De Johanne de Farndale, living at Eggeton cum Lacerigge et Westingby et Cokewalde (Egton, Lees Rigg, Westonby and Cucket Nook all still in the Parish of Egton), paid tax of 22d in 1300, a lesser amount than Willelmo (FAR00013) (Lay Subsidy).

From the Subsidy: Wapentake of Langbaurgh, Yorkshire Lay Subsidy 30 Ed. I (1301). Originally published by Yorkshire Archeological Society, [s.l.], 1897. 'The Subsidy: Wapentake of Langbaurgh', in Yorkshire Lay Subsidy 30 Ed. I (1301), ed. William Brown ([s.l.], 1897), pp. 26-45. See also British History Online.

Wapentagium de Langeberyghe

Eggeton’ cum Lecerigge et Westingby et Cokewalde

De Johanne de Farendale / xxijd o.

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1303

Could he have been the father of Johannis de Farnedale, saddler of York (FAR00030)?

1314

A record of 1334 suggested that twenty years before, in about 1314, John de Farndale had an interest in six acres of land at the vill of Cropton in Rosedale, of which five acres grew oats and the sixth acre was wasteland. This is almost certainly a reference to Cropton at the entrance to Rosedale a short distance from Lastingham.

DL 42/1/23/U44, 25 January 1334 to 24 January 1335, Folios: 248-249v. 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: Regard of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng [Pickering]:

Adam del Tunge: Adam made one close in Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself three acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, whereof he enclosed two acres 22 years ago, and the other was enclosed two years ago, and does not and did not grow crops, but two acres are mown 10 times, the price of a crop of each acre 10d a year, and for the time when they are not mown each acre is worth 4d a year, and the third acre is worth 4d a year. Sum total 25s 4d. for which William Lambe, who is now the tenant, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and William is in mercy, etc.

John de Farndale: Twenty years ago, John made a certain close in Roscedale [Rosedale] in the fee of Thomas Wake, and contains in itself six acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, whereof 5 acres grow crops of oats 20 times, the price of each acre 12d a year, and the sixth acre is waste and worth 4d a year. Sum total £5 6s 8d. For which Thomas Wake and Roger del Wyrkheued, now the tenants of the same, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and Thomas and Roger are in mercy, etc.

William Stacy of Haretoft [Hartoft]: Sixteen years ago, William made a certain close in Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself four acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and they do not and did not grow crops, but three acres thereof are mown seven times, the price of a crop of each acre 10d a year, and the fourth acre and similarly the three acres at the time, when they are not mown, are worth each acre 4d a year. Sum total 31s 6d. For which William Erwart, who is now the tenant, will answer and th land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and William is in mercy, etc.

Alan Erwart: Twenty years ago, Alan made a certain close in Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself one acre of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and grows summer crops eight times, the price [of each] 12d a year, and at the time when it is does not grow crops it is worth 4d. Sum total 12s 6d. For which Alan, who is now the tenant of the same, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and Alan is in mercy, etc.

John son of Elias: Fifteen years ago, John made a certain close in Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself two acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and it does not and did not grow crops, but three roods thereof are mown ten times, the price of a crop 7d a year, and 5 roods, the rest, and similarly those three at the time, when they are not mown, are worth each acre 2d a year. Sum total 13s 1d. For which John de Clif, who is now the tenant of the same, will answer, and the third is to be taken into the hands, etc, and John is in mercy, etc.

Henry del Tunge: Twenty-two years ago, Henry made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft], and it contains in itself one acre and a half of land, whereof one rood grows crops of oats 14 times, worth 6d a year, and one acre of the rest is mown 12 times, the price of a crop 12d a year, and at the time when they do not grow crops or are mown an acre is worth 4d a year. Sum total 24s 10d. For which Henry, now the tenant of the same, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and Henry is in mercy, etc.

Henry del Tunge: Ten years ago, Henry made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself four acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and does not and did not grow crops, but one acre thereof is mown five times, the price of a crop of an acre 12d a year, and the other three acres and, similarly, that acre at the time when they are not mown each acre is worth 4d a year. Sum total 16s 6d. For which Henry, now tenant of the same, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands of the lord, etc. and Henry is in mercy, etc.

John Stirkhirde: Twenty-two years ago, John made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself two acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and does not grow crops, but one acre thereof is mown 8 times, the price of a crop 10d a year, and another acre and similarly that acre at the time when they are not mown each acre is worth 4d a year. Sum total 18s. For which John, now the tenant, will answer, and the land is taken in the hands, etc, and John is in mercy, etc.

John Stirkhird: Ten years ago, John made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself one rood and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and does not grow crops, but is worth 1d a year. Sum total 10d. For which John, now tenant, will answer and the land is to be taken into the hands, etc, and John is in mercy, etc.

John Forester: Twenty-two years ago, John made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself two acres of land, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and does not grow crops, but half an acre thereof is mown seven times, the price of a crop 5d a year, and the other acre and a half and, similarly, that half acre at the time when they are not mown each acre is worth 6d a year. Sum total 16s 5d. For which Thomas, now the tenant, will answer, and the land is taken into the hands, etc. And Thomas is in mercy, etc.

Peter Gervaus: Twenty-two years ago, Peter made a certain close at Haretoft [Hartoft] outside the lordship in the fee of Thomas Wake, and it contains in itself half an acre, and it pertains to the vill of Cropton, and does not grow crops, but is mown 7 times, the price of a crop 5d a year, and at the time when it is not mown it is worth 2d a year. Sum total 5s 5d. For which Peter, now the tenant of the same, will answer, and the land is to be taken into the hands of the lord, etc, and Peter is in mercy, etc.

Held on: Monday next after Michaelmas 8 Edw III

1323

It is possible that it was this John who later returned to Farndale and became John the miller.

In the Calendar of the Close Rolls, 22 August 1323: Pickering. To the sheriff of York. Whereas it is found by an inquisition taken by William de Ayremynne, Humphrey de Waleden, and John de Kylvyngton, by the oath of the foresters, verderers, regarders, and other ministers at the forest of Pickering, and of other lawful men of that county, that the following persons committed trespass of venison in the forest after it came into the King's hands as escheat by forfeiture of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster... that on Friday the morrow of Martinmas, in the aforesaid year, Robert Capoun, knight, Robert son of Marmaduke de Tweng, and eight unknown men with bows and arrows and four greyhounds came to a place called ‘Ellerbek’, and there took a hart and two other deers (feras), and carried the venison away; and that on Thursday before the Invention of the Holy Cross, in the aforesaid year, Robert Capoun and seventeen unknown men came with bows and arrows and greyhounds to the place called ‘Ellerbek’ against the assize of the forest for the purpose of doing evil, but they took nothing; and that on Friday after the Translation of Saint Thomas last, Adam (FAR00025) son of Simon the Miller of Farndale, Richard son of John the Miller, and three unknown men came to a place called ‘Petrenedle’, and there took two hinds, and when they were proclaimed by the foresters, they left one hind, which the foresters carried to Pykeryng castle and the said malefactors carried the other away with them;... the King orders the sheriff to take with him John de Rithre, and to arrest all the aforesaid men and Juliana, and to deliver them to John de Kylvynton, keeper of Pykeryng castle, whom the king has ordered to receive them and to keep them in prison in the castle until further orders.

‘At Pickering before the Sheriff of York in 1323, on Friday after the translation of St Thomas last, Adam son of Simon the miller of Farndale, (21), Richard the son of John the miller three unknown men came to the place ‘Petrenedle’ and there took two hinds and when they were proclaimed by the foresters they left one hind which the foresters carried the other way with them...(long list of other offenders)...... The King orders the Sheriff to take with him John de Rithre and to arrest the aforesaid men and deliver them to John de Kyltynton, Keeper of Pyckeryng Castle whom the King ordered to receive them and to keep them in prison until further orders.’ Was this the same Adam de Farndale, who would be 28 at the time which would fit? (Close Rolls 22 August 1323, 17 Edward II page 15 and 16)

It is interesting that John, in contrast to Simon, wasn’t called ‘the miller of Farndale’, but ‘the miller’ and this might be explained if John contrasted to Simon because he had returned from another place.

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1334

1334 was the year of the Eyre Court. It was therefore time to catch up with the Farndale misbehaviour of the preceding years. A mainpernor was a person who gave a guarantee that a prisoner would attend court. Westgill is the area of Farndale around West Gill Beck which flows down to the River Dove at Low Mill. The folk of Farndale had clearly been out in significant numbers to engaging in poaching. The hearing dealt with offences of some antiquity, the reference to the seventeenth regnal year of Edward I indicating an offence that took place in 1288 to 1289. So these records were catching up with many years of activity in the forest.

Fines, amercements and issues of forfeitures at Pikeryng before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de Hungerford and John de Hambury, itinerant justices assigned to take the pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pickering … Roger, son of Gilbert de Frandale [Farndale], one of the mainpernors of John, son of Albe, indicted of hunting. … John Alberd, another mainpernor of the same Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. The same John Alberd, one of the mainpernors of John, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. John, son of Walter, one of the mainpernors of Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. John le Shephirde of Farndale, one of the mainpernors of John, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. Alan, son of Nicholas de Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John de Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same Alan, son of Nicholas de Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. Nicholas Laverok, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John de Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same Nicholas Laverok, one of the mianpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. William le Smyth of Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. The same William le Smyth of Farndale, one of the mainpernors of John, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. Nicholas Brakenthwayt, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same Nicholas Brakenthwayt, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. Alan de Braghby, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting … Nicholas de Repyngale [Rippingale], one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John, and Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same Alan de Braghby, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. John de Braghby, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. … 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: People mentioned … Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale, and Richard, son of John the miller: It is presented that they and three unknown men, on Friday next after the feast of the Translation of St Thomas 17 Edw I, came in the said forest in a place called Petroneldel, and there took two deer. And when they had been proclaimed by the forester, they sent away one deer, which the foresters carried to the castle of Pikeryng [Pickering], and another deer the wrongdoers carried away with them and thereupon did their will. They do not now come, but it is witnessed that they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make them come … John, son of Richard de Westgil of Farndale, and Robert, his brother: On Sunday the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist 18 Edw II, they came in the said forest in a certain place called Soterlund, with one mastiff, bows and arrows, and took there one fawn and carried away the game with them and thereupon did their will. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, but it is witnessed that they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.

1345

If her lived four score years and ten, he might have lived to 1345.