The Hart at Leasehow and other poaching offences
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The Coucher Book also tells of how Thomas
de Hamthwaite, Robert de Bolton, Richard of Helmsley,
John de Skipton, Robert Moryng, Abraham Milner,
Stephen Moye, and Peter son of Henry, with others unknown, on Thursday, 7th of
March, 1331, went to a place called Hamclifbek, with
two leporariis (gazehounds or greyhounds), and
belonging to John de Kilvington and Robert Spink, and with bows and arrows, and
there slew one soar and one hind and one stag, and were fined, etc. In the same
folio we have an account of how Roger son of Emma, John de Bordesden,
Robert Moryng, John (FAR00042A), son of William Fabri (the Smith) of
Farndale (FAR00037), Robert Stybbing, and William
Bullock, about the feast of S. Bartholomew, captured one hind and one calf at Rotemir and Hugh de Yeland and
John de Yeland, Thomas Hampthwait,
William de Langwath, Peter son of Henry Young,
William de Hovingham, forester of Spaunton, William
Burcy (or Curcy), Robert de Miton, sergeant of
Normanby, and six others unknown, captured at Leasehow,
with bows and arrows and hounds, a young hart.
In the pleas of the Forest on the Monday next after Michaelmas 8
Edw. III (1334 to 1335). Michaelmas is 29 September each year. The next Monday
in 1334 was 3 October 1334.
Thomas de Hamtwhait [Hampsthwaite]
and William de Shipton were the alleged offenders.
It is found that, on Wednesday next
after the feast of St Lucy the Virgin 6 Edw. III (1332 to 1333), they came in
this forest in the place called Mulfosse [Muffles] in
Hartoft, and there hunted one deer and sent that game to the abbot of St
Mary [York], giving him to understand that he caught it in the forest of the
said abbot of Spaunton.
And that, on Thursday next after
Mid-Lent 5 Edw. III (1331 to 1332 – the offence was on 7
March 1331), Thomas de Hamptwhait [Hampsthwaite[, Robert de Bolton, Richard de Helmesle [Helmsley], John de Helmesle,
William de Shupton [Shipton], Robert Moryng, Abraham Milner, Stephen Moye and Peter son of
Henry, with several others, came in this forest with two greyhounds of
John de Kilyngton and Robert Spynk
in a place called Hamclifbek, with bows,
arrows and greyhounds, and hunted there one four-year-old stag and one
deer and one young stag. And on the following day in the same place they caught
one deer. And John de Kilyngton sent to them his
greyhounds with his groom and Hugh son of Stephen sent Abraham le Milner in his
place, who did not want to be there. They do not now come, nor were they
previously attached, and are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is
ordered to cause them to come. (The Great Cowcher of the Duchy of Lancaster, The
National Archives, DL42/1 Folio 224)
Afterwards Thomas de Hamptwhait [Hampsthwaite], William de Shupton
[Shipton], Richard de Helmesle [Helmsley], John de Helmesle [Helmsley], Abraham Milner and John de Kilyngton came before the justices and upon this sought
licence to make concord, and they are redeemed, namely Richard at 20s, John at
10s, Abraham at 20s, and John de Kilyngton at two
marks. And they found mainpernors about their
behaviour, as appears elsewhere. And Thomas de Hamptwhait,
Robert Moryng and Peter are the mainpernors,
as appears above.
In
the same folio, Roger son of Emma, John de Bordesden,
Robert Moryng, John (FAR00042A), son of William
the Smith of Farndale (FAR00037), Robert Stybbyng,
and William Bullok were the offenders.
On or about
Monday to Wednesday 17 to 19 June 1332, Roger son of Emma, John de Bordesden, Robert Moryng, John (FAR00042A), son of William the Smith of Farndale (FAR00037), Robert Stybbyng,
and William Bullok had some involvement in offences
at Pickering Forest when
·
One deer and one
calf were taken at Rutmoor;
·
One deer calf
with one black dog of Thomas de Hamptwhait and one
dun dog of William de Langwath, were taken at Raindale;
·
One deer was
taken at Rawcliffe;
·
One
four-year-old stag was caught at at Lesehowe with bows and arrows and greyhounds;
·
One stag with
one black dog were taken at Leshowe; and
·
One stag was
hunted at Hartoft and game was carried away.
(The Great Cowcher of the Duchy of Lancaster, The National
Archives, DL42/1 Folio 224).
Under the
Pleas of the Forest there was a hearing on the Monday next after Michaelmas 8
Edw. III (1334 to 1335). Michaelmas is 29 September each year. The next Monday
in 1334 was 3 October 1334.
Roger son
of Emma, John de Bordesden, Robert Moryng, John (FAR00042A), son of William the Smith of Farndale (FAR00037),, Robert Stybbyng,
and William Bullok were the alleged offenders.
It is found
that, around the feast of St Botolph 10 Edw. [III] (1336 to 1337), they came in the forest in
a place called Rotemir [Rutmoor],
and took there one deer and one calf, and carried away that game. And that Hugh
de Yeland [Yealand], Ralph
de Yeland [Yealand], John
de Yeland [Yealand], Thomas
de Hamptwhait [Hampsthwaite],
William de Langwath, Peter, son of Henry le Yong [Young], William de Hemingham,
forester of Spaunton, William Burcy, Robert de Miton,
serjeant of Normanby, and six unknown men, on Monday next after the quindene of St John the Baptist, came in this forest in the
place called Lesehowe with bows and arrows and
greyhounds, and took there one deer calf with one black dog of Thomas de Hamptwhait and one dun dog of William de Langwath, and let the dogs run at Rayndale
[Raindale], and caught one deer below Rouclif [Rawcliffe]. And that on Tuesday following, there
came all those aforesaid at Rawcliffe and they let them run and they caught one
four-year-old stag. And that Peter, son of Henry le
Yong, on Tuesday next after the octave of St John at Leshowe,
came in this forest and took one stag with one black dog. And that Thomas de Hampwhait and the said Peter, on Wednesday next after the
feast of St John the Baptist, came in this forest in a place called Hartoft and
hunted there one stag, and carried away that game. They do not now come, nor
were they previously attached, and they are staying in the country. Therefore
the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come.
St
Botolph’s Day is celebrated on 17 June in England. This suggests that the
offence occurred on or about Monday 17 June 1336. The following Tuesday when
the subsequent offence occurred was therefore 18 June 1336. This can’t be right
since the hearing was in 1334. Given the other offences recorded in this folio,
it is believed that the alleged offence occurred in June 1331 or 1332.
Afterwards
John de Bordesden (10s), Hugh de Yeland
(1 mark), John de Yeland (half a mark), Thomas de Hampwhait (20s), William Curcy (1
mark), Peter, son of Henry (2 marks), William de Langwath
(20s) and William Honigham (half a mark) came before
the justices and upon this sought licence to make concord, and they are
redeemed at the amounts, as appears after their names. And the mainpernors of Roger son of Emma, Robert Moryng, Robert Stibbyng and
William Bullok appear elsewhere. And as for Robert de
Miton and John, son of William the smith, the sheriff returned that they are
not found, nor do they have anything, but they have withdrawn themselves.
Therefore they are to be exacted, etc.
There is a separate page about poaching in Pickering Forest.