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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. 1896. Excerpt: ... Thomas Hudman,1 Gilbert Grigson, Eliza: Couzan, Richard Ree, John Fishwicke, Nicholas Comelach, and Robert Boyne, their, or some of their, assigns, late parcel of the estate of William Houghton, gent. Purchasers, Edw. French and Richard Singleton. Date, 18 May, 1653. fo. 350. Petition (1 April, 1653). Mlliam fcougbton, of Jnrk Sail, esq. (First Series, Vol. c, No. 4,059, fols. 603. &c.) fo. 603. Letter, dated at Preston 15 May, 1651, signed by Peter Holt, Robt. Cunliffe, and G. Pigot, mentioning that, in obedience of an order of the first of May then last, made upon the petition of Abdias Pemberton, of Wrightington, they had examined witnesses in proof of the deed in the said order mentioned (copies enclosed), and they certified that having been informed that the lands in the said deed mentioned were part of the estate of William Hoghton, Esq., then deceased, a delinquent, and were only mortgaged to petitioner, they, by an order of 12 April then last, gave directions for the securing thereof according to instructions from above in like cases. fo. 605. Examinations taken at Preston, May 1o, 1651, of Richard Benson, of Shevington, and of John Pemberton, of Heskyn, gentleman. fo. 607. Letter dated at Preston 9th April, 1652. (First Series, Vol. lit., No. 1,630, fols. 727, &c.) fo. 727. Petition from Abdias Pemberton, of Wrightington, currier, which disclosed that previously he had petitioned for the allowance of a deed of mortgage from Mr. Houghton, of Parkehall, co: Lanc, which deed had been before the London Commissioners and allowed, and thereupon an order had issued, directed to the Agents in Lane, to certify the annual value of the land, which they did, and copies were annexed to the petition. He therefore prayed for a discharge of the land in mortgage....
