. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. d to Raiiulph Criie and Richard Pikton wardens [ppositis] of the Church of theBlessed Mary in Wich aforesaid, all that third part of a burgage and one wich-house of six leads withappurtenances in the said Wich called Lamburcots to have and to hold &c. Dated 10 Dec. 14 Edw. II. \\2,2o\—{Harl. MSS. 2074. f. 166. a.) * The reason of this was because Nantwich was merely a. parochial Chapel, which Sir Peter Leycester defines as? having all the rights and Ciremonies [baptisms, burials, &-c.] as the mo
. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. d to Raiiulph Criie and Richard Pikton wardens [ppositis] of the Church of theBlessed Mary in Wich aforesaid, all that third part of a burgage and one wich-house of six leads withappurtenances in the said Wich called Lamburcots to have and to hold &c. Dated 10 Dec. 14 Edw. II. \\2,2o\—{Harl. MSS. 2074. f. 166. a.) * The reason of this was because Nantwich was merely a. parochial Chapel, which Sir Peter Leycester defines as? having all the rights and Ciremonies [baptisms, burials, &-c.] as the mother church or parish church hath, except- the tithes:so that indeed they are as lesser parishes, created within the greater for the benefit of the neighbourhood.—(Preface toAntiquities of Bucklow Hundred. t The name of a Puritan Vicar, not given in the New Edition of Dr. Ormerods History, incidertally occurs inNantwich Parish Register— 1643-4. Feb. 4. Rachel dau. of Edward Boulde minister. [Baptised], 1645. June I. Mary dau. of Maister Bould vicker of Adlon. [Baptised]. ig^,-^^. «^0S THE CHURCH. 275 In the Cheshire Recognizance Rolls mention is made of Beatrix Huedoghter* leaving^to Roger Rondulph, chaplain [most likely of Nantwich] who was living in 1338, an acreof land in Wyghtreton [Wistaston] for the support of a chaplain to celebrate divine service inthe Chapel of St. Mary, Nantunch, for 12 j^ears at 5s. yearty. About thirty years after the date of the Endowment Deed, { about 1315) the Vicarof Acton (probably Thoijias de Prestecote) found it necessary to compromise the oblationsat Wich Malbank, according to the following extratft of an Inquisition taken at MinshuUbefore Thomas le Yong, Eschaetor, 28 Edw. Ill [1355]. Translatioji— Also they [the jurors] say that the Vicar of Acton for certain masses of the same Abbot [Richard de Rodierd ?] hath given the same Abbot thirty acres of land in Acton ; that is to say in exchange and for the four days oblations in Wi
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