A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



The Hospitallers had a close in Quick Hill held 

 by Richard Bold about 1540 at a rent of \^d^ 



The Haydock family had early an interest in 

 Bold, and in particular in CRANSHAW.' The 

 Bolds acquired this estate also, and in the sixteenth 

 century it is found as the dower of Margaret Bold 

 and the portion of younger sons, Francis and 

 Richard.' 



BARROW is mentioned in 1 330, when a messuage 

 in Bold in a place called the Barrow was given to 

 Henry son of Alan de Barrow and Margery his wife ; 

 with remainder to Alan's brother Ellis. 4 Almost a cen- 

 tury later Cecily de Collay, or Cowley, daughter and 

 one of the heirs of Ellis de Barrow, granted all her share 

 of the inheritance to Randle son of Richard son of 

 Henry de Bold, and to his son Richard. 6 This 

 property also was acquired by the senior branch of 

 the family, and in 1537 formed part of the dower 

 assigned to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Gerard, 6 

 on her marriage with Richard Bold. 



In the survey of 1 2 1 2 it is mentioned that ' Gilbert 

 held anciently four oxgangs of land for 3/. 6d., and 

 now Richard his son holds them ' of Adam de Bold. 7 

 This estate has not been identified, but may be HOL- 

 BROOK, which was held of the chief lords by a rent 

 of 3/. 6J., as appears from a grant in I 329 by William 

 son of Henry de Holbrook of Bold to Henry his son, 

 on the latter's marriage with Agnes daughter of Roger 

 de Ritherope. 8 Very little is known of the family ; 

 but their estate passed to the Gorans, or Currens, of 

 Bold, 9 and in 1535 Holbrook House was given by the 

 father to Richard son of Ralph Goran, on his marriage 

 with Margaret daughter of Richard Lancaster of Rain- 

 hill. 10 Twelve years later this Richard Goran appears 

 to have sold his lands to Richard Bold. 11 



BRINSOPE is another estate ol which a few par- 

 ticulars have survived." 



Various families and place names occur in the deeds 

 and pleadings, but no consecutive account of them can 

 be given. 13 



