H I S T O R Y OF TH E P A R I S H A N D M A N O R H O U S E BISHO PTHO RPE TOGETHE R WITH AN ACCOUNT O F THE PRE -REFORMATION RESIDENCES OF TH E AR CH BISH OPS OF YORK . BY ‘ M R . A. JOHN KEBLE , AT V CAR OF B S OPT OR P PRE BE NDAR Y OF STOW AN ANON OF OR K L E I I H H E , WI D C Y , AND CHAPLAIN TO THE ARCHBISHOP. DIT D WITH PR F AC E E , A E E - RY R V . E VE E A P PUREY CUST , D D DEAN O F YORK . “ ” OR OF THE HER DR OF OR TER &C . &c . AUTH AL Y Y K MINS , , L E E D S RICH R C SO 1 6 1 CO ER STR T A D JA K N , 7 , MM CIAL EE . 1 9 0 5 1 35 81 1 4 C O N T E N T S ’ EDITORS PREFAC E V- Vii ’ AUTH OR S PREFACE viii- x I — TH P I H CHAPTER . E AR S II — TH IR T H RCH . E F S C U THE SEC OND CHURC H — TH IC R G H O AND I C RS III . E V A A E USE V A — TH H RCHY RD IV . E C U A — TH T H V . E IT ES — VI . THE REGISTERS LI ST O F VICARS AND PATRONS I — TH H RCH AND P RI H H RITI S - V I . E C U A S C A E 53 55 — T T T VIII . HE CHURC H ES A E IX —T OR - H O O F ISH OPTH ORP . HE MAN USE B E — PR - R RM TIO R ID C OF TH X . E EFO A N ES EN ES E ARCH BISHO PS OF YO RK 9 4 - 1 1 6 INDEX 1 1 7 - 1 2 7 L I S T O F I L L U S T R A T I O N S . FACING PAGE ’ WEST FRONT OF TH E ARC HBISH O P S H O USE AT BISH OPTHORPE TH E S ROM TH T RR C ISH OPTH ORP OU E F E E A E , B E ’ RCH ISH OP GR Y S O UME T ORK I ST R A B A M N N , Y M N E TH E VILLAGE FRO M THE SCH O OL - H OUSE ’ S . NDR W S H RC H BI H OPTH ORP A E C U , S E ’ EAST FR ONT O F THE ARCH BISH OP S H O USE LIME AVENUE AT B I SH OPTH ORPE RCH ISH O P TO Y TTH W Po a 1 60 6 A B B MA E , rtr it , CC PT D R W A E E F E EN, RICH RD ST R A E NE , TH OM S MP GH A LA LU , C OT CK R LAN EL BLA BU N , TH O M S H RR I G A E N , I I M RKH M W LL A MA A , DW RD R O - H RC O RT E A VE N N A U , H R ES TH O M S O G Y C A L A L N LE , I I M TH OMSO W LL A N , I I M G W LL A MA EE, . A RYMP C G W D L LE MA LA AN, ’ EDITORS PREFACE . T has been a labour Of love to edit the following ff 3 pages , for I have a deep a ection for the memory of the Author and a genuine admiration for his work . The bulky portfolio which has passed into my hands containing notes and letters , testifies to the infinite care and labour which he devoted to the task which he Of Of . set before him , writing a history Bishopthorpe Certainly he spared no pains to Obtain information from - every available source , and Dr . Auden , my fellow labourer in this good work , can bear Witness to the absolute authenticity and accuracy of all his quotations from those who had the best claim to be consulted on the matter . It might seem at first sight that the little Village Of Bishopthorpe and its one stately residence was not a very large theme on which to write a book ; but he has elicited SO n many details concerni g the personages , manners and Of customs , and events days gone by, that the pages are replete with interest ; and he seems to bring before us in his simple but graphic language the Characters of those who were no mean actors in the great historical drama of Of the past , as well as to elaborate the ordinary details Of the daily life generations before us , which enable us to realize who and what manner Of men lived amidst SO ff circumstances and surroundings di erent to our own . ’ DIT R P vi E O S REFACE . Of Indeed , he shows us that Bishopthorpe was the focus very much that aff ected the condition Of Church and State , and enables us to become acquainted with the real dispositions and notions Of many whose names are simply mentioned on the pages of history , and whose share in the great events which decided the condition Of the Church and Nation we have hitherto scarcely realized . Truly his industrious and faithful pen has invested scenes , so O f w familiar to some us , ith an interest which they have never had before , and will no doubt draw many who are t hitherto strangers , to visit a place which hey would otherwise have passed by in their search for what is attractive and sensational . The previous Church , built by Archbishop Drummond , 0 0 according to the taste of his days , for 1 ;3, 5 , and embellished with a new west front by Archbishop Harcourt Of 1 0 0 Of at the cost £ , 5 , was never worthy its position , and had gradually become dilapidated , and owing to the Of insecure condition the river bank , liable to slip into the 1 8 w h x stream . In 99 it was pulled down , it the e ception Of the west wall and bellcote , and the present Church was Of erected by subscription on the west side the high road , from designs by Mr . Hodgson Fowler, and consecrated on ’ Of am e s s . e S. ] Day the following year His Grace the pres nt Archbishop (who had already beautifully restored the Chapel in the Palace) added the Tower as a thank - Offering Of - on the completion the twenty fifth year O f his episcopate . ’ DIT P E ORS REFACE . The late Canon Keble took a lively interest in this good ’ work , but died shortly after its completion , on S . Matthias 1 0 Day, 9 3, and his body was the first that was laid to rest under the east wall Of the new and beautiful House Of God . That spot will certainly acquire a more solemn and reverent recognition from all who visit the God’ s acre which surrounds the new and beautiful Church . Even O f that grassy mound , ever bright with the floral f erings of those who loved and knew him while on earth , and beneath which rests all that was mortal Of one Of the truest servants of the Lord , whose bright example , loving friendship , and faithful ministrations , will never cease to provoke the grateful recogn ition Of those who knew him here on earth , and who hope to be with him in the paradise of God whither he has passed on before us . - R T . ARTHUR P . PU EY CUS ' E N E R O R D A Y, Y K , S e tem ber 1 0 . p , 9 5 P R E F A C E . H E following p age s have grown out O f two Parochi al Le ctur e s in 1 8 an d 1 c c o o given 9 7 89 8. My hief Obje t thr ugh ut h as be en t o provide an ac count Of t he Old Village an d Man o r T s H o s f or th e Pa s o e s O f s o o e . w a u e ri hi n r Bi h pth rp hi ill, I fe r , a so a s Of th e oo e o s t o t h e a e a m ke me p rt b k t di u gener l r der , if it s hould chan ce t o fall into his hands ; but I believe that t he ann als O f v r a s ow v s a are wo co . is oo e e y p ri h , h e er m ll , rth re rding It g d f or people t o have s ome kn owledge of th e place where they were o or an d Of th e c w e wo s : v s an b rn live, Chur h h re they r hip it gi e s c d s aff e c for v a c intere t whi h eepen their tion their home . E ery n ient ” a s h as c o it s s a in a E a a sh e is p ri h ntributed h re m king ngl nd wh t , an d h as a co w c is a Of our n a o a s r re rd hi h p rt ti n l hi to y .