130 History of the 



1762. 



To Grave Staff, £020 



1764. 



8 Juremen upon Ab' at Kunhills, .. .. .. ., .. 028 



1766. 

 Conveying Ben. Rawstron to Lancaster, a Desarter, . . . , 140 



1769. 

 To Charges about a felon fled out of Yorkshire, .. .. o 10 6 



1770. 

 To Charges compelling the Excise Officer to pay his Land Tax, i 3 3 



To Repairing Bacop Stocks, .. .. ., .. .. 084 



For many years the Stocks at Bacup stood near to the old 

 school-house, which was pulled down to make room for the 

 Mechanics' Institution ; they were afterwards removed to the side 

 of the Dungeon at the foot of Todmorden Road, where they 

 remained until they fell into disuse. The side pillars, which were 

 of stone, are still in existence, and probably entire, though buried 

 more than half their depth in the ground, being placed so as to 

 keep cart wheels from coming in contact with the corner of the 

 wall in front of the brick houses at Tong Bridge. 



1777- 

 To Setting up Guide Post four Lane en s, ,. .. .. £0 2 6 



1778. 

 2 Pair of Stocks, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 10 o 



Stocks at Goodshaw, .. .. .. .. .. .. o iS 8 



1779. 

 Paid for a Key for Handcuffs, .. .. ,. .. ,. 006 



The next entry has reference to a state of things which happily 

 has ceased to exist in this country. 



1779- 

 Expenses laid out in Impressing Men, over and besides the 



bounty .. .. .. .. ;£2 I.? I 



The horrible and unnatural system of impressment for the Navy 

 was in force far into the present century. At this day it may well 

 create wonder that a practice so vile should have found its advo- 

 cates. The Ballot is a merciful and just measure when a righteous 



