THE OWNERS OF SHALLCROSS. 75 



William Shalcruss, of Withington, who died 1648. We give 

 facsimiles (x) from the Harleian and (2) Widdrington transcripts. 

 In 8 Edw. I., 1279, this Richard assarted six acres of land at 

 Shakelcross. At the same date he held in Shakelcross six acres 

 of the fee of Thomas le Ragged, and enclosed it by a ditch. 

 On the south side of Shallcross Hall there is a curious serai- 

 circular mound enclosing about six acres, which may be the 

 remains of an ancient mound and ditch. It is now the site of 

 an avenue of forest trees.* In the same year he, with others, 

 was bail for William de Bagshawe, who had committed an 

 offence against the forest laws. In 13 Edw. I., this Richard 

 was amerced in vert under the forest laws — doubtless the family 

 often tasted the royal venison. He was a witness, a decade 

 later, to a grant from Adam de Ferneley to Luke Heyley. 

 Subsequently, this deed came into Richard's own possession : — 



[Before 23 Edw. I., 1294. Widdrington Roll.] 

 l"ith a Seal. 



No. 2 recites that Adam, son of William de Fernely, grants to Luke, 

 son of Geoflfrey de Heyley and his heirs, one whole fourth part of his land 

 in the Midliste Fernilev, together with the Puxhill to the same land 

 pertaining, which land Aldusa, mother of the said Luke, formerly held. 

 Witnesses — Thomas le Ragged, Richard de Schalicros, and others. 

 Seal.t 



[23 Edw. I., A.D. 1294.] 



No. 3. — Know all men, etc., that I, Luke, son of Geoffrey de Heyley, 

 have given, etc., to Richard de Schalcross for a certain sum of money 

 which the same Richard has given me, the whole of the fourth part 

 of my land in the Middilfernyleye which fourth part I had by gift and 

 feoffment from Adam the son of William de fferneley. To have and to 

 hold, the aforesaid Richard and his heirs and assigns from the Chief 

 Lord without let or hindrance. Attached to it is the Pughull, a piece 

 of the aforesaid land which my mother Aldusa at one time held on 

 that vill ; from this was rendered to the Chief Lord customary service, 

 viz., three silver pence at the end of the year, etc. In witness whereof, 

 etc., these being witnesses: — Richard de Huitemon, Bailiff of the Peak, 

 Robert le Ragged, and others. Given, etc., in the 23rd year of the 

 reign of King Edward. 



* Journal, vol. xxvii., p. 193. 



t A copy of a private secretum, a common thirteenth century device of 

 an estoile and crescent ; oval, i in. bv f in. ; the marginal legend 

 probably :—S.[igillum] ADA[MI . DE . FERE]NLE[IE.]. 



