LANCASHIRE RECUSANTS ABOUT 1630 Communicated by J, Brownkill, M.A.

/TA HE following list of the recusant landowners JL of who compounded with the Crown for the two-thirds of their estates which might legally be sequestrated for their refusal to conform to the established religion, is taken from John Lucas's MS. " History of Warton." For an account of the author see the Society's Transactions (New Series), ii. Lucas had it from Thoresby. It will be seen how large a proportion of the soil was in the hands of persons hostile to Protes­ tantism, the names ranging from great landowners like Richard Towneley of Towneley to humble yeomen such as Leonard Washington of Warton. To those given must be added many others of secret sympathisers, such as. Molyneux of Sefton, and some who for one reason or another did not then compound. The writer thus traces the origin of the scheme : "The original of the following subscription or composition was that the Papists, taking the advantage of King Charles the First's necessities (who had been drawn into a war by his Parliament, and then denied money to carry it on), offered to maintain 5000 men to serve his majesty in Ireland, and a proportion of ships to secure him in , upon condition that they might enjoy the free exercise of their religion. When this was pro­ posed in Parliament Sir John Savile (afterwards 172 Communications Lord Savile) interposed and offered this project: That if the king was pleased but to call on the recusants to pay their thirds (legally due to the Crown) it would prove a way more effectual, and less offensive, to raise a mass of money ; it being but just that they who were so rich and free to purchase new privileges should first pay their old penalties. This project was soon after put in execution, and the recusants of these northern counties were summoned to appear at the Manor within the walls of the city of York before hid majesty's commissioners, there to compound for their respective lands, goods, and arrearages" (p. 634). The lists printed below then follow. The following detailed account of one of the compositions will explain the system, the fines ranging apparently from a fourth to a tenth of the annual values of the estates : " This Thomas Middleton of Leighton in the county of Lancaster esqr- on the 6th of October 1629 compounded with the Commissioners at York for all his lands in the county of Lancaster and for all his lands in Westmorland, and for his tithes also of the rectory of Warton in the said county of Lancaster for the annual rent of ,£100 to be paid at Martinmas and Whitsuntide by equal portions ; and gave bond for the first half-year's rent ac­ cordingly. He likewise compounded for all his arrearage for the sum of £$ to be paid at Whitsun­ tide next. But if his estate should appear before Pentecost next to be ^"460 per annum then he was to pay ^20 more than his former composition of ;£ioo" (p. 544). Communications 173

COMPOSITIONS 1629 ' Annual Fine Payable. Thomas Middleton, Esq., Leighton . . j^Joo ° ° Thomas Blackborne, Capernwray . . . .1000 Robert Charnley, . . . i 10 o Robert Middleton, Middleton . . . . 4100 John Cansfield, esq., Robert Hall . . . . 30 o o Lawrence Cowpland, Thurnham . . . . 368 John Barrow, Weeton ...... 400 Gervase Clifton, Westby . . . . . 500 Hugh Charnley, Dalton...... 500 Robert Calvert, esq., . . . . 63 6 8 Thomas Pattison, Great Singleton . . . . 400 Richard Moss senior, . . . 600 Edmund Winstanley, Pemberton . . . . 2 10 o Richard Massy, Rixton ...... 40 o o Abraham Langton, Lowe . . . . .1000 Roger Charnock, Leyland . . . . . 600 William Sale, Hopecarr ...... 400 Richard Shuttleworth, Bedford . . . . 600 Peter and Roger Houghton, Lowton . . . 300 Ralph Houghton, Aspull . . . . . 6134 Nicholas Curwen, Caton . . . . .1500 Thomasine Tunstall, Fairthwaite . . . . 2100 Alice Clopton, Fairthwaite . . . . . 2 10 o Richard Bradshaw, Astley . . . . 200 Thomas Westby, esq., Burn . . . . . 100 o o Henry Lance, Abram . . . . i 10 o o Henry Ashton, Preston ...... 368 Henry Lathom, Mossborough . . . . 36 o o Richard Watmough, Micklehead . . . . 6 13 4 William Partington, Hough . . . . . 400

1630 Thomas Morley, Wennington . . . . 400 Thomas Parkinson, Wyresdale . . . . 300 Edward Standish. Standish . . . . . 200 Edward Pendleton, Great Woolton . . . 400 Thomas Linaker, Cuerdley . . . . . 300 Thomas Stananought, Fazakerley . . . . 300 John Clifton, Stalmine ...... 200 Thomas Standish, Standish . . . . . 400 Katherine Potter, Rainhill . . . . . 400 John Ditchfield, Sankey . . . ' . . 300 174 Communications

Annual Fine 1'ayable. Thomas Hitchmough, Halebank .... ^£3 o o William Moscroft, Standish . . . . . 200 Francis Wilkinson, Bold . . . . . 300 John Bradley, Chipping . . . . . 200 Jenet Parker, Aughton ...... 600 Edward Ash, Dutton ...... 300 Richard Walker, Littledale . . . . . 200 Gilbert Thornton, Melling . . . . . 600 Thomas Leigh, Walton ...... 200 Anne Sherburn, Leagram . . . . . 24 o o Edward Ireland, esq., Lydiate . . . . 40 o o Richard Singleton, Chipping . . . . . 200 John Bradley, Thornley . . . . . zoo John Baines, Sellet ...... 1000 John North, Whittington . . . . . 600 William Girlington, Wennington . . . . 300 Alice Preston, Ellel ...... 300 Robert Cansfield, Ellel ...... 300 Elizabeth Croft, . . . . 900 Sir Cuthbert Clifton, Westby and Lytham . . 160 o o Henry Howard, Eccleston . . . . . 200 Henry Finch, . . . . . 300 George Bradshaw, Bedford . . . . . 300 Thomas Winkley, Billington . . . . . 400 John Gaunt, senior, Singleton . . . . 400 Isabel Cansfield, Cansfield . . . . . 400 Edward Stubbs, Houghton . . . . . 368 Isabel Anderton, . . . . . 800 John Osbaldeston, Ribchester . . . . 2 10 o John Gaunt, junior, Singleton . . . . 500 Ralph Eccleston, Singleton . . . . 400 Margaret Rogerley, Blackrod. . . . . 400 Ralph , Oswaldtwisle . . . . . 500 Henry Fielden, Witton ...... 400 Katherine Rishton, Rishton . . . . . 368 Elizabeth Speak, widow, Billington . . . 2 13 4 J ohn Talbot of Carr, Wilpshire . . . . 6 13 4 Robert Langton, Walton . . . . . 200 Thomas Hesketh, esq., Poulton . . . 15 o o Nicholas Grimshaw, esq., Clayton . . . . 20 o o Sir William Norris, Speke . . . . . 60 o o Robert Fazakerley, Fazakerley . . . . 30 o o Thomas , Fazakerley . . . .1500 Thomas Birtwisle, Huncote . . . . .1000 Dorothy Birtwisle, Huncote . . . . . 400 Richard Barker, Kirby ...... 3 6 8 Communications 175

Annual Fine Payable. John Bootle, Knowsley ...... £2 6 8 John Whalley, Ince Blundell ...... 2134 Henry Smith, Guerdley ...... 600 John Butler, Kirkland ...... 368 James Walton, Preston ...... 600 Thomas Ince, Ince ...... 800 Thomas Anderton, Horwich . . . . . 800 Lawrence Parkinson, Swineshead . . . . 300 Henry Moss, Skelmersdale . . . . . 400 Jenet Gerard, Brindle ...... 400 John Houghton, Fearnhead . . . . .1000 Henry Preston, Dalton ...... 1000 Thomas Bank, Dalton . . . . . 200 John Reskow, Dalton ...... 200 Brian Howard, Parr ...... 2 13 4 Ralph Knowles, Parr ...... 2 13 4 Francis Worsley, Bold ...... 300 William Naylor, Halewood . . . . . 2 10 o Thomas Hay ward, Cuerdley...... 2 10 o Gawyn Atherton, Windle . . . . . 500 William , Park Hall ...... 16 13 4 Richard Catterall, Clayton . , . . . 300 Robert Tetlow, Chamber . . . . .1000 Christopher Cams, Halton . . . . .1000 John Crook, Brindle ...... 2 10 o Edward Garforth (? Gorsuch), Scarisbrick . . 10 o o Thomas Molyneux, Windmeley (?). . . . '500 Alexander Rigby, Preston . . . . . 200 Grace Duxon, Brindle ...... 200 Henry Mossock, Bickerstaffe . . . . 10 o o George Crook, Kirkham . . ' . . . 200 Peter Stanley, Aughton ...... 800 Robert Boardman, Orford . . . . 200 Oliver Mainwaring, Windle . . . . . 400 Edward Heyward, Tarbock . . . . . 200 Richard Formby, Formby . . . . . 700 Thomas Knipe, Dalton ...... 500 Richard Bootle, Woolston . . . . . 368 Margaret Hitchtnough, Halebank . . . . 300 William Thornbrough, Hamfield Hall . . . 30 o o William Anderton, esq., Anderton . . . 20 o o Robert Rawlinson, Marsh Grange . . . . 800 James Stanley, Aughton . , . . . 368 William Parkinson, Wyresdale . . . . 2134 Richard Urmston, Culcheth . . . . . 600 William Bradshaw, Haigh . . . . . 368 176 Communications

Annual Fine Payable. John Clayton, Houghton ..... £2 o o Alice Orrell, Turton . . , . . 20 o o Richard Moss, Lathom ...... 200 William Toothill, . . . . . 600 John Part, Halebank ...... 200 Elizabeth Fazakerley, Allerton . . . . 600 Thomas Sudall, Lostock . . . . . 200 Elizabeth Tyldesley, Leigh . . . . ,1500 Thomas Gillibrand, Chorley . . . , . . 20 o o

1631 Thomas Kirkham, Warton . . . . , 200 John Houghton, Fearnhead . . . . .1000 Leonard Clarkson, Wood Plumpton . . . 300 Francis Preston, Dalton . . . . ,1000 John Crook, Brindle ...... 2 10 o Thomas Hothersall, Billington . . . . 5 10 o Thomas Hesketh, senior, Harwood . . . 200 Andrew Norris, West Derby . . . . .1000 John Bullinge, Warrington . . . . . 3 13 4 Thomas Milner, Allerton . . . . . 300 Elizabeth Ltnaker, Allerton . . . . . 2 10 o John Lawton, Widnes ...... 2100 John Patten, Widnes ...... 200 Richard Carter, Widnes...... 2 10 o John Preston, esq., the Manor . . . . 80 o o Henry Wood, Widnes ...... 200 Francis Rawson, Ditton...... 200 Robert Crosse, Hale ...... 2100 Edward Chawner, Speke . . . . . 200 Elizabeth Hunt, Huyton . . . . . 200 Edmund Bispham, Billinge . . '. ' . . 300

1632 John Farington, Ribbleton . . . 6 13 4 Thomas Sherburne, Hey sham . . . . 6 13 4 Thomas Singleton, esq., Staining . . . . 20 o o Nathaniel Banastre, Altham . . . . .1000 Jane Towneley, Hapton . . . . . 63 6 8 Thomas Langtree, Langtree . . . . .1000 Isabel Langtree, Langtree . . . . . 600 Roger Anderton, Birchley . . . . . 21 12 4 Bridget Bushel, Ulverston . . . . .1000 Thomas Osbaldeston, Walton . . . .-660 Robert Sherburne, Catterall . . . . . 20 o o Communications 177

Annual Fine 1'ayal.le. William Houghton, Grimsgarth .... ^10 o o Roger Hesketh, . . . . . 6 13 4 Thomas Ashton, . . . . .1800 Thomas Werden, Croston . . . . . 404 Richard Towneley, esq., . . . . 213 6 8 Anne Stopforth, Melling . . . . . 2 10 o Hugh Crook, Broughton . . . . . 200 Grace Wilkinson, Preston . . . . . 300 George Wilkinson, Broughton . . . . 200 William Worthington, Worthington . . . 6134 Robert White, Great Eccleston . . . . 8134 William Jump, Becconsall . . . . . 368 Robert Harrington, Huyton . : . . . 500 Robert Molyneux, Garston . . . . . 200 Robert Whitfield, Garston ...... 200 Thomas East, Garston ...... 200 Thomas Hitchmough, Garston . . . . 200 William Chawner, Garston . . . . . 200 William Harrison, Speke . . . . . 200 William Hughson, Speke . . . . . 2 10 o Thomas Crook, Speke ...... 200 Robert Hay, Speke ...... 200 William Chawner, Speke . . . . . 200 John Plumbe, Garston ...... 2 10 o Richard Egerton, Parr ...... 200 Robert Edwardson, Speke . . . . . 200 Ralph Hesleden, Ashton . . . . . 400 Christopher Bow, Croft ...... 2 10 o John Urmston, Bedford...... 2100 John Moss, Windle ...... 200 Jenet Ball, Windle . . . ' . . . 200 Alice Lyon, Windle ...... 200 Thomas Smarley, Speke . . . . . 200 Thomas Dalton, ...... 368 Elizabeth Calvert, Cockerham . . . . 1134 Thomas Dalton, esq., Thurnham . . . .1500 Thomas Prestwich, Hulme . . . . . 6 13 4 Thomas Richardson, Myerscough . . . . 14 10 o Christopher Taylor, Houghton . . . . 2 10 o William Baines, Nether Wyresdale. . . . 200 Robert Layfield, Barnacre . . . . . 300 Thomas Moore, Euxton . . . . . 200 John Townley, Hurstwood . . . . . 6134 Gabriel Hesketh, Goosnargh . . . . . 400 Robert Hodgson, Euxton . . . . . 2 10 o Richard Ashton, Abram . . . . .1500 M 178 Communications

Annual Fine Payable. Sir William Gerard, Brynn . . . . £1 06 13 4 James Anderton, esq., Clayton . . . . 40 o o John Watson, ...... 300 Richard Urmston, Culcheth . . . . . 600 William Blundell, esq., Crosby . . , . 40 o o Thomas Gerard, esq., Ince . . . . . 40 o o Thomas Gerard, Aughton . . . . . 500 William Bradshaw, Haigh . . . . . 368 William Horskar, Clifton cum College . . . 200 Thomas Whittingham, Goosnargh . . . . 368 Edward Worthington, Weton . . . . . 400 Thomas Threlfall, Clifton . . . . . 200 George Grayson, Clifton . . . . . 200 Richard Sherburne, Stonyhurst . . . . 48 13 4 William Chorley, Whittingham . . . . 200 Ellen Nelson, Whittingham . . . . . 300 Robert Worthington, Euxton. . . . . 200 Thomas Lowde, Aughton . . . . . 200 John Bee, Barnacre ...... 200 Ralph Critchlowe, Clayton . . . . . 2 13 4 Grace Fairclough, Chipping . . . . . 200 Ralph Holden, . . . . . 800 William Roscowe, Euxton . . . . . 200 John Charnock, Euxton . . . . . 200 Christopher Townley, Hapton . . . . 20 o o Anne Banister, . . . . . 200 Sir Thomas Walmesley, Dunkenhalgh . ., 13 16 8 John Cutler, Ashton ...... 200 Henry Waring, Chorley . . . . . 200 William Norris, Blackrod . . . . . 200 George Beesley, Goosnargh .- . . . . 300 Thomas Winkley, Billington . . . . . 200 William Singleton, Broughton . . . . 200 Dorothy Walton, Horwich . . . . . 200 Robert Squire, . . . . 200 Michael Nelson, Mawdesley . . . . . 2134 Edward Smith, Scarisbrick . . . . . 2134 Leonard Washington, Warton . . . . i 10 o Thomas Kirkby, Rawcliffe . . . . . 500 Susan Hesketh, Rufford . . . . . 300 Robert Sagar, junior, Burnley , . . . 200 1633 Richard , Skerton . . . . . 368 Anne Nicholson, Poulton . . . , . 200 John Bradshaw (for his wife), Pilling . . . 500 Communications 179 The following names have no rents or fines attached : Cuthbert Halsall, . Nicholas Hesketh, Becconsall. Jane Gerard, Ashton. John Cross, . William White, Eccleshall. Thomas Wolfall, Huyton. John Bradshaw, Pilling. In addition to the compositions for the future there were a number of settlements of arrears, small sums, from £i upwards to ^10, being paid to clear the estates. In many cases these compounders had conformed to the religion established by law, and are here denoted by the letter C, when that is stated.

1630 C. Thomas Southworth of Westby, for his father William Southworth. C. Henry Grayson of Fulwood, for his father George Grayson. C. Henry Sudell of Preston. C. John Ashton of Whiston. C. Nicholas Townley, esq., of Burnley and Royle. Robert Blundell, esq., and Reginald Langtree, for Edward Singleton. Roger Lee of , for Thomas Hesketh of Clitheroe. Alice Sayer of Burnley, for Elizabeth Whitakers of Burnley. Christopher Maiden of Samlesbury, for Gilbert Sharpies. Matthew Latus of Goosnargh, for William Latus, deed. Margaret Burning of Bispham, for Ellen Burning, deed. Alexander Woodward of Shevington,for Alexander Woodward, his grandfather, deed. William Critchlow of Euxton, for William Critchlow, his grandfather, deed. C. James Banister of Park Hall. Henry Ward of Treales, for his mother Ellen Ward, deed. Mrs. Townend and (C.) Robert Parkinson, for Margaret Hawkes, dead 15 years ago. Richard Bunderdale of Barnacre, for John Bunderdale, dead long since. 1632 William Blackburn of Eccleston, for Mary Blackburn, dead long since. Thomas Bee of Barnacre, for Robert Bee. John Whatton of Scarisbrick, for his daughter. i8o Commun ications James Hartley of Brerecliffe, for John Wynnel, dead long since. ' Thomas Kirkham of Hardhorn, for Agnes Kirkham his mother. Edward Midgell of Goosnargh, for George Midgell his father. Thomas Nightingale of Wrightingon, for John Halliwell of . C. Miles Green of Shevington. Henry Stones of Euxton, for Agnes Gradell. C. Thomas Hoghton, esq., of Pendleton. Thomas Wilson of Combhills, for William Wilson his father. C. John Bank of Wrightington. C. John Radcliffe of Charnock. C. Jenet Shaw of Standish. Robert Prescot of Hest, for William Prescot his grandfather. Thomas Spencer of Croston, for William Rawson. John Martin of Clayton, for James Martin his father. James Pilkington of Whitley, for John Blackburn of Whitley. Henry Waring of Charnock, for Thomas Waring his father. C. Peter Rigby of Wrightington. Christopher and Richard Walmesley, for Richard Walmesley of Samlesbury. Hugh Aspinall of Aughton, for Thomas Aspinall his father. Richard Merror of Great Harwood, for Edward Merror his father. John Adamson of Goosnargh, for John Lawrenson. John Byard of Brindle, for Henry Walmsley of Brindle. C. Ewan Berry of Rishton. Nicholas Norris of Kidsnape, for Grace Morton. Robert Boyes of Whittingham, for Robert Boyes his grand­ father. George Abbot of Brindle, for Edward Abbot his father. John Charnock of Brindle, for John Charnock his father. C. Edward Croft of Claughton. C. Mary Ingham of Wiswall, for John Ingham her late husband. John Gaunt of Singleton. Mary Rogerley. John Butler. Edward Hankinson of Clifton, for his grandmother. The total amount received for arrears was nearly ^150. The annual rent due from the main body of Lancashire compounders was .£2550.