Description | Includes articles: 'A fertile Yorkshire gentlewoman of the seventeenth century' by Donald Woodward, which details the life of Sarah Lambert who married John Best of Elmswell Hall Driffield in 1652 and had 12 children in the 16 years of marriage. She had a further 4 more children by her second marriage to Simon Peck. 'William Catlyn (1628-1709) of Hull, the architect of Wilberforce's birthplace' by David Neave, which details the works of William Catlyn and the theory that he was the architect of Wilberforce house. Includes sketches of some of the buildings that he designed including Crowle House, Hull
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