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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:

  • The History of the Anglo-Saxons; comprising the History of England from the earliest period to the Norman Conquest. (3 Volumes)
  • The History of England during the Middle Ages; comprising the Reigns from William the Conqueror to the accession of of Henry VIII, and also the history of the Literature, Religion, Poetry and Progress of the Reformation and of the language during that period. (5 Volumes)
  • The History of the Reign of Henry VIII; comprising the Political History of the commencement of the English Reformation; being the first part of the Modern History of England. (2 Volumes)
  • The History of the Reigns of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth; being the second part of the Modern History of England. (2 Volumes)

The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Accession of Edward the First (Volume 1?)

The History of the Anglo-Saxons (Volume 1)
The History of the Anglo-Saxons (Volume 3)

The History of England during the Middle Ages (Volume 2)
The History of England during the Middle Ages (Volume 3)
The History of The Manners, Landed Property, &c of the Anglo-Saxons

The History of England, Reign of Henry VIII
The History of England, Reigns of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth

Harleian Manuscripts

Volume 1 (1808) (pdf 111Mb)
Volume 2 (1808) (pdf 107Mb)

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)

Assorted

Accounts of the Shuttleworths Part 3(1857) (pdf 9Mb)
A Letter Concerning Toleration(1796) (pdf 3Mb)