Halifax books and authorsA series of articles on the books written by natives and residents, ancient and modern, of the parish of Halifax (stretching from Todmorden to Brighouse) . s written Sabelli. Before 1200 theywere a. Kuightlj family near Barnsley, after-wards at Tankersley, and intermarried withmany of the chief West Eiding families, in-cluding the Halifax Copleys, and were of greateminence in Halifax parish before one of themmarried the heiress of Sir John Ellland, whoAvas murdered on retvirning from BrighouseManor and Sheriffs Courts about 1330-50. Theyhave been somewhat prolific, and
Halifax books and authorsA series of articles on the books written by natives and residents, ancient and modern, of the parish of Halifax (stretching from Todmorden to Brighouse) . s written Sabelli. Before 1200 theywere a. Kuightlj family near Barnsley, after-wards at Tankersley, and intermarried withmany of the chief West Eiding families, in-cluding the Halifax Copleys, and were of greateminence in Halifax parish before one of themmarried the heiress of Sir John Ellland, whoAvas murdered on retvirning from BrighouseManor and Sheriffs Courts about 1330-50. Theyhave been somewhat prolific, and in mattersmatrimonial not always in accordance with ourideas of legality and chastity. George Savilein 1670 was Baron Savile, of Elland, and Vis-count Halifax, and Marquis of Halifax in 1682,but his son, William, died in 1700, without maleissue. The present noble houses, Savile,Mexborough, Scarborough, may be found in thepeerage books; and many true Savile descend-ants are found in West Yorkshire concern is with five Halifax authors ofthis name; of two of whom Yorkshire willalways be specially proud, whose portraits arehere appended. HALIFAX BOOKS AND SIR JOHN, Eldest eon of Heury Savile, Esquire, who mar-ried EUeu Eaiusdeu, was bora at Bradley iuStaiulaud iu 1545, became a great lawyer, audwas Steward of Wakefield Mauor, nud as suchwell kuowp by everybody iu Brighouse, Elland,Halifax, &c. He was Barou of the Exchequer in1598, Knight iu 1603, died in 1606, aud wasburied at St. Dunstans, Fleet Street, London,but his heart was brought to Metliley assisting Wm. Camden, the great anti-quary, he left legal and historical pieces inmanuscript, one of which was printed in Lou-don in 1675, in old French, a thin folio, editedby John Richardson, of the luner Temple. Itstitle is Les Reports de divers special cases enle Court de Common Bank, come Exchequeren le temps de Royne Elizabeth. I have onlyseen the price of one copy mentioned, namely,Lowndes, 6
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