Folk lore of East Yorkshire . nd that meant the best the housecould provide. Sancton was a place famous for cock-fighting, the sportbeing under the special patronage of the clergyman, of whomit is related that, reversing the usual order of things, he fellasleep during the singing of a long psalm, and, on beingawakened by the clerk, cried out All Iight, a guinea onblack cock! Black cock a guinea. Hence the Sanctonpeople,especially the worse lot, are known as Sancton Cockins. The last man executed on Hornsea Gibbet bore the nameof Pennell; so that name is given to the poaching, loafingset of vag
Folk lore of East Yorkshire . nd that meant the best the housecould provide. Sancton was a place famous for cock-fighting, the sportbeing under the special patronage of the clergyman, of whomit is related that, reversing the usual order of things, he fellasleep during the singing of a long psalm, and, on beingawakened by the clerk, cried out All Iight, a guinea onblack cock! Black cock a guinea. Hence the Sanctonpeople,especially the worse lot, are known as Sancton Cockins. The last man executed on Hornsea Gibbet bore the nameof Pennell; so that name is given to the poaching, loafingset of vagabonds about the place, who are called HornseaPennells. Similarly, owing to an extensive robbery of bacon by aCranswick man, Cranswick Bacon became the bye-name forthe people of this village; but so angrily is this resented,that I have seen railway carriage windows broken by thenatives, because some traveller uttered the offensive this place it is said, there was only one honest man inCranswick, and he stole a PATRINGTON CHURCH.(THE QUKKN OF ). FOLK LORE OF EAST YORKSHIRE. 101 Patrington Cliurch is the Queen of Holderness, and rightworthily it merits the name; but, owing to so many of itsvicars dying shortly after their appointment, it has acquireda bad name, Patrington kill priest. The present popularvicar (Rev. H. E. Maddock, ) told me that, shortlyafter his arrival, he enquired of his parishoners if they knewof such a saying, and they replied that it was well known,but they had not told him for fear of disheartening clock on this church came from Louth (Lines), whereits incorrect time-keeping gave rise to a proverb, As falseas Louth clock; and even now, one of its two faces alwaysshews the time one hour and five minutes before the native of this place, having no exalted opinion of hisfellow townsmen, is reported to have said For feeals (fools)an thick heeads cum ti Pathrinton. The splendid pile of St. Augustines, Hedon, grand
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