. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. and in 1578 was sheriff of the A pedigree was recorded in 1567.^ He died in 1590 holding among other estates the manors of Penwortham, Farington, Howickand Long- ton, the grange of Penwortham with the demesnes, fishings and turbaries there, various messuages, lands, water-mill, windmill, rents, fisheries in Ribble and Asland, &c., in Penwortham, Middle forth, Howick, Longton, Hawe, Hutton and Leyland ; the manors and lands being held of the queen in chief by the fortieth part of a knight's fee, and the grange wit
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. and in 1578 was sheriff of the A pedigree was recorded in 1567.^ He died in 1590 holding among other estates the manors of Penwortham, Farington, Howickand Long- ton, the grange of Penwortham with the demesnes, fishings and turbaries there, various messuages, lands, water-mill, windmill, rents, fisheries in Ribble and Asland, &c., in Penwortham, Middle forth, Howick, Longton, Hawe, Hutton and Leyland ; the manors and lands being held of the queen in chief by the fortieth part of a knight's fee, and the grange with its ap- purtenances, including the advowsons of the rectory of North Meols and vicarage of twentieth part of a knight's fee.* in Staffordshire to his eldest son, Penwortham on his second son Richard Fleetwood, who in 1582 married Margery daughter of Thomas Leigh of Egginton in Derbyshire.'' Richard Fleetwood in 1599 purchased from the Crown the rectories of Penwortham and Leyland, of which he already held the patronage.^ Richard's eldest son Edward died before his father, having married a daughter of Sir William Norris of Speke. This gave the father great offence on religious grounds, and by his will he strictly ordered that the wardship of his Evesham Abbky. Azure a 'ui in cheve- ron padlocked tit one end and ringed at the other betzveen three mitres all argent, Leyland, by the Leaving his lands he in 1568 settled. Fleetwood. Per pale nehuly azure and or six martlets counterchanged. PENWORTHAM heirs, Edward's children, should 'by no ways or means' come into the hands of Sir William Norris ' or any other who is not conformable to the laws ecclesiastical now established.'^ In 1625 he made provision for his wife Margery, and died in April 1626, being succeeded by his grandson John, aged fifteen, son of Edward.' John Fleetwood at first took the king's side in the Civil War, sending men and arms, but he does not appear to have served personally.* His estates were sequestered
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