Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	see_v	time_n	year_n	3,136	5	4.6262	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

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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aubert_n marry_v maud_n sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a this_o parochial_a chapel_n comprehend_v these_o village_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n daresbery_n 00_o 07_o 00_o over-walton_a 00_o 06_o 00_o nether-walton_a 00_o 10_o 00_o kekwick_n 00_o 05_o 00_o thelwall_n 00_o 16_o 00_o preston_n on_o the_o hill_n 00_o 13_o 00_o newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresbery_n 00_o 10_o 00_o hatton_n 00_o 14_o 00_o acton-grange_n 00_o 08_o 00_o moor_n 00_o 12_o 00_o sum_n total_a in_o the_o mize-book_n 05_o 01_o 00_o dunham-massy_a this_o town_n of_o dunham-massy_a be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o from_o those_o massy_n lord_n thereof_o it_o be_v call_v dunham-massy_a in_o distinction_n from_o another_o dunham_n in_o this_o county_n not_o far_o from_o trofford-bridge_n call_v dunham_n on_o the_o hill_n dunham_n have_v its_o name_n from_o these_o two_o old_a english_a word_n don_a which_o be_v as_o much_o 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the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o

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ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la sicùt_fw-la eidem_fw-la illum_fw-la tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la concessimus_fw-la vincent_n upon_o brooke_n pag._n 316._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 296._o and_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v usual_o style_v in_o all_o his_o charter_n ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la some_o deed_n i_o shall_v insert_v here_o prove_v the_o same_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 2._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 5._o of_o land_n in_o lincolnshire_n omnibus_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-la beningeworth_n salutem_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n in_o dominicis_fw-la in_fw-la hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o homahomagium_fw-la radulfi_n de_fw-fr gousle_fw-fr de_fw-fr feodo_fw-la unius_fw-la militis_fw-la in_o yreby_o etc._n etc._n &_o totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la kynthorp_n etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la verò_fw-la donatione_fw-la dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la praedictus_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la ducentas_fw-la libras_fw-la sterlingorum_fw-la et_fw-la adquietavit_fw-la i_o versùs_fw-la elyam_n filium_fw-la martrinae_n judaeum_n lincolniae_fw-la de_fw-fr octiès_fw-fr viginti_fw-la &_o decem_fw-la marcis_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n filio_fw-la simonis_n gilberto_n cusyn_n tunc_fw-la seneschallo_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 6._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-fr beningworth_n quietè_fw-la clamavi_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la stepinge_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la cum_fw-la tota_fw-la terra_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n &_o cum_fw-la advocatione_n ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la stepinge_v etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la verò_fw-la donatione_fw-la &_o quietâ_fw-la clamatione_fw-la dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la praedictus_fw-la ranulfus_n comes_fw-la ducentas_fw-la marcas_fw-la esterlingorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n many_o other_o of_o his_o charter_n may_v be_v produce_v but_o let_v these_o suffice_v iv_o now_o for_o his_o wife_n his_o first_o wife_n as_o you_o have_v already_o hear_v be_v constance_n the_o widow_n of_o geffrey_n four_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o conan_n duke_n of_o little_a britain_n and_o earl_n of_o richmond_n she_o be_v marry_v to_o randle_n anno_fw-la 1187._o 33_o hen._n 2._o as_o be_v before_o prove_v but_o upon_o the_o divorce_n of_o constance_n anno_fw-la scilicet_fw-la christi_fw-la 1200._o 2_o johannis_n regis_fw-la he_o marry_v clemence_n sister_n of_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n in_o normandy_n and_o widow_n to_o alan_n the_o dinnam_n ferne_n in_o his_o lacy_n nobility_n pag._n 58._o and_o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 296._o most_o absurd_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o the_o translator_n of_o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 32._o call_v her_o daughter_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n who_o in_o truth_n be_v her_o grandfather_n but_o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n and_o sister_n to_o geffrey_n see_v monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 997._o and_o for_o far_a proof_n hereof_o take_v these_o two_o subsequent_a deed_n couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o gray_n inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la northampton_n num_fw-la 3._o omnibus_fw-la tam_fw-la futuris_fw-la quam_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la literae_fw-la praesentes_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la gaufridus_n de_fw-fr filgeriis_fw-la salutem_fw-la notum_fw-la sit_fw-la vobis_fw-la i_o 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1326._o 20_o edw._n 2._o sub_fw-la edwardo_n tertio_fw-la john_n de_fw-fr wrenbury_n 2_o 3_o &_o 4_o edw._n 3._o 2_o ed._n 3._o 1328._o robert_n praer_n 5_o ed._n 3._o 1330._o william_n praer_n 1331._o in_o a_o deed_n of_o sir_n thomas_n manwaring_n of_o baddiley_n 6_o ed._n 3._o 1332._o david_n de_fw-fr egerton_n 1333._o by_o another_o deed_n of_o sir_n thomas_n manwaring_n 7_o ed._n 3._o 1333._o robert_n praer_n 8_o ed._n 3._o 1334._o adam_n parker_n 9_o ed._n 3._o 1335._o john_n de_fw-fr wrenbury_n &_o 1338._o 11_o e._n 3._o 1337._o robert_n de_fw-fr buckley_n jun._n 15_o e._n 3._o 1341._o randle_n de_fw-fr aldington_n siuè_fw-la olton_n etiàm_fw-la 1344_o &_o 1345._o 16_o e._n 3._o 1342._o hugh_z hough_o 20_o e._n 3._o 1346._o nicolas_n de_fw-fr ruggeley_n john_n booth_n be_v book_n h._n pag._n 135._o k._n 21_o e._n 3._o 1347._o sir_n james_n audely_n make_v sheriff_n for_o a_o year_n 25_o junii_fw-la 22_o edw._n 3._o 22_o e._n 3._o 1348._o william_n praer_v of_o baddiley_n 23_o 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1463._o soon_o after_o edward_n the_o four_o have_v obtain_v the_o crown_n he_o create_v a_o new_a sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n notwithstanding_o the_o patent_n for_o life_n grant_v to_o booth_n by_o hen._n 6._o this_o appear_v by_o stanley_n first_o patent_n as_o follow_v edwardus_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la cùm_fw-la 16_o die_v decembris_fw-la 1460._o humilis_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la ligeus_n noster_fw-la willielmus_fw-la stanley_n de_fw-fr hooton_n sen._n retentus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la pro_fw-la termino_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cùm_fw-la excellentissimo_fw-la &_o praepotentissimo_fw-la principe_fw-la beatae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la ricardo_n deuce_n eboracensi_fw-la patre_fw-la nostro_fw-la quem_fw-la deus_fw-la absolvat_fw-la facturus_fw-la fidele_fw-la &_o diligens_fw-la servitium_n praefato_fw-la patri_fw-la nostro_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la ergà_fw-la omnes_fw-la terrenas_fw-la creaturas_fw-la pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la retentione_n &_o servitio_fw-la praefatus_fw-la pater_fw-la noster_fw-la 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11_o 08_o  _fw-fr 63._o thelwall_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 16_o 00_o e._n 64._o timperley_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la sexta_fw-la 00_o 10_o 09_o e._n 65._o toft_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la tertia_fw-la 00_o 08_o 00_o  _fw-fr 66._o walton_n superior_a dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 06_o 00_o  _fw-fr 67._o walton_n inferior_a dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 10_o 00_o e._n 68_o warburton_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 12_o 00_o  _fw-fr 69._o weston_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 11_o 01_o  _fw-fr 70._o whitley_n superior_a dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quinta_fw-la 01_o 18_o 00_o  _fw-fr 71._o whitley_n inferior_a dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 16_o 00_o e._n 72._o winsham_n dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la quarta_fw-la 00_o 12_o 02_o  _fw-fr werford_n parva_n see_v marthall_n supra_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr sum_n 46_o 10_o 02_o the_o abbot_n of_o salop_n for_o fish_v in_o thelwall_n stand_v charge_v with_o 3_o s._n the_o mize_n in_o the_o ancient_a mize-book_n but_o this_o be_v now_o lose_v and_o be_v not_o know_v where_o to_o be_v charge_v the_o method_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o this_o four_o part_n be_v to_o take_v the_o particular_a township_n of_o this_o hundred_o of_o bucklow_n in_o order_n according_a to_o the_o alphabet_n to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v spare_v the_o labour_n of_o a_o index_n or_o table_n and_o so_o observe_v in_o they_o particular_o what_o i_o can_v discover_v from_o old_a deed_n or_o record_n concern_v the_o owner_n of_o those_o place_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n add_v also_o the_o pedigree_n of_o many_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o gentry_n in_o this_o hundred_o so_o many_o as_o my_o leisure_n will_v permit_v i_o to_o go_v through_o and_o for_o which_o i_o have_v see_v good_a deed_n and_o record_n prove_v the_o same_o place_v at_o the_o end_n of_o such_o town_n where_o such_o family_n have_v be_v respective_o seat_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o as_o 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the_o original_a remain_v those_o book_n quote_v and_o refer_v unto_o in_o this_o treatise_n follow_v style_v lib._n a._n or_o liber_n b._n or_o liber_n c._n be_v book_n of_o collection_n of_o deed_n take_v by_o i_o from_o the_o original_n some_o more_o large_o some_o extract_v in_o brief_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o shall_v here_o give_v you_o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o parish_n church_n parochial_a chapel_n chapel_n of_o ease_n and_o domestic_a chapel_n as_o well_o within_o every_o hundred_o of_o this_o county_n as_o in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n the_o letter_n r._n denote_v a_o rectory_n or_o parsonage_n the_o letter_n v._o stand_v for_o vicarage_n 1669._o bucklow_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o great_a budworth_n 2._o runcorne_n 3._o gropenhall_n 4._o limb_n 5._o warburton_n 6._o ashton_n super_fw-la mersey_n 7._o bowdon_n 8._o rosthorne_n 9_o mobberley_n the_o present_a patron_n v._o christchurch_n college_n in_o oxford_n v._o christchurch_n college_n in_o oxford_n r._n byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n r._n legh_n of_o high_a legh_n de_fw-fr westhall_n of_o one_o mo._n r._n warburton_n of_o arley_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n r._n warburton_n of_o arley_n r._n brereton_n of_o honford_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n v._o venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n r._n mallory_n of_o mobberley_n parochial_a chapel_n 1._o daresbury_n within_o runcorn_n parish_n 2._o aston_n chappel_n nigh_o sutton_n consecrate_a 1637_o within_o runcorn_n parish_n 3._o nether_a knotsford_n chapel_n within_o rosthorn_n parish_n 4._o overpeve_a chapel_n within_o rosthorn_n parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o halton_n chappel_n in_o runcorn_n parish_n 2._o thelwall_n chappel_n infrà_fw-la daresbury_n parish_n both_o within_o runcorn_n 3._o poosey_n chappel_n now_o in_o decay_n within_o runcorn_n parish_n 4._o nether_a whitley_n chapel_n in_o great_a budworth_n parish_n 5._o stretton_n chappel_n in_o great_a budworth_n parish_n 6._o little_a legh_n chappel_n in_o great_a budworth_n parish_n 7._o high_a legh_n chappel_n in_o rosthorn_n parish_n 8._o over-tabley_a chapel_n in_o the_o street_n in_o rosthorn_n parish_n 9_o nether_a knotsford_n chapel_n in_o the_o town_n in_o rosthorn_n parish_n 10._o ringey_n chappel_n in_o bowdon_n parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o the_o manor_n hall_n at_o dutton_n very_o ancient_a 2._o at_o arley_n in_o aston_n not_o so_o ancient_a as_o dutton_n by_o much_o 3._o at_o dunham-massy_a hall_n make_v 1655._o when_o sir_n george_n booth_n after_o lord_n delamere_n convert_v two_o ground-room_n into_o a_o chapel_n 4._o at_o ashley_n hall_n late_o build_v by_o thomas_n brereton_n of_o ashley_n about_o 1653._o 5._o at_o tost_n but_o now_o convert_v to_o other_o use_v 1669._o maxfield_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o neither_o alderley_n 2._o prestbury_n 3._o gowesworth_n 4._o taxall_n 5._o mottram_n longdendale_a 6._o stopport_v 7._o chedell_n 8._o norden_n 9_o winslow_n the_o present_a patron_n r._n stanley_n of_o alderley_n v._o legh_n of_o adlington_n r._n the_o lord_n of_o gowesworth_n r._n down_n of_o offerton_n r._n bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n warren_n of_o pointon_n r._n buckley_n of_o chedell_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n r._n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n nether_a alderley_n parish_n and_o gowesworth_n be_v both_o former_o take_v out_o of_o prestbury_n ⚜_o ⚜_o parochial_a chapel_n 1._o maxfield_n within_o prestbury_n parish_n 2._o marton_n within_o prestbury_n parish_n 3._o bosley_n within_o prestbury_n parish_n 4._o dishley_n within_o stopport_n parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o duckenfield_n chappel_n in_o stopport_v parish_n 2._o marple_n chappel_n in_o stopport_v parish_n 3._o norbery_n chappel_n in_o stopport_v parish_n 4._o chad-kirke_a in_o stopport_v parish_n 5._o adlington_n chappel_n in_o prestbury_n parish_n 6._o newton_n chappel_n in_o prestbury_n parish_n 7._o siddington_n chappel_n in_o prestbury_n parish_n 8._o chelford_n chappel_n in_o prestbury_n parish_n 9_o pointon_n chappel_n in_o prestbury_n parish_n 10._o pot_n chappel_n in_o maxfield_n chappelry_n 11._o winkle_n chappel_n erect_v tempore_fw-la car._n 1._o in_o maxfield_n chappelry_n within_o prestbury_n parish_n 12._o woodhead_n chappel_n in_o mottram-longdendale_a parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o bromhale_n hall_n 2._o at_o wittenshawe_n 3._o at_o honford_n hall_n 4._o at_o lime_n hall_n 5._o at_o sutton_n hall_n 1669._o northwich_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o daneham_n 2._o middlewich_n 3._o sanbach_n 4._o lawton_n 5._o warmincham_n 6._o swetenham_n 7._o astberie_n 8._o brereton_n the_o present_a patron_n r._n savage_a earl_n rivers_n v._o lord_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n v._o the_o lord_n of_o wheeloke_n r._n lawton_n of_o lawton_n r._n crew_n of_o crew_n r._n davenport_n of_o davenport_n r._n huchenson_n r._n lord_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o witton_n chappel_n within_o great_a budworth_n parish_n 2._o nether-peve_a chapel_n also_o within_o great_a budworth_n 3._o holms_n chappel_n within_o sanbach_n parish_n 4._o goostrey_n chappel_n within_o sanbach_n parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o congleton_n in_o astbery_n parish_n brereton_n church_n be_v former_o a_o chapel_n within_o astberie_n parish_n build_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n oswald_n who_o wake_n or_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o august_n yearly_o and_o be_v make_v a_o parish_n church_n and_o endow_v with_o the_o tithe_n of_o brereton_n cùm_fw-la smethwick_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o hen._n 8._o the_o original_a of_o this_o follow_a deed_n be_v now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o smethwick_n of_o smethwick_n ego_fw-la radulfus_n de_fw-fr brereton_n dedi_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sancto_fw-it oswaldo_fw-it &_o capellae_fw-la de_fw-la brereton_n pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la meae_fw-la in_o perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la smethwick_n ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la ormus_n filius_fw-la turgitani_n de_fw-fr smethwick_n nepos_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la eam_fw-la in_o feodo_fw-la habebunt_fw-la reddendo_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la memoratae_fw-la capellae_fw-la de_fw-la

order_n of_o the_o black_a monk_n iv_o hamon_n massy_n the_o four_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o hamon_n the_o three_o have_v issue_n hamon_n son_n and_o heir_n william_n massy_n from_o who_o the_o massy_n of_o tatton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 255._o e._n also_o margery_n a_o daughter_n to_o who_o her_o father_n give_v the_o whole_a town_n of_o stretford_n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1250._o and_o after_o the_o say_a margery_n then_z widow_z of_o roger_n pain_n of_o echburn_n i._n e._n ashburn_n release_v all_o her_o right_n in_o the_o whole_a town_n of_o stretford_n unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr trafford_n lib._n c._n fol._n 251._o d._n e._n the_o original_n of_o these_o two_o deed_n be_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o sir_n cecil_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n 1666._o v._o hamon_n massy_n the_o five_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o four_o hamon_n give_v the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o bowdon_n unto_o the_o priory_n of_o birkenhed_n in_o wirrall_n whereunto_o richard_n massy_a sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n be_v witness_n which_o be_v 6_o edw._n 1._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1278._o which_o priory_n be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n james_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 1_o parson_n pag._n 484._o and_o this_o deed_n be_v enroll_v in_o the_o cheshire_n doomsday-book_n which_o be_v now_o lose_v this_o hamon_n marry_v alice_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n eustace_n whitney_n and_o have_v issue_n hamon_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o 16_o edw._n 1._o 1288._o the_o barony_n of_o dunham-massy_a be_v find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o service_n of_o five_o knight_n fee_n inveniendo_fw-la pro_fw-la quolibet_fw-la feodo_fw-la unum_fw-la equum_fw-la coopertum_fw-la vel_fw-la dvos_fw-la discoopertos_fw-la infrà_fw-la divisas_fw-la cestershiriae_fw-la tempore_fw-la guerrae_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la peditibus_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la terram_fw-la forinsecam_fw-la infrà_fw-la feodum_fw-la praedictum_fw-la faciendo_fw-la servitium_n suum_fw-la secundùm_fw-la purportam_fw-la communis_fw-la chartae_fw-la cerstershiriae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 259._o p._n see_v this_o common_a chart_n above_o in_o this_o book_n pag._n 162_o 163._o etc._n etc._n vi_o sir_n hamon_n massy_n the_o six_o and_o last_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o five_o hamon_n marry_v isabel_n daughter_n of_o homfrey_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n and_o on_o the_o marriage-day_n at_o night_n as_o it_o happen_v she_o die_v before_o carnal_a copulation_n afterward_o he_o marry_v alice_n sister_n of_o the_o say_v isabella_n and_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n hamon_n a_o son_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o four_o daughter_n cicely_n marry_v john_n fitton_n of_o bollyn_n isabella_n marry_v hugh_n dytton_n who_o have_v issue_n katherine_n wife_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr belgrave_n ______o another_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n the_o lathom_n and_o have_v four_o daughter_n who_o have_v issue_n and_o alice_n another_o daughter_n marry_v hamon_n de_fw-fr hilond_n and_o have_v issue_n hamon_n l._n lib._n c._n fol._n 259._o l._n and_o other_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 261._o b._n a_o old_a parchment_n roll_v in_o a_o character_n about_o richard_n the_o second_o among_o the_o evidence_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o hamon_n massy_n the_o son_n the_o say_a sir_n hamon_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a be_v divorce_v from_o alice_n his_o wife_n and_o marry_v joan_n clinton_n sister_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o this_o joan_n he_o sell_v the_o reversion_n of_o the_o whole_a manor_n of_o doneham_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n after_o the_o death_n of_o himself_o and_o joan_n his_o wife_n in_o case_n they_o have_v no_o issue_n unto_o oliver_n de_fw-fr ingham_n then_o judge_v of_o chester_n for_o which_o reversion_n oliver_n give_v he_o 1000_o mark_n and_o 40_o mark_n annual_a rent_n for_o his_o life_n 10_o edw._n 2._o 1316._o lib._n c._n fol._n 256._o q.r._n t._n x._o this_o hamon_n the_o last_o baron_n be_v sue_v at_o chester_n 1_o edw._n 2._o by_o peter_n dutton_n style_v also_o sometime_o peter_n de_fw-fr warburton_n and_o ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n concern_v a_o parcel_n of_o waste_a ground_n conceive_v by_o he_o to_o lie_v in_o warburton_n the_o say_a hamon_n plead_v that_o hamon_n massy_n his_o father_n be_v seize_v of_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o land_n in_o question_n do_v lie_v in_o doneham_n and_o not_o in_o warburton_n and_o moreover_o that_o he_o the_o say_v hamon_n be_v one_o of_o the_o king_n baron_n and_o hold_v his_o land_n of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o barony_n immediate_o and_o ought_v not_o to_o proceed_v to_o trial_n without_o a_o jury_n of_o knight_n and_o discreet_a man_n of_o the_o county_n placita_fw-la cestriae_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la marci_n evangelistae_fw-la 1_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 260._o z._n chart._n 18_o edw._n 1._o memb._n 3._o rex_fw-la concessit_fw-la hamoni_fw-la de_fw-la massy_n unum_fw-la mercatum_fw-la per_fw-la diem_fw-la martis_n apud_fw-la manerium_fw-la suum_fw-la de_fw-la altrincham_n &_o unam_fw-la feriam_fw-la per_fw-la tres_fw-la dies_fw-la duraturam_fw-la videlicèt_fw-la in_fw-la vigiliâ_fw-la die_v &_o crastino_n festi_fw-la assumptionis_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 260._o q._n and_o hereupon_o he_o make_v his_o charter_n to_o his_o burgess_n of_o altrincham_n of_o a_o guild-mercatory_a see_v above_o in_o altrincham_n this_o sir_n hamon_n be_v possess_v only_o of_o these_o manor_n doneham_n kelsall_n altrincham_n bidston_n salghall_n and_o moreton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 260._o y._n but_o in_o the_o rental_a of_o dunham-massy_a date_v 3_o hen._n 4._o john_n davenport_n of_o bromhall_n tenet_n villa_n de_fw-la bromhall_n duckenfield_n baggiley_n and_o etchells_n per_fw-la servitium_n militare_fw-la &_o reddendo_fw-la annuatim_fw-la 2_o l._n 0_o s._n 0_o d._n but_o 13_o s._n 4_o d._n of_o this_o rent_n be_v remit_v by_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n and_o sir_n robert_n booth_n by_o deed_n 22_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 262._o h._n davenport_n de_fw-fr henbury_n tenet_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o wernith_n reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 5_o d._n itèm_fw-la tenet_fw-la bredbury_n romiley_n brunington_n nuper_fw-la adam_n de_fw-fr bredbury_n &_o matilda_n holland_n per_fw-la servitium_n militare_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la inveniat_fw-la domino_fw-la de_fw-la doneham_n unum_fw-la championem_fw-la ad_fw-la pugnandum_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la si_fw-la fuerit_fw-la appellatus_fw-la &_o si_fw-la dictus_fw-la dominus_fw-la fecerit_fw-la aliquam_fw-la appellationem_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquem_fw-la alium_fw-la tàm_fw-la in_o brevi_fw-la de_fw-la recto_fw-la quàm_fw-la aliquo_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la dictus_fw-la champio_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la pugnabit_fw-la &_o inveniet_fw-la unum_fw-la hoblar_fw-la &_o sacket_n jugg_n ad_fw-la 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have_v issue_n john_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n laurence_n dutton_n another_o son_n randle_n rector_n of_o christleton_n nigh_o chester_n also_o hugh_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o n._n elizabeth_n a_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n manley_n of_o manley_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 10_o hen._n 5._o 1422._o and_o have_v a_o second_o wife_n namely_o emme_n the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n venables_n of_o golborne_n and_o daughter_n of_o nicolas_n warren_n of_o pointon_n 16_o hen._n 6._o john_n booth_n of_o twamlow_n book_n of_o his_o own_o collection_n lib._n h._n pag._n 125._o a._n b._n 2._o john_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n 19_o hen._n 6._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n and_o parnell_n be_v mayor_n of_o chester_n 30_o hen._n 6._o and_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n son_n and_o heir_n richard_n another_o son_n geffrey_n another_o son_n cicely_n marry_v john_n byrd_n of_o broxton_n ellen_n marry_v one_o gilibrand_n 3._o peter_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n matryed_z elizabeth_z elder_a daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n esquire_n 1464._o and_o have_v issue_n peter_n dutton_n junior_a ralph_n richard_n and_o randle_n 4._o peter_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o peter_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n fouleshurst_n of_o crew_n in_o cheshire_n and_o have_v issue_n sir_n piers_n dutton_n who_o be_v adjudge_v next_o heir_n male_a to_o all_o dutton_n land_n 26_o hen._n 8._o elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n george_n calveley_n of_o lea_n nigh_o eaton-boat_n elinour_n marry_v randle_n brereton_n of_o malpas_n jane_n marry_v george_n leech_n of_o carden_n this_o peter_n die_v about_o 20_o hen._n 7._o for_o elizabeth_n his_o widow_n marry_v thomas_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 22_o hen._n 7._o 1506._o and_o she_o be_v the_o three_o wife_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n leycester_n t._n num_fw-la 1._o xviii_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n and_o dutton_n both_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o peter_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n esquire_n be_v a_o knight_n 19_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o s._n and_o adjudge_v next_o heir_n male_a to_o laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n 26_o hen._n 8._o 1534._o lib._n c._n fol._n 163._o y._n he_o be_v the_o eighteen_o lord_n of_o dutton_n since_o the_o conquest_n and_o the_o fifteen_o person_n in_o lineal_a descent_n from_o odard_n he_o build_v the_o hall_n and_o new_a building_n of_o dutton-house_n which_o he_o join_v to_o the_o chapel_n anno_fw-la 1539._o before_o which_o time_n the_o house_n stand_v a_o little_a more_o remote_a from_o the_o chapel_n he_o have_v two_o wife_n elinour_n daughter_n of_o thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n be_v his_o first_o wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n peter_n dutton_n elder_a son_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n hugh_n dutton_n second_o son_n ralph_n dutton_n three_o son_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v all_o hatton_n land_n from_o who_o the_o dutton_n of_o hatton_n yet_o in_o be_v 1666._o be_v propagate_v katherine_n a_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n roger_n pilston_n of_o emrad_n afterward_o she_o marry_v richard_n grosvenour_n young_a son_n of_o the_o grosvenour_n of_o eaton-boat_n elizabeth_n marry_v william_n manley_n of_o manley_n afterward_o she_o marry_v thomas_n brown_a of_o nether-lee_n anne_n marry_v to_o hamnet_n massy_n of_o sale_n in_o cheshire_n after_o to_o edward_n barlow_n of_o barlow_n in_o lancashire_n margery_n marry_v john_n booth_n young_a son_n of_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a margaret_n marry_v ralph_n sherman_n marry_o marry_v matthew_n ellis_n of_o overley_n alice_n die_v unmarried_a see_v the_o inquisition_n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la praedicti_fw-la petri_n dutton_n militis_fw-la 37_o hen._n 8._o which_o name_v the_o daughter_n but_o their_o husband_n i_o 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nether-tabley_a in_o cheshire_n esquire_n this_o hugh_n die_v in_o the_o life-time_n of_o sir_n piers_n his_o father_n and_o jane_n his_o widow_n marry_v thomas_n holford_n aforesaid_a xix_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n and_o grandson_n to_o sir_n piers_n marry_v elinour_n daughter_n of_o sir_n hugh_n calveley_n of_o lea_n nigh_o eaton-boat_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n elder_a son_n who_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n massy_n of_o aldford_n in_o cheshire_n 27_o eliz._n 1585._o lib._n c._n fol._n 163._o aa_n and_o die_v the_o thirty_o day_n of_o may_n 35_o eliz._n 1593._o without_o issue_n male_a of_o his_o body_n then_o live_v in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n see_v john_n dutton_n office_n 7_o jacobi_n also_o john_n dutton_n second_o son_n and_o hugh_n three_o son_n both_o die_v without_o issue_n thomas_n four_o son_n succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n laurence_n ralph_n adam_n geffrey_n and_o george_n all_o five_o die_v without_o issue_n jane_n die_v unmarried_a anne_n marry_v one_o hersey_n and_o elinour_n die_v unmarried_a this_o john_n have_v also_o john_n dutton_n bastard-son_n who_o be_v after_o gardener_n at_o dutton_n and_o die_v 1664._o and_o elizabeth_n a_o bastard-daughter_n marry_v mr._n martial_a chaplain_n to_o the_o lord_n gerard_n of_o gerards-bromley_n in_o staffordshire_n mother_n to_o the_o two_o famous_a women-actor_n now_o at_o london_n call_v the_o two_o marshal_n the_o same_o john_n sue_v ralph_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n his_o uncle_n for_o all_o hatton_n land_n as_o heir_n at_o law_n but_o this_o suit_n be_v compose_v by_o the_o award_n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o leycester_n the_o five_o day_n of_o july_n 14_o eliz._n 1572._o wherein_o he_o give_v to_o john_n dutton_n the_o land_n of_o claverton_n and_o in_o honbridge_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n and_o in_o littleton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o the_o land_n in_o harden_n and_o mancote_n in_o flintshire_n and_o also_o 500_o mark_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o ralph_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

monument_n pag._n 366._o anno_fw-la 1273._o 1_o edw._n 1._o edmund_z earl_n of_o lancaster_n henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o reginald_n grey_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o this_o nation_n besiege_a robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o chartley_n in_o staffordshire_n which_o castle_n robert_n have_v enter_v and_o keep_v by_o force_n it_o be_v late_o give_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o unto_o hamon_n le_fw-fr strange_n which_o castle_n indeed_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o descend_v unto_o he_o by_o agnes_n his_o grandmother_n three_o sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n till_o robert_n forfeit_v the_o same_o by_o his_o rebellion_n in_o this_o siege_n many_o person_n be_v slay_v on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o his_o complice_n be_v at_o last_o take_v now_o the_o king_n pardon_v these_o besieger_n for_o the_o slay_v of_o these_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o confirm_v the_o protection_n of_o such_o person_n as_o the_o say_v edmund_n have_v receive_v into_o favour_n date_v at_o rothelent_fw-mi 20_o die_v decembris_fw-la 11_o edw._n 1._o 1282._o lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o i._n tom._n 2._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n at_o grays-inn_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n there_o derby-ferrers_n num_fw-la 4._o this_o henry_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n confirm_v to_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n of_o burstow_n a_o place_n call_v ruddegate_n which_o henry_n torbock_n and_o ellen_n his_o wife_n have_v before_o grant_v unto_o they_o so_o as_o one_o leprous_a person_n of_o his_o fee_n of_o widney_n in_o lancashire_n if_o any_o such_o be_v find_v shall_v be_v admit_v in_o the_o say_a house_n and_o be_v reasonable_o maintain_v and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o one_o another_o to_o come_v in_o his_o room_n and_o that_o the_o say_v henry_n lacie_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n be_v put_v in_o their_o martyrologie_n and_o their_o name_n write_v in_o the_o canon_n date_v at_o halton_n die_fw-la sancti_fw-la geronimi_fw-la confessoris_fw-la which_o be_v the_o thirty_o day_n of_o september_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1285._o the_o original_a hereof_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o sir_n simon_n dewes_n baronet_n 1646._o with_o a_o very_a fair_a seal_n scilicèt_fw-la the_o earl_n on_o horseback_n with_o his_o sword_n draw_v and_o on_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o earl_n a_o escocheon_n of_o arm_n in_o which_o be_v a_o lion_n rampant_a and_o on_o the_o reverse_n or_o backpart_n of_o the_o seal_n also_o a_o lion_n rampant_a in_o a_o escocheon_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o coat_n of_o these_o lacy_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lib._n c._n fol._n 68_o k._n queen_n elinour_n grant_n to_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n that_o all_o his_o tenant_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o dynelnegh_n be_v quit_v of_o all_o toll_n stallage_n payage_n pavage_a pontage_n murage_n and_o passage_n for_o ever_o per_fw-la omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la nostras_fw-la walliae_fw-la &_o in_o comitatibus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la salopiae_fw-la glocestriae_fw-la wigorniae_fw-la &_o herefordiae_fw-la apud_fw-la gretindon_n primo_fw-la die_fw-la septembris_fw-la 18_o edw._n 1._o tom._n 1._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n fol._n 28._o num_fw-la 49._o infinite_a other_o grant_n be_v make_v to_o and_o by_o this_o henry_n lacie_n which_o here_o will_v be_v tedious_a to_o mention_v he_o have_v two_o wife_n margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n longspée_v and_o his_o only_a heir_n be_v the_o first_o wife_n of_o henry_n lacie_n marry_v about_o christmas_n 1256._o 40_o hen._n 3._o for_o on_o friday_n before_o christmas_n in_o that_o year_n it_o be_v agree_v between_o sir_n edmund_n lacie_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o sir_n william_n longspée_v on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o whereas_o the_o marriage_n of_o henry_n lacie_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v edmund_n with_o margaret_z daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v william_n have_v be_v former_o mention_v in_o gascoigne_n it_o be_v now_o finish_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n and_o william_n longspée_v give_v with_o margaret_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n in_o free-marriage_n to_o henry_n lacie_n the_o manor_n of_o burencester_n and_o middleton_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la homagiis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la &_o servitiis_fw-la and_o edmund_n lacie_n give_v for_o jointure_n to_o the_o say_v margaret_n his_o manor_n of_o kypeis_fw-la and_o scale_n in_o yorkshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o b._n tom._n 2._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n comitatus_fw-la oxoniae_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o henry_n lacie_n be_v but_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v marry_v this_o william_n de_fw-fr longspée_fw-fr although_o he_o be_v right_o heir_n to_o the_o earldom_n of_o salisbury_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o enjoy_v the_o same_o nor_o have_v henry_n lacie_n ever_o that_o title_n but_o all_o the_o land_n of_o this_o longspée_v descend_v to_o he_o henry_n lacie_n have_v issue_n by_o this_o margaret_n two_o son_n edmund_n and_o john_n and_o both_o die_v young_a and_o also_o two_o daughter_n alice_n and_o margaret_n ferne_n in_o lacy_n nobility_n call_v margaret_n by_o the_o name_n of_o joan_n pag._n 125._o but_o false_o only_o alice_n survive_v who_o become_v sole_a heir_n to_o her_o father_n and_o marry_v thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n leycester_n and_o derby_n lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o so_o be_v the_o barony_n of_o halton_n annex_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n brook_n and_o fern_n say_v that_o edmund_n elder_a son_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o drawwell_a of_o denbigh_n castle_n but_o i_o be_o tell_v by_o a_o more_o ancient_a authority_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 188_o b._n that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1282._o edward_n the_o first_o give_v to_o henry_n lacie_n two_o cantred_n in_o wales_n to_o wit_n roos_n and_o roweynock_n and_o that_o the_o king_n eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la give_v to_o edmund_n lacie_n his_o son_n a_o young_a girl_n in_o marriage_n but_o five_o year_n old_a namely_o maud_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o patrick_n de_fw-fr chaworth_n by_o isabel_n beauchamp_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n lib._n c._n fol._n 73._o e._n but_o this_o edmund_n lacie_n die_v young_a without_o issue_n and_o john_n his_o brother_n run_v hasty_o in_o his_o youth_n upon_o a_o turret_n in_o pomfret_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n fall_v down_o from_o the_o wall_n and_o be_v kill_v the_o second_o wife_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v joan_n daughter_n of_o william_n martin_n lord_n keimis_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o a._n this_o great_a henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n baron_n of_o halton_n pomfret_n blackburnshire_n roos_n &_o roweynock_v and_o protector_n of_o england_n die_v on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o february_n 1310._o 4_o edw._n 2._o at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o chancery_n lane_n at_o london_n now_o call_v lincolns-inn_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o st._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n in_o the_o new_a work_n which_o be_v of_o his_o own_o foundation_n under_o a_o goodly_a monument_n with_o his_o arm_a pourtraicture_n cross-legged_a as_o one_o that_o have_v take_v a_o voyage_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n he_o be_v age_v sixty_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n wever_n funeral_n monument_n pag._n 366._o and_o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1310._o lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o t._n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v nicolas_n lord_n audley_n lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o v._n which_o nicolas_n die_v 1316._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o henry_n lacie_n who_o give_v the_o church_n of_o whalley_n in_o lancashire_n with_o the_o chapel_n thereof_o unto_o the_o monk_n of_o stanlaw_n the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n be_v translate_v unto_o whalley_n scilicèt_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o in_fw-la festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la ambrosii_fw-la episcopi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la 4_o aprilis_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 61._o a._n domino_fw-la gregorio_n de_fw-fr norbury_n tùnc_fw-la abbate_n anno_fw-la 1309._o 3_o edw._n 2._o die_v vincentii_n martyris_fw-la obiit_fw-la gregorius_n de_fw-fr norbury_n primus_fw-la abbas_n de_fw-fr whalley_n a_o old_a parchment_n book_n of_o whalley_n in_o possession_n of_o mr._n townley_n of_o car_n in_o lancashire_n 1657._o fol._n 23._o he_o be_v behead_v at_o pomfret_n his_o own_o manor_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1321._o 15_o edw._n 2._o 22_o die_v martii_fw-la for_o rebel_a against_o his_o sovereign_a king_n edward_n the_o second_o stow_n and_o walsingham_n leave_v no_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n to_o succeed_v he_o who_o land_n be_v now_o forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n anno_fw-la 1314._o 8_o edw._n 2._o he_o purchase_v from_o audomare_a de_fw-fr valentia_n the_o temple-house_n at_o london_n which_o former_o

belong_v to_o the_o templar_n but_o be_v since_o become_v a_o society_n for_o the_o student_n of_o our_o law_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o rent_n thereto_o belong_v in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n and_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n which_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leycester_n and_o confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o date_v at_o york_n primo_fw-la die_fw-la octobris_fw-la 8_o edw._n 2._o tom._n 2._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n comitatus_fw-la middlesex_n alice_n the_o widow_n of_o this_o thomas_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o lincoln_n restore_v unto_o she_o by_o the_o king_n during_o her_o life_n 20_o die_v septembris_fw-la 1322._o 16_o edw._n 2._o she_o have_v also_o the_o manor_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la restore_v unto_o she_o for_o her_o life_n 12_o die_v julii_n 16_o edw._n 2._o in_o which_o deed_n she_o be_v style_v countess_n of_o lincoln_n and_o 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not_o that_o they_o be_v ever_o redeem_v this_o edmund_n be_v invest_v king_n of_o sicily_n

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219._o b._n c._n d._n e._n g._n the_o heir_n of_o this_o john_n legh_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o this_o day_n 1667._o peter_n legh_n of_o booth_n esquire_n be_v now_o lord_n thereof_o and_o under_o age._n there_o be_v now_o about_o twelve_o small_a charterer_n in_o knotsford-booth_n ⚜_o ⚜_o this_o john_n legh_n who_o purchase_v knotsford-booth_n cùm_fw-la norbury-booth_n from_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v young_a son_n of_o william_n venables_n de_fw-fr bradwell_n by_o agnes_n his_o second_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o west-hall_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n and_o widow_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr limb_n this_o john_n be_v bring_v up_o with_o his_o mother_n in_o high-legh_n be_v surnamed_n de_fw-mi legh_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o those_o age_n which_o surname_n his_o posterity_n retain_v and_o bear_v the_o coat_n of_o arm_n of_o venables_n with_o 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militis_fw-la ut_fw-la autèm_fw-la haec_fw-la nostra_fw-la confirmatio_fw-la futuris_fw-la temporibus_fw-la rata_fw-la &_o inconcussa_fw-la permaneat_fw-la eam_fw-la sigilli_fw-la mei_fw-la impressione_n coràm_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la confirmavi_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o matthaeo_n de_fw-fr filio_fw-la svo_fw-la gilberto_n de_fw-fr bostock_n &_o willielmo_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la hugone_fw-mi de_fw-fr tiwâ_fw-la hamone_n briton_n matthaeo_n de_fw-fr muneshull_n &_o ricardo_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la radulfo_n filio_fw-la rogeri_n dispensatoris_fw-la &_o willielmo_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la willielmo_n capellano_n de_fw-fr shibbrok_n &_o aliis_fw-la multis_fw-la a_o very_a fair_a seal_n in_o a_o rondlet_n a_o lion_n rampant_a write_v about_o thus_o sigill_n warini_n de_fw-fr vernun_n the_o original_a hereof_o remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n at_o merbury_n 1666._o from_o hence_o have_v this_o family_n the_o surname_n of_o merbury_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v original_o a_o 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northwich_n in_o who_o office_n they_o be_v find_v to_o hold_v it_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o manwaring_n of_o warmincham_n in_o soccage_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o one_o penny_n of_o which_o family_n richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n esquire_n marry_v katherine_n the_o five_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n esquire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o pulford_n beyond_o chester_n by_o partition_n anno_fw-la 1465._o and_o a_o five_o part_n of_o allostock_n as_o heir_n to_o her_o sister_n margery_n grosvenour_n by_o partition_n anno_fw-la 1474._o and_o have_v issue_n three_o son_n richard_n wynnington_n peter_n and_o george_n and_o two_o daughter_n jane_n and_o elizabeth_n all_o live_v 5_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 125._o f._n &_o 161._o o._n richard_n wynnington_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n and_o katherine_n marry_v joan_n smith_n and_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n katherine_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n 23_o hen._n 7._o as_o appear_v by_o her_o office_n take_v 6_o hen._n 8._o and_o elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n piers_n warburton_n of_o arley_n 2_o hen._n 8._o be_v then_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n for_o richard_n wynnington_n die_v 19_o hen._n 7._o joan_n his_o wife_n die_v 24_o hen._n 7._o and_o sir_n piers_n warburton_n die_v 4_o edw._n 6._o and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n esquire_n die_v anno_fw-la sexto_fw-la mariae_fw-la so_o that_o warburton_n of_o arley_n have_v by_o this_o match_n all_o the_o land_n then_o belong_v to_o wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n as_o well_o as_o the_o part_n of_o grosvenour_n land_n beforementioned_a which_o descend_v also_o who_o heir_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o be_v possess_v of_o the_o town_n of_o marthall_n entire_o there_o be_v no_o freeholder_n or_o charterer_n in_o this_o township_n at_o all_o mere._n this_o town_n undoubted_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o mere_a therein_o and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o one_o ulviet_v hold_v before_o not_o many_o age_n after_o it_o become_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o mere_n who_o take_v their_o surname_n from_o hence_o among_o who_o robert_n the_o mere_a senior_n live_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n whether_o original_o a_o venables_n i_o can_v positive_o affirm_v exit_fw-la bundello_n escaetarum_fw-la in_o turri_n londinensi_fw-la 8_o rich._n 2._o willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n tenuit_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n cùm_fw-la medietate_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la bollinton_n de_fw-fr hugone_n de_fw-fr venables_n which_o hugh_n be_v lord_n of_o kinderton_n certain_a it_o be_v this_o family_n of_o mere_a of_o mere_n continue_v in_o this_o seat_n a_o long_a time_n together_o until_o in_o our_o day_n john_n mere_a of_o mere_a esquire_n and_o william_n his_o son_n sell_v this_o manor_n of_o mere_a unto_o peter_n brooks_n young_a son_n of_o thomas_n brook_n of_o norton_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1652._o which_o peter_n also_o buy_v the_o estate_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o walton_n and_o be_v after_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n knight_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1660._o and_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1669._o he_o have_v beautify_v and_o build_v anew_o the_o hall_n of_o mere_a very_o handsome_o and_o have_v three_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v alice_n hulse_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n hulse_n of_o killingworth_n in_o warwickshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n brooks_n elder_a son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n brereton_n of_o eccleston_n in_o cheshire_n gentleman_n 1663._o richard_n brooks_n second_o son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n charnock_n of_o charnock_n in_o lancashire_n 1666._o the_o second_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n be_v frances_n the_o widow_n of_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n nicholas_n trot_n of_o quickshot_n in_o hartfordshire_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o the_o three_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brook_v of_o mere_a be_v mabill_n the_o widow_n of_o richard_n clayton_n of_o crook_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o william_n farrington_n of_o werden_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n who_o with_o sir_n peter_n her_o husband_n be_v now_o live_v 1669._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o charterer_n in_o mere_a 1666._o 1._o henry_n legh_n de_fw-fr east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n pro_fw-la strethull-farm_n not_o long_o since_o purchase_v from_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n 2._o one_o message_n in_o possession_n of_o robert_n simmons_n give_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n whereof_o massy_a of_o mosse-house_n be_v a_o feoffee_n 3._o george_n venables_n of_o agden_n esquire_n one_o small_a tenement_n in_o mere._n 4._o john_n spinke_v of_o howes-heath_n in_o mere._n 5._o william_n pownall_n of_o barnton_n for_o granthams_n land_n 6._o peter_n fernhead_n of_o mere_n for_o granthams_n land_n 7._o john_n bradburne_n of_o mere._n

john_n son_n of_o augustine_n which_o shall_v have_v descend_v to_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n by_o the_o settlement_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n date_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1359._o have_v not_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n and_o claim_n as_o well_o in_o the_o say_a advowson_n as_o in_o all_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n unto_o john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o cicely_n his_o wife_n date_v at_o chester_n on_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n 1_o rich._n 2._o scilicèt_fw-la in_o april_n 1378._o which_o release_n be_v upon_o record_n at_o chester_n in_o the_o prothonotaries_n office_n there_o die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sanctae_fw-la margaretae_n virgin_n 5_o rich._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o gg_n kk_v from_o dumbill_n it_o come_v to_o hulse_n from_o hulse_n to_o troutback_n from_o troutback_n to_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n who_o posterity_n afterward_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o at_o last_o in_o our_o day_n thomas_n mallory_n late_a dean_n of_o chester_n and_o parson_n of_o mobberley_n buy_v the_o advowson_n hereof_o to_o who_o posterity_n it_o yet_o remain_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n 1281._o dominus_fw-la laurentius_n de_fw-la cestriâ_fw-la 1281_o &_o 1285._o 1299._o adam_n kelsall_n present_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberly_n 5_o calendas_fw-la julii_n 1299._o 1304._o johannes_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n per_fw-la resignationem_fw-la adae_fw-la de_fw-la kelsall_n 1304._o present_v by_o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n 1306._o richard_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n present_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n his_o father_n 1306._o 34_o edw._n 14._o calendas_fw-la januarii_n this_o richard_n be_v kill_v by_o one_o richard_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n as_o seem_v by_o a_o appeal_n bring_v by_o william_n mobberley_n son_n of_o william_n mobberley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n in_o placitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la die_v martis_n in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la hilarii_n 14_o edw._n 2._o 1320._o 1320._o henry_n de_fw-fr henly_n presbyter_n 1320._o present_v by_o william_n mobberley_n 1327._o robert_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr huxley_n 3_o nonas_fw-la novembris_fw-la 1327._o per_fw-la johannem_fw-la arderne_a militem_fw-la ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la radulfi_n filii_fw-la &_o haeredis_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n 1351._o robertus_fw-la de_fw-la craven_n 1351._o causâ_fw-la permutationis_fw-la 1359._o william_n jeffeson_n 1359._o lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o f._n 1378._o johannes_n brunstath_n parson_n of_o mobberley_n 1378._o 1_o rich._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o will_v 1416._o john_n scolehall_n parson_n 4_o hen._n 5._o lib._n c._n fol._n 266._o num_fw-la 2._o 1439._o roger_n bolton_n parson_n of_o mobberley_n 18_o hen._n 6._o &_o 37_o hen._n 6._o 1460._o hamon_n leycester_n present_v 1_o junii_fw-la 1460._o which_o be_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o this_o hamon_n be_v a_o young_a son_n of_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n the_o elder_a esq_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v parson_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o limme-church_n which_o he_o resign_v 1457._o see_v in_o limb_n there_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n the_o 28_o of_o january_n 1653._o in_o the_o upper_a north-window_n of_o the_o chancel_n the_o picture_n of_o a_o man_n kneel_v and_o the_o coat-armour_n of_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n in_o a_o border_n argent_fw-fr for_o distinction_n under_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o glass_n orate_fw-la pro_fw-la animâ_fw-la magistri_fw-la hamonis_n ley_n ......._o ............................_o fenestram_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecit_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1492._o supply_v the_o defect_n thus_o orate_fw-la pro_fw-la animâ_fw-la magistri_fw-la hamonis_n leycester_n rectoris_fw-la huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la fenestram_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecit_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1492._o who_o be_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n from_o 1460._o to_o 1492._o who_o father_n john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n the_o elder_a be_v son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n nephew_n to_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n abovementioned_a the_o last_o heir_n of_o that_o family_n of_o the_o mobberley_n hitherto_o have_v i_o trace_v some_o of_o the_o parson_n of_o mobberley_n as_o concern_v the_o parson_n of_o mobberley_n of_o these_o last_o age_n i_o find_v in_o the_o register-book_n of_o mobberley-church_n these_o follow_v which_o register_n begin_v but_o in_o anno_fw-la 1578._o ann._n dom._n 1570_o john_n caldwall_n bachelor_n of_o art_n rector_n of_o mobberley-church_n full_a twenty_o four_o year_n and_o of_o winwick_n in_o lancashire_n about_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v bear_v at_o burton_n upon_o trent_n and_o go_v into_o that_o country_n to_o see_v his_o friend_n as_o he_o return_v homeward_o he_o fall_v sick_a at_o the_o parsonage-house_n of_o clyfton-convill_a in_o staffordshire_n where_o he_o die_v the_o last_o day_n of_o june_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o that_o church_n the_o first_o day_n of_o july_n in_o the_o 51_o year_n of_o his_o age_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1595._o robert_n eton_n master_n of_o art_n succeed_v rector_n of_o mobberley-church_n 1595._o he_o be_v rector_n here_o about_o 26_o year_n and_o die_v at_o his_o parsonage_n of_o mobberley_n the_o five_o day_n of_o july_n 1621._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o gropenhale_n whereof_o he_o be_v also_o rector_n on_o thursday_n the_o thirteen_o of_o july_n follow_v in_o the_o 74_o year_n of_o his_o age_n have_v be_v minister_n of_o god_n word_n 51_o year_n thomas_n mallory_n dean_n of_o chester_n young_a son_n of_o sir_n william_n mallory_n of_o stewdley_n in_o yorkshire_n succeed_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n 1621._o he_o be_v parson_n of_o davenham_n in_o cheshire_n about_o 43_o year_n and_o of_o mobberley_n about_o 23_o year_n in_o november_n 1642._o he_o be_v force_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o rebellion_n then_o raise_v in_o england_n to_o fly_v from_o mobberley_n to_o chester_n where_o he_o live_v sequester_v from_o both_o his_o parsonage_n of_o davenham_n and_o mobberley_n until_o the_o three_o day_n of_o april_n 1644._o on_o which_o day_n be_v wednesday_n he_o die_v at_o the_o dean_n house_n in_o the_o palace-yard_n at_o chester_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o cathedral-church_n in_o that_o city_n age_a about_o 78_o year_n he_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o richard_n vaughan_n bishop_n of_o chester_n and_o have_v many_o child_n roger_n tovie_n curate_n under_o dean_n mallory_n 1622._o samuel_n carrington_n curate_n of_o mobberley_n under_o dean_n mallory_n 1623._o to_o 1630._o or_o more_o george_n mallory_n curate_n of_o mobberley_n under_o his_o father_n 1632._o edward_n wyrley_n master_n of_o art_n young_a brother_n to_o sir_n john_n wyrley_n of_o 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lancashire_n esquire_n 14_o eliz._n 1571._o lib._n c._n fol._n 243._o i._o l._n this_o peter_n purchase_v the_o hall_n of_o woodland_n in_o over-tabley_a 3_o &_o 4_o phil._n &_o mar._n 1556._o which_o escheat_v to_o the_o crown_n upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 22_o edw._n 4._o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o over-tabley_a this_o peter_n daniel_n die_v 9_o die_v novembris_fw-la 4_o &_o 5_o phil._n &_o mar._n 1557._o at_o the_o age_n of_o 28_o year_n within_o a_o month_n leave_v thomas_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o succeed_v he_o lib._n c._n fol._n 238._o k._n ix_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n brother_n and_o heir-male_n to_o the_o last_o peter_n matryed_z alice_z daughter_n of_o fouk_n dutton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n second_o son_n richard_z three_o son_n william_n four_o son_n die_v 20_o die_v maii_n 33_o eliz._n 1591._o john_n five_o son_n and_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n live_v 1575._o 17_o eliz._n lib._n c._n fol._n 240._o x._o this_o thomas_n daniel_n esquire_n die_v 1575._o 17_o eliz._n age_v 41_o year_n alice_n survive_v and_o be_v live_v 1590._o lib._n c._n fol._n 239._o m._n &_o 238._o l._n x._o peter_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n and_o alice_n marry_v anne_n daughter_n of_o henry_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1574._o and_o have_v issue_n peter_n son_n and_o heir_n six_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v richard_n daniel_n second_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n frances_n marry_v edward_n littleton_n young_a son_n of_o littleton_n of_o pillaton_n in_o staffordshire_n near_o pancridge_n anne_n second_o daughter_n die_v without_o issue_n marry_o three_o daughter_n marry_v john_n woodnot_n of_o shenton_n in_o cheshire_n after_o to_o john_n king_n of_o salmondley_n in_o lincolnshire_n jane_n four_o daughter_n die_v without_o issue_n this_o peter_n die_v 3_o die_v 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