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Perhaps late 1336

Offences committed since the commencement of the Eyre.

Names of those who had been arrested for poaching in the forest and had been let out on bail to appear at the next assizes, but neither appeared nor excused themselves, as the custom is, together with the names of the bail:

such names are those of offenders, only it has not been thought necessary to set out the names of the bail, who varied in number from eighteen to three. The names are William the son of William Jurour, Thomas Colomb, Robert Porcion, John Chaplain of Hackness, John Daniel, Adam son of Adam Soullfield, Roger J)rye, Richard Drye, John Woodward of Brompton, John Cliff, Richard Wyther, Richard Haye of Hackness, Thomas son of Robert Smith of Newton, John Motte, William Haye of Hackness, William Rome, John Seaton, Peter son of Henry Tong of Rosedale, Richard (FAR00016) son of John Miller of Farndale (FAR00021B), and Adam (FAR00025) son of Simon Miller of Farndale (FAR00021), John Brown, Walter Smyth of Hackness, John son of Simon del Hull of Lockton, John Storm of Levisham, William son of Moyson of Dales, William Moor senior of Uglebardby, John Cockerell of Cropton (COK00001), John Tendbarn of Harewood, Geoffrey Langdale, Peter Wyles, Thomas Blount of Alverstan, John (WES00004) son of Richard Westgill of Farndale (WES00001), Robert (WES00005) son of Richard Westgill of Farndale (WES00001).

(The Great Cowcher of the Duchy of Lancaster, The National Archives, DL42/1 Folio 204v, DL 42/1/23/U14 folios 203 to 205 and North Riding Records Yorks Volume II, The Honour and Forest of Pickering, page 119).

 

 



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