. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. h had been so intimately connefted with Combermere formore than four hundred years, was now no longer a dependency of the Abbey; for onthe 27th July, 1539, John Massy,* the last abbot surrendered his Monastery to the anticipation of this change. Sir Thomas Fouleshurst, Knight, steward of Nantwich, inhis Injunctions dated May 7th, 1538, provided and ordained that the whole town shouldbe assessed and the inhabitants be required to pay towards the support and maintenanceof the Church. (C/.
. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. h had been so intimately connefted with Combermere formore than four hundred years, was now no longer a dependency of the Abbey; for onthe 27th July, 1539, John Massy,* the last abbot surrendered his Monastery to the anticipation of this change. Sir Thomas Fouleshurst, Knight, steward of Nantwich, inhis Injunctions dated May 7th, 1538, provided and ordained that the whole town shouldbe assessed and the inhabitants be required to pay towards the support and maintenanceof the Church. (C/. p. 30). * John Massy or Massie was first sub-prior of the Monastery of Combermere, and afterwards (in or before 1535)became the Abbot. He retired upon a pension of £^0 per annum, which was regularly paid to him until 1563. (WestHall papers, vol. iv.) He died in 1564-5, and was buried in Chester Cathedral,—(Special Commissions 16 Eliz. [1574],Record Office) in the north ile, in accordance with his Will, which was proved 4 Feb. 1564-5; and which is printed inVol. LI Cheth. Soc. Publ. pp. THE CHURCH. 281 Cf) an tries; anli Altars. The history of the chantries here is very scant; no early deeds, throwing light on thefoundations and dedications, having occurred. Concerning St. Georges Chapel, theonly record is a line in Harl. MSS. 2074. f. i65. a., which states that it was neere the[stone] pulpit as it now stands; and here, says Mr. Partridge, {Hist. Nant. p. 33) Margaret Leech, widow, by her last will bearing date 1545 appointed her body to beburied. The last chantry priest of St. Georges Chapel was Peter Blage, [or Blagg]who, after the suppression of Chantries, retired on a pension of -£4 which was paid tohim as late as 1562. (West Hall Papers, vol. iv.) No mention is made of this chantryby name in any of the surveys at the Reformation; though it may be included in theChantry Roll given below; but that an altar acftually existed in the North Transept isclear from the re
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