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now in the possession of F. Godfrey Franceys Meynell, Esq., 

 of Meynell Langley. He was apparently an acceptable 

 preacher, and at his death had preached in 66 Derbyshire 

 churches. 



"The house of Ann Taylor, daughter of the Rev. Joseph 

 Taylor, and step-daughter of John Hieron, seems to have 

 been made the common home at Loscoe." 



An account of the life and character of John Hieron was 

 written by Mr. Robert Porter, who was ejected from Pentridge, 

 and died at Mansfield Jan. 22nd, 1690. 



1676. "Charles Griffin one of M'- Wild's workmen at 



Loscow furnace was buried March y^ 8"^" 

 1686. M'- Samuel Coates— of Ollercar Hall. His wife, 



Sarah. 

 1686. Gervas Disney, Esq.— of Oldercar His wife Rebekah 



was buried at Crich June 7th 1686. 

 1692. M''- Edmund Winter— of Langley his wife Elizabeth 



buried. 



1699. " M'- Edmund Winter of Langley in this Parish and 

 M"- Mary Chappel of Riber in ye Parish of Matlock 

 were married at Trinity Chappel with a licence 

 Sep-^ 5">- 



1700. "ffrances ye daughter of M''- Edmund Winter of 

 Langley and Mary his wife was Baptized Aug i2"'- 



On the South wall of the tower (within) of Heanor Church is a 

 brass plate (measuring 9^ in. by i2i in.) bearing the following 

 inscription :— " Here lyeth the body of Dorothy Winter davghter 

 of Edmvnd and Francis Winter of Langley who Departed this 

 life the tenth day of November and was bvried the thirteenth 

 day of the same Month Anno Doni. MDCLXXI. 



"Occidi hev virgo nulH pietate secvnda 

 Terras destitvit gvippe svperna petit 

 Abstersit lacrymas merito qvas fvdimus omnes 

 Ac letho Ivctvm laetitiam qve tvlit." 



