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An indenture dated 15th October, 1607, between Sir Francis 

 Radcliife of Dilston, and the Governors, Assistants, and Society 

 of the City of London, and for the Mines Royal, grants a 

 lease of twenty-one years to the above-mentioned parties for 

 ^^63 6s. 8d., "Three acres of ground lying and about the Towne 

 of Keswick, between the water of the Greta on the one .side, and 

 one certain close of ground commonly called Briggholme-close on 

 the other side, within the manor of Castlerigg, with all and singular 

 the edifices, buildings, and other works, which were erected, 

 builded, or made upon the premises, or thereunto belonging. 

 Also, a certain parcel of ground called Whyte Moss, being parcel 

 of the common cow pasture belonging to his tenants of Keswick 

 and Castlerigg workhouse for hammering of copper with a water 

 race damd of the same belonging or therewith used to have and 

 to hold the above tenements in whatsover the same belonging or 

 therewithal used and occupied with all manner of egress, etc., 

 through that place or pasture for their necessary working and 

 doing. Yielding and paying ,7{^i2 yearly for the ground and 

 houses, and for Whyte Moss ^£4 : and also one water course now 

 already made in and through the grounds of the said Sir F. Radcliffe 

 next adjoining the said three acres, the force and head of the said 

 water-course beginning and set at Clark Hill /oci, and so wrought 

 downwards towards Keswick Mill." 



I have extracted the foregoing from the original lease in the 

 possession of R. Dykes Marshall, Esq., Lord of the Manor of 

 Castlerigg and Derwentwater, which he kindly lent me for perusal 

 some time ago, with many similar documents throwing light upon 

 local matters of interest in past times. 



In 1654, Joseph Hechstetter was foreman of the eighteen School 

 Governors, and he represented the division of Great Crosthwaite. 

 The school accounts are in his writing, which is an excellent 

 hand. 



About this time William Calvert is recorded as foreman of the 

 eighteen sworn men, and Gyles Raisley of Windebrow follows in 

 the same capacity. These names are constantly occurring in 



