The Fudal History of the County of Derbyshire
THE
FEUDAL HISTORY
OF THE
County of Derby:
(Chiefly during the 11th, 12th and 13th Centuries.)
BY
JOHN PYM YEATMAN, ESQ.,
(Of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law formerly of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and F.R.H.S., &'c.)
Author of The Early Genealogical History of the House of Arundel; The History of the Common Law of Great Britain-and Gaul; an Introduction to the Study of Early English History; an Introduction to the History of the House of Glanville; The Shemetic Origin of the Nations of Western Europe; The Records of Chesterfield; A Treatise on the Law of Ancient Demesne; The Doomsday Book for the County of Derby ;The Pipe Rolls for the Counties of Nottingham and Derby ; The Lost Certificates of Knight Fees; The Red Book of the Exchequer; An Exposure of the Mismanagement of The Public Record Office; Editor of The Legal Quarterly Review and The Judicature Quarterly Review ; The Gentle Shakespeare ; and of various tracts on legal and genealogical questions and upon Welsh Genealogy. Robert P Marchington.26th July 2005.Completed in Durham, Co. Durham.
AND BY
SIR GEO. R. SITWELL, BART., F.S.A,
Joint Editor of the Hundred of Scarsdale ;
AND
the RIGHT HONBLE the LORD HAWKESBURY,
Joint Eiditlor of the Hundreds of High Peak.
Re-transcribed into computer format by Robert P Marchington.2004
In the County of Durham
VOL. III. SECTION VI.
Kingston=on=Thames:
G. PHILLIPSON SONS, MARKET PLACE.
LONDON AND OXFORD : PARKER Co. CHESTERFIELD : WILFRED EDMUNDS, "DERBYSHIRE TIMES,"
Rolls of the Forest of Peak
SECTION VI.
CHAPTER IX.
The Record Office has at last done something towards the arrangement of these Rolls, and with one exception—a duplicate in the Chapter House Records—the Forest Rolls are now collected with the Duchy of Lancaster Records, although as a fact the most important portion of these Rolls are properly Crown Records since the Duchy only obtained possession of this Manor in 1372, However, this for the Record Office is a small matter, and the mistake is part1ally hidden by not giving a proper date. The first Peak record is ½ in the new catalogue, it is a Royal Grant of the 14 Henry III. of Fairfield and Manistanfield. The first and most important Forest Roll was originally F 52, it has no date assignee to it except that of King Henry, but it is of the 36th year of hii reign as can readily be proved by the writ directed to the Justice: to hold the pleas, and from the internal evidence of the Roll: themselves which show that they relate to transactions dated fron the 18th of King John to the 36th Henry HI., this Roll is now ⅓ The next Roll is that of the same year which was formerly F54. and is now ¼. F 51, which is of the 13th Edward I. and is so dated, is now 1/5, and F 53 of the same year is now 1/6. .
A Roll of 30 Edward I., formerly F 55, (2) is now 1/9, it is ai extent of Fairfield.
A Roll of Edward I. was No. F 50 and is now 1/11.
Four sheets of paper of n Edward II., copy of a roll. was F 5 (6) and is now 1/13.
232 THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK.
Thirteen sheets of paper copies of Inquisition ad quos damnum of the 12 Edward II. and were F 55 (1) and are now 1/14.
A Roll of 4 Edward III. of 12 membranes was formerly F 55 (5) and is now 1/15.
One of 8 Edward III. consisting of 22 m. No. 1/17, is wrongly included, it is not a Derbyshire but a Lancashire Roll relating to West Derby, now a suburb of Liverpool. L12, this Roll also contains entries relating to Northamptonshire and other counties.
A membrane dated 34 Henry VIII. of encroachments is numbered 4/17.
There is a membrane of a Roll of the time of Chas I. which was formerly F 55 (3) and which is now 5/7.
Twenty-eight sheets of paper of the date 1772 consist of retuins relating to woods, it is numbered 5/9.
By attention to the changes here given any roll which was formerly numbered as above may be followed in the new numbers.
The following dates of the several tenures of office of the undermentioned King's Bailiffs are taken partly from inferences drawn from the Rolls themselves and partly from other records, it is remarkable that the Patent Rolls as published contain so few references to them, they must have been appointed by letters patent.
William earl of derby held the office six years (see p. 207, Section V.) 18 John to 6 Hy. III., he was appointed by patent 18 John, m. 4. n. 46.
Brian de insula (7to 12 Hy. III.) six years. The Pipe Roll records the grant to him of the 7 Hy. III. of the farm of the Peak and of Bolsover for ,£50.
robert de lexington (12 to 18 Hy. III.) five years. The Pipe Roll of 12 Hy. III. records his appointment. ralf fil nicolas, for one year (18 to 19 Hy. III.) john goband, for three years (19 to 21 Hy. III.) thomas de furnival, half a year (21 Hy. III.) warner engaine, for five years (21 to 26 Hy. III.) john de grey, for six years (27 to 32 Hy. III.) William DE horsenden, for one year (33 Hy. III.) Patent Roll datfd 27th April of that year, m. 6, give his appointment.
THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK. 233
ROLL VI.
The Roll of Offences of Vert within the Kings demesnes
(35 Henry III. 1/3 P.R.O.)
rich. DEsmallcross, for vert in the demesne Park, 6d; fine ½m. bl. Hy. de Ferneley and Rich. de Weston.
rich. de redescaye, de 12d. fine ½ m.
rich. fil jul1an, de little birches.
robt. DEstanton and lucy DE beeheley vert, for the price of 4 oaks which his father received, fine 2s.
rich. de alrenesarge.
rich. DEponte de little birches.
galf de alstanley, ball Alan fil Henry and Rd. de Rysel.
nic DE warinebrook, bail Robt. de Kintwich.
rich. de wardelowe.
wm. fabre de Warnebroc, bl. Rich. Wayfot.
rich. DElocow 'e de Wormhill, bl. Rich. Sup. le street.
hugh FIL EJ. bl. Nic le Lindweye.
will LE herbour.
rich. le risley in Tunsted, bl.Rd. de Waidelow, in Tunsted,
and Henry his son.
Nic LEhand, bail, Brun Coteril, Rad de Hassop.
thos. fil elen de medwe.
brun lumbard de Chelmorden, bl. Hy. de Tadington.
rich. DErvsely, Nich. fil Wm. de Smallcross, Rd. de
Hibern1a.
wm. FILlaurence DEwormhill.
abbot de lulhall, the price of vert in demesne, 12d.
abbot DE MIRAVALE.
adam LEfrancpledge of Chelmorden, bail Henry de Wormhill.
henry de wormhill. henry de tadington, Serjt.
abbot de deaulacres.
abbot DErupe.
William, vicar oF glossop.
234THIS ROLLS OF THB FOREST 01' PEAK.
wm. de ruche, Tunstead, bl. Robt. fil Ralf of Tunsted.
Hy. de fernileg.
rad de slac.
robt DEbowden.
rich. DEmalkathe.
wm. wudcoc, bail Galf de Estanly.
wm. de molle, because he remained in the County of Chester.
wm. DE roche.
wm. propositus DEhope.
roger foljambe, for many transgressions, 20m., bl. John
Foljambe and Warner Coterell.
wm. eil laurence DE wormhill, bl. Hy. de Wardelow in
Wormhill.
abbot oFwelbec.
lessing de villa castle of Pec, bl. Galf Albe and Wm. del
Scerde.
el1as molend, in ead. rich. ruff.
hugo viro agnes de ead.
ralf fil wint de Haileshedge, bl. 'Elye de Banfield and
Robert de Aubeny.
hrs. of philip de strelly. the price of vert which his father had in demesne.
galf de bradwell.
rich. wayfot.
watches DEwytel.
prior of lenton, for the price of vert, 75. 6d. and 9d.,
which R. Prior, predecessor, took in demesne.
norman de radford. rad collbrand.
rad DEport de Bennington in corn line.
jordan de broculhurst, bl Roger de Hoveden.
robt. de buggesworth, ad. de ead.
robt. de kintewich, bl. Matthew his brother.
ad fil cap. de thornesete, bl. Rd. de Aspensawe.
hrs. simon DEstanell.
abbot oF basingworth.
hrs. wm. LE ragged.
rich. DE tkafford, bl. Lucas forester de Bowdon.
THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK. 235
rich. pastore, bl. Robt. de Esseborn.
john fil Jo pastore (John dc Lexington).
rich. de sirland pastore (John de Grey).
robert FILgilbert.
ad rlovilem de witefield, bl. Wm. de Grenfildsty.
hy. brenhard.
ROLL VII.
First Roll Vert extra Demesne.
roger DEarnicroft.
robt. DE chavelsworth.
will DEleg.
peter DEleg.
William DEchelford in Glossop.
gilbert aDpontem.
wm. DE greenfeldste.
rich. DEmora.
rich. benet DEcurcon.
wm. DEgameleley.
wm. LEfrancevs DEosmundely.
rich. DEosmundely.
abbot DEbasingwerc.
adam FILrich. DEglossop.
rich. LE"clerk de ead.
robt. DELcliff de ead.
robt. DEesseburn.
Names of the heirs of the Verderers and Foresters of Peak
who did not produce Rolls of Vert before the Justices which were made in the time of their fathers.
mathew de .langesdon, because he did not produce the
Rolls of his father, fined 20s.
adam DE stanton, ditto.
hrs. oF luca de beley, who is in the custody of Rich. de
Grey.
236 THE ROLLS Of THE FOKEST OF PEAK.
nicolas FIL AND HEIRthos. DEheanour, 5s., bl. jofil
Wm. de Keythewayt and Ralf, fil Thomas de Heanour.
wm. DEgaydeford, fil and heir Galf de Kirkton, bail Robt.
le Vavasor of Morton and William de Bevercotes.
hugo FIL robt. DEnormanton. rich. DEstvveton FIL AND HEIRNIGEL DEstokum, bl.
Wm. m Hugo de Stokes and John de Everingham.
robt. Fil. adam de clayword, bl. Thos. fil Reginald de
Clayword and Hy. fil Roger de ead.
wm. DE bevercotes de ead.
robt. i.e vavasor de Morton.
robert HEIR OFalexr. DEsuledholm, 38., bl. John
Propositus de ead and Alan ad Fontem de Wudhouse.
robert LE -vavasor Vic de ead.
magr rado DEchaddesdon bl. Rich. fil Rich. de Athelardestre
thos. Fil. ralf. de chaddesdon, bl. Rich. le Marchand of
Sponden and Gervase de Rotington.
thos. fil adam de eton, bl. Peter fil Hugo de Eton and
Ad. fil Wymarc de ead.
simon DEclifton bailiff of Wirksworth.
peter DEmenton, bailiff of Repindon.
All the undermentioned Agistators (men appointed by letters patent to take rents for agistments of the cattle of strangers agisted in the King's forest, that is sent to feed there ; they were created by letters patent, and there were four appointed for every forest where the King had pasturage) in misericor1a for not producing their rolls according to the customs and assize of the forest.
peter DEL. hurst, Regarder of the Forest of Pec (a sworn officer to look after offences'), because he did not present assarts and purprestures in his rolls, l0s.
adam DElangsdon,2s.
rich. de ferneley, ½m.
nigei. DElongford, ½m.
robt. DE AlDWERC, ½m.
wm. DEmeysham, ½m.
peter DEbrimington, ½m., Regarder in Scarsdale.
THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK.
robt. DEosgotleston, ½m.
walter DElynacre, ½m.
roger DEsydenhall, 2s.
rich. DEhanley, ½m.
wm. DEosgoteston, 2s.
wm. DEsutton in Dale, 2s.
peter DEulkerthorpe, ½m.
robt. DEwenlesley, 5s.
henry DE ASSOP, 4S.
robt. DEtorp, 2s.
hugo DEbenetley, 2s.
john DEoffidecote, ½m.
alex. DElee, ½m.
thos. DEupton, 1m.
henry DEbentley, 2s.
john DEbucston, 2s.
henry DElee, ½m.
walter DEkersington, 5s.
peter guband de Hertington, 2s.
ROLL VII.
First Roll of Assarts of Peak
Present thatwm. faber assarted (assarteravit) in Chisworth 4a. of land within the regard of the forest, beyond the King's demesnes, by the license of Wm. de Ragged, deceased, who was a Forester of fee; and the said William Faber died, and it was worth in his time £4 16s., and Henry fil Ralf de Chisworth now holds it, and its value during his tenancy is 8s. for which he is answerable to the King, and the land is taken into the King's hands.
henry was attached, bail, Wm. Faber of Chisworth, Hugo fil
Hugo de dead.
hugo tybot de Ludworth (dead) assarted 3a. without warrant
within the regard of the liberties of the Abbot of Basingworth, who died, and it was worth in his time £4 l0s. ; and wm. gi.idothegres held that assart for 20 years and the value in
238 THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST.
his time was 18s., and he died and Roger Arnicroft now holds it, and the value during his tenancy is 36s.
regl. FILaldene assarted 5a. (and died) in the liberty-of the said Abbot, and it was worth in his time 65s., and Richard de Haletheton now holds 2a. and it is worth us., and John de Ludworth holds 2a. worth 4s., and Adam de Bromhaleholds 1a. and it is worth 2s., and that assart was made in the time of John de Grey then bailiff.
cecil1a DEludworth assarted la. worth 2s., she did not appear.
Rich. her son and Rich. Halethorne her bail in m1a, it was made in the time of Wm. de Ferrars.
galf de ludworth, la. worth 13s. attached. Havise, widow of the same, 2a 6s.
William faber de ead 5a. worth £6: 6: 8; Robt. fil Marie now holds and it was worth in his time 20s.
alan DEmerple assarted there in the liberty of the said Abbot 1a. and 3r. without warrant, it was worth in his time 30s. but he died and no one now holds it, and the land was taken, &c.
richard haldam (dead) assarted 4a. in the said liberty with £6, and William DEromel now holds it, and his tenure is worth 16s.
It is known that all the above-mentioned assarts were made whilst the Earl of Derby was Bailiff of Peak except those which are stated to have been made in the time of J. Grey.
William faber (dead) assarted without warrant 3a. in the liberty of the said Abbot worth 30s. and the present Abbot is tenant, it was made in the time of Robt. de Lexington,
roger fil stephen in Chavelesworth without warrant assarted 3a. in the Abbot's liberty worth 9s, he was attached, bail Will fil Ralf de Ley and William fil Thomas de Hathfield (tempe J. Grey).
wm. DE gamelesly assarted 3a. in the same liberty without warrant and died, it was worth 73s., and Wm. de Wainwright holds 1½a. worth 4s. 6d., Thos. de Gamel now holds la. and it is worth 4s., bail Madin de Glossop, Wm. fil Thos. de Eton.
simon de witefield assarted 2a. in the same liberty without warrant worth i8s. and William de Greenfield now holds it and his tenure 1a worth 6s., made in the time of Warner Engayne.
THE ROLLS Of THE FOREST OF PEAK. 239
nic DE gamslesley assarted 1a. in same liberty and died, worth 26s., William de Hathfield now holds it. (tempe Brian de Insula.)
galf de batecock assarted 5a. in Osmondely, within the regard without the demesne of the King, of the liberty of the said Abbot, worth £6 l0s, Wm. le Franceys now holds it, worth 60s., t. Brian de Insula.
john de riley assarted 2a. 1r. worth 10s., Rd. de Osmondely now holds it, worth 27s. 6d., t. Robt. de Lexington.
—US DEosmondely assarted 1a. without warrant, worth 3s. bl. Rich. fil Peter de Osmondeley and Wm. fil Thos. de Aschfield.
rich. fil peter de ead assarted 1a. worth 3s., Rich. de Chayselhathe.
William LE franceys assarted 2a. worth 6s. 7d., bl. Rich. le Rus de Glossop and Mathew le Couper de Dinting, (t. J. Grey )
thos. DE arpeley assarted 1a worth 3s., bl. Andrew fil Galfry de Dinting and Ad. fil Robt. de Botha. (t. J. Grey.)
stephen DElees, 3a. & 3r. in the Abbot's liberty and died, value 67s., and Rd. de Colhale holds it, worth 22s. (t. B. de Insula.)
William FIL ralf DE lees assarted 3a. worth 68s., bail Wm. fil Thos. de Hathfield.
the abbot de basingworth (dead) assarted 3a. worth 6s. and the present Abbot now holds it. (t. J. de Grey.)
ROLL viid.
The same assarted I½a. at Witefield, worth l0s.9d., and inclosed it so that the beasts could not enter to rove freely with their fawns, and John de Grey, then bailiff, promised the said assart without the demesne and inclosed it without warrant, therefore the same to be adjudged because it was promised to be done, besides many other assarts out of the demesne, and the present Abbot only holds it now not enclosed, wherefore nothing is received for that land and it remains in the hands of the Lord King.
stephen cleric Assarted l½a. without warrant worth 13s. 6d. and died, the herbage is worth 5s. 9d. The Abbot now holds it,
246 THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK.
(t. W. Engaine); and the said Abbot (who died) assarted at Glossop 2½a. worth with the herbage 32s. gd. (t. J. de Grey.)
rich. de mora la. (and died) worth gs., Rich. Rufus now holds it. (t. W. Engaine.)
madin DEglossop ass. la. worth . 6d. bl. Robt. fil Stephen de Chavelsworth and Wm. fil Thomas de Hatfield. (t. J. de Grey.)
adam le milner de Glossop ass. 3a. worth 29s. and Galf Textor and Wm. le Wainwright now hold it, value 3s. (t. J. Guband.)
wm. cap, 2a. (and died) worth 45s., and Ad. Bothe now holds it. (t. B. de Insula.)
john ryhal, 2a. and died, worth 38s. 6d. Alex. fil Wm. now holds it, worth in his time 55. (t. J. Guband.)
el1as FIL swan, i a. value i4s. wm. LE Ro now holds it, value 12s. (t. R. de Lexington.)
wm. cementarii, la. worth 245. Math. le Cuper now holds it. value us. (t. R. de Lexington.)
wm. clicus(?), 1½a. worth 36s. and died. Wm. fil' Thos. DE hetton now holds it, worth in his time 18s. (t. R. de Lexington.)
wm. tredgold, 1a. worth 22s. (and died). The Abbot now holds it. (t. R. de Lexington.)
roger ditting, la. worth 18s. Simon Pipeshill now holds it, worth 3s., bl. Robt. de Mainwaring and Wm. de Witefield. (t. B. de Insula.)
gilbert cap, la. (and died). Thos. Tredgold now holds it value 6s. (t. B. de Insula.)
andrew FILgalf de dinting, la. value 3s.,'bl. Wm. de Scholecroft and William fil Thos. de Eton.
rad mose ass. la. worth 398. (and died). El1as his son now holds it, value 15s. (t. B. de Insula.)
gamel DEmerpel ass. 2a. worth 45s. and died. (t. J. de Grey) the abbot DEbasingworth (dead) ass. la. value 20s. 4d. (t. J. de Grey.)
the same ass. 3a. value 403. in Langden in a place called Redebotham.
thb abbot oFwelbec (dead) ass. 5a. ir., value 26. 6d., at Crochull, worth 26s. 6d., vert 2os. (t. Warner Engayne.) The
THE ROLLS OF THE FOREST OF PEAK. 241
Abbot produced the charter of King John who conceded to him pasture in the place for his beasts.
Sum ... £68 18s. 4d.
William DE kintwich assarted at Milner 21 a. without the demesne but within the regard, without warrant, value £18 18s., bail Mathew de Kinchwich, Robt. fil of. (t. B. de Insula.)
will de insula assarted 18a. (and died), value £9, and Simon de Staneley held it for 10 years (and died), value 50s., and Rich de Trafford and Roger de Trafford now hold it, value 72s. (tempe said Brian.)
simon de stanley ass. 2a. worth 16s (and died),Rich. deTrafford now holds it, and his tenure is worth 8s. (t. W. Engayne)
hugo mainwaring who was a forester of fee assarted at Witefield without the demesne 4a. value 155. (and died), and Eleanor his widow now holds it, value y. (t. W. Engayne) In 13 Ed. I this assarf was still held by James Maynwaring his descendant
William DE witefield who is Forester of fee in Langendale ass. in his baliwick 1a. without warrant and he is in mi’ericord1a, the value in his time is 10s., and because the said William who is a forester of fee assarted in his own baliwick he is at judgment. This was done in the time of Warner Engaine. (This assart was held by his daughter in 13 Ed. I.)
Villa de Castra de Pecco. ROLL III.
walter PIRROC assarted in the King's demesne in the 2nd year of King Henry III, 3a in the Vill of the Castle, by the license of the Earl of Derby then Bailiff of Peak, and Simon fil Mathew de ead now holds it at the rent of the King, paying 4d. per ann. for each acre, and the said Walter gave to the Earl for each acre 12d. for a fine (de gersum) and for rent 33. for which the heirs of the said Earl are answerable, and be it known that .... acre in the forest not enrolled, which he holds of the King and shall pay the rent each year for his lands, and the same Simon is attached by Reyner de Hope and William de Scerde,