b'Surrender of Bishop WiltonKate PrattT he change of ownership of the manor of Bishopand Bishop Burton were surredered to Henry VIII in Wilton from the Archbishops of York to the1542/43 by Archbishop Lee [1531-1544] and both crown has been covered by Andrew Sefton in hiswere included in the re-grant made by Queen Mary to article in Bulletin 6. A snippet of information adds toArchbishop Heath [1555-1560].our understanding 1 : The manors of Bishop Wilton 1From Episcopal Palaces: Province of York, R. S. Rait (Constable, 1911)Feedback from Captain William CookVery soon after the publication of Bulletin 17 we received a letter from Captain Cook in Canada with comments on a number of previous Bulletins and some new memories. An extract of his feedback is provided here.M any thanks for the latest Bulletin, No 17, whichBackgroundarrived a few days ago. I remember the children in the Barton family. The eldest, Freda, was about theLord Whartons Charitysame age as I was. Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (1613 1696), In Bulletin No 16, on page 34, there is mention ofa puritan and non-conformist, was a favourite of Oliver the Bardwell family of Bolton Hall & that Mr T. F. N.Cromwell. He founded his Bible charity before he Bardwell was the Lord of the Manor of Bishop Wilton.died for the distribution of bibles to children for their No doubt he was the Mr Bardwell at whose funeral wepersonal use outside of the church or school. He left choir boys sang, Bulletin No 15 page 6. lands near York (known as the Bible Lands) in his In 1931 I was presented with a Bible and Prayerwill to support the charity. Although they were sold Book by the Rev. Richard Fawcett. Eventually I tookin 1871, there have been sufficient funds remaining the Bible to sea with me but it was lost when myto maintain distribution up until the present day. The ship, the ATHELKNIGHT, was torpedoed & sunkbibles (and eventually prayer books) were not given by a German U-boat on 26 May 1942. The prayeraway freely, they had to be earned.The terms of his book remained at home but, over the years, haswill required the recipients to learn the 1st, 15th, 25th, become a little battered [see photos of the cover and37th, 101st, 113th and 145th psalms. the inside dedication on following page]. I wonder ifBibles are still distributed to under eighteen year similar books are still presented to young people inolds, now dependent on evidence of bible study rather Bishop Wilton - and who was Lord Wharton and whatthan learning by rote. The source of this information 1connection had he with the village & its church? ends its account of the charity by saying: So such Talking - or rather writing - about the church, inbibles are not rare. Many thousands have been one of the windows on the south side there was apresented through more than 300 years but it does bust of Sir Christopher Cradock. As you may know,show that the original recipients worked hard to earn in the First World War he was the Admiral in chargetheir Bibles and will probably have treasured them for of a small fleet of British R. N. vessels that fought ina lifetime.the Battle of Cape Coronel. Unfortunately he lost the battle & he was killed. The German squadron thatSir Christopher Cradocksank Cradocks ship was later wiped out by the BritishSir Christopher Cradock was born in 1862 at at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. Hartforth near Gilling, north of Richmond in Yorkshire. I dont know what the reason was for having theHe was the 4th son of Christopher Cradock Esq. JP bust of Sir Christopher in the village church. Perhapswhose ancestor purchased the manor of Hartforth in he was a friend of the Sykes family. 1720.Occasionally I see Mr Rhodes name mentioned inThere is a marble wall memorial to Sir Christopher the Bulletin. He followed Mr Dearnley as headmasterin the church at Gilling West outlining his naval career of Bishop Wilton School in 1930. Heres a photo of Mr& listing the honours & medals he won. There is also a Rhodes & his grand-daughter - taken after he retiredmemorial to him in York Minster.[see following page]. He died in WWI along with 1600 others of his force, when, as Rear Admiral, he commanded the British Squadron at the Battle of Cape Coronel, Chile, 1http://gmb.orpheusweb.co.uk/lowrow/bible.html346 BULLETIN 18'