The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580

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Sir Thomas Chaloner, "The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580" (London, 1882) (http://books.google.com/books?vid=0F_ksXZi35ppcR6DD5&id=hlYN_LmEu8YC).

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Author: Sir Thomas Chaloner
Publisher: London, 1882

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The charts reproduced here are incomplete, showing only the families of interest. In some cases additional information may be found by examining the actual text.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2017-02/1486214265
"Unfortunately this visitation, as published, is suspect. It is the 1580 visitation, yet the same pedigree includes events: "made knight at Cadez 1596", "slaine at Blackwater in Ireland 1598", and "now living 1600". Thus the published transcript is based on a non-contemporary manuscript with additions indistinguishable from the original text.
taf" - see preface

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Text:

Ardern of Aldford

John Ardern of Aldford Alderligh & Eccles = Ellin
                                          |
                                         Maud uxr Rob Ligh of Adlington
                                               |
                                       Sr Robt Ligh obijt 9 H 4
                                               |
                                       Robt aetatis 22 annor'm 9 H 4
                                               |
                                       Robt Ligh of Adlingon

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Bostestock al's Bostock

Sr. Osmer [Oliver] de Bostock an'o 1066
   |
Hugh Bostock
   |
Rich. Bostock
   |
Roger Bostock
   |
Sr Gilbert Bostock
   |
Ranulph de = Margarett d. & heire to Warren Vernon
Bostock    | Baron of Shipbroke
           |
       Sr Warren = Havise sister & coheir to Randoll the 3rd Earle of Chester
       Bostock   | & linco.: widow to Robt. Quincy Earle of Lincolne
                 |
         Sr Henry de Bostock
                 |
         Sr Wm de Bostock = Eliz. d. to Hugh, Lord Audley
                          |
                    Sr Edw. Bostock
                          |
                    Sr Adam Bostock = Jane d. to Sr. Wm Brereton of Brereton
                                    |
                              Sr Wm Bostock = ... d. & heire to Sr. Rich. Winington
                                            |
                                        Sr. Adam = Margery d. & heire of Jno
                                        Bostock  | Wetnall al's Kingsley
                                                 |
                                             Sr. Adam = Jenet d. to Sr. Henry
                                             Bostock  | Bradshaw
                                                      |
                                                Sr Raph Bostock = Isabel d. & heir to Wm Lawton
                                                                |
                        Elizabeth daughter & heire = Sr Adam Bostock Knight, Lord
                        to Hugh Venables baron of  | of Bostock, slaine at Bloreheath an'o
                        Kinderton                  | 1459.
                                                   |
                                              Wm Bostock of
                                              Bostock de Quo
                                              in suo loco.
                                            _______|_______
                                           /               \
                                        Eme vxr           Anne vxr Jenkin de Mere
                                        Arthur Halford
                                        [Holford]

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Text:

Bulklegh

Robart Bulkley Lord of the Manour of Bulkley
   |
William Bulkley vixit t'pe E 1 et E 2
   |
Wm Bulkley Lord of Bulkley 18 E 3, 1342
   |
Alice ux Tho Holford Esq. for the body to K R 2
       |
   Wm Holford L. of Bulkleigh

Page: 74

Text:

Davenport alias Damport of Hunbury

Hugh Damport of Henbury = Jane d. to Randoll Manwaring of Carincham

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Text:

Done

Ranulph de Kingsley
  |
Ranulph
  |
Rich. de Kingesley
  |
Jane vxr Henry Done
      |
    Rich. Done
      |
    Rich. Done
      |
    Rich Done
    31 E. 1

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Text:

Done
               Ranulphe of Kingesley
                 |
               Ranulph
                 |
Richard Done   Richard
    |            |
Henrie Done  = Jane
of Utkinson  |
             |
     Richard Done of Utkinson
         |
     Richard Done of Utkinson
         |
     Rich. Done
         |
     Rich. Done = Ellin d. to Sr Tho Swinerton
                |
            Henry Done = Mary d. to Sr Piers Thornton
                       |
                   John Done = Anne d. to Rich. Eaton [of Eaton]

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Text:

Done of Atkinton

John Done of Utkinton = Anne d. to Rich Eaton of Eaton
                      |
             Sr John Done of Utkinton = Allison d. to ... Wotton
                                      |
                                  Rob't Done
                                  eldest sonne
                                      |
                                  ..... vxor Wm Bostock of Stapleford

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Text:

Dutton of Dutton

Huddard cosin   = ... Lady of Dutton
to W. Conqueror |
                |
          Hugh de Dutton = Alice d. to Sr Nicholas Pichard
                         |
                   Sr Hugh Dutton = Alice d. to Sr Rich. Prescott
                                  |
                            Sr Thomas Dutton = ... d. to John de Orreby
                                             |
                                      Sr Hugh Dutton = Margaret d. to
                                      of Dutton      | Sr Henry Risely
                                                     |
Alice d. to John Lacy Constable of Chester = Adam de Dutton
                                           |
   d. & heire to Roger ffiz Alured = Geffrey Dutton
                                   |
                                Margaret vxr ... Lecester of Tabley

Page: 88

Page: 95

Text: Egerton of Egerton and of Olton

Wm Belward.=        Raph  Baron of Mallpas = Beatrix sister to Hugh
           |                               | Keveliock Earle of Chester.
           |                               |
     David le Clerke Baron of Mallpas = Margaret d. & heire
             _________________________|________
            /                                  \
        Sr Wm de = Beatrix base sister to    Phillip de Mallpas = Katherine sister to
        Mallpas    Sr Roger Monhalt          al's Gogh            Richard Hulton

Page: 112

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Text:

Holford of Holford

Thos Holford of Holford = Alice d. & heire to Wm Bulkeley of Bulkeley
                        |
                   Will'm Holford
                        |
                   Thomas Holford = Maud d. to Wm Bulkley Justice of Chester
                                  |
                           Sr George Holford = Isabell d. to Rob't Ligh
                           of Holford        |
                                             |
                           Arthur Holford of Davenham = Anne d. of Wm Bostock of Boctock
                           2d son                     |
                                                      |
                                                  Katherine vxor Thos Leftwich of Leftwich

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Text:

Leftwich of Leftwich

Sr. Rich Winington of Winington 22. R. 2.
       |
Rich. Winington = ... d. & heire of
of Leftwich       ... Leftwich
                |
         Rob't Winington al's Leftwich
                |
         Rob't de Leftwich
                |
         Rob't de Leftwich
                |
         Richard Leftwich = Margaret Marbury
                          |
                    George Leftwich = Alice d. to Rich. Cope of
                    of Leftwich       Hanford in Com. Cestriae
                                    |
                              Thos Leftwich = Katherin d. to
                              of Leftwich     Arthur Holford
                              1566.           of Davenham
                                            |
                                      Rafe Leftwich = Elenor d. to Jno
                                      of Leftwich     Manwaring of
                                      1580            Calveley
                                                    |
                                                  Thomas
                                                    |
                                                  Rafe

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Text:

Leigh of High Ligh, of the Westhall

Hamon de Leigh
   |
Wm de Leigh = ... d. & heire to John Oughrington nephew of Peter Oughrington
            |
      Rich. de Leigh
            |
        Agnes Legh = Will'm Venebles
                   |
              John Leigh of Bouthes = Ellin d.  & heire to Sr Wm Baguley
                         ___________|___________
                        /                       \
                     Robert Leigh of Adlington  Agnes vxor Hugh Massey of Timperley

Page: 147

Text:

Leigh of Bouthes

Wm Venebles = Agnes Leigh
            |
      John Leigh of Bouthes = Ellin d. & heire to Sr Wm Baugley
                            |
                     Rob't Leigh of Adlington

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Text:

Leigh of Baguley

Sr John Baguley of Baguley in Comitatu Cestriae
   |
Sr Wm Baguley
   |
Ellin d. & heire to Sr Wm Baguley = Sr John Leigh del Bouthes

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Text:

Pro Leigh de Lyme

Joh'es Baguley miles
    |
Willielmus de Baguley miles
    |
Ellena vxor Joh'es Liegh

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Text:

Leigh of Adlington

John Leigh of Bouthes = Ellin d. & heire to Sr Wm Baguley
                      |
   1. Sara   = Robert Leigh of Adlington = Maud d. & heire to
   sister to |                             Sr Turston de Morley
   Henry     |
   Holford   |
             |
        Rob't Leigh  = Maud d. & coheire to John de Arderne
        of Adlington |
        35 E. 3      |
                     |
           Sr Rob't Leigh of Adlington = Isabel d. & heir to Thomas Belgrave
           9 H 4                       |
                                       |
                         Maud = Robinett Leigh of Adlington
                              |
          1. Isabel   = Rob't Leigh of Adlington = 2. Isabell d. to Sr Wm Stanley
          d. to Jno                              | married by consent of the Pope
          Savage s.p.                            | because she was of the blood of his first wife
                                                 |
                                               Isabel vxr Sr Lawrence Warren of Pointon
                                                          & after to Sr George Holford

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Text:

Malbedenk, Malbank, MAlban, Mauban,
Barons of Nantwich

         Will'm's Malbedeng = Adelicia 32 H. 1
         Ao 20 W. Conquest  |
                            |
              Petronilla = Hugo fundator Abbatiae de Combermere
                         |
             Will'm's Malbank Baro' de Nantwch
              ___________|___________
             /                       \
1 ... de  = Auda    = Warren      Phillippa vxor Tho
Altaripus   Malbank | de Vernon   Bassett Baro' de
                    |             Haddington
              ______|_______          |
             /              \         |
          Warren           Mathe  Alicia
            |                |
          Margreta vxor    Radulphus
          Ric'i Wilbra-    Vernon
          ham militis      senior
            |
          Margeria vxor
          Rob't' Winington

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Text: Mallpas, Barons of Mallpas.
Latine, Malus passus
Gallice, Malpas.
Saxonice, Depenbach (is est)
Anglice, Depebrook.

[Harl. 1424, fo. 98b. Harl. 1505, fo. 102.]

Will'm's Belward.   =     Radulphus Baro' de Mallpas.        =  Beatrix soror
ARMS.-Gul. 3 pheons |     ARMS.-Arg. a cross patonce Azure.  |  Hugonis Keveliock
Arg.                |                  _____________________/   Co. Cestriae
                    |                 /
                David le Clerk. = Margareta fillia et haeres.
       _________________________|____________________________________
      /                     |                                        \
  Petrus Cleric D'ni    Will'm's de = Beatrix fil. naturalis    Phillip Gough de Mallpas
  Co. Cesteriae         Mallpas.    | Rogeri Montealt           duxit Catherinam filiam
  Ranulphi tertij                   |                           . . . . Hurlton
    _____|_____                    _|                            ____|____
   /           \                  /                             /         \
Agnes vxor    Ranulphi.    David fils = Constance f. Oweni    David     Houa 2d
Wm de                      naturalis  | Kevelick p. Powiss    Egerton   filiis.
Blore                   ______________|______                              |
                       /                     \                             |
                  Beatrix vxor Will'mi  Idone vxor Vranny St.           William Wigland
                  Patrick militis       Petri militis                      |
                      |                       |                            |
                  Isabell vxor Ric'i    Joh'es St Petri       David de Egerton = Idonea filia et
                  Sutton                Miles                 de Wigland       | haeres Will'mi
                                                                               | Goldborn below [belew].
                                                                               |
                                                                         David Wigland =
                                                                               |
                                                                         Margarett vxor Will'mi de Lawton
                                                                               |
                                                                         Isabell vxor Rad'i Bostock militis
                                                                               |
                                                                         Sr Adam de Bostock slaine at Bloreheath 1459.

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Text:

Meinilwarin.  Manwaringe of Peever.

W. C.    Ranulph Meinilwarin t'pe Wm Conquestoris
           |
H. 1.    Roger
           |
H. 2.    Randoll
           |
R. 1.    Roger
           |
K. John  Rafe Meinilwaring = Amice d. to Hugh Keveliock
         Justice of Chester  Erl of Chestr
                           |
H. 3.            Sr Roger Meinilwarin = Cristian after mar. to John Biron
                                      |
E. 1.                                Wm to whom his father gave Peever
                                      |
E2.                                  Roger
                                      |
                    ... d. & heire = Wm 32 E, 3 = Elizab. d. to ... Lecester of Tabley
                    to Wm Praers                |
                    of Bradley                  |
                                                |
                                         Randoll Mainwaring = Margery d. to
                                         of Pever very old  | Sr. Hugh Vernerables
                                         ano 22 H 6 in wch  | of Kinderton widow to
                                         yeare he made his  | [Richard] Buckley
                                         will.              |
                                                            |
                                                     Randol Manwaring = Margarett d. to Sr Jno
                                                     of Carincham     | Savage widow to Sr jno
                                                     3d son           | Maxfeld 12 July 1469
                                                                      |
               Margarett d. to Hugh Damport of Henenbury = Randoll Manwaring of Carincham
                                                         |
                         Maud d. & heire to  mar. Tho Manwaring of Calveley
                         Tho. Smethwick of Arelind [Arclued]
                                              |
                                       Jno Manwaring of Calveley 1566 = Jane d. to
                                                                      | Roger Wright of Nantwich
                                                                      |
                                                                   Elenor vxor Rafe Leftwich

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Text:

Massy of Temperley

Hugh Massy of Timperley = Agnes d. of John Leigh of Bouthes
                        |
                      Alice vxor Sr Wm Stanley
                             |
                   Sr John Stanley of Lathom

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Text:

Pro Savage

  Wm Daniers
    |
  Tho Daniers
    |
  Sr Thomas Daniers = Isabell
                    |
Sr John Savage = Margrett Daniers = Sr Peter Leigh

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Text:

Swinerton

Sr Roger Swinarton = Jane d. to Sr. Robert Hastang
                   |
            Roger de Swinerton = Matild[a]
                               |
                     Sr Thomas Swinerton   Sr Robt' Beck of Tene
                               |                |
                     Robert de Swinerton   Sr Nicholas Beck = Jane d. to Rafe L. Stafford
                               |                            | & of Katherine Hastang
                               |                            |
                     Robert de Swinerton        =        Elizab d. & heire to Sr Nico' Beck
                                                |
                                               Maud d & heire vxr Sr John Savage

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Text:

Savage of Clifton

Sr John Savage of Stennesby = Avice d. & heire of Walkington
in com. Darby as p' deed    |
sana date vixit 1206        |
      _____________________/
     /
Sr John Savage                         Sr Roger Swinarton         Sr. Robert Beck of Tene = Mary
     |                                    |                          |
Sr. Robert Savage                      Sr Thomas = Maud d. to Sr  Sr Nicho Beck = ... d. to the
     |                                 Swinarton | Rob't Holland                | good Lord Stafford
     |                                           |                              |
Sr. John Savage = Margaret d. & heire to     Rob't de Swinarton      =      Elizabeth d. & heire
                | Sr. Tho Daniers Lord of                            |
                | Bradley and Clifton after                          |
                | married to Peter Leigh                             |
                |                                                    |
          Sr. John Savage made Knight by K. H. 5         =         Maud d. & heire to Rob't Swinerton
          at the battell of Agincourt 1415               |
                                                         |
                                                     Margarett vxr Sr John Maxfeld
                                                     after to Randoll Manwaring

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Text:

Smethwike of Smethwike

Thurston Smethwicke of Thurgarten = d. Brereton d. to Wm Brereton
                                  |
                        Ovin or Owinus de Smethwick
                                  |
                        Hugh de Smethwick
                                  |
                        Wm de Smethwick
                                  |
                        Richard de Smethwick = Alice
                                             |
                                Wm Smethwick L: of Smethwike = Jone Wetnall d. & heire
                                                             |  Nicholas Wetnall of Calveley
                                                             |
              Jone Radcliff d. to Jno Radcliff = Robert Smethwike Ao 22 R 2 & 7 H 5
                                               |
                                       Tho Smethwicke 19 H 7 et H 8 = ... Grene d. to
                                                                    | Thomas Grene of Congleton
                                                                    |
                               Jane [Jone] Claiton d. & heire  = Tho Smethwike 9 H 8
                               to Philip Claiton and Maud his  |
                               wife by whom he had the village |
                               of Arcluid                      |
                                                               |
                                                        Maud Smethwike vxr Tho Manwaring of Causley

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Text:


Pro Stanley de Hooton

  Alan Silvester vnto whome Randoll 3 Erle of Chester
  gave the Manor of Sturton & Picton
  of the Baylywick of ye fforest of Werrall
    |
  Alexander de Stourton Steward to Randoll 3 Erle of Chester =
    |
  Agnes 2d d. & coheire = Sr Thomas Bamville
                     |
Sr William Audley = Jone eldest d. and coheire
al's Stanley      |
                  |
            John Stanley  = Mabell d. to Sr James Hanshett
            of Stanley    |
            and Stourton  |
                          |
               John Stanley of Greswethin in Cumberland
               of whome Stanley of Dulgarth and others
               are descended
                          |
                Sr John Stanley = Isabel d. & heire to Sr Thos Lathum
                2d son          |
                                |
                       Sr John Stanley     = Elizab. sister to Sr Wm Harrington
                       Steward of ye house |
                       to K H 4 obijt 1431 |
                                           |
                                  Sr. Thos Stanley
                                  the 1 L: Stanley Controll
                                  of household to K H 6

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Text:

Bambile

Sr Thomas Bamville = Agnes d. & coheire to Alexander Silvestor of Stourton
                   |
                 Jone vxr Sr Will'm Stanley
                       |
               John Stanley of Stourton

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Text:

Lathom

Rob't ffiz Henry founder of the Priory of Burscough
  |
Rob't Lord of Lathum t'pe R 1 & K John
  |
Richard Lord of Lathom t'pe H 3
  |
Robert de Lathom t'pe H 3 et E 1
  |
Sr Rob't de Lathom obijt 18 E 2
  |
Sr Thomas Lathom the elder aetatis 24 an' 18 E. 2.
This Sr Thomas gave to Edward his 2d sonne the
Manor of Parbold 35 E 3
  |
Sr Thomas de Lathom the younger
  |
Isabell vxor Sr John Stanley

This genealogy of Lathom was sett forth
by W fflower al's Norrey 19 Aprill 1578

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Text: Stanley of Hooton.

[Harl. 1424, fo. 127b. Harl. 1505, fo. 131b.]

Arms.-Quarterly of twelve.-1. Argent, on a bend Azure three bucks' heads cabossed Or. 2. Or, on a chief Gules three trefoils Argent. [Bamvile.] 3. Argent, a tree eradicated Vert. [Silvester.] 4. Argent, on a bend Vert three mullets Or. [Hooton.] 5. Sable, three bars Argent. [Hoghton.] 6. Azure, a garb Or. [Grosvenor.] 7. Sable, a cross flory Argent. [Eaton.] 8. Sable, fretty Argent, a file of three points Or. [Harington.] 9. Sable, three lions passant in pale Argent. [English.] 10. Argent, on a bend Sable three lozenges of the field, each charged with a saltire Gules. [Urswick.] 11. Sable, a lion rampant Argent, charged on the shoulder with a chess-rook Gules, [Verdon.] 12. As the first.

Crest.-A buck's head couped Argent.
```
Sr Wm Stanley Junior of Stanley & = Margery d. & heire to
Stourton sonne to Sr. Wm Stanley  | Sr Wm Hooton of Hooton
the elder                         | in Chesh.
                                  |
    Sr Wm Stanley of Stanley, Stourton & = Margert or Blanch d. to
    Hooton vixit 4 H. 6                    Sr John Arderne
```

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Text:

Stanley of Weever

Sr Thomas Stanley          = Jone d. & heire to Sr Rob't Gowsell
the 1 Lord Stanley         | and of his wife Ellin d. to Rich Erle
controller of household    | of Arundell widow to T Moubray D. of Norff
to K H 6                   |
                           |
                          Anne vxor Sr Richard Molineux

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Text:

Venables, Baron of Kinderton.

      Gilbert de Venables dedit Deo & S'ctae Werburgae Eccl'iam de Estbury cum medietate Boschi
      et plani omina p'tinen' at Newbold.
         |
      Gilbert de Venables vixit 20 Wm Conq.
         |
      Venables
         |
      Venables
         |
      Sr Wm Venables who call Gilbert "proavus suus."
         |
      Hamon de Venables
         |
      Roger Venables
         |
      Sr Wm Venables An'o 35 H. 3.
         |
      Sr Hugh Venables   = Agatha d. to Rafe Vernon
      Baron of Kinderton | of Shepbroke
                         |
Elizab. d. to Sr Wm = Sr Hugh Venables of = Katherine d. to Rich.
Modberley             Kinderton           | Houghton
                                          |
                                      Sr Hugh      = Margery
                                      Venables     | d. to
                                      of Kinderton | Perkin
                                      very old     | Cotton
                                      41 E. 3.     |
                                                   |
                                                Sr Rich      = Isabel d,
                                                Venables     | to Rawlin
                                                of Kinderton | Langton
                                                             |
                                                    Sr Hugh Venables Baron = Parnell d. to
                                                    of Kinderton           | Piers Dutton
                                                                           |
                                                                         Elizab. vxor Sr Adam
                                                                                      Bostock

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Text:

Vernon
Ex Relatione Samps. Erdeswick, AR.

Ricardus de Vernon
  |
Warrinus de = ... f. & haeres Reginaldi Bulgiolle d'ni de
Vernon      | Hulgreue et Erdeswicke in Com. Pal. Cestriae
            |
Richards de Vernon
Anno 21 H. 1.
            |
Warins de Vernon = Auda filia & haeres
Baro de Shibroc  | Will'mi de Malbank
       __________|_____________________________________
      /                                                \
Warins de Vernon = Margeria f. et haeres           Radulfus Rector
Baro de Shibroc  | R. A. (sic)                     Eccliae de ...
                 |                                     }
            Margeria nupta   1. Maria filia D'ni = Radulphus de Vernon ~ 2. Matilidis Grosvenor
            Ric'o Wilbraham     Dacres             senior qui vixit         Concubina
                                                   150 annos.

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Text:

Vernon, Baron of Shubbroc, bulgo Shipbroke

Warren Vernon Baron of Shipbroke.
  |
Rich. Vernon de Osebroke
  |
Warren de Vernon = Auda d. & heir to = ... Altarip vulgo Hawtrey
second husband     Wm Maulbank         1 husband
                 |
   ______________|_____________________________________________________
  /                                 |                                  \
Warren de = Marian after maried  Mathew de Vernon vnto whome          Rafe de Vernon
Vernon of | to John Litlebury    his mother gave the land of          Rector of the Church.
Shipbroke | She was maried 34    Brickhull which did discend
          | H 3 as by a deed     by inheritance by a deed of
          | appeareth            the Lord Bassett & Lady Phillippa
          |                      Malbank his wife
          |                         |
Mary vxr Sr                      1. Mary d. to = Sr Raulfe de Vernon      ~ Maud the Grosvenor
Rich. Wilbraham                  ye Lord Darces  ye old called Vernon       widdow to John
          |                      19 E. 2         of the Brand of Brent      Hatton his paramour
Margery vxr                                      who lived 15 [150] yeares
Rob. Winington
          |
Rich. Winington of Leftwich

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Text:

Vernon of Shipbroke

                                          Warren le Vernon Baron of Shipbroke by the
                                          guift of Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester
                                             |
                                          Ralfe Vernon of Shipbroke
                                             |
                                          Sr. Richard de Vernon
                                             |
                                          Sr. Rafe Vernon
                                             |
2. Mabell d. & heire of Sr John Henbury = Sr Warren = Isabell d. & heire to Wm of
widow to Sr Ric. Thornborow of Thorn-   | de Vernon   Westley Lord of Carthorpe
borow after married to Sr Thomas Lang-  |
ton of Walton                           |
                                        |
                                   Sr. Richard = Ellin d. to Sr Rafe Kickland of Kickland
                                   Vernon      | [Kirkland of Kirkland]
                                               |
                                         Sr Warren Vernon   = Ciceley d. to the
                                         Baron of Shipbroke | Lord of Crew
                                                            |
                                    2. Mary d. to    = Sr Ralfe Vernon the old of = Maud d. to
                                       the L: Darces | Shipbroke lived 150 years    Jno  de Ereby
                                              _______|________
                                             /               \
                                           Rose vxor       Avice vxor
                                           Will'm Brerton  H. Venables
                                           militis         militis

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Text:

Vernon of Haslington

Sr Ralfe Vernon of Shepbroke = Mary d. to the Lord Darces
the old lived 150 yeares

Page: 250

Text:

Winnington of Winnington

Sr Richard Winington of Winington
   |
Richard of whome Leftwich is descended

Page: 251

Text:

Winington of the Hermitage

Sr Rich Winington of Winington 22 R 2 = Agnes
                                      |
                            Rich Winington of Leftwich

Page: v

Pages: v-vii
Text: Preface

The principal part of the present volume consists of a transcript of two almost identical manuscripts in the British Museum numbered 1424 and 1505 in the Harleian Collection In the Official Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts printed in folio in the year 1808 they are thus described:

1424 An Heraldical Book in fol seeming to have been written & tricked by Mr John Saunders the Paynter-Stayner while he was yet a young man It relateth wholly to the County Palatine of Chester, as containing:
1. Arms of the King of England impaling those of the Earl of Chester under which is a trick of the Great Sword of Chester nor like to that old one in the Cottonian Library with the Arms of the eight Barons of Chester placed on the right & left sides so as to make a sort of Frontispiece to the Book
2. Badge of the Prince of Wales in a Glory with his Arms & those of the Duchy of Corawal & Earldom of Chester below On the backside of the Frontispiece
3. Brevis Abstract Cronice Comitum Comitatûs Palatini Cestriœ a per quisicione ejusdem per Hugonem Lupum sive Wulf Willelmi Conquestoris nepotem cum eingulorum Insignibus [folio] 1.
4. The Genealogy of the Earles of Chester [folio] 2
5. Descent of the Lacies &c Constables of Chester [folio] 2b
6. Extract from the Book of Domesday touching Cester scire [folio] 5
7. Becensio Terras Tenentium in Com Cestr e Libro Rubeo in Scaccario &c [folio] 6b
8. The names of all and singular Knights Esquires Gentlemen & Freeholders in Com Cestriœ AD 1579 & 1580. [folio] 7
9. A Copy of the Visitation book of the County of Chester as the same was taken AD 1580 by Robert Glover Somerset Herald for William Flower Norroy wherein the Pedigrees are all entered in alphabetical Order according to the Surnames of the respective Families. [folio] 12b
In this Copy are many Continuations of Descents as also Tricks of many old private Seals and Copies or Extracts from old Deeds.
Among which I find:
10. Deeds & Seals relating to Bromley [folio] 28b
11 Collections from the Evidences of Sir Rafe Egerton of Wormehill [folio] 87b
12 Collections from the Charters of Richard son of Richard Ligh of High Ligh of the West Hall Esq [folio] 85b
13 A Deed in French containing the Award of Sir Hugh de Calveleghe Sir John de Burley Sir John Devereux Sir Brian de Stapleton & Rauf de Statham Esq touching the Arms claimed by two Gentlemen of the name of Massey dat 14 Nov 2 Rich II [folio] 100.
14 Determination of Thomas Stanley Earl of Derby & Constable of England touching the Arms to be born by Sir Thomas of Ashton & Sir Piers à Leigh dated on Holy Rode day in May the 11th year of K Hen VII [folio] 88
NB That the Feast of the Inventio S Crucis was held the 3 of May but the Exaltatio on the 14 of September
15 Ex Cartis et Evidences Johannis Savage Militis [folio] 123
Among these is a Transcript of a Deed in French whereby Margarcta que fat la feme de Jeen Savage fille et hoir a Thomas Damers Chevalier grants her Arms to her son John Savage & his heirs for ever
16 Boner's Pedegree or the Descent of Edmund Boner Bishop of London sett down at large [folio] 134

1505 An Heraldical Book in fol wherein is contained a Copie of that Visitation book which was made for the County Palatine of Chester AD 1580 by Robert Glover Somerset Herald Marshal and Deputy to William Flower Norry his father in law. This Copie was made by that person who made the Book No 1424 and perhaps from it The Arms are better tricked in No 1424 than in this which hath also more faults than that There being nothing to be said by me touching the Contents of this Copy but what hath been mentioned of the other already I shall forbear to relœat the same here making only this Remark that since both these Books were written some few Additions have been entred into each of them by their respective Owners unknown to one another which are therefore wanting in the one Copie though inserted in the other.

In making the transcript of these two manuscripts all variations between them have been scrupulously noted and the words which appear only in Harl MS 1505 are printed in italics in square brackets. Additions by the Editor such as the names of the various quarterings etc are distinguished by being given in ordinary type and placed within square brackets. Occasionally it has been necessary to refer to Harl MS 5182 a small folio of 123 pages which contains a number of the pedigrees entered at the Visitation of Cheshire in 1580. The present volume as it stands consists of the Visitation of Cheshire made in 1580 with the greater part if not the whole of the Visitation of Cheshire made in 1566 besides numerous additions and continuations variously dated and a number of abstracts of deeds in illustration of some of the principal pedigrees as well as drawings and descriptions of seals which are of considerable historical value. But in referring to the work it must be borne in mind that it no doubt contains some entire pedigrees as well as inserted generations and continuations of pedigrees which are not to be found in the original Visitations Indeed this is the case with very many existing copies of the Heralds Visitations of the various Counties. Had it been possible to compare the proofs with the official copy of the Visitation in the College of Arms this difficulty might have been entirely obviated and it is to be regretted that such a course was found impracticable as the value of this collection would have been considerably enhanced and its usefulness greatly extended if the Editor had been allowed this privilege.

No attempt has been made to correct the many obvious errors into which the herald or the copyist has fallen, the Editor's chief aim having been to see that the manuscripts were carefully reproduced in print.