A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



In 1553 Queen Mary leased the rectory of Huyton 

 to Sir Urian Brereton for twenty-one years ; and in 

 1568 Queen Elizabeth demised it to Lawrence 

 Mynter, for thirty-one years after the expiry of the 

 preceding lease, at a rent of 2 1 p. ii d. The 

 rectory was in 1602 sold for 955 l<)J. id. to 

 Edward Cason and Richard Barrell, to be held at 

 the same rent. Three years later, the grantees trans- 

 ferred it to Edward Torbock, junior (afterwards Sir 

 Edward), for 1,380 ; the rent of 21 3/. lid. was 

 to be paid ' at the audit to be holden in the honour 

 and fee of Halton.' The rectory, like the manor of 

 Tarbock, came into the possession of Sir Richard 

 Molyneux. The latter's descendants have since sold 

 various portions of the rectory ' the advowson and 

 the tithes of all the townships except Tarbock to 

 the earls of Derby and the Seels ; the earl of Sefton 

 is still the rector of Huyton, being responsible for the 

 due repair of the chancel, and has the tithes of 

 Tarbock. 1 The earl of Derby presents to the 

 vicarage. 



The following is a list of the vicars : 



The Commonwealth surveyors in 1650 reported 

 that the tithes were worth i 50 per annum ; of this 

 80 was paid to Mr. Bell. The vicarage was worth 

 10, and the profits were in the hands of Mr. 

 Starkie. 3 Bishop Gastrell about 1720 found the 

 value of the vicarage to be 4.2, including the house 

 and tithes ; there was also s, a year for a charity 

 sermon. 4 In 1778 the value was about 6$, includ- 

 ing the modus in lieu of tithes, 42, the vicarage 

 house and ' fourteen young lime trees in the church- 

 yard.' 5 The value is now given as 600. 



Copyhold land in Deysbrook Lane, West Derby, is 

 held by the churchwardens of the parish church in 

 trust for the repair of the building. 6 



Of the earlier clergy of Huyton the names of two 

 only have been preserved Ernald, who was chaplain 

 in 1191,' and Richard son of Robert (formerly rector 

 of Walton), who was rector about 1228, probably the 

 ' Richard rector of Huyton ' occurring a little later 

 than this, and the Richard de Walton rector in 

 1254.' 



Cause of Vacancy 



d. of Th.de Wigan 

 d. of A. de Ruycroft 

 d. of W. Bryde 

 d. of R. de Breton 



res. J. Lathom 

 d. of R. Langley 



d. of J. Tyrell 

 d. of J. Haydock 



