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book_n	name_n	think_v	write_v	2,646	5	5.2814	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70453	Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.	Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.	1673 (1673)	Wing L1943; ESTC R2116	480,429	448

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such_o feast-day_n in_o the_o church_n and_o though_o the_o primitive_a custom_n herein_o be_v sacred_a yet_o how_o it_o be_v abuse_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edgar_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 967._o aut_fw-la circitèr_fw-la appear_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o reign_n num._n 28._o docemus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o ecclesiarum_fw-la encaeniis_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la se_fw-la modestum_fw-la exhibeat_fw-la &_o orationi_fw-la incumbat_fw-la diligentèr_fw-la non_fw-la poculis_fw-la non_fw-la luxui_fw-la deditus_fw-la spelman_n council_n pars_fw-la 1._o pag._n 451._o and_o at_o last_o it_o turn_v to_o feast_v and_o merriment_n of_o neighbour_n now_o invocation_n of_o saint_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n can_v be_v find_v among_o any_o of_o the_o father_n none_o do_v teach_v invocation_n of_o saint_n till_o by_o rhetorical_a expression_n and_o poetical_a fancy_n like_o invocate_a of_o the_o muse_n basil_n nyssen_n and_o nazianzen_n have_v lead_v the_o 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the_o foundation_n of_o which_o priory_n i_o shall_v speak_v more_o full_o when_o i_o come_v to_o norton_n soon_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n and_o religious_a house_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o it_o be_v purchase_v together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n and_o other_o land_n by_o richard_n brooke_n esquire_n from_o the_o king_n the_o charter_n under_o the_o broad_a seal_n bear_v date_n the_o ten_o of_o december_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v continue_v entire_a not_o have_v any_o charterer_n within_o the_o same_o unto_o his_o succeed_a posterity_n and_o be_v now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o in_o the_o possession_n of_o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n baronet_n and_o his_o tenant_n agden_n this_o small_a town_n of_o agden_n also_o be_v not_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n it_o be_v in_o old_a deed_n write_v aketon_n and_o sometime_o acton_n but_o now_o common_o call_v agden_n it_o seem_v william_n son_n of_o simon_n 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minister_n here_o at_o aston-chappel_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o land_n late_o belong_v to_o norton-abby_n by_o a_o decree_n in_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n at_o london_n

and_o nether-tabley_a i_o believe_v this_o town_n be_v waste_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n over-tabley_a exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v little_a mention_n thereof_o before_o henry_n the_o three_o about_o that_o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr bexton_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o moiety_n thereof_o at_o least_o for_o he_o and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr bexton_n their_o son_n and_o heir_n do_v give_v to_o randle_n son_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr picmere_n with_o margery_n their_o daughter_n totam_fw-la quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la medietatis_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n reddendo_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la denarium_fw-la argenti_n ad_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la beati_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_n lib._n c._n fol._n 240._o e._n john_n son_n of_o matthew_z de_fw-fr bexton_n release_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n and_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n all_o the_o land_n which_o maude_n mother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hold_v in_o dower_n in_o bexton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o whereunto_o another_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o f._n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v lord_n of_o half_a of_o bexton_n 1304._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n make_v inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la de_fw-la lostocke_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o adamum_n de_fw-fr tabley_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la villae_fw-la ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la supèr_fw-la clausturas_fw-la bladorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n datum_n apud_fw-la knotsford_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1304._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o h._n and_o then_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o the_o other_o adam_n settle_v his_o dominium_fw-la parcenarium_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n after_o his_o death_n on_o thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n daniel_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o k._n since_o which_o time_n the_o 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hawisia_n nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr moulton_n et_fw-la elinora_fw-la nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr winnington_n this_o memorandum_n be_v write_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o paper_n lib._n c._n fol._n 244._o p._n this_o john_n bexton_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o john_n lostock_n abovenamed_a and_o call_v bexton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n i_o find_v also_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v to_o william_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr winnington_n and_o to_o elianour_n his_o wife_n totam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n tempore_fw-la edw._n 2._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 117._o h._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n and_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n grant_v to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o kinderton_n apud_fw-la rushford_n and_o a_o place_n of_o land_n in_o sproston_n in_o 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seize_v of_o land_n in_o bexton_n hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n by_o office_n take_v 12_o eliz._n but_o this_o land_n be_v sell_v afterward_o by_o bromfield_n to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n who_o give_v it_o to_o hugh_n cholmondley_n her_o young_a son_n sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o baggiley_n find_v by_o office_n anno_fw-la 5_o &_o 6_o phil._n &_o mar._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o edward_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n by_o fealty_n and_o render_v a_o red_a rose_n yearly_a sir_n ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o plumley_n find_v by_o office_n 14_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n paver_fw-la of_o northwich_n have_v a_o message_n in_o bexton_n find_v by_o office_n 5_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n and_o so_o anne_n pavers_n office_n 40_o eliz._n thomas_n winnington_n of_o ermitage_n nigh_o holmes-chappel_n 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be_v possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o robert_n lord_n cholmondley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 70_o cheshire_n acre_n in_o possession_n of_o his_o tenant_n there_o who_o pay_v one_o shilling_n chief_a to_o halton_n yearly_o 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 65_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n there_o 3._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n one_o tenement_n in_o bexton_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n about_o 20_o acre_n 4._o thomas_n deane_n of_o nether-peve_a one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o george_n swinton_n about_o 30_o acre_n this_o former_o belong_v to_o one_o hulse_n of_o middle-wich_a middle-wich_a middle-wich_a of_o clyve_v near_o to_o middle-wich_a and_o pay_v a_o chief_a to_o cholmondley_n and_o also_o to_o halton_n 5._o thomas_n cholmondeley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n a_o small_a cottage_n about_o 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26_o decembris_fw-la and_o baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 1_o januarii_n 1609._o where_o he_o be_v also_o bury_v 5_o septembris_fw-la 1617._o john_n booth_n young_a son_n now_o sir_n john_n booth_n of_o woodford_n nigh_o over_o in_o cheshire_n knight_v 1660._o and_o yet_o live_v 1667._o he_o have_v several_a child_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n but_o after_o her_o death_n he_o marry_v anne_n the_o widow_n of_o thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n esquire_n 1659._o but_o they_o live_v asunder_o marry_o elder_a daughter_n of_o sir_n george_n be_v never_o marry_v alice_n marry_v george_n vernon_n of_o hastington_n esquire_n afterward_o judge_n vernon_n she_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 8_o martii_fw-la 1623._o frances_n three_o daughter_n 1669._o daughter_n frances_n die_v at_o chester_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 10_o septem_fw-la 1669._o yet_o live_v at_o chester_n 1667._o but_o never_o marry_v susan_n four_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o honford_n about_o 1623._o she_o be_v 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part_n do_v osberne_n son_n of_o tezzon_n ancestor_n to_o the_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n hold_v also_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n odard_n part_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o great_a part_n which_o one_o ravene_n hold_v before_o at_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o norman_n the_o baron_n of_o halton_n part_n and_o osbern_n part_n one_o edward_n hold_v before_o and_o do_v then_o likewise_o hold_v osbern_n part_n under_o the_o say_v osbern_n but_o both_o osbern_n part_n and_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n part_n at_o last_o come_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o odard_n dutton_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la duttonorum_fw-la de_fw-la dutton_n for_o osbern_n part_n be_v sell_v by_o his_o heir_n sir_n william_n boydell_n who_o release_v all_o his_o seignory_n unto_o thomas_n son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n in_o all_o the_o land_n which_o the_o say_v thomas_n hold_v of_o he_o in_o dutton_n 15_o edw._n 3._o 1341._o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o b._n as_o to_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n part_n 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now_o use_v the_o word_n down_o so_o that_o duntune_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o a_o town_n upon_o a_o hill_n or_o down_n now_o contract_v to_o dutton_n from_o this_o town_n do_v the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o dutton_n assume_v their_o surname_n for_o odard_n be_v seat_v here_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n his_o posterity_n be_v surnamed_n de_fw-fr dutton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n where_o they_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o about_o 600_o year_n a_o family_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o antiquity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o constant_a succession_n of_o knight_n but_o now_o alas_o ready_a to_o change_v its_o name_n be_v devolve_v by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n unto_o the_o lord_n gerard_n of_o gerards-bromley_n in_o staffordshire_n out_o of_o this_o family_n branch_v out_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n under_o henry_n the_o second_o and_o retain_v their_o proper_a surname_n of_o dutton_n till_o peter_n dutton_n seat_v himself_o at_o warburton_n

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 co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n by_o partition_n make_v of_o all_o thomas_n boydell_n land_n 5_o hen._n 5._o lib._n c._n fol._n 282._o i._o isabella_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n marry_v john_n alburgham_n who_o son_n gilbert_n have_v also_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n constance_n wife_n of_o henry_n byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n and_o isabel_n wife_n of_o james_n holte_n 3_o hen._n 7._o the_o part_n belong_v to_o reddish_n of_o caterich_n come_v to_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n in_o right_n of_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n in_o gropenhale_n anno_fw-la 1556._o lib._n c._n fol._n 284._o p._n who_o heir_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o in_o this_o township_n have_v be_v ancient_o and_o yet_o be_v a_o parish-church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n wilfrid_n who_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v usual_o celebrate_v the_o twelve_o day_n of_o october_n yearly_a and_o have_v only_o two_o township_n in_o its_o parish_n to_o wit_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n gropenhale_n 00_o 14_o 00_o lachford_n 00_o 10_o 00_o  _fw-fr 01_o 04_o 00_o i_o find_v gropenhale_n church_n be_v a_o rectory_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 283._o x._o and_o have_v then_o the_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n for_o its_o patron_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o gropenhale_n and_o lachford_n both_o but_o now_o byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n have_v the_o advowson_n hereof_o 1666._o sir_n william_n boydell_n of_o dodleston_n build_v a_o chapel_n in_o this_o church_n wherein_o william_n boydell_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n swear_v to_o find_v a_o honest_a chaplain_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n and_o nicolaa_n his_o wife_n for_o evermore_o 8_o edw._n 3._o 1334._o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr doncaster_n lib._n c._n fol._n 285._o d._n e._n charterer_n now_o in_o gropenhale_n 1666._o 1._o john_n middlehurst_n 2._o william_n morris_n of_o gropenhale_n 3._o richard_n davys_n 4._o thomas_n blackborne_n of_o lachford_n now_o have_v get_v half_a of_o davy_n land_n hale_n this_o township_n of_o hale_n be_v hold_v by_o hamon_n massy_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o be_v ancient_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a in_o this_o town_n be_v seat_v the_o massy_n of_o hale_n ancient_o who_o be_v propagate_v original_o out_o of_o the_o massy_n of_o dunham-massy_a which_o family_n continue_v for_o many_o age_n but_o be_v now_o extinct_a 3_o hen._n 4._o there_o be_v fourteen_o freeholders_n or_o charterer_n in_o hale_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o there_o be_v twenty_o three_o freeholders_n the_o lord_n delamere_n be_v now_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o one_o moiety_n of_o hale_n and_o john_n crew_n of_o crew_n esquire_n be_v chief_a lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n here_o be_v a_o hamlet_n in_o hale_n call_v ringey_n wherein_o be_v situate_v a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n call_v ringey-chappel_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o bowdon_n of_o which_o i_o have_v little_a to_o say_v save_v that_o it_o be_v much_o frequent_v in_o the_o late_a war_n by_o schismatical_a minister_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o receptacle_n for_o nonconformist_n in_o which_o dissolute_a time_n every_o pragmatical_a illiterate_a person_n as_o the_o humour_n serve_v he_o step_v into_o the_o pulpit_n without_o any_o lawful_a call_v thereunto_o or_o licence_n of_o authority_n halton_n this_o town_n in_o common_a pronunciation_n be_v call_v hauton_n and_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o town_n upon_o a_o hill_n for_o haw_o and_o how_o be_v a_o old_a english_a word_n for_o a_o hill_n howbeit_o in_o our_o norman_a way_n of_o write_v it_o be_v usual_o write_v halton_n in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v write_v heletune_n here_o be_v yearly_a a_o fair_a keep_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n mary_n which_o 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 constable_n of_o england_n so_o be_v the_o baron_n of_o halton_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o in_o their_o ancient_a charter_n do_v always_o style_v themselves_o by_o the_o title_n of_o constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o be_v the_o high_a in_o place_n and_o dignity_n next_o to_o the_o earl_n himself_o and_o above_o all_o the_o other_o baron_n of_o cheshire_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o their_o posterity_n become_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n 1310._o all_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n come_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n with_o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n in_o marriage_n and_o at_o last_o henry_n of_o bolingbroke_n son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v so_o great_a a_o subject_a and_o so_o popular_a that_o he_o draw_v unto_o his_o part_n most_o of_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n and_o thereby_o most_o traitorous_o and_o rebellious_o depose_v richard_n the_o second_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o so_o be_v the_o barony_n of_o halton_n annex_v to_o the_o crown_n all_o which_o will_v better_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a history_n of_o these_o eminent_a baron_n of_o halton_n till_o this_o barony_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o this_o town_n of_o halton_n be_v former_o a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o runcorne_n situate_v near_o to_o the_o castle_n as_o i_o well_o remember_v the_o same_o 1625._o but_o it_o be_v now_o total_o in_o decay_n 1666._o baron_n of_o halton_n this_o nigell_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v pecham_n in_o his_o complete_a gentleman_n pag._n 189._o be_v the_o son_n of_o ivo_n vicecomes_a or_o governor_n of_o constantia_n in_o normandy_n by_o emme_n sister_n to_o adam_n earl_n of_o bretagne_n

style_v agnes_n de_fw-fr gant_n lib._n c._n in_o the_o paper_n before_o fol._n 84._o by_o which_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o william_n son_n of_o nigell_n marry_v a_o sister_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr gant_n and_o daughter_n of_o gilbert_n this_o william_n constable_n junior_a die_v in_o normandy_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n without_o issue_n and_o so_o his_o inheritance_n be_v divide_v and_o share_v between_o his_o two_o sister_n and_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 85._o b._n his_o seal_n have_v the_o impression_n of_o a_o griffin_n with_o a_o serpent_n or_o snake_n suck_v at_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o griffin_n iv_o eustace_n fitz-john_n in_o right_a of_o agnes_n his_o wife_n be_v the_o four_o baron_n of_o halton_n to_o who_o randle_n the_o second_o surnamed_n gernoun_n earl_n of_o chester_n restore_v totum_fw-la honorem_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmi_n filii_fw-la nigelli_n constabularii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o dignitatibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la eustachium_n constituisse_fw-la haereditariè_fw-la constabularium_fw-la &_o supremum_fw-la consiliarium_fw-la post_fw-la i_o supèr_fw-la omnes_fw-la optimates_fw-la &_o barones_n totius_fw-la terrae_fw-la meae_fw-la eaproptèr_a volo_fw-la &_o firmitèr_fw-la praecipio_fw-la desicùt_fw-la ei_fw-la rectum_fw-la suum_fw-la reddidi_fw-la &_o donavi_fw-la &_o concessi_fw-la constabulariam_n &_o honorem_fw-la integrum_fw-la constabulariae_n cestriae_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la terrae_fw-la meae_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ei_fw-la rationabilitèr_fw-la intendatis_fw-la sicut_fw-la corpori_fw-la meo_fw-la as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o charter_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n do_v run_v the_o original_a hereof_o selden_n in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 688._o tell_v we_o he_o have_v see_v remain_v as_o i_o conceive_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n in_o london_n it_o be_v also_o upon_o record_n in_o one_o of_o the_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o grays-inn_n london_n tom._n 1._o fol._n 41._o a._n comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o which_o i_o have_v transcribe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n suprà_fw-la pars_fw-la 3._o pag._n 160._o this_o eustace_n be_v son_n of_o john_n monoculus_n so_o call_v because_o he_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n which_o make_v hoveden_n to_o call_v eustace_n luscus_n &_o proditor_n nequam_fw-la a_o wicked_a traitor_n with_o one_o eye_n because_o his_o father_n have_v but_o one_o eye_n p._n 483._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o eustace_n defend_v the_o castle_n of_o malton_n in_o yorkshire_n against_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la 1137._o 2_o steph._n johannes_n monoculus_n be_v brother_n to_o serlo_o de_fw-fr burgo_n siuè_fw-fr de_fw-fr pembroke_n this_o serlo_n build_v knaresburough_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o inheritance_n descend_v to_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o johannes_n monoculus_n and_o serlo_n be_v both_o son_n of_o eustace_n a_o norman_a eustace_n fitz-john_n and_o nephew_n and_o heir_n to_o serlo_n have_v two_o wife_n beatrix_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o ivo_n de_fw-fr vescy_n be_v the_o first_o wife_n of_o eustace_n by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o barony_n of_o malton_n and_o alnwick_n and_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n william_n de_fw-fr vescy_n who_o assume_v the_o surname_n and_o arm_n of_o vescy_n which_o his_o posterity_n retain_v monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o agnes_n sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a be_v second_o wife_n of_o eustace_n fitz-john_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 799._o which_o agnes_n with_o eustace_n her_o husband_n found_v a_o nunnery_n at_o watton_n in_o yorkshire_n ibid._n pag._n 798_o 799._o eustace_n fitz-john_n say_v pecham_n in_o his_o complete_a gentleman_n pag._n 189._o by_o the_o consent_n of_o agnes_n his_o first_o wife_n found_v the_o monastery_n of_o watton_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o beatrix_n his_o second_o wife_n found_v the_o abbey_n of_o malton_n and_o alnwick_n and_o the_o hospital_n of_o broughton_n where_o he_o call_v agnes_n first_o wife_n of_o eustace_n contrary_a to_o cambden_n in_o his_o britanniâ_fw-la pag._n 588._o in_o yorkshire_n and_o to_o monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o where_o agnes_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o second_o wife_n and_o so_o probable_o she_o be_v obiit_fw-la 1157_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n against_o the_o welsh_a together_o with_o robert_n curcy_n and_o many_o other_o 3_o hen._n 2._o 1157._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n and_o willielmus_fw-la neubrigensis_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o pag._n 100_o speak_v of_o this_o battle_n with_o the_o welsh_a say_v ibique_fw-la eustachius_n johannis_n filius_fw-la vir_fw-la magnus_fw-la &_o grandaevus_fw-la atquè_fw-fr inter_fw-la primos_n angliae_fw-la proceres_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la &_o sapientiae_fw-la titulis_fw-la refulgens_fw-la cùm_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr curcy_n aequè_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la aliisque_fw-la pluribus_fw-la interiit_fw-la v._o richard_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n of_o eustace_n and_o agnes_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o he_o hold_v one_o knight_n fee_n in_o smathe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n exit_fw-la libro_fw-la rubro_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la westmonasteriensis_fw-la he_o marry_v albreda_n or_o awbrey_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr lizour_n and_o sister_n by_o the_o mother_n id_fw-la est_fw-la half_a sister_n to_o robert_n lacie_n baron_n of_o pomfret_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n common_o call_v pontefract_n who_o make_v she_o his_o heir_n also_o because_o he_o have_v no_o other_o so_o near_o ally_v unto_o he_o in_o who_o right_a her_o posterity_n enjoy_v sexaginta_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la sixty_o knight_n fee_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o pomfret_n undè_fw-la illa_fw-la post_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr lacie_n mortem_fw-la utrámque_fw-la hereditatem_fw-la fraternam_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n &_o paternam_fw-la de_fw-la lizour_n occupavit_fw-la these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o stanlaw_n monastery_n say_v cambden_n in_o his_o britannia_n pag._n 566._o of_o the_o last_o edition_n print_v 1607._o and_o here_o i_o can_v pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o pecham_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v where_o he_o call_v this_o aubrey_n daughter_n of_o eudo_fw-la de_fw-fr lizour_n when_o i_o find_v her_o father_n name_n plain_o record_v to_o be_v robert_n de_fw-fr lizour_n in_o a_o fine_a levy_v at_o winchester_n 21_o die_v aprilis_n 5_o rich._n 1._o 1194._o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o gray_n inn_n tom._n 2._o pag._n 110._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n num_fw-la 1._o of_o which_o fine_a i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o full_o when_o i_o come_v to_o roger_n lacie_n the_o seven_o baron_n of_o halton_n see_v also_o monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 2_o parson_n pag._n 188._o lineâ_fw-la 18._o a._n richard_n fitz-eustace_n have_v issue_n by_o aubrey_n his_o wife_n john_n who_o succeed_v constable_n of_o cheshire_n robert_n the_o hospitall_a id_fw-la est_fw-la of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n the_o grand_a priory_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n marry_o opinor_fw-la marry_o alii_fw-la hic_fw-la saram_fw-la legunt_fw-la monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n p_o 188._o sed_fw-la perperam_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la marry_a robert_n de_fw-fr aldford_n and_o awbrey_n marry_v to_o henry_n bysset_n lib._n c._n fol._n 85._o b._n &_o le_fw-fr paper_n antè_fw-la fol._n 66._o c._n pecham_n tell_v we_o of_o another_o son_n call_v roger_n lord_n of_o warkworth_n in_o northumberland_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o clavering_n the_o baron_n evers_n and_o sir_n john_n clavering_n of_o caloley_n in_o northumberland_n but_o quaere_fw-la of_o this_o roger_n whether_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o this_o richard_n fitz-eustace_n i_o find_v another_o family_n call_v constable_n descend_v from_o the_o constable_n of_o gloucester_n and_o that_o milo_n constable_n have_v issue_n roger_n henry_n walter_n matthew_z and_o william_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 66._o sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la richard_n fitz-eustace_n be_v dead_a before_o 24_o hen._n 2._o 1178._o but_o i_o find_v not_o the_o precise_a year_n when_o he_o die_v aubrey_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v william_n fitz-williams_n and_o have_v issue_n william_n monasticon_fw-la 1_o parson_n pag._n 831._o &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 64._o g._n vi_o john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n and_o awbrey_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v the_o six_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o found_v the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n in_o wirral_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1178._o 24_o hen._n 2._o in_o these_o word_n universis_fw-la sanctae_fw-la matris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la filiis_fw-la johannes_n constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la &_o hâc_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la confirmâsse_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o

and_o apuly_n with_o a_o ring_n send_v from_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o romania_n 1255._o 39_o hen._n 3._o mat._n paris_n but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n for_o he_o never_o have_v it_o he_o have_v the_o castle_n of_o kenilworth_n give_v he_o 16_o decembris_fw-la 51_o hen._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o f._n and_o the_o savoy-house_n in_o london_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o queen_n elinor_n his_o mother_n 24_o die_v februarii_fw-la 12_o edw._n 1._o 1283._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o n._n and_o the_o castle_n of_o chartley_n he_o have_v by_o the_o grant_n of_o his_o brother_n king_n edward_n the_o first_o 26_o die_v julii_n 4_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o k._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1271._o 55_o hen._n 3._o in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n prince_n edward_n son_n of_o king_n henry_n with_o edmund_z his_o brother_n and_o four_o earl_n and_o so_o many_o baron_n and_o many_o other_o gentleman_n take_v a_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n so_o mat._n paris_n edmund_z earl_n of_o lancaster_n marry_v to_o his_o first_o wife_n aveline_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la earl_n of_o albemarle_n and_o holderness_n and_o widow_n to_o ingram_n de_fw-fr percy_n parent_n aveline_n and_o all_o her_o issue_n die_v before_o her_o parent_n but_o leave_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o vincent_n upon_o broke_n pag._n 293._o he_o marry_v she_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o april_n 1270._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 1006._o of_o the_o edition_n by_o wats_n sed_fw-la cùm_fw-la totâ_fw-la prole_fw-la illa_fw-la mortem_fw-la parentum_fw-la praevenit_fw-la walsingham_n in_o his_o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la place_v her_o marriage_n with_o edmund_n anno_fw-la 1269._o his_o second_o wife_n be_v blanch_n queen_n of_o navarre_n the_o widow_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr champagne_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o daughter_n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o artois_n brother_n of_o st._n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n in_o who_o right_a edmund_n be_v earl_n of_o champagne_n 7_o edw._n 1._o so_o as_o he_o be_v now_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n leycester_n derby_n and_o champagne_n and_o high_a steward_n of_o england_n vincent_n on_o broke_n tit._n lancaster_n pag._n 293._o by_o blanch_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n have_v issue_n joan_n marry_v to_o philip_n the_o fair_a king_n of_o france_n vincent_n pag._n 293._o blanch_n marry_v edmund_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1276._o and_o by_o he_o have_v issue_n three_o son_n thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n the_o eleven_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o who_o rebel_v against_o his_o prince_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n henry_n de_fw-fr lancaster_n lord_n of_o monmouth_n second_o son_n afterward_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o brother_n thomas_n and_o john_n three_o son_n who_o live_v with_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n his_o half-sister_n and_o die_v there_o without_o issue_n hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 473._o &_o lib._n c._n pag._n 73._o a._n b._n vincent_n pag._n 293._o will_v have_v the_o queen_n of_o navarr_n name_n here_o to_o be_v elinour_n and_o not_o blanch_n from_o a_o record_n which_o he_o there_o vouch_v quaere_fw-la if_o that_o record_n be_v not_o mistake_v for_o i_o find_v she_o call_v blanch_n in_o sundry_a deed_n in_o the_o register-book_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n evidence_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n call_v the_o two_o couchir-book_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o 24_o edw._n 1._o this_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n go_v into_o gascoyn_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n where_o many_o castle_n be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v within_o two_o mile_n of_o bordeaux_n the_o french_a army_n come_v out_o of_o bordeaux_n as_o it_o be_v unaware_o upon_o they_o after_o a_o sore_a conflict_n retreat_v to_o the_o city_n and_o the_o earl_n burn_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n and_o short_o after_o edmund_z died_z hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 483._o ob._n 1296_o xii_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n lord_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n grismond_n second_o son_n of_o edmund_n crook-back_a and_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n be_v restore_v to_o all_o his_o brother_n land_n and_o honour_n 3._o 1_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1326._o and_o then_o his_o title_n be_v thus_o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 74._o k._n 13_o edw._n 3._o and_o he_o be_v the_o twelve_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o sir_n patrick_n de_fw-fr chaworth_n or_o de_fw-fr gadurcis_n lord_n of_o kidwelly_n in_o caermarthenshire_n and_o of_o ogmore_n castle_n in_o glamorganshire_n cambden_n britannia_n print_v 1607._o pag._n 619._o sub_fw-la titulo_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 73._o d._n this_o maud_n be_v former_o give_v to_o edmund_n son_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o edward_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1282._o being_n then_o a_o girl_n but_o five_o year_n old_a which_o edmund_n die_v very_o young_a before_o he_o come_v to_o maturity_n without_o issue_n as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o in_o henry_n lacy._n henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n have_v issue_n by_o this_o maud_n only_o one_o son_n henry_n make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n to_o wit_n 1336._o 11_o edw._n 3._o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la and_o vincent_n pag._n 297._o and_o six_o daughter_n blanch_n marry_v thomas_n lord_n wake_v of_o lidell_n maud_n marry_v william_n lord_n burgh_n earl_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n ralph_n ufford_n joan_n marry_v john_n lord_n mowbray_n of_o axholme_n isabel_n be_v abbess_n of_o ambersbury_n elinour_n first_o marry_v to_o john_n son_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n and_o earl_n of_o bughan_n in_o scotland_n after_o to_o richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o marry_o six_o daughter_n marry_v henry_n lord_n percy_n of_o alnwick_n so_o break_v in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o nobility_n this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n with_o other_o be_v send_v by_o the_o queen_n into_o wales_n where_o the_o king_n then_o skulk_v to_o take_v king_n edward_n the_o second_o her_o husband_n who_o they_o take_v with_o hugh_n spenser_n the_o son_n robert_n de_fw-fr baldock_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr reading_n the_o king_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n this_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1326._o soon_o after_o this_o be_v the_o king_n depose_v and_o edward_n his_o young_a son_n make_v king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o which_o young_a king_n be_v knight_v by_o this_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n walsingham_n hist_o ang._n edw._n 2._o pag._n 125_o 126_o 127._o but_o this_o henry_n be_v in_o nothing_o more_o infamous_a than_o in_o betray_v his_o lawful_a sovereign_n obiit_fw-la 1345_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1345._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la grismond_n frater_fw-la thomae_fw-la comitis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la iaceo_fw-la apud_fw-la leycestriam_fw-la x_o calendas_fw-la octobris_fw-la which_o be_v the_o twenty_o second_o of_o our_o september_n 19_o edw._n 3._o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o university_n library_n at_o oxford_n among_o the_o book_n give_v by_o archbishop_n laud_n of_o a_o ancient_a character_n note_v g._n 9_o fol._n 125._o and_o walsingham_n hist_n ang._n edw._n 3._o pag._n 165._o thus_o anno_fw-la 1345._o 19_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pater_fw-la henrici_fw-la comitis_fw-la de_fw-la derby_n &_o sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la in_o monasterio_n canonicorum_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o reginâ_fw-la tàm_fw-la antiquâ_fw-la quàm_fw-la nouâ_fw-la archiepiscopis_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la filius_fw-la ejus_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o wasconiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la praefertur_fw-la actus_fw-la bellicoso_n &_o strenuos_fw-la exercebat_fw-la quamobrèm_fw-la interest_n non_fw-la potuit_fw-la exequiis_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la xiii_o henry_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n tort-coll_n or_o wryneck_n only_a son_n of_o henry_n grismond_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o all_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n and_o be_v the_o thirteen_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o be_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n create_v 16_o martii_fw-la 11_o edw._n 3._o after_o his_o father_n death_n his_o title_n be_v thus_o 21_o edw._n 3._o 1346._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angeliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o o._n he_o be_v create_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n 23_o edw._n 3._o and_o then_o his_o style_n be_v 1349._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_n seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o p._n last_o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o lancaster_n 6_o martii_fw-la 25_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o vincent_n pag._n 297._o selden_n title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 754._o but_o walsingham_n place_v his_o

thomas_n torbock_n jane_n marry_v john_n aston_n of_o aston_n in_o mondrum_n margaret_n marry_v thomas_n haughton_n after_o the_o death_n of_o clemence_n he_o marry_v margery_n widow_n of_o george_n tirrell_n of_o thornton_n in_o buckinghamshire_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o thomas_n legh_n john_n legh_n george_n legh_n william_n legh_n obiit_fw-la 1582_o and_o agnes_n this_o richard_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1582._o x._o richard_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n marry_v anne_n daughter_n of_o ralph_n belfield_n of_o gledge_n but_o be_v divorce_v from_o she_o obiit_fw-la 1586_o and_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1586._o leave_v his_o brother_n peter_n to_o succeed_v in_o his_o inheritance_n xi_o peter_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o richard_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o john_n baptista_n 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the_o descent_n of_o the_o other_o legh_n the_o east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n but_o i_o can_v not_o have_v the_o perusal_n of_o the_o evidence_n of_o that_o family_n for_o that_o henry_n legh_n esquire_n now_o owner_n thereof_o affirm_v that_o his_o deed_n be_v most_o of_o they_o lose_v in_o the_o late_a war._n limb_n in_o this_o township_n of_o limb_n be_v a_o very_a ancient_a parish-church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o wake_n or_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o august_n be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o mary_n which_o parish_n comprehend_v only_o the_o township_n of_o limb_n it_o be_v in_o our_o common_a mize-book_n mize_v at_o 01_o l._n 16_o s._n 00_o d._n a_o large_a town_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o these_o little_a hamlet_n or_o place_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o stathum_n reddish_n oughtrington_n brome_n and_o heateley_n here_o have_v be_v a_o church_n before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o it_o appear_v by_o 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coventriae_fw-la &_o lichfieldiae_fw-la concern_v the_o presentation_n make_v by_o the_o legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n to_o the_o moiety_n of_o limme-church_n be_v the_o note_n take_v by_o william_n vernon_n in_o july_n 1649._o 10_o edw._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1316._o 11_o calendas_fw-la februarii_fw-la thomas_n filius_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la ricardum_fw-la de_fw-la massy_n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la domini_fw-la petri_n de_fw-fr limb_n quondàm_fw-la rectoris_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiea_n de_fw-fr limb_n ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 23_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1349._o 3_o nonas_fw-la septembris_fw-la thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n patronus_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n praesentat_fw-la adamum_n de_fw-fr denfeld_n or_o wenfeld_n capellanum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la jordani_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1361._o thomas_n legh_n patronus_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n praesentat_fw-la thomam_fw-la filium_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr legh_n clericum_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la 13_o rich._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1390._o 2_o die_v aprilis_n ricardus_n de_fw-fr legh_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la thomam_fw-la filium_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n presbyterum_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 9_o hen._n 4._o anno_fw-la 1408._o penultimo_fw-la augusti_fw-la concessit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la incolis_fw-la ceu_fw-la inhabitantibus_fw-la villulam_fw-la de_fw-la leye_n infrà_fw-la parochiam_fw-la de_fw-la rosthorn_n quòd_fw-la possint_fw-la facere_fw-la divina_fw-la celebrari_fw-la in_o capellâ_fw-la de_fw-fr leye_n 4_o hen._n 5._o anno_fw-la 1416._o 4_o die_v augusti_n nobilis_fw-la vir_fw-la ricardus_n de_fw-fr legh_n armiger_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la rogerum_fw-la dumbill_n ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 35_o hen._n 6._o anno_fw-la 1457._o 18_o die_v octobris_fw-la johannes_n legh_n de_fw-fr legh_n armiger_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la ricardum_fw-la vayse_n capellanum_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n per_fw-la resignationem_fw-la hamonis_n leycester_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la 33_o hen._n 6._o anno_fw-la 1455._o 21_o die_v novembris_fw-la licentia_fw-la hamundi_fw-la leycester_n in_fw-la legibus_fw-la bacalarii_fw-la rectoris_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n de_fw-fr non_fw-fr residendo_fw-la 12_o

of_o ease_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o great-budworth_a call_v stretton-chappel_n but_o it_o be_v now_o very_o ruinous_a and_o in_o decay_n 1666._o sutton_n juxta_fw-la frodsham_n sutton_n nigh_o frodsham_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o and_o ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o township_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o adam_n dedit_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la constructionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n &_o canonicis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la three_o shilling_n yearly_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o mill_n in_o sutton_n juxta_fw-la halton_n and_o after_o his_o own_o life_n the_o mill_n of_o sutton_n entire_o to_o which_o deed_n roger_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n be_v witness_n 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luce_n in_o his_o hand_n write_v about_o sigillum_fw-la galfridi_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n in_o a_o roundlet_n not_o in_o a_o escocheon_n this_o margaret_n dutton_n first_o marry_v robert_n de_fw-fr denbigh_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o after_o she_o marry_v nicolas_n de_fw-fr leycester_n about_o 1276._o by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n and_o to_o who_o succeed_a progeny_n the_o manor_n of_o nether-tabley_a still_o belong_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o nicolas_n leycester_n have_v also_o by_o margaret_n the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n and_o hield_n both_o situate_a in_o aston_n nigh_o great-budworth_a which_o his_o heir_n also_o enjoy_v at_o this_o present_a r._n num_fw-la 3._o i._o num_fw-la 91._o he_o be_v afterward_o sir_n nicolas_n leycester_n knight_n so_o style_v 1292._o 20_o edw._n 1._o i._o num_fw-la 98._o in_o this_o township_n be_v not_o any_o charterer_n at_o all_o for_o the_o freehold_n of_o heart_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o some_o other_o be_v all_o buy_v out_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o by_o roger_n leycester_n son_n of_o sir_n nicolas_n and_o margaret_n and_o so_o make_v this_o township_n entire_o his_o own_o since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v so_o continue_v and_o be_v now_o entire_a without_o any_o charterer_n at_o all_o 1666._o now_o follow_v the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o leicester_n of_o tabley_n exact_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o evidence_n of_o this_o family_n and_o the_o original_n quote_v all_o along_o as_o they_o now_o stand_v mark_v i._o sir_n nicolas_n leycester_n knight_n be_v sometime_o seneschal_n to_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n g._n num_fw-la 24._o he_o marry_v margaret_n the_o widow_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr denbigh_n and_o daughter_n of_o geffrey_n dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1276._o 5_o edw._n 1._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n roger_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o john_n leycester_n vicar_n of_o walleysey_n in_o wirrall_n 1312._o 6_o edw._n 2._o f._n num_fw-la 101._o i._o num_fw-la 2_o 3._o he_o have_v by_o this_o margaret_n his_o wife_n the_o township_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n and_o hield_n in_o aston_n nigh_o great-budworth_a i._n num_fw-la 1._o r._n num_fw-la 3._o i._o num_fw-la 91._o anno_fw-la 1292._o 20_o edw._n 1._o i_o find_v he_o style_v knight_n i._n num_fw-la 98._o and_o he_o have_v land_n in_o adwick_n near_o doncaster_n in_o yorkshire_n i._n num_fw-la 95_o 96_o 97._o and_o also_o in_o wath_n near_o adwick_n 22_o edw._n 1._o

lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o c._n about_o the_o end_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n so_o that_o the_o dutton_n of_o dutton_n be_v possess_v of_o weston_n since_o the_o conqueror_n time_n to_o this_o present_a 1666._o only_o some_o small_a parcel_n thereof_o hugh_n dutton_n purchase_v out_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n or_o thereabouts_o charterer_n in_o weston_n 1666._o only_a one_o richard_n heath_n of_o weston_n nether-whitley_n this_o town_n of_o nether-whitley_n be_v original_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n give_v it_o to_o alfred_n the_o combre_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o scilicet_fw-la witeleiam_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o haltonshire_n &_o eam_fw-la illi_fw-la admensuravi_fw-la ad_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la donec_fw-la viderim_fw-la aut_fw-la audierim_n quod_fw-la possit_fw-la pati_fw-la ea_fw-la propter_fw-la volo_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la aluredus_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la praedictam_fw-la terram_fw-la teneant_fw-la de_fw-la i_o &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la bene_fw-la &_o honorifice_fw-la per_fw-la admensuratum_fw-la servitium_n in_o villa_n &_o extra_fw-la in_fw-la foro_fw-la &_o mercato_n in_o bosco_fw-la &_o plano_fw-la in_o sok_n &_o sak_n &_o toll_n &_o teme_a &_o infangtheife_n &_o cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n abbate_n cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o ricardo_n pincerna_n &_o thurstano_n bannaster_n &_o willielmo_n bar_n &_o willielmo_n capellano_n apud_fw-la braham_n the_o copy_n of_o this_o deed_n i_o have_v from_o will._n vernon_n i_o find_v in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o touchet_n in_o the_o book_n of_o pedigree_n by_o john_n booth_n late_a of_o twamlowe_n that_o this_o allured_a be_v son_n of_o reginald_n de_fw-fr cumbrey_n lord_n of_o leigh-cumb_a in_o shropshire_n and_o that_o roger_n son_n of_o alfred_n have_v two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v to_o sir_n robert_n touchet_n lord_n of_o buglawton_n and_o tattenhale_n and_o agnes_n marry_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o ancestor_n to_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la concern_v alice_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi was_z lord_n of_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a deed_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 189._o f._n in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi dedi_fw-la adae_fw-la filio_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr grimsdich_n pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la grimsdich_n 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