84 A HISTORY OF PEAK FOREST. 



Robert Balgy, forester of fee there, holds 4 bovates of land 

 in Hope for the custody of his bailiwick, of which nothing was 

 alienated, and it is worth 4^ per ann. He does service at the 

 castle as aforesaid, and has the same rights as the said William 

 (Hally). They reported that he had fully performed his service 

 at the castle, and had not appropriated anything. 



Roger Woodrove,* forester of fee, holds 2 bovates for his 

 bailiwick worth 6' per annum. He performs his services at 

 the castle duly, &c. 



Peter Le Hore, forester of fee, holds one bovate for his office 

 worth 3^ per annum. He performs duly his services at the castle, 

 and enjoys the same rights as the others. 



Robert de Haustede, forester of fee, holds a bovate and a 

 half of land for keeping his bailiwick, worth 4' 6''. His ancestors 

 formerly held two whole bovates, of which half a bovate was 

 alienated by some of them and let for iS'^. He performs his 

 duties and enjoys all his aights as aforesaid. Nevertheless, the 

 same Robert has licence by the King's letter patent to make 

 attorn. 



Q^igftfs of i^e Soiregferg of feong^ene^afe. 



(Memb. 17.) Robert de Melmer, Thomas le Ragged, of Berde, 

 James le Maynwaryng, and Matilda de Wittfeld are foresters of 

 fee of the Bailliwick of Longdenedale, whose ancestors were 

 enfeoffed by William Peverel, lord of Peak, as aforesaid. 



Robert de Melner, forester of fee, holds a bovate of land in 

 Melner for keeping his bailiwick, valued at 3' per ann-, whose 

 ancestors held two bovates pertaining to that serjeanty, of which 

 one was alienated of old, and now Matthew de Knytwich holds it 

 and pays 2' yearly to the said Robert for doing the office of the 

 serjeanty aforesaid, so that the serjeanty sufficient for the 

 service remains whole. He claims the same rights to pertain to 



* Thomas, son of Nicholas de Woderove, of Hope, gave 6 =8 for licence 

 to obtain a messuage and a bovate of land, with the appurts. in Hope, and 

 the bailiffship of a certain Forestry in Hopedale, from Walter, the son of 

 Walter de Kydervare, K'- (Orig. Rot. .Scac. 26 E.l. HI., Ro. 22.) 



