Folios: 323v-325v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster,...

Folios: 323v-325v. County of Yorkshire. Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng [Pickering] concerning trespasses and excesses made by the abbot of Whiteby [Whitby], his men and tenants, within the said forest, held at Hakenesse [Hackness] within the liberty of the said abbot before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby] and John de Hambury, justices itinerant concerning hunting in the forest:

Stephen, son of Richard de Eskedale [Eskdale], Nicholas le Taillour of Whiteby [Whitby], and John de Moressom of Sneynthorp: It is presented by the foresters and verderers of the forest of Pikeryng [Pickering] in this eyre at Pickering that Stephen, Nicholas and John and others unknown, on Wednesday next before Easter, 8 Edw III, came in this forest in the place called Bakhedloundes with bows and arrows and greyhounds, and there they hunted and took 66 stags and female red deer and took the meat away with them, and they did their will therewith and cut off the heads of nine of the stags and red deer and fixed them upon stakes on the moor. And that in the said year on the feast of Corpus Christi, Stephen and others unknown hunted one red deer in the forest in a place called Everstiryng, but the meat was rescued by the foresters. And that Stephen came in this forest in a place called Sandbek and took with two large dogs one stag and carried away the meat with them. They now come before the justices and seek licence to make concord thereupon.

Robert Pateryg the younger of Sneynton [Snainton]: It is presented in this eyre at Pikeryng [Pickering] that Robert and others unknown, on Wednesday next before Passion Sunday, 7 Edw III, came in the forest in a place called Ellerbek [Eller Beck] and Thaksyk and there took one red deer with greyhounds and carried away the meat with them.

William de la More the younger and William de More the elder: It is presented that William and William, with others unknown, on Friday next after All Saints, 2 Edw III, came to a place in the forest called Mannose and took with greyhounds one red deer and carried it away with them.

William Haye: It is presented that William Haye, with others unknown, on Monday next before the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, 7 Edw III, came in the forest in a place called Stoklound with bows and arrows for the sake of doing wrong, but was disturbed by the forester, and he fled. And that at another time, namely on Wednesday next before the feast of St Wilfred, 10 Edw III, he similarly came in this forest in the place called Hilaghker for the sake of doing wrong with bows and arrows, but was disturbed by the forester. And with others unknown he came in the forest around the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, 5 Edw III, to a place called Aton Frith and hunted there one four-year-old stag and sent part of the meat to the house of John the Chaplain of Hakenesse [Hackness], with John being aware thereof and receiving it. And that William, with others unknown, on Saturday next before the beginning of Lent, 7 Edw III, came in the forest in a place called Hipirle and hunted there one red deer and carried part thereof to the house of the said John de Hakenesse, with him being aware, and he retained part thereof in his own hands, and thereupon did his will.

Hugh de Aula of Whiteby [Whitby]: It is presented that Hugh and others unknown, on Friday next before the feast of St Stephen, 4 Edw III, came in the forest in a place called Frebbresdale, for the sake of doing wrong with bows and arrows, and on Saturday next following in the same forest in a place called Symundeshoumes by Witlond, and there they hunted one red deer and sent the meat thereof to Whitby to the house of Thomas de Driffeld [Driffield], with him being aware, and they thereupon did their will.

William Scot, staying in the abbey of Whiteby [Whitby]: It is presented that William and others unknown, on Saturday next after the Purification of the Blessed Mary, 5 Edw III, came in the evening in the said forest within the coppice in the hay of Scalby with bows and arrows extended for the sake of doing wrong there, and happened upon John de Weston, forester, and other foresters with him, and William and others turned in flight. The foresters took away from them three bows and fifteen arrows, one sword and two knives.

Adam, son of Thomas de Kynthorp [Kingthorpe]: It is presented that Adam and others unknown, on Saturday on the feast of the Apostles SS Philip and James, 33 Edw I, came in the forest in a place called Ellerbek [Eller Beck], with seven greyhounds and they took there two red deer and carried them away with them. And that, on the said Saturday, at Ellirbek [Eller Beck], Adam similarly took one stag and carried it away with him. And that, on the eve of Michaelmas in the said year, he also came to a place called Kesebek, and took there one red deer and in another place called Wathelespole took one red deer fawn, and in another place called Wathelespole took one red deer fawn, and under Brounheued took one red deer fawn and carried away the meat with him.

Robert de Dales: It is presented that Robert and others unknown, on Sunday in the quindene of Easter, 35 Edw I, came in the said forest at Langedon with greyhounds and assaulted there the forester and killed his dog and hung him, and took one female red deer at Hipirle and one male fallow deer and carried them away. And that, on Monday the morrow of Easter in the said year, he and others came in the said forest at Blakhoulondes in the place is called Yarnolbek with four greyhounds, and took there one stag and one female red deer and carried them away with them. And that Robert, with seven unknown wrongdoers, on Saturday next before the feast of St Gregory the Pope in the said year, came in the said forest on the moor between Langdon and Berlagh with two dogs, bows and arrows for the sake of doing wrong, but they were impeded by the foresters, who committed them to flight.

John Tendbarn, Walter le Smyth, and William, son of William Moye: It is presented that John, Walter, William and others unknown, on Thursday next before the feast of St Andrew the Apostle, 14 Edw II, came in the forest in a place called Berlawathe, and took there with dogs one female red deer and thereupon did their will. And William son of William, Thomas Wyrels and others unknown, on the eve of Holy Trinity in the said year, came in the said forest in a place called Stanrygh with the dogs of Thomas, now abbot of Whiteby [Whitby], with the same man being aware, and they took there one female red deer and thereupon did their will. And that Roger Drye, Richard Drye, John le Sumpter, the abbot of Whiteby [Whitby], Henry le Parcour and other wrongdoers unknown, on Friday next before the feast of St Thomas the Apostle 16 Edw II, came in the forest in a place called Marnolsbek with bows and arrows, and with five greyhounds, three of which were of the said abbot, with the same man being aware, and they took there one four-year-old stag, and thereupon did their will.

Thomas Abbotescosyn: It is presented that Thomas with others, in the feast of St James, 35 Edw I, came in the said forest, namely in the wood of Aton [Ayton], and there hunted one stag and one female red deer and carried the meat with him and thereupon did his will.

Held on: Thursday next after the month of Easter 9 Edw III.