1323-08-22, Pickering

To the sheriff of York. Whereas it is found by an inquisition taken by de Ayremynne, Humphrey de Waleden, aud John de Kylvyngton, the oath of the foresters, verderers, regarders, and other ministers of the of Pykeryng , and of other lawful men of that county, that the folpersons committed trespasses of venison in the forest after it came the king's hands as escheat by the forfeiture of Thomas, late earl of : to wit, that on Saturday after St. Nicholas, in the 16th year of king's reign, William de Askeby and William son of Robert Todde into the place called Crossedale towards the north, and there de Askeby slew a hind, and carried the venison to the house of Campioun of Farmsnby, and Alan son of the said Robert and Robert's wife, received the venison, with Robert's knowledge and for the use of brother Austin (Astinz) Stalworthman, a lay-brother the abbey of Ryvaus, then granger of Kekelmareys, who received and part of the venison; and that on Friday before St. Thomas the Apostle, the aforesaid year, Roger Drye, Richard Drie, John le Someter of the of Whyteby, Henry Parker, Peter Daclom, Peter his groom, William Elredby, John Paulyn, the said Peter's groom, and Walter le Hunter came bows and arrows and five greyhounds, three of which belonged to the into the place called Yearnolfsbek, and there took a young hart cerv?), and carried the venison away with them; and that on Friday feast of Midsummer, in the aforesaid year, Peter Daclom, Peter his groom, Delredby, John Paulyn, Peter's groom, William Page of Aton, son of Ralph de Ruston, Walter le Honter, John de Seton, de la Chaumbre, and Robert Capoun, knight, came with five greybows and arrows to the moor of Hoton, and there took a young hart cervi), and carried the venison away with them; and that on Wedthe feast of SS. Peter and Paul, in the aforesaid year, John de and Robert Capoun, knights, Robert Blaner, William son of de Ruston, Walter le Honter, Peter Daclom, Peter his groom, Dalredby, John Paulyn, William Page of Aton, Ambrose de la Chaumbre, John de Seton, Richard de Wyresdale, William de Boythorp, Richard le Forester, Thomas Dounyour, and William de Eston, forester, came into tbe place called Le Lylhowwang and Ellerbek with eight greyhounds, bows and arrows, and there took a hart and a hind, and carried the said venison away with them to Skelton castle; and that on Friday the morrow of Martinmas, in the aforesaid year, Robert Capoun, knight, Robert son of Marmaduke de Tweng, ard eight unknown men with bows and arrows and four greyhounds came to the place called Ellerbek, and there took a hart and two other deer (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 St. Thomas last, Adam son of Simon the miller of Farndale, Richard son of John the miller, and three unknown men came to the 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; and that insummer, in the 15th year, William de Shupton, forester, came into the Hay of Scalby to a place called Steppigate, and there slew a hind, and earried the venison to his chamber in Scaleby ; and that in the time of William le Wode, parker, William de Askeby came into the park of Blandeby to do harm upon the venison, but that he took nothing ; that William de Askeby avd another man unknown came into the moor of Kynthorp on their way to the said park for the like purpose, and William le Wode, then parker, followed them, and spoke with Wiiliam, from whom he took as a gift a silk purse and 12d., so that he should not reveal the said deed to any one, and that Adam de London was the companion of William le Wode, parker, to commit harm in the park, but they [the jurors] do not know what they took therein, but that what evil was done was dene in the time of the said William: 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. By K.