Crosby Records, a Chapter of Lancashire Recusancy Containing a Relation of Troubles and Persecutions Sustained by William Blundell, of Crosby Hall, Lancashire, Esq., 1560 1638, and an Account of an Ancient Burial Ground for Recusants, Called the Harkirke

Excerpt from Crosby Records, a Chapter of Lancashire Recusancy: Containing a Relation of Troubles and Persecutions Sustained by William Blundell, of Crosby Hall, Lancashire, Esq., 1560 1638, and an Account of an Ancient Burial Ground for Recusants, Called the Harkirke, and of Coins Discovered There

Crosby Hall searched by the Earl of Derby. - William Blundell, his father Richard and a Seminary Priest conveyed prisoners to New Park - Examined by the Earl of Derby. - Sent to Chester Castle. - Brought back to Knowsley. Examined by the Bishop of Chester. - Imprisoned at Lancaster Castle. - His father dies in gaol. - Released by the Earl Of Derby. - Apprehended by Nutter, parson of Sefton. - Examined anew. - Sent to London and taken before the Archbishop of Canterbury. - Adjudged to Gatehouse prison. Released on bonds - House searched by Sir Richard Molyneux and Parson Nutter. - Escapes by ?ight, but his wife with other recusant women carried prisoners to Chester Castle. - Proclaimed an outlaw. - A fugitive till the Queen's death. - Procures a free pardon from King James. - A doleful ditty, composed by him on Nutter's persecution. - A cry for relief. - Past and present - The names of those who begged his lands for recusancy. - Pro ceedings against his bondsman. - Attempted distraint. Villagers indicted for riot and rescue. - Curious petition of a Crosby recusant.

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