Digital Library

During the research of Deane, the parish and buildings, various authors have consulted old documents. This section has links to pdf versions of some of this valuable link to the past.


Bolton Bibliography

Bibliographia Boltoniensis: Archibald Sparke f.r.s.l., f.l.a..

Chronica Majora - Matthew Paris

ChronicaMajora Volume 1 (1872) (pdf 46Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 2 (1874) (pdf 56Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 3 (1876) (pdf 45Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 4 (1877) (pdf 44Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 5 (1880) (pdf 51Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 6 (1882) (pdf 38Mb)
ChronicaMajora Volume 7 (1883) (pdf 51Mb)

The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey

Coucher Book Volume 1 (1847) (pdf 9Mb)
Coucher Book Volume 2 (1847) (pdf 13Mb)
Coucher Book Volume 3 (1848) (pdf 18Mb)
Coucher Book Volume 4 (1849) (pdf 18Mb)

Annals of Manchester

Annals of Manchester (1886) (pdf 31Mb)

Burnet

The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 1
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 1 Part 2
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 2
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 2 Part 2
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 3
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England Volume 3 Part 2

History of England - James Anthony Froude

Originally entitled "History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth", in 12 volumes (1856-1870) it was revised as "History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada", in 12 volumes (1893). The following is a mixture of the two titles.

Volume 1 (1870) (pdf 16Mb)
Volume 2 (1862) (pdf 15Mb)
Volume 3 (1858) (pdf 15Mb)
Volume 4 (1907) (pdf 28Mb)
Volume 5 (1870) (pdf 24Mb)
Volume 6 (1870) (pdf 19Mb)
Volume 7 (1893) (pdf 64Mb)
Volume 8 (1870) (pdf 12Mb)
Volume 9 (1858) (pdf 18Mb)
Volume 10 (1858) (pdf 41Mb)
Volume 11 (1858) (pdf 17Mb)

History of England - Sharon Turner

"The History of England" looks at the earliest period of our history to the death of Elizabeth and is a compilation of four separate works:

Harleian Manuscripts

Volume 1 (1808) (pdf 114Mb)
Volume 2 (1808) (pdf 110Mb)
Volume 3 (?) (pdf 87Mb)
Volume 4 (?) (pdf 122Mb)

Hibbert Ware

Life and correspondence (1882) (pdf 47Mb)
The Ancient Parish Church of Manchester (1848) (pdf 13Mb)

Scholes

History of Bolton (1892) (pdf 30Mb)

Baines

The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster Volume 1
The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster Volume 2
The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster Volume 3
The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster Volume 4
Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present
The History of Preston
Gazetteer Volume 1 (1824) (pdf 54Mb)

Clegg

Annals of Bolton (1888) (pdf 24Mb)

History of the Puritans

History of the Puritans Volume 1-Revised (1816) (pdf 43Mb)
History of the Puritans Volume 1-Revised (1822) (pdf 30Mb)
History of the Puritans Volume 2-Revised (1822) (pdf 35Mb)
History of the Puritans Volume 3-Revised (1822) (pdf 21Mb)
History of the Puritans Volume 4-Revised (1817) (pdf 21Mb)

Thomas Rymer's Foedora

Foedera Volume 1
Foedera Volume 2
Foedera Volume 3
Foedera Volume 4
Foedera Volume 5
Foedera Volume 6
Foedera Volume 7
Foedera Volume 8
Foedera Volume 9
Foedera Volume 10

In English
Volume 1
Volume 2

Notitia Cestriensis

Notitia Cestriensis Volume 1
Notitia Cestriensis Volume 2 Part 1
Notitia Cestriensis Volume 2 Part 2
Notitia Cestriensis Volume 2 Part 3

Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester

Index 1
Index 2
Vol 1: Travels in Holland The United Provinces England Scotland and Ireland
Vol 2: Tracts Relating to Military Proceedings In Lancashire During the Great Civil War
Vol 3: Chester's Triumph in Honor of Her Prince
Vol 4: The Life of Adam Martindale
Vol 5: Lancashire Memorials of The Rebellion
Vol 6: Pott's Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster
Vol 7: Iter Lancastrense; A Poem Written AD 1636 by the Rev. Richard James, B.D.
Vol 8: Notitia Cestriensis Vol 1
Vol 9: The Norris Papers
Vol 10: The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey Vol 1
Vol 11: The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey Vol 2
Vol 12: The Moore Rental
Vol 13: The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington
Vol 14: The Journal of Nicholas Assheton of Downham
Vol 15: The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge
Vol 16: The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey Vol 3
Vol 17: Warrington in 1465
Vol 18: The Diary of the Rev. Henry Newcome
Vol 19: Notitia Cestriensis Vol 2 Part 1
Vol 20: The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey Vol 4
Vol 21: Notitia Cestriensis Vol 2 Part 2
Vol 22: Notitia Cestriensis Vol 2 Part 3
Vol 23: The Golden Mirrour
Vol 24: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the First
Vol 25: The Copie of a Letter Written by M. Doctor Allen
Vol 26: The Autobiography of Henry Newcome M.A.
Vol 27: The Autobiography of Henry Newcome M.A. Vol 2
Vol 28: Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories 1572 to 1696
Vol 29: The Stanley Papers Part 1
Vol 30: Documents Relating to the Priory of Penwortham and other possessions in Lancashire of the Abbey of Evesham
Vol 31: The Stanley Papers Part 2
Vol 32: The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom Vol 1 Part 1
Vol 33: Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester The First Portion
Vol 34: The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom Vol 1 Part 2
Vol 35: The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths Part 1
Vol 36: The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington
Vol 37: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the Second
Vol 38: Bibliographical Notices of the Church Libraries at Turton and Gorton
Vol 39: The Farington Papers
Vol 40: The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom Vol 2 Part 1
Vol 41: The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths Part 2
Vol 42: A History of the Ancient Chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton
Vol 43: The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths Part 3
Vol 44: Act Book of the Ecclesiastical Court of Whalley
Vol 45: Miscellanies Being a Selection from the Poems and Correspondence of the Rev. Thomas Wilson, B.D.
Vol 46: The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths Part 3
Vol 47: A History of the Ancient Chapel of Birch, in Manchester Parish
Vol 48: A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts For and Against Popery
Vol 49: The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts Part 1
Vol 50: The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts Part 2
Vol 51: Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester The Second Portion
Vol 52: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 1
Vol 53: Mamecestre Vol 1
Vol 54: Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester The Third Portion
Vol 55: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 2
Vol 56: Mamecestre Vol 2
Vol 57: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the Third
Vol 58: Mamecestre Vol 3
Vol 59: The History of the Chantries Within the County Palatine of Lancaster
Vol 60: The History of the Chantries Within the County Palatine of Lancaster Vol 2
Vol 61: 1 Abbotts's Journal. 2 The Trials at Manchester in 1694
Vol 62: A Discourse of the Warr in Lancashire
Vol 63: A Volume of Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century
Vol 64: A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts For and Against Popery Part 2
Vol 65: Continuation of the Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester
Vol 66: The Stanley Papers Part 3 Vol 1
Vol 67: The Stanley Papers Part 3 Vol 2
Vol 68: Collectanea Relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood at various periods
Vol 69: The Admission Register of the Manchester School with some notices of the more distinguished scholars Vol 1
Vol 70: The Stanley Papers Part 3 Vol 3
Vol 71: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 3
Vol 72: Collectanea Relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood at various periods Vol 2
Vol 73: The Admission Register of the Manchester School with some notices of the more distinguished scholars Vol 2
Vol 74: Three Lancashire Documents of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Vol 75: Lancashire Funeral Certificates
Vol 76: Observations and Instructions Divine and Morall
Vol 77: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 4
Vol 78: Tracts Written in the Controversy Respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, Daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, Earl of Chester
Vol 79: Tracts Written in the Controversy Respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, Daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, Earl of Chester Part 2
Vol 80: Tracts Written in the Controversy Respecting the Legitimacy of Amicia, Daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, Earl of Chester Part 3
Vol 81: The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster made in the year 1567, by William Flower, Esq.
Vol 82: The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster made in the year 1613, by Richard St. George, Esq.
Vol 83: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the Fourth
Vol 84: The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster made in the year 1664-5 by Sir William Dugdale, Knight, Norroy King of Arms Part 1
Vol 85: The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster made in the year 1664-5 by Sir William Dugdale, Knight, Norroy King of Arms Part 2
Vol 86: Annals of the Lords of Warrington Part 1
Vol 87: Annals of the Lords of Warrington Part 2
Vol 88: The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster made in the year 1664-5 by Sir William Dugdale, Knight, Norroy King of Arms Part 3
Vol 89: The Dr. Farmer Chetham MS
Vol 90: The Dr. Farmer Chetham MS Part 2
Vol 91: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 5
Vol 92: The History of the Parish of Kirkham in the County of Lancaster
Vol 93: The Admission Register of the Manchester School with some notices of the more distinguished scholars Vol 3 Part 1
Vol 94: The Admission Register of the Manchester School with some notices of the more distinguished scholars Vol 3 Part 2
Vol 95: Abstracts of Inquisitions Post Mortem
Vol 96: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the Fifth
Vol 97: Contributions Towards a History of the Ancient Parish of Prestbury in Cheshire
Vol 98: The Visitation of Lancashire and a Part of Cheshire 1533
Vol 99: Abstracts of Inquisitions Post Mortem Vol 2
Vol 100: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 6
Vol 101: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 7
Vol 102: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 8
Vol 103: Chetham Miscellanies Volume the Sixth
Vol 104: The History of the Parish of Garstang in the County of Lancaster
Vol 105: The History of the Parish of Garstang in the County of Lancaster Part 2
Vol 106: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 9
Vol 107: Inventories of Goods in the Churches and Chapels of Lancashire Part 1
Vol 108: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 10
Vol 109: The Correspondence of Nathan Walworth and Peter Seddon of Outwood
Vol 110: The Visitation of Lancashire and a Part of Cheshire 1533 Part 2e
Vol 111: Collectanea Anglo-Poetica Part 11
Vol 112: Two "Compoti" of the Lancashire and Cheshire Manors of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
Vol 113: Inventories of Goods in the Churches and Chapels of Lancashire Part 2
Vol 114: The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington Vol 2 Part 2

Assorted

A Letter Concerning Toleration(1796) (pdf 3Mb)