1: Extracts from two seventeenth-century rental books in the Levens Hall Estate Papers. The following entries were written between 1654-1680. Some of the transcribed pages mention members of the Huck family. They were neighbours to the Rawes family and lived at Borrow or Huck Bridge in Borrowdale on the Shap Fells where the great north road cut through the valley. 2: An extract from the Shap Paines of 1670. Robert Rawes lived at High House situated in the upper reaches of Borrowdale. Robert was baptised 18th March 1626, the son of Gerard Rawes of Fawcett Forest. Fawcett Forest is an estate administered from Forest Hall and includes at least the upper reaches of Borrowdale. Fawcett Forest estate was part of the Levens Hall Estate. In 1676 Robert Rawes appears to be making his first payment as tenant. Richard Kitchen of High House died in 1674, therefore it appears that the property passed from the Kitchen family to the Rawes family. Robert was buried Kendal, 24 June 1703 and his son Richard was styled 'of High House' when baptising his children in the early 17th century.

	Rowns Leavens[?]	15
Thomas Benson rents for Levens paid
Whitson 1654 6-9-2 [-------] at: 0-2-2	Martin: 1654	Fore rents;
Leavens Rent Penti[cost] By Rich: Huck: Anno 1673: Rec[eiv]ed: this 11th day of June 1673 of Rich Huck the sum of £5 7s 5d for p[ar]te of the rent due at the tyme above p[ai]d In arreare of the fre[?] rent £1 4s 1d of w[hi]ch arreare[?] of Rawhid payed me, by Tho Benson 0 17 4: And of Tho Kitching 6s Whitsuntide rent 1674: paid by Rich Huck the 21 July: 74: The sum of: 6 10 3 In arreare of witsontide rent 74: is Jeram Parsivell; 0 0 6 Widdow Dodgson 9d Whitsontide Rent 1675: Receved of Rich Huck ye 7th July 75 for penticost rent last past of Leavens Lord[...] of fineable rent 6 4 3 In arreare of ye whitsontide rent Thos Kitching 0 6 0 Jer Parsivell 0 0 6 Widdow Dodgson 0 0 9.	Received of Rich Huck for Leavens fineable Rent due at martinmas 1673: sum of 6 10 10 In arreare at ye time Tho Kitching 0 6 0: [crossed out] Widdow dodgson 0 0 9 Receved of Rich Huck the 28: December 74 for rent out of Leavens L ss p     6 9 5 In arreare of ye martinmas rent Tho: Kitching; 0 6 0 Andrew Noble: 0 2 2 Jer Parsivell: 0 0 6 Ms. Wilson for improvement £0 0s 8d free rent in arreare Sr Tho preston: 0 10 6 Mathew Wilson of Sidgwick: 0 3 8 Receved ye 12th Jany: 75 of Rich: Huck in p[aymen]t of ye halfe yeare rent due last martinmas 6 16 1d most of, w[hi]ch was due from Tho Kitching at Penticost Last 6s In arreare of this martinmas; is as exprest in ye paper pined hereon: Receved of Richard Huck ye 29th Jany: 76: at the hande of Ja. Sholecroft for Leavens fineable rent 6 16 6 in meantime In arreare geven in by him at ye thime; for Agnes Pearson: 10d. Jer Persivell 6d widdow Dodgson 9d Hen[r]y Stones 3d: [of?-----] Hi[----] 3d.	Richard Huck payed At martinmas 1673: of fre rent: [--]pr[?] of Edward Rowneson of Brigge Steare for his Land in brigge steire; 0 0 7 for Elline Fisher to her Land in Brigge Steire; 0 0 7 An Arreare of fre rent due at martinmas; Sir Tho Preston 0 10 6: Ms. Wilson for Land near Resster[?] 0 0 8: Rich: Wilson of Sidgwick for his Land there: 0 3 8
Notes:- Martin 1654 = Martinmas - 11th November 1654 Leavens = Levens; Sidgwick = Sedgwick; Brigge Steare = Brigsteer Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe of Brockworth, 2003

Forest: Whitsontide rent, 1675 July 6th 75 Rec[eive]d then of the halfe yeare rent due out of Faucett Forrest w[h]ich is fineable rent ye sum of £7 17s 6d More rec[eive]d at that time of the halfe yeare out of Greeneside rent the sum of £6 0s 0d More Rec[eive]d at the same time the of the halfe yeare rent due out of Selside the sum of £5 13s More rec[eive]d at that time of the halfe yeare rent due out of Whitwell ye sum of £1 0s 0d More rec[eive]d at ye same time out of the halfe yeare rent ye sum of Whinfell £1 2s 7d I say rec[eive]d in all of Ja: Lickbarrow of the fineable rents due out of the sevall places above mentioned the sum of £21 13s 1d Whitsontide: rent: fineable out of Forrest; 1676 Se[?] for this in pa 54 for Here I gaive over seting more downe: Se[?] more in par 54:	Hye House Rent: p[ai]d for ye Hole: yeare. And for ye most p[ar]t. p[ai]d In Christmas; Ar. now in this year: 1673: Receved of Robt: Rawes ye 2d: Jany 1673 the sum of: £8 13s 8d In arreare yet to be collected 5 6 6: Receved of Ja. Lickbarrow ye 1st Jany 75 for fineable rent of Forest £7 5 0 More of him at yt [that] time for Greenside 4 15 0 More for Selside £5 13s More for Whitwell £1 More for Whinfell 1 2 6 In arreare for Greenside & forest 1 17 6 besides & Sleaving silver Hen[?] Silver, & greenhide: So yt [that] all w[hi]ch was then receved in monnie 19 15 6: Receved of James Lickbarrow of Whitwell; Then baliffe of Forrest for martinmas Rent In Anno 1676: as followeth inprts or unprs[?] fineable Rent of forrest 1 15 0 pa[i]d for Greenside 1 5 0 pa[i]d for Selside 4 9 0 pa[i]d for Whinfell 1 2 7 pa[i]d for Whitwell 1 0 0 of fre Rent 0 8 4: So there is in Arreare of all what he then was to pay as may arreare by his aquittance 6 1 6: More receved of James: for ye same martinmas Rent soch he Left unpa[i]d The sum of £5 1 6: And yet one pound in Arreare of 5 1 6 one pound [for -----------------------]	Forrest
Notes:- Fineable rents = indicates that the land is subject to tax. Whitwell, Selside, Whinfell & Greenside are situated in the north-western part of Kendal parish. Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe of Brockworth, 2003

Facimili
Forest Demaine: Receved of Tho. Pickring; Since ye Account: stated betwixt sr[?] by Schoolecroft; The sum of £44 ye 18th: December 79: at w[hi]ch time, he brought me notes of his disbursemente, ye w[hi]ch notes; was near to £5. But if I did not allow of them; but gaive him them againe to bee made more p[er]fect: most of them was for ye repayt of ye milne[?] & therefor would not Allow them: this monnie was for p[aymen]t of his Martinmas Rent. 79:	Hye Forest Receved of Robt. Rawes the 5th December for Rent of Hie House Ground where its to him let by Lease Being his first payment. pd ye £15: for[?] p[ar]t 5 Dece[mbe]r 76 in p[aymen]t of th[a]t Rent 7 8 8: So yt [that] there is in arreare of That rent: Excepting his Lease all disbursemente for yt [that] halfe yeare; ye sum of 7 10 8: Receved ye 11th March 79: in p[aymen]t of his whole year Rent. ending at Martinmas Last past 77 The Sum of £13 9s 8d: in arrear of his payment is £1 10s 3d So in these His 2 first payments there is arreare; save what he hath geven in notes; of his Leegall disbursemente 9 0 11d More receved of Robt Rawes for Rent by his Lease at hie House The 11 october 78: ye Just Sum of £20 0 0: As Willi[m?]: Bradley[?] can witnes Receved July 19: 79; from Robt: Rawes by Schoolecroft The sum of ii 0 0 Hie House in ye Forrest; Receved of Robt: Rawes ye 28: November 79: in p[aymen]t of his Rent for Hie house ground in monnie 13 0 0 And in note of Disbursements 2 8s 3d Both soch sumes: 15 8 3:
Notes:- High/Hye/Hie Forest = it is believed that Hye Forest is an old name for the upper reaches of Borrowdale which includes High House, the residence of Robert Rawes. Demaine = land belonging to the Manor Martinmas = 11th November Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe of Brockworth, 2003

Maner de Fawcef Forest C[u]m membris				New Tena[n]ts found by the Jury at ye Court held there for Allan Bellingham Esqr the 20th day of May Ano 1680.
				Anthony Stephenson pr[e]sented to be Admitted ten[an]t: of a tenem[en]t: late in the possession of John his father of the lands of Allan Bellingham Esqr of the yearly rent of	£   s   d 00 04 00
				Thom: Pow pr[e]sented to be Admitted tene[n]t of a tenem[en]t: late in the possession of William Whitehead of the lands of Allan Bellingham Esqr of the yearly rent of	00 03 04
				John Lowther pr[e]sented to be Admitted tena[n]t of a tenem[en]t: Late in the possession of Cyrilly Lowther his Grandmother of the Lands of Allan Bellingham Esqr of ye yearly rent of	00 06 08
				Willi[am]: Shepheard pr[e]sented to be Admitted tena[n]t of one p[ar]cell of a tenem[en]t: late in the possession of Richard Huck of the Lands of Allan Bellingham Esqr of ye yearly rent of	01 00 00
				Willi[am]: Wilson pr[e]sented to be Admitted tene[n]t of a p[ar]cell of a tenem[en]t: late in the possession of Rich: Huck of the Lands of Allan Bellingham Esqr of ye yearly rent of	00 00 02
Notes:- Cum Membris = Cumbria Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe of Brockworth, 2003

Manor de Fawcett Forest Cum membris				Vicessimo die May 1680: Fines there agreed upon to be paid ye First day of November & the First day of May next at Old Levens Hall and Fines alsoe assessed to be paid at Forrest Hall the 20th of August next to Allan Bellingham Esqr for the generall fine due to him upon ye death of Jam[es] Bellingham Esqr his father.
	£	s	d		£	s	d
Assesd	63	12	00	Mr Thomas Strickland & 2 tenents	05	06	00
Assesd	04	00	00	Robt: Steephenson	00	06	08
Assesd	48	00	00	The widdow of Miles Archer	04	00	00
	02	12	00	Thomas Steephenson	00	04	04
	06	00	00	Robt: Simpson	00	10	00
Assesd	03	00	00	William Hugill	00	05	00
	02	04	00	Robt: Heblethwaite	00	03	08
Assesd	07	04	00	Steephen Sissan	00	12	00
	02	00	00	Thomas Powle	00	03	04
	02	08	00	William Holme	00	04	00
Assesd	02	08	00	Widdow Shepheard	00	04	00
Assesd	04	00	00	Widdow Bownas	00	06	08
Assesd	04	00	00	Thomas Steephenson	00	16	08
Assesd	02	00	00	Mr Lamplugh Sleddall	00	03	04
	06	12	00	Sarah Washington	00	11	00
	04	00	00	John Lowther	00	06	08
	01	16	00	John Lowther & p[ar]cel of Rawes	01	16	00
Assesd	09	00	00	Widdow Wilson	00	13	04
	03	12	00	Rich: Huck	00	06	00
	03	12	00	Rich: Huck & p[ar]cell Rawes	00	06	00
				Whitwell
Assesd	06	00	00	Peter Mowson	00	10	00
Assesd	06	00	00	Isaac Lickbarrow	00	10	00
Assesd	10	00	00	James Lickbarrow	00	03	04
Assesd	02	00	00	Robt: Steephenson	00	03	04
					--	--	--
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Manerin: de Faucett Forrest Cum membris				Vicessino die May 1680 Fines there agreed to be paid the First day of November & the First day of May next by equal pcans[portions?] at Old Levens Hall and Fines alsoe assessed to be paid at Forest hall the 20th of August next to Allan Bellingham Esqr for the generall Fine due to him upon the death of James Bellingham Esqr his Father.
	£	s	d	Selside	£	s	d
Assesd	16	16	00	Nicholas Tunstall & yoad pott	02	08	00
	10	12	00	Nicholas Tunstall & Kitt Cragge	00	17	08
Assesd	29	06	00	John Braban	02	08	08
Assesd	04	10	00	John Braban & Dickn-close	00	07	06
	12	00	00	Richard Kitchin	01	00	00
	02	08	00	Anthony Steephenson	00	04	00
	01	04	00	John Warriner	00	02	00
	09	12	00	Richard Kitchin	00	16	00
	17	07	00	Thomas Ayrey	01	08	08
Assesd	01	04	00	Bernard Warriner	00	02	00
	04	10	00	John Baxter	00	07	06
	14	08	00	Robt: Mowson	01	04	00
				Whinfell
Assesd	04	00	00	Widdow Mowson	00	06	08
	00	12	00	Widdow Williamson	00	10	00
	07	06	00	Nathan Shepheard	00	12	02
	07	04	00	Thomas Turner	00	12	00
	08	00	00	Nathan Shepheard	00	13	04
Assesd	00	01	00	Anthony Hall	00	00	01
					--	--	--
					13	11	03
6th July 1680 Then exa[m]i[n]ed by us Tho: Simpson [signed] Ja: Schoulcroft [signed]
Notes:- Cum Membris = Cumbria Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe of Brockworth, 2003

PAINES MADE & RENEWED BY YE JURIE IN THE XX OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND 1670 ffirst that none within this Lopp shall entertaine or keep any man or woman after he or she be knowne to have comitted ffornication,* whoevr entertains the man is to pay ... xiiis iiiid Wee doe approve of the renewinge of this paine for that we are informed . . . . paine only wee doe not thinke fitt that Parents be hereby debarrd from allowing to their children subsistance, in case Such Parents take care to prevent the charge which otherwise may be imposed upon the parish Wm Brisco Steward Jo : Gunter * I am afraid the motive of this paine is not the promotion of a higher morality so much as the prevention of the risk of charges on the parish. Here is a minute of business at a public vestry held in the parish church on the fifth day of July, 1793. It was agreed that a note for thirty pounds which Thomas Steadman and William Kilvington gave to the Overseers of the Poor for the time being should be transferred to the Rev. James Holme, Mr. Robert Rawes and Mr. John Robinson, for the maintenance of a bastard child of Ruth Furnass, which the aforesaid Thomas Steadman acknowledges himself father of, they giving suffi­cient bond to the parish. Signed by James Holme and Robert Rawes, and attested by William Noble, Thomas Walton, Thomas Dockray and John Toppin. Notes:- This document was copied directly from a section on the Shap Paines to be found in 'Shappe in Bygone Days' Rev. J. Whiteside M.A. (Shap Fells Rawes).