Hello All, This message was just posted on the Cheshire list and I thought it may be of interest to you. Regards, Nick >______________________________X-Message: #9 >Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:09:11 +0000 >From: Neil <neil@nharris.u-net.com> >To: CHESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990226200911.007a2560@mail.u-net.com> >Subject: [CHESHIRE-L] ELLIS/BROWNE/DUTTON wedding festival >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Thought this shone a little light into life such as it was in Cheshire in >the days of Henry 8th. Mathew's father was one of Henry's bodyguard. >He must have got so tired of picking up heads. > >Within the Mayorality of HENRY GEE 1539 original from COWPERS Manuscript >copied by OMEROD in his History, now extracted :- > >"In this Mayorality MATHEW ELLIS of Overlegh, & THOMAS BROWNE of >Netherleigh within the precincts of the City of Chester, having married a >daughter of SIR PIERS DUTTON of Dutton, the two weddings were kept at the >same time and with much festivity at Dutton Hall from whence the Gentlemen >brought their brides, on Tuesday 24th of June which being the Feast of John >the Baptist, and the day upon which the Minstrelry of the City & County are >annually licensed at Chester by the Lord of Dutton, the company >beforementioned were met on their return from Dutton Hall by Flookersbrook >Bridge by the Steward of Dutton attended by the pursuivant and standard >bearer of that family, each properly habited and having the insignia used >at that midsummer solemnity, preceded by all the licensed musicians with >white scarves across their shoulders, ranked in pairs, and playing on their >several instruments. This procession marched before the gentlemen and their >guests quite through the city, to their respective mansions, where >plentiful entertainment was provided on the occasion." > >N.Harris > Nicolas Blackhurst, in Chester (The Roman Fortress of Deva), England nicolas.blackhurst@virgin.net Web Site: http://freespace.virgin.net/nicolas.blackhurst/homepage.htm