The History of the Church & Manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster (Volume 16) - Softcover

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. 1889. Excerpt: ... for eight shops under the Moot hall, £ 1 3. Bd.; of Roger Brown1 for Hardibut, 1s. 8d.; of Mrs. Elizabeth Markland, for the cottage which he had built near it in part of the big highway, for it was proved by oath of old Orrell, the belfounder, that it stood on the wast, and he deposed he knew it to be part of the highway when it was taken in, and some sets planted there to make hedge for a little garden to Winckly's house, within these 40 years, as Lawrence Prescot also and others can witness. Mr. Sparkes, the under Sheriffe, sent his deputy, Mr. Nield, with a writ, &c., to remove the force out of the said house and to take and deliver to me or my assignes possession thereof; and accordingly I assigned my servant, William Brown, of Marketsteed, gent, to receive the possession from the Sheriffe's deputy, who removed Widow Winckly and her son, &c. out of the said house, and out of the cottage adjoining, and out of both the tofts, and put my said servant in possession thereof, delivering the key to Wm. Brown, who brought it to me; and after I had kept it a while I delivered it to Deodatus Paulet, paynter, to keep it for me; and because the widow was very sorrowfull for that she had not delivered me possession, and was now destitute of a house and proffered security for her faythfull tenancye to my church hereafter if I would restore her againe, I have taken pitty of her and doe intend that she shall att length have the house agayne, but because I will for a while possesse my church thereof, I have required her to gett her another lodging for a week or two, and then I doe purpose to take her againe to be my Tenant therein. So now she is departed home and doth lodge in another house above in the same street, where Mr. Wakefield lately dyed. Jo. Cestren." ...