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254 February, 1626-7, he came to bishop Bridgeman at the palace in Chester, and shewed him an acquittance of the parson of Wigan's bailiff, one Hatton, in 37th of Henry VIII., wherein the said Hatton acknowledged the receipt of 40s. due at Michaelmas for the tithe of corn, hay, and straw of Ince, from the said Mr. Gerard's great-grandfather; he also shewed him an inventory of his grandfather's wherein (among his debts) there was set down 40s. due and unpaid to the parson of Wigan for Ince tithe, and some other acquittances in parson Fleetwood's and parson Massie's time; whereupon bishop Bridgeman appears to have consented to accept the prescription of £4 yearly, which has ever since been paid for the Ince corn tithe.

With respect to the corn tithe of Upholland and Dalton, there is the following interesting memorandum in bishop Bridgeman's Wigan Leger of Sunday, 12th May, 1620: "This day Peter Marsh, Mayor of Wigan, brought to me at Wigan Hall, a copy of an acknowledgment which Edward, Earl of Derby, made to parson Stanly confessing under his hand and seal the tith corn of Holland and Dalton to be the parson's of Wigan in right Mr. Edward Stanly of Bickerstath, Esq., sent me word by diverse