Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year ..., Volume 5; Volume 41Society, 1890 - Cheshire (England) Pedigrees and arms of various families of Lancashire and Cheshire are included in many of the volumes. |
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Adam fil altar appears arch Archæological arms Bolton bronze buildings burgage Burscough Priory Castle centre chalice chancel Chantry chapel Charles Cheshire Chester chief lord choir Church crossing daughter deed Earl of Derby early Edward engraved excavations Feast of St feet Friary Genealogist Given at Wygan Grant grantor Hamon heater shield Heraldry Hollynfare Hornby Hornby Castle Hugh the clerk jamb James John de Cruce John fil King Knowsley Lancashire Lancaster Lathom leather Liverpool Lord Derby Lord Monteagle Lord Strange Mascy Mascy of Rixton Molineux Moulded nave nave arcade Nicholas North transept Ormskirk ornamental parish Pemberton pier pillar plate probably Richard fil Rixton Roger round Seal gone selion shape shews shield side silver Sir Thomas Stanley Chantry Stanley Mortuary stone strap street Tempest Charters tenement tiles toft tower town of Wygan transept wall Warrington WARRINGTON FRIARY width wife William fil Witnesses
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Page 166 - I abhor your treasons ; and am so far from delivering this island to your advantage, that I will keep it to the utmost of my power to your destruction. Take this final answer, and forbear any further solicitations ; for if you trouble me with any more messages upon this occasion, I will burn the paper and hang the bearer.
Page 85 - Holynfayr, and his successors xiiis ivd at the feast " of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and St.
Page 166 - I received your letter with indignation, and with scorn I return you this answer : that I cannot but wonder whence you should gather any hopes from me, that I should (like you) prove treacherous to my Sovereign ; since you cannot be insensible of my former actings in his late Majesty's service ; from which principle of loyalty I am no way departed.
Page 52 - Fawkes, which he and Percy had bought the day before, " to try conclusions for the long and short burning of the touchwood, with which he had prepared to give fire to the train of powder.
Page 48 - There are old men yet dwelling in the village where I remain which have noted three things to be marvellously altered in England within their sound remembrance, and other three things too too much increased.
Page 219 - Lancaster on Monday next after the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 31 Henry VI., gives a fine for a writ of debt, 28th July, 31 Henry VI.
Page 217 - ... equal portions, at the Feasts of St. Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation ; also rendering to John fil' William nine silver pennies, in equal portions, at Christmas Day and the Nativity of St.
Page 166 - This is the immutable resolution, and shall be the undoubted practice of him, who accounts it the chiefest glory to be " ' His Majesty's most loyal and obedient subject, "
Page 172 - England, but now I fear you will be more sad to know that you can never see me more in this world. But I charge you all to strive against too great a sorrow ; you are all of you of that temper that it would do you...
Page 226 - To hold of the chief lord of the fee by the accustomed services, with common of pasture in Halewode. Witnesses : John de Holand de Hale, John de Ditton, John de Dichefeld, Richard del Doustes, John de Grelle, Thomas fil' Stephen de Ditton, Richard de Alvuandelegh, and others.