The Lancashire Lieutenancy Under the Tudors and Stuarts: The Civil and Military Government of the County, as Illustrated by a Series of Royal and Other Letters; Orders of the Privy Council, the Lord Lieutenant, and Other Authorities, &c., &c. Chiefly Derived from the Shuttleworth Mss. at Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire, Volume 49John Harland Chetham society, 1859 |
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Page 68 - Preachings or other Service of God there to be used and ministered ; upon pain of punishment by the censures of the Church, and also upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit for every such offence twelve pence, to be levied by the Church-wardens of the parish where such offence shall be done, to the use of the poor of the same parish, of the goods, lands and tenements of such offender, by way of distress.
Page 68 - ... to resort to their parish church or chapel accustomed, or upon reasonable let thereof, to some usual place where common prayer and such service of God shall be used in such time of let, upon every Sunday and other days ordained and used to be kept as holy days, and then and there to abide orderly and soberly during the time of the common prayer, preachings or other service of God there to be used and ministered...
Page cii - When a quarter of wheat is sold for 3s. or 3s. 4d. and a quarter of barley for 20d. or 2s., then brewers in cities ought and may well afford to sell two gallons of beer or ale for a penny, and out of cities to sell three or four gallons for a penny.
Page xx - And further it is commanded that every man have in his house harness for to keep the peace after the ancient assize ; that is to say, every man between fifteen years of age and sixty years, shall be assessed and sworn to armour according to the quantity of their lands .ml goods ; that is to wit, from fifteen pounds lands, and goods forty marks, an hauberke, an helme of iron, a sword, a knife, and a horse...
Page 2 - Dearden, Thomas Ferrand, Rochdale •Derby, The Earl of, Knowsley, Prescot Delamere, The Lord, Vale Royal, near Northwich Devonshire, The Duke of Dilke, CW, London Durnford, Rev. Richard, MA, Rectory, Middleton Dyson, TJ, Upwood Mount...
Page xxi - And in every hundred and franchise two constables shall be chosen to make the view of armour ; and...
Page 7 - VICE-PRESIDENT. WILLIAM BEAMONT. THE VERY REV. GEORGE HULL BOWERS, DD ., DEAN OF MANCHESTER. REV. JOHN BOOKER, MA, FSA REV. THOMAS CORSER, MA, FSA JOHN HARLAND, FSA EDWARD HAWKINS, FRS, FSA, FLS THOMAS HEYWOOD, FSA WA HULTON.
Page 15 - Henry V. ordered the sheriffs of several counties to procure feathers from the wings of geese, picking six from each goose. In the time of Edward IV.
Page 1 - Clarke, Archibald William, Manchester Clay, Rev. John, MA, Preston Clayton, Japheth, Hermitage, near Holmes Chapel Clegg, Thomas, Manchester Clifton, Rev. RC, MA, Canon of Manchester Consterdine, Joseph, Manchester Cooke, Thomas, Pcndlebury, near Manchester Corser, George, Whitchurch, Shropshire Corser, Rev.
Page xxi - ... and of highways ; and also shall present all such as do lodge strangers in uplandish towns, for whom they will not answer. And the justices assigned shall present at every parliament unto the King such defaults as they shall find, and the King shall provide remedy therein.