190 Account of Ravenftenedale in the County of Wejimorland. ~ [Sep » 
and between thirty and forty’ years ago, was of the order of Sempringham in Lin- 
the pcor-rates did ‘not amount to 20l. per colnfhire. By thef grants the habitants 
annum, | . had net only a freedom from toll and other 
The price of labour, as perhaps in all perfonal or pecuniary charges, but they 
other places, is very unequal to the pre- had aljo the privilege of fanéiuary, 
fent prices of provificns. Men fervants throughout the whole of their poffeffions ; 
with viGuals have from 61. to rol. 3 and infomuch that. the fheriff, cr any other of 
maid fervants from 3]. to 4l. a year. the king’s-officers, could not enter to ap- 
Cominon tabcurers have in fummer 12d. prehend offenders, but the criminals were 
and in winter 8d. a day and their viuals. to be tried before the fteward of the ma- 
Carpenters and mafons have 2s. per day, nor, by a jury of the tenants, and punifh- 
without viétuals. Taylors have 1s aday, ed or acquitted according to the fentence 
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and vigtwals. During the hay-harveft, of that court. Exceptions were however ~ 
which for the moft part commences. hei made in cafes of life and member, when 
towards the end of June.cr beginning of the culprits were to be tried within the 
July, men have 2s. or 2s. 6d. 3 women_1s.; | manor, by commifiioners appointed by the 
boys rs. per day, and their victuals. Men, crown; and the priory was entitled to the 
who hire for-a month in the hay- goods and effects of the felons attainted. 
harv. ft, have from 21, to 31.; women, from In purfuance of thefe grants and privileges, 
16s. to 1}. 78.3 boys, from z2s. to rl. 48.3; a manufcript of Mr. Anthony Fothergill 
and they. are alfo allowed victuals and of Trannahill in this parifh, written in 
drink. After the hay harvef is finifhed, the year 1645, fets forth, that if a mur- 
the greateft part of the men, women, and derer fled to the church or fan&tuary, and 
children betake themfelves to the Knitting tolled the holy bell (as it was called), he 
of worfied fockings for Kendal, and fome . was free; and that ifa flranger, who had 
of them will earn by this butinefs five or . offended, came within the preeinéts of the 
fix fhillings a week. The number of manor, he was fafe from any purfuer. And 
ficckings knit in Ravenftonedale has been. he alfo adds, ‘* OF our own knowledge, 
- computed at upwards of one thouvfand and within our own memory, no felon 
pairs per weck, one week with another (though a murderer) was to be carried out 
through the year. Oatmeal is at of the parifh for trial.” And at this time, 
prefe.t 2s. 6d. the Winchefter peck. there is a place within the lord’s park, in 
Fiour is 5s. gd. a ftone. During the laft fight of the ancient highway leading from ~ 
winter and fpring, beef foid at 7d.; mut- Kirkby -fephen to Kendal, commonly call- 
tonat 7.3 veal at 6d.; and pork at8d per ed and known by the name of the gallows- 
pound. The oat tmeal is chiefly fupphied hill, which was undoubtedly the fpot 
from the market of Kirkby-ftephen. allotted for the execution of criminals. 
To the north and north-eat of the Amercements for bloodfhed and other 
church is a pretty large park, the wall of crimes, not felony, were frequent not very 
which appears to have been ten feet high, many years ago; and the jurifdiction rela- 
or upwards; but there is noremembrance, tive to offences of this nature indifputably 
that deer were ever kept. in it: it was ftill exifts, for no a& ‘of parliament hath 
fenced about by Philip Lerd Wharton, in ever abolifhed it. But the privilege of 
the, year 1660. Of the land taken for fanétuary, in this and all ether places, was 
the formation of this park, tradition fays annulled in the reign of James I. and 
(and we muff alfo contefs, there are fome the other privileges have become ex- 
f2éts, which feem Arongly to favour are- tinét. The lord of the manor, however, 
port of this nature), that it was the pro- {till exercifes the jurifdiétion of proving 
perty of the inhabitants, and the then lord of wills and granting letters of adminiftra- 
of the manor deprived them of it; but as tion,which is a privilege of prior criginto 
a {mall compen{ation for the injury there- any of the aforefaid ancient grants; and 
by fuftained, he allowed them to inclofe the fteward of thelérd’s court adminifters 
and cultivate part of the adjacent com- the oath of office to the churchwardens of | 
mon. In this park, it is faid, formerly the parifn; but in all other particulars, 
ftood the village of Ravenftonedale. this place hath no peculiar exemption. All 
~ Anciently this parifh had_very great the land here is held of the lord of the 
and extenfive privileges conferred upon it, manor by cuftomary tenure; and what 
by fome of the popes, and the kings 6f may bereckened a remnant of ancient vaf _ 
this realm. ‘Thete privileges appear to. falage, the tenements cannot be bioken or 
have been granted, in confideration of the divi ded without the previous confent of 
maner and advowfon being annexed to the the lord, 
priory of Walton in Yorkfhire, which Ata place called Rafate (the word ra/e 
Be aoe - probably 
