X Conienls. 



CHAPTER III. 



The Biver Irwell— Its source in Cliviger— The original boundary between 

 Clivigtr and the Forest of Kossendale— Removal of the ancient meres 

 or bouudry marks —Law-suit instituted by the Proprietors of Bacup 

 Booth against those of Cliviger daring the reign of Elizabeth— First 

 mention of the Irwell— Account of the origin of the name by Mr. 

 Whitaker, the historian of Manchester- The same by Dr. Wbitaker, 

 the historian of Whalley— Farther conjectures as to the derivation of 

 the name— Michael Drayton on the Irwell, . • Pp. 22-31 



BOOK SECOND. 



CHAPTER I. 



Pendle, Trawden, Accrington, and Rossendalc Forests formerly embraced 

 in the general name of the Forest of Blackburnshire — Signification of 

 the term Honor — Area of the Forest of Blackburnshire — Area of Bos- 

 sendale Forest — Account of the Hundred given in Domesday Book — 

 Measurement of Forests not included therein — Roger de Poictou fiist 

 lord of the Honors of Lancaster and Clitheroe — Succeeding owners — 

 The House of Lacy — Union of the Houses of Lancaster and Lacy — 

 Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, beheaded — His possessions forfeited on 

 account of his share in the insurrection of the barons against the De 

 Spensera — Act for reversing the attainder of his brother Thomas, 

 obtained by Henry, Earl of Lancaster— Henry, Dake of Lancaster — 

 John of Gaunt — Henry of Boliugbroke, afterwards Henry IV. of 

 England — The Honor of Clitheroe bestowed by Charles II. upon 

 General Monk — Duke of Montague succeeds to the Honor — Its posses- 

 sion by the Duke of Buccleuch, . . . Pp. 32-36 



CHAPTER n. 



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Grant by Roger do Lacy of Brandwood to the Monastery of Stanlaw, in 

 Cheshire — Brandwood the first part of the Forest cleared and culti- 

 vated — The Deed of Roger de Lacy — Grant of John de Lacy to the 

 same Abbey, of the right to cut Hay in the Forest — Confirmation of 

 the foregoing grants to the Abbot and Monks of Whalley — Suit 

 between the Abbot of Whalley and Richard do RatclifEe, Master 



