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by Iicnry VIII at the dissolution. Edward Shallcross, who paid the first fruits of his .Weaverham benefice Feb. 2 ist, 1575 /6, gave cvidencc in Dean Nuttall's case in 1602. He was at die Manchester Grammar School with Nuttall.⁸ Lewis Bayly, whose name does not appear in Ormerod's list, paid first fruits as Vicar of Wcaverham, May 15th, 1607,and was still die incumbent in 1611. He was at Exeter College, Oxford, where he took the degree of B.D. in 1611 and D.D. in 1613. He bccamc famous as the author of the Practice of Piety, which was first published about 1611, was in its third edition in 1613, eleventh edition in 1619, and 59th edition in 1735. It was early translated into Welsh, French, and German. lie became Bishop of Bangor in December, 1616, and on account of his strongly Puritan opinions was continually in trouble with the Court and with the ecclesiastical authorities. Thomas Bayly, also Bishop of Bangor, was his fourth son. His biography appears in the D.N.B., where Evcsliam should be read as Wcaverham. George Yale is assumed to be the son of David Yale, Chancellor of Chester Diocese, 1587-1608, and is thus somewhat distandy related to Elihu Yale, the benefactor of Yale University. John Lloyd was a prebendary of Chester, 1621-23. Richard Ousley was "lecturer" at Weaverham before becoming Vicar in October, 1623, and was indicted by the Royalists in February, 1642/3 for high treason, when he was described as " late of Weaverham." He was subsequently Rector of Cottingharn, Northants. The Boals of Ormerod's list is probably Ralph Boate, concerning whom see the notice by Mr. Ernest Axon in these Transactions, vol. xxxviii, 12-13. There arc interesting references to John Barber in Roger Haydock's Hypocrite Unveiled, 31, 35, 43. Samuel Hanmer (r. 164.3-1694) was previously at Ellcnbrook Chapel. A biographical notice of him by Mr. Ernest Axon appears in diese Transactions,

⁹ Ches. Sheaf, 3rd ser., xviii, 38.

¹⁰ Rec. Soc. L. and C., viii, 402.