INDEX 



Medewale (Lowton), iv, 1527* 

 Medewale, Ad. de, iv, 152/2; Rob. 



de, iv, 152 n 



Medewall (Golborne), iv, 149 

 Medewall, Will, de, iv, 72 n 

 Medlar, iii, 16072 

 Medlock, R., iv, 222-3, 2 4> 2 S I > 



271, 279, 335, 337-8 ; v, 93 ; 



bridges, iv, 182 ; Druidical basins, 



iv, 340; fishery, iv, 23072-1 n 

 Medlock Vale, iv, 339 

 Medylst Raynshaghe, v, 52 n 

 Meek, Will., iv, 216 

 Meinell, Ant., v, 55 n; Winifred, v, 



55 



Melburn, Sim. de, iii, 63 



Meldrum, Maj.-Gen. Sir Jno., iii, 

 286 ; iv, 22 



Meles, Maud del, iii, 90 n ; Rog. de, 

 iii, 12772 ; see also Meols 



Melling, iii, 5672, 101 , 183, 18872, 

 19172, 19472, 203, 208, 214, 299, 

 385 n; chap., iii, 183, 18972-90; 

 char., iii, 19272; ch., iii, 214, 

 253 72, 385 ; man., iii, 70 72, 72 72, 

 195, 205; iv, 92, 14372, 283 n; 

 priest's house, iii, 214; quarries, 

 iii, 184; sen., iii, 214; The 

 Wood (Hall of), iii, 211-12, 215 



Melling Mount, iii, 209 



Melling Wood, iii, 209 



Melling, Alan de, iii, 209 ; Alice de, 

 iii, 209 n ; Amaria de, iii, 209 n ; 

 Dobbe de, iii, 212 ; Eliz., iii, 218; 

 Hen. de, iii, 209-10, 244 ; iv, 92 ; 

 Hervey de, iii, 210 ; Jno. de, iii, 

 209 n ; Maud de, iii, 209 ; Nich. 

 de, iii, 209 n ; Randle de, iii, 

 209 , 21 1 n; Rog. de, iii, 209-10 n, 

 212; Siward de, iii, 209; Thos. 

 de, iii, 209 ; WilL de, iii, 209- 

 IO72 



Mellor (Derby), v, 180 n, 288 #-9 



Mellor, Mrs. Jas. R., iii, 401 ; Sir 

 Jno., v, 94 ; fam., v, 1 14 



Menewater, iii, 267 n 



Menshahom, iii, 281 n 



Meols, North, iii, I, 4972, 222, 226, 

 230, 2 37 > adv., iii, 227; char., 

 iii, 229; ch. iii, 226; Hall, iii, 

 226, 294 ; man., iii, 200, 230, 

 266 72, 269, 406 n ; mkt. and fair, 

 iii, 230 ; Nonconf., iii, 236 ; the 

 Rookery, iii, 229 ; sch., iii, 229 ; 

 for boro. see Southport 



Meols, Raven, see Raven Meols 



Meols Cop, iii, 19772 



Meols, Ad. de or del, iii, 227, 231 ; 

 Agnes de, iii, 356 ; Alan de, iii, 

 231; Gilb. de, iii, 355, 35872; 

 Hugh de, iii, 80 n ; Joan de, iii, 

 231 ; Jno. de, iii, 80 n, 29872, 

 355 ; Marg. de, iii, Son ; Margery 

 de, iii, 355; Rob. de, iii, 18872, 

 2 3i> 355>' Will, de, iii, 8072, 

 231 ; see also Meles 



Mercer, Andr., iii, 1 1 n ; Ellen, iii, 

 1772,31 n, 214; Hen., iii, 17 n; Jno. 

 (le), iii, 1272, 113, 125 n; Ralph, 

 iii, 17, 31 n; Rich., iii, 183; 

 Rob., iii, 17, 2672, 6372; Rog., 

 iii, 34 w, 90 72, 97 72; Sim. le, hi, 

 125 n ; Thos., iii, 52, 225 ; Will., 

 iii, 1772, 34 n, 9772, 106; fam., iii, 



33 i 97, HO 



Merchant, Geo. L., v, 149 

 Mere, Jno., iv, 12872 

 Mere Brook, iii, 238, 261 

 Merebutts, v, 51 n 

 Mereclough (Manchester), iv, 324 n 



Mere clough (Frestwich), v, 76 

 Meredith, Sir Will., iv, 33 

 Mere Green, iii, 23, 27 n 

 Mere Meadow, iii, 1 5 n 

 Mere Pool, iii. 222 n 

 Meres, the, (Hulton), v, 30 

 Mereshawbrook, v, 81 n 

 Mere Stone Height, iv, 201 n 

 Merevall Meadow, iv, 207 n 

 Merivale Abbey, iii, 62 n, 222-4 

 Merivale, Abbot, iii,. 69 n, 198, 

 223 n, 299 ; iv, 193 n ; Jno. Rug- 

 geley, iii, 223 ; Will., iii, 224 

 Merlache, the, (Leigh), iii, 428 

 Merlake (Warrington), iii, 325 n 

 Merley, iv, 374 

 Merrick, Rob., iii, 359 n; Thos., iv, 



97 



Merryweather, Hannah, iii, 433 

 Mersappletree, the, (Prescot), iii, 



393 



Mersea (Essex), iv, 7 n 



Mersey, R., iii, I, 40-1, 58, 91, 98, 

 102-3, 117, 120, 128, 131, 13372, 

 140-1, 149-50, 238, 305-6, 308, 

 316; iv, 17-18, 20-2, 287, 293, 300, 

 323, 329-30, 381 ; v, 42, 46,49; 

 bridges, iii, 305, 387; iv, 29372, 

 323 ; defence of, iii, 221 ; docks, 

 iii, 32 ; ferries, iii, 389 ; iv, 8, 9, 

 15 ; fisheries, iii, 3572, 43 , 

 122-4,13572; 14272, 144, 412 72; 

 v, 5472; navigation, iii, 32, 45 , 

 321 72, 328 ; iv, 23, 30, 43 



Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, 

 iii, 98 ; iv, 41-3 



Mersey and Irwell Canal, iii, 331 ; 

 iv, 181 



Mersey and Ribble, lands between, 

 see Ribble, &c. 



Mersey and Ship Canal, iii, 317 



Merton, iii, i6o 



Merton, Hen. de, iii, 260 n ; Hugh 

 de, iii, 260 n ; Jno., iii, 106 ; 

 Randle (Ralph) de, iii, 145 ; 

 Steph. de, iii, 260 ; Will., iii, 

 211 n 



Merulache, v, 5 1 n 



Mesne Lea (Eccles), char., iv, 

 362 n 



Mesnes, the, (Wigan), iv, 60 72, 68 ; 

 Park, iv, 74 



Messenger, Anne, iii, 269 ; Jno., iii, 

 269 



Messingham Ch. (Lines.), iv, 191 



Metham, Abigail, iii, 27472 



Methodism, iii, 175, 421 ; iv, 249, 

 279,287; v, 9, 75, 150,200 



Methodist Free Ch., iii, 128, 376, 

 421 ; iv, 392 ; v, 107 



Methodist New Connexion, iii, 19 w, 

 22, 40, 44, 236; iv, 49, 222, 

 249, 258, 270, 273-4, 281, 288, 

 338, 351, 375, 396; v, 39, 67, 



107, 13272, 141, 169, l82, 200, 

 234, 250, 254 



Methodist revival, iv, 183 ; v, 233 n 



Meulan(ent), Rog. de, see Lichfield, 

 bp. of 



Meurickys Ford, iv, 150 n 



Mey, Agnes le, iv, 366 72, 374 n ; 

 Alex, le, iv, 365 n-6 n, 373 #-4 n, 

 404 n ; Alice le, iv, 405 n ; Hugh 

 le, iv, 374 72, 404 72-5 n ; fam., iv, 

 373 ; see also Bromyhurst 



Meynell, Anna C., iii, 338 ; Eliz., 

 iii, 338 ; Frances C., iii, 338 ; 

 Geo., iii, 338 ; Mary, iii, 338 



Michel, Marg., iii, 322 n ; Rog., iii, 

 322 n 



367 



Michell, Acre, iii, 297 n 

 Micherden Clough, v, 191 n 

 Michewall Ditch, iv, 305 n 

 Mickering, the, (Aughton), iii, 284, 



34 



Mickle Brook, iv, 11872 

 Mickle Croft (Aspull), iv, 11972 

 Micklecroft (Parr), iii, 380 n 

 Micklehead, iii, 355 

 Middlebrook, iv, 343 72, 345 n 

 Middlefield, iv, 207 n 

 Middle hey, iii, 145 n 

 Middle Hill (Worcs.), iv, 18672 

 Middlehurst (Haigh), iv, 11872 

 Middlehurst (Rochdale), v, 218;;, 



220 n 

 Middlesnape, the, (Prescot), iii, 



393 



Middleton (Salford Hund.), iv, 

 171; v, 672, 67, 71, 80, 83,85, 87, 

 145 , I5i 161, 169, 173, 17672, 

 182-372; adv., v, 157; Boar's 

 Head Inn, v, 161 ; chants., v, 

 159; char., v, 6772,160; ch., 

 v, 6572, 153, 16672, 169, 174 72, 

 177 ; Hall, v, 167, 278 ; ind., v, 

 162; man., v, 60, 87, 145, 151, 

 162, 171, 173, 180 ; mills, v, 162 ; 

 mkt. and fairs, v, 169; Nonconf., 

 v, 169; rds., v, 161 ; Rom. Cath., 

 v, 169; sch., v, 1 60 



Middleton (Winwick), iv, 166; 

 Delph House, iv, 130 n; man., 

 iv, 133, 166-9 



Middleton, Id. of, v, 1 70, 1 82 



Middleton Junction, v, 85, 115 ; ch., 

 v, 87 ; Nonconf., v, 121 



Middleton, Ad. de, v, 16672; v, 

 130 ; Agnes (de), iii, 33 72, 47 , 

 53 5 v, 157, 163-4, 174 ; Alan 

 de, v, 157 72, 163 72, 173 n ; Alex, 

 de, v, 163, 177 ; Alice de, iv, 

 i66 ; v, 1 63-4 n ; Andr. de, iv, 

 16672 ; Anne, iii, 337 ; Austin de, 

 iv, 16672 ; Avice de, v, 163 ; Dav., 

 iii, 1367* ; Edw., iii, 337 ; Ellen 

 de, v, 163-472; Geoff, de, v, 163 

 -472, 174; Geo., iii, 33, 53 n; 

 Gervase, iii, 33, 4772, 5372; 

 Helewise de, v, 15372, 16372; 

 Jane, iii, 136 n; Joan de, v, 163- 

 472; Jno. (de), iii, 140; iv, 16672- 

 772, 169 n; v, 157, 16372; Marg. 

 (de), iii, 53 n; v, 163-472; Mar- 

 gery de, v, 163-472; Maud (or 

 Molle) de, iv, 16672; v, 155, 163- 

 4, 1 74 72, 1 80 ; Orm de, iv, 151 72, 

 16772 ; Pet. de, iv, 16672 ; Quen- 

 ilda de, iv, 16672; Rich, de, iv, 

 166 72-7 72 ; Rob. (de), iii, 47 72, 5372; 

 iv, 16672, 25972; v, 13772, 15372, 

 163, 17472, 177, 18272, 1 86; Rog. 

 de, iv, 259; v, 5872, 64, 15772, 

 163, 1 68 w, 17372, 177, 1 80; Siward 

 de, v, 37 72 ; Thos., iii, 47 72, 53 ; 

 Will, de, iv, 16672-772; fam., iii, 

 33 ; see also Midelton, Myddelton 



Middlewich (Ches.), iii, 428 72 ; iv, 



334 72 ; battle, iv, 290 

 Middlewood (Ashton), iv, 240 72, 



345 



Middlewood (Aughton), iii, 299, 302 

 Middlewood (Hulton), man., v, 28 72 

 Middlewood (Hundersfield), v, 228 n 

 Midelton, Ad. de, iii, 332 72 ; Ameria 



de, iii, 332 72 ; Andr. de, iii, 332 72; 



Pet. de, iii, 332 72 ; Will, de, iii, 



332 72 ; see also Middleton 

 Midgeley, Jos., v, 198 ; , iii, 



41972-20; Rich., v, 198 



