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Page 134:-
"ancestors, was called Philip, the younger son of the said
Philip was called Philip-son, and so continueth the
same surname, &c." How this name was changed from
Therlwall to Philipson, the reader may easily perceive. We
find many of them active persons in their country's
troubles: there was one of them nick-named Robin the
Devil, from the following story:
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Robin the Devil
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The large island on Winandermere Lake belonged to Robin's
brother, Huddleston Philipson , who being at the siege of
Carlisle, left the care of the family treasure to Robin;
this he kept in the strong house upon the island, which was
on that account besieged by Col. Briggs, one of Cromwell's
commanders. This siege continued eight or ten days, and the
place was gallantly defended by Robin till his brother
returned from Carlisle, after the siege of that city was
raised. The day after Huddleston returned, which was Sunday,
Robin, with three or four of his best men, set out for
Kendal to take vengeance on some persons of the opposite
party there: they passed the watch and rode into the church,
up one isle and down another; not seeing the person they
went to look for, Robin attempted to retire, but was seized
on by the guards. They unhorsed him, and broke his girths,
and used every other method to prevent him mounting again;
his companions, however, making a desperate attack upon
them, relieved him. He then placed the saddle upon the back
of his horse without girths, and at one leap seated himself
in it; in this situation he and his comrades killed the
sentinels, and arrived safe at the island about two o'clock.
Many other desperate adventures are related of Robin, who,
after a tiresome and dangerous course of life, was killed in
battle at Washfort in Ireland.
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skulls of Calgarth
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At Crowgarth were two human sculls, of which many strange
stories are told: they were said to belong to persons whom
Robin had murdered, and that they could not be removed from
the place where they then were; that when they were removed
they always returned, even though they had been thrown into
the Lake; with many other ridiculous falsehoods of the same
stamp: some person, however, has lately carried one of them
to London, and as it has not yet found its way back again, I
shall say nothing more on so very trivial a subject.
If you travel by land to Crowgarth, you must go by
Troutbeck-bridge, (see plate X.) and return there
again. The river that falls down here is called Troutbeck,
probably from it being more plentifully stocked with trout
than any other stream which runs into Winandermere.
It gives name to a town near upon its banks, which is
upwards of a mile in length, and for one year, viz. part of
1784, and part of 1785, had neither within or belonging to
it, either Clergyman, Miller, or Blacksmith:
The reader will be more astonished, when I tell him that
this town is so large as to contain 300 Constables,
300 common Carriers, and 300 Bulls *.
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Hogarth Family
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In this town was born one Hogarth, a poet, who was descended
from the same stock with the celebrated Painter of that
name, and lived at the same time. Their great grandfather,
there called Thomas Hoggart, was born at the village of
Bampton in Westmorland, where he and his two sons are
registered in the parish register. They always spelled it
Hoggart, till the painter softened it into Hogarth. Our poet
wrote three or four plays, and had a party of comedians (his
own villagers,) to perform them at the Christmas
entertainments: So much of late hath appeared in the
news-papers and magazines of this man, that I shall in part
be silent concerning him; only giving here a specimen of his
poetry, copied from his own hand-writing, which is all the
original I at present have. He was a poor labouring man, and
wrote his pieces mostly after supper, or on Sunday
afternoons; and they were generally upon some particular
affair that happened in his neighbourhood, and were sung by
himself to his companions over a glass of ale the next
meeting; let his song speak for him.
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* Troutbeck is divided into three Constablewicks,
called Hundreds; each having their own Constable, Carrier,
Bull, &c. called the Hundred Constable, &c.
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-- (Calgarth Hall, Windermere (CL13inc)2)
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-- "Troutbeck" -- Trout Beck
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-- "Troutbeck" -- Troutbeck
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