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have a deputy to fulfil his duties when absent on the business of 

 his bailiwick, and that he ought to have a servant under him at 

 his own expense who should make oath concerning vert and 

 venison before the Bailiff. 



And it was agreed by the ministers of the forest, and by 

 twenty-four of the jury, and by the ancient rolls, that his ancestors 

 had possessed these rights from the time of their enfeofment.* 



Thomas le Archer,! forester of fee of the same bailiwick, 

 holds 4 bovates of land in Hokelawe for keeping his bailiwick, of 

 the yearly value of 3^ And he claimed all the said perquisites 

 for his duties as the aforesaid John. 



Nicholas Foleiaumbe, forester of fee of the same, holds one 

 bovate of land in Wormhull for the custody of his bailiwick, worth 

 3' per ann., and there is nothing alienated ; and he claims the 

 same privileges, &c., as the aforesaid John Daniel and his ancestors 

 possessed. The same Nicholas is now of full age, and now first 

 has seisin of his bailliwick. Henry del Medue has custody of 

 him. 



Adam Gunfrey {Gumfrey or Goumfrey) and Thomas, son of 

 Thomas Foleiaumbe, foresters of fee of the same bailiwick, holds 

 there one bovate of land, viz., each of them half a bovate, which 

 was one serjeanty, and was divided in ancient times by two 



* There is a complaint in the Hundred Rolls made ten years before, i.e., in 

 1275, concerning these privileges of the foresters. "The jury said that 

 Geoffry de Burun had two servants under him as keepers, to the great burden 

 of the whole district, and Robert de Melner one under him, and Robert de 

 Meynwaring one under him, Roger le Raggidde one, Thomas le Archer one, 

 John Daniel one, Thomas Folejambe one, Robert Folejambe one. And all 

 these (beadles under these foresters) gave for their office one mark and ;^5 lOs. 

 And they have their maintenance out of the district, and collect sheaves in 

 autumn, seed in Lent, offerings lambs, geese, and hens ; whereas none of the 

 ancestors of the said foresters ever were accustomed to have a beadle except 

 Thomas le Archer, Richard le Ragged, John Daniel, Robert de Melner, and 

 then they kept him at their own ciiarge. And they said that there are three 

 servants in Peak Forest who are supported by the district, and collect sheaves, 

 seed, offerings and lambs to the great burden of the whole forest, who ought 

 to receive their maintenance from the Castle." 



t Robert le Archer gave two bovates of his forest land in Hucklow to 

 Allota his daughter, and she held them of the King as of Peak Castle for 6^ per 

 aim. After tiie death of Robert, Allota exchanged them with her brother 

 Thomas, but afterwards they came into the hands of the said Thomas, who 

 now pays nothing for them. (Hund. Rolls, c. A.D. 1275.) 



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