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BENEFACTIONS
John Dinmore Gent, by his last
will dated in 1692, left to the poor
of this parish for ever, one close
called the poor folks close the
yearly rent of which is 64 bushels
of coals to be distributed amongst
the said poor every St Thomas day.
for SOWERBY
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Robert Ward of the city of York
Esqu. by a codicil annexed to his
last will and testament, the codicil
bearing date the 2nd Day of july
1769, bequeaths to the poor of Airyholm,
Bagby, and Sowerby, the sum
of one hundred pounds, to be disposed
of and distributed amongst them at
the discretion of his executrix,
Lady Fagg his executrix was pleased
to order the above sum to be equally
divided amongst the said Townships.
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Plaque 2 (see also Photo)
BENEFACTIONS
George Wright, late of the city
of York, Gentn: by his last will,
dated March 17th 1721, bequeathed
to the poor of this parish, for
ever, the yearly sum of twenty
shillings to be paid at christmas
issuing out of land at Tockwith
with a power of distraining upon
the above premises in case of non
payment not only for arrears but
likewise for costs of suit. Likewise
left by the said George Wright
for the Curate of this parish to
make prayers on wednesdays and
fridays two hundred pounds for
ever: this money with the Queens
Bounty was laid out in land in
the township of Thornton-le-Beans
and goes by the name of Oxmoor closes or Pilriggs.
for SOWERBY
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Data transcribed by
Lin Duke © 2015.
from photography by Colin Hinson