Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
It is presented by the parker that William Walker (6d.) with 11 beasts,
Roger de Manyngham (4d.) with 3 beasts, John de Gilles (2d.), Thomas
Staywal (2d.) with one beast, Roger Megson (2d.) with one beast, Denis
Walker (2d.), Richard Wright (4d.) with 2 beasts and William Coke (2d.)
with a horse, have fed off the grass of the lord's wood in Bradfordbank;
therefore they are in mercy.
[Sidenote: Mercy, 12d.]
Again it is presented that William Notbroun (6d.) and Adam Notbroun
(6d.) with their cattle have broken down the hedge around the lord's
wood, and with the said cattle have fed off the grass of the lord's
wood; therefore they are in mercy.
[Sidenote: Mercy, 10d.]
Again it is presented that Richard Milner of Idel (6d.), Richard Baillif
(2d.) and William Smyth of Caleshill (2d.) have carried millstones over
the lord's soil here without licence; therefore they are in mercy.
[Sidenote: Fine, 26s. 8d.]
[Sidenote: Chevage, 2s.]
Again it is presented by John de Denholm, John Judson, Adam Dikson,
Robert del More, Thomas de Chellowe, Hugh Barn, Robert atte Yate, John
atte Yate, Richard Curtays, John Rous, Roger Johanson and John de
Gilles, that William Tomse, the lord's bondman, dwelling in Moreton by
York, Roger de Stanbiri, the lord's bondman, dwelling in Wirkley, and
John Bonde, dwelling in Sighelesden, and John son of Roger son of
William del Mersh, dwelling with John de Bradlay, the lord's bondmen
here, have withdrawn without licence; and hereupon order was made to
take them all, so that they be [here] until, etc. And the aforesaid
William Tomse and Roger de Stanbiri were taken and were brought before
the steward at Pontefract on Saturday next after the feast of the
Circumcision of the Lord. And the aforesaid William Tomse there made
fine of 26s. 8d. before the said steward, to wit, in order to have his
goods at the steward's will,[117] to be paid at the feasts of St.
Peter's Chains and St. Michael next by equal portions. And also the
aforesaid William made fine for chevage, to wit, a fine of 2s. to be
paid yearly at the feasts of Whitsunday and St. Martin in Winter by
equal portions; and William Cooke of Brotherton became his pledge as
well for his yearly chevage as for his other fine for his said goods.
And Roger de Stanbiri likewise on the same day was brought before the
aforesaid steward at Pontefract and made fine of 20s. to have his goods
at the steward's will, to be paid at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas
next; and also the aforesaid Roger made fine of 12d. for his chevage, to
be paid yearly at the terms aforesaid; and Thomas Dantrif became his
pledge as well for his yearly chevage as for his fine aforesaid. And it
was granted to the same William and Roger that they may stay outside the
lordship here in the places where they were staying before, and that too
at the lord's will, for their chevages aforesaid, to be paid yearly, as
is aforesaid.
[Sidenote: Fine, 20s.]
[Sidenote: Chevage, 12d.]
[Sidenote: Take bondmen.]
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