76 A HISTORY OF PEAK FOREST. 



of Peak which was WilHam Peverel's afforested the whole of 

 his time, and so the kings after him, and the Regarders made 

 regard before the last iter in the aforesaid lands, and likewise 



the present regarders now," (Here the account abruptly 



ends and no sentence or fine as might be expected from this 

 preamble has been recorded.) 



According to the '' Placita de quo Warranto," Anno 4, 

 Ed. III., the Abbot of Basingwerk being examined with regard 

 to his title to his lands, said that " the present king had 

 inspected a certain charter of K. Edward II., in which it was 

 contained that tiie same Edward had examined a certain charter 

 of Henry II. King of Engl''- in which the same king gave, 

 granted, and confirmed to God and S. Mary and the Monks of 

 Basingwerk in free alms, ten librates of land (land worth ^\o 

 per an.) in Longdendale, i.e., Glossop, with its church and all 

 lands, &c., appertaining, as William Peverel formerly had it in 

 the time of K. Henry (I.) his grandfather. Afterwards he 

 granted and confirmed to them all those tenements which 

 Ranulph, Earl of Chester, and other barons gave and confirmed 

 to them by their charters; viz. — Halliwell and Fulibrech, and 

 the chapel of Basingwerk in which they first dwelt, with the 

 mill and all appurts. And he exhibited the charter of the 

 present king, dated lo"* Feb. in the 3^^ year of his reign, which 

 testified to the premises in the form aforesaid." 



He also said that " the present king by his charter granted 

 &c., to the Abbot and Convent of Basingwerk that he and his 

 successors for ever should have a market every Wednesday at 

 his manor of Charlesworth in co. Derby, and a fair every year 

 of 3 days duration ; viz., — on the Vigil, the Day, and the 

 Morrow of the Blessed Mary Magdalene, unless that market 

 and fair should be injurious to others then held in the vicinity, 

 which charter is dated 21 Feb., 2 Ed. III. And he had a 

 pillory and tumbrel and other " Judicialia " which were required 

 for a market and fair : but the said Abbot used to punish 

 those who broke the assize of bread and ale by a pecuniary 

 fine." 



