LEYLAND HUNDRED 



LEYLAND 



acquired together with other estates by the Fleet- 

 woods.* 



One or more families took a surname from the 

 place, and in 1301 there was a dispute between 

 Robert and John, sons of Adam de Leyland, respect- 

 ing a messuage and an oxgang of land there. ^ In 

 1345 Joh" de Blakelache (or Blacldidge) and Margery 

 his wife claimed a messuage and land against John 

 de Leyland of Preston.^ The same or another John 

 son of Thomas died soon afterwards, leaving a 

 daughter Cecily as heir.* The pedigree cannot be 

 traced. There is frequent mention of the Bussel 

 family.^ 



BLJCKLACHE HOUSE was afterwards known 

 as Leyland Hall.*' In the 1 7th century it was held by 

 the Charnocks, formerly of Cuerden.' William Char- 

 nock died at Leyland in 1598, leaving a son Roger, 

 eleven years old." Roger Charnock, as a convicted 

 recusant, paid double to the subsidy in 1626." At 

 his death In 1633 he had a messuage in Leyland, 

 tenure not recorded, and possessions in Farington, 

 Cucrden, Longton, Hutton, and Howick ; his son 

 William was twenty-five years of age.'" William, a 

 convicted recusant In 1628," was succeeded by a 

 younger brother Thomas,"' of very doubtful history, 

 whose estates were sequestered by the Parliament.'-* 



burn in 1338 claimed dower in Leyland 

 against the Abbot of Evesham and against 

 Robert the Spicer and Margery his wit'c j 

 De Banco R. 314, m. 196; 316, m. 

 3i2d.; 326, m. 306 d. Margery widow 

 of Thurstan de Nortlilegh released to the 

 vicar of Leyland all her right in Sub- 

 snape ; Kuerden fol. MS, 27Z. *Snub- 

 snape * in Leyland was claimed by the 

 Abbot of Evesham in i 372 j Coram Rege 

 R. 442, m. 2+d. 



*Snopsnapc' was the subject of a dis- 

 pute between Richard and William Faring- 

 ton in 1549 ; Dncaius Lane, i, 236. 



In 1596 William Farington of Worden 

 acquired live messuages, &c., in Leyland 

 from William Farington of Snobbesnape ; 

 Pal. of Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 59, m. 112. 

 The latter William may be the William 

 Farington of the Wood who made a 

 settlement of lands in 1584; Pal. of 

 Lane. Plea R. 254, m. 6. 



' Pat. 34 Hen. VIII, pt. \iii. 



Leyland is named among the posses- 

 sions of Richard Fleetwood of Pen- 

 wortham in 1626 ; Duchy of Lane. Inq. 

 p.m. XXV, no. 22. 



- Assize R. 419, m. 6, 13. Emma 

 the widow of Adam (who was son of 

 John) was also a party to the suits. A 

 John de Leyland was defendant in 1258, 

 Edmund de Lacy and Alice his wife (in 

 her right) claiming the third part of ten 

 marks rent from him \ Curia Regis R. 

 160, m. 27 d. This may have something 

 to do with the Ten-marks land afterwards 

 held by Farington of Worden. 



Adam son of Avina de Leyland was 

 defendant in a plea regarding dower in 

 1331 ; De Banco R. 287, m. 185. 



Richard son of Adam de Leyland was 

 a plaintiff in 1336 ; ibid. 306, m. 105, 



3 De Banco R. 345, m. 364 d. About 

 the same time Margery widow of Thur- 

 stan de Northlegh claimed dower in the 

 estate of John de Leyland of Preston ; 

 ibid. 347, m. 98. 



^ John son of Thomas de Leyland 

 was plaintiff in 1345 ; ibid. 344, m. 

 470 d. 



In 1350 Robert de Haldlcghs and Alice 

 daughter of John Busshel claimed five 

 messuages, 80 acres of land, &c., against 

 Margaret widow of John de Leyland and 

 Cecily his daughter; ibid. 363, m. 176. 

 In a later pleading (1354) it was stated 

 that the land, &c., had been settled on 

 Thomas de Leyland and Agnes his wife, 

 who had had issue — John, Alice, an d 

 Mabel ; of the plaintiffs Robert was son 

 of Alice, and Alice was daughter of 

 Mabel. Cecily daughter of John was 

 called to warrant, but was under age ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Assize R. 3, m. v. 

 Cecily afterwards married Henry son of 

 John de Coppull ; De Banco R. 408, 

 m. 35 d. 



It may be noted that In 131S John 



son of Thomas de Leyland (whose wife 

 was Agiifs) claimed tenements In Leyland 

 and Cuerden against John son of John 

 Busshel, William son of John Faldworth- 

 ing, and others ; and that A'vke widow 

 of Thomas de Leyland claimed dower 

 against John son of Thomas ; De Banco 

 R. 225, m. 177, 318 d. John son of 

 Thomas de Leyland sought a messuage 

 and land against Robert le Woodward, 

 vicar, as representing the Abbot of 

 Evesham, in 1344; Ibid. 33S, m. 270; 

 341, m. 284. 



'■ Some members of It have been named 

 in preceding notes. 



In 1246 William son of Siward 

 claimed land In Leyland against Richard 

 Bussel, but withdrew ; Assize R. 404, m. 

 lod. Thomas son of Richard Bussel 

 was plaintiff in 128S and 1292 ; De 

 Banco R. 76, m. 31 ; 82, m. 51 d. ; Assize 

 R. 408, m. 3 d. 



William Bussel in 1256 sought inquiry 

 into tlie burning of a certain house in 

 Leyland ; Orig. R. 19, m. 7 (40 Hen. Ill); 

 Abbrcv. Rot, Orig. i, 1 5. Margery 

 sister of Henry Bussel was plaintiff in 

 1278 ; Assize R. 1277, "'^* 3> d. William 

 son of Robert Bussel in 1292 held land 

 in Leyland claimed by Robert son of 

 Richard the Smith as nephew and next 

 heir of Robert de Leyland, and his claim 

 was allowed ; Assize R. 408, m. 33. 



Robert Bussel in the time of Edward 

 II gave land in Leyland to Robert del 

 Wood, who had married his daughter 

 Margery ; the grandson Robert (son of 

 Henry) del Wood In 1343 sought to re- 

 cover it from William son of Adam de 

 Culmylache ; De Banco R. 336, m. 

 Slid. 



^ The Blacklaches or Blacklidges were 

 tenants of the Hospitallers, but there may 

 have been more than one family of them. 



Richard son of Adam Bussel of Ley- 

 land In 1337 released to John de Black- 

 lache messuages and lands, partly from 

 Roger the Ward or Preston ; Kuerden 

 fol. MS. 59. 



Adam Baldwin ana Agnes his wife 

 claimed lands in Leyland In 1375 ; Agnes 

 was daughter of Richard son of John de 

 Leyland ; De Banco R. 458, m. 202 d. ; 

 461, m. 273 d. In 1391 John son of 

 Adam Blacklache purchased two mes- 

 suages, &c., from Adam Baldwin and 

 Agnes ; Final Cone. Ill, 39. 



Nicholas Blacklache died In 1598 hold- 

 ing a capital messuage in Leyland, with 

 buildings and lands appurtenant, of Sir 

 Edmund Huddleston by a rent of 3^. yd. 

 He had made his brother, William Black- 

 lache of Gloucestershire, his heir, with re- 

 mainders to William's sons — Nicholas, 

 William, Aubrey and Abraham. William, 

 the brother, was then fifty-four years of 

 age ; Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. xvii, 

 no. 33. 



15 



^ See the account of Cuerden ; also 

 Lanes, and C/ics, Antip Notes II, i-it. 



William Farington and William Char- 

 nock were those who contributed to the 

 subsidy of 1564 for lands; Subs. R. 

 131, no. 210. 



John Charnock of Fulwood died in 

 1574 holding land called Comylache in 

 Leyland of the queen, and other land in 

 the township of Edmund Huddleston ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. xli, no. 35. 



^ He does not seem to have had any 

 lands m Leyland ; ibid, xvii, no. 5. 



Robert Charnock, perhaps a brother 

 of William, was educated at Oxford and 

 Douay, and after being ordained priest was 

 sent on the English mission about 1587. 

 In the disputes among Roman Catholics 

 about the archprlest Blackwell and the 

 Jesuits, Mr. Charnock took an active part 

 on the side of the appellant clergy or 

 opposition, going to Rome on this business. 

 He afterwards returned to England, and is 

 supposed to have died about 1623 ; Gillow, 

 Bibl. Diet, of Engl. Catk i, 474. 



^ Subs. R. 131, no, 313. 



^•^ Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. xxvlii, no. 

 1 8. Roger rebuilt the house in 1 620, 

 providing a secret chapel for mass and 

 hiding places for priests and church stuft ; 

 Gillow, loc. cit. 



'^ Misc, (Rec. Soc. Lanes, and Ches.), 

 i, 170. 



^2 Not named in the pedigree. See 

 risit. of 1567 (Chet. Soc.), 76; 1613, 

 p. 104. 



1^ Royalist Comp, Papersy il, 29-33. ^*^ 

 had been * In arms in the first war,* and 

 in 1649 was allowed to compound for a 

 fine of ;^58. But shortly afterwards It was 

 reported that Charnock was * a known 

 Papist and active delinquent and at this 

 time [April 1650] with the rebels in Ire- 

 land,* and further proceedings began. His 

 mother, Anne Charnock, deposed that * she 

 had educated him until he was about fifteen 

 years old in the Popish religion, and then 

 bound him to be an apprentice in London, 

 since which time (she had heard) he had 

 been seen to go to a Protestant church.' 

 His sister Susan had heard conflicting re- 

 ports about him — that he had fought for 

 the king In Ireland, and, being captured 

 lately at Dublin, had been shot to death ', 

 on the other hand that he was alive In 

 France. 



A neighbour said that Charnock had 

 told him that he was in the Dublin garrison 

 on the surrender by the Earl of Ormonde ; 

 he also said that Charnock, 'reared a 

 Papist,' was ' a person of loose behaviour,' 

 who had been in the service of the Parlia- 

 ment, and had been seen in Leyland 

 Church. Another witness stated that in 

 1643 Charnock, saying he had a captain's 

 commission from the king, tried to raise 

 a troop of horse, and afterwards went to 

 Ireland ; he had been Papist and Protes- 



