Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Volume 42

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Chetham Society., 1857

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Page 38 - Bartholomew Fair, in the said place and county, on the other party : the one and thirtieth day of October, 1614, and in the twelfth year of the reign of our sovereign lord, JAMES, by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith ; and of Scotland the seven and fortieth.
Page 127 - The finest Italian works are of the middle and latter part of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. Subsequently medal casting and striking gradually fell into the hands of inferior artists, and, however historically interesting, is rarely a worthy measure of contemporary painting and sculpture in Italy.
Page 5 - Moor, worth sixpence per annum. From a rental of Thomas West, Lord de la Warre, May 1st, 1473, it appears that Nicholas Langforth, Knt., holds the demesne of Whithington and Diddesbury by the service of one knight's fee of the said lord, a yearly rent of 9s., and for castleward (a tax upon those residing within a certain distance of any castle towards the maintenance of such as watch and ward the castle) IDS. This relation between the superior lord and his tenant was found to continue uninterrupted...
Page 283 - These amounts have been invested in the purchase of land, and in 1 855 the sources of income of the chapel were returned as follows : — A farm situated at Bramhall in the county of Chester, value £60 per annum ; another farm in Northen Etchells in the same county, value £32 per annum, together with the two sums £200 and £600 in the funds (three per cent) held by the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for the benefit of the Incumbent. The chapel is dedicated to St. Clement, and is in the gift...
Page 253 - ... shall not, within six months, next after proclamation in that behalf to be made in the city of London, under the great seal of England, return into this realm, and thereupon, within two days next after such return, before the bishop of the diocese, or two justices of...
Page 233 - Lord hath towards them, and to the great travailes that he hath made and sustained, as well in his wars of Scotland, as against the parts of France and other places, and to the good will which he hath to travail to keep his realme, and maintain his wars, and to purchase his rights...
Page 220 - ... from time to time to be nominated and approved of by the Warden of the Collegiate Church of Manchester, the rectors of the parish churches of Prestwich and...
Page 58 - By virtue whereof we do declare him to be a lawful and sufficiently authorized minister of Jesus Christ. And having good evidence of his lawful and fair calling, not only to the work of the ministry, but to the exercise thereof...
Page 166 - ... settle the said premises or so much thereof as he shall stand seised of at the time of his decease, so and in such manner as that, on failure of issue of his body, the same may come to my daughter.
Page 78 - October 29. Buried Sr John Bland Bar* of Hulme. 1717. February 13. Baptized Hildebrand, son to Hildebrand Jacob Esq. of Hulme Hall. 1718. August 2. Married Joshua Travis, chaplain of Manchester and Elizabeth Walker, both of the parish of Manchester : by Certif. from Mr. Assheton. 1718. September 5. Buried James Lester minester off Didsbury and Kiper off the Liberary at the Collich.

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