Ancient Charters and Other Muniments of the Borough of Clithero; In the County Palatine of Lancaster - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1851 Excerpt: ... CHARTERS AND OTHER MUNIMENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF CLITHERO. Clithero, says Dr. Whittaker, in his History of Whalley, is distinguished by a bold and insulated rock of limestone, crowned with the keep of its ancient castle. It is a borough by prescription, of considerable but uncertain antiquity; the name of which he regards as British, from Cled-dwr (the hill or rock by the water), to which in later times the Saxon word how (hill) has been added, as explanatory. He supposes the castle to have been erected by Robert de Lacy the first, in the reign of William Rufus. Our present object is, however, briefly to notice the principal charters and grants to the burgesses of Clithero. "It is evident," says Dr. Whitaker, "that Henry de Lacy the first, who died some time after the year 1147, granted the first charter to the burgesses of Clithero." But there is no trace of this charter itself in the municipal archives; though in the oldest extant charter, that of Henry de Lascy, Earl of Lincoln and constable of Chester, there is a distinct confirmation to the burgesses of "all the liberties and customs which they have heretofore had of the gift and grant of Henry de Lascy, our ancestor." The muniments of Clithero are twelve in number, enclosed in a small oaken box, about 9 by 6 inches, and 5 inches deep, which on some occasion has been sent to London; for there is a written address on its front, which appears to be, "For Thomas Braddyll, Esq. at Mr. Robert Catterall's howse, the Rose, in High Holborne, near Turnstyle, London." In this small ark have probably been lodged for centuries all the archives of the ancient borough of Clithero. The oldest of these charters is a square piece of parchment (8 by 6j inches), with seal of dark green wax, dependent from centre foot by a ...

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