The stipend of the clerke of Padiham chappel The chaplins fee in the chapel of Harewood, per annum The clerke of the chappel of Whalley The stipend of a clerk to serve in the chappel of Rufford, per annum The stipend of a clerk and school maister at Manchester, per annum Clerke of Beconshawe chapell The stipend of a clerk and schoolmaster at Preston The stipend of a clerk and schoolmaster at Leyland 3 17 10 2 18 2 Clerk and steward of Wigan 5 10 0 3 19 9 The clerk of Crostons stipend* The payment made unto seven weomen praying within the late colledge called Knowles's Alms House, per annum Paid to two persons and the surveyor thereof* A Note of all the Beneficies and Spiritual Living belonging to the Duchy These livings are here stated much below their value in the king's books.--Ed. 12 18 4 + Out of the four Chantry Rents of the four Altars in St. Nicholas's church, one was endowed by Henry Duke of Lancaster, another was founded by John Cross, as also a free grammar school. A Chantry Rent is reserved and paid, viz. The valuation of some parsonages and vicarages within the Duchy, appeareth not in the records remaining in the Duchy office, but may be found in the office of the First Fruits, where the same are best known.* Birch's MSS. The Chancellor's of the County Palatine of Lancaster. This List of the Chancellor's of the Duchy is taken in part from Mr. Nichol's History of Leicestershire, in which copious and interesting publication there is more information of this Duchy and the Co. of Lancaster, than in any other I have read; and I trust he will excuse me for making so free a use of his laborious researches. Hen. V. Hen. VI. Thomas Harley, clerk. John Springthorpe, clerk. Sir William Burgoyne, Knt. William Throutbeche, Esq. Walter Sherington, clerk. Edw. IV. William Thresham. Richard Fowler, servens et consiliarius scaccarii. John le Gay, Esq. Thomas Thurington, Esq., delectus serviens et consilarius scaccarii. Most likely in the Nonarum Inquisitiones in curia scaccarii, 1341, or church fifteenths and tenths, printed in 1807. Rich. III. Thomas Metcalf, dilectus serviens and consilarius. Sir John Mordaunt, Knt. Sir Richard Empson, Knt. Hen. VIII. Sir Henry Marney, Knt., serviens et consili. Sir Richard Wingfield, miles pro corpore. Sir Thomas Moore, dilectus et fidelis consili. Sir William Fitzurban, Knt. William Earl of Southampton, treasurer of the household. Sir John Gage, comptroller of the household, died Edw. VI. Sir William Paget, Knight of the Garter, afterwards Baron Beaudesert, was buried in Litchfield Cathedral, where his monument was destroyed in the civil wars. He was, as may be collected from his epitaph, secretary and privy counsellor to Henry VIII. and constituted by his will, counsellor and adjutant to Edward VI. during his minority, to whom he was also comptroller of the household, and by him created baron and knight of the garter, and lord privy seal. Sir John Gage, Knt., vice-chamberlain of the household, and captain of the guard. 1553. Sir Robert Rochester, Knt., comptroller of the household, died 1557, and was succeeded by his nephew. Phl. & Mary. 1557. Sir Edward de Waldegrave, Knt., master of the great wardrobe. On the accession of Queen Elizabeth, he was committed to the Tower where he died, Sep. 4, 1561. 1563. Sir Ambrose Cave, Knt., died 1568. 1568. Sir Ralph Sadlier, "eqes notoe virtutis," in right of his situation as chancellor of the duchy. Sir Ralph Sadlier, Nov. 11, 1584, claimed the privilege of nominating the two burgess in parliament for the town of Leicester, and was allowed to name one of them. He died March 24, 1587, in his 80th year, after having been a privy councellor 41 years, and possessed, at the time of his death, 22 manors, with several advowsons and other large grants of lands. 1588. Sir Francis Walsingham, Knt., died April 6, 1590, and was buried in St. Paul's cathedral. |