1684

1. MIDDLEWICH Peter Yates of Church Hulme c Peter Yates of Middlewich concerning title to a pew in right of purchase from Dr Thos. Yates of Brazen Nose, Oxford - renunciation, sentence.

2. MIDDLEWICH Viscount Kilmorey c Wm Venables and Maria his wife for nullity on grounds of incest - full file.

3. MIDDLEWICH Wm Hodgkinson c Samule Lowe for tithe horses for plow and cows pasturing in Sproston - responsions.

4. NESTON John Ball c Thomas Mostyn, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir Thos. Cholmondeley and Thos. Potter concerning title to pews in south aisle. Says south aisle was built by prior Sharp for use of strangers -details concerning pews in church - depositions.

5. SADDLEWORTH Isaac Lees c John Wylde brawling over a seat during service time. Wyld three Lees bodily to the other side of the aisle and hit his head. Two weeks later Wylde cut seat half a yeard shorter - depositons.

6. WARMINGHAM Daniel Apelford, rector, John Kent - prohibition (1682-19).

7. WARMINGHAM Daniel Apelford c Thomas Rylands for tithe calves - responsions.

8. BUNBURY Sir Thos Aldersey c Isaac Chetwin converting tithes of corn mills to his own use - responsions.

9. DODLESTON Roger Wilbraham c Wm Dennis for tithe wheat - responsions.

10. DAVENHAM James Marbury clerk c John Barrow for tithe barley, oats, hay - depositions, sentence.

11. TILSTON (Stretton) Sentence for Edward Wright concerning his oratory (1683-8).

12. SEFTON Wm Blundell c Churchwardens concerning levy of 5 lays to repair of church and building a road to Lord Molyneux mills outside the churchyard - libel, responsions.

13. RIVINGTON John Breres and Robert Lever c Peter Shaw for tithe corn and hay - libel, interrogations, responsions.

14. BOLTON (Entwistle) Sir John Bridgman c James Brentwood et alia for tithe wool, lambs, pigs - libel, interrogations, depositions.

15. PRESCOTT Alice Hurst c Alice Eaton, James Bannister, Edward Hilton for non attendance at church - libel, attestation.

16. ALDFORD Wm Browne c Edward Calverley for slander in own backyards - libel, depositions.

17. CHESTER (1681-20) Thomas Touchet c Maria Touchet in matrimonial dispute - interrogations.

18. CHESTER Joseph Gerrard c Thomas Weston, Sir John Brentwood and Leticia Whittles concerning tithe of six water mills called Dee mills and fish in King's Pool - responsions, prohibition.

19. CHESTER Robert Bridge c John and Maria Brooke saying he committed fornication - sentence.

20. CHESTER (St Olave) Churchwardens c Hugh Harvey concerning payment of laystall to be buried in chancel - responsions, depositions, costs.

21. CHESTER (St Oswald) Certificate that Thomas and Elizabeth Wynn were married in their house by John Haughton vicar of Backford.

22. CHESTER (St Mary) Churchwardens c Francis Massy of Moston Hall for non payment of assessments. He lives in Moston but people worship at Backford and Backford relieves Moston poor.

23. CHESTER (St Mary) Churchwardens c James Plumbe for non payment of assessments. He gives same response as above - libel, responsions.

24. CHESTER (St Mary) Churchwardens c Arthur Wilkinson and Wm Fisher for non payment of dues.

25. BUNBURY Churchwardens c Onesiphorous Hickson and his wife for ante-nuptial fornication - sentence, costs (1683-12).

26. WHALLEY Sir Edmund Ashton c Oliver Ashworth et alia from Clitheroe and Rossendale forest for non payment of corn and hay tithes - depositions, libel.

27. WHALLEY Lady Elizabeth Ashton c Robert Trueman of Colne for tithe cattle - libel.

28. WHALLEY Sir Edmund Ashton c Alexander Lord et alia for tithe corn and hay - libel.

29. STRETFORD Peter Shaw clerk c Alice Gee saying he was a foresworn man - libel, depositions.

30. WEAVERHAM Churchwardens c Thomas Basnett for tithe oats and barley - responsions, costs (1682-17; 1683-36).

31. DODLESTON Wm Dennis c Maria and Catherine Wilbraham for tithe corn - responsions.

32. FARNDON Samuel Pemberton c John Cumberbach for saying he fathered a child on Catherine Barrow - depositions.