This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...twelve Knights of the county who perambulated the forests in the year 1227, 12th Henry III. Here the Butlers had the privilege of getting timber for their castle, buildings, and fuel. In the 3d Richard II. 1379, John Butler had lands and a mill in Burtonwood. The Chapel was founded by Thomas Bold of Bold Esq. by Deed ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...twelve Knights of the county who perambulated the forests in the year 1227, 12th Henry III. Here the Butlers had the privilege of getting timber for their castle, buildings, and fuel. In the 3d Richard II. 1379, John Butler had lands and a mill in Burtonwood. The Chapel was founded by Thomas Bold of Bold Esq. by Deed dated the 27th of September 1605, by which he conveyed a plot of land, lately improved from the waste in Burtonwood, to Trustees, whom he directs " in convenient tyme to erect a Chappell or house of praier upon the said lands, which from henceforth shall be called Burtonwood Chappell;" and the Trustees shall "at all tymes after the buildinge thereof, sufficientlie repaire and upholde the same." They are further directed to "elect and choose lawfull and fit p'sons to reade dyvine service and teache Grammar Schole at the said Chappell, within convenient time after the same is erected," according to the intent of Thomas Darbishire. It appeared on an Inquisition taken before Bishop Bridgeman at Wigan, March 28th 1627, that Thomas Darbishire of Burtonwood, yeoman, by Will dated the 23d of January 1601, had designed to found a Chapel at Windybank in Burtonwood, and for this purpose bequeathed to Trustees, threescore The Warden who serves for this Quarter is Church and Chap. el Warden too. 4 m. iles from the Par. ish Ch. urch, and 2 m. iles from any other Ch. urch. rt,0ol. erf!?! cW is a School, Free to the Inhabitants, and the Sal. g IJa ary of the Master 91-13s-lld, viz. Int.erest of money 3i.9s.9a. Rent from house, Orchard, and small Field, during a Lease for Lives, l1, 2s, 6d, during ye life of Mr. Shaw, ye Rect. or, (since dead;) from the Inhabitants, ) 61-l--8d. The Trustees for the Chap, el and Schoo...
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