Folios: 311-312v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of claims of liberties and quittances...

Folios: 311-312v. 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]:

Thomas Wake of Lydel [Liddel]: Thomas claims to have his chase for [hunting] fox, hare, cat and badger within the metes of his barony of Midelton [Middleton] within the said forest by boundaries, namely from the place called Alda de Costa as far as le Standand Stane upon le Spitelmyre of Pikeryng [Pickering], and so to le Meredike, and then to le Centoftcroft, and then to Aldwlpotgate, and then to Garestan in Ellerland, and then to le Boret Thorn upon Flatemaryng, then to Lofthous, and then to le Rountre, and then upon le Standanstan in Wheldale [Wheeldale] Moss, and then to le Netherblawath, and then to Stonerhous, and then to Willin Hill, and then to Westschouerhill, and then to Rauscrosse, and so to the river of Synen as far as Bruyndesdyke, and so by the dyke of the ditch of the park of Syvelyngton [Sinnington], and by the crest of Riseburgh [Riseborough], and so by Thornton Park to le Resedik, and so as far the river of Costa, and so going up by the river of Costa [Costa Beck] as far le Alda. And [he claims] to have the wood called le Fryth outside the regard, and to give and sell it at their wish and hold it in severalty. And to have the wood called Holtwaitbank outside the regard. And to seek and to have livery in their common woods once a year, namely at the next attachment after Michaelmas for himself and all his tenants within the said barony. And to have one forester in the foreign wood of the barony of Middleton, and one woodward at Rysebergh [Riseborough]. And to have fines for straying beasts, namely the fines from foreign beasts, which are not agisted by the lord and by the said metes. And to have the nests of sparrowhawks and merlins in his woods and bees and honey and mill-stones within the said barony, and also to dig turves to uproot fern and heath for himself, his men and tenants within the metes of the said barony. And he says that he and all his ancestors and the lords of the said barony by the said boundaries similarly had the wood called le Frith outside the regard, and have given and sold wood from the same at their will, and held it in severalty. And similarly they had the said wood, which is called Holtwait Bank outside the regard. And they similarly had their livery in their common woods yearly at the next attachment after Michaelmas for themselves and their said tenants. And similarly they had foresters in the said foreign woods. And similarly they had a woodward at Risebergh [Riseborough]. And they had in their woods within the said barony the nests of sparrowhawks and merlins, bees, honey and millstones. And similarly they dug turves and uprooted fern and heath for themselves and their tenants within the metes of the said barony without any interruption, and this he is prepared to verify, etc.

Thomas Wake of Lydel [Liddel]: Thomas claims to come by his ministers at every attachment and seek and have there livery for himself and his tenants of his barony of Midelton [Middleton] in the common woods within the said barony according to the assize of the forest, except the wood of Frith and the wood of Holtwait Bank, which are awarded to him, to hold in severalty outside the regard. And to have fines in his court from all foreign woods, found and attached by his ministers before the ministers of the lord of the forest find these woods, and they are attached by the same men in all the woods of the said barony. And he says that he and all his ancestors, holding the said barony, from time out of mind, were seised of the said liberties as if pertaining to the said barony, without any interruption, and this he is prepared to verify, etc.

Gilbert de Aton [Ayton]: Gilbert claims to sell and give, both within the forest and outside his wood, both greenwood and dry wood from his woods of Ayclifside and Troucedale towards the north, which are outside the regard of the forest, and he says that he and all his ancestors, from time out of mind, sold and gave his said wood, as is aforesaid, and this he seeks to be inquired into, etc.

Gilbert de Aton [Ayton]: Gilbert claims to sell his wood, both greenwood and dry wood, in his woods of Troucedale towards the north, which are outside the regard, namely that wood which is on the north side of Troucedale, from the place called Braithwait towards the west in length by the river of Troucedale, just as the river runs to the east as far as a certain sike, which falls into the same river, descending from a certain spring called Apeltrekeld, and then by the said sike going up to the said spring, and from the said spring going up directly to Blaclousenese, and then going across to a certain stone opposite le Birk between le Birk and Blaclousenese, and then by a certain path straight to the east end of Blaclousdyk. And then by the said ditch, as it heads directly from the east in length to the west until a certain path, lying on the south side of Brounthous, and so descending by the same path, just as it leads to the brow of Goderiggil, and then by the sike going down through the middle of Goderikgill as far as Braithwait, where the same stream falls into Troucedalebek. And he says that he and all his ancestors, tenants of the manor of Brumpton [Brompton], from time out of mind, sold and gave their wood, both greenwood and dry wood, in their woods of Troucedale towards the north by the said boundaries, and this he is ready to verify, etc. Therefore the truth is to be inquired into, but it is placed in respite until Monday next after the feast of St Matthew the Apostle here on account that the said ministers sought from the justices that they have a view of the said boundaries before they gave their verdict. And the said day is given to Gilbert. On which day before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby] and John de Hambury, justices, Gilbert came by Richard de Naulton, his attorney, and also the ministers came.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III.