Nehemiah Bird
(1685-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Ainsworth

2. Elizabeth Pick

Nehemiah Bird

  • Born: 1685
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Ainsworth on 2 Dec 1708 in Wallasey, Merseyside England
  • Marriage (2): Elizabeth Pick on 22 Dec 1725 in Wallasey, Merseyside England

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Reginald Sherlock @ genes

• note. 299 John Byrd notes:
What the 16th century records tend to show is at least two distinct families of Birds in the Wallasey area: (1) the Poulton Birds and (2) the Liscard Birds. The former were yeoman; the latter seemed to be merchants and subsistence farmers. Both congregated around St. Hilary in Wallasey proper.

In the 17th century the Old Testament names seem to emerge from the non-yeoman class. What that probably means is that Nehemiah didn't come from the Poulton line. There seem to be links with Bebbington, Woodchurch, Heswall and a few other sites outside of the "island" of Wallasey.

Other than that, the required records fall within the timeframe of the English Civil War when there was a lot of disruption.
EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTERS OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. HILARY, WAM.ASEV, WITH NOTES THEREUPON.

flyEdward J/.Ilancf andT.N.Morton.



BY the courtesy of the Worshipful and Rev. Chancellor Espin, Rector of Wallasey, we have beert enabled to take the following extracts from the registers of that ancient parish. The extracts comprise a complete transcript of the entiies of christenings, marriages, and burials to the end of the sixteenth century, together with a copy of every memorandum contained in the first volume of the registers, covering a period extending from 1574 to 16 . These we have arranged in the following manner :

(1)The transcript of the entries of christenings, marriages, and burials.

(2)The copy memoranda, classified according to subjects as under.

(a)Rectors and other clergy. I b) Church fabric and goods.

(c)Free grammar school. Id) Parish business.
( e) Bequests to the parish and poor.
(f)Collections and charitable payments.
(g)Miscellaneous memoranda.

Theentriesundertheheading"collectionsandcharitable

payments " are numerous, and relate to a great variety of subjects ;

they have been grouped under the following sub-headings :

^i.) For repairing St. Paul's cathedral, (ii.) For repair of churches,
(iii.)For towns, &c., injured by lire,

(iv.) For towns, &c., cause not mentioned, (v.) For individuals injured by fire,
88Extracts from the Registers of

(vi. | For individuals, cause not mentioned, (vii.) For captives,
(viii.)For persons injured by pirates,
(ix.)For persons who had suffered shipwreck,
(x.) Various ;

the entries under each sub-heading being arranged in the alphabetical order of the names of the places or persons to which they relate. For convenience of reference, the memoranda have also been numbered consecutively throughout.

The register is on parchment, and the entries are generally well written. The book itself has been recently re-bound in a sub-stantial and appropriate manner, and its state of preservation evidences that care for these valuable records, of which additional proofs will be found in the records themselves.

1.Transcript of the Entries of Christenings, Marriages, and Burials.

EXPLANATION.

For convenience of reference, the entries of christenings, marriages, and burials are each numbered consecutively though this does not occur in the original.

To save room in printing, the text is in some respects abridged. For instance, the words "Christenings (\\Veddinges or Burialls) began March the

"xxvj 11' A'no D'ni," which in the original are repeated for each year, are here omitted after 1574. The entries 2 to 2j anil 69 to the end (with the exception of 186) of the Christenings are in the original in the same form as No. I, and those numbered 25 to 68 and 186 in the same form as 24 ; in the marriages, the words " married the," between the names and the date, are omitted in all entries after the first ; and in the burials, the words "was" before "buried," and "of" or "daye of before the month, are omitted wherever they occur.

In the notes at foot of each page, the letters " C." " M." and ' B." respec-tively represent the words "Christening," " Marriage," and " Burial ;" and the letters ' h." and " w." the words "husband" and "wife"; the number following each of those letters indicates the entry under the corresponding heading in which the person named in the text is again mentioned ; the letters "ch.," in the notes to the marriages, represent the word "children"; and the numbers following those letters indicate in each case the entries in the christen-ings which appear to relate to offspring of the marriage in question.
Among the marriages, the names printed in ifatU's are those of persons who appear not to have belonged to families, or to have been themselves, resident in the parish ; and those printed with an asterisk after the numbers are names of persons who, though apparently belonging to families, do not seem to have been themselves, so resident. The Liters piinttJ in ilalits after the date of each marriage, represent the day of the week corresponding with such date.
ntblWaUas<\\ Parish Church.89
THHaIe3ie, [St. Hilary] the Regester Booke of Christeninges weddinges and burialles wthin the saide p'rishe from the xxvj th daye of Marche Anno d'ni 1574 as followeth

ntblCHRISTENINGESntblbegan Marche the xxvj th Ano Dni 1574 [to 1594]ntbl 1 Elizabeth Shurlocke Christned the xxvj of Malentbl 2 Ellen Sampson,, xiij of Augustntbl 3 Ellen Dobbe,. ij of Septemberntbl 4 Joan Tassie,, xxiij of Septemberntbl 5 Catheren Wilson.. xxix of Octoberntbl 6 Richarde Lytherlande ,, xxiiij of Novemberntbl 7 Henrye Bryddo - ., xxvj of Novemberntbl'575'ntbl8 Richard Aynsdale Christncd the xxx of Marchentbl 9 Catheren Thomasson,, xxvij of April!ntbl 10 Margery Monileyxxiiij of Augustntbl 11 Marget Hesket., xxvj of Septemberntbl 12 Alice Pemberton., xj of Octoberntbl 13 Robert Rolin,, viij of Januaryentbl 14 Ellen Smyth., xxviij of Januarientbl 15 Jane Jonsonxxvj of februarientbl 16 Catheren Dobbe Christned the vj of Maientbl 17 Ellen Rolinxxxj of Maientbl 18 Robert Davie, x of Jvlyentbl 19 Alice Gyllxxviij of Jvlyentbl 20 Ellen Hesketxiiij of Septemberntbl21Catheren Robinson,first of Octoberntbl 22 Anne Wilsonv of Novemberntbl 23 John Briddex of November
24Will"1 Litherlande filius loannis Lytherlande Christned the xxv daye of Januarie

3-B., 6.Q -M.,3i.u R , 15IT M., 70.
4-M..75.
40Extracts from the Registers of

25Ellen Sampson fil' Henrici Sampson Christned xviii ffebruarie

26Marget Sampson fil' Will'mi Sampson ,, iiij Marche

ntbl 1577-ntbl27 Will TassieThome Tassievj Jvlyentbl 28 Robert VrmistonRob" Vrmistonx Augustntbl 29 Willm BrydeRic'i Bryddeiij Septembrntbl 30 Alice Harrison ,, Thome Harrison ,, viij Octoberntbl 31 Marget Thomasson,, (ohnis Thorn ,, xxvij Novemberntbl 32 Peter Deane ,, Johfiis Deane ., x Dccembrntbl 33 John Moniley ,, Henri' Mo'ley... ., xxvij Decemberntbl 34 Elizabeth Lytherland,, [ohaiiis Lyt'xix Januarientbl 35 Ales Pemb'rton ,, Jacob! Pemb'tonxvij ffebruarientbl1573.ntbl36 Will 1" Wysse fil' Will'"1 Wysse ,, xxx Aprillntbl 37 Gylb 1 DobbeRic'i Dobbe ,, xx Maientbl 38 Alice YoungeI.awrL'ncii Young ,, viij Jvnentbl 39 Elizabeth derate ,. Will 11 " Sam'vjjvlyntbl 40 Elizabeth Sampson .,,, vij Augustentblntbl41 Richarde HillRic'i Hyll ,. xxvj Octoberntbl 42 Elizabeth Robinson,. Thome Robin' ., xix Novcmb1"ntbl 43 George RolinRic'i Rolin ,, xij Januarientbl 44 Marget SmythJohannis Smyth ., xxv Januarientbl 45 John WatteJohannis U'att .. xxvj Januarientbl 46 Agnes Robinson Henrici Robinson ., xxiiij Marchentblfvniorntbl'579-ntbl47 John Hearnes ,, Ric'i Hearnes ,, xxix Marchentbl 48 Robert HesketRob" Heskettvij Aprillntbl 49 Ellen DobbeThome Dobbexj Aprillntbl 50 James Pembcrton ,, Jacobi Pern'xij Maientbl 51 Elizabeth Rolin ,, Georgei Rolin ,, xxvj Maientbl 52 Elizabeth Shurlockc,, Jo'annis Shurl' ,, xj Jvnentbl 53 John Wilson ,, Rob" ., vij Septemberntbl37-!!. ,27. 15-H-, -u-4 .-M,<6.49-11,41.ntbl23 H., 30. ,7U., 17L 47-'!..'';.51 B., 51.ntbljo B., 6j.ntblWallasey Parish Church.41ntbl 54 Anne Wade fil' Ric'i Wade Christned xxiij Septemb'ntbl 55 Rob't Vrmiston* Rob" Vrmiston xxx Septemb'ntbl 56 Marget Jonson Ric'i Jonson xxviij Octoberntbl 57 Margaret Clearcke Ric'i Clearcke vj Novemberntbl 58 Will"1 Brydde Will mi Brydde viij Novemberntbl 59 Margeryc Younge Joannis Younge xxij Novemberntbl 60 Thomas Heskctt '1'liome Heskett xxvijNovcmberntbl 6 r John GyllThome Gyll xij Septemberntbl 62 Alice Wilcoke Rogeri Wilcoke xij Februarientbl 63 Anne Thomasson Joannis Thorn' xviij Kebruaricntbl 64 John Sampson Will"1 ' Sampson xx I''ebruarientbl 65 Marget Younge Lawrenc' Younge viij Marchentbl 66 Ric' 1'erkerxix Marchentbl 67 Raplie Sampson Henrici Sam' xx Marchentbl1580.ntbl68 John Harrison fil' Joannis Harrison Christned v Malentbl 69 Cathcren Harrisonxxj Malentbl 70 Cathcrcn I.ytherlandexxx Maientbl 71 Margerie I'eml/tonviij Jvnentbl I',12Ellen Hanckinexj Jvnentbl 73 Margaret Monileyxxij Jvlientbl 74 John Deanexxv Jvlientbl 75 Kllen Hillxv Octoberntbl 76 Ales Pemb'tonxxij Octoberntbl 77 Ric' Dobbev Januarientbl ^.78 Elizabeth Gobbinx Januarientbl 79 Jone Wilsonxj Marchentbl 80 John Rabonxv Marchentbl 81 John Robinson 1581.xix Marchentblntbl82 James Robinson Christned ix April!ntbl83 Jone Brydd,, xxiv April!ntbl84 Catharen 'J'homassonx Maientbl54 Ii., 45.C , ]',., ,Ci.65-!!., 175., 61.ntbl 56 II., 59. 64 B.,;j. C6 IJ-, 4<j.73 Ii.. '.3.24-a, 65.ntbl 59 Ii., 46."This is probably the " Robert Urmston, of ^^il cy, Clerk, ' whose will <'as proved at Chester in 1604.
ntbl42Extracts from the Registers ofntbl85 Marget Litherlande Christned the xxviij Maientbl 86 Elizabeth Rysse ,, xxiij Jvne b.ntbl 87 Will Shurlockex Jvlyentbl 88\\Villm Dvnnexxviij Augustentbl 89 Thomas Robinsonfirst of Octoberntbl 90 Henrye Whytleij Octoberntbl 91 Marget Aynsdale ,, xij Octoberntbl 92 Richarde Younge ,, xvj Octoberntbl 93 Will1" Robinson ,, xvij Octoberntbl 94 John Spencerxviij Octoberntbl 95 Ric' Rolinxii Novemberntbl 96 Marget Robinson ,, same dayentbl 97 Ric' Bruscoe ,, xxiiij Novembrntbl 98 Henry Watt ,, xxix Novemberntbl 99 Jane Sampson ., vj Januarientbl 100 Will"1 Wilson ,, xvj Januarientbl 101 John Hyll ,, firste of Marchentbl 102 Will 111 Clearcke 1582. xi Marchentblntbl103 Elizabeth Kellye Christned the xiiij Aprillntbl 104 Thomas Smyth ,, vij Maientbl 105 Will"1 Hesketij Jvnentbl 106 Ellen Lytherlande ,, x Jvlientbl 107 Thomas Youngexxv Jvlientbl 108 John Jonsonx Augustntbl 109 Henry Rathbon ,, xij Augustntbl no Margaret Dobbexiij Decembrntbl in James Jonsoniiij Januarientbl 112 Catheren Hyll ,, vij Marchentbl1583-ntbl113 Will"1 Thomasson Christned the vij Aprillntbl 114 Anne Sampson ,, xiij Aprillntbl£.115 Robert Watt ,, xxix Maientbl 116 Will111 Robinsonxv Jvlientbl 117 Thomas Dobbexi August
ntbl88 R, ai<.iio-M., 73. m-B.,90.ntbl 98 M., Si.113 B., li.ntblWallasey Parish Church.48ntbl118 Catheren Bryde Christned the xxx Augustntbl 119 Ellen Whytlefirst of Septemberntbl 120 John Gyllvj Septembrntbl 121 Marget Eynsdalexxj Septrntbl 122 Thomas Moniley23 Sepfntbl 123 Thomas Deanexvj Octoberntbl 124 Ellen Eynsdale ,, xvij Octoberntbl 125 John Smyth ,, x Novembrntbl 126 John Deanexvj februarientbl 127 Marie Lytherlande ,, iij Marchentbl 128 Ellen Dvnneiiij Marchentbl 129 Marget Whytleye ,, xix M'chentbl 130 Marget Robinsonxxv M'chentbl1584.ntbl131 Rob't Ric'son Christened the i Aprillntbl132 Ellen Will'mson alias Robinson ,, 24 Aprillntbl 133 Rob't Hearnes ,, vj Maientbl134 Anne Pemb ; tonxxiij Maientbl 135 John Tassiexxix Maientbl£.136 John Wynstandleyiij Jvnentbl^.137 Ric' Clough ,, iiij Jvlyentbl 138 James Young ,, ix Augustntbl 139 Anne Shurlockexi Augustntbl 140 Margery Robinsonxx Augustntbl 141 John Robinson ,, xxiij Augustntbl 142 Geoffrey Wilson* ,, ix Septemb'ntbl 143 Ales Clearckexi Septembrntbl 144 Thomas Thomassonxiiij Septemberntbl 145 John Robinson ,, xvj Septemberntbl 146 Margery Wattvj Octoberntbl 147 Jone Watteix Octoberntbl 148 Thomas Spencerxx Novemberntbl 149 Elizabeth Thomassonxxiiij Novembrntblintblia8 B., 193. 134 B., 106. 145 H., U*. M3 U., 100.
* The will of " Jeffrey " Wilson, of LUcard, was proved at Chester in 1(12.
ntbl44Extracts from the Registers ofntbl150 Ric' Jonson Christned the xxiiij Januarientbl 151 Henry Youngc,, j februarientbl 152 James Smyth,, i Marchentbl 153 Elizabeth Rabonx Marchentbl 154 Margery Eynsdale,, xxiij Marchentbl155 Anne Lytherlande Christned the xj Aprillntbl156 Ellen Gyllxij Jvlyentbl157 Henry Youngcxxiiij Augustntbl158 Ellen Tassiexij Novemberntbl 159 Jane Hill., xxiij Novemberntbl 1 60 Marie Downc,, xxv Decemberntbl 161 Robert Stanney,, vij Januarientbl162 Henry Gyll,, xxix Januarientbl 163 Katheren Robinson,,j Marchentbl 164 John Whytleye,, vij Marchentbl1586.ntbl165 Thomas BryddeChristned the xviij Aprillntbl1 66 Ellen Heskett,, same dayentbl167 Rob' Wilson,, xxvj Jvncntbl1 68 Jone Lytherlandeiij Jvlientbl169 AVill1" Youngex Jvlientbl 170 Elsabcth Evance,, ij Augustntbl1 7 i Anne Robinson,, iiij Octoberntbl172 Thomas Harrison,, iiij Decemb rntbl173 Marget Dv'ne,, i Januarientbl174 Thomas Tassieiiij Januaryntbl 175 Thomas Sampsonvj febru'ntbl1587-ntbl176 Will"1 HeskettChristned the iij Maientbl177 Catheren Youngexij Maientbl 178 Thomas Andrcwevj Jvnentbl151 8., 98.162 R, in. 164 6., 153.i67 -B., ,35.ntbl114 B., 103.,6 3 -B., 134165 B., no. 169 6., in.ntblWallasty Parish Church,45ntbl179 Marget Thomasson Christned the xx Jvnentbl 180 Will Clearkevj Jvlientbl 181 Dorithie Lytherlande ,, xxij Jvlientbl 182 Thomas Deane ,, xxx Jvlientbl 183 Marget Shurlockexiiij Septembrntbl 184 Catheren Gyllxvij Septemb rntbl 185 Catheren Robinson ,, xxv Septembr
186Catheren Robinson fil' Guiliemi Robinson xxx Septembr

187Thomas JonsonChristned the ij Octob'

ntbl188 Thomas Watt viij Octoberntbl 189 Thomas Rabonxxj Dccemb1ntbl 190 Thomas Ric'sonxx Januarientbl 191 Thomas Smyth31 JanuarientblI S 88.ntbl192 Henry Watt Christned the 28 Marinentbl 193 Marget Stanney ,, xxix Aprillntbl 194 Elizabeth Robinson12 Maientbl 195 Catheren Robinsonviij Jvnentbl 196 James Heskettxxj Jvlyentbl 197 Elizabeth Clearkevij Augustntbl 198 Thomas Hyllx Septembrntbl 199 Doritie Lytherlande ,, xij Decembrntbl 200 Rob1 Deaneiiij februarientbl 201 Jone Whytleye ,, 1 6 februarientbl 202 Rob 1 Wilson26 februarientbl 203 Anne Tassieiij Marchentbl'59°-ntbl204 John Hill Christned the iiij Aprill t>.ntbl205 Elizabeth Sampsonvj Maientbl 206 Jone Younge ,, xx Maientbl 207 Margery Deaneij Jvnentbl 208 John Lytherlandvij Jvnentbl 209 Will1" Kempe ,, xxvj Jvne
ntbl180 B . ne 163 B.. 17--.ntbl 181 B.. 130. 187 B.. 200.

ntbl193 B., 145- ' '*&B M^ -cntbl !95 B.. 141 304 1;.. IS?ntblExtracts from the Registers ofntbl210 John Robinson Christned the vj Jvlyntbl211 Elizabeth Jonson xvij Jvlyntbl 212 Jone Wattxx Augustntbl 213 Thomas Whytleyexij Octoberntbl 314John Youngv Novemb'ntbl 215 Elizabeth Rowlinx februarientbl 216 Robert Thomasson ,, xx vi Martij*ntbl'59'-ntbl217 Elizabeth Spencer Christned the xxix Marchentbl118 Robert Tassievij Maientbl 219 Ellen Heskettsame dayentbl 220 Agnes Stanneyiiij Augustntbl 221 Richarde Wattx Augustntbl222 Ellen Youngeviij Septemberntbl 223 Marget Ric'sonxxij Septemberntbl 224 Henry Robinson ,, xij Octoberntbl 225 John Robinson ,, same dayentbl 226 Elizabeth Gyllxiij Octoberb.ntbl227 Will"1 Keele,,vij Novemberntbl 228 Thomas Wilsonxiij Novembrntbl229 Rowlande Lilherlande xviij Novembrntbl 230 Elizabeth Younge ,, v februarieb.ntbl 231 John Cooplexiiij Marcheb.ntbl 232 Henry Youngexxij Marchentbl'59*-ntbl233 Will1" Robinson Christned the v A prillntbl234 Ric' Smythxxiij Aprillntbl 235 Marget Gyllx Jvnentbl236 Ric' Clearkexvii Septembrntbl 237 Anne Thomassonxvij Septemb1ntbl 238 John Hillxij Octoberntbl 239 Catheren Jonson xix Novembrntbl 240 John Stanneyxxiiij Novembrntblzio B., 171.214 B., 164. 216 B., 182. 331 B.I 223.140 B , Tntbl 213 B., 174.A later insertion, in another hind.
ntblWallasey Parish Church.47ntbl241 Elizabeth Hollilande Christned the iiij Decemberntbl b.2^2Blaunche Hill x Decemberntbl 243 Ellen Heskett xij Januarientbl 244 Margerie Downe same dayentbl 245 Alice Tassie xviij Januarientbl 246 Elizabeth Walker ix februarie

247Margett Younge

248John Younge

249Robert Younge

250Elizabeth Robinson

251Ellen Brydde

252John Moniley

253Thomas Stanney

254 John Robinson

255 Will Rolin

256 Robert Will'mson

257 El'nor Clearcke

258Elizabeth Tassie

259Elizabeth Hyll

260Thomas Keyle

261Thomas Younge

262Elizabeth Anderton

1593-

Christned the xxviij Marche vij Maie

ix Jvne

vj Jvne

ii"j Jvlie

,,"xxx Jvlie

vij August

x October

xviij Decembr

xxiiij Januarie

xxvj februarie

'594.

Christened the vj Aprill

,,xvij Aprill iij Maie iiij Maie viij Maie

1600.

ntbl 263 Richarde Male Christned the iiij Aprillntbl 264 Robert Heskett firste Maientbl 265 Margaret Davie ij Maientbl 266 Ellen Stanney xiij Maientbl 267 Margerie Rolin x Jvnentbl 268 Margaret Thomason xxvij Jvnentbl 269 Will"1 Currie xxx August"1ntbl343 B., ao2.248 B., 337. B., 361.263 8., 259.264 B., 163ntbl 145 B . 197.* The handwriting of the entne* ctuuifet here.
ntbl48Extracts from the Registers ofntbl270 Margerie Tassie Christned the yj Septemberntbl 271 Thomas Watte ,, xij Octoberntbl 272 Izabell Meoles ,, first Nouemberntbl 273 Elizabeth Johnsonxx Januarientbl 274 Robert Younge ,, xvj Januarientbl 275 John Smith ,, xxx Januarientbl 276 Margerie Smith ,, iij ffebruarientbl 277 Richard Hillxx ffebruarientbl 278 Ellen Walker ,, vij Marchntbl 279 Margerie Ainsdayle ,, xx March
MARRIAGES.

Weddinges began March the xxvj'A'no D'ni 1574 (to 1674).

'574-

iHenry Moniley and Elizabeth Sampson married the xviij'h of Jvlie (Su.)

2*John Pembrton and Ellen Aynsdale ixth of Januarie (Su.) >575-

3 v Thomas Vrmston and Ellen Thomassonn xviij lh of Male ( W.)

4James Gyll and Margaret Aynsdaile xij th of ffebruarie (Su.)

5Will'in Lynnaker and Elizabeth Dvnne xixth of ffebruarie (Su.)

6Robert Robinsonn and Jone Sampson firste of Marche (77*.)

7John Aynsdale and Margaret Younge v lh of Marche (M.)

8John Shurlocke and Ales Younge ij th of Jvlie (M.)

9John Deane and Ellen Brydde iiij th of November (Sit.)

10John Watt and Ellen Shurlocke xxxth of December (Su.)

1577-

11Thomas Pemberton and Blanche Ric'son xixth of Auguste (SI.)

12Richard Hill and Elizabeth Aynsdale xxlh of Januarie (Sf.)

ntbli (h) H., 249 ; (w) R, 185 ; Ch., 10, 33, 73, 122.ntbl 4 (h) B., 198 ; ch. no. 6 Ch., 81, 116, 163, 194. 7 (h) B., 113 : Ch., 91, 124.ntbl 8 (h> I!., 220 ; (w> B., 265 ; Ch.. 52, 87. 139, 183.ntbl 9 Ch., 32, 74. 123, 200.13 (h) B., 188 ; Ch., 45, 98, 115, 146, 188, zai.
iiCh., 71,134.12 Ch.,41, 75, 101, 113, 159, 198, 259 Also see Memoranda on page 76, post.
ntblWallasey Parish Church.49
1578.

13John Younge and Margerie Wilson vj th of Jvlic (Su.)

14Henry Robinson and Ellen Thomasson xx lh of Jvlie (Sit.)

15Robert Spencer and Izabell Younge xviij' 1' of Januarie (Su.)

1579-

16Ric' Clearckc and Elizabeth Will'mson v th of Jvlic (Sit.)

17Robert Wilson and Elizabeth Rutter ij th of ffebruaric (Tu. )

18Thomas Heath and Ales Hall viij th of februarie (Af.)

1580.

19Will Aynsdale and Margaret Dvnne xxiiij lh of Aprill (Su.)

20Robert Dvnne and Catheren Robinsonn iiij 1 '1 of Jvne (S.)

21Ric' Smyth and Katheren Hyll xth of Jvlie (Su.)

22Will"1 Robinson and Margery Young xvij lh of Jvlie (Su.)

*3 John Younge and Jane Stanney xxiiij th of Jvlie (Su.)

24Lawrence Baliffe and Anne Meoles xv' 1' of November (Tu.) 25*Thomas Suche and Ales Tottie xxlh of Novembr (Su.)

26Henry Robinson and Margeri Shurlocke xth of December (S.)

27Robert Thomasson and Ellen Wilson xviij 11' of December (Su.)

a8 Robert Will'mson and Katheren Brydde xix1 '1 of Januarie (T/i.)

1581-

29John Robinson and Ellen Rolin xvj 1'" of Aprill (Su.)

30Henry Whytle and Margaret Clyll xxiiij 1'1 of Maie ( W.)

31Robert Sadler and Elizabeth Gyll xxiiij lh of September (Su.)

32Richard Thomasson and Anne Suche xx1 '1 of Jvlie (Th.)

33John Whytleye and Anne Davis x lh of December (Su.)

1582.

34John Robinson and Ales Stanney xxx th of Jvne (S.)

35Robert Aynsdale and Elizabeth Aynsdale xxvj 1'1 of December (W.)

36Thomas Deane and Catheren Aynsdale same dale ( W.)

ntbl13 (h) li., 95 ; (w) B., 254 ; Ch., 59. Ch., 46, 82. 185.ntbl15 (w) B., 238 ; Ch., .,4,u8,?iy-ntblx6 Ch., 102, 143,197. 17(w) I'., 58 ;Ch,, 79. 19 Ch., 121.ntbl20 (w)B., 115 ; Ch., 88, 128, 174.21 Ch., 104, 152, 234.22 Ch, 93, 140, 186.ntbl23 (w) U., 132 ; Ch., Q2, 151. 26(w) li.. 72 ;Ch., 96. 27 Ch., 84, 149, 216ntbla3 Ch., 132, 256. 27 Ch.,141, 171, 195, 210, 733, 254.y Ch., 90, 119.ntbl32 (w) li., 221 ; Ch., 113,144,'79> 237. ;j Ch-,13;. 164, 201, a 13,ntbl54 (w) B., 99 : Ch., 145. 15 Ch., 134, ^'9- 56Ch., 126, ifiz, 307.
E
50Extracts from theRegisters oj

I583-

37Robert Gyll and Cathercn Robinson vijth of Jvlye (Su.)

38Henry Watt and Jone Thomasson xvjth of februarie (Su.)

1584.

39Henry Younge and Margery Gyll ij lh of August (Su.)

40John Heskett and Margarett Robinson xth of Januarie (Su.) 4 1 Robert Stanney and Margerie Aynsdale xiiij"' of februarie (Su.)

I585-

42Peter Richardson and Elizabeth Younge vijth of November (Su.)

1586.

43 John Brydde and Ellen Bruscowe xvij lh of Jvlie (Su.)

1587-

44': Henry Dvnne and Ales Robinson! xvlh of October (Su.)

45Peter Pearson and Ales Jonson xxviij 1'1 of Januarie (Su.) 1588.

46John Robinson and Elizabeth Gyll ij lh of Jvne (Su.)

47He tn]ry Downe and Ales Robinson vijth of Jvlie (S/e.)

48Richard Walker and Margaret Wilson xxiij 1'1 of December (M.)

49John Younge and Margaret Robinson vijlh of ffebruarie (F.)

1590.

50John Younge and Christian Will'msonn vj lh of Maie ( W.)

51Peers Gyll and Margarett Brydd xxxjth of Maie (M.)

52Will"1 Clearcke and Margaret Tottie viijth November (A/.)

1592.

53*Henry Tottie and Elizabeth Brydd xth of Jvne (S.)

54 Richarde Younge and Catheren Suche xxxth of Jvlie (Su.)

ntbl37 (h) M-, 213 ; Ch., 156, 185' 38 Ch., 147, 192, 212.ntbl39 Ch., 157. 179, 206, 2 jo. 40 Ch., 166, 176, 196.ntbl 41 (w) B. ( 247 ; Ch., 161, 193, ^:o, 253. 4-- (w) U., 258 ; Ch., 190, 223.ntbl 43 (>') B-. 230 , th.. 251. 46- Ch., 224, 225, 250.47 Ch., 244.ntbl48Ch., 246.49 Ch., 214, 247. 50 Ch., 222, 248.51 Ch., 235.ntbl52 Ch., 236, 257. 54 Ch., 249.
t An inveutory of ihc gocJa of Alice Dunn, of Pouhon, widow, wa<, made in 1611.\\
ntblWallasey Parish Church.51
'593-

55WilFm Tyser and Catheren Rowlin xxij th of Aprill (Su.)

56John Covcntrie and Margaret Meoles xxjth of Maie (M.)

57Thomas Hey, and Ellen Thomasson xlh of Jvne (Su.}

58Elizabeth Askowe and James Brydd xxvij of Jvne ( W.)

59Thomas Younge and Elizabeth Thomasson xij lh of November (M.)

60Rogger Bruscoe and Moulde Younge xviij 1'1 of November (Sit.)

61John Lytherlande and Anne Rysse xvj th of December (Su.)

62James Dobbe and Klizabeth Bcnnett xth of februarie (Su.)

1594-

63IVill'm Carter and Anne Shurlocke xxviij 1 '1 of Aprill (Su.)

64Thomas Hey and Ellen Thomasson* xth of Maie (F.)

65Thomas Barber and Elizabeth Davie xij lh of Jvne ( W.)

'595-

66Richarde Hyll and Elizabeth Aynsdale xvj lh of Jvne (M.)

67John Robinson and Ellen Thomasson xxth Jvlie (Su.)

68Robert Ric'son and Jone Moniley xxixth of August (F.)

69Thomas Thomasson and Elizabeth Robinson vj th of februarie

70Will'm Ledsome and Ellen Rolin xij lh of ffebruarie (Th.)

71Richarde Harrison and Ellen Harrison xxth of ffebruarie (F.)

1596-

72Raphe Sampson and Margarett Dobbe iiij th of Maie (Tit.)

73Robert Richardson and Ales Lytherland x lh of Jvlye (S)

'597-

74Peter Rowlin and Ellen Brydde vlh of Jvlie (Tu.\\\i0

75Sander Younge and Jone Tassie xxlh of November (Sit.)

1598.

76John Malet and Ellen Brydde xx"1 of Aprill (Th.)

ntbl59 Ch., 261. 66(h) C.,4i ; Ch., 277. 69 (w)-C, 42. Ch., 368.ntbl70 (w) C, 17. 72 <h>-C., 67; (w)-C., no.ntbl 74 Ch., 267. 75 (w>-C., 4 : Ch., 374. 7<-Ch., 363.
Query, a duplicate of No. 57.

\\ The will of John Mailc, of Liscard. was provrd at Che^tc^ in 1618.

2
52Extracts from the Registers of

1599-

77Henry Pemberton and Ellen Hill iiij th of November (Su.)

78Robert Jonson and Ellen Smyth xxth of Novembr (Tu.)

79Robert Rowlin and Elizabeth Mosse xiiij of December (/".)

1600.

80Richarde ffazakerley and Ellen Harrison iij lh of Aprill (T/i.)

81John Curry and Ellen Robinson xviij of Maie (Su.)

82Henrye Watte and Elizabeth Caldrt vij lh of September* (Su.)

83Henrie Smith and Katharen Thom'sson first of ffebruarye (Su.)

ntbl77 (>') C.. 75- 78 (h) U., 264 ; (> ) C., 14 ; Ch., 273.ntblTJ (h) C., i.;. 81 Ch., 269. 82 (h) C., 98. 83(w> C.,9.
' The handwriting of the entries changes here.

ntblBURIALLESntblBegan March the xxvj th Anno d'ni 1574.ntbl 1 Edward Meoles buried the vj Aprillntbl 2 Margaret Meolesxiiij Aprillntbl 3 John Sycheij Jvnentbl 4 Ales Pemberton,, xx Jvnentbl 5 Richarde Heykync,, xxj Jvnentbl 6 Ellen Sampson,, xiij Augustntbl 7 Ellen Sampsonxxj Augustntbl 8 Richard Gyllvj Decemberntbl 9 Henry Youngexij DecemberntblIS7S-ntbl10 Genett Brydd buried the xxx Marchentbl 11 Richard Jonson,, xiij Maientbl 1 1Margery Smyth,, iij Jvlicntbl 13 James Brydde,, xiij Septembrntbl 14 Richarde Shurlocke ,, j Octoberntbl 15 Ales Pembertonxiij Octoberntbl 16 Erne Pemberton., xvj Octoberntbl 17 Ellen Heskettfirst of Decemberntbl 18 Gysleye Tottieiij Marche
6C.,2.15 C.,12.
ntblWallasey Parish Church.68ntbl1576.ntbl19 Thomas Bryd buried the xxviij Maientbl20 Richard Bryddev Jvnentbl 2 1 Ellen Aynsdalev Octoberntbl 22Elizabeth Wilsonxxij Octoberntbl 23 Morgan Morie,, xj Decemb'ntbl'577-ntbl24 Will"1 Cooper buried the xviij April!ntbl25 Ales Wattv Maicntbl 26 Rob 1 Vrmiston,, xiiij Augustntbl27 Will'm Tassie,, xv Novembrntbl28 Thomas Santwas,, xxj Novemb'ntbl 29 Ellen Hyll,, xxj Decemberntbl 30 Genett Yelson,, xxvij Decembrntbl 81 Ellen Bryde,, j februarientbl32 Gylb'rt Micaynex februarientbl33 Genett Bryd'::,, ij MarchentblI578-ntbl34 Ales Pemberton buried the xviij Maientbl35 Margery Jonson,, xxv Maientbl 36 AlesWhyte,, viij Septemb'ntbl 37 Will" Wilkin,, xxx Septemb'ntbl 38 Marget Harrisonviij Novembrntbl 39 Margery Tassief,, xvj Decembrntbl 40 GefTraye Wilson,, xviij Januarientbl'579'ntbl41 Ellen Dobbe buried the ix Maientbl42Margaret Shurlocke , xviij Jvnentbl43 Peter Thomasson, xj Augustntbl44 Genet Hallxv Augustntbl45 Anne Wade,, iij Octoberntbl 46 Margery Younge, xxij Novcnib1"ntbl16 C.,a8. 27 C., 27. 34 C., 35 41 C., 49- 45 C., 54. 46 C., 59. " ProbaMy wife of Richard BryJde.
tProbalily wife of the Rev.l'ho>. T.isiic, Curate.
54Extracts from the Registers of

47 Sr John Gorstilowe p'sonn of Walezie buried the ixth daye of Januarye 1579
ntbl1580.ntbl48 Margaret Rydinge buried the xxx Marchentbl 49 Richarde Parkerxix Maientbl 50 Ellen Rowlinxv Jvnentbl 51 Elizabeth Rowlin ,, xix Jvnentbl 52 Henry Rolin ,, xx Jvnentbl 53 Richarde Tottie ,, iiij Jvlientbl 54 Thomas Stanney31 Jvlyntbl 55 James Wilsonv Novembrntbl 56 Martin Vrmiston ,, j I)ecembrntbl 57 Ales Hall ,, xxviij Decembrntbl1581.ntbl58 Elizabeth Wilson buried the 27 Marchntbl 59 Margaret Jonson ,, ij Aprillntbl 60 Margaret Watt ,, xij Aprillntbl 61 Thomas Younge ,, xiiij Maientbl 62John Rabon ,, iiij Jvnentbl 63 Elizabeth Gobbin ,, xix Jvnentbl 64 Roger Younge ,, xix Jvlientbl 65 Catheren Thomassonxij Augustntbl 66 Thomas Hyllj Octoberntbl 67 Jone Thomasson ,, v Octoberntbl 68 Henry Younge* ., xvij Januarientbl 69 Izabell Cornell ,, xxij Januarientbl 70 John Sampson ,, xxiij Januarientbl 71 Agnes Bell ,, vij Marchntbl1582.ntbl72 Margery Robinson buried the iiij Aprillntbl 73 SrThomas Tassie Curatevij Aprillntbl 74 Jone Robinson ,, xiiij Aprillntbl 75 Will"1 Wattxxviij Aprill
40 C.,66.51 C, 51.59 C., 56.f iC., So.64 C.,78.66 C, 84.70 C, 64.

'The will of Henry Young, of Kirby [WalleyJ, was proved at Chester in 1581. In the list given in Appendix A, he appears as pan owner of the boat the " John," of Wallascy.
I

IVallascy ParishChurch.

76Thomas Shurlockc buried the vij Maie

77Margaret Walchwomanxv Dece'

78 Robert Bryddxxvij Januarie

1583-

79Richarde Johnson buried the xxv Maie

80Ellen Pemberton,,xxj Jvne

ntbl 81 Robert Watt xj Augustntbl 82 Ales Harrisonxj Septembrntbl 83 JohnGyll ,. xij Septemberntbl 84 John Gyll th'eldcr ., xxvij Octoberntbl 85 Margery Jonson ,, ,50 Octob1ntbl 86 Ellen Dvnne ,, xxiij februariL1ntbli S 84 .ntbl87 Ric' Lyne buried the xxvij Marchentbl 88 Jone Aynsdale ,, xij Aprillntbl 89 John Hynexxix Maientbl 90 Anne Sampsonvj Augustntbl 91 Jone Wattxix Octoberntbl 92 Will"1 Ryse ,, xj Decembrntbl 93 James Rysexj Decembrntbl 94 John Hakinxj Decemberntbl 95 John Youngexj Decembr
ntbl 96 The same day buried ij Jryshe men all being loste inntblWill1" Ryse his barke the said xj daye of Decemberntbl 97 Izabell Dobbe buried the iij Januarientbl 98 Henry Younge ix februarientbl 99 Ales Robinson xxv februarientbl 100 Thomas Spencer iij Marchentbl 101 Ales Smyth xix Marche
1585-

102Elizabeth Sampson buried the v Jvne

103Margery Eynsdale,,viij Jvne

ntbl 104 Thomas Jonson ,, j Jvlientbl 105 Ellen Will'msonix October
ntblSi (J., 115. 91- C., M7-ntbl go C., 114. 98 C., 151.ntbl66Extracts from the Registers ofntbl106 Anne Pembe'ton buried the xj Decembrntbl 107 Margery Dvnexxv Decembrntbl 108 Will"1 Bryddevj Marchentbl1586.ntbl109 Margery Stanney buried the xvii Aprillntbl no Thomas Bryddexxix Aprillntbl 111 Henry Gyll,,xxij Maientbl 112 Will1" Younge,.xx Augustntbl 113 Henry Robinsonx Octoberntbl 114 John Eynsdaletxi Novembrntbl 115 Catheren Dvnevj februarientbl1587-ntbl116 John Robinsonburied the xxviij Marchentbl 117 John Bryddexxxi Jvlientbl 118\\Villm Clearckesame dayentbl 119 Ellen Cornell,,vijAugustntbl 120 Doritie Lytherlandeij Octoberntbl 121 Will1" Tottieix Decembrntbl 122 Jone Youngevi Januarientbl 123 Margaret Rolinxii Januarientbl 124 Will"1 Jonsonxxx Januarientbl 125 Robert Eynsdalexvi februarientbl 126 Richarde Clearke*xxiij februarientbl 127 Elizabeth Shourlockeij Marchentbl 128 Catheren Will'msoneviij Marchentbl 129 Catheren Sotherne,,xvj Marchentbl1588.ntbl130 Robert Heskett buried the xi Aprillntbl 131 Richarde Youngefxvij Aprillntbl 132 Margery Robinsonxxvij Aprillntbl 133 Will"1 Robinsonxxviij Aprillntbl 134 Katheren Robinsonxxix Aprillntbl106 C., 134. in C. ( 162. 116 C-, 141.134 C., i6j.ntbl no C. , 165. 112 C., i6q. 118 C-, iSo..
* The will of Richard Clarke, of Pomtun, wa< pual Chester in 1588.

tIn the list given in Appendix A, John Aynsdale appears as owner and master of the bark " John," and Richard Voung as pait owner and master of the boat of the same name both of Wallasey.

ntblWallasey Parish Church.67ntbl135 Robert Wilson buried the xij Malentbl136 Thomas Robinsonxxiiij Malentbl137 Thomas Gylliiij Jvnentbl 138 Henry Robinsoniij Jvlientbl139 Margaret Robinsonxij Jvlientbl140 Pernell Haile,, xxviij Jvlientbl 141 Robert Robinsonxxiij Septemb1"ntbl 142 John Robinsonxxvj Septembrntbl143 Katheren Robinsonvj Novembrntbl144 Robert Eynsdalexiij Decembrntbl145 Margaret Stanney ,, xviij I)ecembrntbl146 James Heskett,, xxvj Decemb'ntbl147 John Mul'nes" xxvij Deccmbrntbl 148 John Eynsdalevj Januarientbl149 Elizabeth Gyll,, xiiij Januarientbl150 Thomas Deane*xv Januarientbl1590.ntbl151 Elizabethe Tottie buried the xxv Jvlientbl152 John Hyllv Augustntbl153 John Whytleye,, vij Augustntbl154 Peter Lytherlandex Augustntbl155 Bartholomewe Peml>rton ,, 14 Augustntbl156 Robert Robinson,, xx Augustntbl 157\\Villm Kemppe,, iij Septembrntbl158 John Smythxij Septembrntbl 159 Will'" Hakinxxx Septemberntbl 160 Ellen Rysexvi Octoberntbl 161 John Gyllxxx Octoberntbl 162 Ellen Stanney,, xv Novembrntbl 163 Omfrey Da viexx Januarientbl ,164 John Youngexxvij Januarientbl 165 Henry Robinson,, xxx Januaryntbl166 Izabell Gyll,, iiij Februarientbl 167 Izabell Younge,, xj Februarientbl135 C., 167.143 C., 195. 146-C-, 196153 (J., 164. 158 C., 1*5.ntbl143 C, 145. 145 C., 193. 157 C'., 309.l64 C., 314.
/* Administration of the goods of Thomas Dean, of Kirby Wallcy, was granted at
'Chester in 1589.



J.
68Extracts from the Registers of

ntbl168 Henry Sampsonburied the xxiij Februarientbl 169 Margaret Sampson ,, xxv Februarientbl 170 Richard Cornell ,, xviij Marchentbl 171 John Robinsonxx Marchentbl 17 2 Margaret Sh urlockc buried the xvj Aprillntbl 173 Gylbert I)obbc ;:: ,, xx Aprillntbl 174 Thomas Whytleyc23rd Aprillntbl 175 Margery Youngcxix Augustntbl 176 Margery Lyne ,, vj Scptemb''ntbl 177 Jone Will'mson ,, xvij Septembrntbl 178 John Syche ,, xxx Septemb'ntbl 179 Ellen Robinson ,, iij Octoberntbl 180 Jone Dobbesv Octoberntbl 181 Ellen Davie ,, x Octoberntbl 182 Elizabeth Gyll ,, xx Novembrntbl 183 Nicholas Hiccoke16 Januaryntbl 184 Thomas Lynexxviij Februarientbl'592-ntbl185 Elizabeth Moniley buried the 13 Aprillntbl 186 Margery Rolin ,, iiij Septemb1"ntbl 187 Robert Ballviij Octobrntbl 188 John Wattviij Novembrntbl 189 Mr John Meoles ,, xvj Novemberntbl 190 John Thomasson26 Novembrntbl 191 John Stanney ,, xxx Novemb1ntbl 192 Ellen Dvnne ,. vij Januarientbl 193 Thomas Dvnne ,, x februarientbl 194 Will1" Whyte ,, xxviij februarientbl 195 Ales Smyth ,, xxj Marchentbl'593-ntbl 196 Thomas Syclie buried the xxij Maientbl 197 Ales Tassiexxvij Jvne
172 C., 183.173 C, :,7.'74 C., 213-'75 I-'., 65.1910,240.197 'C,\\,< S .

InthelistgiveninAppendix A,GilbertDobbeappearsaspart owner of the tyark
ntbl " Myghel" (Michael.)IntblntblWallasey Parish Church.69ntbl 198 James Gyll buried the xxvj Jvlientbl199 Margerie Mossevj Septembrntbl 200 Thomas Jonsonxij Octoberntbl 201 Elizabeth Rolin,, xix Octoberntbl'594-ntbl202 Blaunche Hyll buried the vij Maientbl203 Ric' Clearke,, x Maientbl'595-ntbl204 Thomas Byrdc buried the vij Aprillntbl205 Jone Younge,, x Maientbl 206 Margerie Robinsonxi Jvnentbl207 Catheren Thomassonxviij Jvnentbl 208 Elizabeth Thomassonsame dayentbl209\\Vill m Thomasson26 Jvnentbl210 Thomas Shurlockexxx Jvnentbl211 Jone Richardsonij Jvlientbl 212 Catheren Monileyiiij Jvlientbl 213 Robert Gyll*vj Jvlientbl214 Elizabeth Thomassonx August
ntbl215 Randulphe Geeste Schoolmaister at \\Valezi.e buried thentblxx daye of februarientbl216 Will1" Dvnne buried the iiij Marchentbl 217 Margaret Suchexvij Marchentbl1596.ntbl218 John Tottie buried the vij Aprillntbl 219 John Heskett ,, xi Aprillntbl 220 John Shurlockexv Aprillntbl 221 Anne Thomassonvj Maientbl 222 Thomas Heskett ,, ix Maientbl 223 John Copple ,, xxj Jvnentbl 224 Lettice Byrde ,, xxij Jvnentbl 225 Jone Thomasson ,, xxviij Jvnentbl209 C., II").214 C., 149.
" The will of Robert Gill, of Pouhon. was proved at Chester in 1595.
ntbl60Extracts from the Registers ofntbl'597-ntbl226 Margaret Harrison buried the vj Aprillntbl 227 Robert Gyll xx Aprillntbl 228 John Hakin xxiiij Maientbl 229 Catheren Harrison xv Jvnentbl 230 Ellen Brydde x Jvlientbl 231 Rogger Scotte xviij Augustntbl 232 John Younge viij Octoberntbl 233 Thomas Tassie 1' iiij februarientbl7598.ntbl234 Margerie Holilande buried the xxviij Marchntbl 235 Thomas Holiland x Aprillntbl 236 Anne Tottie xxvij Aprillntbl 237 Jane Hakin vj Maientbl 238 Izabell Spencer xviij Maientbl 239 Margerie Moniley 7 Jvlientbl 240 Will'" Robinson x Jvlientbl 241 Jonc Younge xxx Augustntbl 242 Ric' Mosse xiij Septemb1"ntbl 243 Will"1 Watt xxij Septemb1ntbl 244 John ffietchcr j Octoberntbl 245 Jane frletchev buried same dayentbl 246 Jone Rabon iij Januarientbl 247 Margery Younge iiij Januarientbl'599-ntbl248 Christopher Younge buried the iiij Aprillntbl 249 Henry Moniley xiiij Maientbl 250 John Dotton vj Jvnentbl 251 George Hatchett xvj Jvlientbl 252 Robert Kecle xxvj Jvlientbl 253 Maude Tottie xix Augustntbl 254 Margaret Young xxviij Augustntbl 255 Catheren ffletcher xxix Sept rntbl 256 Elizabeth Ball vj Octoberntbl332 <-'., 2*3.
*The will of Ellen 1'aflk [Tassie], of Walbsey, widow probably of Thomas was proved at Chester in 1612.
ntblWallascy Parish Church.61ntbl 257 Agnes Pemb'tonburied the xij februari'ntbl258 Elizabeth Ric'son xvj M'chentbl1600.ntbl259 Richarde Male buried the xx Aprillntbl 260 Thomas Tylsle ij Maientbl261 Robert Younge xvij Maientbl 262 Nicholas Hcrbett* xxj Maientbl263 Roberte Hesketh xxvj Maientbl 264 Robertt Johnson xxvij Maycntbl 265 Ales Shurlocke j Augustntbl 266 Ales Tottye iiij Septemberntbl 267 John Meoles ' xxiij Decemberntbl 268 Robert Cornell xj January


NOTES ON THE FOREGOING EXTRACTS.

The Registers commence with the year 1574. From that date till the close of 1588 fifteen years the entries of christenings, marriages, and burials are complete, Then occurs a gap of cue year, after which the record of burials and marriages is carried on unbroken till the close of 1600, with which these extracts end. From the early part of 1594, however, till the commencement of 1600, the entries of christenings are entirely lost.

For the first fifteen years the period for which the records are unbroken the number of entries are :

Christenings, 203 100 boys and 103 girls ; Marriages, 49 relating to 98 persons ; and

Burials, 150, or excluding No. 77, as probably that of a stranger 149 ; viz., 77 males and 72 females.

Christenings. The first thing about these figuies which appears worthy of remark is the fact that the number of girls born exceeds that of boys, a circumstance for which one is altogether unpre-pared by any ordinary statistics. Notwithstanding that the excess of boys over girls born is less in England and Wales than in any

ntbl259 C.,2Cj' 261 C., 1-47-
* The handwriting of the entries change* her*.
62Extracts from the Registers of

other large European country, it amounted, on the average of the five years 1876-80, to 3-8 for every 100 girls. This proportion was considerably below that for the average of the forty-two years terminating with the last-mentioned date the lowest on record being that of the year 1871, when the number of boys to each 100 girls born was io3 - 5. The average ratio for those forty-two years appears also to have been itself considerably below that which obtained a few centuries earlier ; for in the christenings in London, for the period 1664-1700, the proportion was io6'i boys to 100 girls; in the period 1701-25 it was 105-8; and in that of 1726-50 it was 104-6. As the number of males buried in \\Vallasey during the fifteen years in question was also, as is usually the case, higher than that of females (being at the rate of 107 per 100) this excess of girls born as compared with boys must have caused the population of the parish to consist, to a larger extent than usual, of females a fact which may perhaps in part explain another feature of the extracts, to which reference is made later.

Marriages. In the cases in which names are printed in italics, it appears probable from the fact that the surname does not occur again among either the christenings, marriages, or deaths that the persons in question were not residents of the parish. In the cases again in which an asterisk is printed against the number of the entry, it may be inferred from the fact that there does not appear to be any offspring of such marriages among the christenings that the husbands, though bearing names known in the parish and being probably connected therewith, were not actually resident there. Of the former class of cases, 6, viz., those of five men and one woman and of the latter 4, occur among the entries for the first fifteen years. If, therefore, the foregoing conjectures about these 10 cases are correct, the number of actual residents married in the period under consideration was 88, giving an average of 5'86 per annum.

The large number of instances (9) in which women appear to have married non-residents, compared with the single case in which a man seems to have done so, may very probably be in part accounted for by the unusual preponderance of females in the population, and perhaps in part by the sea-faring character of a portion of the inhabitants.

Burials. The proportion of males to females in these entries (77 to 72 excluding No. 77 as probably that of a stranger or as nearly as possible at the rate of 107 to ;oo) is almost pre-cisely the same as the average ratio between male and female deaths for the first twenty-three years (1838 60) included in the
Registrar-General'?tables.The infant and juvenile mortality,
1

ntblWallasey Parish Church.68
though considerably lower than the average at the present time, appears to have been somewhat in excess of that which now obtains in some of the more purely agricultural districts. Of the 203 children christened at Wallasey in the years 1574-88 it will be seen that 25 died under one year of age, being at the rate of 1 2^2 per 1000 births : the average rate for the ten years, 1871-80, was 106 in Westmorland, 107 in Dorsetshire, no in Wiltshire, and 115 in Sussex and Herefordshire that for the entire kingdom being 149. Of the interments that took place in the ten years, 1579-88, it appears that 30 were those of children under five years of age, being at the rate of 45-3 per TOGO of the children of that age living the corresponding proportion for England and Wales, in the twenty-three years, 1838-60, being 57-1, and for such districts as Westmoreland and Dorsetshire probably 477.

Population. The entries of christenings, burials, and marriages, for the fifteen years 1574-88,'give an annual average of 13'53 births, 9'93 deaths, and 6^53 persons married ; or, excluding non- . residents, 5'86. It is possible that by the aid of the important and voluminous statistics of population issued by the Registrar General, we may from these data be able to form some correct notion of the population of the parish as it existed at that time.

The Registrar General's statistics shew that both the birth-rate, marriage-rate, and death-rate are considerably higher in urban than in rural districts, and that before the introduction of recent sanitary legislation, the death-rate in both classes of districts was much in excess of the present rate the difference being relatively greater in the urban than in the rural districts.
The death-rate for England and Wales for the three years 1838-40 was 22'4 per 1000 persons living at which it remained for the next decade, 1841-50. In the last four years of that decade the proportions for urban and rural districts were respec-tively 26-9 and 20-6. As the gross death-rate remained the same for the whole thirteen years, we may safely infer that the relative proportions for urban and rural districts were also uniform for the whole of that period, and that consequently 20'6 for each 1000 of the population was the normal death-rate for rural districts at that time. Though the progress of sanitary science between the i6th and the first half of the igth century was very small in comparison with that which has taken place since the latter period, it appears probable that the death-rate in the former was somewhat higher, even in rural districts, than in the latter period ; it seems scarcely likely, however, that in country places it would exceed the average death-rate which at the latter period obtained for the kingdom at large say, 22 per 1000.

The birth-rate for all England and Wales was, in the three years 1838-40, 31 '3 per 1000 persons living from which period it
64Extracts from the Registers of

steadily increased during each decade until it reached its highest point in 1876, when it stood at 36-6, and since when it gradually fell till in 1881 it was only 33'g. These fluctuations appear to be mainly due to variations in the degree of prosperity enjoyed by urban populations, and not to arise from causes affecting to any great extent rural districts. In fact periods of prosperity in urban districts tend rather to decrease than to increase the birth-rate in rural districts, by attracting to the former an increased proportion of the younger members of the rural population. The birth-rate in agricultural districts is considerably less than among industrial populations the rate decreasing in the various counties of England almost in proportion to the increase in the ratio of the rural to the urban population, until in the counties which are almost exclu-sively agricultural, the rate by the latest return was only 29-5 per 1000 persons living. In this respect there is little if any reason to conclude that the agricultural districts differed materially in the 16th from what they are in the igth century.

Applying these two rates a death-rate of 23 and a birth-rate of 29-5 per 1000 to the average number of deaths and births previously given, we find the population they both indicate to be almost precisely the same, viz., 453 and 459 respectively, giving a mean of 456.

There is another test however which may be applied, and that is the marriage rate. We have seen that the average number of persons married during the fifteen years under consideration was 5'86. If the population were 456 this would give a marriage rate of 12-88 per 1000, very little in excess of the mean for the ten years 1871-80 of the six counties (all agricultural), with the lowest marriage rates.

We may, therefore, safely conclude that the whole parish of Wallasey which embraces 3,408 acres, and by the census of 1881 contained 21,500 inhabitants, had not in 1581 the mean of the fifteen years under consideration just 300 years earlier, a population of more than 456. In the whole fifteen years the number had, probably, increased by 45, viz. 53 (the excess of births over deaths), less 8 (for women marrying out of the district), being 434 at the commencement of 1574, and 479 at the close of 1588.

Families. Let us now see whether we can ascertain the number of families of which this population consisted. The Registrar-General's statistics show that the average number of births for 1000 married women of the ages 15 to 45 is 284 in the twenty-six counties mostly agricultural in which the proportion is below the mean rate for the country, and that the lowest average is in Hampshire, where it reaches z66'5 births per 1000 married women. Applying these figures to the average births (i3'53) in
ntblWallasey Parish Church.05
Wallasey, during the fifteen years under consideration, we find that the number of married women of the ages in question was probably from 47 to 51 in the year 1581. From the list of marriages, and from the particulars of parentage given with the births, it would appear that there were probably in the middle of the year in question 51 married couples. The following list gives the names either of husband and wife in each case, or of the husband alone.

Henry Moniley* and Elizabeth, married iSth July, 1574.

James Gyll and Margaret, married i2th February, 157;;.

Robert Robinson and Jane, married ist March, 157;].

John Aynsdalef and Margaret, married 5th March, 157;;.

John Shurlocke and Alice, married 2nd July, 1576.

]ohn Deane and Ellen, married 4th November, 1576.

John Watt and Ellen, married 3Qth December, 1576.

John Lytherlande (son, christened 251)1 January, 157':).

Henry Sampson (daughter, christened iSth February,157"!.

William Sampson (daughter, christened 3rd March,157':).

Thomas Tassie (son, christened 6th July, 1577).

Robert Urmiston (son, christened toth August, 1577).
Thomas Pemberton and Blanche, married 191)1 August, 1577.

Richard Brydde (son, christened 3rd September, 1577).
Thomas Harrison (daughter, christened 8th October, 1577).

John Thomasson (daughter, christened 271!! November, 1577).

Richard and Elizabeth Hyll, married 22nd January, 157;.

James Pemberton (daughter, christened 171)1 February, 157;).

Richard Dobbe (son, christened 2oth May, 1578).

Lawrence Young (daughter, christened 8th June, 1578).
John Young and Margerie, married 6th July, 1578.

Henry Robinson and Ellen, married 2Oth July, 1578.

Thomas Robinson (daughter, christened iQth November, 1578).

Richard Rolin (son, christened i2th January, 157.!).
Robert Spencer and Isabell, married iSth January, 157.".

John Smyth (daughter, christened 251)1 January, 157.").

Richard Hearnes (son, christened 291)1 March, 1579).

Robert Heskett (son, christened 7th April, 1579).

* Probably the person of thai name who was baiiilluf I.iverTKjol in 1509.

\\ This John Aynsdalc is probably the person of that name buried r.n the i ilh November, 1586 ; and his wife the " Widdowe Aunsdale " < ho in the return made to the 1'rivy Connul in 1587 (sec Hitt. i'iv. Trails., .vi., p. 85-4) is set down for " a byll, ja. lie. sallctt, suorde, "dagger." The Kobtc. Aunsdale included in the same return for " a <:a!iM:r, ll.iske, and

"lutche-boxe, a sworde and dagger," was probably a brother of John, and w,is the Koberl Aynsdale who was married to Lh/abeth Aynsdaleon ihe . 'ih December, i ^Hj. In May, i.Vr', V* idowe Ansdayil is set down for "a jackc, sallet. .J:K', Kubtit An-ueil fo! ".leahvr., a *'jacke and sworde dacke."
6fiExtracts from the Registers of

Thomas Dobbe (daughter, christened nth April, 1579).

George Rolin (daughter, christened 26th May, 1579)-

Richard Clearcke and Elizabeth, married $th July, 1579-

Robert Wilson (son, christened /th September, 1578).

Richard Wade (daughter, christened 23rd September, 1579).

Richard Jonsoiv:;(daughter, christened 28th October, 1579).
William Brydde!(son,christened 8th November, 1579).

Thomas Heskett (son, christened i/th November, 1579).

Thomas Gyll (son, christened i2th September, 1579).

Robert Wilson] and Elizabeth, married 2nd February, 155!!.

Roger \\Vilcocke (daughter, christened i2th February, 15,;!).

William Aynsdale and Margaret, married 241)1 April, 1580.

John Harrison (son, christened 5th May, 1580).

Robert Dunnc and Catheren, married 4th June, 1580.

Richard Smyth and Katheren, married loth July, 1580.

William Robinson and Margery, married 171)1 July, 1580.

John Youngc-5 and Jane, married 241)1 July, 1580.

Henry Robinson andMargery, married loth December, 1580.

Robert Thomasson and Ellen, married i8th December, 1580.
Robert Williamson ; and Katheren, married igth January, 158".

(John?) Rabon (son, christened 151!! March, 158';).

John Robinson and Ellen, married i6th April, 1581.

Henry Whytle and Margaret, married 23rd May, 1581.

ntblAmong the wills proved at Chester are the following, givingntbl additional names of persons resident in the parish of Wallasey atntblthis period, vi/.. :ntblJohn Dunne, of Poulton will proved 1604.It'ntblRichard Dunne, ,, ,, 1604.ntbl Robert Crewe, of Wallasey, ,, ,, 1608.
Names. It may be interesting to learn what family names obtained in the district at this remote period. Omitting those which occur only once, or in respect of only one person, during the period for which the entries have been copied, the following is a complete list of the names with the various spellings, and in'each case the number of times the name appears which are given in the Registers, and consequently, in all probability, of those which existed in the parish, viz. :

* An inventory of the £oods of Rii-hard Johnson, of Ponlton,was made in1603.
t The *ame for William Bird, of Poulton, in 1606. In the return to the Privy Council before mentioned, Willm. llyrd-: is set down for "a hyll, jacke, sallett, sworde, dagger," and in May, i^oo, for ''a sallelt, scull, a byll and a hake."
t An inventory of the goods of Robert Wilson, of Liscard, was made in 1617.
>The will of John Voun£, of Wallasey, was proved at Chester in :6i3. That of Robert Williainson, jf Toulton, in 1605.
































I

ntblWallasey Parish Church.67

Aynsdale, or Eynsdale (23) ; Byrde, Bryde, Brydd, Briddo, or Brydde (29); Burscoe, or Bruscowe (3; ; Ball (2) ; Clearke, or Clearcke (12); Cornell (4) ; Curry, or Currie (2) ; Dobb, or Dobbe (13); Davie, or Davis (6) ; Dcanc (11) ; Dunne (12); Downe (3); Gyll (27); Hesket, or Heskctt (17); Harrison (n); Hill and Hyll (19); Hearnes (2); Hakin, or Heykyne

(5); Hall (3); Holilande (2); Jonson, or Johnson (20); Keele, or Keyle (3) ; Lym (3) ; Litherlande, or Lytherlande (17); Moniley(n); Meolesfy); Mosse (3); Male (2) ; Pemberton (17); Rolin, or Rowlin (18); Robinson, or Robinsonn (63); Rabon, or Ralhbon (6); Rysse (5) ; Richardson (9); Shurlocke, or Shourlockc (16) ; Sampson (19) ; Smyth (15) ; Spencer (6) ; Stanney (13); Suche, or Syche (7); Thomasson (31); Tassie (16); Tottie, or Tottye (11) ; Urmson, or Urmston (5) ; Wilson (18) ; Watt, or Watte (20) ; Whytle, or Whytleye (9) ; Williamson (7); Whyte (2); Walker (3); Young, or Younge (54) in all fifty-one different names, accounting for 642 entries. Of these, the six names Robinson (63), Young (54), Thomasson (31), lirydd (29), Gyll (27), and Aynsdale (23), are the most common, and between them occur no less than 227 times.

Gentry. The only persons whom, from the titles prefixed to their names in the Registers, or other indications, we can identify as gentlemen and persons of education are

Sir John Gorstilowe the Rector,
Sir John Tassie the Curate,

Mr. Fletcher the successor to Sir John Gorstilowe, Mr. John Meoles,
Mr. John Lytherland, and
Randulphe Geeste " Schoolmaister at Walezie."

It is interesting to notice the survival of the use of " Sir," as a title for the clergy, to so late a period as 1582, and also that the distinction was not, as has sometimes been supposed, confined to beneficcd clergy; for it is applied to the "curate" as well as to tho rector. Among Sir James Picton's extracts from the municipal records of the Corporation of Liverpool, are some which shew that the title was used in that town till even a later date.

SIR JOHN GORSTII.OWIC (or Gorstilo) was inducted Rector of Wal-lasey in 3 Ed. 6 on the i2th October in which year he paid the composition for First Fruits. He was probably connected with an old Cheshire family, of whom we find mention in connection with Kinnerton as early as 1421 (see the privately printed list of charters belonging to the Duke of Westminster). A Richard Gorstilowe probably a relative of Sir John was inducted Vicar of Rochdale in i Mary. Sir John, we see, died early in January, 154-8. (For additional notes on this family see Addenda No. i.)
68hxtrciits fromtheRegistersof

SIR JOHN TASSIF. was probably a member of a local family, if wo may judge from the number of times the name occurs in the extracts, and from the fact that a John Tassie was the Bailiff at Wallasey of the Birkenhrad i'riory in 26 II. 8. In the Ministers' Accounts for 3 and 4 Kd. 6 occurs the name of "Thomas Tersie," as " Chaplain in the Church of \\Valle/.e.'' It is possible that this is a variation of the same name, and relates to an earlier member of the family.

MR. THOMAS FI.KTCIIKR was inducted Rector of Wallasey, in succession to Sir John (iorstilowe, early in 15;,'!, and paid the composition for First Fruits on the 18th April, 1580(22 Eliz.) Me married at \\Voodchurch, on the 22nd February. 159; appa-rently as his second wife Catherine, daughter of Christopher Benet, of Saughall Masscy, then deceased. This lady's elder sister had married Thos. lionet, of Barnston, in the parish of Woodchurch, which may account for the marriage having been celebrated at the latter place. Mr. Fletcher remained Rector of

Wallasey until his death in 1619, and by his will proved at Chester in the same year left a legacy of jC,io to the parish.

MK. |UHN MKOI.KS was the representative of a family which had been resident in this part of Cheshire from a very early period certainly from the time of Edward I. and who had for some generations been, like himself, lords of the manor of Liscard (Vide Onnerod, vol. ii., " Liskard "). He, like a large number of the gentry of the neighbourhood, was an honorary freeman of the borough of Liverpool, his name appearing in the list of 1565, in that of 1572, and in that of 1589. On his death in 1592, he was succeeded in his \\Vallasey property by his son William, who married Eleanor, 4th daughter of Thos. liunbury, of Stanney ; and at the time of his father-in-law's death, in 1601, had by her three daughters Bridget, Katharine and Izabell (C. 272).

MR. JOHN LYTHI>:RI.AXI>F, whose sons John (C. 208) and Rowlande (C. 229) are described in the record of the collection for the repair of St. Paul's (post, pp. 84-6) the one as " Armiger," the other as " Gent." The family had been long settled in this neighbourhood, and held a third part of tile Manor of Wallasey (Vide Ormerod, vol. ii., "Wallasey "I. In addition to the re-ferences to the family given in Ormerod. we find in 1407 Matthew Eitherland in conjunction with John de Leyland. Chaplain, and Thomas de More, of Liverpool, petitioning for and obtaining leave to "inclose and make a park of 800 acres of their demesne "adjacent to their manor of l.udslon and within the lordship of

"the same. vi/.. :- in the towns of JSudston, Moreton-le-forde and
"Salgham Massey." A few years earlier, John de Litherland, Esq., is joined with certain gentlemen of the immediate neighbourhood in several commissions affecting the district.
ntblWallasey Parish Church.69
Rowland Litherland married, on the 6th January, 163',') ;U Bebbington Church, Margarey, 5th daughter of Edward (ireene, Esq., of Poulton Lancelot, hut did not long survive his marriage an inquisition post mortem being held in respect of him, Afich. 12 C/i : f (1636), in which it was found that he left one son and heir, Edward, aged one year and three weeks. The latter was baptized on the ioth August, 1635, and is the subject
of the memorandum I No. 101) given later.

RAXnui.i'tn: GKKSTK. The mention of this person of whom, however, we have no other particulars is interesting, as indicating that there was a school in \\\\ allasey even at this early period ( 1595).

In Harl. .MS. 214-, at page 263, is given by the first Randle Holme a list of persons who '"disclaimed" at the Visitation of 1(113. Among these appear the names of
|ohnRobinson,of \\Vallasey
JohnBennett, of \\Vallascy, and
lohn(iill,o1Poulton.
whom we may therefore conclude to have been persons of some position and to have been well connected.

JOHN ISi'.N'Ni.ri was probably connected with the family of I'ennett ofSalghall Massey : for in a deed dated 13111 Ap. ii If. 7, Thomas Peimetl of Salghail Massey exchanged with ( leorge Hockenhall and Rate 1 )od certain lands "in possession of Thos. "dill" for lands in Wallasey: ami again, in a deed dated loth July 18 II. 8, he conveyed with other property his messuage, ivc., in Kirkby \\Valley Wallasey to his eldest son, John P.ennetl.

JOHN (in. i. was probably descended from the Thos. (iill before mentioned, and connected with the family of (iill of Denhall.

Faronriti ini>iths and tfuvx //>> Miii'/iii^Tf. In the .(.)th report of the Registrar (ieneral are some interesting particulars as to what are now the favourite months and days tor marriages. From them it appears that the months in which the greatest number of marriages take place are December, October. April, and I tine, in which the percentages of the whole number celebrated arc respectively i I'd. io'6, 9'9, and <;, tlie remaining months of the year following in the following order September (S'3\\ July ( ]'<)), August (1'S), November ly'Si, May and February leach 7-1), March ((>'<)), and January (5'J ). The excess in December, April, and June are attributed to the festival seasons of Christmas, F.asier, and Whit-suntide, while that in October is considered to be due to the leisure consequent on the completion of harvest. The eighty three marriages which were c elebrated in Wallasey during the years under consideration present in these respects a most re-markable contrast to the stale of tilings which the above-quoted particulars shew to exist at the present time. The months in which the greatest number of marriages occurred were July,
70Extracts from the Registers of

February, November, and December, in which the percentages were respectively ig'2, i4'4, 12, and IO'Q, the other months succeeding in the following order, viz. : May and June (each 9'?), January and April (each 7-2), August (37), March and September (each 2-4), and October (i'2). It is difficult now to say what proportion, if any, of the marriages took place at Easter and Whitsuntide, but not one was celebrated on Christmas day, though one occurred on the day preceding, and two on that succeeding that festival. The most striking contrasts are those presented by the months of July and October, the former, which is at present slightly below the average, being at the earlier period distinctly the favourite month for matrimony ; the latter, which is now one of the most frequently chosen for the purpose, was then almost entirely avoided.

As regards the days of the week, the Registrar General's returns shew that at the present time 21-3 per cent, of the marriages take place on a Saturday, 2iT on a Monday, 20.3 on a Sunday, 13-6 on a Tuesday, 12-3 on a Thursday, 9-4 on a Wednesday, and only 2 on a Friday. In this respect, again, the marriages at Wal-lasey present a remarkable contrast to the state of things now existing. No less than 5r8 per cent, of the marriages took place on a Sunday, while the remaining days of the week had only the following proportions, viz., Monday 13^3 per cent.; Wednesday S'5 per cent. ; Thursday and Friday each 7'2 percent. ; and Tuesday and Saturday each 6 per cent. It will be seen that Friday, though one of the least favoured days, was by no means so generally avoided as at present.

Miscellaneous.- From the exceptional number of burials which took place in the years 1588 and 1590, it would appear as though there must have been some epidemic in each of those years the former largely confined to the family of Robinson, of whom no less than nine were buried in that year.
InDecember,1584,occurredoneofthose catastrophes to
which a sea-faring or fishing population are exposed. The '"barke" belonging to William Ryse appears to have been lost with all hands, consisting of the owner, his son or brother James, two other inhabitants of Wallasey, and two " Iryshe" men. :;i

Among the marriages, that of Raphe Sampson and Margarett Dobbe (No. 72) is worthy of remark, on account of the youthful-ness of both parties the bridegroom being only 16, and the bride 14 years of age.

"Ormerod's History ,'/ Cki'shirc states (vol. 2, p. 4/0 that "in the reign of Klizahclh
"Wallasey had a little port to \\vhich there belonged three ' barks ' and fourteen men, a very
"inconsiderable quantity, but nevertheless nearly one-fourth of the inimher of ' barks ' and
"mariners which then \\vcre employed at th inf.y.ii poi I if I iverpnul on the opposite shore, as
"in the same year, i ,65, a census extant in the town records bl.ues the entire number to consKt "of only twelve 'barks, 1 navigated by seventy-five sailors." The return referred to in this
"extract is given as Appendix A.
ntblWallasty Parish Church.71
The morality of the district would seem to have been fairly good, for only 12 (i.e., 4'$ per cent.) of the births are indicated as illegitimate, and very few ran be identified as occurring within less than the usual period after marriage. Among the children indicated as illegitimate, there are in two cases more than one bearing the same surname. It is possible that these may have been the offspring of Roman Catholic parents, whose marriage was not recognized by the law. If so, less than 3 per cent, of the births were really illegitimate.

The following copy of a memorandum, which appears in the Registers, under date 1630, is a good illustration of the care bestowed upon such records, and the importance attached to their accuracy, during the earlier period of their existence, in which respects that period contrasts most favourably with some of the ages which have succeeded it :

r" Memoranckf that on the 23"' of Dece'bcr in y c yeere of our

"Lord 1630 we George Snell the p'son Henry liirde and Richard

"Hill church wardens of the Parish of V.'alle/ey being assembled

"in the church with 10 or 12 more sufficient p'issioners & examine-

'inge the christenings regist'red in the yeere 1606 did finde I lellen

"Vounge mistaken and entreti in steed ot John Young on the

"2O' 1' of November which we veryly iudge to be so ; because none "of the Parish can remember any such ilellen ; and because the

"parents and neighbours] doe certainly afiirme, that John Young

"omitted in the bookc was christened in that month and about "that 2oth day: have therefore so farr as in us lieth with full "consent agreed that the said John Young ?on to Henry Young of

'Seacomb : slialbe registred at the foot of the leafe i (>o(>; to have "been christened that yeere on the 20th day of November

ntbl"Henry Bird :I" George Snell Parsonntbl< TTv.iti-n i f Church wardens , ,. * ,,- ,,ntbl"Richard Hilli-j(.eorge\\\\alkerntbl" Henric Young Senior | '' Robert Staney] ;ntbl " Henry Young Junior: " Thomas Cornellntbl "John Ueane; 1 "John Hill??ntbl " Robert Thomasson*" '' John Johnsonntbl " John Robinson de 1'infould '' Thomas Gillntbl " John Robinson de Gutter" " Thomas Thomassonc<intbl' \\Villiam Heskett''ntbltSec C.7. ? Sentbl.,<.:.41.'..ntbl:,,c..57..,72.Extracts from the Registers of

The praiseworthy care of the earlier ages has now after a period of disgraceful laxity during the greater part of the eighteenth century been succeeded by a systematic plan of registration, which, though less interesting, is much more com-plete than the methods which previously obtained. Of the importance now attached to the?e records a striking evidence is afforded by the devotion of the late Rector the Rev. F. Haggitt who, when Wallasey old church was burnt down on isi Feb-ruary, 1857, rescued the Registers at the risk of his life.



2. Copy Memoranda, classified according1 to subject.

(n)RF.CTOKS A\\I> OTIIKR CI.EIU'.V.

2" JohnAdamsfiliusKandulphiAdamsSacreTheologie

'P'fesso' ct Marie uxoris eius bapti/.at' fuit Aprilis 15" An'o d'ni " if'3S-"

3" ffran'cus Adams sonn of Rnndall Adams Minister of (loci's

"word and of Marie his wife was baptized on the 26''' Maye Anno

"Domini 1637."

4" Mary the daughter of Randall Adnms, Minister of God's

"word and of Marie his wife was baptized on the 15"' of October

"An'o d'ni 1639."

5" Cathrin Adams y° daugliter of Randall Adams and of Marie his wife was baptized on the 28 of July An'o d'ni 1642."

6' Randulphus filius p'di'ti Rand' 1 et Marie bapt' fuit ffebruarij

"26° Anno 1 )'ni 1644.''

7"March the 12''' 1653 Edward Ilarrison M 1' of Arts of

"Emmanucll Colledge in the famous universitit of Cambridge "came to be pastor and preacher of god's word at \\Vallazie in "Worrall in Cheshire: and was by an order from the Lord

"Protector confirmed and established in the same May the 14 " 1656."


Thefollowingis acompletelistof theRectors. &c., of
Wallasey, so far as at present known, viz. :
ntblH'allasev Parish Church.7ftntblSimon de Rodesvvell [?] ' : .1301ntbl Hugo de Massey-ntbl Johannes de Breretont'324ntbl Robertus Kely (or Kelyng)',. -3X5ntbl Thomas Chcrnock .. 1404ntbl\\Villelmus OrrelntblHenricus ShakerleyM5 r>ntbl Willelmus Wall'. '. '.1487ntbl Thomas Peniberton .ntblTho. Molyneux'534ntbl John GorstiloweS155°ntblTlwinas 7'nssic', Cur.ntbl Thomas Frenchi 580ntbl Thomas Hotelier1580ntbl (leorge Snell, I >.!>."i f> 1 9ntbl Handle Adams ::: .i (>35ntbl J{ic Rcdinaync, Cur'iC>43ntbl Edward Harrison, M.A. .. 1656ntbl John Harvio, M.A.' 11 660ntbl Alexander Fuatherstone .. i 66 1
*Helsby, in !ii, reprint .if Drii Kirby, nut Wallascy.

*111 1 ;4s Win. <le P.rerelnn. of Brercloll, save l.v .l.-.-.l olio nu-.sua:;.- In his so
llreretoi., " Parson, o(the Mcdiely of the rhuivh .AWaley,"H.irt. .l/.s. ,-,. 7 .|, p

t In nSs protection is gr.tnt.-d t.j Robert K.-lyn.;, pal-on of .1 mou-t y nf ill./ clnn.li nf Kirkcljy'ii'i W.iley. un lii, ,l<:|,.irlnrc f.n S, ,,tl IIHI'.MI ll.v: I in^,-CIA i. .-, in llu- li.nn ,il lln^h <le Si:K,,,T,IS. o .mil .,, R. .., in. , .1. (;).!

1554, March 3. Mr. Ki,-h:ir.l (;..,-,t. !.,w w;i~ prcM-ntc.| to th.: Vi, ai.ii;.: i,f Uo. InhiU-. lit was probably brother to Sir Ro^er Gor*le'.o', Rtxt.ir of W.i\\crtun.

!i Dtlring the rectorale of Tlionias l-'letchcr two cleri^yiiH-n probnhly rural.--, -appeal to have ,ligil at \\Vallascy. The will of " Robert l/riiiston, ,,f W.ill.ivv. ( K-.1-," was provi-.l at Che-ter in 'v\\, anil atlminUtration to the i;mj(ls ,,f " Rul.ti'i Hill, (Ink, ..f Kiri.y HI tin-
"parish of W.illasey," w.ts granted in i'>7.

''.On the 291)1 November, 1615, Thomas Mallnry, S.'IM'.., Dean ..f Cliester, ami llie Chapter, conveye.l to I'eter V.itlgliail, uf Chester, gentleman (proi'.tbly a relative of llish..p 'atiL:han, of Chester), his h.-irs ami assigns, the next presentation to the re. lory of lit.-mediely and parish church of Wallc/ie Illarl. .l/.V. 2074. p. 3 |n). Il is, therefor..-, probable that it was under this arrangement thai Dr. Snell was presented to the living in io,,_,-- paying roillposition for First Fruits 'ith l-e!iru:iry, 17 James 1., and i.jth May, .-i James I. He w.is brother-in-law t(. llishop llritl^em.in, having married tlic hitter's sister l.ydia : his daughter I\\h/aheth married Thomas lieiinelt, of llanistoii, nephew of 'riiomas Klel'-her's wife, by whom she had issue one daughter, l.ydia. ehrisiened al Woudchurch on the 241!! 1 'e. ember,

1044, who married Robert Urucn. of Hnrton. I'r. S:;ell wa. .ull.U'-d Prebendary nf Chester

on the 2nd I a unary, 1020-1, and Arc.ideacr-n of (Ji.-st'-r in i'" . (< trim-rod). He was 1 lean of Chester, 'liaimu'i, Maipas, Frodsh.im, Mid,!lew,. h, ai.d Naniplwi.h in if -^ f I'.it.itiu,-
.'otf />'.',.* ill., 6;) ; and while still holding the living of W.illa-.ey was appointed R.-. t,,r nf Wavertoil payini; first fruits composition on ;otii M..r< h, > Charts I. lieu... a RojaiUt, and as such had to compound for his estates ' K.-:;ui,t (', ;r,if,-rs, vol. 17, .\\... .,14). In 1631 he was applied to for the fee of kni^hiiioo.i. an 1 e\\.:n-.-d iiims.:]!' on the ^lo-.m ; ttiat h'-was a clergyman, and held no lay fee / l\\i!:i'.;n-- .\\ c.'r / 'X- n. p. s I).

**18 Oct., 20 Eliz.Richard Adams <vas 1'arson of \\V-,oiI,:linr,J ; .

11"KIECTKD OR su.p.Nt'n MiM^rr.ks ; IP:- nnci:. \\VaIlesee : Mr. )ohn Harvey. M.A., w ho
"was afterwards Pastor of a I hs-enlin.: Coii.t;re^ali.-)n in Ch..-st..-r. He was ordain'd b llishop "Worth in London, in tile year i" .. lledyuin i!-;,-y(Nuv. : -:)." Caljlny's /.;/ ,/ /,',,.v/,-, , ij. 135.
74Extracts from tli?Registers of

Rid Athcrton, Cur' . . . . .1664 Thomas Swinton* ...... 1674

John Forshall, I?.A......1702
Charles Aldcroft, 15.A......1718
Honoratus I.ebeg, M.A.-i-....1749
George Briggs......1769
Augustus Campbell, M.A. . . . .1814 Robert Vanbrugh Law, M.A. .... 1829
Thomas Byrth, D.D.,F.S.A.....1834
Frederick Haggitt, M.A. .....1850
Thomas Espinell Espin, D.I)., the present Rector1867

In addition to the rectors, as set out in the above list, there appear to have formerly been a series of " chaplains.'' In the Ministers' Accounts of 271(1 and 28th Henry VIII., mention is made of Thos I'eryn, " Chaplain, in the church of Wallczy," whose stipend is given as 465. 8d. In those of 3rd and 4th Edward VI., Thomas Terse [Tassic] is referred to as " Chaplain in the church of Walleze." These are pro-bably the same as the " Stipendiary Priest " mentioned in the Chantry Certificates for Cheshire, dated March 2, Ed. VI.

The following extracts shew the value of the living at somewhat widely different periods :
£s.d.£s.d.
1291Ecd'ia de Waley p' t' pens" ...12ooi4o
Abbas Cest' p'cipit in cad'm ...0200021-3

Taxatio Ealesiastica P. Xicliolai (\\ 291), p. 248.

ntbl'535- WAi.m-:.ntblThomas Molyneux R'cor ib'mntbla Val' inntblTerr' glebat' j>' an"1 xs dec' gil nor' ix1 ' vj s viij' 1 1£s.ntbl ro 1 " paschal'xxs minut' dec'xiij" viij' 1 1 ......... xj xntblIndentblSolnt' abb'ti Ccstr' ])' an1 ' pens' ij" et arch'noi£ s.d.ntblCest' ])' p'cur' et sinod' viij- ij d ............ i ...... x ijntblEt rein' ...........................xj ijntblXma inde ...........................xxij -
Valor Ecd*- Hen. VIII. vol. 5, p. 213.

(See also Addenda-No. 2.)

'ON1 UKKt'.LI'OUVMi.
'1'honjasSwintontier!fee
Rev. Geo. Snell in 163^.

t 17^??, September .'S. Tile Rev'relKl Honsr,i!;is 1.,-k'f v{ Kn-.lh.lin. ordered to be ad-mitted free gratis. [In margins] Orderd not to he admitted. Thi> vote sett aside 6 .March, 1773. Lit'frpovl Regents, l\\. 354.
tI'ens' dec'.
ntblWallasey Parish Chureh.75
The second " mediety" of Wallasey appears to have been held by Birkenhead Priory, and, after the dissolution, by Sir Thomas Holcroft. In the Ministers' Accounts for the year 27 and 28 Hen. VIII., " concerninge the late possessions of

"Byrkenhede Priory,'' Wallasey Rectory is set down at £\\2 for the half " in occupation of Thos. Holcrofte."

(b)CHURCH FABRIC AND GOODS.

1624.

8" M el" that vppon the Seventeenth day of June An'o D'ni 1624 "the first Bell belonging to this Church was new cast by William "Clibbcry Belfounder at y i: Holt ats the Towne of Lyons ; The "new Casting whereof Cost 7'' & i^' 1 That is to say 4'' ios for

"Casting it and 5 i s for ("fifty one Pound of mettall that was added

"vnto it"
"HenryBird"' ] Churchwardens

"Geo: Walker Jtor that yeare "

In the Cheshire Sheaf (vol. ii., pp. 242 and 380), it is explained that the Welsh name for Holt, co. Denbigh, was

"Castell Lleon,'' ; "the Castle of the Legion," corrupted into " Castle of Lions," hence " y'- towne of Lyons," as the place was called when it came into the possession of Earl Warren and his successors.

The old Tower of Wallasey Church was built in 1535, and was the only portion of the building which survived the tire of 1857. By means of a voluntary rate it was a few years since put into a state of repair, and is now used as a mortuary chapel.

1661.

9 "Mamorendom that William Rimer and James Ball and "Richard Hill did give and Causse to bee set vpon The stecpilof "the perish Courch of Wallcze vpon the One Cost and Charge " 1661 one feine cost One pound and six shillings.''

James Ball and Richard Hill were Churchwardens in 1666.

In the rectory garden there is still preserved a very ancient circular Saxon Font with a band roll at the bottom and an escallop border at the top.

10 " MemorandumthatHenryMeoles Ksq' and Captainc of

Sec C. 7.
76Extracts fromtlie Rfgisters of

"a (Toot Company in Holland the 2'"' son of William Meoles of

"Walle/.y Esr[ r deceased did at his p'pcr cost and charges freely "give and bestow upon the parish of \\Vallexy the 19''' day of

"ffebruary, 1663 a Buriall Cloath for the use of the parish."

(c)FKKI: <;K.\\\\IMAK SCHOOL.

1618.

i r" Memorandu' that Richard Hill of \\\\"alesye th'eldcst at the

"funcrall of Elizabeth Hill his wife* being on the iiij' 1 ' dayc of A prill

"1618 did dispose and give into the hands of (names erased)!,

"then churchwardens the some of x.\\s with intent and condic'on "that the same must bee by them and the churchwardens succcs-
"sively from yeare to yeare for ever sett forth and imployed for

"it on the behoofe of a scholem'' in such charitable A gainful! "sort as touching the poore of this p'ishe as shall bee by them "thought most fitting."

12"Item Richard Hill of AValcsie aforesaid the younger]: and "sonne to the said Richard did at the time of his death being

"vpon the xiiij' 1 ' of the moneth it yeare aforesaid bequeth an<l

"leaue to be giuen into the hands of the foresaid churchwardens

"the some of \\\\s with intent it condic'on also that the same

"must bee by them and the churchwardens successively from yeare "to yeare for ever sett forth and imployed for and on the vsc and "behalle aforesaid it in maner aboue specified."

The above memoranda are scored out and the following shorter notices substituted in a later hand : -

13"Item giuen by Richard Hill the elder at the death of his "wife I'M/. : in the yeere 1618 twentie shillings to be lent forth by

"the churchwardens for the benefit! of the schoolemaister."

14."Item other twentie shillings was giuen by Richard Hill "the yonger at the time of his death for the same use and intent

"as is a four saide."

March12,1654.

15" Memorandu' that Henry Meoles Ksqr deceased, Captain of

tIn margin Thom.i-. Slu'rlnt k;uulJ.'tiiil\\i>H>i-.iii(.tj.jurvntlythe 01 ioiiiiiln.imes), \\\\ ilh
the addition of the \\\\onl V.'irbstcr to the- la^i.Sec M.i.-.ISee C. 41.
ntblWallasty Parish Church.77
"a ffoote company in Holland, brother of William Meoles of '\\Yal-

"la/ie Es([r did by his last Will and TesUimant giue and bequeath

'to the Schoolem r of the Grani'er Schoole in Walla/ie aforesaid the "sum'c of one hundred twcntie five poundes with the interest ''thereof to be perpetuated to the sayd Schoolem' and to his

"successors for ever: w'- 11 sum'e is to remaine in the handes of and " to be let out by the Minister and Churchwardens of the sayd " parish for the time beinge and there successors for ever. \\V' h " sum'e of i 25'' was by Henry Meoles Esq1' of the towne of Sluse in " fflanclers nephew and Executor of the last will and Testament of " the sayd testator put out for the purpose aforesaid to William " Stanley of Hooton Esq 1 the interest whereof is to be payd to the " present Schoolem r the w h bemde was deliuered in by the said " Henry Meoles into the handes of Edward 1 larrikin minister of " the gospell at Walla/ie the day and yee re above mentioned."

'( '5 r) 57-

16'Memorandu'that HenryMeolesEsq randCaptainof a

"ffoote companye in 1 lolland (2'' son of William Meoles of Walla/ie

"Esqr deceased I and of the towne of Sluse (Sluys) in Flanders "did at his proper cost and charges build a Srhoole House in "the years 1656 and 1657 on the north side of the church of

Walla/ie."

To the sheet containing the above memoranda is appended the following note :

1846. Ally. (Jen. - . Healing and oilier-. This is the Kxliibit niarkuil E referral tn in the rulmis-iun.- tinted 22 January 1846.
(Signed)K.I.Kent.

Lowndei Iviliin-on and Hatcsim.

{'|.11.Uughe-

T.K.I [assail

"Aprill12,1658.

17" MenV that wee whose names are hecr tinder written

"Inhabitants of the parish of Wallesey at a meetinge for the election "of Churchwardens the day and yeere a!>ouc written hatie con-

"sented and agreed that the S< hoole I louse latly builded in ' Wallesey afors' 1 at the proper cost and < harge of Henry Meoles
78Extracts from the Registers of

"Esquir Capt' of a foot company in Holland shall be repaired and

"amended for the future by the Churchwardens for the time beinge

"at the cost and charges of the aforsd parish Wittness our hands

"the day and yeere aboue written

"Edward Harrison Minister of \\Vollazie
"Richard Walker 1 ,
"Thomas Johnson J[Churchwardens
" Robert WilsonThomas Shurlocke

" Richard YoungGeorge Pemberton

" William GillWilliam Bird

" John DobbsJohn Litherland

" Thomas Litherland "

On the sheet containing the foregoing memorandum is the following marginal note :

Attorney General v. G. Healing and others.

This is theExhibit markedFreferredto in the Admissions dated22

January 1846.
E.J.Kent

Lowndes, Robinson and Bateson

p.J.B.Hughes

T.K.Hassall

(d)PARISH BUSINESS.

1627

18"On the xx lh of May 1627 the p'ishioners and Church-

"wardens being assembled for better direction of church layes and

"asscsments herafter did acknowledg and agree that there are

"these oxenings to be gathered in euery towneshipp that is to say

"In Wallezey fower and fiftie oxenings and three quarters of an

"oxening

"In Liscart fiftie oxenings and Ji of an oxening

"In Poulton cum Seacomb fortie fiue oxenings and a halfe

"And in layes to the King they finde

"In Wallezey one and fiftie oxenings and halfe

"In Liscart one and fiftie and a halfe

"In Poulton cum Seacomb eight and fortie

"In all one hundred and one and fiftie oxenings "
ntblWallasey Parish Church.79
The acreage of the several townships is as follows :-Wallasey, 1596; I.iscard, 982 ; Poulton-cum-Seacombe, 830. It will be seen, therefore, that whatever was the actual size of an " oxening," a considerable portion of the area of the parish was not included in this reckoning.

Aprill the 4'"' 1627

19" The Churchwardens with the consent of the p'ish made an

"order that henceforth the Churchwardens shall take no money by

"waye of taxation from the Cottagers except it bee first sessed by ' fower men chosen by consent of the p'ish for that purpose

"John Gilll" Henry Young ;:I Church

" Henry x^Bird^" William Smith) wardens

mark
" Henry Pemberton "§

20"Aprill the eleventh 1631 : It was concluded that William

"Willsonjl Henry Young William Smith ami Richard Hill* haiieing

"been continued Churchwardens two veers tugeilher shall liaue

"theire houses foreborne from that office so much the longer.

"ThoMcoles."
1658

AtrueAccounteofThomasRobinsonandWilliamliird

ntblChurchwardens for the parish of Walleze in the yeerc 1658.ntblImpri : Receiued at the first lay at fourpence thejT,v.if.ntbloxeninge** . . . . . . 2 10 4ntbl Recei' for the buriall of Eliza' Watt . . . o 01 ontbl Recei' for the buriall of Margret Pemberton . o 01 ontbl Rec' for the buriall of Mr. Dunn . . . o 01 ontbl Rec' for the buriall of William Wilson . . o 01 ontbl Rec' of Robert Wilson, bcinge the guift of ThomasntblCleauc for the use of y e parish of Wallesey o 04 ontbl Receiued in the second Lay at foure pence thentbloxeninge 11 . . . . . . 2 104ntblRecei' of the old Churchwardens . . . o 027ntblTotunintblSee C. 157- t Sec C. li.! See C. 7. SSSec C.I'm.' Sec C'. ??;. ^
*It will be seen that the amount L<jrrc*j'-ji]i!> ^'itb th-j number of " oxenins^ ' a* jijtticd
iti memorandum 10.*'^^< word " pound " erased.
ntbl80Exttacts from the Registers ofntblDisbursments.ntblImprimis Disbur: To the Head Constables forntblMidsomer Quarter . ... . oo 176ntblExpended at the payment of the said monies . oo oo2ntblDisbur: to the Head Constable for MichaelmasntblQuarter . ... . . . oo 176ntblExpended at the payment therof . . . oo oo2ntblDisbursed to M r Meoles for the killinge of threentblffoxes . ... . .oo 7 6ntbl Dis. for monies brought to the high Sheriffoo 2 ontbl Expended in bringinge monie to Wood Church . oo oo 2ntbl Disbursed to George Pemberton for Cleansingentblthe Leades . . ... . oo 01 ontbl Dis. to Preeson for mendinge a Lock for thentblSteeple dore . . ... . oo oo 7ntbl Dis. to Thomas Moneley for mendinge seates inntblthe Church . . .. .. oo oo 3ntbl Expended in gatheringe a Lay . ... oo oo 7ntbl Disbur. for bread and wine and charges in fecth-ntblinge of it . . . .. .. oo 02 ontbl Dis. ffor changinge the fflagonn belonginge to thentblChurch . . . .. .. oo 02 ontbl Expended on the Glasicr... . oo 01 ontbl Dis. to the Head Constables for prissoners andntblmaymed souldiers Christmas Quarter. oo 17 6ntbl Exp. in bringing the same.... oo oo 2ntbl Exspen' in gatheringe the second lay.. oo oo ...ntbl Dis. to the Glasier for mendinge the Church win-ntbldowes and for fire and lime... oo 07 ontbl Dis. to James Williamson for slateinge the Churchntbland mendinge it . ,..oo o ...ntbl Dis. ffor Slates and bringinge them to the Church oo o ...ntbl Dis. to William Preeson for mendinge the Keyntbl[of the School] house dore... oo o ...ntbl Disbur' To the High Constable for prissonersntbl and maimed Soldiars for Esther Quarter . oc 17 6ntblWallasey Parish Church.81ntblExp. in bringinge it . . . . . . oo oo 2ntbl Dis' to M r Thomas Meoles for killinge one flbxe oo 02 6ntbl Dis' fTor a Bell Rope and Charges . . . oo 01 2ntbl Disburst To two trauellours instead of a Collection oo o i ontbl Disbur. fTor Regestringe our Accounts . . oo 01 ontbl Disd and expended at the making up of our Ac-ntblcounts . . . . . .oo oo 8ntblTotum . . . ,£5 ii 3
(e)BEQUESTS TO THK I'AKISH AND POOK.

21"Thomas Fletcher Parson of \\Valle/cy gaue tcnn poundcs

"to this p'ish as appeareth by his will."

22"John Dobbs of Seacom gave by his will I the sum'c of

"tenn shillings to bee giuen to the poore of Walle/ey yeerely vpon

"Good fryday."

23"Item, given by John Cornell of Lyscart', the sumc of twentie

"shillings in the yeere 1607 that the use of it should bee disposed

"for the good of the poore of the p'ish by the discretion of John

"Gill of Poulton while he shalbe liueing and afterward at the

"discretion of the p'ish.''

1642.

24"Me" that on the 27''' of July 1642 we the Churchwardens

'of Wallezey whose names are subscribed have- received from " lames Dobb the full sum'e of Twenty it Eight shillings in full " payment & discharge of an halfc yeares Rent (Charge given by "Thomas Gleave of the city in London.

"Received by vs
ntbl " Thomas Deane; 1ntbl . . ., . ,,j-Uirdians.ntbl' Richard Richardson)ntbl1643.
25" Mem., that on the eight day of August An'o 1643 James

"Proved at Chester in if'i-;.

+The will of John LloUic, "f Piivillori-<.iim-^ea<.om>, >.is proved .,t I l,t,ier in I' 17 J The will of John Cornell (alia." Johnson) of l-i^rj, wjs proved .it Chester in K-oS. 5 Sec C. 1.-3.
82' Extracts from tJie Registers of

"Dobbe made a tender in the church of Twenty eight shilling the

"full halfe yeares Rent Charge he is bound to paye.

"Teste me W mo Heskett."*

26"Item:That onthesecond daye of ffebruary An'o 1643

"James Dabbs made payment to John Smyth Churchwarden of '' the halfe yeere's Rent Charge accordingly as by Covenant he is

"bound.

"In witnes of vs

ntbl" Rich. RedmayneThe Mark ofntbl" John x Rowlin of Pooleto'ntbl" W m Heskett."ntbl1644.
27" Item, that on the 25''' of July 1644 James Dobbs made

"payement of i6s on part of payment of the halfe yeares Rent

"Charge to John Smith Churchwarden in witness

The Mark of
" Rich. Redmayne, Cur.'' Williamx Wilson
" 'm Heskett."

28" Item, on the 23''' of March the said James Dobbe paid

"vnto John Smyth 2~- and also to Robert Thomason 2 s in full dis-

"charge of all the rent charge An'o D'ni 1644.

''Rich. Redmayne

"W m Heskett."

1645.

29'Memoranda' y lonthe 15'''dayof March1645James

"Dobbs of I.iskard paid vnto vs Church wardens 4 s in full dis-

"charge of the rent charge due to be paid yearely by the said

"James Dobbs.
ntbl' Teste me W mo Heskett" Robert Thomason I 1ntbl no T-fptl-otr T?n!iprt Tlinmncnn-Mntbl' Robert Wilson;;>Gajardia "
1646.

30 "Memoranda1 that on the 2i lh day of March An'o D'ni " 1646 tlie said James Dobbe paid vnto Robert Thomason and

* See C ;oj.* See C. 217.* See C, 202.
Wallasey ParishChurch.'88

"Robert Wilson Church wardens 4s in full discharge ot" this

"yeares rent charge

" In witnesse of" Rob'tt Thomas.soni

" W m PIcskett' Rob'tt WilsonJ

1647.

31" Memoranda'that on the ninth day of Maivh An'o D'ni

"1647 Tames Dobbe paid foucr shillings to Robert Wilson being "a full discharg of that Rent Charge the said lames Dubbe of

"right ought to paye.
"In witnesse of \\V m llcskelt."

1648.

32" Memoranda' that on the fourlh day of March An'o I>'ni

"1648 James Dobbs paid fouer shillings to lames I'einberton

"being a full discharg of that Rent Charg the said James Mobbs "of right ought to paye.

"In witnesse of \\Villiam Rolini Church-

"[ames 1'einberton 1 wardens."

It is t; remarkable circumstance of whidi no explanation is afforded by anything in the registers, though it is possibly connected in some way with the (apture of Liverpool by Prince Rupert that the rent charge, which previou* to 1(144 is set down as 28,' each half-year, tails suddenly in that year to onc-scrcntli of its former amount, vi/., 4 half-yearly, .it which sum it afterwards appears to remain permanently. In the Churchwardens' Accounts set out on pig..:: 79 Si, Robert Wilson appears as defraying this rent charge.

(f)con.iicnoNs AM> CIIAKI i AI;U. PAYMKNIS.

The collections recorded in the registers were almost ail made under the authority of "briefs." The sy-U'in con-nected with these documents is explained in the following extract from '1'lu' Prayer J!,h>/; Aniii'tiiied : -

"liRlF.l-'S. These were letteis patent i-sue'l by the Sover-
"eign, directing the collection of alms for special objects
"named in them. They were granted for building and re-

"pairing churches and for many benevolent purposes (-ndi "as the compensation of losses by lire) which are now pro-
"vided for by societies or public subscriptions. (Ireal "abuses arose out of briefs, and a statute was passed to

Sec C=55.

G2
84Extracts from the Registers of

"regulate them in Queen Anne's reign [4 Anne, 14]. The
"abuses still continued, however, as will be seen by the fol-
"lowing particulars of ninety-seven briefs for repairing or
"re-building churches or chapels, and forty-seven briefs for
"accidents by fire, inundations, &c., issued between Michael-
"mas. 1805, and Michaelmas, 1818 :
ntblIJriefs Estimates of innncy required. Sums collected. Net proceeds,ntblissued.£, s. ci. s. d. s. d.ntbl97 for Churches ......125,240 19 4}... 35,857 6 7} ...14,297 14 5}ntbl47 for accidents, &c.^ 34,884 15 3J-. 31.656 12 Sj ..14,606 18 7ntbl144...67,513 19 4j... 28,90412uj
"An attempt was again made to reform the system in 1821,
"but with so little success that briefs were at last abolished "in 1829, by 9 Geo. IV., c. 28. 'King's letters,' which
"were only discontinued a few years ago (that is, about 1860),
"were documents of a similar character, and one granted by "Charles II., for Chelsea Hospital, is in existence. They

"were granted in recent times to the Incorporated Societies
"for Building Churches, for the Propagation of the Gospel "in Foreign Parts, and for National Education."

i.For Repairing St. Paul's Cathedral.

33" A collection towards the repayring of Paules Church in

"the city of London An'o Nono Regni Regis Caroli &c.

ntbl" In Wallezey.s _ d_s dntbl1Docter Snell ...... 40 o8 Thomas Robinsonntbl 2Thos Meoles'(ats heire)......... o 6ntblArmiger .......... 50' 9 John Robinson dentbl3John Woodward*., i opinfold ............ i ontbl 4Richard Hill ...... i o10 John Ueane ...... i ontbl 5Elizabeth Smyth... i on Rob" Bennet ...... o 8ntbl 6Rob" Thomasson.. i o12 Joane Robinson... o 6ntbl7John Robinson (atsi.li.s. d.ntblheire) ............ o 6 'Totall ...... 2 13 2
" wdl was paid before y e Justices of ye peace.

" Also this at the com'union table [i.e. at the offertory.]

ntbl13 John Litherland15 MargarettntblArmigr ............ i o ; Pemberton ...... o intbl 14 Tho Cornell ...... o2; 16 James Robinson... o 2ntbl10 C., 74 or C. 126.13 L., 208. 16 C-, 82.
*'Die names 16 in number against which an asterisk is placed in this list are those of ertons whose surnames do not occur in the preceding extracts of christenings, marriages, or
Curials, and who, therefore, were probably comparatively recent arrivals in the parish.
ntblParish Church.85

ntbl17 John Hcskett...... o 4ntbl 18 John Robinsonntbljunior ............ o 4ntbl 19 John Chaddock* o 3ntbl 20 John Smyth ...... o 4ntbl 21 Richard Watt...... o 3ntbl 22 Susanna Clarke ... o 2ntbl 23 Ann Wirrair ...... o 2ntbl 24 Margery Staney ... o 2ntbl 25 Geo. Walker ...... o 2ntbl 26 Thomas Wilson ... o 3ntbl 27 Thomas Hill ..... o 4ntbl 28 Ann Ball............ o 4"ntbl 29 John Ball ......... o 4ntbl 30 John Ro\\vlin ...... o 3ntbl 31 John Ilarison...... o 3ntbl" In Liskard, before the Just;ntbl 46 James Dobbs ...... i ontbl 47 Rob't Johnson ... i ontbl 48 Thomas Gill ...... i ontbl 49 John Johnson Junior o 6ntbl 50 John Wilson ...... i ontbl" Theis at the off'ring.ntbl 54 Peeler Roxvlin ... o 4ntbl 55 John Moneley ...ntbl 56 Tho. Thomasson .. o 3ntbl 57 Will. Shurlock ... o 4ntbl 58 John Johnson Senior o 4ntbl 59 Gilbert Ormston.. o 2ntbl 60 Ralph Samson ...ntbl61 Richard Young ... o 6ntbl.,ntbl22 C., 221.4 l-C, 10,.ntbl 26 e., !.2^.4< L., Z-M.ntbl 37 -e, ..A44 C., 201.

ntbls. dntbl32 William Robinson 3ntbl 33 John Young ...... o 4ntbl 34 Catharen Robins'.. o intbl 35 Rodgcr Bruscoe...O 2ntbl36 John Joanes* ......O 2ntbl37 John Stantone* ...O 1ntbl38 Henry Kelsall :: ...O 1ntbl39 John Slmrloeke ... 3ntbl 40 Richard LitherlandO 2ntbl41 John Hill ......... 3ntbl42 Thomas Horton ..O 2ntbl 43 Henry Robinson ..O 2ntbl 44 Robert Wilson ...O 2ntbl 45 William Th\\vaytc :O 2ntblTotall. 7 10ntbl 5 i Tho. Richardson i ontbl 52 William Wilson ...1 Ontbl53 Rob" Kyghley* ... o 6ntblTotall......... 7 ontbl 62 Henry Deane ...... o intbl 65 Rob1 Roxvlin ......OIntbl 64 John Heskett ......O 2ntbl65 Ann Richardson...o 4ntbl 66 Richard Clarke ...O1ntbl 67 Tho. Moneley ...
68Rob" ap Roberts-

69Kdxvard Coapland'

5 3-C.108.
C.67, M.,
"I-
=,6-e., .44.
ntblV C.,68 53 57-C..S T .ntbl 35-M..60.51 C. 190.86Extracts from tlie Registers of

1°

71

72


ntblRichard Deane ...S.d.73 John Males.d.ntblo2.\\o intbl.........ntbl John Quailc* ......o21ntbl John Lithcrland ...Totallntblo?... ...... 3 9
" In Poulton cu' Seacambe, before } e Justices.

ntbl74 John Gill .........2 Ontbl 75 Henry Bird ......I6ntbl 76 Henry YoungntblSenio' ............1 0ntbl 77 Thomas I )obbs . ..Io
" These at the p'ish C luirch.

ntbl81 Rowland I.itherlandntblGent ...............iontbl 82John Griffith* ....0[ntbl S3 Thomas ]Jaley :|: ...o2ntbl<4 Thomas Annyon*0tntbl 85 John Keele ...... o2ntbl 86 Ann Harrisonontblntbl 87 John Harrison ...ntbl 88 Rob" Young ......o\\
SoRob" Ansdale...ot


ntbl78 Thomas Shurlocke iontbl 79 Will Willason iontbl 80 [ohn Rowlin ...... iontblTotal .........8 6ntbl 90 Thomas Shurlockentbl]imio' ............ o 4ntbl 9' Robert Deaneo2ntbl 92David Gill .........03ntbl 93 Richard Fletcher ..0 2ntbl 94 Thomas Houlo*... o2ntbl 95 Henry YoungntblJunior for himselfntbland his family ...IOntblTotall.........A2
"The totall of all y e Collections out of the p'ish of Wallexey is

"fower pounds four shillings and fyvc pence.

''Geo. Snell
''Rectour "

The exact date of this collection is not given, but the year in which it took place 9 Charles I. was that com-mencing 27th March, 1633, ami ending 26th March, 1634.

On 10 April. 1631, Charles I. issued a commission (the substance of which is given in Dugdale's S. Paul's, edition 1818, pp. 104-5), f° r extensive works at the Cathedral. He was moved thereto, it is believed, by I,and, then Uishop of London.

Letters patent were issued out' for raising of public con-

ntbl72-M..6,. 77 C., 117.ntbl 74 C, 6,. 81 (..'., 229.ntbl 75-C., 7.ntblWallasev Parish Church.87
"tributions from all people throughout the whole kingdom ;" and the judges of the Prerogative Court, and officials through-out the several Bishoprics were to he " excited to remember "this Church, out of \\\\hat was proper to be given to pious

"uses." Public collections were made from the clergy of England, ami from the " particular counties, cities, and '' boroughs of this realm. 1 '

The Inigo Jones portico, at the west end of the cathedral, was erected at this period.

The total amount collected, 1631-1643, was ,£101,330 4s. Sd. 1633 and 4, in one of which the collection at 'al-lasey took place, produced " from the counties ''--

'633.....£3428iS3
1634....4491129ob.

A similar commission was issued by diaries 11. in1673.

Dugdale gives exceedingly full returns of money raised from individuals and from-parishes between 1664 and 1684, for the rebuilding.
This latter commission gives power to administer oaths to the receivers of monies collected tor this purpose. The administration of these oaths may account ior the mention of justices of the peace.

(l-'.x inf.Dr.YV. Spamm- Simpson, Librari.in nf Si.Paul's.)

n./'<>/Repair />/Clnii'ches.

1665.

34"Collected March the18fortheChurchof the Borough

' and parish ofClvn inourcountiofSaloponeShillingKiglu

1 pence.
' Gcorire Peinberton I
Kiardcn
" John lialy

(.'lun is in a remote part of Shropshire, and \\ve have hitherto failed to obtain any information as to the circum stances connected with this entry.

1661.

35"Thesuinmeofthreeshillingsamieleuenpencewas

'collectedin\\VallczycluiRhthe5'''ofMay,1661,for the

' repaire of the parish church of Cond^rer in the county of Salop.

" Richard Vong\\
.ini,i^Churchwardens.
Peter Peinberton)

Alexander ffetherstone
,,..,,
Minister.

The Church of St. Andrew, Condover, was originally of Norman date, cruciform, with a central tower. In 1660 the
88Extracts from the Registers of

tower fell, destroying the nave and south transept. The north transept remains untouched, and is all that is left of the original structure. In 1661 the church was rebuilt with a tower at the west end, and it would seem that simultaneous collections were made in certain churches for the work of restoration. In 1877 and 1878 there was another restoration, which was completed at the cost of ^6000 ! The church is now one of the finest in the county.

(Ex inf. Rev. Lionel Corbctt, M.A., Vicar.)

1664.

36" Memorandum y l 2 s 6' 1 was Collected upon a briefe for ye

"repaire of y c parisli Church of Cromer alias Shipdcn in the

"county of Norfolke, and the piere att y e same towne upon 20
"Nov br 1664

Ich'-ward'." Rich' Atherton Cur' ibi'. ''
"JohnUrmstone I

The registers of Cromer for this period have been lost, and no information appears to be now obtainable concerning the objects of this collection.

1661.

37" The sum'e of two shillings eight pence was collected in

"\\Yallexy church the 26 of .May 1661 for the repaire of the parish

"church and steeple of Dall>\\ chalcombe in the county of Leicester.

" Richard Yong)'Alexander ffetherstone
,,.-Churchwardens."..
" Peter PembertonJminister

Burton, in his Description of Leicestershire, 2nd edit, folio,
"J 777> P- 77> sa)'s f hat " Dalby Magna, or Great Dalby, in
"the hundred of East Goscote, is called also Dalby Chacome,
"for the greater part of it belonged to the Priory of Cha-
"combe, in the county of Northampton, founded by one
"Hugh de Anaf, called afterward De Chacombe, a Norman,
"about the time of the Conquest, from whom descended the
"Lords Seagrave, afterwards patrons of the Priory." Curtis, in his Topographical History of Leicester, p. 51, gives the fol-lowing alternate readings of the name, viz. : " Dalby

"Schaucombe" and " Chakundalbi."

(Ex inf. A. II. Burgess, Esq., Clerk to the School Board of Leicester.)

No information appears to be now procurable as to the circumstances giving rise to this collection.
WallastyParishChurch.'89

1676.

38" 1676, Sept.the26'''.Collected& gatheredinycp'ish

"church of Walle/ey the sum'e of three shillings for or towards y

"rebuilding of y c church of Osivestrce k roc' 1 of the minister thereof

" the afores1' sum'e of 3 shill' by me" Thomas Liuermore.''

During the civil war one or two battles were fought in Oswestry Church, and a part of the tower, with a great portion of the church was destroyed. A brief was issued in 1675 to raise funds for its restoration, and about _/, 1500 was expended on it.

(K\\ inf.Rev. \\V.IIoHX-11Kvnns, M.A.. Vicar.)

166 i.

39" Mem. That three shillings ,t two pence was collected in

"the p'ish church of Walle/y -the 29''' of /'"-'' (61) ffor the repaire ' ; of the church of Pontefract in tlie county of Yorke.

"Alexander ffethcrstone minister
'' RichardYongi ,,,,,
13Churchwardens
"Peter 1'emberton ' 1661.

40" Mem' that six shillings was collected in the parish Church

"of \\Valle/y the 4 of August 1661 for the repaire of the Collegiate

"church of Rippon in Vorkeshire.

"Alexander ffethcrstoneminister
" RichardYong).-,.,,
Churchwardens
" PeterPcmberton'

The circumstances giving rise to this collection are fully set out in the Brief a copy of which is given as Appendix B, and for which we are indebted to the Rev. \\V. R. L'remantle, Dean of Ripon.

1661.

41" Mem' y' Three shillings and two pence was collected in

"\\Valiazey Church the 7''' July 1661 for the repaire of the p'ish

"Church & Steeple of Kairbonni^Ii in the County of Vorke.

"Alexander ffetherstone minister

" Richard

\\ov\\ { *
s

... , , Churcliwardens
" Peter1'emberton

Scarborough was twice besieged during the great rebellion,
90Extracts from the Registers of

and the church suffered on each occasion. Sir John Mel-driiin, a Scotchman, was sent against it by the Parliament. The following are among the notes of his proceedings :

"On February iSth (1644), about ten o'clock, Scarborough
"was stormed in four places by the English and Scottish
"soldiers, who gained the town and the church with the loss
"of eleven men. Tn the church they took eighty soldiers ' and the governor of Helrnsley castle. Melcirum took in

'the town and church thirty-two pieces of ordnance, with
"store of arms and other prize ; and in the haven one hun-" dred and twenty ships. The Commons were so gratified " with the account of this successful enterprise, that they " ordered ,£1000 to be presented to Sir John Meldrum and ",£20 to the messenger who brought tiie news. And Sir "John Meldrum, having made a lodgement with his troops " in the Church of S. Mary, conveyed several pieces of " artillery into it in the night, and opened a battery from the "east window; but the garrison made such a vigorous and

"well-directed fire, that the choir of the church was de-'' molishcd.""

In November, 1646, among other damages sustained by Scarborough during the siege, the following are specified in a memorial presented to the parliament :
"Their churche wholly ruinated, except the walls and
"some part of the roof, which was formerly in good repaire.
"The repaireing of the church, ^.600."I

"The centre or transept tower, having been greatly shaken
"during the siege of the castle in 1644, fell in October, 1659,
"and considerably injured a great part of the nave of the
"church. The desolation which this venerable edifice sus-' tained during the siege of the castle, and by subsequent

"fall of die transept tower, reduced it to a state of ruin ;
"and the inhabitants had suffered such a variety of misfor-
"tunes by a succession of calamitous events, that they were. ' under the necessity of having recourse to a brief, in the

"i2th Charles II. (1660), to enable them to rebuild it." The following is an extract from this brief :
"Charles II., by the grace of (iod, &c.Whereas we are
"credibly informed by the humble petition of the inhabitants
"of the town corporate of Scarborough, in the North Riding
"of the county of York, as also by a certificate subscribed "with the hands of divers of our justices of the peace for

Hinderwcll, pp. 60, 61 and 62.tIbid., pp. 63 and 69.
ntblWallasty Parish Church.01
"the said East and North Riding, inhabiting near unto the
"said corporation, that during the late wars our said town of
"Scarborough was twiic stormed, and the said inhabitants "disabled from following their ancient trade : whereby they "are much impoverished, and almost ruined in their estates ;

"and that nothing might be wanting to make their condition "more deplorable, their two Fair churches- were, by the vio-

"lence of the cannon, beaten down ; that in one day tin re ' were threescore pieces of ordnance discharged against the
"steeple of the upper church there, called S. Mary's, and the
'choir thereof quite beaten down, and the steeple thereof ' so shaken, that notwithstanding the endeavours of the

'inhabitants to repair the same, the steeple and bells, upon "the loth day of October last, fell and bruaght down with

'it most part of the body of the said church ; but the other ''church, called S. Thomas's Church, was, by the violence of " the ordnance, quite ruined and battered down ; so that the

"church called S. Mary's must lie rebuilt, or otherwise the
"said inhabitants will remain destitute of a place wherein to
"assemble themselves for the public worship of Almighty '' (iod. And that the charges of rebuilding the church, "called S. Mary's, will cost .^, 2500 at the least, which of "themselves they are not able to disburse, their loitnnes " being almost ruined by the calamities of the late war, as

'aforesaid."
"I!y the assistance of this brief, and other contiibutions,
'part of the body of S. Mary's Church, and the tower as it 'now stands, were rebuilt in 1669,011 the foundation and

"ruin of the old fabric."

ll'.x inf. iliL- Yen.ArrhikMi <>n K.|.L.liluiii.l

1665.

42Collected Aprill 91665 f >r the parish church of Tiinihmtli

'in Northumberland one shilling three pence-.

" kit hat (Jlarkji

'John ( Xtrmsioii <

In 1659 the building of a new Parish Church for Tyne-inou'.h alien called 'iinmoutlli was commenced. ('.real difficulty \\vis experienced in procuring lie necessary funds, and tile building was, in con~eqiieii< e, much delayed. In July, 1663, a petition was presented 1'iilie I ustii t-s of the Peace for the county of Northumberland, asking them to grant their certificate lo the King's most excellent majesty lor

*HiiKierwcll,pp.t/J,97,',3,^9.
92Extracts from the Registers of

his letters patent for a contribution or collection, in some of his majesty's counties, for the carrying on and finishing the new church, which was then and there granted, under ten Justices' and the Sheriff's hands. The collection made in April, 1665, was the outcome of the petition.

(Ex inf. Horatio A. Adamson, Esq., Hon. Vestry Clerk.)

iii.Far Towns, o-v., injured by fire. 1670.

43." Collected in U'alle/y church the sum of 2s 8d for the ''fire in Bcckla [Hccclcs] burning 42 houses in the county of

"Suffolke Sep. 16 '70.
'Alexander ffetherstone minister
" William Gill) ^,,,
Churchwardens '
" JohnDeane'

The fire referred to is no doubt that of October, 1669. The following extract from the old account book of the

"Feoffment Charity " shows what the Town Lands contri-buted towards stopping the "sad and lamentable'' mischief. It seems to have been only second in extent to that of 1586, when the Church and many houses were burned.

"ROBERT GRINI.EY, Collector.

"1669 Imprimis, disbursed about the quenching
"of the sad and lamentable fyre that hap-' pened among us uppon the 23rd of

"October in this present yeare ; videl 1 to
"Quenchers and watching of the fyre,
"which continued about a weeke ; and for ' the cartes that brought water ; by paylcs

"taken to carry water ; and for berc given ' to the helpers; there are several Bills

"given in, which have been examined and "allowed: the totall charge thereof is . ...12 19 6"

(Ex inf. G. B. Angel], Esq., Clerk to the (Juap.linns.)

1669.

"July 25'69.

44" Collected the sum of i4d for a fire in the towne of Brox-

"ton in Staffordshire by a brief dated May 13 '69

"Alexander ffetherstone "John Dobbs"
ntblWallasey Parish Church.98
1670.

45"Collected for a fire in CotUrcnd (? Collerand) in Nonh-

"amptonshire in Walle/.y Church August 28 70, 25 8d '

"Alexander ffethcrstone "
"William Gill

"John Deane"
1662.

46" Memorand' A IJriefe for a fire at Cn'stvell in the County "of StratTord [Stafford] whose loss was published & collected in

"the said parish Church of Walle/.ey Amounting to the summe

"of Six hundred pounds & upwards.

"Sum' collected two shillings and foure pense.

'George Scholes Curate ibid. "Thomas Hill [Churchwardens'

ntbl" Robert \\Vilson f 62
1665.

47 " Memorandum that 2 V 8' 1 was collected upon a brit'e for " the marcet towne of flcokl'orog'i in Lancaster whose losese by fire " mounted the value of two thovsand pound wch was May the " 17 : 1664.
" Georg Pemberton | ,.,. .,
*~r\\ larcl
" JohnBaly>

In a book written by the late James Stockdale, Esq., (if Cark House, in the parish of Flookburgh, that gentleman records that "about 1686 sii' a great lire took place in
"Flookburgh, destroying a considerable part of the town.
"The following is a copy of the losses sustained by the
"inhabitants, and the petition to the deputy lieutenants and
"justices of the peace of the count}-, praying that they would
"entreat the King to grant a brief to be read in all the
"churches and chapels of the Kingdom, for a collection in
"aid of the sufferers/'

"Lane. Ps.
"To the Hoble : The Dcputie Lieutenants and
"Justices of the Pence of the Counlie aforesaid.

"The humble Certificates of us whose names are hereunder
"written who did view the losses sustained by the Inhabitants
"within the Manor and Market Town of Floockburgh, by
"reason of a violent fire which happened there upon the xvij' h
"daye of this instant Mayc about one of the Clocke in the
94Extracts from the Registers of

"afternoon (being occasioned as was conceived) by the
"negligence of a woman who had left hemp or some other
"combustible matter too near the fire, wch bursting out in
"the thatch and increased by the violence of a mighty hott
"and drie wind, burnt downe to the ground, and utterly
"consumed twenty-two dwelling houses, besides barns,
"stables, kilns, and outhouses, containing in all one hundred
"and forty six bares of building, and the violence thereof
"was so great that itt burnt and distroyed the orchards and
"fruit trees and the small porcion of goods wch manie of
"them had got out of their houses, and also their household
"goods, corne, grain, maulte, bedings, bedsteads, and other
"goods, amounting in the whole to the value of three thousand
"pounds and upwards, to the utter undoeinge and impover-
"ishinge of most p te of the sd : inhabitants. Whereupon
"they make itt their humble desire yr honbles would bee
"pleased to certifie his Matie. in their behalfe, for the speedie
"obtaininge of his Mat's most gracious 1'res patients for a
"collection for an towards the rebuilding of the said towne
"and reparation of these losses aforesaid, being viewed and
"valued by us

"Curwen Rawlinson Carke Hall
"William Wilson Rector de Windermere
"Thos Fletcher Raven Winder Hall
"George Braithwaite Flookburgh
"Thos Burscough
"'J'liomas Askew
"Richard Simpson
'' Thomas Berrie) ,-,,,
"Richard Withers [Carpenters.

It seems clear that Mr. Stockdale has made an error with regard to the year of this fire. The agreement as to the day in his account with that in the text proves that they both relate to the same event. That Mr. Stockdale has been occasionally in doubt about his dates appears from this

he speaks of the plague breaking out in Flookburgh in the year " 1598, or 1663" and sweeping off the greatest part of the inhabitants. The prevailing tradition in the locality is, that Flookburgh was (like London) visited by the plague and immediately after destroyed by fire.

(Ex inf. Rev. W. P. Rigge, M.A., Vicar of Flookburgh.)

1668.

48" Collected in Wallezy Church feb 21, 1668 for the fire in

"Haverhill in the county of Suffolke the sum of z 5 by vertue of
Wal/aseyFiwisliChurch.'05

"yc breife dated 27 of fel>: in the 20 yeare uf the reigne of Charles
"the 2 d

"Alexander ffelheistone Rect. ib.

"John Dobbs\\
,' Churchwardens.
James Scamblcr I

In Kclly's Directory for the county of Suffolk there is a short notice of this fire. It is to the effect that it took place in 1665, and that great part of the town was destroyed and much of its ancient character lost. Accounts of the church also state that it was greatly injured by the lire, and had to be restored at considerable expense.

(Ex inf.Rev. J. (). Roberts, Vicar ofllavurhill.)

1661.

49" Mem' That Two shillings and three pence was ('ollected in "the p'ish Church of \\Vullazey the jj' 1 ' of August ifx'u (Tor the

"losse by ftirc in the Towne .V Corpora'ion of //i;i\\>n in the

"East Rideinge of the County of Yorke.

"Alexander ffetherstone minister

"Richard Yong

},..,
I Churi hwardans
" Peeler Pemberton)

Heclon is an old borough, about five miles east of Kingslon-upon-Hull. Until 1832 it returned two members to Parlia-ment, and in olden times it was a seaport of sonic: importance. Of this latter glory it has been robbed by Hull, and the above entry is supposed to have refeience to the firing of the churches by the populace, which took place when the Ilcdon merchants and shipowners, finding their business leaving them, followed it to I lull, and thus incurred the anger of the

mob. Only one of four churches now remains the "mother" church of St. Augustine and there is little doubt that it was to this church that the practical sympathy of the people worshipping in the church at \\Vallasey was devoted. The following extract from the Hull Directory supplies some interesting information relating to the church. The borough, for such it still is, has a population of nearly one thousand: ''The town had four churches, St. Nicholas, St. James, Si.
"Mary Magdalen, and St. Augustine : the last is the only
"one remaining, and it is that which was always the mother "church of the parish. It is a magnificent building, in the
."Early English,Early Decorated,and Perpendicular styles,

"consisting of a chancel, clerestoricd nave, aisles, transepts, "and an embattled central tower, 129 feet in height to the
96Extracts from the Registers of

"top of the pinnacles, and containing six good bells, a clock
"and chimes : the choir and transepts are Early English, "the nave Decorated, and the tower Perpendicular; the

"chancel retains sedilia, and the vestry has some remains of
"a chapel formerly existing on the south side ; the choir
"and transepts have a triforium, once continued round the
"east end ; the font, of granite, is Decorated work ; in the
"south aisle is a mutilated effigy, a slab bearing a floriated
"cross, and a stone coffin. The register of baptisms and
"marriages dates from the year 1552 ; burials from 1549."

(Ex inf. D. J. O'Donoglme, Esq., Clerk lo the Hull School Board.)

1667.

50" Memorandum there was collected in Wallezey Church the

"2 d of June 1667 for a fire in Hinxton in Cambridge shire the

"sum of 2 s & iod for Richard Ellis & others.

" Churchwardens

" John Dobbs" Alexander ffetherstone

" James Seamier" minister "

1666.

51"COLLECTED FOR THE INHABITANTS OF London FOR FIRE

"THE XTH DAY OF OCTOBER 1666 THE SUME OF I 1 5* 6d .

"JAMESBALL

" RICH. HILL

1667.

52" Memorandum there was collected in \\Vallezy Church the

"28 of July 1667 the sum of 2 s & i i d for a fire in loughborough

"in the county of Lecester.
"Alexander ffetherstone
ntbl" lohn Dobbs,iChurchwardens"minister"ntbl ,minister" James Seamier j

The town, too, in former times, suffered much from fires; the houses were built of timber and thatch, and, conse-quently, when a fire took place the consequences were very serious. In June, 1662, there was a fire which burnt many houses and two children. In 1666 there were two great fires. The first, on October the 5th, called Webster's fire, began in a maltkiln in Wood Gate, and in two hours destroyed 50 dwelling houses, &c., containing 230 bays of
ntblWallasty Parish Church.97
buildings.* The second, on November the iSth, happened in Biars Place (near Ashby Square), and destroyed seven bays of buildings.

(Fldc/tir's Historical Handbook to Leughboroiigh, ex inf. J. Jarratt, Esq., Clerk to the Loughborough Union.)

1671.

53" Collected in Wallezy Church Sept 10 for the losse by fire

"in Ligraue in Luton parish the sum of 25.

"Alexander ffetherstone
"John Robinson]
"Henry Bird}Churchwardens

Leagrave is a hamlet in the parish of Luton (Beds). In the registers of this parish, there does not now appear to be any entry which throws Light on this extract, many of the papers relating to the parish having been destroyed by the churchwardens in the absence of the present vicar some
twenty years ago.iEx. inf. Rev. J. O'Neill, Vicar.)

1667.

54 "Collected in Wallezy Church Nov. 1767 for losse by

"fire in Narhall in Pembrokeshire Octob 10 66 the sum of

"i 5 4d for John Vahan & others deliuered to their son Rich :

"Vahan upon a letter of request dated feb 13 66.

" JohnDobs" Alexander ffetherstone

"James Scambler"minister"

1666.

55" Collected for fire in the town of Poolc in Mountgomery

"shyre i s vjd.
''Rich:Hill j Churchwardens"

"Ja:Ball>

This entry relates no doubt to the town of Wclshpool. Edward Jones, Esq. the town clerk of Welshpool has endeavoured, but hitherto without success, to obtain some information as to a disaster of which the memorandum here copied appears to be now the only memorial extant, the records of the town previous to about the middle of last century not having been preserved.

In White's History of the County of Lfifestcr, it is stated that in addition to the fifty dwelling houses, the fire consumed a number of barns, stables, malt kilns, stacks, &c., and a large quantity of corn, malt, and hay."

H
98Extracts from the Registers of

1662.

56" MemorandthatABriefefor SouthwaldusSoulbyfor

"Losse by fire w ch burnt vp 238 houses 300 ffamilies in distresse

"Sum in all Amounted to 40,000'' was published and Collected

"in the parish Church of Wallezey the xxiiij th of August, 1662.

"Sum their gathered was two shillings five pence.

"Alexander ffetherstone Rector ibid
"Thomas Hill,
"Robert Wilson [Guard:"

A destructive fire broke out on 2oth April, 1659, in which three-fourths of the houses in Southwold were burnt down. The account of this fire in Dr. Wake's " History of South-wold and its Vicinity is singularly uniform with that in the text, viz. : 238 houses utterly consumed, 300 families in-volved in the sad catastrophe, ^40,000 of estimated loss. Subscriptions throughout the kingdom seem to have been general, similar records to that at Wallasey occurring in such distant counties as Yorkshire and Devonshire. Yar-mouth sent 20 combs (10 quarters) of wheat, 10 combs of rye, and £10 in money to relieve the distress in Southwold at this time.

From Tanner's Suffolk Manuscripts we learn that "South-
"wold was pitifully defaced by a fire on a Friday, 1596." The town was visited by the plague in 1602, and again in 1603. In the former year there were 131, and in the latter 352 burials, of which no less than 86 occurred in August, 1603 the annual average for a period of nearly 300 years having been about 40.

(Ex. inf.Rev. P. L. Cautley, Vicar.)

1669.

57"Collected Aug i 69 the sum of 14'' for a fire in Tibar-

"tone, in the County of Salop dated Feb. 26 68.

"Alexander ffetherstone"

"John Dobbs, Churchwarden

-No information appears to be now obtainable as to the circumstances connected with this collection. There are no Registers in Tibberton earlier than 1700.

(Ex inf.Rev. \\V. H. Jackson, Vicar.)
ntblWallascy Parish Church.99
1662.

58" MemorandA briefe for a fire attWalton in f/te Clubb

"Whose losse was Published and Collected in the sayd parish

"Church of Wallezey Amounting to the sum of 1300'',

"Sum gathered one shillinge sixpence.

"Alexander ffetherstone Rector ibid : "Thomas Hill | Gard . >

"Robert Wilson J

1671.

59"Collected in Wallezy Church ye23of July71for a

"breife concerning a fire in Halton in the parish of Whitborke

"in ye West Rideing of Yorke the sum of 3 s 8d ob.

"Churchwardens" Alexander ffetherstone

" John Robinsonrector of the mediety of Wallezy "

" Henry Bird

Halton is a large village in the parish of Whitkirk, near Leeds, containing the bulk of the population of that parish. In the accounts of the Churchwardens of Whitkirk, audited June 17, 1671, occur the following entries, viz. :

"pd for watching yc night ye stack fire was in "Halton.......................................... o i o
"Bestowed in meate and drinke upon the poore
"men that helped to quench the fire ...... o 3 o"
(Ex. inf. Rev. G. M. 1'latt, Vicar.)

1660.

60" MemThat nine shillings were collected in the Parish

"Church of Wallezey for the Inhabitans of Willenhall in Staf-

"fordshire who sustained some losse by fiire : wd> collection

"above"1 was Sept: 9.
"John Harvie minister"
churchwardens., " Richard Yong

No information on this subject seems to be now pro-curable ; if there were any Parish Records bearing on the matter, " they probably perished with the papers of Dr. " Withers, which were burnt by his angry widow."
(Ex inf. Rev. G. H. Fisher, Vicar.)

H2
100Extracts from theRegisters of

1670.

61 " Nov 13 1670 Collected in Walezy Church for the fire '(Aug. 13. 19 year of Kings reign") in Wohingham in the

"County of Durham the sum of 2 s 7 d .
"Alexander ffetherstone "
"W. Gill1 churchwardens"
")

In a MS. book by an old parish clerk, it is said About 1655 a fire happened in the town and destroyed several houses about the market place and the low part of the town, and among the rest burnt the clerk's house, and the Parish Register was consumed.
(Ex inf.Rev. Canon Gray, Rector.)

The following extract from the registers of Whitkirk shew that that parish also contributed towards the fire at Wolsing-ham: "March 5, 1670. Collected then in the Church [of
"Whitkirk] upon a Briefe for the Inhabitants of Wolsingham
"in the County of Durham, who had losse by fire, the
"summe of o 4 3 ob."

iv.For Towns, &=c. Cause not mentioned. 1666.

62" Collected maye the sixte for chalbury in our county of

"oxford the sum of six shillinge one pence.

"James Ball1 Churchwardenes

" Richard Hill>

Though the registers for this period still exist, they do not appear to contain any reference to the subject of this extract.

(Ex inf. Rev. C. F. C. West, Vicar.)

1661.

63" Mem : that too shilling was collected in the p'ish Church "of Wallesey the 19 of Jan'ry : for the perish'ners of Elmslty

"Castle in the County of Worcester.
"Alexander ffetherstone
"Richard Yona\\
"PeterPemberton| Churchdens

'The words in parentheses are in the original interlineated above the name " Wolsingham 11 in the County o! Durham, 1 and it is not quite clear where they were intended to come in.
Wallasty ParishChurch..101

1665.

64" Collected the 11 niarchc for the hartelpoole in our county

"of Durham the sume of one shilling tooue pence.

"GeorgePemberton| Gardcn,,,
ntbl' John BelyIntbl " TnVm Relv
This collection was no doubt made for the repair of the church of St. Hilda, in Hartlepool ; for in the Parish Registers of Greatham, in the County of Durham, is the following entry, under date 22nd April, 1666: "Col-

"lected for the repairing of Heartlepoole (Church) i/io;" and in those of Bottesford in Lincolnshire, the following, under date the 15111 April in the same year : " For Hurtly-

"poole in Durham, 6d." The variety in the spelling of the name of the borough in these three entries is worth notice.

(Ex inf. T. Belk, Ksq., Recorder of Hartlepool, by favour of the Rector, the Rev. E. R. Ormshy.)

1665.

65" Collected July the 2510 doit for the toune of Cockshutt

"in our county of Salop.

1665.

66" Collected the9 of Julyfor the touncof Shirffhales in

"our county of Stafford 2 shillings sixpence."

"Geo. Pemberton ), , Garden
"John Bely>

The Registers and other parish manuscripts do not seem to contain any reference to this collection for the " towne " of Shirffhales, as the extract calls a district which is and apparently always has been essentially a country village The Registers moreover at this date are very illegible.

(Kx inf. Rev. C. G. Bradburne,Vicar.)

1666.

67" pd to Richard Tilsley for Thrapson d~ Islipp bridges in

"Northampton shyre the sume of two shillinges and six pence the

"15th of June 1666.

"James BallJ churchwardcns >

" Richard Hill>
102Extracts from the Registers of

1664.

67"Collected the 21 August 1664 for Nicholas Marriot and

"23 other inhabitants of yc parish of Werden (1 Cuerden) the

"summe of 3* 2 d oo.
"Rich. Atherton cur.
" Rich. Clarke

'John Urmestone "

v.For Individuals injured by fire.

1666.

69" It. Collected for John Adams and others for fire in the "county of Salop Nou: 18 2 s vj'1 .

"Tames Ball 1

"Rich. Hill J

1661.

70"Mem. y' Two shillings was Collected in the pish Church "of Wallazey the 7th of July 1661 ffor Hugh Evans of Powlon

"in the County of Salopp who sustained some losse by ffire

"upon the 3i st of Octobr last.
"Alexander ffetherstone
" Richard Yong).,," minister"
0 Churchwardans " Peter Pemberton'

1664.

71" Collected likewise the same day [5 th Feb.] for Henry Lisle

"of Gisbrough in ye North-ridinge of Yorke shire, who had his

"house shopps and out houses with goods burn'd I s 6d .

"Rich. Clarkei,Rich. Atherton Cur"

" Jo. Urmestone J

There is no record in the Registers of Gisborough bearing on this matter.
(Ex inf. Rev. F. II. Morgan, Rector.)

1664

72" Memorandum, thati s 6J was collected upon a briefe for
ntblWallascy Parish Church.108
"Richard Morccrojt of Aughton in yc County of Lancaster dyer

"who had his dye house burn'd wth fire this 5''' ffeb 1664.

" Rich - Clarke i _ ., Rich , Atherton Cur" " John Urmestone j

The Moorcroft family have for many generations been settled at Ormskirk. My grandmother was one of them, and the crest, a moorcock, comes from them. The maternal ancestry of the late Bishop Goss was of the same family. The last direct male representative died only a few years since, and owned and farmed the land on which the Dye House stood, though that was taken down or destroyed shortly before my early years. The family have long been sub-stantial people in Ormskirk, owning and cultivating their lands, which, though technically in Aughton, can only be approached from the road in Ormskirk called, from their works, Dyer's Lane, from which it is separated by a brook.

(Ex inf. James liromloy, ICs<|.)

Brian Morccroft was presented to the Rectory of Aughton I4th ]uly, 1528. Lane. Chantries, p. 113.

William Morecroft held a Lease of the Grange in Altkar dated 28 February 21 Hen viij for nineteen years, paying yearly . . . £2. 13. 4

(Conflict- Rook of \\VliaIIcy Alih'y, Appx., p. 1214/5.)

In the Churchwardens' Accounts of Ormskirk for the year 1665, this entry occurs: "June 26 pd. Silvester Moor-croft for wea[gh]inge both old and new sheetes of lead is."

(Hist. .Stv.7'rans.,vol. xxx., pp.170-6.)

Alderman Silvester Morccroft was mayor of Liverpool in 1706.

1665.

"73"Memorandumthatr was collected Aprill 23a brife

"for William Shutcr in Tanworth in the Countcy of Warwickc

"who sufered by fire the 14 of June 1664.

"Gcor.Pembcrton)
"JohnBally) Oardc

1664.

74"Collected2October1664forMr. ThomasTirrill and
104Extracts from the Registers of

"Afris Mary Lewtherne inhabitants of ye Isle ol Barry in Ireland "ye sume of i s 4d .
ntbl" Rich. Clarke ) _, " Rich. Athertonntbl , T , TT I ChurchwardensCuratentbl " John Urmestonjntbl1670.
75"Collected inWallezyChurchSept.1870 for John

"Turner of Bentley losse by fire the sum of i s 2d.

"Alexander ffetherstone "John Deane"

vi.For Individuals. Cause not mentioned. 1666.

76"CollectedinWallezyChurchMarch1066 vpona

"request of the kings comissioners for Mr. William Coburne

"Merchant, Miss Elicmor Cobnrne inhabiting in ye Isle of Bass

"the suiii of 3s 2d."James Ball &) Q, j. "Rich Hill i

1671.

77"Collected for Henry Coventry of \\Voodchurch i" 9d 1667.

78" Collected at Wallazey Nouember 24 for Thtmas hardie

" three shillings sixe pence." John Dobbs

"James Scambler"
1660.

79" The sume of seaven shillings six pence was collected for "James Melvell Esqr late of Clanogh in the County of Down in

"Irland Jan 20 1660/61
< Church Wardens j Richard YonS" John Harvie "

'Peter Pemberton

1666.

80 "Collected for Mr. Osborne merchant at sea the n th of " Nouember 1666 the sume of 2s 8d.

"jaTa. Ballmili
"Rich.Hill| ChurchwardenS
ntblWallasey Parish Church.106
1661.

81" Mem. that one shilling eight pence was collected in y c "pish church of Wallezy the 26 of Jan'ry ffor use of Edward

"Strickley of Hopesay in the County of Salop.

" Richard Yong | Churchwardenes " Peter Pemberton'

" Alexander ffetherstone

" minister "

1670.

82 " Collected for Geffray Thomasson [in Wallasey] Church "about Aug ii 70 the sum of .....

"John Deane

"William Gill"

.1681.

83"Collected inyep'ishChurchofWallezey fforThomas

"IVainat'Hght of Great Saughall July the 24 Anno Dom. 1681

"the suiiie of 4s 11' 1 .

vii.For Captives.

1666.

84" pd to Jo : Barms & others taken by the turkcs the sunie

"of ss the 22 July 1666.
"Ja: Ball| churchwardens "

" Rich.Hill >

1668.

85"Collected in Wallezy church the 14 of fcb 1668 the sum

"of 2S 6d for Captives in Algiers & Sally and other parts accord-ing to ye breife dated Jan 9 the 19 yeare of the rcignc of

" Charles the 2 d." Alexander ffetherstone

"reel: of mediety of Wallezy"
"John Dobbs} Churchwardens

"James Scambler>

1671.

86" Gathered in Wallezey parish vpon the brief for Redemp-
106Extracts from the Registers of

"tion of Captives out of Turky the sum £\\. io\\ vj d . Nov. 6

"1671."Alexander ffetherstone Rector"

This from the elate (Nov. 6, apparently a Wednesday), as well as from the large amount realized would appear to have been a house to house, and not a church, collection. In connection therewith, the following extract from the parish registers of Weston upon Trent, Staffordshire, relating it would seem to the same brief, may be of interest, viz. :
"Collected at the Parish Church of AVcston-sup. -Trent, on "the loth day of November, an" 1671, the sum of five

"shillings, seven pence, which sayd money was for the re-
"demption of the English slaves taken of the Turks."

viii.for Persons injured by Pirates.

1667.

87" Collected in Wallczy Sept 15 67 the sum i" gd for Mris

"Eliz: Stanley Mris Mary ffislicr and others by vertue of a letter

"of request from the high [?] Com'issioners dated April 1667

"for 2660' losse by pirates.
"Alexander ffetherstone "

1669.

88" Dec 1969CollectedinWallezyChurchthe sum of

"2S Cd by vertue of a letter of request in behalfe of Nicolas flood

"and others of the island of Gucrue in the County of Corke in

"Irland who suffer'd by pirates March 2468.

ntbl"dated June 3 69."Alexander ffetherstone Reef"ntbl ' John Dobbs ) , , ,ntblJ\\ Churchwardensntbl" Thomas Hill>1669.ntblntbl89 "Collected Nov 14 69 the sum of 25. by vertue of a
"letter of request for William Jiitssells daughters being robbed by

11 pirates in the isle of Toyher in Ireland in Nov last

" Dated Feb 16 68. " Alexander ffetherstone " Thomas Hill Churchwardens >


1667.

90 " Memorandum there was collected in Wallezy church the

"14th of July '67 for a fire in the Isle of Calthopp in Irland vpon
ntblWallasey Parish Church.107
"the request of the King's com'issioners for Mrs. Elizabeth Spring

"& others the sum of I s &A y' suffered by Pyrates.

"Alexander ffetherstonc
" John Dobbs>
"James Seamier}ch'>hwarden,


ix.for Persons who had suffered by Shipwreck.

91" Given \\.oja/in Durcr of the He of May vpon a request of

"the Kings Cofnissioners for his fathers losse, his o\\vne <fc others

"to the vallew of 2000' by shipwraeke and 160' by fire the suiiie

"of 2S. feb 15 1666."
1669.

92"Collected in Walle/.y Church July n 1669 the sum of as.

"by vertue of a letter of request in the behalfe of Mris Catherine

"Norton & her son John Norton and Mris Kcnnings whose hus-

"bands sufered shipwrack Nov 16 68, dwelling in the Island of

"ffevister. the cofnissioners scaled y c request March 27. 69.

" Alexanderffctherstone

" John DobbsChurchwarden "minister" 167 i.

93"Collected in WallezyChurch Se[> 3'71 for John Reaih

"losse by shipwracke and fire is. 9d."

x.Various.

1662.

94" 1662Junij22°Collected and gatheredintheparish

"Church of Wallezey for a Briefe concerninge Jjlshing and the "ymployment thereof the sum of two shillings one jienny

" we say 2 s id" Tho Hill| Churchwardcns ..

" Robert Wilson>

1664.

95"Collected the15 th of May 1664 for Mr. flisher minister,

" the suiiie of 2s 4d."ThoSladel t;]iurchw '

' Will: Tyrer J
108Extracts from the Registers of

1666.

96" IK! toTlio.Webster ministerAugust24th1666iij s.40!.

" by vs.
"TamesBall).-,,,,,,
JChurchwardens
" Rich Hill>

1679.

97 " Recd moneyes yl was Collected in or Parish Church in " y e yeare 1679 by me.
" ThomasLiuermore "
1681.

98" Rcc' 1 fro' the minister of Wallezey for East Durram briefe

"3 s 6{1 and for Tadcaster briefe 2 s i d.

" Aug 3 d 1681 by me.
"ThomasLiuermore"
1684.

99" Recd for Westminster and Columpton and Kandundufery

"Preston Candever the sunie of 123 May i6lh 1684 by me,

"Thomas Liuermore "

Miscellaneous Memoranda.
1607.

TOO "Mem'dum In the yeare of o r lord god 1607 theire was "a great frost that people did goe over the Poole (over against " Poolto') vppon the yce (at a full sea).'' ::;

1671.

101"Mr. Edward Litherlantk so we know not where nor

"when he was baptized vnless he was named Thomas on Shroue "Tuesday last 71 at a private meeteing and seditious con-

"venticle in his owne house, presented by me

"Alexander ffetherstone Rect"

(In the margin.) " Ordered by Bishop Wilkin to bee true " regestred and suposed to be left out "

1673-

102" Nouember ye 22 1673 u'are l°s^ in a boat these psons

"viz. William the sun of Rich. Clarke of Walizey (in the margin

' The words in the parentheses are inserted in a later hand.
ntblIVallascy Parish Church.109
"'Andrew Ball")Henry thesunofGeorgePembertonand

"Charles the son of George Pemberton and Anne the daughter "of George Pemberton cuming wth a boat that belonged to Mr.

"Bunbary from Leverpoole to Seacomb with coales as was

"supposed 2 tun or thereabouts."

Among the burials there occurs the following shorter reference to the same fatality, viz. :

103"Andrew Ball,'A'illiam Clark,HenryPemberton,Ann

"Pemberton all lost together in a boat the 22 of November "1673."

In connection with this disaster the following Verdict of a Coroner's Jury set out under date 7 Oct. 1659, in the Liverpool Records, vol. ill, p. 688 may not be uninteresting, as indicating another danger of travel to which the inhabitants of this district were then exposed, vi/. :

"Verdict:ThattheabovenamedRobt.Greene(late
"Corporall of Major Boulton's Troope) the sixt day of ''October in the yeare of or Lord 1659 about ten of ye

"Clock in the forenoone of the same day, being on horse-
"back and goeing towards Chester, at a certaine Place on
"Cheshire syde of y e River M'rcie, called Birkett Poole in
"yc usuall Place of the same roade, hee entered into the
"Poole the water being deepe by reason of yc tyde and his
"horse plunged inn and haveing lost his footeing, hee
"turned severall tymes about in the water, and then they
"both sunck downe, and for some tyme were undr water,
"then the horse came up and landed on the further syde,
"but the said Robt. Greene was then and there by accident
"misadventure and misfortune drounded and found lying
"there dead in the Bottom, being left by the Tyds ebbing
"neere the Placs where hee entered into ye Poole."

1683.

104" Memorand' that in the year 1683 there was A great frost

"soe that people went over the pooll any where at any time of the

"tide & [it] was thought by seuerall that A man at A low water

"at some time might haue gone to Liuerpoole : all passage out of

"these pts to Liuerpoole was by AVarrington or ftidlers fferry,

"where they went over on Ise: there was noc getting to the

"Market till the 9"' of ffeb."
110Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX A.

APPENDIXA.

RETURN OF THE SHIPPING AND MARINERS BELONGING TO THE PORTS OF LIVERPOOL AND WALLASEY IN THE

YEAR1565(REFERREDTOINTHEFOOT-NOTEONPAGE70).

A.D.1565. Mays? J.CROSSE Mayre.

By vertue of Cofriission to me John Crosse Maior
&my brether, on the Qtiynes maiesties behalffe by the Right honorable Erie of Darbie vnder his

Seale addressid. Datid the vij th of novembre 1565, made pclamacdn- at the high Crosse in
Liftpole in thiese words followyng :hoc e(st.)

The Right honorable Edward the Erie of Darbie and wee Syr Richard Molineux Knyght, Syr William Norres knyght & others they Coniissioners or associate by vertue of the Quynes Mats comission late to vs directid & addressid, do Charge & in her highnes name & behalffe straightlie coniande all & singter pson & psons that haue or be owners, of any shipps, vessels or boots aswell in this the Quynes Mat!i boroughe Cordate & Porttowne of LiSpole : As alsoe in anye towne havyn Crieke or landyng place, bytwyne We ryngton, And the water nexte preston callid Rible ; And alsoe all maysters of shipps, mari-ners & fishermen w lhin that circuite & prcincte or compasse of the same, w lh they Constabl5 of formbie & northmeals [to] be & p'sonallie [appear] before vs the sayd Erie, Syr Ri<? Molineux, Syr Willia' Norres, knyghts, & others they comissioners our associat5 aforesayd : at & in LiSpole vpon mondaye now next, by tenne of the clocke before none the same daye, At whiche daye & tyme they shall than & theare vnderstand further of the Quynes maiesties pleasure : not faylyng theareof as they

&efiie of theyme, tendre the Quynes maiesties weightie affayrs, and will answere for the contrarie at theyr pels, ffrom the new p'cke this novembr' vij° Die An0 1565.
God save the Quyne.

The wch mondaye 12 of novembre sate in Comission aforesayd p'sonallie Sr Richard molineux knyght, my lords cowncell, mr Willia' molineux esquier, mr John Crosse esq'er, or Maior, oone fro Syr Willia' norres, knyght &c. before who was good apparaunce & presentments emongst wheche mayst. Maior call'd his balyffs to bryng In theyr p'sentments wheche be & were p'sentyd in thiese words followyng :

Lifipole. The Some & numbre of thowseholders & Cotagies the 12 of novembre 1565, is 138 : whereof be awners maysters mariners & fishers wyth theyr barcks great & Smale. As to wete &c.
.]WallaseyParishChurch.Ill

EAYGLE. Th'aygle of Liupole, Robert Corbct owner, is a barcke of xl. tonnes, saylid wyth xij men . . . marifis & laborers, oone boye.

[GEORGE.] The George of Liuerpole, John Wyiistanlfy & Thomas Wynstanley his sonne owners, a barcke of xxxvi tonnes, saylid wyth tenne me 2 niariiis And laborers. The sayd John Wynstanley vnder God Mayster of the same.

[SAVIOUR.] The Sauior of LiSpole, Thomas Vityn owS & mayster, a barcke off xxx tonnes, saylyd wythe viij' 1' men Ac.

[BARTHOLOMEW.] The Bartholomews of LiSpole, William Lawrence owr?, a barcke of xvi tonnes, saylid wyth vj men Ac.

[FALCON.] The fakon of LiSpole, Gfor^t as/iton own1 & maysr, a barcke of xvj tonnes, saylyd wytli vj men (v.c.

[MICHAEL.] The Mighhell of Liuerpole, Edward iiicohon k John Williamson owSs, a barcke of xx tonnes, saylcd wyth vij men. The sayd Edward mayst.

[SUNDAY.] The Sondaye of LiSpole, William Walker k Thomas mason owners : A barcke of xv tonnes, sa\\led w' 1 ' v me'. The sayd William mayst &c.

[MARY & GEORGE.] The Marie George of Liupole, Thomas Jysslier & Richard Jnirckcr owRs, A barcke of xv tonnes, sayled w lh v men. The sayd Thome fysher mayst.

[PETER.] The Peter of Liuerpole, Peter Starkieo\\\\il, a barcke of xij tonns, saylyd wyth v men &c.

[SWALLOW.] The Swalowe of LiSpole, a boot of viij tonns, saylyd wyth iij [men], Thomas Bastivysyll owner i,c.

[GooD LUCK.] The gud lucke of Liuerpole, Thomas Brad-shae owfl & mayst, a boot of vj tonns, saylyd \\v th iij men <tc.

[ELIZABETH.] Th'elsabeth of LiSpole, \\Nicho\\las Richardson owner, a barcke of xij tonnes, say[led wyth v men] &c.

[WALLASEY.]

[MICHAEL.] The Myghell of Wallazie, Gilbert Dobbe & Jamys Robynson cwSs, a barcke of xiiij tonnes, saylid wyth v men, the sayd Jamys mayst.

[JOHN.] The John of Wallazie, John aynsdalc, own & mayster, xxiiij tonnes, seylyd wyth eight men &c.

[JOHN.] The John 0 of Wallazie, Henrie yeunge & Richard younge owners, a boot of viij' 1' tonns, seyled with iij men : the sayd Richard mayster &c.
Liverpool Recoids, vol. i., p. 144 (313).

*In the abstract of this return given in Bainej.' History of Lh'trpcol, pages 261-2. this hoat is called the "Lark;" but the "John" is the name as it appears in the Liverpool Records.
112Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX A.


NOTESTOTHEFOREGOINGRETURN.

(A)From the Liverpool Records.

[N.B. The references B.R. 21, &c., are to the Burgess Roll of 1565, printed later on

inthis vol.]

Robert Corbet (B.R. 21 there described as "Gentleman and Alderman") was a Merchant, Town's Bailiff in 1551 and 1554; and Mayor in 1558, 1561, 1563, 1566 and 1573, and his bark was the largest in the list of vessels. He lived in Dale Street, and paid iij 5 iiij d in the Ley for a School-master in 1565, viij s viij d towards the Subsidy in 1571, and ij s in the Ley for Walton Church in 1575. He collected and accounted for a Ley in 1558.

I& 2 Philip & Mary (1554). Sir W. Nnrrcs, Knight, Mayor of Liverpool, Roger Walker late Mayor, Thomas Seycome and John Winstanley late Bailiffs there and Martin Cumberbache and Robert Corbette, then Bailiffs were defendants in a suit of Sir Richard Molyneux, Knight, concerning the Lordship of Liverpool. Cat. Due. Lane., ij. 156.

6 Eliz. Ralph Sekerston and Robert Corbit, Merchants of the Town of Liverpool were defendants in an action for "Arrest and Imprisonment ' brought by Thomas Barker, Clerk, Vicar of Kyngsey. Ib., ij. 278.

N.D. Robert Corbet Bailiff of Lyverpoole Towne was also defen-dant in a disputed claim to the Tolls and Stallage of Fairs and Markets and other Privileges of the Town brought by Sir Richard Molyneux Knight. Ib., iij. p. 508.

John Winstanley (B.R. 43) was Bailiff in 1553. He lived in Water street, paid xij d towards the Schoolmaster in 1565 and viij d in 1575 for the repair of Walton Church.

Thomas Winstanley (B.R. 136) lived in Jugler street, and paid xd and vj d for the same purposes.

1556. This yere Sr George Stanley Knyght after he was discharg'd of the Marshall office in Ireland landyd in Liu'pole wyth the George, Jo/in Winstanley & Thomas Wynstanley then Owners the . . . day of ... after whois arivall newies came forthe of Ireland That the lord O nealle com'onlie callid Shone O neale or John O neale toke a . . . L. R., j. 330 (149 a.)

Thomas Vttyn (B.R. 55) was Bailiff in 1563. He lived in Chapel street, and paid xvj d for the Schoolmaster and xd for Walton Church.

William Lawrence (B.R. 42) was Bailiff in 1556. He lived in Dale street, and contributed xij 1' and viij d to the above objects.

George Ashton (B.R. 44) was Bailiff in 1557 and 1558. He lived in Water street, and paid xij a and viij'1 as above.
ntblAPPENDIX A.] Wallasey Parish Church Shipping.118
Edward Nicholson (B.R. 82) was Bailiff in 1571 and 1581. He f.'iih lived in Castle street, and paid xiiij d and viij d as above.

John Williamson (B.R. 124) was Bailiff in 1570. He lived in Dale street, and paid xiiijd and viij'1 as above.

William Walker (B.R. 123) lived in Dale street, and paid viij d and vjd as above.

Thomas Mason (B.R. 78) was Bailiff in 1574. He lived in Castle street, and paid vj cl for Walton Church in 1575.

Thomas Fisher (B.R. 154) lived in Chapel Street, and paid vj d and iiijd for the Schoolmaster and church respectively.

Richard Barker (B.R. 66) lived in Dale Street, and paid viijd for the Schoolmaster and the same for the church.

Peter Starkie (B.R. 147) lived in More Street, and contributed viij rl for the church.

Thomas Bastwyssyll (B.R. 41} was bailiff in 1573. He lived in Water Street and subsequently in Dale Street, and paid xijd for the Schoolmaster and viij d for the church.

Thomas Bradshae (B.R. 117) lived in Dale Street, and paid viij d and vjd respectively for the same objects.

Nicholas Richardson CB.R. 91) lived in Castle Street, and paid vjd and iiijd as above.

The following return, quoted by Sir James Picton in his

"Selections from the Municipal Records of Liverpool," as made some years earlier (i3th February, 155*) by Thomas More, Mayor of Liverpool, to the Privy Council, in reply to an order to stay all ships, appears to throw considerable doubt upon the accuracy and completeness of the return in the text, viz. :

** * * "here (is) too Shypps wythin this Port & havon
'belongyng to the towne; th'one beying of the burden of oone hundrethe tonnes, th'other of fyftie tonnes, with vij other

'smaller vessells appartaignyng unto the said Towne and Crekes,
1 nowe readie stayed at this present by vertue aforesaid and alsoe other iiij of the lyke burde betwixte tenne tonnes & thyrttie :

'wheche as God sendythe theym home shall alsoe be stayed by
'vertue aforesayd. And here be of mariners & seafaryng me
'belongyng to the same Portte, havon & Crekes thearto apptaign-
'yng the nowmbre of too hundreth wch obtain theyr lyvelood by 'the sea." L.R., vol. i, p. 33. (c. 31.)

(B)From the Wallasey Registers.

GilbertDobbe died in April, 1591, and wasburied at Wallasey

1
114Extracts from the Registers of[APPENDIA A.

on the 20th of that month (see B. 173.) He was probably brother of the Richard Dobbe whose son Gilbert was chris-tened at Wallasey on the 2oth May, 1578, and both were probably sons of the Richard Dobbe whose name occurs in the Liverpool Burgess Roll, 1565 (No. in), and who was resident in Dale Street.

John Aynsdale died in November, 1586, and was buried at Wal-lasey on the nth of that month (see B. 114.) Additional particulars concerning him are also given in footnote (t) on page 65 ante.

Henry Young was buried at Wallasey on the i7th January, 158^ (see B. 68), and his will proved at Chester shortly afterwards.

Richard Young was buried at Wallasey on the I7th April, 1588 (see B. 131.)

16 Hen. 8. Whitmor, Thomas, Henry Yonge and Richard Yonge against William Lynaker. Recovery one messuage eight acres of land, and ten acres of pasture in Kyrkby-Waley [16 Hen. 8

m.26.] 30^ Report of Deputy Keeper of Public Records. Appendix, p. 138.

(c)From the Harhian MS. 2039.

The following particulars of leasehold property in Liscard, held by Gilbert Dobbe, are given in the above MS. at page 89, viz. :

Lyskard.Gylbert Dobbe a ten't wh housing thereunto.

Item a croft upon the backsyde of the house & the yarde aboute the house.

Item Sneyker holland and a pece of a butt at thend of the same croft conteynyng in all ij acres.

Item one croft called Rysehey [= Rushey hey?] cont' iij qrts of an acre.

Item a lond called the Dunland one qrf of an acre.

Item ij lands and iij Hollands ["Rowlands & Rowlands hollands " interlineated] one acre.

Item a but syng (?) lond halff an acre.

Item ij Tamacre [Camacre ?] hollands.

Item the brade lands and the lands by the hill iij qrtrs of an acre.

Item a closse called the Warmequ [im's] hey cont' one acre.

Item the bothome brode lands half an acre.

Item the fflaxe croft and a pece of a butt called the brysse [brush] croft.
ntbl APPENDIX A. Wallasey Parish Church Shipping.116
Item Crosse acres lands cont' ij butts.

ij butts and a litill butt called Oldacres (?) cont' iij qrt5 of an acre.

Item a croft called Womebutts conteynyng by estymacbn [half an] acre which was conseyled by the t'nnte.

Sm of the acres belonging to Dobbs ten't cont' by estymacbn
viii acres [and a half.]

(D)From Baines1 History of Liverpool.

In a return (relating to the year 1586) quoted on pages 242-5 of the above-mentioned work, the following later notices of Wallasey shipping are given, viz. :

[The SPEEDWELL.] On trie 28th of March "the Speedwell of Wallazie, Robert Ensdall* master, burthen 16 tons, from Dublin, entered the Port of Liverpool. The cargo of the Speedwell consisted of 17 packages of yarn, sent to several persons; of 150 yards of linen cloth; and of 1600 sheep, deer, and broke [badger] fells' [skins.]

"On the 22nd April the Spedewell cleared out for Carigfargvs, with 20 barrels of barley malt and 12 barrels of wheat. To be delivered to the Queen's Majesty's Victualler in the said town for her Majesty's use for provision."

"On the 4th June, the Spedewell, of Wallazie, sailed for Dublin, with 12 tons of coals."

"On the 22nd June, the Spedeiuell, of Wallazie, 18 tons, entered with 17 packages of linen yarn and i4olbs. of old brass."


[The SWALLOW.] " On the i8th April the Swallow of Wallazie, Robert Williamson\\ master, burden 12 tons, cleared out for Drogheda (Tredarth) with 4cwt. of madder, 2cwt. of alum, and divers other small wares of the value of ^12 33. 6d."

"On the 17th June, the Swallow, of Wallazie, entered from Dublin, with 19 packages of linen yarn."


[The PETER.] " On the 5th May, the Peter, of Wallazie, James Johnson master, burthen 16 tons, entered from Carlingford, with 24 packages of linen yarn and noo hides and skins."

* S< M. 35.t See M.

Ii
116Extracts from the Registers of[APPENDIX B.

APPENDIXB.

The following is a reprint of the "Brief" for the " repaire of "the Collegiate Church of Rippon" (referred to on page 89, under memorandum 40), taken from the original copy issued " For Uluerston P'sh Church & the Chappels thervnto belonging."*



HARLES The Second by the grace of God, King of Eng-
_ land, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &*c. To all and fingular Arch-bifhops, Bifhops, Arch-deacons, Deans and their Officials, Parsons, Minifters, Lecturers, Vicars and Curates, and to all other fpiritual Persons : And also to all Juftices of the Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Conftables, Church-wardens, Collectors for the Poor and Headboroughs, and to all Officers of Cities, Boroughs, and Towns corporate; and to all other our Officers, Minifters, and Subjects whatsoever they be, aswell within Liberties as without, to whom these presents fhall come, Greeting.

Whereas we are credibly informed, aswell by the humble Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Clergy, and other Inhabitants of Our Borough and Parifh of Rippon, in Our County of Yorke : As also by a Certificate fubscribed by divers of Our Juftices of the Peace of Our faid County, and other Knights, and Gentlemen, inhabiting in or near Our faid Borough; that the Collegiate Church of Rippon, being one of the mod ancient and famous ftruclures in the Northerm part of this Our Kingdome ; hath been through the late unhappy troubles (wherein the means and allowances which were appointed for its repair, have been detained) reduced to very great decays ; and that particularly on the eighth day of December laft, by reason of a violent ftorm of Winde the great Steeple of the faid Church was blown down, and in the fall of it did likewise beat down the Chancell, which was the only part where the people could affemble for the duties of publick worfhip ; the Body likewise of the faid Church (which was before very ruinous) being by the fall of the faid Steeple forely fliaken and much weakened, in so much, as the charge for the more neceffary repair of the faid Church, without rebuilding of the Steeple, upon the eftimate of divers skilfull Work-men and Artificers (whom Our faid Juftices examined after their view of the mines thereof) will amount to Six thousand pounds and upwards, as by a moderate particular of their eftimation (given

*{London, Printed by W. G. for the Assignes of J. Bodington,\\\i0
ntblAPPENDIX B.]Wallasey Parish Church Brief.117
in under their hands unto Our faid Juflices) did appear : which great charge the faid Parishioners and Inhabitants are no way able to bear, or to advance any thing confiderable in respect thereof, iloto forasmuch as their humble Suit unto Us, is of so great concernment, in regard that to the great prejudice of their fouls they are at present deftitute of a fit and convenient place to resort unto to attend and celebrate the worfhip and fervice of God, and the means of falvation in their attendance on Gods holy Ordinances, and in fanctifying his Name on his own holy dayes : For which heavenly purposes, that the faid Parifhoners and Inhabitants may no longer be obflructed in their affembling themselves together, but be effectually furthered and affifled therein, inasmuch as Our gracious God hath in his holy Word declared, that in a more especial manner he is delighted in the publique Affemblies of his people, then in their private devotions; for in the holy Scriptures it is recorded, That the Lord loveth the Gates of Sion, more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Itnoto ye therefore, that We of Our Princely zeal and Chriflian inclination to advance Works of this nature, have given and granted, and by these Our Letters Patents under Our great Seal of England, We do give and grant unto the faid Mayor, Alder-men, Clergy, and other Inhabitants of Our faid Borough and Parish of Rippon, and to their Deputy and Deputies, the Bearer and Bearers hereof (authorized and deputed in that behalf, as hereunder is expreffed) full power, license, and authority to ask, gather, receive, and take the charitable benevolence of all Our loving Subjects whatsoever, inhabiting in all the Counties, Cities, Towns corporate, Boroughs, priviletlged places, Parishes, Villages, Towns, and Hamblets, within Our Realm of England, and Dominion of Wales, for and towards the Rebuilding, and fatisfy-ing the charges of Rebuilding of the faid Church : Being well affured that all Our loving Subjects will be zealously affected towards the advancing of this so pious a work, and readily extend their helping hands thereunto by their liberal contributions in that behalf. SOIjetefote we will and command you, and every of you, that at such time and times as the faid bearer or bearers of these Our Letters Patents (fo authorized and deputed as hereunder is expreffed) shall come and repair to any of your Churches, Chappels, or other places, to ask and receive the gratuities and charitable benevolence of Our faid loving Subjects, quietly to permit and fuffer them fo to do, without any manner of your lets or contradictions. And you the faid Parsons, Miniflers, Lecturers, Vicars, and Curates, for the better fUrring up of charitable devotions, deliberately to publish and declare the tenor of these Our Letters Patents, or the true Copies or Briefs hereof unto the people upon the Lords day next after the fame fhall be tendred unto you, if there (hall happen to be no
118Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX B.

other Collection thereupon : And if there fhall be any other Collection on the faid firft Lords day, then you are to publish these Our Letters Patents on the fecond Lords day after your receipt of the fame, exhorting, perswading and (lirring them up to extend their liberal contributions towards this fo pious a work : And you the faicl Church-wardens of every Parifh, and Collectors for the Poor, where fuch Collection is to be made as aforesaid, are hereby willed and required to collect and gather the Alms and charitable benevolence of all Our faid loving Subjects, not only housholders, but also Servants, Strangers, and others: And if you fhall find it more expedient for an effectual advancement of this pious work, you are hereby required to go from house to house in your respective parifhes upon the Week-dayes to gather the alms and charitable benevolence of Our said loving Subjects, setting down in the presence of each particular person what his or her particular gift is : And what shall be by you so gathered in the said parishes or places, the same is to be by the Minister and your selves endorsed on the backfide of these Our Letters Patents, or the true Copy or Brief hereof, in words at length and not in figures; which Endorsement is to be sub-scribed with the hands of you the said Minifters, Church-wardens, and such in each Parifh and place as fhall aflift you in such Collection; and also to be regiftred in the books of your respective Parifhes: and the sum and sums of money so gathered and endorsed, to deliver to the bearer or bearers of these our Letters Patents, so authorized and deputed aforesaid, and to no other person or persons whatsoever, when as thereunto you mall be by them required ; whose receiving thereof, with his or their Acquittance or Acquittances, shall be your sufficient discharge for so doing: Which said bearer or bearers of these our Letters Patents, are hereby willed and required forthwith to pay and bring in the said moneys by them so to be collected, gathered and received as aforesaid, by vertue of these presents, with the Copies or Briefs hereof, so endorsed and subscribed as aforesaid, unto the Mayor of Our said Town of JRippon for the time being, Sir Solomon Swale Baronet, Sir Thomas Widdrinton Knight, Sir Edmond jfcni/igs Knight, John Wilkins Doctor of Divinity, Walter Strickland, Robert Wivell, Esquires; William Lloyd, Henry Greswould, Clerks ; William Bromley, Anthony Braith-u>aite, Aldermen of the said Town of Rippon; Henry Redshawe and John Smith Gentlemen : whom we do by these Our Letters Patents name, constitute, and appoint, the Treasurers of all such sum and sums of money as fhall be collected and received by vertue hereof. SnD lastlg, for the more affurance of faithfull and equal dealing in the Receipt, Accompt, or disposal of the moneys hereby to be collected, Our will and pleasure is, that no man shall be imployed to receive any of the said Moneys collected by
ntbl APPENDIX B.]Wallascy Parish Church Brief.119
vertue of these Our Letters Patents, but such only as shall be appointed thereunto by Deputation or Deputations under the hands and seals of the said Treasurers, or any five of them ; or under the Common Seal of the Corporation of Rippon aforesaid : And that the Moneys collected and paid by vertue of these presents, shall be by the said Treasurers, or any five of them, or by the appointment of them or any five of them, disposed of to the said pious Use, only according to the true intent and meaning of these presents: And they the said Treasurers, or any five of them in like manner to appoint in whose hands the said Money shall be kept until the same shall be disbursed and disposed of for the said pious Work ; and to appoint all such Work-men and Artificers, and the Supervisors of them as shall be imployed in and about the same ; and also to take good security of all and every such person and persons as shall be by them the said Treasurers, or five of them deputed to collect the said Moneys, for giving and yielding unto them a true and honest accompt thereof: Any Law, Statute, Act, Ordinance, or Provision heretofore made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding. Cu S&litncfiSt whereof, we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents for the space of one whole year next after the date hereof to endure, and no longer. ZHitvuftSe Our Self at Westminster the sixteenth day u f January, in the
Twelfth year of Our Raign.DA WE.
God Save the KING.

On the back of the brief are the following endorsements:
WE whose Names are under-written do hereby testifie, That we have seen the true Original of these Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England., for a Collection towards the Repair of the Collegiate Church of Ripon in York/Jure. And we do heartily recommend the promoting of it, as a pious and Charitable Work, unto the care of the Justices of the Peace at the Sessions, that by their Order these Briefs may be dispersed in the County by the High Constables according to their several Divisions ; and the money by them gathered, to be paid in to Joseph Rigby gent. Clark of the peace & Mr. Gyles Heysham
who is authorised to receive the same.Roger Bradshaigh'

Antrim*Geffrey Shakerley
AncramRich. Kirkby
ntblCollected at the Church of i ,.,. Tntbl,,, . .,0 ,i, , ,\\Villm Lampertntbl Vluerston the 8th day of,,,-,, ^ 'ntbl 0 , ,.,,., 'MV illm Dunsonntbl September 1661 , the some TTntbl,\\ ,JHenry Townson.ntblof twelue pence by vs'*These were (i) Charles Kerr, second Earl of Ancram, whose mother had been a daughter to William, Earl of Derby, and \\vho was therefore cousin to Charles, the Lord Derby of 1670; (2) Sir Roger Bradshaigh, one of the Lancashire County members ; (3) Sir Geffrey Shakerley ; (4) Colonel Richard Kirkby. All four are mentioned as taking a prominent part in connection with the contested election in Liverpool in 1670. Hilt, Sac., vi., pp. 4-17.
120Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX C.

APPENDIXC ADDENDA.

No.i. (Referred to on page 67.)

FAMILYOFGORSTILOWE,ofGORSTILOWE.

(a)The following notices of this family are extracted from "A "Calendar of Ancient Charters preserved at Eaton Hall, Cheshire," the seat of the Duke of Westminster, and privately printed at Warrington in 1862.

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ntbloTP *CntblrstiloweThomasde,fRichard. RichardDavidf........................andRichardde,chaplaiCressewall, WilliamdeidburnCressewallRand GorstiloweRicliardDavidf........RavenscroftAlkemontlcdeHughrstiloweDavidde,RichardfBradto. de,Thomasdel,chaplains,andHeth^|gntblDavid,toBradbuirsiilowefRichard.rstiloweBradburnWillde,Richardtoffivedeseisinto......................_£^ntblThomaschaplains,anddel,Maynwa rstiloweRichardde,Wynyngton.53 pq ^pntblHushle........................ntbl"£ 'wntblC OJ C/lntbl^^ gntblC gntbl} H ^ ^ntblCJ ^ 4Jntbl ^ <^pq<i ^<sS3ntblntblntbl4J .ntbl.*ntbl^-.l .ntbl -4-i 1 ' J ' 1 ' Qrtntblcntbl c c c c ^'vntbl rt rt rt rt -fcjc3ntbl o 6 o o >jntbl O wMm inind\\ntbl2"M" .ntblM M M M M
ntbl0 ^'EL "Gbi cr cr '"3 '"na, .dntblP 1:3 i^ CU CXntbl w <" O< 1 , h^ < <ontbl OX f"- W10 10 10 O OMntblntbl 6Cs O Nu->ro *10 Csntblr-ooM MMntblAPPENDIX C.] Wallascy Parish Church GorstHeive.121
(b)The following additional notices are from the 36th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Records :

"1390, March 26. Gorstilowe, Thomas de, to the King, re-
"cognizance for 4' 6 s 5 |d in exoneration of Thomas de Moston "'late' approver of the mills of the Dee [13 & 14 Ric. 2 m. 2 d.

ntbl"(?)] P- 201.
"1393, April 16. Gorstilowe, Thomas, son of William del, David "ap Jor' Lloyt, of Kynarton. Thomas del ISlunkesfeld, Bellyn ap

"Gorgerine, keeper of the passage of the bridge of Werynton, John
"Brouster, of Dodleston, William de Grenewall, Robert del Hall,
"John del Hope, of Dodleston, and Thomas Philipson to the King,
"recognizance for 4'. William Croft, chaplain, makes a payment
ntbl "on the above [16 & 17 Ric. 2 ///. 3 ft. (6).] p. 201.
"1404, May 19. Monksfield, Thomas dc, Hugh del Gorstylowe
"of Chester, John Jaksone Yokkyn, Jevan del Pele, and Hugh del "Pele, to Henry Prince of Whales, recognizance in 20 marks as "sureties for Thomas Felawe [4 & 5 Hen. 4 m. 7 d. (6).] p. 349

"1410, Nov. 6. Chester, Church of St. John, fraternity of St.
"Anne in, license of Henry Prince of Wales to William Gcntill, "chaplain, Henry Reede, chaplain, and John del Halle, to grant "messuages &c. in Chester, which were held for life by Adam de

"Codlegh and Matilda his wife, Thomas de Gorstilowe and Matilda
"his wife, Ellen who was the wife of John Bebyngton and Cristina "who was the wife of Richard de Hawardyn [n & 12 n. 4 m. 2
"(') ]"P- i°4

(c)Mr. Richard Gorstilowe was presented by Q. Mary, in 1554 (March 2) to the Vicarage of Rochdale, but was deposed in October, 1557, as non-resident. He was probably brother to the Sir Roger Gorstilowe who was Rector of Wavcrton for 15 years,
101556.Vicars of Rochdale (Chetham Society.)

The facts that Sir John Gorstilowe was presented to Wal-lasey in the time of Edward vi. (1549); that Sir Roger Gorstilowe ceased to be Rector of Waverton in 1556, and that Mr. Richard Gorstilowe found it convenient to be "non-resident" in 1557, would seem to indicate that the family was somewhat prominently connected with the reformed faith.

(d)In Baker's Northamptonshire, vol. i., p. 719, there is a pedi-gree of the family of Gostelow of Thorp Mandeville, commencing with Thomas Gostelow or Gorstelow, who purchased that manor of the Kirton family in 1683, and was dead 1709. This pedigree traces the family from Thomas Gostelowe, of Wardington, Oxford-shire (ante 1683), and mentions his brother, Richard Gostelowe, of Lillingston Suffield, in the same county.
122Extracts from theRegisters oj[APPENDIX C.

No. 2. (Referred to on page 74.)

VALUE OF THERECTORY.

(a)" Monast'ium sive PrioraT: de Birkhed Joh'e Sharpe Priore
"ibidem
"Cestr' Com'

" Medietat' eccl'ie de WALIZE val' in Terr'
"glebat'co'ib3 annis..................Ixiii5iiij d ob
" Decim'is g'n' medietat'ejusd'm eccl'ie
"et p'och'.................................ixl;vj sviij d
"Decim 1 lane agno^ et al' p' dec'.........xiij 5viij d
"Ro'lo quadragesimal' coib3 a' is.........xxs
"xiiij 11 iij s viij d ob
"(Payments.)
"Joh'i Tassy balli'o dc Walize ............xs
Valor Ecds. Hen. viij., vol. v., pp. 212, 213.

(b)(After the Dissolution.)
"The yerly valevve of the Lands &c. of the late Monastery :

ntbl"Temp'al.ntbl " The hamlett of Kirkbye in Waley, in thentbl "p'isshe of Walazey .................. ^5 : 13 : 8ntbl "Secomc, in the p'isshe of Wallezey...... 4dntbl "Sp'ualis.ntbl " The p'sonage of Walezay, wt' the glebentbl" landse, is worth by yere ............£12 : o : ontbl " Repris'ntbl" Sp'ualties. Pencons.ntbl" Of oon pryste syngynge at Walezy ......£2 : 6 : 8ntbl " P'xies and Sinag's [? Procurations and Synodals.]
"To the Arcliedekon of Chestre for Walezey 53 3d., and for
"oil and creme to the same churche, 2 d by yere "Ss. Sd."

Paper Surrey, temp Hen. viij. t>i Augmenta-tion Office, quoted in Mason and Hunt's Hist. of the Priory of Birkenhead, pp. 14 16.

(c)In Minister's Accounts 27-28 H. 8 (No. 185) "concerninge "late possessions of Byrkenhede Priory," under the heading of " Kirkeby in \\Valley (ins. 8cl.)," are mentioned:

ntbls. d. | EunnolaShyrleaye... 20ntbl John Hill ......... 26 8 Rich'1 Wy!kyn ...... 12ntbl Do. ......... 3Wm.Do.* ......... antbl Thomas Richardson 24Thos. Meeles......... 12ntbl Win. Pulton ......... 2ntbl Wm. Richardson ... 21in 8
1 Sec B. 37.
APPENDIX C.]Wallasey ParishChurch Rectory.128

Robert Darkes (?), John Meoles and
Thos. his son and heir.

and under the heading " Secom "d.
Alexr Yonge4

Among the Spiritualities is mentioned

"Wallezy Rectory 12^, for half in occup" of Thos. Holcrofte."

with the following disbursement

"Pension Stipend to Thos. Peryn, "Chaplain in Church of Walezy 46' 8d ."

The foregoing particulars evidently relate (but in greater detail) to the same possessions as do those in the preceding paragraph the payments by Robert Darkes and the two Meoles probably accounting for the difference between the "in/8" of this and the ",£5 13 8" of the previous return.

(d)The following notes (without date, but apparently anterior to 1598) concerning the value of the diverted moiety are given in Harl. MS. 2060, p. 273.

"Thos ffletcher clarke sworne sayth > ' the
"yearly rent pd to the biPP of Chesf out of the
" moityofthep'sonageofWallaziebyJ°
"Massie farmer there is p an .....................;£i6ooo

"and pd by Tho Meols ........................3''6s 8d

"14 bush,ofcorne[by]ffr.barnwill vz 2bush,of whoate
"2 b. of Rye 2 of pease 8 bush, of barley the discharge of the "one half the cure and [incumbency] out the sd moity p an "2:6:8.

"James Pemberton* ad id'm
"Th° Taziet ad id'm."

(e)In the returns as to " Church Goods," made in the third year of Edward 6 those for the Hundred of Wirral (Church Goods, Cheshire, 2. R. -4V) being certified by "John Marsey, Kt.," and 'Rowland Stanley, Esquier" " Kyrkeby Walley " appears as having " ij Chaless" and "a ringe of iij belles;" and in the

"Chantry" returns, made the previous year, appears the following relating to this parish :

Wallezie The Stypend of one preste wth in the same Churche.
Thomas Terese of y e age of 1 yeres there Incumbent.
Theyerelyvale wev s7 d .Plate&Je wells,none.
Goodes & ornaments, none.Lead & bells, none.

* Mentioned in the list on page 65.t Sec B. 233.
124Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX C.

No.3. (Referred to on pages 68 and 69.)

FAMILIES OFMEOLES ANDLYTHERLANDE.

Mr. John Lytherlande (page 68) married Ellena daughter of Mr. John Meoles. Besides the sons John and Rowland, mentioned in the text, he had issue three daughters, viz. :

Elizabeth (C. 34), Ellen (C. 106), and Anna (C. 155). Mr. John Meoles had two other daughters, Anne, who married (see M. 24) Lawrence Baliffe (? Lawrence Baylie of Sid-dington), and Margaret, who married (see M. 56) the Mr. John Coventry, of Newhouse, whose pedigree as entered at the Visitation of 1613 is given on page 125.

Thethreedaughters(mentionedonpage68)ofMr.

WilliamMeoles marriedrespectivelyGorlaw,William

Totty of Upton, andKniffton.

The widow of Mr. Rowland Litherland (page 69) re-married first, Mr. Thomas Meoles, of Wallasey, son of the above-mentioned Mr. William Meoles ; and, second, David Lloyd, of Anglesey.

The following extracts from the records of the Corporation of Liverpool probably relate to the Edward Litherlande mentioned in the text as the only son of Mr. Rowland Litherland, and as the subject of memorandum 101, viz. :

"ffreemen admitted & sworne tempore Henrici Codes, Gen Maioris 1661 22° die Aug : 1662.

Edward Litherland & InupAprenladmittedfreemen&
app.John Litherland)sworne pd vj s viij d & vj s viij d "

L.R.

iij.

730

(Appointment.)
"1664
24 NovEdward Litherland \\\i0 O\\sseersofthehighwaies
Wm. Leech)sworne"
L.R.iij. 784

"CuriaPorteMagnesiveSessiopads1669 25Oct.
Edw'1 Litherlanda Juror.'"

L.R. in, p. 901.
APPENDIX C.]IVallaseyParishChurch.125

No. 4.(M. 56, ante, page 51.)

PEDIGREE OF MR. JOHN COVENTRY, OF NEWHOUSE.

THOMAS COVENTRY, of
I
i. Mary, d. of Wm. _ Richd.*Coventry _ 4. Parnell, d. to Re-Benetof Carnesdale !' of Newhouse. I ""dish,i~"~"ofCongletoni"i.

ntbl.Richard. Thomas. John.ntbl Thomas of Newhouse, and of __ Alice, d. to Thos Hocknell,ntbl Knocktorum, in Wyrhall.of Printon.ntbl 1|t|1 1 1 1 1 1ntblMargaret,_JOHN_Kath'rine Richard _ Mary, d. Alice}ntbld. of John of d. and h.of Lom-of Win. Margerygntbl Meoles. New- to Thos.bard St.Cowper,ntblKatharine||ntblhouse.ntblBamvile, London, of Lon-Elizabethllntblof Cos- mercer. don,ntbl 1 1 worth. mercer. Margt., rp.ntblAlice.Katharine.Sam uel.1DorothientblBenjamin.William (*!&" )
I
Thomas,ofLombard street, __ Jane, d. toBaldwynDurham,
London, mercer.merchant.

The following further pedigrees, taken from the Visitations of 1613 and 1665 relate to other branches of the same family :

COVENTRY, of Great Meols.

Thomas .= Kate, daughter toAlice = Henry Andrew of
William Andrew, ofCaldey, brother to
Caldey.Kate.

Margery _ George Winstanley, 1650.

Thomas.George.Jeremy.Anne.Mary.

*The second and third wives of Richard Coventry, who both dice! without issue, were
(2)Margaret, daughter to James Hulton, of Chester, and relict of William Hocknell, of Prtnton. (3) Ellen, daughter to Henry Eccleston.

t These should, it seems probable, be reversed, (i) John Coventry married Margaret Meoles at Wallasey, 2ist May, 1593 (see M, 56). (2) Thomas ISamville was Sheriff of Chester so early as 1522. (3) The correspondence of the children's names.

t Married to Robert Benct, of Upton.
(I Married to Richard Thornton, of Hough.

g Married to Thomas Rathborne, of Moreton.
^1 Married to William Smyth, of Wallasey.
126Extracts from theRegisters of[APPENDIX C.

THOMAS COVENTRY, of Grange.

Richard Coventry,Alice, cl. to Thos. Benett,JaneJames Benett,
of Grange.of Saughall Massey.bro. to Alice.

Wilham C.,Jane, d. and h.Robert\\ ob.RobertofGrange^Ellen, d. to Wm.
of Grange.toWm. Robinson,Richard J s.p.Andrew, of
of Chester.Caldy.

ntblI | i i i intblRobert } ob. ane = Miles Sefton, of Mollington.ntblThomas J s. p.lary - -ntbl{Mary =Wm. Ducker, of Chester.ntblAlice -, Thos. Wyrall, of Chester.ntblAnne = John Edwards, of .ntbl Richard C., of Moiling-I I I] ob.MarthantblRobertntblton, sold it to Andrew Thomas r s.ntbl Tjamul, Alderman Alice ) p.ntbl of Chester.


ntblRichard of Margaret, d.ntbl Mollington, and h. to Thos.ntbl buried at Jump, ofntbl Backford, Saughton, andntbl ob. 1586. of Margery, d.ntbl& h. to RogerntblMatthew.= Henry Whaley,
of Chester, clothworker.

ntbl11 = John Saye 1 |ntbl Richar d ElizabethAlice = William, s.Jane =- John, s. ofntbl Johnof Bristow, of ThomasRd. Little,ntbland had a Andrew, ofof Caldy.ntbldaughter. West KirbyntblJohn.Joseph. Elizabeth. Deborah.
No.5. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)In 1644, Richard Morecroft (Memorandum 7 2, ante, p. 102) was a Burgess of Liverpool. L.R. iij 360.

(b)Mize Book of Cheshire 10 H. 8 (? n H. 7).
ntblKirkby in Waley ............... dn's p quartaXVI sntbl Luskark........................... ,, xiisntblxis ij dntbl Pulton cS Secum ............... triantbl Budeston c9 la fforde ......... dimid' xvisntbl Morton ........................... tria xxiij s ij dntbl Salghale Massy .................. dimid' xvs ijdntbl Ffrankby ........................ tria xiij s viidntbl Westkirkeby ....................viij s
(c)In the list entitled " Nomina Villarum quae sunt in feo Baroniae de Halton" (Harl. MS. 506 p. 339) under the heading of " Wyrrall Hundred," are mentioned, among other places
"Kirkebi in Whaley.
"Luiscarke.
"Pulton cum Seacombe.

(d)In the list of "Recognitiones Juratorum infra Com Cest, &c., &c., 24 H. 6," under "Wyrehalle Hundred" are entered

"Henry Lytherlande.
"Heir of Henry Meeles.
APPENDIX C.]WallaseyParishChurch,127

"Thos. Jenkinson of Pulton Walley.
"Thos. Robinson of Secombe.
"Richd. Lytherlande.
"Robert Brydde.
"Rich. Dickinson de Kirkebi in Wailey."

(e)"2 Hen. 8. (1511.) Pull, Matilda, who was the wife of
"Thomas, armiger, against John Pulle. Dower of the manors of
"Netherpull and Buyrton, and of 60 messuages, 1000 acres of land,
"200 acres of meadow, 1800 acres of pasture, 260 acres of wood,
"1000 acres of heath, 100 acres of land covered with water,
"200 acres of moss and marsh, and 61 6s 8d rent in Netherpole,
"Kyrkeby Waley, Liskard, Moorton, Upton, Wodchurche,
"Leghton, Neston, Capenhurst, Salghan, Eakford, Oscroft,
"Beston, Tilston, Barett, Pole, Brad\\vall, -Eccleston, Buertcm,
"Bradley and Hoton." [2 Hen. 8. m 6d.] 30 Rep. Rec. p. 122.

(f)"4 Hen. 8. (1513.) Pole, Randal, clerk, William Pole
"armiger, Richard Grosvenor, armiger, Richard Gocleman armiger,
"and Nicholas Manley against Thomas Hughe armiger. Recovery
"manors of Thorneton Mayo, and Leghton, 30 messuages,
"500 acres of land, 50 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture "no acres of wood 180 acres of heath and 125 5d rent in

"Thorneton Mayo, Leghton, Magna Neston, Pulton, Launcelyn,
"Kyrby Waley, Kynnarton, and Mancote." [4 Hen. 8. m 8d.] Ibid. p. 125.

(g)" 7 Hen. 8. (1516.) Porte John, and Robert Dod and
"Margery Dod, widow. Fine 30 messuages 6 cottages, 500 ac^es
"of land, 100 acres of meadow, 12 acres of wood, 500 acres of
"heath, 200 acres of moor and marsh 120 rent and a fourth part
"of the passage of Secum, in Newhall, Kyrkby-in- Waley, Pulton-
"cum-Secum, Luscart, Overbebynton, Netherbebynton, Bradley
"near Frodesham, Newton, Lariton, Kelsall, and Assheton near "Tervyn." [7 Hen. 8. m 8d.] f&id. p. 128.

"Rental of Poulton @ Seacombe, 5 Eliz." Had. MS. 2039, p. 89.

(h)" Pet Puford | Richard Brydd a ten' w h housyng thereunto
"Secam f and upon the back side of the house or " yard croft adioyning to a tent of Mr. houghes.

"Item a barne and a Gardayn upon the backsyde thereof " adioynyng to Tottyes grounde.

"Item a croft of land called the Stywey croft cont one acre [and a half],

"Item iij butts called bottynbry dye pyke.
"Item a nother butt called the brewye. (?)
" Itemij buttscalledKell londs one butcalled apodyche
128Extracts,&c.[APPENDIX C.

"holland cont iij grts of an acre ij butts called butts one qrt
"of an acre Two other butts called grid (?) butts ij p'cells of
"two butts called the Wellyng (?) londs cont. one acre one but
"called Stokkeland (?) a cutting of a but called the brade butt
"at the dale (?) one qrtr of an acre.
"my acresSfnof the acres belonging)....,,
"byestimato the said brydd's tent.} mJ acres,
con

(i)"Also the same xiiij th of Aprile [1581] one Roberte Wylson*
"of AVallizey in the county of Chestr came before Mr Maior his
"bretheren & common councell in the said comon haule
"cont?ninge the howse [in Castle St. (L.R. i. 135^)] late in the
"occupation of Hughe Kettell [B.R. 103] decessed and nowe in
"the tenure of John Royle Scholemr [B.R. 190] and Desyred to
1haue the Children of the said Hughe Kettell admitted ten'nts vnto the same howse. Wherevpon y' was considered by M r Maior his saide bretheren and comon councell aforesaid that the said childre (In consideracon that they be & especially the one of them is yonge of yeares having nede of succor for & towards her educacon). The said Robert Wylson shall

'haue & receyve one yeares rent oute of the said howse at " thands of the said John Royle & he the said John Royle to " remayne tenaunt vnto the towne for the same howse as he " nowe is, and the said Wilson to be Accomptaunt vnto the " towne for the said rent and soe the further pcedinge therin is " put 08 to further consideracon." L.R. ij 216.

(j)1696Richard Robinson of Wallasey [and another]
Apl 6.peticons to be disfranchised, wch is accordingly
doneL.R. viij. p. 730

(k)" John Baskervyle Glegg Esq1', by a Grant from the Crown "in 1309 (with other powers therein named) claims jurisdiction
"over Wrecked property on the Shores of this Township, Great
"and Little Meols and Hoose, and holds Courts regularly in "right thereof." Edw. Eyes' Survey, 1839.

When Domesday Book was compiled (1086), Wallasey had lands nearly the same as Heswall and Meols: value not given. A Frenchman [a military officer] had a large establishment in Wallasey, and a similar officer appears also at the important positions of Neston, Caldy, and Eastham. Cattle farms, probably with dairies, were at Heswall, Thurstanton, Caldy, and Wallasey. Robert de Rodelent was the chief lord of all Wirrall. As the church of Wallasey is not mentioned, there was then, probably, no glebe to be taxed.

Ordered (inter alia)

(I)J759That a perch be erected where the old one stood,
15 Aug.for anchoring in Wallazy hole. L.R. xj. p. 113

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Nehemiah married Elizabeth Ainsworth on 2 Dec 1708 in Wallasey, Merseyside England. (Elizabeth Ainsworth was born circa 1685 and died on 22 Dec 1725.)


Nehemiah next married Elizabeth Pick on 22 Dec 1725 in Wallasey, Merseyside England. (Elizabeth Pick was born 1685c.)

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