CHAPTER IX.

Wardley Hall 448

L'Envoi 483

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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SWARTHMOOR HALL 5

GEORGE FOX'S BIBLE 7

GEORGE FOX'S CHAIR 8

ULVERSTON CHURCH 17

AUTOGRAPH OF MARGARET FELL 21

GEORGE FOX'S MEETING HOUSE 22

MEETING OF FOX AND CROMWELL 29

AUTOGRAPH OF THOMAS FELL 30

FAC-SIMILE OF FOX'S HANDWRITING 34

GATEWAY, LANCASTER CASTLE 35

AUTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM PENN 41

AUTOGRAPH OF DANIEL ABRAHAM 47

DEAN STANLEY 51

ALDERLEY CHURCH 54

ALDERLEY SCHOOL 59

ALDERLEY RECTORY 63

AUTOGRAPH OF EDWARD STANLEY 93

AUTOGRAPH OF THE BISHOP OF NORWICH 95

AUTOGRAPH OF DEAN STANLEY 103

RIVINGTON CHURCH 127

INTERIOR, DURHAM CATHEDRAL 151

DURHAM CASTLE 159

NANTWICH 209

AUTOGRAPH OF SIR WILLIAM BRERETON 217

SIR WILLIAM BRERETON 245

THE "SWAN," NEWBY BRIDGE 248

LYME HALL 279

WINDMILL AT CRESCY 293

AUTOGRAPH OF SIR PETER LEGH 361

AUTOGRAPH OF RICHARD LEGH 367

TRAITORS' GATE, THE TOWER 371

LEGH ARMS 383

MR. BYROM'S HOUSE AT THE CROSS 399

WARDLEY HALL 449

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KAY, JACOB, Esq., 5, Booth Street, Manchester. KEENE, RICHARD, Esq., All Saints, Derby. KENYON, W., Bookseller, 47, Church Street, Newton Heath, Manchester. KENDERDINE, T., Esq., Morningside, Old Trafford. KNOTT, JAMES, Esq., Higher Ardwick, Manchester.

LALLEMAND, G. E., Esq., Park Grange, Macclesfield. LAWTON, G. F., Esq., Cranbourne Terrace, Ashton-under-Lyne. LEATHES, FRED DE M., Esq., 17, Tavistock Place, London. LEES, C. PERCY, Esq., The Limes, Middlewich. LEES, E. B., Esq., Kelbarrow, Grasmere. LEES, SAMUEL, Esq., Park Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne. LEECE, JOSEPH, Esq., Mansfield Villas, Urmston. LEGH, Mrs., Adlington, Macclesfield. LEIGH, ARTHUR G., Esq., F.A.S., 54, Market Street, Chorley. LEIGH, CHARLES, Esq., Bank Terrace, Wigan. LEIGH, JOHN, Esq., The Manor House, Hale, Cheshire. (2 copies). LEIGH, JOSEPH, Esq., J.P., Brinington Hall, Stockport. LEYLAND, JOHN, Esq., Hindley Grange, Wigan. LINGARD-MONK, R. B. M., Esq., Fulshaw Hall, Wilmslow. LIPTROTT, T. C., Esq., Rivington, Lancashire. LITTLEWOOD, JAMES, Ashton-under-Lyne. LONG, J. F., Esq., Ancoats. LONGDEN, A. W., Esq., Hawk Green, Marple. LONGTON, E. J., M.D., The Priory, Southport. LONGSHAW, Mrs., Beach Priory, Southport. LORD, HENRY, Esq., 42, John Dalton Street, Manchester. LORD, W. C., Esq., Elm Lodge, Eccles. LOWE, J. W., Esq., The Ridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith. LOWCOCK, JOHN, Esq., Greengate Mills, Salford. LUPTON, ARTHUR, Esq., 28, Manchester Road, Burnley. LUPTON, ALBERT, Cumberland Place, Burnley. LUPTON, BENJAMIN, Esq., 136, Manchester Road, Burnley. LUPTON, JOSEPH TOWNEND, Esq., 28, Manchester Road, Burnley.

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BOOKSELLERS.

BROWN & SON, 50, Mill Street, Macclesfield. BURGESS, HENRY, Northwich. BUTLER, SAMUEL, Altrincham.

CORNISH, J. E., St. Ann's Square, Manchester. CORNISH, J. E., Piccadilly, Manchester.

DAY, T. J., Market Street, Manchester. DODGSON, JOSEPH, Leeds. DOOLEY, H., Stockport. DUNNING, THOS., Nantwich. DUTTON, THOS., Horwich.

GRAY, HENRY, Cathedral Yard, Manchester.

HALL, HENRY, Oldham Street, Manchester. HEYWOOD, A. & SON, Oldham Street, Manchester. HEYWOOD, JOHN, Ridgefield and Deansgate, Manchester. HOLDEN, A., 48, Church Street, Liverpool. HOWELL, E., Liverpool. HUTTON, T., Ormskirk.

KENYON, W., Newton Heath.

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