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upon Thursday, vizt. ye 29th de of ye month of Janry. in ye 27th of ye most 

 Illustrious Queen Elizth. 



( Wills Ep 

 vizt. \ Robtus N 



(. Edns Hopwood 



" The Act before ye Queen's Commissioners above mentioned ye day, 

 month, year & place aforesd are as followeth, vizt. 



" Between Gyles Hoyle & others, Churchwardens in ye Forrest of 

 Rossendale of ye Newchurch of our Saviour, of ye one part, and others 

 Inhabitants within ye sd Forrest of ye other part. Whereas ye Churchwardens 

 by way of Information unto this Court have shewed and declared that all and 

 every the Inhabitants within the sd Forrest of Rossendale by virtue of a grant 

 or Charter from ye late most excellent Prince of famous memory King Edwd. 

 ye 6th, are bound to repair & come unto ye sd Newchurch in Rossendale 

 afores there to hear Divine Service and Sermons and Administration of ye 

 Sacraments and other ye Ceremonies of ye Church which they ought to have 

 & to be contributors alltogether for & towards ye reparation of ye sd Church 

 when & so often as need shall require. And that ye premes notwithstanding 

 certain of ye Inhabitants within ye sd Forrest have of long time & yet do 

 utterly refuse so to do, As namely Edwd Rawstorne Esq. for & in the name of 

 John Bridge of Rawtenstall, John Piccop of ye same, Crofer Bridge of ye same, 

 Thomas Piccop of ye same, Isabel Piccop widow of ye same, Thomas Tattersall 

 of ye same, John Rawstorne of ye same, Hugh Hey of ye same, tenants of 

 ye said Edwd Rawstorne. James Heap of Rawtenstall aforesaid & Henry 

 Heap of ye same. Crofer Nuttall of Newhallhey gentn, Agnes Nuttall of ye 

 same. Widow, George Ormerod of Gambleside with ye rest of ye Inhabitants, 

 George Dearden of Loveclough with ye rest of ye Inhabitants there, Dennis 

 Haworth & James Haworth of Crawshawbooth with ye rest of the Inhabitants 

 there, George Haworth of Constableigh with ye rest of ye Inhabitants there, 

 Richd Hey of Oakenhead with ye rest of ye Inhabitants there, with all & 

 every ye Inhabitants of Dunnockshaw. And therefore have prayed that in 

 consideration of ye premes ye sd parties last above mentioned & every of 

 them may by ye Authority of this Court be compelled to repair unto ye said 

 Church & farther to do in all things as ye rest of ye Inhabitants within ye said 

 Forrest and as by ye sd Charter or grant they are & stand bounden to do. 

 And whereas also ye sd Edwd Rawstorne Esquire & others ye parties above 

 named appearing before this Court have alledged for themselves. First, that 

 they are not neither ought to be bounden unto ye sd Charter or Grant as well 

 for yt ye same was procured of ye King's highness upon sinister Information 

 without their privity consent or knowledge & of their predecessors. As also 

 yt it doth bind them to many great inconveniences which they think was never 



