Mrs. Jane Douglas, of Peterborough, is lady of the manor, The parish contains about 4000 acres of land, The soil is clay, the fences Quick thorn hedges, tithes exonerated. The principal proprietors of land are Mrs. Douglas, Lord Gwyder, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Sir W. E. Welby, Denton, C. Manwaring, Esq, Goltho, and B. Smith Esq. Horbling. The parisk was inclosed A. D. 1765.

DUNSBY.

Is a village in the hundred of Aveland, in the parts of Kesteven, about 5 miles nearly south from Folkingham, and nearly North from Bourn.

Domesday Account.

Land of the Bishop of Lincoln.-In Dunesbi (Dunsby) Aldene had five carucates of land to be

taxed. Land-to as many ploughs, Ralph a vassal of the Bishop's has there two ploughs, and six villanes, and six bordars, and thirteen sokemen having seven ploughs. There is a priest and church, and one hundred acres of meadow, and one hundred acres of wood pasture here and there Value in King Edward's time sixty shillings, now four pounds. Tallaged at twenty shillings.

Land of the Bishop of Lincoln.-In Dunesbi (Dunsby) inland of this manor, one carucate of land to be taxed. Land to one plough. villanes have there half a plough, and twenty acres of meadow, and forty-three acres of wood.

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The land of Aldene in Dunesbi (Dunsby) which Bishop Remigius holds, and the Abbot of Peterborough claims, the jury of the wapentake say was not St. Peter's in King Edward's time,

William de Morton held in the hundred of Dunsby and Morton, in the time of Henry II. a knight's fee of the Bishop of Lincolu, and the Bishop of the King." (Testa de Nevill.)

This village is a part of the eminent charity of Thomas Sutton Esq. the founder of the char ter house, on which this manor and advowson is settled.

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*This benevolent institution is situated at the top

The divines who have been educated at this school, are always entitled, and for the most part presented, to the livings belonging to the lands with which it is endowed, of these Dr. Thomas Greaves was rector of this parish, he was a very learned man, and particularly in the oriental languages, in which he was so skilled, that he became deputy Professor of the Arabic Lectures at Oxford, in the absence of Dr. Pocock in 1637. In 1666 he removed from Dansby, and settled at Beny field in Northamtonshire, but, in his advanced age, being slow of speech, and having a bad utterance, his parishioners did not like him, which rendered him so uneasy that he resigned the living there, and retired to his own es

of Charter-house-lane, Smithfield, in London. It was formerly a priory for Monks of the Carthusian order, but in the year 161, it was converted, by Thomas Sutten into a magnificent Hospital, in which is a Master, a Preacher, a head Schoolmaster, and a second Master, with forty four boys, and eight decayed Gentlemen who have been merchants, or military men.

The boys are instructed in Classical learning, and the pensioners are allowed 141 per annum, besides a gown, provisions, fire, and lodgings. This institution also supports twenty nine Students at the Universities. The priory was alienated by the rapacious earl of suffolk for thirteen thousand pounds, to Mr. Sation, who made the above dignified use of bis purchase. In ene of the great rooms, is a half-length portrait of this good

man.

fate at Weldon, where he died the 22nd of May, 1676, and a plain monument, with a latin inscription, which was erected to his memory, declares his worth. (Magna Britannia.)

The Church.

Is a good Norman building consisting of a nave, Lorth and south ailes, a chancel and tower steeple. The pulpit is neat, and it contains some stalls, and some pews; in the belfry are some clustered pillars with elegan: cornices,

We noticed the following inscriptions -A marble monument to the memory of Martha wife of John Basket rector of this church, who died 10. Dec. 1746 aged 43. Another to the memory of the Rev. Irton Marthwaite who died in 1793, aged 44 years. Another to the memory of the Rev. C. Lydgould who died 1701, aged 42. Another to John Green, Gent, who died in 1693, aged 43.

There is a good statue in the west end. The living is a rectory valued in the king's books at 12l. 14s. 7d. Patrons, the governors of the CharThe church is dedicated to All

ter house.

Saints.

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MODERN STATE.

The Governors of the Charter house are Lords of the manor. The parish contai is about 2000 acres of land, the fences are thorn hedges, the tithes exonerated by money in lieu. It is principally grazing land. The principal proprietors of land are the Lords of the manor, and Sir G. Heathcote. Here is a stone Cross in the road near the church.

In the Hall close, in a moat, is a chalybeate spring; the ancient manor house stood here, and was moated round, its scite was a little to the south of the present house inhabited by Mr. Laurence.

Every house in the town has been built within these last 15 or 20 years, so that it is quite a new town.

SEMPRINGHAM.

SEMPRINGHAM is in the wapentake of Ave