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INDEX.

Adams, Rev. Mr., 90.

Adkinson, Daniel, 84.

Assheton, John, son of Thomas de, 124. Astley, Elizabeth, 71.

Aston, Robert de, 251.

Albinus, Alexander, son of William of Aston, Sir Thomas, 147.

Adcroft, Rev. John, 304, 310.

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Ardern, Mr. Nathan, 93.

Armitage, Sir Elkanah, 194.

Arstall, James, 81.

Arstall, William, 313.

Arrowsmith, Father, 276, 278.
Ashe, Rev. Mr., 92, 93.
Ashton, Elizabeth, 250.

Ashton, Ralph, Rector of Ashton, 251, 252.

Ashton, Richard de, de Mersey, 250, 252.
Ashton, William, 144, 216.
Ashton, Rev. Mr., 92.
Ashurst, William, Esq., 86.
Assheton, Edmund, of Chadderton, Esq.,
220.

Assheton, Ralph, of Middleton, Esq., 86.
Assheton, Sir Ralph, 86.

Assheton, Sir Ralph, of Downham, 86. Assheton, Rev. Richard, 307, 309, 311. Assheton, Richard, Esq., 118.

Assheton, Rev. Robert, 61, 62, 306.

Assheton, Thomas, gent., 117.

Prestwich, 220.

Astona, Robert de, 251.
Astun, Orm. de, 245.
Atherton, Miss, 129.
Audenshaw School, 10
Aynscough, Mr., 46.

Aynscough, Rev. Thomas, 307, 308.
Aynsworth, Robert de, 251.
Aynsworth, William de, 251.

Baiard, Andrew, 320.

Baguley, Alexander, 217, 218.

Baguley, Christopher, 217, 218, 220.
Baguley, Laurence, 248.

Baguley, Rev. Ottiwell, 54, 64, 69.

Baguley, Richard, 217, 218.

Baguley, Richard, clerk, 220.

Baguley, Robert, 81.

Baguley, William, 81.

Baguley, William, gent., 216–220.
Bailey, James, 82.
Balden, John, 258.

Bamford, Anne, 117–119, 123.
Bamford, Bartin, gent., 115.
Bamford, George, gent., 116.
Bamford, George, Esq., 120.
Bamford, Jenet, 116.
Bamford, John, 115–120.
Bamford, John, Esq., 116, 119, 123.
Bamford, John, of Powlesworth, 119.
Bamford, Richard de, 115.
Bamford, Samuel, 128.

Bamford, William, of Tarlton Bridge

120.

Bamforthe, Adam, 119.

Bamforthe, Anne, 119. Bamforthe, John, 119.

Assheton, William, clerk, Rector of Bamforthe, Thomas, 119.

Bamforthe, William, 119.

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On the 5th of April 1848, the business of Samuel Taylor was investigated, who being plaintif against his brother Nathaniel Taylor, brought witness as follows: —

James Chorlton, elder at Chollerton, aged about 50 years, deposed such:-That Nathaniel Taylor said before ye jury at Chollerton that Samael Taylor his brother was a foresworn man ; and y' at another time as hee was coming to Manchester hee ye said Nathaniel sayd in paence of James Hopwood and a shoomaker y his brother Samuel was foresworn in three particulars; and this deponent does not remember y hee made any explication or distinction of his charge of perjury when he first charged him before y jury; and y jury suied him ye said Nathaniel in a Nolle for rayling at y jury; and ye gd Nathaniel further said before ye court that y* Devill was as good a professor as his brother Samuel; and yt he also said yt ye meeting of Samuel Taylor and his friends was for bad and base ends, and to conspire against his brother, or words to yt effect.

Josuah Taylor, of Marsledge, aged about 25 yeares, deposed saith:-That Nathaniel his uncle hearing some enquiry after Samuel Taylor this deponents father, ye sd Nathaniel answered here hee is like a foresworn man as hee is.

Zachary Taylor, of Rusholme, aged 42 yeares, deposed saith :— That hee ye sd deponent being sent by Samuel his brother to ye said Nathaniel his brother, ye said Nathaniel, after some other discourses, payled his hands and sd that he had called his brother Samuel a Bjured man, and yt he would make it out, and yt he

instanced in this particular, that Samuel being a juror was bound to present himself and his sonne about ye brawle as well as Nathaniel and he did it not.

During this day's proceedings there appeared an unwillingness on the part of James Chorlton, elder of Chorlton, to execute his office; whereupon he was called to shew cause why he thus refused. He alleged " Yt they have never sitten as an eldsPP; yt he is unfit and desires to bee freed from his office." The business deferred till the next classis that Mr. Benson may be acquainted therewith. On the 3rd of May 1848, the case of Nathaniel Taylor was resumed :

John Shelmerdine of Rusholme, yeoman, aged 18 yeares, deposeth saith, That Nathaniel Taylor sayed that his brother went about to defraid his bror Isaac, and made a long discourse in ye presence of manie men, amongst whom one man which this dept knowes not said to Nathaniel, If Samuel Taylor bee such a man I wonder you suffer him to live amongst you: And Nathaniel answered yt he thought hee was as courste a man as lives, if hee bee not a theefe or a murderer; and yt hee caused his brother Isaac to spend some parte of his portion 10 or 11' to get ye rest. Ye occasion of this discourse was yt this deponent asked ye sd Nathaniel whether Samuel and hee were agreed about the [a word undecipherable], and thereupon hee entered into this discourse.

June 14th 1648, the further consideration of Taylor's case entered on: "Nathaniel Taylor having divers times abused ye classis, this day in ye face of ye courte did charge ye courte to deale, and hath given out very scandalous and false reports agtt Mr. Hollinworth, preacher of God's Word at Manchester, scandalizing ye said Mr. Hollinworth before ye classis, and of such things as are knowne to most of ye members thereof to bee false and untrue, whereof ye saide classis cleared him, the classis hath admonished him and should be glad to see his reformation, weh if admonition doe not work him unto yt they conceive it fitt further to proceede against him."

John Barlow, elder at Chorlton, did witness yt ye said Nathaniel

Taylor desired him to goe and tell Mr. Hollinworth yt he was a dishonest man; secondly an [word illegible] man; thirdly hee supposed hee was drunk or mad, or els yt what hee did in ye classis was of ppose to doe him wronge in his business.

Instead of attempting to rebut the allegations, Nathaniel retorted by making a counter-charge against his brother, but this was found to consist of matter not proper for the classis to deal with; and on the 13th of February 1648-9, having reviewed the whole case, they announced their decision:-Forasmuch as Nathaniel Taylor hath brought in some exceptions against his brother Samuel Taylor, and upon his appearance refused to make proof of any exception against him whereof we have cognisance, therefore this classe doth clear the said Samuel Taylor from ye aforesaid exceptions, and do order ye said Nathaniel Taylor to give satisfaction to the said Samuel Taylor for the wrong he hath done him, viz. acknowledging his fault before this class.

Whether Nathaniel Taylor complied with the decision of the Court does not appear; he is not heard of again.

Chorlton has but one Charity exclusively its own
USHERWOOD'S CHARITY.

Margaret Usherwood, by will, bearing date August 23, 1742, and proved at Chester April 2, 1773, gave to Richard Broome, Nathaniel Gee, Jonathan Lowe and Samuel Bradshaw, all the residue of her estate after the payment of several legacies, her debts and funeral expenses, upon trust that they should put the same out at interest upon such securities as they should think meet; and that they should nominate six poor children whose parents should, or did when living, frequent Chorlton Chapel, and more particularly such as should bear the surnames of Warburton or Williamson; and should, after such choice, provide for each of such poor children a blue gown and a blue cap, a blue pair of stockings, a shirt and a pair of shoes, and should at the end of two years next after such nomination provide for each of such children such apparel as was thereinafter mentioned; and that they should,

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