curate, whose initials and those of the churchwardens yet remain over the entrance from the tower into the nave "T.F: H.W: T.W: W.E: W.G: 1691. M.G: T.Y:" The burial ground surrounds the church, and is occasionally used for the remains of those who have expressed a desire to be buried near their relations. There are many tombstones, but few inscriptions that will arrest the stranger's eye. Near the south-west corner of the ground is the following, commemorating an extraordinary instance of longevity : "Mary Myers of Northwoods, departed this life on Tuesday the twentieth day of September, Anno Domini 1743, aged near 120 years." At the west end of the church is a headstone recording the deaths of four children born at one birth "Here lie Ralph, William, John, and one still born, sons of Robert and Margaret Fryer of Pateley Bridge, born 15th and died before the 23rd of July 1755." Another tomb bears "Justus ut ramus virescet retine quod habes, ut tuam coronam nemo occipiat. To the Memory of Anthony Buck of Kell House, who died the 17th of Nov. 1788, aged 53 years. Also Mary his wife, who died July 24th 1820, aged 81 years. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.' The grave has eloquence, its lectures teach Though the church be in ruins, and divine service no longer performed within its walls, there is a solemnity attached to a church and burial ground which no other places possess. The most careless must reflect on his own destiny as he walks over the mounds beneath which repose the ashes of what were once sensitive beings like himself. Even this place, deserted though it be, will always be an interesting spot to the moralist and the antiquary. From the upper corner of the burial ground may be seen one of the finest pictures of natural scenery it is possible to imagine-a green and fruitful valley enclosed in a frame of mountains; on the left the shaggy rocks of Guy'scliffe, crowned by a mock ruin, and the woods of Ravensgill close the prospect; in front rises the more distant, naked head of Coldstones; on the right, at the end of a long range of winding hills, is seen the dark and lofty form of Whernside at the head of the dale; within these bounds are seen the town of Pateley, Bewerley Hall, and the beautiful grounds around it, Eagle Hall, with the wooded knolls ascending the slope of Greenhow, the valley with its picturesque enclosures, studded at intervals with dwellings of almost every shape and kind, enlivened by the windings of the river, whose reaches gleam like silver as we view them from this eminence. On the old road leading from the town to the church, a copious spring of pure water flows into a round stone basin, which is protected by a square dome of masonry, on the covering stone is the following inscription, which being somewhat defaced through the lapse of time, was renewed in 1863"Ill Habits gather by unseen degrees, As Brooks run Rivers-Rivers run to Seas. The way to Church." The Old Church having become ruinous, besides being inconveniently situated, it was determined to erect a new one on a larger scale, on a site nearer the town. The first stone of the new fabric was laid October 20th, 1826, and the finished building opened for divine service October 7th in the following year; the cost was upwards of £4,000, one half of which was granted by Parliament, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon contributed £50, and the remainder was raised by a rate on the inhabitants. The present church, dedicated to St. Mary, adjoins the town on the north, standing pleasantly on an eminence, and consists of a nave with small chancel, and tower at the west end. The style partakes of the early English; the windows have acutely pointed arches with flowing tracery. The main entrance is from the west, through the basement story of the tower. The interior forms one large room, with a flat ceiling. The windows are of plain glass, with the exception of one at the north-east corner, which is a memorial to the late John Yorke, Esq., of Bewerley Hall, in stained glass, by Wailes, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The font is an elegant octagonal column of veined marble, with moulded base and cornice, placed near the entrance. There are no sepulchral inscriptions within the church. Against the south wall, a marble tablet bears "By the last will of Mrs. Margaret Lupton of the city of York, spinster; bearing date Aug. 12. 1766, was left to the Minister of this Church, and his successors for ever, the sum of Forty Shillings pr year, for preaching two sermons, one on the Twentieth of May; the other on the Seventh of November; giving on each of those days out of the above Forty Shillings, five shillings in bread to the Poor, as soon as the Sermons are over; a week's notice to be given that the Poor may come to receive it. The above to be paid out of her Estate call'd by the name of Glasshouse and Stock Plain &c. in Low Bishop side." On the opposite wall, on a board, is an account of the endowment of Raikes School, by Mrs. Alice Shepherd. Across the west end is a gallery, in which is placed the organ. The whole church contains 800 sittings, of which 432 are free. In the tower is one bell, brought from the Old Church; around the neck of which is inscribed, in old English characters × Sancta Petre Ora Pro Mobis. Between every word is a shield, bearing the sacred IUS. monogram The living is a Perpetual Curacy, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Ripon, valued in 1707 at £26 3s. 4d., and in 1818 at £87 11s. 4d. per annum. In 1809 it was augmented with £200 from Queen Ann's Bounty Fund, to meet benefactions of £100 from the Dean of Ripon, and £100 from Mrs. Pyncomb's trustees; in 1811 with £300 from the Parliamentary Grant, to meet a benefaction of £200 from the Dean of Ripon; and in the same year with £1,000 from the same Grant; in 1812 with £200, and in 1821 with £400, both from the same Grant, by lot; in 1827 with £200, to meet a benefaction of £200 from the Dean of Ripon; and in 1832 with £200 from the Parliamentary Grant, to meet a benefaction of £200 from the Archbishop of York. The nett annual value is about £152. The Registers commence in 1552; the first book extends to 1661; the first part of it, to the year 1602, has been copied from some older book; the writing is all in one hand, and the different entries are numbered in the margin. During that fifty years the number of Baptisms was 1,382, Burials 811, Marriages 306. The second book extends from 1662 to 1687, and contains some memoranda indicative of the state of the Chapelry at that period. On the last page is inserted the following: "A true Copy of Henry Squire ye Advocates opinion relating to our Surplice fees &c. In answ. to ye Queries I sent to him, wch. wt. they were will appear by his Ansews. If Marriages, Xtenings, & burials have been constantly had at ye Church or Chapel of Pateleybridge, ye have doubtless a good right to ye Dues accustomed for such p'sons as had those offices p'formed with yu. But as to such p'sons as are married &c, at Ripon, if they can make it appear yt. they have constantly married p'sons yt. were of your Parish or Chapelry & alwaies rece'd ye fees, I think they may continue so to do. And yet if those p'sons who have been married at Ripon have alwaies paid ye Minister of Pateleybridge his Marriage dues also, he may well maintain a Suit for ym. in ye Spiritual Court. If ye p'sons married wth yu had only a Certificate from Ripon, I see no reason why they should insist upon the Marriage Dues. Lands of the Cistercian Order, whilst they are in ye Owners hands, are privileged from paymt. of Tithes, if they did not belong to some of ye Least Abbeys wch came to ye crown by Stat. 26, Hen. As to the burial dues they must be customary or Voluntary, but the best rule is to be guided by ye neighbouring churches. And the same I think as to ye Parish Clerk. 90 Jan. 20. 16-. H. SQUIRE." In the year 1683 occurs the following entry :— "Given this yeare, and Intended towards a Library in the Vestry, now to that purpose chiefly erected, Two Bookes or Little ffolioes, viz. The Life of the Apostles and the Primative ffathers, The Gift of the Worshipfull Tho: Johnson, Alderman of Hull, Autore Dr Cave. Also given by him The Whole Duty of Man, Dr Taylor's Holy Living & Dying, with some other small pieces in 120." The third book extends from 1688 to 1715; on the fly leaf at the end occurs the following receipt : "For the biting of a Mad dog. Take 6oz of Rue shred, 4 oz. of Garlick pill'd and stampt, 4oz Mithridate or Venice Treacle, 4 spoonfull of scraped Tin. Boil these in two quarts of stale ale in a pot well covered, for ye space of one hour & strain it & give of this Decoction in the morning, three mornings together-8 or 9 spoonfull warm to a man, or cold to a beast, 3 to a sheep, 4 times a day, p'vided it be given within 9 days of ye bite. Bind to ye wound some of the drugs it was strained from. This receipt was given by Dr. Troutbeck, and by him caused to be inserted in all Church Registers where he came for the good of people, for a certain cure." At this time the Rev. Thomas Furniss was curate, who |