Memorials of old Cheshire
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Memorials of the Counties of England
General Editor: Rev. P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.S.L., F.R.Hist.S.
Memorials of Old Cheshire
EDITED BY THE VEN. EDWARD BARBER, M.A., F.S.A.
Archdeacon of Chester and Canon Residentiary of Chester Cathedral
AND THE REV. P. H. DITCHFIELD, M.A., F.S.A.
Author of “ The Cathedral Churches of Great Britain ,” “ English Villages ,” “ The Parish Clerk ,” &c.
With many Illustrations
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh
TO THE
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORIC CHESHIRE
THE ABBEYS OF CHESHIRE
CHESHIRE CASTLES
THE TIMBER-FRAMED CHURCHES OF CHESHIRE
THE WALLS AND ROWS OF CHESTER
THE HALF-TIMBERED ARCHITECTURE OF CHESHIRE
AN OLD CONSISTORY COURT
HALTON COURT LEET
CHESHIRE WORTHIES
Soldiers
Bishops
Poets
Judges and Chancellors
Scientists
Historians
THE FOUR RANDLE HOLMES OF CHESTER
THE CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS
THE BANES
THE PLAYS
THE SIEGE OF CHESTER
From Slingsby’s Diary.
CHESHIRE AND ITS FAMILIES
SOME CHESHIRE CROSSES
ECHOES FROM FARNDON
SOME CHESHIRE CUSTOMS, PROVERBS, AND FOLK-LORE
SOULING
MARLING
RUSH-BEARING
PACE-EGGING
MAYING
LIFTING
HARVEST HOME
CORNAGE
PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
LEGENDS
BELLS
BIRDS
GAMES
MUSIC
CHURCHES
WELLS
ROBERT NIXON
TWO CHESHIRE SAINTS
INDEX
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