Volume 1
History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster / By Edward Baines ... The biographical department by W.R. Whatton.
- Edward Baines
- Date:
- 1836
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster / By Edward Baines ... The biographical department by W.R. Whatton. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![royal train stopped two days, to enjoy the pleasures of the chase in the forest. Then taking the route through Preston, he went to Hoghton Tower, where he sojourned for three days; hence he proceeded to Lathom House, where he became the guest for two nights of the earl of Derby; and from thence proceeded by Bewsey and Vale Royal, by easy stages, to London. Of the royal tour through Lancashire, Nicholas Assheton, esq. of Downham, in the parish of Whalley, has preserved the following account in his private journal :— « June 1, Sunday. Mr. C.P. moved my brother [in law] Sherborne from Sir Richard Houghton, to do him such favour, countenance, grace and curtesie, as to weare his clothe, and attend him at Houghton, at the King’s coming in August, as divers other Gentlemen were moved and would. He likewise moved mee. I answered I would bee willing, and redie to doe Sir Richard anie service. « August 11. My brother Sherborne his taylor brought him a suit of apparall, and us two others, and a livery cloake from Sir Richard Houghton, that we should attend him at the King’s coming, rather for his grace and reputation, shoeing [show- ing] his neibors’ love, then anie exacting of mean service.* ~* Auoust 12. Coz Townley came and broke his fast at Dunnoe, and went away. ‘l’o Mirescough. Sir Richard gone to meet the King ; we after him to —— There the King slipt into the Forest another way, and we after, and overtook him, and went past to the Yate; then Sir Richard light [alighted]; and when the King came in his coach, Sir Richard stept to his side, and tould him ther his Majesties Forrest began, and went some ten roodes to the left, and then to the Lodge. The King hunted, and killed a buck. « August 13. To Mirescough, the Comt. Cooz. Assheton came with as gentle- manlie servants as any was ther, and himself excellently well appointed. The King killed five bucks.. The Kinge’s speache about libertie to pipeing and honest recreation. We that were in Sir Richard’s livery had nothing to do but riding upp and downe. «“ August 14. Us three to Preston; ther preparation made for Sir Gilbert Hoghton, and other Knights. Wee were desyred to be merrie, and at nyght were soe. Steeven Hamerton and wyffe, and Mrs. Doll Lyster supped with us att our lodging. All Preston full. * August 15. King came to Preston. Ther, at the Crosse, Mr. Beares the * Although the gradations of society were then such that the gentry of England disdained not, on occasions like the present, to wear the livery of the rank immediately above them, yet there is an evident anxiety in Mr. Assheton’s mind to have it understood, that his appearing in sir Richard Hoghton’s livery was merely as a token for good-will.— WHITAKER. ALK 2 CHAP. XIV.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33521682_0001_0663.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
