Catalogue description NAMES OF "CONFORMBLE CLERGY" AND OF CHAPELS AND MEETING PLACES IN LANCASHIRE.

--"The names of our conformable clergy who have taken the oathes, within this County [of Lancaster] :--

Alcham--John Taylor, curate.

Ashton-under-Lyne--Thomas Ellison, parson.

Astley--John Battersby, minister.

Atherton--James Wood, minister.

Aughton--John Brownsword, rector.

Billinge--Nathan Golborne, minister.

Blackburne--Francis Price, vicar; Henry Walmsley, curate.

Blakeley--John Moreton, curate.

Bolton-by-the-Sands--Thomas Garforth, vicar.

Bolton-in-the-Moore--John Lever, vicar.

Broughton--George Sedgwick, curate.

Burneley--Thomas Kay, curate.

Bury--John Lomax, curate.

Caiton--Anthony Prockter, curate.

Cartmell--John Armestronge, curate; Rowland Johnson, curate.

Cartmell Fell--John Macdowell, curate.

Chipping--Richard White, minister.

Chorleton--Joshuah Hide, curate.

Chorley--Benjamin Edmunson, minister.

Church--John Barlowe, curate.

Cliderow--William Banck, curate.

Cockerham--Lawrence Shaw, vicar.

Colne--James Hargreaves, curate.

Coniston--John Byrkett, curate.

Coulton--Thomas Myers, curate.

Crossby Magna--John Waring, curate.

Crosshall--James Werden.

Crosston--John Ryley, rector.

Dean--Richard Hatten, vicar.

Denton--Roger Dale, curate.

Downham--Richard Wright, vicar.

Eccles--Thomas Hall, vicar.

Eccleston--Robert Linethurst, curate.

Ellinbrook--Myles Atkinson, minister.

Farneworth--Christopher Marsden, curate.

Flixon--John Usherwood, curate.

Flookebrough--George Bateman, curate.

Goosenargh--James Butterworth, minister.

Gorton--Robert Dewhurst, minister.

Gressingham--Richard Thompson, curate.

Hallsell--Nathanaell Brownell, rector.

Halton--Thomas Withers, rector.

Harwood and Lango--Edward Sheardley, curate.

Haslindean--John Duckworth, curate.

Hawkeshead--Thomas Bell, curate.

Heysham--Richard Taylor.

Holland--Roger Bolton, minister.

Hollenfayre--George Hatten, curate.

Hoole--Richard Foxcroft, parson; John Battersby, curate.

Hyton--John Lowe, vicar.

Upper Kellet--Henry Batty, curate.

Kirby--James Muncaster, vicar.

Kirkham--Richard Clegg, vicar.

Lancaster--James Fenton, vicar; William Gregson, curate.

Leigh--William Barrett, minister.

Leyland--George Walmsley, vicar.

Lindall--Hugh Dobson, curate.

Lithom--James Threlfall, vicar.

Lowick--James Pickthall, curate.

Lun--Thomas Ryley, minister.

Maghull--Zachary Leach, curate.

Manchester--Dr. William Wroe, warden; Francis Mosley, fellowe; George Ogden, fellowe; John Hinde, chaplaine.

Meales--Richard Hardy, rector.

Mellinge Church--Daniell Armstead, vicar.

Mellinge Chappel--Peter Dean, curate.

St. Michael's--Thomas Robinson, vicar.

Middleton--Richard Warburton, rector; Thomas Harcurt, curate.

Millam--William Wells, vicar.

Newchurch-in-Winwick--Thomas Willson, curate.

Newton--Samuell Leach, curate; Edward Alanson, curate.

Ormkirk--Zachary Taylor, vicar.

Padiham--Richard Kippax, curate.

Pemberton--Peter Gregory.

Pillinge--Gabriell Dawson.

Poulton--Richard Harrison, vicar.

Prescott--Thomas Wells, curate.

Preston--James Bland, curate.

Prestwich--Archippus Kippax, curate.

Rachdale--Henry Pigott, vicar.

Ratcliffe--Charles Beswick, rector.

Ribchester--William Felgate, curate.

Ringley--Joshua Dixon, curate.

Rufford--Edward Atherton, curate.

Sallford--John Hide, minister.

Standish--William Heddock, parson.

Staveley--Robert Balfell, curate.

Tatham--Thomas Sharpe, rector.

Tunstall--Edmund Tatam, vicar.

Turton--William Richardson, curate.

Ulverston--John Crewdson, curate.

Urswick--Thomas Inman, vicar.

Walton-in-le-Dale--William Coulton, curate.

Walton-cum-Fazakerley--T. Pawlett, parson; Thomas Marsden, vicar.

Warrington--John Ward, minister.

Warton--Thomas Lawson, vicar.

Whalley--Stephen Gey, vicar.

Whittington--Thomas Bouch, rector.

Wigan--Peter Hadden, curate.

Winwick--Thomas Bennett, rector.

Wood Plumpton--Thomas Kirkham, curate.

"These following clergy who took the oathes, theyr benefices are not knowne:--

Thomas Ingham, of Burneley, clerk; Thomas Pendleton, of Manchester, clerk; John Usherwood, of Manchester, clerk; William Stones, clerk, supplyes the chappells of Darwen and Tockholes; Thomas Armetriding, clerk; William Woods, clerk.

"Presbiterian meeting houses not appropriated to any certain preacher:--

Richard Ingham's house of Little Harwood.

Thomas Dicconson's house of Stalmyn.

Robert Whiteside's house of Martin.

John Brook's house in Little Bolton.

"Meeting houses for Quakers within this county, certified and recorded, viz.:--

A house in Lancaster.

William Higginson's house of Yelland.

Thomas Wither's house of Kellet.

A house att Marsden.

A house in the forrest of Rossendale.

A house in Ouldham parish.

John Townson's house in Ratcliffe.

William Eccleston's house in Great Singleton.

Lawrence Coulborne's house of Freckleton.

Alexander Sailesbury's house at Wediker.

John Prockter's house of Dunishaw.

A house att Penketh, in Prescott parish.

A house att Hartshaw, in the same parish.

A house att Biccurstaff, in Ormkirk parish.

One roome in Manchester.

James Jamson's house in Preston.

Mathew Read's house in Mitton parish.

Thomas Dilworth's house of Bradley.

Certified by Henry Coward.

Swarthmoore Hall.

A new building upon Swarthmoore.

Colt House in Hawkeshead parish.

George Benson's house at Stangend, in Hawkeshead parish.

The Height, in Newton, in Cartmell parish.

John Gurnell's house att Spooner Close, in Hawkeshead parish.

James Harrison's house att Collingfield, in Cartmell parish. Certified by Leonard Fell.

A chamber belonging to Ralph Ridgeway at the upper end of the Smithy Doore, in Manchester.

Henry Janney's house in Heaton Norris.

Certified by James Stretell.

Job Owen.

"The names of the Chappells in this County, certified and recorded, for meeting places for Dissenters:--

Shyreshead chappell in Cleeveley.

New chappell in Pendleton, for Thomas Jolly and his congregation.

Cleaveley chappell in Cleaveley, for Robert Waddington and his congregation.

Tockholes chappell in Tockholes.

Horwitch chappell in Horwitch.

Elswick chappell in St. Michaell's parish, for John Parr and his congregation.

New chappell in the Castle Hey in Liverpool, for Samuell Augier and his congregation.

Toxteth Park chappell, for Samuell Augier and his congregation.

Rainford chappell in Rainford, for James Bradshaw and his congregation.

Birch chappell in Manchester parish, for Henry Finch and his congregation.

"Presbiterian parsons and theyr meeting places:--

Thomas Whalley--Christopher Parkinson's house in Chipping.

Charles Sagar--his owne house in Blackburne, William Harwood's house in Lower Darwen.

Thomas Jolly--New Chappell in Pendleton, his dwelling house, John Holkar's house in Read, Agnes Atkinson's house in Clayton-super-Moras, Abram Haworth's house in Haslinden.

Robert Waddington--Cleaveley chappel in Cleaveley.

Thomas Key--Thomas Livesay's house in Over Darwen, William Waddington's house in Alcham, Walton Hall in Walton-in-le-Dale.

John Parr--Elswick chappel in St. Michaell's parish.

Samuell Augier--New chappell in the Castle Hey, in Liverpoole, Toxteth Parke chappell.

Peter Aspinall--Eccleston's barne in Warrington.

Nathanaell Heywood--Bury's house in Ormkirk.

James Bradshaw--Rainford chappell in Rainford.

Thomas Risley--Richard Jackson's barne in Culcheth.

William Birchall--John Hasleden's house in Ashton-in-Makersfield.

Henry Finch--Birch chappell in Manchester parish; his owne house in Manchester.

John Walker--John Hasleden's barne in Park Lane, in Ashton-in-Makersfield; William Lathwait's barne in Wygan.

Henry Pendlebury--Oliver Nab's barne in Walmsley and Basthouse.

Joseph Whitworth--Mr. Mathew Hallowe's house in Hundersfield.

Henry Newcome--an outbuilding in Dean's gate, in Manchester, belonging to the heirs of Thomas Stockton.

Robert Eaton--William Walker's barne in Pilkington.

Robert Constantine--an edifice of John Jackson's in Greenacres, in Ouldham parish.

John Lever--John Boardman's barne in Bolton.

Roger Baldwin--Mr. Roger's barne in Maunton, in Eccles parish.

Thomas Kinaston--William Broom's barne in Chorleton, in Manchester parish.

George Benson.

William Aspinall.

Jeremy Alredd.

James Naylor of St. Ellen's chappell, in Makersfield.

John Compton--Cockay chappell.

"Other meeting places for Presbiterians, certified and recorded, but appropriated to no particular persons, viz.:--

Meeting places certified by laymen, the preacher not named.

Mr. George Benson's house in Netherkellet.

Certified by Richard Willson.

Certified by John Willson.

Certified by William Brathwait.

Augustine Greenwood, An upper chamber over a warehouse in Moor Lane in Lancaster.

Thomas Hodgson, An upper chamber over a warehouse in Moor Lane in Lancaster.

William Townson, An upper chamber over a warehouse in Moor Lane in Lancaster.

Shyreshead chappell in Cleeveley.

Richard Dicconson's house in Whittingham.

Mrs. Mary Preston's house in Preston.

Bispham schoolehouse in Bispham.

Tockholes chappell.

Horwitch chappell.

Roger Kitchen's house in Wood Plumpton.

Robert Swarbreck's house in Rossiker.

Lawrence Livesay's barne in Upper Darwen.

Thomas Slater's house in Whittington.

Thomas Dugdall of Baery his barne in Whalley.

Ralph Walmsley's house in Tockholes.

Thomas Thomason's house in Edgeworth.

William Holder's barne in St. John's Wind in Preston.

John Sanderson of Hardhornend and Newton his house; his barne belonging to the said house.

John Park, of Longton, his house; his barne belonging to the said house.

Mary Collinge's house in Blakeley.

James Hardmans of Brodefield's house.

Ann Entwisle's house in Edgeworth, in Bolton parish.

Francis Beckett's house in Tatham.

Richard Jones' house in Caiton.

Nicholas Charnock's house of Barniker, in Garstang parish.

Mathew Hoole, of Martin, his house."