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J HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. PROCEEDINGS AND PAPERS; SESSION I. 1848-49. LIVERPOOL: PRIHtED UUDEB THE BISECTION OP THE COUMU FOB THE t»E OF THE MKMB1U. MDCCCXLIX. LIVERPOOL : BE-FEINTED BY T. BRAKELL, COOK STREET. 1855. ADVERTISEMENT. IN issuing the First Volume of the Transactions of the HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE, the Council cannot but congratulate the Members on the varied and interesting nature of its contents. They feel that it is only necessary to add, that the Writers of the Papers alone are responsible for the facts and opinions contained in their respective communications. DIKECTIONS TO THE BINDEK. Plate 1 to face .... page 28 »»<*», . ,y 00 ,, 3 .... ,,67 ,, 4 ,, . ,,83 5 . 99 ,, 6 .... 100 7 .... 114 8 .... 146 The Ground Plan of Lancaster Castle . 98 ERRATA. Page 58, last line but two, read BORGEnSIVm- 148, line 29, for " attendant," read " or two friends." TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Inaugural Address, by Dr. Hume, Hon. See. .................................... 3 On the Best mode of carrying out the Objects of the Society, by H. C. Pidgeon, Hon. Sec. ............................................................ 43 Closing Address, by Dr. Hume. ...................................................... 16f> PRIMEVAL, ROMAN, AND ANGLO-SAXON PERIODS. Account of an Anglo-Roman Fibula, found near Chester, with remarks on Fibulse, by H. C. Pidgeon. (Illustrated.} .............................. 28 On a Quern, recently presented to the Society, and on Hand-mills in general, by Dr. Hume. (Illustrated.) .................................... 33 Note on Two Roman Bricks, found at Tetton Hall Farm, Cheshire. ..;... 41 On the Roman Roads in Lancashire, with a particular account of the Tenth Iter of Antoninus, by J. Just........................................ 68 Notice of Recent Discoveries, at Chester, in a Letter from William Ayrton, Esq. (Illustrated.}.. .......................................................... 79 Note on the XXth Legion. ............................................................ 83 On Ancient Shoes, as used in this and other parts of the Country, by Joseph Mayer, Hon. Curator. (Illustrated.} ........................... 117 On the Reading of the Lancaster Runic Inscription, by J. Just. ............ 121 On the British Urns found at West Kirkby, by Joseph Mayer, Hon. Curator. (Illustrated.} ...................................................... 153 MEDIEVAL PERIOD. Memoranda relating to Lancaster Castle, in connection with the presentation of Two Pictures, painted previous to the alterations, commenced in the year 1780, by E. Higgin. (Illustrated.)... ...... 96 CHURCH NOTES, &c. Notice of a Monumental Brass, to the memory of Mr. Lingard, in the Parish Church.of Warmingham, by the Rev. G. Clayton............. 109 Description of the Old Church of Wilmslow, in Cheshire, and its Monu ments, by R. Brooke, FS.A. ................................................ 130 On the Ruined Chapel at Lydiate, Co. Lancaster, by W. J. Roberts. V ' (Illustrated.)... .................................................................. 146 J Yl CONTENTS. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, &c. PAOE Reasons offered to the Public why Water should not be brought into Liverpool from Bootle Springs ............................................. 17 Proposals, &c., for the sale of the Ship "The Golden Lion." .................. 19 Receipt for Excise Duties received by the Young Pretender, 1745. ......... 25 Account of Certificates given to persons, at Wigan, to be touched for the King's Evil, by King James the Second, at Chester City. ......... 26 Receipt for Money and Provision given to King Charles the First, during the Civil War. .................................................................. 27 FAMILY HISTORY. On the ancient Family of Wyehe, or Do la Wyche, with a descriptive account of their Seat, at Alderley, in Cheshire, by R. Brooke, F.S.A. (Illustrated.) ......................................................... 12 Notes on the Family of Unton. ...................................................... 23 On the Family of Percival, of Allerton, Lancashire, by Thomas Heywood, F.S.A............................................................................... 61 Memoir of the Family of Holme, especially of the various Randle Holmes, the Cheshire Antiquaries of the Seventeenth Ceutuiy, by W. W. Mortimer. ........................................................................ 86 ANTIQUITIES. On the Common Seal of the Borough of Liverpool, by H. C. Pidgeon. (Illustrated.) ...............................................................56, 105 Observations on the Inscription upon the Common Seal of Liverpool, by R. Brooko, F.S.A. ......................................................76, 94 Notice of Coins found at Leasowe Castle, 1834. ................................. 103 Notice of an ancient figure of St. George and the Dragon, by J. J. Moss. .....................................................................104, 112 Some account of ancient Armour, with especial reference to the sculp tured figure of St. George, by H. C. Pidgeon. (Illustrated.) ....... 114 MISCELLANEOUS. A descriptive account of the Historical Decorations now putting up in the Grammar School, Preston, by Frank Howard, Esq................ 30 Inscription on a Grave-stone at Alderley........................................... 104 Remarkable Handbill................................................................... 104 Notice of certain Mineral Springs at Leasowe, by Dr. Hume. ............... 106 Description of a picture of Horse-Racing in the Seventeenth Century at Leasowe Castle, by Col. the Hon. Sir Edward Gust, K.C.H., F.R.S... 143 DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY .....................1, 23, 41, 55, 67, 85, 103, 107, 129 CURIOSITIES, &c., EXHIBITED..................22, 30, 42, 55, 68, 85, 103, 111, 130 MEMBERS ANNOUNCED ........................................... 41, 55, 67 MEMBERS ELECTED ......................................................-103,107, 129 LIST OF MEMBERS. SESSION 1848-9. Members marked thus (*) have been enrolled since the original list was printed. The names of Members of the Council are in Small Capitals; Ainslie, Montague, Milnthorpe, Westmoreland. Alexander, William L., 4, Mount Vernon Green, Liverpool. " Anderson, Thomas Francis, Holly Lodge, Fail-field, Liverpool. Anson, Very Rev. Frederick, D.D., Dean of Chester and Rector of Doddleston, The Deanery, Chester. Ansdell, Richard, 7, Victoria Road, Kensington, London. *Astley, John, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. AVISON, THOMAS, Fulwood Park, Aigburth, TBEASCBEB. *Ayrton, William, Pepper Street, Chester. Badnall, Eev. William, M.A., Wavertree. Bainbrigge, William H., F.R.C.S., 3, Islington Square, Liverpool. Baines, Thomas, Times Office, Castle Street, Liverpool. Barclay, Rev. John, M.A., Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford, Vicarage, Runcom. BATLEE, REV. JOSEPH, M.A., Principal of the Theological College, Birken- head. Bell, Henry, Grosvenor Road, Claughton. Bell, Rev. Thomas, M.A., Upton. Bennett, Edward, Tetten Hall, Wolverhampton. Bennett, William, 09, Shaw Street, Liverpool. BICKEBSTETH, ROBERT, F.R.C.S., 2, Rodney Street, Liverpool. Birchall, Thomas, Ribbleton Hall, Preston. Bird, William, The Dell, Rock Park, Rock Ferry. Bissett, Rev. Charles, B.D., Up-holland, Wigan. Blackburne, John Ireland, The Hall, Hale. Blundell, Thomas Weld, Lice Blundell, Great Crosby. Bold, Thomas, Fair Lawn, Tue Brook, West Derby. Booth, Rev. James, D.C.L., F.R.S., President of the Lit. and Phil. Society of Liverpool, Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London. Boult, Francis, Clifton Park, Birkenhead. Boult, Joseph, Grove Park, Lodge Lane, Liverpool. V1U MEMBERS. Bowring, John, M.P., LL.D., Queen Square, Westminster, London. Bragge, William, Egerton Street, Chester. Brakell, Thomas, 49, Kensington, Liverpool. Bridger, Charles, F.S.A., 3, Keppel Street, Russell Square, London. Bromilow, Rev. John, M.A., Billinge, Wigan. *Brooke, Henry, The Grange, Northwich. BEOOKE, RICHARD, F.S.A., 16, Canning Street, Liverpool. *Brooks, John, 55, Great George Street, Liverpool. BROOKS, VENERABLE JONATHAN, M.A., Archdeacon of Liverpool, Everton Road, Liverpool, VICE-PRESIDENT. Brown, William, M.P., Richmond Hill, Liverpool; and Fenton's Hotel, London. *Brownbill, William, Collegiate Institution, Liverpool. Bruce, James, M.D., 58, Nelson Street, Liverpool. Byrne, Andrew Euing, 8, Kenyon Terrace, Claughton. BYBTH, REV. THOMAS, D.D., F.S.A., The Rectory, Wallasea. Caine, Nathaniel, Church Street, Egremont. Campbell, Rev. Augustus, M.A., Rector of Liverpool, and Vicar of Child- wall, 181, Duke Street, Liverpool. CARDWELL. EDWAUD, M.P., 8, Whitehall Gardens, London. Carson, Thomas, 3, Northumberland Terrace, Everton, Liverpool. *Carter, George Barker, Rock Park, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. CHESTER, THE MATOR OF (Sir Edward Walker,) VICE-PRESIDENT, ex officio. Clare, John Leigh, Hindley House, Walton Breck, Liverpool. Clayton, Rev. George, M.A., Warmingham Rectory, Middlewich. Cliffe, Thomas, 8, Clarence Street, Everton, Liverpool *Clow, John, 54, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool. *Colton, John Caspar, 114, Duke Street, Liverpool. Conway, John, Union Court, Castle Street, Liverpool. Colthart, John Boss, Ashton-under-lyne. Crackenthorpe, Harvey, Eastham. Crook, Thomas, 61, Shaw Street, Liverpool. Crosse, Thomas Bright, Shawe Hill, Chorley. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN, F.G.S., Hon. Mem. Roy. Corn. G. S., Beach Bank, Liscard, Cheshire. GUST, HON. SIR EDWARD, K.C.H , F.R.S., Leasowe Castle, Cheshire ; and Hill Street, London, VICE-PRESIDENT. Dalglish, Robert, jun.,