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398 About this time he received a letter from Lord Newburgh, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dated from the "Dutchy House, 27 Febr., 1636," in which he encloses one to his vice-chancellor, desiring him to put into the commission of the peace, before the next assizes, the following persons; namely. Dr. Mainwaring, chancellor of the diocese of Chester, on whose behalf the bishop had made application, and the bishop's own son [Mr. Orlando Bridgeman], concerning whom Lord Newburgh tells him that, besides the assurance he had received from the bishop himself, he finds him to be of "so good estimation with my lord archbishop and my Lord Keeper that I make no question he will be a fit instrument both for his Majesty's service and the county's."

On 23rd March, 1636-7, John Rigby, joiner, came from Wigan to Chester desiring to become the bishop*s tenant-at-will of the shop adjoining the Eagle inn, Wigan, for which he agreed to pay a yearly rent of 6s. 8d. and to keep it in repair.