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Brown, Edward, of Plumpton, compounded for £127 8s. 0d. Breres, Alexander, of Marton, gent., ” £82 4s. 5d. Bate, John, of Warbreck, ” £11 0s. 0d. Leckonby, Richard, of Elswick, esq., ” £58 6s. 0d. Nicholson, Francis, of Poulton, yeoman ” £133 3s. 4d. Rigby, Alexander, of Layton, esq., ” £381 3s. 4d. Walker, William, of Kirkham, gent., ” £175 0s. 0d. Westby, John, of Mowbreck, esq., ” £1,000 0s. 0d.

Presbyterianism became the national, or at least, the state religion, and for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters the Assembly of Divines, at Westminster, suggested that the country should be divided into provinces, whose representatives should hold annual conferences at the larger towns. The county of Lancaster was divided into nine Classical Presbyteries, and the seventh Classis, embracing the parishes of Preston, Kirkham, Garstang, and Poulton, consisted of—

 Mr. Isaac Ambrose, of Preston, minister.

 Mr. Robert Yates, of Preston, minister.

 Mr. Ed. Fleetwood, of Kirkham, minister.

 Mr. Thos. Cranage, of Goosnargh, minister.