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Hind document about pew rights.

"To all christian people to whom these presents shall come. Mary Hide Widdow and John Hide, her sonne, both of Heanor, in the countye of Darbie, send greetings in our Lord God everlasting. Know yee that we the sd Mary and John for divers, good causes and considerations, theryunto moovirig have given and granted, and by this present deed confirmed unto Samuel Roper, of Lincolns Inn, London, Esq. all our right, interest, and title wch wee have or had in one seat in the church of Heanor, in wch seat Henry Hide, husband of the sd Marye, and father of the said John, was wonte to sitt and standeth betwixt the Chancel and the Vicars Pue. To hand and hould the sd seat to the sd Samuell Roper and his heirs for ever, without any lett hindrance or molestation of the sd Mary and John, or any other clavming from, by, or under them. In witness whereof the said Mary Hide and John Hide have sett theyr hands and seales to these presents dated the feast day of St. Luke in the second yeer of the ragne of our soveragne, Lord Charles by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the fayth yr ano : dm: 1626.
(Signed), Mary Hide, John Hide.
Sealed and delivered, and possession and season given according to the intent of this intent of this deed in the presence of us,

Edward Bludworth,

The mark x Thomas Lord.”

If anyone wants to view the origional I have cross referanced it with the list at Matlock - you would need to ask for item D1632 A/PI 31/1

Lightning strike

From the September 1890 issue of the Heanor Parish magazine :

"The sad accident at the flower show on August the 11th will make memorable the Wakes Festival of this year. In the midst of our festivities five of our people were struck down by lightning, three of these in God's mercy recoevered but never spoke again. One of these last was Daniel Stirland, a Sunday School teacher at Marlpool chapel, a man honoured and respected in his walk in life: the other was John H Hoodhouse, a regular and attentive scholar at the Albert Hall Sunday school."

15th August 1890
The Ripley News
THUNDERSTORM AT HEANOR
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND THREE INJURED
On Monday, about two o’clock, a dreadful thunderstorm broke over Heanor. Five persons were standing under a tree on the ground where the Heanor Floral and Horticultural Society was holding its annual show and all were struck down with the lightning. Daniel Stirland (52), and Joseph Henry Woodhouse (10), both of Heanor, were killed. Elijah Inger (17), Foster Tarlton (30), and Joseph Tarlton (11), son of the above, were all seriously injured. Hundreds ran to the spot, and rendered aid to the injured. They were carried into tents, and D. T. Wilson and Dr. W. H. Turton sent for, but in the cases of Daniel Stirland, about 50 years of age, residing at Park Street, Heanor, and Joseph Woodhouse, a boy, ten years of age, Nook-end, Heanor life was extinct. The other three persons were seriously injured. Their names are Mr. Foster Tarlton, Loscoe insurance collector, who was unconscious, but hopes are entertained of his recovery; his son Joseph Tarlton, 11 years of age, who received shocking injuries to his feet; as did also Elijah Inger, 17 years, son of William Inger, Wood-end, Heanor. The tree under which the unfortunate men were when the fatality happened was shattered from top to bottom. Hundreds visited the spot and carried off charred pieces as a memento of the sad occurrence. About the same time an elderly man was killed at Mansfield. On Tuesday a fund was raised for the benefit of the widowed mother of the boy Woodhouse. Money was raised by placing a collection box near the tree, which was struck, thousands of persons having come from all parts to see the place. The amount realised was £10 2s. 8d.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr. W. Harvey Whiston, County Coroner, held an inquiry at the Lord Nelson Inn, Heanor, touching the deaths of Daniel Stirland, 52, miner, and Joseph Henry Woodhouse, 10 who were killed on the Heanor Flower Show ground during a violent thunderstorm. Henry Stirland, of Hill Top, identified the body of Daniel Stirland as that of his father, and Eliza Woodhouse, widow of William Woodhouse and mother of the deceased boy, that of her son. Joseph Tarlton aged 11, who was slightly injured at the same time as the deceased were killed, said that he was the son of Mr Foster Tarlton, who was also badly injured by the lightning, and was rather worse that afternoon, having suffered from severe pains in the chest since the accident. Witness went with his father to the flower show ground about two o’clock the previous afternoon. On arriving on the ground it commenced to rain heavily. Along with the two deceased and Inger, the other young man who was injured, they went under a tree to shelter. The lightning was very vivid. Witness stood between Stirland and Woodhouse. The lightning flashed close to them, being followed by a loud crack of thunder. They were all immediately stricken down on their backs. He was carried by some man across to a tent, where he was rubbed, and subsequently came round. He was burnt on he arm and hand, and temporarily paralysed in the legs and feet. Inspector Mitchell stated that he was on duty on the show ground when the rain came down in torrents, accompanied by thunder and vivid flashes of lightning. There was a rush made to the trees. Witness himself started with the intention of joining the five persons under the fatal tree but turned back and went to a van near by. He saw the flash of lightning. It was forked. He went to the assistance of the persons struck, all of whom appeared as dead. Woodhouse was quite dead, but Stirland lived about 3 minutes after. The jury returned a verdict that “Deceased died by visitation of God, being killed by lightning” - Transcribed by Jennypeg

22nd August 1890
The Ripley News
THE RECENT THUNDERSTORM
"The terrific storm of the 11th inst, which resulted in the death of a man and boy at Heanor, created considerable alarm to all the parishioners, and on Sunday numbers were afraid the storm was going to be repeated, for about ten or eleven o’clock a similar, if not more violent storm burst over the town, the lightning being very vivid, and peals of thunder very violent, fortunately after a lapse of an hour, it subdued, and the anxiety removed. During Sunday hundreds visited the spot on the show grounds where the sad fatality occurred. A special sermon was preached at the Parish Church by the Rev. C. E. L. Corfield, M.A., Rector, to a large audience. He took for his subject God’s voice in the lightning, basing his remarks on Rev., 4th chap., 5th verse. The preacher, in an earnest and thrilling discourse, referred to the sad occurrence, urging his hearers to take it as a warning from God, who speaks in the lightning and thunder." - Transcribed by Jennypeg