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 the Duke of Lancaster, at the request of John de Winwick, clerk, ratifies the King's grant, and releases all right and claim to the advowson of the same church.

It appears from the Chancery Rolls of the Duchy of Lancaster of 1359 that whereas the King had granted to John de Winwick, parson of the church of Wigan, the wardship of the lands and the marriage of William, son of William, son of Richard de Molineux of Sefton, but the right to the wardship was in dispute between the King and Richard, son of William de Molineux of Sefton, an agreement was enrolled in that year between John de Winwick and the said Richard, son of William, to the effect that if the decision should be in favour of Richard de Molineux he should grant to John de Winwick, parson of the church of Wigan, the said wardship and marriage for 100 marks, the said Richard pledging himself by a bond of a rent charge of £100 upon his manors of Sefton, Thorneton, and Dounlytherland, not to alienate any of his possessions so that the whole inheritance of which he was then seized should freely descend to the said William, son of William, as his heir apparent. And it was agreed on the part of John de Winwick, as to the payment of the 100 marks, that £20 thereof should be paid when the deeds were completed and acknowledged before Sir Henry de Haydok, the Duke's Chancellor, and 10 marks in the following August, and also that £40 should be paid to John de Mascy, parson of the church of Sefton, and William de Stanley, to the use of Joane, daughter of the said Richard de Molineux, in aid of her marriage; dated at Walton, near Derby, 33 Edw. III.

This was followed by an enrolment of the bond of Richard de Molineux for John de Winwick, parson of Wigan, and his brother Master Richard de Winwick, parson of the church of Walton.

In the month of October, 1359, John de Winwick being then keeper of the King's privy seal, had the great seal committed to