"Grasmere Churchwardens' Account General Charge, 1834: to Rushes, 2/6. Grasmere in Part: to Gingerbread for Rushbearers, 5/-. General Charge, 1835: to Rushes, 2/6. Grasmere in Part: to Gingerbread for Rushbearers, 4/6. 1836, General Charge: to Rushes, 2/6. Grasmere in Part: to Gingerbread for Rushbearers, 3/6. 1837, General Charge, Grasmere in Part: to Gingerbread for Rushbearers, 3/-. 1838, General Charge, Grasmere in Part: to Ginger Bread for Rushbearers, 3/9. 1839, General Charge: to Two Years getting Rushes at 2/6, 5/-. Grasmere in Part: to Ginger Bread for Rushbearers, 1/6." APPENDIX The continuity of village life is illustrated by the following list of house names in Grasmere existing in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; all with asterisks are still there.--ED. LIST OF NAMES OF HOUSES IN GRASMERE MENTIONED IN EARLIEST CHURCH REGISTER. 1571 * The Wray. 1574 * Brimahead. 1576 The beck. " * Underhelm. " Bankhousehow. 1577 * Turnhow. 1579 Beckhousehow. " * Blintarngill. 1586 * Sick syd--(Syke side). 1600 Beckhouses. 1601 * Scorcrag. 1604 The heirig. 1611 * fforrest syd. 1612 * Howhead--(How top). 1613 * banriges--(Bainrigg). 1614 * The wick, (or) wike--(Wyke). " Wallend. 1619 * Grenhead. 1629 * Winterseeds. 1630 * The mosse. 1630 * Broadraine. 1638 * Church Steele--(stile). 1638 Knott place. 1640 * Gilfoote. 1642 * Gillside. 1644 * Hollings. " * Pademan--(Pavement End). 1646 below sike. 1651 beneath sike. 1655 * Underhow. " * Knothouses. 1656 * Thornehowe. 1669 * Tailend--(Dale end). 1672 * Mosse side. 1682 Mitchel place. " Nicols. " * Benplace. 1683 * Underhowcragge. 1684 Underlangcragge. DISTRICTS MENTIONED. 1604 Townhead. 1611 Townend. 1640 Eiesdall. INDEX. Above Beck, 192. Addison, James, 115. Adelaide, Queen, 149. Advowson, sale of, 63, 66. Agar, the Misses, 150. Airey, James, 185, 187, 188. Algiers, captives at, 214. Ambleside Chapel, 71, 89, 166, 174, 191. Ambleside Curates, 176, 177. Ambleside Hall, 183. _Ambleside Town and Chapel_, 181, _note_. Ambrose, Rev. John, 82-85, 90, 183. Appleby, 36, 53. Aston, Oxon, 39, _note_. Baisbrown, 62, 91. Banks, John, 86, 87, 126, 182. Baptists, 198, 202. Barber, Mr. Samuel, 173. Beaumont, Sir George, 151. Bell, Dr. Andrew, 172. Bellman, Mr., 146. Benson, Mrs. Dorothy, of Coat How, 130. ---- Edward, 92. ---- Francis, of Loughrigg Fold, 92, 195, 197. ---- John, 92, 183, 197. ---- Michael, 91. ---- Salomon, 73. Birkett, Christopher, 175. Braithwaite, the family of, 90, 91, 183. Brathay, 180, 191. Briefs, Church, 213, 214. Browne, Mr. George, 39, _note_. ---- MSS. of, 62, 175. Burials, 109, 110. ---- in woollen, 207. Cartmel, 12, 28 _note_, 37. Catalogue of 1661, 121. Charities, 214-216.