124 THE CASTLE OF THE PEAK, AND THE PIPE ROLLS. 



Et Reginaldo dc Luci xIj. ad faciendum operat' Castellorum Regis de 

 Bolesnura et de Pech per breve Ricardi de Luci quod habuit de liberatione 

 ipsius Reginald!. 



Et In liberatione ij. vigilum et j. portarij de Pech xlvs. de dimidio anno. 



Et Reginaldo de lucy xlvj. ti et xs. ad faciendum operat' Castellorum Regis 

 de Bolesoura et de Pech per breve Ricardi de Luci. 



Et in operat' Castellorum de Bolesoura et de Pech xlj. ti et xs. et iija'. per 

 breve Regis et per visum Roberti Avenelli et Roberti de Hopa et Serlonis de 

 Pleseleia et Gervasii Avenelli. 



Et In liberatione militum et servientium de Notingham et de Bolesoura et de 

 Pech c. et xxxv. ii per breve Regis quod continet numerum et terminum 

 eorundem militum et servientium. 



20 Henry II. Et Reginaldo de Luci xxv. ii ad faciendum prest' xx. 

 militum et Ix. servientium ped residentibus in castellis Regis de Notingeham et 

 de Bolesoura et de Pech per breve Ricardi de Luci. 



Et Item eidem Reginaldo xxv. ti ad faciendum prest' eisdem militibus et 

 eisdem servientibus in eisdem castellis per breve Ricardi de Luci. Et In 

 liberatione ij. vigilum et j. Portarij de Pech iiii. ti et xs. 



Et In Operat' Castellorum de Pech et de Bolesoura xxiiij. ti per breve Regis 

 et per visum Roberti Avenelli et Serlonis de Pleseleia. 



What these works were is uncertain. With Bolsover we are 

 not now concerned, but the outlay on the castle of the Tenk 

 was perhaps for re-building and strengthening, where necessary, 

 the curtain wall built by Peverel and its immediate defences, such 

 as the gate-houses, etc. 



In 1175 ^ chamber was constructed in the Castle of the Peak 

 at a cost of ^4 17s., under the superintendence of Robert Avenel 

 and Serlo de Pleasley. 



The Pipe Roll for the next year, 22 Henry II. (1176), brings 

 us to an entry of great interest, namely, that which records the 

 building of the keep, or Tower, as it is called. 



Et In Operatione Turris in Castello de Pech c. et xxxv. ti per breve Regis 

 et per visum Roberti de Hoppa et Warini filii Roberti et Willelmi Avenelli et 

 Gervasii Avenelli et Roberii de Herthil. 



The cost was ;;^i35, equivalent to at least ;^3,ooo of our 

 money. A further sum of ;^49 was spent the following year 

 (1177) on the works of the castle, which was apparently then 

 completed, as no entries of importance occur on the Pipe Rolls 



