. The history of the ancient borough of Pontefract, containing an interesting account of its castle, and the three different sieges it sustained, during the civil war, with notes and pedigrees, of some of the most distinguished royalists and parliamentarians, chiefly drawn from manuscripts never before published . ouiilry are of a yery differentopinion to this celebrated antiquary. Theyenjoy essential benefit from the latter, while theformer, if it had been suffered to remain, wouldbe wholly useless. The plate will furnish the reader with auidea of this structure ^ and the only circum-stance w
. The history of the ancient borough of Pontefract, containing an interesting account of its castle, and the three different sieges it sustained, during the civil war, with notes and pedigrees, of some of the most distinguished royalists and parliamentarians, chiefly drawn from manuscripts never before published . ouiilry are of a yery differentopinion to this celebrated antiquary. Theyenjoy essential benefit from the latter, while theformer, if it had been suffered to remain, wouldbe wholly useless. The plate will furnish the reader with auidea of this structure ^ and the only circum-stance which merits notice, is some account ofthe man by whose munificence it was following is the inscription. ** Erected byMrs. Elizabeth Dupier, relict of Solomon Du-pier, gentleman, in a cheerful and generouscompliance with his benevolent intention, 1734. Solomon Dupier is said to hav€ been oneof the garrison of Gibralter, at the time it wastaken by Sir G. Rooke. It is probable thatthere had been some good understanding, betweenthe admiral and this gentleman, previous. iQ theattack made on that place; and the success ofthe attack might in part be owing to the ser-vices which he rendered. Whatever truth theremay be in this conjecture, he came over to^England, and together with d Gapt, , who* I. THE TOWH-HAILI., ,,^ t U. SlSTORY OF PONTEFRACT, 443 had been with Rooke, came and resided makes him a pensioner; and consider-ing ail things, it is not improbable. Oil the first erection of the cross, the roofwas flat, and surrounded with a balustrade; butthe roof decaying it was new roofed in the stylein which it is now seen. Tozvns Hall, This is an elegant modern structure. Onentering the market place from the west, thisbuilding catches the eye and arrests the lower part is in the antique style, andgives to it the appearance of great this part are two rooms for prisoners. Thepillasters which grace the front are of theDoric or
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