78 THE COURT ROLLS OF BASLOW, DERBYSHIRE. 



Upon this came John Cuycly and took up the aforesaid 

 moiety of a hovate, holding the same at the will of the 

 lord by the services, &c. Ingress xi^ And he paid the 

 whole rent for this year & did fealty. 



QSaBfoTO Courf, ^^MtB&dg ncxi affer ^. (^nbren)*B ©ag* 

 40 <Bt>. in. (1366). 



^ John le ^V'right who held a mess, and a bovate & a half 

 of land & a cottage died since last court, and an ox 

 was due for a heriot, but there was no cattle. Alice 

 dau. of the said John took up the said holding and gave 

 \% and afterwards her father's cottage formerly John 

 Machams was granted to her until another tenant should 

 come to take the said cottage to dwell therein. 



(^asfow Courft T39cbne6bag in f3e Seasf of ^. '^unsian 

 (1366). 



The twelve jurymen presented that Thomas de Womwell, 

 Godfrey ffoliambe, Cecilia dau. of Will de Calvour, John 

 son of Giles le Leche, the heirs of William Wyn were 

 defaulters at the court. 



That Lord Thomas de Metham* held a place called Halle- 

 place near the Bridge of BobenhuU of L,ord Richard de 

 Vernon, but by what service they knew not. Wherefore 

 it was commanded to distrain the said Thomas to do 

 fealty, and to acknowledge his service. 



* Note. — This Thomas de Metham succeeded his father Thomas in his 

 estates on his death, anno 29 Ed. III., when Walter de Montgomery was 

 ordered to accept security for the payment of his ' relief,' and to deliver to 

 him the whole land of the Hay (i.e., the enclosed or fenced land) of Wallay in 

 Sherwood Forest, which he held in capite by the service of ;^io a year. The 

 Metham estates lay, however, chiefly in Yorks. See Inquis. P. Mart. 



II. I92l\ 



Anno 36 Ed. III., the K. permitted Thorn de Metham to give the " Haye 

 of Walleye " in Sherwood to the Carthusian Priory of Beauvale which was 

 founded by Nicholas de Cantelupe, the said land being held at a yearly rent of 

 ^"10 ; but the convent was to hold the same at the increased rent of £it,- I11 

 another entry dated 47 Ed. III., we are informed that Elizab., wife of Sir 

 Thorn. Metham, was one of the sisters and heirs of Thomas de Stapleton. — 

 [Editor.] 



