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Others kept horses in the Compana under colour of belonging to 

 the Queen's stud. 



Peter de Shatton, Forester of Fee (he was probably ancestor 

 of the Bagshawes — Nicolas Bagshawe, Forester of Fee, of 

 II Edward II., was described as of this place), had eleven horses 

 and mares feeding in the Compana, and he was fined and ordered 

 to remove his " averia." 



Thomas the Archer, Forester of Fee of Compana, had under 

 him a certain foot forester i^For peditu), Rich, de Baggeshaw, 

 and he had a forester, a certain garcon, under him, and they both 

 lived upon the country. They had sheep and their young feeding 

 in the Forests, to the injury of the King's deer. Thomas 

 Foljambe had a foot forester under him, and this Rich. Roboloe 

 unjustly placed his swine in the vill of Olerenshaw, and took lo 

 marks unjustly for expeditating (lawing of dogs). 



Wm. de Horsenden whilst he was bailiff exacted ;^io for such 

 penalties. Other bailiffs were convicted of the like and of other 

 offences, and the Roll terminates with these words : — 



" And because the said Foresters were convicted of tlie said and 

 of other offences, and also other Foresters of the said Forest were 

 fined for many transgressions and concealments, and many of 

 them are poor and in a destitute condition {debile statu), by the 

 judgment of the Justices, their baliwics are taken into the king's 

 hands to be replevied at the will of the king when the required 

 oblation shall have been made, so that no damage be 

 done in the forest, so that they well, and wholly, keep their 

 baliwics to the advantage of the king. [Some of them were merely 

 fined for their transgressions and for permission to hold their 

 baliwics during the king's pleasure as follows : Robt. de Melner, 

 Forester of Fee, £,^0 ; Thomas le Archer, 2 marks ; William 

 Hall, 2 marks, because he was poor; Thos. le Ragged of Berde, 

 I mark ; Robt. Balgy, 20 shillings ; Adam Gomfrey, \ mark ; 

 Jacob Maynwaring, i mark ; Peter de Shattton, i mark ; Peter 

 le Hore, \ mark ; Roger Wodrove, i mark ; Wm. le Heyr, \ 

 mark ; Hy. de Medwe, 20 shillings ; Thomas de Gratton, 20 

 shiUings.] 



