A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



originally of some size, and that the building 

 remaining in 1910 was but a fragment. 



From the survey of 1 2 1 2 it appears that the 

 manor was held by a number of under-tenants. 

 Hugh de Eland held 3 plough-lands and 2 ox- 

 gangs of land of Roger de Lacy, by a rent of 

 48*., and Roger had given the monks of Stanlaw 

 6 oxgangs in alms ; thus one moiety of the 

 manor is accounted for, and it appears from the 

 later survey that Hugh de Eland paid a rent of 

 6os. in all. Of the other moiety one-third was 

 granted by Roger to Robert de Flainsburch or 

 Flamborough in marriage with the daughter of 

 Robert de Liversedge, to be held by 2os. yearly; 

 another third was granted by Roger at the same 

 rent to Gilbert de Lacy with Agnes daughter of 

 John de Himerum or Hipperholm ; while the 

 remaining third was held by Roger de Thornton 

 and Thomas de Horbury by the same rent of 2Oj., 

 making a total rent of 6o/. from this moiety. 52 



Each of these estates might be called a manor. 

 The moiety of Hugh de Eland 53 descended to 

 the Savile family, 54 and was in 1587 sold to 

 Sir John Byron ; " it has presumably become 

 merged in the superior manor purchased in 1638. 

 The sixth part of Robert de Flamborough was 

 about 1292 surrendered to his lord, Henry de 

 Lacy ; M the sixth part held by Thornton and 

 Horbury probably reverted to the lord also, as 

 nothing further is known of it ; 57 while the re- 

 maining sixth descended for some time in the 

 family of Lacy of Cromwellbottom, 57a being sold 

 about 1353 to Geoffrey son of John de Holt, 58 

 ancestor of the Holts of Stubley, and has probably 

 been dissipated in the sale of the estates of this 

 family. 59 



Inclosures were made in the time of Queen Eliza- 

 beth. 60 



ROCHDALE : AMEN CORNER 



The Hospitallers had rents of zs. and 6d. 

 Rochdale mill-house. 61 



from 



52 Inq. and Extents, i, 38-40. Each sepa- 

 rate township, and perhaps each then exist- 

 ing hamlet, was divided into moieties and 

 distributed among the parceners. The 

 following is believed to represent the 

 shares : "2 e 



There is nothing to show how the 

 various partitions were effected. 



58 The pedigree of the family is given in 

 the Whalley Coucher (Chet. Soc.), ii, 641 n. 



Hugh de Eland was in 1296 responsible 

 for 7 191. 9^<, farm of various lands 

 held in Rochdale ; Comfotus, 6. In 1311 

 John de Eland held i plough-land in Hun- 

 dersfield by homage and a service of 6os. 

 yearly. The remainder of the Eland 

 holding in 1212 had therefore been 

 granted out, but John was responsible for 

 the full ancient rent. 



64 From inquisitions made in 1520 and 

 1521 it appears that one Thomas Savile 

 in 1421 held the manor of Foulridge with 

 lands and rents there, and in Rochdale, 

 Inchfield, Todmorden, &c., of the king as 

 of his duchy of Lancaster by the eighth 

 part of a knight's fee and a rent of 

 ,8 is. $d. ; his great-grandson Sir John 

 Savile (son of John, son of John), who 



died in 1505, was succeeded by Henry 

 Savile his son, a minor, who was of age 

 in 1520; Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. ii, 

 no. ii ; v, no. 5, 32. 



65 In 1551 Sir Henry Savile and Robert 

 Savile believed to have been Sir Henry's 

 illegitimate son made a settlement of 

 the manors of Foulridge, Inchfield, and 

 Rochdale, with houses, lands, mills, dove- 

 cote, &c. ; the remainders were to Robert 

 Savile for a week, to Anne his wife for 

 her life, to the same Robert and his male 

 issue, in default to Sir Henry Savile and 

 his male issue, in default to the male 

 issue of Thomas Savile of Lupset, de- 

 ceased, and in default to the right heirs 

 of Sir Henry ; Pal. of Lane. Feet of F. 

 bdle. 14, no. 223. In 1574 Robert Savile 

 and Anne his wife granted a messuage, 

 &c., in Rochdale to Peter Heywood for 

 thirty-two years ; ibid. bdle. 36, no. 91. 

 Then in 1587 Sir John Byron and John 

 Byron (his son) purchased from John 

 Savile his manor of Rochdale with lands, 

 &c., in Hundersfield, Butterworth, Spot- 

 land, and Castleton ; ibid. bdle. 49, m. 14. 



46 Alice widow of Robert de Flam- 

 borough was plaintiff in 1246 ; Assize R. 

 1045, m. 53. 



Robert de Liversedge seems to have 

 been the actual holder of the sixth part of 

 the manor ; he had a son Roger, whose 

 son and heir, Robert, resigned to Lacy ; 

 Whalley Coucher, ii, 706, 720. 



*7 It may have been the basis of the 

 holdings of the Chadderton and Prestwich 

 families in Spotland, Ogden, &c. 



192 



s ' a Henry de Lacy of Cromwellbottom 

 in 1311 paid the old rent of 20*., but his 

 tenement is described as no more than 

 ' half a plough-land in Spotland ' ; De Lacy 

 Inq. 20. A settlement of lands in Spot- 

 land, Hundersfield, Butterwerth, and 

 Castleton in Rochdale was made in 1326 

 in favour of Henry son of John de Lacy 

 of Cromwellbottom, and Beatrice his wife f 

 Add. MS. 32104, no. 467. 



68 In that year Geoffrey son of John de 

 Holt had licence to agree jarith Henry son 

 of John de Lacy, concerning the manor 

 of Rochdale ; and the latter granted him 

 the services of his tenants, viz. the Abbot 

 of Whalley, John de Byron, John de Rad- 

 cliffe, Roger son of Maud Stikewind, and 

 John de Savile and Isabel his wife ; Assize 

 R. 435, m. i8d., 8. 



Geoffrey de Holt was soon after his 

 purchase engaged in disputes respecting 

 lands in Hundersfield ; De Banco R. 408, 

 m. 79 > 425 m. 301 d. ; 432, m. 246. 



A settlement of the Holt estates was 

 made by Robert son of Geoffrey de Holt 

 in 1388 ; Final Cone. (Rec. Soc. Lanes. 

 and Ches.), iii, 31. 



59 See further in the account of Stublejr* 



60 A commission for dividing the wastes 

 was granted in 1588 ; it was this which 

 compelled Sir John Byron to purchase the 

 Saviles' interest; Fishwick,/Jof,W<z/<?, 23-5, 

 See also Lanes, and Cbes. Rec. ii, 273, 286. 

 294. 



61 From Robert Holt, zs. ; from Law~ 

 rence Buckley, 6d. ; Rental, c. 1540, in. 

 Kuerden MSS. v, fol. 84. 



