42 BRADSHAW HALL AND THE BRADSHAWES. 



Jackson, of Stansoj), Co. Stafford, gentleman, to which appoint- 

 ment Edward Pegg, of Ashbourne, Robert Hume, and German 

 Buxton are witnesses. He was succeeded as High Sheriff by 

 Humphrey Oakover, of Oakover. 



During his year of office he lost his wife, who was buried* in 

 the chancel of the church of Chapel-en-le-Frith, i8th September, 

 1631, under the name of " Barbara Bradshawe the wife of 

 Francis Bradshawe of Bradshawe Esq'' High Sheriff for this 

 countie this yeare." 



On the 31st July, 1632, he married,* at Chapel-en-le-Frith, 

 Lettice Clarke, widow, " stepdaughter of Sir Harvey 

 Bagott, Knt."' She was the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas 

 Dilke, of Maxstoke Castle, Co. Warwick, by Anna, widow of 

 Clement Fisher, f of Packington Magna, Co. Warwick. On 

 the 24th day of January, 8 Charles I., 1632, a deed was 

 executed between him and Peter Bradshawe, second son of 

 Peter Bagshawe, late citizen and Merchant Tailor, of London, 

 by which the assignment of " Dufiield Miln, held under the 

 Duchy of Lancashire by Elizabeth, late wife and executrix of 

 Anthony Bradshawe, of DuflSeld, was made over to Francis 

 Bradshawe, one of her husband's executors, and from him to 

 Peter Bradshawe, jun'', according to his father's will dated 

 23rd May, 1625." The deed quotes many former owners of 

 Duflfield Mill. 



Francis Bradshawe died 25th March, 1635,* and was buried 

 in the chancel of the church at Chapel-en-le-Frith 27th March. 

 His will made J 3rd September, 1632, left two-thirds of his 

 residue to his brother George, and one-third to his widow. To 

 his nephews and nieces he leaves legacies, and it is perhaps not 

 remarkable, under the circumstances, that many of them are 

 named after their wealthy and childless uncle Francis and aunt 

 Barbara. 



To Frances, the daughter and heir of his brother Godfrey, 

 he devises an estate in Cheshire, and she is found to be his 



* Registers. t Visit of Warwickshire Harl. Soc, p. 217. 



* Appendix S, p. 65. 



