104 THE ROYAL FORESTS OF ENGLAND 



William Gentil, who survived, was next keeper ; he restored 

 the rolls. 



Ralph de Bikerstach was keeper for four years. On his 

 death no one restored the rolls, and distraint was made on his 

 lands. 



Edmund de Neville, who survived, had been keeper for 

 three years. His rolls were burnt by the Scots and enemies 

 of the king ; and he was ready to make fine for them. 



At this iter there were three separate juries sworn for Lons- 

 dale, Amounderness, and West Derby, numbering respectively 

 16, 15, and 12. 



The venison presentments of the Lancashire forests were 

 numerous. Thomas de Halghton was charged with hunting 

 in the park of Quernmore at Ascensiontide with two grey- 

 hounds, one white and one red, and taking two bucks. 

 Another charge specified the colour of the greyhounds, one 

 white, and the other red, with a black muzzle (cum nigro 

 mussell). 



The accounts of Henry de Hoghton, master forester of 

 Blackburnshire, for 1423, are extant. They show under 

 Penhull (Pendle) that no business was transacted that year 

 at the woodmote, held at Clitheroe ; that the court perquisites 

 from the woodmotes held at Ightenhill (otherwise Bromley) 

 amounted to 12s. 2d. ; that turf, stone and herbage were farmed 

 at a rental of 26s. 8d. ; and that 14^. lod. was received for 

 escape of beasts. Under Rossendale, 7^. yd. was received in 

 woodmote perquisites held at Accrington, and $s. id. for per- 

 quisites of halmotes held at the same place. The woodmotes 

 for Trowden were held at Colne, and other woodmotes were 

 held at Totyngton. The total receipts of the master forester 

 were 7 is. nd. The expenses, which were chiefly foresters' 

 wages, amounted to 6 2s. 2d., leaving a balance for the Crown 

 of 19.$-. gd. 



In the same year, the collectors of Blackburnshire accounted 

 for the receipt of 130 15-$-. io\d. from farm rents, herbage, etc., 

 in Pendle; 14 12^. 2d. from Rossendale; ,23 13$. $d. from 

 Trowden ; 18 $s. 4^. from Totyngton ; and 7 i2s. from 

 Hodleston. The total receipts amounted to 263 i6s. *j\d. 



Henry de Hoghton made separate returns as master forester 

 of Bowland, entered under Harrop, Daxsholt, and Chipping 



