. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE. Langton. Argent three cheverons gules. was granted to Robert de Langton, a younger son ot the Robert just named, from whom descended the Langtons of LOWE in Hindley," the last of the line being Edward Langton, who died in 1733. The descent is stated in cross-suits by Peter Langton and Ellen widow of John Langton in 1444. The former said that Henry son of Adam de Manchester, chap- lain, holding (as trustee) the manor of Hindley, granted it to Robert de Langton and Margaret his wife and their heirs
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE. Langton. Argent three cheverons gules. was granted to Robert de Langton, a younger son ot the Robert just named, from whom descended the Langtons of LOWE in Hindley," the last of the line being Edward Langton, who died in 1733. The descent is stated in cross-suits by Peter Langton and Ellen widow of John Langton in 1444. The former said that Henry son of Adam de Manchester, chap- lain, holding (as trustee) the manor of Hindley, granted it to Robert de Langton and Margaret his wife and their heirs.'^ In virtue of this their son and heir Robert succeeded them, and was followed by his son John, who married Amice daughter of Roger de Brad- shagh of Westleigh. John lived to a great age, dying in July 1443 ; his son Gilbert died before him, leaving as heir his son, the above-named Peter ; John's second wife Ellen was the other party to the ; Peter Langton died at sea in May 1450, leaving a son and heir Gilbert, seven years of age.'* In 1528 there was a dispute between Robert Lang- ton of the Lowe and others as to the title to waste lauds and the right to dig coal. The plaintiff, son of Gilbert Langton, asserted that he was sole lord and owner of the manor of Hindley, and he had built some cottages on the waste, assigning to each a plot of ground ; this was on account of ' the increase and multiplying of the people in those parts,' and sufficient pasture had been left for the other free tenants. Gilbert Culcheth, however, held a manor described as ' half the manor,' and a dwelling called Hindley Hall ; and Hugh Hindley of AspuU, whose ancestors had from time immemorial been seised of nine messuages and 80 acres in this moiety of the manor, took the law into his own hand, disregarded the in- closure, and dug and got coal and turf as accustomed, and this ' with strong hand, by the aid of certain his masters, gentlemen.' It appeared that about 1475 permission to get c
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