A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



by his son Roger, who had a grant of free warren 

 here in 13 I 2, but lost his life the year following in 

 a fray. He was succeeded by his brother Adam,™ 

 who had apparently accompanied his father to Ireland 

 in the year 1303. He was one of the four persons 

 appointed in 1323 to be keepers of the peace in the 

 county." In 1327-8, as 'chivaler,' he instituted 

 proceedings against eighteen freeholders in Salesbury 

 and Dutton for felling and carrying away his trees 

 growing there." In 1332 he carried away Robert 

 de Clitheroe's live stock and chattels from the manor- 

 house of Bailey and refused to restore them. An 

 appeal to the king resulted in an order for an extent 

 of Adam's lands to be made and the half awarded to 

 Robert, to whom a debt incurred in 13 16 was due 

 from Adam, which he had failed to repay." He 

 was living in 1337, when he was arraigned with 

 many of the county gentry for trespass in the free 

 chases of Queen Isabella of Pendle and Rossendale.'* 

 He died soon after, leaving issue by his wife Cecily 

 (who survived him) Robert and Hui.h. 



In 1342 Robert de Clitheroe paid 13/. 4./. for the 

 thegnage estate, formerly Thomas de Hulton's, in this 

 town." He had been married to Sibyl daughter of 

 Richard de Hodleston, in I 33 I, made a settlement 

 of his estates in 1340, and died before December 

 1343, when his feoffees delivered two-thirds of the 

 manor and other estates to his son Robert and one- 

 third to his widow." The marriage of Robert de 

 Clitheroe was acquired by Adam de Hoghton, who 

 married him to his sister Sibyl, relict of William de 

 Bold. The issue of the marriage was an only 

 daughter Sibyl, upon whom her father settled his 

 manor and est.ites in 1362, and married her to 

 Richard son of John de Radcliffe of Ordsall." In 

 1371 he and his wife had licence for an oratory at 

 Salesbury. He died in 1375, and his son-in-law 

 Radcliffe in 13 So, leaving issue Joan de Radcliffe, 

 born about 1379." Sibyl widow of Richard de Rad- 

 cliffe aftcrivards married Richard M.iuleverer of 

 Beamsley, and after his death without issue by her 

 married for her third husband, in 13S6, Roger de 

 Fulthorpe, kt., a judge of Common Pleas, who was 

 attainted of treason in 138S and exiled to Ireland, 

 where he died in 1392, leaving issue by a former 

 marriage only." 



Joan de Radclitil-, who was heir to the manor 

 after her mother's death in 1414, married Henry de 

 Hoghton of LtaLT.im, kt., second son of Adam de 

 Hoghton of Hoghton, kt. He joined with his wife 

 in 1422 in vesting the manors of Salesbury and 

 Clayton-Ie-Dale in trustees for settlement upon their 

 issue with remainder to the heirs male of Richard de 

 Hoghton, natural son of Sir Henry, frustrating the 

 intent of the settlement of 1340 and disinheriting 

 the right heirs of Robert de Clitheroe the elder,'" 

 represented by John Talbot, whom Dodsworth has 

 identified as son of William younger brother of 

 Thomas Talbot of Bashall. 



In 1425 Richard son of Henry de Hoghton, kt., 

 of Leagram, became bound in the chancery at Lan- 

 caster to John son of William Talbot in 1,000 marks 

 to abide the award of John Stanley and William 

 Harrington, kts., touching the estates late of Sibyl 

 relict of Richard Radcliffe. The award has not 

 been preserved, but appears to have allotted to 

 Richard de Hoghton lands forming part of this estate 

 worth ^20 per annum. The settlement did not 

 long continue acceptable to the Talbots, by whom 

 several attempts were made, with the assistance of 

 friends, to intimidate the Hoghtons and eject them 

 from the share of the Clitheroe estates of which 

 they had been placed in possession by the award of 

 1425. In 1440 the sheriff was directed to summon 

 before the justices at Lancaster twenty-four men of 

 the view of frankpledge of Salesbury, Clayton, Wilp- 

 shirc, Dinckley, Oswaldtwistle and Dutton to recog- 

 nize if John Talbot and John his son on 1 April 

 I43>i gathered round them a number of armed men, 

 entered the manors of Salesbury and Clayton belonging 

 to Richard de Hoghton, esq., and forcibly occupied 

 his lands in the places named." 



As a result of arbitration in 1449 this manor and 

 appendant e t.ites were awarded to John Talbot in 

 right of Isabella his wife, daughter and co-heir of 

 Richard fourth son of Robert de Clitheroe the elder, 

 and to Henry son of Richard de Hoghton were 

 awarded the manor of Little Pendleton and lands in 

 various places." John Talbot died a few weeks after 

 the date of the award seised of the manor and appur- 

 tenant estates. His son, known as 'little John 

 Talbot,' had been concerned with his father, three 



paid rent for the lands in Salesbury for- 

 merly of Thomas de Hulton, John de 

 Salesbury and John son of Gilbert ; Dc 

 Lacy Comp. (Chet. Soc), 105. 



In Towneley MS. evidences of Talbot, 

 where a correct pedigree of the Clitheroe 

 family is given (p, 48), Hujh de Clitheroe 

 the younger is said to have married after 

 izSo Amabel relict of Mr. Adam de 

 Blackburn. 



*J Chart. R. 5 Edw. II, m. 7, no. 18 ; 

 Adam de Clitheroe appealed \\'illiam de 

 Holand and eleven others for his brother's 

 death in July 1313 ; Cal. Pat. 1313-17, 



P- 53- 



^^ Ibid. I 301--, pp. 133, 260 ; 1 321-4, 

 p. 3S2. 



'^ De Banco R, 269, m. 70 d. ; 275, 

 m. 135 d. 



^ Curam Rege R. 29^, m. 5.)., The 

 schedule of goods taken from Bailey 

 glvc3 an interesting example of a rich 

 citrk's belongings at th^s time. 



-' Cal. Pat. i^54-8» P- 4=;-- 



^ Ibid. 1 ;;S-4o, p. 75 ; Mlns. Accts. 

 1091, no. 6, In 13+6 he was returned as 



holding this manor in socage for 371. yd. 

 yearly ; Dods. MSS. cxxxi, 82. The 

 old service of 51. had been increased by 

 181. for the * earl's oxgang,' 131, 4df, for 

 Dionisia de Hulton's estate, and \s. '^d. 

 more not identified. John Talbot, esq., 

 paid 371. -^d. rent for the lordship in 1662. 



-'' Towneley MS. DD, no. 124.2, 2084. 

 Under the deed of 1340 the remainder in 

 default of issue of Robert son of Robert 

 was to descend successively to Thomas, 

 Roger and Richard, younger brothers of 

 Robert son of RoDfrrt, 



-'Ibid. 1069, 2015, 2038; HH, no. 

 198. 



^ Ibid. 174 ; Dep. Keeper^! Rep. xxxii, 

 App- 353- 



'^ Towneley MS. DD, no. 1104, 1317, 

 2029, 2037 i HH, 215-19 ; Surteea, Hut. 

 of Durham^ iii, 126. 



Sibyl de Clitheroe, widow, contributed 

 to the poll tax levied in 1379; Lanes. 

 Subs. bdle. 130, no. 28. 



^ Lanci, In J. p.m. (Chet. Soc), i, 104 ; 

 Towneley MS. DD, no. 2024, 2037 ; 

 Finai Cone. (Rec. Soc, Lanes, and Ches.), 



254 



82. A settlement made by the trustees 

 in 1424 included successive remainders to 

 Peter and Giles the sons of Richard Talbot 

 (of Slaidburn) in default of issue of Richard 

 de Hoghton ; Towneley MS. BB, no. 538 

 (Add. MS. 32104) ; Fiiil. (Chet. Soc 

 xcviii), 36-7 n. 



Sibyl de Fulthorpe had licence for an 

 oratory at Salesbury in 1406 ; HH, no. 

 192 ; and as Sibyl de Salesbury for a 

 portable altar in 1408 ; Cal. Pal. 1404-1 5, 

 p. 14;. 



'• Towneley MS. DD, no. 1106 ; Pal. 

 of Lane. Writs Proton. Aug. 18 Hen. VI. 

 Cf. Land. Inq. p.m. (Chet Soc), ii, 44. 



''^ Agnes relict of Richard Clitheroe in 

 1427 released her right in these estates 

 to John Talbot and Isabella his wife ; 

 Towneley MS. HH, no. 187. John 

 Talbot divorced hii first wife Margery in 

 141; ; ibid. DD, no. 1066 ; and obtained 

 a dispensation to legalize his marriage to 

 Isabella Clitheroe in 1423, they being 

 related in the fourth degree ; Lich. Epis. 

 Reg. Isabella died in 1432 seised of this 

 manor and estates, John her son, aged six. 



