Forest of Rossendale. i 7 7 



"A COPY OF AN OLD DEED, ENTERED INTO FOR 

 BUILDING A CHAPEL AT GOODSHAW IN THE 

 FOREST OF ROSSENDALE, IN THE 32ND YEAR OF 

 THE REIGN OF KING HENRY THE 8th. 



"This Indenture, made the i6th day of December, in the 32nd 

 year of the Reign of our most Dread Sovereign Lord, Henry the 

 8th, by the Grace of God King of England and of France, 

 defender of the faith, lord of Ireland, and in earth immediately 

 under God, Supreme head of the Church of England, Betwixt 

 George Ormerod, of Crawshawbooth ; James Haworth, of the 

 same ; John Ormerod, of Gambleside, son and heir apparent 

 to the said George Ormerod; and George Ormerod, of 

 Gambleside, another of the sons of the said George 

 Ormerod, of Crawshawbooth, in the County of Lancaster, 

 Yeomen, on the one part : and Thurstan Birtwistle, of 

 the Goodshaw ; Henry Hargreaves, of the same ; Oliver Holt, of 

 the Loveclough ; and John Birtwistle, of the same, in the said 

 County, Yeomen, on the other part, Witnesseth, that it is 

 condecended, covenanted, and agreed betwixt the said parties, 

 that they shall found, Edifie, and Build one Chapel in the Honour 

 of God, our Blessed Lady, and all saints, in a certain place within 

 the forrest of Rossendale named Morrell Height, for the Easement 

 of the said parties and of their neighbours the Inhabitants of 

 Crawshawbooth, Gambleside, Goodshaw, and Loveclough, and all 

 other the King's Leige people which shall be disposed to hear 

 Mass and other Divine Service in the said Chapel, in form and 

 manner hereafter ensuing. That is to wit — First, it is agreed and 

 appointed betwixt the said parties, for and concerning the propor- 

 tion of the said Chapel, that the same shall be and contain in itself 

 in length 16 cloth yards, and in wideness 7 cloth yards, and the 

 walls of the said Chapel shall be and contain in height 3 cloth 

 yards ; and that there shall be in the said Chapel two doors of 

 Hewn Stones and three windows of Hewn Stones ; and the same 

 Chapel to be Timbered accordingly, and to be made, thacked, and 

 finished afore the first of Mari Mawdlin next to come after the day 



