Cheshire Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen and Freeholders: Bucklow hundred
(1578) This muster roll, dated 7 October 20 Elizabeth 1578, is entitled 'A booke conteyni'ge the numbre and names of all the knights, esquiers, and gent'm wth freehoulders wthin the countie of Chester, togethers wth their horses, armor and other furnyture of proporc'on beinge also devyded into seurall hundreds accordinge to their peculiar habitac'ons'. Full names are given, with the details of the horsemen, archers, arms and armour each was required to furnish. There are returns from all seven hundreds of the county - Broxton (Broxon), Bucklow (Buckley), Eddisbury (Edisburie), Macclesfield (Mackesfeilde), Nantwich (Namplewiche), Northwich (Northwicke) and Wirral. Bucklow hundred included Altrincham, Knutsford and Runcorn.BASNET. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lawyers and officers of Lincoln's Inn
(1422-1586) Lincoln's Inn is one of the ancient inns of court in London exclusively invested with the right to call lawyers to the English bar. The Black Books of Lincoln's Inn are the main administrative records of the society, containing the names of those filling the different offices year by year; the annual accounts of the Pensioner and the Treasurer; regulations; punishments and fines for misdemeanours. This edition, printed for the Inn in 1897, covers the first five surviving volumes.BASNET. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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PCC Probate Abstracts
(1630-1634) The Prerogative Court of Canterbury's main jurisdiction was central and southern England and Wales, as well as over sailors &c dying abroad: these brief abstracts usually give address, date of probate and name of executor or administrator
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Parish Registers of Morden in Surrey: Marriages: Brides
(1640) The parish of Morden lay in Wallington hundred of Surrey, and in Surrey archdeaconry of the diocese of Winchester. F. Clayton prepared this transcript of the four earliest surviving registers, which was privately printed for the Parish Register Society as their 37th volume in 1901.BASNET. Cost: £2.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1639-1644) Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)BASNET. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Letters and papers of James first duke of Ormond, Lord Deputy of Ireland
(1632-1660) This correspondence deals with a large variety of personal and public affairs in Ireland and England. There is also a handful of material dating back as early as 1572.BASNET. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1661-1667) Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)BASNET. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1675-1676) The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records. Includes lists of passes to travel abroad.
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1667-1680) Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)BASNET. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Treasury and Customs Records
(1685-1688) Government accounts, with details of income and expenditure in Britain, America and the colonies
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