t'HAP. 11.] PARISH OF GOOSNARGH. 231 



Baines says the first Lords of Goosnargh bore the same name as the 

 township : as one of them, Robert de Goosnargh, was living in tlie 

 12th century, and left a daughter, who had married Hugh de Mytton, 

 who was living in 1205-6. Probably the last of the family was 

 Alexander Gosenar who died previous to 1564-65 leaving two 

 daughters. Since then the name has wholly disappeared fi-om the 

 district. The next Lords of the Manor were the Hoghtons and the 

 Catteralls, as we gather from the following documents : 



Adam de Hoghton, Knt., and his parceners hold the manor of Gosenarghe, which is 

 one and a half carve, which makes the fourth part and the eighth part of one knight's 

 fee, whereof Richard Botiller and William de Cliffeton hold the sixth part, the aforesaid 

 Adam a third part and fifth part, by a charter of the Lord E., the late Earl, for the 

 tenth part of a fee ; Nicholas de Longeforde a third part of a fifth part, and Richard 

 Katerall a third part of a fifth part, paying yearly at the four terms as above twelve 

 shillings, and sent to the county and wapentake, which may be [due] by fealty and 

 acknowledgement of the aforesaid Sir Adam de Houghton. Also rendering to the lord 

 for the said holdings at Michaelmas one hawk or soar-hawk, or six shillings and eight- 

 pence. 



The same hold a carve of land in Grymesrghe, in thanage, paying yearly at the four 

 terms as above, three shillings, relief, etc., as above. ^ 



Adam de C.^tterall. 



21 Richard II. 15 August, 1397. 



Inquisition taken on Tuesday, in the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 

 Mary in 21 year of Richard the Second, on oath of Thomas de Hesketh, John de 

 Townlay, Thomas de Barton, Nicholas de Singleton, John de Radcliffe de Urdesall, 

 William de Singleton, Richard de Singleton, John de Haydok, Robert de Gosnar, John 

 Lawrence de Pulton, &c. Who say upon their oath tliat when Adam de Catterall, 

 who held in chief from the Lord Duke, died, he was seized in his lordship as in fee of 

 the manor of Little Mitton, with appiu'tenances in Blakeburnshire, by service of paying 

 nine pence for defence of the camp. Likewise they say that the same Adam held the 

 third part of the manor of CatteraU from Thomas de Rigmaden, by military service, 

 paying three pence yearly for defence of the camp, which Thomas was indeed under 

 age and in charge of the Duke. Likewise they say that the same Adam held a messuage 

 of 20 acres of land and meadow and 80 acres of pasture in Gosen,argh of the Prior of St. 

 John of Jerusalem. And they say that IssabeUa, mother of the said Adam, holds in 

 dowry a third part of the m.anor of Gosenargh of the Duke, in socage, which third part 

 ought indeed to revert after the death of the said IssabeUa to Richard, sou and heir of 

 the said Adam. Likewise they say that the same Adam, a long time before his death, 

 gave a fourth part of the manor of Wrightington to one L.aurence de Mirescogh, 

 chaplain, which third part is held of John le Ware, Knight, by military service. And 



•Survey, 1320-46. Cheth. Soc. vol. 

 74. 



