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Council.

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THE VERY REV. GEORGE HULL BOWERS, D.D., Dean of Manchester. THE REV. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A., Rector of Stand, and Rural

Dean of Prestwich. JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A. EDWARD HAWKINS, F.R.S., F.S.A.. F.L.S. THOMAS HEY WOOD, F.S.A. WILLIAM ADAM HULTON, ESQ. EGERTON LEIGH, ESQ.

THE REV. JOHN HOWARD MARSDEN, B.D., Canon of Manchester. THE REV. JAMES RAINE, M.A., Preb. of York, Fellow of Durham University.

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For the Year 1843-4.

VOL.

I. Travels in Holland, the United Provinces, England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1634-1635. By Sir William Brereton, Bart. Edited by EDWARD HAWKINS, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A., F.L.S. pp. viii, 206.

II. Tracts relating to Military Proceedings in Lancashire during the Great Civil War. Edited and Illustrated from Contemporary Documents by GEORGE ORMEUOD, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., F.G.S., author of " The History of Cheshire." pp. xxxii, 372.

III. Chester's Triumph in Honor of her Prince, as it was performed upon St. George's Day 1610, in the foresaid Citie. Reprinted from the original edition of 1610, with an Introduction and Notes. Edited by the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A. pp. xviii, 36.

1844-5.

IV. The Life of Adam Martindale, written by himself, and now first printed from the original manu- script in the British Museum. Edited by the Rev. RICHARD PARKINSON, B.D., Canon of Manchester. pp. xvi, 246.

V. Lancashire Memorials of the Rebellion, 1715. By SAMUEL HIBBERT-WARK, M.D., F.R.S.E., &c. pp. x, 56, and xxviii, 292.

VI. Potts's Discovery of Witches in the county of Lancaster. Reprinted from the original edition of 1613 ; with an Introduction and Notes by JAMES CROSSLEY, Esq. pp. Ixxx, 184, 52.

1845-6.

VII. Iter Lancastrense, a Poem written A.D. 1636, by the Rev. Richard James. Edited by the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A. pp. cxii, 86. Folding Pedigree.

VIII. Notitia Cestriensis, or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester, by Bishop Gastrell. Cheshire. Edited by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. Vol. I. pp. xvi, 396. Plate.

IX. The Norris Papers. Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp. xxxiv, 190.

1846-7.

X. The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Edited by W. A. HULTON, Esq. Vol. I. pp. xl, 338. Plate.

XI. The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Vol. II. pp. 339-636.

XII . The Moore Rental. Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp. Ixx, 158.

Publications of the_ Chetham Society. 3

1847-8.

VOL.

XIII. The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington. Edited by JAS. CROSSLEY, Esq. Vol. I. pp. viii, 398.

XIV . The Journal of Nicholas Assheton. Edited by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. xxx, 164.

XV. The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge, very frutefull for all Christen People to rede. Edited by EDWARD HAWKINS, Esq. pp. xxviii, 10, 242.

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XVI. The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Vol. III. pp. xli-liv, 637-936.

XVII. Warrington in 1465. Edited by WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq. pp. Ixxviii, 152.

XVIII. The Diary of the Rev. Henry Newcome, from September 30, 1661, to September 29, 1663. Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp. xl, 242.

1849-50.

XIX. Notitia Cestriensis. Vol. II. Part I. Lancashire, Part 1. pp. iv, 160, xxviii.

XX. The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey. Vol. IV. (Conclusion}, pp. Iv-lxiii, 937- 1314.

XXI. Notitia Cestriensis. Vol. II. Part II. Lancashire, Part II. pp. Ixxvii, 161-352. Plate.

1850-1.

XXII. Notitia Cestriensis. Vol. II. Part III. Lancashire, Part III. (Conclusion), pp. 353-621.

XXIII. A Golden Mirrour ; conteininge certaine pithie and figurative visions prognosticating good fortune to England, &c. By Richard Robinson of Alton. Reprinted from the only known copy of the original edition of 1589 in the British Museum, with an Introduction and Notes by the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A. pp. xxii, 10, 96.

XXIV. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. I. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. : containing

Papers connected with the affairs of Milton and his Family. Edited by J. F. MARSH, Esq. pp 46. Plate.

Epistolary Reliques of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquaries, 1653-73. Communicated by GEORGE ORMEROD, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., and F.G.S. pp. 16.

Calendars of the Names of Families which entered their several Pedigrees in the successive Heraldic Visitations of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Communicated by GEORGE ORMEROD, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., and F.G.S. pp. 26.

A Fragment, illustrative of Sir Wm. Dugdale's V isitation of Lancashire. From MSS. in the possession of the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. 8.

1851-2.

XXV. Cardinal Allen's Defence of Sir William Stanley's Surrender of Deventer. Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp. c, 38.

XXVI. The Autobiography of Henry Newcome, M.A. Edited by RD. PARKINSON, D.D.,F.S.A. Vol.1. pp. xxv, 184.

XXVII. The Autobiography of Henry Newcome, M.A. Vol. II. (Conclusion}, pp. 185-390.

4 Publications of the Chetham Society.

1852-3.

VOL.

XXVIII. The Jacobite Trials at Manchester in 1694. Edited by WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq. pp.xc, 132.

XXIX. The Stanley Papers, Part I. The Earls of Derby and the Verse Writers and Poets of the six- teenth and seventeenth centuries. By THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp. 64.

XXX. Documents relating to the Priory of Penwortham, and other Possessions in Lancashire of the Abbey of Evesham. Edited by W. A HULTON, Esq. pp. Ixxviii, 136.

1853-4.

XXXI. The Stanley Papers, Part II. The Derby Household Books, comprising an account of the Household Regulations and Expenses of Edward and Henry, third and fourth Earls of Derby ; together with a Diary, containing the names of the guests who visited the latter Earl at his houses in Lancashire : by William Farrington, Esq., the Comptroller. Edited by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. xcviii, 247. Five Plates.

XXXII. The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Edited by RICHARD PARKINSON, D.D., F.S.A. Vol. I. Part I. pp. x, 320. Portrait.

XXXIII. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. The First Portion. Edited by the Rev. G. J. PICCOPE, M.A. pp. vi, 196.

XXXIV. The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Vol. I. Part II. pp. 321-639.

XXXV. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall . Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A. Part I. pp. 232. Frontispiece.

XXVI. The Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington. Vol. II. Part I. pp. 248.

1855-6.

XXXVII. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. II. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. : containing

The Rights and Jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Chester, the Earls Palatine, the Chamber- lain, and other Officers. Edited by JOSEPH BROOKS YATES, F.A.S., G.S., and P.S. pp. 37.

The Scottish Field. (A Poem on the Battle of Flodden.) Edited by JOHN ROBSON, Esq. pp. xv, 28.

Examynatyons towcheynge Cokeye More, Temp. Hen. VIII. in a dispute between the Lords of the Manors of Middleton and Radclyffe. Communicated by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. 30.

A History of the Ancient Chapel of Denton, in Manchester Parish. By the Rev. JOHN BOOKER, M.A., F.S.A. ^.viii,148. Three Plates.

A Letter from John Bradshawe of Gray's Inn to Sir Peter Legh of Lyme. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. pp. &.

Facsimile of a Deed of Richard Bussel to Church of Evesham (for insertion in vol. xxx,).

XXXVIII. Bibliographical Notices of the Church Libraries of Turton and Gorton bequeathed by Humphrey Chetham. Edited by GILBERT J. FRENCH, Esq. pp. 199. Illustrated Title.

XXXIX. The Farington Papers. Edited by Miss FFARINGTON. pp. xvi, 179. Five plates of Signatures.

Publications of the Chetham Society. 5

1856-7.

VOL.

XL. The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Vol. II. Part I. pp. 326 and two

Indexes.

XLI, The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Part II. pp. 233-472. Portrait.

XLII. A History of the Ancient Chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton, in Manchester Parish, including Sketches of the Townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage, Heaton Norris, Reddish, Levenshulme, and Chorlton-cum-Hardy: together with Notices of the more Ancient Local Families, and Particulars relating to the Descent of their Estates. By the Rev. JOHN BOOKER, M.A., F.S.A. pp. viii, 337; Seven Illustrations.

1857-8.

XLIII. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Part III. »». x, 473-776.

XLIV. The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom. Vol. II. Part II. pp. 327-654. Byrom Pedigrees, pp. 41 and three folding sheets; Index, pp. v.

XLV. Miscellanies : being a selection from the Poems and Correspondence of the Rev. Thos. Wilson, B.D., of Clitheroe. With Memoirs of his Life. By the Rev. CANON RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. »». xc, 230. Two Plates.

1858-9.

XLVI. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall. Part IV. ( Con- clusion), pp. 777-1171.

XLVII. A History of the Ancient Chapel of Birch, in Manchester Parish, including a Sketch of the Township of Rusholme : together with Notices of the more Ancient Local Families, and Particulars relating to the Descent of their Estates. By the Rev. JOHN BOOKER, M.A., F.S.A. pp. viii, 255. Four Plates.

XL VIII. A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts for and against Popery (published in or about the reign of James II.) in the Manchester Library founded by Humphrey Chetham; in which is incorporated, with large Additions and Bibliographical Notes, the whole of Peck's List of the Tracts in that Controversy, with his References. Edited by THOMAS JONES, Esq. B.A. Part I. pp. xii, 256.

1859-60.

XLIX. The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts. The Civil and Military Govern- ment of the County, as illustrated by a series of Royal and other Letters; Orders of the Privy Council, the Lord Lieutenant, and other Authorities, &c., &c. Chiefly derived from the Shuttleworth MSS. at Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire. Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A. Part I. pp. cxx, 96. Seven Plates.

L. The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts. Part II. (Conclusion), pp. 97-333.

LI. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. The Second Portion, pp. vi, 283.

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1860-1.

VOL.

LII. Collectanea Anglo- Poetica : or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a Col- lection of Early English Poetry, with occasional Extracts and Remarks Biographical and Critical. By the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A., Rural Dean; Rector of Stand, Lancashire; and Vicar of Norton, Northamptonshire. Part I. pp. xi, 208.

LIII. Mamecestre: being Chapters from the early recorded History of the Barony, the Lordship or Manor, the Vill Borough or Town, of Manchester. Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A. Vol. I. pp. 207. Frontispiece.

LIV. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. The Third Portion. (Conclusion), pp. v, 272.

1861-2.

LV. Collectanea Anglo-Poetica. Part II. pp. vi, 209-456. LVI. Mamecestre. Vol. II. pp. 209-431.

LVII. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. III. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. : containing

On the South Lancashire Dialect, with Biographical Notices of John Collier, the author of Tim Bobbin. By THOS. HEYWOOD, Esq. pp. 84.

Rentale de Cokersand : being the Bursar's Rent Roll of the Abbey of Cokersand, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, for the year 1501. Printed from the Original. Edited by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. xviii, 46.

The Names of all the Gentlemen of the best callinge wthin the countye of Lancastre, whereof choyse ys to be made of a c'ten number to lend vnto her Ma'?" moneye vpon privie seals in Janvarye 1588. From a manuscript in the possession of the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. pp. 9.

Some Instruction given by William Booth Esquire to his stewards John Carington and William Rowcrofte, upon the purchase of Warrington by Sir George Booth Baronet and William Booth his son, A.D. MDCXVIII. Communicated by WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq. pp. 8.

Letter from Sir John Seton, Manchester ye 25 M'ch, 1643. Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq., F.S.A. pp.15.

The Names of eight hundred inhabitants of Manchester who took the oath of allegiance to Charles II. in April, 1679. Communicated by JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A. pp. 8.

The Pole Booke of Manchester, May ye 22d 1690. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. pp. 43. Hap jand folding Table.

1862-3.

LVIII. Mamecestre. Vol. III. (Conclusion.) pp. xl, 433-627.

LIX. A History of the Chantries within the County Palatine of Lancaster : being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Queen Mary. Edited by the Rev. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. Vol. I. pp. xxxix, 168.

LX. A History of the Chantries within the County Palatine of Lancaster, &c. Vol. II. (Conclusion), pp. 169-323.

1863-4.

General Index to the Remains Historical and Literary published by the Chetham Society, vols.I-XXX. pp. viii, 168.

LXI. I. Abbott's Journal. II. An Account of the Tryalls &c. in Manchester in 1694. Edited by the Rt. Rev. ALEXANDER Goss, D.D. ^.xix, 32; xxi, 42; 5.

LXII. Discourse of the Warr in Lancashire. Edited by WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq. pp. xxxiv, 164. Two Plates.

Publications of tlie Chetham Society. 7

1864-5.

VOL.

LXIII. A Volume of Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century. Compiled and edited by JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A. pp. xix, 208. Frontispiece.

LXIV. A Catalogue of the Collection of Tracts for and against Popery, Part II. To which are added an Index to the Tracts in both editions of Gibson's Preservative, and a reprint of Dodd's Certamen, Utriusque Ecclesise. Edited by THOMAS JONES, Esq. B.A. pp. x, 269, 17.

LXV. Continuation of the Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester, A.D. 1586-1602. By JOHN HARLAND, Esq. pp. viii, 128.

1865-6.

LXVI. The Stanley Papers. Part III. Private Devotions and Miscellanies of James seventh earl of Derby, K.G., with a Prefatory Memoir and Appendix of Documents. Edited by the Rev. CANON RAINES, M.A., F.S.A. Vol.1, pp. i-ccviii. Four Plates.

LXVII. The Stanley Papers. Part III. Vol. 2. pp. ccix-cccxcv. Four Plates.

LXVIII. Collectanea relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood, at various periods. Compiled arranged and edited by JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A. Vol. I. pp. viii, 258.

1866-7.

LXIX. The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more distinguished Scholars. Edited by the Rev. JEREMIAH FINCH SMITH, M.A., Rector of Aldridge, Staffordshire, and Rural Dean. Vol. I., from A.D. 1730 to A.D. 1775. pp. viii, 253.

LXX. The Stanley Papers. Part III. Vol. 3. (Conclusion.; pp. 112 and 65. Frontispiece. LXXI. Collectanea Anglo-Poetica. Part III. pp. x, 282.

1867-8.

LXXII. Collectanea relating to Manchester and its Neighbourhood. Vol. II. pp. viii, 252.

LXXIII. The Admission Register of the Manchester School, with some Notices of the more dis- tinguished Scholars. Edited by the Rev. JEREMIAH FINCH SMITH, M.A., Rector of Aldridge, Staffordshire, and Rural Dean. Vol. II., from A.D. 1776 to A.D. 1807. pp. v, 302.

LXXIV Three Lancashire Documents of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, namely : I. The Great De Lacy Inquisition, Feb. 16, 1311. II. Survey of 1320-1346. III. Custom Roll and Rental of the Manor of Ashton-under-Lyne, 1421. Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A. pp. xih, 140.

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JAMES CROSSLEY, ESQ., F.S.A., PRESIDENT.

REV. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A., HON. CANON OF MANCHESTER,

VICE-PRESIDENT. WILLIAM BEAMONT.

THE VERY REV. GEORGE HULL BOWERS, D.D., DEAN OF MANCHESTER. REV. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A. JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A. EDWARD HAWKINS, F.R.S., F.S.A., F.L.S. THOMAS HEYWOOD, F.S.A. W. A. HULTON. EGERTON LEIGH, JUN. REV. JOHN HOWARD MARSDEN, B.D., CANON OF MANCHESTER,

DISNEY PROFESSOR OP CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES, CAMBRIDGE. REV. JAMES RAINE, M.A. ARTHUR H. HEYWOOD, TREASURER. WILLIAM LANGTON, HON. SECRETARY.

THREE LANCASHIRE DOCUMENTS

OF THE

FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES,

COMPRISING

I.— THE GREAT DE LACY INQUISITION, FEB. 16, 1311. II.— THE SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

III. — CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL OF THE

MANOR OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE,

NOVEMBER n, 1422.

EDITED BY

JOHN HARLAND, F.S.A.

PRINTED FOR THE CHETHAM SOCIETY. M.DCCC.LXVIII.

INTRODUCTION.

UNDER the feudal system, as developed in England from the period of the Norman conquest, all land was held directly or indirectly of the king, who was the supreme lord of all the territory of the kingdom. When the king granted a tract of land to any noble, or knight, he required that certain services should be rendered to him in return. These services being usually military, — the contribution of men and arms and horses to the king in his wars, — it became necessary from time to time that the king should know the quantity and quality of the land, and the amount of service renderable, in respect of every holding of land throughout his kingdom. The means of ascertaining these particulars, though various, were to some extent alike in their general principle and their orga- nization of machinery. A general survey throughout the kingdom being commanded, it was effected by certain high commissioners, few in number, calling to their aid the chief functionaries in counties, the earls or counts, and the sheriffs ; and these in turn apportioned out the task among the hundredors of each wapentake or hundred ; these again subdividing the labour ; so that ultimately the great survey

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was effected by an aggregation of juries of inquiry in every lordship or manor, nay even in every village throughout the land. Such was the character of the great Survey of all the lands throughout England, made twenty years after the Norman conquest, and commonly known as the Domesday Survey, which was completed in the year 1086, and has remained ever since the oldest register extant of the value, tenure and services of the lands therein described. It is stated by an old chronicler1 that William the Conqueror caused this surrey to be made in imitation of the policy of Alfred the Great, who, at the time he divided the kingdom into counties, hundreds and tithings, had inquisition taken and digested into a register, called, from the place in which it was deposited, the Roll of Winchester. However this may be, we find that the task of making the great Norman survey of England was entrusted to four commissioners, styled the king's justiciaries, who seem to have associated with themselves some principal person or persons in each shire. The inquisitors were to inquire, upon the oaths of the sheriffs of counties, the lords of each manor, the pres- byters or priests of every church, the reeves of every hundred, the bailiffs and six villeins of every village, — into the name of the place; who held it in the time of king Edward the Confessor ; who was the present possessor ; how many hides of land there were in the manor; how many carucates, carves or plough-lands in demesne; how many homagers ; how many villeins ; how many cotarii ; how many servi ; what freemen ; how many tenants in socage ; what

1 Ingulphus.

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quantity of wood; how much meadow and pasture; what mills and fish-ponds ; how much added or taken away ; what the gross value in king Edward's time; what the present value ; and how much each freeman or soc-man had or has. All this was to be estimated — first, as the estate was held in the time of the Confessor ; secondly, as it was bestowed by the Conqueror ; and thirdly, as its value stood at the taking of the survey. The jurors were further to state whether any advance could be made in the value. These very numerous inquisitions being taken all over the country, the record of each was sent by the justiciaries to Winchester, and there the whole were arranged, classed, methodized, and entered in a register, such as we now see it in the admirable photographic fac-similes of the original Domesday survey.

Such was the record of the first great English survey of the lands of the kingdom in the eleventh century, and it long remained the great authority on all the subjects em- braced in its inquiry. But various causes would naturally arise in course of time to render other inquiries desirable or necessary, either extending over the entire kingdom, or over a county, a hundred or wapentake, an honor or great lord- ship, or even limited to a single manor. Traces remain of several such inquiries as to Lancashire in the thirteenth century. In the printed copy of the Testa de Nemll (fol. 808) is an entry recording an inquisition of the county of Lancaster which sets forth that,

This is an Inquisition made by the oath of the faithful knights of the tenements given and alienated within the Lime, in the county of Lancaster, to wit by Roger Gerneth de Burg, Robert

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de Lancaster, Adam de Middleton, Richard de Burg, Walter Fitz-Osbert, Walter Fitz-Swane, William de Wynewyc, Richard Fitz-Swane, Richard Fitz-Robert, William Blundel, Robert de Anielsdale, Richard de Orhull (Orrell), Richard de Perpont, Alan de Rixton, William de Radeclive, Alexander de Pilkington and Henry de Trafford.

From the names of these seventeen knights who held this undated inquisition, we are enabled to limit the time at which it was taken to some year within the eight years 1200-1207. Again, we find a perambulation of the forests of Lancashire was made by twelve knights, and recorded in 1227 or 1228.

As early as the reign of Henry II. that king instituted justices in eyre, or justices itinerant, who were to go through all the counties of England2 with a general commission wider than the special one usually given to justices of oyer et terminer. For instance, it was a function of the justices in eyre to inquire of knights' fees, escheats, wardships, marriages, presentations to churches, the usurpation of the rights of the crown, as well as into any oppressions and frauds of the king's ministers and officers. The mode of procedure was for the justices in eyre, in each county in which they held their court, to deliver to the hundredors, or officers in charge of each hundred or wapentake, certain articles of inquiry, termed " Capitula Itineris" to which the hundredors had to make written replies or returns.3 During the turbulent reign of Henry III., the revenues of the crown

2 The king divided the kingdom into six parts or districts, and assigned three justices to each such district.

3 Sracton, lib. ii. foil. 116, 117.

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had been considerably diminished by tenants in capite alien- ating without license, and by ecclesiastics, as well as laymen, withholding from the crown, under various pretexts, its just rights, and usurping the right of holding courts and other jura regalia. Numerous exactions and oppressions of the people had also been committed in this reign by the nobility and gentry claiming the rights of free chase, free warren and fishery, and demanding unreasonable tolls in fairs and markets ; and again by sheriffs, escheators, and other officers and ministers of the crown, under colour of law. Edward I., who was on his return from the Holy Land on the death of his father, did not reach England till towards the end of the second year of his reign, and these abuses remained uncorrected till his return. One of the first acts of his administration after his arrival, was to institute an inquiry into the state of the demesnes, and of the rights and revenues of the crown, and concerning the conduct of the sheriffs and other officers and ministers who had defrauded the king and severely oppressed the people. The " Capitula Itineris" would have embraced nearly all these abuses ; but it was found that the circuit of the justices itinerant — generally once in seven years — would not return till the sixth year of this new reign (1278), and it was necessary to afford a speedy remedy to the crown and the subject. The king, therefore, on the i ith October, in the second year of his reign (1274), appointed special commissioners for the whole kingdom, as appears from the patent rolls of this year,4 whereon are

4 " De inquirendo per totum regnum de omnibus libertatibus ac de articulis eorundem."

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enrolled thirty-five articles of inquiry. Twelve other articles not on the patent rolls are among the returns, making in all forty-seven articles. The commissioners made their return in the third year of the reign (1275), and then it became necessary for the court of exchequer to have in one view such part of the returns as affected the rights of the crown and the abuses of its officers. To this end certain rolls were drawn up, containing a selection under the denomination of " Extracts," and thus the crown was furnished with evidence, upon the oath of a jury of each hundred and town of every county, as to the various matters under inquiry. From these sources the public records termed " Rotuli Hundred- orum " were compiled, and have been printed in two thick folio volumes ; but it is not a little remarkable that these hundred rolls, as printed, do not contain any entry or extract relative to the county of Lancaster, though the inquiries were made some seventy-six years before the creation of the duchy of Lancaster, and the vesting of its jura regalia in its duke for the time being. It may be added that the first chapter of the statute of Gloucester (6 Edward I., 1278), as to the liberties, franchises, quo warranto, Sec., was founded upon the previous inquiries under this commission. Immediately after the passing of the statute of Gloucester, the circuit of the justices in eyre returned, and they had the rolls delivered to them, to inquire into the matters therein set forth ; and it would seem that in many cases these later inquiries were made before the same juries of the hundreds who had made the returns to the royal commissioners.5

8 See Introduction to Rotuli Hundredorum.

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The enumeration of the various inquiries respecting land, its tenure and services, during the latter part of the thir- teenth century, would not be complete were we to omit to mention what is generally known as " Kirkby's Inquest " of Yorkshire in the years 1284-5, a general survey of York- shire in its several wapentakes, conducted by Sir John de Kirkeby, then the king's treasurer. There were also the pleas of quo warranto — inquiries by what warrant lords, knights, and others claimed to hold manors and estates, and to exercise certain priviliges and franchises, and to enjoy certain immunities. These Placita de quo warranto were held before Hugh de Cressingham and his brother justiciaries, as regards Lancashire, in Trinity term (May and June) 1292.

The statute "Extenta Manerii," passed in 1276, rendered it imperative to survey or "extend" manors under its provisions, and to this legislative act we are inclined to attribute the survey of a considerable part of Lancashire, including the barony, lordship, or manor of Manchester in 1320-46, and the extent of the manor in 1322. Indeed, it is not improbable that to this statute we owe the later portions of the Testa de Nemll (A.D. 1325-30) and some parts, at least, of the Birch Feodary (ranging from A.D. 1307 to 1380), and of the Lansdowne Feodary (1349-51).

A more limited kind of inquiry was that made after the death of any baron, lord, knight, or other tenant in capite of the crown. These were termed Inquisitiones post mortem, and they were usually held before the sheriff of a county, or the king's escheator, who summoned a jury, whose finding

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as to the possessions of the deceased, the name, kinship, and age of the heir, &c., were all recorded on the inquisition, which was returned by the presiding officer to the king's chancery or exchequer. Of this class of inquiries was the celebrated "De Lacy Inquisition" of 1311, the first of the three records printed in the present volume. It was not, however, of the ordinary character, but included the whole estates of the earl of Lincoln, and amongst others, the entire extent of the honor of Clitheroe.6 It was also taken with

6 The modern honor of Clitheroe, the seat and centre of which is the castle of Clitheroe, is of great extent, and covers a large tract of country, both in Lancashire and Yorkshire. That part of the honor which is in Lancashire has for its lord his grace the duke of Buccleuch. It comprises the whole of the hundred of Blackburn, being that portion of the county which, by " the Representation of the People Act, 1867," forms the parliamentary north-eastern division of Lancashire. The honor also includes the boroughs of Clitheroe, Blackburn, and Burnley. The manor of Tottington — comprising the two quarters of Tottington- higher-end and Tottington-lower-end — in the hundred of Salford, is also within the honor of Clitheroe. A considerable area within the honor is copyhold, and held either of the wapentake of Blackburn, or of one of the several forests or manors within it, for which courts are held half-yearly at Easter and Michaelmas. The Yorkshire portion of the honor, of which Charles Towneley of Towneley, esq., is now the lord, is called " the Wapentake or Liberty of Bowland," and comprises the several townships of the higher and lower divisions of the Forest of Bowland, — Slaidburn, Newton, Easingtou, Grindleton, "West Bradford, Waddington, Bashall and Great Mitton. The townships of Slaidburn, Newton, Grindleton and West Bradford, are principally copyhold, and held of the manor of Slaidburn. The steward of the honor, Dixon Robinson, esq., by virtue of his office, is coroner for the Liberty of Bowland. The official residence of the steward is at Clitheroe castle, where the court rolls are kept. Some of these date as far back as the reign of Henry the Seventh.

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much more care, accuracy, and minuteness of specification than was usual in these inquiries, for the reason given in page 3. It is now printed for the first time.

The second record in the volume is of the nature of an extent or survey which probably, in its perfect state, included every hundred of Lancashire. Of the original record nothing is known ; and the portions of the document now first printed are derived from a copy made late in the sixteenth century. It is remarkable that there is not known to exist anv full

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survey of Lancashire at all resembling in character " Kirkby's Inquest" of Yorkshire, of 1284-5, which has just been printed for the first time by the Surtees Society. It cannot be doubted that under the special commission of Edward I. in 1 274, Lancashire was included ; yet, in the hundred rolls, the product of that commission, Lancashire finds no place.

It may be suggested that this survey, so far as parts of it have reached us, like the Testa de Nevill, the Birch and the Lansdowne Feodaries, — all, so far as they can be traced, relating to the fees and the land during the first half of the fourteenth century, — may be fragments of some general record of survey, at least as to Lancashire, the original of which has long since perished. The Testa de Nevill7 has been printed by direction of the Record commissioners, and a copy of its Lancashire portions is also to be found in Gregson's Portfolio of Fragments, where is also printed a copy of Birch's MS. Feodary. A copy of the Lansdowne

7 Besides the list of inquisitions for the whole county, already noticed, the Testa contains like lists for every hundred or wapentake except Lonsdale.

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Feodary,9 has been printed in Baines's History of Lanca- shire',9 and to these is now first added this MS. extent or survey, taken within the years 1320-46. Though the portion of it now printed only includes three of the six hundreds of Lancashire (all that remains of Salford hundred being printed in Mamecestre), viz., West Derby, Amounderness, and Lonsdale, yet, as far as it extends, there can be no doubt that it is a valuable addition to our scanty and meagre records of the state of land tenures in Lancashire in the earlier part of the fourteenth century.

The third document in the volume is a record of survey of a different kind, — what is termed a Rentale, rental or rent-roll of a manor. This was usually a long and narrow parchment roll, wherein the rents of a manor were written down, and by which the lord's bailiff collected such rents at the terms at which they were fixed to be payable. The Rental usually contained the quantities of land in each holding; the land and tenements let to each tenant; the names of the tenants ; the several rents apportioned and for what time, usually a year ; and the times of payment, which varied in different manors, some being at two, some at three, terms in the year, — and others, and this most generally, at the four quarterly terms of Lady-day, Nativity of John the Baptist, St. Michael's-day, and the Birth of the Lord, — or March 25th, June 24th, September 29th, and December 25th. One example of the old manorial rental will be found in Mamecestre,10 being the rental of Thomas West,

8 See Lansdowne MSS., cod. 559, fol. 23. 9 Edition of 1836, vol. iv. p. 756. 10 Vol. iii. p. 476.

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lord la Warre and baron of Mamecestre, of his manor of Mamecestre, in May 1473.

The Rental in the present volume is that of Sir John de Ashton, knight, of his manor of Ashton-under-Lyne, in November 1422, thirty years earlier than that of Man- chester. Besides the rental proper, this document contains the arrangement of the forms or benches in Ashton parish church, for the wives, daughters, and servants of the manor of Ashton-under-Lyne. It also contains a rental of the lands and tenements which Sir John Assheton gave to his son and heir, Thomas de Assheton, on his marriage ; the yearly rent thereof being gL is. jd., and the total of Sir John's own rental zjl. iis. nf</. making the total rental of the manor so far as set down, 36^ 145. 6f</., to which, however, must be added the value of all the boon services and presents.

CONTENTS.

Page.

THE GEE AT DE LACY INQUISITION, FEBBUABY 1 6, 1311 i

Index Nominum et Locorum 24

SURVEY OF 1320-46 28

"Wapentake of "West Derby 30

of Amounderness 44

of Lonsdale 67

Index Nominum et Locorum 88

CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL OF THE MANOB OF ASHTON-

UNDEE-LYNE, 1422 93

Index Nominum et Locorum 134

SUPPLEMENTAEY INDEX 139

I.— THE GREAT DE LACY INQUISITION,

FEBR UAR Y i6M, 131 1.

A BRIEF notice seems desirable of the great man and power- ful noble, of whose Lancashire possessions at his death the following Inquisition forms a catalogue.

The first of the great de Lacy family, Ilbert de Laci,1 came into England with the Conqueror. On this " Norman adventurer," as Dr. Whitaker styles him, William I. conferred the great fee of Pontefract ; and his son Robert de Lacy was at one time lord of the whole hundred or wapentake of Blackburn. This Robert left two sons, Ilbert and Henry, who successively held the vast pos- sessions of the family in this county, and Henry was succeeded by his son Robert; who, dying on the 2ist June 1193, without issue, the last male of his family, devised his extensive estates, consist- ing of sixty knights' fees, to his uterine sister Aubrey, daughter of Robert de Lizours ; who, marrying Richard Fitz-Eustace, lord of Halton and constable of Chester, took the estates to that family ; and his grandson Roger, the terror and scourge of the Welsh, and for his ferocity of temper called " Hell," assumed the name of de Lacy. His son John married Margaret, daughter and coheiress of Robert (son of Saber de Quincy, earl of Winchester) and his wife Hawys, fourth sister and coheiress of Kandal de Blundeville, earl of Chester and Lincoln; from whom, in the distribution of his lands and honours, she received the earldom of Lincoln, which descended to her daughter Margaret, the wife of John de Lacy. By patent of 23rd November 17 Henry III. (1232) the king re- granted this earldom to her husband, John de Lacy ; whose son

1 The name was originally de Lasci, probably from a place called Lassi, in the department of Calvados, in Normandy.

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Edmund, dying in the life-time of his mother, never assumed the title of earl of Lincoln. He married Alice de Saluces, daughter of a nobleman of Provence, and died June 5th 1258; leaving as his successor, his son and heir, Henry de Lacy, "the last and greatest man of his line ; " of whom we take the following account from Dr. Whitaker's History of Whalley : —

He was the confidential friend and servant of Edward L, whom he seems not a little to have resembled in courage, activity, prudence, and every other quality which can adorn a soldier2 or a statesman. In 1290 he was appointed first commissioner for rectifying the abuses which had crept into the administration of justice, especially in the Court of Common Pleas, — an office which he filled with exemplary fidelity and strictness. In 1293 he was sent ambassador to the French king to demand satisfaction for the plunders committed by the subjects of France upon the goods of the English merchants. After the death of Edward earl of Lancaster, he was appointed Commander-in-chief of the army in Gascony, and viceroy of Aquitaine. In 1297 or 1298 he raised the siege of the castle of St. Catherine, near Toulouse, and expelled the French from the confines of that country. In July 1298 lie led the vanguard at the memorable battle of Falkirk, against the Scots under Wallace. He was appointed one of the two commissioners to open the parliament at Carlisle on the 2oth January 1307, the last year of the reign of Edward I., and in this parliament he had the pre- cedence of all the peers of England (after the prince of Wales, who was also earl of Chester). By a rare fortune, after the death of his old master, he seems to have retained the confidence of his son, Edward II. He received from his sovereign, in recompense of his services, the honor of Denbigh, in Wales, and styled himself in consequence, (in addition to his other titles) " Dominus de Eoos et Rowennock." Over the gate of Denbigh castle, in a niche, his statue in robes is still pre- served. As lord of the honor of Clitheroe, the many remaining evidences of this earl's transactions, prove him to have been active and munificent. Besides many grants of inferior consequence, he rewarded his seneschal or steward, Oliver de Stansfeld, with the manor of Worsthorn, and the de la Leghs and Middlemores with the manor of the grange of Cli- viger ; he confirmed and extended the privileges of his borough of Clitheroe ; and he gave to the monks of Stanlaw the advowson of the parish church of Whalley, with its dependencies ; procured the removal of their abbey to that fertile and beautiful site ; attended the trans- lation in person, and laid the first stone of their conventual church.

2 Though not a long-liyed man, his sendees began with the reign of Edward I. and continued beyond it. In 1273 (i Edward I.) he besieged and took the castle of Chartley in Staffordshire, on behalf of the king.

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He married Margaret (or Alice) daughter of Sir William Longespee, by whom he enjoyed all the lands of the earl of Salisbury, without that title. By this lady he had two sons, Edmund, and John, both of whom died young, and two daughters, Alice and Margaret. Margaret died in her father's life-time. In 1294, despairing of male issue, Henry de Lacy surrendered all his lands to the king, who regranted them to this earl for the term of his life, and after his decease to Thomas earl of Lancas- ter, and Alice his wife and the heirs of their bodies; failing of which they were to remain over to Edmund the king's brother (a remarkable proof of the earl's attachment to the royal family), and to his heirs for ever. By this act the honor of Clitheroe became united to the earldom of Lancaster. The great earl died at his house of Lincoln's Inn, on the 5th February 1310, aged 60 years, and was interred in St. Paul's cathe- dral. Over his remains was placed a magnificent tomb, with a statue of the earl cross-legged, and in linked or chain mail ; which perished with many others in the great fire of London, but which had been en- graved by Hollar. Henry de Lacy left as his sole heiress, his surviving daughter Alice, who had married in her father's life-time Thomas Plantagenet, earl of Lancaster, and carried along with her an inheri- tance even then estimated at ten thousand marks, or £6,666 a year. Thus the honor of Clitheroe .and the vast estates in Lancashire of the succeeding race of so-called Lacys, passed from them to the Planta- genets.

Dr. Whitaker characterises this document as " that most exact record, the inquisition after the death of Henry de Lacy, the last earl of Lincoln, taken A.D. 1311." After explaining that inqui- sitions post mortem are of little value except for the purpose of finding an heir, as their descriptions of quantities of land are almost always in round numbers, which mast generally be false, the Dr. adds : " But after the death of the last earl of Lincoln, leaving only a daughter, on whose decease without male issue the vast estates were settled upon the crown, it was thought necessary to make a strict and accurate survey, and for the jurors to find with equal exactness according to the result. To this circumstance we are indebted for one of the most valuable documents from which the History of Whalley has been compiled. There is indeed ano- ther general Inquisition of the honor of Clitheroe, after the death of Henry, duke of Lancaster [who died March 24, 1361], but it is comparatively slight and inaccurate."

No copy in Latin of the original Inquisition is known to exist ; and consequently this document, now first printed, can be given only in an evidently old translation. This is of an official character ;

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being recorded in an old MS. book, entitled, "The Book of the Honor of Clitheroe," penes Dixon Robinson, esq., the Castle, Cli- theroe.

In the " Calendarium Inquisitionum post Mortem, sive Escceta- rum,''1 vol. i. pp. 242-244, is a very meagre abstract of the whole Inquisition; enumerating Henry de Lacy's possessions in Lan- cashire, as well as those in eighteen other English counties, and in Wales and its marches. It is little more than a list of local names; but it serves, as regards Lancashire, as a corroborative outline of the places named in the following translation; and shows, for instance, that the " Dennon " or " Donnon " of the translation, is identical with " Donnom," or Downham.

INQUISITION taken after the Render of Henry de Lacy late Earl of Lincoln of Lands Tenements &f held of the King in Com' Lancaster the i6th Febry 4 Edwardi 2di.

THE JURY say that Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln had no Lands or Tenements in Fee in Chief of the King, But that he held all his Lands and Tenements in the County of Lancaster immediately of the King by the Service of 14 Knights' Fees and ^ part of Knight's Fee and by the Rent of 105s : 8d payable yearly to the Castle Guard of Lancaster and a certain Fee called Sak fee and doing Suit to the Court held at Torn every-6 weeks. That King Edward Ist granted to the said Earl of Lincoln and the Heirs of his Body all the Lands and Tenements hereafter men- tioned, Remainder to Thomas- Son of Edmond the King's Brother and to Alice his wife and the Heirs of their Bodies, Remainder to the Right Heirs of the said Thomas.

That he was seised of the Castle of Clyderhowe with the Moat and Ditches, nothing worth above the Reprises.

Also of an Orchard under the Castle with a Croft, the Herbage of which is Yearly worth '. ijd

There are also 20 Acres of Demean Lands demised to several Tenants at Will, each Acre Yearly worth 4d Somme ...... vjs viijd

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4^ Acres of Meadow Yearly worth iijs

A Watermill Yearly worth yj1 xiii3 iiijd

A Fair on Saint Mary Magdalene's day, the Toll and Profits thereof are Yearly worth yjs viijd

The Toll of Clyderhow, Blakeburn and Bowland Yearly worth

iiij1 xiijs iiijd

There are 20 Acres and 3 Roods of Demean Lands which Adam Russel holds by Grant of the said Earl of Lincoln for Life at the Yearly Rent of xxs iijd

The said Earl of Lincoln held the Advowson of the Chappel in Clyderhou Castle Yearly worth xiiij1 vjs viijd

There is a 3 weeks free Court, the Pleas and Profits thereof are Yearly worth Cs

The Burgesses of Clyderhou held all their Burgages and the Rent of the sd Town in Fee Farm by Grant from the said Earl of

Lincoln, paying Yearly at Michaelmas vj1 xiij s iiijd

Summe of the whole... xxiiij1 xviij3 vjd

' The said Earl held at Standene a Capital Messuage worth... xijd sunden.

80 Acres of Land in Demean Yearly worth xxvjs viijd

36 Acres of Meadow Yearly worth xxiiij8

Several Pasture Yearly worth vs

He also held at Penhilberton 16 Oxgangs of Land in Bondage, Penhuiton.

which pay Yearly at the Feast of S* Gyles [Sep. 1] v1 vjs viijd

William Querderey of Holes [holds] 30 Acres of Waste Land,

paying Yearly xxs

Richard Ryding holds 20 Acres of Land at Will and pays vjs viijd There were also 12 Acres of Land in the hands of divers Ten- ants at Will, who pay yearly.. iiij8

Henry de Blakeburn holds a certain Mansion there with the Fee

by Grant and pays to the Lord Yearly v1xiij»jd

The said Earl held at Worston 30 Acres of Land in Demean worston.

demised to several Tenants who pay Yearly xvs

5 Acres of Meadow paying Yearly vs

The said Earl held there 13 Oxgangs of Land which he held in

Bondage payable at the Feast of S* Gyles, Yearly worth ... xxvj3

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6 Cottages Yearly worth .......................................... ... iijs

He also held there 48 Acres of Heirable Land demised to divers Tenants at Will Yearly worth ....................................... xvj8

A Watermill Yearly worth ................................. xiijs iiijd

William de Heris held of the said Earl 1 8 Acres of Land paying Yearly ..................................................................... ijs

Thomas de Clogh held of the said Earl an Oxgang of Land, Yearly worth .............................................................. . ijs

Adam Son of Wyot held an Oxgang of Land and payed yearly two Collars of Greyhounds worth3 ................................... jd

William Son of Thomas held an Oxgang of Land and payed yearly ................................................................... .. ijs

Hugh Son of Ralph held 2 Oxgangs of Land and payed yearly

3 Dr. Whitaker, in the addenda to his History of Whalley (ed. 1818, p. 534), prints an original charter of John de Lacy, the second of that name, probably of about the year 1220, to the following effect : " I, John de Lasey, Constable of Chester, &c., have given &c. to Guido or Guy, son of Thomas de Cherltou, a bovate [or oxgang] of land in the Vill of Wortheston, which William reeve of that Vill by Custom held of me. Rendering therefor yearly to me and my heirs for all service and demand, two collars for greyhounds [leporarios] at the feast of Saint Oswald. Witnesses : Sir Hugh Botiller \_Pincerna] and Alan the clerk, then Seneschals, Henry de Not- tingham, Colin de Quartermar', Ebrard Tyas, Baldwin Tyas, Walter de Ludham," &c. Then the same Guido, who had assumed the local name of Worston, called in the inquisition " Wyot," makes a grant to Adam his son : " I, Ydo de Wors- ton, &c., give to Adam my son all my land with meadow, in the territory of Worston, to be held as I held it of John de Lasey, rendering therefor yearly, two dog-collars [as above] at the feast of St. Giles (Sep. i). For this grant the said Adam has given to me a solid tooth of silver [dentem solidi argenti] in my necessity. [May not the word which Dr. Whitaker read "dentem" be an abbreviated form ofducentem 1 Then the meaning would be two hundred shillings in money.] Witnesses : Adam de Blakeburn, then Steward of Blakeburnshire, Hugh Fitz-Hugh, Constable of the Castle of Clyderhow, Adam Noel, John de Heriz, Walter de Wadington, Walter de Standen, Hugh Querderay," &c. These charters, which are contained in a small box, apparently coeval with the older, are accompanied by two dog-collars which have evidently not been used. It seems probable, therefore, that they were constantly kept by the owners of the estate, in order to make the render if demanded, and so save a forfeiture. They are studded with brass nails and fringed with green silk.

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Hugyn held of the said Earl an Oxgang of Land and payed

yearly iij3 vjd

Hugh Son of Thomas held an Oxgang of Land and payed yearly

xviijd Adam de Craven held an Oxgang of Laud by ye yearly Service

of jd

Sum . . iiij1 xjs vjd

In Dennou he held 107 Acres of Heirable Land of the Demeans Donnon. devised to divers Tenants at Will of which 60 Acres pay Yearly xls

and 75 Acres of the same pay Yearly xix3

He held there 10 Acres of Meadow Yearly worth xxs

He had there certain Villeins [natives] who held 10 Oxgangs of Land in Bondage the Rents and Services thereof are Yearly worth

XXXs

The said Bondmen pay out of the Bondages aforesaid iijs in Common out of every Customary Rent at Midsumer.

There are certain Cottagers who hold 9 Tofts and pay yearly

iiij8 vjd

There is a Watermill yearly worth xxvj8 viijd

There are certain Free Tenants who hold certain Tenements of the said Earl by a certain Rent payable at S* Gyle's (viz*)

Walter de Waddington for 4 Oxgangs and 20 Acres of Land xijd Henry de Donnon Clerk for 3 Tofts and 2 Oxgangs of Land

ijs ixd ofe:

Henry Son of Henry for 2 Oxgangs of Land ijs viijd

Alan Son of Robert for a certain Assart ijs vjd

Thomas de Chatburn for a Toft js vjd

Hugh de Donnou for one Oxgang and g part of an Oxgang ijs The Heir of Richard Clark for an Oxgang of Land and a cer- tain Assart vs iiijd

Henry de Donnon for a Toft and Acre of Land and one Mea- dow jd

Halmoat of Penhilburton, Worston and Doiinon are always held

in one and is worth Yearly xxs

Sum... ix1 xjd

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In Colne there is a certain Capital Messuage, worth nothing Yearly above the Reprises.

There are 151 Acres of Land in Demean devised to divers Ten- ants who pay Yearly at the Feast of S* Giles ix1 iijs viijd

Held there 10 Oxgangs and 5 of Land in Bondage which pay

yearly xxxjs vjd

And each Oxgang pays Yearly iiijd for work neglected to be done.

There are 14 Tofts in the hands of the Tenants at Will which pay Yearly vij8

There are at Colne and Walfreden 2 Watermills and Fulling Mill worth v1 vjs viijd

The Halmoat of Colne and Walfreden with the Members are Yearly worth xxs

There are certain Free Tenants who hold of the said Earl 138 Acres of Land and pay for the same certain Rents.

Sum Total., xix1 xiiij8 xd

Great Marsden. He held in Great Merclesdeue 335 Acres of Land in the hands of diverse Tenants at Will which payed yearly at S* Gyles's Feast

Cxjs viijd There were certain Cottagers there who held 4 Tofts at Will

and payed Yearly ijs

There were 12 Customary Tenants who held 12 Oxgangs and ^

in Bondage and payed Yearly xxxvij8 vjd

Each Oxgang paying for neglected work vjd.

The said Customary Tenants pay Yearly for their Fishery there

xdq> Sum... vij1 xviij8 iijdob:

Little Mersden. In Little Merclesdone he held 243 Acres and ^ of Land demised to several Tenants who pay yearly at the Feast of S* Gyles xiiij1 xiiij d

There are 2 Cottagers who pay for 2 Cottages Yearly viijd

There are 4 Customary Tenants holding 3 Oxgangs and ^ of

Land in Bondage who pay for the same Yearly xs vjd

And for works neglected iiijd for each Oxgang.

Sum... iiij1 xiijs vjd

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In Briercliffe there are 166 Acres and ^ of Land demised to Bri several Tenants at Will who pay for the same Yearly lvs vjd

Robert Son of Mokok of Briercliffe held of the said Earl of Lincoln there 63 Acres of Land in Fee and payed yearly ... xxj3

Adamde Walleseeching4 held freely of the said Earl 51 Acres of

Land and payed for the same Yearly xvij8

Sum... iiij1 xiij8 vjd

In Brunneley there are 354 Acres i Rood and £ of Land demised Bn

to several Tenants at Will who pay for the same Yearly Cxviij8 jd ofc: There are 12 Cottagers holding 10 Oxgangs of Land in Bondage

paying yearly I8

And for Works neglected iij8 iiijd.

There are there certain Cottagers holding 12 Cottages and paying

Yearly for the same xijs

There is a Windmill Yearly worth above Reprises C8

A Fulling Mill Yearly worth vs

There are certain Free Tenants who hold divers Tenements

paying a Rent certain every year at the Feast of S* Gyles [viz.]

Oliver de Stainsfeld for 50 Acres of Land jd

Adam Son of Clark for one Oxgang of Land vij8

John de Wheteacker for 8 Acres of Land iiij8

Thomas de Ryelands for 20 Acres of Land iiij8

Adam de Holdene for 6 Acres and i Rood of Land... iij8 vd ob:

Dowen de Heley for 13 Acres of Land iij8

And de Towneley of Brounshaghs and Towneley by the

Homage and Service P Year of xviij8 iijd

And to do one Suit at Cliderhou Court holden from 3 weeks to 3

weeks.

Sum... xvj1 viij8 iijd

In Haberingham there are 248 Acres and A of Land demised to H

• •••!•• Eves.

divers Tenants at Will who pay Yearly for the Same ... iiij1 ijs xd

4 Perhaps Wallsuohes.

IO THE GREAT DE LACY

Adam de Holdene and Henry de Breretwisle hold 2 Oxgangs of

Land there freely and pay Yearly yjs

Sum... iiij1 viij8 xjd

In Padiham there are 99 Acres of Land demised to divers Ten- ants at Will who pay at the Feast of S* Gyles xxxiij8 ijd

There are 25 Customary Tenants who hold 2 1 Oxgangs of Land

in Bondage and pay Yearly for the same vij1 iiijd

And for Works neglected viijd.

There is a Windmill worth yearly xls

There are certain Free Tenants who hold of the said Earl seve- ral Tenements by a certain Yearly Rent.

John de Wheteacker for 44 Acres of Land xxv8

Richard Son of Mawe for 25 Acres and £ viij8 vjd

Payable at the Feast of S* Gyles and vjd payable at Midsummer.

Sum... xij1 xixs ijd

In Ightenhill there is a Capital Messuage of no value above Reprises.

There are 8 Acres of Land in Demean Yearly worth ... ijs viijd

One Acre of Meadow Yearly worth , xijd

A Park in Circumference i . . . . ^ [sic] the Moss and Herb- age is Yearly worth xijd

52 Acres and 2 Roods of Land demised to several Tenants at

Will Yearly worth . 1s vd

The Hallmot there with a perquisite called Thistaltake5 yearly

worth xls

Sum... yj1 xiiij8 jd

5 Thistlelache. Lache usually means a miry hollow ; but here it is a name for a profit or portion of revenue, and it is probably only a form of tack or take. In the manor of Halton, also belonging to the Lacies, was a revenue or profit called Thistle- take. It is understood to mean a payment exacted by lords of manors, for the depas- turing of drove-beasts upon their commons, even if they stayed no longer than to crop a thistle. See Whitaker's Whalley, edition of 1818, p. 219.

INQUISITION. 1 1

In Troudene there are 5 Vaccaries the Herbage and Agistments Trawdcn

of each are Yearly worth xs

Sum... vs In Penhill there are 1 1 Vaccaries the Herbage and Agistments penhuit

of each worth Yearly xs

In Rossendale there are 1 1 Vaccaries, the Herbage and Agist-

ments are Yearly worth . xs

Sum Cx8

Sum xiij1 xs

The Pannage of Penhill sometimes is nothing worth but com- monly one year with another is worth yjs viijd

The Agistments and Winter Herbage of Troweden, Rossendale, Penhill, Hoddesden and Romesgrave, are Yearly worth... xxix3 viijd

The Agistments and Winter6 Herbage in the same places are Yearly worth xl8

The Profits of Hay sold there for each Cart load carried off jd sum one Year with another vjs viijd

The Profits of the Iron Mine of Weel and the Woods raised and Yearly sold in the said Forests, one year with another7 ... ixs iiijd

Sum... iiij1 xijs iiijd

There is a Capital Messuage worth nothing above Reprises. [

There are 30 Acres of Land in Demean Yearly worth xs

1 06 Acres and ^ and ^ a Rood demised to divers Tenants at-

Will, who pay Yearly at the Feast of S* Gyles xxxvs vjd oft:

There are 4 Vaccaries, the Herbage and Agistments of which

are worth Yearly xs

Sum... xls

6 Dr. Whitaker alters this evidently erroneous term to "Summer" which would clearly he worth more than the Winter agistment and herbage, just before stated to be worth 29*. Sd.

7 This entry Dr. Whitaker renders "Profits of old wood, charcoal, &c. sold for the use of iron forges," &c. and this seems a more correct rendering of the obscure original. No such place is known as Weel, and no iron-mine has been known to exist for cen- turies.

on.

1 2 THE GREAT DE LACY

There is a Watermill Yearly worth above .Reprises xxs

The Hallmot is Yearly worth by Estimation xs

Sum... Cxv9 vjdob:

ciiviger. In Clivachre there are 80 Acres of Land demised to divers

Tenants who pay Yearly for the same at the Feast of S* Gyles

xxvjs viijd There is a Watermill Yearly worth xx8 above

Reprises at Michaelmas. There are certain Free Tenants who hold of the said Earl divers

Tenements by a certain Rent payable at the Feast of S* Gyles

(viz*)

Gilbert de la Legh for 140 Acres of Land xlvjs xjd

William de Middlemen for 60 Acres of Land xxj8

Henry Son of Holekyn for 17^ Acres of Land iiij8 vjd

Adam Son of Robert for 6 Acres of Land ijs

Richard de Colnekole for 6 Acres ijs

Jordan de Lykteenes for i£ Acre vjd

Dyk de Birchess for 10 Acres of Land iijs ijd

Adam de Grimeschagh for 12 Acres of Laud iiij8 ijd

Robert de Grimeschagh for 12 Acres of Land iiij8 ijd

Robert de Grimeschagh for 10 Acres of Land iijs jd

John Son of Matthew for 20 Acres vs iiijd and a

Pair of Gloues jd

Adam de la Legh for 60 Acres xviijsijdob:

William de Dinely for 16 Acres vs

Henry de Kouhope for 10 Acres iijs iijd

Major de Wolpitgrave for 6 Acres ij3

William Son of Robert for 6 Acres [blank]

Pok de Lenneclogh for 12 Acres iiijs vjd

John de Hargreves for 20 Acres vij8 ob:

Stephen of the Grange for 18 Acres vjs vjd oft:

Dyk of the Gate for 16 Acres iiij8 vjd

John del Yhates for 6 Acres vjs

Mokock de la Lowe for 10 Acres... xviijdob:

INQUISITION. Ij

John Son of Gilbert for 10 Acres j» vjdob:

William Topping for 6 Acres . ijs

Mokock del Moreclogh for 6 Acres js

Tibbi de Ormerode for 20 Acres , ijd

Adam de Ormerode for 8 Acres js jd ob: and

One Pound of Pepper, price js

Geffery Son of John for one Messuage and 2 Acres of Land js j£d

John de la Legh for 20 Acres of Land iiij8 vijd

Dik Son of Mocock of Brerecroft for 20 Acres vjs and a

Pair of Gloves at the price of jd

Adam Smith for 1 6 Acres iij8 viijd and a

Pair of Spurrs at the price of jd ob:

Henry de Heley for 8 Acres of Land js vd

Adam of the Bridge for 20 Acres xixd ob:

Robert del Holm for 8 Acres of Land vij8

The Agistments of Cattle in the Common Pasture of Clivacher

are worth one Year with another xijd

Sum... xj1 vj8 xjd ob:

In Haslingden there are 186 Roods and one Acre of Land

demised to divers Tenants at Will who pay for the same at the

Feast of S* Gyles ... lxjs jd

There is a Watermill yearly worth above reprises at Mich' as... xs There are certain Free Tenants who held of the said Earl divers

Tenements by certain rents payable yearly at the Feast of S*

Gyles.

Sr Robert de Holand for a piece of Land called Ewode ...... vs

Robert de Holdene for 40 Acres of Land xiij8 jd ob:

Adam de Holdene for 60 Acres of Land ijs

The Abbot of Kirkstall held of the said Earl ^ a Carrucate of

Land by the service of ixd cfc at Midsummer and suit of the 3 weeks

court held at Claderhou.

Oliver de Stainesfeld held of the said Earl the Hamlet of Wors- Worsthom.

thorn by the Homage and Service of jd

Sum... iiij1 xij9 jd

1 4

THE GREAT DE LACY

Hapton. The Heir of Sr Edmund Talbot held a Caracat of Land in Hap-

ton of the said Earl by the service of ^ of Knights Fee and the yearly rent of js jd at Midsummer and suit to the 3 weeks court at Clyderhou

Berdtwiseii. Henry de Lacy of Crumbe Wellekoyefh8 held the Hamlet of Berdtwisell viz*

| a carucat of Land by the Homage and service of...iiijd a year at the said Feast and suit to the aforesaid court.

Symondstone. Robert de Holdene held of the said Earl in Symondston an Oxgang of Land in Thaynage and by the yearly rent of iijs ijd ob: at the Feast of S* Giles and suit to the 3 weeks Court of Clyderhou.

Ellen de Lahady held of the same an Oxgang of Land in Thay- nage paying yearly iijs jd ob: at

the said Term and suit to the Court aforesaid.

Geffery de Symondston held £ an Oxgang of Land in Thaynage

by the yearly rent of , xixd ob: at

the said Term and suit to the said Court

Alyott de Symondston held ^ an Oxgang of Land in Thaynage and paid xixd c^ per annum and suit to the said Court.

John Sou of John de Symondstone held an Oxgang of Land in Thaynage and paid yearly a pair of Spurrs of the value of...jd ob: and Suit to the aforesaid Court. Sum... xiiij8 xdq.,

Huncotes. The said Earl held in Huncotes 309 Acres and 9 Roods of Land

demised to several Tenants at Will who pay yearly at the Feast

of Saint Gyles Ciijs iijd

John de Sholesworth held there of the said Earl freely 10 Acres

of Land and payed yearly at the said Term xxd

John de Clayton held 20 Acres and paid yearly js

The said John and John paid for their Tenements to the said

Earl for Castle Guard at Midsummer ijs

Sum...Cvijs ijd

8 This is probably the same place called in another part of this Inquisition " Cro- melywellothem." See under Spotland, infrd.

INQUISITION. ! r

There are certain Tenants and Thaynes in Reved who held of Reed. the said Earl divers Tenements by certain Yearly Rents payable at S* Gyles's Feast and Suit to Clyderhou Court (viz*)

John del Holt for an Oxgang of Land ijs vjd

The said John for a piece of Land called Laysinglands xd

Adam del Clogh for 3 Oxgaugs and £ of Land iiij8 yjd

William Sou of Henry de Clyderhou for an Oxgang of Land in Thaynage Yearly ijs iijd

Mino de Aluetham held of the said Earl a Carucat of Land in Aitham. Aluetham and Clayton upon the Moores by the service of ^ of ciayton on y«

Knight's Fee and the Yearly Rent of iijs iiijd

at Midsummer and Suit to Clyderhou 3 weeks Court.

Robert de Risseton held a Carucate of Land in Chirche of the church.

sd Earl freely by the Yearly Rent of iij8 at the

Feast of Sfc Gyles and Suit to the said Court.

William de Radecliff held 2 Carucats of Land in Thaynage at

the Yearly Rent of , xd at the sd

Time and Suit to the said Court.

Johanna late the wife of Edmund Talbot held two Carucates of Rishton. Land in Risseton by i of a Knight's Fee the Yearly Rent of js and Suit of Court aforesaid.

William de Haskayth held 2 Carucats of Land by the service of

£ of a Knights Fee and the Yearly Rent of ijs vjd and

Suit of the Court aforesaid.

John Hilton held a Carucate and ^ in Bakburne freely by Bkckbume. Homage.

Sr Henry de Bury held Levesay in Thaynage and paid Yearly Livesey.

xxix8 at the Feast of S* Gyles and did Suit of the Court aforesaid.

John de Plesyngton and Adam de Tokholes held Tockholes in Tockhoies. Thaynage and does one Suit to the aforesaid Court.

The Heirs of Samlesbury and of Keuersdale hold one Carucate [Over in Ondrewent9 by the Service of £ Knight's Fee and Suit of Court of Clyderhou.

9 This is probably Ou'drewent, meaning Over Darwen.

1 6 THE GREAT DE LACY

Nether Darwent. Sr Adam Banestre held 2 Carucates of Land in Nether Derwent

and paid yearly ijs xd

Walton. Sr John de Langeton held 2 Carucates of Land in Walton by

the Service of iiijs a year

at Midsummer and Suit to the Court aforesaid. Keuresdaie. Alexander de Keuresdeale held a Carucat in Keuresdale by the

Service of ixs a year

at the Feast of S* Gyles Samksbury. Lady Cecill de Evyhus and Lady Elizabeth de Holland held one

Carucat in Samlesbury in Thayuage and paid yearly xijs

Meiore. Nicholas de Evyas held ^ a Carucate of Land in Melore by the

Service of •& of a Knight's Fee and paid yearly viijd

Houghton. Richard de Haughton held \ a Carucate of Land10 by TV of a

Knight's Fee and paid yearly viijd oft: and

Suit to the aforesaid Court. ciayton. Sr Adam de Huddelstone held Clayton and Billinghton by the

Billington. a • n ^

Service of xs yearly

at the Feast of S* Gyles and. iijd at

Midsummer and Suit to the Court aforesaid. witton. Richard Son of Geffery de Chaterton held one Carucat in Witton

by the Service of | of a Knight's Fee and the rent of ijs per

Ann. at Midsummer.

Adam Haldeley held an Assart and payed yearly ... jd and Suit

to the aforesaid Court. Maiesbury Hugh de S lSic.~\ held Maiesbury11 and Little Penhilton in

Little Penhilton. L J J

Thaynage and paid yearly xxiij8 xd at

S* Giles's Feast and Suit of the Court aforesaid. Dynkeiey. Roger de Clyderhou held an Oxgang and £ of Land in Dynkeley

in Thaynage and payed ijs ob: and Suit of

Court. Bernard de Hackyng in Whelpishire [held] £ an Oxgang of

Land in Thaynage and paid yearly jxd and Suit

of Court.

10 The Cat. Inq.p. m. calls this, " one carucate of land in Ockleshill," (for Eccleshill). 11 The Cal. Inq. p. m. shows this to be Salesbury.

INQUISITION. 1 7

Henry de Bradhill held £ an Oxgang of Land and £ there in

Thaynage and paid yearly js iijd and Suit

of Court.

Henry de Boulton held one Oxgang in Thaynage by ye Rent of js p Ann. and Suit of Court.

John Son of Walter de Bradhill held there 2 Oxgangs of Land

in Thaynage and payd yearly ... js and suit

of Court.

Sr Adam de Banestre held of the said Earl one Carucate in [Aughton.j Aughton by the Service of | of Knight's Fee and the Yearly

Rent of , jxd at

Midsummer and Suit of Court.

Sr William Banastre held one Carucate of Land in Dolleworth Diiiwonh.

by Homage and the Rent of ijs at the

Feast of S* Gyles.

Allan de Caterhall held one Carucate in Little Mitton by the Mitton..

Service of J of Knight's Fee and the Yearly Rent of xd at

Midsummer

Robert de Shirburne Sr Henry de la Lee and Thomas de Ardern wiswair. held £ a Carucate of Land in Wiswall by the £ of a Knight's Fee

and paid yearly js iiijd and

Suit to Court.

Roger Noell held 2 Carucats of Land in Great Merley by the G Service of j of a Knight's Fee and the Rent of xxd

William de Heris held one Carucate 'of Land in Little Merley Little by the Service of | of a Knight's Fee and the Rent of jxd

William de Pothover held 2 Carucates of Land in Folrigge by Fowiri the Service of £ of a Knight's Fee, and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Henry de Henethirn held £ a Carucate in Hannethirn in Thay- Henth

nage paying yearly iijs at the

Feast of S1 Gyles and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Henry Son of the aforesaid Henry held £ a Carucate of Land in

Thaynage paying yearly iijs and doing

Suit to the Court aforesaid.

i8

THE GREAT DE LACY

Hugh Son of John de Twisleton held one Carucate of Land in Thaynage paying yearly at the Feasts of S* Martin and Pentecost

XXs

uinebothes. John Son of Bonne held 8 Acres of Land in Ulnebothes paying

yearly at the Feast of S* Gyles ............................. .......... xijs

Berdewith. Alan Distefthing held 20 Acres in Berdewith paying yearly iij8 yjd

and doing Suit to the Court aforesaid.

John de Blakeburn held 28 Acres of Land and £ at Will paying

yearly ............................................................... xiiij8 iijd

Sneiieshou. The Wife of Richard Son of Hamelot, the Wife of Adam de

Stridholme, Hamme Son of Adecok, Dole Swoffillullinge held 29

Acres of Land at Will in Sneiieshou by a Yearly Kent payable at

ye Feast of S* Gyles. [Sic.']

John Son of John de Stauden held 60 Acres by a Grant from

the Earl paying yearly ................................................... ijs

Fishery in The said Earl had a separate Fishery in Riblewater in Samewell

Ribblewater, i n i 11 i i "j

Sameweiiand and Sale well yearly worth ............................................ xiid

Salewell.

Pool at Mitton Thomas Soroys paid Yearly to the Earl by Attachments of the Pool at Mitton Mill .................................................. iiij"

Danyscoies. John de Danyscoles held 20 Acres in Danyscoles paying yearly

vjs

Saiesbury. Richard de Tyndiheved held n Acres in Salesbury paying

Yearly ............................ ....................................... jd

Richard le Sorris held freely a Watermill paying yearly yjs viijd Joppa of the Hall of Schippen held a piece of Land in Schippen paying yearly ................... ......................................... jd

Sum..^1 xvs jxd

The following held their Tenements as part of the Dower of the Lady Alice de Lacy but did Suit to the 3 weeks Court at Clyderhou (viz*)

Thomas de Osbaldestone for his Tenements in Osbaldestone and Baldwestone.

Ralph de Clayton for his Tenements in Dighton.

Balderstone.

INQUISITION. 1 9

Thomas son of Kutte for his Tenements in Schippen.

There is a Capital Messuage Yearly Worth yjd

100 Acres of Land demised to divers Tenants at Will, who pay Yearly at the Feast of S* Gyles xxxiij8 iiijd

There are 8 Oxgangs of Land, demised to divers Tenants at Will, who pay yearly xxiiij8

There is a Park called Musbirry, the Herbage and Agistments MusWrry Park. thereof Yearly worth. xiij8 iiijd

There is a several Pasture Yearly worth xs

A Watermill Yearly worth above reprises xxs

There is a free Court Yearly worth by Estimation xxs

Sr Henry de Bury held of the Earl of Lincoln the Manner of Manner of Bury. Bury by the Service of a Knight's Fee and Suit to the 3 weeks Court at Tottyngton.

Roger de Midleton held of the said Earl the Mannor of Midleton Manner of by ye Service of one Knight's Fee and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Henry de Trafford held of the said Earl the Mannor of Chadre- Mannor of den by the Service of one Knight's Fee and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Adam de Prestwiche held of the said Earl the Mannor of Alkring- Mannor of ton by the Service of £ of a Knight's Fee and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Henry de Bury held ^ the Mannor of Shotlesworth by the Ser- Mannor of

„ .., Shotlesworth.

vice of. xyd p Ann.

payable at Easter and Michaelmas.

Richard de Radcliff held 20 Acres of Land in Tottington by the xottington.

Service of iijs at the

said Terms.

Robert de Bradeschagh held of the said Earl freely a Pasture in

the said Town by the Homage and Service of. xijd a year

at the said Terms .

Roger de Chadreton held 12 Acres in the said Town by Homage

and a pound of Cuminseed Yearly of the Value of jd oft:

^1 vjs iijd

20

THE GKEAT DE LACY

Capleton.

In Capleton12 there are 6 Messuages lying Waste each Yearly

worth js vijd

Sum... vjs vjd

The said Earl of Lincoln held there the £ part of a Watermill Yearly worth, payable at the Feast of Sfc Martin [Nov. n]... iiij8

A Weekly Market on Wednesday which together with the Stallage and Toll is Yearly worth xxs

A Fair on the Feast of S4 Simon and Jude [Oct. 28] Yearly worth xs

There is a 3 weeks Court worth yearly by Estimation xxvj3 viijd

There are certain Free Tenants who hold of the said Earl divers Tenements by certain Yearly Rents payable at the Feast of S* Martin in the Winter. [Nov. n.]

John de Balschagh for the Service of Ratchedale Fee <P Year

xxvj8 viijd

John de Eland for one Carucate in Hundresfeld, the Homage and Service of lx8

Henry de Lacy of Cromelywellothem for \ a Carucate in Spot- land the Homage of xxs

The Abbot of Whalley for one Oxgang of Land in Castleton vj8

John de Byrom [Byron] for 6 Acres of Land in Butterworth the Homage and Service of ij8

Geffery de Chadreton for an Oxgang of Land in Wolfstanesthe- ton13 the Homage and Service of xijd

Roger de Pilkerington for an Oxgaug of Land in Pilkington the Homage and Service of xijd

Certain Oxgangs of Land called Berkothill14 demised at Will

for xx3

Sum... jx1 vs vjd

Penwortham. In Penwotham there is a Capital Messuage Yearly worth ..

12 This is a clerical error for Castleton, as is shown by the CaZ. Inq. p. m. 13 In the Cal. Inq. p. m. this is called Wolfstanesclive. 14 Berknockhill. Inq. p. m.

Rochdale.

Hundresfield.

Spotland.

Castleton. Butterworth.

Wolfstanes theton.

Pilkington.

Berkothill.

INQUISITION. 21

There are 24 Acres of Meadow Demean Yearly worth ... Ixxij8

The said Earl held a certain Fishery in Bible-Water. Yearly Fishery in

f. Ribble- Water.

worth yj1 xiij8 mjd

There are certain Cottages demised at Will some of which pay

yearly at Michaelmas xviijd

Others xiijd

There are certain Free Tenants who hold of the said Earl divers

Tenements for Life, paying a certain Yearly Rent at Michaelmas.

Walter Clark for an Assart xijs

Walter White for a Cottage and an Assart x8

[Blank] Elliot for an Assart .., iiij8 vjd

Adam Wiot for an Assart iij8

William de Spenser for an Assart iiij8

Adam Pokelt for an Assart iijs jd

Robert Son of Molle for an Assart yj8

Thomas de Leyland for an Oxgang of Land xijd

Adam Ploket for an Assart between Ynynpoll and the Land of

William del Schales xx9

Adam Doristall for 3 Assarts xj9

William del Schales for 3 Assarts vj8

William de Spencer for an Assart ij8

The Prior of Penwortham for an Assart at Will xijd

Sum.,, xiiij1 xviij3

The Heirs of William de la Mare held of the said Earl their Langton.

Tenements freely in Langeton by the Service of 1s p annum

at Michaelmas.

William de Cowderey held of the said Earl Otrepoll Fishery in otrepoi Fishery. Fee Farm, paying Yearly xxvj» viijd

Alan de Mels payed to the said Earl Yearly

By Custom the said Earl had an Ancient Rent in the Town of Meis. Mels, Yearly worth ijs

He had at Galwath Lands Yearly xijd

Thomas de Sutton held freely there 3 Oxgangs of Land, paying Yearly ijdq>

22 THE GREAT DE LACY

Meb. The Prior of Penwortham held of the said Earl an Oxgaug of Land in Mels by the Service of -fa of a Knight's Fee and the Rent of jdofe:c|>

Dokesbury and The said Earl had an Ancient Yearly Rent payable out of the

Towns of Dokesbery and Addington at Michaelmas of iij8

And out of the Towns of Stangdish and Langhe the Ancient Custome Yearly ij8

Stangdish and And the Lord of the said Towns of Staudish and Langhe do

Langhe.

Suit to the 3 weeks Court at Penwortham.

Sum... iiij1 xiij8

Frekleton, Adam de Freckleton held of the said Earl, Frekleton, Newton,

Etheiieswkk, Ethelleswick and Wayngham15 by the Service of a Knight's Fee and

and Wayngham. . ...

paid Yearly at Mich' as for Sakfe iiij8 and did

Suit to Penwortham Court. Warton, Sr Thomas de Bethom held of the said Earl his Tenements in

Bretherton,

and Newsom. Warton, Brethertou, and Newsom by'the Service of a Knight's

Fee and payed Yearly by [? for] Sakfe xviijd and Suit

to the Court aforesaid.

Byrkedaie, Nicholas de Eton and Johanna his Wife. Daughter and Heir of

Clackton,

Bretherton. Richard de Stokeford held of the said Earl Byrkedeale, the Moiety of Clackton and Bretherton by the Service of \ a Knight's Fee, and the Yearly Rent for Sakfe xxijd ob:

Gunoifmores, Richard de Hokton held of the said Earl Gunolfmores and

Whitehill in

Whitehill in the Wood by the Service of one Knight's fiee the

Yearly Rent of ij8 and

Suit to the Court aforesaid.

i. The said Earl held a certain free 3 Weeks Court in Penwortham the Pleas and Profits thereof by computation Yearly worth ... xl8 The Fees of the Serjeanty of the said Court demised at the Will

of the Lord payable at Michaelmas Yearly worth vjs viijd

Sum... lvjs ob:

15 In Cal. Inq. p. m. this is Whitingham.

INQUISITION. 23

The Lands, Tenements and Fees, which the said Earl held in

Widnes.

A certain place for a Capital Messuage Yearly worth ijs widnes.

There are 96 Acres of Land in Demean demised to divers Tenants

at Will payable at Midsumer and Christmas Yearly worth... Ixiiij8

There are 16 Oxgangs of Land in Bondage wch pay yearly . vivjs

And each Oxgang pays at Mich' as for Works in Sumer excused

yd

Sum... iiijs viijd

I And each Oxgang of Land pays yearly at Christmas for a certain

Service called le Brede iijd. Sum iiij3

Sum... iiij1 iiijs viijd

In Upton there are 8 Oxgangs of Land in Bondage, which pay Upton. Yearly xvj8

There is a Windmill and a Watermill Yearly worth. . xxvjs viijd

At Witnes there is a free 3 Weeks Court, the Pleas and Profits widnes. by computation amounting to vjs viijd

Richard de Donnyngton, held of the said Earl 24 Acres of Land in Widnes by the Service p Ann. at Lady Day of ijs viijd

Richard de Denton and Roger Son of Ralph held of the said Earl two Acres of Land and a Watermill by the Service p Ann. of xs

Sum... Ixxvj8

Gilbert le Norreys and his Partners held of the said Earl theTownofSotton. Town of Suttoii by the Service of one Knight's Fee and iijs vjd for Sakfe at Christmas and Midsummer and Suit to the 3 weeks Court at Widnes.

Alan le Norreys held of the said Earl the Town of Eccleston Kccieston. by the Service of one Knight's Fee and the Rent of... iijs vjd for Sakfe and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Sr Robert de Latham held of the said Earl Knowsley, Raby, K,,O« si,y, R:.b>.

24

THE GREAT DE LACY

Huxtonand Huxtou and Talbok16 by the Service of one Knight's Fee and an

Talbok. J

half.

Little Crosseley. Richard Molineux de Crosseley17 held of the said Earl Little Crosseley by the Service of | of a Knight's Fee and the Yearly

Rent of ijs viijd for

Sakfe and Suit to the Court aforesaid.

Sr Thomas de Both held of the said Earl the town of Kyrkeby by the Service of TV of a Knight's Fee.18

16 Roby, Euxton and Tarbock.

J" This is Little Crosby, as in Cat. Inq. p. m.

18 Here the translation ends, but the Cat. Inq. adds the following to these fees : " Maghale [Maghull] Vill, Asteley Vill, Appletone, two acres of land for a passage over the Mersey, beyond the waters of Wynnes [? Widnes] as far as to Routore [? Ruucorn] and thence by custom, without anything to be given therefor."

Town of Kyrkeby.

INDEX NOMINUM ET LOCORUM.

A BBOT of Kirkstall, 13.

**• of Whalley, 20.

Adam of the Bridge, 1 3.

son of Clark, 9.

son of Robert, 12.

son of Wyot, 6.

Addington, 22.

Adecok, 18.

Alan, son of Robert, 7.

Alice ; wife of Thomas, son of Edmond,

the king's brother, 4. Alkrington manor, 19. Altham, 15.

Aluetham, Mino de, 15. Ardern, Thomas de, 17. Aught on, 17.

T3ALDERSTONE, 18. •*-^ Balschagh, John de, 20. Banestre, sir Adam de, 16, 17.

sir William, 17.

Berdeurith, 18. Berdtwisell, 14. Berkothill, 20.

Bethom, sir Thomas de, 22. Billington, 16. Birchess, Dyk de, 12. Slackburtie, 15. Blakeburn, Henry de, 5.

John de, 17.

Bonne, 18.

Both, sir Thomas de, 24.

Boulton, Henry de, 17.

Bowland, 5.

Bradhill, Henry de, 17.

John, son of Walter de, 17.

Bradeschagh, Robert de, 19.

Breretwisle, Henry de, 10.

Bretherton, 22, bis.

Brierclijfe, 9.

Sruneley, 9.

Bury, sir Henry de, 15, 19.

Henry de, 19.

Bury manor, 19. Butterworth, 20. Byrkedale, 22. Byrom, John de, 20.

INQUISITION.

(^APLETON (Castleton), 20. ^-* Castleton, 20. Caterliall, Allan de, 17. Chadreton, Roger de, 19.

- Geffery de, 20. Chadreden manor, 19.

Chaterton, Richard, son of Geffery de, 16.

Chatburn, Thomas de, 7.

Church, 15.

Clackton, 22.

Clark, Eiehard, his heir, 7.

- Walter, 2 1 . Clayton, 16.

Clayton on the Moors, 15. Clayton, John de, 14.

- Ealphde, 18. Cliviger, 12. Clogh, Adam del, 15.

- Thomas de, 6. Clyderhou, Roger de, 16.

- William, son of Henry de, 15. Clyderhowe, 4.

Colne, 8.

Colnekole, Richard de, 12. Cowderey, William de, 21. Craven, Adam de, 7. Crosseley \_Crosby], Little, 24.

., 1 8. Danyscoles, John de, 18. Darwent, Nether, 16.

- Over, 15. Dennon, 7.

Denton, Richard de, 23.

Dighton, 18.

Dik, son of Mocock, 13.

Dik, or Dyk, of the Gate, 12.

Dilworth, 17.

Dinely, William de, 12.

Distefthing, Alan, 18.

Dokesbury, 22.

Donnon (or Dennon), Henry de, 7,

• Hugh de, 7 . Donnyngton, Richard de, 23. Doristall, Adam de, 21. Dynkeley, 16.

ECCLHSTON, 23. Edward L, king, 4. Eland, John de, 20. Ellen de Lahady, 14. Elliot, — , 21. Ethelleswick, 22.

Eton, Nicholas de, 22 ; Johanna, wife of,

22.

Evyas, Nicholas de, 16. Evyhus, lady Cecill de, 16.

T^ISHERY, Otrepol, 21.

in Riblewater, 18.

Fowlridge, 17. FrecJcleton, 22. Freckleton, Adam de, 22.

GATE, Dyk of the, 12. Galwath, 21. Geffery, son of John, 13. Grange, Stephen of the, 12. Grimeschagh, Adam de, 12.

Robert de, 12, bis.

G-unolf mores, 22.

HASERGHAM Eaves, 9. Hackyng (in Whelpishire), Bernard de, 1 6.

Haldeley, Adam, 16. Hamelot, 18.

Hamme, son of Adecok, 18. Hapton, 14. Hargreves, John de, 12. Haskayth, William de, 15. Haslingden, 13. Haughton, Richard de, 16. Heley, Dowen de, 9.

Henry de, 13.

Henry, son of Henry, 7.

son of Holekyn, 12.

Henethirn (Henthorn) Henry de, 17.

Henry son of Henry de, 17.

Henthorns, 17.

Heris, William de, 6, 17.

Hilton, John, 15.

Hoddlesden, n.

Holand, sir Robert de, 13.

Holland, lady Elizabeth de, 16.

Holdene, Adam de, 9, 10, 13.

Robert de, 13, 14.

Holekyn, 12.

Holm, Robert del, 13.

Holt, John del, 15.

Hokton, Richard de, 22.

Houghton, 16.

Huddelstone, sir Adam de, 16.

Hugh, son of Ralph, 6.

son of Thomas, 7.

de S , 16.

Hugyn, 7.

26

THE GREAT DE LACY

Huncotes, 14. Hundresfeld, 20. Huxton, 24.

T GSTENHILL, 10.

T OHANNA, late wife of Edmund Tal- J hot, 15.

daughter and heir of Richard de

Stokeford ; wife of Nicholas de Eton,

22.

John, son of Bonne, 13.

son of, Gilbert, 18.

son of Matthew, 12.

Joppa, of the hall of Schippen, 18.

T/" EUERSDALE, Alexander de, 16.

-*• *- , heirs of, 15.

Keuresdale, 16.

Kirkstall, Abbot of, 13.

Knowsley, 23.

Kouhope [Cowhope], Henry de, 12.

Kutte, Thomas, son of, 19.

Kyrkeley, 24.

F ACY, Henry de, earl of Lincoln, 4 •*— ' et scepe.

of Crumbe Wellekoyem, 14.

Cromelywellothem, 20.

lady Alice de, 18.

Lahady, Ellen de, 14.

Langeton, 21.

Langeton, sir John de, 16.

Langhe, 22.

Latham, sir Robert de, 23.

Lee, sir Henry de la, 17.

Legh, Adam de la, 12.

Gilbert de la, 12.

John de la, 13.

Lenneciogh, Pok de, 12. Leyland, Thomas de, 21. Lincoln, earl of (vide Lacy). Livesey, 15. Lykteenes, Jordan de, 12.

IV/T ALESBUBT, 16.

•*•"• Mare, William de la, heirs of, 21.

Marsden, Great, 8.

Little, 8.

Mawe, 10. Mearlay, Great, 17.

Little, 17.

Mels, 21, 22.

Melore, 16.

Mels [Meols], Alan de, 21.

Midleton manor, 19.

Midleton, Roger de, 19.

Middlemen, William de, 12.

Mitton, Little, 17 ; mill, pool at, 18.

Mokock of Briercliffe, 9.

de la Lowe, 12.

del Moreclogh, 13.

of Brerecroft, 13.

Molineux de Crosseley, Richard, 24. Molle, Robert, son of, 21. Musbirry park, 19.

*-^ Newton, 22. Noell, Roger, 17. Norreys, Alan le, 23. - Gilbert le, 23.

ORMERODE, Adam de, 13, 22. - Tibbi de, 13, 22. Osbaldeston, 18. Osbaldestone, Thomas de, 18. Otrepol fishery, 21.

10.

-^ Penhulton, 5, n. - Little, 1 6. Penwortham, 20, 22. Penwortham, prior of, 21, 22. Pilkington, 20. Pilkerington, Roger de, 20. Plesyngton, John de, 15. Ploket, Adam, i Pokelt, Adam, )21 Pok de Lenneciogh, 12, Polhover, William de, 17. Prestwiche, Adam de, 19.

(^)UERDEREY [Corduroy?], William, \£ 5-

23.

Radcliff, Richard de, 19. RadecHff, William de, 15. Reed, 15.

Rillewater fishery, 21. Richard, son of Mawe, 10.

- son of Hamelot ; his wife, 18. Sishton, 15.

Risseton, Robert de, 15.

Robert, son of Mokok of Briercliffe, 9.

- del Holm, 13.

INQUISITION.

Rochdale, 20. Roger, son of Ealpb, 23. Romesgrave, 11. Rossendale, 1 1 . Kussell, Adam, 5. Ryding, Richard, 5. Ryelands, Thomas de, 9.

,'Hughde, 1 6.

Salesbury, 18. Samlesbury, 16. Samlesbury, heirs of, 15. Schales, William del, 21. Schipen, 1 8, bis.

Schippen, Joppa of the hall of, 18. Shirburne, Robert de, 17. Smith, Adam, 13. Snelleshou, 18. Sholesworth, John de, 14. Shotlesworth manor, 1 9. Sorris, Richard le, 18. Soroys, Thomas, 18. Spenser, William de, 21, bis. Spotland, 20. Stand en, 5.

Standen, John son of John de, 18. Standish, 22.

Stainesfeld, Oliver de, 9, 13. Stephen of the Grange, 12. Stokeford, Richard de, ; Johanna, his

daughter and heir, 22. Stridholme, Adam de ; his wife, 18. Sutton, 23.

Sutton, Thomas de, 21. Swoffillullinge, Dole, 18. Symondston, Alyott de, 14.

Geffery de, 14.

• John, son of John de, 14.

Symondstone, 14.

'"TALBOK, 24.

*• Talbot, sir Edmund ; his heir, 14. Edmund ; Johanna, late his wife, 15.

Thomas, son of Edmond, the king's bro- ther, 4.

son of Kutte, 19.

Tibbi de Ormerode, 13.

Tockholes, 15.

Tokholes, Adam de, 15.

Topping, William, 13.

Totiington, iq.

Townley, — de, 9.

Trawden, 10.

Trafford, Henry de, 19.

Twisleton, Hugh, son of John de, 18.

Trndeheved, Richard de, 18.

T T LNEBOTHES, 18. v Upton, 23.

WADINGTON, Walter de, 7. Walfreden, 8.

Walleseeching, Adam de, 9. Walton, 16. Warton, 22. Wayngham, 22. Whalley, abbot of, 20. Wheteacker, John de, 9, 10. Whilpshire, 16. White, Walter, 21. Whitehill in the Wood, 22. Widnes, 23, bis.

Wife of Richard, son of Hamelot, 18. William, son of Robert, 12. son of Thomas, 6.

Wiot, Adam, 21. Wiswall, 17. Witton, 1 6. Wolfstanestheton, 20. Wolpitgrave, major de, 12. Worsthorn, 13. Worst on, 5. Wyot, 6.

•V7HATES, John del, (vide Gate). 12.

II.— SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

IN the year 1848 a very curious MS. was entrusted by a gentle- man of Manchester to the Rev. Canon Raines, with full per- mission for the Chetham Society to make any use of it they might deem desirable. It is imperfect, having originally consisted of twenty-four leaves of folio foolscap, but three (foil. 4, 5, 6), relating to Manchester were wanting. There is no title to the document, but its last leaf has the following endorsement :

No. 15. — Edward II. An old copy, in 1575 or 1580, of the Boundary, Rents, and other curious matters in and concerning the manor of Manc'r and other manors and places in Com: Lane.

The first sentence of the text, however, explains the nature of the document, which appears to have been copied from some ancient roll, and gives the names of the two surveyors, and the date of the survey, as regards the manor of Manchester :

Mamecestre. — In this roll are contained Memoranda touching the manor and demesne of Mamecestre, made by the help of John de Hul- ton and Adam de Radcliffe, and of all the bordars and others in the same place, in the month of June in the i3th year of the reign of King Edward son of King Edward, {i.e. i$ih. Edward II., June 1320.]

So far as this document relates to the barony and manor of Manchester, it was printed both in the original Latin and in trans- lation, in Mamecestre, vol, ii. pp. 274-299. The other portions, now first printed, relate only to three hundreds in Lancashire, — West Derby, Amounderness, and Lonsdale, and contain nothing as to those of Salford, Leyland, and Blackburn. To the hundreds of West Derby and Amounderness, no date is affixed, and it might be taken that the survey as to these was made either in 1320, or some time between that year and 1346 inclusive. But the survey as to Lonsdale begins thus :

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. — An Extent of the Rent and Eees there, made before the aforesaid William and William, on Monday next after the feast of the Nativity of S* John the Baptist, in the year of the

SURVEY OF 1320-1346. 29

reign of King Edward the Third after the Conquest, the 2oth, [i.e. 26th June 1346].

In no former part of this imperfect document do there occur any names to which " the aforesaid William and William " can apply. It can only be assumed, therefore, that this is an extent or survey of the hundreds of West Derby and Amounderness, in some year ranging between 1320 and 1346, and that of Lonsdale on the 26th June 1346. We print it as in the original Latin, with a transla- tion on the opposite pages.

A careful comparison of this " Survey" (now first printed) with the imperfect document entitled "Tenent: Duci Lancastr:"19 printed in Gregson's Portfolio of Fragments, from the MSS. of Thomas Birch, esq., of Birch, and also called " The Birch Feodary,v will serve, notwithstanding the inaccuracy of the Birch MS. as printed, to corroborate, check, or correct (as the case may be) the " Survey " as here printed. Sir Peter Leycester assigned the Birch Feodary to the reign of Edward II. (1307-1327) ; Mr. Greg- son thinks it was made in 1311, or soon after the death of Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, in 1310. It is in fact of various dates; and not of the same time or times as the survey in the text, as the Christian names of many, and the surnames of some of the tenants differ from those in the " Survey." Any important variations will be pointed out in foot notes to the " Survey."

19 Henry, first duke of Lancaster, held the duchy 1351-1361.

3O SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

WAPPEN: DE WEST DERBYE.

Villat ibm tenet de dno p vna caruc: terre in socag1 red p aim9 xxs t. natai dni, Annunc: bete Marie, Nat J. Bapt et Michis; et post decessii teuen? duplit reddit noie releu. debent etiam sectam Com) et wappen: et potur) fuic: et ibut cu baft com) et wappen: vsq> px villat ad testificl distr) quociens et c°. p curru suu acciderrit cu aliis vicinis suis vnd Johes

xs. iijt.

de Ditton, tenet medietat vift p d. caruc. terre. Hugo de

\\1JS.

Ditton ixam ptem et xviijam ptem caruc. Thomas filius Stephi vj. ptem caruc. hug fiysher xijam ptem caruc. Joh henrson xijam ptem caruc.

Robtus be Blackeburne de Gerstange tenet maneriu de Gers- tange de iure Elene vxis sue rl p ann9 iiij 1. vt supra xxs et forinc. sect com. et wappen. et ibit cu balliuis vt supra.

Wiftus de Ormeston de leghe tenet maneriu de Westleeghe p iiijta pte et xxma pte feod militf et poturl ministr vt supra et sect vt supra et ibit vt supra.

Symon de Walton tenet iij bouat terre in Thingewall p xxma pte feod milit^ p ann9 iiij t. vt supra vjs viijd. Idem

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. -, l

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY.

DITTON. — The same village is held of the Lord for one carve of land in socage paying yearly twenty shillings at the terras of Christmas, the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, the nativity of St. John Baptist, and Michaelmas; and after the decease of a tenant, double shall be paid in the name of a relief. They owe also suit to the county and the wapentake and puture service, and they go with the bailiffs of the county and the wapentake as far as the next village to witness distraints, as often as it shall happen to come to their turn, with others their neighbours.20 Whereof John

IOS.

de Ditton holds a moiety of the village for half a carve of land. Hugh

3S. 4*.

de Ditton the ninth part and the eighteenth part of a carve. Thomas

i8rf. i8<t.

son of Stephen the sixth part of a carve. Hugh Fysher, the twelfth part of a carve. John Henrysou, the twelfth part of a carve.

GERSTANG. — Robert de Blackburne, of Gerstange, holds the manor of Gerstang in right of Ellen his wife, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty shillings, and foreign suit to the county and wapentake, and he goes with the bailiffs as above.

WEST LEIGHE. — William de Ormeston of Leghe holds the manor of Westleighe by the fourth part and the twentieth part of a knight's fee and puture to the officers as above, and suit as above, and goes as above.

THYNGEWALL. — Symon de Walton holds three oxgangs of land in Thingewall by the twentieth part of a knight's fee, [paying]

20 This sentence is very obscure in the contracted Latin.

32 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Symon ten9 iiij boua? terr9 in Walton p <fuian2 vidit administr9 bait regf .

Symon de Walton tenet de douo regf Jonis ij caruc. terre in ffornebye in socag* r9 p ann9 xxiiij8 viijd iiij. ?. p onibus et duplit reddit noie releu put custu erit et ibit cu baft vt supra.

ijj.iiijrf. _ ijj. \u]d.

Radus de Bechom ten j caruc. terre in socag et Jones Dam- port j. caruc. terre in fornebye p luicl militf cu at tenentibus in Wodeplumpton infra wapen. de Amondernesse r9 p ann9 int se iiij. ?. iiij8 viijd et pctur vt supra.

Crossebye. Thomas Moleneux et p ten9 sui ten9 ifcm xj bouat terr9 in socag1 red p ann° iiij I. vts upra xxvij3 vjd. Sect com. et wapen. releu

xs.

et eund cu baft vt supra vnde idm Thomas iiij bouat terre.

xi. xviijrf.

Ricus Blundell iiij bouat terre. Dns Com. p manu Rici del Wall j. bouat. Robtus de Wyresdale, Rogerus Dolyni] [? Bolyrnl]

iijj.

et Margeria fit Thorn Jordanson int se j bouat. Wiftus Rogerson et Johes del Dale et Henri Wodewarde j bouat iijs.

SEFTON CU MEMBRIS.

Sefton. Ricus Molineux ten9 v. caruc. terr9 in Sefton j caruc. terr9

in Thorneton et ij caruc. terr9 in Kerden p fuic d. feod militf r9 p ann9 p ward castr9 lancastr9 et Sakefe 1. Nat. J. bapt. xjs

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. 33

yearly at the four terms as above six shillings and eight pence. The same Symon holds four oxgaugs of land in Walton by serjeanty, namely, to attend upon the king's bailiffs.

FORNEBYE. — Symon de Walton holds of the gift of King John two carves of land in Fornebye, in socage, paying yearly twenty- four shillings and eight pence, at the four terms, for all [services] and he pays double in the name of a relief as custom, and he goes

2S. ^d.

with the bailiffs as above. Ralph de Bethom holds one carve of land

2S ^d.

in socage, and John Damport one carve of land in Pomebye by knight's service with the other tenants in Wood Plumpton, within the wapentake of Amounderaess, paying yearly amongst them, at the four terms, four shillings and eight pence, and puture as above. CROSSEBYE. — Thomas Moleneux, and by his tenants, holds there eleven oxgangs of land in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty-seven shillings and sixpence, suit to the county and wapentake, relief, and to go with the bailiffs as above. Whereof

IOS. T-Of.

the same Thomas [holds] the original land. Richard Blundell,

is. fxi.

four oxgaugs of laud. The lord the Earl by the hand of Richard of the Wall, one oxgang. Robert de Wyresdale, Roger Bolymer,

3s-

and Margery, daughter of Thomas Jordanson, amongst them one oxgang. William Rogerson, and John of the Dale, and Henry Wodeward, one oxgang, three shillings.

SEFTON WITH ITS MEMBERS.

SEFTON. — Richard Molineux holds five carves of land in Seftou, one carve of land in Thorneton, and two carves of land in Kerdeu, by service of half a knight's fee, paying yearly for ward of the

34 SUEVEY OF 1320-1346.

et sec? com. et wapen. p maims Thorn: Demand: [? Bsemand] tenentis sui.

Douniither- Idm Ricus ten.9 iij caruc. terr9 in Dounlitherlande in socag1

lande.

red p ann9 iiij ~i. vt supra xxs.

Boteii. Radus de Bethome ten9 villam de Botell in Teynage red p

ann9 vt supra viij8 viijd releu et potur et cestr9 [? castr9] distr9

baft vt supra. Bykcrstath. Adam de Bykerstath ten9 vitt rbm et d. caruc. terre in socag

red p ann9 iiij. I. vt supra Vs releu sect com. et wap. et potur

vt supra.

pounho- Ricus de dounholande ten9 ii caruc. d. terr9 in Dounholande et

lande.

Pfhtr9 et med de barton p foic iiij. ptf feod militf red p ann9 iiij. ?. vt supra put ipemet cognou xviij3 sect. com. et wapen. et potur vt sup".

xxd.

Thingewall. Witt fit Jofc de Thingewall ten j bouat terr . Rogerus de

vs.

Thingewall iij boua? in Thingewall p xxma pte feod militf red p anS vjs viijd iiij ?. et potur9 ministr9 et eund cu balliuis in recod vt sup".

Meiiynge. VniSs ten9 et abbas de Cokersaude ten9 iiij car. terr in Mellinge et Conescoughe in socag1 red p ann9 xs iiij 1. vt sup" potur et eund cu balliuis et releu vt supra.

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. 35

Castle of Lancaster and sake-fee at the term of the nativity of St. John Baptist, eleven shillings and suit to the county and wapentake by the hand of Thomas Baemand his tenant.

DowN-LiTHERLAND. — The same Richard holds three carves of land in Doun-litherlaude in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty shillings.

BOTELL. — Ralph de Bethome holds the village of Botell in thanage, paying yearly as above eight shillings and eight pence, relief and puture, and attending the distraints of bailiffs as above.

BYKERSTATH. — Adam de Bykerstath holds the same village and half a carve of land in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above five shillings, relief, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture as above.

DOWN-HOLANDE. — Richard de Dounholande holds two and a half carves of land in Douiiholande and Pintr. [? Pemberton] and a moiety of Barton by service of the fourth part of a knight's fee, pay- ing yearly at the four terms as above, as he acknowledges, eighteen shillings, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture as above.

2od.

THINGEWALL. — William son of John de Thingewall holds one

y- . oxgang of land, Roger de Thingewall three oxgangs, in Thingewall,

by the twentieth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly two shillings and eight pence, at the four terms, and puture to the officers, and going with the bailiffs in distraining as above.

MELLYNQE. — All the tenants and the Abbot of Cokersande hold four carves of laud in Mellyuge and Conescoughe in socage, paying yearly ten shillings, at the four terms as above, puture, and going with the bailiffs, and relief, as above.

36 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Adm? de Houghton miles ten9 vj caruc. terr9 cu membris in Rauenismeles Ainolnesdale et octo denar9 reddit in burgo de Preston p fuici med et xa ptis feod militf cu vtraq3 le lee vt patet alibi red p ann9 t. miclilis xxvjs viijd vltra iijs iiijd p le lee vt patet alibi in wapen. de Amondernesse.

Newton cu Robtus de Langton miles ten9 x caruc. terr9 in Newton infra

membns.

Makerfelde cu membris p fuic vnius feod militf red p ann9 p warda castr9 lane. t. Nat. J. Bapt. xs sect, wapen. Et sicut membra lauton, Kenean, Sotheworth, Breburye, Croft, Mydleton, hogton, Goldeburn, Assheton, haydoke, Billinge cu Wyustan- leghe, Orett, Pembton, Adbursham, hyndeleghe, Ins, Wygan, cu advocacoe ecciie de Wygan, Wynewhyke cu hulme.

Haghe. Mabill de bradschaghe her9 hug9 le Norreis ten9 maneriu de

haghe p xxa pte feod militf r9 p ann9 p warda castr9 lane. t. Michis xd et sect com. et wapeu. potur vt supra.

Boide. Wittus botiller ten9 maneriu de bulde in socag r9 p aun9 t.

xs.

pasche et Micnis et sec? com. et wapen. p manus Ric. bulde tenetis sui.

9

Wiftus ten maneriu de Weryngton cu mebris vidit

cu raebris.

Sankye, Peuketh, Ryxton, Glasebrocke, Culcheth, Tyldesley, Penyngton, Bedford, Athyrton, Halsale, Ins, Lidiate cu Egger-

WAPENTAKE OP WEST DERBY. 37

RA.VENSMELES. — Adam de Houghton, knt., holds six carves of land with the members in Ravensmeles, Aluolnes-dale, and eight pence rent in the borough of Preston, by service of half and one tenth part of a knight's fee, with both the Lees,21 as appears elsewhere, paying yearly at the term of Michaelmas twenty-six shillings and eight pence beyond the three shillings and four pence for the Lee, as appears elsewhere, in the wapentake of Amounderness.

NEWTON, with its Members. — Robert de Langton, knt., holds ten carves of land in Newton-in-Makerfelde, with members, by the service of one knight's fee, paying yearly for ward of the Castle of Lancaster, at the term of St. John Baptist, ten shillings, suit to the wapentake. And so as to the members, Lauton, Kenean, Sothe- worthe, Breburye, Croft, Mydleton, Hogton, Goldeburn, Assheton, Haydoke, Billinge with Wynstanleghe, Orell, Pemberton, Adburs- ham, Hyndeleghe, Ins, Wygan, with the advowson of the church of Wygan, Wynewhyke with Hulme.

HAGHE. — Mabel de Bradschaghe, heir of Hugh le Norreis, holds the manor of Haghe by the twentieth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly for ward of Lancaster Castle, at Michaelmas term, ten pence and suit to the county and wapentake, puture as above.

BOLDE. — William Botiller holds the manor of Bulde in socage,

IOS.

paying yearly at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas, and suit to

the county and wapentake by the hand of Richard Bulde his tenant.

WERINGTON with Members. — The same William holds the manor

81 The Lea, near Preston, was anciently known as the English Lea and the French Lea.

38 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

garth, d. caruc. terr9 In barton, et ij caruc. terr9 in Thorneton p fuic ij feod et d. et vj pt£ feod militf r9 p ann9 t. nat. J. bapt. p warda castr lane, xxvj8 viijd vnde vjs p sakefee. Idm Wiftus r9 Dfio p dicto manerio de halsale t. natal Dni j libr9 cumm. vt jd ob. p sec? com. et wapen. p manus Otonis de halsale tenetf sui et alia sect p raanerio de Ins p manus Wifti Bludell teuetis sui.

Idm Wiftus botiller ten9 maneriu de Wyndehull p ij caruc. terr9 p fuic iij ptf feod militf iju r9 et sect vt sup".

Burtonwode. Idm Wiftus ten9 burtonwode in socagp r9 p ann9. 't. pasche jd.

Wydnesse. Dnus rex de hered Alic. nup comitisse Lincolne ten9 maneriu de Wydenesse cu membris vidit iij caruc. terr9 in Appolton ij caruc. terr9 in Croynton v caruc. terr9 in magna Wolston et pua iiij caruc. terr9 in Eccleston, iiij caruc. terr9 in Sutton, ij caruc. terr9 in Raynhull, iiij caruc. terr9 in Cuerdesleghe, iij caruc. terr9 in Robye, ij caruc. terr9 in huytoii, iiij caruc terr9 in Torbocke, ij caruc. in kirkebye, ij caruc. in pua Crossebye, j caruc. terr in Mael, j caruc. terr9 in Astleye, p fuic iij feod et d. et xa ptf et xxa pt£ feod militf r9 p ann9 p warda castr9 et sakefee t. nat. J. bapt.

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. 39

of Werington with its members, namely, Sankeye, Penketh, Ryxton, Glasebrocke, Culcheth, Tyldesley, Penyugton, Bedford, Athyrton, Halsale, Ins,22 Lydiate with Eggergarth, half a carve of land in Bar- ton,23 and two carves of land in Thornetou, by service of two and a half fees and one sixth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly at the term of the nativity of St. John Baptist, for ward of Lancaster Castle, twenty-six shillings and eight pence, of which six shillings is for sake- fee.24 The same William pays to the lord for the said manor of Hal- sale, at Christmas term, one pound of cummin or three half-pence for suit to the county and wapentake, by the hand of Otho de Hal- sale, his tenant, and other suit for the manor of Ins, by the hand of William Blundell, his tenant.

WYNDEHULL. — The same William Botiller holds the manor of Wyndehull for two carves of land by service of one third part of a knight's fee, 2.1. rent, and suit as above.

BURTON WODE. — The same William holds Burtonwode in socage, paying yearly at Easter term one penny.

WYDNESSE. — The Lord the King, of the heir of Alice, late Countess of Lincoln, holds the manor of Wydenesse with its mem- bers, viz., three25 carves of land in Appolton, two carves of land in Croynton,26 five carves of land in Great Wolston and Little, four carves of land in Eccleston, four carves of land in Sutton, two carves of laud in Raynhull, four carves of land in Cuerdesleghe,27 three

22 In the Birch Feodary this is named Ince Blundell ; and after Egargarth it names Windhull.

23 Four oxgangs. — Birch MS. M The Birch Feodary has 163. 8cZ. for sak-fee.

28 Four carves. — Birch. x Cramton [Cronton]. — Ibid. * Knowsley. — Ibid.

40 SQRVEY OF 1320-1346.

xxxs sect com. et wapen. p Wydnes alia sec? p Eccleston p manus tenetis sui ibm aliam sect p pua Crosseleye p manus tentf et iiij^111 sect p Astleye p manus tenetf ibm.

Isabella regina Angl. ten. de hered Alic. nup comitisse Lincolne iij caruc. terr9 in Esshbye de Kyrkedale de dfio de Penwortlfm p luic. iiijte ptf et xxa ptf feod militf r. p ann9 1. J. bapt. vj* de eadem villa ibm put comptii est p antiques rotulos compoi et t. iij8 p warda castr9 et sacke fee.

Vpeiither- Ricus Walshe ten9 i caruc. terr9 in Vpelitherlonde cu advocaoe

londe.

ecciie de Asshton ad eandem Vpelitherlonde spectand in socagf r. p ann9 xs iiij I. vt sup" p onibus.

Thomas de lathum miles ten9 maneriu de lathum qd est iij car. terr9 cu advocar9 prioratus de burschoghe et eccfte de Ormes- kirke in Tynage_r. p ann9 iiij t. xxs releu sect com. et wappen.

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. 41

carves of land in Robye, two carves of land in Huyton, four carves28 of land in Torbocke, two carves of land in Kirkebye, two carves in Little Crossebye, one carve of land in Mael,29 one carve of land in Astleye, by service of three and a half fees and one-tenth part and one-twentieth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly for castle-ward and sake-fee at the term of the nativity of John Baptist thirty shillings, suit to the county and wapentake for Wydnes, other suit for Eccleston, by the hand of his tenant there, other suit for Little Crossebye, by the hand of his tenant, and a fourth suit for Astley, by the hand of his tenant there.

KYRKEDALLE. — Isabella, Queen of England, holds of the heir of Alice, late Countess of Lincoln, three carves of land in Esshbye de Kyrkedale, of the Lord of Penwortham, by the service of the fourth part and the twentieth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly at the term of St. John Baptist, six shillings, and for the same vill there, as is reckoned by ancient rolls, accounts, and terms, three shillings for castle- ward and sake- fee.

UP-LITHERLONDE. — Richard Walshe holds one carve of land in Up Litherlonde, with the advowson of the church of Asshtou,30 to the same Up Litherlonde belonging, in socage, paying yearly ten shillings at the four terms as above for all [demands] .

LATHUM. — Thomas de Lathum, knight, holds the manor of La- thum, which is three carves of land, with the advowson of the priory

28 Three carves. — Birch.

19 Maghull for half a carve, New Crosby three carves. — Ibid. *° Aughton. — Ibid.

42 SUEVEY OF 1320-1346.

et potur9 vt supra vnde prior de burschoge ten9 med terr9 supradict.

Thomas de lathum miles ten9 iij. caruc. terre in hurdelton et Scaresbreke p fuic. iij. ptiu et xxa ptis feod militf red p ann9 p warda castri t. sci. mart viij8.

vpehoiande. Rofetus de holande ten9 maneriu de Vpeliolande cu advocar9 prioratus ifcm in socag9 r. p ann9 xijs t. natal, drii et faciet sect et potur9 vt supra.

chiidewaii. Jones de la Warr ten'' viftam de Childwall Dalton et Allertou p fuic d. feod militf et redd, put continetur in aliis maneriis in wapen. de Saleford. Itm debet ij. sect. com. et wapen. vidtt una p Dalton p manus dno de holand et j. p Allerton p manus Johis Grelle.

Sunt ifem iiij burgag. que Rofetus de holaude ten9, r. iiij. I. p

n9 iiij8.

jf Sum tol reddtf Wapen. de Derbye xvij11 xs jd.

ann9 iiij8

WAPENTAKE OF WEST DERBY. 43

of Burschoghe, and the church of Ormeskirke, in thanage, paying yearly at the four terms, twenty shillings, relief, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture as above, whereof the prior of Burschoge holds the moiety of the above-named land.

SCARESBREKE. — The same Thomas de Lathum, knight, holds three carves of land in Hurdelton31 and Scaresbreke, by service of the third part and the twentieth part of a knight's fee, pay- ing yearly for castle-ward at the term of St. Martin, eight shillings.

UP-HOLANDE. — Robert de Holande holds the manor of Up- holande, with the advowsoii of the priory of the same, in socage, paying yearly twelve shillings at the Christmas term, and doing suit and puture as above.32

CHILDEWALL. — John de la Warr33 holds the vill of Childwall, Dalton, and Allerton, by service of half a knight's fee, and pays therefor as is provided as to other manors in the wapentake of Saleford. Also he owes two suits to the county and wapentake, viz., one for Dalton, by the hand of the Lord of Holande, and one for Allerton, by the hand of John Grelle.

CHORLEGHE. — There are there four burgages which Robert de Holande holds, paying at the four terms yearly four shillings.

To wit. The sum total of the rents of the wapentake of Derby, ijl. IQS. id.

31 Lathum. — Sirch.

32 The abbot of Holland holds the maiior with appurtenances by the service of i id. — Sirch.

33 John, the first of his family who was a baron of Mamecestre, ruled 1307-134? 5 his great grandson, John, 1371-1398.

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Indt.

f t Mart viij8

Natalis dni lxvs xjd ob.

Annunc. bete Mar liijs xjd ob.

Pasc vs. jd

J. bapt viju vijd ob.

Michis Ixxyj8 vd ob.

WAPPEN: DE AMONDERNESSE.

LythumTnf Prior Dunotm p wrekke marf hendo in manerio suo de lythum

ad voluntat'.

ad voluntatem r. p aim ?. micfais iijs iiijd.

Kb'etent' Isabella regina Angl. ten? iij caruc. terr9 et iijam ptem j caruc.

Warton.

p iija pte vnius feod militC quas Radus de Bethom miles et Thomas fit Gilbert de Singelton tenent de eadem p mediu in Wartoii r. p ann9 p ward castr9 lane. iijs iiijd ?. nat. J. Bapt. vidlt de her9 Alic9 nup comitisse lincoln9.

Eadm ten9 j. feod militf in ffrikelton, Wythyngh"m, Ethelis- wyke, et Newton in man9 Radi de ffrikelton tentf sui, r. p ann9 t. nat. J. bapt. p warda castr9 xs vt est de hered diet Alic9 nup comitisse lincome.

ciaghton. Eadm t. ij caruc. terr9 de hered eiusdem Alic. comitisse lincolne

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 45

Of which at

f, 3. d.

Term of Martinmas ....... o 8 o

Christmas ..................... o 65 u^

Annunc. of the Blessed Mary o 53 n£

the Terms j Easter .......................... 05

John Baptist ................. 7 °

Michaelmas .................. o 76

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE.

LYTHUM, Tenant-at-Will. — The prior of Durham for having wreck of the sea in his manor of Lythum at will, paying yearly at Michaelmas term three shillings and fourpence.

WARTON, Free Tenants. — Isabella, Queen of England holds three carves of land and a third part of a carve, for the third part of one knight's fee, of which Ralph de Bethom, knight, and Thomas, son of Gilbert de Singelton hold of the same, by moiety in "War- ton, paying yearly for castleward of Lancaster three shillings and fourpence at St. John Baptist, namely, of the inheritance of Alice, late countess of Lincoln.

FRIKELTON. — The same holds one knight's fee in Frikelton, Wythyngham, Etheliswyke, and Newton, in the hand of Ralph de Frikelton, her tenant, paying yearly at the nativity of John Baptist for castleward, ten shillings, as it is of the heir of the said Alice, late countess of Lincoln.

CLAGHTON. — The same holds two carves of land of the heir

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in Claghton p fuic. quit ptf feod militf r. p ann9 p warda castr9 lane, et t. ijs ijd.

ciiftoncu Witt de Clifton ten9 ii caruc. ter9 in Westbye, ii caruc. in

raembns • ' "

flylde plupeton magn" et pua iij caruc. terr in Salwicke et Clyfton ij caruc. terr9 in barton in socag* r. p ann9 t. natat dni Antic, bete Mar. J. bapt. et sci Micnis xls et releu cu acciderit et sect com. et wapen.

Bryminge Eadus de Bethom miles ten9 ij caruc. terr9 in Bryminge et Kilgrymesargh p iiij pt vnius feod milit r. p ann ?. nat. J. bapt. p warda castr9 lane. ijs yjd.

Staimyn. Thomas Gosenarghe ten9 ij caruc. ter9 in Stalmyn in socag r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra vjs viijd releu sect com9 et wapen. et potur9 vt supra.

Nichus Botiller ten9 ibm j car. terr9 in socag1 r. p ann9 iij* iiijd iiij t. vt sup" et releu et sect com. et wapen. et potur9 fuiauc vt sup" quas sectas diet Thomas p eo fecit que est pcett ten9 eiusdem Thome.

Asshton. Adam de Hoghton miles ten9 medietat maSij de Assh-

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 47

of the same Alice, countess of Lincoln, by service of the fifth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly for castleward of Lancaster, and at, &c., the terms, two shillings and twopence.

CLIFTON, with Members. — William de Clifton holds two carves of land in Westbye, two carves in Fylde Plumpton, Great and Little, three carves of land in Salwicke and Clifton, two carves of land in Barton, in socage, paying yearly at the terms of Christmas, the Annunciation of the Virgin, St. John Baptist, and St. Michael, forty shillings, and relief when he shall die, and suit to the county and wapentake.

BBYMINGE AND ),,,,, ,, .,

KiLGRYMESARGHE.{EalPh de Bethom, knt., holds two carves

of land in Bryminge and Kilgrymesarghe by the fourth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly at the term of St. John Baptist, for castleward of Lancaster, two shillings and sixpence.

STALMYN. — Thomas Gosenarghe holds two carves of land in Stalmyn, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above, six shillings and eightpence, relief, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture as above.

Nicholas Botiller holds there one carve of land in socage, paying yearly three shillings and fourpence, at the four terms as above, and relief, and suit to the county and wapentake, and puture, and serjeanty as above, which suits the said Thomas made for him, which is parcel of the land of the same Thomas.

ASSHTON. — Adam de Hoghton, knt., holds a moiety of the manor of Asshton by service of one twelfth part of one knight's

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ton p fui8 xija ptf vnuis feod militf r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra iijs ixd.

Edm de Haydoke ten9 pt j caruc. ter9 in socag r. p ann9 ijs vjd iiij t. vt sup" releu vt sup".

Thomas Trauers ten9 ptem dictf caruc. terr9 in Asshton in socag r. p ann9 iiij t. iijs iiijd.

Wiftus lawrenc ten9 ptem die? caruc. terr9 ibm in socag r. p ann9 d: ?. vd vltra fuic pdict et releu vt supra.

Alston. Gilbertus de Sothe worth de iure vxis sue et Robtus de holande

ten9 iiij p? vnius caruc. ter9 in Alston in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. iijs et releu vt supra.

Thomas de Lathum ten9 iiijtam ptem diet caruc. in socag1 ibm r. p ann9 xijd d. t. et releu vt supra.

Rybbciton. Thomas Trauers et Wiftus laurenc9 ten9 in? se vnam caruc. ter in Rybbleton in socag r. p ann9 viijs iiij t. et sect com et wapeS et releu vt supra.

\1)S.

Alanus del More de ffysshewyke j mess, et xxij acr terr Wittus

viijrf.

de ffysshewyke j mess, vj acr ter\ Galfr de Aykensaw d. mess.

viijrf. ob. ixs.

iiij acr et d. ter. Adam fil Simon j mess, et vj acr' ter9. Beatrix

vijrf. ob.

del Ruddinge iiij acr et d. ter Thomas del Ruddinge j mess, et ix acr9 ter9 xvd. Adm de Burye iiij acr9 ter9 ixd. laurentius

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 40

fee, payiiig yearly at the four terms as above three shillings and ninepence.

Edmund de Haydocke holds part of one carve of land, in socage, paying yearly two shillings and sixpence at the four terms as above, relief as above.

Thomas Travers holds part of the said carve of laud, in Asshton, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms three shillings and four- pence.

William Lawrence holds part of the said carve of land there, in socage, paying yearly at the said terms, fivepence beyond the afore- said service, and relief as above.

ALSTON. — Gilbert de Sotheworth, in right of his wife, and Robert de Holande, hold a fourth part of one carve of land in Alston, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms three shillings, and relief as above.

Thomas de Lathum holds a fourth part of the said carve, in socage, paying yearly twelve pence, at the said terms, and relief as above.

RYBBELTON. — Thomas Travers and William Laurence hold be- tween them one carve of land in Rybbelton, in socage, paying yearly eight shillings, at the four terms, and suit to the county and wapentake, and relief as above.

7*.

FYSWYKE. — Alan of the More of Fysshewyke one messuage and

&/. twenty-two acres of land, William de Fysshewyke one messuage and

six acres of land, Geoffrey de Aykensaw half a messuage and four

%\d. 9*.

and a half acres of land ; Adam, son of Simon, one messuage and

l\d.

six acres of land ; Beatrice of the Ruddinge four and a half acres

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Trailers xiiij acr9 ter9 ijs vd tenent Ixx acr9 p fuian? essend fforest in lonesdale Amondernesse et Derbeshyr r. p ann9 xv» iiijd ?. Annunc. et Michis et releu vl sup".

Thomas fit Ade Banestr9 ten9 i caruc. ter9 in Syngelton pua fuic? fianc9 essend baft regf in wapen. Amondernesse et Blakeburne- shire iju r. p ann9.

Thomas fil Ade Banastr9 ten9 villam de Broghton que est vna caruc. ter9 p fuic x* ptf vnius feod militf vt d. r. p ann9 I. mictiis viij3.

Id:ni Thomas fil Ade banastr9 ten9 halghton que est d. caruc. ter9 p fuic xxa ptf feod milite vt d. r. p ann9 d. t. ijs.

Idm Thomas ten9 billesbourghe que est di. d. caruc. ter9 p fuic xxa ptf feod milite vt d. r. p ann9 iiij t. ij8.

Dns Rex ten9 j caruc. ter9 in Gayrestange in Wyresdale p iiij4* pt feod militf et dd. deber9 escaet drii p mortem Wifti de Compcy qui obijt sine hered et tu r. p ann9 I. Nat. J. bap? ijs vjd.

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 51

of land ; Thomas of the Ruddinge, one messuage and nine acres of land, fifteenpence ; Adam de Burye, four acres of land, ninepence ; Laurence Travers, fourteen acres of land, two shillings and five- pence. They hold seventy acres by serjeanty of conveying [?] in the forests in Lonesdale, Amondernesse, and Derbyshire, paying yearly fifteen shillings and fourpence, at the terms of the Annun- ciation and Michaelmas, and relief as above.

LITTLE SYNGELTON. — Thomas, son of Adam Banestre holds one carve of land in Little Syngelton, by service of serjeanty in con- veying the king's bailiffs in the wapentake of Amondernesse and Blackeburneshire, paying 2l. yearly.

BROUGHTON. — Thomas, son of Adam Banestre holds the vill of Broughton, which is one carve of land, by service of the tenth part of one knight's fee as aforesaid, paying yearly at Michaelmas term eight shillings.

HALGHTON. — The same Thomas, son of Adam Banestre, holds Halghton, which is half a carve of land, by the service of the twentieth part of a knight's fee as aforesaid, paying yearly at the terms two shillings.

BYLLESBOURGH. — The same Thomas holds Billesbourghe, which is a half carve of land, by service of the twentieth part of a knight's fee as aforesaid, paying yearly at the four terms two shillings.

WYRESDALE. — The lord the king holds one carve of land in Gayrestang in Wyresdale by the fourth part of a knight's fee, and the said land ought to escheat to the lord on the death of William de Compcy, who died without heir, &c., then paying yearly at the

5 2 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Jones fil Thome Ryggemayden ten9 j caruc. d. ter9 ibm p fuic iiijte pt£ feod milit£ r. p ann9 d. ?. ijs yjd.

hameiton. Wiftus de Shireburne teu9 iij car. ter9 in Hamelton in socag* r. p ann9 iiij ?. xls releu vt supra.

wodepiup- Johes de Damport Jun9 ten9 caruc. ter9 in Wodeplupton viij*"1 ptem j caruc. ter9 in Bryninge et Kelgrismarghe in wapen. de Amondernesse, et j caruc. ter9 in fornbye in wapen. de Derby e p j feod militf r. p ann9 p dictis tens in wodeplupton iiij t. xvijs vjd et releu p eisdem ten9 vt supra.

ciyderhowe. Isabella regina Angl. ten9 de hedit Alic. comitisse lincolne castru de Ciyderhowe cu membris r. p ann9 p ward castri lane. t. nat J. bap? 1s.

Abbas de Cockersande ten9 d. caruc. ter9 in Midelarghe in Tynage r. p ann9 viij3 iiij ?.

ten9 ibm v caruc. ter9 in Newebyggynge in socag* r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra xxs.

withton cu Comes de Oxund f?l ten9 piscarl vocat maram de merton r. p

membns. L J

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 53

term of the nativity of St. John Baptist two shillings and sixpence.

John, son of Thomas Ryggemayden holds one and a half carve of land there by the service of the fourth part of a knight's fee, pay- ing yearly at the said term two shillings and sixpence.

HAMELTON. — William de Shireburne holds three carves of land in Hamelton, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms forty shillings, relief as above.

WODEPLUMPTON. — John de Damport the younger holds one carve of land in Wodeplumptou, the eighth part of a carve of land in Bryminge and Kelgrimsarghe, in the wapentake of Amonder- nesse, and one carve in Forneby, in the wapentake of Derby, by one knight's fee, paying yearly for the aforesaid holdings in Wodeplumpton, at the four terms, seventeen shillings and sixpence, and relief for the same holding as above.

CLYDERHOWE. — Isabella, queen of England, holds of the inheri- tance of Alice, countess of Lincolne, the castle of Clyderhowe, with •its members, paying yearly for ward of the castle of Lancaster, at the term of the nativity of St. John Baptist fifty shillings.

MIDELABGHE. — The abbot of Cokersande holds half a carve of land in Midelarghe,34 in thanage, paying yearly eight shillings at the four terms.

NEWEBYGGYNGE. — The same holds there five carves of land in Newebyggynge, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty shillings.

WITHTON, with Members. — The Earl of [Oxford ?] holds the

34 Michlarge — Birch.

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ann9 michis xs vel j auster soor. Idm comes ten9 ij caruc. ter9 in Withton iij caruc. ter9 in Marton pua et iij caruc. ter9 in Treweles ij caruc ter9 in Westsome et Moulbroke, p d. feod militf r. p ann9 t. midiis xiij8 iiijd et sec? com. et wapen. et potur) et c.

Idm r. p dictis iij caruc. ter9 in Westsome et Moulbroke vltra red $d iiij ?. iiijs.

Idm ten9 iiij caruc. ter9 in Outroucliffe que sunt pceft diet caruc. ter9 in Withton cu membris r. p ann9 t. nat J. bapl p warda castr9 lane. vs.

Jones fii Eici de Hakenshow j caruc. d. Abbas de Cokersande j caruc. ter9 Johes laurenc d. caruc. terre in hokenshowe p iij caruc. in toto p fuian2 r. p ann9 ij balistas vel iiij3.

Abbas de Whalleve ten9 v caruc. ter9 in hornderne vel Newton.

membns. »

v1 Stayninge p d. feod militf r. p ann9 ?. na? J. bapt p warda castr9 lane. vs et sec? com. et wap.

le«. Adam de houghton ten9 vtmc^ lee ij caruc. ter9 p ftiic. iija ptf

feod militf put alias dedit releu antecessori dni r. p ann9 p warda castri ?. michis iij8 iiijd.

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 55

fishery called the Merton marsh [or mere] paying yearly at Michael- mas ten shillings or one soar-hawk. The same earl holds two carves of land in Withton,35 three carves of land in Little Marton, and three carves of land in Treweles, two carves of land in West- some and Moulbroke, for half a knight's fee, paying yearly at the Michaelmas term thirteen shillings and fourpeuce, and suit to the county and wapentake, and puture as above.

The same pays for the said three carves of laud in Westsome and Moulbroke, beyond the rent aforesaid, at the four terms, four shillings.

WITHTON. — The same held four carves of laud in Outroucliffe, which are parcel of the said carve of land in Withton with mem- bers, paying yearly at the term of the nativity of St. John the Baptist for castleward of Lancaster, five shillings.

HAKENSHOWE. — John, son of Richard de Hakenshow, one and a half carve; the abbot of Cokersande one carve of land; John Laurence half a carve of land in Hokenshowe, for three carves in all, by serjeanty, paying yearly two cross-bows or four shillings.

HORDERNE, with Members. — The abbot of Whalley holds five carves of land in Horderne, or [? and] Newton, or Stayninge, for half a knight's fee, paying yearly at the term of the nativity of St. John Baptist, for castleward of Lancaster, five shillings, and suit to the county and wapentake.

LEE. — Adam de Houghton holds in both Lees two carves of land by service of the third part of a knight's fee according as

35 Weton. — Birch.

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Jofees de Staynolfe ten9 iiij bouat ter9 iiij8 vjd. Rogerus de Northcrosse j mess, j bouat ter9 vijd ofc. Adam le knyght v acr9 iiijd. Thomas fit Robt Saynolfe j mess, j bouat ter9 vijd ob. Wiftus laurenc iiij*3™ p j bouat ter9 xvjd. Thomas Trauers quart pt j bouat ter9 xvjd Johes Botiller iiij1*111 ptem vnius bouat ter9 et Ricus Doggeson v acr ter9 vjd tenet in toto j caruc. ter9 in Thornton loco vocat Staynolfe in drangage r. p anu9 vs t. anuc et Mich. Et est consuetud drang meiend cibu et potur) p fit dni et eoi nutric equu et canu dni.

Thomas banastr9 ten9 j caruc. ter9 Johes fil laurenc de Thorton j car. ter9 in Thornton et Staynolfe, nup Robti Wyndewhike in Tynage r. p ann9 iiij t. vt sup" xiij3 releu et sect coin et wapen.

Wiftus de heton ten9 in Thornton loco quid: broune j caruc. ter9 in socag* r. p ann9 ij t. xs releu sect com et wapen. etc. vt supra.

Adam de hoghton miles et pcenax sui ten9 maneriu de Gose- narghe qd est j caruc. et d. que fac. iijam ptem et viijam ptem feod militf vn Richus Botiller et Wiftus de Clifieton tenent vj*5"11 ptem

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 57

others, he gives relief for predecessors to the lord, paying yearly for castle ward, at Michaelmas, three shillings and fourpence.

THORNTON. — John de Staynolfe holds four oxgaugs of land, four shillings and sixpence; Roger de Northcrosse one messuage one oxgang of land, sevenpence halfpenny; Adam, the knight, five acres, fourpence ; Thomas, sou of Robert S [t] aynolfe, one messuage one oxgang of land, sevenpence halfpenny; William Laurence, a fourth part of one oxgang of land, sixteen pence ; Thomas Travers, a fourth part of one oxgang of land, sixteen pence ; John Botiller, a fourth part of one oxgang of land [? sixteen pence] ; and Richard Doggeson, five acres of land, sixpence. They hold in all one carve of land in Thornton, in a place called Staynolfe in drengage, paying yearly five shillings at the Annunciation and Michaelmas. And it is the custom for the drenches, when mowing, to have food and puture for the children of the lord and their nurse, and for the horses and dogs of the lord.

Thomas Banastre holds one carve of land ; John, son of Laurence de Thornton, one carve of land in Thornton and Staynolfe, late of Robert Wyndewhike [Win wick], in thauage, paying yearly at the four terms as above thirteen shillings, relief, and suit to the county and wapentake.

William de Heton holds in Thornton in the place of a certain Broune, one carve of laud in socage, paying yearly at two terms ten shillings relief, suit to the county and wapentake, &c., as above.

GOSENARGHE.— Adam de Hoghton, knt., and his parceners hold the manor of Gosenarghe, which is one and a half carve, which makes the fourth part and the eighth part of one knight's fee,

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pfatf Adm tertiam pt v pt p cart dni E. nup com. p x" pt feod [militf] Nicftus de Longeforde tertiam ptem v ptiu et Ricus Katerall tertiam ptem v ptiu r. p aim9 iiij t. vt sup* xijs et sect com. et wapen. que possnt p fidei et recog pfat dni Ade de houghton. Itm r. dno p pYatff ten9 t. michis j austr. vi soo^

Grymysargh. Idm ten9 d. caruc. ter9 in Grymesarglie in Tynage r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra iijs releu etc. vt supra.

Merton Will Botillcr ij pt et Nichus Botiller iijam ptem tenet tertiam

magna.

ptem feod vnius militf in magna merton r. p ann9 vn t. uat J. bap? p warda castri iijs et t. michis p eisdem vs.

hodreshale. Rofetus de Hodreshale ten9 ij boua? ter9 in hodreshale in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij L vs et releu vt supra.

Laton cu Wiftus Botiller ten9 i feod militf in laton wardebroke magna

tnembris. J

Bisph"m que sunt x caruc. ter9 r. p ann9 I. na? J. bapt. Xs et sci Michis vjs viijd p warda castr. xvjs viijd sec? com. et wapen. et poturl vt sup" et vjs viijd vocat sakfee.

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDERNESSE. 59

whereof Richard Botiller and William de Clifleton hold the sixth part, the aforesaid Adam a third part and fifth part, by a charter of the lord E. the late earl, for the tenth part of a fee ; Nicholas de Longeforde a third part of a fifth part, and Richard Katerall a third part of a fifth part, paying yearly at the four terms as above twelve shillings, and suit to the county and wapentake, which may be [due] by fealty and acknowledgment of the aforesaid Sir Adam de Houghton. Also rendering to the lord for the said holdings at Michaelmas one hawk or soar-hawk, or six shillings and eightpence.

GRYMYSARGH. — The same hold half a carve of land in Gryme- sarghe, in thanage, paying yearly at the four terms as above three shillings, relief, &c., as above.

GREAT MERTON. — William Botiller two parts and Nicholas Botiller a third part, hold the third part of one knight's fee in Great Merton, paying yearly at one term, the nativity of St. John Baptist, for castleward three shillings, and at Michaelmas term for the same five shillings.

HODRESHALB. — Robert de Hodreshale holds two oxgangs of land in Hodreshale, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms five shillings, and relief as above.

LATON, with Members. — William Botiller holds one knight's fee in Latoii, Wardbroke,36 and Great Bispham, which are ten carves of land, paying yearly at the terms the nativity of St. John Baptist ten shillings, and St. Michael six shillings and eightpence ; for castleward sixteen shillings and eightpence, suit to the county 36 Warbrcck. — Birch.

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jf Sm" redd: tocius Wappend de Amondernesse xiiju xvjs ijd.

I Natalis dni xlixs xd ob.

Indef. J Afiuc lxys ob-

J. bapt xlix8 xd ob.

^Michis cxj8 iijd ob.

Km de warda castri t. nat. J. bapt iiiju xvijs

Km de warda castrl t michis vs iiijd

Km de Sakefe t. michis yjs viijd

ffORESTA DE QUERNEMORE, vidlt ex pte Mireschoghe &c.,

Bonesilver.

Est ibm quod consue? vocat bonesilver vidlt tam pro mesS blad p capi? ten9 non tenet qua p asiamente de diuers artictis q. r. debet p cotfa? etc. si forte talia capita non sumit [? sumunfj vidlt ?. pasche t. micnis vijd ob.

Sm de bonesiluer vijd ob. ij I.

WAPENTAKE OF AMONDEBNESSE. 6 1

and wapentake, and puture as above, and six shillings and eight- pence called sake-fee.

To wit. Sum of the whole rent of the wapentake of Amonder- nesse, 13^. 165. id.

f s. d.

Christmas 49 io£

Whereof I Annunciation 65 9^

the Terms john Baptist 4910$

^Michaelmas in 3^

Also for castleward at the term of the nativity of St. John

Baptist 4 17 o

Ditto ditto St. Michael o 5 4

Also for sake-fee at the term of St. Michael 068

FOREST OF QUERNMORE,viz.,on the side of Mireschoghe,&c.,

Bonesilver.

There is there what by custom is called bonesilver, viz., as well for messuages, corn, not held by tenure in capite, as for easement of divers articles which ought to pay for common, &c., if perchance such capite does not exist [or, if it happen that they are not taken in fee], viz., at Easter and at Michaelmas, 1\d.

Sum of the bonesilver, 7?d. at two terms.

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WAPEN: DE LONNESDALE.

Extent redd: et feod ibra fact coram f>fat£ Wifto et Wifto die lunse px post ffh n. sci J. bapt ano R.Rf. tertij post conquestu xx°.

hornebye. Robtus de Nevill miles ten9 j feod militf in Mellinge et hornebye.

Tatham. Thomas de Bar [vel Dar9] ten9 iij caruc. ter9 in Irebye et Tatham p fuic iiij pt£ et xxa pt£ feod militf vn9. Robtus de Tatham ten9 liiijam ptem et Edm Tatham liiijam ptem, r. p ann9 I. Nat. Dni, Pasch. Nat. sci J. bapt. et Michis xviij8 et sect com. et wapen. et potur9 fuianc.

Wittus de Dacr miles ten9 iij caruc. in Halton et Aghton p fianc essendi forest drii vbiqj infra com. lane. r. p ann9 t pasc. et michis vju ixs iiijd vu9 xld de vna plac pastur. vocat Shiderorde nup Rogeri Hexh"m.

best. Prior de Kartmell ten9 j mess, et x acr. ter9 in hest quatuor

tenent de hest, tenet iiij bouat ter9 de escaet dni p sor9 nup Thorn de hest r. p ann9 vltra €ui2 content sup eoxd tenen. ibm iiij t. vt supra viijs.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 6j

WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

An extent of the rent and fees there made before the aforesaid William and William, on Monday next after the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, in the year of the reign of king E. the third after the conquest, the aoth [26th June, 1346].

HORNEBYE. — Robert de Nevill, knight, holds one knight's fee in Mellinge and Hornebye.

TATHAM. — Thomas de Bar [? Dacre] holds three carves of land in Irebye and Tatham by service of the fourth part and twentieth part of one knight's fee. Robert de Tatham holds a fifty-fourth part, and Edmund Tatham a fifty-fourth part, paying yearly at the terms of Christmas, Easter, the nativity of John the Baptist, and Michaelmas, eighteen shillings and suit to the county arid wapeutake, and puture and serjeanty.

HALTON. — William de Dacre, knight, holds three carves of land in Haltou and Aghton by serjeanty in conveying of the lord's foresters everywhere within the county of Lancaster, paying yearly at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas 61. gs. \d., with forty pence for one plot of pasture called Shiderorde, late of Roger Hexham.

HEST. — The prior of Kartmell holds one messuage and ten acres of land in Hest. Four tenants of Hest hold four oxgangs of land of the escheat of the lord by the sister of the late Thomas de Hest, paying yearly beyond the service thrown upon their tenants there, at the four terms as above, eight shillings.

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WAPEN: DE LONNESSDALE.

Boiton. Johes ffrannceys ten9 iiij pte ville de bolton in socag* r. p

ann9 xjs viiijd iiij t. vt supra et sect corn! et wapen. dabit releu et potur9 fuianc vt supra.

voiuntat. Witt de Welles ten9 de dno ad voluutat x acr. ter9 in Bolton nup adquisit dfim de qd Simoie de Thornbrandheved r. p ann9 vltra luic apud boltou content iiij t. vt supra p onibus.

skertom Decem bouatax de Skerton r. p ann' vltra fuic content nup

eo^ tenen9 apud Skerton pro ten9 que tenet de Dno ad volunta? ifera t. pasc. et micnis vij8 ixd.

boiron. Wittus de bolron ten9 j mess, et Ix acr. ter9 in bolron in

fuianc in veniend vnu cementar9 p opibus castri du dno placuerit cap9 p dieto jd que quidem opa arren? ad vs p ann9 iiij t. vt sup" et sect com. et wapen. et sect moti de loon xvj° grno.

Estiine. Thomas de Walton ij pi et Alic. de Slene tenet iij pt vnius

caruc. ter9 in Estiine p fuianc metend et carpent quotiens ulte fuit p ope castri cap. p diem jd que quidem opa relax p xld p ann9 t. pasc. et micnis et releu vt sup".

Mat Alic. ten9 iiij pte dee caruc. ter9 in Estiine in socag1 r. p ann9 iiijd I, Michis.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 65

WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

BOLTON. — John Franceys holds the fourth part of the vill of Bolton in socage, paying yearly eleven shillings and eightpence, at the four terms as above, and suit to the county and wapentake : he gives relief and puture-serjeant as above.

At will. — William de Welles holds of the lord at will ten acres of land in Bolton, lately purchased by the lord of a certain Simon de Thorubrandheved, paying yearly beyond service at Bolton per- formed, at the four terms as above, for all [demands],

SKEBTON. — Ten oxgangs of Skerton, paying yearly beyond the service laid upon their tenants at Skerton, for the tenements which are held of the lord, at the will of the same, at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas, seven shillings and ninepence.

BOLRON. — William de Bolron holds one messuage and sixty acres of land in Bolron, in serjeanty, in coming with one mason for the works at the castle, whilst the lord pleases, at per head per day, one penny, which works amount to five shillings yearly at the four terms as above, and suit to the county and wapentake, and suit to the mill of Loon to the sixteenth grain.

ESTLINE. — Thomas de Walton [holds] two parts, and Alice de Slene holds three parts of one carve of land in Estline, by serjeanty, reaping and carpentry, the quota of the latter being for work at the castle, one penny per head per day, which said work is released for forty pence per annum at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas, and relief as above.

The aforesaid Alice holds a fourth part of the said carve of land in Estline in socage, paying yearly fourpence at Michaelmas term.

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Thorishoime. Johes Pies ten.9 j caruc. ter9 in Thorisholme in socag r. p anu9 viijs t. pasc. et michis et releu vt supra.

skerton. Johes Pies ten9 xx acr. ter9 in Skerton in socag1 r. p aun9

vjs viijd ?. pasc. et Michis et releu vt supra.

Jones laurens ten9 xxij acr. ter9 in Skerton in socag1 r. p ann9 vjs viijd ?. pasc. et michis, et releu vt supra et sect mofi de loon.

Abbas de ffourneux ten9 j toftu et xxv acr. ter9 in Skerton in socag1 rd p ann9 iijs iiijd ij t.

Gersyngham. Johes de Twisilton laurenc balerig Cecil de Sotheworth tenet j bouat ter9 in Gersingham p f ianc forest de Kawode et Quern- more ij11 cap.

Thomas de Gersingham Wiftus del Grene Alanus Hugeson henr9 haylegh benedcs Adamson Cecill de Sotheworth Wift fil Wifti de lokehaghe et Johes de hanyngton tenet in? se vna caruc. ter9 in Gersyngh°m p viija pt feod militf in dj in Gersyngh"m r. p aun9 iij8 iiijd ij ?.

> Skerton. Prior lane, ten9 iiij acr. ter9 in Skerton in socag1 r. p ann9

xxd t. pasc. et Michis.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 67

THORISHOLM. — John Perles holds one carve of land37 in Thoris- holme in socage, paying yearly eight shillings at Easter and Michaelmas terms, and relief as above.

SKERTON. — John Perles holds twenty acres of land in Skerton in socage, paying yearly six shillings and eightpence, at Easter and Michaelmas terms, and relief as above.

John Laurens holds twenty-two acres38 of land in Skerton in socage, paying yearly six shillings and eightpence at Easter and Michaelmas terms, and relief as above, and suit to the mill of Loon.

The abbot of Fourneux holds one toft and twenty-five acres of land in Skerton in socage, paying yearly three shillings and four- pence39 at the two terms.

GERSYNGHAM. — John de Twisilton, Laurence Balerig, Cecil de Sotheworth, hold one oxgang of land in Gersingham by serjeanty of the forests of Kawode and Querumore, zl. to the chief, or [by capite] .

Thomas de Gersingham, William of the Grene, Adam Hugeson, Henry Haylegh, Benedict Adamson, Cecill de Sotheworth, William, son of William de Lokehaghe, and John de Hanyngton, hold amongst them one carve of land in Gersyngham by the eighth part of a knight's fee in the said Gersyngham, paying yearly three shillings and fourpence at the two terms.

SKERTON. — The prior of Lancaster holds four acres of land in Skerton in socage, paying yearly twenty-two pence at Easter and Michaelmas terms.

37 Alan Perkcs holds twenty acres. — Birch. ^ Thirty acres. — Ibid.

39 Six shillings and eightpence. — Ibid.

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Sum redd xn xiiij8 iijd.

Natal, dni xs xd

IndL \ Pas^ iiif xvj* jd ob.

nat J. bap? x8 xd

( Michis iiij11 xvj8 vd ob.

ADHUC WAPPENT DE LONNESDALE.

Johes de Croft ten9 j caruc. et d. ter9 in socag1 r. p aun9 x8 iiij ?. vt supra et releu vt supra sect com. et wap. et potur9 fianc vt supra.

Jones de Croft ijs yjd Isabell de vrswicke ijs vjd et Johes de Clayton ijs vjd tenent raedietat j caruc. d et j bouat terr9 in Kellet supiori in socag r. p ann9 vijs yjd iiij t. vt supra et releu vt supra.

Wiftus de Dacr miles ten9 alteram medietat dcox ten9 in Kellet in socag r. p ann9 vnu espuarl sooa vel xijd t. Michis et releu vt supra red sol. dno p ann9 p manus Alic. de Sleude ten in Estline.

Mideiton. ' Wiftus de burghe de Midelton ten9 in Midelton j caruc. ter9 que fac. viij boua? p fui2 xva pt£ feod militf r. p anu9 p warda castr9 viijd ob. ?. nat J. bapt. et sect com. et wapen. et potur9 fuianc vt supra.

Whereof at the terms

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 69

Sum of the Rents, io/. 145. -$d.

£. s. d.

Christmas o 10 10

Easter 4 16 i^

Nativity of John Baptist... o 10 10

I, Michaelmas 4 16 5^

FURTHER IN THE WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

D ALTON. — John de Croft holds one and a half carve of land in Dalton in socage, paying yearly ten shillings at the four terms as above, and relief as above, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture-serjeaut as above.

KELLET. — John de Croft, two shillings and sixpence; Isabella de Urswicke, two shillings and sixpence ; and John de Clayton, two shillings and sixpence, hold the moiety of one and a half carve and one oxgang of land in Upper Kellet, in socage, paying yearly seven shillings and sixpence at the four terms as above, and relief as above.

William de Dacre, knight, holds the other moiety of the said tenements in Kellet in socage, rendering yearly one soar-hawk or twelve pence at Michaelmas term, and relief as above, rendering payment to the lord yearly by the hand of Alice de Slevede, tenant in Estline.

MIDELTON. — William de Burghe de Midelton holds in Midelton one carve of land, which makes eight oxgangs, by service of a fifteenth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly for castleward eight- pence halfpenny at the term of the nativity of John the Baptist, and suit to the county and wapentake, and puture-serjeant as above.

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Mideiton. Tho. de Rygmayden ten9 ifcm iiij bouat ter9 p d. came, ter9 vfi j bou in manu Abbatf de Cokersande in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra vjs viijd et releu vt supra.

Wiftihs fil Wifti Robtson ?en9 ij bou ter9 in Mideiton in socag r. p ann9 iiij 1. vt supra iijs iiijd et releu vt supra.

Johes fil Rogeri tenet ix acr. ter9 in Mideiton in socag r. p ann9 iiij 1. vt supra xvjd et releu vt supra.

Wiihis Elisson ten9 j bou ter9 in Mideiton in socag r. p anil9 iiij ?. vt supra xxd et releu vt supra.

Wiftus fil Edi de Nevill ten9 iij boual et d et j acr. ter9 ifcm in socag r. p ann9 iiij t. vjs ob. et releu vt supra.

Abbas de Cokersand ten9 iiii bou ter9 et d in Mideiton in socag1

v O

r. p ann9 iiij ?. vijs vijd ob.

Bare. Wiftus de Dacre miles ten9 med vnius caruc. ter9 in bar9 in

socag1 r. p ann9 iiij ?. vt supra viij8 et releu vt supra et potur9 fianc.

Thomas de "Walton et Simon de Bolton ten9 aliam med eiusdm caruc. in bar9 r. p ann9 iiij ?. vt supra viijs et potur9 et <fuian<? vt supra.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 7 x

MIDELTON. — Thomas de Rygmayden holds four oxgangs of land, for half a carve of land, one oxgang in the hand of the abbot of Cokersande, in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above six shillings and eightpence, and relief as above.

William, son of William Robertson, holds two oxgangs of land in Midelton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above three shillings and fourpence, and relief as above.

John, son of Roger, holds nine acres of land in Midelton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above sixteen pence, and relief as above.

William Elisson holds one oxgang of land in Midelton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty pence, and relief as above.

William, son of Edward de Nevill, holds three and a half oxgangs and one acre of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms six shillings and a halfpenny, and relief as above.

The abbot of Cokersand holds four and a half oxgangs of land in Midelton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms seven shillings and sevenpence halfpenny.

BARE. — William de Dacre [?] knight, holds the moiety of one carve of land in Bare in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above eight shillings, and relief as above, and puture-serjeant.

Thomas de Walton and Simon de Bolton hold the other moiety of the same carve in Bare, paying yearly at the four terms as above eight shillings and puture-serjeant as above.40

*> Birch gives the names of the three tenants in Bare, Eandle de Dacre, and Simon and John de Bolton.

L

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hestifm. Thomas de barre ten9 ij caruc. ter9 in hestlfm supiori p fuianc?

sonand cornu suu contra advent dni in primo ingru dfii infra com. et egru extr9 r. p ann9 ?. pasc. et Michis iijs iiijd et sect com. et wapen. et potur9 fuianc vt supra. Itm r. dfio ex consuet p ann9 q. d " cowmale" t. Michis viijs ixd.

Puiton. Thomas Gentill ten9 villat de Pulton p j caruc. ter9 in socag*

r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra xvs et releu vt supra.

Katon. Johes de Kullewenne de iure Agri vxis sue Wiftus de Lancastr

de halghill de iure Alicie vxis sue ten9 villat de katon p ij caruc. ter9 in socag r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra xxs et releu vt supra.

Tim Johes et Wiftus r. dno p liceS assartandi quand plac pascuar9 voca? linneldale que est pceft ten9 de katon vt supra 1. pasc. et Michis vjs viijd p oinibus.

haiton. Thomas de Falerton ten xvj acr. ter9 in halton p estim9 r. p

ann9 t. pasc. et michis iijs iiijd vidlt p fuianc essend forestr9 de Quernmore et alibi in fores?.

WAPENTAKE%F LONSDALE. 73

HESTHAM. — Thomas de Barre holds two carves of land in Higher Hestham by serjeanty, and the sounding of his horn against the coming of the lord, on the first entrance of the lord within the county, and his departing out of it, paying yearly at Easter and Michaelmas three shillings and fourpence, and suit to the county and wapentake, and puture-serjeant as above. Also paying to the lord by custom yearly what is called " Cowmale "41 at Michaelmas eight shillings and ninepence.

PULTON. — Thomas Gentill holds the village of Pulton for one carve of land in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above fifteen shillings, and relief as above.

KATON. — John de Kullewenne, in right of Agnes his wife, William de Lancaster, of Halghill, in right of Alice his wife, hold the village of Katon for two carves of land in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above twenty shillings, and relief as above.

Also, John and William pay to the lord for license to assart a certain plot of pasturage ground called Linneldale, which is parcel of the holding of Katon as above, at Easter and Michaelmas terms, six shillings and eightpence for all [service] .

HALTON. — Thomas de Falerton42 holds sixteen acres of land in Halton,43 by estimation, paying yearly at Easter and Michaelmas terms three shillings and fourpence, viz., by serjeanty of convey- ing the foresters from Quernmore and elsewhere in the forests.

41 Commate and Commicle in Birch, who suggests it may mean commuta the mewing of hawks, or canum muta, keeping a pack of harriers. The Birch MS. says the sound- ing of the horn is to be at Eavenscroft. That MS. gives the locality Heesham. 42 Furleton. — Birch. tt Eight acres in the said green. Ibid.

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Abbas de ffourneux ten9 maneriu de Aldinglfm in ffourneux nup Michis fflemynge p xvj pt feod militf vt dj. r. p ann9 t Micnis x1* et ai forinc. vt intelligitur.

Sum redditus xv11 ixs vjd.

I Nataf Dni ........................ xxiij3 ixd ob.

Ind t \ P .............................. xxxS yd °k*

J. Bap? ......................... xxiij3 ixd ob.

^Micnis ................. ......... xju xjs vd ob.

Km p warda castr9 viijd ob. ?. Nat J. bapt.

Itm Cowmale viij8 ixd t. Michis.

ADHUC WAPPEN: DE LONNESDALE.

Abbas de ffourneux: ten9 iij caruc. ter9 p estim9 in Stapilteru in feodi firm) r. p ann9 iiij ?. xl8.

Abbas ten9 apud Skerton xvj acr. vocat bonneflat in socag1 r. p ann9 1. pasc. et michis iiij3.

Boiton. I3m Abbas apud bolton iij acr. ter9 et d. acr. prat in socag r. p

ann9 iiij f. vjd.

Idm Abbas ten9 apud Bolton xix acr. ter9 iiij acr. prat voca? Wodehulme in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij I. xijd.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE.

75

FOURNEUX. — The abbot of Fourneux holds the manor of Alding- ham in Fourneux late of Michael Fleming, for the sixteenth part of a knight's fee as aforesaid, paying yearly at Michaelmas lol., and other foreign [rent] as is understood.

Sum of the Rent, 15^. 9$. 6d.

Whereof at the terms

f s. d.

Christmas 23 95

Easter 30 5^

John the Baptist 23 9^

^Michaelmas ill. n 5^

Also, for castleward S^d. at the term of the nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Also, Cowmale 8s. qd. at Michaelmas term.

FURTHER IN THE WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

STAPILTERUM. — The abbot of Fourneux holds three carves of land by estimation, in Stapilterum,44 in fee-farm, paying yearly at the four terms forty shillings.

SKERTON. — The same abbot holds at Skerton sixteen acres called Bonneflat45 in socage, paying yearly at Easter and Michaelmas terms four shillings.46

BOLTON. — The same abbot [holds] at Bolton three acres of land and half an acre of meadow in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sixpence.47

The same abbot holds at Bolton nineteen acres of land, four

44 Staplethorn. — JBirch. ** Conesland in Bewmonfc. — Ibid.

46 Twenty -five acres, six shillings and eightpence. — Ibid.

47 Thirty acres, six shillings and eightpence. — Ibid.

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viuerston. Idm Abbas ten ' meet ville de Vluerston cu mebris p xija pt feodi militf et p warda castr9 1. Nat J. bapt. xd.

Keiiet. Robtus de holaud miles ten9 iij caruc. ter° in Kellet infer5

p fuianc administrand in offic bafti regf et wappen. de lonnesdale r. p ann9 t. Micnis ex comf que dj Cowmale ixs viijd.

ciaghton. Wiftus Doggeson ten9 j bou ter9 in Claghton in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra et releu.

Jones de Croft de Dalton ten9 ij bou et ij pt j bou ter9 ifcm in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra xijd et potur9 et releu vt supra.

Henr9 de Croft ten9 iij bou ter ibm in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij I. vt supra xvijd et sect com. et wap. releu et potur9 vt supra.

Edm de hornebye ten9 iij bou ter9 ibm in socag r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra xvijd et sect com. et wap. releu et potur9 vt supra.

Boiton. Prior Lancastr9 ten9 xl acr. ter9 p iiij pt ville de Bolton in socag*

r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra ixs xd sect com. et wap. releu et potur9 vt supra.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 77

acres of meadow called Wodehulme in socage, paying yearly at the four terms twelve pence.

ULVERSTON. — The same abbot holds a moiety of the vill of Ulverston with members, for the twelfth part of a knight's fee, and for castleward, at the term of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, teupence.

KELLET. — Robert de Holande, knight, holds three carves of land in Lower Kellet by serjeanty of administering the office of bailiff of the king, and [suit to] the wapentake of Lonnesdale, paying yearly at Michaelmas term, of grant, what is called Cow- male nine shillings and eightpence.

CLAGHTON. — William Doggeson holds one oxgang of land in Claghton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above [a blank] and relief.

John de Crofte of Dalton holds two oxgangs and two parts of one oxgang of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above, twelve pence, and puture, and relief as above.

Henry de Croft holds three oxgaugs of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above seventeen pence, and suit to the county and wapentake, relief and puture as above.

Edmund de Hornebye holds three oxgangs of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above seventeen pence, and suit to the county and wapentake, relief and puture as above.

BOLTON. — The prior of Lancaster holds forty acres of land for the fourth part of the vill of Bolton in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above nine shillings and tenpence, suit to the county and wapentake, relief and puture as above.

78 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Johes Williamson ten9 ij acr. ter9 ibm in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra ijd releu potur9 vt supra.

Cecill de Sotheworth ten9 xl acr. ter9 et prat ibm in socag* r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra viijs viijd sect com. et wap. releu potur9 vt sup".

Sidodra de Calholme ten9 j acr. ibm in socag* r. p ann9 iiij t. vt supra ret et pot vt supra.

Johes de Barton ten9 x acr. ter9 ibm in socag r. p ann9 iiij ?. vt supra xviijd rel sect com. et wap. et pot vt supra.

Jones fit Simois de Bolton ten9 xl acr. ter9 ibm in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij ?. vt supra vs vjd sect com. et wap. potur9 vt supra.

Johes fit Bici de Caldefielde ten v acr. ter9 ibm in socag r. p ann9 iiij ?. vt supra xd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Jacobus fit Wilti Jamesson ten9 viij acr. ter9 ibm in soc: r. p ann9 iiij t. ijd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Jacobus Hose ten9 viij acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p anil9 iiij t. vjd ret et potur9 vt supra.

Adam Gilbartson ten9 x acr. ter ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t. vijd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Johes de Wodeholme ten9 iij acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t. iijd releu et potur9 vt supra.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 79

John Williamson holds two acres of land there [Bolton] in socage, paying yearly at the four terms twopence, relief [and] pu- ture as above.

Cecil de Sotheworth holds sixty acres of land and meadow there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above eight shillings and eightpence, suit to the county and wapentake, relief, puture, &c.

Sidodra de Calholme holds one acre of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above, relief, and puture, &c.

John de Barton holds ten acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above eighteen pence, relief, suit to the county and wapentake, and puture, &c.

John, son of Simon de Bolton, holds forty acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms as above five shillings and sixpence, suit to the county and wapentake, puture, &c.

John, son of .Richard de Caldefielde, holds five acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms, &c., tenpeuce, relief and puture, &c.

James, son of William Jamesson holds eight acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms, &c., twopence, relief and puture, &c.

James Hose holds eight acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sixpence, relief and puture, &c.

Adam Gilbartson holds ten acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sevenpence, relief and puture, &c.

John de Wodeholme holds three acres of land there [Bolton} in socage, paying yearly at the four terms threepence, relief and puture, &c.

80 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Wiftus Jordanson ten9 x acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t. xd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Johes Doggeson ten9 iij acr. ter9 ibm in socag1 r. p ann9 iiij t. vjd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Thomas de Hakelaker ten9 ij acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t. vjd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Johes fit Tho9 de Rommesbouth ten9 x acr. ter9 ibm in socag* r. p ann9 iiij 1. xd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Johanna, Smythes wyfe, ten9 d. acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t. ijd et potur9 vt supra.

Johes de Clapham ten9 j acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t iij d releu et potur9 vt supra.

Johes de Haryngton ten9 xij acr. ter9 ibm in soc r. p ann9 iiij t . xvjd releu et potur9 vt supra.

Wiftus de Slene ten9 vj acr. terr9 in soc r. p ann9 iiij ?. vjd p oinibus et releu.

Abbas de Laycester red dno p emend pa3 et fuic cii vie fc» p cart Th9 nup com! lane, vj8 viijd I. Michis.

Tho. de Tweuge ten9 ij caruc. ter9 in Ellehale, d caruc. ter9 in Scotford p fuic iiij16 ptf feod milit^ r. p ann9 t. Nal J. bap? xxd viz. p warda castri.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 8 1

William Jordanson holds ten acres of land there in socage, pay- ing yearly at the four terms tenpence, relief and puture, &c.

John Doggeson holds three acres of land there in socage, pay- ing yearly at the four terms sixpence, relief and puture, &c.

Thomas de Hakelaker holds two acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sixpence, relief and puture, &c.

John, son of Thomas de Eommesbouth [? Romeshawe] holds ten acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms tenpence, relief and puture, &c.

Johanna or [Joan], Smythe's wife holds half an acre of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms twopence, and puture, &c.

John de Clapham holds one acre of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms threepence, relief and puture, &c.

John de Haryngton holds twelve acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sixteen pence, relief and puture, &c.

William de Slene holds six acres of land there in socage, paying yearly at the four terms sixpence for all [demands], and relief.

COKERHAM. — The abbot of Laycester pays to the lord for the amending [assise] of bread and ale made by charter of Thomas late Earl of Lancaster, six shillings and eightpence at Michaelmas term.

ELLEHALE. — Thomas de Twenge [or Twyns] holds two carves of land in Ellehale, half a carve of land in Scotford, by service of a fourth part of a knight's fee, paying yearly at the term of the nativity of John the Baptist twenty pence, viz., for castleward.

82 SURVEY OF :i 320 -i 346.

Sum red iiijn ixs vijd.

Natal dno ................. xix* viijd ob.

XXJS ^ ob<

Inde I.

Na? 3. bap! ................. xix8 viijd ob.

..................... xxviij3 iiijd ob.

Km p ward castr9 ijs vjd I Nat. 3. bapt. Km Cowmale ixs viijd ?. Michis.

ADHUC WAPPEN: DE LONNESDALE.

warton. Maria de sco Paulo comitisse Pembroch ten9 j car. ter9

vijd ob. Jolandremau iij caruc. ter9 in Warton in lyndeheued j caruc. ter9 in berwicke vd j car. ter9 Cornford Thos de Roos ten9 j car. ter9 in Jolanercoyners vd Margeria de Crofte d car. ter9 ijd ob. in Siluerdale.

Jones de Crofte j caruc. ter9 vd in Tikwitmyre Adomarus Darcye j car. ter9 in Whitinton p fuic d. feod et vjte ptf j feod militf r. p ann9 ijs vjd t. na?. J. bapt. p warda castri.

Adomarus Darcy r. dfio p dca car. ter9 in Whitinton vt supra iij8 iiijd iiij ?. et sec? com. et wap. et potur9

Wittus de Morthinge j car. ter9 et Johes de hodleston j car. in Whitinton q9 sunt ten9 p fui2 mit vt supra et sect com. et wap.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 83

Sum of the Bent, 4/. 9*. yd.

C *. d.

Christmas 19 8|

Whereof at I Caster 21 8|

the terms 1 Nativity of John Baptist 19 8|

[_ Michaelmas 28 4!

Also, for castleward 2s. 6d. at the nativity of John Baptist.

Also, Cowmale gs. 8d. at Michaelmas term.

FURTHER IN THE WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

WARTON. — Mary de St. Paul, countess of Pembroke, holds one carve of land, sevenpence halfpenny ; Jolanderman, three carves of land in Warton and Lyndeheued, one carve of land in Berwick, five- pence ; one carve of land in Cornford ; Thomas de Roos holds one carve of land in Jolanercoyners, one penny; Margery de Croft, half a carve of land, twopence halfpenny, in Silverdale.

John de Crofte, one carve of land, fivepence, in Tikwitmyre; Adomar Darcye one carve of land in Whitinton, by service of half a fee and the sixth part of one knight's fee, paying yearly two shillings and sixpence at the term of the nativity of John the Baptist for castleward.

WHITINTON. — Adomar Darcy pays to the lord for the said carve of land in Whitinton, as above, three shillings and fourpence at the four terms, and suit to the county and wapentake, and puture.

William de Morthinge one carve of land, and John de Hodleston one carve in Whitinton, which are held by knight's service as above,

84 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

mottn fulr9 de loon r. sol9 p aim9 xx8 1. pasc et michis u1 hie q} 010 psor [?] et in casu.

Lancaster. Joftes laur9 de Assheton ten9 iiij acr. j rod: ter9 vijd ob. q3 Prior lane, j acr. iijd Jones laurens de lancastr9 ij acr. vjd Joftes mercer ij acr. et d. vijd ob. Robtus de bolron ij acr. vjd Wiftus fil Ade Symondesson iij acr. et d. xd ob. Robtus de Wasshington ij rod jd ob. Cecill relict Johis Cort j acr. iijd. Robtus Cooke j acr. j rod iijd ob. q*. Wiftus de Slene j acr. irjd. Wiftus de Balerstoii j acr. iijd viz in le miliiefelde r. p quati} acr. iijd et sic p ann9 in toto vt supra ij I.

p) xxs quos vift de Warton r. sot dno p ass. pan! et fuic ii11 q3 in manu marie de sco paulo ad firm) de dno rege et tu quiet p ostenc clam) in itiSe.

Sum redd viijs iiijd.

Ind t.

Natat dno.

J. bapE Michis

t xxs de molo de loon. > et p^ut xxs de vift de warton non cont infra sumam.

Hm p ward castr ij8 vjd t. Nat J. bapt.

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE. 85

and suit to the county, and wapentake, and to the fulling-mill of Loon, rendering payment yearly, twenty shillings at Easter and at Michaelmas terms, or all that which proceeds and by chance [?] .

LANCASTER. — John Laurence, of Assheton, holds four acres one rod of land, eightpence three farthings ; the prior of Lancaster, one acre, threepence ; John Laurence, of Lancaster, two acres, six- pence; John [the] mercer, two acres and a half, sevenpence half- penny; Robert de Bolron, two acres, sixpence; William, son of Adam Symondesson, three acres and a half, tenpence halfpenny ; Robert de Wasshington, two rods, three halfpence ; Cecily, relict of John Cort, one acre, threepence ; Robert Cooke, one acre one rod, threepence three farthings ; William de Slene, one acre, three- pence; William de Balerston [? Balderston], one acre, threepence; viz., in the Milne field, paying for each acre threepence, and so yearly for all as above, at the two terms.

WARTON. — [! Received] twenty shillings which the villagers of Warton render payment to the lord for the assise of bread and ale, 2/. which is in the hand of Mary de St. Paul [countess of Pem- broke], to farm, of the lord the king, &c.

Sum of the Rent, 8*. 46?.

Whereof

r

Christmas... .010

attheHEaster 34

terms I John Baptist .. o 10

20*. of the mill of Loon and > 2os. of the vill of Warton, not contained in the sum.

^Michaelmas ... 3

Also for castleward 2s. 6d. at the term of the nativity of John Baptist.

86 SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

WAPPEN: DE LONNESDALE.

Sum redd totius wappen. xxxj1- xxd.

Natat dni lv8 ij

Pasc.. , .. vii11 xis viid ob.

Indef. 4™ .1-2

J. Bapt lvs ijd q}

! Michis xviju xixs viijd ob.

Sum ward castr9 vs viijd ob. Sum del Cowmale xviij8 v4

(FlNIS.)

WAPENTAKE OF LONSDALE.

WAPENTAKE OF LONNESDALE.

Sum of the Rent of the whole Wapentake, 31^. i*. 8rf.

f s. d.

I Christmas ........................ 55 2^

Whereof at I Easter ........................ jL „ 7|

the terms 1 John Baptist ..................... 55 2|

(.Michaelmas .................. ijl. 19 8|

Sum of the castleward, 5*. Sum of the cowmale, 185. 56?.

(THE END.)

SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

INDEX NOMINUM ET LOCORUM.

A DAM, son of Simon, 49.

**• the knight, 57.

Adamson, Benedict, 67.

Adbwrsham, 37.

Aghton, 63.

Alan del More of Fishwick, 49.

Aldingham, 75.

Allerton, 43.

Alnolnesdale, 37.

Alston, 49.

AMOUNDEBNESS WAPEUTAKB, pp. 45-61.

Appleton, 39.

Ashton (Aughton) advowson, 41.

AssMon, 47, 49.

Ashton-in-Makerfield, 37.

Astley, 41.

Atherton, 39.

Aykensaw, Geoffrey de, 49.

"DEMAND, Thomas, 35. •*-^ Balerig, Lawrence, 67 Balerston (Balderston), William de, 85. Banastre, Thomas f. Adam, 51 ter, 57. Bar, or Bare, or Dacre, Thomas de, 63, 7 3.

William de, knight, 71.

Bar or Bare, 7 1 bis.

Barton, John de, 79.

Barton (West Derby), 35, 39.

Barton (Amounderness), 47.

Beatrice of the Budding, 49.

Bedford (Leigh), 39.

Berwick (BorwicTc), 83.

Bethom, Ralph de, 33, 35, 45, 47.

Billing e, 37.

Billesborough, 51.

Bispnam, Great, 59.

Blackburne, Robert de (Gtarstang), 31.

Ellen, wife of, 31,

Blundell, Kichard, 33.

William, 39.

Boldeburn, Bolron, 65. Bolron, Kobert de, 85.

William de, 65.

Bolton, Simon de, 71, 79.

John f. Simon, 79.

Bolton-le-Sands,6$ bis, 75 bis,"]"] multis,

8 1 multis.

Bolymer, Roger, 33. Botell (Bootle), 35. Botiller, John, 57.

Nicholas, 47, 59.

Richard, 59.

William, 37 bis, 39 ter, 59 bis.

Bradschaghe, Mabel de, 37. Brebury (? Arbury), 37. Broughton (near Preston), 5 1 . Broune, a certain, 57. Bryninge 47 , 53. Bulde, Richard, 37. BuUe (Bolde), 37. Burghe, William de, 69. Burscough, prior of, 43. Burscough priory, advowson, 43. Burtonwood, 39. Burye, Adam de, 51. Bykerstath, Adam de, 35. ByJcerstath (Bickerstaffe), 35.

/^*ALDEFIELDE, John, f. Richard de,

^ 79-

Calholme, Sidora de, 79. Caton (Katon), 73. Cawood forest, 67. Childewall, 43. Chorlegh, 43.

INDEX.

S9

Clapham, John de, 8 1 .

Clayton, John de, 69.

Claughton, 45, 77 quater.

Clifton, William de, 47, 59.

Clifton, 47 Its.

Clyderhowe castle, 53.

Cockerham, 81.

Compcy, William de, 51.

Cooke, Eobert, 85.

Cornford (Carnforth), 83.

Cort, Cicely, relict of John, 85.

Cokersand, abbot of, 35, 53 bis, 55, 71 bis.

Croft, Henry de, 77.

John de, 69 bis, 77, 83.

Margery de, 83.

Crofte, 37. Crosseby 33.

Little, 41.

Croynton (Crouton), 39.

CulchetTi, 39.

Conescowgk (Cunscouah) , 35.

Cunsleghe or Cuerdesley (Knowsley), 39.

DACRE, William de, knight, 6 3, 69, 7 1 . Thomas, 63.

Dale, John of the, 33.

Dalton, 43, 69.

Damport, John, 33, 53.

Darcye, Adomar, 83 bis.

DEKBT, WEST, WAPENTAKE, pp. 31-45.

Ditton, Hugh de, 31.

John de, 31.

Zritton, 31. Doggeson, John, 8 1 .

Richard, 57.

William, 77.

Dounholande, Richard de, 35. Down-Holland, 35. Down-Litkerland, 35. Durham, prior of, 45.

17 ARL of , 33, 53, 55 ter, 59.

•*— ' Eccleston (in Widnes), 39. Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, 59. Edward III., king, 63. Eggergarth, 39. Elisson, William, 7 1 . Mlehale (Ellel), 81. Esshebye de Kirkdale, 41. Estline (Sline), 65 bis. Etheliswyke, 45.

T7ALERTON, Thomas de, 73.

•*• Field Plumpton, Great and Little, 47

FishwicTc, 49.

Fleming Michael, 75.

Fishwick, Alan of the More of, 49.

William de, 49.

Forneby (Formby), 33, 53.

Fourneux (Furuess), abbot of, 67, 75

quinquies, 77.

Fourneux (Furness), 67, 75 quinquies. Franceys, John, 65. Frikelton, Ralph de, 45. FriJcelton (Freckleton), 45. Fysher, Hugh de, 31.

/^ENTILL, Thomas, 73.

^^ Gerstang, (Garstang), 31, 51, 53.

Gersingham (Gressingham), 67 ter.

Gersingham, Thomas de, 67.

Gilbartson, Adam, 79.

Glazebrook, 39.

Goldburn, 37.

Goosnargh, 57.

Gosenargh, Thomas, 47 ter.

Grelle, John, 43.

Grene, William of the, 67.

Grimsargh, 59.

\JAGHE (Haigh), 37.

-*• -*• Hakelater, Thomas de 8 1 .

Hakenshow, John, f. Richard de, 55.

Hakenshow (Hackensall), 55.

HalgJiton (? Houghton), 51.

Halsale, Oto de, 39.

Halsall, 39.

Halton, 63, 71.

Hamelton (Hambleton), 53.

Hanyngton (orHaryngton), JoLn de, 67,8 1 .

Haylegh, Henry, 67.

Haydock, Edmund de, 49.

Hay dock, 37.

Hest, 63.

Hestham (Hey sham), 71.

Heton, William de, 57.

Henry son, John, 31.

Hest, Thomas de, the sister of, 63.

Hexham, Roger, 67.

Hoghton, 37.

Holande, lord of, 43.

Robert de, 43 bis, 49, 77.

Hodreshale, Robert de, 59. Hodresale, (Hothersall) , 59. Hodleston, John de, 83. Horderne, 55. Hornebye, Edmund de, 77. Hornby, 63 bis.

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Hose, James, 79.

Houghton, or Hoghton, sir Adam de, knt.,

37, 47, 55. 57, 59 s**- Hugeson, Adam, 67. Hulme (in Winwick), 37. Hurdleton (? Latham), 43. Huyton, 41. Hyndelegh (Hindley), 37.

TNS(Ince), 37, 39.

A Ireby, 63.

Isabella, queen of England, 41, 45, 53.

T AMESSON, James, f. William, 79. J John, the king, 33. John, f. Roger, 7 1 .

of the Dale, 33.

Jolanderman 83.

Jolanercoyners, 83.

Jordanson, Margery, daughter of Thomas,

33- William, 81.

KARTMELL (Cartmel), prior of, 63. Katerall (Caterall), Richard, 59 bit. Eaton (Caton), 71. Kawode (Cawood) forest, 67. Kellet, Upper, 69 bis.

Lower, 77.

Kenean (Kenyon), 37.

Kerden (Cuerden), 33.

Kilgrimesargh (Kellamergh), 47, 53.

King, the, 39, 51.

Kirkby, 41.

Kirkdale, 41.

Kulwenne (Culwen), John de, 73 bis.

Agnes, wife of John de, 7 3 bis.

LANCASTER, E., late earl of, 59. Thomas, late earl of, 81.

prior of, 67, 77.

William de, 7 3 bis.

Alice, wife of, 7 3 bis.

Lancaster, 85.

Langton, Robert de, knight, 37.

Latham, Thomas de, 41, 43, 49.

Lathom, 41.

Laton-cum- Wardebroke (Layton-with-

Warbreck), 59. Lauton, 37.

Lawrence, John (Hakenshow), 55. (Skerton), 67.

(Assheton), 85.

(Lancaster), 85.

William, 49 Us, 57.

Laycester, abbot of, 81.

Lees, loth (? English and French Lea),

37, 55-

Leigh (see West-leigh) . Lincoln, Alice, countessof, 39,41,45,47,53. Linneldale, 73. Litherland, Up, 41. Lokehalghe, William f. William de, 67. Longforde, Nicholas de, 59 bis. Loon, mill of, 65, 85. LONSDALE WAPENTAKE, pp. 63-87. Lydiate, 39.

Lyndheved (Lindeth), 83. Ly thorn, 45.

~\I\AEL (Maghult), 41. 1V1 Helling, 35, 63. Mercer, John le, 85. Merton, Great, (Marton), 59.

Little, 55.

Mere (Marton), 55.

Midlarghe, 53. Milne-field (Lancaster), 85. Middleton, 37, 69, 71 quinquies. Moleneux, Thomas, 33 bis. Molineux, Richard, 33, 35. Morthinge, William de, 83. Moulbroke (Mowbreck), 55. Myrescoughe (Myerscough), 61.

NEVILL, sir Robert de, knight, 63. William f. Edward de, 7 1.

Newton, 55.

43 Newton (in Malcerfield), 37, 45. Noreis, Hugh le, 37. Northcrosse, Roger de, 57. Newbiggin, 53.

48 Members of Newton-in -Maker field : Lauton (Lowton), Kenean (Kenyou), Sud- worth (Southworth), Brebury (Arbury) Croft, Middleton, Hoghton, Goldburn, Ash- ton-in-Makerfield, Haydock, Billinge-with-Winstanley, Orrell, Pemberton, Adburs- ham, Hindley, Ins (Ince), Wigau, Winwick- with-Holms (Hulme).

INDEX.

91

/^\RMESTON, William de (of Leghe),3 1.

^-^ Ormskirk church, 43.

Orrell, 37.

Out Rawdiffe, 55.

Oxford (?), earl of, 53, 55 ter.

p EMBERTON '(?), 35, 37.

-•- Pembroke, countess of, (Mary de St.

Paul), 83, 85. Penketh, 39. Pennington, 39. Penwortham, the lord of, 41. Perles, John, 65 bis. Preston, 37. Pulton (Poulton), 76. Plumpton, Great and Little (Fylde), 47.

/~ UERNMORE FOREST,6it 67, 73-

"D ATENSMEOLS, 37.

•*•*• Ribbleton, 49.

Richard of the Well, 33.

Raynhull (Rainhill), 39.

Sixton, 39.

Robertson, William, f. William, 71.

Roby, 41.

Rogerson, William, 33.

Rommesbouth, John, f. Thomas de, 81.

Roos, Thomas de, 83.

Rudding, Beatrice of the, 49.

- Thomas of the, 5 1 . Rygemayden, John, f. Thomas, 53.

- Thomas, 7 1 .

47.

*•* Sankey, 39. Scarisbrick, 43. Scotford, 8 1. Sefton, 33.

Shiderorde {pasture in Salton), 63. Shireburne, William de, 53. Silver dale, 83.

Singelton, Thomas f. Gilbert de, 45. Singleton, Little, 5 1 . Skerton, 65, 67 tfer, 75. Slene [or Sieve], Alice de, 65 bis. - William de, 81, 85.

Slevede, Alice de, 69. Smythe, Joan, 81. Sothworthe, Cecil de, 67 bis.

Gilbert de, 49.

wife of, 49.

Southworth, 37. Stalmine, 47. Staynolfe, John de, 57.

Thomas f. Robert de, 57.

Stapilterum, (Stapletkorri), 75.

Stayning, 55.

Staynolfe, 57.

Sutton, 39.

Symondesson, William f. Adam, 85.

^TATHAM, Edmund de, 63.

Robert de, 63.

TatAam, 63. Thingewall, Roger de, 35.

William, f. John de, 35.

Thingivall, 31, 35. Thornbrandheved, Simon de, 65. Thornton, John, f. Lawrence de, 57. Thornton, 33, 39, 57 bis. Thomas, f. Stephen, 31. Tikwitmyre, 83. Torbock, 41. Torrisholme, 67. Travers, Thomas, 49 bis, 57. Lawrence, 51.

Treweles (Treales), 55. Twenge (or Twyns), Thomas de, 81. Twisilton, John de, 67. Tyldesley, 39.

ULVERTSON, 77. Upholland, 43.

Upholland Priory, advowson, 43, Uplitherland, 41. Urswicke, Isabella de, 69.

WALL, Richard of the, 33, Walshe, Richard, 41. Walton, Simon de, 31, 33 bis.

Thomas de, 65, 71.

Warre, John de la, 43. Wardbroke (Warbreck), 59. Walton, 33. 49 Warrington, 37.

49 Members of Warriugton : Sankey, Penketh, Rixton, Glazebrook, Culcheth, Tildesley, Pennington, Bedford, Athertou, Halsall, Ince, Lydiate-with-Eggergarth, Barton, and Thornton.

SURVEY OF 1320-1346.

Warton, 45, 83 bis, 85. Wasshington, Robert de, 85. Welles, William de, 65. WEST DEBBY WAPENTAKE, pp. 31-45. Westby, 47. West-leigh, 31. Westsome, 55. Whalley, abbot of, 55. Whitinton (Whittingtori), 83 bis. 80 Widnes, 39. Wtgan, 37.

William and William, 63. Williamson, John, 79. 37-

Witliton (Weeton) 53, 55 Us. Wodeholme, John de, 79. Wodehulme (meadoiv), 77. Wodeward, Henry, 33. Wood Plumpton, 33, 53. Wolston, Great and Little, 39. Wyersdale, Kobert de, 33. Wyndewhike, Kobert, 57. Wyndehull (Windle-with-Sardshaw) , 39. WynestanlegJie ( Winstanley) , 37. WynewTiyJce (Win wick- with- Hulme), 37. Wyresdale, 51, 53. WytMngJiam, 45.

60 Members of Widnes : Appelton, Croenton, Wolston Great and Little, Eccleston, Sutton, Rainhill, Cundesley (Knowsley), Koby, Huyton, Torbock, Kirkby, Little Crosaby, Maghull, and Astley.

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No. III.— CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL

OF THE MANOR OF ASHTON-

UNDER-LYNE, 1422.

IN the year 1822, the late Dr. Hibbert [afterwards Dr. Hibbert- Ware], F.R.S., &c., read before the Society of Scottish Anti- quaries, in Edinburgh, a dissertation entitled " Illustration of the Customs of a Manor in the North of England during the Fifteenth Century/' which was printed in their Volume of Transactions for that year. Dr. Hibbert subsequently printed separately as an Ap- endix, "The Custom Roll and Rental of Ashton-under-Lyne,"- the manor referred to in his paper, — which was not inserted in the society's transactions on account of its great length ; and of this Appendix he states, "a very few copies were printed for private circulation." As this record, in its printed form, is exceedingly rare, it has been thought desirable to reprint it in the present volume, with this difference, that originally it was an Appendix to the Dr.'s dissertation, now it is the text, and Dr. Hibbert' s obser- vations follow in the form of notes.

Dr. Hibbert states that he possessed a copy only of the original, in which the orthography had not been preserved. This copy was formerly in the possession of one of his ancestors, but at the earnest solicitation of the family most concerned it was presented to them. The documents were collected in what was called " a book/' and they are here reprinted from the Appendix already referred to.

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CUSTOM-ROLL and RENTAL of the Manor of Assheton-under- Lyne, printed verbatim from a transcript in the possession of DR. HIBBERT, entitled, " A Copy of an Old Manuscript, possessione JOXJE, HARROP DE BARSLEY anno 1749. Nunc possessione Ralf. Assheton. Bar. de Middelton"51

AT the feast of Martyn in Wynter, the year of the King Henry (the sixth after the conquest) the First,52 all the tenants of the lordship of Assheton- under-liue, taking their tenements to farm for 20 wynter terme, at John of Assheton, knight, the whiche came out of Normandy at the same feast, with all the services, customs, and usages, as after is in this same book written and rehearsed, and as it has been used and customed of old time ; and every man to pay his farm at. two times in the year, as the rental of this said book makes mention.

The service of the said tenants is this, y* they shall give their pressents at Yole ; every present to such a value as it is written and sett in the rental ; and the lord shall feed al his said tenants and their wifes upon Yole Day at ye dinner, if them like for to come ; but the saied tenants and their wifes, though it be for their ease not to come, they shal send neither man nor woman in their name, but if he^ be their son other their daughter dwellyng with them, unto the dinner. For the Lord is not bounden to feed save al only the gud man and the good wife. Also every tenant that plough has, shall plow two days, and he that half plough has shall plow a day, whether the Lord be leiver in wheat seeding other in lenten seeding ; and every tenant harrow a day with their harrow in seed-

61 It is to be lamented that the ancient orthography of the manuscript has not been faithfully preserved ; but I prefer following the transcript rather than correct any error of this description that cannot be confirmed by a reference to the original document. — S. H.

52 Wednesday, November i ith, 1422. This feast is the anniversary of the ordina- tion of St. Martin, bishop of Tours, usually described in records as " St. Martin in Winter."— Ed.

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ing time when they bin charged. And they shall cart every tenant ten cartful of turve fro Doneamraoss, Eone [? unto] Ashton, and shear four days in harvest, and carte a day corne ; and they shall pay a principal at their death, that is, to wit, the best beast they have, which other deed [?] next after Holy Kirk.

Also the said tenants shall muller [pay toll for grinding] their come growing upon the said tenements at the Lords milne to the sixteenth vessel, and they shall go to none other milne to muller their corn growing on their tenements, but to the Lords miliie ; and if they buy corn, the which is dryed with the Lords ffewel, they shall muller it at the Lords milne to the i6th vessel, and all other corn that they buy they shall muller to the Lovesucken,53 which is to the 24th vessel, and go to none other milne if the corn be brought within the said Lordship.

This is the whole rental of tenants at will of the said Lordship of Assheton, and the value of their presents at Yole, the year and day aforesaid, the which rent shall be payed at 2 terms of the year, that is for to wit, the ton half at the ffeast of St John Baptist, and tother half at the ffeast of St Martyn ith Wynter.

Rentale tenent. ad voluntatem de dom° de Assheton, anno Regni Regis Henr Sexti primo.

Magot, that was the wife of Richard of Hadfield, has taken that place which her husband held to the Dome terme, with the ser- vices, customes, and usages that longes to the tenants of the said Lordshippe of Assheton, yielding yearly for the said place at the feasts of Midsummer and Martinmas, 39 shillings and 6d. and at ye Yole aforesaid, a present to the value of 20 pence.

John of Holliu worth has taken the place that he held with the saied service, customes, and usages, yielding yearly therefore at

53 Soken is the miller's toll. " Great soken had this miller." Love-soken is a favour-token, paying for 24 measures the soken or multure for 16. — Ed.

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the feasts aforesaid, 38 shillings and id. and at the Yole, a present to the value of 16 pence.

Chrystopher the Vernon, has taken certain land within Shepley, and in Doneam Moss, with the service of 4 days sheering, paying yearly 15 shillings and 4 pence.

William the Walker has taken the tenement that he ere held, and the moorhey in the ryecroft, with the service, customs, and usages aforesaid, yielding yearly, at the feasts aforesaid, 22 shil- lings and 10 pence, and at the Yole a present the value of 8 pence.

Robert the Walker has taken the tenement that he ere held, with the services, customs, and usages aforesaid, yielding yearly, at the feasts aforesaid 22 shillings and 10 pence, and for the Walk Milii 26 shillings and 8d. and at Yole a present to the value of

John of the Edge has taken the land lying to the miln, with the service and customs aforesaid, yielding yearly, at the feasts aforesaid, 13 shillings and 4 pence, and a present at Yole to the value -

Roger Unton has taken the place that Jack Coke held, except the land that lyes beyond the fold that Richard Unton holds, yeild- ing yearly a whole service and 10 shillings and a - present.

Roger le Smith, for a meadow in the over Ryecroft field, 3 shil- lings and 40?.

Syssot, that was the wife of Patrick, for a house and garden at the miln, she shall shear 4 days in harvest, and she shall give a principal at her dying ; and for her term, she shall pay 2 shillings, and a present at Yole, to the value of ^d.

Malkyn, y* was the wife of Dicon Hoggerson, for her teuem* at the milne, 46?.

Merget of Stayley, for the kilne, 5 shillings.

Robert of Chadwick, for his tenement he shall do the service as other cottages done, and pay 5 shillings, and a present to the value of \d.

Alys, that was Pole wife, the same service for a cottage, and shall pay i2d. and a present, the value ^d.

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Marget of Stanley, the same service, and 2 shilling and a pre- sent, ye value ^.d.

Syssot, that was the wife of Dycon Wilson, the same service and 2 shilling, and a present to the value \d.

Alys Hanson, the same service and 2 shilling, and a present to the value 46?.

Nanne of the Windebank, the same service and is. and a present to the value of 46?.

Thos. of White Leigh, the same service and 5 shillings, and a present, the value 46?.

John Ffulsstaffe, for his cottage, a service and 4 shillings, for Lusley 2d.

The same John, for lands in Colwel, 12 shillings.

Elyn Wilkyn doghter, for her cottage, a service and 2 shillings.

Robyn Ffulsstaffe, a whole service, the present 146?. and 325. and 6t?., for Lusley id.

The wife of Peryn, for her cottage, a service and is.

Elyn of Hulme, for her cottage, a service and 2*.

William of Buckley, for a cottage, a service and is.

Nanne, that was the wife of Robyn Jackson, for a cottage, a service and is.

Jone, that was the wife of Atkyn Tumson, for a cottage, a service and is.

William Somaster, for a cottage, a service and is.

William Richards son of Bardsley, for a cottage, a service and 25.

John of Haworth, for a cottage a service and 2 shillings.

Roger the Smith, for a cottage, a service and los. and $d.

Syssot, that was the wife of Thomas the Cook, a service and 6*. and 8d.

Robert Unton, for his tenement, a whole service, the present ioc?. and js. and 6d. For Lusley

Jenkyn Cocker, for his tenement and croft at the town end that Richard of Oldome held, 20*.

Hobbe Adamson, for his tenement, a whole service and the pressent nd., and us. and 6d.

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Roger the Baxter, for a cottage, a service and 8*. and id.

The same Roger for land in Wollowe, 25*.

The same Roger for the bake house, 6*. and Sd.

Robyn Somayster, for his cottage and the vyner stedes, a service and is.

Adam of the Holde, for a cottage, a service and 45.

William the Arrowsmith, for a cottage, a service and 4$.

Marget, that was the wife of John the Hind, for a cottage, a service, and 2s.

Roger the Smyth, for the smithey, 2s.

John Spakeman, for a cottage, a service and is.

Jak the Spencer, bailey, shall answer of the profits and the farms of the booths, the shops and the mealhouse, ids.

The same John Spencer, bailey, shall answer of the profits of the toll, of the fairs, and ye markets.

Elyn the Rose, for a cottage, a service and 2s.

Jenkyn of the Wood, for his tenement, a whole service and the present at (Yole) i2d. and the (farm) at 205. and 6d.

The same Jkn. for his holding in the basket feilds, 135. and ^.d.

Richard Uiiton, for his tenement and the Rhodes feild in the Thanes Kerr, and for land that was Jak the Cook's, by the pool, 265. and Sd.

William of Bardesley, for his tenement, a whole service, the present lod. and the farm 285. and lod.

John of Hogh, for his tenement, the service of 4 days shereing and a principal, the farm 145.

William of the Woodfield, for his cottage, a service, the present 6d. His farm Hanlawe 165. and ^d., for Lusley \d.

Thomas Robynson, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 156?. the farm 365. and id., for Lusley jd.

Raufie Bardesley, a whole service, the present 156?. the farm 34*. and 6d>, for L. 6d. [perhaps Lusley. — T. P.]

William the Cocker, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 146?. the farm ijs. and 8c?., and for L. Sd.

Richd. de Bardesley of Hurst, the over end of the old thane's kerr, the which the lord marled xs.

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Jack Johnson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present xd. the farm 295. and 6d., for L. i6d.

William of Bardisley of Hazlehurst, a whole service, the present 206?. the farm is. 6d., for L. jd.

William of the Wood feild, for a lond at Erley, 4$.

John of Heghrode, for an intake in the Bastall, is.

The same John, for William feild, IDS.

Thomlyn of the Leghes of Hazlehurst, for his tenement, a whole service, the present i$d. the farm 325. and 26?. for L. 46?.

Richard the Smith, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 156?. the farm 34$. and Sd. for L. 46?.

Richard of Bardesley of Hurst, for the old thanes Carr, 30*.

Hugh of Gaytcliffe, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 6d. the farm Ss. 6d. for L. \d.

Jack the Mercer, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 96?. the farm 8*. and 6d., for L. 6d.

Jak the Spencer, for his tenement, a whole service, the present yd. the farm 175. and 6d., for L. id.

The same for Hobryding, 6s. and Sd.

John of Lyngards, a whole service, the present gd. the farm 17*. and 66?., for L. Sd.

Thomas Sanderson, for his tenement a whole service, the present Sd. the farm 255. and 6d. for L. jd.

Robyn Sanderson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 1 2e?. the farm 335. and 6d., for L. \d.

Jak le Mercer, for Wollawe, iSs.

Robyn Robynson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present ioc?. the farm 295. and 26?.

Tomlyn Diconson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 6d., the farm js. and 6e?., for L. 46?.

Nichol Saunderson, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 6c?. the farm 165. and 26?., for L. 26?.

John Saunderson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 76?. the farm us. and 6d., for L. 56?.

Jak the Hind, for his tenement, a whole service, the present Sd. the farm 195. and 66?., for L. 6d.

IOO CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL OF THE

Wilkyn Robynson, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent i%d. the farm 295. and 6d. for L. xd.

Jak of the Leghes, for two parts of Mossley, a whole service, the present 2od. the farm 39$. and 6d. for L. 6d.

The same Jak for Knolle's Meadow, and the hay croft, 55.

The same Jak for certain land in the Moor Hey, 6s. and Sd.

Adam Wilson, for his tenement, 4 days [? shearing] and a principal, the farm 205. and \d.

The wife of Wilkyn Atkynson, and John, her son, for her tene- ment, a whole service, the present I2d. the farm 285. Sd. for L. gd.

John the Slater, for his tenement, a whole service, the present Sd. the farm 165. and 6d. for L. Sd.

James of Meltham, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent i$d. the farm 365. and 6d. for L. nd.

Richard Lyngards, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent gd. the farm 21*. and 6d. for L. xd.

Dycon Wilkynson, for hys tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent Sd. the farm 145. and 6d. for L. xd.

William Sclatter, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 6d. the farm IDS. and 6d. for L. 2d.

Rauf Johnson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present Sd. the farm i6s. and 6d. for L. 6d.

Roger the Cropper, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 96?. the farm 22s. and 6d. for L. Sd.

William the Walker, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent Sd. the farm 155. and 2d. for L. ^d.

Thomas of Meltham, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 156?. the farm 385. and Sd. for L. 2d.

Rauf of Cartnal, for his tenement, a whole service, the present I4«?. the farm 415. and lod. for L. lod.

Robert the Wright, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent 2od. the farm 56*. and nd. for L. xd.

Dycon Robynson, for his tenement, a whole service, the present Sd. the farm 22$. for L. 6d.

MANOR OF ASSHETON-UNDER-LYNE. ioi

Adam of Bardesley, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent qd. the farm 195. and 6d. for L. $d.

Richard of Bardesley, for H olden, i6d.

Robin the Cropper, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent i$d. the farm 365.

John Burdytan, for his tenement, a whole service, the present xd. the farm 235. and 6d.

Thurstan of Bardesley, for his tenement, a whole service, the present jd. the farm 155. and 6d.

Robert le Wright, for Wollawe 135. and 4^.

George of Bardesley, for his tenement, a whole service, the pre- sent xd. the farm 265. and ^d.

Christopher of Bardesley, for the More that he haldes, 2s. and 6d.

William of the Cross, for his tenement, with two Doles of the Dede Carr, a whole service, the present yd. the farm 135. and lod,

William of Cowleshagh, for his tenement, a whole service, the present 6d. the farm 9$. and 6d.

Thomas of Claydon, for lands that he holdes within Tauuton, 3*.

John the Byron, Knyght, for Whitworth Lauds in Droyladen, during the lifes of Richard Unton, and Alice, his wife, the rent yearly xx1.

Thomas Curtnal, for a barn in the town of Assheton, 25. and 6d.

John of the Edge, for both the corn mills, to pay at Saint Holyn Day and Myghelmas, and the Lord to hald up the milns at his costes, as it has been customed, the farm at the days aforesaid, 165. and \d.

Thomas of the Leghes, and Syssot, that was the wife of Dycon of Hollinworth, for the 'tone half of the intake in Palden Wood, 135. and \d.

The same Thomas of the Leghes, for an intake besyde Alt Hey,

105.

John of the Winterbotham, for the marled earth next Rhodes Fields, for ten yeare terme, the farm 265. and 8d. John of Ainsworth, for the Rydde Legh, gs. and 6d.

102 CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL OF THE

Richard of Lyngards, for the lond that Thomlyn Cropper marled in Alt Hey, for this xx year, the farm 195. and Sd.

Syssot, that was the wife of Jak of Barsley, for a cottage in the parke, a service, the farm is.

A place of lond in Wordel in Rachedall, the farm 205.

Christopher of Belfeild, for lond in Clegge in Rachedall, 155. — the which land was afterward changed for the Coppydhurst in Oldome pareshe.

The place that was Ranlyn's of Ashton, 1 3*. ^.d.

John of Assheton, 225.

Thomas of Cloghed, for the Soureker, 4*. and ^.d.

William of Lawton, 5*.

The third part of Mossley, xx shillings.

The turvery of Asheton Moss by estimation yearly, 5 pounds.

Pr. John Buron for parcel of the moss, 165.

For the Heath Barn and croft, 4$.

The Gyst Ale of the Town of Assheton.

Mergret, that was the wife of Hobbe the Kynge, for hyr fine, 35. and \d.

Hobbe Adamson for his fine, 35. and 46?. Roger the Baxter for his fine, 35. and ^d. Robert Somayster for his fine, 35. and ^d. Jenkyn of the Wode for his fine, 35. and \d. Thomas of Curtnall for his fine, 3*. ^d.

The tolle of the fairs and the market by estimation, 2 marke. The courts and the fines by estimation, 405. The serviz of all the tenants by estimation

The londs and the tenements, the which is had within the lordship of Assheton for term of life.

Rauf of Assheton, and Robyn of Ashton, have the Sour Carr-

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guld Rode and stane rynges, for terme of their lives. Rauf of the gifte of John Assheton, Knyghte, the elder, and Robyn of the gifte of John Asshton, Knyghte, the younger, the farm. The same Rauf and Robyn have a place in the town of Ashton, and the gar- den thereto longing, for terme of their lifes, the farm.

John the Cook has a tenement in the town of Ashton, for the term of life, the farm.

John of the Wood has a parcel of the Basketfeild, for the terme of life, the farm.

Richard Unton has a house and a croft in Ashton, the farm.

The third part of Mosseley.

The free tenants that maken fine yearly, for the making of the milne, were, &c.

The place of Shepley pays every year i6d. The place of Richard of Mostoii in Auden Shagh, i6d. The place of Nichol of Hurst, i6d.

The extent of the Demesnes of Assheton, and the park yearly over the rep'se.

Rental Liber. Tenent. de Dom° de Assheton sub Lima, anno Suprando. solvend. ad sex Terminos ann. fyc.

s. d.

Raulin of the Wood, and his for their londs in Au- denshaw, the which were William of Ald-

winshagh's 3 6

The Heir of Richd. of Moston, for his londs in

Aldwinshagh 3 6

Richard the Hunt and Wilkyn Tyrr for an intake . o 3

Richard the Hunt for the half of Beckingham Field 4 o

The Heir of Piers of Shepley, for Shepley 3 7

Robert of the Rasbotham, for the Rasbotham o 5

John of the Heghrode for his tenements 7 i

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s. d. The Heir of Thos. of Stavely for the bestal and

hurst 2 i

The same Heir for the Three Houses . o 6

The same Heir of Stavely, and the Heir of Thomas of Trafford, & others, for Ashton Lands &

Palden Wood 4 o

Thomas of the Leghes, John of the Knolles, Eichard of Hollinworth, John of the Aspenhagh for

their tenements in Leghes o 6

The Heir of Adam of Leghes for his tenement in

Leghes o 10

The same Heir of Adam of the Leghes for an Intake

in Palden Wood 3 4

John of the Knolles for the Rhodesfield 6 10

The same John for his part of an Intake in Paulden

Wood 4 6

Richard of Hollinworth for his part of an Intake in

Palden Wode 4 6

John of the Aspinhalgh, and his wife, for yr part of

an Intake in Palden Wood 4 6

Adam of Fetlawe for the light Birches i o

The Heir of Hobbe of the Lees for the Knolles ... 2 o

Adam Wilson Dogeson for the Blackenows i yf

The Heir of William of Lusley for William Field. . i o Richard of Bardesley for his tenement in Hurst ... o 5 .

Nicol of Hurst for his tenement in Hurst o 5

Thomas of Clay don for Taunton 3 6

Richard of Bardesley for Bardesley the Aspes of

Limehurst 5 to

Peirs of Worsley for the Rughohs and the Wood- field 2 o

Richard the Byron, Knight, for the Woodhouse ... i o The same Richard for Lond in Sunderlaud .. .06

MANOR OF ASSHETON-UNDER-LYNE. 105

s. d. The Heir of Thomas of Hadfield, Knight, for Sun-

derland 2 o

Richard of Bardesley for Bardesley a Rose.

Somtot^ 13d. ob 23

Sum tot redditus 27 £: I2s: life?. Absque Omnibus servitiis & excenuis, Anglice Presands.

Libi. Tenentes de termino Annunciatoris Beatse Mariae sup- rado, &c.

Nichus del Hurst pro tenemen suo in Hyrst qd.

Richardus de Moston p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh . . . gc?.

Petrus de Shepley p Shepley jd. ob.

William de Aldwinshagh p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh. 96?. Ricus fil. Johis. de Berdesly p ten. suo in Hyrst ... id. fY

Robertus de Rasbotham Le Rasbotham id. f¥

Johes. del Heghrode p ten. suo izd.

Thos. de Claydon p Taunton 6d.

William de Lusley pro William Feild %d.

Thos. de Stanely p le Hyrst, (*i yd.

The same Thos. p le 3 Houses %d.

Libi. tenent. de termo. Pentecost.

Petrus de Trafford p Alston Londes and Palden Wood xd.

Idem Petrus de terra in Sherewinde $d.

Heres Ade de Mossley p Aston Landes and Palden Wood $d.

Adm. Wilson Doggeson p le Knolles 6d.

Heres Roberti le p Palden Wood and Ashton Londs 6d.

Adam de Tetlawe p light Birches I2d.

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Tho3. del Leghes and socii sui p lez leghes %d.

Adam del Leghes p lez nether Leghes 2d.

Libi. Tenent. de Termino Scti. Johis. Bapt.

Wills, de Aldwinshagh p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh qd.

Ricus de Moston p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh 9</.

Petrus de Shepley p Shepley jd. ob.

Ricus de Hunt p Half Beckingtonfield 4$.

Robtus. de Rosbotham p Rosbotham id. ^

Johes dell Heghrod p ten. suis 2id.

Wills, de Lusley p William Field -$d.

Ricus Fil. Johis. de Berdesley p ten. suo in Hyrst id. YY

Nichus de Hyrst p ten. suo in Hyrst yd.

Ricus de Berdesley p les Aspes 2ss.

Idem Ricus p Old Alt <)d.

Idem Ricus, p Bardesley id.Rosam.

Johes dell Knolles p Rhodes Feild 3*. 56?.

The same John for an Intake in Palden Wood 2s. ^d.

Ricus de Hollinworth, for an Intake in Pal- den Wood 2s. & 36?.

Johes de Aspenhalgh, for an Intake in Pal- den Wood 2s. & 36?.

Thos. of Stanely for three Houses 36?.

Ricus Byron miles p. le Woodhouse I2d.

Idem Ricus p Sunderland 6d.

Thomas de Clayden p Taunton 6d.

Libi. tenent. de termino Scti Michid Archi.

William de Aldwinshagh p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh gd.

Ricus de Moston p ten. suo in Aldwinshagh yd.

Petrus de Shepley, p Shepley jd. ob.

Johnes de Rasbothum, ^ Rasbothum i d. YY

MANOR OF ASSHETON-UNDER-LYNE. 107

Johes del Heghrode, s^ ten suo is. lid.

Willis de Lusley, <^ William Feild 36?.

Adm. Wilson Doggeson, ^ le Knolles 6d. ob ^

Adm. de Leghes for an Intake in Paldeii

Legh 35. 4.6?.

Thos. del Leghes for an Intake in Palden

Legh 35. 46?.

Ricus Fil. Johis de Berdesley, ^ ten. suo in

Hyrst ic?. Yi

Nichus del Hyrst, ten. suo in Hyrst qd.

Thos. de Clayden, <$• Taunton 25.

Petrus de Worseley, ^ le Rugheghs and

Woodfield 2s.

Heres Thorns de Hatfield milit. <$>• Sunderland 2s.

Johes del Knolles, <^- redy Legh 35. 5^?.

Idem Johes, for an Intake [in] Palden Wood. 2s. 46?. Ricus de Hollingworth, for an Intake in Palden 2s. %d. Johes del Aspinhalgh, for an Intake in Palden 2s. %d.

Libi. tenent. de termino Sancti Martini.

Ricus de Moston, f>- ten suo in Aldwinshagh 6d.

Petrus de Shepley, p Shepley I2d.

Thomas de Staneley, ^ three Houses %d.

Petrus de Trafford, ^ terra in Sherewinde 36?.

Idem Petrus, ^ Alston Londs and Palden Wood. lod.

Hseres Ade de Mosley, p Alston Londs and Pal- den Wood 50?.

Heres Robti Dane, ^ Palden Wood and Alston Londs 6d.

Thomas del Leghes and socii sui, p Lez Leghes... 36?.

Adm. del Leghes; p le nether Leghes 6d.

Idem Adam, ^ le Leghes 2d.

Heres Roberti del Leghes, ^ le Knolles 2*.

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Libi. tenent. de termo. Natal. Dmi.

Willielmus de Aldwinshagh, ^ ten. suo in Ald- winshagh. gd.

Ricus de Moston, <$• ten. suo in Aldwinshagh gd.

Ricus le Hunt, <$» William terre for an intake ... 36?.

Petrus de Shepley, p Shepley %d, ob.

Robertus de Rosbothum, ^ Rosbothum id. ^

Johannes del Heyrode, ^ ten. suis iSd.

Willielmus de Lusley, ^ Willm. Feild %d.

Thomas de Staneley, <$•• three houses %d.

Idem Thomas, p le Bestal id.

Adam Wilson Doggeson, p la Knolles 6d.

Richardus Filius Johannes de Bardesley, p ten.

suo in Hyrst id. Y?

Nichus de Hyrst ^ ten. suo in Hyrst gd.

Thomas de Staveley, ^ ten. le Hyrst gd.

Thos. de Clayden, ^ Taunton 6d.

The tenants-at-will of the said lordship of Assheton have taken their holdings and their places, xx. wynter terme, as it is afore rehearsed, and in this form, yfc if any tenant or tenants list not hold their places, nor their holdings, within their term that the sit in, and they like to give up their places or their holdings, at the Martinmas, the lord shall receive them at the Martinmas next after, with this, that sd tenent or tenents leave their places, their houses, and their closes able as they ought to be, and their land in the field as able and as good a tenant for to take, as it was at their takyng in the beginning of their terme of years ; and if they do not, it shall be overseen, and the houses and the closes shall be overseen by 4 or 6 men sworne, the which shall be taken by the lord and his officers ; and they shall set by their conscience what would repair the houses and the closes; and, if the lord belikes, he shall take the mone that is set, and repair the houses and the closes ; and if the lord

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like not so to do, the tenant that is to come shall take it if him like ; and, if he like not, the 4 or the 6 men sworn shall take the money that they have set, and repair the houses and closes able as they ought to be repaired ; and this rule and custom shall be had when as ever any tenant removes, be it within the terme, or at the terme end ; and, as touching the lond that lies to the place, these 4 or six men sworn shall set by their consciences what they hold the land worse yearly a tenant for to take, than it was at taking of tenant that removes ; and as many years as is behind of his term of so meikle shall the tenant answer to the Lord, if he removes fro his place within his terme, according to the sum set by the sworn men ; but it shall be well understanden, that if the tenant hold his land unto the terme, and remove unto another place at the term end, the houses and the closes shall be seen in the form as is be- foresaid, but the lands in the fields shall not be seen or set as is before rehearsed, unless the tenant by fraud, aud upon purpose, erede his land of miss and unreasonably, or done to his holding other diverse harmers upon malice and for evil will.

Also, the tenauts-at-will of the said lordship shall muller at the 16 vessel, and go to none other miln but to the lord's mimes; and which of them that is found guilty of going to any other milne, they shall be highly amerced, and make fine at the lord's will; and the free tenants that oghen soken to the miln, shall muller as their chartours will, and as they have been accustomed of old time. And the free tenants and the tenants-at-will shall give the milner his service at all times, as it has been accustomed aforetime always ; and if there be any default in the milner's service that may be proved lawfully, he shall be punished highly by the lord at his courts, as the law and the custom will, and as has been used aforetime ; and the customs of the milne shall be kept, every man to keep his grist, as has been used aforetime ; and when the Lord's corn come to the milne, he shall put all men out of their grist, and take their corn out of the hopper, if there be any therein, and his corn shall be ground next before all men, whent it comes to the miln without

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muller, or paying service to the miluer, but as his lyst if he likes and curtasy to give to the said milner.

The free tenants of the Lordship of Asshetou have granted to John of Assheton, for to be infeoffed in the Hall Mole [mote] of Ashton, after the customs and the burgales of the aforesaid town, to term of their lives out taken, that they will not swear upon the in- quest between the tenants at will at the suit of party, but they will swear between free tenants and tenants at will ; that is, to wit, 6 of the free tenants, and 6 of the tenants at will, and also between the Lord and free tenants, and the tenants at will ; and also the aforesaid free tenants, and all tenants graunts for to hold the ordinances and the customs before time made and used, and the which afterward are to be made by the graunt of them to the Lords profit, and the tenants aforesaid. And the foresaid free tenants, and the tenants at will of the manor of Asshton, grants to John of Assheton, Knight, that if any of them be convicted by inquest of any trespass done to others in his beginning, and of his own wrong, that then the Lord of the town, by his Bailey, shall distrain him by his goods by great distresse, unto the time that he have amended it reasonably to the party grieved, and also to the Lord for the trespass at his will, and the trespasser have goods within the Lordship : and if that he have none, then the Lord of the town, or his Bailey, shall take him with strength of the foresaid free tenants, and tenants at will, and set him in the stocks unto the time that he have amended unto the party grieved, and to the Lord. And also they graunt the aforesaid free tenants, and tenants at will, and all that dwells in the foresaid town, that if any strange man of any other town or towns come within the foresaid town, for to do any harm to any tenants resident within the town, that anon all the tenants and residents aforesaid, within the foresaid town, shall rise with their neighbours to take and arrest the foresaid trespasser unto their power, after that they be warned by their neighbours, or by the Lord's Bailey, or by any man fro that time that there be knowing of such a misdoer ; and if

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any of the foresaid tenants and residents refuses so to do in the form aforesaid, then will all the tenants and the residents aforesaid, that afterward of that deed, or any of them, be convicted in the Lord's court by inquest, that he so convicted shall give to the Lord 405. within 15 days then next following, and that the Lord's Bailey shall raise the forfeit 405. of the goods of them that are convicted; and also they grant, that if any of them resette or maintain any strange man after that day, knowing that he have done trespasse to any tenant or resident aforesaid, within the town aforesaid, then he shall give to the Lord of the town 405. of his good, to be raised by the Bailey in the town aforesaid, after that he be convicted by the inquest. And also the tenants at will grant to the foresaid John of Asshton, Knight, that if any of them were rebel, and would not be justified after the custom and ordi- nance of the aforesaid town, that he shall not maintain him, nor help him, but he shall remove him out of his service, and he shall loose his love. Also the aforesaid tenants and residents will, and grantyn that if there be any fighter among them, the which shall fight with another in his beginning, after that he be convicted by the inquest, then he convicted shall give to the Lord half a mark the first time ; and if he will not be chastysed by that, the second time he shall give the Lord a mark, after that he be convicted by the inquest ; and if he will not be chastysed by that, the third time he shall give the Lord 2os. after that he be convicted by the in- quest, to be raised by the Lord's Bailey. Also they give and grantyn, that if there be aiiy tenant or resident within the foresaid town that have resetted any fighter with other in his beginning, that the resetter, after he be convicted by the inquest, shall amend it to the party greived, and he shall give to the Lord the pains sette upon him as before is written.

This is the covenant made between John of Assheton, Knight, and the tenants of the town of Asshton, of their swine, ye year of the reign of King Richard the Second after the conquest, the third ; that the aforesaid tenants shall have their swine going in the demesnes of the aforesaid town, fro the latter end of harvest unto

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sowing time, out taken the little park and hall yards, so that the aforesaid swine be ringed fro the foresaid latter end of harvest unto the foresaid time of sowing. And the foresaid tenants shall keep their swine that do no harm to the lord, nor to their neighbours, in the places out taken, that is to say, fro seeding time to harvest be in, and this covenant to be fulfilled ; the aforesaid will then, when so any swine be taken in any default aforesaid, that he that owns the swine shall loose to the lord \d. ; each tenant of them aforesaid shall have as many swine as it is written and underneath, that is, to witt, every tenant of the tenants aforesaid, of the said town, that brews to sell, and the miller, shall hold 3 swine ; and every tenant of the tenants aforesaid that holds land in the fields shall hold 2 swine ; and every tenant of the tenants aforesaid that holds no land shall have one swine. The free tenants-at-will of the Lordshipe of Ashton, the year of the reign of King Henry the fourth after the conquest, the first, grantyn to John of Assheton, Knight, in his plain Hall Court, the Tuesday next before the Assion. of our Lord, that if any free tenant or tenants, that owe muller to the mill, sell their corn growing upon their tenements, and buy corn of others, and with the same corn bought, come to the milne and muller not but to the love-suckeu of that corn bought, and of this they bin convicted in the lord's court by in- quest, they shall pay to the lord xx p. [pence] the which shall be raised of their goods by the lord's bailey.

[Arrangement of Forms in the Kirk of Assheton, establishing the order of Rank and Precedence, to be observed among the Wives, Daughters, and Female Servants, of the Manor of Assheton-under-LyneJ]

At the first Form upon the north side of Assheton kirk,

Uxor Thomse de Claydon, Uxr Rodi de Berdysley, Uxr de Sun- derland, Uxr Radulphi de Wood, and their servant and other gen- tills strangers.

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At the first Form on the south side the kirk,

Uxr Hsered. Henrici de Moston, Uxr de Shepley, Uxr Johannis de Heghrode, Uxr Rhodi de Hunt, and the servant women of the hall and other gentills strangers.

At the second Form on the south side,

Uxr Rad. de Bardisley de Hunt, Uxr Adse de Leghes, Uxr Rici

de Hurt, Uxr William Tyrr, Uxr De Blakeknolles, and their

tenants.

The iiid Form on the south side,

Uxr Thoae. de Leghes, Uxr Johs. de Knolles de Leghes, Uxr Tenenti de Barsley, Uxr De Rasbotham, Uxr Adse De Wilson de Knolles, Uxr Johs. de Aspinhalgh, Uxr Rodi de Hollinworth, and their s

At the 4th Form of the south side,

The tenants of Rauf of Stayley, the tenants of Peter of the Lus- ley, the tenants of Thos. de Claydon, the tenants of Shepley, the tenants of John of the Heghrode.

The fifth Form upon the same side,

The tenants wynches of Sir John the Byron that dwellyn with him.

The 6th Form of the same side,

To the parson's tenants, Uxr Thomae Higson, Uxr Thoae. de

Curtnal, Carol Jenkyn daughter, Uxr Uxr Johs. de

Berdesley, and the tenants of the Woodhouse, and the strangers to the other Form.

The second Form on the north side,

Uxr Johannis de Leghes, Uxr Will1 de Bardisley de Ha, Uxr Roberti de Wright de Alt Hill, Uxr Rodi de Hadfield de Aldwin- shagh, Uxr De Soureker, and their servants.

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The third Form on the north side,

Uxor Radi de Bardisley, Uxr Radi de Curtnal, Uxr Tho3*. de Meltham, Uxr Jacobi de Meltham, arid their servants.

Uxr Tenent. Rad1 Asshetou de Ashton.

The 4th Form on the same side,

Uxr Roberti le Cropper, Uxr Thoae. de Hazilhurst, Uxr Johannis de Hollinworth, Uxor Thomae Robinson, Uxor Reg1, le Baxter, and their servants.

The 5th Form on the same side,

Uxr Rhodi le Smyth, Uxr William le Cocker, Uxr Robti Ful- staffe, Uxr Johanis. de Wood, Uxr Robti Adamson. and their servants.

The 6th Form on the same side,

Uxr John3, le Spencer, Uxr Robt1 de Walker, Uxr Willimi. le Berdisley de Holdome, Uxr Johannis Jameson, Uxr Will1. Robin- son, and their servants.

The 7th Form on the same side,

Uxor de Milne, Uxr Robti Somdyst, Uxr Robti Robinson, Uxr Gregorii de Berdesley, Uxr Robti Saunderson, Uxr Johannis de Lyme.

The ist Form upon the north in the nether end of the Kirk.

Uxr Will1. Adkynson, Uxr Robti. de Lyndgards, Uxr John de Lyndgards, Uxr Roger le Cropper, Uxr Johs le Slater, Uxr Johs. le Slater, Uxr Johls Burdetan, Uxr Thurstan de Bardisley, Uxor Will1, de Cross, and their servts.

The 2d Form on the same side,

Uxr Adae de Bardisley, Uxr Willi le Walker de Rycroft, Uxr Robti Robynson, Uxr Willi et Robti le Walker, Uxr Radi Joneson, Uxr Rodi Wilkinson, Uxr Johis. Sanderson, Uxr Nichi Sanderson, Uxr Thoae. Adamson, Uxr Willi le Sclater, and their servants.

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The 3d Form on the same side,

Uxr Thoae. de Sanderson, Uxr Robti Unton, Uxr Will', de Cow- leshaw, Uxr Rodi Unton, Uxr Johis de Merler, Uxr Hugh de Gate- cliffe, Uxr Willi de Woodfield, Uxr Roger le Smith, Uxr Thoae. le Cooke, Uxr Robti le King, and their Servants.

The 4th Form also of the same side,

Uxr Johis le Coke, Uxr Thos. de Whitelegh, Uxr Johis Ffulstaffe, Uxr Robti de Chad wick, Uxor Patric Margree de Stay ley, Uxr Rodi Willison, Alice Hanson, Nanna Windebank, Elen Wilkin Doghter, Uxr Perin, Uxr Henrici the Baxter, and their servants.

The 6th Form of the same side,

Uxr Adoe de Held, Uxr Willi le Arrowsmith, Uxr Johis le Hynd, sen. Elinor le Rose, Uxr Willm. Somdyst, Uxr Willi de Bardesley, Uxr Johannis de Howarth, Uxr Henrici Spake Man, Uxr Willi de Bulkeley, Uxr Robti Jackson, Uxr Adae Thomson, and their servants.

The other void Forms for servants and strangers. Jankyne of the Winterbotham has tane the marled earth in the Rodes Field, x years terme, the term beginning at the Martinmas, the year of King Henry the sixth, the second ; paying therefor yearly at the term aforesaid, 2 marks ; and John of Aynsworth, and Thomlyn of the Leghes of Hasleworth, are his borrows y* he shall well and truly pay his farm during the said term.

[Here take notice page 29, 30, and 31, being only a repetition of the seats in Church, is wanting in this copy, being of no moment.54]

This is the Rental to Thos. of Assheton, son and heir to Sir John Assheton, of the lands and tenements, the which the said John give him at his marriage, within the Lordship of Assheton, and to his wife, as their deed makes mention : —

54 Remark made by the Transcriber.

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Richard of Hadfield, for his tenement in Aldwinshaw, a service, the service ids.

John of Hollinworth, for the Birchenshaw, a service, the farm of the Bircheushaw, 26s.

William of Bardisley the younger, for the Olde House Carr, a service, the farm 205.

Thomas of Jenkinson, of the Bardesley, for the Old Thenes Carr, the farm 30$.

Thos. Saunderson, for his tenement, in the farm, x.

Thomlyn Diconson, for his tenement, a service, the farm thereof, viiis.

Magot, that was the wife of Jenkyn the Cropper, for lands in Wollowe, the farm iiis.

Robert Saunderson, for the Childerscroft in Wollowe, the farm...

Thomlyn the Tailor, for his tenement, at the waterhouses in Harper Wallowe, a service, ye farm xxxs.

Gregory of Bardisley, for his tenement at the water houses in the farm xxiii3.

Tho3. of the Leghes, Richard of Hollinsworth, for their lands in Palden Legh, the farm xxiis. and viid.

L. s. d.

This settlement as made out makes 927

To which add the sum total of Sir John's rent 27 12 nf

makes, 36 14 6\ Besides services and presents.

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DR. HIBBERT'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE CUSTOM ROLL AND RENTAL.

[The dissertation from which the following extracts are taken was read before the Society of Scottish Antiquaries in 1822. We have copied those passages only which relate to Ashton, and omitted those which refer to Scottish customs^]

SIR John of Assheton, who lived in the reign of Henry the Sixth, was, as his rent roll expressed, of Norman descent. At the period in which this knight was settled upon the estate of Assheton, tenures had assumed that definite form, to which was applied the term socage, a word of obscure etymology, supposed to denote privilege or liberty, in contradistinction to the indeterminate services of more ancient feuds. The feudal system had, at the same time, been materially aided in its progress towards a civil establishment, by the necessity imposed upon feudatories of dispensing with the military obligations of a part of their dependants, to whom was committed the care of cultivating the land, and of accepting in lieu of them the labours of husbandry, or a return of corn, cattle, or money. Landed possessors were thus enabled to attend to their military duties, disengaged from occupations that were considered in a chivalric age as base and dishonourable. The territory of Assheton, having been honoured by the residence of the Lord, had long acquired the appellation of Manor ; Manerium a manendo. The relations of landlord and tenant, as expressed in the rent roll of Sir John of Assheton, were clear and explicit ; while the degree of faithful- ness with which services were performed, was determined by the juris- diction of the Lord's court. In describing, therefore the customs of this manor, I shall notice in order, ist, The rental and obligations which accrued from tenants at will ; 2dly, Those which accrued from free tenants ; $dly, Those which arose from tolls, fines, or festivals ; and 4thly, The conditions under which all the tenants were bound to the Lord in the jurisdiction of the Court Baron.

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My first object then is to describe the rental and obligations which resulted from tenants at will. Sir John of Assheton's tenants of this description were bound to him by obligations of a base or servile nature, yet determinate, and, therefore, properly comprehended un- der the name of Villanum Socagium. They were excluded from par- taking in the honours of the "tented field," being destined, on the manor of their lord, to perform the duties of civil and agricultural drudgery. Thus, the opprobrium cast upon such menial employments as ploughing the lord's lands or carting the lord's fuel and manure, originating from the high sense entertained, in this early period, of military allegiance, is transmitted to later times, in the debasing ideas that the name of villein, originally nothing more than a feudal term, never fails to excite. The conditions upon which lands were rented to tenants at will are related with much perspicuity. They were to be taken, as it is stated, " for twenty winter terms," the rent to be paid at two periods of the year. Any tenement might be given up by a year's notice to the lord, at the rent day of Martinmas, on the condition that it was resigned in as good condition as when first entered upon ; if not, the lord or his officers might direct four or six sworn men to visit the houses and closes occupied by the tenant, who was held responsible for the sum that they might adjudge as necessary for the repair, as well as for the deterioration that the land might have sustained. A visit of this kind might indeed be made whenever a tenant removed from his pos- sessions at the end of his term ; but in such a case the land was ex- cepted from the assessment, unless it had been injured from design or from malice. The largest farm that appears to have been taken yielded the annual rent of 39*. 6d. sterling; the lowest tenements, which were for cottages, paid no more than two shillings each.

The particular services of the tenants at will may now be enume- rated ; the first of them being the return of a present to the lord, at Tole or Christmas, for the sake of partaking in the annual feast of the great hall. The origin of this service is a subject of interesting inquiry. The Scandinavians who peopled the province of Normandy, and after- wards became the conquerors of England, knew no other tribute in the country from which they emigrated, than one which was of the nature of a capitation tax. It is not improbable, then, that, in subduing England, they subjected their newly acquired Saxon vassals to the same impost

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to which they themselves had been accustomed, by inserting it in their rentals. We accordingly find traces of this, the most ancient of all duties, in the old rent rolls of many manors in England. The English mode of collecting such a capitation tax was by requiring from tenants an annual present at Christmas, that was spent in providing a treat in which both the landlord and his vassals partook. The custom, as it appears in Sir John of Assheton's rental, is described page 94 supra.

In some manor-houses of Lancashire, once dedicated to these annual scenes of festivity, may be observed an elevation of the floor at the extre- mity of the great hall, or, in the place of it, a gallery which stretches along one side of the room, with the intention that it should accommo- date the lord and his family, so that they might not be annoyed by the coarse rustic freedoms, which the tenants would be too apt to take with them, during the hours of their conviviality. In a hall, then, of this kind, contrived in the manor-house of Assheton, we may imagine the large Yole fire to be kindled ; while in a gallery or raised floor, Sir John of Assheton, his lady, and family, together with his kinsmen, Elland of Brighouse and Sir John the Byron, are feasting apart, yet attentive to the frolics or old songs of the company below. It was on these occa- sions that peg-tankards were used, and horns that bore the names of the Saxons and Danes whom the Normans had ousted out of their possessions. Of such trophies was the horn of Wolfus the Saxon, the Aylesbury horn, the Bibblesdale horn, the Aston horn, the Pusey horn once belonging to Canute, or the Wassel horn of Eobert de Eaglesfield. Of the description of ale that flowed merrily on these occasions, we know little ; but there can be no doubt that it was as good as King Henry the VIII. 's ale, which contained in it neither hops nor brim- stone.55 We may suppose then that, on annual festivals like these, the wooden bowl, or horn, would pass freely through the hands of Sir John of Assheton's tenants-at-will ; among whom were such personages as Hobbe Adamson, Hobbe of the Leghes, William the Arrowsmith, Eoger the Baxter, Eoger le Smith, Jack the Spencer, Jack the Hind, Elyn Wilkyn daughter, Elyn the Eose, and the widows Mergot of Stayley, Peryn's wife, and Nan of the Windy Bank, who owed suit and service, — all clad in their best hoods and brown woollen jackets and

55 It was an order of King Henry VIII. to his household, that there should be neither hops nor brimstone in the King's ale.

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petticoats. The ancient musical instruments used in Lancashire were, a kind of fiddle, not of the present form, and a stringed instrument called the Virginals. The provincial songs of that period, few of which were less than half an hour in length, rehearsed the deeds of Lancelot du Lake, and his conquest of the Giant Tarquin, at the castle of Man- chester ; Ranulph of Chester, and his wars in the Holy Land ; or the war-like feats and amorous prowess of the renowned Cheshire hero, Roger de Calverley. In order to preserve, as much as possible, the degree of decorum that was necessary at such meetings, there was frequently introduced a diminutive pair of stone stocks, of about eighteen inches in length, for confining within them the fingers of the unruly. This instrument was intrusted to the general prefect of manorial festivities, named the King of Misrule, whose office it was to punish all who exceeded his royal notions of decency : Accordingly, such a character appears among the list of Sir John of Assheton's tenants, under the name of Hobbe the "King. It has been observed, that these entertain- ments were not supported by the munificence of landlords, but by the several contributions of tenants, rendered under the name of Presents ; on which account, a festivity of this kind, that was wrung from the pockets of vassals, acquired, in derision, the appellation of Drink-lean. The Widow Mergot, who occupied one of the largest farms, gave for a present twenty pence. Robert Fulstafle, who, for his house and lands, paid 32^. 6</., rendered for his share of the feast, 14^. Jack the Hind, who had a tenement of the yearly rent of 19$. 6d., paid %d. Alys, that was Pole's wife, annually paid for her dwelling and lands i zd. and a present of ^d. The assessments appear so disproportionally levied, that they were probably in many cases considered in other services. Some of the cottagers are wholly free from this demand. It is evident, from an examination of the presents collected for these drink-leans, as they appear in Sir John of Assheton's rent-roll, that if they did not leave a handsome surplus to the lord, they would at least repay the expences of the table. Accordingly, it is not improbable that the name of landlord was originally attached to the host of an inn, as a satirical allusion to the memorial landlord, who never provided a dinner for his guests, without receiving for it an adequate recompense.

It is impossible to say when these annual celebrations were discon- tinued in England ; but that they did not cease without some regret on

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the part of the tenants, is evident, from the custom being perpetuated to modern times in a manor of the south of England, by a sort of mock representation of the ceremonies that once took place on such occasions.

At present, says a celebrated Antiquary, " the Whitson Ales are conducted in the following manner : — Two persons are chosen, previously to the meeting, to be lord and lady of the ale, who dress as suitably as they can to the characters they assume. A large empty barn, or some such building, is provided for the lord's hall, and fitted up with seats to accommodate the company. Here they assemble to dance and regale, in the best manner their circumstances and the place will afford ; and each young fellow treats his girl with a ribband or favour. The lord and lady honour the hall with their presence, attended by the steward, sword bearer, purse bearer, and mace bearer, with their several badges or ensigns of office. They have likewise a tram bearer or page, and a fool or jester dressed in a party coloured jacket, whose ribaldry and gesticulation contribute not a little to the entertainment of some part of the company. The lord's music, consisting of a pipe and taber, is employed to conduct the dance. Some people think this custom is a commemoration of the ancient Drink- lean, a day of festivity formerly observed by the tenants and vassals of the lord of the see within his manor ; the memory of which, on account of the jollity of these meet- ings, the people have preserved ever since. The glossaries inform us that this Drink- lean was a contribution of tenants towards a potation, or ale, provided to entertain the lord or his steward."56

In the next place, those particular services of villein socage may be detailed, which were considered so particularly degrading as to be ab- horrent to the feelings of all who were entitled to bear arms. In the manor of Assheton, every tenant-at-will was thus commanded : " He that plough has, shall plough two days. He that half plough has, shall plough a-day, whether the lord be liever in wheat seeding, or in lenton seeding ; and every tenant harrow a-day with their harrow in seeding time, when they bin charged. And they shall cart, every tenant ten cartful of turve from Doneam Moss to Assheton, and shere four days in harvest, and cart a day corn." This service, so profitable to the lord, was familiarly called Boon-work. Hence an old adage, still retained in the north of England, when a man is supposed to be working for nothing, " that he has been served like a boon-shearer." Yet it is not improbable that some small return was generally made for such labour. A friend of mine has informed me that, in a MS. relating to the dis-

56 See Mr. Douce's description of sculptures on the outside of St. John's Church, Cirencester, in Carter's Ancient Sculptures, vol. ii. p. 10.

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bursements of an old family in Lancashire, mention is made of gloves that were given to certain boon-shearers.

Another service of Sir John Assheton's tenants was, that "they should pay a principal at their death, to wit, the best beast they have." This is evidently a heriot. It is almost unnecessary, on the present occasion to remark, that the word Tieriot has been variously derived from the Latin kerus, intimating that it was a tribute belonging to the lord ; while Sir Henry Spelman finds a Saxon original for the word, signifying a horse, because that animal constituted the first heriot. In the earliest period of feudality, a superior possessed an uncontrouled dominion over the entire property of his vassal ; yet, when slain in battle in the com- pany of his lord, a remission was made, in consideration of his faithful services, of any further claim upon his property than what might remain on the field. This usually consisted of a horse, which was accepted as a release, or a heriot. The principal of heriotism, thus introduced, was subsequently extended to that class of dependents who were retained in their lord's employ to perform the baser services of the manor. As their property, therefore, consisted of cattle, or of implements of hus- bandry, the heriot due to the lord was the best beast, cow or horse, of which the tenant might die possessed. This condition being fulfilled? every further claim upon the goods of the deceased was remitted. It is easily, then, to be conceived, that, in proportion as feudality acquired a civil establishment, this oppressive relic of ancient military subjection would be found particularly galling. In the manor of Assheton there are many traditional stories still remaining on the subject of such heriots or principals. A tenant's boy, on the death of his father, was driving an only cow to the manor-house of certain adjoining demesnes, named Duckinfield. He was met by the lord of the place, with whose person and rank he was unacquanted, who questioned him whither he was taking his beast ? "I am driving it as far as Duckinfield, for the heriot," replied the boy. "My father is dead, — we are many child- ren, — and have no cow but this. Don't you think the devil will take Sir Eobert for a heriot when he dies ?" The lad was fortunately ad- dressing a humane landlord. " Eeturn home," said the knight. " Take the cow back to thy mother; I know Sir Eobert, — I am going to Duckinfield myself, and will make up the matter with him."

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there were other claims upon the property of a deceased tenant. He was commanded "to pay a principal at his death, — to wit the best beast he had;" but as it is added in the rent-roll, "which other deed next after holy kirk." This latter clause alludes to a description of ecclesiastical heriots, known by the name of Mortuaries, or Corse Pre- sents, from the circumstance that they were brought to church along with the corpse. The custom arose from posthumous bequests being rendered in lieu of neglected tithes ; these by frequent usage, being converted into regular church-dues. When, therefore, the acknowledg- ment of a heriot was accepted by a feudal lord, in satisfaction of the right which he claimed to the property of a deceased tenant, by virtue of the dominion assumed over his person, the clergy also were willing to accept of a similar composition, in requital of the demands which they had upon his soul for undischarged oblations. Hence, a mortuary was termed, in the laws of Canute, Soul Scot, or Symbolum Animce.

The mortuary, in the order of its exaction, took the precedence of the heriot ; and a requital of the demands which the kirk was supposed to possess over the soul of a deceased vassal, was paramount to the lord's claim over his person.

Another service of Sir John of Assheton's tenants, was their obliga- tion to grind at the lord's mill. This was in a popular sense called Socome, sucken or solcen.

In the manor of Assheton, a tenant of the name of John of the Edge, seems to have been the Milner, who was engaged to pay for his two mills the annual rent of i6s. ^d.; the mills "to be held up (or repaired) at the costes of the lord." The i6th vessel, to which the tenants were to muller their corn, was the miller's remuneration, and often called his toll. It would also appear, that the corn, which was consumed on the manor, was allowed to be dried by the lord's fuel ; and that grain purchased in a dry state from other manors, where the lord's fuel would be consequently saved, was liable to a toll of only the 24th part, which was hence named Love-sucken, meaning a privileged obligation. The ordinances of the lord's court relating to the mill were as follows : — There was a law to prevent an evasion of the toll ; for, if any one sold the corn growing upon his own tenement, and secretly bought corn from other tenants of the lord, — if he offered the same to the miller as corn that had been produced on another manor, and that not having been dried

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by the lord's fuel, was only liable to the toll of the Love-socome ; — such an offender, if convicted in the lord's court, was liable to a penalty of twenty -pence. The regulations of a more general nature directed, that all the free tenants, who " owed soken " to the mill, should muller as their charters expressed ; but the tenants-at-will should be restricted to the 1 6th vessel. If any tenant also owing socome [soke] went to any other mill but the lord's he was to be highly amerced, and was to pay a fine. The miller was to have his service (or toll) at all times ; and, if there was any default in him that could be proved, he was to be severely punished. The last regulation of the mill strikingly elucidates the feudal manners of the i$th century, since it enforces the conces- sion that is expected on all occassions to the convenience of a superior. The tenants are formally warned, that " when the lord's corn comes to the miln, he shall put all men out of their grist, and take their corn out of the hopper, if there be any therein ; his corn shall be ground next before all men when it comes to the miln, without muller or pay- ing service to the milner, but as his lyst if he likes, and curtasy to give to the said milner."

Attached to these ordinances, was a covenent between Sir John of Assheton and his tenants, relative to the keeping of swine. These animals were allowed to range in the demesnes of the town, from the latter end of August until sowing time, provided that they were pro- perly ringed and did no harm ; in default whereof, the owner was to loose him to the lord 4^., or by this sum redeem him from poundage.

The brewer who brewed to sell, and the miller, were allowed to keep three swine ; the tenants who had land in the fields, two swine ; and he who held no land might have one swine.

Having given a view of the rent and services required from Sir John of Assheton's tenants-at-will, the relations in which his free tenants stood to him may be in the second place explained. In the tenures now to be described, we are presented with an illustration of what is termed by the lawyers liberum socagium, or free socage, where the obligations are not only certain but honourable. A numerous list of free tenants swell the manor roll of Sir John of Assheton, who, for the most part deriving their names from the paternal lands that they occupied, are declared absque omnibus servitiis et exceniis, ( Anglice, presents) liberi. In this list no appellations can be detected that denote any menial oc-

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cupations of life ; while, among the tenants-at-will, we find mention made of such individuals as William the Walker, (or renter of a falling mill), John the Slater, Robbin the Cropper, Robert le Wright, or Wil- liam the Arrow-smith.57 It also appears, that the Lord of the Manor took every occasion to announce the wide line of distinction that sub- sisted between the rank of the free tenants and that of the lowly tenants-at-will. An ordinance is to be found in his book of customs, settling the degree of precedence that was to be observed among their wives, daughters, and women servants, while upon a Sabbath they ar- ranged themselves on the forms of the Parish Kirk ; a regulation of this kind being well calculated to preserve the peace of the Church from being disturbed with the disputes of these females, in their demand for places suitable to the several spheres of life in which they moved.

The lands originally granted to Sir John of Assheton's tenants, were either with a view to personal service in the field of battle, the obligation being rather understood than expressed, — or they were grants of mere accommodation to the owners of contiguous manors ; a slight acknow- ledgment in money being all that was demanded in return. The highest annual rent paid by a free tenant, (John of the Highrode), was 'js. \d. ; the lowest rendered by Thomas de Staneley, was a penny, if we except a yearly tribute for a tenure paid by Richard de Bardsley, which con- sisted of a rose. This estate had been granted to Sir John of Asshe- ton's brother, of the order of Saint John of Jerusalem. The profits of it, therefore, were handed over by Richard be Bardsley, for the support

5' That a distinct profession of an arrow smith should exist in a small town like Assheton, can create no surprise if we refer to what Drayton has affirmed of the Lancashire Bowmen.

** Besides her natives have been anciently esteemed, For Bowmen near our best, and ever have been deemed So loyal that the guard of our preceding kings Of them did most consist."

Also in the ancient poem of Flodden Field, Lord Stanley is made to address the followers whom he led from the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, after the following manner : —

" My Lancashire most lively wights,

And chosen men from Cheshire strong ; With sounding bow your feathered flights, Let fiercely fly your foes among."

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of the knights hospitallers in the Holy Land, where the grand master of the order resided ; a rose being at the same time all that was exacted by Sir John, as a yearly acknowledgment that the grant had emanated from the Lordship of Assheton. This donation appears to have been presented by a female, who, from the circumstance, acquired the name of.JElyn the Rose.

In the third place we may notice the other sources of the lord's in- come, as derived from tolls, fines, &c. The turbary of an adjoining Moss brought him in, by estimation, 5/. 165. annually ; the toll of the fairs yielded two marks ; the courts and fines 405. ; and, as Sir John appears to have neglected no means to augment his income, he drew from the gyst-ale, or gysing feast (an annual festival of the town of Assheton), a sum of 205. which was collected from the conductors of it, who were, Margret the widow of Hobbe the King, Hobbe Adamson, Eoger the Baxter, Eobert Somayster, Jenkin of the Wood, and Thomas of Curtnall. For an account of the gyst-ale, I have in vain searched among the large mass of popular antiquities collected by Brand and Ellis. A veteran, however, of this almost obsolete feast, who had known it in better days, has furnished me with some curious particulars regarding its mode of celebration. These guisings (or more properly disguisings) , termed also marlings, were celebrated in the spring, after the fields had been manured with marie, an operation preparatory to the sowing of wheat. They were the principal feasts or ales in Lanca- shire ; and the disorders which never failed to ensue from them are transmitted at the present day in the modern provincial acceptation of the word Marlock, which, in this county, denotes a great disturbance or riot of any kind. For the celebration of the gyst-ale of a township, a contribution was raised from all ranks of society. The lord of the manor, the esquire, or the farmer, whose bounty might be supplicated, came forward and announced the sum that he intended to give. The trea- surer of the feast exclaimed "a largesse!" The populace, with one voice, demanded "from whom?" The sum was not then actually pub- lished ; but it was vauntingly proclaimed that the donor, who had al- ways on these occasions the title of lord prefixed to his name, had contributed a part of several thousand pounds. After the collection had been made, an immense garland was formed of every flower the season afforded, being also decked with a profusion of ribbons ; but the

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number and variety of the silver, or silver plated vessels, which were suspended from every part of it, constituted its chief attraction. The villagers, who were overwhelmed with rustic finery, then formed them- selves into a procession, in which they were attended by an Arbiter Elegantiarum, named the King. The Fool was an indispensable charac- ter ; a grotesque cap, a tail hanging to the ground, the usual appendage of a bell behind, and a formidable mask, constituted the peculiarities of his apparel. He was in more ancient times mounted on a hobby ; and his office, which was a lucrative one from the money he collected, was named Hobriding. Thus, in the manor roll of Assheton, Jack the mer- cer paid to his lord for such a privilege the annual sum of 6s. 8^. In a later period these guisings, from the circumstance of taking place in several populous villages at one time, have provoked such a desire for pre-eminence, that the inhabitants have spared no expence in prolonging them, or in giving to them the greatest eclat ; they have undergone in the same spring frequent repetitions ; and, while the contributions have been repeated, the poor have been exposed during the remainder of the year to considerable penury. The sum thus collected amidst the rival- ship of contending townships has been immense; a single village58 having been known to expend in one season from two to three thousand pounds. It was probably owing to the ruinous expence which attended these festivals, that they were suffered to become extinct.

Sir John's unappreciable income consisted of presents which he re- ceived at Tule ; of heriots ; of the personal services of ploughing, rea- ping, and carting turf. But the amount of his certain income as drawn from free tenants and tenants-at-will, from the obligations to grind at the lord's mill, from tolls and fairs, from the liberty of cutting turf at the moss, and from an annual festival celebrated in the town of Asshe- ton named the G-yst-Ale, amounted to the sum of 36/. 14^. 6f</. ster- ling, out of which he made a settlement to his son and heir, of lands and tenements, to the annual value of gl. 2$. *]d. upon the occasion of his marriage with a daughter of Sir John the Byron. He also gave some houses and lands to a few favourite servants for the term of their lives, as, John the Cook, John of the Wood (the owner of a basket-field), and to others ; while to two of his sons he gave places and gardens in the

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town. Another grant to the last mentioned individuals, Rauf of Asshe- ton and Robyn of Assheton, merits much attention. It is stated that they " have the Sour Carr Gruld rode and stane rynges for the term of their lives, Rauf of the gift of John of Assheton, knight, the elder, and Eobyn of the gift of John of Assheton, knight, the younger," This donation evidently alludes to the privilege of Child-riding, a custom that, in Scotland at least, is of great antiquity, having been intended to prevent lands from being over-run with the weeds, which, from their yellow colour, were named goals, or gulds.*9

A large portion of low wet land in the vicinity of Assheton was, in John of Assheton's days, named the Sour Carr (Carr being synoni- inous with the Scottish word Carse, and the well known term sour im- plying an impoverished state of the carr.) It had been overrun with corn marigolds, named, as in Scotland, Carr-gulds. These were con- sidered so destructive to the growth of the corn, that the lord of the manor was compelled to enforce some rigorous measures for their extirpation. A manorial regulation, therefore, existed, called Carr-guld riding. Ralph of Assheton, Sir John's son in consequence of a second marriage, and Robin his brother, were, on a certain day in the spring} invested with the power of riding over the lands of the Carr, named the Carr-guld Road • of levying fines for all carr-gulds that were found among the corn; and, until the penalties were paid, of punishing transgressors by putting them into the stocks, or stone rings, or by incarceration. It appears that Ralph of Assheton became, by his alli- ance with a rich heiress, the lord of the neighbouring manor of Middle- ton, and soon afterwards received the honour of knighthood ; being, at the same time, entrusted with the office of vice-constable of the kingdom, and, it is added, of lieutenant of the tower. Invested with such authori- ties he committed violent excesses in this part of the kingdom. In retaining also for life the privilege granted him in Assheton of Gruld riding, he, on a certain day in the spring, made his appearance in this manor clad in black armour (whence his name of the Black Boy), moun- ted on a charger and attended with a numerous train of his own followers, in order to levy the penalty arising from the neglect of clearing the land from Carr-gulds. The interference of so powerful a knight be-

59 Corn Marigolds, Chrysanthemum Segetum. Linn.

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longing to another lordship could not but be regarded by the tenants of Assheton as the tyrannical intrusion of a stranger ; and as Sir Ralph, sanctioned by the political power given to him by Henry VI., exercised his privilege with the utmost severity, the name of the Slack Boy is at the present day regarded with no other sentiments than those of horror. Tradition has, indeed, still perpetuated the prayer that was fervently ejaculated for a deliverance from his tyranny :

Sweet Jesu, for thy mercy's sake,

And for thy bitter passion, Save us from the axe of the tower,

And from Sir Ralph, of Assheton.

Upon the death of the Child Eider of Assheton, Sir John's heir and successor abolished the usage forever ; and reserved from the estate a small sum of money for the purpose of perpetuating, in an annual cere- mony, the dreaded annual visits of the Black Boy. This i» kept up at the present day. An effigy is made of a man in armour ; and since Sir Ralph was the son of a second marriage (which, for this reason, had been esteemed by the heir of Sir John as an unfortunate match), the image is deridingly emblazoned with some emblem of the occupation of the first couple that are linked together in the course of the year. The Black Boy is then fixed on horseback, and, after being led in procession round the town, is dismounted, made to supply the place of a shooting- butt, and, all fire-arms being in requisition for the occasion, he is put to an ignominious death.

OUT fourth and last object of attention relates to the jurisdiction of the manor now under, consideration. In the earliest history of Norman tenures the Lord of Assheton had the absolute power of life and death ; strong dungeons were constructed near the manor house, the remains of which still appear ; and a meadow adjoining the town, that still bears the name of Gallows field, was selected for a summary place of execu- tion. But as civil liberty gained ground in the country, the conditions of jurisdiction, under which all the tenants became bound to a superior, were considerably ameliorated in the institution of the lord's court, or, as it was originally named, the Court Baron ; so that, in time, a seat of justice of this kind was accounted so inseparable an ingredient in a

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manor, as to render it liable to be forfeited if it did not contain tenants sufficient to make up a jury or homage. The free tenants and tenants- at-will granted, therefore, to Sir John of Assheton, to be justified in the great Hall Mote of Assheton, according to the customs, ordinances, and burgales of the town. They engaged not to swear upon an inquest between the tenants-at-will, at the suit of party, but between six of the free tenants and six of the tenants-at-will, or between the lord and the same number of tenants. Any one convicted of unprovoked trespass done to others was to suffer a distraint of goods ; or, in failure of pos- sessing goods within the lordship, was to be taken by the lord or his bailey, "with the strength of the free tenants and tenants-at-will," and to be set in the stocks, until he had made a resonable amendment to the aggrieved party, and to the lord at his will. If any strange man of any other town came to do harm to any tenants of Assheton, then, anon, all the residents, upon being duly warned, were to rise, take and arrest the trespasser unto their power ; and if any of the tenants and residents refused so to do, or if any of them resetted or maintained any strange man, knowing that he had done trespass, he was, upon con- viction, to give the lord 405. within fifteen days following, or the bailey might raise the amount by a distrain upon his goods. If, also, there was any fighter among the tenants and residents, who should " fight with another in his beginning," he was, on being found guilty, to give the lord half a mark ; for the second offence to pay a mark ; and for the third, twenty shillings: any resetter, also, was upon conviction bound to amend it to the party grieved, and to give the lord the pains set upon him. These edicts were well calculated for a quarrelsome state of society, and may be applicable to the natives of Assheton at the present day ; since the fighters of Sir John's time, as well as the resetters, appear to have transmitted a large portion of their respective virtues to their posterity. — Such were the laws of the court baron ; and the consequence of any person refusing to be justified by them was, that the lord would remove him out of his service, so that he should loose his love, i. e. redeem it by proper concession or punishment.

Some idea may be now formed of the ancient conditions of freeholders and tenants-at-will. Tracing the latter through all the degrading obligations of vassalage, — through presents, boon- work, heriots, or

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mortuaries, — little are we inclined to wish for a revival of what are improperly named " the good old times." In an iron age, like that of Henry VI. the profession of arms was the most enviable of all distinc- tions ; it gave to an individual that rank in society and those privileges which could be obtained on no other condition ; while husbandry lan- guished under the opprobrium of villainage. To these grievances may be added, the wanton tyranny of the feudal tyrant himself, which too often outstretched the salutary laws that were made to restrain his un- provoked aggressions. It is truly remarked by the ingenious author of Ivanhoe, in his letter to Dr. Dryasdust of York, that, when the worthy person whom he addresses " is placed in his own snug parlour, and surrounded by all the comforts of an Englishman's fireside, he is not half so much inclined to believe that his own ancestors led a very different life from himself, — that the shattered tower, which now forms a vista from his window, held a baron who would have hung him up at his own door without any form of trial, — that the hinds, by whom his little pet farm is managed, would, a few centuries ago, have been his slaves, — and that the complete influence of feudal tyranny once extended over the neighbouring village, where the attorney is now a man of more importance than the lord of the manor."

AFTER-WORDS, BY THE EDITOR.

A few words may be added to what Dr. Hibbert-Ware has said of the names in this Rental, and these may be classed as (I) Personal, and (II) Local names. Personal names consist of (i) Christian or Baptismal names, and (2) of Surnames ; often of a mixture of both. The surnames are often (3) local from the place held, or else (4) taken from the trade, occupation, or office of the holder.

The names under (i) are a large class, of which it is only neces-

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sary to notice the surnames made out of Christian names, usually by adding the word "son." Thus, Adam Wilson Doggeson, is Adam the son of Will the son of Dodge (a corruption of Dodd's, from Dodd or Dodds, an Anglo-Saxon name, perhaps the same as Dot). Dicon Hoggerson = Richard the hog-herd's son, Diquon being an early Norman nurse-name of Richard. Hanson, Jenkin- son, and Jak, Jakson, are Flemish in origin, Hans = John; so is Jenkyn = Jan-kin, or little John. Jak, Jack, Jackson, may be either from John or James in its form of Jac-obus. Hobbe is a form of Robert; Hodge of Roger; whence Hobson, Hodgson. Hobbe Adamson is Robert the son of Adam. Thomlyn and Tomkyn are alike nurse-names of Thomas. Thomas Sanderson is Thomas the son of Sander or Alexander. Robin is a diminutive of Robert. Thus Wilkyii Robynson = Little Will the son of Robert. Atkynsou is Atty's or Arthur's son. Rawlins, Rawlinson are from Ralph, Rauf. Piers (French Pierre) is a form of Peter.

Local names (3) are also a large class, and originally all names of places described features of the place itself. It may suffice to name a few, — • those ending in leghe, or ley, denoting open places, usually meadow, pasture, or grass land, e.g. the White Legh, Buckley, Bardesley, the Leghes, and the Nether (lower) Leghes; Worsley (originally the Worked-ley), Shepley = the sheep-ley, Staneley and Stanley, the stony-ley; Lusley, perhaps the lussom, beautiful or pleasant ley. Colwel = Coldwell; Carr, a marshy place, — the Old Thane's Carr is a relic of Saxon times, while the Dede Carr may mean the dead swamp. Names del Wood, del Wood-field, del Leghes, del Cross, always denote the definite article " of the ;" while de signifies " of" only, as de Hollinworth, del Knolles. Great varieties of spelling of the same names occur, and this may often be discovered by comparing the names of the free tenants in one part of the Rental with what should be the same names in another part, as that where the rents are classed as payable at different terms, as Lady Day (March 25), Pentecost or Whitsuntide, St. John Baptist (June 24), Michaelmas (Sept. 29),

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Martinmas (Nov. u), and the Nativity of the Lord or Christmas; or in the list of wives, &c., to be seated iu Ashton church, where the husbands' names vary from those in the Rental. Thus Ro- byn Somayster is changed into Robert Somdyst. The form of u Rhodi " in the list of seats should often be read " Richardi." The Christian names of the women are few ; Margaret, in its varied forms, and Syssot being the most frequent. Malkyn also occurs, i.e. little Mall or Mary. Joan is, of course, Jane.

(4) The surnames derived from trade, occupation or office, are also numerous. Robert the Walker holds the Walke Milne or fulling-mill; Roger le Baxter, the bakehouse; Roger the Smith; Thomas and John, the Cook ; Jenkyn and William, the Cocker ; Jak the Spencer (i.e. steward or clerk of the kitchen) is the Bai- ley or bailiff of the lord, who had to account for the profits of the booths, the shops, and the mealhouse, as well as for the tolls, the fair and markets of the manor; Jack the Mercer; Jak the Hind or farm bailiff; John the Slater; Roger le Cropper, Robin the Cropper; Robert le Wright; Richard the Hunt or Hunter; William the Arrowsmith ; Hobbe the King (of misrule), &c., in- dicate the occupations of one class of tenants. Among the local names, many are still extant in and around Ashton-under-Lyne, as Hadfield, Aldwinshagh (Audenshaw), Hurst, Shepley, Lusley, which appears by an assessment of 1617 to have comprised (with lanes) 421 Lancashire acres. Many of the tenants paid a few pence yearly in respect of Lusley, and probably it was a grazing common. Erley may mean the ered or ploughed ley. Hob- ryding, Robert's ridding, clearing or assart. There were two corn mills, both held by John of the Edge. The Claydons then held Taunton ; the Byrons held the Whitworth lands in Droylsden; and many of the tenants had intakes or parcels of intakes in Pal- den Wood, the Alt Hey, &c. The Sour Acre and the Sour Carr- guld Rode, with the Stone Rings, are sufficiently explained by Dr. Hibbert-Ware. The Bestal was perhaps a stall or shed for cattle. Blackenows are the Black Knolls or little hills ; Alt Hey ;

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Mossley; the Ras- or Ros-botham, the rasp or sudden bottom; Aspenhalgh, the hough or hill of the Aspeus or poplars. Cowle- shagh is perhaps Cole's little wood — Cole is a baptismal name, occurring in Domesday. Hollinworth, the farm or homestead in the hollies. Chadwick, the village or hamlet of Cead or Chudde. The Sherewinde is literally cut-wind. Rugheghs = the rough eas or eyes, water meadows. Redy Legh, the reedy meadow. Alto- gether this Custom Roll and Rental presents a curious catalogue of Lancashire personal and local names in the early part of the fifteenth century.

INDEX NOMINUM ET LOCORUM.

A DAMSON, Hobbe, 97, 102, 119, 126, 132.

the wife of Robert, 1 14.

the wife of Thomas, 114.

Adkynson, the wife of William, 1 14. Ains worth, John of, 101, 115. Aldioinshagh, Aldioinshaw ; see Auden-

thaw. Aldwinshagh, William of, 103, 105, 106,

108.

Alston Londes, \ Alston Londs, j10-5' IO7' Alt Hey, 101, 102, 133. Alt Hill, 113. Arrowsinith, William the, 98, 119, 125,

133 ; the wife of, 115. Aspenhalgh, 134.

Aspenhafgh, 1 Johf, of th/' "4. Io6> IO7 ; Asjinhalgh, J tbe wife of, 113. Ashton, \ Asheton. I T , . Asshtoni [John of, 102, no.

Assheton, /

sir John of, knt., 94 et scepe; the

brother of, 125.

Ashton, Ralph or Rauf of, 102, 103, 114

128, 129.

Ralph, bar. de Middelton, 94.

Ranlyn of, 102.

Robin of, 102, 103, 128.

Thomas of, 1 15.

Ashton-under-Lyne, 93 et scepe.

KirJc, 111, 113, 114, 115, 125, 133.

hall at manor house, no, 112, 119,

129.

lands, 104, 105.

moss, 1 02.

park, 103.

Aspes, the ; see Limehurst. Atkynson, John, ico.

the wife of Wilkyn, 100.

Auden Shagh, {.103, 105, 106, 107, 108, Audenshaw, } 113, n 6, 133. Aynsworth ; see Ainsworth.

T>AKE-HOUSE, 98, 133.

•*-* Sardesley, \

Bardisley, ^94, 104, 105, 106, 132.

Barsley, )

Bardesley, Adam of, 101 ; the wife of, 114.

Christopher of, 101.

INDEX.

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Bardesley, Q-eorge of, 101.

Gregory of, 1 16 ; the wife of, 1 14.

the wife of John of, 113.

the wife of Ralph of, 1 14.

Raufie, 98.

Richard of, 101, 104, 105, 106, 125 ;

the wife of, 112. Richard son of John of, 105, 106,

107, 108.

Syssot wife of Jak of, 102.

Thurstan of, 101 ; the wife of, 114.

William of, 98, 1 16 ; the wife of, 1 15.

the wife of the tenant of, 113.

of Ha, the wife of William of, 113.

of Hazlehurst, William of, 99.

of Holdome, the wife of William of,

114.

of Hunt, the wife of Ralph of, 113.

of Hurst, Richard of, 98, 99.

Basket Feilds, 98, 103.

Bastall; see Bestal.

Baxter, the wife of Henry the, 115.

Roger the, 98, 102, 119, 126, 133;

the wife of, 114. Beckingham Field, 103. Beckingtonfield, 106. Belfeild, Christopher of, 102. Berdesley, Berdesly, Berdisley, Berdys-

ley ; see Bardesley. Bestal, the, 99, 104, 108, 133. Birclienshaw, the, 116. Birches, the Light, 104, 105. Blackenows, the, 104, 133.

Blakeknolles, the wife of , 113.

Booths, the, 98.

Buckley, 132.

Buckley, William of, 97.

Bulkeley, the wife of William of, 115.

Burdetan, ITT LI. -r e

Burdytan,)Jolm> IOI; thewifeof> "4-

Buron, John, 102.

Byron, sir John tbe, knt., 101, 113, 1 19 ;

the daughter of, 127. Richard the, knt., 104, 106.

f^HADWICK, 134.

^-' Chadwick, Robert of. 96 ; the wife

of, 115-

Childerscroft in Wolloice, 116. Clayden, } Thomas of, 101, 104. 105, 106, Claydon, j 107, 108, 113 ; the wife of,

112.

Clegge in Bacliedall, 102. Cloghed, Thomas of, 102.

Cocker, Jenkyn, 97, 133.

William the, 98, 133; the wife of,

114.

Coke ; see Cook. Colwel, 97, 132. Cook, John the, 96, 98, 103, 127, 133;

the wife of, 115. Thomas the, 133; Syssot, wife of,

97, "5-

Coppydhurst, 102. Corn mills, 95, 96, 101, 103, 109, 112,

123, 124, 127, 133. Cowleshagh, 134.

Cowleshagh, ) William of, 101 ; the wife Cowleshaw, j of, 115. Cropper, Magot wife of Jenkyn the, 116.

the wife of Robert the, 114. •

Robin the, roi, 125, 133.

Roger the, 100, 133; the wife of, 114.

Thomlyn, 102.

Cross, William of the, 101 ; the wife of,

114.

Curtnall }Raufof> I0°5 the wife of, 114.

Thomas of, 101, 102, 126 ; the wife

of, 113.

T~)ANE, the heir of Robert, 107. •*-^ Dede Carr, 101, 132. Diconson, Thomlyn, 99, 116. Dogeson, ) Adam Wilson, 104, 105, 107, Doggeson, J 108, 132. Doneam Moss, 95, 96, 121. Droyladen [Droylsden], 101, 133.

TI^DGE, John of the, 96, 101, 123, 133. *-• Erley, 99, 133.

I7ETLAWE, Adam of; see Tetlawe. Ffulsstaffe, ) John, 97; the wife of, Fulstaffe, j 1 15.

Robert, 120 ; the wife of, 114.

Robyn, 97.

f^ATECLIFFE,)Hugh of, 99; the ^J" GaytcliiTe, j wife of, 115.

HADFIELD, 133. Hadfield, Richard of, 1 16 ; Magot wife of, 95.

the heir of Thomas of, knt., 105, 107.

of Aldwinshagh, the wife of Richard

of, 113.

, 98.

1 36 CUSTOM ROLL, ETC., OF ASSHETON-UNDKR-LYNE.

Hanson, Alice or Alys, 97, 115.

Harper Wollowe, 116.

Harrop of Barsley, Joan, 94.

Hatfield ; see Hadjleld.

Haworth, John of, 97.

Haycrqfl, the, 100.

Hazilhurst, the wife of Thomas of, 114.

Hazlehurst, 99.

Heath Barn, 102.

Heghrode ; see Heyrode.

Held, the wife of Adam of, 115.

Heyrode, John of the, 99, 103, 105, 106,

107, 108, 113, 125 ; the wife of, 113. Highrode ; see Heyrode. Higson, the wife of Thomas, 113. Hind, Jak the, 99, 119, 120, 133.

Marget wife of John the, 98.

sen., the wife of John the, 1 15.

Holryding, 99, 133.

Hoggerson, Dicon, 132 ; Malkyn, wife of,

96.

Hogh, John of, 98. Holde, Adam of the, 98. Holden, 101.

HollingwortM Johnof 5 Ij6. thewife Hollmsworth, \ f ' yjl Hollinworth, J Richard of, 104, 106, 107, 116; the

wife of, 113.

Syssot wife of Dycon of, 101.

Hollinworth, 134.

Howarth, the wife of John of, 115.

Hulme, Elyn of, 97.

Hunt, Richard of, 106 ; the wife of, 113.

Richard the, 103, 108, 133.

Hurst, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 133. Hurst, Nichol of, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,

108.

Hurt, the wife of Richard of, 113. Hynd ; see Hind. Hyrst ; see Hurst.

T ACKSON, Nanne wife of Robyn, 97.

J the wife of Robert, 115.

Jameson, the wife of John, 114. Jenkinson of the Bardesley, Thomas of,

116.

Jenkyn, the daughter of Carol, 113. Johnson, Jack, 99.

Rauf, 100.

Joneson, the wife of Ralph, 114.

KILNE, the, 96. King, Hobbe the, 120, 133; Mar-

gret the widow of, 126; Mergret the

wife of, 102.

King, the wife of Robert the, 115. Knolles, the, 104, 105, 107, 108, 113. Knolle's Meadow, 100. Knolles, John of the, 104, 106, 107.

of Leghes, the wife of John of, 1 1 3.

Kynge ; see King.

T AWTON, William of, 102. J— ' Lees ; see Leghes. Leghes, the, 104, 106, 107, 113, 132. the Nether, 106, 107, 132.

Leghes, Adam of the, 106, 107 ; the heir

of, 104; the wife of, 113.

Hobbe of the, 119; the heir of, 1 04.

Jak of the, 100.

the wife of John of, 113.

the heir of Robert of the, 1 07 .

Thomas of the, 101, 104, 106, 107,

116; the wife of, 113.

of Hasleworth, Thomlyn of the, 1 15.

of Hazlehurst, Thomlyn of the, 99.

Limehurst, the Aspes of, 104, 106. Lusley,<)i, 98, 132, 133. Lusley, Peter of the, 1 1 3.

William of, 105, 106, 107, 108 ; the

heir of, 104.

Lyme, the wife of John of, 1 14. Lyndgards, IJohn of, 99; the wife of, Lyngards, j 114.

Richard of, 100, 102.

the wife of Robert, 114.

MARGREE of Stayley, the wife of Patrick, 115. Mealhouse, the, 98. Meltham, James of, 100 ; the wife of, 1 14.

Thomas of, 100; the wife of, 114.

Mercer, Jack the, 99, 127, 133.

Mergot, widow, 120.

Merler, the wife of John of, 115.

Middlefon, 94, 128.

M iln, Milne or Mill, the ; see Corn mill*.

Milne, the wife of, 114.

Moor Hey, 96, 100.

Mosley, \

Mosseley, MOO, 102, 103, 134.

Mossley, )

Mossley, the heir of Adam of, 105', 107.

Moston, the wife of the heir of Henry of,

"3-

Richard of, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108 ;

the heir of, 103.

INDEX.

137

C\LD Alt, 106.

^ Olde House Carr, 1 16.

Olde Thanes Carr, see Thane's Carr.

Oldome, 102.

Oldome, Eichard of, 97.

T^ALDEN, 107.

-*• Leyh, 107, 116.

— Wood, 101, 104, 105, 1 06, 107, 133, Park, the, 102, 103. Parson, the tenants of the, 113. Patrick, Syssot wife of, 96. Paulden Wood ; see Paldeii Wood. Perin or Peryu, the wife of, 97, 115, 119. Pole, Alys wife of, 96, 120.

"D ACHEDALL, 102. ••• *• Basbot/tam, the, 1 103, 105, 106, Rasbothum, J 108, 134.

Kasbotham, the wife of, 113.

John of, 1 06.

Robert of the, 103, 105, 106, 108.

Redy Legh, 101, 107, 134.

Rhodes Fields, 98, 101, 104, 106, 115.

Richards of Bardsley, William son of, 97.

Robert of , the heir of, 105.

Robinson. 1 -p. Robynson,}1^0011'100-

the wife of Robert, 1 14.

Robyn, 99.

Thomas, 98 ; the wife of, 114.

Wilkyn, 100, 132.

the wife of William, 114.

Rodes Field ; see Rhodes Fields. Rosbotham, Rosbothum ; see Rasbotham. Rose, Elinor or Elyn the, 98, 115, 119,

126.

Rugheqhs. } ,, Rughohs, ' (^104,107,134.

Rydde Legh ; see Redy Legh. Syecrqft, 96.

C ANDERSON or Saunderson, John, *•-' 99 ; the wife of, 1 14.

Nicholas, 99 ; the wife of, 1 14.

Robert, 116 ; the wife of, 114.

Robyn, 99.

Thomas, 99, 116, 132 ; the wife of,

"5- Sclater or Sclatter, William, 100; the

wife of, 1 14. Shepley, 96, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 132,

'33- Shepley, the tenants of, 113.

Shepley, the wife of, 113.

Peter of, 105, 106, 107, 108.

the heir of Piers of, 103.

SJierewlnde, 105, 107, 134.

Slater, John the, 100, 125, 133; the wife

of, 114.

Smith, Richard the, 99 ; the wife of, 114. Roger the, 96, 97, 98, 1 19, 133 ; the

wife of, 115. Smithey, the, 98. Smyth ; see Smith. Somaster, Somayster or Somdyst, Robert,

102, 126, 133 ; the wife of, 114.

Robyn, 98, 133.

William, 97 ; the wife of, 115.

Somdyst ; see Somaster.

Soureker, 102, 133.

Soureker, the wife of, 113.

Sour Car rguld Rode, 102, 128, 133.

Spake Man, the wife of Henry, 115.

Spakeman, John, 98.

Spencer, Jak the or John, 98, 99, 119,

133; the wife of, 114. Staneley, 132. Staneley, \

Stanely, ^Marget of, 97. Stanley, J

Thomas of, 105, 106, 107, 108, 125.

Stane rynges, 103, 128, 133.

Staveley, ) Thomas of, 108 ; the heir of,

Starely, J 104.

Stayley, Merget of, 96, 119, 120.

Rauf of, 113.

Sunderland, 104, 105, 106, 107. Sunderlaiid, the wife of, 112.

HTAILOR, Thomlynthe, 116.

Taunton, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, i°8, 133-

Tetlawe, Adam of, 104, 105. Thane's Carr or Kerr, 98, 99, 116, 132. Thomson, the wife of Adam, 115. Three Houses, the, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108. Trafford, Peter of, 105, 107.

the heir of Thomas of, 104.

Tumson, Jone wife of Atkyn, 97.

Tyrr, Wilkyn, 103.

the wife of William, 113.

T JNTON, Alice, 101.

^ Richard, 96, 98, 101, 103;

the wife of, 1 15.

Robert, 97 ; the wife of, 1 15.

Roger, 96.

CUSTOM ROLL, ETC., OF ASSHETON-UNDER-LYNE.

r, Chrystopher the, 96. Yyner stedes, 98.

Robert the, 96, 133; the wife of, 1 14.

- William the, 96, 100, 125 ; the wife of, 114.

- of Ryecroft, the wife of William the, 114.

Walk miln ; see Corn mills. WaterTiouses in Harper Wollowe, 116. White Legh, 132. Whitelegh or White Leigh, Thomas of,

97, the wife of, 115. Wilkin or Wilkyn, Elyn the daughter of,

97, 115, 119. Wilkinson or Wilkynson, Dycon, 100.

- the wife of Richard, 1 14. William Field orterre, 99, 104, 105, 106,

107, 108.

Willison, the wife of Richard, 115. Wilson, Adam, 100.

- Syssot wife of Dycon, 97.

Wilson of Knolles, the wife of Adam of,

"3-

Windebank, \Nanne or Nanna of the, Windy Bank, J 97, 115, 119. Winterbotham, Jankyne of the, 115.

John of the, 101.

Wode ; see Wood.

Wollau-e or Wollowe, 98, 99, 101, 116. Wood, Jenkyn of the, 98, 102, 126. John of the, 103, 127 ; the wife of,

114.

the wife of Ralph of, 112.

Raulin of the, 103.

Woodfield, the, 104, 107.

Woodfield, William of the, 98, 99 ; the

wife of, 115.

Woodhouse, the, 104, 106. Woodhouse, the tenants of the, 113. Wordel in Sachedall, 102. Worseley or Worsley, Piers of, 104, 107. Worsley, 132.

Wright, Robert the, 100, 101, 125, 133. of Alt Hill, the wife of Robert, 113.

139

SUPPLEMENTARY INDEX.

A LAN the clerk, 6.

•*"*• Ales ; see Gyst ale.

Amounderness, hundred of, 28, 29.

Anielsdale, Eobert de, vi.

Appletone, 24.

Arrow-smith, 125.

Asteley vill, 24.

Ashton, sir John de, knt., xiii.

Ashton-under-Lyne, xiii.

church, arrangement of seats in,

112-15, 125.

lordship, tenants of; see Tenants.

Assheton, Thomas of, xiii; rental of

tenants of, 115—16.

r> ASHALL, x.

•*-* Berknockhill, 20.

Birch, Thomas (of Birch), 29.

Birch Feodary, The, ix, xi, 29.

Black Boy of Ashton, 128-9.

Blackburn, x ; hundred or wapentake of,

x, i, 28.

Blakeburn, Adam de, 6. Blundel, William, vi. Blundeville, Hawys de, i.

Randal de, i .

Bolton, John de, 71.

Boon work or Boon shearing, 121.

Botiller, sir Hugh, 6.

Bowland, wapentake or liberty of, x ;

Forest of, x.

Brighouse, Elland of, 1 19. Buccleuch, duke of, x. Burg, Richard de, vi.

Roger Gerneth de, v.

Burnley, x.

/^*ALVERLEY, Roger de, 120. ^-" Capitula Itineris, vi, vii. Carlisle, parliament at, 2. Chartley, castle of, 2. Cherlton, Ghiido or Guy de, 6.

Cherlton, Thomas de, 6. Chester, constable of, i, 6.

- earl of, i, 2.

- Ranulph of, 120.

Clitheroe, honor of, x, 2, 3, 4; castle of, x,

6.

Cliviger, manor of the grange of, 2. Clyderhow; see Clitheroe. Conesland in Bewmont, 75. Corse presents ; see Mortuaries. Cowmale, custom of, 73. Cressingham, Hugh de, ix.

"H\ACRE, Randle de, 71. •*— ' Denbigh castle, 2. Dennon or Downham, 4. Domesday Survey, iv-v. Drink-lean, custom of, 118-21. Duckinfield, 122.

T^ASINGTON, x.

*-* Eccles, 127.

Eccleshill, 16.

Extenta Manerii, statute of, ix.

battle of, 2.

•*• Fighters, in, 130. Fitz-Eustace, Aubrey, i .

- Richard, i.

- Roger, i. Fitz-Hugh, Hugh, 6. Fitz-Osbert, Walter, vi. Fitz-Robert, Richard, vi. Fitz-Swane, Richard, vi.

- Walter, vi.

/^ALLOWS Field at Ashton, 129.

*J Great Mitton, x.

Gregson's Portfolio of Fragments, xi, 29.

Grindleton, x.

Guld riding, custom of, 128-9.

Gyst ale or Gysing feast, 102, 126-7.

140

SUPPLEMENTARY INDEX.

HALL MOTE (or court baron) of Ashton, no, 112, 130. Halton, i, 10. Heeshanij 73.

Heriot, 95, 96, 98, 100, 122, 123, 127. Heriz, John de, 6.

Hibbert-Ware, Dr., 93, 94, 117, 131. Hobriding, 127. Hulton, John de, 28.

T NQUISITIONES post mortem, ix.

\7 lEKEBY'S (sir John de) Inqiiest •iv. of Yorkshire, ix, xi.

LACI ; see Lacy. Lacy, Alice, 2, 3. Lacy, Edmund de, 2, 3.

Henry de, i .

Henry de, 2, 3, 29 ; account of, by

Dr. Whitaker, 2-3.

Ilbert de, i.

John de, i, 3, 6.

Margaret, i, 3.

Margaret (or Alice), 3.

Kobert de, i.

Eoger de, i .

Lake, Lancelot du, 1 20. Lancaster, Edward earl of, 2.

Henry duke of, 3, 29.

Robert de, vi.

Thomas Plantaganet, earl of, 3 ; his

wife Alice, 3.

Land, tenure of, under feudal system, iii. Lansdowne JTeodary, 27*0, ix, xi. Lasci, Lasey ; see Lacy. Lassi, Normandy, i.

Legh, de la, 2.

Leycester, sir Peter, 29.

Ley land, hundred of, 28.

Lincoln, earl of ; see Blundeville a»d Lacy.

Lizours, Aubrey, i.

Robert de, i .

Roger, i .

Longespee, Margaret (or Alice), 3.

sir William, 3.

Lonsdale, hundred or wapentake of, 28, 29. Lovesucken ; see Soken. Ludhani, Walter de, 6.

MAGHALE [Maghull] vill, 24. Mamecestre, manor of, ix, 28.

Manchester, castle of, 1 20. Marlings ; see Gyst ale.

Middlemore, , 2.

Middleton, Adani de, vi.

Mortuaries, 123.

Muller [atoll], 95, 109, no, 112, 123, 124.

NAMES of persons and places, deri- vation of, 131-4. Newton, x. Noel, Adam, 6. Nottingham, Henry de, 6.

QRHULL [Orrell], Richard de, vi.

PERKES, Alan, 67.

-*- Perpont, Richard de, vi. Pilkington, Alexander de, vi. Placita de quo warranto, ix. Pontefract, fee of, i. Principal, payment of a ; see Heriot.

fVUARTERMAR', Colin de, 6. V^ Querderay, Hugh, 6. Quincy, Hawys, i.

Margaret de, I .

Robert de, i.

Saber de, i.

"D ADCLIFFE, Adam de, 28. •I*- Radeclive, William de, vi. Raines, rev. canon, 28. Ravenscroft, 73. Rebels, in, 130. Eentale, xii. Resetters, in, 130. Rixton, Alan de, vi. Robinson, Dixon, x, 4. Eotuli Hundredorum, viii, xi. Routore [? Runcorn], 24.

C ALESBURY, 16.

*^ Salford, hundred of, x, 28.

Salisbury, earl of, 3.

Saluces, Alice de, 2.

Slaidburn, x ; manor of, x.

Soken or Socome, 95, 109, 112, 123, 124.

Soul scot ; see Mortuaries.

Standen, Walter de, 6.

Stanlaw, 2.

Stansfeld, Oliver de, 2.

Stocks, the, no, 120, 128, 130.

SUPPLEMENTARY INDEX.

Strangers, no, 130.

Swine, regulations concerning, 111-12,1 24.

TENANTS of Ashton lordship, free, •*• 103-8, 109-12, 124-25, 130. at will, service of, and conditions of

tenancy, 94-5, 108-12, 118-24, 130;

rental and presents of, 95-102.

for life, 102-3.

Tenants of Thomas Assheton, rental of,

115-16.

Testa de Nevill, v-vi, x, xi. Thistlelache or Thistletake, 10. Tottington, manor of, x. Towneley, Charles (of Towneley), x. Trafford, Henry de, vi. Trespassers, no, 130. Turvery [Turbary], 102, 126. Tyas, Baldwin, 6. Ebrard, 6.

\lyTADDINGTON, x. v v Wadington, Walter de, 6. Warre, Thomas West lord la, xii.

West Bradford, x.

West Derby, hundred of, 28, 29.

Whalley, abbey of, 2 ; church of, 2.

Whitaker, Dr., i, 10, ir.

'a History of Whalley, extracts from,

2-3. 6-

Whitingham, 22. Whitson ales, 121. William, reeve of Wortheston, 6. William and William, 28, 29. Winchester, earl of ; see Quincy. Winchester, Roll of, iv. Windhull, 39. WolfstanescUve, 20. Worsthorn, manor of, 2. Worston, Adam de, 6.

G-uido or Ydo de, 6.

Worston or Wortheston, Till of, 6. Wynewyc, William de, vi. Wynnes [? Widnesl, 24. Wyot ; see Worston, Adam de.

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It will, the Council are sure, afford the members pleasure to find that Mr. Corser's very valuable work is making, if not rapid, at least steady and certain progress. The present volume begins with Breton and ends with Chamberlaine, and contains one hundred notices. Those of Breton's voluminous works, (and which, unequal as they are, will always interest from their occasional poetical beauties,) extend from p. 1 to p. 96, and afford a much more complete view of the writings of this author, several of which are exceedingly rare, than has hitherto been given. The remaining articles in B, and the commencing ones in C, include several poetical volumes which will be new even to those who are well acquainted with early English poetry, and the reader will find much to deserve his attention in the bio- graphy of the various authors, the well-selected extracts from their works, and the accurate bibliographical information which is so abundantly supplied. It is scarcely necessary to say that the present volume is characterized by the same care, exactness and research which were so conspicuous in the preceding ones, and it only remains to be wished that no circumstances may occur to retard Mr. Corser's future progress; and that a work so important in itself, and affording so fitting a memorial of himself and his library, may be prosecuted without interruption to its close.

All the three volumes enumerated, for the year 1866-7, have now been issued to the members.

The Council have great regret in adverting to the loss which their body and the Society have sustained by the death of Mr. THOMAS HEYWOOD, of Hope End during the last year. From the commencement of the CHETHAM SOCIETY he had taken a warm interest in its proceedings and success. To the latter he contributed in no slight degree by the various works in the Chetham series, in which he so efficiently performed the duties of editor.

For this office he was indeed eminently adapted. The range of his infor- mation was so extensive, and he had the power of presenting the results of his reading and observation in so lucid, condensed and attractive a form that the introductions to the works edited by him will always be referred to with undiminished pleasure. To be able to infuse life and spirit into mate- rials which are the acquisition of original research is one of the highest merits of the historical antiquary, and to this merit Mr. THOMAS HEYWOOD could undoubtedly lay claim. It is therefore greatly to be lamented that he did not devote a portion of his leisure to the production of a work of larger extent on some one of the many subjects which engaged his atten- tion, and which might have afforded in a greater degree than scattered specimens, however elegant, learned, or satisfactory, can do, a just idea of the acquirements and capacity of a very able and accomplished contributor to the great common fund of historical literature and philology.

The first of the publications for the year 1867-8, being No. 72 in the Chetham Series, is the second volume of the Collectanea relating to Man- chester and its Neighbourhood, at various periods. Compiled, arranged, and edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A., vol. 2, which is now ready for delivery. The further publications contemplated, or in progress, are :

1. Collectanea Anglo-Poetica, Part 4. By the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A.

2. The Visitation of Lancashire in 1532. Edited by WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq.

3. The Register of the Manchester Free Grammar School, with Notices and Biographies of distinguished Scholars. Edited by the Rev. J. FINCH SMITH, M.A., Rector of Aldridge. Vol. 2.

4. A Collection of Ancient Ballads and Poems, relating to Lancashire. Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A.

5. Worihingtoris Diary and Correspondence. The concluding part. Edited by JAMES CROSSLEY, Esq., F.S.A., President of the Chetham Society.

6. Documents relating to Edward third Earl of Derby and the Pil- grimage of Grace. By R. C. CHRISTIE, Esq., M.A.

7. The Great De Lacy Inquisition of 1311. The Boundary Rents and other curious matters in and concerning the Manor of Manchester, and other

Manors and Places in Com. Lane. ; and the Custom Roll and Rental of the Manor of Ashton-under-Lyne. Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq., F.S.A.

8. Tracts printed in the Controversy between Sir Thomas Mainwaring and Sir Peter Leicester, as to the legitimacy of Amicia,\daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, Earl of Chester, 1673-9. Collected and republished, with an Introductory Preface and Review of the Controversy.

9. Diary of John Angler, of Denton, from the original Manuscript, with a reprint of the Narrative of his Life, published in 1685 by Oliver Hey wood.

10. A Selection from Dr. John By r orris unprinted Remains in Prose and Verse.

11. A new Edition of the Poems Collected and Published after his Death, corrected and revised, with Notes, and a Prefatory Sketch of his Life.

12. The later Heraldic Visitations of Lancashire.

13. Hollinworth' s Mancuniensis. A new Edition. Edited by CANON RAINES.

14. A Volume of Extracts, Depositions, Letters, fyc., from the Con- sistory Court of Chester, beginning with the Foundation of the See.

15. Extracts from Roger Dodsworth's Collections in the Bodleian Library at Oxford relating to Lancashire.

16. Annales Cestrienses.

17. Chetham Miscellanies. Vol. 4.

18. Lancashire and Cheshire Funeral Certificates.

19. A General Index to volumes XXXI. to LX. of the Publication* of the Chetham Society.

The Treasurer in Aceount with the Chetham Society for the year ending 28#i February, 1867.

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A. H. HEYWOOD, Treasurer.

Cfieftam

LIST OF MEMBERS

FOR THE YEAR 1867 — 1868.

The Members, to whose names an asterisk is prefixed, have compounded for their Subscription*.

• A CKERS, James, Prinknash Park, near Gloucester -<nL Adams, George Edward, MA., F.S.A., Rouge- dragon, College of Arms, London Agnew, Thomas, Manchester Ainsworth, Ralph F , M.D., Manchester Allen, Joseph, Tombland, Norwich Andrews, Thomas, Bolton Armitage, Samuel, Pendleton, Manchester Armstrong, Rev. Thomas Alfred, M.A., Ashton Par- sonage, Preston Ashton, John, Warrington Ashworth, Henry, The Oaks, near Bolton Aspland, Alfred, Dukinfield

*Aspland, Rev. R. B., Well Street, Hackney, London Athenaeum Club, London Athenaeum, Liverpool Athenaeum Library, Boston, U.S. *Atherton, Miss, Kersall Cell, near Manchester Atherton, James, Swinton House, near Manchester Atkin, William, Little Hulton, near Bolton Atkinson, William, Ashton Heyes, near Chester Avison, Thomas, F.S.A., Liverpool Ayre, Thomas, Trafford Moss, Manchester

BAGSHAW, John, Manchester Bain, James, 1, Haymarket, London Baker, Thomas, Brazennose Street, Manchester •Bannerman, John, York Street, Manchester *Barbour, Robert, Bolesworth Castle, near Chester Barker, John, Broughton Lodge, Newton in Cartmel •Barlow, Mrs., Greenhill, Oldham Barratt, James, Lymm Hall, near Warrington Barthes & Lowell, 14, Great Marlborough Street, Lon- don

Bartlemore, Miss, Beechwood, Rochdale Barton, Richard, Caldy Manor, Birkenhead Barton, Samuel, Whalley Range, Manchester Beamont, William, Orford Hall, Warrington Beever, James F., Manchester Bentley, Rev. T. R, M.A., St. Matthew's Rectory,

Manchester Berlin Royal Library

Beswicke, Mrs., Pyke House, Littleborough Birchall, Rev. Jos., M.A., Church Kirk, Accrington

Birmingham, Borough of, Central Free Library, Bir- mingham

Birley, Hugh, Moorlands, near Manchester Birley, Rev. J. S., M.A., Halliwell Hall, Bolton «Birley, Thomas H., Hart Hill, Eccles, Manchester Blackburn Free Public Library and Museum Blackburne, John Ireland, Hale, near Warrington Bolton Public Library, Bolton-le-Moors Booker, Rev. John, M.A., F.S.A., Sutton, Surrey Booth, Benjamin W., Swinton, near Manchester Booth, John, Greenbank, Monton, Eccles Booth, William, Holly Bank, Cornbrook, Manchester Boston, U. S., Public Library Bourne, Cornelius, Stalmine Hall, Fleetwood, near

Preston

Bower, Miss, Old Park, Bostol, Abbey wood, London S.E Bowers, The Very Rev. G. H., D D., Dean of Manchester Brackenbury, Miss, Brunswick Terrace, Brighton Bradshaigh, W. R. H., Coolree House, near Wexford Bradshaw, John, Jun., Manchester Brazenose College, Oxford •Bridgeman, Hon. and Rev. George Thomas Orlando,

M A., Rectory, Wigan. Bridson, J. Ridgway, Crompton Fold, Bolton, and Belle

Isle, Windermere Brierley, Rev. James, M A., Mosley Moss Hall, Congle-

ton

*Brooke, Thomas, Armitage bridge, near Huddersfield •Brooks, W. Cunliffe, M.A., Barlow Hall, Manchester Brown, Mrs., Winckley Street, Preston Browne, William Henry, Chester Buckley, Edmund, M.P., Dinas Mowddwy Buckley, Nathaniel, F.L.S., Rochdale Bunting, Thomas Percival, Manchester Bury Co-operative Society, Bury, Lancashire

CAINE, Rev. William, M.A., Chaplain New Bailey, M anchester Cassels, Rev. Andrew, M.A., Batley Vicarage, near

Dewsbury

•Chad wick, Elias, MA., Pudlestone Court, Hereford- shire

Chichester, The Bishop of Christie, R. C., M.A., Owen's College, Manchester

LIST OF MEMBERS.

Christ's College Library, Cambridge •Churchill, William, Brinnington Lodge, near Stockport » Clare, John Leigh, Liverpool Clarke, Archibald William, Manchester Clegg, Thomas, Manchester Cooke, Thomas, Rusholme Hall, near Manchester Corser, Rev. Thomas, M.A., F.S.A., Stand, near Man- chester

•Cottam, S., Manchester Coulthart, John Ross, Ashton-under-Lyne »Crawford and Balcarres, The Earl of, Haigh Hall, near

Wigan

Cross, William Assheton, Red Scar, Preston Crosse, Thomas Bright, Shaw Hill, near Chorley Crossley, George F., Beech Tree Bank, Prestwich Crossley, James, F.S.A., Manchester, President Crossley, Croslegh Dampire, Scaitclifle House, Tod-

morden Cunningham, William Alexander, Manchester

DARBISHIRE, Samuel D., Pendyffryn, near Conway Darwell, Thomas, Manchester Dean, Rev. Thomas, M.A., Warton, near Lancaster Dearden, Thomas Ferrand, Rochdale •Derby, The Earl of, Knowsley, Prescot Delamere, The Lord, Vale Royal, near Northwich Devonshire, The Duke of, Holker, Cartmel Dilke, Sir C. W., Bart , 76, Sloane Street, London Dixon, Jas., Ormskirk Dobson, William, Chronicle OESce, Preston Doxey, Rev. J. S , Milnrow, Rochdale Durnford, The Ven. Richard, M.A., Rectory, Middle- ton, Archdeacon and Hon. Canon of Manchester

EARLE, Frederic William, Edenhurst, near Huyton Eccles, Richard, Wigan Eckersley, Thomas, Wigan Egerton, Sir Philip de Malpas Grey, Bart., M.P., Oulton

Park, Tarporley

Egerton, The Lord, Tatton Park, Knutsford Ellesmere, The Earl of, Worsley Hall Ellison, Cuthbert E., Worship Street, London Ethelston, Rev. Hart, M.A.,CheethamHill, Manchester

FEILDEN, Joseph, M.P., Witton, near Blackburn *Fenton, James, M.A., F.S.A., Norton Hall, Mickleton Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Fernley, John, Southport Ffarington, Miss, Worden Hall, near Preston »Fielden, Samuel, Centre Vale, Todmorden Fisher, William, Lancaster Banking Co., Preston Fishwick, Major, Carr Hill, Rochdale Fleming, William, M.D., Rowton Grange, Chester *Fort, Richard, M.P., Read Hall, Padiham Forster, John, Palace Gate House, Kensington, London Frere, W. E., 42, Clarges Street, London

/^i ARNETT, Wm. James, Quernmore Park, Lancaster VT Gibb, William, Swinton Lodge, Manchester Gladstone, Murray, F.R.A.S., Broughton, Manchester •Gladstone, Robert, Highfield, near Manchester

Goss, Right Rev. A., D.D., St. Edward's College, Liver- pool

•Greenall, Gilbert, M.P., Walton Hall, near Warring- ton

Greenhalgh, Rev. Henry Canon, Weldbank, Chorley

HADFIELD, George, M.P., Manchester Hailstone, Edward, F.S.A., Horton Hall, Brad- ford, Yorkshire

Hardman, Henry, Bury, Lancashire Hardy, William, F.S A., Duchy of Lancaster Office, Lon- don

Hargreaves, George J., Piccadilly, Manchester Harland, John, F.S.A., Cheetham Hill, near Man- chester

Harris, George, F.S. A., Registrar of the Court of Bank- ruptcy, Manchester Harrison, William, Rock Mount, St. John's, Isle of

Man.

•Harrison, William, F.S.A., FG.S., F.R.S., Antq. du Nord, Samlesbury Hall, near Preston, and Galli- greaves Hall, near Blackburn Harter, James Collier, Leamington 'Harter, William, Hope Hall, near Manchester Hatton, James, Richmond House, near Manchester Healey, Henry, Smallbridge, Rochdale Heelis, Stephen, Manchester 'Henderson, Rev. John, Parsonage, Colne *Henry, W. C., M.D., F.R.S., Haffield, near Ledbury Heron, Rev. George, M.A., Carrington, Cheshire Heywood, Arthur Henry, Manchester, Treasurer Heywood, Sir Thos. Percival, Bart., Doveley's, Ash- bourne Heywood, James, F.R.S., F.G.S., 26, Palace Gardens,

Kensington, London

Heywood, Thomas, Pendleton, near Manchester Heywood, Rev. Hy. R., M.A., Swinton, Manchester Hickson, Charles, Manchester Higson, James, Ardwick Green North, Manchester Higson, John, Birch Cottage, Lees, near Oldham Hilton, William Hughes, Booth Street, Manchester Hoare, P. R., Kelsey Park, Beckenham, Kent Holden, Thomas, Springfield, Bolton-le-Moors Holdsworth, John, Eccles »Hoghton, Sir Henry de, Bart. Hornby, Rev. George, B.D. Hornby, Rev. William, M.A , St. Michael's, Garstang,

Hon. Canon of Manchester

Howard, Edward C., Brinnington Hall, Stockport Howarth, Henry H., Castleton Hall, Rochdale Hughes, Thomas, F.S. A., Grove Terrace, Chester Hull, William Winstanley, The Knowle, Belper *Hulton, Rev. C. G., M.A., Emberton, Newport Pagnel,

Bucks

Hulton, W. A., Hurst Grange, Preston Hume, Rev. A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.S.A., Liverpool Hutchinson, Robt. Hopwood, Tenter House, Rochdale

I NDEPENDENT College, Manchester

LIST OF MEMBERS.

J AC SON, Charles R., Barton Lodge, Preston Jervis, Thomas B., Ambleside Johnson, Jabez, Pennington Hall, near Manchester Johnson, W. R., The Cliffe, Wybunbury, Nantwich Jones, Jos., Abberley Hall, Stourport Jones, Win. Roscoe, Athenaeum, Liverpool Jones, Thomas, B.A., F.S.A., Chetham Library, Man- chester Jordan, Joseph, F.R.C.S., Manchester

KAY, Samuel, Oakley House, Weaste, Manchester Kemp, George Fawke, Kochdale Kennedy, Jno. Lawson., Ai dwick Hall, Manchester Kershaw, John, Cross Gate, Audenshaw, near Man- chester King, Eev. Richard, B.A., County Asylum, Prestwich

LANGTON, William, Manchester, Hon. Secretary Law, Wm. Bent House, Littleborough, Rochdale Leeds Library

Lees, Rev. William F., M.A., Sedlow Parsonage, Reigate Legh, G. Cornwall, M.P., F.G.S., High Legh, Knutsford •Leigh, Egerton, Joddrell Hall, Congleton Leigh, Henry, Patricroft

Leigh, Miss, The Limes, Hale, near Warrington Lingard, John R., Stockport Lingard, Rev. R. R., M.A , Tay Bank, Dundee Litler, H. W., Oldham Lowndes, Edward C., Preston »Loyd, Edward, Lillesden, Hawkhurst, Kent *Loyd, Lewis, Monks Orchard, Bromley, Kent Lycett, W. E., Manchester Lyon, George, Manchester

McCLURE, William, Piccadilly, Manchester MacKenzie, John Whitefoord, Edinburgh

Makinson, A. W., 18, Abingdon Street, Westminster

Manchester Free Library

* Manchester, The Bishop of

Mann, Robert, Manchester

Mare, E. R. Le, Manchester

*Marriott, John, Liverpool

Marsden, Rev. J. H., B.D., Canon of Manchester

Marsden, G. E., Manchester

*Marsh, John Fitchett, Warrington

Marshall, William, Penwortham Hall, Preston

Marshall, Frederick Earnshaw, Ditto

Marshall, John, Ditto

Mason, Hugh, Groby Lodge, Ashton-under-Lyne

Massie,>Rev. E., M.A., Gawsworth Rectory, near Con- gleton

Master, The Ven. Archdeacon, M.A., Croston

Mayer, Joseph, F.S.A., Lord-street, Liverpool

Melbourne Public Library

Mellor, Thomas, F.R.C.S., Oxford Road, Manchester

Miller, James, Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, Manchester

Monk, John. Q.C., The Temple, London

Moreland, James, Bookseller, Manchester

•Mosley, Sir Oswald, Bart., Rolleston Hall, Staffordshire

*Moss, Rev. John James, Otterspool, Liverpool

Moult, William, Parkside, Prescot Murray, James, Manchester

NAYLOE, Benjamin Dennison, Altrincham •Neild, Jonathan, .Tun., Rochdale Newall, Henry, Hare Hill, Littleborough. Newall, W. S., Ackworth House, Pontefract »Newbery, Henry, Docklands, Ingatestone, Essex Nicholson, James, F.S.A., Thelwall Hall, Warrington

ORMEROD, George, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. F.G.S., Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire Ormerod, Henry Mere, Manchester Owen, John, Stietford Road, Hulme, Manchester

*T>ARKER, Robert Townley, Cuerden Hall, near Preston

Parker, Rev. Arthur Townley, M.A., Hon. Canon of Manchester, Royle, Burnley

Parkinson, Miss, Ann's Hill, Cockermouth

Parkinson, Colonel, Eppleton Hall, Fence Houses, Durham

*Patten, Rt. Honble. J. Wilson, M.P., Bank Hall, War- rington

Pedder, Richard, Preston

Peel, George, Brookfield, Cheadle

Peel, Jonathan, Knowlmere Manor, near Clitheroe

Ferris, John, Lyceum, Liverpool

Philippi, Frederick Theod., Belfield Hall, near Rochdale

'Philips, Mark, The Park, Manchester

Piccope, Rev G. J., M.A., Yarrell, Wansford, North- amptonshire

Picton, J. A., F.S.A. , Clayton Square, Liverpool

Pierpoint, Benjamin, Warrington

Pitcairn, Rev. J. P., M.A., Vicarage, Eccles

*Platt, John, M.P., Werneth Park, Oldham

Porrett, Robert, F.R.S., F.S.A., &c., 49, Bernard Street, Russell Square, London

• Prescott, J. B.

Price, Rev. Henry H., M.A., Ash Parsonage, Whit- church, Salop

RADFOED, Richard, Manchester Radford, Thomas, M.D., Higher Broughton, near

Manchester

Raine, Rev. James, M.A., York Raines, Rev. F. R., M.A., F.S.A., Vicar of Milnrow and

Hon. Canon of Manchester, Vice President Ramsbotham, James, Crowboro' Warren, Tunbridge

Wells

Reiss, Mrs., Broom House, near Manchester Renaud, Frank, M.D., Piccadilly, Manchester Reynolds, Rev. George W., Diocesan Church Building

Society, Manchester Rhodocanakis, Le Prince, G.G., F.S.R.R., Higher

Broughton, Manchester Rickards, Charles H., Manchester Rigby, Samuel, Bruch Hall, Warrington •Roberts, Chas. H. Crompton, Sunnyside, Upper Avenue

Road, Regent's Park, London Roberts, Alfred Wm., Larkficld, Rochdale

LIST OF MEMBERS.

Robinson, Dixon, Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe

Eobson, John, M.D., Warrington

Bochdale Library

Royds, Albert Hudson, Rochdale

Royle, Alan, Hartford Hill, near Northwich

Rushton, James, Forrest House, Newchurch

SALISBURY, Enoch Gibbon, Glan Aber, Chester Satterfield, Joshua, Alderley Edge, near Manchester

Schofield, Wm. Whitworth, Buckley Hal!, Rochdale

»Scholes, Thomas Seddon, Dale Street, Leamington

Sharp, John, Lancaster

Sharp, Thomas B., Whalley Range, Manchester

Sharp, William, 102, Piccadilly, London

Shaw, George, St. Chad's Upper Mills, Saddleworth

Shepherd's Library, Preston

Shuttleworth, Sir J. P. Kay, Bart., M.D., Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley

Simms, Charles S., Manchester

Simpkin, William, Spring Street, Bury

Simpson, John Hope, Bank of Liverpool

Simpson, Rev. Samuel, M.A., Thelgreaves, near Lan- caster

Sion College, The Master of, London

Skaife, John, Union Street, Blackburn

Skelmersdale, The Lord, Lathom House, near Onnskirk

Smith, Rev. J. Finch, M.A., Aldridge Rectory, near Walsall

Smith, J. R., Soho Square, London

Smith, Feredey, Manchester

Sowler, R. S., Q.C., Manchester

Sowler, John, Manchester

Spafford, George, Brown Street, Manchester

Standish, W. S. C., Duxbury Hall, Chorley

*Stanley, The Lord, Knowsley, Prescot, and The Albany, London

•Stanley of Alderley, The Lord, Alderley, Congleton

Sudlow, John, Manchester

Swindells, G. A. Ancoats Grove, Manchester

nPABLEY, The Lord de, Tabley House, Knutsford -*- Tate, Wm. James, Manchester Tatton, Thos., W. Withenshaw Hall, Cheshire •Taylor, James, Todmorden Hall, Todmorden Taylor, James, Whiteley Hall, Wigan Taylor, John, Moreton Hall, Whalley Taylor, Mrs. T., Knutsford Taylor, Thomas Frederick, Wigan Teale, Josh., F.R.C.S., Salford

Thicknesse, Rev. F. H., M.A., Hon. Canon of Man- chester, Deane Vicarage, Bolton *Thompson, Joseph, Woodlands, Fulshaw Thompson, James, Chronicle Office, Leicester Thorley, George, Manchester Threlfall, Richard, Hollowforth, Preston •Tootal, Edward, The Weaste. Eccles Tonge, Rev. Richard, M.A., The Rectory, Heaton

Mersey

Townend, John, Shadsworth Hall, Blackburn Towneley, Colonel Chas ., F.S. A.,Towneley Park, Burnley Trafford, Sir Humphrey de, Bart., Trafford Park, Man- chester

Turner, Thomas, F.R.C.S , Manchester Turner, Rt. Rev. W., D.D., Crescent, Salford Tweedale, A. A., Spring Cottage, near Rochdale

VAUGHAN, John, Lingard, Stockport Vitre, Edward Denis de, M.D., Lancaster

WANKLYN, James H., Manchester Wanklyn, William Trevor, Manchester Warburton, H. E. Egerton, Arley Hall, near Northwich Ward, Edmund, Holly House. Prescot •Ward. Jos. Pilkington, Whalley Range, Manchester Ware, Titus Hibbert, Hale Barns, Altrincham Westhead, Joshua P. B., Lea Castle, Kidderminster •Westminster, The Marquis of, Eaton Hall, Chester Wheeler, Benjamin, Manchester

Whitaker, Rev. Robert Nowell, M.A., Vicar of Whalley Whitaker, W. W., St. Ann's Street, Manchester Whitehead, James, M.D., Manchester Whitelegg, Rev. William, M.A., Hulme, Manchester Whittaker, Rev. Robt, M.A., Leesfield, Oldham Wilkinson, Eason Matthew, M.D., Manchester Wilkinson, T. T.. Cheapside, Burnley » Wilton, The Earl of, Heaton House, near Manchester Wood, Richard Henry, F.S.A., Grumpsall, Manchester Wood, William Rayner, Singleton, Manchester Woods, Albert W., F.S.A., Lancaster Herald, College of

Arms, London

Wood, Richard, Clarks Villa, Lower Crumpsall, Man- chester Worthington, Edward, 23, Ladbroke Garden, London

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