and Elizabeth to move back to Fairlawne. Mary was described as "scandalous" by Christopher Vane (and it was thought that her daughter, Anne Vane, followed her mother's example. In 1712, Christopher hired John Proud, the steward of Raby Castle, to engage 200 workmen to strip the castle. Owen Stanley Scott described the way that the castle was stripped: "of its lead, glass, doors, and furniture, even pulling up the floors, cutting down the timber, and destroying the deer, and 'of a sudden in three days' did damage to the tune of £3000, holding a sale at which the household goods, lead, etc., were sold for what they would fetch" In response, Gilbert sued Christopher for the damages to the castle in the case Vane vs. Lord Barnard 1716. He died on 28 October 1723, aged 70 at Shipbourne, Kent, and was buried in the parish church. He wrote in a codicil to his will that Peter Smart would receive £40 a year. Also, he bequeathed £200 to Christopher Smart and £50 to the other children of Peter Smart. The reason for Christopher Smart's legacy has been seen by some as a sign that the future poet was "the pride of Fairlawne"; others disagree without an offered explanation. Christopher Smart never received this money, as it was tied up and lost in a court battle. In response to this loss, Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, Christopher's grandson through Gilbert, took the young Christopher Smart in at Raby Castle and paid for his education at Durham School. Notes References Forster, John, Esq. of the Inner Temple., Eminent British Statesmen, Vol 4, Sir Henry Vane the Younger, London: Printed by A. Sro'rrrswonue, 1838. King, Henry Melville. Sir Henry Vane Jr.: Governor of Massachusetts and Friend of Roger Williams and Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island: Preston and Rounds Company, 1909. Willcock, John, M. A., D. D. Life of Sir Henry Vane the Younger Statesman & Mystic, London: The Saint Catherine Press, 1913 Mounsey, Chris. Christopher Smart: Clown of God. London: Bucknell University Press, 2001. Scott, Owen Stanley. Raby: its Castle and its Lords. Barnard Castle: Harry Ward, 1915. Sherbo, Arthur. Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University. Michigan State University Press, 1967. 1653 births 1723 deaths Peers of England created by William III People from Shipbourne Christopher English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1689–1690 Barons Barnard