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use. The entry runs, De cork nil hoc anno. The word " cork " 

 is derived from the Latin cortex. Reference has already been 

 made to the maple bowls from this ward. 



The outgoings begin with a like entry of 8^. to the two 

 wards already mentioned for warding the road of the Cross on 

 Derby market days. The paler for this road and Shottle park 

 received an annual stipend of 5-r. for repairs, and in addi- 

 tion he received this year icw. lod. for the making of 

 new pales. The strewing of the deer-browse in the severe 

 weather cost 7^. $d. The considerable sum of 40^. was paid 

 to Peter Bulners for carrying a letter of Lord Robert de 

 Holand directed to the receiver at Tutbury. From the sum- 

 mary at the end of the ward accounts, it seems that the 

 receiver of Colebrook had in hand the great sum of 40 is. i id. 

 for the sale of bowl* wood for that and the two preceding 

 years, and that he sought instructions how he was to allo- 

 cate it. 



Of the ward of Hulland, John Hulleson was the ward re- 

 ceiver; the receipts for the year, including 66s. 8^d. of arrears, 

 amounted to 29 7.?. z\d. The agistment of the two parks of 

 this ward Mansell and Ravensdale realised the respective 

 sums of 35-r. 3d. and 36$. lod. The sale of wood, bark and 

 boughs produced 17 13^. 4^. ; 2Od. was received in fines for 

 two stray colts, $s. for the sale of a waif, and 4 is. nd. as 

 court fees of the woodmotes. There is an entry of 2s. under 

 the head of cheminage ; the wayleave in this case was prob- 

 ably for some exceptional transit during the fence month. 

 The exceptional entry for this ward is 4-$-. 6d. for " ix. coks- 

 chutes." 



The outgoings of this ward begin with the entry of 4^. for 

 warding the Corkley road (via de CorkelegJi) on Derby market 

 days. Corkley is the name still borne by an isolated farm- 

 house about a mile south of Turnditch, on the margin of 

 Hulland ward. The yearly wage of the keeper of Ravens- 

 dale park amounted to 63$. 8d. Within this park stood the 

 chief lodge of DufHeld Frith, which was the hunting seat of 

 the earls and dukes of Lancaster when in this part of their 

 estates, and which was occasionally honoured by the presence 

 of royalty. Very considerable repairs were done to the lodge 

 and park of Ravensdale during this year. The small sum of 



