Legal: Carr Mill

1. 15 May 1544 and 23 Apr 1545

Copy of court roll of the manor of Ightenhill reciting a letter from John Gage saying that Lawrence Townley has a lease from the King of

the new mill at New Carr called Penhull [Pendle] Mill in the Forest of Penull, and presentment of some tenants for not grinding their corn at it, 15 May 15^4, admittance of Lawrence Townley of Barnesyd, gent, [to Carr Mill], 23 Apr. 1545.

2. 13 Jan. 1640 (Latin)

Copies of court roll of the court baron of the Hundred of Blackburn, of suits brought by Alice Towneley of Carr Hall against persons not grinding their corn at Carr Mill, (faded and difficult to read).

3. 18th c.

Extract from an award of 2 Nov. 1547 in a dispute between Lawrence and Richard Townley that the king's tenants of Reddihallowes, Lower Higham, Hunters Holme, West Close and Richard Townley's tenants in Filly Close, excepting the tenants of farms occupied by Thomas Watmough and George Grymshawe, should grind their corn at Richard Townley's mills.

4. 18th c.

Letter from J. Clayton to Mr. Starkie saying that James Varley, the defendant in the Carr Mill cause has died and he wishes an action to be brought against Bernard Crooke of Barrowford for the same offence.

5-8. Letters to John Clayton of Little Harwood.

5. 4 June 1763.

From J. Barcroft of Gisburn saying he has sent for a writ against John Crook for withdrawing his grist from Carr Mill.

6.

11 June 1763.

From Thomas Starkie approving of the use of Barcroft 'in the Mill affair'.

7.

30 June 1763. From Barcorft saying he thinks the [Pendle] foresters will eventually yield.

8.

9 July 1763. From Barcroft sending names of 48 jurors in the case of Clayton v. Crook, of whom both parties must strike out 12 and the final twelve will be chosen from the remainder.

9. List of 48 names.

10-11. Jurors struck out by Clayton.

12.

Jurors struck out by Crook and names of those remaining.

13.

24 July 1763.

Letter from Thomas Starkie of Preston to John Barcroft of Gisburn, attorney at law, referring to cases about Rossendale Forest and Clitheroe Mill.

14-15. Letters from Barcroft to Clayton.

14. 30 July 1763. Encloses 13 above.

15. 1 Aug. 1763.

About Clayton's claims that persons living on John Starkie's estate should grind their corn at Carr or Roughlee Mills.

16. 5 Aug. 1763. Certificate of Francis Russell that the records in the Duchy Chamber of Lancaster are in a state of disorder and the original bill in the case of the Attorney General of the Duchy at the relation of Henry Townley v the inhabitants of Pendle cannot be found.

17. 6 Aug. 1763.

Certificate of W. Masterman, Keeper of the Records of the Duchy of Lancaster, saying the same as 16.

18.

No date.

Legal opinion of J. Yates on how to conduct the case.

19.

26 Aug. 1763.

Submission of James Aitkin of Newchurch in Pendle, innkeeper, to Clayton's claims that he grind his corn, malt and grain at Carr or Roughlee Mills. Aitkin yields his hand steel mill to Clayton.

20. 29 Aug. 1763.

Names of persons submitting.

21- 35. Submissions as 19 above.

21. 29 Aug. 1763.

Robert Hartley of Cross Yates.

22-31. 31 Aug. 1763.

22.

William Atkinson of Newchurch, innkeeper.

23.

Hugh Baildon of Newchurch, yeoman

24. Leonard Catlow of Barrowford, innkeeper.

25.

James Hargreaves of Barrowford Booth, gent.

26.

Lawrence Hartley of Barrowford Booth; innkeeper.

27.

William Hartley of Height.

28.

James Nelson of Mawkin Tower, weaver.

29.

John Starkie of Black Moss, yeoman

30.

Robert Wilkinson of Newchurch, tradesman.

31.

William Wilkinson of Higham, innkeeper.

32.

1 Sept. 1763.

John Worswick of Height, husbandman.

33.

3 Sept. 1763.

James Pollard of Newbridge.

34.

7 Sept. 1763.

Thomas Butterfield of Barrowford.

35.

19 Sept. 1763.

John Dyson of Rough Lee, weaver.

36.

26 Sept. 1763.

Letter from Barcroft to Clayton saying that the tenants may grind at either Carr or Roughlee Mills, whichever they please.

37.

25 Dec. 1766. Submission of Richard Bracewell of Whittycroft, Barrowford Booth.

38.

24 Sept. 1767. Memorandum of William Hartley of Greenhead, that he has asked for permission to grind at Burnley Mill, while the water wheel at Carr is under repair.

39-44. Submissions as 19 above.

39. 24 Oct. 1785.

John Holden and Nicholas Dugdale of Roughlee Booth.

40. 19 Nov. 1787.

John Hargreaves of Barley and Wheatley Booth, farmer.

41. John Tattersall of Barley Booth, farmer. 42-43. 20 Nov. I787.

42. John Dugdale of Roughlee Booth, farmer.

43.

Joseph Smith of Ogden, Barley and Wheatley Booth, farmer.

44.

n.d.

Draft submission.

45. 7 Mar. 1788.

Deposition of John Varley that Lawrence Hartley of Newchurch said at Colne fair that corn could be ground better and more profitably at Twiston Mill than Carr Mill, and he also objected to the recent Act of Parliament ordering carters to have their names painted on their

carts.

46.

n.d.

Confession by Hartley that he spoke against Carr Mill, but he was referring to some years ago. Acknowledges that Carr is now the best mill and he is bound to use it for his corn grown in Goldshaw Booth.

47. n.d.

Notice ofa meeting of inhabitants of Goldshaw, Roughlee, Whitley [Wheatley] and Barley Booths to discuss the best method of building a drying mill at Roughlee Mill.

48. 6 Mar. 1821.

Letter from Thomas Carr of Clitheroe Castle to Thomas Clayton esq. asking if he can borrow papers relating to the above case as he has been employed to defend an action brought by the miller at Henthorn Mill against some of his neighbours for not grinding their

malt there.