Folios: 223v-225. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 223v-225. 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:

John the Shepherd, parson of Levesham [Levisham], called the son of Ralph Iton, and John, son of John the clerk of the same: On Sunday on the feast of St Hilda the Virgin in the said year, they came in the said forest in the place called Haghdale, with bows and arrows, and they killed there one stag, and they were taken with the stolen goods by Edmund de Hastynges [Hastings], forester under Petronilla de Kynthorp [Kingthorpe], forester of the fee, and were brought to the castle of Pikeryng [Pickering], and were delivered to Ralph de Hastynges [Hastings], then constable of the same. Therefore Ralph is to answer for their bodies.

Geoffrey, son of Simon del Hull of Lokton [Lockton]: Geoffrey came in the said forest with a bow and arrows contrary to the assize of the forest for the sake of doing wrong, and he is staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause him to come, etc.

John, son of John the clerk of Levesham [Levisham], and John, son of Ralph Itori: On the feast of St Peter in Chains in the said year, they came in the said forest in a place called Undernesheued, and they killed there one stag, but did not carry away that game, on account that it was rescued from them by other unknown wrongdoers, coming upon it there, whose names are completely unknown. They now do not come, nor were they previously attached, and they are living in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

John Scot of Lokton [Lockton]: On Sunday next before the feast of St Hilda the Virgin in the said year, he came in the said forest with a bow and arrows, but having been seen by the foresters, who were searching for him, he did nothing but secretly fled from them. And, on Saturday next afer the feast of St Peter in Chains in the same year, John came in the said forest in a place called Braghtwaht, and hunted there one deer, and with Edmund de Hastynges [Hastings] intervening, he left that game and fled, and whereas Edmund had looked for him, although he could not find him, Roger Nunde intervened and carried away that game. They do not now come, nor were they attached previously, and they are living in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Thomas le Wyth of Ebreston [Ebberston]: Whereas Thomas has died and William de Yeland [Yealand] was redeemed elsewhere in June last, on diverse occasions they took game in this forest, and John son of Gocelin, knowing this, received part of the said game. He does not now come, nor was he previously attached, and is living in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause him to come.

Roger son of Emma, John de Bordesden, Robert Moryng, John, son of William the Smith of Farndale, Robert Stybbyng, and William Bullok: Around the feast of St Botolph 10 Edw [III], they came in the forest in a place called Rotemir [Rutmoor], and took there one deer and one calf, and carried away that game. And that Hugh de Yeland [Yealand], Ralph de Yeland [Yealand], John de Yeland [Yealand], Thomas de Hamptwhait [Hampsthwaite], William de Langwath, Peter, son of Henry le Yong [Young], William de Hemingham, forester of Spaunton, William Burcy, Robert de Miton, serjeant of Normanby, and six unknown men, on Monday next after the quindene of St John the Baptist, came in this forest in the place called Lesehowe with bows and arrows and greyhounds, and took there one deer calf with one black dog of Thomas de Hamptwhait and one dun dog of William de Langwath, and let the dogs run at Rayndale [Raindale], and caught one deer below Rouclif [Rawcliffe]. And that on Tuesday following, there came all those aforesaid at Rawcliffe and they let them run and they caught one four-year-old stag. And that Peter, son of Henry le Yong, on Tuesday next after the octave of St John at Leshowe, came in this forest and took one stag with one black dog. And that Thomas de Hampwhait and the said Peter, on Wednesday next after the feast of St John the Baptist, came in this forest in a place called Hartoft and hunted there one stag, and carried away that game. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, and they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Thomas de Hamtwhait [Hampsthwaite] and William de Shipton: On Wednesday next after the feast of St Lucy the Virgin 6 Edw III, they came in this forest in the place called Mulfosse [Muffles] in Hartoft, and there hunted one deer and sent that game to the abbot of St Mary [York], giving him to understand that he caught it in the forest of the said abbot of Spaunton. And that, on Thursday next after Mid-Lent 5 Edw III, Thomas de Hamptwhait [Hampsthwaite[, Robert de Bolton, Richard de Helmesle [Helmsley], John de Helmesle, William de Shupton [Shipton], Robert Moryng, Abraham Milner, Stephen Moye and Peter son of Henry, with several others, came in this forest with two greyhounds of John de Kilyngton and Robert Spynk in a place called Hamclifbek, with bows, arrows and greyhounds, and hunted there one four-year-old stag and one deer and one young stag. And on the following day in the same place they caught one deer. And John de Kilyngton sent to them his greyhounds with his groom and Hugh son of Stephen sent Abraham le Milner in his place, who did not want to be there. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, and are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

William Moison [Moyson] the younger: William, with one unknown man, on Monday next after Martinmas 6 Edw III, came in this forest with bows and arrows and one dog in the place called Beklethait, and there hunted one deer, but did not carry it away, on account that it was rescued by others unknown from him. And that Thomas, son of William de Roston, on Monday next after the feast of St Simon and St Jude 4 Edw III, came in this forest in the place called Underharigheued, with bows and arrows and hunted there one stag, but where that game went to, is not known, on account of the thickness of the wood. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, and are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

William de Yeland [Yealand], Herbert de Yeland [Yealand], and John, groom of Edmund de Hastynges [Hastings] the younger: On Tuesday in the autumn 11 Edw III, came in this forest in the place called Langdale with bows and arrows and hunted there one deer and three prickets and one four year old buck, and they carried away that game and thereupon did their will. And that William, son of Roger de Pert and Richard, son of Henry Herre, on Monday on the feast of St Barnabas in the said year, came in this forest in the place called Risbergh [Riseborough], with one greyhound, bows and arrows and caught one deer, and Richard hunted the said deer. 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.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.