"William Nicholls, parson [rector of Cheadle], plaintiff, against Dame Mary Bulkeley and others, defendants" refers to an unsuccessful action against him by Dame Mary at the Assizes of Chester (27 Sept., 1624); her later confederacy and combination with certain persons to nullify that verdict by unlawful entry into part of his glebe-land at Cheadle. Date, circa, 1626 27 September 1624