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Medieval Cheshire & Lancashire Transcripts.- [Transcripts of medieval deeds relating to Prestbury, Macclesfield, the Legh family on the relinquishing of rights to property (or 'quitclaims') relating to the town of Adlington in Lancashire and areas in Chester], manuscript in Latin and English, 68pp., a few ink sketches of seals, reverse entries, browned, 3 manuscript transcripts loosely inserted, original vellum, soiled, corners and edges chipped with small loss, ink ownership inscriptions of "Jo: Bagford 1747" and "P. Browne 1829" on upper covers, [c. 1700] § Browne (David, Deputy Steward of the Macclesfield Hundred and Forest, solicitor) & Peter Browne (solicitor, of Macclesfield, Cheshire) [Transcripts of medieval and later deeds relating to charters for Macclesfield, Lyme Park, copy of a petition to William III concerning courts in Macclesfield etc.], manuscript in Latin and English signed "David Browne 1799" and "Peter Browne 1829", 141pp. excluding blanks, pen and ink sketches of seals, ruled in red, slightly browned, original half straight-grained morocco, edges a little rubbed, gilt spine, 1799-1829, sm. 4to (2). ⁂ First mentioned compiled from original documents mainly from the reigns of Henry III (1216-72) and Edward I (1272-1307). In one document, Thomas de Corona grants rights to the manor in Adlington to Robert de Legh, witnessed by Thomas de Ferrerrs, a justice of Chester [and another unidentified person], and other lands in Adlington to John de Legh. In another Hugh de Corona (Lord of Adlington) grants lands owned in the town of Adlington to Richard de Worth, witnessed by Geoffrey de Chedle, William de Baggiley, John de Mottram. Other documents refer to land granted by Richard de Mottram to Thomas [?], abbot of Chester, seeming to relate to the abbey and convent at Chester. Contains some information about episcopal grants/deeds in Prestbury in the Coventry & Lichfield part of the series called English Episcopal Acta from copies lacking names of witnesses and thus clearly inferior to the above copies. First mentioned ink ownership inscription of "Jo: Bagford 1747", probably the son of John Bagford (1650/51-1716), bookseller and antiquary. Second mentioned, according to C.S. Davies, History of Macclesfield, the borough documents (including portmote records) were moved to the Public Record Office in the nineteenth century after the relevant courts had ceased to be held in Macclesfield. The Birkenhead Public Library also holds some Macclesfield documents. The town books, however, which were available for transcription by Peter Browne, a Macclesfield solicitor, in 1830, were reported to J.R. Earwaker as lost when he wrote his history of Macclesfield in 1877-80.