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The -world knows his noble worth so well 

 All tongues, all pens, on 's praise shall dwell. 

 Mvltis ille qvidem flebilis occidit 

 nvlli flebilior E. B. 



Ehev : fvgaces - - - - 

 labvutvr anni - - -- - - -" 



Sir William Bowyer, Knt. in whose praise the above lines were 

 written, died March 7th, 1640, aged 53. 



This church is dedicated to St. Lawrence, and is a vicarage in 

 the patronage of the Gresley and Adderley families alternately. 

 The Rev. James Sewell is the present vicar. 



Longevity. Sarah, wife of William Poole, of Rushton, died Jan. 

 29, 1806, aged 92 years. Also, William Poole, died January 31, 

 1811, aged 97 years. 



This parish presents some curious remains of antiquity, particu- 

 larly the Bridestones, consisting of eight upright freestones, two 

 of which stand within a semicircle formed by the other six. Some 

 antiquaries suppose the circle was formerly complete, but the 

 origin and use of these stones is unknown. Westward of the 

 Bridestones there is a kind of artificial cave of freestone. 



The parish of Biddulph contains 269 houses, 269 families ; 721 

 males, 739 females : total, 1,460 persons. 



Knipersley Hall, in this parish, is the property of Mr. Bateman, 

 of Manchester, and is a considerable farm, of a loamy soil, kept in 

 hand, and cultivated on the modern improved system. 



NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.* 



This Borough and Market-town is situated within the Hundred 

 of Pirehill/and although entirely surrounded by parishes which are 

 within the Northern division of that Hundred, is considered, for the 

 public purposes of the county, to be in the Southern district. New- 

 castle is distant from Lichfield 31 miles, from Stafford 16 miles, 

 and from Leek 12 miles. 



Monday is the regular market-day, and another market on Satur- 

 days has been recently established to meet the demands of the in- 

 creased population. 



There are well-attended fairs, for horses, cattle, woollen cloths, 



Sometimes spelled : Lime or Line, but all the Charters of the Borough give 

 the addition of under-Lyme. 



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