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A History of the County of Lancaster
… famous for the burial place of the Stanleys, Earls of Derby.' 4 A more vivid account of its state in 1598 is … were in July, 1603, granted by James I to William, earl of Derby, for 480; 45 and from that time the manor descended … tolls were purchased by the local board in 1876 from Lord Derby for 1,000. 49 By the Act of 1894 the board became an …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to the Lovels, 10 and, after forfeiture, to the Earls of Derby. 11 William, the sixth earl, sold it to William Orrell … in Orrell, with common of pasture, of William, Earl of Derby, as of his manor of Woolton, by 12 d. rent; these were … of the manors of Orrell and Dalton were William, Earl of Derby, and Edward Stanley; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 58, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… father's death, fought at Flodden Field under the Earl of Derby, 51 and was knighted a little later. 52 He was twice … base son of John brother of Thomas Stanley first Earl of Derby, and relict of Sir Thomas Halsall, kt. 58 In 1557 he …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the manor is next found in the possession of the Earls of Derby, who retained it all through the 16th century. 7 It … a considerable number of disputes respecting the Earl of Derby's mill and lands (Snubbe, Suable), in which Francis …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… lordship, as in the case of Weeton, passed to the Earls of Derby. Theobald Walter in 12667 granted to his 'cousin' Sir … Kirkham and Freckleton, was held of the Earl of Derby by knight's service and the rent of 8 s. 28 James … no. 109. The manor of Rawcliffe was held of the Earl of Derby by knight's service. James Boteler had in 1500 granted …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… father, was lawfully seised, together with Edward Earl of Derby, by lawful conveyance of the fourth part of the manor … John Osbaldeston had also acquired from Edward Earl of Derby six messuages, 180 acres of land, 540 acres of moor in … of 1332. Richard Crosse was a trustee of the Earl of Derby's chantry in Blackburn Church founded in 1514, and was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… fourth part of the manor of Wrightington of Thomas Earl of Derby by knights' service and the rent of a rose and 23 d., … 13789; Kuerden MSS. ii, fol. 266. In Nov. 1402 William de Derby, the chaplain, gave the lands, &c., pertaining to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… a toft in Wigan, one parcel being held of Thomas, earl of Derby, by knight's service and the yearly rent of 15 d., … remainder in socage. Parr is not, however, named in the Derby inquisitions. Assize R. 1294, m. 8. See the account of … He is stated to have held the manor of Parr of the earl of Derby by the tenth part of a knight's fee and a rent of 7 s. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Richard Scott of Lathom, household servant to the Earl of Derby, mentioned in the story of George Marsh, occurs in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in 14889 was sold by Rowland Pudsey to the first Earl of Derby. 29 The third earl in 1563 sold it to the Watsons, 30 …