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Page 46:-
has a brother now alive who is clerk at the parish church of
Greystock, and is only two years younger than himself.
Stainton lies in the parish of Dacre and barony of
Greystock; part of the lands are freehold, and part
customary; paying twenty-penny fine certain at the death of
lord or tenant, and thirty-penny fine at an alienation: it
pays likewise seventeen shillings and four-pence cornage to
Kendale Castle for maintaining of watches upon the Picts
Wall.
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Fluskew
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We next come to some new inclosures, where a common called
Fluskew was divided A.D.1773 among a number of
proprietors. Near the four-mile post, on the left, is Alby,
a farm house belonging to William Hassell, Esq; and on the
right, an hill called Fluskew-Pike, on the top of which is a
small square building called Thompson's Folly, whence is a
very extensive and beautiful prospect.
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antiquities, burial
ring pin
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Not far from this place, upon ploughing one of the new
inclosures, they found several human bones, stone coffins,
urns, and other funeral remains, but there was no
inscription upon any of them. In the year 1785 they found a
curious instrument of silver, to which no one has yet been
able to assign either the name or use: as, therefore, many
ingenious Antiquarians will never have an opportunity of
seeing it, I have got it engraven with all possible
accuracy, in order to assist their enquiries as far as lyes
in my power.
This singular antique consists of an oval ring or frame of
silver, which measures (vide plate V.) from A to B 7 5/8
inches, and from C to D 6 7/8 inches, and the length of the
spear or tongue is 22 inches. Three large balls are frized
on the top, and have mullets on their under side; the rim is
cut through so as to permit the spear to fall through it,
and the ball near the top of the spear will slide along the
rim to either of the other balls G and H by means of the
socket which forms the joint. The balls are hollow and
jointed on, nor is there the least appearance of solder in
any part of it; the whole of it seems to be hammered, and
the workmanship is very plain and coarse, except the frizing
upon the balls, which is very neatly executed. The weight is
25 oz. and the whole is made of silver, without any
iron or other metal work about it. It is now in the
possession of Mr Joseph Clarke, who purchased it as soon as
it was found: he shewed it to most of the Antiquarians at
London, York, Cambridge, and many places, but without
gaining any satisfactory account of its name or intention:
some of these Gentlemen called it a Fibula, but its
enormous magnitude will not permit me to join in such an
opinion; on the contrary, I rather incline to believe it be
one of the insignia of some ancient order of Knights, and
that for reasons founded on the following piece of history.
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Knights Templars
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Richard Earl of Cornwall went A.D. 1240 to the Holy Land,
and on his arrival at Ptolomais found the Christians in
great distress, their only support having been the Knights
Hospitalers, and Templars: the Duke was so pleased with
their gallant behaviour, that he joined them, and entered
into the order of the Hospitalers, giving them the
preference on account of their antiquity: this choice,
however, displeased the Templars very much, as appeared by
their murmuring at the peace he made with the Sultan. When
Richard left Palestine he brought many of the Hospitalers
with him, and gave them lands in different parts of England,
particularly in the county of Cornwall.
The reason why he settled so many of them in Cornwall was
this: A Cornishman having been banished for some
misdemeanours, fled to Bohemia, where he discovered some tin
mines; in order to work these he endeavoured to decoy
several miners from Cornwall to assist him, threatening
thereby considerable damage to the royal and ducal revenue.
In order, therefore, to watch the inhabitants, and to
prevent such emigrations, the Hospitalers were settled
there, and very effectually answered the Duke's
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gazetteer links
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-- "Alby" -- Aldby
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-- "Fluskeew Pike" -- Flusco Pike
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-- "Stainton" -- Stainton
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-- "Thompson's Folly" -- (summer house, Dacre)
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