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6 March 1369
On 6
March 1369 at Westminster, there was an order for another Commission of Oyer
and Terminer on complaint of the hapless William Latymer, knight, that various
individuals including John Cockerell of Farndale
(COK00001) and William Blakhose of Farndale
(BLA00001) broke his closes at Danby, Leverton,
Thornton in Pykerynglith, Symnelyngton,
Scampton, Teveryngton and Morhous,
and entered his free chace at the said town of Danby
and his free warren at the remaining places, hunted in these, felled his
trees there, fished in his several fishery there, carried away his fish,
trees, deer from the chace, hares, conies, pheasants
and partridges from the warren, trode down and
consumed with cattle his crops and assaulted his men and servants (Calendar of Patent Rolls, 43 Edward III, Part I, page 263).
‘March
6, At Westminster. Commission of Oyer and Terminer to John Mourbray, Thomas de Ingleby … on complaint by William
Latymer, knight, that whereas the king lately took him, then stayed in his
service in Brittany, and his men, lands,
rents and possessions into his protection, into his possession for a certain
time, Master John de Bolton, clerk, Thomas de Neuton,
chaplain, William Rede …John Cockerell of
Farndale (COK00001) … William Blakhose of Farndale (BLA00001)… broke his closes at Danby, Leverton,
Thornton in Pykerynglith, Symnelyngton,
Scampton, Teveryngton and Morhous,
and entered his free chace at the said town of Danby
and his free warren at the remaining places, hunted in these, felled his
trees there, fished in his several fishery there, carried away his fish,
trees, deer from the chace, hares, conies, pheasants
and partridges from the warren, trode down and
consumed with cattle his crops and assaulted his men and servants.
See FAR00047.
A Commission of Oyer and Terminer was a legal
commission issued in England, authorizing judges to hear and determine criminal
cases, particularly those involving serious offenses like treason, felonies,
and misdemeanors. It literally means to hear and determine in
Anglo-French, reflecting its purpose of both investigating and adjudicating
cases. By the commission of oyer and terminer the commissioners (in practice
the judges of assize, though other persons were named with them in the
commission) were commanded to make diligent inquiry into all treasons, felonies
and misdemeanours whatever committed in the counties specified in the commission,
and to hear and determine the same according to law. The inquiry was by means
of the grand jury; after the grand jury had found the bills of indictment
submitted to it, the commissioners proceeded to hear and determine by means of
the petit jury. The words oyer and terminer were also used to denote the court
that had jurisdiction to try offences within the limits to which the commission
of oyer and terminer extended.
There is a separate page about poaching in Pickering Forest.