Chap. 7.1 PARISH OF RIBCHESTEE. 177 



"Garstange, this 3rd day of May, 1639. 

 "I wish the inhabitance of Hothersall to elect a Ohurchwarden, 

 According to my Lord B'pps refferance." 



Apparently the Episcopal monition had noeffectontho "honestxxiv" 

 of Eibchester, for a petition was sent in to the Bishop on June 4, 1 639, 

 signed by some of the leading xxiv, and other parishioners, asking for 

 the redress of John Warde's grievance. The signatures are : 



Henrie To%vBley. Thomas Seede. 



Robt. Alston. 'foil" Cott.am. 



Thomas B.aley. Edmonde Watsone. 



John Hayhiu-st de Ribchestr. Thomas Seed. 



John Hayhurst de Hugh. John Hayhurst. 



Edward Ashe. Ja™^^ Norcrosse. 



John Barlowe. Koger SudelL 



John Carter. Jol"" WiUasey. 



Robt. Sowerbutt. 



John Ward. 



The Bishop of Chester sent two further letters, in which he again 

 admonished "the 24 of y^ par" ." The result of the matter was 

 that the xxiv met and chose a deputy Churchwarden to act for John 



Warde. 



In 1638 the names of the xxiv were : 



In RIB3HKSTER. I" ALSTON. 



John Ward. Roger SeeduU. 



John Cottam. , R<1- Bdsborow. 



Thomas Seede de Chesbanke. John ^ydllsce. 



John Hayhurst. go^. Alston. 



Richard Hayhurst. Thomas DameU. 

 In Hothebsall. I^* Dilwoeth. 



JohnDewhurst. Lawrence Cottam. 



Joha Seede. James ^ orcrosse. 



Richard HuthersaU. Richard Cottam, senr. 



Thomas Boulton. R?phe Radchffe. 



Richard Cottam, junr. 



In Ddtton. 

 "John Hayhurst, junr. 

 John Barlow. 

 John Hayhurst, senr. 

 Robt. Sowerbutts. 

 Thomas Baley. 



irru -c^'t^t. ,if tlip "Palatine Note of Macclesfield and Leigh, who left all 



iThe Editor of the g^'^tme f ote ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ 



mtn wTe tt^ya^'tlvefoftle Rev. and Ms great Bible, to the Parish 



Bradley Hayhurst, minister successively Church of Eibchester. 



