A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Gilbert de Scarisbrick ' was succeeded, probably 

 before 1238, by his son Walter, who, like his father, 

 was a benefactor to Cockersand, granting an acre of 

 his demesne ; * he also added 

 to the endowments of Burscough 

 by grants in Harleton, Gorsuch, 

 and Scarisbrick. 3 According to 

 the register of Burscough Priory 

 Walter was twice married, 4 and 

 by a certain Edusa he had a son 

 Richard, sometimes called ' son 

 of Edusa,' and sometimes ' son 

 of Walter.' 5 



Henry de Scarisbrick suc- 

 ceeded his father Walter about 

 i 260, and held the manor some 

 ten y 



SCARISBRICK OF 

 SCARISBRICK. Gules, 

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 He and Roger de grailed argent. 



Hurleton made an agreement 



with the prior of Burscough as to the bounds between 



their lands." He also was a benefactor to Cockersand 



Abbey. ? 



Gilbert, son and heir of Henry, probably a child, 

 succeeded. He made a grant to the prior of Bur- 

 scough, and came to a further agreement with him as 

 to bounds. 8 He also acquired lands called Quassum 

 (or Whassum) in Scarisbrick. 9 In 1312 Gilbert was 

 returned by the sheriff as holding forty librates of land 

 of others than the king, and not being a knight. 10 



He was still living in 1336, when Robert son of 

 Richard del Cross of Scarisbrick quitclaimed all right 

 to a plot in Harleton and Scarisbrick ' on the east side 

 of his field near Quassum ' ; on it Gilbert had erected 

 a windmill." 



He was succeeded about 1330 by his son Gilbert, 

 who before 1320-1 had married Joan daughter of Sir 

 John de Kirkby. 18 Gilbert the father and Gilbert the 

 son agreed not to alienate the manor of Scarisbrick 

 or any part of the inheritance of Henry son of the 

 younger Gilbert. 13 Gilbert Scarisbrick died in Sep- 

 tember 1359," and was succeeded by his son Henry, 

 who married Eleanor a daughter and coheir of Wil- 

 liam de Cowdray. 15 In 1361 he entailed his estates 

 on his heirs male, with remainder to his brother 

 Gilbert ; the entail included his manors of Scarisbrick 

 and Harleton, with the homage and services of the 

 free and other tenants, with all the natives, their 

 chattels and sequel. 16 In 1386 he went to Ireland in 

 the king's service, under Sir John de Stanley. 17 

 About ten years later he made agreements as to 

 bounds with the prior of Burscough, new disputes 

 having arisen. 18 His last recorded act was the leasing 

 of lands called Withinsnape to William the Stringer. 19 



His son, Sir Henry de Scarisbrick, succeeded before 

 1405,* when with his mother Joan he was a party to 

 the agreement for the marriage of his daughter Ellen 

 to Robert de Halsall. 81 By his wife Isabel he had 



