of Armes â—â—sâ—ulped in the store about it as the Armes of Castilâ— and Lâ—â—n â—uaâ—â—ered being the paternall coat of the King of Spain and divers other Hatchments belonging to that Crown which envious time hath so defaced that only the ruins appeare to my eye and therefore not to be described by my pen This Crosse is called the Queens-Crosse and was erected in this place by King Edward the first about Anno Dom. 1293. The occasion of this erection was in memory of Elâ—nor daughter to Fardinand the third of that name King of Castilâ— and wife of the said King Edward the first a most Religious Chast and vertuous Lady who as the story goes when her husband was wounded with an invenomed arrow at the Warres in Palestine with her own mouth she sucked the poyson out of the wound and so healed her Lord when all his Chyrurgions Physitians had left the wound for morâ—â—ll This Queen falâ—ing sick at Hâ—rdeley beyond Lincolne there dyed the 9th of November 1290 and her Corpes being brought from thence to be buried at Westminster in every place whne the same rested by the way King Edward the first shortly after caused in memory of her a most sumptuous Crosse of stone to be erected neer the place some of which are standing and remaining if not lately destroyed till this day as at Lincolne Grantham Stamford Waltham and Charing-Crosse neer unto Westminster yet appeareth At the upper end of the middle quire of this Church of St. Maries in Stamford there stands a monument more curious for the workmanship then for the matter whereof it is framed having no superscription nor Armes to deâ—ote unto us who the party was that it was made for He lyeth in Armour Capâ—pe The tradition is that he was a Knight who went by the name of Sir Daniel Phillips a great man for Henry Earle of Richmond in the battaile against the Tyrant Richard the third But I suppose he was one of a more higher rank and of the blood Royall for at his feet there is a Lyon Coâ—chant and round about the Tombe Roses the culler not perceived supported by a Grayhound and a Dragon being hatchments of honour appertayning to the Crown of England At the upper end of the midle quite in the glasse window did stand before they were lately defaced three Scuâ—chions of Armes the first Gules a â—esse betwixt six crosse Crossees de Or being the coat Armor of Bâ—â—champ sometimes Earle of Warwicke likewise another coat vizâ— Argent a Pesse between three Cressents Gules which is the coat of Oagle of Pinchback in the County of Lincolne from which family as to me appeares the Baron Oagles of the North are descended because these Oagles of Lincolnshire bear the paternall coate without difference the third is Azureâ— Crosse fitched between 2. Eagles wing Or in the midle window on the South side of the said Church before the same was defaced there stood the coat Armor of Shelton of Norfolke vizâ— Azure a Crosse Or. Upon the North side of the golden Quire in this Church in the Wall of the fame there is a Monument lying in Armor Capâ—pe but having neither Scutchion not superscription sâ—â—ing that in the glasse window neer to the same there sometimes and but lately their stood a shield of Armes Sable three Lyons paweâ— cupped and erected Argent armed Gules which Coat belongs to the name of Vsher and this makes me to conceive that this party was of that Family In the midst of the flore of the said golden Quire lies buried under a faire stone of blew Marble plated very curiously with Brasse work William Hiâ—kmâ—n sometimes Alderman of Stamford who at hiâ— own cost and châ—â—ges did gild over the roof of the said Quire the full portrature both of him and his wife in Brasse did lately lie fixed upon the same stone In the upper window of the quire of St. Georges Church are portrayed kneeling as in St. Georges Chappell at Winsor before the picture of that Saint Edward the third his Queen the Prince of Wales and Henry Duke of Lâ—ncaster all in their Robes of the Order of the Garter and in the windowes on each side the said Quire are portrayed accoâ—ding to the first institution the first Knights of that Order that were made kneeling in their Garter Robes upon their Surcoates of Armes which said Order was unded by the said Edward the third the names of the first Knights of this Order are set down in order Edward the third Edward Prince of Wales Henry Duke of Lancaster 〈◊〉 Earle of Warwicke Capâ—tainâ— De Bouchâ— â—aphe Earle of Stafford William de Mountâ—acâ—te Earle of Salisbury Roger de Mortimor Earle of March Iohn de Iâ—sula Bartholmew Burwash Iohn de-Belle Campo Iohn de Mohum Hugh Courtney Thomas Holland Iohn Gray Richard Fitz-Symon Miles Stapleton Thomas Walle Hugh Wrothesley Nigellus Loring Iohn Chandos Iames Audley Otho Holland Henry Eme Zachetus Dabridgcourt William Paganell In the Windowes of the said Church in sundry places appeares the Coat Armor of divers ancient and Noble Families there is the Coat of Earle Warren the ancient Lord and owner of Stamford Checkie Or and Azure There is likewise the Armes of Sapcote who bears Sable a Pidgion Coat erected Argent The Armes of Le Grosse being Or a Ccheverne betwixt three Roses Gules is likewise placed in the lower Window of the said Church towards the South There is likewise in an other window on the same side the Coat Armor of Moleneâ—x of Haughton in the County of Nottingham who beares Azure A Crosse Molyâ—e quarter pierced Argent Which severall Monuments of Armes were here placed either in regard the bearers of them were benefactors to this Church or had Lands and possessions in the same Parish In this Church of All-Saints I observe not any Monument of Stone worth the noting and very few Monuments of Armes in the Windowes The Armes of the Town of Stamford Gules three Lyons passant Or impaled to Earle Warren Or and Azure Checky stands on the North side of the lowest window West on the South side of the same window stands the Armes of the Marchants of the Staple being Nebile of six pieces Argent and Sable a chief Azure charged with a Lyon passant Argent my conjecturall reason is touching the placing of these Armes in this window that the said window was first built at the joint charge of the Town and of William Brown who was as hereafter shal appeare a great benefactor to this Church and was a Marchant of the Staple For the parishes of St. Iohns and St. Michaels in Stamford I doe not observe any Monâ—ment worth the noting neither in the quires bodies or windowes of the said Churches There is in the upper end of the midle Quire of this Church of S. Martins neer Stamford a stately Mausolean Monument built in the memory of VVilliam Cecell Lord Burley standing just over the Vault in which
Lord of this Town in the time of K. Iohn standing upon his Castle walls in Stamford viewing the faire prospeâ—â— of the River and Medowes under the same saw two Bulls fighting for one Cow a Butcher of the Town the owner of one of thâ—se Bulls with a great â—astiâ—â—e Dog accidentally comming by set his Dog upon his owne Bull who forced the same Bull up into the Towne which no sooner was come within the same but all the Butchers Dogs both great and small followed in the pursuit of the Bull which by this time made starke mad with the noise of the people and the fiercenesse of the Dogs ran over Man woman and child that stood in his way this caused all the Butchers and others in the Town to rise up as it were in a tumult making such an hideous noise that the sound therof came into the Castle into the earâ—s of Earle Warren who presently thereupon mounted on Horseback rid into the Town to see the businesse which then appearing to his humour very delightfull he gave all those Medowes in which the two Bulls were at the first found fighting which we now call the Castle Medowes perpetually as a Common to the Butchers of the Town after the first grasse is eaten to keepe their Caâ—tle in till the time of slaughter Upon this Condition that as upon that Day on which this sport first began which was as J said before that day Sixe weekes before Christmas the Butchers of the town should from time to time yearly for ever find a mad Bull for the continuance of that sport An ominous thing to the Towne for some of the Lords of the same of his succession though not of his Descent have since upon their hornes of greatnesse tossed the best of the Burgesses out of their gownes and why Because the Burgesses were noâ— Foxes otherwise they would not have suffered themselves to have been so abused by such Buls whose eareâ— were longer then their hornes And so much for the sports of Stamford CHAP. XI A list of the Names and Succession of the Aldermen of Stamford since the time of the â—irst incorporation of that Towne by Letters Patents in order according to the Yeare of our Lord in which each of them governed  Anno  1 1461 George Chapman  1462 Iohn Browne Esquire 1 1463 Iohn Gregory 1 1464 William Hickman 1 1465 Robert Haunce 1 1466 William Browne Esquire 2 1467 VVilliam Hickman 2 1468 George Chapman  1469 Thomas Rayston 2 1470 William Browne Esquire 2 1471 Iohn Gregory 2 1472 Robert Haunce  1473 John Neale  1474 Alexander Dyeâ— Â 1475 Iohn Gibbes 1 1476 Iohn Dickâ—ns Esquire 1 1477 Henry Cooke Esquire  1478 Robert Skinner 3 1479 VVilliam Hickman 3 1480 George Chapman 3 1481 Robert Haunce 1 1482 Christopher Browne Esq. 2 1483 Iohn Dickâ—ns Esquire  1484 David Malpas  1485 Iohn Steede  1486 Thomas Keyston 2 1487 Henry Cooke Esquire  1488 Iohn Freebarne 1 1489 Thomas Phillip  1490 VVilliam Gaywood 2 1491 Christopher Brown Esq. 1 1492 Nicholas Bilsden 3 1493 Iohn Dickons Esquire 1 1494 Thomas Edwards Esq.  1495 VVilliam Ratcliffe Esq.  1496 Iohn Cleypoole  1497 Richard Cannell  1498 Robert Crant 2 1499 Thomas Phillip 2 1500 Ieffery Hampton 3 1501 Nicholas Bilsden 2 1502 Christopher Brown Esq. 1 1503 VVilliam Ratcliffe Esq.  1504 David Cecell Esquire  1505 Nicholas Trigge Gent. 1 1506 Thomas Laâ—y Gent. 1 1507 Iohn Cobbe  1508 Iohn Hardgrave 1509 Iohn Tyard  1510 Richard Wastling Esq.  1511 Robert Martingdale 3 1512 William Ratcliffe Esq. 1 1513 Iohn Lea Gent.  1514 VVilliam Rankell 2 1515 David Cecell Esquire 2 1516 Iohn Cobbe 1 1517 Maurice Iohnson 1 1518 Thomas Crosse  1519 Iohn Thomas 2 1520 Iohn Hardgrave Esquire 1 1521 Henry Lacy Gent. 4 1522 William Ratcliffe Esq. 2 1523 Iohn Lea Gent. 1 1524 Andrew Canne  1525 Edward Browne Esq. 3 1526 David Cecell Esquire 2 1527 Maurice Iohnson 3 1528 Iohn Hardgrave Esq. 2 1529 Thomas Crosse 3 1530 Iohn Lea Gent. 2 1531 Henry Lacy Gent. 1 1532 Thomas Watson  1533 Richard Engham 1 1534 Roger Beale  1535 Thomas Gedney  1536 Robert Hand 2 1537 Andrew Canne 3 1538 Maurice Iohnson 2 1539 Heâ—ry Lacy Gent. 2 1540 Thomas Watson  1541 Iohn Fenton 1 1542 Iohn Allen 2 1543 Roger Beale  1544 William Button  1545 Robert Winwick 1 1546 Nicholas Wiles  1547 Henry Lea Gent.  1548 William Wiles 3 1549 Thomas Watson  1550 Andrew Sâ—arre  1551 William Fenton 1 1552 William Camponet 2 1553 Iohn Allen 1 1554 Raph Harrup  1555 Henry Taâ—pian 2 1556 Nicholas Wiles  1557 Francis Thorney 1 1558 Iohn Haughton  1559 Iohn Ryder  1560 William Bagget 1 1561 Henry Inman  1562 Thomas Ball 2 1563 Raph Harrup 2 1564 William Camponet 1 1565 Godfrey Dawson 2 1566 Iohn Haughton  1567 Gregory Burton  1568 Alexander Antony 1 1569 Reynold Harrison 2 1570 Henry Inman  1571 Iohn Backhouse  1572 Richard Barton  1573 William Lacy Gent.  1574 Iohn Hawkins 3 1575 Iohn Haughton 3 1576 William Camponet 2 1577 Godfrey Dawson 1 1578 Iohn Elmes Gent. 1579 Richard Eveley  1580 Iohn Wimblesby 4 1581 Iohn Haughton 2 1582 Reynald Harrison 1 1583 Richard Shute Gent. 1 1584 Robert Meadowes 1 1585 William Clarke  1586 Lawrence Wilsbey 1 1587 Toby Loveday  1588 Anthony Guâ—son  1589 Robert Langton 1 1590 Robert Ramsden 2 1591 Richard Shute Gent. 3 1592 Richard Shute Gent. ib.  1593 VVilliam Watson 2 1594 Robert Meadâ—wes  1595 Cutbâ—rt Greenbury 2 1596 William Clarke 1 1597 Lyonel Fetherston  1598 Nicholas Lambe 2 1599 Iohn Elmes Gent. 3 1600 Robert Meadowes 2 1601 Toby Loveday 1 1602 William Salter Gent.  1603 Reynald Waters Gent. 2 1604 William Salter Gent. 3 1605 William Clarke  1606 Iohn Loveday 2 1607 Robert Ramsden 1 1608 Iohn Browne Esquire 2 1609 Lyonell Fetherston 1 1610 Thomas Iack-son 1 1611 Robert Whatton  1612 Francis Cole  1613 Robert Fawcet 3 1614 Toby Loveday  1615 Thomas Watson Gent.  1616 Toby Aslocke 1 1617 Edmund Corker 3 1618 William Salter Gent. 2 1619 Iohn Browne Esquire 2 1620 Thomas Grason 2 1621 Thomas Iackson 2 1622 Robert Whatton 1 1623 Peter Fullwood 1 1624 Henry Rastell Gent.  1625 Vincent Hall  1626 Henry Dâ—the Gent. 2 1627 Nicholas Lambe 2 1628 Peter Fullwood 2 1629 Edmund Corker 2 1630 Richard Wolphe  1631 Vincent Hall  1632 Iohn Atton  1633 Edward Cammocke  1634 Thomas Palmer  1635 Abraham Fdlkener 2 1636 Henry Eldred 2 1637 Henry Rastell Gent.  1638 Richard Wolphe  1639 Leonard Cole  1640 Ieremy Cole  1641 Richard Langton Gent. 2 1642 Robert Cammocke 3 1643 Edward Cammocke  1644 Vincent Hall  1645 Richard Damaltâ— CHAP. XII The Names of such Lincolnshire-men as
shall think fiâ— for the supply of the vacant the said election being only made in the private chamber of the Councell by the Alderman and those with him of the first number and this by the major number of voyces the Alderman having in this as in all other votes a double or casting voice And when any of the second number happen to decease or to be displaced both Companies joyning together by the major number of voyceâ— chose out of the body of the whole Town such a descreet able and sufficient man as shall be thought convenient to supply the then vacant place Both companies thus compleatly furnished being congregated in their common Hall upon the first Thursday after the feast of St. Bartholmew the Apostle every year do elect two out of the first number who have not been Alderman by the space of two yeares then past to the end that one of these two the first Thursday in the clean week next after the feast of St. Michael the Arch-Angel then following may by the major suffrages of both the companies be chosen to be Alderman for the year then to come which party thus elected is brought and presented by his predecessor to the Steward of the Court Leete in the open Court after Proclamation made in solemn manner to that purpose The ceremony of which day is as followeth The former Alderman attended by the first and second companies the first company in their Robes of purple faced with Foynes such as the second Robe of London iâ— and the second company in their decent gownes of black fit for such an Assembly do repayre to the house of the new elected Alderman where after a short banquâ—t they all do passe in order to the Castle-yard where the Leet iâ— kept and there being presented as is aforesaid he is solemnly sworn by the Steward of the Leet first taking the oath of supremacy and Allegance next the oath of Iustice of the peace and Alderman of the Corporation and having a tippet of black velvet taken from the neck of his predecessor and by the hands of his said predecessor put upon his he then is seated on the right hand of the Steward where he sits till the charge be given and then attended by the severall Companies they go to the Church of St Maries in Stamford where they heare a Sermon which being finished the new Alderman passeth to his house with the two Maces the one of Gold the other of Silver born before him and attended by the severall Companies as is aforesaid with the lowd musick of the Town playing before them and in divers places as they passe the Schollers of the free Grammer Schoole do pronounce before them severall Orations in Greek and Latine After which the Alderman at his own house for the most part and at his own cost and charges doth make a great Feast to the Town and to as many of the Gentry of the Country as upon solemn invitation think good to be present This solemnity being finished presently after he keeps his first Court which is called a Hall where he sweares all his first company to be faithfull unto him and truly to Counsell him in the execution of his Office and likewise he then sweares the second company to be ayding and assisting unto him in all things that appertain to the Aldermanry during the time of his Office at the hall 〈◊〉 likewise takes an oath of the Town Clark for the true executing of his Office and likewise he then sweares the Coroner of the Town for the year to come who is by custome the same party that was Alderman the year before Also he then sweares the two Chamberlaines and ten or twelve Constables at least Searchers for the Corn Flesh and Fish Markets sealers and searchers of Lether are at this time likewise sworn and all other inferiour Officers as the Bayliffe of the liberty the Sergeant of the Mace such as are needfuâ—l and necessary for the ayd and support of the Towns government are at this Hall chosen and sworn well and faithfully to performe and execute their severall Offices during the yeere then next following CHAP. VII Memorable things happening at severall times in and about Stamford Mr: Camden out of * Huntington reports that when the whole Nations of the Picts and Scots had invaded the North of England and were come Southwards as farre as Stamford that Hengist which was as I take it the first Saxon King that here raigned came against them with his Saxons with such unwearied great strength and fortitude that hee there so stopped the journey of these barbarous invadors that most of them were slaine and taken the rest which were put to flight were drowned in the water I have read in the story of Ingulphus that at what time the Danes invaded England had burnt the Abbey of Crowland and put to the sword all the Monks in the same and marching towards Stamford the then Baron of Easindine with the men of Stamford gave them Battell neare unto the said Towne and beat them backe for that time though afterwards they recruted to the destruction of the same as formerly hath been related In anno Dom. 1153 King Stephen holding the Castle of Stamford against Henry Fitz-Empris that is Henry the second the said Castle was besieged and wonne by the said Henry In anno Dom. 1189. all the Iewes that then repaired to the Midlent-Mart at Stamford from all parts were spoyled of their goods and murthered In Anno 1227. there was a great Meeting at Stamford of divers Lords about plotting of the Rebellion against King Henry the 3. called the Barons warres In Anno 1293. 1300. 1311. generall chapters called Itinere minoâ—â—â— were held at Stamford Afterwards in the raigne of Richard the 2. anno Dom. 1392. there was a meeting at Stamford called Câ—â—silium Staâ—fordiensem Prelatorum at which meeting King Richard himself was present by the Command of Pope Boniface the 9. about the suppressing of Wicklifes opinions In anno Dom. 1334. by reason of a bloody Difference happening betwixt the Southerne and Northerne Students in the University of Oxford part of that University being the whole Northerne faction removed it self to Stamford whereby was accomplished a forâ—â—â— ancient Prophecy which followeth in these worâ—â—â— Hoc magnum studium qui nunc est ad vada bonum Tempore futuro celebrabitur ad vada Saxi As Oxford where Learning now doth flourish In time to come the Stony ford shall nourish Mr. Camden in his learned Britannia confirmes this faction at Oxford and the setling for a time of the Northerne Students here â—Stamford For saith he Regnante Edwardo tertio caepta hîc Academia bonarum literarum professo quod sue gloriae imprimis ducunt cives Cum enim Oxoniae inter studiosos Boreales Australes omnia litibus feruerent magnus studiosorum numerus huc concessit But here they stayed not long for saith the same Camden Paulo
his body lies interred upon the North side of the North quire of the said Chuâ—ch up against the Wall is erected a reasonable faire Monument in the memory of Richard â—ecel Esquire and Iane his wife the Father and Mother of the said William Lord Burley though the statue of the said Richard there stands yet his body lies buried in St. Margarets Church in Westminster but the body of the said Iane lies in the Vault by her said Son William Lord Burley Both in the uppermost window of the Quire of this Church and in many of the windowes and Stone-work in the body of the same stands the paternall Coat of Trigg viz. Azure two Chevernels Or betwixt three Roses Argent whereby it seemes that the Ancesters of that Family have been good benefactors as well to the windows as to the rest of the Fabrick of this Church There is in the same windowes the Coat Armor of the Family of Vincents who were the ancient Lords of Barneck neer Stamford being Azure three Gray-hounds Heads cupped Or. Also the Armes of Mathew Parker somâ—time Arch-Bishop of Canterbury being Verte three Cunnyes Argent the same impaled to the Armes of the Aâ—chbishoprick There is in the same windowes an ancient Coat of Armes attributed by some Heralds to be born by Egbert a Saxon King the Field is Iupiter a Crosse patence Sol which demonstrateth the Antiquity of this Church and the charity of the pious Benefactors to the same But Glasse and Stone in time decay Yet Vertues fame shall loâ—t alway CHAP. IX The Names and pious Deeds of such as have been Benefactors to Stamford either to the Corporation in generall or to particuler Parishes in the same with the severall Vses of those good deeds described IT now followes that I here set downe the names of such as have from time to time been Benefactors to the said Towne of Stamford generally or particularly And in the first place I canâ—ot but acknowledge that the Lord and giver of all good gifts the Almighty God of Heaven and Earth hath not only inspired many worthy and religeous persons who by their Charity and Almes-deeds have from time to time and till the end of â—ime given allowment either to the generall or particular members thereof but also by his provident care whereby all things doe subsist with a preventing knowledge did possesse the first Founders of this Towne with such a fore-sight that for the better preservation thereof to all Posterity they scituated it in such a place that the most skilfull Engineers which in these present civill Warres have surveyed the same on both sides nor the plots or practises of those who without judgement would have Canonized it could never find the way to make it a Towne renâ—ble either for offence or defence which yet hitherto hath caused the same though much weakened by the free Quartering of passing and repassing of Companies not to suffer such miserable spoiles as other neighbour Cities and Townes have undergone by the taking and retaking of them on both sides to the utter ruine and destruction of the harmlesse Inhabitants In which regard it were impiety in me if J should not acknowledge our great and good God to be the prime and best Benefactour to us at Stamford Our late Soveraigne Lord K. Edward the 4th upon the incorporating of this Towne gave the Lands of Gowen Southerope which were confiscated to the Crowne to the Alderman and Burgesses of Stamford for ever The late most pious and gracious Prince King Edward the 6. gave the Lands and Tenements formerly belonging to the dissolved Gild or Fraternity of Corpus Christi in Stamford to the Alderman and Burgesses and their Successors for ever which are worth to the Towne at present 160. l. per annum being the greatest and chiefest revenue the Towne hath in lands at this time William Ratcliffe Esquire having been Alderman of Stamford foure times in anno Dom. 1530. gave all his Messuages Lands and Tenements in Stamford for the perpetuall maintenance of a Free Grammar-schoole in that Towne which Land as it stands for the present improved yeelds to the head Schoole-master and Usher 30. l. per annum or thereabouts For the augmentation of which stipend William Cecell late Lord Burleigh gave or pretended to give 4. l. per annum to the said Schoole for ever issuing out of a depopulated Town neare Stamford called Pickworth but in regard the heires of the said Lord Burleigh when they let the last Leases of the said Mannor of Pickworth for the better advancement of the Fines pretended to the Tenants that they should hold their Farmes tyth-free but no sooner were their Leases made sealed and delivered when as the said Heire presented a Chaplaine of his own to the Parsonage thereof the same having neither Towne nor Church standing only the ruines of both appearing So that the Parson making good the Title and Tithes from the Tenants they have ever since refused to pay the said 4 l. per annum to the use of the said Schoole William Browne Marchant of the Staple and sometime Alderman of Stamford erected in anno Dom. 1493. the old Bead-house there called Brownes Beadhouse incorporating the same of a Warden Confrater and 12 poore Old-men and one woman for a Nurse unto them Gave to the same the Mannor of Swayfield 7. miles from Stamford worth 400. l. per annum besides divers great Farmes Messuages lands and tenements in Stamford Pilâ—gate Easâ—on Northluffenham and other places of good value a very pious and liberall guift though the more is the pitty as many of the like nature are much abused by the avarice and misimployment of the Governours thereof Mrs. Iane Cecell Widdow in anno Dom. 1561 at her own costs and charges leaded and paved the Fryday-Market Crosse in Stamford In anno Dom. 1570 the North end of the Town-Bridge in Stamford being born down by the violence of a great Hood was re-edified at the cost and charges of William Cecell then Lord Burley and good reason for he and his heires do raise 100. l. per annum for the â—ollage of the said Bridge and out of the Fayres and markets of Stamford Francis Trigg Clarke in anno Dom. 1585 gave 4. l. per 〈◊〉 forever to buy Barly to make Bread for the poore of Stamford George Trigg Gentleman in anno Dom. 1586 gave 400. l. in Money to be lent out for ever upon good security to poore yong Tradesmen and Artificers in Stamford without interest William Lord Burley in anno Dom. 1597 erected an Hospitall at the South end of Stamford Bridge in a place where formerly stood a Religious house the Lands and Tenements to the same belonging he obtained of Queen Elizabeth and gave a perpetuall 〈◊〉 to the said Hospitall issuing out of Cliffe-Parkâ— neer Stamford for the maintainance of a Warden and 12 poor men the Warden receiving 3. s. 4. d. weekly and each poor man 2. s. 4. d. weekly with yeerly allowance
Church being the small â—ene of a shop in Stamford-Baron but who gave the same to the Church I cannot find All-Saints Mr. Marshall Citizen and White-Baker of London gave 10. l. to this Parish the interest of which summe to be to the use of the poor of this parish also the said Mr. Marshall gave 20 marks per annum for a weekly Lecture in this Parish which for a time was maintained but the lecture ceasing the Mony was â—nd still is detained Mr. Iohn Dâ—â—ham gave 5. l. to this Parish the interest whereof yeerly to be to the use of the poor of the same Mr. Robert VVarner gave 5. l. to the said Parish the interest to be to the use of the poor thereof Mrs. VVinifred Browne the wife and Executrixe of Iohn Browne late of this parish Esquire gave 10. l. the interest of which summe to be to the use of the poore of the said Parish VVilliam Fisher late of Bourne in the County of Lincoln Gentleman gave Six pence a weeke for ever to be given in brâ—ad for the use of the poor of this Parish VVilliam Browne Marchant of the Staple 200 yeares or there aboutâ— now past at his own proper costs built the Steeple belonging to this Church being a very curious and excellent Fabrick likewise he built a great part of the Church it self and both he and his wife lye buried in a Chappell proper to his Family on the North side of the said Church towards the Quire The Lady Buâ—â— gave the summe of 20. l. to this Parish the interest of which summe is yeerly to be distributed to the poor of the same St. Georges Mrs. Iane Cecell Widdow Mother to VVilliam Lord Burley â—ave 15. l. for ever the interest of which to be to the use of the poor â—f this Parish Iohn Chirâ—â— late of Stamford-Baron Gentlemâ—n gave 20. â— per annum for ever to the use of the poore of â—â—is Parish the 〈◊〉 to be payd to them every quarter VVilliam Câ—â—e Esquire now living at the Black-Fryerâ— in the same Parish hath given 40. s. per annum for ever to the said parish to provide bread and Wine for a Communion to be ministred vpon the first Lords day of every Month in the yeare The foresaid VVilliam Fisher gave to this Parish 12. d. a weeke for ever to be distributed to the poore of the same in Bread There is belonging to this Parish 7. l. per annum being the rent so divers Tenements in the same but I can not learne who gave the same to this Church St. Iohns The foresaid Lady Bucke gave 20 l. to this Parish the interest whereof to be yeerly distributed amongst the poore of the same There was a Tenement given to the Parson of this Parish and his successors for ever by Mr. George Trigge vpon this condition that the said Parson and his successors should yeerly distribute to the poore of this Parish the summe of 27. s. St. Michaels I cannot learne that there ever was any Benefactor either to the Church or to the poore of this Parish St. Martins in Stamford-Baron The Lady Dorothy Cecell gave Lands forever of the yeerly value of 12. l. 6. s. 8. d. to this Parish to the uses following That is to say part therof to be payd to the putting forth of poore children of the said Parish to be Apprentizes an other part to be weekly alowed to some honest person which shall teach the poore children of this parish to reade English aâ— other part thereof for the buying of Wooll Flax and Heâ—p to set both young and old poor people of this Parish to work an other part thereof to be allowed to some honest person to teach the said poor people to work and also 20 s. to be yeerly allowed out of the profits of the said Land to the Vicar and Church-Wardens of this Parish for them to joyn with the overseers for the poor to see the said poor kept at work and that the overplus if any be shall be bestowed weekly upon the poorer sort who though endeavouring themselves are not able to find themselves by their labours The foresaid Lady Bucke gave 20. l. to this Parish the interest of the same to bee yeerly distributed amongst the Poore of the said Parish Lord send us Mercy Truth and Peace That Benefactours may increase That when a new Edition 's made More Pious people I may adde CHAP. X. The ancient and publike sports of Stamford AS touching the ancient and publike Sports used at this Town they are not many in all but two and to many by one The one a sport savouring of Manhood and Gentry and of a â—oncourse of Noblemen and Gentlemen meeting together in mirth peace and amity for the exercise of their swift running Horses every Thusday in March The prize they run for is a silver and gilt Cup with a cover to the value of seaven or eight pounds provided by the care of the Alderman for the time being but the Money is raysed out of the interest of a stock formerly made up by the Nobility and Gentry which are neighbours or well-wishers to the Town The second sport though more ancient then the former yet more Beast-like then any It is their Bull-running a sport of no pleasure except to such as take a pleasure in beastlinesse and mischief It is performed just the day six weekes before Christmas The Butchers of the Town at their own charge against the time provide the wildest Bull they can get this Bull over night is had in to some Stable or Barne belonging to the Alderman the next morning proclamation is made by the common Bell-man of the Town round about the same that each one shut up their shops-dooâ—es and gates and that none upon payne of Imprisonment offer to doe any violence to Strangers for the preventing whereof the Town being a great thorough-fare and then being in Terme-time a Gard is appointed for the passing of Travellers through the same without hurt That none have any â—ron upon their Bull-clubs or other â—â—affe which they pursue the Bull with Which proclamation made and the Gates all shut up the Bull is turned out of the Aldermans house and then hivie skiviâ— tag and rag Men Women and children of all sorts and sizes with all the Dogs in the Town promiscuously running after him with their Bull-clubs spattering dirt in each others faces that one would think them to be so many Furies started out of Hell for the punishment of Cerborâ—â— as when Thesâ—â—â— and Perillus conquered the place as Ovid describes it A ragged troupe of Boyes and Girles doe pellow him with stones With Clubs with whips and many nips they part his skin from bones And which is the greater shame I have seen both Senatores majoraÌ„ gentiuÌ„ matrâ—â—â— de eodem gradu following this Bulling busines I can say no more of it but only to set forth the Antiquity thereof as the tradition goes William Earle Warren the first