26 THE COURT ROLLS OF BASLOW, DERBYSHIRE. 



John Rudyard holds at will of lord j mac at ij' with j 

 croft at v'' and half an acre called Abiiecote. 



Henry & Roger Wright hold a mess. & a bov. at iv' j'^. 



>^ Presented that Thomas Trygge who held a mess, at will 

 died since last court. A heriot is due of which the 

 provost there had notice. 



Thomas Poynton elected Ale-taster for the foll^ year and sworn. 



Mem'' for the next court concerning xij rents paid by the 

 heirs of Godfrey Foliambe jun" who held by charter of 

 Rich"* Vernon, to and for Thornshurst viz. for the part 

 formerly Dionis at Wode. 



Enquire on behalf of the lord whether Robert Barley unjustly 

 occupies & holds a parcel of meadow called Pygge- 

 burgmedew of the lord's land lying in the demesne of 

 Baslow, and if the same Robert unjustly occupies & 

 holds another parcel of meadow in "le Trust" there 

 and at the rent yearly paid from of old — iij' viij**. 



Court of ^tr T2?ifftom (Petriion ai OSaBfons, C^wtB^^B »^X^ 

 affer ^. (Warg (glftsi>afene ^'m^ccccfjft." 



(No regnal assignment — a critical lime.) 



The jury presented that John Penyston's house is not sufficiently 

 repaired, and the houses of Tho. Ponnton, Will Andrewe, 

 Rob. Clark, Roger Whetecroft, John Motelow are in 

 the like condition. 



John Gugate Innkeeper sells bread and ale contrary to the 

 assize. 



Shakespeare makes Jack Cade, when vowing a re- 

 formation, to say, " There shall be in England seven 

 half-penny loaves sold for a penny; the threeliooped 

 pot shall have ten hoops : and I will make it felony 

 to drink small beer." — Hen. VI., pt. 2, Scene II. 



Roger Whetecroft broke an arrest made by the ' Headman ' 

 regarding a pair of millstones. 



