The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.

Memorable Persons.

WILLIAM SMITH was born in this County, wherein his Surname hath been of signal note for many ages. His Genius inclined him to the study of Heraldry, wherein he so profitted, that Anno——he was made Persuivant of Arms. By the name of Rougdragon, he wrote a description Geographical and Historicall of this County, left (it seems) in the hands of Raynulph Crew Knight, sometimes L. Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, and lately set forth by the favour of Mr. Raynulph Crew Grand-child to that worthy Knight, the time of his death is to me unknown.

WILLIAM WEB a native of this County, was bred a Master in Arts▪ and a•…•…ter∣wards betook himself to be a Clark of the Mayors Court in Chester. It appeareth also he was Under▪ sheriffe to Sir Richard Lee High-sheriffe of this County, in the thir∣teenth year of King James. He compiled a description of Cheshire and Chester, lately Printed by procurement of that no less Communicative then Judicious Antiquary Sir Simon Archer of Tamworth, in Warwickshire. I cannot attain the certain date of his death.

RANDAL CREW Esquire, second Son to Sir Clipsby, Grand-child to Judge Crew. He drew a Map of Cheshire, so exactly with his pen, that a judicious eye would mis∣take it for Printing, and the Gravers skill and industry could little improve it. This Map I have seen, and Reader, when my eye directs my hand, I may write with confi∣dence. This hopefull Gentleman went beyond the Seas, out of design to render him∣self by his Travells more useful for his Country, where he was Barbarously Assassinated by some French-men, and honourably buried with generall lamentation of the English at Paris 1656.

Lord Mayors.

Name	Father	Place	Company	Time
1 Hugh Witch	Richard Witch	Nantwich	Mercer	1461
2 Thomas Oldgrave	William Oldgrave	Knotysford	Skinner	1467
3 Edmond Shaw	John Shaw	Donkenfield	Goldsmith	1482
4 James Spencer	Robert Spencer	Congleton	Vintner	1527
5 Thomas Offley	William Offley	Chester	Merchant-Taylor	1556
6 Humfry Weld	John Weld	Eaton	Grocer	1608
7 Thomas Moulson				1634

I am certainly informed that this Thomas Moulson •…•…ounded a fair School in the Town where he was born, but am not instructed where this is, or what Salary is setled there∣on.

Reader, know this, that I must confess my self advantaged in the description of this County, by Daniel King a native of this County, whence it seems he travelled beyond the Seas, where he got the Mystery both of Survaying and Engraving. So that he hath both drawn and graven the portraicture of many ancient structures now decayed.

I hope in process of time this Daniel King will out-strip King Edgar, erecting more Abbeys in Br•…•…ss, then he did in Stone, though he be said to have built one for every day in the Year. But Cheshire is chiefly beholding to his Pains, seeing he hath not only set forth two Descriptions thereof, (named the Vale Royal of England,) with the praise to the dead Persons the Authors thereof duly acknowledged, but also hath en∣livened the same with severall Cuts of Heraldry and Topography, on whom we will be∣stow this Distick.

Kingus Cestrensi, Cestrensis Patria Kingo Lucem Alternatim, debet uterque suam.

Cheshire to King and King to Cheshire owes, His light, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doth 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ what each B•…•…stows.

What is amiss in my Poetry, shall be amended in my Prayers for a Blessing on his and all ingenious-mens undertakings.

Cheshire is one of the 12. pretermitted Counties, the Names of whose Gentry were not returned into the Tower, in the 12. year of K. Henry the sixth.

Sheriffs.

HEN. II.

Anno 30

Gilbert. Pipehard

Anno 35

Rich. de Pierpoint

RICH. I.

Anno 1

RECOR∣DA MANCA

JOHAN.

Anno 1

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Rich. de Burham Anni Incerti

HEN. III.

Anno 15

Rich. de Sonbach

Anno 23

Rich. de Wrenbury

Anno 52

Iordan. de Peulesdon

Anno 56

Hugh de Hatton.

EDW I.

Anno 4

Patrick de Heselwall

Anno 9

Will. de Spurstow

Anno 15

Rich. de Wilbraham

Anno 26

Will. de Prayers

Anno 33

Robert. de Bressey

EDW. II.

Anno 2

Philip. de Egerton

Anno 5

David. de Egerton

Anno 13

Will. de Mobberley

Anno 16

Rich. Filhurst

EEW. III.

Anno 1

Joh. de Wrenbury

Anno 10

Adam. de Parker

Anno 19

Rich. de Oulton

Anno 22

Jacob. Audley, Mil.

Anno 24

Tho. Daniers

Anno 33

Tho. le Young

Anno 41

Johan. Scolehall

Anno 44

Lauren. de Dutton, Mil.

Sheriffs.

Name	Place	Armes
RICH. II.
Anno
1 Hu. de Venables	Kinderton	Azure 2 Bars Argent.
8 Tho. del. Wood
9 Hu. E. of Stafford		Or, a Cheveron Gules.
10 Idem.	ut prius
11 Ioh. Massy, mil.		Quarterly counterchanged Gules & Or. in the first a Lion pass.
12 Rob. Gravenour	Eton	Azure a Garbe Or.
17 Rob. Leigh	High-liegh	Arg. five fusils Bend-wise Sable.
HEN. IV.
Anno
1 Ioh. Massy	Puddington	Ut prius, save th•…•…t in the first quart. 3 flour de lu•…•…es Ar.
2 Idem.
3 Hen. 〈◊〉〈◊〉		Arg. a Cheveron betwixt 3 Ra∣vens-heads erazed S.
10 Will. Bruerton, m.	Bruerton	Argent 2 Bars Sable.
HEN. V.
Anno
3 Tho. 〈◊〉〈◊〉	Adlington	Az. 2 Bars Arg. a Bend c•…•…mponce Or & Gules.
10 Hugh. Dutton	Dutton	Quarterly counter-changed Arg. & G. in the 2 & 3 Quarter a Fret Or.
HEN. VI.
Anno
5 Rich. Warberton	Arley	Arg. 2 Cheverons and a Canton G. a Mullet Or.
8 Ran. Bruerton, m.	ut prius
16 Ioh. Troutbeck		Az. 3 Troutes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Trian∣gle, Teste a la 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Arg.
17 Rob. Booth, † m.	Dunham
18 Rob. Booth, mil. prioris filius.	ut prius	† Arg. 3 Boars-heads eraz ed & erected Sable.
EDW. IV.
Anno
2 Will. Stanly	Howton	Arg. on a Bend Az 3 Stags-beads 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Or.
RICH. III.
Anno
〈◊〉〈◊〉 Idem.	ut prius
HEN. VII.
Anno
1 Idem.	ut prius
10 Ioh. Warberton	ut prius
21 Rasp. Birkenhead		S. 3 Garbes Or, within a border engrailed Argent.
HEN. VIII.
Anno
1 Idem.	ut prius
17 Will. Stanly, mil.	ut prius
18 Geo. Holford	Holford	Arg. a Grey-hound Passant S.
19 Tho. Venables	ut prius
20 Idem.	ut prius
21 Ioh. Done		Az. 2 Bars Arg. on a Bend G. 3 Arrows.
22 Idem.	ut prius
23 Edw. Fitton	Gowsworth	Arg. on a Bend Az 3 Garbs Or.
33 Ioh. Holford	ut prius
EDW. VI.
Anno
1 Idem.	ut prius
REG. MARI.
Anno
1 Will. Brereton, k.	ut prius
PHIL & MAR.
Anno
2, 1 Pet L•…•…igh, kni.	ut prius
3, 2 Hu Cholmley, es.		Gu. in Cheif 2 Helmets Arg. in Base a Garbe Or.
4, 3 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Wilbrahā, es.	Wodey	Az. 2 Bars Arg. on a Canto•…•… S. a Wolfs-head etased of the second.
5, 4 Tho. Venables, es.	ut prius
6, 5 Phi. Egerton, esq.	Ridley	Arg. a Lion Ramp. G. betwixt 3 Pheons Sable.
REG. ELIZA.
Anno
1 Wil. Cholmley, es.	ut prius
2 Ioh. Savage, esq.	Rocksavage.	Argent 6 Lions rampant Sable.
3 Ral. Egerton, es.	ut prius

4 Io 〈◊〉〈◊〉, es	ut prius
5 Rich. Brook, esq		Cbecque Or and Sable.
6 Will. Massey, esq.	ut prius
7 Ioh. Savage, esq.	ut prius
8 Hug. Cholmly, es.	ut prius	* Az. 2 B•…•…rs 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Erm▪ on a cheif O•…•…, a demi Lion Issuant S.
9 Lau. Smith * esq.	Hough
10 Ral. Done, esq.		Az. 2 Bars Arg. on a Bend G. 3 Arrows of the second.
11 Geo. Calveley, es.		Arg. a. Fess G. betwixt 3 Calves, Sable.
12 Ioh. Savage, esq.	ut prius
13 Will. Booth, kn.	〈◊〉〈◊〉	Arg. 3 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Erected S.
14 Tho. Stanley, esq.		Arg. on a Bend Az. three
15 Ioh. Savage, kni.	ut prius
16 Ioh. Savage, mil.	ut prius
17 Hen. Manwaring.		Argent 2 Bars Gules.
18 Row. Stanley, es	ut prius
19 Ioh. Warren, esq		Checkee Azu. & O•…•…, on a Can∣ton G. a Lion R•…•…mpant Arg.
20 Tho. Brook, esq.	ut prius
21 Ioh. Savage, kni.	ut prius
22 Ral. Egerton, es.	ut prius
23 Geo Calveley, kn.	ut prius
24 Wil. Brereton, kn.	ut prius
25 Pet. Warberton, e.	ut prius
26 Wil. Leversage, e.	Whelock	Arg. a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 betwixt 3 Plow-•…•…hares S.
27 Tho. Wilbraham	ut prius
28 Hug. Calveley, es.	ut prius
29 Ran. Davenport, e.	Damport	A•…•…g. a Cheveron betwixt 3 Cross Croslets Fitch. e S.
30 Tho. Leigh, esq.	ut prius
31 Hu Cholmley, kn.	ut prius
32 Wil. Brereton, kn.	ut prius
33 Ioh. Savage, kn.	ut prius
34 Tho. Brook, esq.	ut prius
35 Tho. Venables: es.	ut prius
36 Per. Warberton, e.	ut prius
37 Per. Leigh, esq.	ut prius
38 Ioh. Done, esq.	ut prius
39 Geo. Booth, kni.	ut prius
40 Edw. Warren, kn.	ut prius
41 Tho. Holcroft, kn.		Arg. a Cross and Border. engrai∣led S.
42 Tho. Smith, kn.	ut prius
43 Tho. Ashton, kn.	Ashton	Per Cheveron. S. and Arg.
44 Ric. Gravenor, k.	ut prius
JAC. REX.
Anno		* Az. a Fess Arg. Frettee G. be∣tw•…•…xt 3 Flower de Luces Or.
1 Geo. Le▪ cester, *	Toft
2 Wil. Davenport, k.	ut prius
3 Ra. Manwaring, k.	ut prius
4 Tho. Vernon, kn.	Hasting	Or on a Fret Azure 3 Garbes of the first.
5 Ioh. Savage, kn.	ut prius
6 Hen. Bunbury, kn.	Staney	Arg. on a Bend S. 3 Chest-rooks of the first.
7 Will. Brereton, es.	ut prius
8 Geff. Shakerly, es.		Arg. 3 Molehills vert.
9 Tho. Dutton, esq.	ut prius
10 Wil. Brereton, kn.	ut prius
11 Urian. Leigh, kn.	ut prius
12 Geo. Calveley; kn.	ut prius
13 Rich. Lea▪ kn.	Lea.	Arg. a Cheveron betwixt 3 Leo∣pards-heads S.
14 Rich. Wilbrahā, k.	ut prius
15 Ioh. Davenport	ut prius
16 Ralp. Calveley, es.	ut prius
17 Ran. Manwaring	ut prius
18 Ro. Cholmondely	ut prius
19 Tho. Marbury, es.	Marbury	Or on a Fess engrailed Azure 3 Garbes of the first.
20 Geor. Booth, bar.	ut prius
21 Tho. Smith, kn.	ut prius
22 Ric. Gravenor, b.	ut prius
CAR. REG.
Anno
1 Tho. Brereton▪ kn.	ut prius
2 Ioh. Done, kn.	ut prius
3 Ioh. Calveley, es.	ut prius
4 Edw. Stanley, bar.	ut prius
5 Tho. Leigh, esq.	ut prius
6 Pet. Dutron, esq.	ut prius
7 Tho. Stanley, esq.	ut prius
8 Ric. Brereton, es.	ut prius
9 Edw. Fitton, esq.	ut prius
10 Pet. Venables	ut prius
11 Tho. Ashton, bar.	ut prius
12 Will. Leigh, esq.	ut prius.
13 Tho. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bar.	Duddingtō	Arg. a Cheveron 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Or, betwixt 3 Gadds of stteel S.
14 Tho. Cholmley	ut prius
15 Phil. Manwaring	ut prius
16 Tho. Powell, bar.	Berkenhad	Sable 3 Roses Arg.
17 Ioh. Billot, esq.		Arg. on a Chief G. 3 Cinque foils of the Field.
18 Hug. Calvely, k.	ut prius
19 Tho. Leigh, esq.	ut prius
20 Ri. Gravenor, ba.	ut prius
21 Rob. Totton, esq.	Winthaw	Quarterly Arg. & G. 4 Crescents counter changed.
22 Hen. Brood, esq.

Reader, if thou discoverest any difference in the Method betwixt this and the other Catalogue of Sheriffs, impute it to this cause, that whilst I fetched the Rest from the Fountain in the Exchequer, I took these out of the Cestern, I mean the Printed Book of Vale-royal. I presume, that the Sheriff who is last named, continued in that Office all that Intervale of years, till his Successor here nominated entred thereon.

The Reader may with the more confidence relie on their Armes, imparted unto me by Mr. Daniel King, who to me really verifieth his own Anagram.

DANIEL KING, I KIND ANGEL.

And indeed he hath been a Tutelar one to me, gratifying me with whatsoever I had need to use, and he had ability to bestow.

Henry III.

56 HUGH de HATTON.]

King William the Conquerer bestowed Lands on one of his Name and Ancestors at Hatton in this County. From him is Lineally descended that Learned and Religious (witness his pious meditations on the Psalmes▪) Sir Christopher Hatton Knight of the Bath, created by King Charles the first, Baron Hatton of Kerby in Northampton-shire. The Original of this grant of the Conquerors is still in this Lords Possession, preserved in

our Civil Wars, with great care and difficulty by his vertuous Lady. On the same token that her Lord patiently digested the plundring of his Library and other Rarities, when hearing the welcome tidings from his Lady, that the said Record was safely secured.

Queen Mary.

3 Sir HUGH CHOLMLY or CHOLMONDELEIGH.]

This worthy person bought his Knight-hood in the field at Leigh in Scotland. He was five times High-sheriffe of this County, (and sometimes of Flintshire,) and for many years one of the two sole deputies Leiutenants thereof. For a good space he was Vice-President of the Marches of Walles under the Right Honorable Sir Henry Sidney Knight, conceive it during his abscence in Ireland. For Fifty years together he was esteemed a Father of his Country, and dying Anno 157.. was buried in the Church of Mallpasse, under a Tombe of Allabaster, with great lamentation of all sorts of people, had it not mitigated their Mourning, that he left a Son of his own name Heir to his Vertues and Estate.

2 JOHN SAVAGE, Ar.]

I behold him as the direct Ancestor unto Sir Thomas Savage Kt. and Baronet, Created by K. Charles the first, Baron Savage of Rock savage in this County. This Lord (a very prudent States-man) married Elizabeth eldest Daughter and Co-heir of Thomas Lord Darcy of Chich, Viscount Colchester, and Earl of Rivers, Honours entailed on his Poste∣rity, and now injoyed by the Right Honorable Thomas Savage Earl Rivers.