A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



/"; 15/. gl/, pcrhap- for Little M.iriiicn alone." 

 In I ;; ^ ', inquiry was made as to improving the 

 wastes near Colne called C.iitle Townlield^ and 

 Grindlestone Hurt." 



A number of free tenancies were created from 

 time to time, but it is not possible to give a clear 

 account of them. Robert de Lacy gave an oxgang of 

 land in Great Marsden to William de \'escy son of 

 Eustace Fitz John, his uncle, before I I S3," and also 

 gave 2 oxgangs of land there to the Cluniac Priory 

 of St. John, Pontefract." These oxgangs \vere later 

 held by Robert Mey, who surrendered his claim in 

 them to the prior)-," as did his son William."' 

 Edmund de Lacy in 1258, on granting Barnside to 

 the priory, confirmed the gift of 2 oxgangs of land in 

 Marsden made by William de Veicyr^ After the 

 suppression of monasteries this land was sold by the 

 Crown to Richard Crombleholme of Dutton in 1 543." 



One or more families took a surname from the 

 township.'' Henry Duke of Lancaster in 1352, in 

 reward for the good ser\'ice of Richard de Walton, 



hi,^ stock-keeper in IJlackburmhirc, confirmed RichardS 

 tenements, with remainders tu John son of .Alice de 

 Rossendale, James his brother and Joan their sister, 

 and granted a modified charter in 1 354, naming 

 lands in Colne and .Marsden, including Whackersall 

 and Northman Hill." The Waltons were long con- 

 nected with Marsden," and the residence called the 

 Hall belonged to them, having been rebuilt in 1740 

 by Henry Walton, who inherited the lordship of 

 Altham from his mother." It is now ov^'ncd by 

 Mrs. Haworth of Altham. The Banastres also held 

 lands in Great Marsden." 



Adam son of Nicholas de Holden in i 31 1 gave to 

 Richard de Marsden, clerk, perhaps as trustee, lands 

 at CJTLOIV in the vill of Marsden demised to him 

 by Robert de Catlow, who attested the charter." 

 Robert and Adam de Catlow occur in 1332." In 

 1435 all the lands Sir Nicholas RadclifFe had of the 

 gift of Sir Richard RadclifFe of Clitheroe at Catlow 

 In Marsden, he granted to Sir Richard's son James 

 Radcliife.^' This James in 1449 granted his manor 



Sliayl, Robert de Catlow, Adam Caboun, 

 Geotfrey «on of Thomas, William Sweet- 

 milk, Richard son ot Henr., Stephen sen 

 of Dande and Adam de Ayrdale ; ibid. 

 187-S. The receipts from Little Mars- 

 den had advanced to ^'4 191. iJ. \ ibid. 



IIJZ. 



" Duchy of Lane. Rental", bdle. 5, 

 no. 12. The names of the tenants were : 

 .Nicholas Lee (L nc ircJ), John Har- 

 ETcavcs (High Lomeshaye), John Kippax, 

 Lawrence Tfwnley, Lawrence Lcc,Henry 

 Higgin (Chapel House), John Hargreavc, 

 Hcnrv Bana^tre, Thomas Hobson, Edward 

 WiUisill, Thomas Radcliffe (Chamber), 

 John Robinson, John Kippax, Lawrence 

 Hartley, Henry Walton and John Wilson. 



■^'' liucarui Lane. (Rec. Com.), ii, 202. 

 Grindlestone Hurst and Agotehole (Hag- 

 gate) occur in 1+25 ; Farrer, Clitheroe Ct. 

 R. i, 223. See also ibid. 229,233. The 

 Townleys of Barnside had land at the 

 tiirmer place ; ibid. 304.. 



" Pcnrefraci Charlul. (Yorks. Arch. 

 Soc), i, 42. The oxgang had belonged 

 to Gamel son of Uctred, and lay between 

 the holdings of Torfin son of Elfward and 

 Hugh son of Lefwin, north of the road. 

 A spur or \d. rent was to be rendered to 

 the lord. 



An oxgang of land formerly held by 

 Robert son of Gamel at izei. rent is 

 named in 1305 ; De Lacy Compon (Chet. 

 Soc.}, 117. 



'-'^ Po'.:efract Chartul. i, 2'"'. The ox- 

 gangs which Uctred formerly held. This 

 was perhaps a confirmation of a gift by 

 William de Vescy, as in the charter of 

 Edmund de Lacy. 



■^^ Robert Mey held i oxgang of the 

 priory and another of William de \'e8Cy ; 

 ibid, ii, 360, 362. His widow Maud 

 released her dower right in the lands for 

 .4 mark given her in her need ; ibid. 363. 

 William de \'escy confirmed the grant of 

 his oxgang by Robert Mey, a rent of two 

 sp^rs or 4^. being payable to him ; ibid. 

 i, 301. 



"^ William de Vescy gave William son 

 of Robert Mey the oxgang in Marsden 

 which the father had held. A rent of 

 \i. was to be paid yearly at Pontefract 

 Fair ; ibid, ii, 363-5. It was this oxgang 

 which William son of Robert Mey of 

 Marsden surrendered to the priory ; ibid. 

 ;6i. To this deed Robert son of Peter 

 de Marsden, Matthew de Bradlev, Richard 



de Catlow and John his brother were 

 witnesses. 



*^ ILid. i, 44. The Prior and convent 

 of Pontefract in 1497 demised a messuage 

 and 40 acres in Marsden and Southfield 

 to Henry son of John de Mancknowles ; 

 Towneley MS. C 8, I 3 (Chct. Lib.), M 76. 



» L. and P. H,K. fill, xviii (i),g.623 



(79)- 



'^ In 1277 Robert de Marsden com- 

 plained that he had been disseised of a 

 messuage and 12 acres in Marsden by 

 Henry son of Christiana, William son of 

 M.ifger)- and Peter son of Peter de Brad- 

 lev, but it was shown that plaintiff had 

 surrendered the same to the Earl of Lin- 

 coln, who V. as in seisin ; Assize R. I23 5t 

 m. I 2 d. Alice widow of Robert son of 

 Robert de Mar&den in 1283 claimed 

 dower in the place against Henry de 

 Lacy, Michael de Whackersall (Wakere- 

 sale) and John de Bradley (Bradelee) j 

 De Banco R. 49, m. 22. 



In 1318 J-im, Gilbert, Peter and 

 Robert sons ot Richard de Marnden called 

 Richard de Mnrsdcn (perhaps the father) 

 to warrant ihem in their messuages in 

 Marsden, Briercliffe and Colne ; De Banco 

 R. 221, m. 281. John de Marsden is 

 named in 1328 ; Final Cone. (Rec. Soc. 

 Lanes, and Ches.), ii, 75. Gilbert de 

 Marsden, clerk, and Robert his brother 

 occur in 1350 ; Assize R. 443, m. 5. 



Richard de Marsden (Merclesdcn) in 

 13^7 complained against Stephen de 

 Redihalgh of waste in lands in Great 

 Mar-:den (Merston) demised to him ; De 

 Banco R. 310, m. 71. One Richard de 

 Marsden was about that time (1328, i 333) 

 forester of Blackburnshire j he died in 

 1344; Kirkstall Couch. (Thoresby Soc), 

 323, 357, 38. Richard de Marsden was 

 in 1352 mulcted in jCzo for taking fines 

 of the duke's tenants in Colne ; Assize 

 R. 434, m. 4. William son of John de 

 Marsden occurs in 1358 and 1378 ; Dep. 

 Keeper s Rep. xxxii, App. 337 ; Final Cone. 

 ii, 136. Richard son of Robert son of 

 Richard de Marsden was accused of 

 murder in 1369 ; Coram Rcge R. Mich. 

 43 Edw. Ill, m. 41. 



28 Townek-y MS. C 8, 13 (Chct. Lib.), 

 W 139, 140; Dep. Keeper's Rep. xxxii, 

 App. 332. For each of the messuages 

 Richard de Walton was to pay lid. a 

 year and ^d. an acre for the lands im- 

 proved from the waste. The remainder 



in the second charter was to John loa of 

 Alice de Rossendale and his issue only. 



^3 James de Walton held 23 acres by 

 charter in M2^, paying ji. %d. for all 

 services ; Farrer, Clitheroe Ct, R. i, 4S2. 

 This was the estate held by Adam son of 

 Peter de Alkincotes in 1311, so that it 

 is not quite certain in which township — 

 Colne or Marsden — it was situated ; 

 Lanes. Inq. and Extents, ii, 6. 



Richard son of James de Walton was 

 defendant in a Great Marsden plea in 

 1358; Assize R. 438, m. 3. John brother 

 of Christopher de Walton of Marsden 

 was outlawed for taking a deer in Pendlc 

 in 1423 ; Pal. of Lane. Chan. Misc. bdle, 

 I, file 5, no. 23, 24. 



In 1435 Edmund Jacson Parker of 

 Colne demised for eight years to Henry 

 Walton of Marsden, mercer, lands in 

 Marsden and Trawden \ Add. MS. 32104, 

 no. 659. The same Henry was sued for 

 debt in 1446 ; Pal. of Lane. Plea R, 9, 

 m. 16 ^. James son of James Walton, 

 late of Colne, in 1444 received lands in 

 Marsden called Perod and Purmanhill on 

 his marriage with Agnes daughter of 

 Lawrence Parker of Foulridge ; Add. MS, 

 32104, no. 916. Henry son of Richard 

 Walton of Great Marsden in 1500 gave a 

 lease of a house in Great Marsden to 

 Thomas Shacklcton of Monkroyd ; ibid, 

 no. 1 118. 



^^ Whitakcr, Whalley^ ii, 262, 270 

 (pedigree). 



^^ Richard Banastre in 1458 obtained 

 land in Colne and Great Marsden from 

 James Walton and Agnes his wife, James 

 retaining a life interest. The reversion 

 of the land of Agnes widow of James 

 Walton the younger was included j Final 

 Cone, iii, 121. 



Writs were issued against John Banaitre 

 in 1471 and 1473 ; Pal. of Lane. Writs 

 Proton, files 11 & 13 Edw. IV. 



»2 Add. MS. 32104, no. 865, 868. In 

 1311 Adam son of Nicholas dc Holden 

 held 30 acres at 71. dd. rent, and Robert 

 de Catlow^ 16 acres at Catlow at 8j. id, 

 rent ; Lanes, Inq. and Extents, ii, 6. 



83 Exch. Lay Subs. (Rec. Soc, Lanci. 

 and Ches.), 83, 84- 



3'* Towneley MS. RR, no. 4c-. Sfc 

 the account of Radcliffe of Winmarlcigh* 

 James Radcliffie the younger in 1443 com- 

 plained of trespass at Marsden ; Pal. of 

 Lane. Plea R. 5, ra. j. 



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