38 A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND. 



is that of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, in Holbourne. 

 There is an account of all the manors held by the Earl in the 

 year 1295-6.* At all the places, lists occur of the produce 

 sold, such as hemp, corn, beans, pulse, &c., but Holbourne 

 appears to be the only garden of sufficient size to allow of the 

 sale of any of its produce. At " Grante sete Manor," 7s. 4d. 

 was paid for cutting and cultivating the vines, but at most 

 of the other large manors, such as Thoresby and Pontefract, 

 there is no mention of a garden at all. The Holbourne 

 accounts are most interesting, and show the wages paid to 

 the gardener and labourers, the number of gallons of verjuice 

 made from the vines, and the large quantities of pears and 

 apples sold. Other varieties, probabl}^ more choice than those 

 grown in the garden, were purchased and sent to the Earl^ 

 and slips of apples and pears were bought to replenish the 

 garden. 



Accounts of the Possessions of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, 23 and 



24 Edward L, Holburne ; William de Donyncton, Serjeant, renders his 



account at Holburne on the day of Saint Clement the Pope in the 25th 



year of the reign of King Edward before the same [Sir William de Nony] 



and for the same time [Michaelmas 23 to Michaelmas 24 Edw. L]. 



Of ^9 for pears, apples, and great nuts of the garden sold, the tithe being 



deducted. Of 2s. 3d. for cherries of the garden sold, the tithe being 



deducted. Of 8s. Qjd. for herbs and " Jeritis " of the garden sold,. 



the tithe being deducted. Of 6s. for beans of the garden sold, 



the tithe being deducted. Of 2o|d. for verjuice "in fobis," the 



tithe being deducted. Of 12s. 3d. for 49 gallons of verjuice of 



issue, the tithe being deducted. Of 3s. 2d. for roses sold, the tithe 



being deducted. Of 4s. 6d. for herbage of the garden, the tithe 



being deducted. Of 2s. 3d. for hemp of the garden, the lithe being 



deducted. Of 4s. ijd. for onions and garlick sold, the tithe being 



deducted. Of 2s. 6d. for little plants (plancettis or plantettis ?) of 



the vines sold. (There are also receipts for deer sold.) 



Expoises — 52s. 2d. in the wages and robe of the gardener by the year. 



And 60s. 8d. in the wages of the Serjeant by the year. And los. 



in the robe of the same. And 43s. 8d. paid to the Warden of the 



Gaol of Flet, for the yearly farm due to him. And 39s. SJd. in 



* This very fine large roll, which consists of several sheets nearly 3 ft. 

 long, and about 15 ins. wide, is preserved at the Record OfHce, Duchy of 

 Lancaster Ministers' Accounts. Bundle i, No. i. 



