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Title: Speech-less, Feb. 15 1695/6
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1696 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Speechless, asking God mercifully
to forgive his sins, and Christ to plead for him. Repeated
later in the MS.
Lease of land in Pybus Field, Over Bentham
24 Jan 1665
1. John Johnson of Whittington, Lancashire, Jennet Walker of Bottom, widow, and William Walker, her son 2. Stephen Husband of Bentham
Pure encouragements from the spirit of the Lord, as a joyfull salutation with full assurance of victory unto the noble army of the Lamb, against whom the gates of hell and death shall never prevail
Bayly, William (1675)
[1664]
Author's initials given on p.8.
A message proclaimed. By divine authority, from the chosen assembly of the redeemed people in England, to the Pope (chief bishop) of Rome, and to his cardinals, Jesuits, and priests... that they may appear, and come forth to triall, and shew if they have the same faith, power, spirit, and authoritie, and government, as had the apostles and true churches, before the apostacie. And this is a full invitation and challenge to the whole Church of Rome
Burrough, Edward (1633-1663)
[1658]
Dated at end: 1658.
Floral border (fol. 157r)
[ca. 1470-1480]
1/4 bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue acanthus vine that extends into the border in hairline tendrils that carry poppyheads, curved leaves, and gold balls with green lobes. 5-line rose/blue in...
Bond to observe rules in pasturing on Mintsfeet
25 Sep 1716
1. 21 persons, mainly of Kirkby Kendal 2. Thomas Lickbarrow of Kirkby Kendal and William Foster of Kirkland, masters of the field called Mintsfeet
Great Court Baron of Wakefield
20 Apr 1716
Eleanor Shaw of Ardsley co.York widow, through Thomas Horncastle gent. deputy steward of the court, surrendered to the lords and quitclaimed to William Greenwood of [blank] gent. all her right in a m...