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William Ferrars, Earl of Derby, reciting that it was granted to 

 him for the purpose of placing his wife there for security whilst 

 he went into the Holy Land. A rising of the barons, however, 

 prevented his departure, and having wrested the Castles of Peak 

 and Bolsover by assault from the rebels, he was thereupon made 

 governor of both those fortresses, so that he then held every 

 Derbyshire stronghold of any importance. From this we may 

 gather that Harestan Castle was a very secure stronghold- 

 more so, perhaps, than Duffield.* 



In the Calendar of Fines for 1225, there is a most interesting 

 entry relating to Horsley. In that year Richard Sandiacre, in 

 consideration of the sum of 8 silver marks, surrendered his 

 tenure of 207 acres of land there to Walter Malet. This land 

 was occupied by twenty tenants, whose names happily are given. 

 We have William le Macun (or the Mason) with his 20 acres ; no 

 doubt a very useful man in the fortress with his mallet and chisel. 

 Gilbert de Castro, i.e., of the Castle— perhaps some official at 

 Harestan — 20 acres. 



Thomas de Wudehus, obviously from the neighbouring village 

 — 12 acres. 



Roger le Parker, i.e., the park keeper or ranger, having the 

 custody of the game within the royalty — 15 acres. 



Lewin de Cotesgrave, without doubt an old dependent of the 

 Burons, and from Nottinghamshire — 15 acres. 



Gilbert, son of Henry, or Fitz Henry, as the record terms him 

 — 20 acres. 



Henry Fitz Gilbert, probably son of the last named— 12 acres. 



Robert le Clerc, probably the chaplain of the Castle— 12 acres. 



Hugh Fitz Ailrul — 9 acres. 



Arnold the (his occupation defaced)— 7 acres. 



Ralph of Ripley — 8 acres. 



Godfrey Fitz Payn — 8 acres. 



Gilbert, son of Emma — 6 acres. 



Geoffry de Horsley — 6 acres. 



* See Cox's Duffield Castle, Society's Journal, vol. ix. 



