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townships of the parish, viz., Tngleby and Battersby. From 

 1764 downwards each of these townships had its separate over- 

 seer, constable and churchwarden. But I was not able to trace 

 the state of things back to an earlier time. Writing on May 

 28th, 1891, Atkinson says, "I am satisfied that Greenhow was 

 neither an ' ancient manor ' nor an ' ancient town.ship.' . 

 I have seen nothing to lead me to think that the words ' manor,' 

 ' manorial ' are in any other way applicable to Greenhow than in 

 the way they are applicable to Lealholm in my own parish, if 

 so much. Lelum was at least a special manorial dejjendency — 

 Greenhow was not, at least under that name. Assuming that it 

 was, in any sense, under another name, still it must have been of 

 a non-descript kind, the dependency being not on one definite or 

 capital manor, but it might even be (though I do nut think so ; 

 the subject is too difficult and uncertain for my knowledge)^ on 

 three. I do know that the Whorlton manor embraced certain 

 sub-manors, though how many I do not know, each of which 

 had true ancient manorial status and rights. And I infer that 

 this was true of the Eure barony too, or at least may have been. 

 . Many, if not most, of the maneria in Domesday were 

 simply what I have, I remember, in one place styled ' predial 

 domiciles.' Meinell's manerium in Greenhow was unquestion- 

 ably neither more nor less. It could be watched as a dog watches 

 a rabbit-hole." The reference here is to the trial of Will. Laty- 

 mer and others for forcible entry on the Free Chace of Nich. de 

 Meynell at Greenhow and chasing, shooting and taking his deer 

 [Yorksh. Assize Rolls, No. 1104, etc] dated May 10, 1305. 

 First they watch his residence (manerium.) for a length of time 

 with the intention of killing him if they can catch him, and, 

 failing that, go away into his free chace, etc., as above. In a 

 letter dated April 8th, 1891, Atkinson says, "Nicholas de Mei- 

 nill's manerium in Greenhow appears to have been merely a 

 temporary, or rather ' occasional ' residence ; or it may be no 

 more than the site of his predial interest there. . . And, as 

 far as I have any evidence, there was no other manor in or apper- 

 taining to Greenhow. I do not say that there teas no manor of 

 Greenhow ; but simply that I have no evidence of its existence, 

 and that at present I do not believe it ever existed De Meinill's 

 manerium, of 1305 was a place, and a place only, and was probably 

 neither more nor less than Danby (more accurately Dawnay) Lodge 

 is to Lord Downe now, viz., a sporting, occasional residence." 

 He quoted a letter of Sir Fr. Pollosk, in which he said, " man- 

 eriuin is constantly as much a physical thing as messnagium." 

 Writing on February 6th, 1890, while he was staying with Mr. 

 George Macmillan in London, he said, '• The ancient manerium is 



