in 
Higher Harrowgate : Lower Harrowgate is the purgatory ; 
by which we mean only, that the lower well of Harrow¬ 
gate contains fea-falt, purging-falt, and fulphur. 
At the diftance of a few miles from Harrowgate lie 
Plumpton gardens, a pleafure-ground belonging to lord 
Harewood. Their beauty conlifts in a wide Iheet of wa¬ 
ter, furrounded by wild crags, which are finely overhung 
with wood. In this artificial lake there are feveral iflands. 
The waters feem to wind round bold projecting rocks ; 
and fometimes, falling back, form a beautiful bay : in 
the wood above there are plealant umbrageous walks. Re¬ 
turning from Plumpton to Knarelborough, by the river, 
a noble lcene appears about a mile below the town, where 
a high and bold crag forms the prominent objefl. The 
picturefque mill at its bafe, the (loping and finely-wooded 
banks, the winding river, and the bold town and caftle of 
Knarelborough at a diftance, form, together with the 
rock, as delightful a piClure as the eye of tafte can define 
to contemplate. 
Four miles diftant, between Knarelborough and 
Boroughbridge, is Copgrave. This village is noted for an 
epitaph on John Wincnpp ; which Hates, that he was rec¬ 
tor of its church fifty-four years (during which lie boarded 
and taught many of the gentry) ; thathe never wasplaintiff 
or defendant; and lived fifty-two years with his wife, by 
whom he had fix children, out of which not one died in 
all that time ; and that he was the firlt of his family who 
departed this life, in 1637, aged eighty-fix. Brilijk Direc¬ 
tory. Engl. Gaz. Monthly Mag. for July 1810. 
KNAT, yi {more commonly knot.] A delicious bird, 
nearly of the fame kind with a ruff : 
Of partridge, pheafant, woodcock, of which fome 
May yet be there; and godwit, if we can, 
Knat, rail, and ruff too. B. Jon/on's Epigrams . 
KNAU, a town of Saxony, in the circle of Neulladt: 
four miles north of Ziegenruck. 
KNAU'DENHEIM, a town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of Mont Tonnerre : feven miles fouth of Spire. 
KNAVE, fi. [cnapa. Sax.] A boy ; a male child.—A 
knave child between them two they gate. Gower. —If it be 
a knave child. Exod. i. 16. Wicklijf's Tranfilaticn. —A fervant; 
He eats and drinks with his domeltic Haves ; 
A verier hind than any of his knaves. Drydcn. 
A petty rafeal ; a fcoundrel ; a dilhonell fellow.—Moll 
men rather brook their being reputed knaves, than for 
their honefty be accounted fools; knave, in the mean time, 
palling for a name of credit. South. 
An honed man may take a knave's advice; 
But idiots only may be cozen’d twice. Dryden, 
A card with a foldier painted on it: 
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