Folios: 305-306. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of claims of liberties and quittances...

Folios: 305-306. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of claims of liberties and quittances at Pikeryng [Pickering] before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de Hungerford and John de Hambury, justices itinerant assigned for pleas of the forest in the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng [Pickering]:

Ralph de Bolmere [Bulmer]: Ralph claims to have his free park at Torenton [Thornton] called Risebergh [Riseborough], and to have dogs in the said vill to run in the said park, and he says that King John, by his charter, gave and granted to Alan de Wylton [Wilton], then tenant of the said park, and his heirs licence to enclose the park and to make a free park therefrom, and that he might have dogs in the said vill to run in that park. By virtue of which charter, Alan held the said park enclosed and free and had dogs in the said vill to run in the same park. The estate of which Alan, Ralph now has. And he says that Edward II inspected the grant of King John and granted Ralph that he and his his heirs shall have and hold that park as Alan had it, by virtue of the said charter, without opposition or impediment of the king or his heirs, justices, escheators, sheriffs or any other bailiffs or ministers of the king. Whereupon he says that he holds his said park enclosed and similarly has dogs in the said vill of Thornton to run in the same, and he seeks that his claim be allowed in this regard, etc. Therefore the truth is to be inquired into, etc.

Thomas de Pikeryng [Pickering] and Margaret, his wife: Thomas and Margaret claim to have in their demesne wood of Lokton [Lockton] a woodward to keep their said wood. And that no one should cut or cause to be felled any tree in it without their will. And that they can, in the said wood, fell and give at their will trees, greenwood and dry wood, and give and sell dry trees at their will without view of the foresters. And that they can dig turves on their moor of Lockton and uproot there heath and sell and give the turves and heath at their will. And that they, for themselves and their tenants, ought to have housebote and haybote according to the assize of the forest in the common wood of Lockton. And they say that the manor of Lockton was at one time in the seisin of Alan Malkake in his demesne as of fee. After whose death the said manor, together with other lands and tenements, descended by right of inheritance to Alice, Joan and the same Margaret, his daughters and heirs. And after a partition had been made of Alan's lands and tenements, the said manor was entirely assigned to Margaret as her share of the said tenements. And they say that they and Alan and all his ancestors holding the said manor from time out of mind, always used the said liberties contained in their claim, as if pertaining to the said manor. And this they are prepared to verify, etc. Therefore the truth is to be inquired into, etc.

Thomas de Pikeryng [Pickering] and Margaret, his wife: Thomas and Margaret claim that no one should cut or cause to be felled any tree in their demesne wood of Lokton [Lockton] against their will, except the foresters of the fee for the victuals of the wild beasts of the forest, and that they can, by the assize of the forest, fell wood for housebote and haybote, and when it has been felled they can give and carry it at their will. And they say that they and all her ancestors, holding the manor of Lockton, from time out of mind, [enjoyed these liberties], contained in their claim, and this they are prepared to verify, etc.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.