CONCERNING All the RESOLUTIONS of the refpective COURTS of EQUITY, particularly those of the EXCHEQUER, taken from the printed REPORTS, and MANUSCRIPT An INTRODUCTION, comprehending a concise View of the whole Law of TITHES, with Obfervations on ALSO An APPENDIX of ACTS of PARLIAMENT, The Whole upon an entire new PLAN, and digefted in a By JOHN RAYNER, of the INNER TEMPLE. Printed by W. STRAHAN and W. WOODFALL, Law For RICHARDSON and URQUHART, Royal Exchange. An APPENDIX To the CASE of the APPELLANTS, Being the written Evidence of the faid Appellants, read on the first Hearing of the Caufe in the Court of Exchequer. Copy from the original grant in the chapel of Achells, dated 5 Auguft, 33 Hen. VIII. where by the King granted to the dean and chapter of Chefter, (whom he had created with perpetual fucceffion) to hold to them, and their fucceffors for ever, among divers other manors, lands, tenements, rectories, advowfons, &c. therein declared to be part of the poffeffions of the late diffolved abbey of Chefer, the manor and rectory of Sutton in Wirhall, and all meffuages, lands, tenements, tithes, and hereditaments, in the townships of Much Sutton and Little Sutton, and all meffuages, lands, tenements, glebe lands, granges, commons, tithes, and other profits, poffeffions, and hereditaments, in the townships and parishes of Sutton, in Wirball, Eastham, Thornton, Hooten, Overpool, Netherpool, Great and Little Sutton, &c. to the rectories, granges, or churches therein mentioned, belonging or appertaining; and also the advowfon of the vicarage of Eafham, and therein declaring the rectories fhould be held appropriate. A copy from the original letters patent in the rolls chapel, dated 14 May, 7 Edward VI. whereby the King licensed and empowered the faid dean and chapter, by deed of feoffment or otherwise, VOL. III. 3L 2 to to alienate and grant to Sir Richard Cotton, Knt. then comptroller of the houfhold, among other eftates fo granted to him by King Henry VIII. the manor of Sutton in Wirball, and all tenements and hereditaments parcel thereof; and all lands, tenements, and hereditaments, in Much Sutton and Little Sutton, and the rectory of Sutton in Wirhall, to hold to the faid Sir Richard Cotton, and his heirs, in fee, on paying to the faid dean and chapter the yearly fee-farm rent of fix hundred and three pounds, eighteen shillings, and ten-pence. An indenture of bargain and fale inrolled, dated 2 November, 7 Elizabeth, whereby George Cotton, Efq; the fon and heir of the said Sir Richard Cotton, granted, bargained, and fold unto Sir Hugh Cholmondeley, Knt. and Thomas Brown, and their heirs, in fee (amongst other eftates, parts of those alienated by the faid dean and chapter to the faid Sir Richard Cotton) the manor of Sutton in Wirball, and all meffuages, with the rights, members, and appurtenances, and cottages, dove-houfes, mills, lands, tenements, rents, rectories, tithes, advowfons, commons, and hereditaments, in Sutton and Wirhall, Ince, and Bromborow, and the advowfons of the churches there, and all portions, tithes, obventions, oblations, and other hereditaments to the faid rectories belonging; and all and all manner of tithes in Sutton and Wirball, Much Sutton, Little Sutton, Eaftham, Plymyard, Overpool, Netherpool, Hooton, Thornton, and Whitby, which the said dean and chapter by their deed indented, bearing date 15 May, 7 Edward VI. did convey and affure unto Sir Richard Cotton, father of the said George, and to his heirs, paying to the faid George Cotton, and his heirs for ever, the yearly rent of one hundred and one pounds, and |