Folios: 234-237v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 234-237v. 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: Concerning trespasses of greenwood:

John de Dalton: 98 oak trees have been felled in Byrkhouth and Halugh in the lord's demesnes and 34 oaks were felled. John delivered to Master Robert de Pickering, then dean of York, 24 oaks on one occasion and 14 oaks, and to John de Monmouth three oaks, and to Edmund de Craster 18 oaks. Similarly, he delivered one oak in Nabnese and two oaks in Whates and 12 oaks there, each worth 6d. And that John during his time sold to William Damson 12 oaks in Aleyntoftes, and about 300 oaks in the hay of Scalby.

John de Kylvyngton: John caused 107 oaks in the said forest to be felled and 305 oaks and oak branches in Halghryse and Birkhouth, and 13 oaks and 100 branches of oaks in the said forest, and he delivered to John de Dalton six oaks in Halgh in the said forest; and to John de Bulmer two oaks in Centofheued; and to William le Carter one oak in Sypplyngs; and to Thomas le Porter one oak in Waterfaldale; and to the aforesaid William le Carter one oak in Halgh; and one oak to Margaret Foxholes in Centoft; and to Ralph le Bedele one oak in Waterfaldale; and to Roger Truttok one oak in Centoftheued. And he similarly took 60 oaks in the hay of Scalby. And he caused to be burnt at Pikeryng [Pickering] below Neuton Holgate 14 oaks and 17 branches and 7 oaks in Stayngatenese for making charcoal therefrom. And that at his time there were taken in the same forest 152 stags and 159 red deer, fallow deer and calves.

John de Dalton: From the gift of Adam de Skelton, late keeper of the forest, John had two oaks, and from the gift of John de Kilvyngton, late bailiff there, six oaks. And that he transported eight cartloads of wood, which he had in the name of his livery, for housebote and haybote within the forest as if pertaining to his free tenement in Pickering, to Kirkebymysperton [Kirby Misperton] outside the limits of the forest contrary to the assize of the same.

Richard de Skelton: From the trunks felled at the time when Richard de Skelton was keeper of the castle of Pikeryng [Pickering] for the stay of Edmund, late earl, and his wife at Pickering throughout six days in winter, there were 30 oaks in the demesnes of Pickering, and on another occasion to the use of Thomas, earl of Lancaster, and Henry, his brother, now earl, throughout five days staying at Pickering, six oaks. And on a third occasion during the stay of Earl Thomas throughout four days there, four oaks from the demesnes, the price of each 6d. And they say that Richard sold 180 dead trees in Aleyntoftes, each worth 5s. and all of the alder in Aleyntoftes for 20 marks to a certain Ralph del Milne. And similarly he sold 30 dead trees in the hay of Scalby, each worth 4d, to diverse men of Scardeburgh [Scarborough]. And similarly all of the alder in Fullwood to certain William de Harome, and John son of Walter. They do not know by what warrant.

[Richard de Skelton]: 180 stags and 200 red deer and calves were taken. And he delivered 18 stags and 24 red deer and calves to the abbot of St Mary of York for his tithe of the said forest. And there are 200 stags and 300 red deer which suffered from murrain.

William Leure: From the time when William was keeper there were taken 18 stags and 32 red deer. And he delivered two stags and three red deer to the abbot of St Mary of York in the name of his tithe. And 20 stags and 40 red deer were lost to murrain.

William Leure: From the time of the same William they also say that 28 acres of underwood were felled in Langondale and they were sold to Isabella de Vescy of Malton and William de Bolton, then parson of the church of Kirby Misperton. And William sold 8 acres from the underwood to the then prior of Malton, the price of each acre 13s 4d.

William Leure: William, while he was keeper, gave there to several lords diverse courses for the lord's hunting, namely to Henry de Percy and the said Isabel de Vescy, who have died.

Richard de Shelton: Richard gave a certain course for hunting to Anthony [Bek], then bishop of Durham, at which course there were taken 30 stags, red deer and calves, and on another occasion Richard gave a certain course to Earl Roger Bigod. They carried away the game therefrom, but it is witnessed that they died.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.