Folios: 220-221v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 220-221v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng [Pickering], held at Pickering before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de Hungerford and John de Hambury, justices itinerant on this occasion assigned to take pleas of the said forest in Yorkshire: People mentioned:

William, son of Ralph the miller of Lokton [Lockton]: On Friday next before Palm Sunday 5 Edw II, William came in the said forest, in the moor between Pikeryng [Pickering] and Kynthorp [Kingthorpe], and hunted there one deer, in such a way that it died, which afterwards the foresters found dead and carried the game with them to the castle of Pikeryng [Pickering]. He does not now come, nor was he previously attached, etc. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause him to come.

Thomas del Hunthous: It is presented that Thomas knew unknown trespassers, who trespassed in the said forest, namely in the park of Blandeby [Blansby], who were indicted above, and he harboured them before the said feast and afterwards, and he harboured William, his son, and other trespassers in the said forest on several occasions. He does not now come, nor was he previously attached, but it is witnessed that he is staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff caused him to come.

Thomas Sutor of Scardeburgh [Scarborough], Walter Fonne, Anselm de Leicet, and Thomas de Blishton: On Wednesday next before the Translation of St Thomas 5 Edw II, they came in the said forest, namely in Troucedale in a place called Ayclifside, with bows and arrows and one hunting dog, and they wounded one deer and they did their will thereupon. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, but it is witnessed that they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make them come.

Robert de Percy, John the man of the same Robert, Richard de Sulleby, William Fossard, and John de Calveton: On Friday immediately after the last eyre, they came in that forest, namely in the place called Blachoulundes, with bows and arrows and greyhounds, and they took there one deer and they carried the game in Clivedale to the house of Arnald de Percy of Kildale, and they did their will thereupon. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, etc. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make them come, etc.

Robert, son of John de Scalby, John the groom of William de Nafferton, vicar of Scalby, and William Capel: On Tuesday next after the feast of the Translation of St Thomas 6 Edw II, they came in the said forest, namely in Robert's croft by the hay of Scalby, and there Robert killed one deer and carried it to the vicar's house, with the same man being completely ignorant thereof, and they skinned it. And Denise, maid of the said vicar, knew of the deed and had part of the game, and sent part of the game to Emma Pynchon of Neuby [Newby], laundress, as her gift, and sent part for the breakfast of the vicar's ploughman, when they were at his plough, and they thereupon did their will. They now do not come, nor were they previously attached, but it is witnessed that they are living in tthe country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

William son of Henry and Adam, son of Ralph Rappat: On Saturday next after the feast of St Luke the Evangelist 5 Edw II, they came in the said forest and placed a snare in the court of John, son of Alan de Thornton, and by this snare caught one four-year-old stag. And John had the meat and the hide, which same hide he then sold at York, etc, and they thereupon did their will. They now do not come, nor were they previously attached, but it is witnessed that they are living in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

John, son of Abba de Roscedale [Rosedale]: On Saturday on the feast of St Mary Magdalene 6 Edw II, John came and wounded one stag in the forest of the abbot of Whiteby [Whitby] and chased it as far as the forest of Pikeryng [Pickering] with bows and arrows contrary to the assize of the forest, but did not have the game. Afterwards the bailiff of Pikeryng [Pickering] found and captured the wounded stag with greyhounds and carried the meat to the castle of Pikeryng [Pickering]. And that John killed one stag in the said forest, namely in Aleyntoftes soon after Michaelmas in the said year, and he carried the game with him. And that John struck one deer in the said place and, on Wednesday next after Michaelmas in the said year, came in the forest of Pickering with a bow and arrows for the sake of doing wrong, and thereupon did his will. He does not now come, nor was he previously attached, but it is witnessed that he is staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make him come.

William Darell, John Darell, Richard de Spofford, James [blank], Jordan de Aleyntoft, Walter Hunter, Henry de Percy, and Richard de Shupton of Raskelf: On Friday the eve of Martinmas 6 Edw II, they came in the said forest, in the place called Ravenclif, with greyhounds, bows and arrows, and took there one deer and let the dogs run at another deer, which they caught in the hay of Scalby. And that John, William and the others, on Monday next before Martinmas in the said year, took one young roe-deer in the said forest, namely in Ravenclif, and they carried the whole game to the house of Henry de Percy at Semere [Seamer], without Henry knowing, and they thereupon did his will. They do not now come, etc. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make them come.

Roger le Carter, William, his brother, William, son of Roger le Carter the younger, William de Bukton the younger, and Robert Cut: On Tuesday next after the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary 6 Edw II, they came in the said forest, namely in Ravenclif with bows, arrows and greyhounds for the sake of wrongdoing, and they took hares and brought them with them several [men] from Gascony, from those who were in the garrison of the castle of Scardeburgh [Scarborough], and they carried them away with them and thereupon did their will. They now do not come, nor were they previously attached, etc.

Walter Smith and John de Gosnargh [Goosnargh], forester, jurors in the ward of Langedon: It is presented that they are common wrongdoers of the hunt in the forest of Pikeryng [Pickering], and Adam Leuedy and William Haie were consenting, knowing and received the wrongdoers, and sent part of the game to John de Wyntryngham [Wintringham], monk of Whiteby [Whitby].

Adam Leuedy and William Haye: It is presented that they are common wrongdoers and came in the said forest around the feast of St John the Baptist 5 Edw II, namely in the wood of Aton [Ayton] in a place called Atonsfrith, and they hunted there one stag (sourum cervi) and had part of the game and sent it to the house of John, chaplain of Hakenesse [Hackness], with John knowing and receiving, and they carried it away with them and thereupon did their will. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, but it is witnessed that they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.