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roUes, there to remaine of recorde for the more suretie of everie of 

 our said tenants, for their saide leases, to bee had and made accord- 

 inghe. — Given at our cittie of London, under the seale of our saide 

 duchie, the igth daie of Maie, in the 17th yeare of our reigne." 



There were in the reign of Edward II. eleven Vaccaries — Cow 

 Pastures or Booths, as they are now designated, in the Forest of 

 Rossendale, the herbage of which was (1311) valued at ten shil- 

 lings each, per annum, or five pounds ten shillings for the whole ; 

 but the number of these was afterwards increased to nineteen 

 (still later to twenty, including Yate and Pickup Bank), and in the 

 Decree of 22 Henry VII. (1507,) which was confirmed 2 James I. 

 (1604,) their names and estimated value are given as follows : — 



Gamulside, . . . . . . . . Wl. 



Dunnockshawe, .. .. .. 11/. Ills, IVd. 



Love Clough, . . . . . . . . V/. 



Goodshavve VI. Vis. Vlld. 



Crawshaweboothe, .. ,. .. IX/. .. .. 



Constablelee, . . . . . . . . VI. 



Rawtonstall ' .. III/. XlVs. Id. 



Dedqueneclough X/. XIls. Vlld. 



Wolfenden Boothe Wl. XV lis. lid. 



Tunstead VI. XI Is. 



benches Wl. Vis. Vllld. 



Cowhope VI. Xllls. IVd. 



New-Hall Heye VII/. XIIIs. IVd. 



Oakenheade Woode IX/. Vllls. Illd. 



Musbury XIIl/. Is. Vllld. 



Hoddleden IX/. XIXs. Xld. 



Bacope XI/. XVIs. Vllld. 



Wolfenden XI 11/. Vs. Id. 



Henheads, XIIIs. .. 



Brandwood Higher and Lower end, though not given in tiie 

 above enumeration, the Land there being freehold, is still part and 

 parcel of the Forest. 



In Dedquene Cloghe [Deadwenclough] is coritained the hamlet 

 or village of Newchurch, which gives name to the Chapelry. A 

 lease of this booth was granted to James de Greenhalgh, which 



