36 Sratifical Account of the Paris of Crofbyravenfivorth, (July te 
rather more than one ounce of faltpetre to houfes of this defcription are at all necefe - 
each ham; but on fome occafions, the fary; but where that is. found to be the 
bay falt only is ufed the firft time. They cafe, they certainly ought to be kept by 
are then either covered clofe up in a the magiltrates under proper reftraint,. 
hogfhead, or laid on a ftone bench to | Tvhe number of poor on the lift, in the 
allow the brine to run off. At the end {pring of 1800, was 48 families, who, . 
of five days, they are again rubbed as during the fame year, received parochial 
before, either with .a-mixture of bay-fale affiltance to the amount. of 3001], befides 
and faltpetre, or, “if the latter was ufed at many charitable donations from private 
firft, with bay fale only. Whenthey have perfons. In 1800, oatmeal fold at 7s. 8d. 
thus lain on a ftone bench, or in hogfheads a ftone, and potatoes at 4s. a peck.* By 
among the brine, for the fpace of a week the blefling-of Providence, however, the 
after the fecond rubbing, they are hung markets have fince experienced a very 
up to dry. If not fold fooner; they are great reduction: oatmeal, in| October. 
faffered to remain there till the weather 1801, fold at 2s. a ftone, and potatoes at 
becomes warm. They arethen packed in 4d. a peck 3 and the price of both is at 
hogtheads with ftraw or oatmeal-feeds, and prefent, (May 1802), fufficiently reduced 
fent to London, Lancafter, and Liverpool, in price tor the farmer to fell them to the 
from the Iaft of which places they are fre- public with any advantage to him(felf.— 
quently fhipped for America and the Bri- ‘I’he feveral townhhips in this parifh unite 
tifh colonies. By this means, hams form together for the maintenance of the poor. 
one of the principal branches of export | Itis not very ce:tain to whomthis church 
from the county. ‘ 1s dedicated: fome have afferted if to be de= 
There are about 100 pigs fed every year dicated to St, Laurence, and others to St. 
in this parifh, which, when fat, will weigh Leonard. It is a vicarage valued in the 
from 18 to 30 ftones each. In 1792, neat in the king’s books at 7]. 13s. ad. the — 
hams of 16 or r$lbs. weight, were fold at. clear yearly value of which, as certified to~- 
33d, per pound when green; whencured, the governors of queen Ann’s bounty, 
in 1793, they were fold at 73d. per pound, ‘as 35|. 12s. 7d. but it is now eftimated 
Thefe prices were then confidered the @t upwards of rool. perannum. Belong- 
higheft perhaps ever known. Jn 1801, ing tothe church are 35 acres of glebe- 
however, frefh hams fold at 11d. orrg. a Jand, and a {mall eftate at Lazonby, in _ 
pound 5 and in the prefent year, pork was Cumberland. The vicar receives the lef- 
at gs. a ftone. ° Hams are faid to lofe 20 ‘er tithes, and a modus in lieu of the 
per cent of their weight in the curing. tithe of hay; but thetenths of the corn, © 
In what is called the anc?izent book of wool, and lambs, appertain to the Earl 
rates, the whole parith is valued at 101], of Londfdale, as lay re&tor; and part of 
3s. 4d. per annum; viz. Crofby, 381, 3s, ~themis paid in kind, and the reft by amo- 
4d, Mauldifmeaburne, gol. 3s. 4d. Rea- dus. The church is a good building in 
gill,.15l. 16s. 8d. and Birkbeck Fells ‘the Gothic ftyle, and exhibits fome excel- 
61. 13s. od. This’may have been confi: lent {pecimens of ancient architeGture; but 
dered at {ome early ‘period as an exaét has fuffered, not fo much probably by a 
eftimate; but is now known to be fe de- lapfe of years, as by times of public 
fective, that the land tax, according to tumult. It has a {quare fteeple, or tower, ~ 
that valuation, is rated at 24s. in the and three bells. On the north fide is an 
pound, It ftill ferves, however, as a aifle belonging to the hall, or ancient 
medium by which to’ proportion all aflef{. manor-houle. Inthe chancel is a large’ 
ments. tombftone of black marble, without any 
There are three water corn-mills built in/cription, which belongs to the Lowther 
and maintained by the lord_of the feveral family, of Meaburne-hall; and on the 
manors, to the ufe of which the tenants floor is another of freeftone, on which is 
are refpeétively bound, and pay to the the figure.of a {pear and a battle-axe ; but 
miller a multure of one quart for grinding | eisn ! 
every peck of 20 quarts. prefentation to this church formerly be- 
Tn this parifh are alfo four licenfed ale- longed to the abbey of Whitby, in York- 
houfes, which, though they may augment fhire ; but at this time, Mary Vifcountefs 
in fome inconfiderable degree the revenue- Andover, to whom the manor of Gar- 
of the country, are certainly the pef& of thorme appertains, is patron. The pre- 
fociety ; andeing the refort of the idle {ent incumberis the Rev. Mr. Revely, - 
and-the vicious, efpecially on the Lord’s 
day, muft tend to injure the mcrals of the * The ftone is r4lb. avoirdupoife, and the 
pedy'+. tis much to be regretted that peck 16 Winchefter quarts. 
and 
here is not a letter vifible. Theright of ~ 
