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constance_n in_o normandy_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 950._o he_o give_v also_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o bek_n in_o normandy_n the_o manor_n of_o atherstone_n in_o england_n in_o warwickshire_n ibid._n vol._n 2._o pag._n 954._o robert_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n earl_n of_o mellent_a in_o france_n and_o this_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o principal_a supporter_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o in_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n ordericus_n pag._n 783._o chap._n ii_o of_o richard_n earl_n of_o chester_n g._n crusilly_n or_o a_o wolf_n head_n erase_v ar._n he_o be_v but_o seven_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v say_v the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 13._o with_o who_o agree_v knighton_n the_o monk_n of_o leycester_n pag._n 2376._o and_o i_o find_v in_o a_o old_a leaguer_n book_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o abbington_n a_o manuscript_n in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n in_o london_n note_v claudius_n c._n 9_o fol._n 147._o of_o the_o whole_a book_n but_o lib._n 2._o fol._n 45._o of_o that_o particular_a part_n de_fw-fr historiâ_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la abbendonensis_n speak_v of_o this_o richard_n grant_v of_o wudmundsley_n to_o the_o say_a abbey_n and_o church_n of_o abbington_n ipse_fw-la comes_fw-la benefactum_fw-la extulit_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la descripto_fw-la roboravit_fw-la quod_fw-la descriptum_fw-la sigillo_fw-la quidem_fw-la matris_fw-la signari_fw-la constitit_fw-la nondùm_fw-la enim_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la materno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la literae_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la directae_fw-la includebantur_fw-la hâc_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi quod_fw-la eo_fw-la annotatur_fw-la comitissae_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la comitis_fw-la sigillo_fw-la signatur_fw-la cujus_fw-la forma_fw-la haec_fw-la fuit_fw-la ricardus_n cestrensis_fw-la comes_fw-la &_o ermentrudis_n comitissa_n mater_fw-la ejus_fw-la nigello_n de_fw-fr oilli_n &_o rogero_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n &_o omnibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la de_fw-la oxenford_n scirâ_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o amicitiam_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quià _fw-la pro_fw-la amore_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o animâ_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o remissione_n nostrorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la concedimus_fw-la hidam_fw-la illam_fw-la quam_fw-la droco_n de_fw-la andeleiâ_fw-la dedit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la abbendonensi_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la qui_fw-la dicitur_fw-la wudemundeslai_n nos_fw-la eidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la concedimus_fw-la &_o auctorizamus_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la habendam_fw-la solidam_fw-la &_o quietam_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la nostro_fw-la servitio_fw-la et_fw-la rogerus_fw-la filius_fw-la radulfi_n &_o successores_fw-la ejus_fw-la sint_fw-la quieti_fw-la in_o nostro_fw-la servitio_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la hidam_fw-la pertinet_fw-la et_fw-la defendimus_fw-la ùt_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la rogerus_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la inquietet_fw-la habitantes_fw-la in_o terrâ_fw-la illâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la autèm_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o testimonio_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la baronum_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la willielmi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o hugonis_fw-la silij_fw-la normanni_n &_o ricardi_n balaste_n &_o willielmi_n silij_fw-la auskitilli_n &_o ricardi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o domini_fw-la goisfridi_fw-la capellani_n &_o aliorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sexto_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la henrici_fw-la regis_fw-la in_fw-la mense_fw-la maii_n 1106._o 6_o hen._n 1._o 1106._o in_o die_v pentecostes_fw-la this_o be_v in_o may_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1106._o earl_n richard_z be_v then_o about_o twelve_o year_n old_a by_o the_o word_n nondùm_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la i_o suppose_v the_o monk_n mean_v that_o the_o earl_n be_v a_o child_n and_o under_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n use_v her_o seal_n to_o this_o charter_n and_o also_o to_o other_o his_o letter_n of_o which_o opinion_n likewise_o be_v selden_n in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 786._o the_o law_n say_v he_o be_v such_o that_o whosoever_o be_v knight_v though_o before_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o he_o be_v esteem_v as_o of_o full_a age_n in_o regard_n of_o any_o wardship_n or_o other_o tuition_n and_o the_o use_v be_v that_o such_o great_a lord_n be_v often_o knight_v before_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age._n now_o this_o earl_n as_o yet_o not_o have_v receive_v that_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n but_o be_v under_o age_n use_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o guardian_n to_o make_v the_o act_n more_o authentic_a and_o valid_a and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n when_o his_o
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
seize_v of_o this_o moiety_n who_o son_n hugh_n have_v three_o daughter_n isabel_n alice_n and_z margaret_z 1343._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 6._o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1356._o he_o settle_v his_o manor_n of_o picmere_n for_o want_v of_o heirs-males_a of_o his_o body_n on_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o stapleford_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n picmere_n lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 12._o margaret_n the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o picmere_n grant_v to_o hugh_n hulse_n of_o picmere_n all_o her_o land_n of_o picmere_n 42_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 10._o this_o hugh_n hulse_n be_v lieutenant-justice_n of_o chester_n 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o marry_v ellen_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n and_o margaret_n 36_o edw._n 3._o the_o marriage_n and_o wardship_n of_o ellen_n be_v grant_v by_o margaret_n her_o mother_n to_o david_n hulse_n vicar_n of_o great-budworth_a to_o marry_v hugh_n son_n of_o sibyl_n daughter_n of_o william_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr norbery_n 36_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 11._o &_o pag._n 54._o num_fw-la 21._o this_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n die_v 3_o hen._n 5._o or_o thereabouts_o it_o be_v find_v by_o inquisition_n that_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o seven_o message_n in_o picmere_n 200_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 20_o acre_n of_o wood_n ibidem_fw-la quae_fw-la tenentur_fw-la de_fw-la willielmo_n leycester_n ut_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la wethale_n sed_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la servitium_n ignoratur_fw-la inter_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la bundle_z 3_o hen._n 5._o afterward_o john_n troutback_n esquire_n marry_v margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 17._o and_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o adam_n troutback_n marry_v john_n talbot_n of_o albrighton_n in_o shropshire_n from_o who_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n descend_v who_o posterity_n at_o last_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n to_o wit_n the_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n unto_o his_o tenant_n there_o anno_fw-la 1620._o every_o tenant_n buy_v his_o own_o and_o so_o be_v become_v particular_a freeholders_n at_o this_o day_n thomas_n starkey_n land_n now_o in_o picmere_n be_v purchase_v from_o ralph_n bostock_n of_o moulton_n by_o john_n starkey_n his_o father_n 14_o aprilis_n 7_o jacobi_n 1609._o and_o be_v original_o give_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr picmere_n unto_o richard_n his_o young_a son_n 1192._o a_o parcel_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o hugh_n picmere_n his_o elder_a brother_n 1308._o lib._n b._n pag._n 58._o a._n b._n c._n plumley_n roger_n manwaring_n give_v plumley_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n uvido_z a_o monk_n there_o william_n and_o randle_n his_o son_n be_v witness_n which_o grant_v with_o many_o other_o richard_z earl_n of_o chester_n confirm_v 1119._o 19_o hen._n 1._o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n about_o edw._n 2._o we_o read_v thomas_z de_fw-fr vernon_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr lostock_n cùm_fw-la paruâ-lostock_a &_o medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la this_o thomas_n de_fw-fr vernon_n be_v second_o husband_n of_o joan_n de_fw-fr lostock_n in_o who_o right_a he_o hold_v these_o land_n her_o former_a husband_n be_v william_n the_o toft_n young_a son_n of_o roger_n toft_n of_o toft_n the_o posterity_n of_o which_o william_n assume_v the_o surname_n of_o holford_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n at_o holford_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o age_n this_o place_n or_o hamlet_n call_v holford_n lie_v part_n in_o plumley_n and_o part_n in_o 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in_o possession_n of_o richard_n eton_n 9_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n a_o small_a parcel_n about_o four_o cheshire_n acre_n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o holford_n of_o holford_n argent_fw-fr a_o greyhound_n passant_a sable_a hugh_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n lord_n of_o lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 126._o will_v ricardus_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n gralanus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n in_o memory_n of_o who_o the_o town_n be_v call_v lostock-gralam_n for_o distinction_n he_o give_v the_o town_n of_o lees_n unto_o lidulf_n of_o twamlow_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n c._n fol._n 227._o z._n this_o gralam_n also_o sell_v houlme_n juxtà _fw-la nether-peve_a to_o richard_n son_n of_o randle_n radulfi_n randle_n ranulfi_n con_v radulfi_n grosvenour_n 1234._o lib._n c._n fol._n 120._o a._n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n &_o letitia_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tempore_fw-la hen._n 3._o galfridus_n de_fw-fr lostock_n â—ui_fw-la frater_fw-la dedit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la rode_n gralam_n de_fw-fr morton_n robert_n de_fw-fr lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 182._o b._n richard_n son_n of_o gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n marry_v
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part_n roderik_n give_v to_o cadelh_n his_o second_o son_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o mervin_n his_o brother_n take_v powysland_n also_o to_o himself_o of_o these_o three_o part_n roderik_n have_v north-wales_n in_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n esylht_n and_o powy_n in_o right_a of_o his_o grandmother_n nest_n daughter_n of_o cadelh_n prince_n of_o powy_n and_o south-wales_n he_o have_v as_o some_o say_v by_o his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o meyric_n prince_n of_o cardigan_n powell_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 35._o chap._n ii_o the_o county_n of_o wales_n as_o they_o now_o stand_v divide_v be_v appoint_v out_o as_o follow_v 1_o glamoganshire_n 2_o caermarthenshire_n 3_o pembrokeshire_n 4_o cardiganshire_n 5_o flintshire_n 6_o caernarvonshire_n 7_o anglesey_n 8_o merionethshire_n these_o shire_n be_v new_o appoint_v out_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o say_v stow._n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edw._n 1._o who_o build_v 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lanark_n kenfrew_n dunfreis_n wighton_n aire_n bute_n argile_n &_o tarbet_n dunbarton_n perth_n clackmannan_n kinros_fw-la fife_n kincardin_fw-fr forfair_n aberdene_n bamf_n elgyn_n forres_n narne_v innerness_n chromartie_n orkney_n &_o shetland_n stewarty_n mentieth_n strathern_n kircudbricht_n annandale_n baylery_n 1._o kile_n 2._o carrik_n 3._o cunningham_n hadington_n a_o constableship_n iii_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n dwell_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n about_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 100_o according_o to_o cambden_n de_fw-fr scotiâ_fw-la be_v the_o gadeni_n tevidale_n twedale_n merch._n lothaine_n latin_a lodeneium_fw-la the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v castrum_n alatum_fw-la now_o call_v edinburgh_n the_o damnii_n cluydsdale_n lennox_n sterling_n mentieth_n fife_n who_o chief_a city_n be_v randuara_n now_o call_v renfraw_n in_o cluydsdale_n the_o selgovae_n liddisdale_n eusedale_n eskdale_n annandsdale_n niddisdale_n who_o chief_a place_n be_v carbantorigum_n now_o caerlaverok_v in_o niddisdale_n lindum_n now_o linlithquo_n the_o novantes_fw-la galloway_n carricht_n kyle_n cunningham_n who_o principal_a place_n be_v leucopibia_n now_o white-herne_n and_o berigonium_n now_o bargeny_n without_o the_o roman_a province_n among_o the_o pict_n or_o barbarous_a briton_n be_v caledonii_n stratherne_n argile_n cantire_n albany_n lorn_n perth_n angus_n fife_n these_o region_n the_o pict_n hold_v anno_fw-la 605._o cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 707._o cantae_n ross_n sutherland_n cornabii_n strathnavern_n epibii_n cantirre_v vernicones_n forsà n_n vecturiones_n à _fw-fr marcellino_n mernis_fw-la marr._n taizali_n buquhan_n catini_n catness_n the_o principal_a castle_n be_v girnego_n vacomagi_n loqhaber_n murray_n iv_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v no_o certain_a diocese_n before_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n about_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 268._o have_v distribute_v diocese_n to_o bishop_n so_o the_o bishop_n of_o scotland_n execute_v their_o office_n without_o distinction_n till_o about_o anno_fw-la 1070._o in_o the_o time_n of_o malcolme_n the_o three_o diocese_n be_v circumscribe_v with_o theit_n limit_n cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 683._o afterward_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n scotland_n have_v two_o archbishop_n one_o of_o st._n andrews_n who_o be_v primate_n of_o scotland_n the_o other_o of_o glasco_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n be_v substitute_v these_o eight_o bishopric_n dunkeld_n aberdene_n murray_n brichen_n dumblane_fw-mi ross_n cathness_n orkeney_n under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o glasco_n be_v only_o three_o 1._o candida_fw-la casa_n or_o galloway_n 2._o lismore_n or_o argile_n 3._o of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o isle_n the_o isle_n of_o man_n be_v the_o first_o cathedral_n seat_n but_o by_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o norwegian_n and_o the_o english_a the_o same_o be_v translate_v to_o ilcomkill_n in_o man_n amphibalus_fw-la be_v the_o first_o bishop_n after_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seat_n to_o ilcomkill_n i_o find_v only_o one_o onacus_fw-la mention_v about_o the_o year_n 1289._o with_o another_o call_v mauritius_n who_o edward_n i._n king_n of_o england_n send_v prisoner_n to_o london_n so_o far_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o
model_v england_n into_o shire_n the_o word_n share_v we_o use_v at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o part_n or_o division_n huntingdon_n lib._n 1._o hist_o pag._n 298._o postquà m_fw-la reges_fw-la west-sexe_n caeteris_fw-la praevaluerunt_fw-la &_o monarchiam_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o 35_o provincias_fw-la dividebant_fw-la this_o may_v be_v ethelwolfe_n son_n of_o egbert_n yet_o egbert_n be_v the_o first_o monarch_n ingulphus_n say_v alfred_n the_o four_o son_n of_o ethelwolfe_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n hundred_o and_o tything_n pag._n 870._o but_o selden_n suppose_v ingulphus_n be_v herein_o mistake_v otherwise_o malmesbury_n will_v have_v attribute_v the_o division_n of_o shire_n unto_o alfred_n as_o well_o as_o hundred_o and_o tything_n which_o he_o omit_v altogether_o pag._n 44._o therefore_o shire_n be_v distinguish_v somewhat_o soon_o to_o wit_n by_o egbert_n hundred_o and_o tything_n by_o alfred_n this_o alfred_n also_o ordain_v judge_n and_o sheriff_n make_v two_o officer_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o a_o shire_n whereof_o before_o be_v but_o one_o officer_n call_v vicedominus_a this_o be_v but_o a_o new_a model_n by_o egbert_n and_o alfred_n for_o without_o doubt_v the_o ancient_a brettan_n have_v their_o division_n of_o county_n city_n and_o town_n as_o cook_n upon_o littleton_n well_o observe_v sect._n 248._o v._o as_o to_o this_o new_a division_n of_o shire_n huntingdon_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v reckon_v up_o 35._o where_o he_o reckon_v cornwall_n northumberland_z and_o cumberland_n to_o make_v up_o the_o account_n but_o malmesbury_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 63._o say_v that_o under_o king_n ethelred_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1016._o there_o be_v but_o 32_o shire_n in_o england_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o two_o doomsday_n book_n have_v only_o 33_o shire_n under_o william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o unless_o we_o take_v the_o east-ryding_a north-ryding_a and_o west-ryding_a there_o mention_v for_o shire_n see_v splelman_n glossary_a on_o the_o word_n doomsday_n which_o three_o do_v now_o make_v up_o but_o one_o shire_n call_v yorkshire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v divide_v nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n or_o lancashire_n howbeit_o part_n of_o lancashire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v distinguish_v be_v put_v under_o the_o title_n of_o cestershire_n in_o that_o book_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o part_n between_o the_o two_o river_n of_o ribbell_n and_o mersey_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o i_o conceive_v be_v put_v under_o euruic-scire_a so_o that_o lancashire_n seem_v to_o have_v get_v and_o gain_v a_o distinct_a name_n of_o a_o county_n or_o shire_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n but_o of_o late_a time_n it_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n to_o his_o son_n john_n of_o gaunt_n dated_n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la 51_o edw._n 3._o 1376._o with_o all_o privilege_n sicùt_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infrâ_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la habere_fw-la confirm_v by_o parliament_n 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o durham_n also_o have_v not_o his_o title_n in_o doomsday_n book_n but_o may_v seem_v there_o to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o euric-scire_a or_o yorkshire_n so_o likewise_o northumberland_n cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n be_v either_o there_o omit_v or_o comprehend_v under_o yorkshire_n but_o soon_o after_o these_o be_v all_o account_v for_o distinct_a county_n or_o shire_n which_o six_o as_o they_o now_o stand_v divide_v northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n yorkshire_n and_o lancashire_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n during_o their_o rule_n in_o brettaine_n style_v brigantes_n that_o be_v robber_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o saxon_n rule_n in_o brettaine_n these_o all_o make_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n as_o it_o be_v then_o call_v which_o afterward_o the_o saxon_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o north_n of_o england_n from_o the_o river_n humber_n in_o yorkshire_n to_o scotland_n so_o cambden_n britannia_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o yorkshire_n polychronicon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 49._o say_v thus_o that_o if_o northumberland_n be_v count_v for_o one_o shire_n which_o reach_v sometime_o from_o the_o river_n humber_n to_o the_o river_n twede_o then_o be_v in_o england_n but_o 32_o shire_n over_o and_o above_o cornwall_n but_o if_o it_o be_v part_v into_o six_o shire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v evoric-shire_n or_o yorkshire_n durhamshire_n northumberland_n carlisle-shire_n or_o cumberland_n appleby-shire_n or_o westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n then_o be_v there_o 36_o shire_n beside_o cornwall_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n who_o describe_v all_o the_o province_n of_o england_n be_v find_v 36_o shire_n and_o half_a a_o shire_n 52080_o town_n 45002_o parish_n church_n 75000_o knight_n fee_n whereof_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v 28015._o but_o now_o be_v more_o town_n and_o village_n enclose_v and_o inhabit_v then_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v write_v that_o cornwall_n be_v not_o set_v in_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o wales_n nor_o in_o scotland_n but_o it_o be_v in_o england_n and_o so_o reckon_v cornwall_n be_v 37_o shire_n in_o england_n thus_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n who_o write_v under_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o the_o monk_n err_v in_o his_o account_n for_o there_o be_v 33_o shire_n name_v in_o doomsday_n book_n with_o cornwall_n and_o if_o yorkshire_n in_o doomsday_n book_n have_v five_o other_o shire_n take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n than_o there_o must_v be_v in_o all_o 38_o shire_n and_o not_o 37._o as_o the_o monk_n count_v and_o if_o we_o add_v rutlandshire_n which_o be_v former_o part_v of_o northamptonshire_n but_o since_o edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o have_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o county_n and_o also_o richmondshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o yorkshire_n be_v now_o also_o put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o our_o county_n then_o have_v we_o just_a 40_o county_n in_o england_n at_o this_o present_a vi_o wales_n be_v new_o divide_v into_o shire_n and_o hundred_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 3._o say_v stow_n in_o his_o annal_n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o then_o build_v two_o strong_a castle_n there_o one_o at_o conway_n the_o other_o at_o caernarvan_n cambden_n say_v there_o be_v only_o six_o shire_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o constitute_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v ordain_v by_o parliamentary_a authority_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o britannia_n printed_n 1607._o pag._n 115._o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o tell_v we_o that_o eight_o shire_n be_v of_o ancient_a and_o long_a time_n to_o wit_n the_o shire_n of_o glamorgan_n caermarthen_n pembroke_n cardigan_n flint_n caernarvan_n anglesey_n and_o merion_v but_o other_o four_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o beside_o monmouthshire_n to_o wit_n radnor_n brecknock_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o divers_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v then_o also_o unite_v and_o annex_v to_o shropshire_n herefordshire_n and_o gloucestershire_n so_o that_o there_o be_v five_o shire_n new_o make_v under_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o eight_o shire_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o but_o some_o now_o account_n monmouth_n among_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n as_o cambden_n and_o speed_n and_o so_o make_v 41_o county_n in_o england_n because_o in_o that_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o it_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o chancery_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o king_n judge_n of_o westminster_n as_o all_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n be_v within_o every_o shire_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o may_v now_o account_v all_o the_o 13_o shire_n of_o wales_n for_o county_n of_o england_n because_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n be_v from_o thenceforth_o incorporate_v unite_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o proper_a that_o monmouth_n be_v place_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o wales_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v former_o part_v of_o wales_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n thereof_o and_o so_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n 13_o shire_n in_o wales_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n i._o for_o my_o better_a method_n and_o clear_a passage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o
perform_v earl_n leofric_n grant_v the_o townsman_n a_o freedom_n by_o charter_n polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 26._o westminster_n pag._n 424._o which_o charter_n mr._n dugdale_n in_o his_o warwickshire_n pag._n 86._o conceive_v rather_o a_o freedom_n from_o servile_a tenure_n than_o only_a toll_n this_o illustrious_a leofric_n die_v at_o his_o own_o town_n of_o bromley_n the_o last_o day_n of_o august_n obiit_fw-la 1057_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o so_o florentius_n and_o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o also_o matt._n westminster_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n in_o the_o monastery_n which_o he_o have_v build_v there_o the_o rich_a monastery_n then_o in_o england_n vi_o algar_n son_n of_o earl_n leofric_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o be_v style_v earl_n of_o chester_n by_o huntingdon_n pag._n 366._o and_o also_o earl_n of_o leycester_n by_o ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1053._o the_o earldom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a which_o before_o harold_n son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n hold_v be_v give_v to_o this_o algar_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1056._o he_o be_v banish_v by_o edward_n the_o confessor_n but_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o prince_n and_o receive_v his_o earldom_n in_o the_o year_n 1058._o be_v the_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v again_o banish_v for_o treason_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o king_n griffith_n and_o the_o norwey_a navy_n he_o recover_v his_o earldom_n by_o force_n he_o have_v to_o wife_n the_o sister_n of_o william_n mallet_n as_o burton_n in_o his_o antiquity_n of_o leycestershire_n affirm_v pag._n 168._o and_o have_v two_o son_n edwine_n earl_n of_o mercia_n and_o morcar_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o two_o daughter_n aldith_n first_o marry_v to_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n and_o after_o to_o harold_n king_n of_o england_n and_o lucio_n who_o have_v three_o husband_n ivo_n talbois_n earl_n of_o angeau_n the_o first_o husband_n of_o lucy_n roger_n the_o romara_n son_n of_o gerold_n the_o second_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n william_n de_fw-fr romara_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n randle_n de_fw-fr meschines_n viscount_n baieux_n in_o normandy_n lord_n of_o cumberland_n in_o england_n and_o afterward_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o three_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v also_o issue_n but_o she_o survive_v all_o her_o husband_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o hoveden_n pag._n 443_o 444._o ingul_n pag._n 902_o 903._o ordericus_n vitalis_fw-la pag._n 511._o &_o 871._o cambden_n britannia_n in_o leycestershire_n obiit_fw-la 1059_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o algar_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o vii_o edwine_n son_n of_o algar_n succeed_v earl_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o he_o and_o his_o brother_n morcar_n stout_o oppose_v william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la 1066._o but_o the_o conqueror_n prevail_v he_o lose_v his_o earldom_n he_o live_v to_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o conqueror_n reign_n anno_fw-la 1070._o obiit_fw-la 1070_o when_o fear_v to_o be_v imprison_v he_o convey_v himself_o secret_o from_o the_o court_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o unable_a to_o withstand_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v to_o malcolme_n then_o king_n of_o scotland_n but_o be_v betray_v by_o his_o own_o man_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o way_n ordericus_n pag._n 521._o florentius_n pag._n 437_o 438._o some_o say_v morcar_n be_v take_v by_o the_o conqueror_n and_o die_v in_o prison_n howbeit_o ingulphus_n pag._n 901._o say_v comites_fw-la edwinus_fw-la &_o morcarius_n ambo_fw-la à _fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la insidias_fw-la trucidati_fw-la i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o issue_n either_o of_o edwine_n or_o morcar_n finis_fw-la primae_fw-la partis_fw-la of_o 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super_fw-la comitem_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la ligeo_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ducere_fw-la secum_fw-la plus_fw-la quà m_fw-la viginti_fw-la milites_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la comes_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la vel_fw-la isti_fw-la viginti_fw-la milites_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ceperint_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la comitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la totum_fw-la reddetur_fw-la nec_fw-la ligius_fw-la dominus_fw-la comes_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la potest_fw-la forisfacere_fw-la comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la nec_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-fr castris_fw-la ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la nèc_fw-la de_fw-la terrâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la et_fw-la ità _fw-la quòd_fw-la comes_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la proptèr_fw-la aliquam_fw-la causam_fw-la vel_fw-la proptèr_fw-la aliquem_fw-la casum_fw-la impedire_fw-la corpus_fw-la comitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la nisi_fw-la eum_fw-la desidaverit_fw-la quindecem_fw-la dies_fw-la anteà _fw-la et_fw-la comes_fw-la lycestriae_fw-la debet_fw-la juvare_fw-la comitem_fw-la cestriae_fw-la contrà _fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la praetèr_fw-la ligium_fw-la dominum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la &_o comitem_fw-la simonem_fw-la comitem_fw-la simonem_fw-la potest_fw-la juvare_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la comes_fw-la ranulfus_n forisfecerit_fw-la comiti_fw-la simoni_n &_o ipsâ—_fw-la comes_fw-la ranulfus_n noluerit_fw-la corrigere_fw-la forisfactum_fw-la proptèr_fw-la comitem_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la tunc_fw-la potest_fw-la eum_fw-la juvare_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la comes_fw-la simon_n forisfecerit_fw-la
come_v in_o person_n to_o assault_v it_o anno_fw-la 1216._o after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o simon_n and_o judas_n the_o apostle_n the_o twenty_o eight_o day_n of_o october_n henry_n the_o three_o be_v then_o but_o nine_o year_n old_a elder_a son_n of_o king_n john_n be_v crown_v at_o gloucester_n principal_o by_o the_o power_n of_o walo_n the_o pope_n legate_n peter_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o william_n martial_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o some_o other_o paris_n and_o polychronicon_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1217._o after_o easter_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n with_o many_o other_o meet_v about_o the_o besiege_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o mountsorell_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o william_n martial_n regent_n of_o england_n for_o the_o young_a king_n which_o they_o fierce_o assault_v but_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o baron_n of_o england_n send_v force_n from_o london_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o may_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n hear_v thereof_o with_o other_o come_v to_o nottingham_n the_o baron_n march_v on_o and_o besiege_v lincoln_n castle_n in_o the_o interim_n william_n martial_n guardian_n of_o the_o young_a king_n and_o kingdom_n command_v all_o the_o force_n out_o of_o his_o several_a garrison_n to_o meet_v at_o newark_n on_o tuesday_n in_o whitsun-week_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o siege_n at_o lincoln_n among_o who_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o prime_a commander_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o week_n follow_v they_o rout_v the_o baron_n at_o lincoln_n mat._n paris_n pag._n 294_o 295._o and_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n say_v that_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n slay_v many_o of_o the_o french_a so_o that_o lewis_n the_o french_a king_n see_v his_o party_n much_o weaken_v for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n surrender_v up_o all_o his_o garrison_n and_o return_n to_o france_n anno_fw-la 1158._o the_o abbey_n of_o pulton_n in_o cheshire_n be_v found_v anno_fw-la 1214._o that_o convent_n be_v remove_v to_o deulacresse_n in_o staffordshire_n 10_o calendas_fw-la maii_n by_o this_o earl_n randis_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 891._o anno_fw-la 1218._o 2_o hen._n 3._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n after_o he_o be_v accord_v with_o lhewellin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n take_v a_o voyage_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o year_n damieta_n be_v take_v by_o the_o christian_n mat_n paris_n pag._n 303._o anno_fw-la 1220._o 4_o hen._n 3._o randle_n return_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a land_n build_v beeston_n castle_n in_o cheshire_n and_o chartley_n castle_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o the_o abbey_n of_o delacresse_n near_o leek_n in_o staffordshire_n of_o the_o order_n of_o white_a monk_n 919._o monk_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la cisterciensi_fw-la to_o which_o abbey_n he_o give_v leek_n and_o rudeyard_n in_o staffordshire_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 891_o 892._o bivelegh_n vulgo_fw-la byley_n near_o to_o middlewich_n in_o cheshire_n be_v a_o grange_n belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o delacresse_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 919._o towards_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o castle_n he_o levy_v a_o tax_n through_o all_o his_o land_n and_o tenant_n polychronicon_n also_o knighton_n pag._n 24._o 30._o nor_o can_v i_o here_o pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o bale_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la cent._n 3._o num_fw-la 93._o where_o he_o write_v thus_o ranulfus_n the_o glaunvyle_n cestriae_fw-la comes_fw-la vir_fw-la nobilissimi_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la utroque_fw-la jure_fw-la eruditus_fw-la in_o albo_n illustrium_fw-la virorum_fw-la à _fw-la i_o meritò_fw-la ponendus_fw-la venit_fw-la ità _fw-la probè_fw-la omnes_fw-la adolescentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la annos_fw-la legibus_fw-la tùm_fw-la humanis_fw-la tùm_fw-la divinis_fw-la consecravit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la per_fw-la aetatem_fw-la evaserit_fw-la quà m_fw-la nomen_fw-la decusque_fw-la ab_fw-la insigni_fw-la erudition_n sibi_fw-la comparaverit_fw-la cùm_fw-la profecti_fw-la essent_fw-la francorum_fw-la hero_n ptolemaidem_fw-la inito_fw-la cùm_fw-la johanne_n brenno_n hierosolymorum_fw-la rege_fw-la concilio_fw-la damiatam_fw-la egypti_n urbem_fw-la obsidendam_fw-la constituebant_fw-la anno_fw-la salutis_fw-la humanae_fw-la 1218._o misit_fw-la illùc_fw-la henricus_fw-la rex_fw-la ab_fw-la honorio_n tertio_fw-la romanorum_fw-la pontifice_fw-la rogatus_n cùm_fw-la magnâ_fw-la armatorum_fw-la manu_fw-la ranulfum_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la christianam_fw-la juvandam_fw-la cujus_fw-la virtus_fw-la polydoro_n testae_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la bello_fw-la miris_fw-la omnium_fw-la laudibus_fw-la celebrata_fw-la fuit_fw-la quo_fw-la confecto_fw-la negotio_fw-la ranulfus_n in_o patriam_fw-la reversus_fw-la scripsit_fw-la unum_fw-la librum_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la fertur_fw-la praetereà _fw-la &_o alia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la sed_fw-la tempus_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la ea_fw-la nobis_fw-la abstulit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o claruit_fw-la confectus_fw-la senio_fw-la dum_fw-la henricus_fw-la tertius_fw-la sub_fw-la antichristi_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la regnaret_fw-la so_o bale_n and_o from_o he_o pitseus_n thus_o ranulfus_n glanvillus_fw-la ex_fw-la splendissimâ_fw-la familiâ_fw-la cestriae_fw-la comitum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la natus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la these_o be_v both_o mistake_v in_o the_o name_n confound_v randle_n blundevill_n and_o randle_n glaunvill_n together_o randle_n glaunvill_n indeed_o be_v chief_a justice_n of_o england_n under_o henry_n ii_o and_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la yet_o extant_a among_o we_o he_o die_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o accon_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1190._o hoveden_n pag._n 685._o but_o this_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v of_o late_a time_n a_o little_a and_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1232._o this_o earl_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n but_o write_v no_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la glaunvill_n write_v the_o book_n but_o be_v neither_o earl_n of_o chester_n nor_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n so_o much_o of_o bale_n see_v spelman_n glossary_a pag._n 338._o b._n anno_fw-la 1224._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v much_o displease_v with_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n allege_v that_o he_o do_v exasperate_v the_o king_n against_o they_o and_o do_v not_o well_o execute_v the_o law_n insomuch_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o complice_n at_o leycester_n in_o stead_n of_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o king_n demand_v from_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v think_v to_o have_v send_v threaten_v message_n both_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a justice_n but_o upon_o more_o deliberate_a advice_n surrender_v they_o paris_n pag._n 318_o 319_o &_o 320._o anno_fw-la 1229._o the_o king_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n together_o at_o portsmouth_n think_v to_o transport_v they_o beyond_o sea_n to_o recover_v those_o land_n which_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v but_o not_o find_v sufficient_a ship_n for_o half_a his_o army_n he_o impute_v the_o fault_n to_o the_o treachery_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v bribe_v thereunto_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n and_o draw_v his_o sword_n to_o have_v kill_v hubert_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n interpose_v and_o save_v he_o that_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o his_o fury_n be_v pass_v paris_n pag._n 363._o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o pope_n paris_n ibidem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n march_v through_o anjou_n and_o take_v certain_a castle_n and_o so_o return_v into_o little_a britain_n where_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o force_n together_o with_o william_n martial_n and_o william_n albemarle_n paris_n pag._n 367._o anno_fw-la 1232._o in_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o london_n the_o king_n demand_v money_n for_o the_o discharge_v of_o his_o debt_n occasion_v by_o the_o war_n the_o earl_n of_o chester_n answer_v for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la be_v personal_o with_o he_o in_o the_o service_n and_o have_v exhaust_v their_o own_o money_n in_o that_o service_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v grant_v paris_n pag._n 372._o in_o this_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n do_v a_o second_o time_n save_o the_o life_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n when_o the_o king_n be_v exasperate_v with_o hubert_n send_v to_o the_o mayor_n of_o london_n to_o send_v away_o all_o the_o arm_a he_o can_v raise_v immediate_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n who_o in_o one_o night_n space_n be_v increase_v to_o 20000._o willing_a of_o the_o occasion_n but_o the_o king_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n tell_v how_o dangerous_a it_o may_v be_v to_o raise_v
filiis_fw-la ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la notum_fw-la sit_fw-la vobis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o monachis_fw-la de_fw-la stanlaw_n quietantiam_fw-la de_fw-la bestiis_fw-la sylvestribus_fw-la occisis_fw-la vel_fw-la attinctis_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la monachorum_fw-la portandis_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la cestriam_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la dicti_fw-la monachi_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la homines_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la causentur_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquam_fw-la bestiam_fw-la aliquo_fw-la casu_fw-la mortuam_fw-la &_o inventam_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la eorum_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la sakerbor_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la loqui_fw-la voluerit_fw-la adversus_fw-la dictos_fw-la monachos_fw-la aut_fw-la eorum_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la sint_fw-la quieti_fw-la de_fw-la servientibus_fw-la &_o forestariis_fw-la testibus_fw-la hiis_fw-la rogero_n constabulario_fw-la cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr aldford_n adam_n &_o hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n petro_n clerico_n thoma_n dispensatore_fw-la collino_n de_fw-fr quatuor-maris_n radulfo_n de_fw-fr munfichet_n gaufrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n adam_n de_fw-fr byri_n &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la apud_fw-la frodsham_n ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la constabulario_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o dapifero_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o vicecomiti_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o ballivis_n suis_fw-fr salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o pro_fw-la dei_fw-la amore_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la meae_fw-la dedisse_fw-la in_o perpetuam_fw-la &_o puram_fw-la elemosynam_n deo_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o monachis_fw-la loci_fw-la benedicti_fw-la de_fw-la stanlaw_n quietantiam_fw-la de_fw-la tolneio_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la meam_fw-la de_fw-fr sale_n &_o de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quas_fw-la emerint_fw-la vel_fw-la vendiderint_fw-la ad_fw-la usus_fw-la suos_fw-la proprios_fw-la tà m_fw-la per_fw-la aquam_fw-la quà m_fw-la per_fw-la terram_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la hiis_fw-la rogero_n constabulario_fw-la cestriae_fw-la philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n tùnc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n petro_n clerico_n adam_n &_o hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n liulpho_n vicecomite_n alexandro_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n bertramo_n camerario_n josceramo_n de_fw-fr hellesby_n &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la both_o these_o deed_n aforesaid_a be_v seal_v with_o the_o impression_n of_o a_o lion_n in_o a_o escocheon_n or_o rather_o a_o triangular_a form_n like_o a_o heart_n couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o honour_n sive_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 116._o num_fw-la 17._o omnibus_fw-la tà m_fw-la futuris_fw-la quà m_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la petrus_n cantor_n de_fw-fr 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gant_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n be_v take_v prisoner_n who_o have_v then_o forfeit_v both_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n in_o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n which_o title_n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n confer_v upon_o he_o a_o little_a before_o to_o wit_n anno_fw-la 1216._o than_o be_v randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o king_n henry_n three_o 1217._o 1_o hen._n 3._o for_o so_o be_v the_o writ_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lincoln_n date_v at_o lincoln_n 23_o maii_n 1_o hen._n 3._o claus_n 1_o hen._n 3._o memb._n 17._o command_v he_o quòd_fw-la habere_fw-la faciat_fw-la comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la de_fw-la comitatu_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la qui_fw-la eum_fw-la contingit_fw-la jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la ranulphi_n patris_fw-la svi_fw-la where_o if_o vincent_n have_v not_o mis-writ_a the_o record_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v avi_fw-la svi_fw-la not_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 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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 concessâ—sse_n &_o dedisse_fw-la ranulfo_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cum_fw-la clementia_n sorore_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o
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clementiae_fw-la loco_fw-la dotis_fw-la ad_fw-la sustinendum_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la salvo_n dictae_fw-la comitissae_fw-la quod_fw-la plus_fw-la possit_fw-la petere_fw-la in_o dotem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la dotata_fw-la how_o can_v randle_n now_o have_v any_o wife_n after_o clemence_n unless_o he_o can_v marry_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a away_o with_o these_o lie_n but_o randle_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o either_o of_o his_o wife_n leave_v his_o whole_a inheritance_n to_o be_v share_v by_o his_o four_o sister_n and_o coheir_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v in_o hugh_n cyveliok_v v._o the_o death_n of_o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n obiit_fw-la 1232_o 3._o 16_o hen._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1232._o ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n diem_fw-la clausit_fw-la extremum_fw-la quinto_fw-la calendas_fw-la novembris_fw-la that_o be_v the_o 28._o day_n of_o our_o october_n cujus_fw-la corpus_fw-la 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do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n whereupon_o king_n henry_n receive_v from_o he_o three_o thousand_o mark_n knighton_n pag._n 2436._o and_o then_o king_n henry_n make_v a_o charter_n to_o lhewellin_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n anno_fw-la 25_o hen._n 3._o 1241._o david_n the_o son_n of_o lhewellin_n oblige_v himself_o to_o king_n henry_n to_o hold_v all_o his_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o the_o king_n and_o to_o free_v his_o elder_a brother_n griffith_n 185._o griffith_n stowe_n say_v griffith_n be_v a_o bastard_n son_n of_o lhewellin_n pag._n 185._o and_o owen_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o griffith_n out_o of_o prison_n who_o he_o have_v unjust_o detain_v and_o that_o the_o land_n of_o englesmere_n shall_v remain_v to_o king_n henry_n and_o his_o heir_n mat._n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wats_n pag._n 625_o and_o yet_o do_v this_o david_n acknowledge_v to_o hold_v his_o land_n in_o wales_n of_o the_o pope_n endeavour_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o griffith_n promise_v by_o surety_n if_o he_o obtain_v his_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n due_a unto_o he_o to_o pay_v 300_o mark_n yearly_a to_o king_n henry_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o now_o david_n rebel_v and_o after_o much_o perplexity_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o land_n in_o wales_n by_o king_n henry_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1246._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1254._o 38_o hen._n 3._o give_v wales_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n prince_n edward_n by_o the_o name_n of_o unà _fw-la cùm_fw-la conquestu_fw-la nostro_fw-la walliae_fw-la as_o also_o gascony_n ireland_n and_o some_o other_o territory_n recite_v in_o the_o charter_n this_o be_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n edward_n with_o elinour_n sister_n to_o alphonso_n king_n of_o spain_n yet_o say_v selden_n notwithstanding_o the_o grant_v of_o wales_n i_o find_v no_o warrant_n that_o therefore_o the_o special_a title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a begin_v in_o this_o prince_n edward_n selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 594._o matthew_n westminster_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1254._o also_o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1640._o pag_n 890._o nor_o be_v the_o ancient_a prince_n of_o wales_n of_o the_o british_a blood_n at_o this_o time_n quite_o extinct_a for_o wales_n be_v not_o absolute_o subdue_v till_o this_o prince_n edward_n be_v king_n of_o england_n scilicèt_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o so_o stowe_n neither_o do_v this_o edward_n while_o he_o be_v prince_n ever_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o can_v find_v and_o for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n cambden_n say_v it_o be_v give_v by_o henry_n the_o three_o to_o this_o prince_n edward_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o baron_n surrender_v it_o up_o to_o simon_n de_fw-fr monifort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n that_o he_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v redeem_v sed_fw-la simone_n statim_fw-la interfecto_fw-la ad_fw-la regiam_fw-la familiam_fw-la citò_fw-la rediit_fw-la cambden_n britannia_n tit._n cheshire_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o indeed_o by_o the_o charter_n of_o maxfield_n dated_n 45_o hen._n 3._o 1261._o this_o prince_n edward_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n howbeit_o in_o this_o charter_n and_o all_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v he_o use_v only_o the_o title_n of_o edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la and_o not_o at_o all_o the_o title_n of_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la the_o charter_n make_v to_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n bear_v date_n 24_o die_v decembris_fw-la 49_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o at_o woodstock_n vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag_n 108._o whereunto_o the_o king_n be_v force_v to_o make_v his_o peace_n for_o both_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n edward_n his_o son_n be_v then_o prisoner_n to_o simon_n take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o lewis_n in_o sussex_n 12_o die_v maii_n 48_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o see_v stowe_n yet_o simon_n enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o little_a space_n for_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n the_o four_o day_n of_o august_n 49_o hen._n 3._o 1265._o and_o then_o all_o montfort_n estate_n be_v forfeit_v by_o his_o rebellion_n and_o so_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n revert_v back_o to_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o i_o have_v see_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o deed_n whereby_o prince_n edward_n confirm_v to_o the_o baron_n of_o cheshire_n all_o the_o liberty_n which_o randle_n sometime_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v former_o grant_v unto_o they_o by_o his_o charter_n and_o in_o this_o he_o be_v only_o style_v edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la dated_n 27_o die_v augusti_n 49_o hen._n 3._o which_o be_v but_o 23_o day_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n so_o that_o the_o prince_n soon_o have_v the_o earldom_n again_o but_o i_o find_v
not_o that_o he_o ever_o use_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n ii_o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o such_o prince_n of_o england_n as_o have_v be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o use_v these_o title_n 1._o edward_n of_o caernarven_n four_o son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o bear_v at_o caernarven_n in_o wales_n the_o twenly_a five_o of_o april_n 1284._o be_v summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1303._o 32_o edw._n 1._o be_v now_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n live_v by_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n our_o most_o dear_a son_n selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 594._o and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o 2._o edward_n of_o windsor_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o bear_v at_o windsor_n castle_n 13_o die_v novembris_fw-la 1312._o 6_o edw._n 2._o have_v only_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o flint_n in_o his_o summons_n to_o the_o parliament_n 1322._o 15_o edw._n 2._o be_v then_o scarce_o ten_o year_n old_a cambden_n britannia_n edita_fw-la 1607._o pag._n 118._o he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n and_o earl_n of_o pontive_a create_v 19_o edw._n 2._o 1325._o selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 599._o and_o stowe_n and_o be_v after_o he_o have_v depose_v his_o father_n king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o crown_v february_n 1._o 1326._o 3._o edward_n of_o woodstock_n common_o call_v the_o black_a prince_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o bear_v 15_o junii_fw-la 1330._o 4_o edw._n 3._o be_v make_v earl_n of_o chester_n 7_o edw._n 3._o i_o find_v he_o style_v edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filius_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_o a_o writ_n at_o chester_n dated_n 13_o die_v aprilis_n 9_o edw._n 3._o 1335._o r._n num_fw-la 18._o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o patent_n date_v 17_o die_v 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in_o perpetuùm_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 595._o and_o since_o this_o time_n the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v be_v usual_o join_v with_o that_o of_o prince_n of_o wales_n in_o the_o patent_n selden_n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 598._o so_o that_o now_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o 40._o of_o edward_n the_o three_o his_o style_n be_v princeps_fw-la aquitaniae_n &_o walliae_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la &_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o w._n he_o die_v june_n 8._o 1376._o 50_o ed._n 3._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n 4._o richard_z of_o bordeaux_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o his_o grandfather_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la 1376._o 50_o edw._n 3._o stowe_n but_o walsingham_n name_v only_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n 1376._o pag._n 190._o other_o say_v he_o be_v after_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n at_o haveringe_v 20_o novembris_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 385._o he_o have_v a_o special_a charter_n for_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n anno_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o cook_n report_n lib._n 8._o fol._n 30._o for_o he_o be_v not_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n his_o father_n die_v before_o he_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n this_o richard_n be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1397._o he_o erect_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n into_o a_o principality_n and_o ordain_v that_o no_o grant_n shall_v be_v make_v thereof_o to_o any_o person_n but_o to_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n only_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n to_o make_v he_o see_v stat._n 21_o rich._n 2._o cap._n 9_o but_o this_o parliament_n be_v whole_o repeal_v 1_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 3._o which_o henry_n depose_v richard_n the_o second_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n 1399._o 5._o henry_n elder_a son_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o bear_v at_o monmouth_n anno_fw-la 1388._o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n about_o october_n 1_o hen._n 4._o 1399._o in_o parliament_n and_o not_o long_o after_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o aquitain_n in_o the_o same_o parliament_n stowe_n and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o f._n num_fw-la 99_o 6._o edward_n only_a child_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o bear_v at_o westminster_n 13_o octobris_fw-la 1452._o 31_o hen._n 6._o fabian_z pag._n 456._o he_o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n march_v 15._o 31_o hen._n 6._o 1452._o and_o be_v murder_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o teuksbery_n may_v 4._o 1471._o 11_o edw._n 4._o see_v vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 143_o he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o descent_n king_n henry_n the_o six_o be_v never_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n nor_o earl_n of_o chester_n he_o be_v king_n while_o he_o be_v but_o a_o infant_n of_o eight_o month_n old_a 7._o edward_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o bear_v at_o westminster_n november_n 4._o 1470._o 10_o edw._n 4._o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n july_n 26._o 1471._o 11_o edw._n 4._o vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 115._o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 19_o edw._n 4._o he_o be_v make_v earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o march_n he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o so_o entitle_v and_o be_v afterward_o king_n edward_n the_o five_o but_o be_v most_o barbarous_o murder_v in_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o his_o uncle_n richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n anno_fw-la 1483._o who_o usurp_v the_o crown_n to_o himself_o 8._o edward_n the_o only_a child_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o create_v earl_n of_o salisbury_n 1477._o 17_o edw._n 4._o be_v also_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o his_o father_n august_n 24._o 1483._o 1_o rich._n 3._o be_v then_o about_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o die_v about_o march_n 1484._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n 9_o arthur_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n november_n 30._o in_o 1489._o 5_o hen._n 7._o and_o die_v without_o issue_n at_o ludlow_n in_o april_n 1502._o 17_o hen._n 7._o about_o the_o age_n of_o sixteen_o year_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o birth_n 10._o henry_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n arthur_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n february_n 18._o 1502._o 18_o hen._n 7._o at_o the_o age_n of_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o 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student_n of_o christchurch_n in_o oxford_n and_o after_o make_v warden_n of_o wadham_n college_n in_o the_o same_o university_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1651._o he_o marry_v robina_n sister_n to_o oliver_n cromwell_n the_o late_a lord_n protector_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n as_o yet_o he_o be_v make_v master_n of_o trinity_n college_n in_o cambridge_n about_o the_o year_n 1659._o and_o after_o the_o restoration_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o he_o be_v make_v dean_n of_o rippon_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1668._o he_o be_v also_o parson_n of_o wiggan_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o sir_n orlando_n bridgeman_n baronet_n now_o lord-keeper_n of_o england_n chap._n iii_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o dean_n of_o chester_n i._o thomas_n clerke_n who_o before_o have_v be_v the_o last_o abbot_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n be_v make_v the_o first_o dean_n of_o chester_n after_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o new_a bishopric_n here_o 1541._o 33_o hen._n 8._o ii_o henry_n mann_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n afterward_o bishop_n of_o the_o
brereton_n duodecim_fw-la denarios_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la oswaldi_n pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n capellano_n petro_n chanuto_n waltero_fw-la parsonâ_fw-la de_fw-la rodeston_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr brereton_n osberto_n de_fw-fr erclid_n etc._n etc._n 1669._o nantwich_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o wibenbury_n 2._o aulym_n 3._o bartumley_n 4._o coppenhale_n 5._o baddiley_n 6._o aghton_n 7._o church-minshul_a 8._o wistarston_n the_o present_a patron_n v._o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n v._o smith_n of_o hatherton_n r._n crew_n of_o crew_n r._n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n r._n manwaring_n of_o baddiley_n v._o wilbraham_n of_o woodhey_n v._o cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a r._n walthall_n of_o wistarston_n and_o delves_n of_o dodington_n alternis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la parochial_a chapel_n 1._o merebury_n within_o whitchurch_n parish_n 2._o wrenbury_n within_o aghton_n parish_n 3._o nantwich_n within_o aghton_n parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o burley-dam_n chapel_n in_o dodcot_n cùm_fw-la wilkesley_n in_o aulym_n parish_n 2._o haslington_n chappel_n in_o bartumley_n parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o the_o sumptuous_a house_n of_o crew_n late_o build_v by_o sir_n randle_n crew_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 2._o another_o old_a one_o at_o woodhey_n hall_n 1669._o broxton_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o aldford_n 2._o christleton_n 3._o coddinton_n 4._o dodleston_n 5._o eccleston_n 6._o farndon_n 7._o hanley_n the_o present_a patron_n r._n the_o lord_n of_o aldford_n r._n mostyn_n of_o mostyn_n in_o wales_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n r._n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n r._n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n parish_n churches_n 8._o harthill_n a_o donative_n 9_o malpas_n two_o rectory_n 10._o plemston_n 11._o pulford_n 12._o shoklach_n 13._o sutton-gelders_n 14._o tilstan_n 15._o totenhale_n 16._o warton_n the_o present_a patron_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n idem_fw-la brereton_n of_o both_o ferè_fw-la except_v the_o eight_o course_n of_o the_o one_o v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n warburton_n of_o arley_n v._o pilston_n of_o emrad_n v._o stanley_n of_o alderley_n r._n lord_n brereton_n two_o turn_v corbet_n of_o stoke_n three_o turn_v r._n bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n bishop_n of_o chester_n parochial_a chapel_n 1._o pulton_n now_o in_o decay_n within_o pulford_n parish_n 2._o churchenheath_n chappel_n within_o st._n werburge_n of_o chester_n parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o chad_n chapel_n in_o malpas_n parish_n 2._o cholmeley_n chapel_n in_o malpas_n parish_n sumptuous_o repair_v by_o robert_n lord_n cholmeley_n earl_n of_o leinster_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1652._o 3._o boughton_n chapel_n in_o st._n oswald_n parish_n it_o be_v now_o demolish_a and_o be_v within_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n 4._o hargreve_n chappel_n in_o tarvin_n parish_n 5._o wyrvin_n chappel_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o eton_n hall_n the_o seat_n of_o grosvenour_n 2._o at_o lea_n hall_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o now_o lady_n calveley_n 1669._o edesbery_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o tarvin_n 2._o barrow_n 3._o thorneton_n 4._o juce_n 5._o frodsham_n 6._o weverham_n 7._o torperley_n 8._o over_o 9_o white-gate_n see_v stat._n of_o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 32._o 10._o bunbury_n see_v web_n collection_n put_v out_o by_o dan._n king_n in_o his_o vale-royal_a of_o england_n pag._n 104_o 105._o the_o present_a patron_n v._o a_o prebendary_a of_o lichfield_n r._n savage_a earl_n rivers_n r._n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a v._o cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a v._o christchurch_n college_n in_o oxford_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n crew_n of_o utkinton_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a v._o the_o company_n of_o huber_n dusher_n in_o london_n parochial_a chapel_n 1._o little_a budworth_n within_o over_o parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o watenhall_n chappel_n in_o over_o parish_n 2._o alvandeley_n chappel_n in_o frodsham_n parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o stapleford_n hall_n 2._o at_o darley_n hall_n 1669._o wirehall_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o backford_n 2._o bebington_n 3_o bidston_n 4._o brunborough_n 5._o burton_n 6._o estham_n 7._o haswell_n 8._o neston_n 9_o shotwyke_n 10._o stoke_n a_o donative_n 11._o thurstraston_n 12._o walleysey_n 13._o west-kirkby_n 14._o woodchurch_n 15._o overchurch_n in_o upton_n the_o present_a patron_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n stanley_n of_o hooton_n bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a r._n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n v._o in_o dispute_n between_o the_o dean_n of_o chester_n and_o stanley_n of_o hooton_n r._n clegge_n of_o gayton_n and_o brown_a of_o upton_n alternis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la v._o dean_n of_o chester_n dean_n of_o chester_n the_o lord_n of_o dutton_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n r._n bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n dean_n of_o chester_n r._n birch_n of_o chester_n stanley_z of_o hooton_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o moreton_n chappel_n in_o bidston_n parish_n 2._o birkenhead_n chappel_n now_o in_o decay_n in_o bidston_n parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o hooton_n hall_n sum_n total_a according_a to_o this_o catalogue_n in_o the_o whole_a county_n of_o chester_n beside_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o parish_n curche_n 75_o of_o parochial_a chapel_n 18_o of_o chapel_n of_o ease_n 34_o of_o domestic_a chapel_n 17_o  _fw-fr in_o toto_fw-la of_o all_o sort_n 144_o 1669._o church_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n 1._o saint_n werburge_n or_o the_o cathedral_n church_n with_o a_o square_a steeple_n in_o the_o middle_n have_v the_o parish_n church_n of_o st._n oswald_n in_o the_o south_n isle_n thereof_o because_o st._n oswald_n church_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o parish_n church_n be_v now_o the_o common_a hall_n of_o the_o city_n 2._o st._n peter_n with_o a_o spire_n steeple_n by_o the_o high_a cross_n 3._o trinity_n curch_n with_o a_o spire_n steeple_n also_o in_o the_o water-gate_n street_n 4._o st._n martin_n of_o the_o ash_n 5._o st._n maries_n by_o the_o castle_n 6._o st._n toola_n that_o be_v st._n olave_n near_o to_o the_o bridge_n 7._o st._n michael_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o bridge_n street_n former_o a_o monastery_n see_v monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 185._o 8._o st._n brigit_n over_o against_o st._n michael_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o street_n 9_o st._n john_n church_n by_o the_o river_n side_n without_o the_o wall_n 10._o little_a st._n john_n without_o the_o north_n gate_n it_o be_v demolish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n about_o 1645._o concern_v the_o church_n and_o chapel_n of_o bucklow_n hundred_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o particular_o in_o their_o due_a place_n and_o order_n as_o within_z the_o compass_n of_o my_o intend_a task_n only_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n here_o that_o parish_n be_v first_o distinguish_v in_o england_n under_o honorius_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 636._o cambden_n britannia_fw-la printed_n 1607._o pag._n 116._o parker_n historia_fw-la cantuariensis_n pag._n 52._o ridley_n in_o his_o view_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n tell_v we_o pa._n 176_o 177._o that_o font_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o elder_a age_n be_v to_o baptise_v in_o river_n and_o fountain_n and_o that_o custom_n be_v discontinue_v through_o persecution_n font_n be_v erect_v in_o private_a house_n and_o in_o more_o peaceable_a age_n they_o make_v bold_a to_o build_v their_o font_n a_o little_a distance_n from_o the_o church_n afterward_o they_o obtain_v to_o set_v they_o in_o the_o church_n porch_n at_o last_o they_o get_v they_o into_o the_o church_n but_o they_o be_v not_o at_o first_o place_v in_o every_o church_n immediate_o for_o at_o the_o first_o they_o be_v find_v only_o in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n where_o the_o bishop_n reside_v and_o though_o service_n may_v be_v say_v in_o the_o lesser_a minister_n and_o rural_a church_n yet_o the_o right_n of_o sepulture_n and_o baptism_n belong_v to_o the_o cathedral_n church_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o it_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o mother-church_n because_o as_o people_n in_o their_o mother_n womb_n be_v bear_v man_n so_o in_o the_o font_n of_o baptism_n as_o in_o the_o church_n womb_n they_o be_v bear_v christian_n in_o succeed_a age_n when_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o mother-church_n be_v too_o far_o distant_a from_o some_o village_n and_o so_o situate_v that_o in_o the_o winter_n the_o people_n can_v not_o repair_v thither_o consideration_n be_v have_v of_o this_o inconvenience_n and_o the_o bishop_n take_v occasion_n hence_o to_o transfer_v the_o rite_n of_o baptism_n and_o sepulture_n to_o the_o rural_a church_n and_o this_o together_o with_o the_o rite_n of_o tithe_n make_v it_o a_o parish_n church_n of_o that_o kind_n which_o we_o now_o have_v but_o because_o also_o in_o many_o parish_n some_o family_n live_v so_o remote_a from_o the_o church_n
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 bury_v at_o bowdon_n 6_o junii_fw-la 1637._o katherine_n another_o daughter_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 22_o maii_n 1606._o she_o be_v yet_o live_v at_o chester_n 1667._o and_o be_v never_o marry_v cicely_n another_o daughter_n die_v young_a elizabeth_n young_a daughter_n be_v second_o wife_n to_o richard_n lord_n byron_n of_o newstede_n in_o nottinghamshire_n both_o live_v 1667._o but_o she_o have_v no_o issue_n this_o sir_n george_n be_v ward_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o be_v at_o the_o full_a age_n of_o 21_o year_n october_n 20._o 29_o eliz._n 1587._o he_o be_v sheriff_n of_o chester_n 1597._o and_o also_o 1622._o and_o he_o die_v at_o dunham-massy_a 24_o octobris_fw-la and_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 18_o novembris_fw-la 1652._o have_v complete_v the_o 86_o year_n of_o his_o age._n katherine_n his_o lady_n die_v long_o before_o he_o she_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 26_o februarii_fw-la 1638._o ix_o william_n booth_n esquire_n elder_a son_n of_o sir_n george_n marry_v vere_n three_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n elder_a son_n of_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n in_o may_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1619._o and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n booth_n elder_a son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 29_o junii_fw-la 1620._o he_o die_v at_o chester_n 3_o januarii_n 1632._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n george_n booth_n second_o son_n succeed_v heir_n william_n booth_n three_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 28_o februarii_fw-la 1625._o he_o die_v young_a nathaniel_n booth_n four_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 9_o maii_n 1627._o be_v yet_o live_v at_o his_o house_n in_o mottram-andrew_n nigh_o over-alderley_n in_o cheshire_n 1667._o he_o marry_v anne_n ravenscroft_n daughter_n of_o robert_n ravenscroft_n late_o of_o bretton_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o harden_n in_o flintshire_n esquire_n and_o have_v issue_n charles_n booth_n five_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 26_o julii_n 1628._o and_o be_v bury_v 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brook_v esquire_n purchase_v from_o the_o king_n the_o manor_n of_o norton_n with_o its_o member_n and_o appurtenance_n to_o wit_n norton_n stockham_n acton-grange_n and_o aston-grange_n in_o cheshire_n and_o cuerd_o in_o lancashire_n with_o other_o land_n the_o charter_n be_v date_v decimo_fw-la die_fw-la decembris_fw-la 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o who_o heir_n now_o enjoy_v these_o land_n 1666._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a hamlet_n or_o place_n call_v endley_n now_o belong_v to_o the_o township_n of_o norton_n and_o enjoy_v as_o part_n and_o parcel_v of_o the_o same_o which_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n hold_v as_o a_o distinct_a thing_n by_o itself_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o doomsday-book_n this_o afterward_o come_v to_o aston_n of_o aston_n for_o richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n son_n of_o gilbert_n give_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n and_o to_o randle_n prior_n of_o norton_n all_o his_o land_n of_o hendeley_n with_o all_o its_o appurtenance_n about_o king_n john_n reign_n lib._n b._n pag._n 200._o num_fw-la 8._o here_o be_v ancient_o a_o church_n belong_v to_o
all_o one_o name_v by_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n cambden_n in_o his_o remain_n on_o the_o name_n jane_n pag._n 98._o this_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt_n be_v lord_n chamberlain_n to_o hen._n 7._o and_o brother_n to_o thomas_n stanley_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o derby_n of_o that_o family_n which_o sir_n william_n be_v behead_v 1495._o as_o suppose_a to_o incline_v to_o the_o part_n of_o perkin_n warbeck_n see_v croak_v report_n 4_o car._n 1._o pag._n 123_o 124._o who_o land_n and_o good_n be_v all_o confiscate_v to_o the_o king_n he_o have_v in_o ready_a money_n and_o plate_n in_o his_o castle_n of_o holt_n forty_o thousand_o mark_n beside_o jewel_n householdstuff_n and_o stock_n of_o cattle_n in_o his_o ground_n he_o have_v in_o land_n 3000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o a_o old_a rent_n as_o my_o lord_n bacon_n say_v in_o his_o history_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o he_o aspire_v to_o petition_v the_o king_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n which_o end_v both_o in_o a_o denial_n and_o a_o distaste_n he_o have_v by_o joyce_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o edward_n lord_n powy_n and_o widow_n of_o john_n tiptoft_n william_n stanley_n beforementioned_a and_o jane_n marry_v to_o sir_n john_n warburton_n of_o arley_n in_o cheshire_n one_o of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o body_n to_o henry_n the_o seven_o william_n stanley_n of_o tatton_n die_v about_o 14_o hen._n 7._o 1498._o joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v sir_n edward_n pickering_n 16_o hen._n 7._o 1500._o and_o last_o she_o marry_v sir_n john_n brereton_n to_o her_o three_o husband_n live_v 24_o hen._n 7._o and_o joan_n die_v 3_o hen._n 8._o 1511._o xii_o joan_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n stanley_n by_o joan_n massy_a his_o wife_n have_v two_o husband_n first_o she_o marry_v john_n ashton_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n ashton_n of_o ashton_n super_fw-la mersey_n in_o cheshire_n 16_o hen._n 7._o she_o be_v then_o but_o eight_o year_n old_a this_o john_n 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wife_n to_o sir_n peter_n and_o survive_v both_o her_o husband_n and_o she_o die_v the_o four_o of_o april_n 1639._o this_o richard_n settle_a all_o his_o estate_n on_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n from_o who_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n be_v descend_v who_o be_v now_o owner_n of_o these_o land_n 1667._o thelwall_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 920._o king_n edward_n surname_v the_o elder_a build_v a_o town_n here_o at_o thelwall_n though_o now_o a_o obscure_a village_n so_o call_v testae_fw-la forilego_n from_o the_o stake_n and_o stump_n cut_v from_o the_o tree_n wherewith_o they_o have_v environ_v it_o about_o as_o a_o wall_n for_o the_o saxon_n call_v such_o stake_n thell_n and_o the_o word_n wall_n be_v a_o word_n yet_o use_v for_o a_o high_a fence_n that_o encompass_v any_o place_n about_o with_o stone_n or_o other_o thing_n or_o building_n so_o cambden_n britannia_n cheshire_n polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 5._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la 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186._o in_o our_o mize-book_n of_o cheshire_n ancient_o the_o abbot_n of_o salop_n stand_v charge_v with_o three_o shilling_n in_o the_o mize_n for_o fish_v in_o thelwall_n but_o this_o mize_n be_v now_o total_o lose_v no_o man_n now_o live_v be_v able_a to_o inform_v we_o who_o ought_v to_o pay_v the_o same_o i_o conceive_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o that_o fish_v come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o mize_n thereof_o cease_v be_v not_o at_o all_o pay_v of_o late_a time_n the_o fish_n be_v then_o but_o of_o little_a value_n this_o township_n of_o thelwall_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n one_o three_o part_n whereof_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n give_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o salop_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_fw-la bosco_fw-la in_fw-la plano_fw-la in_fw-la aquâ_fw-la monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 383._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o edmund_z lacie_n baron_n of_o halton_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n give_v domino_fw-la galfrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n totam_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la thelwall_n cum_fw-la wera_n &_o piscaria_fw-la &_o stallagiis_fw-la suis_fw-la and_o also_o all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o evesham_n in_o thelwall_n reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la annuatim_fw-la unam_fw-la par_fw-fr cheirothecarum_fw-la cerui_fw-la furratarum_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la lib._n c._n in_o ipso_fw-la initio_fw-la thelwall_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la roberti_n pickering_n de_fw-fr thelwall_n fol._n 1._o f._n this_o can_v be_v but_o two_o three_o part_n of_o thelwall_n the_o original_a of_o this_o deed_n be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o mr._n pickering_n of_o thelwall_n 1666._o this_o geffrey_n dutton_n give_v these_o land_n to_o thomas_n his_o young_a son_n ibidem_fw-la g._n afterward_o it_o be_v possess_v by_o clayton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o continue_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o clayton_n till_o john_n clayton_n of_o thelwall_n sell_v it_o to_o richard_n brook_v of_o norton_n esquire_n about_o 4_o eliz._n 1561._o who_o son_n thomas_n brook_v of_o norton_n esquire_n sell_v the_o same_o to_o john_n moor_n doctor_n of_o physic_n in_o london_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1621._o and_o john_n moor_n of_o kirtlington_n in_o nottinghamshire_n nephew_n of_o doctor_n moor_n aforesaid_a sell_v they_o to_o robert_n pickering_n councillor_n at_o law_n 1662._o who_o be_v now_o possess_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o thelwall_n 1666._o in_o this_o township_n of_o thelwall_n be_v now_o 1666._o certain_a freehold_n of_o inheritance_n possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n brookes_n of_o mere_a have_v four_o tenement_n which_o be_v give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n thomas_n brookes_n of_o norton_n esquire_n before_o he_o sell_v away_o the_o other_o