James I. confirmed the Earl's title to his estates, but being again, and apparently not without cause, suspected of treason, in 1606 he and others suddenly fled to the Continent and abandoned all his large possessions to the Crown. His lands in Ulster were granted to the English companies, and he died at Rome poor and neglected, a pensioner of Spain. (Dr. C. Taylor's Romantic Biogr. vol. i.; Gent. Mag. March 1853, p. 267; Harington's Nuga Antiq. vol. i. p. 247, et seq.) IBID. "iiii Tayllyers."] Whether these brethren of this necessary craft were "Merchant Tailors" or not does not appear, but that wealthy fraternity continued a Working Company until the time of James I., and amongst its employments are named the "manufacturing of pavilions for our kings, robes of state for our nobles, and tents &c. for our soldiers," as well as the making of "ordinary garments." (Dr. Wilson's Hist. of Merchant-taylors' School, p. xix.) The cissor, or tailor, made both the men's and women's apparel, and every thing relating to armour, as far as he could be concerned, as lining, surcoat, and perhaps caparisons and horse furniture. (Topham's Observ. on Wardrobe Acc. of Edw. I., p. xxxvii.) The historians, Stow, Speed, and Machyn were "tayllyers ;" and it is quite delightful to notice the honest pride with which the last records that, on the 2nd July 1555, a great banquet was made by the Company to the Lord Mayor, Judges, Aldermen, and Gentlemen; the Master and four Wardens. being "all v borne in London and tayller sunnes alle." (Machyn's Diary, p. 345, and Note, p. 91.) PAGE 90. "v"] It may be noted here that throughout the MS. the sums are expressed in the old numerical characters and that the enumerations of the Teutonic hundred of six score, or 120, are adopted in all articles except money, when the hundred is computed at five score. This mode of reckoning by scores still largely prevails in Lancashire as it did in Yorkshire in the time of Henry VIII. (See Northum. Household Book.) Page 1. li. is the numerical pound for money, which is used by the Diarist elsewhere for lib. the pound weight. 2. DmixXXV is 535. iilij" is £81. xx 2. ob. is obolus, a halfpenny. iiijx" xii ja is four score ten pounds, twelve shillings, and a penny-£90. 12s. 1d. M.M.D.ccciiiixvi vid is two thousand, eight hundred, four score and fifteen pounds, and sixpence — £2895. Os. 6d. cmi and xviiimei.e. 118. iii.e. one thousand and two pounds. iiii torches ii qvaines-i.e. a quarion or square lump of wax with a wick in the centre, now called a mortise, anciently called morters (mortaria.) M.V - i.e. one thousand and five. xiii pi.e. pecks. 59. di. orgone & iiii gree i.e. organ ling, the largest kind of the north sea fish (Bailey); ling green, ordinary ling unsalted. ,, 59. ob. qrti.e. obolus quadrans, halfpenny farthing. 71. ili seares INDEX. Accates, cates, caterer, 14. Adlington, Mr., 68. Adlington, Hugh, 201. Adlington, John, of Adlington, 201. Adlington, Robert, 201. Ainesworth, Henry, baker, 25. Alleblaster, Sir John, clerk, an almoner, 26. Allen, Cardinal, 128, 141, 180. Anderton, Hugh, 99. Anderton, Hugh, of Clayton, Esq., and Anderton, Thomasine, daughter of Roger Anderton, Mr. William, 19; some ac- Asburner, Thomas, 86. Asheton, Sir Richard, of Middleton, 166, Asheton, Mr., 44, 52, 57, 58, 76. Asheton, Mrs., 44, 150. Asheton, Mr. John, 197. Asheton, John, rector of Middleton, 132. Asheton, Mary, daughter of Sir John Asheton, Mary, daughter of Robert Holte Asheton, Richard, of Middleton, 102, 166, Asheton, Thomas, of Croston, 125. Ashton, Mr., of Croston, 74; account of, Ashton, Mr., of Leiver, 64; some account Aspeinowle, William, clerk of the kit- Asshawe, Richard, 201. Assheton, Sir Ralph, Bart., 195. Assheton, Ann, wife of John Trafford, 206. Assheton, Arthur, of Rochdale, 182, 199. Assheton, Edward, rector of Middleton, Assheton, Elizabeth, wife of Edward, Assheton, Elizabeth, of Rochdale, 199. Assheton, James, of Chadderton, 195, 204. Assheton, Ralph, of Lever, 199, 208. Astley Hall, 200. Aston, Sir Willoughby, 151. Aston, Mr., of Cheshire, 41; some account Aston, Mr., and his wife, 45, 156. Aston, Gilbert de, 150. Aston, Thomas, son and heir of John of Atherton, Mr., 29, 42, 46, 48, 51, 76, 77, Atherton, John, son and heir of Sir John, 122-3. Baguley, Robert, 202. Meols, 109. Barlow, Sir Alexander, of Barlow, 206, Barlow, Sir Alexander, junior, 162. 211. Barlow, Ann, daughter of Alexander, Barlow, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Barlow, Lady Marie, 162, 212. Barnes, Dr., Bishop of Durham, 215. Barton, Ralph, 173. Barton, Richard, son of Thomas, 176. Bavande, Mr., of Chester, 30. Bavande, Richard, mayor of Chester, Beacon, Dr., 140. Beck, Thomas, of Manchester Esq., 196. Beston, Sir George, 99, 176. Beston, Sir Hugh, 99. Beston, Mr., 19, 43, 50; account of, 99. Beston, Mr. Hugh, 52, 176. Belfeld, Adam, 198. Belfeld, Elizabeth and Ann, 211. Baldwin, Rev. John, Rector of North Belfeld, Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund Hopwood Esq., 211. Belfeld, James, 210. Belfeld, Matthew de, 210. Belfeld, Ralph, of Clegg, 210. Banastre, Ann, daughter of Henry, of Benet, Edwarde, 85. Bank, 201. Bentley, Mrs., 101. Bentley, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Bentley, William, son of Arthur, 183. Bickerstath, Thomas, yeoman waiter in Birkenhead, Ralph, of Crowton Esq., 151; Birtles, George, of Birtles, 96. |