70 History of ike 



was attested at Lancaster by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, 

 regent in the minority of Henry VI. {a) 



Referring to Wolfenden, [the den of Wolves,] Baines re- 

 marks that the Prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, in 

 20 Edward I. claimed privileges for this place by charter from 

 Henry I. (b) 



With respect to Bacup Booth, it is recorded that in 5 Henry V. 

 the king granted to John Booth, of Barton, Esq., "his vaccary of 

 Bacope, within his Forest of Rossyndale." To the same person 

 the king granted a certain pasture called New Hall Hey, for the 

 term of ten years, so that the said John Booth and his assignees 

 shall neither kill nor destroy any wild beast within the forest 

 aforesaid. (<■) 



Henheads, which is situated at the north-western extremity of 

 Rossendale, and is e.xtra parochial, has an area of 317 acres, 

 o roods, 24 poles, and consisted in those days of waste or common 

 lands, being held in common by the copyhold tenants of Dun- 

 nockshawe, Loveclough, Goodshaw, Crawshaw, Constablee, Raw- 

 tenstall, Deadwenclough and Wolfenden Booths, who paid a total 

 rent of 13s. od per annum for the use of the same, coutributed 

 proportionately to the value of their respective holdings. 



The following particulars relating to the vaccaries of Rossendale, 

 and the rent of lands therein, are from the Compotus of Blackburn- 

 shire, by Thomas, Lord Stanley, Master Forester, and Chief 

 Steward, A. Edward IV., 4to, in the office of the Duchy of Lan- 

 caster, cited in Whitaker's Whalley, Addenda, 523 :— 



" Jacobo Radeliff de Radcliff, pro Parco de Musbury, VIII/. Xs. od. 



Rich. Barton, pro Newhall Hey, VIII/. os. od. 



Joh. Hargreaves, &c. pro Henhades et Frerehull, .. o/. Ills. IVd. 



Eodem, pro vaccaria de Cowhour, (Qu. De Cowhope,) VU. os. od. 



Eodem, pro vaccarria de Rowtanstall, . , . . . . X/. os. od. 



Et vaccaiia de Constaballeeh, 1 



Y X/. OS. od. 

 Et pro. I claus. vocato Okenheved Wode, J 



{a) Baines's Hist. Lane. vol. iii. p. 274. 



(A) Baines's Hist. Lane. vol. iii. p. 278. 



(f) Townley MSS. g. 17, cited by Baines. 



