Folios: 255v-257. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 255v-257. 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: Account of the agisters of this forest both in le Estward [the East Ward] and also in le Westward [the West Ward] from the pannage of pigs, taking for a pig that is over a year old 1d, and for a piglet of half a year ½d:

Roger Morpath and Robert de Roston: They are to answer for 4s from the pannage of pigs of the Estward [East Ward] from 18 Edw I; 3s 8d from pannage there 19 Edw I; 2s 4d from pannage there 20 Edw I; and 2s 9d from the pannage there 21 Edw I.

Robert de Roston and Robert, son of Ralph de Aton, agisters of Escalby [Scalby]: They are to answer for the pannage of pigs from 22 Edw I 2s 8d; 16d from pannage 23 Edw I; 2s 6d from pannage 24 Edw I; 3s 4d from pannage 25 Edw I; and 20d from pannage 26 Edw I; 3s 2d from pannage 27 Edw I; 5s 9½d from pannage 28 Edw I; and 5s 8½d from pannage 29 Edw I.

William de la Boure and William de Roston, agisters: They are to answer from 30 Edw I 7s ½d from the pannage of pigs; 5s 8½d from pannage 31 Edw I; 6s 4½d from pannage 32 Edw I; 11s 11d from pannage 33 Edw I; and 11s 9½d from pannage 34 Edw I.

William de Roston and William de Stapelton: They are to answer for 12s 1d from pannage 1 Edw II; 10s 9d from pannage 2 Edw II; 8s 5d 3 Edw II; 13s 5d 4 Edw II; 5s 11d 5 Edw II; 7s 6d 6 Edw II; 10s 1½d 7 Edw II; 9s 10½d 8 Edw II; 6s 11d 9 EdwII; 2s 3d 10 Edw II; 23½d 11 Edw II; 6s 7½d 12 Edw II; 3s 10½d 13 Edw II; 6s 7d 14 Edw II; 6s ½d 15 Edw II; 20d 16 Edw II; 2s 7d 17 Edw II.

William de Roston, agister: He is to answer for 3s 2½d from 18 Edw II from the pannage of pigs.

William de Roston and William Russel of Irton, agisters: They are to answer from the pannage of pigs from 19 Edw II 6s 7½d; and 5s 11d from pannage 20 Edw II; 5s 11½d from pannage from 1 Edw III; 8s 4d from 2 Edw III; 6s from 3 Edw III; 7s 4½d from 4 Edw III; 6s 2d from 5 Edw III; 5s 1d from 6 Edw III; and 5s ½d from 7 Edw III.

William de Roston: Sum total £12 18s ½d. Whereupon upon William de Roston £6 13s 6d, because he ought to be entirely charged for 28 years, as appears in the schedule. And upon William de Plays, tenant of the lands of Roger de Morpath, one of the agisters, 6s 4½d. And upon Ralph Bettesone and Margaret, daughter and heir of Robert, son of Ralph de Aton, tenants of the lands and tenements of the said Robert, 10s 2¼d. And upon Alice atte Boure, executrix of William de Boure, 21s 5d. And upon Robert Plays, tenant of the lands of Robert de Stapelton, 58s 3½d. And upon William Russell, one of the agisters, 28s 3d.

William de Dale and John de Irton: They are to answer for pannage from 9 Edw III 4s 2½d; and from 10 and 11 Edw III 6s 1½d, and they are charged further by the testimony of the ministers 6d.

Roger de Pert, son and heir of Eustace de Pert, and Roger Broun, son and heir of Hugh Broun, late agisters: They render an account, viz in le Westward, viz 4s 1d from the pannage of pigs 17 Edw I; 21d from pannage of pigs 18 Edw I; 18s from 19 Edw I; 3s from 20 Edw I; 13½d from 21 Edw I; 7½d 22 Edw I; 2s 7d from 23 Edw I; 6s from 24 and 25 Edw I; 2s 9d from 26 Edw I; 2s 6½d from 27 Edw I; 2s 8½d from 28 Edw I; 5s 10½d from 29 Edw I; 2s 10d from 30 Edw I; 12d from 31 Edw I; and 17s 10½d from 32, 33 and 34 Edw I. And because it is witnessed that they are overvalued 10s 4d, therefore they are to answer.

Roger le Long of Pikeryng [Pickering], clerk of the castle: Because the same Roger de Pert and Roger Broun have paid nothing from the years 1 to 15 Edw I, nor have they handed over the rolls or other muniments, and it is witnessed by all the ministers of this forest that Roger le Long of Pikeryng [Pickering], clerk of the castle, throughout the said years took the whole profit of the pannage from the said years, which is estimated by the same ministers at 45s, therefore the same Roger is to be thereupon charged.

Richard Russel and John Dryng, agisters of the same ward: They pay 27s from the years 16 to 20 Edw II and 1 to 9 Edw III. And the ministers bear witness that the pannage of the same ward throughout the said time was not valued more. Therefore they are only charged thereupon.

Robert de Camera of Snaynton [Snainton] and Robert le Serjant, agisters of the same ward: They answer from 10 and 11 Edward III for the pannage of pigs of the same ward 12d. And because it is witnessed by the ministers of the same forest that the pannage was thereupon valued throughout the said time more by 10d, therefore theyare to be thereupon charged.

William de Dale, etc: Sum total £7 11d. Whereupon upon William de Dale and John de Irton 10s 10d. And upon the said heirs of Eustace de Pert and Hugh Broun 66s 7d. And upon the said Roger le Long 45s. And upon Richard Russel and John Dryng 27s. And upon the said Richard de Camera of Snaynton [Snainton] and Robert le Serjant 22d.

Roger le Long: There came the said Roger and he says that he is unjustly charged in the instant eyre of 45s for the pannage of Westward [the West Ward] for 15 years, as he says that he at that time was clerk of John de Dalton, then constable of the said castle, at the time of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, then lord of the said castle. And that he from the mandate of the said John his master received the said money to the use of the said lord Thomas on diverse occasions, which he delivered immediately to the reeves of the said castle, who are allowed from the same money before the auditors of the said lord Thomas to be possessed upon their account, and this he is ready to verify, just as the court considers, and he seeks that he is to be charged in this matter.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.