Drypool Team Parish, Hull, UK

Reproduced from

DRYPOOL - Being a History of the Ancient Parish of Drypool cum Southcoates
by M. Edward Ingram (1959)

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restricted meaning however. Until the eighteenth century and strictly up to the present time, the Curate is the person who has the" cure" of souls, and this was in fact Cockerrill's position. Doubtless he was related to the John Cockerrill who is mentioned in the Southcoates Court Roll for 1576. The year of his arrival at Sculcoates is entered in the margin of the register. We do not know if he came to Drypool at the same time, but it would seem likely. Unfortunately the earliest leaves of the Drypool register are lost, but the first nine pages of what remains are in his neat, scholarly hand, each page signed by him at the bottom, together with the signatures or marks of his churchwardens. It is actually a re-writing of 1598, when it was ordered that all existing registers should be re-written into a parchment book. The earliest entry is dated 1574. There are some which are not without interest.

Three of these seem to indicate a domestic tragedy. In November, 1596, Bartill Rutter was buried, followed two months later by Isbell Rutter, widow. In 1597, "Anne Rutter, a single woman drowned hirselfe and was buried the 4 daie of Julie," being a suicide she was interred" on the North side of the church."

In 1598, "uppon the 4 daie of March was buried a drowned man cast up on drypoll shore, who it was is not certainly knowne, but supposed to be Henry Danisson of Hull, a keleman."

A number of entries record the burial of strangers, or the baptisms of children, like the son of Agnes Bartrop in 1594, " this woman in hir Journey was delivered of a child in dripoll." An unusual entry of June, 1600 gives the names of sponsors, one of whom was Humphrey Hall, Rector of Patrington, and a notorious huntsman.

Sometimes the inhabitants of Sutton attended Drypool. In 1596 Dinis Wadworth, of Stoneferry, was" baptised here in the water time the 6 of March whereas they could not well pas to Sutton." The incidence of illegitimate children, who are severally described as bastard or spurius, is not high. In 1595 a pair of twins" gemelle " is recorded

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THE PARISH ARMOUR

This had to be kept in the church ready for use when needed. It was under the care of the Parish Constable. A muster Roll of 1584 gives us the extent of the parish weapons and the militia. "Common Armour, 1 corselet, 1 bow, 1 sheaf of arrows, ] harquebusse, 1 murrion," and the militia, " 3 pikemen, 6 biIlmen, 8 calevers, 7 archers."

A TROUBLED CENTURY

When the seventeenth century opened George Cockerrill was still vicar of Sculcoates and DrypooJ. Six years were to elapse before his death, and during that time several tragic events were entered by him in the register.

RECUSANTS

The Blockhouses had taken on a more sinister character during the reign of Elizabeth. Largely constructed from the demolished monastic establishments of the neighbourhood, these grim buildings were now used to house prisoners, who by adhering to the Roman obedience were politically suspect. Conditions were often appalling and the sufferings of these unfortunates great. Those who paid the penalty of their steadfast faith dragged out their wretched existence until death finally released them. Then they were buried without ceremony as the following entry shows.

" Thomas Cletheray a recusant of the North Blockhouse was put into his grave in Drypoll churchyard the 7th day of March by the meanes of Henry Garratt without the minister and without the order of buriall according to lawe." C]itherah is a local name which occurs a number of times at Sculcoates, whilst a Henry Garrat was presented in ]590 for not paying" his dueties to the Curate nor his dueties to the Churche " there.

Reproduced from

DRYPOOL - Being a History of the Ancient Parish of Drypool cum Southcoatesby M. Edward Ingram (1959)

DRYPOOL - Being a History of the Ancient Parish of Drypool cum Southcoates
by M. Edward Ingram (1959)