YORKSHIRE— ANCIENT RECORDS. xlvii 



oonely in Chrystynmas and princypall Feestes and my Lorde to be servyde 

 therewith and his Boordend and non other and to be boght for ]d. a pece or 

 jd. ob. at moste.' Then it was thought good that ' my Lordes Swannys ' be 

 taken and none bought ' seynge that my Lorde hathe Swannys inew of hys 

 owne.' Other birds were to be bought for * my Lordes owne Mees ' and the 

 prices are 4uly set forth. ' Cranys ' were to be at ' xv]d. a pece,' ' Hearon- 

 sewys'at ' xijt/.,' ' Mallardes' at 'ij^/.' 'Teylles'at ' ja?.' 'bot if so be that other 

 "Wyldefowll cannot be gottyn,' ' Woodcokes' at ' j^/. a pece or jd. ob. at moste,' 

 "Wypes ' at 'j^.,' 'Seegulles ' ' so they be good and in season and at j</. a pece or 

 ]d. ob. at the moste,' ' Styntes ' ' so they be after vj a j</.,' ' Quaylles ' at 'ij^.,' 

 ' Snypes ' 'after iii a id.' ' Pertryges ' at 'ij</. a pece yff they be goode,' ' Rede- 

 shankes' after 'jd. ob. the pece,' 'Bytters' at *xijV/. a pece so they be good,' 

 'Fesauntes' at ' xij^.,' 'Reys' at 'ijd.,' ' Sholardes ' at'vjr/.,' 'Kyrlewes' at 

 *xij^.' 'Pacokes' at ' xi]d. a pece and noo Payhennys to be bought,' ' See- 

 pyes' have no price allotted, ' Wegions were to be at ' jd. ob.,' ' Knottes ' at 

 ']d.,' ' Dottrells ' 'when thay ar in Season and to be at jd. a pece,' ' Bustardes ' 

 with no price affixed, * Ternes ' * after iiij a j^.' ' Great Byrdes after iiij a jd.,'' 

 ' Smale Byrdes ' ' after xij a jd.,' and ' Larkys ' ' after xij for ijd.' There is an 

 interesting memorandum that ' it is thought good that all manner of Wyld- 

 fewyll be bought at the fyrst hand where they be gotten and a Cator to be 

 apoynted for the same For it is thought that the pulters of Hemmyngburghe 

 and Clyf hathe great advantage of my Lorde Yerely of Sellynge of Cunys and 

 Wyldefewyll.' As to fish it is provided ' that a Direccion be taken at Lekyngfeld 

 with the Cator of the See what he shall have for every seam of Fysch thorowt 

 the Yere to serve my Lordes hous :' also ' that a Direccion be taken with 

 my Lordes Tenauntes of Hergham and to be at a serteyn with theme that they 

 shall serve my Lordes hous thrugheowt the Yere of all manar of Fresh Water 

 Fysche.' 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 Lekinfeld ' for the Christmas feast of 15 14. 

 It is of linterest to find ' An Account of all the Deer in the Parks and 

 Forests in the North belonging to the Earl of Northumberland, taken in the 

 4th Year of Henry VIII. Anno 1512 ' by which it seems that there were 



' In Yorkshire. 



Topclifif Great Park . 



Fallow-Deer 



558 



Topcliff Little Park . 



Ditto 



291 



Spofforth Park ... 



Ditto 



180 



Spofforth Wood 



Ditto 



43 



Wresill Park ... 



f Red Deer, 42 ] 

 " (Fallow, 92/ •• 



• ^3S 



Wressel Litle Park 



Fallow 



37 



Newsham Park ... 



Ditto 



• 324 



Leckinfield Park 



Ditto 



• 249 



Catton Park 



Ditto 



79. 



