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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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 87 - Holynfayr, and his successors xiiis vv* at the feast ' of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and St.
Page 166 - 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 54 - 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 221 - 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 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 206 - One large silver chalice, double gilt within with gold ; one large paten of pure gold : Two silver crucibles, alias cruets, for wine and water; one silver plate, upon which the said crucibles used to stand ; six tall silver candlesticks ; and a large silver crucifix ; the whole solid silver, and which the Lady Molineux, first wife to his present lordship, told this deponent cost his lordship £500 in London. All the above plate this deponent says he saw often in the year 1709, at which time he officiated...
Page 219 - ... equal portions at the feasts of St. Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation...
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...