CHAPTER IV. An Afternoon at Gawsworth—The Fighting Fittons—The Cheshire Will Case and its Tragic Sequel—Henry Newcome—“Lord Flame” 102 CHAPTER V. The College and the “Wizard Warden” of Manchester 157 CHAPTER VI. Beeston Castle 213 CHAPTER VII. Whalley and its Abbey—Mitton Church and its Monuments—The Sherburnes—The Jesuits’ College, Stonyhurst 242 CHAPTER VIII. Adlington and its Earlier Lords—The Leghs—The Legend of the Spanish Lady’s Love—The Hall 283 CHAPTER IX. The Byroms—Kersall Cell—John Byrom—The Laureate of the Jacobites—The Fatal ’45 361 CHAPTER X. Hall-i’-th’-Wood—The Story of Samuel Crompton, the Inventor of the Spinning Mule 408 [Illustration] [Illustration] ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE PROSPECT TOWER, TURTON 3 RIBCHESTER BRIDGE 7 MARPLE HALL 20 AUTOGRAPH AND SEAL OF COLONEL BRADSHAW 34 PRESIDENT BRADSHAW 47 AUTOGRAPH OF JOHN BRADSHAW 49 GEORGE FOX’S CHAPEL, SWARTHMOOR 77 GRANGE-OVER-SANDS 79 WRAYSHOLME TOWER 89 HERALDIC GLASS AT WRAYSHOLME 91 GAWSWORTH OLD HALL 105 GAWSWORTH CROSS 109 THE REV. HENRY NEWCOME 143 “LORD FLAME’S” TOMB, GAWSWORTH 153 JOHN DEE, THE “WIZARD WARDEN” 156 THE MANCHESTER COLLEGE 196 MORTLAKE CHURCH 207 BEESTON CASTLE 212 THE PHŒNIX TOWER, CHESTER 240 ABBOT PASLEW’S GRAVE STONE, WHALLEY CHURCH 246 ANCIENT CROSS, MITTON CHURCHYARD 263 THE HODDER BRIDGE 265 STONYHURST 269 ADLINGTON HALL 282 AUTOGRAPH OF SIR URIAN LEGH 326 SIR ALEXANDER RIGBY 333 AUTOGRAPH OF THOMAS LEGH 338 KERSALL CELL 360 JOHN BYROM’S HOUSE, MANCHESTER 381 HALL-I’-TH’-WOOD 409 HALL-I’-TH’-WOOD: SOUTH FRONT 412 STAIRCASE, HALL-I’-TH’-WOOD 415