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KIRKHAM, LANCASHIRE. An acquittance of John, bishop of Chester , for £6 13s. 4d. for half a year's pension going out of the church of Kirkham, by the hands of master Richard Anderton, receiver of Ch. Ch., Oxon. [Mutilated.] 3 Edw. VI.

PRESTWICH. Letters patent of King William III, dated 23 Dec., 1682, granted to John Lake, bp. of Sodor and Man , to enable him to hold in commendam the rectory of Prestwich and the prebend of Fridathorp in St. Peter's church, York.

SKELMERSDALE. Bond in £200 given by sir Thomas Hesketh of Rufforth, kt., to Richard Smalshagh for the performance of certain covenants in a pair of indentures, concerning a sale of a messuage, &c. in Skelmersdale. Dated 4 Jan., 2 and 3 Philip and Mary. [Signed, Thomas Hesketh ]

Thomas, son of John Mersh , constitutes Oliver Assheton his attorney to deliver seisin to Richard Taillior of Bolde , of all his lands and tenements in Skelmersdale. Dated 24 August, 2 Rich. III.

Thomas, son of John Mershe , grants to Richard Taillior of Bolde all his lands and tenements in Skelmersdale. Dated at Skelmersdale the Monday next after the feast of the Assumption B.M.V., 2 Rich. III.

Thomas, son of John Mersh , quit-claims to Richard Taillior of Bolde all his right in a messuage and certain lands, &c. in Skelmersdale. Dated the Wednesday next before the feast of St. George the martyr, 1 Hen. VII.

Richard Taliour grants to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all his lands, messuages, tenements, &c. in the village of Skelmersdale in the county of Lancashire, paying annually to the said Richard 10s. Dated 16 Feb., 8 Hen. VIII.

Richard Taliour quit-claims to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all his right in messuages, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale. Dated 17 Feb., 8 Hen. VIII.

Richard Taliour and Thurstan his son quit-claim to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all their right in all their messuages, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale, for a payment of £21. Dated 9 Dec., 11 Hen. VIII.

Fine made at Lancaster the Monday in the 5th week of Lent, 2 and 3 Philip and Mary, between Richard Smalshawe , plaintiff, and sir Thomas Hesketh, kt., and Alice his wife, defendants, by which the said sir Thomas acknowledges that a messuage, orchard, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale belong to the said Richard, he paying £30 sterling.

Convention, dated at St. Sever the Saturday next after the feast of St. Luke, evang., 1287, between Hugh, the abbot, and convent of Kirkestal of the one part, and sir Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln and constable of Chester , of the other part; by which the abbey quit-claims to the earl the lands held of him and his ancestors in Acrentone, Cliveacher and Hunnecotes in Lancashire, and in la Roundehaye, Secroft, and Shadewell in Yorkshire in return for annual payments of 50 marks for the lands in Lancashire, and 30 marks for those in Yorkshire.

Robert Flemmyng grants to Thomas Barbor of Folby all tenements, rents, and services which he holds for a term of 60 years, also half an acre of land in Croston, paying annually 2s. to the said Robert, and 8d. to the almonry of the monastery of St. Oswald of Nostell. Dated at Folby, 12 Jan., 2 Hen. V.

NEWTON, &c. Roll containing four extracts from the pipe-rolls of 38 Eliz., 10 Chas. I, and 6 James I, relating to sums of money due to the crown from Anne and Peter Mason on account of recusancy, but exonerated, from lands in Newton, Savilesbury, &c. Extracted 27 June, 15 Chas. I, 1639, from a copy in the hands of John Fleetewood of Penwortham , and attested by Henric Fletewode , Jo. Jameson and Tho. I. Assketon .