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Bollard farm sale at Higham - 1764
JAMES BOLLARD married an ELIZABETH ODDIE in WHALLEY in 1731, here below is a TRANSFER OF LAND DOCUMENT between his eldest son JOHN BOLLARD and his third son HENRY BOLLARD.
FOREST OF PENDLE WITHIN THE MANOR OF IGHTENHILL.TO THE USE OF JOHN BOLLARD 24th OCTOBER 1764.
The Halmot court of the right honourable Edward Lord Beaulieu and Isabella Lady Beaulieu his wife and of the right honourable George Earl of Cardigan and Mary Countess of Cardigan his wife ( which said Isabella and Mary are daughters and co heirs of the most noble John Duke of Montagu deceased) of their forest of Pendle in the county of Lancaster holden at Higham in and for the said forest the Twenty Fourth day of October in the fourth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord king George the Third over Great Britain and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four before Lawerence Robinson Chief Steward there.
Be it remembered that the twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four cometh Henry Bollard of Whitehough in the forest of Pendle within Whitely Booth in the county of Lancaster Yeoman for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to him the said Henry Bollard in hand ahead paid or secured to be paid by John Bollard of Whitehough aforesaid Yeoman at or before the passing and surrendering hereof the receipt of which said sum of four hundred pounds he the said Henry Bollard doth acknowledge himself to be therewith fully satisfyed contented and paid, and for diverse other good causes and valuble considerations he the said Henry Bollard hath surrendered and give up and by these present doth surrender and give up into the hands of the Lords and Ladies of the said Manor by Lawrence Robinson Gentleman Chief Steward there, ALL that messauge and tenement, One Barn, One garden, one Hold and the several closes of Land commonly called and known by the several name or names of the Meadow under the house, the Hirnhill (now divided into two) , the East Omerod, the West Omerod, the Great Meadow (also divided into two), the Butchers Wifes meadow, the Shuttock, and the Acre, situate lying and being in Higham Booth within the said forest and now in the possession of James Hargreaves as Tenant or Farmer thereof his assigns or undertenants of the yearly rent to the Lords and Ladies of the said forest of five shillings and one penny, together with all ways, waters, watercourses rights, liberties easements profits privileges Hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining or to or with the same or any part thereof usually occupied or enjoyed, and all the estate right title interest possession property claim and demand whatsoever of him the said Henry Bollard his heirs or assigns of into or out of the said premises or any part or parcel thereof at law or in Equity or otherwise howsoever.
TO THE USE and behalf of the said John Bollard his heirs and assigns absolutely forever according to the custom of the said forest, and hereupon comes the said John Bollard and desires to be admitted to his fine proclamation thereof being made and no person forbidding the same then the said premises with the appurtenances are granted by the said steward to the said John Bollard TO HAVE and to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever according to the custom of the said forest yielding thereof yearly to the Lords and Ladies of the said forest and to their heirs the rents and services thereof formerly due and of right accustomed and now he gives to the said Lords and Ladies for fines by the pledge of William Hartley Gentleman.
Examined by L. Robinson
Steward
From research on the Bollards of Whitehough and Barley by Shirley Butterworth who can be contacted through Admin.
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