Scriven and District Authorities

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1 Return to Atkinson Papers Title Source Scriven and District Authorities Atkinson Papers Date Prime Source Harrogate Library Atkinson Papers 1923 May 7 - Aug. 13. Epitome Scriven and District Authorities: A. Ordnance Survey 6ins to the mile. Map of Knaresborough and District, Record Map, Sheet 154. B. Bartholomew: Map of Harrogate + Dist. (1/2 inch to mile) C. Ordnance Survey of Knaresborough, (5ft. to a mile) Sheet1. D. Baines: Hist. + Gazetteer of Yorkshire, 1822 E. White: West Riding Gazeteer,1838. F. Speight: Nidderdale. G. Wheater: Knaresborough and its rulers. H. Hargrove: Knaresborough (4 th ed ) K. Moorman: West-Riding Place-Names. (Thoresby Soc Vol.Xviii) L. Calverley: History of Knaresborough, M. Slingsby s Diary, ed. By Carsons, N. Morris: Historical Outlines of Eng. Accidents P. Wright- Wulcher Vocabularies. R. Atkinson: Goldsborough. S. Annals of England. T. Grainge: Hist. Of Harrogate + Forest. W. Speight: Kirkby Overblow and District. Z. Pepys: Diary. 2 A. Evelyn: Diary. 2 B. Thorburn: Coins of Great Britain + Ireland. 2 C. Rawlings: Story of British Coinage. 2D. Wheatley: Samuel Pepys. 2E. Carlyle: Cromwell: Letters + Speeches F Welban: North Riding of Yorks. 2G. Leadman: Battles fought in Yorks. 2H Belloc: Warfare in England.

2 2K Maynall: Annals of Yorkshire 2L Tait: Analysis of Eng. History. 2M. Yorks. Archeol. Jrnl, Pt. 91 (vol. xxiii) Clay: Gentry of Yorks. in Civil War. 2N Inderwick: Interregnum 2P Wade: British History. 2R Reprint: The Intelligence no jan to 5 Feb S. Lockhart: Life of Sir W,. Scott ( abridged) ( Dent s Edition) 2T Memoirs of Sir Harry Slingsby and Memoirs of Capt. Hodgson. Edinburgh W Smith: Staffordshire 2Z. Gourales: London in AA Dod: Peerage BB Bradley: Wiltshire. 2CC Off. Catalogue of Exhibition in Leeds DD Annual Register, EE Annual Register, FF Mogg-Paterson: Roads. 2GG Official Handbook to Knaresborough HH. Crockford: Clerical Directory, 1911 ( Mr Pape) 2KK Bartholemew: Map of Yorkshire. 2LL Parr s Almanack MM Parr s Almanack NN Kelly s Handbook to the Titled, Landed, + Official Classes, (Harrogate Ref. Lib) 2PP Navy List, July, 1923 ( H. Ref.Lib.) 2RR Who s Who, ( Harrogate Ref Lib.) 2SS Yorks. Archeol. Jrnl, Pt.57 (vol XV). (Warburton s Journal etc) 2TT Yorks Archeol. Jrnl. Pt61. (vol. XVI). ( Building Contract +c) 2WW Ordnance Map (folding) Harrogate and District (.?.. coloured) 2ZZ Scriven Park footpaths: Correspondence. 3A Geological Survey Memoir 93 NW N + E Harrogate, B Davis + Lees: West Yorkshire. 1. Situation of Scriven + Scriven Park. B:A 2. Encroachment of Knaresborough upon Scriven; incorporation of New Scriven. ( prior to 1909) 3. In years gone by (1850 about) There were a workhouse and other structures on Scriven green. C:A 4. Old House with mullioned windows; anciently the King s Head public house. C:DI88: Eii In 1822 there was another public-house, the Lord Nelson. DI There is now neither church, chapel, school, institute, nor public-house, all these needs being supplied by Knaresborough. 7. The brick house by the Lingerfield road-side, and directly opposite the park gates is what is left of the old Manor House, the house of the Slingsbys before Scriven Hall was built (16 th -cent building). F332: 8. The arms cut in stone on the old Manor House are those of Slingsby. F The tree on the green was planted in 184, when Sir Charles Slingsby came of age. F332.

3 10. Speight says there were at one time three public-houses in Scriven, viz- Shoulder of Mutton, the last closed about (F332). The Three Horseshoes, the middle win, facing down the green, closed before (F332). The (old) King s Head. On the right of the last named win; closed before 1854 (F332) F There were thatched cottages on the green, one of them being the blacksmith s. F Scriven is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of 10 or 11 berewicks subordinate to Knaresboro : containing 6 carucates (like Brearton + Knares itself) Epit (Knares.)- 4: F274: G Hargrove s explanation of the name Scriven as probably implying the residence of the Grave or Steward ( Gscrifen?, Brit,.?) H122, note. 14. Wheater s derivation,- The ring scraped off, from Scotton. G Prof Moorman s spelling s + derivation: Scrauinghe, Scrauinge (1086); Scravin (1167) Screvene (1300); Screvyn ( ); Scryveyn (1379) The little caves -or hovels (The place) of the cave-dwellers, the dwellers in the hovels. K164 Margin note cf. Brown s note from Skeat. 16. Evidence of Scandinavian influence on the name Scriven. K The earliest Scrivens ( Foresters of Knaresborough ) claimed descent from one Gamel, the fowler, who is said to have had a confirmation of his land in Scriven from Hen. I M383-4; 385-6,+ notes; F382; cf G96: 18. The Scrivens assumed an hereditary right in the office of Steward or Chief Forester of F of Knaresborough F329-30: M385-6: 387-8:( illegible margin note in pencil) 19. The Scrivens made a number of marriages with local heiresses,+ thus acquired much of the adjoining land. M 384-5: cf. F The last of the Scrivens was Henry de Scriven ( temp. Edw.II) who had two daughters, Johanna and Agnes. M385: F Johanna Scriven married Wm de Slingsby of Studley in M385:387: F330 ( A.D. 1328): cf L Wm de Slingsby was the descendant of a family located at Slingsby, N Riding, from time of John to that of Edw.I. M387: (L): F The second son of the marriage, Richard Slingsby inherited the Scriven estates, and the office of Chief Forester. M387-8: (L): F Richard Slingsby married the daughter of Wm Nesfield, of Scotton, and died M388091: (L). 25. The Poll Tax of Scriven, F104: (Barker: both surname + trade). 26. Poll Tax- Alicia Blawhorn, Brewster. The ster indicates a woman. F104: N89-90:cf. Pi th cent. 27. One of the descendants of Richard Slingsby, last named, was John (5 th in descent: son of the grandson of the grandson of Richard), who was mortally wounded at Flodden Sept. 9, M393: (L);H126: 28. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas M393: (L): 394-5: H126: 29. Peter, another son of John (27), was Keeper of Knaresborough Castle. M393(L): M239:H126: 30. His (29) daughter, Anne, married Wm Goldesburgh of Goldisboro Hall M303 (L): R 284 cf. H126:

4 31. The daughter of these (30) was heiress of Goldsborough, married Edmond Kightly, and contested the estates with her uncle, Richard Goldsburgh. M393-4(L): R28-31: 32. Francis Slingsby, eldest son of Thomas (28), succeeded + married the daughter of Sir Thos Percy. M395-6(L): H127: 33. She, Mary, (32) was sister of Thomas and Henry Percy, successively Earls of Northumberland, after their uncle. Their history and connections. M396-8: H127:2CC.p.302, no Francis Slingsby died in 1600; his wife in 1598; + they are buried in the Slingsby Chapel, Knaresboro. M398: L):H127: 35. Their eldest son, Thomas, was drowned in the Nidd, M402: (L): H127: 36. The 6 th son, Charles, became rector of Rotherbury, Northumberland. M403(L):H127: 37. The 7 th Wm was knighted. M403: H127. Travelled in Italy: detained at Como. M403:243-5 (L): Born CG310(3097) Served in the fleet which attacked the Azores, but missed the Indian fleet in M403:250-2: 252-4: cf.sii 319, + note o: 2 CC. 310 (3097) Appointed Hon. Carver to Anne of Denmark, M403(L). Made Deputy Lieut. Of Middlesex, 1617 M403: (L). Said to have been the discoverer of the Harrogate Spa (Old) in (?in 1600) H68: T127:W153:2CC310: 38. His daughter married John Villiers, brother of the Duke of Buckingham M404 (L) 39. One of his (37) sons, Henry, was Master of the Mint to Charles II. M404(L): 2CC.310 (3096) Mentionned by Pepys- Z67 ( new coinage, 18 Feb ) Z128 (24 Nov 1662) Blondeau s new coinage. Z146 (9 Mar ) Discussion on currency and hoarding. Z231 ( 27 Jan ) Amount of currency: folly of prohibiting export. Mentioned by Evelyn- 2A288 ( 6 Sept 1662) Dined 2A331 ( 17 July 1667) dined 2A317 (27 Aug 1666) Inspection of St Paul s. 2A391 (15 Aug 1676) dined: 2A400 (20Jly 78) Dined at Mint 2A411 ( 25 Sept 1679) Dined: 2A461 (3 Dec 1684) Sheldon s medals. 2A290 (27 Nov. 1662) Dined: 2A346 (19Jly 1670) His house + estate, Burrow Green; Mentioned by Evelyn cont d.- 2A355 ( 26May 1671) Sec to the Council of Trade. 2A381 (2 Dec 1674) Music at his house. 2A413 ( 2 Nov. 1679),,,,,,: Instruments. Son and daughter played. 2A512 in decayed circumstances ( 12 Jan 1688). The mill and screw method of coining was permanently revised under Hen. Slingsby, and hammered money superseded ( gradually ). 2B76:2C91: The motto Decus et Tutamen ( Our) Ornament and Defence_ now first used : attributed to Slingsby. 2C92: M404: 2B The 8 th son of Francis (34) and Mary Slingsby was Guilford, knighted. M405: (L): H127. Comptroller of the Navy, M405: 2D275: cf.z174, note 41. His (40) son, Guilford, killed at Guisboro M406, note. 42. Sir/Col Robert Slingsby, son of Guilford (40) M406 + note: Knighted at the Restoration; made Comptroller of the Navy; but dies M406 note: 2D276: cf.z54:64:69.60: Death Z85: Z43 + note:: Z Col. Walter Slingsby, son of Guilford (40) M406-7, + notes: 44. Arthur Slingsby, 7 th son of Guilford (40) M407 + note: Z174 + note: Z191: Z216: 2A297 (twice): 2A487: 45. Francis, 9 th son + heir of Francis and Mary Slingsby knighted. M407-8 (L): H127: 46. Henry, 4 th was knighted in 1602 M408:2CC p.310: no3094: Placed on the Council of the North: several times Vice-President. M408: High Sheriff of Yorks, M408:2CC,310: Fined for non-attendance at the Assizes M408: 267,+ note: 2C310: Died Buried Slingsby Chapel. M409: 2CC 310.

5 47. Sir Henry s daughters made matches with the families of Metcalfe, Bethell, Fenwick, Waterton, Stapleton, and Ingram ( whence Lord Irwin). M410-12: 48. Sir Henry s (kt s) eldest son, Wm. Killed at Florence, 1617 M410: 49. His 3 rd son, Thomas, Royalist Colonel, died M410.Sir Henry Slingsby, bart. (diarist)born, 14 Jan M.V:2CCp310(309) 50. Sir Henry Slingsby, bart. ( diarist ) Born, 14 Jan., M V: 2CCp. 310 (3095) Schooled at Foston. M VI Entered Queen s Coll. Cambridge, Jan Stayed until1621. MVI Married (Hon) Barbara Bellasyse, daughter of first Viscount Fauconbery, (2 nd wife) MVI-VII. (The grandson of Viscount Fauconbery married Mary Cromwell, Nov EV89: IV169: MXVII:2FII667) Created baronet of Nova Scotia, MVII: 2CC.310(3095). Commenced his diary in 1638, and continued it for ten years. MVIII:1:180: Returned as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough to both the Short and Long Parliaments of MVII-VIII:M0-1:63-64:R32:2EIII29: Disabled from sitting 1642;+ attended Parliament no more 2EIII 29: cf SII424+ note C Lady (Barbara) Slingsby died, 31 Dec M VII: 73: Receives a Commission to c0mmand the Regiment of the train bands of the City of York, 11 May, M76: Slingsby gives a vague + sketchy account of the early hostilities in Yorks, probably from the hearsay for he hardly writes like one taking an active part. M York invested by the English + Scotch forces combined, early in M : 2G117-8:2H227. Prince Rupert relieves the siege of York M110-2: 2G : 2H227-8:SII434. Councils of War in York. 2G121-2: cf 2H228. Marston Moor + the flight to York, M :2G122-10:11:2H229-30:S II 43,n.: Prince Rupert marches out of York; York surrenders. M114-6: 2G12-3: 161: S II 43. Slingsby + Hutton march out of York together + go to Skipton; Slingsby to Furness. M116:118:122-3:R32-33: Slingsby s marches + skirmishes in Furness M Resolve to leave Lancashire, + go to Yorks. M Resolve to go to Newark + Oxford. M133: : Skirmish at Daventry, 164. Slingsby goes to Oxford. Quarters with Sir W Parkhurst, Master of Mint (Oxford) M 138: cf. 2A 21, 1637: cf. 2B61. March out of Oxford, May, 164 Capture of Leicester. M 143-8: S II 43f: 2H233. Fairfax attacks Oxford; is ordered to pursue the King. Naseby, 14 June. M148-12: 2H233-: S II 438. Slingsby escapes to Leicester; thence through Lichfield to Hereford + Raglan. M 13-7: S II 438. The King (+ Slingsby), with the intention of joining Montrose, marches to Welbeck. M 17-8: cf. S II 438.

6 He changes his mind, withdraws to Stamford, and thence to Oxford. M : cf. S II 438. Huntingdon taken by the way. M 19: S II 438. The King marches westward to Hereford, thence to relief of Chester. Rowton Heath, 23 Sept. M 162: : S II 439: 2A23. The King escapes to Denbigh, + by late marches crosses to Newark. (Oct) M : S II 439. A party of northern horse making a dash to Montrose were attacked at Sherburn. Hutton slain: Ro.. Slingsby wounded. M 171: 172: S II 439: 2K I 83. Pays a secret visit to his own house, from Newark for money. M 173: The King goes to Oxford. M 173: S II 439: Newark invested by the Scots: the King escapes from Oxford, + surrenders himself to the Scots: Newark delivered up, 7 May M : M178: S II 440. Slingsby goes northward with the Scots army; + at Topcliffe is commanded by the King to return home. Goes to Newborough, + thence to Red House. M 179: cf note: cf. 2 F II The Mayor of York sends soldiers to apprehend him; but he hides ( in his own house? ) and escapes. Close confinement at home. M180. The King s fate. M Sir Henry s estates sequestered. M ref, XI:332: cf. 2M.374 In 164 his three children petition for a house + allowance from the sequestered estates. M In July 1646 Sir Henry petitions to compound. 2M 374. His estates are ordered to be sold in M 374: M 343-9: They are bought by his nephew, Slingsby Bethell + his Robt. Stapleton. M 34934: XI. Slingsby Bethell was Sheriff of London in M note: W93. He was MP for Knaresboro in 161 W 93: L87. Sir Henry was involved in the plot for a rising in the North in 16 planned by the Earl of Rochester, at the same time as Wagstaffe s + Penruddrel s at Salisbury. M XI:cf 2 N 197-9: 2 E IV Cf. 2 P 211: The evidence against the northern conspirators in 16 does not appear to have been sufficient to convict them by the ordinary legal processes. 2 N The military districts and the system of the Major-Generals was set up about this time. O Oct 16) 2P 211: 2 E IV 114-: 2 L Sir Henry arraigned at York, Jan 1656, before Col. Robt. Lilburne + others for plotting, + sentenced. Imprisoned in Hull. M Pref. XII-XIII + notes: 2 E IV 112. Probably not closely confined until M XIII. Early in 1658 Ormonde was plotting in England. He fled, March, M XIII: 2 E V 100: 125;131;cf. 2 P 213: cf. 2 N Sir Henry being then ( removed to, or ) confined in the garrison at Hull, tried to suborn the Parliamentary officers, + went so far as to give a royal commission to Waterhouse. < XIV-XV: :441:2 N 251: 2 E V A High Court of Justice appointed for the trial of Sir Henry, Dr Hewet and John Mordaunt, 27 Apr M Pref. XV + note: 2 N 21:

7 Composition and character of the Commonwealth High Courts of Justice. 2 N 249-0: 2 R 7, last paragraph: M XV, note : 2 N 22-7: Trial of Sir Henry + others, 2 May + 2 June 168. M : 2N 27: 2 E V 133. Sentences passed + modified. (2 June) M : XVI-XVII + notes; 2 P 213. Execution of Sir Henry, 8 June, M 440-1: XIX 2 E V 133-4:M 412 Buried in Knaresboro Church. M 412: cf.441. Whitelock s opinion of Dr Hewet ( 0n trial ) the doctor did not carry himself prudently 2N 27, note The Edinburgh edition of Slingsby s memoirs 1886, edited by Sir Walter Scott. 2T: M Pref. XXI-XXII: 2 S 19: Daniel Parson s Edition, M. Slingsby s A Father s Legacy, York M :?- 236: XXII: 2C 310 (It appears to have been published in the lifetime of Sir Thomas, grandson of the diarist.- M ) The original MS of the diary appears to be lost; a certified copy was made by Sir Savile Slingsby ( afterwards 7 th bart.) in 1714-: He died in 1780, and must have been young, perhaps very young, in His father married in 1692, and he was the third son. M Pref. XXII: 414-5: 51. Sir Thomas Slingsby, bart., married Dorothy Craddock, of Caverswall Castle, Staffs. Died about M 413:414: F 331: cf.2w85:129. M413. He was High Sheriff of Yorks., F331: He was M.P. for Knaresboro, 1678-(?)1682. F329,note: L Sir Thomas s brother, Henry; was a Gent. Of Privy Chamber to Charles II, and a member of the first Council of the Royal Soc., after its incorporation. M413: 2Z92:cf. 2A287 (21Aug. 1662). 53. Barbara, daughter of the diarist, married Sir John Talbot, of Lacock, Wilts M413: XX: cf. 2 BB78: 104: 116: Sir Henry (III) succeeded his father in or about 1685; died, s.p.1692 M414: F331: He was M.P. for Knaresboro, M414: L87-88: F329, note. 55. Sir Thomas (II) succeed his brother (54) in 1692, + in the same year married Miss Sarah Savile, of Methley. M414-5: F Their sister Barbara ( daugh. of Thomas I) married 1 Sir Richard Mauleverer. 2 John, Lord Arundel of Trerice. 3. Thomas, Earl of Pembroke + Montgomery. M Sir Henry (IV), son of Sir Thomas (II), succeeded to the title. Born, D M415. He married, Jane, daughter of John Aislabie of Studley, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the South Sea Scheme. M415: 2P366: 339: 342b: 343b: 363: 365: 365-6: ( Laid out Studley, 2CC 313 (3121) (cf. 2C316) He represented Knaresborough in 1713, 1722, 1754, in he had his cousin, the Hon. Richard Arundel, associated with him. M415: L88: F329, note. 58. Sir Thomas (III), brother of Sir Henry (IV).succeeded. Many years blind. Born, Died, s.p. 18 Jan M415: H Sir Savile, brother of Sir Henry (IV) and Sir Thomas (III), succeeded. Born, A merchant. Died, unmarried Nov M415: H128: 2DD(252)

8 Charles, a fourth brother and a barrister, died before Sir Savile. He married Miss Turner of Kirkleath and had two children Sarah, s.p.,and Thomas Turner. M415: H128: F331: A sister of Sir Savile, Mary, was Maid of Honour to Queen Anne, married Thomas Duncombe ( 18 Aug. 1714); + from her the Earls of Feversham are descended. M415: H129: 2AA Sir Thomas (IV) Turner Slingsby, succeeded his uncle, Sir Savile, Born, Died, 11 Apr., Twice married. Had 2 sons, Thomas + Charles. M415-6: H129: F331: High Sheriff of Yorkshire, M415: H129: 2EE[252]: F Sir Thomas (V), born 10 Jan., 1775, succeeded 1806, died at Brighton, Feb M416: F331: High Sheriff of Yorks., M216: His brother, Charles, was living at Loftus Hill about F.F.241,s.v. Ferensby: He married Emma Margaret Atkinson at Ripley in 1823, had two children Charles and Emma Louisa Catherine and died in Bur., Slingsby Chapel M416: 62. Sir Charles Slingsby, 10 th and last bart. Born 22 Aug., 1824; succeeded, 1835; drowned, 4 Feb., M416: F Entered the Royal Horse Guards, 1843; Lieutenant, 1845; retired, F331. Deputy-Lieutenant + magistrate for the West Riding. F331: Drowned in the Ure near Newby Hall, 4 Feb., F331:290: 2GG30. Monument + Memorial to, Knares Church. F290: 2GG30. Miss Slingsby married Capt. Thos. Leslie, F331. Capt. Thos Leslie took the name + arms of Slingsby. His career. F331-2: Mrs Slingsby, born 6 Feb., 1829; died 24 June Mural tablet, Slingsby Chapel, Knares. 64. The estates passed to the Rev. Charles Slingsby Atkinson, son of the Rev. Atkinson, and a cousin of Sir Charles and Mrs Slingsby. Cf. 2HHH.s.v.Slingsby (formerly Atkinson): + 2HH s.v. Atkinson. The Rev C. S. Atkinson and his father were both rectors of Kirby Sigston near Northallerton, which is in the patronage of the Slingsbys. 2HH s.v. Slingsby: s.v. Atkinson: 2FII334: cf.2kk. Killed in the hunting field, 14 Nov Buried at Moor Monkton, 19 Nov LL, Nov. Memorial dedicated to him in Moor Monkton Church, 16 Nov M,M.Nov. 65. The successor to the estates was Commander Charles H.A.Slingsby, R.N. eldest son of the Rev C.S. 2NN, s.v.: His rank and services. 2P.P.2041: 1937a: Litigation respecting the legitimacy of his (adopted) son. His wife dies, Jan 1925