History of the Fylde of Lancashire Author:John Porter General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1876 Original Publisher: W. Porter Subjects: Fylde (England) Lancashire (England) Lancashire Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book y... more »ou get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. JAMES THE FIRST TO QUEEN VICTORIA. IN the accession of James I., in 1603, the crowns of England and Scotland became legally united, although it was not until a considerable time afterwards that they could be regarded as practically so. This monarch was the first to assume the title of King of Great Britain. A custom prevailed in former days of relieving the secular portion of the community by imposing exclusive taxes on the clergy, and hence it is seen, that in 1608 a rate was levied upon the latter by the Right Reverend George Lloyd, D. D., the eighth bishop of Chester. The following is a copy of the impost so far as the Hundred of Amounderness was concerned : -- ; A Rayte imposed by me George Bushoppe of Cler "Archid. Decanatus Cestrie in Com. Lancastrie i Chestr upon the Clergie within the Countye of Chesshyre and Lancashyre within the Dyoces of Chest,1" By vertue of Ires from the lordes grace of Yorke grounded upon -r from the lordes and others of his ma1" most honorable privye counsell for the fyndinge of horses, armes, and other furniture, the xxvlnth of October 1608. Amounderness Decanatus Archid. Richm. Mr. Porter, vicar of Lancasf ... ... ... ... ... a corslet furnished. Mr. Paler, vicar of Preston Mr. Norcrosse, vicar of Ribchesf Mr. Whyt, vicar of Poulton« less