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Print, uncoloured engraving, Lanercost Priory, Cumberland, engraved by Sparrow, published by Samuel Hooper, 212 High Holborn, London, 1783.
Included in The Antiquities of England and Wales, by Francis Grose.
Pasted in the Lowther scrapbook, vol.4; between pp.504-505; with descriptive text:-
LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBERLAND. / PLATE II. / THIS Priory is situated in a romantic valley, a small distance north of the river Irthing, and a little to the southward of the Picts Wall. / ITS remains consist of the Priory-church, and some few of the offices of the Monastery, now fitted up for a farm-house. / THE Chancel is in ruins, where, amidst shrubs, brambles, and nettles, appear several very elegant tombs of the Dacre family, but much damaged by the weather: the way into one of the vaults beneath is laid so open, that the stairs leading down are visible. Here are two stories or series of arches, the under ones circular, supported by columns of great thickness, some cylindrical, and some polygonal. About the ruined parts of this building many ash-trees have taken root, and flourish among the disjointed stones, affording a very picturesque appearance. The Nave is in good repair, and serves for the Parish-church; it has two side aisles divided by pointed arches of a very considerable span. / ON a stone on the inside of the East Wall, is the following inscription: / 'Robertus de Vallibus filius Huberti Domini de Gisland Fundator Prioratus de Lanercost, A.D. 1116. AEdergaini Uxor ejus sine Prole Reverndus G. Story hujus Ec. Pastor Grato Animo hunc lapidem posuit 1761.' / Which may be thus translated: 'Robert de Vallibus, the son of Hubert, Lord of Gisland, Founder of the Priory of Lanercost, A.D. 1116. AEdergane his wife had no children. The Rev. G. Story, A.M. minister of this Church, out of gratitude placed this stone 1761.' According to this date, the Monastery was founded 53 years before the dedication of the Church. In the east window, under a coat armorial of three cockle-shells, are the following lines: / Mille & quigentos ad quiquaginta novemque Adjice, & hoc Anno condidit istud opus Thomas Daker Eques, sedem qui primus in istam Venerat, extincta religione loci. Hoc Edvardus ei dederat, devoverat ante Henricus longae Praemia Militae.' / 'To one thousand and five hundred add fifty and nine, and in that year Thomas Daker, Esq. built this work. He was the first who came to this seat after the dissolution of the Priory. It was given him by Edward, though before promised by Henry, as a reward for his long military services.' / PROBABLY the work here alluded to, was the window whereon the inscription is placed; which in the outrageous zeal of the Times might have been demolished at the surrender. The Church itself is apparently too ancient to be meant. / THE west front of this Building was neatly finished, and in a niche near the top is an elegant female figure. A small distance west of the Church, in what was the Church-yard-wall, is the remains of a handsome gate, whose arch is a segment of a large circle. About a mile south-east-ward, on an eminence, stands Naworth Castle, which is plainly seen from hence. This was formerly also the property of the Dacre family. / THIS Monastery, at present, belongs to the Earl of Carlisle, into whose family it came by a marriage with the sister and co-heir of the last Lord Dacre. / IT is by some related, that this Priory was founded as an expiation for the death of one Giles Bueth, who pretending to have a right to the Barony of Gillisland, was slain by Robert de Vallibus, or Hubert his father. But as no such motive is mentioned, or hinted at in the Charter of Foundation, probably it is a groundless story. / IN the year 1306, as appears in Leland's Collectanea, King Edward the First remained here some time, whilst he sent his Justices to Berwick, who there, according to Stowe, tried hundreds and thousands of breakers of the peace and conspirators, many of whom were hanged.; 'and the Countess of Bowen was closed in a cage, whose breadth, length, height, and depth, was eight foote, and hanged over the walls of Berwicke.' / This View, which represents the West Aspect of the Priory Church, was drawn Anno 1774.
source type:- Grose 1772-87
inscription:- printed bottom left and right
Jany : 30 : 1775 / Sparrow sc.
wxh, sheet:- 15.5x12cm
wxh, print:- 148x114mm
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Scrapbook, 4 volumes, History of Westmorland and Cumberland Illustrated, of descriptive texts, maps, and prints of views and coats of arms, for Westmorland and Cumberland, assembled by a member of the Lowther Family, late 18th early 19th century.
The volumes are quarter bound, with marbled paper on the covers; each has a bookplate inside the front cover. The pages cut from various sources are nicely mounted, two sided pieces set neatly in a window in the scrapbook page.
The main content is the whole of the two volumes of The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, by Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn, published London, 1777. Nicolson and Burn volume 1 is in scrapbook volumes 1 and 2, volume 2 in scrapbook volumes 3 and 4. Maps and prints are interspersed to make an illustrated version of the history.
Some of the sources of maps and prints have been recognised:-
Maps - coast of Cumberland etc by Andrew Dury, 1764; Westmorland and Cumberland by Richard Blome, 1673; sheets from Britannia Depicta, Emanuel Bowen, 1720; Cumberland by John Speed, Henry Overton edn 1695; Cumberland by John Cary 1787.
Prints from the Set of prints, 20 engravings, Views of the Lakes etc in Cumberland and Westmorland, drawn by Joseph Farington, published by William Byrne, London, 1789. Note that plate numbers vary from edition to edition of this set.
Prints from the Antiquities of Great Britain, drawings by Thomas Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, published by Hearne and Byrne, London, 1786-1807.
Prints from Britannia Illustrata, drawings by Leonard Knyff, engraved by John Kip, published London, 1707-1740.
Print from A Tour in England and Scotland, by Thomas Newte, published by G G J and J Robinson, Paternoster Row, London, 1788..
Some of the coat of arms are cut from A Display of Heraldrie by John Guillim late Pursuivant at Armes, published London, about 1610-11 to 1755.
Coats of arms probably from The Baronetage of England, by Edward Kimber and Richard Johnson, published London? 1771.
Pages from The Antiquarian Repertory, by Francis Grose, Thomas Astle, et al, published London, 1775-1809.
Text from the Baronetage of England by Collins?
Scraps cut from an unidentified gazetteer.
At the end is the title page and pp.7-51 from A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland, by John Bailey and George Culley, published by C Macrae, London, 1794.
Individual maps and prints are documented separately; with a note of their position in the scrapbooks.

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