h of allegiance to
George I. Their names and behaviour were kept strictly under notice by
the Government, but for fear of driving them to extremes no active
measures were taken against them or their estates. A list of these
non-jurors and Roman Catholics was compiled after the rebellion of 1715,
and again in 1745, when the rebellion of the Young Pretender once more
disturbed the Kingdom. A list of these suspects was published on each
occasion by the Government, with the amount of penalties incurred (but
not exacted) against each name. In these lists appeared the following
names:--

pounds s. d.
Charles Smith, of Bushbury, Esq. 67 0 0
Anne Kempson, of Estington, widow 11 0 0
Ursula Kempson, of Wolverhampton, 39 0 0
widow
John Kempson, of Great Sardon 41 0 0
William Ward, ditto 9 2 6
Mary Leveson, of Willenhall, in 31 10 0
Wolverhampton
John Leveson, ditto 50 17 6
John Brandon, of Prestwood, yeoman 12 5 6
Thomas Giffard, of Chillington, Esq. 2100 6 6.5
Elizabeth Giffard, of Wolverhampton, 58 19 0
spinster
Thomas Whitgreaves, of Moseley, Esq. 73 2 6

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XIV.--Litigation Concerning the Willenhall Prebend (1615-1702).

The Prebend had little to do with Willenhall, except in name. However,
as the name of Willenhall was attached to this particular "canonical
portion" in the Collegiate Church of Wolverhampton, and more especially
as the Levesons are connected with its later history, reference to it
cannot well be omitted.

The Leveson family had been dealing with Wolverhampton church property
for centuries, and in the Stuart period were lessees of the greater part
of it at a nominal rent of 38 pounds per annum. Their standing in the
county may be gauged by this entry which the Heralds made concerning the
family at "Visitation" 1538:--

Richard Leveson of Willenhall was living in 27 Edward I. He married
Margereye, daughter of Henry Fitz Clemente of Wolverhampton.

By an indenture of the year 1613 the Dean and Chapter of Wolverhampton
leased the dea