Settle Court Rolls
[129; previously summarised] Court Leet and View of Frankpledge, 9 October 25 Eliz
Free tenants listed
Amercements of Lords’ tenants at will
Cutting down greenwood
Jurors listed
[130; number previously omitted] Court Leet
Presentments
Various affrays
Court Baron
Presentments
Breaking the pinfold
Trespassing upon the pasture with beasts belonging to outsiders or in excess of
the stint.
Trespassing with beasts in the fields.
Not attending with his fellows to make and render a verdict.
Decay of houses.
Overseers named
Barn of John Watkinson
Memorandum all pains for Settle Courts were delivered to Henry Tenant gentleman, officer there, at Skipton on St Martin’s day in the year within-written.
Income and expenses of court
Affeerers
[131] [Pleas - undated - probably as above]
...... to the said deceased for sheep ...
Roger Preston of Ayrton complains of William Smythson of Gargrave “and one horse in the hands of Christopher Lawson, pledge” re debt of 9s 4d as the final payment of 13s for a black mare. Defendant denies. Per patriam.
John Lupton of Settle complains of Thomas Bradley of the same re debt of 15d for woollen cloth. Defendant acknowledges but says he paid. Per patriam.
John Atkinson of Kirkby complains of Henry Barker of Skipton and R... Corte his pledge re detinue of one cap called a felt hatte of price 5s, purchased but not delivered.
Robert Edlestone of Oxsey, through Hugh Edlestone his pledge and attorney, complains of Christian Watkinson widow of Settle re debt of 24s for a bull.
Christopher Browne of Settle complains of Elizabeth Saylbank widow of the same because she put her dunghill on his soil at Hempland.
Christopher Browne of Settle complains of Elizabeth Saylbank widow because she broke his hedge at Hempland.
John alias Jenkin Iveson of Settle complains of Thomas Preston of Skipton and Henry Tenaunt his pledge because he broke his garden at Settle and cut down herbs called Rosemarye to the damage of 30s.
Hugh Lawson of Lodge complains of William Lawson of Haulethe and Richard Iveson re debt of 15s which Hugh paid for him to the Constable of Settle.
Thomas Geldert of Settle complains of Christopher Armytsted of the same re debt of 16d for manual labour for two days.
Elizabeth Lawson of Lodge widow complains of William Taylor and John Lupton of Settle re debt of 2s 8d for ploughing.
Robert Corte of Settle complains of Anthony Cookeson of the same re debt of 4s 4d, ie 16d for new shoes, 14d for mending two pairs of shoes, and 18d for food and drink, and 4d for one bagge bought from him.
Christian Watkinson of Settle complains of Hugh Edlestone of the same because he broke the woods of the same Christian at Lodge
[132] Miles Cookeson of Settle complains of Adam Carre of the same because he broke his soil at Edlestone Head.
Margaret Mytchell widow complains of Jenet Heton widow of the same re [?detinue] of two [?gold] rings and one handkerchief, lent and not returned.
Jenet Heaton widow of Settle complains of William Hirste and his goods in the hands of Christopher Lawson re debt of 3s 6d owed as pledge for Margaret Mytchell.
Robert Somerscalls complains of John Edlestone alias Clitherowe of Settle re debt of 21s 8d for merchandise.
Miles Cookeson of Settle complains of Thomas Newhouse of the same because he did not make a parcel of hedge between their houses, as a result of which their neighbours’ cattle entered the fields and ate the grass.
Thomas Brown of Settle complains of Henry Wood of Clapham and John Cliderowe alias Edlestone his pledge.
John Wyndsor of Settle complains of Thomas Lawson of Lodge re debt of 2s for manual labour.
Richard Cookeson of Settle complains of Jenet Kidd widow of the same re debt of 5[?s] which Christopher Kidd the son of the said defendant owes, ie one saddle, 6d on a loan, 6d for labour of one horse.
Richard Lawson of Settle complains of Thomas Lawson of Lodge re debt of 3s 4d for a plough and hay.
Presentments
Various affrays
[133] Court Leet and View of Frankpledge, with Court Baron, 23 April 2[?5] Eliz
Free tenants listed
Amercements of Lords’ tenants at will
Cutting down greenwood
Jurors listed
Presentments
Thomas Barrowes of Settle made an affray with Christopher Hall in the same
place.
Margaret Iveson of Settle is a common scandal-monger.
Illicit games. Richard Buck and a stranger played cards on the Wednesday in
Easter week
[134] Verdicts of Court Baron;
Christopher Wilkinson of Nappen was seised of a tenement held of the
lord of this manor and has died since the last court. John
Wilkinson is his son and heir and is of full age.
Thomas Waddington, free tenant of a tenement in Settle, rent 10s; has
died.
Edward Waddington is his son and heir and is of full age.
William Watkinson of Settle has died since the last court [no further
details].
Cutting down and carrying away underwood
The ... [cut off in photocopying] of Settle have cut down six little ashes, by the
gift of the officer, to repair their malt-kiln of Over Settle, ie whelpes
and lattes, which were allocated by the steward, therefore nothing in
amercement.
Various other ashes cut down for repairs, amerced by the steward.
The same officer has delivered two small ashes to the inhabitants of Nether
Settle to repair their malt-kiln, over and above 18 previously delivered
by the woodward.
Income and expenses of court
Affeerers
[135] [Right hand edge cut off in photocopying] To this court comes Henry Tenaunt gent and shows the lord’s warrant for ... meadows lately in the tenure of Henry Watkinson, to hold for the term of the life of the lord and the said Henry, with a moiety thereof after Henry’s death to pass to his wife during her widowhood,
And one cottage and one small garden etc at Fayre ...
And one other parcel of land called Old Mylne stead,
A parcel of land at Leape Gappe,
A parcel of land near the aforesaid garden lately in the tenure of Katherine Somerscalls and Richard her son,
One cottage and garden ... in the tenure of Robert Corte,
... in the tenure of Robert Tatham,
To hold to him as before, yielding ... per annum in total, as appears by warrant dated 13 September 21 Eliz.
To the same court comes Henry Tenaunt aforesaid and shows warrant for one cottage, the moiety of a garden etc, under the same terms as above.
To this court comes Christopher Preston and shows warrant for one messuage, one barn etc in the tenure of James Cambe.
Giggleswick
To the same court comes Henry Tenaunt and shows warrant for a cottage, to hold for the term of the life of the lord and the said Henry, with a moiety thereof after Henry’s death to pass to his wife during her widowhood.
Settle
To the same court comes Thomas Preston, son of Richard Preston, and shows warrant for a messuage in Merebecke ... Settle, in the tenure of the said Thomas, to hold for the term of the life of the lord and the said Henry, with a moiety to pass to his wife during her widowhood.
[136] List of timbers given to tenants. Timbers described and tenants named. Undated.
[137] List of expenses. Undated. Includes;
To the rental, 23rd [month & year not given]. List of names [probably those involved
in compiling the rental] 2s 8d.
For dinner on the same day. List of names. 4s 4d.
For dinner on the 25th. List of names. 2s 4d.
To the rental, 26th day. List of names. 15d.
For hay and fodder of the Steward’s horses 9s 4d.
For hay and fodder of Master Danbye’s horses 6s 2d.
For hay and fodder of the Clerk of the Court’s horses 4s 8d.
For hay of the bailiff’s one horse in the same place 15d.
Service of the Jury in the same place 15d.
For service of the Jury of Settle 14d.
Total 53s 6d.
Giggleswick expenses in general, and fees; 30s
Therefore to make this bill now Settle;
Expenses Elt[ofts]5s 10d}
Jury14d}23s 6d
Expenses Danby16s 6d}
[138] Pleas [undated]
Thomas Barrowes of Settle ...... Settle re debt of 6s 2d for wheat and malt.
Thomas Barrowes of Settle complains of Lawrence Chapman of Settle re debt of 2s 8d, ie 20d for malt and 12d on a loan.
John Edlestone of Settle complains of Richard Somerscalls of the same because he unjustly ploughed his soil at Marche in Settle.
James Banks of Feror complains of Elizabeth Tatham, widow, administratrix of the goods of Robert Tatham deceased, re debt of 36s 8d on a bill.
[139] ...... [trespassupon the] case, that is to say, when the same William and John Armytsted stood bound ...... as pledge for a certain Thomas Hill, the aforesaid Robert, upon payment of 50s ...... promised to make good the bill in the hands of the same William, to the intent that William should recover the 50s from Thomas.
John Catterall gent complains of Margaret Wildinge, late of Settle ...... 2 tunics called a gowne and a peticote in the hands of the bailiff.
William Atkinson of Mallme complains of Jenet Kydd of Settle re debt of 22s for two stones of wool.
Thomas Newhouse of Settle complains of Richard Iveson of the same ......
Richard Iveson of Settle complains of Richard Kydd of the same re debt of 4s 4d, ie 2s 4d for one dung cart called a cowpe and 2s for wheat, oats and malt.
Richard Somerscales junior of Settle complains of John Edlestone of the same because he unjustly ploughed a parcel of land at Marshe land in Settle.
John Geersgill of Settle complains of Lawrence Chapman of the same re debt of 6s 3d, ie 4s on a loan and 2s 3d for manual labour.
Richard Lund of Settle complains of Christopher Tatham of the same because he unjustly occupied a parcel of his tenement at Settle at Maydesynge.
Robert Somerscales, through Thomas Duckrey his attorney, complains of Thomas Barrowe of Settle re debt of 4s 6d for woollen cloth and le lace.
The Jury haithe sett ther handes to ther acciones. [signed/marks made]
Whereas the Juri of settell and the Juri of giglleswike was charged by mester Stewerd [?]Bor to sett forth the watter cowrse of riblle betwixte Gorges Lawson of Gigleswike and Johne Brayshay of the same towne and Mylles Hetton of sette[ll] all my Lordes tennandes we fynde the watter cowrse to go betwixt Gorges Lawsun and Mylles Hettun.
...... [a]ffray and bloud betwene george Som[er]scall[es] wife & Tho...... we fynd this nothing.
[140] Court Leet, View of Frankpledge and Court Baron, 24 May 24 Eliz
Free tenants listed
Amercements of tenants at will
Cutting down greenwood
Jurors listed
Presentments
William Hall made an affray upon William Brenaunt.
William Brenaunt made an affray upon William Hall.
John Altham holds illicit card games
[141] Thomas Barrowes made a rescue as against John Edleston
Verdicts of Court Baron;
Richard Iveson cut down and carried away the lord’s underwood in the lord’s
new yardland.
John Kynge broke and carried away his neighbours’ hedge wood.
Thomas Browne the son of Christopher broke and carried away the hedge
wood in the lord’s new yardland.
Thomas Wilkinson made ...... in his neighbour’s hedges.
Elizabeth Bailderston widow similarly through her daughter in the hedges of
Henry Tenaunt gent and Robert Proctor.
Order is given to the jurors to yield a full ... at Skipton in the feast of Saint
Martin next. And that each juror should be prompt in his attendance.
Purchase of John Brown, miller.
The jurors say upon their oath that John Browne of Settle, miller, has
purchased from Anthony Browne of the same one messuage or
tenement, with land, in Settle, of an annual rent of 6s 8d, and that it is
held of the lord of this manor.
Adjourned verdicts of Jurytaken on All Saints Day.
Robert Proctor, Richard Lund, Thomas Lawson and Henry Kn[olles] did not
appear with their fellow jurors to inquire for the Quuen and the lord of
the liberty, delaying their verdict.
Various people took sheep to pasture at Ingestre against the order.
Trespassing with horses in the fields.
Trespassing with horses and cattle at Attermyer.
John alias Jenkin Winsor tethered a horse in the fields.
Digging turves called flaghtes upon the moor.
Penalties imposed;
No common pinsator* within this lordship shall take and carry away
any wood from this lordship without licence of the officer or his
deputy, under a penalty, for each back-load, of 12d. [* This
word is not in my dictionaries but from the form of the word
it appears to be an occupation. It seems to be derived from
pinso, meaning to knead, pound, crush or stamp.]
No-one shall break his neighbours’ hedges, under a penalty, for each
default, of 12d.
Memorandum that the millstone is in ruin and decay.
Affeerers
Memorandum at this court Richard Lawson of Lodge, the lord’s tenant, came in and confessed an indenture made between him and one John alias Jenkin Iveson of Settle to be his act and deed, by which he conveyed and assigned ... closes of his tenement called Haynley.
At the same court came the said Richard Lawson and confessed an indenture made between him and S... Armytsted and William Armytsted to be his act and deed, by which he conveyed and assigned certain parcels of his tenement, ie the acre at Stamonstane, the small land there, one wood called the litle woode ...... one rood called Hullheadland and one rood called Eynley head ...
[142] Henry Tenaunt gent complains of John Foster of Rathmell and Adam Payley his pledge re debt of 3s 6d for a parcel of one close at Giggleswick called Lowmore close for the space of 7 years.
Richard Kidd of Settle complains ofRichard Iveson of the same re debt of 5s ½d, ie 2s 4d for a cowpe, 14½d for malt, 12d for le tarre, 6d for tallow.
Edward Garthfurth of Thorrilby complains of Robert [?]Moss and Christopher Rayke, and George Somerscalls and William Taylor their pledges, re debt of 22s 6d for three stones of wool.
Thomas Spensour of Ayrton complains of Thomas Tatham of [?Elr]oth and John Kynge re debt of 28s for a cow.
William Preston of Giggleswick complains of Thomas Hetton and Miles Hetton his pledge re debt of one pick or 16d in money.
George Clerk of Horton complains of William Proctour of [?El]rothe and one horse in the hands of Christopher Lawson re debt of 33s 4d for a mare.
Richard Cookeson of Settle complains of Thomas Morehouse of Settle because he unjustly occupied a parcel of his land at Heskethes.
Thomas Hulson of complains of Richard Burton of Settle because he ... his soil at Cryngleholme in Settle and took hay growing there.
Thomas Hulson of Settle complains of Jenet Hulson widow in a plea of detinue of one iron candelabrum, price 2s. The defendant acknowledges the candelabrum and denies etc.
Robert Somerscalls of Settlecomplains of Adam Carre of Settle re debt of 23s 5d for merchandise.
Robert Somerscalls complains of Jenet Kidd re debt of 22s 8d which Christopher Kidd her son owes for merchandise.
Jenet Hulson widow complains of Thomas Hulson of Settle re debt of 39s 11½d for various things.
Miles Cookeson of Settle complains of Adam Carre of the same because he occupied his soil at Elsto[ne] Head in Settle.
Brian Cookeson and Miles Cookeson complain of Adam Carre because he diverted the water of Beck... in Settle.
[143] William Jackes of Giggleswick complains of John Edlestone of Settle re debt of 36s 8d on a bill.
William Jackes complains of John Edlestone re debt of 9s 6d.
Richard Kidd against Thomas [?]Houlston for diverting the water at Laynefoot.
Thomas Bradley complains of William Myddoppe of Settle because he mowed his grass at Newclose in Settle.
Income and expenses of court
Decay of houses
Overseers of houses listed
Mansion house of Christopher Lawson
Mansion house of Richard Lunde of Settle
Presentments
William Hall and William Breanand made an affray.
Richard Somerscalls and William Harratt made an affray.
[144] Court Leet and View of Frankpledge, with Court Baron, 9 M... 24 Eliz
Free tenants listed
Amercements of tenants at will
Cutting down greenwood
[145] Jurors for the lord listed
Verdicts of the Jurors for the Court Leet
Goods forfeited
Jane Wilson late of Settle, late servant of William Watkinson, for felony
committed in the same place, was possessed of one filly, remaining in
the custody of Roger Wilson of Giggleswick, appraised by four tenants
at 12s, which same 12s Roger Wilson and Christopher Shutt clerk
promised to pay to Henry Tenaunt, the lord’s officer. The jurors also
say that John King of Settle was indebted to Jane in the sum of 29s 8d
for a cow, which John has similarly promised to pay to the officer.
A certain Desabella Browne, late of Settle was possessed of a small brass
bowl, a small dish, an old bow, a chest, an old coverlet and a blanket of
linen or hemp, valued at 6s 8d, which goods were forfeited to the lord.
Various affrays and assaults
Verdicts of the Jurors for the Court Baron
Cutting down underwood
Presentments against tenants respited.
Presentments against Thomas Moreh..., the heirs of Thomas Eddlestone, and James
Armytsted, for keeping two fires, respited.
Decay of houses
The relict of Henry Houlson, tenant for her widowhood of the third part of a
messuage, has allowed it to fall into ruin for want of covering called thacke.
Income and expenses of court
Overseers of houses listed
Affeerers listed
[146] Pleas [undated]
Robert Corte of Settle complains of John Foster late of Settle and John Clitherow his pledge in a plea of trespass upon the case because he assigned him the end of his mansion house in Settle (amongst other things); however John kept a fire in the same end of the house, that is to say a new hearth, against the by-law. Robert paid a fine of 6s 8d, but John has not reimbursed him.
Robert Corte complains of John Foster and John Cliderow his pledge re debt of 10s 6d, ie 5s 6d on a loan and 5s which he promised to pay upon an account.
Robert Corte complains of John Foster and John Cliderow his pledge re debt of 12s.
Robert Corte complains of Agnes Payley widow because she, in consideration of 10s paid by the complainant, promised him the occupation of one house called a shoppe for two years, but did not allow it.