Addressed to George Rigby at Peel and Preston - ref. DDKE/9/7

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/7/2 - date: n.d. c. Jan. 1627/8

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - answering George Rigby's letter concerning the sale of lands in Lancashire, acknowledged before a justice of the peace

Addressed to George Rigby at Wigan, Ormskirk, Preston and Peel - ref. DDKE/9/8

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/8/2 - date: 1629

[from Scope and Content] Thomas Mort - request for return of £5 as he wishes to send a good deal of money to an iron forge

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/9

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/9/42 - date: 22 Jun. 1630

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - returning a piece of gold that is too light and has spent 8d. at the delivering of the estreats into the exchequer

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/10

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/10/13 - date: 26 Aug. 1630

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - meeting at Wordley

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/10/14 - date: 30 Aug. 1630

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - fears that Mr. Downes will not be at home

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/10/23 - date: 13 Oct. 1630

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - business at the Damhouse with Thurstane and Thomas Parre

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/12

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/12/3 - date: 9 Jul. 1631

[from Scope and Content] Thomas Mort - about a writ for removing the bill of indictment against John Gregorie of Darcie Lever at the suit of Mr. John Bradshawe

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/17

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/17/21 - date: 4 Oct. 1634

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - sending taxes from Warton hall and Tho. Farnworth's house

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/19

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/19/3 - date: 14 Apr. 1636

[from Scope and Content] John Grenehalgh, Horwich - no need to trouble cousin Tildsley or Mr. Mort

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/19/7 - date: 30 Apr. 1636

[from Scope and Content] Tho. Mort - request that Mr. Tompson should help the bearer, as a kinsman

Addressed to George Rigby of Peel - ref. DDKE/9/25

FILE [no title] - ref. DDKE/9/25/3 - date: 20 Jun. 1643

[from Scope and Content] Adam Mort, Chester - the countess of Darbye has consented to an exchange between Adam Mort and Mr. John Croston of Burge, if the Gentleman at Manchester agree

DX 1202-1207 relate to the family of Tyldesley of Myerscough and Astley

FILE [no title] - ref. DX 1205 - date: 22 Aug. 1753

[from Scope and Content] Release to make Tenants to the Precipe & declare Uses of a Recovery: (i) James Tyldesley of Astley & Sarah his wife, (ii) Thomas Starkie & Henry Smith of Preston, gents, & (iii) Edward Butler of Middle Temple, gent. -- messuage called Daniels & closes (27a) in Whittingham, late in the tenure of John Daniel decd. & now of Christopher Rogerson; closes in Whittingham called the Priesthill, Orchards, & the Capon Croft or Sour Meadow (12a) tenanted as above; 2 closes called Moor Shares in Whittingham (16a) 7 barn, late in the tenure of Thomas Dobson & now of James Cross; messuage in Whittingham (1½a) late in the tenure of one Gibson & now of James Cross; messuage & closes (47a) in Whittingham called Johnsons in the tenure of George Turner; closes in Hambleton (5a.) in the tenure of George Lewty; cottage with crofts (1a) at Myerscough Planks in the tenure of Thomas Idden; cottage in Thornton (Poulton) in the tenure of Thomas Threlfall; a cottage in Thornton called Salthouses in the same tenure; 1 rood of land in the Marsh Hey in Thornton in the tenure of Rev. Christopher Albin; tithes of Holmes & Trunnell; tithes of Layton with Warbreck; tithes of closes in Great Singleton called Lyndall tyths; a moiety of Morleys in Astley (110a), the other moiety being in the possession of Josiah Wilkinson; a moiety of the tithes of Astley; Tyldesleys Chappell in the north-east corner of Leigh parish church -- Witn: John Mort, Nicholas Starkie, John Kirk, James Bleasdale. Seals.