. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. per House, stood on theroad-side at the western entrance to Nantwich, a refuge for poor emaciated creaturessuffering from cutaneous diseases so common in past ages, when the poor lived in squalorand fihh, were badly clothed and worse fed; while St. Nicholas Hospital or Bede House,for the reception of indigent persons and poor wayfarers, stood at the opposite end of thetown. It is worthy of remark that history has here repeated itself in modern times : forSir Roger Wilbraham, in 1613, and Sir Edm
. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. per House, stood on theroad-side at the western entrance to Nantwich, a refuge for poor emaciated creaturessuffering from cutaneous diseases so common in past ages, when the poor lived in squalorand fihh, were badly clothed and worse fed; while St. Nicholas Hospital or Bede House,for the reception of indigent persons and poor wayfarers, stood at the opposite end of thetown. It is worthy of remark that history has here repeated itself in modern times : forSir Roger Wilbraham, in 1613, and Sir Edmund Wright, in 1638, each founded Alms-houses, on or near the respedtive sites of those ancient Religious Houses. * These small tythes were eventually conveyed by an Indenture dated ist May, 1639, to the Minister of and his successors, by Margaret Woodnoth and Elizabeth Davenport, the daughters and co-heiresses of RichardWright, the son of Richard Wright, who was probably the last incumbent of the Hospital. (See Wright Pedigree.) SECOND DIVISION OF THE BARONY. Cl)e autilep LEANOR MALBANK, second daughter and co-heiress ofWilliam the third Norman Baron of Wich-Malbank, diedunmarried, having in her life-time granted her share of theBarony to Henry de Aldithley or Audley, for the sumof 100 marks of silver and the gift of a palfrey, subje6t tothe annual payment of 40 shillings. The charter grantingthese lands is among the Erdswick Collecftions in the 506; of which the following is a translation:— To all present and to come, know, that I, Eleanor Malbank of my own lawful right have given,and by this my present charter have confirmed to Henry de Aldithley and his heirs, for his homage andservice all that land which I have had within the borders of Cheshire, with all their appurtenances andliberties and all fee service &c. * * ^ to have and to hold of me and my heirs, them and theirheirs, freely and quietly for ever &c. rendering for the same to me a
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