Don I am sure you will get replies from the rootsweb but I am only saying that some years ago I was friendly with the Land Agent to the Wharton Estate and at The Great Yorkshire Show recall being introduced to the present head of the family. I did visit Skelton but never managed to see the Castle. I knew more of their estate at Gilling West Near Richmond as the village entered Yorkshire in Bloom and I was a Judge at the time. Also I have visited Gilling church to search for my ELGEY's. I also know that Bibles were often presented by these landed families and have seen one from Castle Howard, Viscount Morpeth, son of The Earl of Carlisle, presented them to people on the Estate. Mark Halifax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Coulson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:22 PM Subject: [NYorks] The will of Philip, Lord Wharton, 1696 > . > +OK > Received: from smtp-in4.blueyonder.co.uk ([172.23.146.15]) by cluster4 > with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); > Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:24:24 +0000 > Received: from eback04.blueyonder.co.uk ([195.188.53.215]) by > smtp-in4.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); > Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:24:24 +0000 > Received: from [172.23.170.142] (helo=anti-virus02-09) > by eback04.blueyonder.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.52) > id 1FDOg2-0000Mi-4E; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:23:18 +0000 > Received: from [66.43.27.41] (helo=lists5.rootsweb.com) > by exim14.blueyonder.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.52) > id 1FDOfz-0008MJ-H0; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:23:15 +0000 > Received: (from [email protected]) > by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1QGMr5M027257; > Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:22:53 -0700 > Resent-Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:22:53 -0700 > X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Sun Feb 26 09:22:53 2006 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > From: "Don Coulson" <[email protected]> > Old-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:22:04 -0000 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 > X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 > Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/10800 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > Subject: [NYorks] The will of Philip, Lord Wharton, 1696 > X-Envelope-To: [email protected] > Return-Path: [email protected] > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Feb 2006 16:24:24.0523 (UTC) > FILETIME=[1B3E39B0:01C63AF1] > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I have in my possession a Holy Bible presented in 1913 to my Aunt. > > The front cover is printed in gold as follows:- > > > > By the will of > > PHILIP, LORD WHARTON,1696. > > ______ > > Presented 1913. > > > > > > Inside the cover is printed the following:- > > > > > > "The memory of the just is blessed." > > Prov. x. 7. > > > > PHILIP, LORD WHARTON, > > > > > > Died February 4, 1696, aged 83, and by his will left > > to his Trustees certain estates in Yorkshire, the > > proceeds of which are to be devoted each year to > > the distribution of Bibles and other books. > > By the terms of the will the 1st, 15th, 25th, 37th, > > 101st, 113th, and 145th Psalms should be learnt, if > > possible by the recipient. > > > > This book is given by direction of present Trustees > > to-- > > ........................ > > > > of the Parish of > > > > ...................... > > > > 1913 > > > > I also have a similar Book of Common Prayer presented to the > same > > Aunt in 1914. > > > > Has anyone else come across these books and does anyone know > anything about > > this Philip, Lord Wharton? > > > > Don, born in Yorkshire, North Riding, now in Stafford, UK. > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet > http://www.snopes.com/ > <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >