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892._o bivelegh_n vulgo_fw-la byley_n near_o to_o middlewich_n in_o cheshire_n be_v a_o grange_n belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o delacresse_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 919._o towards_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o castle_n he_o levy_v a_o tax_n through_o all_o his_o land_n and_o tenant_n polychronicon_n also_o knighton_n pag._n 24._o 30._o nor_o can_v i_o here_o pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o bale_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la cent._n 3._o num_fw-la 93._o where_o he_o write_v thus_o ranulfus_n the_o glaunvyle_n cestriae_fw-la comes_fw-la vir_fw-la nobilissimi_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la utroque_fw-la jure_fw-la eruditus_fw-la in_o albo_n illustrium_fw-la virorum_fw-la à _fw-la i_o meritò_fw-la ponendus_fw-la venit_fw-la ità _fw-la probè_fw-la omnes_fw-la adolescentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la annos_fw-la legibus_fw-la tùm_fw-la humanis_fw-la tùm_fw-la divinis_fw-la consecravit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la per_fw-la aetatem_fw-la evaserit_fw-la quà m_fw-la nomen_fw-la decusque_fw-la ab_fw-la insigni_fw-la erudition_n sibi_fw-la comparaverit_fw-la cùm_fw-la profecti_fw-la essent_fw-la francorum_fw-la hero_n ptolemaidem_fw-la inito_fw-la cùm_fw-la johanne_n brenno_n hierosolymorum_fw-la rege_fw-la concilio_fw-la damiatam_fw-la egypti_n urbem_fw-la obsidendam_fw-la constituebant_fw-la anno_fw-la salutis_fw-la humanae_fw-la 1218._o misit_fw-la illùc_fw-la henricus_fw-la rex_fw-la ab_fw-la honorio_n tertio_fw-la romanorum_fw-la pontifice_fw-la rogatus_n cùm_fw-la magnâ_fw-la armatorum_fw-la manu_fw-la ranulfum_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la christianam_fw-la juvandam_fw-la cujus_fw-la virtus_fw-la polydoro_n testae_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la bello_fw-la miris_fw-la omnium_fw-la laudibus_fw-la celebrata_fw-la fuit_fw-la quo_fw-la confecto_fw-la negotio_fw-la ranulfus_n in_o patriam_fw-la reversus_fw-la scripsit_fw-la unum_fw-la librum_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la fertur_fw-la praetereà _fw-la &_o alia_fw-la 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zonaras_n caratacus_n and_o by_o the_o brettan_n caradoc_n lipsius_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o tacitus_n lib._n 12._o annalium_fw-la pag._n 196._o perhaps_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cunobeline_n 4._o prasutagus_n king_n of_o the_o iceni_n in_o brettaine_n that_o be_v of_o suffolk_z norfolk_z cambridgeshire_n 62._o anno_fw-la chr._n 62._o and_o huntingtonshire_n he_o make_v nero_n the_o emperor_n and_o his_o own_o two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n think_v hereby_o to_o procure_v favour_n with_o nero_n but_o the_o roman_n after_o his_o death_n do_v beat_v boadicia_n his_o wife_n and_o ravish_v her_o daughter_n whereupon_o the_o iceni_n and_o trinobant_n rebel_v tacitus_n lib._n 14._o annalium_fw-la cap._n 31._o 5._o arviragus_z bretannus_n floret_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n emperor_n of_o rome_n camb._n britann_n pag._n 43._o 6._o lucius_n king_n of_o the_o brettan_n receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n lib._n angl._n cap._n 4._o see_v the_o epistle_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la date_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 169_o in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o
that_o they_o can_v not_o convenient_o frequent_v the_o same_o it_o be_v indulge_v to_o such_o that_o they_o may_v build_v a_o private_a oratory_n in_o or_o near_o their_o mansion-place_n reserve_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o rite_n of_o baptism_n and_o sepulture_n to_o the_o parish_n church_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o lesser_a oratory_n be_v to_o be_v account_v the_o baptismal_a or_o mother-church_n it_o be_v also_o provide_v that_o these_o family_n notwithstanding_o their_o grant_n from_o the_o bishop_n for_o a_o private_a oratory_n shall_v upon_o more_o solemn_a feast-day_n repair_v to_o their_o parish_n church_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o agatha_n these_o private_a oratory_n be_v afterward_o call_v capellae_fw-la chapel_n and_o those_o that_o do_v exercise_n in_o they_o the_o ministerial_a function_n be_v call_v capellani_n chaplain_n thus_o ridley_n now_o the_o word_n capella_n quasi_fw-la capsella_n be_v a_o diminutive_a from_o capsa_n which_o 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lead_v the_o way_n dr._n prideaux_n lecture_n 15._o pag._n 243._o amplissimo_fw-la clarissimoque_fw-la viro_fw-la domino_fw-la petro_n leycester_n baronetto_n patriae_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la instauratori_fw-la faelicissimo_fw-la qua_fw-la latus_fw-la hiberno_fw-la regina_fw-la britannia_fw-la ponto_n obvertit_fw-la leto_n cestria_fw-la pandit_fw-la agros_fw-la cestria_fw-la nobilium_fw-la densa_fw-la stellata_fw-la corona_n qualiter_fw-la innumero_fw-la flore_fw-la superbit_fw-la agre_z emicat_fw-la hos_fw-la inter_fw-la proceres_fw-la clarissimus_fw-la heros_n leycester_n docta_fw-la nobilitate_fw-la nitens_fw-la quicquid_fw-la miratur_fw-la musarum_fw-la graecia_n sedes_fw-la et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la romae_fw-la pagina_fw-la docta_fw-la probat_fw-la quicksand_n quid_fw-la condiderit_fw-la praeclaris_fw-la anglia_fw-it fastis_fw-la leycester_n vasto_fw-la pectoris_fw-la or_o be_v tenet_n instat_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la tempus_fw-la morsuque_fw-la maligno_fw-la decerpens_fw-la 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one_o half_a of_o gropenhale_n shall_v revert_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o heir_n of_o joan._n lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o v._o &_o fol._n 290._o a._n sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v issue_n by_o joan_n a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v nicolaa_n mother_n of_o margaret_n wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n in_o lancashire_n which_o margaret_n die_v without_o issue_n 6_o rich._n 2._o margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o john_n savage_n of_o clifton_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n the_o young_a elder_a brother_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v the_o purpart_n of_o the_o say_a land_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n 9_o rich._n 2._o and_o thomas_n boydell_n son_n of_o william_n surnamed_n boydell_n son_n of_o howell_n son_n of_o margaret_n sister_n of_o joan_n mother_n of_o nicolaa_n be_v the_o other_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o c._n who_o land_n be_v after_o divide_v as_o anon_o shall_v appear_v margaret_z wife_n of_o john_n savage_n afterward_o marry_v piers_n legh_n of_o maxfield_n 1388._o 12_o rich._n 2._o young_a son_n of_o robert_n legh_n of_o adlington_n and_o she_o give_v unto_o peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n her_o son_n the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 4_o hen._n 4._o in_o her_o widowhood_n which_o she_o have_v as_o heir_n to_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o lime_n now_o lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n the_o original_n penes_fw-la legh_n of_o lime_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n descend_v to_o thomas_n boydell_n aforesaid_a budworth_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la merbury_n de_fw-fr merbury_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n come_v to_o the_o part_n of_o hugh_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n young_a son_n of_o reddish_n of_o reddish_n in_o lancashire_n in_o right_o of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o 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be_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o september_n and_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_o for_o i_o find_v it_o mention_v in_o a_o old_a deed_n make_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o b._n it_o be_v now_o a_o poor_a town_n or_o village_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o have_v any_o land_n of_o inheritance_n there_o be_v all_o copy-holders_n to_o the_o king_n as_o baron_n of_o halton_n save_o two_o small_a cottage_n now_o 1666._o in_o possession_n of_o john_n jackson_n and_o richard_n jennings_n which_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o castle_n be_v build_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n present_o after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n and_o by_o degree_n repair_v and_o enlarge_v who_o be_v seat_v here_o flourish_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o be_v constable_n of_o cheshire_n in_o fee_n that_o be_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n by_o descent_n as_o it_o be_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o lord_n high_a 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pertinentem_fw-la ad_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la witelegh_n cum_fw-la metis_fw-la &_o divisionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la cum_fw-la communia_fw-la &_o pastura_fw-la &_o in_o omnibus_fw-la locis_fw-la &_o aysiamentis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la terrae_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la libertate_fw-la cariagii_fw-la scilicet_fw-la dé_v mortuo_fw-la bosco_fw-la in_fw-la nemore_fw-la de_fw-fr witelegh_n cum_fw-la una_fw-la quadriga_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la uno_fw-la plaustro_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la acquietantia_fw-la pasnagii_fw-la in_o praedicto_fw-la loco_fw-la de_fw-fr nether-witelegh_a scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la porcos_fw-la suos_fw-la in_o praedicta_fw-la villa_n nutritos_fw-la reddendo_fw-la annuatim_fw-la de_fw-la praedicta_fw-la terra_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la tres_fw-la solidos_fw-la argenti_n scilicet_fw-la octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o nativitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la &_o octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servitiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la galfrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n thoma_n de_fw-fr orreby_n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o dominus_fw-la robertus_fw-la touchet_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr whitley_n inferiore_fw-la pro_fw-la tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la alii_fw-la legunt_fw-la pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la here_o have_v the_o touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n continue_v their_o seat_n since_o king_n john_n time_n to_o this_o day_n 1666._o out_o of_o this_o family_n branch_v out_o the_o touchet_n baron_n the_o audley_n say_v cambden_n charterer_n in_o nether-whitley_n 1666._o 1._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n a_o ancient_a family_n of_o gentleman_n seated_z here_o at_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o continue_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o 2._o allen_n of_o green-hill_n in_o nether-whitley_n 3._o henry_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n esquire_n a_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o one_o whitaker_n 4._o mr._n bressy_a of_o buckley_n have_v one_o tenement_n in_o nether-whitley_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n gandy_n 1666._o 5._o mr._n eton_n of_o ireland_n have_v another_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n deusbery_n 6._o doctor_n bentley_n of_o northwich_n have_v about_o three_o or_o four_o acre_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o this_o township_n be_v a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n call_v whitley-chappel_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o great-budworth_a this_o chapel_n be_v build_v anew_o but_o upon_o a_o old_a foundation_n by_o thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi late_a of_o nether-whitley_n esq_n about_o sixty_o year_n ago_o at_o his_o own_o cost_n whereunto_o one_o thomas_n pierson_n minister_n of_o brampton_n in_o herefordshire_n bear_v at_o weverham_n in_o cheshire_n and_o bring_v up_o at_o mr._n touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n do_v by_o will_n date_v the_o 15._o of_o october_n 1633._o give_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n towards_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o this_o chapel_n and_o fifty_o pound_n more_o to_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o witton_n chappel_n there_o belong_v also_o to_o whitley_n chappel_n land_n lie_v in_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 03_o l._n 10_o s._n 00_o d._n purchase_v about_o the_o year_n 1631._o with_o money_n give_v by_o thomas_n legh_n richard_n kelsall_n of_o dutton_n and_o tho._n saunders_n of_o clatterwigge_n over-whitley_n over-whitley_n be_v a_o great_a township_n comprehend_v the_o hamlet_n of_o norcot_n anterbus_n middle-walke_a seaven-oake_n and_o crowley_n within_o the_o same_o it_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o neighbourhood_n the_o lordship_n and_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton-castle_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n former_o this_o town_n be_v copyhold_n land_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n until_o the_o same_o be_v buy_v out_o into_o fee-farm_n by_o fealty_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n to_o halton_n and_o not_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la nor_o knight-service_n the_o king_n charter_n be_v date_v the_o 17._o day_n of_o december_n 1612._o 10_o jacobi_n remain_v now_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o richard_n peacock_n of_o over-whitley_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 277_o 278._o the_o purchaser_n from_o the_o king_n be_v thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n john_n grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n gent._n thomas_n gregge_n of_o bradley_n in_o appleton_n gent._n and_o hugh_n crosby_n of_o over-whitley_n gent._n who_o sell_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o land_n so_o now_o they_o be_v all_o fee-farmers_n in_o over-whitley_n the_o town_n be_v scatter_v into_o sundry_a parcel_n of_o freehold_n of_o inheritance_n in_o fee-farm_n save_v only_o these_o follow_v who_o be_v ancient_a freeholders_n and_o not_o fee-farmers_n for_o some_o parcel_n 1._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n esquire_n 2._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n 3._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 4._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n have_v some_o ancient_a freehold_n land_n in_o over-whitley_n winsham_n this_o township_n in_o doomsday_n book_n be_v write_v wimundesham_n and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n under_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v lupus_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o former_o be_v hold_v by_o one_o that_fw-mi &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o old_a deed_n it_o be_v write_v wimingham_n but_o now_o usual_o call_v and_o write_v wincham_n or_o winsham_n 1666._o exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la willielmi_n harcourt_n de_fw-fr winsham_n 1666._o william_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n give_v unto_o maude_n his_o sister_n in_o marriage_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o winsham_n and_o half_a of_o pickmere_n faciendo_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la de_fw-la forinseco_fw-la servitio_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maude_n de_fw-fr venables_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n infra_fw-la villam_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la &_o unam_fw-la carucatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o twambroke_n cum_fw-la medietate_fw-la bosci_fw-la de_fw-la alreschagh_n &_o communa_fw-la pasturae_fw-la in_o linwood_n unto_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr elet_n for_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knights-fee_n lib._n