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be good and in season and at \d. a pece or \d . ob. at the moste," " Styntes 

 " so they be after vj a id." " Quaylles " at " i]d." " Snypes " " after 

 iii a id." " Pertryges " at " i]d. a pece yff they be goode," " Rede- 

 shankes " after " \d. ob. the pece," " Bytters " at " xij^. a pece so they 

 be good," " Fesauntes " at " xi]d.," " Keys " at " i]d.," " Sholardes " 

 at " v']d." " Kyrlewes " at " xijd.," " Pacokes " at " xijd. a pece and 

 noo Payhennys to be bought," " Seepyes " have no price allotted, 

 " Wegions " were to be at \d. ob.," " Knottes " at " id.," " Dottrells " 

 " when thay ar in Season and to be at }d. a pece," " Bustardes " with 

 no price affixed, " Ternes " " after iiij a id." " Great Byrdes after 

 iiij a ']d." " Smale Byrdes " " after xij a id." and " Larkys " " after 

 xij for iid." There is an interesting memorandum that "it is thought 

 good that all manner of Wyldfewyll be bought at the first hand where 

 they be gotten and a Caytor to be apoynted for the same For it is 

 thought that the pulters of Hemmyngburghe and Clyf hathe great 

 advantage or my Lorde Yerely of Sellynge of Cunys and Wyldefewyll." 

 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 Lekinfield " for the Christmas 

 feast of 1514. 



In the year 1526 another member of the great family of the Neviles, 

 Sir John Nevile of Chevet, near Wakefield, High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 

 gave a banquet to celebrate his daughter's marriage. Some of the 

 charges are thus given : " Swans, 155. ; nine Cranes, i/. los. ; twelve 

 Peacocks, 165.; thirty dozen Mallards and Teal, 3/. us. 8d. ; two 

 dozen Heron-sewes, i/. 45. ; twelve bitterns, i6s. ; eighteen Pheasants, 

 i/. 45. ; forty Partridges, 6s. Sd. ; eighteen Curlews, i/. 45. ; three 

 dozen Plovers, 55. ; five dozen Stints, 95." 



In 1530, another daughter was married, and the expenses are 

 returned pretty much as before. The prices were : for Swans, 65. 

 each ; Cranes, 35. 4d. each ; Heronsewes, i2d. ; Bytters, i^d. 



In 1528, Sir John acted as Sheriff, and returned his charges as 

 follows : 



At the Lammas Assizes twelve Shovelards were priced at 125. ; 

 item, ten Bytters, 135. 4^. ; item, eighty Partridges, il. 6s. Sd. ; item, 

 twelve Ffesants, i/. ; item, twenty Curlews, i/. 6s. Sd. ; item, Curlew 

 Knaves, thirty-two, i/. 125. ; six dozen Plovers, 125. ; item, thirty 

 dozen Pigeons, 75. 6d." etc., showing a slight advance on the prices 

 of 1526. 



