Folios: 261v-263v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 261v-263v. 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: Presentments upon the articles of the forest at Pykeryng [Pickering] before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de Hungerford and John Hambury, justices:

The men [recte John] of Monemuth [Monmouth]: The jurors present that, whereas the men [recte John] of Monemuth [Monmouth] is to have 20s [and] one toft and two bovates of land with appurtenances in Pikeryng [Pickering], and John Scot is to have 30s a year and William Courtman 5s of the lord, to be foresters in le Westward [the West Ward] at the costs of the lord only, John de Monemuth, John and William overcharge all men for offering to them their victuals and that of their grooms, to the nuisance of the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come, etc.

Richard Cokard of Helmesle [Helmsley], John de Harlay, and William Gower, foresters of Scalby, Langedon and Foulwod [Fullwood]: The jurors present that, by colour of their office, they collect sheaves in autumn and wool and have grooms collecting the victuals of the country, when they ought not to have any, to the nuisance and damage of the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come, etc.

John de Shirburn [Sherburn]: The jurors present that John has extracted the timber of a certain house in Pykeryng [Pickering], which is within the forest, to Shirburn [Sherburn] outside the forest, and that John Bele of Westheselarton [West Heslerton] has extracted the timber of a certain grange in Pickering, which is within the forest, to West Heslerton outside the forest; and that the same John de Shirburn [Sherburn] and Thomas Bret have similarly extracted the timber of a certain house at Pickering within the limits of the forest to Sherburn outside the forest, to the lord's damage and contrary to the assize of the forest. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come, etc.

Henry de Hykkelyng [Hickling], steward of Thomas Wake of Lydel [Liddel], lord of Cropton: The jurors present that Henry gave to a certain John de Monemuth [Monmouth] two branches of oaks in le Frith without the livery of any forester, contrary to the assize of the forest. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come, etc.

William de Shepley [Shipley], Roger de Fissheburn [Fishburn], Richard Dayes, William de Fissheburn [Fishburn], Thomas de Bosshale [Bossall], Richard Cholman, Bartholomew de Flaucourt, Geoffrey de Lepyndon, Thomas Sturmy, Robert Tuphurst, Michael the forester, William, son of Thomas de Egton, Thomas de Pykton and John Barbour: The jurors present that the said men, by force and arms, impeded the regarders from making their regard in the said forest in Ravenclif to the damage and contempt of the lord. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Edmund Lacy of Folketon [Folkton], William de Salford, parson of the church of Folketon [Folkton], and Robert de Yemelyne: The jurors present that, a long time after the last eyre, they made a certain purpresture in this forest which contains 80 acres of pasture of marsh within this forest, in order to enclose it on the one side of the length of half an acre and to appropriate to them the said ground and to assert that that ground is not of the forest, the price of each acre 4d a year, by what warrant they do not know. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

William de Touthorp [Towthorpe] and Agnes, his wife, Alice, formerly the wife of William de Maulay, and William Langebarn: The jurors present that Edmund and William, by force and arms and against the peace of the king, impeded the regarders of this forest from making a regard in Cayton Ker [Cayton Carr], Lebreston Ker [Lebberston Carr] and Osgodby Ker [Osgodby Carr], as was enjoined on them fby the king's mandate, and they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is caused to cause them to come, etc.

Edmund de Lacy, and William de Brygham of Flixton: The jurors present that Edmund and William, by force and arms and against the peace of the king, impeded the regarders of this forest from making a regard in Cayton Ker [Cayton Carr], Lebreston Ker [Lebberston Carr] and Osgodby Ker [Osgodby Carr], as was enjoined on them fby the king's mandate, and they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is caused to cause them to come, etc.

Robert Themelyn of Folketon [Folkton], Philip, servant of Simon de Aton [Ayton], Thomas de Helme, Richard le Taillour, Robert le Shortred, William Cook, William, son of John Lacy, Geoffrey, servant of the parson of Folkton, and Robert Chamberlayn: The jurors present that, 24 years ago, they and very many other men of the vill of Folketon [Folkton], who are completely outside the forest, overburdened the pasture in a certain marsh within this forest near to the said vill of Foweton [Folkton] with their beasts, and they similarly burnt two stacks of turves, reeds and rushes, and the men of the vills of Lebreston [Lebberston], Gristhorp [Gristhorpe], Cayton and Osgodby assisted them at their own costs, as if in their common, for their expenses of the winter crop, to the ruin and nuisance of the wild beasts of the lord of this forest, and against the peace, etc, and they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Michael de Bulmere [Bulmer] of Aton [Ayton], Richard Rideman, Thomas de Snaynton [Snainton], John Pedes, William de Osgodby, John Ryntour, Robert Derlyng, John Tomelynsone of Iton, John Pedour, William de Osgodby, and John, son of Richard le Clerc: The jurors present that they are accustomed to dig turves in the marsh of Hoton [Hutton] outside their common in this forest and similarly to depasture their draught beasts there, where they do not have common, to the damage of the lord and the nuisance of the wild beasts. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come, etc.

Henry le Fouler of Bergh, Adam le Fouler of Aton [Ayton], William Hare and William Fox: The jurors present that they are takers of birds in the forest with snares and other devices to the nuisance of wild beasts and the damage of the lord. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

Gilbert de Aton [Ayton]: The jurors present that, for two years after the summons of this eyre, Gilbert caused the cottagers and tenants of Hoton [Hutton] to come to his court in Hutton for having depastured herbage with their beasts in this forest contrary to the assize of the forest, by what warrant they do not know. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause him to come, etc. Afterwards Gilbert came and he said that he cannot deny this. Therefore he is to be committed to prison.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.