1334-04-06, Rockingham

To Robert de Ufford, keeper of the Forest this side Trent, or to him who his place. The king has learned from the plaint of the community the realm by their petition before him and his council in the last pariiaat York, that if any animals enter by a breach into the king's separable of his forests, the foresters of those places take and detain them as until they receive a heavy redemption for the same, at their will, and cause animals found without those hays to be chased into the hays and them, so that they may take such redemptions for them for their own not permitting them to be replevied by the sheriff or to be delivered, to very great depression of the people of those parts, wherefore they have the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore orders the not to permit such duress to be inflicted on his people by the or other ministers of those forests, but to hear the complaints of all wish to complain of such duress, and to cause a remedy to be speedily and justice to be done, the assize of the Forest being observed as is By pet. of C, The like to Ralph de Nevill, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him supplies his place. By pet. of C. To Robert de Ufford, keeper of the Forest this side Trent, or to him who his place. Order to permit the coroners and other ministers of u 2 king, when accidents happen or felonies are committed in the said forests hays, to exercise their offices touching such accidents and felonies as within those forests and hays as without, and to enjoin the foresters and winisters to permit the coroners to exercise their oflices in the same ; the king has learned from the plaint of the community of the realm, by petition before him and his council in the last parliament at York, that men are killed in the king's forests or hays, the keeper and the foresters not permit the coroners of those places to exercise their offices in those and hays, wherefore felonies are often committed there and remain which is contrary to the king's wish and intention. By pet. of C.