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I have given to them in my Forest, that Pasture which is called 

 Brendewod, to feed their Animals by the divisions undermentioned, 

 to wit, from Gorischelache to Cuhopheved, and so as the Cuhope 

 descends to the Irewill, and so Irewill to Fulbachope, (e) then going 

 up to Saltergate, then to Hamstalesclogh, and so on to the Denes- 

 greve, and so by the Top of the Moss to Cupehep to Gorischelache. 

 Also the aforesaid Monks shall have in that pasture loo Cows, 

 with the Offspring of 2 years. .\nd if I shall have Cattle there, 

 their Cattle shall feed and go far and wide wheresoever mine feed 

 and go. And I forbid any of my Bailiffs, or Servants, to offer to 

 my said Monks, or their men, any trouble or grievance, or by 

 injuring their Animals, to unjustly distress them. And I and my 

 Heirs will faithfully warrant this gift to my aforesaid Monks against 

 all men. To these being Witnesses. Lord Turgesius Abbot of 

 Kyrkestall, Richard de Chester, Eustace de Chester, My Brothers, 

 Robert VVallensis, William de Longvillers, Hugh de Spencer, 

 Thomas de Spencer, Hugh de Button, Adam de Button, Jeoffrey 

 their Brother, Hendon de Longvillers, Henry Wallens, Jeoffrey 

 Pincerna, Master Walter the Physician, Robert the Clerk, Henry 

 the Yeoman, and many others." 



A grant or gift was also made to the same Abbey by John de 

 Lacy the son of Roger, of the right to cut Hay in his Forest of 

 Rossendale, viz: 



" Carta lohannis de Lascy de licentia falcandi in Rossendale. 



" lohannes de Lascy, constab. Cestrie, omnib3 forestarijs et balliuis suis 

 salutem. Sciatis me dedisse licentiam Abbati et monachis meis Loci 

 Benedict! de Stanl. falcandi fenum in foresta mea de Rossendile, sicut antea 

 solebant, ad sustentand. in hyeme aueria sua que illic habent. Hijs testib3, 

 Gilberto de Notton tunc senescallo, Henr. de Nouo campo, Henr. de Tieys, 

 magistro Rogero, et multis alijs." 



(e) Fulbachope : no doubt intended to mean Bacup-foot. In the Greaves' 

 accounts for the year 1799, George Haworth is stated to be Greave of the 

 Forest for the inhabitants of Bankside within Backup-foot in Rossendale. 

 This expression seems to favour the derivation of the name Bacup as 

 suggested in Chap. I. Baycop foot, the foot of the bay cop or red-hill. 



