HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE

ACCOUNT

OF

THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH

OF

WOLVERHAMPTON,

IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD.

BY THE REV. G. OLIVER, D. D.

PERPETUAL CURATE,

VICAR OF SCOPWICK, IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN; DOMESTIC CHAPLAIN TO THE
RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD KENSINGTON; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY
OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND.

WOLVERHAMPTON:

T. SIMPSON, MARKET-PLACE.

LONGMAN & Co. PATERNOSTER-ROW, LONDON.

ΤΟ

THE HONOURABLE AND VERY REVEREND

HENRY LEWIS HOBART, D. D.

DEAN OF WINDSOR AND WOLVERHAMPTON, REGISTRAR OF THE MOST NOBLE

ORDER OF THE GARTER,

&c. &c. &c.

THE FOLLOWING WORK,

WHICH EMBRACES A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE DECANAL PROPERTY OF

WOLVERHAMPTON,

IS INSCRIBED,

WITH SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE AND RESFECT

FOR FAVOURS CONFERRED WITHOUT SOLICITATION ON THE ONE PART

OR CONDITIONS ON THE OTHER,

BY

HIS OBLIGED

AND VERY HUMBLE SERVANT,

THE AUTHOR.