A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



the gardens extended in terraces up the hill on the 

 cast side, but all traces of these are now lost.' 



The other moiety of Healey descended in the 

 Anderton fam ly, being a'.v.irded in i^'S to James 

 Anderton of Euxton as son of Hugh son of Oliver 

 by Ellen his wife, daughter and co-heir of Matthew 

 Kenyon.' It was in I 599 sold to U'illiam Tootell 

 of Anglezarke.' TJiis family long continued there, 

 but little is known of them beyond their rectisancy 

 in religion.* The estate was probably sold in 

 parcels. Thomas He;!:etli of Rufford had land in 

 Healey in 1528, but the tenure was not known.' 

 William Pollard died in 16 18 holding a messuage 

 and land there of the lords of Leylandshire ; his son 

 and heir Edmund was thirteen years of age.' 



In Chorley generally those contributing to the 

 subsidy of I 542-3 for lands were Thomas Charnock, 

 William Chorley, James Parker and Ellis Chorley ' ; 

 those in 1564 were Thomas Charnock, ^N'illiam 

 Chorley, Thomas Gillibrand and Hugh Parker." 

 As recusants Richard Chorley and Thomas Gillibrand 

 paid double to the subsidy of 162S.' 



The inquisitions and other records contain some 

 information as to the former holders of land. Roper 

 Brerei, yeoman and linen draper of Chorley, in 1515 

 espoused Blanche daughter of Richard Croise, and 

 thus eventually obtained a moiety of the manor of 

 Walton, near Li\crpool."' Henr)- Brcres was a 

 freeholder in 1 600." The name is also noticed at 

 Preston. 



The surname Burgh occurs in the list of free 

 tenants of 12SS. Henry del Burgh in 1310 had 

 messuages, mills, &c., in Chorley and Du.nbury." 

 John Coppull in 1402 purchased from Robert Burgh 

 a moiety of Birkacre Mill in Chorley, the vendor 

 reserving the right to maintain the mill or to make 

 another on his land between Ugnall Brook and 

 William Whithoud's land, John and his heirs being 

 ' toll free and hopper free ' in such mill. This led 

 to disputes between William Coppull, son and heir 



of John, and the representatives of James Standish ol 

 Arley, heir of Robert Burgh, in 1443-8." 



.Alexander Hoghton of Hoghton died in 149S 

 holding a burgage in Chorley of Sir Ediv.Trd 

 Stanley." In later inquisitions the names of both 

 the lords of the place are given. This seems to have 

 been a part of the estate transferred to the Hoghtons 

 of Park Hall, for Richard Hoghton died in 1622 

 holding lands. Sec, in Chorley of Richard Shireburne 

 and Edward Rigby by a rent of i xd}'' 



Bagganlcv Hall is said to have been the residence 

 of the Parker family. Hugh Parker and Katherine 

 his wife occur in 1443." In 151S it was certified 

 that one John Pilkington had seen the ghost of 

 James Parker some years before, and was told to 

 induce George Parker son of J.imes to deliver certain 

 evidences to Joan and Janet daughters of Hugh 

 Banastre, which was done accordingly." Settle- 

 ments of messuages, Sec, in Chorley were made by 

 Hugh Parker and Anne his wife in 1558 "and by 

 Hugh and his brothers in 1574." James Parker, 

 son of Hugh and Anne, died in 1610 holding lands, 

 &c., of the king by a rent of \od. ; the heir was a 

 son [ohn, aged nine.*" John Parker occurs in the 

 subsidy roll of 162S." 



The Standishes of Duxbury probably held the 

 lands of the older Duxbury family." In the later 

 inquisitions the tenure was declared to be unknown." 

 The Standishes of Standish also held land in Chorley." 

 Ralph Standish died in 1546 holding the moiety of 

 a messuage and various lands in Chorley of the Earl 

 of Derby, Lord iMounteagle, and Sir Richard Shire- 

 burne by fealty only." 



William Swansey and Ellen his wife held lands in 

 Chorley in 1493.'° Hugh Swansey died in 1566 

 holding a mc-^uagc, &c., of Sir Richard Shireburne 

 by a rent of ;j. i id., which he had given to a 

 younger son John for life." Robert Swansey, the 

 eldest son, made a feofTment of the Chorley messuage 



quoied by Grcgson, Frjp-"-ff ", 15-. It 

 was called a 'capital mcssiii^c ' in 1681, 

 but in 1697 wa» granted on lease by 

 Thomas eldest sod of John Crosse ; 

 Crosse D. no. 213-14.. 



^•Half a century ago [i.e. about 

 I S55] the remains ot' gardens and pleasure 

 grounds, laid out many generations before, 

 could still be ob-cr\cd, the terraced 

 heights still defined on the slopes and 

 irregular pasturages.' Every other 



vcttige of former elegance had been 

 obliterated except the line of a long 

 avenue of trees which was still \ i-.b!c in 

 ancient stumps and gnarled roots extend- 

 ing in the direction of Wigan ; M^rch. 

 City Ar-a-i y. and Q. v, 17 {] Feb. iS8-,). 



* Ducky P^ij.t 11, 99. Oliver was the 

 son of Thurstan Anderton, who was con- 

 cerned in the purchase in 14:1-12 ; 

 Towneley MS. GG, no. 2214. 



^ Close, 41 Eli.-, pt. liv (1625). 

 The vendors were William Anderton and 

 Peter his brother. 



* William Tootell wa? a compounder 

 in 16^0 i see below. 



In the Civil War the estate of John 

 Tootell of Healey was sequestered and 

 then declared forfeit by the Parliament 

 for his *dei n ;.e.-. :v.' He died before 

 l6^; and i.is c . '. -jn, William, Edward, 

 Br d^et and Elizabeth, desired an exami- 

 nation of their title ; C-.. Co-r./:^ Cor-.f. 



iv, 3085 ; Index of Rcyalitri (Index Soc), 

 44- 



^ Duchy of L.inc. Inq. p.m. v, no. 16. 



* Lanes. Ir:^. f^.n:. (Rcc. Soc. Lancs. 

 and Ches.), li, I ^4. 



• Subsidy R. Lancs. bdle. 1 30, no. 

 126. '' Ibid. I 31, no. 210. 



' Ibi i. no. 313. 



'» Towneley MS. GG, no. 24:2. 



" Mr;. (Rec. Soc. L:inc8. and Ches.), 

 i, 2+4- 



" F:na! Conc, 1', 4. See the account 

 of Duxbury, 



" Pal. of Lane P>3 R. 5, m. 1 1 ; 

 11, m. 38^. Birkacre proper is in 

 Coppu'.i. The Burgh inheritance was the 

 subjeet of fines in I447 and 1449 ; Final 

 C:nc. iii, 113, 115. 



^* Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. iii, no. 

 66 ; the service was not known. 



'^ Lar.a. Inj. p.m. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. 

 and Ches.), iii, 456. 



" PaL of Lane. Plea R. 5, m. 11. 



*^ Land, find Ches. .-I'-iTtj. A';/ci, ii, 166. 



'^ PaL of Lane. Feet of F. bdie. 1 9, 

 m. 26 J the remainders were to James 

 and Thomas, brothers of H'jjh, and to 

 John Parker, their uncle. 



" Ibid. bdle. 36, m. 253 ; the re- 

 mainders were to Roger, John and Oliver 

 Parker, three brothers. 



'■ ij-ri-i. I1J. [,.T.. (Rec Soc Lanes. 

 2nd Che-. I, i, 173. 



" Mac. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), 

 i, 172. 



-- In 1331 William son of Hugh <!c 

 Standish cl.iimed 5 marks rent from Adam 

 son of Henry de Duxbury, &c. ; De 

 Banco R. 286, m. 272. 



" Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. v, no. 1 i 

 (i 5 1 8) ; Lanci. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. 

 and Chci.), iii, 397 (1623). 



" Ughtred Duxbury had land in 

 Chorley in 1513 ; Kucrden MSS. ii, fol. 

 245, no. 1008. This was no doubt pur- 

 chased by the Standishes with other parti 

 of the estate. 



^■' Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. vii, no. 

 17. The estate had been much aug- 

 mented by 161 G, but the tenure remained 

 the same ; Lanci. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc 

 Lancs. and Chc!.), i, 186, 190. 



^^ Final Conc. iii, 144. 



" Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. xi, no. 29. 



'^ Pal. of Lane Feet of F. bdle. 33, 

 m. 52. The plaintiffs, who may have 

 been purchaser!, were Henry Marsden 

 and Nicholas Whittle. One Henry 

 Marsden died in 1636 holding five mes- 

 suages, &c., in Chorley ; Duchy of Lane. 

 Inq. p.m. xxix, no. 42. Henry Whittle, 

 clerk, who died in 1622, held among 

 other lands a messuige. Sec, in Chorley 

 of Richard Shireburne by 2j. i\d. rent; 

 Lanci. Inq. p.m. (Rec Soc Lanes, and 

 Chf.), iii, 305. 



