A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



central alley and the main cross alley leading from the 

 south door were to be 7 ft. wide, the minor alleys 

 5 ft. wide. It was found on measurement that the 

 body of the church contained 21 8J yds. 7^ ft., and a 

 little over 54^ yds. was accordingly the allowance for 

 each quarter. Edward Scarisbrick, the earl of Derby 

 (two), and Henry Stanley of BickerstafFe then agreed 

 upon the division. 1 



There was a stormy scene in the church about i 540, 



The following is a list of the vicars of Ormskirk : 



when Thomas Gorsuch caused the arrest of Richard 

 Gillibrand, the collector of the Easter roll, to be made 

 within the building, during the celebration of high 

 mass on Easter Day, and while most of the inhabitants 

 ' were diligently preparing themselves to receive the 

 most Blessed Sacrament.' The accused retorted with 

 charges of intention to ' murder, maim, or evil in- 

 treat ' him, which made it necessary for him to apply 

 for the warrant.' 



Pr. and Conv. of Burscough 



res. R. de Farnworth 



d. H. de Melling 

 d. R. de Donington 



d. of A. de Wakefield 

 d. of last vicar 



res. J. Spink 



Pr. and Conv. of Burscough [depr. T. Bolton] 

 d. J. Marke 

 d. R. Ince 



The king . . . . 

 Thomas Hopford, etc. 

 Hugh Hesketh, etc. , 



d. H. Hulme 



d. J. Devyas 

 d. last incumbent 

 depr. Eliseus Ambrose 

 d. of R. Ambrose 



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