YORKSHIRE—ANCIENT RECORDS. xlvii 
oonely in Chrystynmas and princypall Feestes and my Lorde to be servyde 
therewith and his Boordend and non other and to be boght for jd. a pece or 
jd. ob. at moste.’ Then it was thought good that ‘my Lordes Swannys’ be 
taken and none bought ‘seynge that my Lorde hathe Swannys inew of hys 
owne.’ Other birds were to be bought for ‘my Lordes owne Mees’ and the 
prices are duly set forth. ‘Cranys’ were to be at ‘xvjd. a pece,’ ‘ Hearon- 
sewys’ at ‘ xijd.,’ ‘ Mallardes’ at ‘ijd.’ ‘ Teylles’ at ‘jd.’ ‘bot if so be that other 
Wyldefowll cannot be gottyn,’ ‘ Woodcokes’ at ‘jd. a pece er jd. ob. at moste,’ 
“Wypes’ at ‘jd.,’ ‘Seegulles’ ‘so they be good and in season and at jd.a pece or 
jd. ob. at the moste,’ ‘ Styntes’ ‘so they be after vj a ja.,’ ‘Quaylles’ at ‘ijd.,’ 
‘ Snypes’ ‘after iii a j@.,’ ‘ Pertryges’ at ‘ijd. a pece yff they be goode,’ ‘ Rede- 
shankes’ after ‘jd. ob. the pece,’ ‘ Bytters’ at ‘xijd. a pece so they be good,’ 
‘Fesauntes’ at ‘xijd.,’ ‘Reys’ at ‘ijd.,’ ‘Sholardes’ at ‘ vjd.,’ ‘Kyrlewes’ at 
‘xijd.’ ‘Pacokes’ at ‘xijd. a pece and noo Payhennys to be bought,’ ‘ See- 
pyes’ have no price allotted, ‘ Wegions were to be at ‘jd. ob.,’ ‘ Knottes’ at 
‘jd.,’‘ Dottrells’ ‘when thay ar in Season and to be at jd. a pece,’ ‘ Bustardes’ 
with no price affixed, ‘ Ternes’ ‘after iiij a jd’ ‘Great Byrdes after iiij a ja, 
“Smale Byrdes’ ‘after xij a jd.,’ and ‘ Larkys’ ‘after xij for ijd’ There is an 
interesting memorandum that ‘it is thought good that all manner of Wyld- 
fewyll be bought at the fyrst hand where they be gotten and a Cator to be 
apoynted for the same For it is thought that the pulters of Hemmyngburghe 
and Clyf hathe great advantage of my Lorde Yerely of Sellynge of Cunys and 
Wyldefewyll.’ As to fish it is provided ‘ that a Direccion be taken at Lekyngfeld 
with the Cator of the See what he shall have for every seam of Fysch thorowt 
the Yere to serve my Lordes hous: also ‘that a Direccion be taken with 
my Lordes Tenauntes of Hergham and to be at a serteyn with theme that they 
shall serve my Lordes hous thrugheowt the Yere of all manar of Fresh Water 
Fysche.’ Copies of warrants too long to be quoted are given, one for ‘Twentie 
Signettes To be takenne of the breide of my Swannys within my Carre of 
Arromme within my Lordeschip of Lekinfeld’ for the Christmas feast of 1514. 
It is of interest to find ‘An Account of all the Deer in the Parks and 
Forests in the North belonging to the Earl of Northumberland, taken in the 
4th Year of Henry VIII. Anno 1512’ by which it seems that there were 
‘In Yorkshire. 
Topcliff Great Park .... Fallow-Deer ae - 55S 
Topcliff Little Park... Ditto Shoe 5 SeIaL 
Spofforth Park ... 36 Ditto dns isis: 
Spofforth Wood sas Ditto Soc 43 
{Red Deer, 42) 
Wresill, Park... <.. 00} Fallow, “ogy! “435 
Wressel Litle Park ... Fallow ... <n 37 
Newsham Park ... Sc Ditton ee. fey ee 
Leckinfield Park x Ditto... zen 240 
Catton Park Bc aes Ditto %.. via 79. 
