Penhillton, which William Kynght delivered to him, to the use of Edward Eukeston. Admittance granted. Fine by the surety of James ffelden.

V.-Court Roll, 13 Henry vij., 1498.
(Preserved at Clitheroe Castle.)

HALMOTE

ALMOTE of the Manors of Chatburn, Worstone, and Penhilton, held at Cliderow, on Friday next before the feast of the Ascension, 13 Henry VII. [18 May, 1498].

Inquisition taken there by the oath of John Milnes, Thomas Nowell, Christopher Haresone, James Harop, John Dawson, Henry Dawson, Ellis Dugdale, Thomas Dugdale, William Whitacre, John Wode, Edmund Eukeston, and James ffelden.

One messuage and twenty acres of land, with the appurtenances, in Penhulton, have reverted into the hands of the King by the death of Nicholas ffelden, and Otwel ffelden is his next heir. Admittance granted. Fine by the surety of John Kyng.

To this Halmote came James Felden, Greave of Penhilton, and surrendered into the hands of the King one messuage and twenty acres of land, with the appurtenances, in Penhilton, which Henry Mitton and John Mitton, son of John Mitton, delivered to him, to the use of Richard Mersden. Admittance granted. Fine by the surety of Ottwell ffelden.

To this Halmote came John Corbrig, Greave of Chatburn, and surrendered into the hands of the King one messuage and one garden, xvii. acres of land of oxgangland, and one acre of land of rodeland, with the appurtenances, in Chatburne, which Thomas Dawson delivered to him, to the use of Thomas Robynson. Admittance granted. Fine by the surety of John Atkynson.

To this Halmote came John Corbrig, Greave of Chatburne, and surrendered into the hands of the King half

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an acre of land in "le Peche," which John Milnes delivered to him, to the use of Thomas Robynson. Admittance granted. Fine ijd.

To this Halmote came John Corbrig, Greave of Chatburne, and surrendered into the hands of the King half an acre of land at "Rodes," which Thomas Robynson delivered to him to the use of John Milne. Admittance granted. Fine ijd.

To this Halmote came John Chatburne, and surrendered into the hands of the King half a toft within Chatburn, which Henry Ratcliffe delivered to him, to the use of Thomas Dowson. Admittance granted. Fine ija, by the surety of Richard Kendall.

Chatburn.-John Atkynson [? Greave].

John Atkynson and John Dowson are Constables.
Peres Eawnerley, Greave of Worston.

Sum of this Court [not entered on the Roll].

VI.-Court Roll, 19 Henry vij., 1504.

(Preserved at Clitheroe Castle.)

HALMOTE of the Manors of Chatburn, Worston,

and Penulton, held at Cliderowe, on Friday next before the feast of Pentecost, 19 Henry VII. [24 May, 1504], before Thomas Earl of Derby, Steward there.

Inquisition taken there by the oath of Thomas Robynson, Nicholas Hirde, Richard Bolde, John Chatburn, John Dawson, Christopher Michell, Richard Rede, Richard Haste, Richard Mersden, Henry Tinkynhill, William Hogson, and William Whitacre.

Two messuages and two oxgangs of land, and half an oxgang of land, with the appurtenances, in Penulton, have reverted into the hands of the King by the death of John Hirde, and Richard Hirde, his son and heir, came and sought to be admitted, &c. Admittance granted. Fine iijs-iiijd, by the surety of Thomas Robynson.

To this Halmote came John Milne, Greave of Chat

burne, and surrendered into the hands of the King two acres of land, with the appurtenances, in Chatburne, to the use of Richard Swinhilhurst. Admittance granted. Fine viijd.

Sum of this Court, iiijs vjd.

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VII.-Court Roll, 22 Henry vij., 1507.
(Preserved at Clitheroe Castle.)

ALMOTE of the Manors of Chatburn, Wurston,

and Penhulton, held at Clederowe, on Wednesday next after the Conversion of St. Paul, 22 Henry VII. [27 January, 1507], before Sir Peter Legh,* knight, Chief Steward there.

Inquisition taken there by virtue of office by the oath of John Henrison, Thomas Talior, Thomas Robynson, William Talyor, John Dawson, Roger Nowell, Henry Dawson, Ellis Dugdale, Nicholas Westby, Edward Ewxton, Richard Mersden, and Reginald Wolton.

* Sir Peter Legh, of Lyme and Haydock, knight, married, in 1467, Ellen, daughter of Sir John Savage, knight, of Clifton; she died 1491. He was appointed Steward of Blackburnshire in 1504, in succession to Thomas, Earl of Derby, and held that office until 2 Henry VIII., 1510-11. There is a curious monumental brass still to be seen in Winwick Church, containing the arms of Legh and Savage, from which it appears that he died in 1527.— It is interesting to note that the last Legh of Lyme, viz., Martha Ann Legh, only sister and heiress of Thomas Peter Legh, of Lyme, esquire, married, in 1755, Lawrence Ormerod, of Ormerod, esquire, the last male representative of that ancient family, whose only daughter and heiress, Charlotte Ann Ormerod, was the grandmother of Sir John Hardy Thursby, Bart., now of Ormerod House, Burnley.

The words used here, and almost without exception throughout all subsequent Rolls, are: Inquisitio capta ibidem ex officio per sacramentum, &c. This Inquest was held to inform the King of any act committed or duty neglected whereby something would be forfeited to him by such commission or omission of the person so presented by the Jury of Office. The Jury were styled Juratores ex Officio, by reason of the power which they had by virtue of their office to do certain acts-viz., to inform the King, without being applied to, of certain matters which had come to their knowledge.

To this Halmote came William Hodgeson, Greave of Penhulton, and surrendered into the hands of the King half a messuage and half an oxgang of land, with the appurtenances, in Penhulton, which Reginald Wolton delivered to him, to the use of Lionel ffull. Admittance granted. Fine ijs, by the surety of John Heghton.

Isabel, relict of Richard Bank, complains against Henry, Abbot of Salley and the Convent of that Monastery, in a plea of land respecting one rood of arable land, with the appurtenances, lying in Chatburn, whereof he did wrongfully deforce her. And to the said Court comes William Halifax, a monk of that place, in his own proper person, and defends, and says that the said one rood of arable land, with the appurtenances, does not lie within the town or township of Chatburn, as the said complainant alleges, and moreover says that the said land is the right of the Abbot himself and of his Convent, and parcel of his house of Salley, and he puts himself upon the inquisition, as does the plaintiff likewise. The Jury say that defendant is not guilty, therefore the complainant is in the mercy of the Court.

Gilbert Murton complains against Richard Mersden, in a plea of land respecting half a rood of land lying in Penulton. Adjourned to next Court.

The Jury say that one messuage and one close of land, with the appurtenances, within the new improvements of Chatburn, have reverted into the hands of the King by the death of Thomas, Abbot of the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Salley,* and that Henry, now Abbot of the same Monastery, is his successor. And proclamation being made, upon this comes William Halyfax, his attorney, a monk of the same place, and prays that he may be admitted for the term of his life. Admittance accordingly. Fine xijd, by the surety of William Smythys.

Brother Thomas Burton was appointed Abbot of Salley 4 September, 1503; and his successor, Brother Henry Hammond, was appointed Abbot 27 September, 1506.

To this Halmote came Thomas Earl of Derbye, by his attorney, Nicholas Townley, and sought to be admitted to one messuage and twenty acres of land of rodeland, in Great Penhulton, called Wymondhouse, and half an oxgang of land and meadow called Hadley, with their appurtenances. Proclamation being made, upon this comes William Mitton, and forbids him; and the said Earl, by his said attorney, finds security by John Hoghton and William Smethils, to reply to the said William Mitton according to the custom, &c. Admittance granted accordingly. Fine viijs, by the surety of Laurence Eghes. John Corbrige, for trespassing with his pigs in the

common field of Chatburn, and Agnes Symson, for a similar offence, were each fined iiijd.

John Corbrige and Christopher Milne, for trespassing with their horses on the said pasture, were each fined iiijd.

The Jury say that the Mill at Chatburn is not in sufficient repair through the default of John King, to the injury of the tenants there, fined iijs iiijd

To this Court came Richard Grenacre, in his own proper person, and surrendered into the hands of the Lord's feoffees* two messuages, three oxgangs of land, and half an oxgang of land of oxgangland, with the appurtenances, in Worston, to the use and behoof of Christopher Feyser, chantry priest,† Henry Colthurst, William Nowell, and Christopher Nowell.

Henry VII. from time to time granted allowances from the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster for the relief of the public burdens, and it is probable that, with this object in view, the Duchy was vested in Feoffees for some short period of time during this year (1507). In the Receiver's Accounts of 1-2 Henry VI., Henry, Archbishop of Canterbury, and others appear as Feoffees of King Henry V. of his lands in the county of Lancaster-Thomas de Urswyk, the then Receiver, answering to them for the rent and farm of the Duchy Lands in Blackburnshire.

+ Throughout these Rolls, capellanus has been translated " chantry priest." Those portions of the Rolls which are in English invariably describe the person as "priest" who in the Latin portions has been described as capellanus. Feyser, or ffeser, written ffes', may be ffesaunt-a name which occurs on subsequent Rolls.