Crosby Records; A Chapter of Lancashire Recusancy: Containing a Relation of Troubles and Persecutions Sustained by William Blundell of Crosby Hall, La

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...the Court, hee beeing in the house, and therefore could give noe direction in these busines. Imediatly after this Sr Raphe Ashton served Mr. Blundell and his wyfe and divers others to appeare in the Starre Chamber uppon a Ryott and Rescowe whereof 8 have put in theire answers and depositions to certaine Interogatories, and thereby cleared themselves, yet notwithstanding hee prosecuteth still against some others, and hath served an ould woma about the age of lxx years to appeare in the Starre Chamber att Michaellmas terme next. Uppon St. Lawrance day yearely in the morneing, when Mr Blundell was in bed, Mawdesley the under sherife, with Mr More and a companie of others to the number of 20 in all, came to litle Crosbie and disposed themselves, some to gather Catle together, others rideing in the lanes with drawne swoards in theire hands. The Sherife meeting an ould woman above 64 yeares of age with a Pitchfork in her hand to take upp a boate of flaxe out of the reeting place as shee tould him, he comandcd her to lay it downe, which shee did, then the sherife tooke it upp and gave it to one of his companie, who carried it away. Then Mr More coming to the sherife hee said, see you Mr More what a weapon this woman Carrieth, and hee knoweing her bade her goe home, then shee went on her waye upp the Lane, and the Sherife ridde after her, and overtakeing her brooke her head with the puffiell of his swoard that the bloud ranne downe her face, whereuppon shee gave him fowle words. Then the sherife ridde to a yong man that stoode in the Lane with a Crabthorne Cudgell in his hand, intending to goe aboute his businesse. The Sherife gave him fowle words and tooke his Cudgell from him, and stroakc him on the backe with his naked swoarde flatt way, and then turned againe t...