Copies of Lancashire charters

Title

Copies of Lancashire charters

Shelfmark

MS. Dodsworth 142

Summary

Copies of Lancashire charters from the evidences of:

Fol. 9. sir Gilbert Hoghton, bart., relating to the manors of Gunolfsmoors or Hoghton, Assheton in Lee (families of Lee, Chernoke, and Fiton), Withnell (family of Wythenhull or Withnell), and other properties in Leyland and Amounderness hundreds

Fol. 90. Thomas Hoghton of Pendleton

Fol. 105. Robert Hesketh of Rufforth, concerning Rufforth and Harwood

Fol. 113. Edward Calverley, esq., concerning Woden Magna, Woden Parva, Holcroft, and Winwick

Fol. 129. Ralph Assheton of Middleton, esq., concerning Archer and Barton of Middleton, with notes from the transcript of a vellum coucher in the possession of Christopher Anderton, esq., of Lostock, which included a pedigree of Hilton of Farnwick to 1633 (fol. 145) and deeds of the Lever and Hilton families

Fol. 153. Talbot of the Carr, with pedigree to 1633

Fol. 161. John Holcroft of Morton, concerning the Ashton, Booth, and Pilkington families, and Hunt of Manchester

Fol. 193. Richard Bolde of Bolde, esq., concerning his family and the Boldes of Chester

There are also:

Fol. 1. notes from the Burscough chartulary in the Duchy of Lancaster Office, now Misc. bk. no. 6

Fol. 119v. pedigrees of Holcroft to 1635 (fol. 119v), Gernet (fol. 122v), Norfolk of Barnsley, co. Yorks., and Buckley to 1634 (fol. 126), Vilers (fol. 148v)

Fols. 224v, etc. church notes of Farnworth, in the parish of Prescot, deeds of North Meols, co. Lancs., from about A.D. 1200 (fol. 225), and notes from a transcript of Widnes court rolls, 27 Ed. iii-16 Ed. iv, concerning Danyell of Deresbury, Coudray, and Butler of Warrington

There is an index nominum at fol. v, not by Dodsworth. Fols. 76-84v and a few others are not by Dodsworth.

Date

Written about 1630-1636 by Roger Dodsworth and others

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

263 Leaves

Custodial history

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