curacy. K.B. £6 138. 6d.. P.R. £82 18s. 4d.; St. Olave, curacy, not in charge. P.R. £54; St. Michaels, curacy, not in charge. P.R. £90; the patron of these livings is the Bishop of Chester; the Holy Trinity, a dis-rectory, valued in K.B. £8 15s. 5d., patron, the Earl of Derby; St. Oswald, dis-vicarage. K.B. £8 18s. 4d., united with the curacy of Bruen, of the certified value of £41 0s. 2d., in the gift of the dean and chapter. St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, a rectory. K.B. £52, in the gift of Earl Grosvenor; St. John's-the-Little, a curacy, not in charge, patrons, the corporation. The church of St. John contains some fine specimens of Saxon architecture. In the city are places of worship for all sects of Dissenters; for Quakers, Roman Catholics, &c. &c.
We have not space to trace its early history; suffice it to say, that from the frequent discoveries made of coins, inscriptions, sculptured figures, altars, statues, and hypocausts, it is evident that it was a Roman station; in addition to which, the buildings of the city are disposed in the form of a Roman camp, consisting principally of four streets, running to the cardinal points from a common centre. There is very much which is worthy of notice in this ancient city. The streets have evidently been excavated from the rock, which circumstance has induced a singular construction of the houses. On a level with the streets are low shops, apparently wholesale warehouses, and above them are balustraded gallaries, which have a most
