Forest of Rossendale. 39 



(c) " The deed of Roger of Chester of 4 Bovates {d) of Land in 

 Rachdale and of Brendewod. 



" Know all men, as well present as future, that I Roger de Lacy, 

 Constable of Chester, having given and granted, and by this my 

 present charter have confirmed to God and the Blessed Mary, and 

 to my Abbot and Monks of the Blessed place of Stanlawe, 4 

 Oxgangs of Land in Rachdale, in the Township which is called 

 Castleton, with all their appurtenances, with common of the whole 

 Township of Rachdale, free and discharged from all service, 

 exaction, and custom, belonging to me or my Heirs for ever. Also, 



(c) The original is as follows : — 



"Carta Rogeri Constabularij de quatuoi bouatis terre in Rachedale et de 

 Brendewod. 



" Sciant omnes tarn presentes quam futuri quod ego Rogenis de Lascy, 

 constab. Cestrie, dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirniani Deo et 

 beate Marie et Abbati et monachis meis Loci Benedict! de Stanlawe quatuor 

 bouatas terre in Rach. in villa que dicitur Castellana cum omnib3 Ptinentijs 

 suis, scil. cum communione totius ville de Rach., liberas et quietas ab omni 

 seruicio, exactione et consuetudine ad me vel ad heredes meos ptinente 

 imppetuum. Dedi etiam eis in foresta mea pasturam illam que dicitur 

 Brendewod ad eorum animalia pascenda p diuisas subnotatas, scil. do 

 Gorsichelache usq. Cuhopheued, et sic sicut Cuhope descendit in Irewil, et sic 

 Irewil usq. ffulebachope, deinde ascendendo usq. Saltergat, sic usq. Ham- 

 stalesclogh, et sic usq. Denesgreue, et sic p transitum muse usq. Cumbehop 

 ad Gorsichelache. Habebunt autem predict! monachi in pastura ilia centum 

 vaccas cum excitu duorum annorum. Et si animalia ibi habuero, eorum 

 animalia pascent et ibunt in latum et in longum ubicunq. mea pascunt et 

 vadunt. Et phibeo ne quis balliuorum et seruientium meorum predictis 

 monachis vel eorum hominib3 molestiam vel grauamen inferat, vel injuriando 

 eorum animalia iniuste fatiget. Ego autem et heredes mei hanc donationem 

 predictis monachis meis contra omnes homines fideliter warantizabimus. Hijs 

 testib3, dno Turgisio Abbate de Kyrkestall, Ric. de Cestria, Eust. de Cestria, 

 fratrib3 meis, Rob. Wallensi, Willo de LunguiUers, Hug. Dispenser, Thomas 

 Dispenser, Hug. de Dutton, Adam de Dutton, Galfr. fratre eorum, Hendone 

 de LunguiUers, Henr. Wallensi, Galfr. Pincerna, Magistro Waltero medico, 

 Roberto Clerico, Henr. Probo, et multis alijs." 



[cl) For an explanation of the terms "bovate" and " oxgang " of land, see 

 Ante, Chap. I, Book Second. 



