Chap. 7.] PARISH OF RIBCHESTEK. I7I 



1769 William Hodgson. 



1770-75 W. Barton. 



Aug. 29, 1775 John Griffith, A.B. 



July 27, 1776 John Atkinson. 



1776-97 Isaac Eelph. 



July 11,1798 Isaac Relph . 



1 80 1 James Quartley. 



April 14, 1829 Boulby Thomas Haslewood, A.B. 



1876 Frederick Eugene Perrin, M.A. 



1885 Francis John Dickson, M.A. 



EEV. DR. GEORGE WOLLFYT. 



The Eev. George Wollfyt, or Wolset, was one of the King's 

 preachers for the County of Lancaster, I. Ed., VI. (1547), and held a 

 lease of the Eectories of Chipping and Eibchester from Bishop Bird. 

 He was then a Protestant, although in his will he desired " prayers 

 for his soul." "February 1st, 1552-3, George Wulfet, doctor of lawe 

 — to be buryed within the chauncel of Eybchester, yf I dye there er 

 els where in Christen man's buryall — to every one of my godchyldren 

 within Eybchester, Uhepen, and Wishawe parishins xiid. to put them 

 in remembrance to praye for my soule. To Alyce Cragge daughter to 

 John Cragge a doughter to my suster Alyce his wife iii li, to be payd 

 by William Wren — to William Cragge brother to the said Alyce iii U 

 to be payd by my brother Jeffrey Wolfet. I wyU my scarlet gowne 

 lyned with blacke damaske and my beste murrey gowne havino- the 

 sieves and forequarters lyned with tawney sarcenet to be praised' and 

 solde and the money to be bestowed on the poore householders — the 

 residue to be dispersed by my excutors in charitable dedes to the 

 pleasure of Almighty God and comfurthe of the poore and indegent 

 people, not meanjmge hereby to burden or charge his conscience in 

 suche bestowinge but onlie to commytte the same to his discrecion, 



accordinge to such expectation and affiance which I haue in him my 



brother Jeffrey Wolfet executor and Eobert Patchett and Syr Thomas 

 Thorpe overseers. Proved 7th August 1554, by Mr. Eobert Cressie 

 official of the Archdeacon of Notts." — Cancm Eaines, " Lancashire 

 Chantries." 



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