Elizabeth Tyldesley 1585—1654

One consequence of the persecution experienced by Catholic families such as the Tyldesleys was a move to set up English convents in exile. Elizabeth Tyldesley joined the convent of Poor Clares at Gravelines—founded by Mary Ward in 1609—and later became its third Abbess. A short obituary appears in the registers of the convent(FN1):

3 November 1610

Item the same Day and Year made also her holy Profession Sister Elizabeth Tildesly: now Call'd Sisr Clare Mary Ann: being aged of 24 years.†

In the year of our Lord 1654 the 17th of Febryin our afflicted Convent of the English poor Clares of Graveline is happily deceased this Life, Strengthened wth the Rights of our Holy Mothr the Church, Our Venerable and most Dr Mothr Abbess, Sisr Clare Marie Ann alias Tildesly the 68th year of her Age and 44 of her holy Profession, being one of the first that received the holly Habit in this Convent, which she has governed in quality of Abbess the Space of 39 years very Laudably and peaceably, haveing ever given a very rare Example of all sorts of Vertues and Sanctity, namely of an admirable prudence, Humility, Charity and tender Compassion towards all: she was endued with a Singular Fortitude & Constancy of Mind, with a perseverant Confidence in the Divine Providence amidst many Afflictions and heavy Crosses, which she sustained during the term of so long a Government, being Mother of all Cloisters of our holy Order, as well Irish as English, haveing received more than a Hundred to the holy Profession. She was endued wth great Piety & Devotion, with Guifts of Tears, and Suffred many long & painfull Sicknesses & Infirmaty with Singular Patience and Conformity,to ye Divine Will particularly her last, which was very Violent, and wherein she rendered her Soul most sweetly into the hands of her Creatour amongst the Prayers & tears of all her afflicted Children. Left Orphelines by the deprivation of so worthy a Mother, whose happy Soul we commend most instantly unto your holy Prayers and Charitable Suffrages. Requiescat in Pace. 

† Daughter of Thomas Tyldesley, of Morleys Hall and Myerscough Lodge, co. Lancaster, Esq., by Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Anderton, of Lostock Hall, co. Lancaster, Esq. She was baptized at Church Town, Garstang, Nov. 30, 1585. Her nephew, Sir Thomas Tyldesley, was the famous royalist general who was slain at the battle of Wigan-lane in 1651. (This footnote presumed to be by Gillow)

The above portrait is an engraving by Emery Walker for the Catholic Record Society from an original painting.

More information regarding Elizabeth Tyldesley is available from the Who were the Nuns? website which records the research being undertaken by Dr Caroline Bowden and others at Queen Mary, University of London into the English Convents in exile. 

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1. The Registers of the English Poor Clare Nuns at Gravelines, Catholic Record Society Volume 14

Fornham St Genevieve

The Church of St Genevieve in Fornham Park was badly damaged by fire on Wednesday 17 May 1775 (FN1). All that now remains is the West Tower. The curious cause of the fire was reported in the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser on 23 May 1775:

Extract of a letter from Bury, May 19.
Wednesday morning, about five o'clock, a fire broke out at a new erected farm house situated on Culford Heath (the property of the Right Hon, the Earl Cornwallis,) which in a short time consumed the same; the flames were so rapid that two cottages, (also newly erected) were consumed; by which the poor cottagers lost their all, and two children were with much difficulty saved. Also this morning the church of Fornham St. Jenoveve, was burnt down, except the bare wall. The former was occasioned by the chimney catching fire and communicating to the thatch. The latter, by means of a gun being fired at some jack daws which had lodged on the steeple; the wad lodging in the thatch, the church was very soon on fire, and as soon consumed; one of the bells broke in falling; the large engine was sent from this place, and kept constantly playing on the house of Charles Kent, Esq; a very elegant seat, near the church, which escaped the rapidity of the flames.

Until its destruction the church contained at least one memorial inscription relating to the Tyldesley family, recorded by Estcourt (FN2):

Here lyeth the body of Mrs. Eliz. Tyldesley, who died 31 Jan., 1727, ætatis suæ 27 ; also Mrs. Mary Tyldesley, 25 Mar., 1728, ætatis suæ, 25. Requiescant in pace.

Elizabeth and Mary Tyldesley were two of the daughters of John Tyldesley who was born in 1655 and died in 1723. John Tyldesley was originally of Stanzacre in Lancashire and it is not known what caused him to move to Suffolk. He married Catherine Stafford and appears to have had at least five children: Frances, John, Elizabeth, Mary and William.

Like all Tyldesleys at that time, John Tyldesley was a recusant Catholic. As a consequence his property is itemised in the Registry of the Papists Estates within the Division of St Edmunds produced on 29 April 1719. The tenants of his property in Fornham St Genevieve are named as John Flowerdew, Nathaniel Marchall, Thomas Osborn, William Langham, John Bloise, Joseph Johnson, Robert Batrum, John Cooke, William Leppingwell and Ellis How.

Estcourt records that John Tyldesley died on 18 February 1723 at the age of 68 at the Lodge in Lancashire. John Tyldesley's son—also John Tyldesley—married Jane and had at least two children, Frances and Bridget. Bridget Tyldesley was to marry Francis Hanne and have a daughter, Bridget Hanne. Details of the Hanne family are available from Eddie Hann's Hann Family History site.

Lunn (FN3) ignores the Suffolk branch of the family but mentions as an "unidentified Tyldesley" one Anthony Tyldesley, a Franciscan who died on 24 July 1718 at the age of 32 and is "buried in the parish church of St Edmundsbury, in Suffolk".  Anthony Tyldesley was from Lancashire and it is not clear how he is related to the Suffolk Tyldesleys. Typically, Lunn offers no source for the details he gives, but it seems likely that he was relying solely on the Necrology of the English Order of Friars Minor of the Order of St Francis 1618-1761 (FN4):

Antonius Tyldesley—Anno Dmni 1718 die 24ta Julii In Anglia dum animarum Saluti incumberet oibus S : Matris Ecclesiæ Sacramentis munitus pientissime Obiit P : F : Antonius Tyldesley Lancastriensis ætatis suæ 32 : Relig : 15 : Sacerd : 8 : missionis 5 : Sepultus est in Ecclesia Parochiali Sti Edmundi Bury In Suffolcia. R.I.P. 

Further information on the Church of St Genevieve and many other churches in Suffolk is available from Simon Knott's excellent Suffolk Churches site.

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1. Some sources, including English Heritage, suggest the date of the fire to be 24 June 1782 but this appears to be erroneous. Contemporary sources confirm the correct date:

• London Evening Post 20 May 1775 to 23 May 1775
• Middlesex Journal and Evening Advertiser 20 May 1775 to 23 May 1775
• London Chronicle 20 May 1775 to 23 May 1775
• Daily Advertiser 23 May 1775
• Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser 24 May 1775 
• The Craftsman or Say's Weekly Journal 27 May 1775

2. The English Catholic Non-Jurors of 1715, Edgar Estcourt, 1885
3. History of the Tyldesleys of Lancashire, John Lunn, 1966
4. The English Franciscan Nuns 1619-1821 and The Friars Minor of the same Province 1618-761, Catholic Record Society Volume 24, 1922

Chetham Society—Second Series

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First Series, Volumes 1 to 114
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1. (Also 2) The Vicars of Rochdale. By F. R. Raines. Edited by Sir Henry H. Howorth. 2 parts.
2. (See 1). The Vicars of Rochdale. By F. R. Raines. Edited by Sir Henry H. Howorth. 2 parts.
3. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories at Chester, with an Appendix of Abstracts of Wills now Lost or Destroyed. Transcribed G. J. Piccope. Edited by J. P. Earwaker. 
4. The Catechisme, or a Christian Doctrine necessary for Children and Ignorant people, of Lawrence Vaux, 1574, sometime Warden of the Collegiate Church, Manchester. Edited by T. G. Law.
5. (Also 6) The Rectors of Manchester, and the Wardens of the Collegiate Church of that Town. By F. R. Raines. Edited by J. E. Bailey. 2 parts.
6. (see 5) The Rectors of Manchester, and the Wardens of the Collegiate Church of that Town. By F. R. Raines. Edited by J. E. Bailey. 2 parts.
7. The Old Church and School Libraries of Lancashire. With Bibliographical and other Illustrations. By R. C. Christie. 
8. The History of the Parish of Poulton-le-Fylde. By Henry Fishwick. 
9. (Also 10, 14) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Edited by J. C. Atkinson. 3 parts. 
10. (See 9) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Edited by J. C. Atkinson. 3 parts. 
11. The History of the Parish of Bispham. By Henry Fishwick. 
12. The Crosby Records. Edited by T. E. Gibson and Bishop Goss. 
13. A Bibliography of the Works Written and Edited by Dr. Worthington. By R. C. Christie.
14. (See 9) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Edited by J. C. Atkinson. 3 parts. 
15. (Also 16, 17, 18) The History of the Church and Manor of Wigan. By Canon Bridgeman. 4 parts.
16. (See 15) The History of the Church and Manor of Wigan. By Canon Bridgeman. 4 parts.
17. (See 15) The History of the Church and Manor of Wigan. By Canon Bridgeman. 4 parts.
18. (See 15) The History of the Church and Manor of Wigan. By Canon Bridgeman. 4 parts.
19. Correspondence of Edward, Third Earl of Derby, during the years 24 to 31 Henry VIII. Edited by T. Northcote Toller. 
20. (Also 22, 24) The Minutes of the Manchester Presbyterian Classis, 1646-1660. Edited by Wm. A. Shaw. 3 parts. 
21. (Also 23) Lives of the Fellows of the College of Manchester. By the late F. R. Raines.Edited by Frank Renaud. 2 parts. 
22. (See 20) The Minutes of the Manchester Presbyterian Classis, 1646-1660. Edited by Wm. A. Shaw. 3 parts. 
23. (See 21) Lives of the Fellows of the College of Manchester. By the late F. R. Raines.Edited by Frank Renaud. 2 parts. 
24. (See 20) The Minutes of the Manchester Presbyterian Classis, 1646-1660. Edited by Wm. A. Shaw. 3 parts. 
25. The History of the Parish of St. Michaels-on-Wyre. By Henry Fishwick. 
26. (Also 31, 58, 59) Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster. Edited by W. O. Roper. 4 vols.
27. Notes on the Churches of Lancashire. By the late Sir Stephen Glynne. Edited by J. C. Atkinson.
28. Lancashire and Cheshire Wilis and Inventories at Chester, 1572 to 1696; with an Appendix of Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories proved at York or Richmond, 1542 to 1649. Edited by J. P. Earwaker. 
29. (Also 30, 34, 35, 70) The Poems of John Byrom. Edited by A. W. Ward. 5 parts. 
30. (See 29) The Poems of John Byrom. Edited by A. W. Ward. 5 parts. 
31. (See 26) Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster. Edited by W. O. Roper. 4 vols.
32. Notes on the Churches of Cheshire. By the late Sir Stephen Glynne. Edited by J. C. Atkinson.
33. The Note Book of the Rev. Thomas Jolly, with Extracts from the Church Book of Altham and Wymondhouses. Edited by Henry Fishwick. 
34. (See 29) The Poems of John Byrom. Edited by A. W. Ward. 5 parts. 
35. (See 29) The Poems of John Byrom. Edited by A. W. Ward. 5 parts. 
36. (Also 41) The Minutes of the Bury Presbyterian Classis, 1647-1657. Edited by Wm. A. Shaw. 2 parts.
37. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories. Edited by J. Paul Rylands. 
38. (Also 39, 40, 43, 56, 57, 64). The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
39. (See 38) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
40. (See 38) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
41. (See 36) The Minutes of the Bury Presbyterian Classis, 1647-1657. Edited by Wm. A. Shaw. 2 parts.
42. (Also 45, 51) A History of the Ancient Chapel of Stretford, in Manchester Parish. By H. T. Crofton. 3 vols. 
43. (See 38) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
44. Act Book of the Ecclesiastical Court of Whalley. Edited by Alice M. Cooke. 
45. (See 42) A History of the Ancient Chapel of Stretford, in Manchester Parish. By H. T. Crofton. 3 vols. 
46. (Also 48) The Portmote or Court Leet Records of Salford, 1597-1669. Edited by J. G. de T. Mandley. 2 vols. 
47. Chetham Miscellanies. New Series, Vol. I. Containing: 
    Inventories of Goods in the Churches and Chapels of Lancashire, 1552. Part III—Amounderness and Lonsdale Hundreds. Edited by Henry Fishwick. 
    An Exhortation for Contributions to Maintain Preachers in Lancashire {Circa 1641) by George Walker, B.D. Edited by Charles W. Sutton. 
    The Wonderful Child. Tracts Issued in 1679 Relating to Charles Bennett, of Manchester. Edited by William E. A. Axon. Mosley Family. 
    Memoranda of Oswald and Nicholas Mosley of Ancoats, with a Genealogical Introduction. Edited by Ernest Axon. 
48. (See 46) The Portmote or Court Leet Records of Salford, 1597-1669. Edited by J. G. de T. Mandley. 2 vols. 
49. (Also 50) The Life of Humphrey Chetham. By F. R. Raines and Charles W. Sutton. 2 vols. Edited by G. A. Stocks.
50. (See 49) The Life of Humphrey Chetham. By F. R. Raines and Charles W. Sutton. 2 vols. Edited by G. A. Stocks.
51. (See 42) A History of the Ancient Chapel of Stretford, in Manchester Parish. By H. T. Crofton. 3 vols. 
52. (Also 53, 54, 55). A History of Newton Chapelry in the Parish of Manchester. By H. T. Crofton. 4 vols.
53. (See 53) A History of Newton Chapelry in the Parish of Manchester. By H. T. Crofton. 4 vols.
54. (See 53) A History of Newton Chapelry in the Parish of Manchester. By H. T. Crofton. 4 vols.
55. (See 53) A History of Newton Chapelry in the Parish of Manchester. By H. T. Crofton. 4 vols. .
56. (see 56) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
57. (See 38) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
58. (See 26) Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster. Edited by W. O. Roper. 4 vols.
59. (See 26) Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster. Edited by W. O. Roper. 4 vols.
60. The History of the Parish of Lytham. By Henry Fishwick.
61. (Also 62) Materials for the History of Lancaster. By W. O. Roper. 2 parts. 
62. (See 61) Materials for the History of Lancaster. By W. O. Roper. 2 parts. 
63. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. II. Containing : 
    Broughton Topography and Manor Court. By H. T. Crofton. 
    The Apostolical Life of Ambrose Barlow. Edited by W. E. Rhodes. 
    A Manchester Assessment of 1648. With Introduction by Ernest Broxap. 
64. (See 38) The Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey. Transcribed and Edited by William Farrer. 7 parts. 
65. Tracts relating to the Civil War in Cheshire, 1641-1659, including Sir George Booth's rising in that County. Edited by J. C. Atkinson. 
66. (Also 67, 68) The Records of Blackburn Grammar School. 3 parts.
67. (See 66) The Records of Blackburn Grammar School. 3 parts.
68. (See 66) The Records of Blackburn Grammar School. 3 parts.
69. The Township Booke of Halliwell. Transcribed and edited by Archibald Sparke. 
70. (See 29) The Poems of John Byrom. Edited by A. W. Ward. 5 parts. 
71. The Survey of the Manor of Rochdale, 1626. Edited by Henry Fishwick. 
72. A History of Leagram : The Park and the Manor. By John Weld. 
73. Chetham Miscellanies. New Series, Vol. III. Containing :
    (Also 76, 78) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Vol. II. Edited by John Brownbill. 3 parts.
    Documents relating to the Plague in Manchester in 1605. Edited by W. E. A. Axon. 
    A Survey of the Manor of Penwortham, 1570. Edited by C. W. Sutton. 
    List of Clergymen, etc., in the Diocese of Chester, 1691. Edited by John Brownbill. 
74. (Also 76,78) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Vol. II. Edited by John Brownbill. 3 parts.
75. The Domesday Survey of Cheshire. Edited, with Introduction, Translation, and Notes, by James Tait.
76. (See 74) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Vol. II. Edited by John Brownbill. 3 parts.
77. Lancashire Quarter Sessions Records. Vol. I., 1590-1606. Edited by James Tait. 
78. (See 74) The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey. Vol. II. Edited by John Brownbill. 3 parts.
79. (Also 82) The Chartulary or Register of St. Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. Edited by James Tait. 2 parts.
80. Chetham Miscellanies. New Series, Vol. IV. Containing :
    Dunkenhalgh Deeds, c. 1200-1600. Edited by G. A. Stocks and James Tait. 
    Extracts from the Manchester Churchwardens' Accounts, 1664-1710. Edited by E. Broxap.
    The New Court Book of the Manor of Bramhall (1632-1657). Edited by H. W. Clemesha
    Latin Verses and Speeches by Scholars of the Manchester Grammar School, 1640 and 1750-1800. Edited by A. A. Mumford. 
    Records of some Salford Portmoots in the Sixteenth Century. Edited by James Tait. 
81. The Place-names of Lancashire. Edited by E. Ekwall. 
82. The Chartulary or Register of St. Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. Edited by James Tait. 2 parts.
83. Taxation in Salford Hundred, 1524-1802. Edited by James Tait. 
84. Chester County Court Rolls, 1259-1297. Edited by R. Stewart-Brown. 
85. A History of Clayton-le-Moors. By R. Trappes-Lomax. 
86. The Economic History of Rossendale. By G. H. Tupling. V
87. Lancaster Palatine Plea Rolls. Roll I. Edited by John Parker. 
88. Mediaeval Cheshire. By H. J. Hewitt.
89. Diary and Letter Book of Rev. T. Brockbank. Edited by R. Trappes-Lomax. 
90. Chetham Miscellanies. New Series, Vol. V. Containing :
    The History of the Township of Arkholme. Compiled by W. H. Chippindall.
    Some Ewood Deeds. By Thomas Woodcock.
    The Hundred of Leyland. By Thomas Cruddas Porteus.
    The Narrative of the Indictment of the Traitors of Whalley and Cartmell, 1536-1537. By John Eyre Winstanley Wallis. 
91. Lancashire Deeds. Vol. I. Shuttleworth Deeds, Part I. Edited by John Parker. 
92. Queen Mary's Grammar School, Clitheroe. Part I. The 16th and 17th Centuries. By C. W. Stokes.
93. 
    

Chetham Society—First Series

There are three series of publications by the Chetham Society:

First Series, Volumes 1 to 114
Second Series, Volumes 1 to 110
Third Series

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1. Travels in Holland, the United Provinces, England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1634-1635. By Sir William Brereton, Bart. Edited by Edward Hawkins. (PDF 7.6MB)
2. Tracts relating to Military Proceedings in Lancashire during the Great Civil War. Edited by George Ormerod. (PDF 14.0MB)
3. Chester's Triumph in Honor of her Prince, as it was performed upon St. George's Day, 1610, in the foresaid Citie. Edited by Thomas Corser. (PDF 3.7MB)
4. The Life of Adam Martindale, written by himself. Edited by Richard Parkinson. (PDF 16.1MB) 
5. Lancashire Memorials of the Rebellion, 1715. By Samuel Hibbert-Ware. (PDF 21.8MB)
6. Potts's Discovery of Witches in the county of Lancaster. Edited by James Crossley. (PDF 8.3MB)
7. Iter Lancastrense, a Poem written a.d. 1636, by the Rev. Richard James. Edited by Thomas Corser. (PDF 12.9MB)
8. (Also 19, 21, 22) Notitia Cestriensis, or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester, by Bishop Gastrell. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols, in 4 parts. (PDF 25.8MB)
9. The Norris Papers. Edited by Thomas Heywood. (PDF 4.4MB)
10. (Also 11, 16, 20) The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Edited by W. A. Hulton. 4 vols. (PDF 9.5MB)
11. (See 10) The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Edited by W. A. Hulton. 4 vols.
12. The Moore Rental. Edited by Thomas Heywood.
13. (Also 36, 114) The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington. Edited by James Crossley and R. C. Christie. 2 vols, in 3 parts.
14. The Journal of Nicholas Assheton. Edited by F. R. Raines.
15. The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge, very frutefull for all Christen People to rede. Edited by Edward Hawkins.
16. (See 10) The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Edited by W. A. Hulton. 4 vols. (PDF 17.6MB)
17. Warrington in 1465. Edited by William Beamont.
18. The Diary of the Rev. Henry Newcome. Edited by Thomas Heywood.
19. (See  8) Notitia Cestriensis, or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester, by Bishop Gastrell. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols, in 4 parts.
20. (See 10) The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Edited by W. A. Hulton. 4 vols. (PDF 15.8MB)
21. (See 8) Notitia Cestriensis, or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester, by Bishop Gastrell. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols, in 4 parts.
22. (See 8) Notitia Cestriensis, or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester, by Bishop Gastrell. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols, in 4 parts.
23. A Golden Mirrour, by Richard Robinson of Alton. Edited by Thomas Corser.
24. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. I. Edited by William Langton; containing Papers connected with the affairs of Milton and his Family. Edited by J. F. Marsh.
    Epistolary Reliques of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquaries, 1653-73. Communicated by George Ormerod.
    Calendars of the Names of Families which entered their several Pedigrees in the successive Heraldic Visitations of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Communicated by George Ormerod.
    A Fragment, illustrative of Sir Wm. Dugdale's Visitation of Lancashire. Edited by F. R. Raines.
    Autobiographical Tracts of Dr. John Dee. Edited by James Crossley.
25. Cardinal Allen's Defence of Sir William Stanley's Surrender of Deventer. Edited by Thomas Heywood.
26. (Also 27) The Autobiography of Henry Newcome, M.A. Edited by Rd. Parkinson. 2 vols.
27. (See 26) The Autobiography of Henry Newcome, M.A. Edited by Rd. Parkinson. 2 vols.
28. The Jacobite Trials at Manchester in 1694. Edited by William Beamont.
29. The Stanley Papers, Part I. The Earls of Derby and the Verse Writers and Poets of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By Thomas Heywood.
30. Documents relating to the Priory of Penwortham, and other possessions in Lancashire of the Abbey of Evesham. Edited by W. A. Hulton.
31. The Stanley Papers, Part II. The Derby Household Books, comprising an account of the Household Regulations and Expenses of Edward and Henry, third and fourth Earls of Derby ; together with a Diary, containing the names of the guests who visited the latter Earl at his houses in Lancashire : by William Farrington, Esq., the Comptroller. Edited by F. R. Raines.
32. (Also 34, 40, 44) The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Edited by Richard Parkinson. 4 vols.
33. (Also 51, 54) Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. Edited by G. J. Piccope. 3 vols.
34. (See 32)  The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Edited by Richard Parkinson. 4 vols.
35. (Also 41, 43, 46) The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Edited by John Harland. 4 vols.
36. (See 32) The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington. Edited by James Crossley and R. C. Christie. 2 vols, in 3 parts.
37. Vol. 37. Chetham Miscellanies, Vol. II. Edited by William Langton. Containing :The Rights and Jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Chester, the Earls Palatine, the Chamberlain, and other Officers. Edited by Joseph Brooks Yates.The Scottish Field (A Poem on the Battle of Flodden). Edited by John Robson.Examynatyons towcheynge Cokeye More, Temp. Hen. VIII. in a dispute between the Lords of the Manors of Middleton and Radclyffe. Communicated by F. R. Raines.A History of the Ancient Chapel of Denton, in Manchester Parish. By John Booker.A Letter from John Bradshawe of Gray's Inn to Sir Peter Legh of Lyme. Edited by William Langton.
38. Bibliographical Notices of the Church Libraries of Turton and Gorton bequeathed by Humphrey Chetham. Edited by Gilbert J. French.
39. The Farington Papers. Edited by Miss ffarington.
40. (See 32)  The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Edited by Richard Parkinson. 4 vols.
41. (See 35) The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Edited by John Harland. 4 vols.
42. A History of the Ancient Chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton, in Manchester Parish, including Sketches of the Townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage, Heaton Norris, Reddish, Levenshulme, and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. By John Booker.
43. (See 35) The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Edited by John Harland. 4 vols.
44. (See 32) The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Edited by Richard Parkinson. 4 vols.
45. Miscellanies : being a selection from the Poems and Correspondence of the Rev. Thomas Wilson, B.D., of Clitheroe. With Memoirs of his Life. By F. R. Raines.
46. (See 35)  The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Edited by John Harland. 4 vols.
47. A History of the Ancient Chapel of Birch, in Manchester Parish, including a Sketch of the Township of Rusholme. By John Booker.
48. (Also 64) A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts for and against Popery (published in or about the reign of James II.) in the Manchester Library founded by Humphrey Chetham. Edited by Thomas Jones. 2 vols.
49. (Also 50) The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts. The Civil and Military Government of the County, as illustrated by a series of Royal and other Letters ; Orders of the Privy Council, the Lord Lieutenant, and other Authorities, &c. Edited by John Harland. 2 parts.
50. (See 49) The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts. The Civil and Military Government of the County, as illustrated by a series of Royal and other Letters ; Orders of the Privy Council, the Lord Lieutenant, and other Authorities, &c. Edited by John Harland. 2 parts.
51. (See 33) Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. Edited by G. J. Piccope. 3 vols.
52. (Also 55, 71, 77, 91, 100, 101, 102, 106, 108, 111) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
53. (Also 56, 58) Mamecestre : being Chapters from the early recorded History of the Barony, the Lordship or Manor, the Vill, Borough or Town, of Manchester. Edited by John Harland. 3 vols.
54. (See 33)  Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. Edited by G. J. Piccope. 3 vols.
55. (See 52)  Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
56. (See 53)  Mamecestre : being Chapters from the early recorded History of the Barony, the Lordship or Manor, the Vill, Borough or Town, of Manchester. Edited by John Harland. 3 vols.
57. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. III. Edited by William Langton. Containing :On the South Lancashire Dialect, with Biographical Notices of John Collier, the author of Tim Bobbin. By Thomas Heywood.Rentale de Cokersand : being the Bursar's Rent Roll of the Abbey of Cokersand for the year 1501. Edited by F. R. Raines.The Names of all the Gentlemen of the best callinge wthin the countye of Lancastre, whereof choyse ys to be made of a c'ten number to lend vnto her Matye moneye vpon privie seals in Janvarye 1588. From a manuscript in the possession of F. R. Raines.Some Instructions given by William Booth Esquire to his stewards John Carington and William Rowcrofte, upon the purchase of Warrington by Sir George Booth Baronet and William Booth his son, AD MDCXVIII. Communicated by William Beamont.Letter from Sir John Seton, Manchester ye 25 M'ch, 1643. Edited by Thomas Heywood.The Names of eight hundred inhabitants of Manchester who took the oath of allegiance to Charles II. in April, 1679. Communicated by John Harland.The Pole Booke of Manchester, May ye 22d 1690. Edited by William Langton.
58. (See 53)  Mamecestre : being Chapters from the early recorded History of the Barony, the Lordship or Manor, the Vill, Borough or Town, of Manchester. Edited by John Harland. 3 vols.
59. (Also 60) A History of the Chantries within the County Palatine of Lancaster : being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Queen Mary. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols.
60. (See 59) A History of the Chantries within the County Palatine of Lancaster : being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Queen Mary. Edited by F. R. Raines. 2 vols.
61. I. Abbott's Journal. II. An Account of the Tryalls, &c., in Manchester in 1694. Edited by Alexander Goss. (PDF: 8.2Mb)
62. Discourse of the Warr in Lancashire. Edited by William Beamont. (PDF: 10.1MB)
63. (Also 65) Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century. Edited by John Harland. 2 vols.
64. (See 48)  A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts for and against Popery (published in or about the reign of James II.) in the Manchester Library founded by Humphrey Chetham. Edited by Thomas Jones. 2 vols.
65. (See 63)  Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century. Edited by John Harland. 2 vols.
66. (Also 67, 70) The Stanley Papers. Part III. Private Devotions and Miscellanies of James seventh earl of Derby, K.G., with a Prefatory Memoir and Appendix of Documents. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 vols.
67. (See 66)  The Stanley Papers. Part III. Private Devotions and Miscellanies of James seventh earl of Derby, K.G., with a Prefatory Memoir and Appendix of Documents. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 vols.
68. (Also 72) Collectanea relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood, at various periods. Edited by John Harland. 2 vols.
69. (Also 73, 93, 94) The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more distinguished Scholars. Edited by Jeremiah Finch Smith. 3 vols., in 4 parts.
70. (See 66) The Stanley Papers. Part III. Private Devotions and Miscellanies of James seventh earl of Derby, K.G., with a Prefatory Memoir and Appendix of Documents. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 vols.
71. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
72. (See 68) Collectanea relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood, at various periods. Edited by John Harland. 2 vols.
73. (See 69) The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more distinguished Scholars. Edited by Jeremiah Finch Smith. 3 vols., in 4 parts.
74. Three Lancashire Documents of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, namely : I. The Great De Lacy Inquisition, Feb. 16, 1311. II. Survey of 1320-1346. III. Custom Roll and Rental of the manor of Ashton-under-Lyne, 1421. Edited by John Harland.
75. Lancashire Funeral Certificates. Edited by Thomas William King. With additions by F. R. Raines.
76. Observations and Instructions divine and Morall. In Verse. By Robert Heywood of Heywood, Lancashire. Edited by James Crossley.
77. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
78. (Also 79, 80) Tracts written in the Controversy respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, earl of Chester, a.d. 1673-1679. By sir Peter Leycester, bart., and sir Thomas Mainwaring, bart. Edited by William Beamont. 3 parts.
79. (See 78) Tracts written in the Controversy respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, earl of Chester, a.d. 1673-1679. By sir Peter Leycester, bart., and sir Thomas Mainwaring, bart. Edited by William Beamont. 3 parts.
80. (See 78) Tracts written in the Controversy respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, earl of Chester, a.d. 1673-1679. By sir Peter Leycester, bart., and sir Thomas Mainwaring, bart. Edited by William Beamont. 3 parts.
81. The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1567, by William Flower. Edited by F. R. Raines.
82. The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1613, by Richard St. George. Edited by F. R. Raines.
83. Chetham Miscellanies, Vol. IV., containing: Some Account of General Robert Venables, of Antrobus and Wincham, Cheshire ; with an engraving from his Portrait at Wincham, together with the Autobiographical Memoranda or Diary of his Widow, Elizabeth Venables. A Forme of Confession grounded upon the Ancient Catholique and Apostolique Faith. By Lady Bridget Egerton. a.d. 1636. A Kalender conteyning the Names of all such Gent, and others as upon her Maty's Pryvye Seales have paid there Money to the handes of Sir Hugh Cholmondley Knyghte Collectr, of Her Hyghnes Loane within the Countie of Chester, together wth the severall Somes and Daies of Receipt, a.d. 1597. History of Warrington Friary. Edited by William Beamont.
84. (Also 85, 88) The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 parts. 
85. (See 84) The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 parts. 
86. (Also 87) Annals of the Lords of Warrington for the first five centuries after the conquest. With historical notices of the place and neighbourhood. Edited by William Beamont. 2 vols., 2 parts.
87. (See 86) Annals of the Lords of Warrington for the first five centuries after the conquest. With historical notices of the place and neighbourhood. Edited by William Beamont. 2 vols., 2 parts.
88. (See 84) The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale. Edited by F. R. Raines. 3 parts. 
89. (Also 90) The Dr. Farmer Chetham MS., being a commonplace-book in the Chetham Library, temp. Elizabeth, James I. and Charles I., consisting of verse and prose, mostly hitherto unpublished. Edited by Alexander B. Grosart. 2 parts. 
90. (See 89) The Dr. Farmer Chetham MS., being a commonplace-book in the Chetham Library, temp. Elizabeth, James I. and Charles I., consisting of verse and prose, mostly hitherto unpublished. Edited by Alexander B. Grosart. 2 parts. 
91. (See 52)  Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
92. The History of the Parish of Kirkham. By Henry Fishwick. 
93. (See 73) The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more distinguished Scholars. Edited by Jeremiah Finch Smith. 3 vols., in 4 parts.
94. (See 73) The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more distinguished Scholars. Edited by Jeremiah Finch Smith. 3 vols., in 4 parts.
95. (Also 99) Abstracts of Inquisitions post Mortem, made by Christopher Towneley and Roger Dodsworth. Extracted from Manuscripts at Towneley. Edited by William Langton. 2 vols.
96. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. V. Edited by F. R. Raines.A Description of the State, Civil and Ecclesiastical, of the County of Lancaster, about the year 1590, by some of the Clergy of the Diocese of Chester. A Visitation of the Diocese of Chester, by John, Archbishop of York, held in the Chapter House of the Collegiate and Parish Church of Manchester, 1590, with the Archbishop's Correspondence with the Clergy. Letters on the Claims of the College of Arms in Lancashire, in the time of James the First; by Leonard Smethley and Randle Holme, Deputy Heralds. The Easter Rolls of Whalley in the years 1552 and 1553. 
97. Contributions towards a History of the Ancient Parish of Prestbury in Cheshire. By Frank Renaud.
98. (Also 110) The Visitation of Lancashire and a Part of Cheshire, a.d. 1533, by special commission of Thomas Benalt. Edited by William Langton. 2 parts. 
99. (See 95) Abstracts of Inquisitions post Mortem, made by Christopher Towneley and Roger Dodsworth. Extracted from Manuscripts at Towneley. Edited by William Langton. 2 vols.
100. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
101. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
102. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
103. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. VI. Edited by F. R. Raines.The Rent Roll of Sir John Towneley of Towneley, Knight, for Burnley, Ightenhill, &c., 1535-6.The Autobiography of Mr. Langley of Prestwich. A Close Catalogue of the Rectors of Prestwich, from 1316 to 1632. 
104. (Also 105) The History of the Parish of Garstang. Edited by Henry Fishwick, 2 parts. 
105. (See 104) The History of the Parish of Garstang. Edited by Henry Fishwick, 2 parts. 
106. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
107. (Also 113) Inventories of Goods in the Churches and Chapels in Lancashire, taken in the year a.d. 1552. Edited by John Eglington Bailey. 2 parts. 
108. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
109. Correspondence of Nathan Walworth and Peter Seddon of Outwood, and other Documents relating to the Building of Ringley Chapel. Edited by John Samuel Fletcher. 
110. (See 98) The Visitation of Lancashire and a Part of Cheshire, a.d. 1533, by special commission of Thomas Benalt. Edited by William Langton. 2 parts. 
111. (See 52) Collectanea Anglo-Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Collection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By Thomas Corser. 11 parts.
112. Two Compoti of the Lancashire and Cheshire Manors of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, a.d. 1294-6, 1304-5. Edited by P. A. Lyons. With an Introduction by John Eglington Bailey. 
113. (See 107) Inventories of Goods in the Churches and Chapels in Lancashire, taken in the year a.d. 1552. Edited by John Eglington Bailey. 2 parts. 
114. (See 13) The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington. Edited by James Crossley and R. C. Christie. 2 vols, in 3 parts.

General Index to vols. 1-114. 2 vols.