Whereas I, Richard Robinson, Clerk of the Chapel of Egton in the North Riding of Yorkshire, hath this day made Oath before one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said Riding, that Joseph Readman, weaver of Egton aforesaid, makes it a common practice with many others to play at quoits on the Lord's Day, for 1arge sums of money to the great detriment of their families, and to the scandal of all sober-minded people, and that particularly on the sixth of June instant, a Sunday, when the said Richard Robinson was returning from church, he saw the said Joseph Readman and others at quoits after their usual manner, contrary to the Act of Parliament in that case made.

This is therefore to command you the said constable to summon them, the said Joseph Readman and others to personally appear before me at my house in Whitby in the said Riding, on Saturday next at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause why the penalty of three & sixpence should not be levied on their respective goods and chattels, for the use of the poor of the said parish, pursuant to the said Act. Given under my hand and seal, l3th Day of June 1773.

Richard Robinson.

The sequel to this is not known.

John Constable, the eldest brother of Mrs. Thomas Smith married Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Creswell of Minkculing & Doddington. During the Civil War, he raised and equipped several troops of horse amongst his tenants and neighbours, and drilled and manoevoured them on Knayton & Upsall commons. He fought at Marston Moor, afterwards fled to Holland, where he died of a broken heart. He had two sons Joseph & Ralph, & two daughters Elizabeth & Everilda, the latter accompanied him into exile.

Joseph Constable, younger brother of John, was an officer in the Royalist army, & was slain at Copredy Bridge 1645. Mary Constable, their youngest sister, married William Tocketts of Tocketts, near Guisborough, so she was not far away from her sister at Egton Bridge.

Died at Egton in 1768, Mr. William Keld farmer & grazier, who, from a very small fortune, aquired an estate worth more than £30,000, which he generously distributed amongst his poor relations & dependants. At his funeral were expended, 110 dozen of penny loaves, 8 large hans, 8 legs of veal, 20 stone of beef, 16 stone of mutton, 15 stone of Cheshire cheese, and 20 ankers of ale, beside what was distributed to about 1000 poor people who had sixpence each given to them.

Three ladies of the name of OGDEN are buried before the church door under three long stones; the Lordship belonged to them. No record has ever been found of the above ladies, any information about them will be gladly received by the writer. Egton l935

W.G. Ward

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