Chap. 6] OLD HALLS, &c. 133 



to the hall, they evidently had one. At any rate, they were one 

 of the most ancient and celebrated families in Lancashire for five or 

 six hundred j'ears. 



" The ancient family of Hothersalls," says Mr. Gillow, "was descended 

 from Eobertus de Hadreshall, who held two bovates in Hadreshall. 

 His son, Warinus de Hadersall, was living I. Johannes (1199-1200), 

 and was the father of Thomas de Hedreshall, whose Inq. post mortem is 

 dated 41 Hen. HI. (1256-7). 



Eobertus de Hudreshall, son of Thomas, had issue a son, Thomas 

 de Hodersall, who married 5 Ed. II. (1311-12) Margerias, filiui 

 Monsieur Eicardus do Hocton, de Hocton, filius Adae fuit Miles, and 

 in the ' Tenente Duci Lancaster' of that year, it was found that he held 

 Hodersall '■ 2)er servicium Vs per annum ad quatuor term.' 



His son, Eobertus de Hodreshall, in the Survey of 1320-46, held two 

 oxgangs of land in Hodreshal, in soccage, on the same terms. Eicardus 

 de Hodiersale, son of Eobertus, and Emma, his wife, were living 47 

 Edw. III. (1373-4), and from him descended Eobert Huddersall, Lord 

 of the Manor of Hothersall, ■whose Inq. post mortem is dated 19 EUz. 

 (1576-7), and whose son John married Anne, daughter of John Talbot, 

 of Salesbury, Esq., by his first wife, Ann, daughter of Hugh Sherburn, 

 of Stonyhui'st, Esq. His name appears in a list of obstinate Catholic 

 recusants reported in Queen Elizabeth's reign."' 



Mr. Gillow appears to have omitted the name of Eichard Hothersall, 

 whose Liq. post mortem was taken at Preston, on 4th Oct., 1610. John 

 Hothersall was therefore the son of Eichard Hothersall, and grandson 

 of Eobert Huddersall, who died in 1576-7. 



"Jo., son of Thomas de Huthersall, to Nicholas, of Huthersall, 

 father, all his lands in Huthersall, Eibchester,' entailed with remain- 

 ders 23 E III [1350]." 



Ade de Hodersall was executor of the will of Johannes de Arderu in 

 1385, and, along with Nicholai Brockhole, was executor of the wiU of 

 Sir Eobert Clifton, also in 1385. 



"Eobert Hothersall, letter of attorney to give seizen to John de 



Hoghton of all his lands in Hothersall and Eibchester — 3 Hon. V. 



[1416].", 



=Towneley MSS. 

 iTyldesley Diary. 'Ditto. 



