Excerpt from The Autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton, of East Newton, Co. York The father died, but the mother lived on to carry out his wishes and continue his affection to their children. It was at Hipswell that she chiefly resided, and there, for the most part, Mrs. Thornton grew up to womanhood. She tells us in her book some of the incidents and adventures of her youth, among which the death of her eldest brother is most pathetically de scribed.i Her matrimonial projects and perils are also related. They terminated in 1651, in a marriage with William Thornton of East Newton in Ryedale. With this portion of Mrs. Thom ton's life we are principally concerned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.