William Whitehead, Fellow of Emmanuel College, in the University of Cambridge, became Vicar of Stoneground in the year 1731. The annals of his incumbency were doubtless short and simple: they have not survived. In his day were no newspapers to collect gossip, no Parish Magazines to record the simple events of parochial life. One event, however, of greater moment then than now, is recorded in two places. Vicar Whitehead failed in health after 23 years of work, and journeyed to Bath in what his monument calls βthe vain hope of being restoredβ. The duration of his visit is unknown; it is reasonable to suppose that he made his journey in the summer, it is certain that by the month of November his physician told him to lay aside all hope of recovery.
Then it was that the thoughts of the patient turned to the comfortable straggling vicarage he had left at Stoneground (ΡΠΎΠ³Π΄Π°-ΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΡΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈΠΌ Π² Π‘ΡΠΎΡΠ½Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π΄Π΅; to straggle β Π±ΡΡΡ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ), in which he had hoped to end his days (Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠ»ΡΡ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ Π΄Π½ΠΈ). He prayed that his successor might be as happy there as he had been himself (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ» /ΠΠΎΠ³Π°/, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠΊ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ»ΠΈΠ² ΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ°ΠΌ; to pray β ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ). Setting his affairs in order, as became one who had but a short time to live (ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π΄Ρ Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΊ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΎΠΌΡ, ΡΡΠΈ Π΄Π½ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ: Β«ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΆΠΈΡΡΒ»), he executed a will, bequeathing to the Vicars of Stoneground, for ever, the close of ground he had recently purchased (ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ» Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π» Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΌ Π‘ΡΠΎΡΠ½Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π° ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΊ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π»; to execute β ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡ, Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΡΡ; ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ»ΡΡΡ /Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ/; to bequeath β Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ; close β Π·Π΄.: ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ; ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»Π΅Π³Π°ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΡ) because it lay next the vicarage garden (ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΡ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ°Π» ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²Ρ Ρ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ½ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π» ΠΏΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ; vicarage β Π΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°). And by a codicil, he added to the bequest his library of books (Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠ» ΠΊ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ: Β«Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Β»; codicil β Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ /ΠΊ Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ/; bequest β Π°ΠΊΡ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ). Within a few days, William Whitehead was gathered to his fathers (Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π£ΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΌ Π£Π°ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΄ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΠ» Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ; within β Π·Π΄.: Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄Π½Π΅Π΅; Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅; to gather β ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ; to be gathered to oneβs fathers β ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ).
A mural tablet in the north aisle of the church, records, in Latin (Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π±Π»ΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ Π² ΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ, Π½Π° Π»Π°ΡΡΠ½ΠΈ; mural β ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ; to record β Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ°ΠΌΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ; ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄, ΡΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ), his services and his bequests (Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΠ»ΡΠ³ΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ; service β ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Π°, Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°; ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡ, ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠ»ΡΠ³Π°; bequest β Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ), his two marriages (Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄Π²Π° Π±ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°), and his fruitless journey to Bath (ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΠ°Ρ; fruitless β Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ; fruit β ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄, ΡΡΡΠΊΡ). The house he loved, but never again saw, was taken down 40 years later (Π΄ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ½ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ», Π½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΊΠ° Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΆΠ΅), and re-built by Vicar James Devie (ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½ Π·Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΠ΅Π²ΠΈ). The garden, with Vicar Whiteheadβs βclose of groundβ and other adjacent lands, was opened out and planted, somewhat before 1850, by Vicar Robert Towerson (ΡΠ°Π΄, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΊ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π£Π°ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π° ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»ΠΈ, Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡ /Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ/ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½, ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ 1850 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ, Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π’Π°ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌ). The aspect of everything has changed (Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ-Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΌΡ; aspect β Π²Π½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΉ Π²ΠΈΠ΄; to change β ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ/ΡΡ/, ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ/ΡΡ/). But in a convenient chamber on the first floor of the present vicarage the library of Vicar Whitehead stands very much as he used it and loved it (Π½ΠΎ Π² ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ Π½ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ° Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π£Π°ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π° Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅, Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ: Β«ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°ΠΊ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΒ» ΠΎΠ½ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ» Π΅Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡ Π΅Ρ), and as he bequeathed it to his successors βfor everβ (ΠΈ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π» Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Β«Π½Π° Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π°Β»).
Then it was that the thoughts of the patient turned to the comfortable straggling vicarage he had left at Stoneground, in which he had hoped to end his days. He prayed that his successor might be as happy there as he had been himself. Setting his affairs in order, as became one who had but a short time to live, he executed a will, bequeathing to the Vicars of Stoneground, for ever, the close of ground he had recently purchased because it lay next the vicarage garden. And by a codicil, he added to the bequest his library of books. Within a few days, William Whitehead was gathered to his fathers.
A mural tablet in the north aisle of the church, records, in Latin, his services and his bequests, his two marriages, and his fruitless journey to Bath. The house he loved, but never again saw, was taken down 40 years later, and re-built by Vicar James Devie. The garden, with Vicar Whiteheadβs βclose of groundβ and other adjacent lands, was opened out and planted, somewhat before 1850, by Vicar Robert Towerson. The aspect of everything has changed. But in a convenient chamber on the first floor of the present vicarage the library of Vicar Whitehead stands very much as he used it and loved it, and as he bequeathed it to his successors βfor everβ.
The books there are arranged as he arranged and ticketed them (ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ½Π΄Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»; to arrange β ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΊ; ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ; ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°Π³Π°ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅; to ticket β ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ»ΡΠΊ, ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΊΡ; ticket β Π±ΠΈΠ»Π΅Ρ). Little slips of paper, sometimes bearing interesting fragments of writing, still mark his places (ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΡΠΌΠ°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ: Β«ΡΡΠ°Π³ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΒ», ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΎΠ½ Π·Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡ: Β«Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Β»; slip β Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ·ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°; to bear β Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ, Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈ; Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ; writing β ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ /ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ/; ΡΡΠΈΠ»Ρ, ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° /Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ/; ΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠ°). His marginal comments still give life to pages from which all other interest has faded (Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π»ΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Ρ: Β«ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΌΡ Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΏΠ°Π»Π° Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡΒ»; marginal β Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡ /ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ/; interest β ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ; Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ; to fade β Π±Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ½ΡΡΡ, ΡΡΡΠΊΠ½Π΅ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π±Π΅Π²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π·Π°ΡΡ), and he would have but a dull imagination who could sit in the chamber amidst these books without ever being carried back 180 years into the past (ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π²ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Ρ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ, ΡΠΈΠ΄Ρ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅, Π² ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³, Π½Π° 180 Π»Π΅Ρ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄, Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ΅: Β«ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π» Π±Ρ Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ ΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ Π±Π΅Π· ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ°Π· Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΡΡ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄ Π½Π° 180 Π»Π΅Ρ Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ΅Β»; dull β ΡΡΠΏΠΎΠΉ, Π³Π»ΡΠΏΡΠΉ; ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ), to the time when the newest of them left the printerβs hands (ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³: Β«ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ Β» ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠ»Π° ΠΈΠ·-ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°: Β«ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»Π° ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Β»).
Of those into whose possession the books have come, some have doubtless loved them more, and some less (ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ΅Ρ , Π² ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ΠΈ, Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅, Π±Π΅Π·ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ, Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅, Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ β ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ΅); some, perhaps, have left them severely alone (Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅: Β«ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Β»; severely β ΡΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ; alone β ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½, ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ; to leave severely alone β ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ΅, ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ Π±Π΅Π· Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ). But neither those who loved them, nor those who loved them not, have lost them (who loved them not /ΠΏΠΎΡΡ., ΡΡΡ./ = who didnβt love them; Π½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅, ΠΊΡΠΎ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ» ΠΈΡ , Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅, ΠΊΡΠΎ ΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ», ΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ»ΠΈ), and they passed, some century and a half after William Whiteheadβs death, into the hands of Mr Batchel (ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠΎΡΠ° Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΏΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ Π£ΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΌΠ° Π£Π°ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π°, Π² ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π°), who loved them as a father loves his children (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ» ΠΈΡ , ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ). He lived alone, and had few domestic cares to distract his mind (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΆΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½, ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡΡ: Β«ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π» Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΡΠ²Π»Π΅ΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΌΒ»). He was able, therefore, to enjoy to the full what Vicar Whitehead had enjoyed so long before him (ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ, ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ Π£Π°ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΄ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ). During many a long summer evening would he sit poring over long-forgotten books (ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΈΠ΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π» ΠΎΠ½ Π·Π° ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π±ΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³; to pore β ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΎΠ±Π΄ΡΠΌΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ); and since the chamber, otherwise called the library, faced the south (ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΡ ΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΉ, Π²ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΎΠΊΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ³; to face β Π²ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ), he could also spend sunny winter mornings there without discomfort (ΡΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π·ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ° ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌ Π±Π΅Π· Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²). Writing at a small table, or reading as he stood at a tall desk, he would browse amongst the books like an ox in a pleasant pasture (Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΡ Π·Π° Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ, ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎ Π±ΡΠΊΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π»ΡΠΆΠ°ΠΉΠΊΠ΅; to write β ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ; to browse β ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ, Π±Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΈΠΏΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ, ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΈ; pleasant β ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ; pasture β Π²ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ½, ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠ΅).
The books there are arranged as he arranged and ticketed them. Little slips of paper, sometimes bearing interesting fragments of writing, still mark his places. His marginal comments still give life to pages from which all other interest has faded, and he would have but a dull imagination who could sit in the chamber amidst these books without ever being carried back 180 years into the past, to the time when the newest of them left the printerβs hands.
Of those into whose possession the books have come, some have doubtless loved them more, and some less; some, perhaps, have left them severely alone. But neither those who loved them, nor those who loved them not, have lost them, and they passed, some century and a half after William Whiteheadβs death, into the hands of Mr Batchel, who loved them as a father loves his children. He lived alone, and had few domestic cares to distract his mind. He was able, therefore, to enjoy to the full what Vicar Whitehead had enjoyed so long before him. During many a long summer evening would he sit poring over long-forgotten books; and since the chamber, otherwise called the library, faced the south, he could also spend sunny winter mornings there without discomfort. Writing at a small table, or reading as he stood at a tall desk, he would browse amongst the books like an ox in a pleasant pasture.