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History of the Church and Manor of Wigan.
non-appearance to prosecute his plea against Alexander de Standish in that year, and for his being then described as late of Wigan, when summoned to answer the administrators of the will of Lawrence de Standish.
He appears, however, to have recovered his position in the following year, 21 Hen. VI. (1442-3), in which year Alexander Standish de Standish, gent., is attached to answer James de Langton, parson of the church of Wigan, in a plea that he should give up to him a certain writing of obligation of a certain statute merchant, which he unjustly detains from him. On this occasion James appears by his attorney, John de Oxcliff, and says that, whereas on 7th June, 7 Hen. VI. (1429), he delivered to a certain
