. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . Hugh Lupus Sword. Hugh Lupus Guard. It is recorded in Domesday Book that there was originally twelve hun-dreds, including Chester, in the county. These were reduced to seven at alater date. The city of Chester was made a distinct county, except the Castle,by Henry VII. in 1506. New hundreds, including Wirral, Eddisbury, Max-field (Macclesfield) were formed out of the others, Bucklow and one or two ofthe old hundreds remaining. Speed describes Cheshire as the seedplott o
. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . Hugh Lupus Sword. Hugh Lupus Guard. It is recorded in Domesday Book that there was originally twelve hun-dreds, including Chester, in the county. These were reduced to seven at alater date. The city of Chester was made a distinct county, except the Castle,by Henry VII. in 1506. New hundreds, including Wirral, Eddisbury, Max-field (Macclesfield) were formed out of the others, Bucklow and one or two ofthe old hundreds remaining. Speed describes Cheshire as the seedplott of gcntihtie, and Camden as a most surpassing nursery of ancient gentry above any other county in England,and Leycester regarded Bucklow Hundred as the prime border of thatnursery. It is generally supposed that Hugh Lupus, who had for his crest a wolfshead, which was also that of the XX. Legion, was the first Earl of Chester. CHESHIRE: ITS TRADITIONS AND HISTORY 29
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