Forest of Rossendale. 1 2 7 



encouragement when they come to join their respective regiment, 

 now lying squander'd and confounded in the bewildered Forrest 

 of Rossendale, they shall receive no pay nor clothing, but every 

 man a rusty sword, an old stick and a long pike and roasting spits, 

 and all things fitting to complete a gentleman plunderer and an 

 Oliverian Murderer, out of whose hands God save the true born 

 King!" 



"His Rumpish Highness is Coz. John Kay, Prince of the 

 Presbyterian Territories is his brother, Coz. Doctor Kay. The 

 Colonel quarters at the sign of the Bloody Surgeon, is represented 

 as my sign. The Ensign's Inn is Brother Joseph Baron's in 

 Bury ; the Three Marshall Handkerchiefs are represented as his 

 sign on account of his shop. Lord, suffer us not to be a reproach, 

 and let us hope in Thy salvation." 



The Rebellion being now at an end, our local functionary has 

 time to devote himself to other matters, as follows .• — 

 1746. 



Warrant against Cursing and Swearing, . . .. .. .. £a 2 o 



1748. 



To a Warrant against prophane Swearing, . . . . • . . 020 



1749. 



Grave Staff Repairs, ". . . . . . . . . . . . 010 



Watch and Ward at Bacob and Rawtenstall, ,. .. .. o 12 8 



During the Rebellion of 1745, and for several years after, a 

 person of the name of Heap kept "Watch and Ward" at Higher 

 Broadclough, Bacup, — opposite the old house. 



1750- 



To Erecting a pair of Stocks at Goodshaw, . . . . . . ^124 



Payments on account of the erection and mainten-ince of the 

 Stocks in the different villages throughout Rossendale occur very 

 frequently •. none more so than at Goodshaw, which would lead us 

 to infer that they were often in requisition in that now rather 

 obscure corner of the Forest. We may naturally suppose, however, 

 that Goodshaw in the good old coaching days was better known 



