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.

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 .