Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	heir_n	issue_n	tenant_n	2,162	5	9.7963	5	true

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

which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o brother_n patrick_n during_o his_o life_n which_o moiety_n be_v confirm_v to_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n by_o sir_n richard_n aldford_n and_o also_o by_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o enrollment_n aforesaid_a who_o posterity_n enjoy_v the_o say_a moiety_n until_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n have_v no_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n estate_v all_o his_o land_n by_o chaplain_n entrust_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n on_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n his_o nephew_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n also_o 1359._o 34_o edw._n 3._o for_o sir_n ralph_n have_v often_o protest_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o land_n mangle_v among_o his_o sister_n but_o that_o his_o nephew_n john_n leycester_n shall_v have_v they_o whole_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o sir_n john_n winkfield_n date_v at_o london_n the_o eleven_o day_n of_o june_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ff_n gg_n hh_o afterward_o upon_o some_o composition_n john_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n in_o mobberley_n land_n and_o in_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o say_a church_n unto_o john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o cicely_n his_o wife_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o yet_o so_o as_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n shall_v settle_v 15_o message_n 316_o acre_n of_o land_n 16_o acre_n of_o wood_n 8_o acre_n of_o moss_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o watermill_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o waste_v in_o mobberley_n unmeasured_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o mobberley_n moiety_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n to_o descend_v to_o ralph_n leycester_n young_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o by_o chaplain_n entrust_v be_v settle_v according_o 30_o die_v maii_n 2_o rich._n 2._o 1397._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o mm._n which_o be_v either_o condition_a in_o the_o agreement_n of_o john_n leycester_n or_o the_o reversion_n thereof_o buy_v by_o the_o say_v ralph_n leycester_n from_o which_o ralph_n be_v descend_v the_o leicester_n of_o toft_n who_o do_v now_o enjoy_v these_o land_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o about_o one_o three_o part_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n the_o other_o two_o part_n of_o this_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n which_o john_n dumbill_n have_v descend_v to_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n in_o marriage_n with_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n and_o afterward_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n marry_v john_n troutback_n esquire_n which_o margery_n die_v 35_o hen._n 6._o and_o have_v issue_n william_n troutback_n who_o son_n sir_n william_n die_v without_o issue_n adam_n troutback_n brother_n of_o sir_n william_n have_v issue_n margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o john_n talbot_n lord_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 who_o posterity_n afterward_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n grant_v to_o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n with_o wardship_n and_o freedom_n from_o appearance_n at_o his_o court_n of_o nether-alderley_n render_v eight_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o life_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n legh_n then_o to_o remain_v to_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o other_o john_n legh_n aforesaid_a and_o to_o maud_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n arderne_a and_o to_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o render_v a_o rose_n at_o midsummer_n for_o all_o service_n and_o if_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n die_v before_o he_o marry_v maud_n than_o william_n brother_n to_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n be_v to_o marry_v she_o witness_n of_o this_o deed_n be_v sir_n john_n orreby_n and_o sir_n richard_n massy_n knight_n robert_z de_fw-fr pulford_n philip_n de_fw-fr egerton_n richard_n de_fw-fr fowleshurst_n thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n roger_n de_fw-fr leycester_n william_n de_fw-fr mere_n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n william_n danyers_n master_n roger_n of_o alderley_n hugh_n clerk_n and_o other_o lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o a._n the_o original_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o mr._n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n 1664._o this_o deed_n be_v make_v about_o 1303._o 31_o edw._n 1._o richard_z ratcliffe_z of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n by_o maud_n arderne_a and_o have_v these_o land_n of_o her_o grandmother_n to_o wit_v the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o till_o they_o sell_v out_o certain_a of_o their_o tenement_n in_o mobberley_n to_o their_o tenant_n there_o and_o what_o remain_v together_o with_o the_o service_n of_o such_o tenant_n as_o be_v former_o sell_v out_o of_o this_o moiety_n sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n sell_v unto_o mr._n robert_n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n over_o england_n lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o b._n c._n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n argent_fw-fr two_o cheveron_n gules_a in_o a_o canton_n of_o the_o second_o a_o cross_a croslet_n fitchée_n or._n john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o a._n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o but_o i_o can_v prove_v he_o son_n of_o john_n william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n of_o ralph_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n and_o patron_n of_o mobberley-church_n he_o buy_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o richard_n bonstable_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1281._o g._n num_fw-la 21._o the_o original_a in_o my_o possession_n this_o william_n have_v issue_n william_n mobberley_n john_n mobberley_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o nether-peve_a and_o tatton_n 31_o edw._n 1._o 1303._o g._n num_fw-la 65._o but_o john_n die_v without_o issue_n those_o land_n revert_v to_o william_n his_o brother_n richard_n mobberley_n another_o son_n make_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n by_o his_o father_n 1306._o slay_v by_o richard_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n 1320._o 14_o edw._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o w._n &_o 131._o alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n lord_n of_o over-tabley_a and_o knotsford_n she_o be_v widow_n 27_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o this_o william_n die_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o edw._n 2._o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n downes_n of_o chorley_n juxtà_fw-la werford_n unto_o which_o robert_n edmund_n fitton_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o chorley_n in_o free_a marriage_n with_o margery_n his_o sister_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o t._n v._n this_o william_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 13_o edw._n 2._o 1319._o and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n mobberley_n cicely_n marry_v john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n dumbill_n of_o oxton_n in_o wirrall_n elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n margery_n marry_v richard_n bold_a of_o bold_a in_o lancashire_n emme_n marry_v robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n who_o purchase_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n marry_o another_o daughter_n marry_v nicolas_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n joan_n marry_v william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n marry_v richard_n bromhale_v of_o bromhale_n in_o cheshire_n and_o agnes_n never_o marry_v lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n z._n a._n &_o fol._n 128._o cc._n &_o fol._n 129._o kk_n this_o william_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n two_o cheveron_n and_o in_o a_o canton_n a_o cross-croslet_a fitchée_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n z._n as_o be_v before_o express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o descent_n he_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o lib._n c._n fol._n 103._o num_fw-la 9_o maud_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v john_n dumbill_n senior_a lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o ff_n sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n be_v ward_n to_o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o cc._n who_o give_v the_o marriage_n of_o this_o ralph_n unto_o john_n pulford_n of_o pulford_n son_n of_o sir_n robert_n pulford_n sinè_fw-la disparagatione_fw-la 1329._o this_o sir_n ralph_n marry_v vincentia_fw-la daughter_n of_o john_n pulford_n lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o bb_n and_o

this_o priory_n dedicate_v to_o st._n marry_o but_o this_o church_n of_o norton_n be_v pull_v down_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n the_o place_n of_o this_o priory_n be_v now_o the_o seat_n of_o brook_n of_o norton_n who_o enjoy_v the_o whole_a town_n of_o norton_n entire_o by_o himself_o and_o his_o lessee_n wherein_o be_v no_o charterer_n at_o all_o now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o brook_n of_o norton_n since_o the_o purchase_n this_o family_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o brook_n of_o leighton_n in_o nantwich-hundred_n of_o which_o family_n i_o find_v one_o adam_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr leighton_n sub_fw-la henrico_n tertio_fw-la who_o son_n be_v style_v william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr brook_n de_fw-fr leighton_n and_o his_o son_n richard_n style_v ricardus_n de_fw-fr doito_n in_o a_o old_a deed_n 5_o edw._n 1._o that_o be_v of_o the_o brook_n for_o do_v it_o in_o french_a be_v a_o brook_n in_o english_a and_o under_o the_o say_a manor-house_n in_o leighton_n a_o brook_n run_v from_o whence_o their_o posterity_n assume_v the_o surname_n del_fw-it brook_n thomas_z brook_z of_o leighton_n gentleman_n the_o last_o of_o that_o family_n in_o the_o direct_a line_n die_v about_o 1652._o very_a age_a have_v issue_n four_o daughter_n but_o he_o sell_v away_o the_o reversion_n of_o his_o land_n to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n 6_o jacobi_n 1608._o which_o afterward_o come_v to_o francis_n cholmondley_n three_o son_n of_o thomas_n cholmondley_n of_o vale-royal_a esquire_n who_o now_o enjoy_v the_o same_o 1666._o he_o marry_v christian_a daughter_n of_o john_n carew_n of_o haccomb_n in_o devonshire_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n brook_n christian_a marry_v richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eaton-boat_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o martha_n marry_v hugh_n starky_a of_o moor_n young_a son_n of_o starkey_n of_o darley_n this_o richard_n die_v 11_o eliz._n 1569._o christian_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v richard_n do_v this_o richard_n brook_n be_v sheriff_n 1563._o 5_o eliz._n ii_o thomas_n brook_n of_o norton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n have_v three_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v anne_n daughter_n of_o henry_n lord_n audley_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n brook_n son_n and_o heir_n george_n drown_v in_o warrington-water_n christian_n marry_v richard_n starky_a of_o stretton_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n elinour_n marry_v john_n brook_n of_o blacklands_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o margaret_n marry_v one_o warburton_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v elizabeth_n sister_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n william_n brook_n thomas_z brook_z and_z valentine_z brook_z also_o townesend_n marry_v thomas_n legh_n de_fw-fr east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n elizabeth_n marry_v george_n spurstow_n of_o spurstow_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n dorothy_n marry_v william_n barneston_n of_o churton_n in_o cheshire_n frances_n marry_v george_n legh_n of_o barton_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n anne_n marry_v richard_n merbury_n of_o walton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o clare_n wife_n of_o theophilus_n legh_n of_o grange_n in_o the_o file_n of_o lancashire_n his_o three_o wife_n be_v elinour_n gerard_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n andrew_n who_o die_v young_a and_z peter_z brook_z who_o purchase_v the_o manor_n of_o mere_a nigh_o over-tabley_a 1652._o and_o be_v knight_v 1660._o of_o who_o see_v more_o in_o mere_a also_o alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n birch_n of_o birch_n in_o lancashire_n elinour_n marry_v william_n ashton_n rector_n of_o middleton_n in_o lancashire_n and_o young_a son_n of_o ashton_n of_o middleton_n which_o william_n purchase_v the_o land_n of_o booth_n of_o cogshull_n in_o cheshire_n juxtà_fw-la over-whitley_n elinour_n be_v widow_n 1660._o and_o rachel_n wife_n of_o henry_n slater_n of_o light-okes_n in_o bedford_n in_o lancashire_n afterward_o sir_n henry_n slater_n this_o thomas_n brook_n of_o norton_n be_v twice_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1578._o and_o 1592._o and_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1622._o iii_o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n be_v knight_v in_o ireland_n and_o marry_v jane_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n chaderton_n bishop_n of_o chester_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o one_o joseline_n of_o cambridgeshire_n who_o have_v all_o her_o mother_n land_n but_o through_o some_o dislike_n after_o marriage_n sir_n richard_n and_o jane_n his_o wife_n live_v asunder_o afterward_o sir_n richard_n marry_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n katherine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n henry_n nevil_n of_o billingsbere_n in_o berkshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n henry_n brook_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n brook_n second_o son_n who_o marry_v jane_n daughter_n of_o one_o weston_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o frodsham_n tenant_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n brook_n and_o catharine_n a_o daughter_n both_o live_v 1666._o richard_z brook_z three_o son_n of_o sir_n richard_n professor_n of_o physic_n die_v at_o boughton_n nigh_o chester_n without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o george_n four_o son_n and_o john_n five_o son_n marry_o marry_v thomas_n merebury_n half-brother_n and_o afterward_o heir_n to_o william_n merebury_n of_o merebury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n anne_n marry_v edward_n hide_v of_o norbury_n juxtà_fw-la pointon_n esquire_n dorothy_n marry_v laurence_n hyde_n young_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v edward_n sir_n richard_z brook_z died_z anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1632._o iv_o henry_n brook_n of_o norton_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n richard_n be_v create_v baronet_n 1662._o he_o marry_v mary_n daughter_n of_o timothy_n pusey_n of_o nottinghamshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n son_n and_o heir_n henry_n second_o son_n marry_v mary_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o philip_n prichard_n of_o bostock-green_a in_o davenham-parish_n and_o pusey_n brook_n three_o son_n all_o live_v 1666._o this_o henry_n brook_n be_v sheriff_n four_o year_n together_o beginning_z 1644._o appoint_v by_o the_o parliament_n without_o the_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a rebellion_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eaton-boat_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eton_n baronet_n than_o also_o live_v be_v make_v sheriff_n by_o the_o king_n in_o the_o same_o year_n 1644._o the_o other_o be_v extrajudicial_a against_o the_o law_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n sir_n henry_n brook_z baronet_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1664._o v._o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n marry_v francisca-posthuma_a so_o call_v because_o she_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n sister_n to_o richard_n legh_n of_o lyme_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o have_v issue_n this_o sir_n richard_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1667._o owlarton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n hamon_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a hold_v one_o moiety_n of_o owlarton_n and_o ranulphus_fw-la the_o suppose_a ancestor_n of_o the_o manwaring_n hold_v the_o other_o moiety_n this_o township_n be_v afterward_o scatter_v into_o several_a parcel_n but_o sir_n richard_n massy_n of_o tatton_n by_o purchase_n get_v into_o his_o hand_n most_o part_n of_o this_o township_n and_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o owlarton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o follow_a note_n extract_v out_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n deed_n 1667._o by_o john_n halsey_n of_o lincolns-inn_n esquire_n nicolas_n lord_n audley_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o owlarton_n and_o tatton_n to_o richard_n massy_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n about_o 1286._o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n give_v to_o sir_n richard_n massy_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la svas_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la in_o owlarton_n habendum_fw-la cùm_fw-la homagiis_fw-la servitiis_fw-la wardis_n releviis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la escaetis_n etc._n etc._n reddendo_fw-la quatuordecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la sectâ_fw-la curiarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o be_v about_o 27_o edw._n 1._o richard_n dunne_n of_o owlarton_n give_v certain_a land_n in_o owlarton_n and_o two_o part_n of_o a_o mill_n with_o the_o pool_n in_o exchange_n with_o sir_n richard_n massy_n for_o other_o land_n in_o that_o township_n robert_n massy_a of_o sale_n give_v to_o robert_n massy_n of_o tatton_n land_n in_o owlarton_n in_o exchange_n for_o land_n in_o sale_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o anno_fw-la 1_o hen._n 6._o there_o be_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o land_n of_o sir_n geffrey_n massy_n of_o tatton_n by_o a_o jury_n it_o be_v there_o find_v that_o sir_n geffrey_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o owlarton_n and_o divers_a free_a tenant_n there_o among_o who_o ranulphus_fw-la manwaring_n qui_fw-la reddit_fw-la pro_fw-la le_fw-fr bronteles-place_n 5_o s._n 0_o d._n &_o johannes_n legh_n deal_v booth_n pro_fw-la certis_fw-la terris_fw-la vocatis_fw-la babrinchull_n reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 2_o

ashton_n &_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la partington_n faciendo_fw-la liberum_fw-la servitium_n pro_fw-la duabus_fw-la partibus_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la chartam_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la georgii_n per_fw-la hamonem_fw-la massy_n militem_fw-la factam_fw-la &_o reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la stothe_n alias_o dictum_fw-la sheriffs-tooth_n septem_fw-la denarios_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la faciet_fw-la sectam_fw-la curiae_fw-la quae_fw-la voco_fw-la judger_n de_fw-fr quindenâ_fw-la in_o quindenam_fw-la ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la pro_fw-la quâlibet_fw-la defaltâ_fw-la dabit_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la amerciamenti_fw-la dvos_fw-la solidos_fw-la pro_fw-la certo_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la &_o quatuor_fw-la tenentium_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la villatâ_fw-la de_fw-fr carington_n venient_fw-la ad_fw-la visum_fw-la franciplegii_a in_o the_o note_n collect_v by_o will._n vernon_n i_o read_v post_fw-la mortem_fw-la willielmi_n boydell_n 23_o edw._n 3._o intèr_v feoda_n dicti_fw-la willielmi_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la robertus_fw-la ashton_n ricardus_n dikenson_n &_o johannes_n deane_n tenent_fw-la medietatem_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la de_fw-la sale_n &_o ashton_n per_fw-la servitium_n unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la &_o quilibet_fw-la eorum_fw-la tertio_fw-la anno_fw-la tres_fw-la denarios_fw-la this_o robert_n ashton_n be_v rector_n ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-fr ashton_n 23_o edw._n 3._o these_o be_v feoffee_n in_o trust_n so_o that_o one_o moiety_n of_o ashton_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham_n massy_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o parish_n church_n here_o be_v a_o rectory_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o reign_n which_o now_o have_v brereton_n of_o honford_n for_o its_o patron_n 1666._o and_o be_v invest_v in_o sir_n vrian_n brereton_n young_a son_n of_o randle_n brereton_n of_o malpas_n in_o the_o right_n of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n honford_n of_o honford_n esquire_n and_o widow_n of_o sir_n john_n stanley_n which_o sir_n vrian_n be_v live_v 1566._o the_o church_n here_o comprehend_v within_o its_o parish_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n sale_n 00_o 10_o 09_o ashton_n one_o half_a 00_o 07_o 00_o  _fw-fr 00_o 17_o 09_o the_o great_a part_n of_o ashton_n super_fw-la mersey_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o belong_v to_o brereton_n of_o honford_n the_o lord_n delamere_n of_o dunham-massy_a have_v about_o a_o eight_o part_n thereof_o aston_n juxta_fw-la sutton_n this_o town_n of_o aston_n give_v name_n to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o aston_n who_o have_v be_v seat_v here_o for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n we_o find_v that_o odard_n hold_v this_o town_n under_o william_n fitz_n nigell_n baron_n of_o halton_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o where_o we_o find_v only_o one_o aston_n name_v for_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la 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de_fw-fr aston_n be_v descend_v from_o odard_n let_v the_o more_o curious_a make_v strict_a enquiry_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o never_o yet_o see_v any_o thing_n to_o prove_v it_o ⚜_o ⚜_o in_o this_o town_n be_v now_o only_o one_o charterer_n 1666._o which_o small_a freehold_n richard_n morris_n of_o aston_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o it_o belong_v to_o one_o higginson_n who_o daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v the_o say_v rich._n morris_n and_o be_v former_o buy_v by_o one_o j._n higginson_n the_o lessee_n of_o this_o land_n from_o thomas_n paver_fw-la of_o lostock_n john_n thomason_n of_o harpesford_n and_o richard_n tailor_n joint_a tenant_n thereof_o 25_o hen._n 8._o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v part_n of_o that_o oxgange_a of_o land_n which_o richard_n the_o aston_n give_v away_o to_o ralph_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o in_o this_o aston_n lie_v a_o certain_a parcel_n of_o land_n call_v middleton-grange_n as_o the_o same_o stand_v mize_v by_o itself_o in_o our_o common_a mize-book_n of_o cheshire_n and_o now_o belong_v to_o sir_n willoughby_n aston_n lord_n of_o this_o town_n i_o conceive_v it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o call_v mid-eston_n in_o doomesday-book_n which_o then_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n and_o be_v hold_v by_o william_n fit-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n as_o tenant_n to_o st._n werburge_n so_o call_v as_o it_o be_v middle_a of_o aston_n when_o the_o town_n be_v yet_o undivided_a and_o lie_v between_o aston-grange_n and_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n howbeit_o it_o be_v now_o whole_o take_v to_o lie_v in_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n this_o middle-eston_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n by_o john_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n about_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1236._o as_o i_o find_v the_o deed_n transcribe_v in_o a_o long_a i_o archment_n roll_v among_o the_o 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where_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o norton_n be_v bind_v to_o find_v a_o priest_n in_o former_a age_n to_o say_v mass_n on_o sunday_n wednesday_n and_o friday_n weekly_n for_o ever_o which_o chappel_n be_v out_o of_o repair_n and_o service_n say_v there_o only_o on_o sunday_n for_o forty_o year_n then_o last_v pass_v it_o be_v complain_v of_o by_o richard_n aston_n son_n of_o sir_n robert_n aston_n at_o a_o visitation_n 3_o hen._n 6._o 1425._o and_o a_o order_n be_v make_v by_o richard_n stanley_n then_o archdeacon_n of_o chester_n the_o twenty_o of_o august_n 3_o hen._n 6._o that_o whereas_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o norton_n long_o before_o the_o same_o be_v a_o abbey_n do_v covenant_n with_o the_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a to_o find_v at_o their_o own_o proper_a cost_n a_o fit_a chaplain_n to_o officiate_v here_o three_o day_n a_o week_n as_o aforesaid_a it_o be_v order_v that_o the_o say_a agreement_n shall_v be_v keep_v and_o observe_v but_o these_o variance_n concern_v middleton-chappel_n between_o robert_n abbot_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o norton_n and_o richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n esquire_n be_v compose_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n esquire_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n dame_n isabel_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n carrington_n and_o jenkin_n of_o leycester_n dated_n the_o ten_o of_o november_n 32_o hen._n 6._o the_o same_o chartulary_a pag._n 23._o num_fw-la 501._o &_o pag._n 21._o num_fw-la 503._o &_o pag._n 216._o num_fw-la 504._o but_o after_o that_o middleton-chappel_n fall_v into_o decay_n another_o chapel_n be_v erect_v in_o late_a age_n somewhat_o near_o to_o the_o hall_n of_o aston_n call_v aston-chappel_n situate_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o runcorne_n and_o in_o lieu_n of_o find_v a_o priest_n to_o officiate_v here_o by_o the_o abbot_n of_o norton_n the_o king_n after_o those_o land_n come_v into_o his_o hand_n give_v five_o pound_n yearly_o rend_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o 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date_v the_o 28_o of_o january_n 33_o hen._n 8._o which_o decree_n be_v exemplify_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o 13_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n inter_fw-la les_fw-fr chartes_n de_fw-fr aston_n num._n 505._o which_o sum_n of_o five_o pound_n be_v yearly_o pay_v at_o this_o day_n 1671._o by_o the_o king_n auditor_n at_o his_o office_n at_o chester_n and_o this_o aston-chappel_n be_v late_o make_v a_o parochial-chappel_n in_o our_o day_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o john_n bridgeman_n bishop_n of_o chester_n date_v the_o sixteenth_o of_o april_n 11_o car._n 1._o 1635._o by_o the_o procurement_n of_o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n baronet_n and_o so_o it_o be_v now_o become_v a_o parochial_a chapel_n for_o burial_n baptism_n and_o other_o rite_n for_o these_o adjacent_a village_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr li._n s._n d._n sutton_n 00_o 08_o 00_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n 00_o 10_o 00_o middleton-grange_n in_o aston_n aforesaid_a 00_o 06_o 00_o aston-grange_n 00_o 08_o 00_o  _fw-fr 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adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 155._o q._n which_o land_n belong_v now_o to_o the_o demain_fw-fr of_o dutton_n 1671._o wherein_o the_o chapel_n of_o poosey_n now_o in_o decay_n be_v situate_a within_o the_o parish_n of_o runcorne_n and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o situation_n be_v seat_v between_o the_o park-pool_n and_o the_o river_n thence_o call_v poosey-chappel_n for_o i_fw-mi or_o ay_o signify_v a_o brook_n in_o the_o old_a saxon_a language_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o park_n of_o dutton_n lie_v from_o poosey-chappel_n towards_o aston_n with_o the_o little_a field_n above_o lie_v up_o to_o aston-town-field_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o land_n here_o grant_v to_o dutton_n the_o same_o richard_n also_o by_o the_o name_n of_o ricardus_n de_fw-fr aston_n filius_fw-la gilberti_n de_fw-fr aston_n give_v unto_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n a_o certain_a place_n call_v hendley_n or_o endley_n which_o be_v now_o belong_v to_o the_o demain_fw-fr of_o norton_n and_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o endley-wood_n lib._n b._n pag._n 200._o num_fw-la 8._o he_o give_v also_o to_o randle_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n one_o oxgange_a of_o land_n in_o aston_n which_o john_n lacie_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n confirm_v and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr camera_n by_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n and_o hugh_n de_fw-fr camera_n give_v the_o same_o to_o adam_n le_fw-fr turner_n of_o frodsham_n as_o appear_v by_o sir_n willoughby_n aston_n deed_n this_o richard_n have_v a_o wife_n call_v joan_n and_o have_v issue_n richard_n son_n and_o heir_n iii_o richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n have_v issue_n richard_n and_o robert_n which_o robert_n have_v issue_n richard_n to_o who_o sir_n robert_n dutton_n of_o mere_a in_o staffordshire_n give_v a_o parcel_n of_o land_n in_o radward_n in_o the_o fee_n of_o mere_a 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the_o reign_v of_o henry_n the_o four_o henry_n the_o five_o and_z henry_n the_o six_o and_o seem_v to_o die_v about_o 29_o hen._n 6._o a_o word_n or_o two_o about_o the_o coat_n of_o arm_n of_o booth_n i_o find_v that_o thomas_n barton_n of_o barton_n in_o lancashire_n give_v unto_o john_n booth_n son_n of_o thomas_n booth_n of_o barton_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o liberty_n to_o bear_v his_o coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n argent_fw-fr three_o boar_n head_n erase_v and_o erect_v sable_a by_o deed_n date_v 5_o hen._n 4._o 1404._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 49._o wherein_o be_v extract_v the_o deed_n of_o booth_n of_o barton_n and_o several_a other_o which_o coat_n of_o arm_n have_v ever_o since_o be_v bear_v by_o booth_n of_o barton_n as_o also_o by_o booth_n of_o dunham_n with_o his_o distinction_n of_o a_o young_a son_n even_o to_o this_o present_a sigillum_fw-la thomas_n both_o ii_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o

sir_n robert_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n of_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n 21_o hen._n 6._o 1442._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o g._n and_o have_v issue_n george_n booth_n son_n and_o heir_n richard_n booth_n laurence_n booth_n john_n booth_n and_o william_n booth_n lib._n c._n fol._n 250._o a._n also_o dowse_n marry_v to_o thomas_n legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o west-hall_n esquire_n 1_o edw._n 4._o 1641._o anne_n marry_v to_o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n esquire_n after_o to_o geffrey_n shakerley_n of_o shakerly_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n marry_v sir_n john_n legh_n of_o bagiley_n 6_o edw._n 4._o 1466._o lib._n a._n fol._n 151._o y._n margery_n marry_v john_n hide_v of_o haghton_n in_o lancashire_n alice_n marry_v john_n ashley_n of_o ashley_n nigh_o bowdon_n in_o cheshire_n elizabeth_n wife_n of_o thomas_n fitton_n of_o pownall_n in_o maxfield_n hundred_o joan_n marry_v william_n holt_n of_o lancashire_n sir_n william_n die_v 16_o edw._n 4._o 1476._o and_o give_v land_n to_o feoffee_n in_o trust_n for_o the_o provide_v of_o a_o chaplain_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n in_o a_o chapel_n to_o be_v build_v in_o bowdon_n church_n for_o that_o purpose_n which_o be_v build_v according_o lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o a._n iii_o george_n booth_n of_o dunham_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n william_n marry_v katherine_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n montfort_n lord_n of_o bescote_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o monks-path_n in_o warwickshire_n young_a son_n of_o sir_n william_n montfort_n of_o colshill_n in_o warwickshire_n dugdale_n in_o his_o antiquity_n of_o warwickshire_n pag._n 728._o but_o misprinted_n for_o 738._o and_o so_o all_o along_o forward_a misprinted_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n william_n booth_n son_n and_o heir_n laurence_n and_o roger_n alice_n alii_fw-la anne_n vocant_fw-la marry_a william_n massy_a of_o denfleld_n in_o rosthorn_n ellen_n marry_v thomas_n vawdrey_n after_o to_o trofford_n of_o bridge-trofford_a in_o cheshire_n this_o george_n die_v 1_o rich._n 3._o 1483._o iv_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o george_n marry_v margaret_n co-heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n ashton_n of_o ashton_n under_o lyme_n and_o have_v issue_n george_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o john_n booth_n and_o afterward_o he_o have_v a_o second_o wife_n to_o wit_n ellen_n daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n montgomery_n of_o throwley_n in_o staffordshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n william_n hamnet_n edward_n booth_n from_o who_o the_o booth_n of_o twamlow_n in_o cheshire_n henry_n and_z andrew_z also_o jane_n marry_v hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n and_o dutton_n both_o 12_o hen._n 8._o 1520._o lib._n c._n fol._n 167._o afterward_o she_o marry_v thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n nigh_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n dorothy_n marry_v edward_n warren_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o laurence_n warren_n of_o pointon_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 10_o hen._n 8._o 1518._o lib._n c._n fol._n 250._o b._n anne_n marry_v sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n this_o sir_n william_n booth_n die_v 11_o hen._n 8._o 1519._o nono_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la v._o george_n booth_n of_o dunham_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n william_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n butler_n of_o beusy_n nigh_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n george_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n booth_n and_o robert_n booth_n also_o ellen_n marry_v to_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 29_o hen._n 8._o 1537._o lib._n c._n fol._n 257._o c._n anne_n marry_v william_n massy_a of_o podington_n in_o wirrall_n esquire_n margaret_n marry_v sir_n william_n davenport_n of_o bromhale_n in_o maxfield_n hundred_o elizabeth_n marry_v richard_n sutton_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o maxfield_n esquire_n 1566._o dorothy_n marry_v robert_n tatton_n of_o withenshaw_n nigh_o baggiley_n esquire_n alice_n marry_v peter_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n 4_o edw._n 6._o 1550._o lib._n c._n fol._n 243._o i._o and_o cicely_n die_v without_o issue_n this_o george_n die_v 22_o hen._n 8._o 1531._o age_v forty_o year_n vi_o george_n booth_n of_o dunham_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o george_n marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n edmund_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n william_n son_n and_o heir_n elizabeth_n marry_v william_n chantrell_n of_o bache_n not_o far_o from_o chester_n marry_o marry_a randle_n davenport_n of_o henbury_n esquire_n anne_n marry_v ______o wentworth_n of_n ______o in_o yorkshire_n when_o letter_n be_v send_v from_o the_o queen_n jane_n seymour_n through_o the_o kingdom_n to_o disperse_v the_o joyful_a news_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o edward_n the_o six_o 12_o octob._n 1537._o 29_o hen._n 8._o one_o be_v send_v by_o the_o queen_n to_o this_o george_n booth_n esquire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 249._o n._n this_o george_n die_v 35_o hen._n 8._o 1543._o age_v 28_o year_n elizabeth_z his_o widow_n after_o marry_a james_n do_v brother_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n john_n do_v of_o utkinton_n and_o afterward_o she_o marry_v thomas_n fitton_n of_o gowesworth_n vii_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham_n knight_v 1578._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o george_n be_v but_o three_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v and_o be_v ward_n to_o the_o king_n he_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n warburton_n of_o arley_n in_o aston_n nigh_o great_a budworth_n and_o have_v issue_n george_n booth_n son_n and_o heir_n edmund_n second_o son_n be_v a_o lawyer_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n john_n three_o son_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o prestwich_n of_o hulm_n nigh_o manchester_n and_o have_v several_a child_n which_o john_n be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 1_o augusti_n 1644._o robert_n four_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n december_n 11._o 1570._o be_v a_o soldier_n in_o holland_n peter_n five_o son_n be_v baptise_a 21_o aprilis_fw-la 1576_o die_v 7_o septembris_fw-la 1576._o richard_n six_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 15_o junii_fw-la 1578._o he_o marry_v ______o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o ______o massy_n of_o cogshull_n descend_v of_o massy_a of_o rixton_n i_o find_v also_o another_o son_n call_v william_n bury_v at_o bowdon_n 31_o martii_fw-la 1572._o also_o mary_n elder_a daughter_n elizabeth_n second_o daughter_n marry_v william_n bassinet_n after_o to_o one_o walshe_n of_o ireland_n dorothy_n three_o daughter_n marry_v ralph_n bunigton_n of_o barrow-cock_n in_o derbyshire_n alice_n four_o daughter_n marry_v one_o panton_n elinour_n five_o daughter_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 27_o februarii_fw-la 1573._o and_o susan_n six_o daughter_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 21_o maii_n 1577._o marry_a sir_n edward_n warren_n of_o pointon_n in_o cheshire_n afterward_o she_o marry_v john_n fitton_n of_o chester_n see_v the_o office_n of_o sir_n william_n booth_n prove_v the_o name_n of_o all_o these_o daughter_n see_v also_o the_o office_n of_o elizabeth_n ashton_n 2_o elizabethae_fw-la who_o part_n come_v to_o this_o sir_n william_n sir_n william_n die_v 28_o novembris_fw-la and_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 8_o die_v decembris_fw-la 1579._o aged_a 39_o year_n he_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1571._o dame_n elizabeth_n his_o wife_n give_v five_o pound_n for_o ever_o yearly_a to_o the_o poor_a of_o bowdon_n parish_n which_o gift_n commence_v 1621._o as_o i_o find_v in_o the_o register_n of_o bowdon_n church_n viii_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham_n knight_v about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o create_v baronet_n 9_o jacobi_n 1611._o upon_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o that_o order_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n william_n do_v much_o improve_v his_o estate_n he_o have_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v jane_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n esquire_n who_o he_o marry_v the_o 18_o day_n of_o february_n 1577._o john_n carington_n her_o father_n die_v in_o january_n before_o jane_n be_v baptise_a at_o bowdon_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o december_n 1562._o aged_a fifteen_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o her_o marriage_n but_o she_o die_v without_o issue_n yet_o sir_n george_n carry_v away_o all_o carington_n land_n against_o the_o next_o heir_n male_n of_o that_o family_n which_o he_o recover_v by_o suit_n after_o the_o death_n of_o jane_n sir_n george_n marry_v katherine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n edmund_n anderson_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n william_n elder_a son_n francis_n second_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 11_o decembris_fw-la 1603._o and_o bury_v there_o 1_o martii_fw-la 1616._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o inscription_n in_o a_o marble_n monument_n in_o the_o south_n isle_n of_o the_o chancel_n of_o bowdon_n church_n and_o the_o register-book_n there_o thomas_n three_o son_n baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 9_o decembris_fw-la 1604._o he_o die_v 1632._o with_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n edmund_n four_o son_n bear_v

dutton_n and_o his_o heir_n all_o the_o magistracy_n of_o the_o minstrel_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la prout_fw-la in_o chartâ_fw-la originali_fw-la plemùs_fw-la continetur_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o h._n i_o conceive_v he_o be_v but_o a_o feoffee_n this_o thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 30_o &_o 33_o edw._n 3._o and_o be_v a_o knight_n 35_o edw._n 3._o he_o marry_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v ellen_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n thornton_n of_o thornton_n the_o elder_a daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o t._n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n sir_n peter_n dutton_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n 35_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o e._n thomas_n dutton_n another_o son_n die_v also_o without_o issue_n laurence_n dutton_n succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n edmund_n dutton_n another_o son_n henry_n dutton_n five_o son_n and_o william_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o d._n f._n g._n &_o fol._n 157._o mm._n his_o second_o wife_n be_v philippe_n the_o widow_n of_o sir_n peter_n thornton_n she_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v a_o late_a wife_n to_o sir_n peter_n thornton_n not_o mother_n of_o the_o coheir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o m._n &_o 167._o a._n &_o 148._o k._n obiit_fw-la 1381_o this_o sir_n tomas_n dutton_n die_v 4_o rich._n 2._o 1381._o age_v sixty_o six_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o i._o philippe_n his_o widow_n die_v 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o t._n edmund_n dutton_n young_a son_n of_o sir_n thomas_n marry_v joan_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n minshull_n the_o church-minshull_a by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o church-minshull_a and_o aston-mondram_a k._n lib._n c_o fol._n 159._o k._n and_o have_v issue_n sir_n peter_n dutton_n who_o become_v heir_n to_o his_o uncle_n sir_n laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n hugh_n dutton_n second_o son_n of_o who_o the_o dutton_n of_o hatton_n nigh_o warton_n in_o cheshire_n who_o posterity_n afterward_o in_o process_n of_o time_n become_v heir_n of_o dutton-land_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o laurence_n dutton_n another_o son_n and_o thomas_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 163._o x._o &_o 145._o g._n agnes_n de_fw-fr dutton_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a 1398._o 22_o rich._n 2._o a._n num_fw-la 5._o penès_fw-la me_fw-it and_o ellen_n another_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o s._n this_o edmund_n die_v before_o his_o brother_n sir_n laurence_n and_o joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v william_n de_fw-fr hooton_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o he_o joan_z died_z 11_o rich._n 2._o 1387._o lib._n c._n fol._n 163._o x._o at_o which_o time_n peter_n dutton_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a xi_o sir_n laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n thomas_n have_v two_o wife_n alice_n and_o margaret_n but_o who_o be_v father_n to_o either_o of_o they_o i_o find_v not_o he_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o either_o leave_v his_o inheritance_n to_o descend_v to_o peter_n dutton_n elder_a son_n of_o edmund_n dutton_n his_o young_a brother_n lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o q._n i._n sir_n laurence_n be_v a_o knight_n 44_o edw._n 3._o and_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 44_o 45_o 46_o edw._n 3._o and_o also_o 1_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o m._n he_o have_v four_o part_n of_o the_o seven_o of_o thornton_n estate_n one_o part_n he_o have_v as_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o ellen_n elder_a daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr thornton_n he_o purchase_v the_o part_n of_o elizabeth_n late_a wife_n of_o roger_n venables_n of_o golborne_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o margaret_n wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr golborne_n which_o margaret_n be_v another_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr thornton_n 12_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o o._n another_o part_n he_o purchase_v from_o matthew_n de_fw-fr weverham_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr weverham_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n another_z of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr thornton_n 14_o rich._n 2._o 1391._o lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o p._n the_o part_n of_o katherine_n who_o be_v outlawed_n for_o felony_n thomas_n dutton_n his_o father_n have_v former_o buy_v of_o the_o prince_n lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o t._n marry_o another_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n have_v the_o manor_n of_o helsby_n she_o die_v without_o issue_n maud_n another_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n marry_v henry_n beeston_n of_o beeston_n elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n marry_v hamon_n fitton_n of_o bollin_n and_o have_v issue_n joan_n daughter_n and_o heir_n mother_n of_o william_n venables_n of_o bollin_n sir_n laurence_n have_v licence_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n to_o carry_v away_o the_o chapel_n of_o kingsley_n former_o belong_v to_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr thornton_n be_v within_o the_o boundary_a of_o the_o forest_n lib._n c._n fol._n 148._o i._o 45_o edw._n 3._o he_o seal_v constant_o with_o his_o escocheon_n of_o arm_n quarterly_o a_o fret_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o quarter_n inscribe_v about_o the_o seal_n sigil_n laurentii_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n militis_fw-la which_o very_o seal_n be_v extant_a 1665._o in_o possession_n of_o the_o lady_n kilmorey_n obiit_fw-la 1392_o he_o make_v his_o will_n at_o dutton_n on_o sunday_n be_v the_o day_n after_o the_o conversion_n of_o s._n paul_n or_o 26_o januarii_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1392._o 16_o rich._n 2._o wherein_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v at_o norton_n and_o give_v his_o black_a horse_n before_o his_o body_n to_o the_o convent_n of_o norton_n for_o a_o heriot_n also_o sixteen_o torch_n and_o five_o taper_n about_o his_o body_n on_o the_o burial-day_n with_o sixteen_o poor_a man_n in_o gown_n to_o carry_v the_o light_n also_o ten_o mark_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o thirty_o pound_n to_o sufficient_a chaplain_n to_o celebrate_v for_o his_o soul_n the_o next_o year_n two_o in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o budworth_n and_o four_o other_o in_o the_o chapel_n of_o dutton_n also_o to_o agnes_n and_o ellen_n daughter_n of_o edmund_n dutton_n forty_o pound_n for_o their_o marriage_n and_o make_v margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o cousin_n hugh_n dutton_n his_o executor_n and_o the_o abbot_n of_o chester_n overseer_n of_o his_o will._n lib._n c._n fol._n 159._o s._n this_o will_n be_v prove_v the_o ten_o day_n of_o february_n follow_v before_o william_n neuhagh_n then_o archdeacon_n of_o chester_n so_o that_o sir_n laurence_n die_v 1392._o 16_o rich._n 2._o age_v fifty_o three_o year_n margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v afterward_o sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n 21_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o f._n xii_o sir_n peter_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o edmund_n dutton_n which_o edmund_n be_v young_a brother_n and_o next_o heir_n to_o sir_n laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n this_o sir_n peter_n marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n butler_n of_o beusy_n lord_n of_o warrington_n lib._n c._n fol._n 180._o o._n &_o 160._o t._n and_o have_v issue_n sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr dutton_n who_o marry_v alice_n daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n stanley_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n about_o 9_o hen._n 6._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n alice_n his_o widow_n after_o marry_a john_n wolton_n d._n lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o d._n 11_o hen._n 6._o ut_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr dutton_n 24_o hen._n 6._o &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o x._o y._n john_n dutton_n second_o son_n who_o succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n richard_n dutton_n another_o son_n live_v 1440_o &_o 1451._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o a._n which_o richard_n have_v issue_n laurence_n dutton_n senior_a 16_o hen._n 7._o who_o die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o k._n parnell_n daughter_n of_o sir_n peter_n marry_v hugh_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n after_o to_o richard_n booth_n 29_o hen._n 6._o 1451._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o c._n elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n marry_v john_n do_v son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n do_v of_o utkinton_n the_o elder_a 12_o hen._n 4._o 1410._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o f._n ellen_n another_o daughter_n marry_v griffith_n hanmere_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n hanmere_n esquire_n 3_o hen._n 6._o 1424._o lib._n c._n fol._n 179._o d._n and_o sibyl_n another_o daughter_n marry_v geffrey_n starky_n son_n of_o randle_n starky_n of_o stretton_n in_o cheshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 134._o l._n sir_n peter_n dutton_n be_v a_o knight_n 7_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 180._o o._n and_o also_o 5_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o h._n the_o king_n grant_v he_o a_o pardon_n for_o take_v part_n with_o henry_n percy_n the_o son_n surnamed_n hotspur_n date_v at_o cirencester_n 3_o novembris_fw-la 5_o hen._n 4._o

act_n of_o parliament_n 27_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 163._o y._n after_o seven_o year_n suit_n and_o above_o the_o land_n allot_v to_o the_o coheir_n be_v the_o lordship_n of_o church-minshull_a aston_n in_o mondrum_n and_o kekwick_n and_o all_o the_o land_n which_o the_o ancestor_n of_o dutton_n hold_v in_o kingsley_n norley_n chorleton_n codynton_n pulton-lancelyn_a bradley_n budword_n in_o le_fw-fr frith_n milneton_n barnton_n over-whitley_n aston_n nigh_o moldesworth_n hellesby_n frodsham_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n the_o land_n allot_v to_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n and_o now_o adjudge_v the_o next_o heir_n male_a be_v the_o manor_n of_o dutton_n the_o advowry_n of_o the_o minstrel_n in_o cheshire_n the_o advowson_n of_o poosey_n chappel_n the_o lordship_n of_o weston_n preston_n barterton_n little_a legh_n nesse_n in_o wirrall_n little_a moldesworth_n acton_n and_o harpesford_n and_o all_o the_o land_n which_o the_o ancestor_n of_o dutton_n hold_v 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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 have_v out_o of_o the_o herald_n book_n sir_n piers_n marry_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n julian_n daughter_n of_o william_n poyn_v of_o worthokiton_n in_o essex_n esquire_n who_o with_o her_o husband_n build_v the_o hall_n of_o dutton_n and_o the_o new_a chamber_n there_o 1539._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o inscription_n round_o about_o the_o hall_n of_o dutton_n within_o the_o hall_n obiit_fw-la 1546_o he_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 34_o hen._n 8._o and_o die_v 37_o hen._n 8._o 1546._o and_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v john_n dutton_n and_o a_o bastard-daughter_n call_v elizabeth_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o office_n take_v after_o his_o death_n hugh_n dutton_n second_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n piers_n marry_v jane_n daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a 12_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 167._o and_o have_v issue_n john_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o anne_n marry_v to_o christopher_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n nigh_o 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

one_o half_a of_o gropenhale_n shall_v revert_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o heir_n of_o joan._n lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o v._o &_o fol._n 290._o a._n sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v issue_n by_o joan_n a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v nicolaa_n mother_n of_o margaret_n wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n in_o lancashire_n which_o margaret_n die_v without_o issue_n 6_o rich._n 2._o margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o john_n savage_n of_o clifton_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n the_o young_a elder_a brother_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v the_o purpart_n of_o the_o say_a land_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n 9_o rich._n 2._o and_o thomas_n boydell_n son_n of_o william_n surnamed_n boydell_n son_n of_o howell_n son_n of_o margaret_n sister_n of_o joan_n mother_n of_o nicolaa_n be_v the_o other_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o c._n who_o land_n be_v after_o divide_v as_o anon_o shall_v appear_v margaret_z wife_n of_o john_n savage_n afterward_o marry_v piers_n legh_n of_o maxfield_n 1388._o 12_o rich._n 2._o young_a son_n of_o robert_n legh_n of_o adlington_n and_o she_o give_v unto_o peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n her_o son_n the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 4_o hen._n 4._o in_o her_o widowhood_n which_o she_o have_v as_o heir_n to_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o lime_n now_o lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n the_o original_n penes_fw-la legh_n of_o lime_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n descend_v to_o thomas_n boydell_n aforesaid_a budworth_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la merbury_n de_fw-fr merbury_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n come_v to_o the_o part_n of_o hugh_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n young_a son_n of_o reddish_n of_o reddish_n in_o lancashire_n in_o right_o of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o 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salisbury_n lib._n c._n fol._n 68_o l._n afterward_o she_o marry_v sir_n eubulo_n le_fw-fr strange_n without_o the_o king_n consent_n about_o 1325._o 19_o edw._n 2._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o eubulo_n lord_n strange_n be_v in_o she_o right_o make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n vincent_n upon_o broke_n pag._n 320._o and_o he_o die_v about_o 7_o edw._n 3._o 1333._o for_o 9_o edw._n 3._o i_o find_v alice_n style_v countess_n of_o lincoln_n and_o salisbury_n lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o p._n q._n after_o this_o alice_z matryed_z hugh_z de_fw-fr frenes_n to_o her_o three_o husband_n who_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n in_o she_o right_o and_o die_v 1334._o walsingham_n pag._n 134._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o concern_v this_o alice_n and_o one_o richard_n de_fw-fr st._n martin_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o here_o the_o story_n out_o of_o walsingham_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1317._o 10_o edw._n 2._o pag._n 108_o 109._o on_o monday_n before_o ascension-day_n 1317._o 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eubulo_n her_o second_o husband_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 190._o leave_v no_o issue_n by_o any_o of_o her_o husband_n now_o for_o the_o land_n which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o this_o alice_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v worth_a 10000_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o more_o howbeit_o she_o have_v not_o above_o 3000_o mark_n thereof_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la allow_v she_o by_o the_o king_n monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 189._o b._n the_o inheritance_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v so_o settle_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n that_o in_o case_n henry_n lacie_n have_v no_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n in_o defect_n of_o such_o than_o his_o land_n be_v to_o revert_v to_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o date_v 28_o octobris_fw-la 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o f._n monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 189._o a._n so_o alice_n have_v no_o issue_n all_o henry_n lacy_n 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the_o year_n follow_v 1398._o this_o henry_n duke_n of_o hereford_n accuse_v thomas_n mowbray_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n for_o speak_v certain_a word_n in_o

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marry_v robert_n dumbill_n from_o who_o the_o dumbill_n of_o limb_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr limb_n release_v to_o this_o agnes_n and_o robert_n dumbill_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n all_o his_o land_n in_o limb_n cùm_fw-la servitiis_fw-la liberorum_fw-la tenentium_fw-la remanere_fw-la thomae_fw-la filio_fw-la johannis_n dumbill_n praedicti_fw-la &_o margaretae_n filiae_fw-la praedicti_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n dated_n at_o limb_n on_o thursday_n next_o after_o michaelmas_n 1342._o lib._n c._n fol._n 263._o i._o so_o that_o margaret_n another_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n dumbill_n agnes_n daughter_n of_o alan_n the_o limb_n release_v to_o robert_n dumbill_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n all_o her_o right_n in_o all_o those_o land_n rent_n and_o service_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o her_o brother_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr limb_n in_o the_o township_n of_o limb_n date_v at_o limb_n 33_o edw._n 3._o 1359._o lib._n c._n fol._n 263._o k._n the_o original_n in_o possession_n of_o 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son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n parr_n of_o worseley_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 35_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 280._o h._n vi_o richard_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n matryed_z alice_z daughter_n of_o john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a the_o elder_a esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1442._o 20_o hen._n 6._o and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n legh_n of_o oughtrington_n in_o limb_n of_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o oughtrington_n maud_n marry_v nicholas_n legh_n of_o east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n 1463._o hamnet_n legh_n three_o son_n peter_n legh_n four_o son_n richard_z five_o son_n dowse_n marry_v john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n mere_n of_o mere_n juxtà_fw-la over-tabley_a esquire_n live_v 1487._o 3_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 209._o g._n isabel_n marry_v peter_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o overwhitley_a lordship_n ellen_n marry_v richard_n moldesworth_n of_o winsham_n 19_o edw._n 4._o 1479._o lib._n c._n fol._n 213._o y._n the_o original_a penes_fw-la sir_n peter_n brook_n of_o mere_n 1666._o this_o richard_n legh_n die_v about_o 1486._o lib._n c._n fol._n 209._o g._n vii_o thomas_n legh_n of_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n marry_v dowse_n daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a 1_o edw._n 4._o 1461._o and_o have_v issue_n richard_n son_n and_o heir_n who_o die_v in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n have_v marry_v beatrix_n daughter_n of_o geffrey_n boydell_n of_o pulcroft_n 3_o hen._n 7._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n this_o thomas_n have_v also_o george_n legh_n of_o manchester_n second_o son_n who_o daughter_n and_o heir_n elizabeth_n marry_v alexander_n barlow_n of_o barlow_n in_o lancashire_n alice_n legh_n another_o daughter_n of_o thomas_n marry_v hamon_n massy_a of_o hale_n afterward_o she_o marry_v george_n newton_n james_n legh_n three_o son_n of_o thomas_n john_n legh_n four_o son_n roger_n legh_n parson_n of_o limb_n five_o son_n and_o jane_n marry_v matthew_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n in_o high-legh_n this_o thomas_n legh_n have_v a_o second_o wife_n called_z joan_z daughter_n of_o john_n holcroft_n of_o holcroft_n in_o lancashire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n legh_n thomas_n legh_n and_o jane_n wife_n of_o thomas_n sanky_n of_o little-sanky_a in_o lancashire_n viii_o richard_n legh_n of_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n and_o grandson_n of_o thomas_n legh_n marry_v rose_n daughter_n of_o ralph_n davenport_n of_o davenport_n esquire_n 20_o hen._n 7._o 1504_o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n who_o marry_v katherine_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n legh_n of_o the_o east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n but_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n also_o parnell_n and_o anne_n two_o daughter_n by_o rose_n after_o the_o death_n of_o rose_n richard_n marry_v anne_n hough_o sister_n of_o richard_n hough_n of_o leighton_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n legh_n heir_n to_o his_o father_n george_n another_o son_n john_n legh_n another_o son_n who_o marry_v mary_n daughter_n of_o alexander_n barlow_n of_o barlow_n in_o lancashire_n dorothy_n legh_n a_o daughter_n marry_v david_n massy_a of_o broxton_n in_o cheshire_n ix_o richard_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n marry_v clemence_n daughter_n of_o john_n holcroft_n of_o holcroft_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n richard_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n legh_n second_o son_n die_v young_a peter_n legh_n three_o son_n afterward_o become_v heir_n francis_n legh_n of_o london_n george_n legh_n another_o son_n john_n legh_n of_o london_n another_o son_n marry_v dorothy_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n eton_n and_o widow_n of_o robert_n holcroft_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n legh_n another_o son_n elizabeth_z a_o daughter_n marry_v

edw._n 4._o anno_fw-la 1472._o ultimo_fw-la januarii_n venerabilis_fw-la vir_fw-la ricardus_n legh_n armiger_n patronus_fw-la per_fw-la resignationem_fw-la ricardi_n vayse_n praesentat_fw-la nicolaum_n devyas_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 4_o hen._n 7._o anno_fw-la 1489._o 14_o die_v augusti_n thomas_n legh_n de_fw-fr legh_n armiger_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la nicolai_n devyas_fw-la ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la hamonem_fw-la legh_n ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 16_o hen._n 7._o anno_fw-la 1501._o in_o july_n thomas_n legh_n armiger_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la johannem_fw-la heton_fw-la capellanum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la hamonis_n legh_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n concern_v the_o other_o moiety_n of_o the_o church_n belong_v to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n 1_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1327._o 11_o calendas_fw-la aprilis_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr warburton_n miles_n patronus_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n praesentat_fw-la willielmum_fw-la warburton_n clericum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr dentene_n ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la pradictam_fw-la 41_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1367._o 2_o nonas_fw-la octobris_fw-la johannes_n daniel_n miles_n &_o johanna_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la praesentant_fw-la petrum_fw-la de_fw-la shawe_n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr warburton_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la 14_o rich._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1391._o 28_o die_v junii_fw-la dominus_fw-la johannes_n massy_n de_fw-fr tatton_n miles_n patronus_fw-la hâc_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la petri_n warburton_n minoris_fw-la aetatis_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la dicti_fw-la johannis_n praesentat_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la domini_fw-la petri_n de_fw-fr shagh_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la johannem_fw-la berkin_fw-mi presbyterum_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 10_o hen._n 6._o anno_fw-la 1432._o 7_o die_v octobris_fw-la galfridus_n warburton_n miles_n patronus_fw-la praesentat_fw-la rogerum_fw-la dumbill_n utriusque_fw-la juris_fw-la bacalaurium_n per_fw-la resignationem_fw-la johannis_n berkin_n ultimi_fw-la rectoris_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 36_o hen._n 6._o anno_fw-la 1458._o 7_o die_v maii_n hugo_n calveley_n philippus_n egerton_n armigeri_fw-la &_o johannes_n the_o hogh_o hâc_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la feoffamenti_fw-la petri_n warburton_n armigeri_fw-la praesentant_fw-la chounall_n praesentant_fw-la one_o of_o these_o name_n be_v mistake_v by_o vernon_n either_o richard_n chounall_n or_o thomas_n chounall_n richardum_fw-la chounall_n capellanum_fw-la ad_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n 1_o hen._n 7._o anno_fw-la 1486._o 24_o die_v februarii_fw-la rogerus_fw-la chapman_n per_fw-la mortem_fw-la chounall_n mortem_fw-la one_o of_o these_o name_n be_v mistake_v by_o vernon_n either_o richard_n chounall_n or_o thomas_n chounall_n thomae_fw-la chounall_n vacant_a medietate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v say_v gilbertus_n the_o limb_n tenet_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la the_o issue_n of_o this_o gilbert_n fail_v thomas_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o hig-legh_n be_v next_o heir_n as_o descend_v lineal_o from_o richard_n limb_n uncle_n of_o the_o say_v gilbert_n and_o indeed_o at_o last_o gilbert_n the_o limb_n settle_v all_o his_o land_n in_o limb_n cùm_fw-la servitiis_fw-la liberorum_fw-la tenentium_fw-la on_o robert_n dumbill_n son_n of_o john_n dumbill_n and_o agnes_n daughter_n of_o thomas_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n and_o on_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o agnes_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1342._o 16_o edw._n 3._o from_o whence_o be_v descend_v the_o dumbill_n of_o limb_n this_o robert_n dumbill_n if_o i_o mistake_v not_o be_v young_a son_n of_o john_n dumbill_n of_o oxton_n in_o wirrall_n in_o cheshire_n john_n dumbill_n son_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o agnes_n be_v retain_v the_o king_n servant_n and_o have_v five_o pound_n yearly_a pension_n for_o his_o life_n give_v he_o out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n at_o chester_n date_v 21_o rich._n 2._o 1397._o lib._n c._n fol._n 264._o m._n and_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o war_n against_o owen_n glendore_fw-la 3_o hen._n 4._o and_o be_v a_o soldier_n under_o sir_n john_n stanley_n governor_n of_o roxborough-castle_n 20_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 263._o i_o k._n m._n n._n o._n the_o original_a in_o possession_n of_o dumbill_n of_o limb_n 1664._o in_o which_o family_n of_o the_o dumbill_n of_o limb_n have_v the_o moiety_n of_o the_o town_n of_o limb_n and_o the_o seignory_n thereof_o ever_o since_o continue_v to_o this_o present_a the_o advowson_n of_o the_o moiety_n 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at_o this_o day_n he_o have_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o tenement_n in_o possession_n there_o how_o it_o come_v from_o the_o boydell_n to_o warburton_n i_o find_v not_o precise_o i_o conceive_v it_o come_v with_o agnes_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n fitz-alfred_n in_o marriage_n to_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n of_o warburton_n together_o with_o the_o moiety_n of_o warburton_n and_o other_o land_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o in_o this_o township_n be_v now_o 1666._o these_o charterer_n 1._o john_n gandy_n of_o over-limme-booth_n 2._o john_n dichfield_n of_o stathum_n late_o purchase_v cherry-tree-hurst_a former_o daniel_n of_o tabley_n land_n 3._o john_n legh_n of_o oughtrington_n 4._o gilbert_n steel_n of_o reddish_n 5._o robert_n gleyve_n of_o heateley_n 6._o john_n blackburne_n of_o limme-booth_n 7._o richard_n legh_n of_o lyme_n esq_n have_v seven_o tenement_n 8._o randle_n cross_n of_o limb_n nigh_o agden_n 9_o william_n reddish_n of_o stathum_n 10._o richard_n rowlinson_n of_o stathum_n 11._o john_n trevis_n of_o chester_n former_o daniell_n of_o tabley_n 12._o peter_n davys_n of_o oughtrington_n 13._o james_n hey_o of_o limme-booth_n 14._o nicolas_n peacock_n of_o brown-edge_n in_o limb_n 15._o john_n perceivall_n of_o stathum_n 16._o peter_n martin_n of_o heateley_n former_o daniell_n 17._o richard_n deane_n of_o heateley_n former_o daniell_n 18._o robert_n thomason_n former_o daniell_n 19_o john_n legh_n of_o higher-lane_n 20._o richard_n dutton_n of_o reddish_n 21._o peter_n page_n in_o stathum_n marbury_n this_o hamlet_n of_o marbury_n comprehend_v only_o the_o manor-house_n with_o the_o demain-land_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o our_o two_o old_a english_a word_n mere_n which_o signify_v a_o great_a lake_n or_o pool_n and_o birig_n which_o signify_v a_o house_n or_o place_v cover_v and_o sometime_o a_o town_n so_o verstegan_n and_o here_o denote_v as_o much_o as_o a_o house_n or_o 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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 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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 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talbot_n thomas_n mallory_n of_o mobberley_n gentleman_n now_o under_o age._n this_o be_v the_o old_a mobberley_n house_n and_o he_o have_v also_o the_o royalty_n of_o all_o talbot_n part_n of_o mobberley_n and_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n late_o belong_v to_o the_o radcliff_n of_o ordsall_n in_o lancashire_n nigh_o manchester_n be_v sell_v away_o by_o sir_n john_n radcliff_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n over_o england_n to_o his_o tenant_n there_o the_o name_n of_o the_o freeholders_n in_o radcliff_n part_v since_o the_o several_a purchase_n from_o radcliffe_n as_o they_o now_o stand_v 1672._o the_o heir_n of_o nathaniel_n robinson_n late_o of_o mobberley_n gentleman_n have_v now_o seven_o message_n and_o eleven_o cottage_n in_o mobberley_n beside_o a_o demain-house_n here_o build_v first_o by_o robert_n robinson_n about_o 1612._o who_o purchase_v these_o land_n by_o the_o name_n of_o robert_n robinson_n of_o 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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 lostock-gralam_n and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o ford_n which_o run_v under_o the_o mannor-hall_n which_o because_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o derne_n hole_n be_v therefore_o call_v holford_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v a_o ford_z in_o a_o hole_n or_o else_o from_o the_o old_a word_n hale_v which_o we_o now_o call_v hall_n and_o so_o denote_v as_o much_o as_o a_o ford_n under_o the_o hall_n or_o possible_o from_o the_o old_a word_n holt_n a_o wood_n quasi_fw-la holt-ford_n for_o that_o the_o ford_n ancient_o be_v environ_v with_o a_o wood_n round_o about_o all_o the_o tenant_n of_o plumley_n at_o this_o day_n do_v suit_n of_o court_n to_o the_o manor_n of_o barnshaw_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n but_o be_v buy_v by_o manwaring_n of_o carincham_n since_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o walthef_fw-fr de_fw-fr plumley_n by_o henry_n her_o son_n attornatum_fw-la positum_fw-la ad_fw-la lucrandum_fw-la &_o perdendum_fw-la by_o fine_a at_o chester_n 2_o edw._n 1._o 1274._o pass_v the_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n the_o smith_n of_o plumley_n and_o to_o william_n his_o son_n this_o william_n in_o his_o seal_n call_v himself_o willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la ceciliae_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n and_o by_o another_o fine_a 2_o edw._n 1._o the_o same_o agnes_n pass_v over_o one_o other_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o richard_n sladehurst_n of_o plumley_n and_o lettice_a his-wife_n which_o lettuce_n in_o her_o seal_n call_v herself_o the_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr plumley_n lib._n a._n fol._n 157._o h._n k._n the_o original_n penès_fw-la manwaring_n of_o carincham_n 1666._o i_o find_v also_o that_o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n have_v certain_a land_n in_o plumley_n about_o edward_n the_o second_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o white_a spur_n or_o six_o penny_n see_v suprà_fw-la in_o halton_n and_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n give_v his_o manor_n in_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n toft_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o their_o heir_n 1357._o 32_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ii_o one_o half_a of_o these_o land_n now_o belong_v to_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o bradshaw_n of_o marple_n as_o you_o may_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o mobberley_n so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o whole_a township_n of_o plumley_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v ⚜_o thomas_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n have_v one_o moiety_n of_o plumley_n between_o they_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v five_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o robert_n massy_n geffrey_n wright_n william_n ridgeway_n thomas_n wright_n and_o thomas_n hough_n 2._o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n a_o good_a farm_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n buckley_n 3._o the_o land_n late_a litler_n of_o wallers-cote_n nigh_o northwich_n three_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n yanes_n homfrey_n mere_n and_o widow_n bebington_n 4._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n 5._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n have_v three_o close_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n henshaw_n 6._o reynolds_n of_o middlewich_n late_o belong_v to_o bostock_n of_o moulton_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n newhall_n at_o the_o end_n of_o plumley-moore_n 7._o john_n hall_n of_o norley_n one_o tenement_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o john_n kirkman_n 8._o manwaring_n of_o pever_n land_n sell_v to_o holford_n of_o holford_n one_o tenement_n at_o the_o side_n of_o plumley-moore_n 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 ●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

emme_n de_fw-fr merton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o a._n joan_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o her_o two_o brother_n ⚜_o thomas_n de_fw-fr lostock_n second_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n richard_n son_n of_o rich._n lostock_n die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n foe_n 228._o b._n c._n gg_n &_o fol._n 229._o v._o agnes_n daughter_n of_o richard_n wilburham_n live_v 28_o edw._n 1._o &_o 5_o edw._n 1._o she_o survive_v 1319._o argent_fw-fr a_o cheveron_n between_o 3_o text_n tees_n sable_n after_o the_o death_n of_o william_n toft_n joan_n marry_v thomas_n vernon_n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1316._o and_o have_v issue_n by_o thomas_n richard_n vernon_n from_o who_o the_o vernons_n of_o haslington_n in_o cheshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o d._n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n vernon_n she_o marry_v william_n hallum_n of_o hallum_n in_o newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresbery_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1337._o 11_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o g._n h._n ii_o roger_n de_fw-fr holford_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n toft_n and_o joan_n lostock_n live_v 1316._o he_o assume_v the_o surname_n of_o holford_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 ever_o since_o retain_v he_o marry_v margery_n daughter_n of_o richard_n le_fw-fr dispenser_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n 5_o edw._n 3._o 1330._o lib._n c._n fol._n 229._o k._n v._n iii_o henry_n holford_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o roger_n marry_v margery_n daughter_n of_o ______o and_z have_v issue_n william_n elder_a son_n and_o roger_n holford_n young_a son_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v land_n in_o plumley_n 1344._o lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o hh_n william_n holford_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n have_v to_o wife_n isabel_n daughter_n of_o ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n holford_n son_n and_o heir_n this_o william_n die_v in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n isabel_n his_o widow_n be_v live_v 1347._o 21_o 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wit_n 12_o rich._n 2._o leave_v issue_n william_n holford_n v._o william_n holford_n of_o holford_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n live_v 1423._o 2_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 230._o w._n he_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o sir_n richard_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n hugh_n jonet_n wife_n of_o randle_n brereton_n of_o malpas_n and_o margery_n lib._n c._n fol._n 132._o b._n l._n &_o 231._o s._n t._n &_o 230._o b._n this_o william_n holford_n die_v 38_o hen._n 6._o 1459._o vi_o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o richard_n legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n holford_n this_o thomas_n holford_n die_v 4_o edw._n 4._o 1464._o lib._n c._n fol._n 231._o t._n vii_o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n the_o young_a esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n the_o elder_a marry_v maud_n daughter_n of_o william_n buckley_n 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daughter_n of_o thomas_n danyell_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n 1555._o lib._n c._n fol._n 243._o k._n from_o who_o the_o holford_n of_o london_n and_o essex_n alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v piers_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n 21_o hen._n 8._o 1529._o o._n num_fw-la 6._o i_o find_v he_o be_v knight_n 21_o hen._n 8._o o_o numb_a 6._o he_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 33_o hen._n 8._o 1541._o and_o he_o die_v about_o 1545._o for_o margery_n his_o widow_n marry_v sir_n henry_n sacheverell_n of_o morley_n in_o darbyshire_n 1_o edw._n 6._o 1547._o lib._n c._n fol._n 231._o m._n &_o 230._o h._n x._o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n matryed_z margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n butler_n of_o bewsy_a in_o lancashire_n nigh_o warrington_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n christofer_n son_n and_o heir_n after_o the_o death_n of_o margaret_n he_o marry_v jane_n the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o hatton_n both_o and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n george_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n gentleman_n thomas_n and_o john_n also_o ellen_n marry_v to_o john_n carrington_n of_o carrington_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n dorothy_n marry_v to_o john_n bruyn_n of_o stapleford_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v to_o charles_n manwaring_n of_o croxton_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1560._o this_o thomas_n holford_n die_v 24_o septembris_fw-la 11_o eliz._n 1569._o xi_o christofer_n holford_n of_o holford_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n have_v also_o two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v anne_n daughter_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n and_o jane_n aforesaid_a by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n holford_n john_n die_v young_a and_o anne_n die_v young_a the_o second_o wife_n of_o christopher_n be_v elizabeth_n the_o widow_n of_o peter_n shakerley_n of_o houlme_n juxtâ_fw-la nether-peve_a and_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a she_o marry_v this_o christopher_n the_o thirteen_o of_o july_n 1561._o and_o have_v issue_n by_o he_o mary_n holford_n baptize_v at_o nether-peve_a the_o twenty_o of_o january_n 1562._o who_o become_v sole_a heir_n to_o her_o father_n thomas_n holford_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o christofer_n marry_v dorothy_n daughter_n of_o peter_n shakerley_n of_o houlme_n esq_n and_o elizabeth_n aforesaid_a the_o thirteen_o of_o july_n 1561._o but_o thomas_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o nether-peve_a the_o twenty_o five_o of_o february_n than_o next_o follow_v and_o dorothy_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v adam_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n the_o nine_o of_o january_n 1582._o christofer_n holford_n esquire_n die_v 27_o januarii_n 1581._o 23_o eliz._n cook_n be_v report_n lib._n 2._o fol._n 50._o b._n sir_n hugh_n cholmondley_n case_n between_o this_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n and_o george_n holford_n of_o

6._o k._n num_fw-la 9_o and_o joan_n a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n starky_n de_fw-fr wrenbury_n 1422._o 1_o hen._n 6._o a._n num_fw-la 12._o also_o cicely_n marry_v thomas_n masterson_n of_o masterson_n nigh_o nantwich_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v pillaryne_n widow_n to_o robert_n massy_n of_o hale_n and_o sister_n to_o sir_n richard_n cradock_n knight_n who_o he_o marry_v 3_o hen._n 6._o 1425._o a._n num_fw-la 11._o but_o he_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o william_n leycester_n die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1428._o 6_o hen._n 6._o e._n num_fw-la 3._o about_o the_o age_n of_o 50_o year_n and_o survive_v his_o father_n 30_o year_n vi_o john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n the_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n and_o agnes_n marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o hamon_n massy_n of_o rixton_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n 10_o hen._n 5._o 1422._o a._n num_fw-la 9_o and_o have_v issue_n john_n leycester_n the_o young_a hamon_n leycester_n 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land_n in_o hope_n juxta_fw-la alstonfeld_n in_o staffordshire_n

elizabeth_n second_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o wednesday_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o june_n 1647._o marry_a samuel_n birch_n young_a son_n of_o john_n birch_n of_o whitborn_a in_o herefordshire_n 1666._o she_o miscarry_v of_o a_o female-child_n in_o november_n 1667._o and_o soon_o after_o die_v of_o the_o smallpox_n on_o saturday_n the_o last_o of_o november_n at_o whitborn_a aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o whitborn-church_n byron_n leycester_n three_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o saturday_n the_o six_o day_n of_o october_n 1655._o and_o be_v yet_o live_v 1669._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o lady_n be_v both_o yet_o live_v 1669._o he_o be_v create_v baronet_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o august_n 1660._o 12_o car._n 2._o xv._o robert_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n elder_a son_n of_o sir_n peter_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v meriel_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o francis_n watson_n late_a of_o church-aston_n nigh_o newport_n in_o shropshire_n esquire_n 6_o die_v junii_fw-la 1667._o and_o have_v issue_n robert_n a_o son_n bear_v at_o marcham_n in_o berkshire_n on_o friday_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o april_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o over-tabley_a the_o township_n of_o over-tabley_a be_v hold_v by_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n we_o read_v in_o doomsday-book_n thus_o isdem_fw-la willielmus_fw-la tenet_fw-la stabelei_fw-la lewinus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la ibi_fw-la tertia_fw-la pars_fw-la unius_fw-la hidae_fw-la geldabilis_fw-la terra_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la caruca_n wasta_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o est_fw-la silua_fw-la ibi_fw-la dimidia_fw-la leuva_fw-fr long_fw-mi &_o xl_o perticis_fw-la lata_fw-la valuit_fw-la x_o solidos_fw-la isdem_fw-la willielmus_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la villa_n unam_fw-la bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la 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legh_n of_o tabley-hill_n this_o freehold_n be_v purchase_v by_o george_n le_fw-fr criour_a from_o thomas_n monky_v 5_o ed._n 4._o afterward_o this_o land_n be_v purchase_v by_o john_n duncalfe_n of_o mere_n 30_o hen._n 8._o after_o it_o come_v to_o peter_n hulse_n of_o over-tabley_a hulse_n sell_v it_o to_o whitmore_n of_o sudlow_n 1604._o whitmore_z sell_v it_o to_o peter_n daniel_n esquire_n 1611._o in_o this_o township_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a chapel_n call_v over-tabley-chappel_n or_o more_o general_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o chapel_n in_o the_o street_n for_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o high-street_n a_o old_a pitiful_a structure_n ill_o seat_v and_o now_o in_o decay_n this_o chapel_n of_o ease_n be_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o rosthorn_n be_v build_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o by_o the_o ancestor_n of_o leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a for_o the_o ease_n and_o convenience_n of_o these_o two_o family_n 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clemence_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr norreys_n 1344._o by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o daresbery_n and_o royalty_n of_o over-walton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o the_o land_n of_o sutton_n eccleston_n &_o raynull_v in_o lancashire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 185._o e.h.m._n from_o who_o the_o daniell_n of_o daresbery_n in_o cheshire_n be_v descend_v a_o family_n continue_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o i_o find_v sir_n john_n danyers_n of_o daresbery_n style_v knight_n 1344._o 18_o edw._n 3._o ii_o thomas_n danyers_n of_o bradley_n senior_a 17_o edw._n 2._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n danyers_n senior_a have_v land_n in_o limb_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o william_n danyers_n his_o father_n lib._n c._n fol._n 186._o q._n he_o purchase_v bradley_n from_o peter_n dutton_n lord_n of_o warburton_n 1301._o lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o z._n he_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n lib._n c._n fol._n 221._o g._n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n danyers_n 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william_n clerk_n of_o over-tabley_a 28_o edw._n 3._o ibid._n fol._n 235._o p._n and_o richard_n another_o son_n live_v 6_o rich._n 2._o ibid._n fol._n 241._o m._n thomas_n danyers_n make_v his_o will_n 28_o edw._n 3._o 1354._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o limb_n joan_n norreys_n his_o widow_n marry_v after_o william_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 244._o m._n 9_o this_o thomas_n danyers_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 25_o &_o 27_o edw._n 3._o iii_o sir_n thomas_n danyers_n of_o bradley_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n danyers_n senior_a marry_v isabel_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n baggiley_n by_o clemence_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n roger_n chedle_n alias_o sir_n roger_n dutton_n of_o chedle_n in_o cheshire_n which_o william_n be_v son_n of_o ralph_n baggiley_n lib._n c._n fol._n 245._o b._n &_o 150._o l._n this_o thomas_n danyers_n die_v before_o his_o father_n to_o wit_n 26_o edw._n 3._o leave_v only_o one_o daughter_n and_o 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mother_n marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n the_o wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n in_o lancashire_n by_o hollin-ferry_n which_o margaret_n die_v without_o issue_n 6_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o a.c._n the_o second_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n be_v alice_n daughter_n of_o ______o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o this_o sir_n john_n usual_o seal_v with_o his_o coat_n and_o crest_n to_o wit_n a_o pale_a fusile_n on_o a_o helmet_n a_o unicorn_n head_n coupcd_v the_o colour_n at_o this_o day_n receive_v be_v argent_fw-fr a_o pale_a fusile_n sable_a sir_n john_n danyers_n die_v 47_o edw._n 3._o and_o alice_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v sir_n edward_n benestede_n live_v 14_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o s.t.w.x._n it_o seem_v sir_n john_n have_v a_o son_n call_v robert_n 43_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 233._o h._n but_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n john_n thomas_n danyers_n son_n of_o thomas_n danyers_n of_o bradley_n senior_a by_o joan_n norreys_n his_o late_a wife_n succeed_v as_o next_o heir-male_n he_o be_v half-brother_n to_o sir_n john_n and_o be_v afterward_o sir_n thomas_n danyers_n of_o over-tabley_a he_o give_v 20_o s._n annuity_n for_o his_o life_n unto_o hugh_n hulse_n of_o picmere_n to_o be_v on_o counsel_n with_o he_o 48_o edw._n 3._o lib._n 3._o fol._n 243._o f._n who_o descent_n follow_v roger_n of_o over-tabley_a adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o roger_n marry_v beatrix_n daughter_n of_o ______o and_z have_v issue_n adam_n hugh_z de_fw-fr tabley_n g._n this_o hugh_n die_v 1346._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o g._n who_o marry_v margery_n daughter_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 18._o but_o leave_v no_o issue_n william_n another_o son_n thomas_n a_o chaplain_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o g._n l._n also_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n wife_n of_o thomas_n danier_n of_o

num_fw-la 31._o katherine_n the_o wife_n of_o william_n leycester_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1572._o 14_o eliz._n c._n num_fw-la 31._o afterward_o william_n leycester_n marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o robert_n worsley_n of_o booth_n in_o lancashire_n this_o william_n sell_v away_o all_o his_o part_n of_o bricklesworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n unto_o thomas_n barham_n of_o teston_n in_o kent_n gent._n for_o 300_o l._n by_o deed_n date_v the_o 29._o of_o april_n 20_o eliz._n a._n num_fw-la 2._o william_n leycester_n of_o toft_n die_v novemb_n 18._o 32_o eliz._n 1589._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o mobberley_n the_o 25._o of_o november_n follow_v age_v 48_o year_n t._n num_fw-la 60._o ix_o sir_n george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n knight_n second_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n marry_v alice_n elder_a daughter_n of_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esq_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o land_n of_o colwich_n nigh_o owseley-bridge_n in_o staffordshire_n 22_o eliz._n f._n num_fw-la 9_o which_o land_n descend_v in_o right_o of_o their_o mother_n elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o edward_n colwich_n of_o colwich_n esquire_n robert_n earl_n of_o leycester_n baron_n of_o denbigh_n etc._n etc._n her_o majesty_n lieutenant_n and_o captain-general_n of_o all_o her_o army_n and_o force_n in_o these_o part_n and_o governor-general_n of_o all_o the_o province_n and_o city_n unite_v and_o their_o associate_n in_o the_o low-countries_n for_o the_o good_a opinion_n we_o have_v of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o this_o gentleman_n george_n leycester_n our_o servant_n we_o have_v appoint_v he_o captain_n of_o 150_o footman_n and_o hugh_n starkey_n his_o lieutenant_n now_o servant_n to_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n etc._n etc._n give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_n at_o amersford_n the_o 15._o of_o may_v 1586._o t._n num_fw-la 58._o sir_n george_n be_v knight_v about_o 44_o eliz._n and_o be_v make_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n by_o patent_n date_v decemb._n 29._o 45_o eliz._n but_o the_o queen_n die_v in_o march_n follow_v he_o have_v another_o patent_n for_o the_o same_o durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la dated_n apr._n 3._o 1_o jac._n 1603._o t._n num_fw-la 63._o he_o have_v issue_n william_n leycester_n who_o die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o three_o year_n george_n second_o son_n who_o die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o seven_o year_n ralph_n three_o son_n succeed_v heir_n also_o elizabeth_n elder_a daughter_n die_v in_o her_o infancy_n katherine_n marry_v william_n tatton_n of_o withenshaw_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n f._n num_fw-la 12._o afterward_o she_o marry_v doctor_n nichols_n parson_n of_o chedle_n marry_o another_o daughter_n marry_v james_n massy_a of_o sale_n esq_n 9_o jac._n 1611._o who_o wardship_n sir_n george_n have_v f._n num_fw-la 33._o alice_n another_o daughter_n marry_v john_n bradshaw_n of_o bradshaw_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n sir_n george_n be_v bury_v at_o mobberley_n apr._n 4._o 1612._o so_o the_o register_n of_o that_o church_n have_v it_o he_o be_v then_o age_v about_o 45_o year_n a_o person_n who_o have_v be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o his_o country_n he_o buy_v certain_a parcel_n of_o land_n in_o toft_n from_o randle_n mainwaring_n of_o overpeve_a esquire_n 33_o eliz._n t._n num_fw-la 61._o x._o ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esq_n three_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n george_n marry_v mary_n daughter_n of_o anthony_n woodhull_n of_o mollington_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n and_o have_v issue_n george_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n ralph_n second_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n anthony_n three_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n marry_o elder_a daughter_n marry_v culvert_n chamber_n of_o oxfordshire_n who_o buy_v the_o castle_n of_o carnow_n and_o other_o land_n in_o ireland_n after_o who_o death_n she_o marry_v job_n ward_n and_o last_o to_o colonel_n william_n air_n late_o imprison_v in_o ireland_n jane_n second_o daughter_n marry_a captain_n coney_n after_o to_o thomas_n hart_n of_o the_o hart_n in_o fetter-lane_n in_o london_n 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furnivall_n of_o old-withington_n decease_v anno_fw-la 1671._o john_n four_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n 1666._o william_n another_o son_n and_z richard_z another_o son_n marry_o elder_a daughter_n marry_v george_n hocknell_n of_o prenton_n in_o wirrall_n com._n cestr_n 1668._o anne_n second_o daughter_n and_z elizabeth_z third_z daughter_n live_v 1672._o and_o six_o child_n more_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n richard_n anthony_n richard_z joan_n dorothy_n and_o joan._n this_o george_n be_v bury_v at_o mobberley_n the_o 19_o of_o june_n 1671._o dorothy_n survive_v by_o who_o come_v the_o land_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o crook_n xii_o ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esq_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o george_n marry_a eleanour_n elder_a daughter_n of_o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n 29_o augusti_n 1665._o and_o have_v issue_n eleanour_n elizabeth_n dorothy_n frances_n and_o anne_n bear_v at_o mobberly_a august_n 24._o 1672._o being_n saturday_n over-walton_n 1665._o exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la petri_n brooke_n de_fw-fr mere_n militis_fw-la 1665._o it_o seem_v that_o over-walton_n be_v hold_v immediate_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o daresbery_n for_o margeria_n domina_fw-la de_fw-fr daresbery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n daresbery_n of_o daresbery_n and_o widow_n of_o henry_n le_fw-fr norreys_n give_v to_o alan_n le_fw-fr norreys_n her_o son_n and_o to_o mabill_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr merton_n the_o manor_n of_o daresbery_n una_fw-la cum_fw-la dominio_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la over-walton_n 7_o edw._n 2._o 1314._o lib._n c._n fol._n 185._o e._n the_o original_a in_o possession_n of_o daniel_n of_o daresbery_n 1649._o howbeit_o original_o it_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n where_o in_o the_o feodary_n thereof_o under_o edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v say_v alanus_fw-la le_fw-fr norreys_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr daresbery_n &_o villam_fw-la de_fw-la walton_n superiori_fw-la pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la and_o among_o the_o evidence_n of_o sir_n peter_n brook_n of_o mere_n thus_o sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la ego_fw-la alanus_fw-la dominus_fw-la de_fw-la daresbery_n dedi_fw-la thomae_fw-la filio_fw-la meo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la adam_n de_fw-fr stockton_n quondam_a tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr walton_n in_o walton_n item_n dictus_fw-la alanus_fw-la obligavit_fw-la se_fw-la sub_fw-la pena_fw-la 20._o marcarum_fw-la domino_fw-la comiti_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la solvendarum_fw-la quod_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la habebit_fw-la vel_fw-la habere_fw-la poterit_fw-la in_o villa_n de_fw-fr walton_n superiore_fw-la dicto_fw-la thomae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la integre_n dimittet_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la contingat_fw-la quod_fw-la uxor_fw-la thomae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la helewisa_fw-la sine_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la discedat_fw-la tunc_fw-la mihi_fw-la praefato_fw-la alano_n integre_n remaneant_fw-la reddendo_fw-la unum_fw-la par_fw-fr albarum_fw-la cheirothecarum_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n testibus_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr aston_n ada_n de_fw-fr hatton_n etc._n etc._n make_v about_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o lib._n b._n pag._n 203._o num_fw-la 3._o so_o that_o william_n de_fw-fr walton_n son_n of_o herbert_n de_fw-fr walton_n be_v before_o possess_v of_o over-walton_n afterward_o i_o find_v simon_n de_fw-fr merbury_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr merbury_n together_o with_o idonea_fw-la his_o wife_n pass_v away_o unto_o hugh_n standish_n and_o his_o heir_n medietatem_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la de_fw-la over-walton_n excepto_fw-la capitali_fw-la messuagio_n &_o piscaria_fw-la nostra_fw-la de_fw-la mersey_n whereupon_o a_o fine_a be_v levy_v at_o chester_n 3_o edw._n 2._o lib._n b._n pag._n 203._o num_fw-la 5._o this_o idonea_fw-la be_v daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr walton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 215._o e._n by_o who_o simon_n have_v issue_n randle_n de_fw-fr merbury_n son_n and_o heir_n from_o who_o the_o merburies_n of_o walton_n also_o thomas_n and_o john_n both_o dead_a without_o issue_n before_o 41_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 205._o num_fw-la 19_o &_o pag._n 206._o num_fw-la 2._o hugh_n standish_n aforesaid_a by_o fine_a

b._n pag._n 50._o b._n which_o grant_n be_v confirm_v by_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n surname_v blundevill_n about_o 1230._o lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o a._n this_o nicolas_n have_v marry_v maude_n her_o elder_a daughter_n this_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr elet_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o c._n and_o maude_n de_fw-fr venables_n confirm_v the_o grant_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n for_o which_o confirmation_n he_o give_v to_o she_o and_o her_o heir_n scilicet_fw-la to_o maude_n de_fw-fr shirburne_n sometime_o wife_n of_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr elet_n and_o to_o robert_n brant_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n twenty_o mark_n of_o sterling_a money_n lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o d._n which_o daughter_n she_o have_v by_o her_o first_o husband_n ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n and_o after_o she_o marry_v hugh_n de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n sell_v the_o whole_a manor_n of_o winsham_n with_o its_o apurtenance_n to_o william_n venables_n the_o young_a about_o 1233._o 18_o hen._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o c._n &_o pag._n 50_o d._n which_o grant_n be_v confirm_v by_o john_n the_o scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o huntingdon_n lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o b._n this_o william_n de_fw-fr venables_n the_o young_a thus_o possess_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n buy_v out_o certain_a land_n in_o winsham_n which_o william_n son_n of_o guy_n of_o winsham_n then_o stand_v possess_v of_o but_o these_o land_n of_o william_n venables_n the_o young_a descend_v to_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o partition_n make_v about_o 1273._o lettuce_n the_o elder_a daughter_n marry_v philip_n de_fw-fr baumvile_n she_o have_v all_o the_o outlands_n to_o wit_n radnour_n hulme_n castle_n of_o north-wich_a hulcroft_n and_o two_o ox-gangs_a of_o land_n in_o congleton_n and_o two_o wich-house_n in_o middle-wich_a beatrix_n the_o young_a daughter_n marry_v ralph_n de_fw-fr wasteney_n she_o have_v all_o the_o 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and_o nether-tabley_a i_o believe_v this_o town_n be_v waste_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n over-tabley_a exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v little_a mention_n thereof_o before_o henry_n the_o three_o about_o that_o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr bexton_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o moiety_n thereof_o at_o least_o for_o he_o and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr bexton_n their_o son_n and_o heir_n do_v give_v to_o randle_n son_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr picmere_n with_o margery_n their_o daughter_n totam_fw-la quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la medietatis_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n reddendo_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la denarium_fw-la argenti_n ad_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la beati_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_n lib._n c._n fol._n 240._o e._n john_n son_n of_o matthew_z de_fw-fr bexton_n release_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n and_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n all_o the_o land_n which_o maude_n mother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hold_v in_o dower_n in_o bexton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o whereunto_o another_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o f._n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v lord_n of_o half_a of_o bexton_n 1304._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n make_v inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la de_fw-la lostocke_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o adamum_n de_fw-fr tabley_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la villae_fw-la ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la supèr_fw-la clausturas_fw-la bladorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n datum_n apud_fw-la knotsford_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1304._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o h._n and_o then_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o the_o other_o adam_n settle_v his_o dominium_fw-la parcenarium_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n after_o his_o death_n on_o thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n daniel_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o k._n since_o which_o time_n the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a even_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o concern_v this_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n see_v more_o in_o over-tabley_a in_o a_o loose_a paper_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v a_o copy_n of_o a_o deed_n wherein_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v ricardo_n filio_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr croxton_n &_o margeriae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la meae_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n excepto_fw-la capitali_fw-la messuagio_fw-it habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la remanere_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la &_o elianorae_fw-la filiis_fw-la meis_fw-la remanere_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la testibus_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr massy_n johanne_n de_fw-fr legh_n militibus_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr leycester_n etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la edw._n 3._o memorandum_n quòd_fw-la praedicta_fw-la hawisia_n nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr moulton_n et_fw-la elinora_fw-la nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr winnington_n this_o memorandum_n be_v write_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o paper_n lib._n c._n fol._n 244._o p._n this_o john_n bexton_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o john_n lostock_n abovenamed_a and_o call_v bexton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n i_o find_v also_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v to_o william_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr winnington_n and_o to_o elianour_n his_o wife_n totam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n tempore_fw-la edw._n 2._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 117._o h._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n and_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n grant_v to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o kinderton_n apud_fw-la rushford_n and_o a_o place_n of_o land_n in_o sproston_n in_o exchange_n pro_fw-la sextâ_fw-la parte_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n 24_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o lib._n c._n fol._n 226._o l._n penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n in_o a_o ancient_a feodary_n of_o halton_n we_o read_v johannes_n the_o bexton_n tenet_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n pro_fw-la vicesimâ_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la and_o over_o the_o head_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v write_v thomas_n daniel_n ralph_n hulse_n and_o thomas_n croxton_n these_o last_o as_o i_o conceive_v as_o the_o present_a tenant_n about_o henry_n the_o sixth_n time_n when_o that_o rental_a be_v renew_v the_o other_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o former_a record_n of_o edw._n 1._o or_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n hold_v land_n in_o bexton_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o office_n 12_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n so_o robert_n bromfield_n of_o witton_n die_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o bexton_n hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n by_o office_n take_v 12_o eliz._n but_o this_o land_n be_v sell_v afterward_o by_o bromfield_n to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n who_o give_v it_o to_o hugh_n cholmondley_n her_o young_a son_n sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o baggiley_n find_v by_o office_n anno_fw-la 5_o &_o 6_o phil._n &_o mar._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o edward_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n by_o fealty_n and_o render_v a_o red_a rose_n yearly_a sir_n ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o plumley_n find_v by_o office_n 14_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n paver_fw-la of_o northwich_n have_v a_o message_n in_o bexton_n find_v by_o office_n 5_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n and_o so_o anne_n pavers_n office_n 40_o eliz._n thomas_n winnington_n of_o ermitage_n nigh_o holmes-chappel_n have_v land_n in_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o john_n croxton_n by_o office_n 34_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n william_n croxton_n of_o ravenscroft_n die_v seize_v of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o halton_n by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n by_o office_n take_v 32_o eliz._n and_o john_n croxton_n office_n 41_o eliz._n tenuit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n but_o croxton_n land_n in_o bexton_n be_v sell_v to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n aforesaid_a who_o give_v those_o purchase_a land_n in_o bexton_n to_o her_o young_a son_n hugh_n cholmondley_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n robert_n afterward_o become_v heir_n to_o all_o cholmondley-land_n and_o be_v now_o lord_n viscount_n kelles_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meth_n in_o ireland_n and_o live_v 1666._o so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o town_n of_o bexton_n be_v possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o robert_n lord_n cholmondley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 70_o cheshire_n acre_n in_o possession_n of_o his_o tenant_n there_o who_o pay_v one_o shilling_n chief_a to_o halton_n yearly_o 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 65_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n there_o 3._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n one_o tenement_n in_o bexton_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n about_o 20_o acre_n 4._o thomas_n deane_n of_o nether-peve_a one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o george_n swinton_n about_o 30_o acre_n this_o former_o belong_v to_o one_o hulse_n of_o middle-wich_a middle-wich_a middle-wich_a of_o clyve_v near_o to_o middle-wich_a and_o pay_v a_o chief_a to_o cholmondley_n and_o also_o to_o halton_n 5._o thomas_n cholmondeley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n a_o small_a cottage_n about_o four_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n woodward_n his_o tenant_n this_o ancient_o belong_v to_o holford_n before_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n purchase_v any_o land_n in_o bexton_n bollinton_n this_o town_n have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o river_n of_o bollin_n which_o run_v along_o after_o the_o side_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a give_v unto_o geffrey_n dutton_n son_n of_o geffrey_n dutton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o bolinton_n to_o wit_n all_o the_o moiety_n of_o bolinton_n with_o agnes_n his_o daughter_n in_o free-marriage_n render_v yearly_o a_o pair_n of_o gild_a spur_n at_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o a._n the_o same_o agnes_n in_o her_o widowhood_n by_o the_o name_n of_o agnes_n de_fw-fr nechel_n perhaps_o mean_v for_o etchells_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n give_v unto_o her_o elder_a son_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n all_o that_o land_n of_o bolinton_n which_o she_o have_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o hamon_n massy_n her_o father_n lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o b._n william_n

de_fw-fr massy_n be_v then_o parson_n of_o rosthorne_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr baggiley_n parson_n of_o chedill_n under_o henry_n the_o three_o hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o one_o moiety_n of_o bolinton_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o also_o that_o these_o dutton_n assume_v the_o surname_n of_o chedill_n 21_o edw._n 3._o henry_n clayton_n of_o thelwall_n have_v this_o moiety_n in_o another_o old_a rental_a of_o dunham-massy_a date_v 3_o hen._n 4._o henricus_fw-la ratcliff_n he_o be_v brother_n of_o sir_n john_n ratcliff_n see_v lib._n c._n fol._n 262._o g._n ut_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la tenet_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bolinton_n in_o socagio_n reddendo_fw-la in_o termino_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la unum_fw-la par_fw-fr calcarium_fw-la deauratorum_fw-la vel_fw-la octo_fw-la decem_fw-la denarios_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 209._o and_o robert_n ratcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o bollinton_n and_o thelwall_n unto_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n esquire_n dated_n 15_o of_o august_n 28_o hen._n 8._o 1536._o the_o original_a among_o the_o lord_n delamere_n evidence_n at_o dunham-massy_a and_o last_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a marry_a jane_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n about_o the_o end_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n who_o grandson_n george_n lord_n delamere_n of_o dunham-massy_a be_v now_o possess_v of_o this_o moiety_n of_o bollinton_n anno_fw-la lomini_fw-la 1666._o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o bollinton_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o kinderton_n one_o half_n of_o this_o moiety_n robert_n de_fw-fr marâ_fw-la that_o be_v mere_a of_o mere_n give_v to_o richard_n son_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr quike_n and_o to_o robert_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr ditton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 208._o q._n render_v three_o shilling_n yearly_a whereunto_o be_v witness_n robert_n chaplain_n of_o rosthorne_n alan_n of_o tatton_n gilbert_n of_o bolinton_n robert_n of_o tabley_n that_o be_v over-tabley_a william_n his_o brother_n and_o another_o william_n de_fw-fr eadem_fw-la villâ_fw-la and_o other_o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n of_o john_n mere_n of_o mere_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1650._o adam_n filius_fw-la roberti_n juvenis_fw-la de_fw-fr ditton_n release_v all_o his_o right_n in_o bollinton_n to_o richard_n son_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr quike_n lib._n c._n fol._n 206._o a._n afterward_o thomas_n le_fw-fr eyr_n de_fw-fr bolinton_n grant_v this_o four_o part_n to_o william_n mere_n de_fw-fr mere_n domino_fw-la svo_fw-la for_o twenty_o pound_n sub_fw-la edw._n 1._o lib._n c._n fol._n 210._o n._n william_n mere_a of_o mere_a esquire_n sell_v it_o to_o james_n brampton_n of_o toynton_n next_o to_o horn-castle_n in_o lincolnshire_n for_o 350_o l._n 42_o eliz._n lib._n c._n fol._n 250._o f._n and_o james_n brampton_n of_o legborne_n in_o lincolnshire_n sell_v it_o to_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a for_o 450_o l._n 45_o eliz._n 26_o novembris_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 250._o g._n so_o that_o the_o lord_n delamere_n have_v now_o three_o part_n of_o the_o four_o of_o the_o village_n of_o bollinton_n ⚜_o ⚜_o the_o other_o four_o part_n of_o bolinton_n robert_n de_fw-fr marâ_fw-la the_o elder_a give_v to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr bolington_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o eight_o part_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n because_o the_o say_v gilbert_n have_v resign_v it_o up_o in_o plenâ_fw-la curiâ_fw-la roberti_n about_o king_n john_n time_n lib._n c._n fol._n 206._o b._n this_o four_o part_n now_o legh_n of_o booth_n have_v charterer_n in_o bolinton_n 1666._o 1._o thomas_n warburton_n of_o partington_n have_v one_o cottage_n in_o bolinton_n 2._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n have_v about_o two_o acre_n in_o bolinton_n call_v heskith-acre_n lie_v in_o bolinton-ees_a 3._o edward_n allen_n of_o rosthorne_n have_v one_o meadow_n in_o bolinton_n bowdon_n this_o town_n of_o bowdon_n take_v its_o name_n from_o our_o two_o old_a saxon_a word_n bode_n which_o be_v yet_o in_o use_n with_o we_o for_o a_o dwelling_n or_o habitation_n and_o don_n or_o dun_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o plain_a upon_o a_o rise_a hill_n for_o which_o we_o now_o use_v the_o word_n down_o so_o that_o bodon_n signsfy_v as_o much_o as_o a_o town_n or_o dwelling_n on_o the_o down_n unless_o perhaps_o we_o write_v it_o boge-don_a for_o so_o we_o find_v it_o ancient_o write_v in_o doomsday-book_n and_o then_o it_o may_v denote_v a_o down_n or_o hill_n by_o a_o bog_n at_o the_o side_n whereof_o towards_o ashley_n lie_v a_o great_a deep_a bog_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n the_o first_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a hold_v this_o town_n of_o bodon_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n under_o hugh_n lupus_fw-la then_o earl_n of_o chester_n dunham-massy_a exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la georgii_n baronis_fw-la de_fw-fr delamere_n apud_fw-la dunham-massy_a roger_n massy_a of_o hale_n son_n of_o geffrey_n massy_n be_v possess_v of_o one_o half_a of_o bodon_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o bodon_n to_o wit_n totam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bodon_n unto_o agatha_n de_fw-fr massy_n for_o 4_o l._n 7_o s._n 0_o d._n in_o money_n and_o two_o robe_n one_o for_o himself_o and_o the_o other_o for_o his_o wife_n render_v therefore_o yearly_o one_o pound_n of_o cummin-seed_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o reign_n lib._n c._n fol._n 252._o i._o which_o agatha_n by_o another_o deed_n style_v herself_o agatha_n de_fw-fr theray_fw-fr give_v the_o same_o moiety_n of_o bodon_n to_o robert_n her_o young_a son_n who_o she_o make_v heir_n thereof_o by_o consent_n of_o sir_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n her_o elder_a son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 252._o k._n robert_n de_fw-fr massy_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o heir_n give_v unto_o adam_n de_fw-fr bowdon_n two_o oxgange_n of_o land_n in_o bowdon_n render_v yearly_o one_o penny_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o bowdon_n on_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n marry_o the_o virgin_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o september_n in_o perpetual_a alm_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n his_o wife_n and_o ancestor_n and_o of_o his_o heir_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr hale_n sub_fw-la henrico_n tertio_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 252._o h._n from_o which_o time_n there_o have_v be_v a_o family_n of_o gentleman_n of_o the_o bowdon_n of_o bowdon_n who_o have_v a_o four_o part_n of_o bowdon_n until_o vrian_n bowdon_n of_o bowdon_n 4_o junii_fw-la 7_o elizabethae_fw-la sell_v to_o william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a esquire_n certain_a parcel_n of_o land_n in_o bowdon_n nec_fw-la non_fw-la omne_fw-la messuagia_fw-la &_o terras_fw-la quae_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o bodon_n hale_n &_o doneham_n and_o 11_o elizabethae_fw-la thomas_n vawdrey_n of_o bodon_n and_o george_n his_o son_n sell_v to_o hugh_n crosby_n of_o over-whitley_n several_a parcel_n of_o land_n in_o bodon_n which_o i_o conceive_v bodon_n have_v pass_v away_o to_o vawdrey_n before_o by_o two_o deed_n one_o date_v 25_o octobris_fw-la 11_o eliz._n and_o the_o other_o date_v 28_o junii_fw-la 11_o elizabethae_fw-la and_o hugh_n crosby_n of_o over-whitley_n sell_v all_o those_o his_o land_n in_o bowdon_n unto_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a for_o 220_o l._n which_o then_o be_v in_o the_o several_a holding_n of_o thomas_n vawdrey_n robert_n moss_n thomas_n hardy_n george_n vawdrey_n thomas_n needle_n and_o alice_n hardy_a widow_n dated_n the_o 16_o of_o april_n 8_o jacobi_n 1610._o the_o original_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o lord_n delamere_n of_o dunham-massy_a so_o that_o george_n lord_n delamere_n have_v now_o one_o four_o part_n of_o bowdon_n 1666._o in_o the_o rental_a of_o dunham-massy_a 3_o hen._n 4._o ricardus_n massy_n de_fw-fr rixton_n &_o johannes_n de_fw-fr bodon_n tenent_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bodon_n per_fw-la servitium_n militare_fw-la &_o reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 5_o d._n lib._n b._n pag._n 209._o massy_a of_o rixton_n part_n come_v after_o to_o holcroft_n and_o as_o i_o have_v hear_v be_v late_o sell_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n by_o sir_n thomas_n holcroft_n unto_o william_n brereton_n of_o ashley_n esquire_n who_o heir_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o one_o other_o four_o part_n of_o bodon_n 1666._o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o bodon_n be_v give_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a to_o the_o priory_n of_o birkenhed_n in_o wirral_n about_o edw._n 1._o and_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n by_o hen._n 8._o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o chester_n with_o the_o church_n of_o bowdon_n in_o this_o town_n of_o bowdon_n be_v seat_v the_o ancient_a parish-church_n of_o bowdon_n seat_v most_o pleasant_o for_o prospect_n and_o the_o down_n there_o be_v a_o church_n here_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n ibì_n

presbyter_n &_o ecclesia_fw-la cvi_fw-la pertinet_fw-la dimidia_fw-la hida_fw-la say_v doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o surmount_v the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_a conquest_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o four_o hamon_n give_v to_o god_n the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n and_o st._n james_n and_o to_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o birkenhed_n in_o wirral_n half_o a_o acre_n in_o dunham-massy_a together_o with_o the_o advowson_n of_o bodon-church_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1278._o for_o in_o that_o year_n be_v richard_n massy_a sheriff_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o witness_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 1_o parson_n pag._n 484._o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n henry_n the_o eight_o erect_v a_o new_a bishopric_n at_o chester_n 33_o hen._n 8._o 1541._o whereunto_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o give_v the_o church_n of_o bodon_n and_o other_o land_n late_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o birkenhed_n so_o that_o this_o church_n of_o bodon_n have_v now_o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n for_o its_o patron_n and_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o deed_n abovementioned_a who_o wake_n or_o dedication-feast_n be_v celebrate_v 8_o septembris_fw-la be_v the_o nativity_n of_o st._n marry_o and_o comprehend_v within_o its_o parish_n these_o village_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n agden_n one_o half_a 00_o 02_o 00_o bolinton_n one_o half_a 00_o 03_o 00_o dunham-massy_a 00_o 08_o 00_o bodon_n 00_o 10_o 00_o ashley_n 01_o 07_o 04_o hale_v 01_o 12_o 10_o altrincham_n 00_o 10_o 09_o timperley_n 00_o 10_o 09_o baggiley_n 00_o 16_o 00_o partington_n 00_o 06_o 08_o carington_n 00_o 10_o 09_o ashton_n supèr_fw-fr mersey_n part_n to_o wit_n one_o half_a 00_o 07_o 00_o sum_n total_a be_v 07_o 05_o 01_o the_o vicarage_n of_o bodon_n be_v say_v to_o be_v worth_a 120_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la our_o common_a proverb_n be_v every_o man_n be_v not_o bear_v to_o be_v vicar_n of_o bodon_n the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o proverb_n i_o can_v affirm_v charterer_n in_o bodon_n 1666._o henry_n vawdrey_n of_o baggiley_n thomas_n upton_n of_o prestbury_n about_o five_o or_o six_o acre_n no_o house_n widow_n tip_v a_o cottage_n in_o possession_n of_o margaret_n birch_n widow_n budworth_n this_o town_n of_o budworth_n have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o old_a saxon_a word_n bode_n which_o signify_v a_o dwelling_n and_o wurth_n a_o place_n by_o a_o water_n as_o it_o be_v a_o dwelling_n or_o town_n by_o a_o water_n and_o so_o be_v this_o town_n situate_v on_o a_o hill_n near_o two_o large_a mere_n picmere-mere_a and_o budworth-mere_a it_o be_v call_v great_a budworth_n in_o distinction_n from_o another_o budworth_n call_v little_a budworth_n in_o edesbery_n hundred_o and_o have_v a_o good_a prospect_n on_o the_o south_n but_o now_o a_o poor_a village_n and_o have_v yearly_o two_o fair_n one_o on_o candlemas-day_n 2_o februarii_fw-la the_o other_o on_o our_o lady-day_n 25_o martii_fw-la the_o toll_n whereof_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n hold_v this_o town_n of_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o one_o pagan_a hold_v it_o of_o the_o say_v william_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o reign_n geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o town_n lineal_a ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n who_o posterity_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o assume_v the_o surname_n of_o warburton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n at_o that_o time_n this_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n live_v at_o this_o town_n of_o budworth_n for_o in_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o purchase_n of_o claterwigge_n a_o hamlet_n in_o little_a legh_n by_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n one_o of_o the_o witness_n subscribe_v be_v sir_n geffrey_n of_o budworth_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o t._n and_o i_o have_v see_v he_o style_v geffrey_n de_fw-fr budworth_n in_o many_o other_o deed_n and_o so_o be_v geffrey_n his_o son_n often_o so_o style_v who_o live_v there_o also_o but_o peter_n dutton_n son_n of_o the_o late_a geffrey_n remove_v his_o habitation_n unto_o warburton_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o his_o son_n peter_n be_v style_v the_o warburton_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o age_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o from_o which_o time_n downward_o his_o posterity_n have_v whole_o retain_v the_o surname_n of_o warburton_n even_o to_o this_o day_n but_o his_o succeed_v heir_n afterward_o dislike_a the_o seat_n at_o warburton_n either_o for_o the_o inundation_n of_o the_o water_n or_o for_o some_o other_o cause_n remove_v their_o seat_n to_o arley_n in_o aston_n near_o to_o this_o budworth_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o seventh_n reign_n which_o house_n of_o arley_n be_v build_v by_o peter_n warburton_n esquire_n who_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1495._o where_o they_o have_v ever_o since_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n as_o their_o chief_a mansionhouse_n but_o to_o return_v geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n abovementioned_a as_o i_o find_v in_o a_o parchment_n roll_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o dutton_n give_v away_o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o budworth_n unto_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n for_o evermore_o but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o king_n henry_n sell_v all_o the_o land_n in_o great_a budworth_n and_o comberbache_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o late_a priory_n of_o norton_n unto_o john_n grimsdich_n of_o london_n gentleman_n the_o charter_n under_o the_o broad_a seal_n be_v date_v at_o westminster_n 1_o die_v julii_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 1544._o these_o land_n in_o great_a budworth_n thus_o buy_v by_o john_n grimsdich_n to_o wit_n the_o three_o part_n of_o budworth_n be_v part_n of_o they_o sell_v by_o john_n grimsdich_n to_o john_n eton_n of_o crowley_n and_o john_n eton_n sell_v they_o to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 2_o edw._n 6._o 1548._o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o present_a 1666._o another_o part_n thereof_o be_v buy_v by_o malbon_n of_o budworth_n sell_v late_o to_o oasley_n another_o part_n of_o they_o be_v buy_v by_o hall_n of_o browneslow_v in_o budworth_n who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n and_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o king_n be_v original_a grant_n unto_o grimsdich_n of_o all_o these_o land_n aforesaid_a some_o small_a part_n thereof_o also_o one_o potter_n have_v the_o other_o two_o part_n of_o budworth_n aforesaid_a do_v now_o belong_v to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n 1666._o the_o succeed_a issue_n of_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n aforesaid_a but_o he_o hold_v the_o same_o of_o the_o king_n as_o baron_n of_o halton_n chief_a lord_n of_o great_a budworth_n here_o be_v a_o fair_a parish-church_n dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o all_o saint_n in_o commemoration_n whereof_o our_o wake_n be_v celebrate_v the_o first_o day_n of_o november_n be_v all-saints-day_n i_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o church_n here_o before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o i_o find_v in_o doomsday-book_n ibi_fw-la presbyter_n &_o duo_fw-la villani_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o priest_n suppose_v a_o church_n though_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v in_o other_o place_n of_o that_o book_n usual_o say_v of_o such_o town_n as_o have_v church_n ibì_n presbyter_n &_o ecclesia_fw-la the_o first_o structure_n hereof_o undoubted_o be_v more_o rude_a than_o now_o it_o be_v which_o after-age_n beautify_v with_o a_o more_o sumptuous_a building_n as_o all_o other_o church_n have_v be_v i_o find_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o steeple-door_n on_o the_o outside_n as_o we_o enter_v therein_o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o steeple_n these_o word_n engrave_v in_o the_o stone_n in_o a_o ancient_a character_n argille_fw-la egarde_n vidua_fw-la and_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o say_a steeple-door_n opposite_a to_o that_o writing_n wymincham_n whereby_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o widow_n egard_n be_v commemorate_a as_o a_o special_a benefactor_n in_o the_o structure_n of_o that_o steeple_n just_o over_o the_o same_o steeple-door_n under_o the_o great_a window_n i_o find_v three_o coat_n of_o arm_n but_o be_v not_o of_o such_o antiquity_n as_o the_o other_o engrave_v word_n beforementioned_a seem_v to_o be_v on_o the_o left_a corner_n over_o the_o door_n be_v dutton_n of_o dutton_n coat_n viz._n quarterly_o a_o fret_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o quarter_n on_o the_o right-hand_a corner_n opposite_a thereunto_o a_o pale_a fusil_n which_o be_v the_o coat_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n and_o be_v find_v frequent_o in_o the_o window_n of_o norton_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n between_o these_o two_o coat_n of_o arm_n in_o a_o flat_a be_v

3._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o b._n and_o these_o be_v confirm_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr swynerton_n consanguineo_fw-la &_o haeredi_fw-la praedicti_fw-la rogeri_n 13_o decembris_fw-la 2_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o which_o sir_n robert_n swynerton_n banneret_n die_v 12_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n robert_n swynerton_n clerk_n possess_v the_o same_o as_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o robert_n die_v mensae_n junii_fw-la 23_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n thomas_n swynerton_n knight_n as_o brother_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n possess_v the_o same_o land_n which_o sir_n thomas_n die_v mensae_fw-la decembris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n robert_n swynerton_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n enjoy_v they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o this_o maude_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n lib._n d._n pag._n 178._o d._n ⚜_o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a i_o find_v style_v knight_n obiit_fw-la 1450_o 4_o hen._n 5._o and_o he_o die_v primo_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n probably_n he_o be_v knight_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n in_o france_n 3_o hen._n 5._o iii_o john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n also_o margery_n a_o daughter_n marry_v edmund_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1442._o 21_o hen._n 6._o which_o edmund_n die_v about_o 15_o edw._n 4._o she_o afterward_o marry_v thomas_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n e._n to_o wit_n the_o second_o wife_n of_o thomas_n margaret_n another_o daughter_n marry_v john_n maxfeld_n afterward_o she_o marry_v randle_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n three_o son_n of_o randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a esquire_n obiit_fw-la iste_fw-la johannes_n savage_n 29_o die_v junii_fw-la obiit_fw-la 1463_o 3_o edw._n 4._o 1463._o aetate_fw-la 53_o annorum_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n iv_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n senior_a knight_n ●_o vnus_fw-la militum_fw-la pro_fw-la corpore_fw-la henrici_fw-la septimi_fw-la 1494._o 9_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 186._o ●_o 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n he_o marry_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n after_o lord_n stanley_n and_o sister_n to_o thomas_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n savage_a bishop_n of_o rochester_n 1492._o thence_o translate_v to_o london_n 1497._o thence_o to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n 1501._o and_o die_v 1508._o his_o body_n be_v bury_v at_o york_n and_o his_o heart_n at_o maxfield_n in_o cheshire_n 7._o see_v stow_n annal_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 23_o h._n 7._o where_o he_o build_v a_o chapel_n at_o the_o side_n of_o maxfield_n church_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v a_o college_n there_o sir_n homfrey_n savage_n another_o son_n lawrence_z savage_a another_o son_n james_n savage_a another_o son_n sir_n edmund_z savage_a another_o son_n knight_v at_o leith_n in_o scotland_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 1544._o 11_o die_v maii_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o hertford_n then_o general_n so_o stow_n which_o edmund_n marry_v mary_n the_o widow_n of_o roger_n legh_n del_fw-it ridge_n nigh_o maxfield_n and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n spark_n of_o surrey_n 30_o hen._n 8._o 1538._o christopher_n savage_a another_o son_n william_n savage_a another_o son_n george_n another_o son_n and_o richard_n another_o son_n also_o ellen_n savage_a a_o daughter_n marry_v peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1467._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o philip_n sancti_fw-la laurentii_fw-la in_o lucina_n presbyter_n cardinalis_fw-la for_o their_o marriage_n datum_fw-la romae_fw-la 2_o idus_fw-la januarii_n anno_fw-la quarto_fw-la papae_fw-la pauli_n secundi_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 172._o c._n the_o original_a now_o among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a 1669._o katherine_n another_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1479._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o john_n giglis_fw-la utriúsque_fw-la juris_fw-la doctor_n collector_n of_o the_o pope_n rent_n in_o england_n date_v at_o london_n 4_o die_v novembris_fw-la 1479._o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o lib._n d._n pag._n 177._o x._o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a also_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o margaret_n marry_v edmund_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n alice_n marry_v roger_n de_fw-fr pilkington_n of_o lancashire_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o william_n leake_n of_o langford_n in_o darbyshire_n obiit_fw-la 1495_o 73._o aetat_fw-la 73._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_n die_v 22_o novembris_fw-la 11_o hen._n 7._o 1495._o &_o quòd_fw-la johannes_n savage_a armiger_n filius_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la militis_fw-la est_fw-la consanguineus_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la haeres_fw-la propinquior_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 179._o k._n sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n junior_a knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a senior_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o left_a wing_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o bosworth-field_n in_o lecestershire_n 3_o rich._n 3._o 22_o die_v augusti_n 1485._o in_o which_o battle_n richard_n the_o three_o be_v slay_v so_o stow_n and_o other_o historian_n inform_v we_o he_o be_v very_o instrumental_a together_o with_o thomas_n lord_n stanley_n his_o uncle_n afterward_o make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o the_o promote_a of_o henry_n the_o seven_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o obtain_v the_o victory_n of_o bosworth-field_n for_o which_o service_n henry_n the_o seven_o per_fw-la literas_fw-la svas_fw-la patentes_fw-la datas_fw-la 7_o die_v martii_fw-la 1_o hen._n 7._o 1485._o memoriâ_fw-la reducens_fw-la diutina_fw-la &_o laudabilia_fw-la servitia_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la probitatem_fw-la actúsque_fw-la strenuos_fw-la intimi_fw-la dilecti_fw-la militis_fw-la nostri_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la quem_fw-la tàm_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la quàm_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la florere_fw-la dinoscebatur_fw-la qualitérque_fw-la idem_fw-la johannes_n cùm_fw-la multitudine_fw-la copiosâ_fw-la suorum_fw-la fratrum_fw-la consanguineorum_fw-la servientium_fw-la amicorum_fw-la benevolorum_fw-la ad_fw-la sva_fw-la grandia_fw-la costus_n &_o onera_fw-la personaeque_fw-la suae_fw-la pericula_fw-la multimoda_fw-la in_fw-la servitio_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o conflictu_fw-la &_o praelio_fw-la contrà_fw-la magnum_fw-la adversarium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ricardum_fw-la tertium_fw-la tùnc_fw-la nupèr_fw-la regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la praetensum_fw-la caeterósque_fw-la suos_fw-la complice_n &_o fautores_fw-la qàm_fw-la contrà_fw-la alios_fw-la rebel_n &_o proditores_fw-la nostros_fw-la contrà_fw-la nos_fw-la hostilitèr_fw-la guerram_fw-la levantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n concessimus_fw-la eidem_fw-la johanni_n castrum_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la gresley_n &_o kimbley_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o ekleston_n in_o comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la ac_fw-la mineram_fw-la carbonum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la johannis_n domini_fw-la zouche_n ac_fw-la etiàm_fw-la maneria_fw-la elineton-holmesfield_n in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la &_o maneria_fw-la de_fw-la granby_n &_o sutton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la shepesh_v in_o comitatu_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr sutton-hubybunderell_a alius_fw-la dictum_fw-la hobbadler_n &_o watton_n alias_o wotton_n croston_n eudeburne_n in_o comitatu_fw-la salopiae_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la francisci_fw-la lovel_n militis_fw-la nuper_fw-la vicecomitis_a lovel_n habenda_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n savage_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la masculis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 171._o v._n the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o 2_o ricardi_n 3._o 1484._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a and_o eight_o of_o his_o brethren_n be_v make_v freeman_n of_o chester_n sir_n john_n savage_a the_o elder_n be_v then_o mayor_n vale-royal_a of_o england_n pag._n 188._o the_o brethren_n be_v there_o rank_v in_o this_o order_n 1._o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a 2._o james_n savage_a 3._o lawrence_z savage_a 4._o edward_n for_o edmund_n 5._o christopher_n 6._o george_n 7._o william_n 8._o richard_n 9_o homfrey_n sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n in_o cheshire_n felicia_n marry_v robert_n milward_n of_o eton_n in_o derbyshire_n esquire_n ellen_n marry_v john_n hawarden_n maude_n marry_v sir_n robert_n nedham_n of_o shenton_n in_o shropshire_n this_o sir_n john_n savage_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o boulogne_n in_o france_n obiit_fw-la 1492_o 8_o hen._n 7._o 1492._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n see_v stow_n in_o eadem_fw-la anno._n he_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n and_o a_o expert_a soldier_n and_o make_v knight_n of_o the_o garter_n by_o henry_n the_o seven_o he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v george_n savage_a parson_n of_o davenham_n in_o cheshire_n this_o george_n have_v several_a bastard_n to_o wit_n george_n savage_a priest_n chancellor_z of_o chester_n john_n wimslow_n

rocksavage_a baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n be_v create_v viscount_n savage_a by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o to_o wit_n 6_o die_v novembris_fw-la 1626._o 2_o car._n 1._o jane_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n william_n cordell_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o lord_n of_o long-melford_n in_o suffolk_n give_v by_o her_o will_n to_o sir_n thomas_n savage_n long_a melford_n with_o other_o land_n in_o suffolk_n date_v 15_o julii_n 1602._o she_o be_v widow_n of_o richard_n allington_n and_o grandmother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n savage_n he_o marry_v elizabeth_n darcy_n elder_a daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o thomas_n lord_n darcy_n 1626._o darcy_n this_o thomas_n lord_n darcy_n be_v after_o create_v earl_n rivers_n 4_o novembris_fw-la 2_o car._n 1._o 1626._o the_o covenant_n of_o their_o marriage_n bear_v date_n 26_o martii_fw-la 44_o eliz._n 1602._o lib._n d._n pag._n 170._o h._n and_o have_v issue_n john_n lord_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n savage_a second_o son_n marry_v brigit_fw-la the_o widow_n of_o sir_n edward_n somerset_n fifth_z son_n of_o edward_z somerset_z earl_n of_o worcester_z and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n whitmore_n of_o leighton_n in_o wirrall_n in_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n esquire_n by_o margaret_n his_o wife_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n george_n beeston_n of_o beeston_n in_o cheshire_n and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n hugh_n beeston_n from_o who_o the_o savage_n of_o beeston_n now_o in_o cheshire_n francis_n savage_a three_o son_n william_n james_n richard_z die_v all_o three_o without_o issue_n charles_n savage_a seven_o son_n now_o live_v 1666._o and_o have_v issue_n also_o jane_n elder_a daughter_n marry_v john_n pawlet_n lord_n st._n john_n 1622._o after_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n lib._n d._n pag._n 180_o m._n dorothy_n marry_v the_o lord_n andover_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o berkshire_n thomas_n howard_n elizabeth_n three_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n john_n thimbelby_n of_o 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compton_n daughter_n of_o william_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 16_o julii_n 1619._o 17_o jacobi_n lib._n d._n pag._n 177._o w._n but_o it_o do_v not_o take_v effect_n and_o after_o he_o marry_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o william_n parker_n lord_n morley_n and_o lord_n mounteagle_n of_o horneby-castle_n in_o lancashire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n savage_a now_o earl_n rivers_n 1666._o john_n second_o son_n live_v 1666._o richard_n three_o son_n marry_v alice_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n barneston_n of_o churton_n and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n trofford_n of_o bridge-trofford_a in_o cheshire_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o a_o son_n call_v john_n savage_a live_v 1666._o but_o alice_n have_v issue_n by_o both_o her_o husband_n and_o she_o die_v 1666._o also_o elizabeth_n elder_a daughter_n of_o john_n earl_n rivers_n marry_v william_n lord_n peter_n jane_n marry_v the_o lord_n chandoz_n by_o who_o she_o have_v two_o daughter_n after_o she_o marry_v sir_n 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at_o maxfield_n among_o his_o ancestor_n in_o his_o chapel_n at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o church_n there_o but_o since_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o say_a chapel_n fall_v down_o but_o be_v now_o repair_v 1669._o cogshull_n richard_n de_fw-fr vernon_n baron_n of_o shibrok_n hold_v one_o half_a of_o cogshull_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n and_o pagan_a hold_v it_o of_o richard_n former_o before_o the_o conquest_n levenot_n and_o dedor_n hold_v the_o same_o for_o two_o manor_n liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la the_o other_o half_a of_o cogshull_n one_o randle_n hold_v in_o the_o conqueror_n reign_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o manwaring_n and_o before_o the_o conquest_n one_o ulviet_v hold_v the_o same_o &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o hugh_n de_fw-fr durholme_n be_v possess_v of_o all_o the_o hamlet_n of_o cogshull_n who_o give_v it_o to_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n scilicèt_fw-la totam_fw-la villam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la cogshull_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 1._o comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 12._o fol._n 43._o henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n comes_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la &_o constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la sempiternam_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la nos_fw-la dedisse_fw-la hugoni_n filio_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-la clyderhou_fw-mi valetto_fw-it nostro_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la habuimus_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o concessione_n hugonis_n the_o durreme_a quondàm_fw-la seneschalli_n nostri_fw-la in_o cestershiriâ_fw-la in_fw-la villâ_fw-la &_o in_fw-la territorio_fw-la de_fw-fr cogshull_n faciendo_fw-la indè_fw-la capitalibus_fw-la dominis_n feodi_fw-la servitia_fw-la omne_fw-la debita_fw-la &_o consueta_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la reginaldo_n de_fw-fr grey_n tùnc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la dominis_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n radulfo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr massy_n militibus_fw-la roberto_n the_o grosvenour_n tùnc_fw-la vicecomite_n cestershiriae_fw-la alexandro_n de_fw-fr baumvyle_n ranulpho_n starkey_n johanne_n de_fw-fr merbury_n ranulpho_n de_fw-fr berthinton_n &_o aliis_fw-la datum_n apud_fw-la bertelay_n nono_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o 1285._o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 1._o com._n cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 7._o fol._n 42._o if_o hugh_n have_v no_o issue_n than_o it_o be_v to_o revert_v to_o henry_n lacie_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o it_o seem_v afterward_o come_v back_o to_o henry_n lacy._n sachent_n touz_v ceaux_fw-fr henri_fw-fr de_fw-fr lascy_n count_n de_fw-fr nicole_n &_o conestable_n de_fw-fr cester_n avons_fw-fr do_v à_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr amè_fw-la sergeant_n john_n le_fw-fr fauconier_n pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr bone_n service_n qu'il_fw-fr nous_fw-fr ad_fw-la fait_fw-fr &_o unquore_fw-la ferra_fw-la si_fw-la dieu_fw-fr plait_fw-fr toute_fw-fr cele_n terre_fw-fr de_fw-fr coggeshulle_n ove_fw-la ses_fw-fr appurtenance_n la_o quele_n huward_a iady_n nostre_fw-fr vallet_fw-la avoit_fw-fr de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr do_v en_fw-fr countée_n de_fw-fr cester_n rendant_n de_fw-fr ce_fw-fr par_fw-fr a_fw-fr a_fw-fr nous_fw-fr &_o nous_fw-fr heir_n un_fw-fr chaperon_fw-mi de_fw-fr falcon_n à_fw-fr la_fw-fr feste_n seint_a michael_n par_fw-fr ces_fw-fr tesmoines_n mounseur_fw-fr richard_n de_fw-fr sutton_n mounseur_fw-fr william_n de_fw-fr stopham_n mounseur_fw-fr miles_n de_fw-fr stapilton_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n spring_n mounseur_fw-fr roberd_n de_fw-fr schirlaunde_n mounseur_fw-fr james_n de_fw-fr nevil_n mounseur_fw-fr nicoale_n de_fw-fr leyborne_n chivalier_n &_o pluseurs_fw-fr autres_fw-fr ibidèm_o tom._n 1._o fol._n 42._o com._n cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 9_o in_o the_o record_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o lodon_n 18_o edw._n 1._o hugo_n de_fw-fr clyderhou_fw-fr dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr cogshull_n tenet_n de_fw-fr henrico_n lacie_n comite_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr hugone_n de_fw-fr durreme_a &_o idem_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-la dono_fw-la warini_n manwaring_n &_o idem_fw-la warinus_n de_fw-fr radulfo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o idem_fw-la radulfus_n de_fw-la domino_fw-la comite_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la this_o note_n i_o have_v from_o will._n

vernon_n of_o hulme_n in_o allostock_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o cogshull_n be_v possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v which_o be_v all_o buy_v of_o the_o king_n in_o fee-farm_n rend_v 1612._o be_v former_o copy-holders_n to_o halton_n elinour_n ashton_n widow_n formerly_z booth_n of_o cogshull_n ⚜_o ⚜_o and_o before_o that_o massy_n of_o cogshull_n descend_v from_o massy_a of_o rixton_n thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n have_v land_n here_o edward_n piggot_n of_o cogshull_n edmund_z massy_a of_o cogshull_n john_n richardson_n of_o cogshull_n pownall_n of_o barnton_n no_o house_n green_a of_o sanbach_n in_o possession_n of_o richard_n perceivall_n george_n low_a of_o hartford_n one_o close_a comberbach_n roger_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o grant_v deo_n &_o beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o fratribus_fw-la servientibus_fw-la beatis_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la sancti_fw-la hospitalis_n de_fw-fr jerusalem_n totam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la comberbach_n illam_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la quam_fw-la willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la comberbach_n de_fw-mi i_o tenuit_fw-la unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la salina_fw-la in_o northwich_n quae_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la astonam_fw-la juxtà_fw-la budworth_n in_o puram_fw-la &_o perpetuam_fw-la elemosynam_n et_fw-la si_fw-la ricardus_n fitton_n vel_fw-la haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la praedictum_fw-la feodum_fw-la super_fw-la i_o vel_fw-la supèr_fw-la haeredes_fw-la suos_fw-la recuperaverit_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la mei_fw-la praedictam_fw-la donationem_fw-la praedictis_fw-la hospitalariis_fw-la warrantizabimus_fw-la &_o willielmo_n comberbach_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la de_fw-la praedictis_fw-la hospitalariis_fw-la in_o feodo_fw-la &_o haereditate_fw-la reddendo_fw-la eye_v annuatìm_fw-la sex_n denarios_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la domum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la domus_fw-la pertinent_a hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la henrico_n priore_n de_fw-fr norton_n ricardo_n capellano_n ricardo_n fratre_fw-la constabularii_fw-la hugone_fw-mi de_fw-fr boydell_n radulfo_n filio_fw-la symonis_fw-la thomâ_fw-la dispensatore_fw-la hugone_fw-mi de_fw-fr dutton_n adâ_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n radulfo_n filio_fw-la rogeri_n alexandro_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n liulfo_n vice-gomite_a bertramo_n camerario_n johanne_n burdon_n hugone_n de_fw-fr eccleston_n ricardo_n filio_fw-la henrici_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr pull_v johanne_n filio_fw-la aluredi_fw-la gilberto_n the_o limb_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr gamul_fw-la alano_n de_fw-fr waley_n willielmo_n filio_fw-la matthaei_n ricardo_n filio_fw-la johannis_n ricardo_n filio_fw-la gilberti_n aytropo_fw-it ricardo_n starkey_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr whitley_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr tabley_n waltero_fw-la de_fw-fr toft_n johanne_n de_fw-fr comberbach_n henrico_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o toto_fw-la hundredo_fw-la de_fw-fr haltonshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 274._o num_fw-la 1._o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o legh_n of_o swineyard_n deed_n num_fw-la 1._o now_o in_o his_o possession_n john_n son_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr comberbach_n give_v to_o adam_n son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr litley_n in_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la budworth_n all_o his_o land_n in_o comberbach_n unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la reversione_n dotis_fw-la elenae_fw-la matris_fw-la praedicti_fw-la johannis_n &_o piscariâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la in_o lacu_fw-la de_fw-fr budworth_n etc._n etc._n entail_v these_o land_n first_o on_o the_o say_v adam_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n and_o in_o default_n of_o such_o then_o on_o robert_n brother_n of_o the_o say_v adam_n date_v at_o comberbach_n die_v lunae_n sancti_fw-la petri_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la which_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o august_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1335._o 9_o edw._n 3._o ibidèm_o num_fw-la 28._o the_o moiety_n of_o comberbach_n be_v now_o 1666._o in_o possession_n of_o 1._o richard_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n have_v two_o tenement_n their_o tenant_n do_v at_o this_o day_n pay_v the_o chief-rent_n of_o sixpence_n at_o tatton-vurt_a 2._o mrs._n ashton_n of_o cogshull_n two_o small_a cottage_n their_o tenant_n do_v at_o this_o day_n pay_v the_o chief-rent_n of_o sixpence_n at_o tatton-vurt_a 3._o mr._n warburton_n of_o the_o grange_n nigh_o weverham_n three_o little_a tenement_n 4._o john_n gleyve_n of_o high_a legh_n one_o little_a tenement_n which_o thomas_n gleyve_n of_o high_a legh_n purchase_v from_o thomas_n sonkey_n of_o little_a sonkey_n in_o lancashire_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o lib._n c._n fol._n 269._o num_fw-la 2._o 5._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n one_o cottage_n about_o two_o acre_n 6._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n five_o small_a cottage_n not_o two_o acre_n in_o all_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o comberbach_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o the_o king_n sell_v all_o those_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n unto_o john_n grimsdich_n of_o london_n gentleman_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 1544._o then_o in_o possession_n of_o robert_n merbury_n george_n hulme_n randle_n worral_n agnes_n walker_n randle_n low_a lawrence_z persivall_n roger_n grymshaw_n and_o george_n eton_n out_o of_o which_o 7_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la chief-rent_n be_v reserve_v to_o the_o king_n and_o these_o be_v sell_v by_o grimsdich_n to_o robert_n eton_n and_o last_o buy_v by_o george_n low_a of_o hartford_n from_o john_n eton_n of_o over-whitley_n about_o fourteen_o or_o sixteen_o year_n ago_o other_o two_o tenement_n then_o in_o possession_n of_o homfrey_n shakeshaft_n and_o thomas_n highfield_n out_o of_o which_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o 2_o s._n 1_o d._n be_v reserve_v to_o the_o king_n be_v buy_v by_o mr._n merbury_n of_o merbury_n and_o be_v late_o sell_v to_o edward_n piggot_n of_o cogshull_n who_o be_v now_o owner_n of_o the_o same_o 1666._o daresbury_n this_o town_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o halton_n i_o find_v that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o before_o there_o be_v a_o family_n of_o the_o daresbery_n seat_v here_o whence_o they_o take_v their_o surname_n but_o whence_o original_o spring_v i_o find_v not_o rogerus_fw-la de_fw-la hiberniâ_fw-la that_o be_v roger_n of_o ireland_n grant_v unto_o beatrix_n daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr daresbery_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n which_o shall_v be_v beget_v on_o her_o body_n by_o robert_n of_o ireland_n 1649._o exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la daniel_n de_fw-fr daresbery_n 1649._o son_n of_o the_o say_v roger_n all_o his_o land_n of_o leverpool_n in_o lancashire_n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr atherton_n vicecomite_a lancastriae_fw-la domino_fw-la henrico_n de_fw-fr thorbock_n roberto_n le_fw-fr sauvage_n tùnc_fw-la ballivo_fw-la comitis_fw-la intèr_fw-mi ribble_z &_o mersey_n domino_fw-la willielmo_n parsonâ_fw-la de_fw-fr waleton_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr waleton_n serviente_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr molineaux_n etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 184._o a._n anno_fw-la 1291._o henry_n le_fw-fr norreys_n be_v lord_n of_o daresbery_n which_o manor_n he_o have_v in_o right_a of_o margery_n daresbery_n his_o wife_n ego_fw-la margeria_n domina_fw-la de_fw-fr daresbery_n dedi_fw-la alano_n filio_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o mabiliae_fw-la filiae_fw-la ranulphi_n de_fw-fr merton_n quem_fw-la idem_fw-la alanus_fw-la ducet_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la daresbery_n cùm_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la dominio_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la over-walton_n 7_o edw._n 2._o 1313._o lib._n c._n fol._n 185._o e._n so_o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o we_o read_v alanus_fw-la le_fw-fr norreys_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr daresbery_n &_o villam_fw-la de_fw-la wolton_n superiori_fw-la pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la this_o alan_n le_fw-fr norreys_n have_v a_o son_n call_v also_o alan_n le_fw-fr norreys_n and_o clementia_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n the_o son_n marry_v william_n danyers_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n danyers_n of_o daresbery_n 1344._o lib._n c._n fol._n 185._o g._n h._n in_o which_o family_n common_o now_o call_v daniel_n it_o have_v continue_v to_o this_o present_a john_n daniel_n of_o daresbery_n esquire_n be_v now_o possess_v thereof_o 1666._o it_o seem_v that_o daniel_n have_v land_n in_o daresbery_n before_o the_o marriage_n of_o william_n daniel_n with_o clementia_n norreys_n for_o henry_n le_fw-fr norreys_n lord_n of_o daresbery_n and_o margery_n his_o wife_n howbeit_o the_o original_a deed_n hereof_o call_v her_o margaret_n be_v miswrit_v for_o margery_n for_o so_o she_o be_v call_v in_o all_o other_o deed_n grant_v to_o william_n danier_n the_o elder_a one_o message_n in_o daresbery_n with_o all_o the_o land_n which_o william_n more_n former_o hold_v in_o the_o same_o town_n and_o one_o water-mill_n with_o a_o croft_n call_v wallmore_n and_o one_o wood_n call_v the_o common_a wood_n also_o one_o wood_n and_o land_n call_v daresbery-cliff_n contain_v 60_o acre_n by_o estimation_n date_v on_o our_o lady-day_n 1291._o 19_o edw._n 1._o reddendo_fw-la un●am_fw-la libram_fw-la piperis_fw-la vel_fw-la septem_fw-la denarios_fw-la &_o sex_n porcos_fw-la qui_fw-la pesonam_fw-la fecerint_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 184._o d._n afterward_o sir_n john_n danyers_n of_o daresbury_n marry_v

william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o clemence_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr norreys_n about_o 1344._o and_o when_o sir_n john_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o alan_n have_v compound_v for_o the_o wardship_n of_o clemence_n 25_o edw._n 3._o he_o grant_v the_o land_n to_o william_n his_o son_n in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la johannes_n danyers_n miles_n filius_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la willielmi_n danyers_n de_fw-fr daresbury_n concessi_fw-la willielmo_n danyers_n filio_fw-la meo_fw-la omne_fw-la illa_fw-la maneria_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o villis_fw-la de_fw-fr deresbury_n &_o over-walton_a in_o comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o sutton_n eccleston_n &_o raynhull_n in_o comitatu_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la quae_fw-la nupèr_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la haereditamenta_fw-la alani_n le_fw-fr norreys_n domini_fw-la de_fw-fr deresbury_n defuncti_fw-la habendum_fw-la usquè_fw-fr ad_fw-la plenam_fw-la aetatem_fw-la clementiae_fw-la filiae_fw-la &_o haeredis_fw-la dicti_fw-la alani_n &_o nùnc_fw-la uxoris_fw-la willielmi_n danyers_n filii_fw-la &_o haeredis_fw-la mei_fw-la apparentis_fw-la in_fw-la tàm_fw-la amplo_fw-la modo_fw-la prout_fw-la thomas_n stanford_n generalis_fw-la attornatus_fw-la &_o walterus_n de_fw-fr whitehorse_n nupèr_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la ex_fw-la donatione_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la reddendo_fw-la indè_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la mihi_fw-la praefato_fw-la johanni_n 40_o l._n 00_o s._n 00_o d._n durante_fw-la termino_fw-la praedicto_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la thomâ_fw-la danyers_n de_fw-fr bradley_n matthaeo_n del_fw-it mere_n thomâ_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n johanne_n filio_fw-la thomae_fw-la danyers_n praedicti_fw-la johanne_n boydell_n etc._n etc._n datum_n apud_fw-la daresbury_n die_fw-la lunae_fw-la proximè_fw-la antè_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la archangeli_fw-la 25_o edw._n 3._o 1351._o lib._n c._n fol._n 185._o m._n william_n danyers_n senior_a have_v issue_n thomas_n danyers_n of_o bradley_n senior_a live_v 17_o ed._n 2._o and_o also_o william_n danyers_n of_o daresbery_n junior_a lib._n c._n fol._n 233._o b._n e._n &_o fol._n 184._o d._n see_v more_o hereof_o in_o over-tabley_a whether_o of_o these_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n be_v the_o quaere_fw-la charterer_n in_o daresbery_n 1666._o 1._o william_n gregg_n of_o daresbery_n 2._o john_n haywood_n of_o kekwick_n habet_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o daresbery_n 3._o richard_n eton_n of_o hatton_n have_v also_o land_n of_o inheritance_n in_o daresbery_n here_o be_v in_o daresbery_n also_o a_o ancient_a parochial_a chapel_n a_o daughter_n of_o the_o mother-church_n of_o runcorne_n dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n aubert_n grelly_n omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n omnes_fw-la donationes_fw-la quas_fw-la willielmus_fw-la constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la auus_n meus_fw-la &_o willielmus_fw-la constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la auunculus_fw-la meus_fw-la eye_v in_o perpetuam_fw-la elemosynam_n dederunt_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o meo_fw-la feodo_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la totam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la de_fw-la piritonâ_fw-la this_o be_v pirton_n in_o oxfordshire_n &_o capellam_fw-la de_fw-la deresbiriâ_fw-la in_o cestershyrâ_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la eccesiam_fw-la de_fw-la runcorne_n hanc_fw-la autèm_fw-la confirmationem_fw-la feci_fw-la praefatis_fw-la canonicis_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o matris_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o antecessorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la haeredum_fw-la meorum_fw-la testae_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr bury_n willielmo_n filio_fw-la wulfrici_fw-la ricardo_n filio_fw-la henrici_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 202._o num_fw-la 18._o this_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o aubert_n grelly_n father_n of_o this_o 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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unto_o william_n the_o son_n a_o palfrey_n and_o a_o sparrow-hawk_n this_o be_v about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o lib._n c._n fol._n 154._o a._n the_o land_n here_o confirm_v i_o conceive_v to_o be_v weston_n and_o kekwick_n and_o perhaps_o some_o other_o this_o hugh_n de_fw-fr dutton_n have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n adam_z de_fw-fr dutton_n another_o son_n from_o who_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n be_v descend_v geffrey_n the_o dutton_n another_o son_n from_o who_o the_o dutton_n of_o chedill_n in_o this_o county_n be_v propagate_v who_o assume_v the_o surname_n of_o chedill_n and_o continue_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o till_o sir_n roger_n de_fw-fr chedill_n the_o last_o of_o that_o family_n die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o leave_v his_o inheritance_n to_o be_v share_v by_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n clemence_n and_o agnes_n lib._n c._n fol._n 61._o h._n lib._n b._n pag._n 10._o q._n

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c._n fol._n 155._o r._n which_o undoubted_o stand_v upon_o part_n of_o that_o land_n buy_v from_o aston_n for_o that_o chapel_n be_v in_o runcorne_n parish_n this_o hugh_n give_v to_o john_n his_o brother_n the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o town_n of_o bolinton_n in_o maxfield_n hundred_o which_o thomas_n le_v dispenser_n give_v in_o free-marriage_n hugoni_n patri_fw-la meo_fw-la cùm_fw-la murielâ_fw-la matre_fw-la meâ_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o b._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la down_n of_o shrigley_n 1654._o which_o deed_n be_v make_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1234._o this_o hugh_n de_fw-fr dutton_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o thomas_n his_o brother_n succeed_v heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o c._n vii_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o hugh_n live_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1249._o 33_o hen._n 3._o &_o 1268._o 53_o hen._n 3._o he_o purchase_v clatterwigge_n a_o hamlet_n in_o little_a legh_n juxtà_fw-la barterton_n from_o hugh_n de_fw-fr clatterwigge_n about_o 1244._o 29_o hen._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o t._n he_o build_v the_o chapel_n at_o the_o manor-house_n of_o dutton_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o reign_n lib._n c._n fol._n 155._o s._n he_o marry_v philippe_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o vivian_n de_fw-fr sandon_n or_o standon_n by_o who_o he_o have_v land_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n another_o son_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v great_a rownall_n and_o little_a rownall_n in_o staffordshire_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o philippe_n his_o wife_n lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o d._n &_o fol._n 156._o v._n but_o i_o conceive_v this_o young_a son_n thomas_n die_v without_o issue_n because_o i_o find_v philippe_n in_o her_o widowhood_n grant_v these_o two_o manor_n of_o rownall_n to_o sir_n robert_n dutton_n her_o other_o son_n and_o to_o agnes_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o

william_n de_fw-fr mere_n in_o staffordshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o w._n margaret_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n venables_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n 38_o hen._n 3._o 1253._o lib._n h._n num_fw-la 40._o and_o katherine_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro._n so_o i_o find_v it_o in_o a_o old_a pedigree_n this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1268._o 53_o hen._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 143._o o._n he_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o philippe_n be_v live_v a_o widow_n 1290_o &_o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o x._o &_o bb_v viii_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n bind_v himself_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a to_o make_v a_o footbridge_n at_o acton_n and_o to_o find_v a_o boat_n and_o ferryman_n at_o acton-ford_n about_o 1286_o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o aa_n the_o same_o be_v now_o make_v a_o county-bridge_n he_o also_o be_v bind_v to_o william_n gerard_n his_o squire_n in_o unâ_fw-la robâ_fw-la armigerorum_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la natalis_n domini_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o 1285._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o z._n he_o purchase_v barterton_n and_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n vulgò_fw-la sampire_n i_o have_v no_o authority_n for_o this_o but_o a_o old_a pedigree_n and_o have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o william_n dutton_n who_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n stockport_n of_o stockport_n 1305._o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o k._n which_o william_n with_o other_o be_v indict_v 35_o edw._n 1._o for_o take_v away_o the_o say_v maud_n by_o force_n from_o dunham-massy_a be_v then_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o haemon_n massy_n who_o they_o take_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n into_o the_o court_n strip_v she_o of_o all_o her_o clothes_n save_o her_o smock_n say_v the_o record_n lib._n c._n fol._n 215._o a._n robert_n dutton_n parson_n of_o eccleston_n 1320._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ii_o also_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 255._o d._n obiit_fw-la 1294_o this_o sir_n hugh_n die_v 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o bb_n joan_n his_o lady_n survive_v she_o be_v live_v 1298._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o cc._n ix_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n bear_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o december_n 5_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o at_o dutton_n and_o baptise_a at_o great_a budworth_n the_o day_n follow_v lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o y._n he_o sue_v the_o prior_n of_o norton_n before_o adam_n burum_n and_o nicolas_n gruchundelée_fw-fr commissary_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o arch-deanery_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o for_o not_o find_v a_o chaplain_n and_o lamp_n at_o poosey_n chappel_n according_a to_o the_o original_a grant_n which_o he_o there_o produce_v and_o john_n olton_n than_o prior_n confess_v the_o same_o and_o be_v order_v to_o find_v they_o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o m._n this_o priory_n be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n he_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n holland_n of_o holland_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n william_n parson_n of_o thornton_n 22_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o &_o fol._n 180._o l._n geffrey_n dutton_n another_o son_n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o kk_v 11_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la 1326_o this_o sir_n hugh_n be_v make_v steward_n of_o halton_n 24_o decembris_fw-la 20_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 180_o m._n and_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1326._o at_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edmund_n talbot_n of_o bashall_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n live_v 11_o edw._n 3._o &_o 20_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o hh_n kk_v &_o fol._n 157._o f._n g._n x._o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n and_o joan_n be_v fifteen_o year_n old_a on_o whitsunday_n 1329._o 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o oh_o he_o purchase_v those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o halton-fee_n and_o also_o those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o so_o make_v the_o township_n of_o dutton_n entire_o his_o own_o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o b._n c._n as_o i_o have_v more_o particular_o show_v before_o this_o thomas_n be_v make_v seneschal_n governor_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n by_o william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o also_o of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o manor_n in_o cheshire_n and_o lancashire_n quamdiù_fw-fr benè_fw-la se_fw-la gesserit_fw-la which_o the_o earl_n farm_a unto_o he_o for_o 440_o mark_n yearly_a date_v at_o maxstock_n 19_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o d._n it_o seem_v he_o be_v indict_v for_o that_o he_o and_o other_o come_v with_o arm_a power_n when_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v out_o of_o england_n within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o lodging_n of_o lionel_n the_o king_n son_n protector_n of_o england_n and_o assault_v the_o manor_n of_o geaume_n nigh_o read_v in_o wiltshire_n and_o there_o slay_v michael_n poynings_n the_o uncle_n and_o thomas_n le_fw-fr clerke_n of_o shipton_n and_o other_o and_o commit_v a_o rape_n on_o margery_n the_o wife_n of_o one_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr beche_n for_o which_o the_o king_n pardon_v he_o and_o he_o find_v sir_n bernard_n brocas_n sir_n hugh_n berewyk_n philip_n durdanyt_v and_o john_n haydoke_v his_o surety_n in_o the_o chancery_n for_o his_o good_a bear_n 26_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o d._n he_o be_v by_o several_a commission_n employ_v for_o the_o apprehend_n of_o certain_a malefactor_n robber_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n one_o be_v direct_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n equitator_n in_o forestâ_fw-la de_fw-la marâ_fw-la and_o to_o richard_n do_v forester_n of_o the_o same_o forest_n 14_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1379._o 3_o rich._n 2._o william_n eltonhed_n prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n at_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o grant_v to_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n knight_n a_o perpetual_a chantry_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o sufficient_a friar_n of_o the_o convent_n of_o warrington_n shall_v be_v especial_o elect_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o sir_n thomas_n his_o child_n and_o of_o philippe_n his_o wife_n and_o her_o parent_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o dame_n ellen_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n their_o child_n and_o parent_n when_o they_o shall_v die_v at_o the_o great_a altar_n of_o their_o church_n yearly_a for_o ever_o and_o that_o their_o name_n be_v write_v down_o in_o their_o martyrology_n whereunto_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n be_v bind_v under_o a_o penalty_n of_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o be_v levy_v by_o the_o provincial_a prior_n upon_o omission_n of_o such_o form_n of_o service_n and_o if_o for_o a_o week_n or_o a_o fortnight_n it_o be_v omit_v then_o must_v they_o double_v the_o time_n omit_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a if_o neglect_v for_o six_o month_n then_o upon_o pain_n of_o suspension_n if_o for_o a_o year_n then_o upon_o excommunication_n until_o the_o time_n omit_v be_v make_v up_o whereunto_o be_v witness_n thomas_n abbot_n of_o st._n werburge_n of_o chester_n stephen_n abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a richard_n prior_n of_o norton_n and_o roger_n prior_n of_o berkenhed_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr towesdale_n provincial_a prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n in_o england_n with_o a_o special_a injunction_n that_o the_o say_a person_n be_v yearly_a twice_o commemorate_a before_o the_o whole_a convent_n once_o at_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o warrington_n into_o the_o convocation-house_n yearly_o the_o other_o time_n on_o the_o election-day_n of_o a_o fellow-prior_n for_o a_o provincial_a convocation_n date_v at_o warrington_n on_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n anno_fw-la supradicto_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 167._o a._n this_o sir_n thomas_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o crest_n to_o wit_n quarterly_o a_o fret_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o over_o which_o upon_o the_o dexter-angle_n of_o the_o escocheon_n a_o helmet_n and_o thereon_o a_o plume_n of_o feather_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1344._o robert_n mon_v of_o tatenhale_n grant_v to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr

1403._o he_o be_v make_v lieutenant_n or_o deputy_n in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o seneschalcy_n of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n by_o elizabeth_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n while_o they_o both_o shall_v live_v and_o to_o be_v of_o council_n with_o she_o for_o which_o service_n she_o give_v he_o two_o mark_n annual_a rent_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o pay_v she_o for_o his_o land_n of_o little_a legh_n hold_v of_o her_o castle_n of_o harden_n during_o the_o term_n aforesaid_a 1408._o 10_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o b._n great_a contention_n fall_v between_o this_o sir_n peter_n dutton_n and_o sir_n william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n insomuch_o that_o they_o make_v inroad_n and_o invasion_n one_o upon_o the_o other_o and_o the_o say_a sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o his_o adherent_n to_o wit_n sir_n ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n richard_n warburton_n of_o budworth_n thomas_n warburton_n of_o halton_n john_n do_v of_o utkinton_n junior_a john_n manley_n of_o manley_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n the_o elder_a william_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a sir_n peter_n legh_n of_o clifton_n ancestor_n to_o legh_n of_o lyme_n and_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n be_v all_o sue_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n for_o take_v away_o forty_o of_o his_o ox_n and_o forty_o cow_n out_o of_o his_o close_n at_o athurton_n and_o for_o beat_v of_o his_o servant_n but_o this_o variance_n be_v compose_v between_o they_o by_o the_o award_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n earl_n of_o richmond_z and_o kendal_n constable_n of_o england_n and_o regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o date_v 9_o aprilis_n 7_o hen._n 5._o 1419._o restitution_n be_v award_v on_o both_o side_n the_o horse_n and_o saddle_n take_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o the_o cattle_n take_v by_o sir_n piers_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o n._n sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr dutton_n be_v make_v parcarius_n de_fw-fr northwood_n or_o governor_n of_o northwood_n park_n in_o over-whitley_n during_o his_o life_n with_o all_o the_o fee_n thereof_o 1_o hen._n 6._o 1423._o 5._o well_fw-mi 1_o hen._n 5._o out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v order_n from_o william_n harrington_n chief_a steward_n of_o halton_n under_o henry_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o feoffee_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o to_o deliver_v one_o oak_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o witton_n bridge_n then_o in_o decay_n and_o another_o for_o the_o repair_n of_o farnworth_n chappel_n dated_n 9_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o w._n sir_n peter_n die_v 12_o hen._n 6._o 1433._o age_v sixty_o six_o year_n obiit_fw-la 1433_o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o x._o y._n &_o fol._n 163._o x._o xiii_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n matryed_z margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n 6_o hen._n 5._o 1418._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o w._n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n roger_n dutton_n another_o son_n afterward_o lord_n of_o dutton_n john_n dutton_n slay_v with_o his_o brother_n sir_n thomas_n dutton_n at_o blore-heath_n 1459._o stow._n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n fol._n 180._o k._n margaret_n marry_v hugh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n egerton_n 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o b._n maud_n marry_v sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o g._n agnes_n marry_v richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n nigh_o northwich_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n wynnington_n son_n and_o hircius_n of_o sir_n richard_n wynnington_n 25_o hen._n 6._o 1446._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n ellen_n marry_v edward_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n longford_n of_o lancashire_n esq_n 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o a._n elizabeth_n marry_v john_n merbury_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o james_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 1458._o the_o original_a penès_fw-la thomam_fw-la merbury_n armigerum_fw-la 1666._o obiit_fw-la 1445_o this_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n die_v 24_o hen._n 6._o 1445._o age_v forty_o two_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n z._n margaret_n his_o wife_n survive_v and_o be_v live_v 1450._o fourteen_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n and_o margaret_n marry_v anne_n daughter_n of_o james_n lord_n audley_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n elder_a son_n slay_v with_o his_o father_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n as_o tradition_n have_v it_o john_n dutton_n second_o son_n who_o succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n anno_fw-la matryed_z sir_n thomas_n molineaux_n of_o sefton_n in_o lancashire_n isabel_n marry_v sir_n christopher_n sotheworth_n of_o sotheworth_n in_o lancashire_n f._n lib._n d._n pag._n 173._o f._n elizabeth_n marry_v ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n in_o davenham_n parish_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n anne_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n in_o cheshire_n juxtà_fw-la halton_n which_o elizabeth_n after_o the_o death_n of_o ralph_n bostock_n marry_v thomas_n scriven_n of_o frodsley_n in_o shropshire_n and_o she_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1516._o 5_o die_v februarii_fw-la 8_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o x._o margaret_n another_o daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n marry_v thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n esquire_n 7_o edw._n 4._o 1467._o afterward_o she_o marry_v ralph_n vernon_n of_o haslington_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o elinour_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n cholmondley_n of_o cholmondley_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o esq_n lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o i._o n._n obiit_fw-la 1459_o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n in_o staffordshire_n september_n 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uncle_n to_o succeed_v in_o his_o estate_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o d._n e._n margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v william_n buckley_n of_o eton_n junior_a 15_o edw._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o b._n xvi_o roger_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n young_a brother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o nephew_n john_n dutton_n marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n and_o have_v issue_n laurence_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n obiit_fw-la 1499_o this_o roger_n die_v 14_o hen._n 7._o 1499._o joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v sir_n richard_n strangewaies_o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n xvii_o laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n 14_o hen._n 7._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n and_o joan_n obiit_fw-la 1526_o 8._o 8_o hen._n 8._o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o robert_n duckenfield_n of_o duckenfield_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n but_o die_v without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1526._o age_v fifty_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o e._n &_o fol._n 161._o k._n he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v john_n dutton_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o message_n in_o preston_n nigh_o daresbery_n call_v the_o new_a manor_n for_o his_o life_n 1526._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o s._n he_o have_v also_o two_o bastard-daughter_n isabel_n and_o joan._n upon_o the_o sail_a of_o the_o issue_n male_a of_o this_o line_n of_o dutton_n there_o fall_v great_a controversy_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n concern_v this_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o dutton_n between_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o as_o next_o heir_n male_a on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o their_o heir_n on_o the_o other_o part_n at_o last_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o end_v by_o the_o award_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o dated_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o may_n 26_o hen._n 8._o 1534._o and_o confirm_v by_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

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

of_o arley_n give_v this_o town_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n unto_o william_n son_n of_o hothy_n of_o hatton_n in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la galfridus_n de_fw-fr dutton_n filius_fw-la adae_fw-la de_fw-la dutton_n dedi_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la huthi_fw-mi de_fw-fr hatton_n totam_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la hatton_n etc._n etc._n reddendo_fw-la indè_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la nisum_fw-la vel_fw-la sex_n denarios_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la jacobi_n apostoli_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servitiis_fw-la salvo_n tamèn_fw-fr forinseco_fw-la servitio_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o sectâ_fw-la curiae_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la hamone_n de_fw-fr mascy_n domino_fw-la hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n thomâ_fw-la de_fw-fr orreby_n gilberto_n the_o limb_n etc._n etc._n the_o original_a of_o this_o deed_n remain_v in_o possession_n of_o william_n 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cause_n thomas_n haselford_n to_o grant_v the_o marriage_n of_o elizabeth_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v cicely_n and_o after_o on_o tuesday_n post_fw-la clausum_fw-la paschae_fw-la 21_o rich._n 2._o the_o say_v mary_n levy_v a_o fine_a of_o eight_o mark_n rend_v in_o knotsford_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o knotsford_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o market_n fair_a toll_n and_o stallage_n of_o nether-knotsford_a to_o john_n brunstath_n parson_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o thomas_n swetenham_n of_o mobberley_n who_o re-grant_a the_o same_o to_o mary_n as_o before_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o former_a covenant_n and_o afterward_o mary_n die_v in_o the_o same_o year_n 21_o rich._n 2._o her_o daughter_n joan_n the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n haselford_n be_v dead_a before_o she_o the_o say_v cicely_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o last_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n and_o sister_n and_o 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take_v out_o of_o a_o ancient_a parchment_n roll_n penès_fw-la davenport_n of_o henbury_n wherein_o john_n hall_n mayor_n of_o knotsford_n be_v subscribe_v as_o witness_n about_o the_o late_a end_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la johannis_n hurne_n dedi_fw-la yockin_n hukin_n yockin_n hukin_n de_fw-fr duiton_n duo_fw-la burgagia_fw-la quae_fw-la habui_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la in_fw-la villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr knotsford_n reddendo_fw-la indè_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la domino_fw-la capitali_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n qui_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuerit_fw-la octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr venables_n rectore_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la rosthorne_n rogero_n de_fw-fr toft_n johanne_n de_fw-fr bexton_n johanne_n de_fw-fr aulâ_fw-la tùnc_fw-la majore_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n thomâ_fw-la snowball_n eliâ_fw-la rotario_fw-la 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tùnc_fw-la majore_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n elyâ_fw-la rotario_fw-la thomâ_fw-la lilicock_n thomâ_fw-la snowball_n ricardo_n kylt_v rogero_n filio_fw-la jordani_n &_o aliis_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 221._o b._n  _fw-fr the_n mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n nether-knotsford_a 00_o 13_o 04_o over-knotsford_a cùm_fw-la norbury-booth_n 00_o 06_o 08_o bexton_n 00_o 02_o 09_o toft_n 00_o 08_o 00_o owlarton_n 00_o 08_o 00_o  _fw-fr 01_o 18_o 09_o on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o the_o steeple_n be_v legh_n of_o booth_n coat_v quarter_v with_o another_o as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o a_o little_a above_o that_o under_o the_o window_n where_o the_o bell_n hang_v be_v write_v on_o the_o stone_n robert_n webster_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n william_n hefeld_n and_o margery_n his_o wife_n these_o probable_o be_v benefactor_n to_o the_o building_n of_o that_o steeple_n with_o stone_n which_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o there_o be_v also_o a_o chapel_n of_o ease_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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alpram_n second_o son_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o northwood_n in_o high-legh_n ancient_o descend_v who_o heir_n thomas_n legh_n of_o northwood_n be_v adjudge_v next_o heir-male_a and_o from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o the_o east-hall_n now_o in_o be_v and_o lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n and_o matthew_n legh_n three_o son_n of_o john_n of_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o swineyard_n in_o high-legh_n yet_o in_o be_v 1666._o be_v descend_v the_o other_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n be_v possess_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n ancestor_n to_o the_o legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n who_o i_o have_v see_v subscribe_v as_o a_o witness_n unto_o sundry_a old_a deed_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thomâ_fw-la domino_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la legâ_fw-la but_o one_o half_a of_o this_o moiety_n be_v purchase_v by_o sir_n richard_n massy_n of_o tatton_n towards_o the_o middle_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o be_v reign_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o partition_n haec_fw-la est_fw-la partitio_fw-la terrarum_fw-la in_o villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n intèr_fw-la dominum_fw-la ricardum_fw-la de_fw-la massy_n militem_fw-la &_o thomam_fw-la de_fw-la legh_n ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o hugonem_fw-la quondam_a dominum_fw-la de_fw-la medietate_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la legh_n &_o johannem_fw-la filium_fw-la &_o haeredem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la hugonis_fw-la &_o matthaeum_n de_fw-fr alpraham_n custodem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la johannis_n ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la parte_fw-la videlicèt_fw-la quòd_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la subscripta_fw-la remaneant_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la domino_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr massy_n &_o thomae_n de_fw-fr legh_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la seu_fw-la assignatis_fw-la in_o campo_n jordani_n de_fw-fr verdon_n sex_n acrae_n and_o so_o of_o several_a other_o parcel_n lib._n c._n fol._n 267._o 9_o 10._o this_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o the_o original_a penès_fw-la legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n 1665._o roger_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi seneschallus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la confirm_v to_o sir_n richard_n massy_n all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n cùm_fw-la boscis_fw-la &_o wastis_fw-la which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o grant_n of_o ralph_n son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr hawarden_n in_o the_o township_n of_o legh_n robert_n grosvenour_n than_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n be_v one_o of_o the_o witness_n which_o be_v about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1286._o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n 1667._o who_o heir_n at_o this_o day_n enjoy_v the_o same_o videlicet_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n have_v a_o four_o part_n of_o high_a legh_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o massy_n of_o tatton_n and_o mr._n legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n have_v now_o one_o other_o four_o part_n of_o high-legh_n which_o belong_v to_o his_o ancestor_n of_o ancient_a time_n charterer_n in_o high-legh_n 1666._o 1._o john_n gleyve_n of_o high-legh_n this_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a freehold_n for_o matthew_n somervyle_n lord_n of_o alpraham_n release_v gilbert_n gleyve_n from_o his_o service_n to_o the_o court_n of_o alpraham_n 1270._o 54_o hen._n 3._o and_o thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n dominus_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la legh_n give_v unto_o gilbert_n son_n of_o gilbert_n gleyve_n of_o high-legh_n freedom_n of_o pannage_n in_o all_o the_o wood_n of_o high-legh_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o agnes_n de_fw-fr legh_n the_o widow_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr limb_n call_v gilbert_n gleyve_n her_o uncle_n which_o agnes_n be_v daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr legh_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n and_o mother_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n aforesaid_a as_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o appear_v lib._n c._n fol._n 269._o num_fw-la 10_o 11_o 14._o the_o original_n penès_fw-la john_n gleyuè_fw-la aforesaid_a 1664._o 2._o richard_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n in_o high-legh_n gentleman_n this_o family_n branch_v out_o of_o the_o ancient_a legh_n of_o the_o east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n under_o edward_n the_o three_o who_o ancestor_n

matthew_n legh_n marry_v margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr sworton_n in_o high-legh_n have_v the_o half_a of_o sworton_n 1369._o 3._o peter_n legh_n of_o northwood_n in_o high-legh_n he_o be_v descend_v from_o gawen_n legh_n young_a son_n of_o matthew_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n this_o gawen_v purchase_v his_o land_n in_o northwood_n from_o the_o legh_n of_o west-hall_n and_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o thomas_n grimsdich_n of_o hallum_n in_o newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresbury_n which_o gawen_v and_o margaret_n be_v live_v 32_o hen._n 8._o 4._o mr._n millington_n of_o millington_n he_o have_v about_o thirty_o acre_n in_o high-legh_n which_o land_n come_v to_o his_o ancestor_n aytrop_n de_fw-fr millington_n in_o marriage_n with_o margery_n daughter_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr legh_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 273._o num_fw-la 3._o the_o original_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o mr._n millington_n aforesaid_a 1665._o but_o this_o land_n be_v now_o sell_v to_o mr._n geffrey_n cartwright_n of_o baggiley_n this_o be_v parcel_v of_o the_o moiety_n belong_v to_o legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n from_o who_o ancestor_n it_o come_v 5._o thomas_n dichfield_n of_o swineyard_n 6._o widow_n wilkinson_n 7._o pownall_n of_o barnton_n have_v land_n in_o the_o mosse-house_n 8._o widow_n harper_n of_o northwood_n in_o the_o lord_n bridgewater_n part._n 9_o john_n bentley_n of_o northwood_n in_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n part._n so_o much_o of_o the_o charterer_n we_o be_v now_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o agnes_n de_fw-fr legh_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr legh_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n have_v three_o husband_n her_o first_o husband_n be_v richard_n the_o limb_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr limb_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o limb_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n surname_v the_o legh_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o residence_n as_o be_v very_o usual_a in_o those_o age_n which_o surname_n of_o legh_n his_o posterity_n ever_o since_o retain_v to_o this_o day_n her_o second_o husband_n be_v william_n venables_n of_o bradwell_n young_a brother_n to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n john_n de_fw-fr legh_n surname_v also_o from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o education_n and_o residence_n which_o surname_n of_o legh_n his_o posterity_n also_o ever_o since_o retain_v this_o john_n de_fw-fr legh_n purchase_v knotsford-booth_n cùm_fw-la norbury-booth_n from_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 28_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o and_o from_o this_o john_n de_fw-fr legh_n be_v the_o legh_n of_o booth_n nigh_o knotsford_n descend_v the_o three_o husband_n of_o agnes_n be_v william_n the_o hawarden_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n ralph_n de_fw-fr hawarden_n which_o ralph_n have_v the_o half_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n give_v he_o by_o his_o half-brother_n thomas_n legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n and_o ralph_n sell_v his_o part_n to_o sir_n richard_n massy_n of_o tatton_n 1286._o all_o which_o will_v better_o appear_v by_o these_o evidence_n follow_v a._n sciant_fw-la ego_fw-la ricardus_n filius_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr legh_n dedi_fw-la ricardo_n filio_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-la limb_n dimidiam_fw-la bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la illam_fw-la quam_fw-la gilbertus_n filius_fw-la walteri_fw-la bek_n tenuit_fw-la cùm_fw-la agnete_n filiâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la maritagio_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la hugone_n de_fw-fr limb_n thomâ_fw-la fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la adâ_fw-la de_fw-fr lehe_fw-ge hugone_o filio_fw-la svo_fw-la madiou_n de_fw-fr sworton_n rogero_n parsonâ_fw-la de_fw-fr limb_n etc._n etc._n the_o original_a now_o in_o possession_n of_o legh_n the_o west-hall_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 268._o 30._o sub_fw-la hen._n 3._o b._n sciant_fw-la ego_fw-la agnes_n de_fw-fr legh_n quondàm_fw-la uxor_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr limb_n in_o meâ_fw-la propriâ_fw-la viduitate_fw-la dedi_fw-la gilberto_n glaive_n de_fw-fr eâdem_fw-la auunculo_fw-la meo_fw-la pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la quodam_fw-la assarto_fw-la quod_fw-la voco_fw-la le_fw-fr park_n cùm_fw-la morâ_fw-la quae_fw-la voco_fw-la le_fw-fr park-moor_n etc._n etc._n reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la par_fw-fr cheirothecarum_fw-la vel_fw-la unum_fw-la denarium_fw-la ad_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr massy_n domino_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr sonbach_n tùnc_fw-la rectore_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la rosthorne_n etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 270._o 14._o the_o original_a in_o possession_n of_o john_n gleyve_n of_o high-legh_n 1666._o c._n sciant_fw-la ego_fw-la radulfus_n filius_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr hawerthin_n dedi_fw-la thomae_fw-la fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o haeredi_n totam_fw-la terram_fw-la unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la bosco_n in_fw-la territorio_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la legâ_fw-la in_o schirley-hey_a exceptis_fw-la quatuordecem_fw-la acris_fw-la terrae_fw-la quas_fw-la dedi_fw-la johanni_n fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la filio_fw-la willielmi_n venables_n etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n domino_fw-la hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n domino_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr massy_n militibus_fw-la roberto_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n tùnc_fw-la vicecomite_n cestershiriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1286._o lib._n c._n fol._n 267._o num_fw-la 17._o the_o original_a penès_fw-la legh_n de_fw-fr high-legh_n de_fw-fr west-hall_n 1666._o d._n sciant_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n dedi_fw-la johanni_n filio_fw-la willielmi_n venables_n fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la svo_fw-la sexdecem_fw-la acras_fw-la &_o dimidium_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n juxta_fw-la swineyard_n in_o escambio_n pro_fw-la quatuordecem_fw-la acris_fw-la terrae_fw-la quas_fw-la habuit_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la radulfi_n fratris_fw-la svi_fw-la apud_fw-la schirley_fw-la testibus_fw-la hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr massy_n militibus_fw-la hugone_fw-mi de_fw-fr leye_n aitropo_fw-it de_fw-fr millington_n etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o num_fw-la 4._o e._n omnibus_fw-la christi_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la willielmi_n venables_n de_fw-fr bradwell_n salutem_fw-la noveritis_fw-la i_o remisisse_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr legh_n de_fw-fr terris_fw-la &_o tenementis_fw-la in_o rosthorne_n quae_fw-la praedictus_fw-la johannes_n habet_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la willielmi_n patris_fw-la mei_fw-la testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la petro_n de_fw-fr warburton_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr baggelegh_n militibus_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n tùnc_fw-la vicecomite_n cestershiriae_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr massy_n de_fw-fr tatton_n hamone_n de_fw-fr ashlegh_n etc._n etc._n datum_n 13_o edw._n 2._o 1319._o lib._n h._n of_o john_n booth_n collection_n pag._n 122._o g._n which_o land_n in_o rosthorne_n legh_n of_o booth_n have_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o f._n universis_fw-la christi_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la johannes_n filius_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr legh_n miles_n salutem_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o remisisse_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr legh_n fratti_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o sibillae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la totum_fw-la jus_o in_fw-la terris_fw-la quas_fw-la praedictus_fw-la robertus_fw-la habuit_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o feoffamento_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr legh_n patris_fw-la mei_fw-la in_fw-la villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr legh_n in_o parochiâ_fw-la de_fw-fr rosthorne_n datum_n apùd_v mannerium_n de_fw-fr booth_n die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la jacobi_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1336._o 10_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o num_fw-la 6._o which_o very_o tenement_n in_o high-legh_n continue_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o legh_n of_o adlington_n until_o sir_n vrian_n legh_n of_o adlington_n not_o very_o long_o since_o sell_v the_o same_o to_o john_n legh_n of_o aldford_n who_o sell_v it_o to_o his_o brother_n richard_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n in_o high-legh_n 45_o eliz._n 1602._o who_o heir_n now_o enjoy_v the_o same_o lib._n c._n fol._n 270._o num_fw-la 19_o 20._o by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v first_o that_o richard_n the_o limb_n marry_v agnes_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o west-hall_n a._n b._n that_o thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n john_n de_fw-fr legh_n son_n of_o william_n venables_n and_o ralph_n hawardyn_n be_v brother_n c._n d._n that_o this_o john_n de_fw-fr legh_n be_v afterward_o legh_n of_o booth_n e._n which_o he_o purchase_v from_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 21_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o in_o over-knotsford_a that_o robert_n legh_n be_v young_a son_n of_o this_o first_o john_n legh_n deal_v booth_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o adlington_n f._n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o the_o legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n in_o high-legh_n ii_o hugh_n the_o limb_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o limb_n son_n of_o gilbert_n live_v 1258._o emma_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la he_o have_v issue_n alan_n lord_n of_o limb_n richard_n the_o limb_n another_o son_n simon_n another_o son_n and_o beatrix_n a_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 272._o 9_o &_o 269._o 4._o &_o 263._o d.e._n &_o 264._o 2_o 3_o 4._o iii_o alan_n the_o limb_n have_v issue_n gilbert_n and_o agnes_n soror_fw-la

all_o the_o old_a rent_n reserve_v to_o radcliff_n amount_v in_o the_o whole_a to_o 23_o l._n 00_o s._n 00_o d._n yearly_a or_o thereabouts_o by_o deed_n date_v the_o 19_o of_o april_n 4_o jacobi_n 1606._o for_o which_o he_o pay_v 1530_o l._n purchase-money_n randle_n blackshaw_n this_o be_v buy_v from_o sir_n john_n radcliff_n of_o ordsall_n by_o deed_n date_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o august_n 1611._o and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o ancient_a demain-house_n of_o mobberley_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o radcliff_n peter_n legh_n of_o booth_n es_fw-ge esq_n have_v three_o tenement_n in_o radcliff_n part_v now_o in_o tenure_n of_o george_n leycester_n cookson_n and_o the_o fox-house_n john_n gleave_n of_o high-legh_n owner_n of_o holden-cliff-house_n in_o mobberley_n roger_n symcock_n late_o purchase_v from_o mrs._n martha_n hurleston_n former_o oldfield_n land_n homfrey_n cherry_n late_o purchase_v from_o mrs._n martha_n hurleston_n former_o oldfield_n land_n william_n coppock_n late_o 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marry_v she_o without_o the_o king_n licence_n 16_o rich._n 2._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n manwaring_n elder_a son_n william_n manwaring_n second_o son_n from_o who_o the_o manwaring_n of_o ightfield_n in_o shropshire_n randle_n manwaring_n three_o son_n from_o who_o the_o manwaring_n of_o carincham_n in_o cheshire_n elizabeth_n marry_v ralph_n egerton_n of_o wrynehill_n in_o staffordshire_n n._n lib._n b_o pa_n 16._o n._n cicely_n marry_v thomas_n fowleshurst_n of_o crew_n in_o cheshire_n joan_n marry_v john_n davenport_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n davenport_n of_o davenport_n in_o cheshire_n 12_o hen._n 4._o 1411._o lib._n b._n pag._n 16._o m._n ellen_n marry_v thomas_n fitton_n of_o gowesworth_n in_o cheshire_n agnes_n another_o daughter_n be_v affiance_v to_o william_n bromley_n of_o badington_n in_o cheshire_n son_n of_o sir_n john_n bromley_n but_o she_o die_v before_o marriage_n whereupon_o he_o marry_v margaret_n sister_n to_o agnes_n 4_o hen._n 6._o 1426._o 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daughter_n of_o

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any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n concern_v the_o chapel_n of_o nether-peve_a see_v above_o in_o budworth_n picmere_fw-la this_o township_n of_o picmere_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday-book_n whereby_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v ancient_o of_o two_o fee_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n one_o moiety_n ralph_n manwaring_n sometime_o judge_n of_o chester_n give_v unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr aldithley_n or_o audley_n in_o free-marriage_n with_o bertrey_n his_o daughter_n together_o with_o the_o town_n of_o smallwood_n and_o snelston_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o annual_a rent_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o one_o fagun_fw-ge unto_o which_o deed_n philip_n orreby_n then_o judge_v of_o chester_n be_v a_o witness_n the_o original_a be_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n lib._n b._n pag._n 1._o a._n henry_n of_o audley_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o bertrey_n his_o wife_n give_v to_o thomas_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr longsdon_n libero_fw-la homini_fw-la svo_fw-la half_a of_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n and_o half_a of_o his_o wood_n there_o render_v yearly_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n as_o i_o find_v the_o deed_n extract_v in_o vernon_n note_n this_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n be_v now_o enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1666._o 1._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n have_v one_o half_a of_o this_o moiety_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o cocker_n of_o picmere_n ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o until_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n sell_v the_o reversion_n hereof_o after_o his_o life_n unto_o thomas_n merbury_n father_n of_o thomas_n aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1604._o probably_n this_o be_v that_o part_n which_o henry_n audley_n give_v to_o thomas_n longsdon_n 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n have_v four_o tenement_n here_o in_o lease_n these_o be_v former_o hold_v by_o william_n wiche_n and_o call_v wiche_n land_n which_o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt-castle_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1495._o lord_z chamberlain_z to_z henry_n the_o seven_o escheat_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o george_n sutton_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o the_o chamber_n 14_o h._n 8._o sutton_n sell_v they_o to_o richard_n sneyd_n 7_o novembris_fw-la 14_o hen._n 8._o and_o william_n sneyd_n sell_v they_o to_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 3._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v one_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o john_n perceivall_n which_o be_v part_n of_o wiche_n land_n and_o be_v sell_v by_o william_n sneyd_n to_o gawen_n legh_n of_o northwood_n in_o high-legh_n 35_o hen._n 8._o 1543._o before_o he_o sell_v the_o rest_n to_o daniel_n and_o this_o tenement_n afterward_o richard_n legh_n of_o northwood_n gentleman_n sell_v among_o other_o land_n to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 1633._o 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cheshire_n be_v a_o witness_n which_o roger_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1211._o 13_o johannis_n regis_fw-la say_v matthew_n paris_n in_o his_o history_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maud_n have_v two_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n the_o second_o be_v hugh_z de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n this_o hugh_n and_o his_o wife_n grant_v to_o hugh_n venables_n all_o the_o land_n which_o william_n the_o offley_n hold_v of_o they_o in_o picmere_n and_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr offley_n till_o they_o come_v to_o such_o age_n as_o to_o govern_v the_o say_v land_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o e._n picmere_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la glover_n de_fw-fr picmere_n hugh_n venables_n grant_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o whole_a moiety_n of_o the_o village_n of_o picmere_n for_o the_o same_o service_n contain_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o william_n venables_n his_o father_n the_o 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be_v

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and_o 6_o month_n peter_n her_o husband_n die_v on_o tuesday_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o march_n 1647._o aged_a 59_o year_n and_o 8_o month_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o great-budworth_a on_o the_o saturday_n follow_v in_o the_o appropriate_a burial-place_n of_o his_o ancestor_n in_o our_o lady_n chapel_n there_o on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o survive_v his_o father_n 56_o year_n fourteen_o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o peter_n and_o elizabeth_n matryed_z elizabeth_z the_o three_o and_o young_a daughter_n of_o gilbert_n late_a lord_n gerard_n of_o gerards-bromley_n in_o staffordshire_n by_o dame_n elinour_n his_o lady_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n late_a of_o dutton_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n this_o peter_n and_o elizabeth_n 156._o elizabeth_n this_o elizabeth_n be_v baptise_a 23_o maii_n 1620_o as_o by_o the_o register_n of_o ashley-church_n in_o staffordshire_n appear_v lib._n b._n pag._n 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george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n 29_o die_v augusti_n 1665._o and_o have_v several_a issue_n

bradley_n senior_a lib._n c._n fol._n 221._o f.g._n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o adam_n lord_n of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o over-tabley_a and_o of_o the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n live_v 35_o edw._n 3._o marry_v katherine_n ______o and_z have_v issue_n william_n and_z alice_z the_o wife_n of_o william_n son_n of_o robert_n son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr buckley_n 18_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 229._o q._n william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o adam_n have_v to_o wife_n mary_n ______o and_z have_v issue_n katherine_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o thomas_n danyers_n afterward_o sir_n thomas_n danyers_n of_o over-tabley_a lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o l._n ⚜_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n seal_v with_o massy_n coat_n of_o arm_n whereby_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v original_o a_o massy_a the_o surname_n of_o this_o family_n be_v ancient_o write_v danyers_n and_o i_o have_v see_v it_o write_v de_n anyers_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o but_o in_o late_a age_n it_o be_v 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1383._o paulo_fw-la ante_fw-la festum*_n sancti_fw-la edmundi_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o m._n katherine_n survive_v and_o be_v live_v 3_o hen._n 5._o 1416._o lib._n c._n fol._n 217._o a._n ii_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n matryed_z elizabeth_z widow_z of_o thomas_n boydell_n of_o gropenhale_n junior_a and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n nigh_o frodsham-bridge_n lib._n c._n fol._n 281._o f._n &_o 283._o g._n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n john_n richard_n henry_n roger_n and_o laurence_n so_o the_o herald_n book_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o o._n this_o thomas_n daniel_n die_v 10_o hen._n 6._o 1431._o elizabeth_z died_z 11_o hen._n 4._o iii_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n style_v the_o elder_a 18_o hen._n 6._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n marry_v isabel_n daughter_n of_o john_n rixton_n 1_o hen._n 5._o 1413._o by_o who_o he_o have_v land_n in_o warrington_n and_o have_v 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c._n fol._n 242._o y._n this_o piers_n daniel_n esquire_n die_v 1522._o 14_o hen._n 8._o at_o the_o age_n of_o 38_o year_n julian_n his_o wife_n die_v 34_o hen._n 8._o 1542._o lib._n c._n fol._n 239._o s.t._n vii_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o piers_n and_o julian_n marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o william_n wilbraham_n of_o woodhey_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 1521._o 13_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 237._o e._n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n daniel_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n daniel_n second_o son_n sir_n william_n daniel_n judge_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n three_o son_n richard_n daniel_n four_o son_n die_v 1605._o ellen_n marry_v john_n massy_a of_o codington_n in_o cheshire_n 1553._o margaret_n marry_v christofer_n holford_n of_o iscoit_n in_o flintshire_n young_a son_n of_o sir_n john_n holford_n of_o holford_n nigh_o tabley_n 2_o &_o 3_o phil._n &_o mar._n 1555._o after_o she_o marry_v james_n barker_n of_o hamond_n near_o shrewsbury_n 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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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johannis_n constabularii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o dutton_n 1649._o and_o this_o moiety_n he_o hold_v from_o the_o priory_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n ever_o since_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o this_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n have_v by_o agnes_n his_o wife_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n or_o co-heir_n at_o least_o of_o roger_n fitz-alfred_n half_a of_o warburton_n half_a of_o limb_n the_o town_n of_o newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresbery_n hatton_n appilton_n and_o the_o royalty_n of_o stretton_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o say_a adam_n dutton_n and_o geffrey_n his_o son_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o town_n of_o great-budworth_a aston_n juxta_fw-la budworth_n nether-tabley_a sutton_n juxta_fw-la frodshum_fw-la appilton_n &_o hull_n newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresberie_n hatton_n stretton_n warburton_n half_a of_o limb_n half_a of_o sale_n half_a of_o nether-walton_n but_o many_o of_o these_o be_v long_a time_n ago_o give_v away_o by_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n dutton_n and_o geffrey_n son_n of_o that_o geffrey_n warford_n warford_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v then_o hold_v by_o one_o ranulphus_fw-la or_o randle_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o manwaring_n idem_fw-la ranulfus_n tenet_fw-la warford_n &_o godid_a de_fw-fr eo_fw-la ipsa_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la fuit_fw-la so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o doomsday-book_n this_o town_n be_v since_o divide_v into_o two_o town_n great-warford_n and_o little-warford_n both_o of_o they_o be_v within_o the_o old_a bucklow_n hundred_o but_o upon_o the_o new_a division_n of_o the_o hundred_o which_o i_o conjecture_v exceed_v not_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o great-warford_n be_v allot_v to_o maxfield_n hundred_o but_o little-warford_n continue_v to_o bucklow_n hundred_o and_o be_v join_v now_o with_o marthall_n in_o one_o constableship_n this_o small_a hamlet_n of_o little-warford_n now_o in_o bucklow_n hundred_o be_v give_v by_o roger_n manwaring_n of_o warmincham_n in_o cheshire_n to_o robert_n de_fw-fr vernon_n militi_fw-la svo_fw-la filio_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr vernon_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o 1665._o lib._n b_o pag_n 59_o extract_n out_o of_o sir_n thomas_n manwaring_n of_o pever_n deed_n 1665._o gilbert_n lee_n of_o middleton_n in_o yorkshire_n esquire_n sell_v little-warford_n to_o john_n millington_n and_o henry_n hough_n and_o their_o heir_n 22_o die_v maii_n 4_o eliz._n 1562._o henry_n hough_o of_o knotsford_n mercer_n settle_v his_o land_n in_o little-warford_n to_o his_o own_o use_n for_o his_o life_n and_o after_o to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o nephew_n thomas_n antrobus_n of_o lincolns-inn_n and_o his_o heir_n 28_o julii_n 15_o eliz._n 1573._o division_n be_v make_v of_o the_o land_n in_o little-warford_n between_o john_n millington_n and_o thomas_n antrobus_n 27_o julii_n 18_o eliz._n 1576._o thomas_n antrobus_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n pass_v all_o their_o land_n in_o little-warford_n unto_o thomas_n colthurst_n and_o his_o heir_n 17_o aprilis_n 13_o jacobi_n 1615._o thomas_n colthurst_n by_o deed_n enroll_v sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o little-warford_n to_o stephen_n smith_n and_o his_o heir_n 30_o octobris_fw-la 16_o jac._n 1618._o stephen_n smith_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o little-warford_n to_o sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a and_o his_o heir_n 20_o martii_fw-la 17_o jacobi_n 1619._o who_o heir_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o this_o moiety_n of_o little-warford_n 1666._o the_o other_o moiety_n which_o belong_v to_o john_n millington_n aforesaid_a be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o millington_n colthurst_n of_o little-warford_n 1666._o charterer_n in_o little-warford_n 1666._o william_n bayly_n this_o freehold-land_n of_o inheritance_n in_o little-warford_n be_v purchase_v from_o sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a the_o sixteenth_o of_o april_n 1620._o and_o belong_v to_o his_o moiety_n great-warford_n roger_n manwaring_n sell_v to_o richard_n putra_n regnante_fw-la henrico_n tertio_fw-la and_o putra_n sell_v it_o to_o randle_n manwaring_n young_a brother_n to_o the_o say_v roger_n and_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n confirm_v it_o to_o randle_n manwaring_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n b._n pag._n 1._o z._n from_o who_o the_o manwaring_n of_o warford-magna_a but_o this_o family_n be_v long_o since_o extinct_a weston_n william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n hold_v weston_n of_o hugh_n lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o odard_n and_o brictric_n hold_v it_o of_o william_n fitz-nigell_a in_o monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 187._o we_o read_v that_o nigell_n give_v to_o odard_n weston_n and_o great-aston_n and_o from_o this_o odard_n come_v all_o the_o dutton_n and_o that_o nigell_n give_v to_o edward_n brother_n of_o odard_n two_o ox-gangs_a of_o land_n quas_fw-la haeredes_fw-la willielmi_n filii_fw-la ranulphi_n modò_fw-la tenent_fw-la guarinus_fw-la de_fw-la vernon_n release_v to_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o pleno_fw-la comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la gilbertum_n de_fw-fr weston_n &_o rogerum_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la quondàm_fw-la homines_fw-la guarini_n cùm_fw-la catallis_fw-la suis_fw-la etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la concessione_n dedit_fw-la hugo_n quatuor_fw-la marcas_fw-la argenti_n tempore_fw-la philippi_n orreby_n justiciarii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la

coheir_n for_o than_o he_o will_v have_v have_v another_o surname_n and_o have_v be_v subscribe_v before_o the_o other_o two_o witness_n wherefore_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o have_v a_o sister_n illegitimate_a marry_v to_o estbury_n who_o be_v mother_n to_o this_o randle_n of_o estbury_n and_o so_o be_v nephew_n to_o earl_n randle_n or_o else_o a_o base_a brother_n surname_v the_o estbury_n who_o be_v father_n to_o this_o randle_n of_o estbury_n nephew_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o therefore_o hugh_n cyveliok_v earl_n of_o chester_n have_v either_o another_o base_a daughter_n omit_v in_o the_o place_n aforesaid_a or_o else_o another_o base_a son_n place_v these_o two_o sheet_n after_o fol._n 392._o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o part._n addenda_fw-la in_o mobberley_n part_n iu._n concern_v the_o descent_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n pag._n 320._o i_o find_v william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n witness_v to_o a_o deed_n of_o gervase_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n about_o 1230._o lib._n c._n fol._n 296._o t._n num_fw-la 1._o which_o seem_v to_o i_o very_o probable_a that_o he_o be_v father_n of_o ralph_n mobberley_n i_o mean_v that_o william_n i._o ralph_n mobberley_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o this_o be_v certain_a by_o good_a proof_n and_o have_v issue_n william_n mobberley_n and_o henry_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n who_o give_v land_n in_o mobberley_n to_o mary_n daughter_n of_o william_n mobberley_n the_o young_a about_o 1324._o lib._n c._n fol._n 14._o m._n num_fw-la 1._o ii_o william_n son_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n and_o purchase_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o richard_n bonetable_n 1281._o and_o have_v issue_n as_o be_v mention_v before_o in_o the_o book_n this_o william_n die_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n call_v maud_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n marry_v john_n boydell_n of_o limb_n live_v 1359._o lib._n c._n fol._n 17._o m._n num_fw-la 32._o iii_o william_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n have_v a_o former_a wife_n as_o i_o conceive_v by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n and_o cicely_n a_o daughter_n who_o marry_v john_n domvill_n of_o mobberley_n the_o young_a as_o by_o and_o by_o will_n better_o appear_v both_o under_o age_n 3_o edw._n 3._o 1329._o lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o cc._n his_o other_o wife_n be_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n downes_n of_o chorley_n by_o who_o he_o have_v those_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o their_o mother_n land_n in_o chorley_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n before_o this_o william_n die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o maud_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v john_n domvill_v the_o elder_a father_n of_o john_n domvill_n the_o young_a who_o marry_v cicely_n and_o this_o maud_n survive_v both_o her_o husband_n and_o live_v 1_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o kk_n iv_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n have_v a_o wife_n call_v vincentia_fw-la by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o daughterr_v call_v margaret_n who_o he_o hold_v not_o to_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o estate_v all_o his_o land_n on_o john_n leycester_n his_o nephew_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o sir_n john_n wynkfield_n 35_o edw._n 3._o m._n num_fw-la 33._o which_o hereafter_o follow_v and_o be_v transcribe_v at_o large_a he_o have_v a_o concubine_n call_v alice_n ride_v by_o who_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o he_o have_v a_o son_n call_v jenkin_n of_o mobberley_n esquire_n who_o serve_v under_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n 47_o edw._n 3._o 1373._o as_o appear_v by_o john_n leycester_n account_n in_o my_o possession_n date_v at_o southampton_n on_o the_o eve_n of_o st._n john_n 49_o edw._n 3._o 1375._o but_o this_o jenkin_n die_v without_o issue_n nor_o be_v he_o there_o style_v son_n of_o sir_n ralph_n but_o i_o conjecture_v he_o to_o be_v so_o margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n ralph_n marry_v thomas_n toft_n both_o live_v 1357._o afterward_o she_o marry_v hugh_n de_fw-fr chaderton_n live_v 1361._o and_o therefore_o page_n 320._o the_o last_o line_n but_o one_o these_o word_n without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n be_v to_o be_v expunge_v and_o in_o the_o very_a next_o line_n these_o word_n by_o alice_n ride_v his_o concubine_n be_v also_o to_o be_v expunge_v the_o deed_n wherein_o john_n spendelow_n and_o william_n geffeson_n two_o chaplain_n entrust_v do_v settle_v all_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n land_n on_o john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a 1359._o the_o original_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n 1672._o m._n num_fw-la 32_o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la 32._o m._n num_fw-la 32._o quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n spendelow_n &_o willielmus_fw-la geffeson_n de_fw-fr modburlegh_n capellani_n dedimus_fw-la concessimus_fw-la &_o hâc_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartâ_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la confirmavimus_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr leycester_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la dvas_fw-la part_n manerii_fw-la de_fw-fr modburlegh_n &_o advocationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la manerii_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la quas_fw-la priùs_fw-la habuimus_fw-la de_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o concessione_n radulphi_n de_fw-fr modburlegh_n militis_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la dedimus_fw-la etiàm_fw-la &_o concessimus_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr leycester_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la nostra_fw-la in_o norshagh_n fernilegh_n &_o holey_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etiàm_fw-la quod_fw-la tertia_fw-la pars_fw-la praedicti_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la modburlegh_n &_o omnes_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la in_o norshagh_n fernilegh_n &_o holey_n cùm_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la quae_fw-la johannes_n domvill_n senior_a &_o matilda_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o dotem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la matildae_fw-la de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la matildae_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la nostros_fw-la reverti_fw-la deberent_fw-la integrè_fw-la remaneant_fw-la praefato_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr leycester_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la volumus_fw-la insupèr_n &_o concessimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la omnes_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la cùm_fw-la suis_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la quae_fw-la johannes_n boydell_n de_fw-fr limb_n &_o matilda_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o dotem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la matildae_fw-la in_o holey_n de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la matildae_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la reverti_fw-la deberent_fw-la integrè_fw-la remaneant_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr leycester_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o tenendum_fw-la dvas_fw-la part_n manerii_fw-la praedicti_fw-la &_o advocationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la praedicta_fw-la &_o reversiones_fw-la dotum_fw-la praedictarum_fw-la cùm_fw-la acciderint_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr leycester_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o suis_fw-la assignatis_fw-la in_fw-la dominicis_fw-la wardis_n releviis_fw-la escaetis_n terris_fw-la pratis_n boscis_fw-la molendinis_fw-la aquis_fw-la stagnis_fw-la turbariis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la &_o servitiis_fw-la liberorum_fw-la tenentium_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la leycester_n thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr toft_n &_o margaretae_n uxoris_fw-la ejus_fw-la extùnc_fw-la de_fw-la plumlegh_n johannis_n laurensson_n de_fw-fr modburlegh_n &_o willielmi_n dawson_n 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