Parish priests and their people in the Middle Ages in England . n extensive deanery. Itschurch was of timber, as that of Marston, in Cheshire,is to this day. Thomas la Ware, second son of Roger Lord laWare, was rector in 1398, when by the death ofhis elder brother hesucceeded to theBarony of la Ware,which included themanor. Desiring tomake better pro-vision for the in-habitants of thetown, he obtained alicence from KingHenry V., in 1421,to convert theparish church into a collegiate church,with a warden and so many fellows as should seemgood to the body of feoffees who held the advowsonand to t
Parish priests and their people in the Middle Ages in England . n extensive deanery. Itschurch was of timber, as that of Marston, in Cheshire,is to this day. Thomas la Ware, second son of Roger Lord laWare, was rector in 1398, when by the death ofhis elder brother hesucceeded to theBarony of la Ware,which included themanor. Desiring tomake better pro-vision for the in-habitants of thetown, he obtained alicence from KingHenry V., in 1421,to convert theparish church into a collegiate church,with a warden and so many fellows as should seemgood to the body of feoffees who held the advowsonand to the founder. All the powers ecclesiasticaland civil having given their consent, the church-wardens and parishioners, including various influentialknights, esquires, and gentlemen, were called togetherby the tolling of the church bell, and then and thereexpressed their full consent by petition to the staff was composed of a warden, eight fellows,four clerks, and six choristers ; the bishop gave thema body of statutes which occupy a large space in his. Manchester Cathedral. 5i6 PARISH PRIESTS AND THEIR PEOPLE. extant register; and Lord la Ware built a collegefor their residence adjoining the church. The firstwarden, John Huntingdon, began the erection of anew and larger church. The college was confiscated by Edward VI. andturned into a vicarage, but re-established by QueenMary. Queen Elizabeth renewed the charter offoundation for a warden and four fellows, twochaplains, four laymen, and four children skilled inmusic. Charles I. again renewed it. In 1847, thediocese of Manchester was created, and the collegiatefoundation afforded a suitable cathedral church witha dean and four canons already endowed. As another example of the way in which a singlebenefactor sometimes made extra provision for thespiritual wants of a town, we take the case of the littletown of ROTHERHAM, in Yorkshire. It had a churchat the time of the Conquest. In subsequent times, twogreat families, the V
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