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By Rev. Charles Kerry, Vicar of Matfen. 



HE oldest Register of Morley is of parchment, and 

 is in very fair preservation. The first and second 

 leaves are defective. The Register commences with 

 the following entry : — 



"Joyes Cowlisha the daughter of Phillip Cowlishaw and 

 " Margery his wyfe was christened the xxii of October 

 "1540." 



"Anno 1544. John Shaw and Margery Rickman were 

 " maried the xxviij day of May in the same yeare." 

 The next entry records the baptism of Christopher Shaw, 

 June 2nd. This family is still extant in Morley. 



The following entry, hardly legible, is, unfortunately, defective, 

 the latter part having been torn away witn the bottom of the 

 second leaf: — 



" Item the xxvii day of August in " 

 " y c yeare above said " 

 " Katherin Babington " 



u wife of T " 



This relates to the interment of the daughter of Sir Henry 

 Sacheverell, Kt., and wife of Thomas Babington. Her beautiful 

 recumbent effigy lies by the north wall of the north aisle. She 

 died the 23rd of August, 1544. 



•■ Item in the yeare of our Lord God 1548 the xxviij 

 " day of March Dame Isabell Sacheverill was buried " 

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