82 THE OWNERS OF SHALI.CROSS. 



of the Peak, Thomas le Ragged, Richard de Bucston, John de Smaleleyes, 

 Thomas de Schalcros, William de Bradeschaye, and others. Given at 

 ffernileghe in the 12th year of King Edward,* son of Edward the King. 



Concerning this Richard we find an, entry in the Calendar of 

 Fines, ^ 17 Edw. II. — ^Over Farmleygh, Ric. de S. v. Adam de 

 Farmleygh, Mich. (No. 152, Record Office); and the deed is 

 found in both the Harleian and Widdrington chartularies. Ihe 

 transaction was a transfer of land, though nominally the 

 official memorandum of the " Finis '' of a fictitious judicial action. 

 It thus runs : — 



[Feet of Fines, York, 17 Edw. II., a.d., 1323.] 

 Words in brackets are from Record Office copy. 



No. 14.- — This is a " Final Concord " made in the Court of our 

 Lord the King, at York, within 15 days after the day of St. Michael,! 

 in the 17th year of the reign of King Edward the son of King Edward, 

 before William de Bereford, John de Mutford [Mitford], William de 

 Herle [John de Bousser, Walter de ffriskeneye, Justices, and other 

 faithful lieges of our Lord the King then and there present], between 

 Richard, son of Benedict de Shakilcros, " complainer," and Adam 

 son of William de fiernelegh, " deforciator," concerning i dwelling 

 house, 30 acres of land, 30 acres of pasture, 8^d. of rent, and the 

 rent of one barbed arrow, with the appurts, in Over farnileygh, whence 

 [this] " plea of convention " was raised between them into [this] same 

 court. Namely, that the aforesaid Adam admits that the aforesaid 

 tenements with the appurts are the right of the said Richard, And 

 he remises and quit claims the same for himself and his heirs for ever. 

 And further the said Adam grants for himself and his heirs that they 

 will warrant to the aforesaid Richard and his heirs the aforesaid tenements 

 with their appurts against all men for ever. And for this acknow- 

 ledgment, remission, quit claim, warranty, fine and concord the same 

 Richard gave the aforesaid Adam 20 silver marks. 



This Richard subsequently followed his youngest brother 

 Robert's fraternal example (charter 10) and conveyed some of 

 his lands, those by inheritance of his father, to his second 

 brother, John, the next family representative : — 



.* The copy of this deed in The Reliquary, vi., p. 15T, is incorrectly 

 dated. 



t Other early fines were: — 4 Edw. I., Eyton. Ric. de Shorecroft 

 V. Nich. de Mertynton, Trin. No. 9. 4 Edw. III. Horwych. Ric, de 

 Shakelcross v. Thomas de Wormehull, Trin. No. 35. 



X i.e., in Michaelmas Term. 



