A History of the chantries with in the country palatine of Lancaster, being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Queen Mary Volume 1; Ed. by F. R. Raines

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...at the said termes viiijd The wyff of James Bourdman holdyth one pcell of grounde lienge w'hin hir tente there rentinge yerlie e.t xiiijd et Lich. in om'ib semper salvus. In cujus &e. Dat. apd. Weryngton iii. kal. Junii A0 1334.--Reg. Northburgh, Lichf. p. 109. 1358 ii. Id. Apr. Rie. de Ileton capell. adm. fuit. ad Cantariam in capella S. Trinit. de Wy nwek et institut. ad present. J oh's de Hay dok veri ejusdem Cantarias patroni, vacant. per mort. Wiiri de Rokode ult. Capell.--Ibid. 1361 vi. Non. Maise. Badulph. de Wabbley cap. instit. ad Cantar' in capella S. Trinit. de Wynwik ad pres. Joh's de Hajdok, vae. p. resign. Ric'i de Heton ult. cap.--Reg. Stretlon, Lichf, vol. v. 1370 vii. calend Apr. Will' de Wygan cap. inst. ad Cantar. in cap. S'c'i Trin. in eccles. de Wynwik ad. pres. Joh'is de Haydoke patr. 1532 Dn's Laurent. Penyngton Capell. conduct. p8 Peter Legh Arm. in Cantar1 ap'd Winwick.--Lane. MSS. vol. xxii. 1547 Com. Henr. Jonson cur. conduct. p' Galfridu. Legh in capella ib'm.--Ibid. In 1535 the Subsidy Commissioners for the Deanery of Warrington assessed--"Winweke,--de Cantaria ibidem ex fundacione antecessorum Petri Legh"--for tenths vi8 viiid and for the subsidy vi8.--Lane. MSS. vol. xxii. 3 (Page 69.) In 1548 Laurence Pennyngton was described as aged forty-eight years, and a lame man (£'. libro B. Duch. Lane.), and in 1553 as late Chantry Priest at Winwicke, with a pension of 3l.--(Willis's Hut. Milr. Abb. vol. ii. p. 109. See also pp. 68 and 69, notes, ante.) The will of Galfrid Legh Esq., registered at York, is too interesting to be omitted here. He was the third son of Sir Peter Legh of Lyme, " knight and priest," and had a devise of lands and tenements for life of the value of twenty marks a year by his father...