Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.

Comberbach.

ROger Constable of Cheshire; and Baron of Halton, about the Reign of Richard the First, granted Deo & Beatae Mariae, & Fratribus servientibus beatis Pauperi∣bus Sancti Hospitalis de Jerusalem, totam medietatem de Comberbach; illam scilicèt quam Willielmus de Comberbach de me tenuit:—unà cùm salina in Northwich quae pertinet ad Astonam juxtà Budworth—in puram & perpetuam Elemosynam—Et si Ricardus Fitton, vel Haeredes sui praedictum feodum super me vel supèr Haeredes suos recuperaverit, Ego & Haeredes mei praedictam donationem praedictis Hospitalariis Warrantizabimus; & Willielmo Comberbach & Haeredibus suis: Tenendum de praedictis Hospitalariis in Feodo & Haereditate: Reddendo eis annuatìm sex denarios pro omnibus quae ad Domum & ad Fratres ejusdem Domus pertinent. Hiis Testibus, Henrico Priore de Norton, Ricardo Capellano, Ricardo Fratre Constabularii, Hugone de Boydell, Radulfo Filio Symonis, Thomâ Dispensatore, Hugone de Dutton, Adâ de Dutton, Radulfo Filio Rogeri, Alexandro Filio Radulfi, Liulfo Vice-Go∣mite, Bertramo Camerario, Johanne Burdon, Hugone de Eccleston, Ricardo Filio Henrici, Roberto de Pulle, Johanne Filio Aluredi, Gilberto de Lymme, Willielmo de Gamul, Alano de Waley, Willielmo Filio Matthaei, Ricardo Filio Johannis, Ricardo Filio Gilberti, Aytropo, Ricardo Starkey, Ricardo de Whitley, Willielmo de Tabley, Waltero de Toft, Johanne de Comberbach, Henrico Fratre suo, & toto Hundredo de Haltonshire. Lib. C. fol. 274. num. 1. Out of the Book of Legh of Swineyard's Deeds, num. 1. now in his possession.

John, Son of Henry de Comberbach, gave to Adam Son of William de Litley in Aston juxtà Budworth, all his Lands in Comberbach,—unà cùm reversione dotis Elenae Matris praedicti Johannis—& Piscariâ suâ in Lacu de Budworth, &c. Entailing these Lands, first on the said Adam, and the Heirs of his Body; and in default of such, then on Robert Brother of the said Adam: Dated at Comberbach, die Lunae, Sancti Petri ad Vin∣cula (which is the first day of August) Anno Domini 1335. 9 Edw. 3. Ibidèm, num. 28.

The Moyety of Comberbach is now, 1666. in possession of—

• 1. Richard Legh of Swineyard hath two Tenements. Their Tenants do at this day pay the Chief-Rent of Six-pence at Tatton-Vurt.
• 2. Mrs. Ashton of Cogshull, two small Cottages. Their Tenants do at this day pay the Chief-Rent of Six-pence at Tatton-Vurt.
• 3. Mr. Warburton of the Grange nigh Weverham, three little Tenements.
• 4. John Gleyve of High Legh, one little Tenement, which Thomas Gleyve of High Legh purchased from Thomas Sonkey of Little Sonkey in Lancashire, 37 Hen. 8. 1545. Lib. C. fol. 269. num. 2.
• 5. Robert Venables of Anterbus in Over-Whitley, one Cottage, about two Acres.
• 6. Sir George Warburton of Arley, five small Cottages, not two Acres in all.

The other Moiety of Comberbach was granted to the Priory of Norton.

After the Dissolution of Abbies by Henry the Eighth, the King sold all those Lands

which belonged to the Priory of Norton, unto John Grimsdich of London, Gentleman, 36 Hen. 8. 1544. then in possession of Robert Merbury, George Hulme, Randle Worral, Agnes Walker, Randle Low, Lawrence Persivall, Roger Grymshaw, and George Eaton; out of which, 7 s. 7 d. ob. Chief-Rent is reserved to the King. And these were sold by Grimsdich to Robert Eaton; and lastly, bought by George Low of Hartford, from John Eaton of Over-Whitley, about fourteen or sixteen Years ago.

Other two Tenements, then in possession of Homfrey Shakeshaft and Thomas High∣field, out of which the yearly Rent of 2 s. 1 d. was reserved to the King, were bought by Mr. Merbury of Merbury, and are lately sold to Edward Piggot of Cogshull, who is now Owner of the same, 1666.