Solemn Oath and Covenant - Ashton-under-Lyne
TAMESIDE LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY
ASHTON : AUDENSHAW : DENTON : DROYLSDEN : DUKINFIELD : HYDE : LONGDENDALE : MOSSLEY : STALYBRIDGE
SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT 1643 (Part 1)
Taken from Winefred Bowman's book "England in Ashton-under-Lyne"
I have copied a trancsription of a series of photographs of the actual parchment on which was written the Oath taken by the people of the parish in 1643, and the signatures and marks of every male parishioner of the age of fourteen and upwards.
"ffor reformacion and defence of Religion, the honor and hapinesse of the King, and the
peace and safetye of the three kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland. ---
--- The names of the Inhabitants within the Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne and lodgers there,
as we have taken, and subscrybed their hands unto the within written League and Covenant."
John Harrison (Minister)
George Thomasson (Curate)
| Nicholas Walker | [Churchwardens] |
| Samell Jenkinson |
| henery taylour |
| Thomas Harrope, his marke |
| Robert Knott, his marke | [Constables] |
| John Marland |
| Ottiwell Worrall |
| ASHETON TOWNE |
| William Cocke de Lane, his marke | Thomas Holt, his marke | Ralph Wood, his marke |
| William Walker | James Coke | Nicholas Hyde sen, his marke |
| Thomas Knott, his marke | William Thorpe, his marke | George Andrew als Smith, his marke |
| Robert Robinson, his marke | Henry Heyward, his marke | Edward Woolley, his marke |
| Henry Kempe, his marke | William Bardsley, his marke | James Radley, his marke |
| Richard Cooke, his marke | Robert Saxon, his marke | Thomas Andrew, his marke |
| Raph Andrew, his marke | John Newton, his marke | Robert Cooke, his marke |
| George Robinson, his marke | William Groundshaw, his marke | Richard Oldham, marke |
| James Robinson, his marke | William Heaton, his marke | John Purseglove, his marke |
| John Andrew, his marke | William Smith, his marke | Georg Wood, his marke |
| Gregory Andrew, his marke | Robert Cocke, his marke | John Smithson, his marke |
| Georg Andrew, his marke | William Cocke de mooreside, his marke | James Gronshaw, his marke |
| Samuell Thorpe, his marke | Robert Chadderton, his marke | John Knott, his marke |
| John Shawe, his marke | William Stansfield, his marke | Thomas Lees, his marke |
| John Smethurste, his marke | Henrie Asheton, his marke | Georg Marland als Eyres, his marke |
| John Linney, his marke | Thomas Cocke, his marke | Edward Rydings jun, his marke |
| William Cocke jun, his marke | Raph Cocke, his marke | John Cocke jun, his marke |
| William Chawicke, his mark | ffrancis Kempe, his marke | John Smith |
| William Smith, his marke | William Smith, his marke | John Heywood |
| Edward Knott | Georg Bardsley, his marke | James Eldridge, his marke |
| Thomas Walker, his marke | John Shaw, his marke | William Heywood, his marke |
| Edwarde Cooke | Richard Cooke | James Hall |
| Samuell Smith | John Thorpe | George Thorpe |
| Peter Watson | John Butterworth | John Burton, his marke |
| Richard Stansfield, his marke | Nathan Garside | Abraham Garside, his marke |
| Edward Hyde | Nathan Knott, his marke | Edwd Newton |
| Abr. Butterworth | Joseph Oldham | Nicholas Cocke, his marke |
| William Newton | Thomas Marland, his marke | John Walker, butcher, his marke |
| William Webster, his marke | Thomas Radcliffe, his marke | Nicholas Radcliffe, his marke |
| John Maden, his marke | John Williamson, his marke | John Hamond |
| Robte. Walker | William Prockter | John Smith |
| Edmund Heywood, his marke | William Cock, his marke | Thomas Kershaw, his marke |
| George Slater, his marke | Roberte Asheton, his marke | Seathe Chadwicke, his marke |
| Roger Smith, his marke | George Cocke, his marke | Edward Barrett, his marke |
| Josephe Kempe, his marke | John Walker, his marke | John Wood, his warke |
| Edward Rydings sen, his marke | John Garsyd [?] | George Burton, his marke |
| James Holinworth, his marke | Edward Smith, his marke | John Cocke sen, his marke |
| John Cocke jun, his marke | Alexander Bardsley, his marke | Humphrey Cocker als Bagshawe, his marke |
| John Cocke belowtowne, his marke | John Hawkerd, his marke | Wm. Platt, his marke |
| SHEPLEY |
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| Robte. Ashton | John Saxon, his marke | Geroge Richardson, his marke |
| Robert Clegg, his marke | Raph Clough, his marke | George Cowper, his marke |
| Nichols Gee, his marke | Robert Walker, his marke | - |
| AUDENSHAW |
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| Jhon Sandford | John Sandford | Sandford Wils [?] |
| Theophilus Sandford | Jarvis Warrin, his marke | Henry Saxon, his marke |
| James [?] Ramesden | Oates Bylie [Bealey], his marke | Roberte Walker, his marke |
| John Ogdin, his marke | Raph Picrofte, his marke | Raph Smith, his marke |
| John Warren, his marke | Thomas Walker, his marke | Nicholas Cocke, his marke |
| John Hurst, his marke | Raph Ogdin, his marke | Henry Gee, his marke |
| Robert Hilton, his marke | James Walker, his marke | Raph Ogden, his marke |
| [? junior] | John ffidler, his marke | John Hilton, his marke |
| James Picrofte, his marke | Oliver Saxon, his marke | John Ogdin |
| John Gee, his marke | Nicholas Saxon, his marke | Raph Stopport, his marke |
| William [?] | Raphe Wood | John Wallworke, his marke |
| Richard Hobson, his marke | Robt. Stansfield, his marke | Miles Hilton, his marke |
| Samuel Cocke, his marke | William Ashton, his marke | Charles Ashton, his marke |
| John Clayton, his marke | [? junior] | John Clayton, his marke |
| Thomas Wood, his marke | Robert Stanley, his marke | Thomas Walker |
| John Thorpe, his marke | John Bradley, his marke | William Smith |
| Maurice Worsley, his marke | Thomas Kirshaw [and marke] | Joseph Leese |
| John Ouldham, his marke | William Kershaw, his marke | Richard Stanley, his marke |
| Georg Birtenshaw, his marke | Samuel Ashton, his marke | John Wood, his marke |
| Raph Kirshaw, his marke | George Ashton, his marke | Richard Ashton, his marke |
| Edward Bardsley, his marke | Samuell Kempe, his marke | Raphe ffidler, his marke |
| Thomas Bardsley, his marke | - | - |
| LITTLEMOSSE |
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| Robert Leech | Richard Smith, his marke | John Hilton |
| Robert Hulton, his marke | William Cloughe | William Cloughe, his marke |
| Myles Cropper, his mark | Myles [?] Joyienr, his marke | [Joiner?] |
| John Knotte, his marke | Richard Smith [?junior] | William Knotte, his marke |
| Enoch Heywood, his marke | Robert Mosse, his marke | Thomas Hope, his marke |
| Samuell Leech | George Wilson | Abell Radcliffe, his marke |
| Richard Leese | John Lees, his marke | John Leech, his marke |
| Robert Chadwicke, his marke | George Bardsley, his marke | Nicholas Hope, his marke |
| Edmund Heywood, his marke | John Knotte, his marke | William Leeche, his marke |
| Nicholas Barlow, his marke | John Thorpe | Thomas Madyn, his marke |
| James Bardsley, his marke | John Clough, his marke | Thomas Withington, his marke |
| Henry Travis, his marke | Nicholas Walker, Taylor, his marke | John Knotte son of Thomas, his marke |
| William Radcliffe, his marke | John Hulton | William Clough jun. de new house, his marke |
| John Clough, blind, his marke | Nicholas Knott, his marke | Thomas ffitton, his marke |
| WATERHOUSES |
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| Robert Bardsley | Zecharie Bardsley, his marke | Raphe Mosse, his marke |
| Raphe Worthington, his marke | - | - |
| WODHOUSES [WOODHOUSES] |
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| Nicholas Newton, his marke | John Newton, his marke | Abraham Wylde |
| Robert Newton, his marke | Robert Newton [Junior?] | Richard Wyld |
| John Taylour, his marke | Richard Chadwicke, his marke | John Mosse, his marke |
| Thomas Newton, his marke | Edward Taylor, his marke | John Slater, his marke |
| Matthew Travis | John Mosse | James Travis, his marke |
| John Travis, his marke | George Lees, his marke | John Marsland, his marke |
| Anthonie Kershawe, his marke | Thomas Cloughe, his marke | George Hilton, his marke |
| Thomas Asheton, his marke | Thomas Williamson, his marke | Robert Lees, his marke |
| James Hall, his marke | Thomas Newton sen, his marke | Raph Thorpe, his marke |
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