A History of the Chantries with in the Country Palatine of Lancaster, Being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Queen Mary Volume 2; Ed. by F. R. Raines (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...(see p. 50 ante), and three daughters, all well married. Edward Pendleton was a Fellow of the Collegiate Church, and Master of the Grammar School, of Manchester in the latter part of the reign of Henry VIII., and maintained the views of the Church of Roine. On the accession of Edward VI. he conformed to the alteration which took place, but as he was presented by Philip and Mary to the Vicarage of Eccles, it may be inferred that his views had soon undergone another change, his religious convictions leading him in one direction and his political bias in another, and the latter, at least for a time, prevailing. He seems to have been deprived of the Vicarage of Eccles owing to his doctrinal theology, but on the 20th June, 1559, his views were accepted one. as iu unison with the required standard; he was again instituted by the Bishop of Chester, and took the required oaths, being described as "Edwardus Pendleton Gram'atica Baccalaur.," and " formerly presented by the King and Queen."--(Lib. Instit. Cestr.) The great struggle had now ended, "Antiquity triumphed over Novelty," and Pendleton became well fitted by his academical training and study of creeds and liturgies for that part of the church's work which was set him to do, for the edification of man and vindication of God's word and truth. He now married Ann, daughter of Robert Newton, by whom he had issue, and appears to have lived usefully at Eccles; and I trust the church did not lack a saint to follow in the steps of her martyr Bradford. His will is dated 7th June, 1576, and he describes himself as being " diseased in bodye," but " stedfastlye believing through the meritts of God's dear Son, Christ Jesus, to be one of his elect inheritours of the blessed kingd...