Rothwell of Tunley in the county of Lancaster, clerk, for divers good causes and considerations hereunto moving surrenders into the hands of the Lady of the said Manor, by Edward Hamer of Buckden, yeoman, a customary tenant there, and sworn, &c. One building lately erected containing four Bays of buildings adjoining to Nuttal Lane, called Little Edmund's and four falls of land by estimation, be the same a little more or loss, all which said premises are now in the tenure or occupation of the said Edward Rothwell or his assigns of the annual rent to the Lady of the said Manor of one farthing, with all profits, liberties, easements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the use and behoof of Richard Kay of Chessum, Edward Hamer of Somerseat, John Romsbotham of Redisher, William Holt of Holcome, Thomas Rothwell of Strongstye, Abraham Wood of Edge, James Rothwell of Holcome, Thomas Rothwell of Holcome, aforesaid, and Richard Bridge of Spenleach, yeoman, their heirs and assigns for ever; and hereupon come the said Richard, Edward, John, William, Thomas, Abraham, James, Thomas, and Richard, and pray to be admitted to their fine, &c. Proclamation thereof being made and no person forbidding the same, then the said premises with the appurtenances to the said Richard, Edward, John William, Thomas, Abraham, James, Thomas, and Richard are granted by the said Steward, to have and to hold to them their heirs and assigns according to the custom of the said Manor for ever; paying therefor yearly to the Lady of the said Manor and to her heirs the rents and services therefor formerly due and of right accustomed, and now they give to the said Lady for fee, &c., one farthing by the pledge of Edward

Hamer.

To facilitate the collection of the lord of the manor's rents, a notice was issued, signed by the late Mr “Dixon Robinson, steward, Clitheroe Castle, 16th February 1875," which contains the following simplification :--

Much inconvenience having arisen in the collection of the Copyhold rents in consequence of the minute fractional sums sometimes inserted in Surrenders of Building Land as the apportioned rents payable to the lord, it is arranged that where a plot of land is severed from an Estate which is subject to a Copyhold rent of larger amount, the apportioned

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rent shall be after the following scale, increasing according to the extent of the land surrendered-viz.:

For a plot not exceeding 500 square yards, one penny.

Copy of The Spurious Dundee Trust Deed, of date November

26, 1883.

MANOR OF TOTTINGTON.

At Clitheroe Castle, in the County of Lancaster, the residence of Arthur Ingram Robinson, gentleman, Steward of The Honourable Fames Archibald Douglas Home, and Frederick Iltid Nicholl, and Henry Frederick Nicholl, Esquires, Lords of the said Manor, the eighteenth day of December in the forty-eighth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four :

Be it remembered that on the day and year first above written, and out of Court at the aforesaid Castle, come L— L, J~~~ M, WS, G— В—, А — В——, J—— К—, HP, W HO J— К, L— W—, Т- К-, A- B C, W— D— G—, D— S, FK A, and J— P—, all of Ramsbottom, in the County of Lancaster, and produce and deliver to the said Steward a certain Memorandum in writing, and desire that the same may be enrolled amongst the Records of the said Manor, and it followeth in these words, to wit :

Memorandum of the choice and appointment of New Trustees of the Dissenting Chapel called Dundee Chapel, situate in Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom, in the Township of Tottington Lower End, in the county of Lancaster, at a meeting duly convened and held for that purpose in the said Chapel on the twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

LL, of Ramsbottom, aforesaid, Chairman.

Names and Descriptions of all the trustees on the last appointment of trustees made the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and

eleven :-

Richard Rothwell of Chatterton within Tottington, yeoman.

Edward Rothwell of Spout Bank, yeoman.

Edward Kay of Little Bolton, yeoman..

Richard Kay of Limefield within Walmersley, cotton manufacturer.

William Woodcock of Holcombe, gentleman.

William Grant of Grant Lodge, merchant.

Charles Grant of the same place, merchant; and

Edward Rothwell of Bolton, painter.

Names and Descriptions of all the trustees in whom the said chapel and premises now become equally vested :

First-Old continuing trustees-None.

Second-New trustees now chosen and appointed :

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