A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



29 October, 1553 ; ./..') of the p. C. iv, 360. — Council letter to the carl of Derby 

 and other the commissioners tor church goods in Lancashire to restore the same goods to the 

 churches from whence the same were taken. 



20 Februar)-, 1553-4; Duchy records. Commission Book, vol. 9C1, p. 91. — Commission to 

 inquire of lands concealed belonging to chantries and such like. Directed to Sir Richard Shirborne, 

 George Browne, and John Bradvll. The preamble recites the commission {ut suprj) of 10 No- 

 vember 7 [sic, erratum for 6] Edward Viand states that the therein named Edward Parker upon his 

 accompt taken of the premises has made surmise to the Chancellor of the Duchy of divers bells 

 supposed to be delivered to his hands that of truth have ne\ er been so answered, but the same do 

 yet remain in the said parishes where they were before the said commission, the parishioners refusing 

 to deliver same. ' You are therefore to enquire hereof.' 



20 May, 1554 ; ibid. 108. — Commission to inquire of lands ^^'C. in Cheshire, Lancashire, and 

 Stafibrdshire belonging to chantries 5cc. which should have come to Edw. \'I and to us but are 

 informed of by George Yonge as concealed, detained and withdrawn from us and that we are not 

 answered thereof which is like to grow to our losse and disinheritance if remedy be not thereof 

 provided. Directed to Sir John Sa\age, Sir Edward Aston, Sir John Warberton, Sir John 

 Holcrofte, Thomas Charnock, Francis Bold, Roger Charnocke, Edward Parker, William Kenyon, 

 and John Taillor. 



7 June, 1554 ; ibid. 97. — Commission to survev all Duchy lands rents, &c. belonging to any 

 college, chantry, guild, or such like in Lancashire and other counties. Directed to Sir Thomas 

 Talbott, Sir William Wygston, Sir John Copledyke, Sir Robert Tyrwhit, John Beaumont, William 

 Faunte, Thomas Carus, John Purvey, Francis Samwall, Clement Agarde, Rychard Blackwall, 

 Thomas Seton, John Polesland. 



7 December, 1554; ibid. 101. — Commission to enquire of lands belonging to chantries and 

 such like in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire. Directed to Sir John Warberton, Sir Richard 

 Sherburne, George Irelonde, Thomas Charnock, Francis Bolde, Roger Charnock, Gylbert Parker, 

 John Norbery. The preamble recites that information is given to the Chancellor of the Duchv 

 that divers lands c^'c. belonging to sundry colleges, free chapels and such like in said counties 'are 

 concealed and withdrawn from the crown and we not minding to suffer such loss and disherison 

 appomt you to sur\ey ajid search .is to such premises which we ought to ha\e in the right of our 

 Uuchy or by re.ison of the Act i Edward \'I for dissolution of colleges.' 



26 November, 1554 ; ibid. ic^b. — Commission to enquire concerning the late chantry of our 

 Lady in the chapel of Farnworth as in the bill of complaint of Richard Bolde of Bold. Directed 

 to Sir John Atherton, Sir John Holcrofte senr. Sir Robert Worsley, and Richard Gerrard clerk. 



21 May, and 2 August, 1555 i >bid. pp. 122 and 152.— Commissions to enquire of stocks of 

 kine, plate ^c. of the late free chapel of Farnworth. Directed to Richard Bolde, and Miles 

 Gerrarde. To enquire of same and to deliver same to the churchwardens there, it beincr appointed 

 a chapel of ease. ^ 



Undated (1554 or 1555); ibid. 1 27.— Commission to inquire of the lands given for the 

 m.amtenance ot a lamp in Tunstall church which had been certified in the late certificate of 

 colleges chantries \c. Directed to Thomas Carus, George Browne, John Kechyn, and John 

 liradyll deputy receiver of our ancient possessions of the Duchy of Lancaster 



,n„n-^'"'^ri (• '^T'.? '^ October and 16 November, 1555); ibid. pp. i38-9.-Commission to 

 mquire of chantry lands concealed in co. Lancaster which ought to have come to the hands of 



TZr °' ^i nl ''""^/■'^ ""'■ ^''""'' '° S*^ '^'^°'"»^ Talbot, Thomas Charus, 



John Beamount, Thom.as Chernocke, and Raf.Aijard. 



in r.=.n^<=v"*'' 'IV 'Ju-'^" '6S.— Commission to inquire of certain concealments of chantry lands 

 m Lancashire and ^orkshire which ought of right to come to us either in the right of our Duchv 



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