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9. Richard Mear, Thomas Turmore, the house of Wright and Hanley, 

 Richard Walklott, for Hanley-heys ; Thomas Tittensor, for the Over-house, 

 Thomas Wood claimeth the same. 



10. Parker's house, Boulton's house, John Bradshaw and Thomas Bagnall. 



11. Thomas Fenton of Boothen, Thomas Ames, John Hanley's of Penkhull. 



12. Thomas Barrott, John Rowley, of Shelton, Hugh Wood, and Stephen 

 Fenton. 



13. Spooner's house, Richard Tunstall, and John Hankinson. 



14. Roger Harrison, William Harrison, Jeffry Meire, and Roger Covrap. 



" South Side Women's Seats. 



4 



" 1. Thomas Bucknall, and Richard Serjeant, George Fenton claimeth the 

 same. 



2. Thomas Ames, John Turmore, Brassington of Moor-hall. 



3. Hen. Brooks, Bartholomew Bowyer, Richd. Lovatt, and Widow Benteley. 



4. Robert Clayton, Thomas Dawson, John Lovatt, the house that is holden 

 of Garnitt and Benson a seat, Home's land a seat, John Trinley claimeth the 

 same. 



5. Robert Hunt, Roger Bagnall for Longton house, Whiston's house, Roger 

 Bagnall of Clayton, for Longton house, the 4th seat; Richard Aston claimeth 

 for German's Land. 



6. John Kendall, William Machin, and Thomas Lovatt. 



7. Thomas Machin, John Proctor, Henry Lovatt, of Eaves, John Kendall, 

 Thomas Tittensor claims the same for Fenton's house. 



8. John Brown, T. Broad to hill, and John Brown for his tenement. 



9. Widow Hordern, Thomas Tittensor for the lower house, Hugh Machin. 



10. Widow Bagnall, Mr. Egerton, Peter Knight, and John Woodcock the 

 fourth seat. 



11. lohn Hammersley, Richard Kendrick, William Barratt, Thomas Machin 

 claims a seat for Bate's house. 



12. lohn Dale, lohn Hitchin, lames Hudson, Ralph Bucknall, and lohn 

 Pulsbury. 



13. Hugh Thorley, Roger Fox, lohn Simpson of Clayton, Widow Febkin, 

 and lohn Siir.pkins. 



14. Widow Stevenson, lohn Bourn, and Roger Fixon. Richard Aston is 

 unplaced and Robert Pyler. Also the young maids are to kneel in the short 

 forms. 



Eccleshall Castle, 26th April, A. D. 1634. 



" Being fully informed by such as I have caused and required to 

 urvey convenient and commodious sitting and placing of the parish- 

 ioners, of the parish of Stoke-upon-Trentt in the county of Stafford, 

 and finding no just opposition against the same, by any of the pa- 

 rishioners aforesaid, I, Robert, (by Divine Providence) Lord Bishop 

 of Licfifield and Coventry, do well approve the Order, by parcelling 

 and seating of the said parishioners aforesaid, and by these presents 

 allow, ratify, and confirm the same whatsoever the Rector, Church- 

 wardens, and parishioners have done therein, until just cause shall 



