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Thomas Wake of Liddell The Forest of Farndale in 1325 The Founding of a House of Friars 30 July 1345
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An
early planning dispute with the local authority
Of relevance to us, it also asks that
the justice of the forest should be commanded to deliver his wood of Farndale.
The King seems to have replied that he should deliver a writ to the justice of
the forest to certify the reason for taking the wood.
Reference: SC 8/174/8667 Petitioners: Thomas Wake of Liddel.
Name(s):Wake, Thomas Addressees: King. Nature of
request: [The petition has been completed from the printed text in Rot. Parl.
Vol. I because the petition is now largely illegible as a consequence of
repairs].[Wake requests that he be allowed to account
in the Wardrobe for his costs in service with the king with foot-soldiers at
Berwick and Edinburgh, and that the debts of his ancestors be searched for in
the Exchequer and allowance be made for these against the costs. If the king is
not prepared to grant this then he requests that he be allowed to pay the debts
in instalments with respite for a year or two. He further requests that the
earls of Leicester, Richmond and Arundel, and
Despenser be ordered to accept one homage for Kirkby in the fee of Mowbray, as
each is demanding homage. He further requests that the justice of the Forest
north of the Trent be commanded to deliver his wood of Farndale.]1) Nature
of endorsement: Concerning the first
point he should come into the Wardrobe and show the manner by which he was
retained and how much he received, and if any indenture was made between him
and the king, and the king should be certified of this so that he can say his
will.2) Concerning the homage, if he is distrained, he should sue against those
by whom he is distrained.3) Concerning the last point, he should have a writ to
the justice to certify of the reason for the taking of this wood. Places
mentioned: Liddel, [Cumberland];
Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]; Edinburgh, [Midlothian, Scotland];
Scotland; Kirkby [unidentified]; Farndale, [North Riding of Yorkshire]. People
mentioned: [Henry of Lancaster], earl of Leicester; [John de Bretagne], earl of
Richmond; [Edmund Fitz Alan], earl of Arundel; Hugh le Despenser. Note:The petition is dated to 1325
as the petition is published in Rot. Parl. I from a Hale manuscript which dated
the petitions to the parliament held in 19 Edw. II (1325) (Rot. Parl. vol. I,
p.439b (no.39)). Date: [1325] Held by: The National
Archives, Kew Legal status: Public
Record(s) Language: French Closure status: Open
Document, Open Description Publication note: Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento,
vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.439b (no.39) (full
edition of later copy of original petition) The Parliament Rolls of Medieval
England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M.
Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of
Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum I, pp.431-47, no.39 (summary of references)
Another
document relates to the same matter of the wood of Farndale. Again it asks that the justice of the forest should be commanded to deliver his wood of Farndale and adds that he
seized it without reason. It also asks that the burgesses of Hull should be
ordered not tio build any new road on his land and to
destroy the roads they made when he (the King?) was under age,
as Thomas Wake says he is entitled to his inheritance in full.
It
seems that the justice of the forest was then ordered to do justice to Thomas
Wake, according to the usage and law of the forest. However
with regard to the roads, he should resort to the common law.
See
also: Reference: SC 8/8/358 Description:
Petitioners: Thomas Wake, lord of Lydel. Name(s): Wake, Thomas Addressees: King. Nature of request: Thomas Wake requests
that the king command his Justice of the Forest north of the Trent to deliver
to him his wood of Farndale, which he has seized into the king's hand for no
reason. He also asks him to order the burgesses of Hull not to build any new
road on his land, and to destroy the roads they made when he was under age, as the king is obliged to render him his
inheritance in full. Nature of endorsement: Coram rege.
With regard to the wood, the Justice of the Forest is
to be ordered to do justice to him, according to the law and usage of the
forest. With regard to the roads, he is to have
recourse to common law. Places mentioned: Farndale,
[North Riding of Yorkshire]; Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned: Justice of the Forest north of the Trent; Burgesses of Hull.
Note: Date given on the evidence of Rot. Parl. JRS Phillips (PROME, Appendix of
Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337) says that these petitions probably all do belong
to 18 Edward II, although there is no indication that they were presented
either at the non-parliamentary assembly of October 1324 or the
parliament of June 1325. Date: [1324-1325]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew Former
reference in its original department: Parliamentary Petition 8806 Legal status:
Public Record(s) Language: French
See
also: Reference: SC 8/174/8667 Petitioners:
Thomas Wake of Liddel. Name(s):Wake, Thomas
Addressees: King. Nature of request: [The petition has been completed from the
printed text in Rot. Parl. Vol. I because the petition is now largely illegible
as a consequence of repairs].[Wake requests that he be
allowed to account in the Wardrobe for his costs in service with the king with
foot-soldiers at Berwick and Edinburgh, and that the debts of his ancestors be
searched for in the Exchequer and allowance be made for these against the
costs. If the king is not prepared to grant this then he requests that he be
allowed to pay the debts in instalments with respite for a year or two. He
further requests that the earls of Leicester, Richmond
and Arundel, and Despenser be ordered to accept one homage for Kirkby in the
fee of Mowbray, as each is demanding homage. He further requests that the
justice of the Forest north of the Trent be commanded to deliver his wood of
Farndale.]1) Nature of endorsement: Concerning
the first point he should come into the Wardrobe and show the manner by which
he was retained and how much he received, and if any indenture was made between
him and the king, and the king should be certified of this so that he can say
his will.2) Concerning the homage, if he is distrained, he should sue against
those by whom he is distrained.3) Concerning the last point, he should have a
writ to the justice to certify of the reason for the taking of this wood.
Places mentioned: Liddel,
[Cumberland]; Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]; Edinburgh, [Midlothian,
Scotland]; Scotland; Kirkby [unidentified]; Farndale, [North Riding of
Yorkshire]. People mentioned: [Henry of Lancaster], earl of Leicester; [John de
Bretagne], earl of Richmond; [Edmund Fitz Alan], earl of Arundel; Hugh le
Despenser. Note:The petition
is dated to 1325 as the petition is published in Rot. Parl. I from a
Hale manuscript which dated the petitions to the parliament held in 19 Edw. II
(1325) (Rot. Parl. vol. I, p.439b (no.39)). Date: [1325] Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Language: French Closure
status: Open Document, Open
Description Publication note: Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento,
vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.439b (no.39) (full
edition of later copy of original petition) The Parliament Rolls of Medieval
England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M.
Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of
Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum I, pp.431-47, no.39 (summary of references)
See
also: Reference: SC 8/8/358 Description: Petitioners: Thomas Wake, lord of
Lydel. Name(s): Wake, Thomas Addressees: King.
Nature of request: Thomas Wake requests that the king command his Justice of
the Forest north of the Trent to deliver to him his wood of Farndale,
which he has seized into the king's hand for no reason. He also asks him to
order the burgesses of Hull not to build any new road on his land, and to
destroy the roads they made when he was under age, as
the king is obliged to render him his inheritance in full. Nature of
endorsement: Coram rege.With
regard to the wood, the Justice of the Forest is to be ordered to do justice to
him, according to the law and usage of the forest.With
regard to the roads, he is to have recourse to common law. Places mentioned: Farndale, [North Riding of Yorkshire];
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]. People mentioned: Justice of
the Forest north of the Trent; Burgesses of Hull. Note: Date given on the
evidence of Rot. Parl. JRS Phillips (PROME, Appendix of Unedited Petitions,
1307-1337) says that these petitions probably all do belong to 18 Edward II,
although there is no indication that they were presented either at the
non-parliamentary assembly of October 1324 or the parliament of June
1325. Date: [1324-1325] Held by:
The National Archives, Kew Former reference in its original department:
Parliamentary Petition 8806 Legal status: Public Record(s) Language: French
‘At Reading. Licence for the alienation in Frank Almoin by Thomas Wake of Lyde to the friers of the Holy Order of the Holy Cross of a toft and 10 acres of land in the moor of Blakenhowe in Farndale, for them to found a house of the Order there and to build an Oratory and dwelling houses.’ (Patent Rolls)
Still to
check Thomas Wake of Liddel to grant land in Farndale to the
friars of the Order of the Holy, Reference: C 143/283/1 – Description Thomas
Wake of Liddel to grant land in Farndale to the friars of the Order of the
Holy Cross. York.Date: 21 EDWARD III. Held
by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s)
1347
From the
Calendar of Patent
Rolls, Edward III AD 1345 to 1348, 21 Edward III – Part II, Page 370:
Calendar of Inquisitions,
Edward III, 1347-1352, Item 219 at page 207:
Blakenhowe
Blakey Howe round
barrow
Round barrows are
funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze
Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were
constructed as earthen mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or
multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and
often acted as a focus of burials in later periods. Often superficially
similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in
form and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving
examples recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of Britain, including the Wessex area where it is often possible to
classify them more closely, for example as bowl or bell barrows. Often
occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern
landscape and their considerable variation in form and longevity as a monument
type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social
organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly
representative of their period and a substantial proportion of surviving
examples are considered worthy of protection.
Excavations of round barrows in the region have shown that they demonstrate a
wide range of burial rites, from simple scatters of cremated material to coffin
inhumations and cremations contained in urns, typically dating to the Bronze
Age. A common factor is that barrows were normally used for more than one
burial and that the primary burial was frequently on or below the original
ground surface, often with secondary burials located within the body of the
mound. In the Bronze Age, many round barrows are thought to have acted as
territorial markers in addition to their role as burial sites. Blakey Howe,
placed on the spine of Blakey Ridge, is considered to be
one such example. This function has continued, as shown by the inscribed
boundary stone, and the barrow now marks a parish boundary. Blakey Howe is a
relatively well preserved round barrow, despite the
disturbance by antiquarian excavation, and will retain important archaeological
information. The boundary stone, a good 18th century example possibly reusing a
prehistoric standing stone, adds additional interest.
Details
The monument includes buried
and earthwork remains of a prehistoric burial mound, also known as Cockpit Hill,
which is topped by an 18th century boundary stone. It is located 80m NNW of the
Lion Inn, marked on the 1:10,000 map as Blakey House, just to the west of the
Castleton to Hutton-le-Hole road. It survives in an
area extensively worked for coal in the post-medieval period, an activity which
has left behind numerous spoil heaps along the ridge. Referred to as Blakenhow in a Charter of
Guisborough Priory in 1200, the round barrow is prominently sited on a
natural rise on the spine of Blakey Ridge and is intervisible with a number of other prominently located barrows in the area.
Constructed of earth with some stone, it is just over 20m in diameter and
stands 2m high with an old antiquarian excavation hollow 6m in diameter and up
to 1.5m deep in its top. This hollow is thought to have been used for staging
cockfights, explaining the barrow's alternative name. On the rim of this
hollow, on the southern side, there is a 0.25m square and 1.4m high boundary
stone which tapers towards its top. On its west face it is inscribed with the
initials TD above four more weathered characters. This is taken to refer to
Thomas Duncombe who owned the Duncombe Estate in the early 18th century. It is
possible that this stone, which is Listed Grade II, may be a redressed and
reset prehistoric standing stone. Although there is no ditch visible around the
barrow, a 3m margin around the mound has been included to allow for its likely
survival. This is because excavations of other examples in the region have
shown that, even where no encircling depression is discernible on the modern
ground surface, ditches immediately around the outside of the mound frequently
survive as infilled features, containing additional archaeological deposits.
The barrow is respected by a drystone wall which skirts it to the west and a
small roadstone quarry to the east, neither of which are included in the
scheduling.