112 COURT ROLLS OF THE MANOR OF HOLMESFIELD. 



John Newporte, who said that they had chosen Edmund 



Barker and Thorns. Brokefield to the office of the " Burley- 



men " {Assistant Coitstal'les). 

 Henry Shepston, for throwing down an ash, 1 2''. 

 John Newport made a staff called a " Hyvewand " in the lord's 



wood, \2^. 

 Oliver Woodhead, of Clowne, put two beasts in " Markela^id" 



^2\ 



Edward Woodhead '■^ imparcavW {impoiuided) oxen at Clowne, 



against the custom of the manor, -^ 4'!. 

 Thom. Heley had a beast purchased in '' Markland" contrary 



to order. He also destroyed the hollies in Morewood, 12''. 

 Ralph Billam must cut his garden fence within 6 days, or — 2\ 



Jgofmeefefb. Court of %o^n ^(xvix^t, (Kf.. Before 5^06" 

 Q^uffocg. (geq.. TTeb., x- (^ug.. (^nno xviii. (gfi^afi. (A.d. 1576.) 



John King and Rob. Hatterley chosen " Birleymen." The 

 jury found a certain piece of ground and a narrow way in 

 the tenure of Thomas Burton, and another piece called 

 •'As/en Hill" to be waste land of the demesne; and they 

 considered, the narrow way to be a " brydell way" unto 

 Ffanshaw Yate, and they declared they were all of one 

 mind in the matter. Thomas Eyre, of Dunston, gent., 

 and Jane, his wife, surrendered a mess, at Horsley Gate, 

 lately in the separate tenures of Joan Wolstenholme, 

 widow, and Nicholas Wolstenholme, to the use of Nicholas 

 W. from Lady Day, 1587, for eleven years following, 

 paying yearly to Tho. and Jane Eyre, 42^ 



Thomas Eyre, of Dunston, Esq., and Jane his wife leased a mess, 

 in Untnank for 21 years to John Harry and Ellen, his wife, 

 at 40"" per ann. 



The said Thomas Eyre and Jane leased " Deiebrook" " Ashivell " 

 and the " Town Meadow" lately in the tenure of Rob. 

 Haslem, to the said Robert for 13 years, at 13" 4'' per ann. 



They also surrendered " Biiles " in Holmesfield to the use of John 

 Bromehead and Joan, for 21 years, at 26^ S"* per ann. 



