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War, and hence further proceedings came for a time to an 

 end. 



Throughout the Commonwealth, though it had lost its deer, 

 and though the forest laws were upset, the Peak Forest 

 remained as hitherto, and no enclosures were carried out. 



"A Survey of the Mannor and Lordship or Liberty of the 

 High Peake with the rights, members, and appurtenances 

 thereof lyeing and being in the county of Derby, late parcell 

 of possessions of Charles Stuart, late King of England in right 

 of the Honor of Tutbury, parcell of his Duchy of Lancaster," 

 was taken by order of Parliament in July, 1650. 



The Commissioners reported that the chief rents due from 

 freeholders, "holding by Harryott Service and paying Harryott 

 and holding in free Socage," amounted to ^72 i2s. 2\d. ; 

 chief rents from freeholders, " not Harryottable," 5 17^. id. ; 

 rents of assize from copyholders, 3 14$-. 7^. ; profits of tolls 

 of four fairs at Chapel-en-le-Frith (on Ascension Day, Thurs- 

 day after Trinity Sunday, 7th of July, and Thursday after 

 Michaelmas Day), with the passage and stallage of these fairs, 

 and also the passage and through toll levied on packs and 

 carriages passing at Hayfield and Whaley Bridge, .7 ; per- 

 quisites and profits of Court Leets and Court Barons, 24 ; 

 waifs, strays, and felons' goods and deodands, 5 ; fisheries, 

 2os. ; fowlings, hawkings, and huntings, 2os. 



They further reported that King Charles, in February, 1636, 

 had demised to Walter Vernon all perquisites and amerce- 

 ments of two court leets and fifteen small courts to be held 

 yearly, and all heriots and reliefs for thirty-one years at a 

 rental of 10. 



An additional report was made in July 1652, " of all such 

 Remaine of Rents now unsold belonging to ye manner Lord- 

 ship Liberty and Hundred of ye High Peake alias the Wapen- 

 take of ye High Peake . . . commonly called Cheife Rents 

 money, palfry money, Turbary money, Common Fine silver, 

 & Tything silver." These rents were estimated at 15 6s. *]d. 

 a year ; they were proportionate payments from the various 

 townships. A simple payment for palfrey money is entered 

 against all the townships ; such are Whitfield and Chisworth, 

 is. io^d. ; Hayfield and Dinting, is. ^d. ; Tideswell, 2s. 6d. ; 

 and Hassop, 5^. In addition, Tideswell paid 5^. ; Haslebache, 



