Forest of Rossendalc. lOo 



In order to convey a clear idea of these yearly accounts, and 

 also of the manner in which they were kept by the several officers 

 in succession, I have transcribed the total Receipts and Disburse- 

 ments of two complete years as they appear in the Greaves' Book, 

 with the names of the leading parishoners who certified and passed 

 the several items, appended thereto. 



THE ACCOUNTS OF ROBERT WHITTAKER, GREAVE OF 

 THE FORREST OF ROSSENDALE, FOR JOn. HEAPE OF 

 BACCOPE, FOR Ye VEARE OF OUR LORD 169S. {b) 



Received, as it doth appear by tvvoo several Assessments, ye 



sum of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £i,o o 6 



Disbursed as followeth : — 



Imprimis, for ye repaire of Althem Bridge and Sike side 



Bridge, ye sum of .. .. .. .. .. iji 19 5 



Item for ye house of Correction, .. .. .. .. oioio 



It. for ye poore prsonrs at Lancaster, .. .. .. 074 



It. for ye repeire of Rybble bridge And Can bridge, ye 



sum of ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 3176 



Carry forward, £6 iS ■ 



(b) The following excerpts, giving an explanation of the taxation of the 

 period, are from " A True and Faithful Copy of the various Rates for the 

 County Palatine of Lancaster, from an Original Manuscript written for the 

 use of John Yates, Esqr., Treasurer of the said County, May 16th, 1716," 

 inserted in Gregson's portfolio of Fragments relative to the History and 

 Antiquities of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster ; — 



"There be six several kinds of Taxes and Layes used within the County 

 of Lancaster viz:— L The SUBSIDY.— II. The FIFTEENTH.- III. The 

 OXLEY.— IV. The MAIMED LAY.— V. The PRISONERS' LAY.— 

 VI. The SOLDIERS' LAY, or COUNTY LAY. 



" The Subsidy is only used when a Subsidy is granted to the King's 

 Majesty by Act of Parliament. 



" The Fifteenth is used when a fifteenth or tenth is granted to the King's 

 Majesty by Act of Parliament. 



" The Oxley is used for provision of oxen for the King's Majesty's house- 

 hold, according to a composition heretofore made by the said county. 



