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1272-1307. In the third year of the reign of Edward I., 
namely in 1275, Sir John d’Engayne, knight, and Elena d’En- 
gayne, his wife, held lands in Pightesley, in the county of 
Northampton, by the service of hunting the wolf, for his plea- 
sure , in that county,* * * § from which it is to be inferred that 
this animal was then common enough to be hunted for sport, as 
the fox is now-a-days. Other lands in the same county were 
held at this time on condition of the tenant finding dogs 44 for 
the destruction of wolves ” and other animals.f It appears by 
the Patent Polls of the 9th year of Edward I. that in 1280 
John Giffard of Brymmesfield or Brampfield, was empowered 
to destroy the wolves in all the King’s forests throughout the 
realm.J 
In 1281, Peter Corbet was commissioned to destroy all the 
wolves he could find in the counties of Gloucester, Worcester, 
Hereford, Salop, and Stafford, and the bailiffs in the several 
counties were directed to be ready and assist him. The com- 
mission, which has been frequently referred to by different 
writers, runs as follows : — 
64 Pro Petro Corbet , de lupis capiendis. 
44 Rex, omnibus Ballivis, &c. Sciatis quod injunximus de- 
lecto et fideli nostro Petro Corbet quod in omnibus forestis et 
parcis et aliis locis intra comitatus nostros Gloucester, Wygorn, 
Hereford, Salop, et Stafford, in quibus lupi poterunt inveniri, 
lupos cum hominibus, canibus et ingeniis suis capiat et de- 
struat modis omnibus quibus viderit expedire. 
44 Et ideo vobis mandamus quod idem intendentes et auxilian- 
tes estis. 
44 Teste rege apud Westm. 14 Maii a.d. 1281.” § 
In 1285 William de Reynes held two carucates of land at 
Boy ton, in the parish of Finchingfield, in the county of Essex, 
by the serjeanty of keeping for the King five wolfdogs ( canes 
luporarios). || In the following year John Engaine was returned 
as holding one carucate of land in Great Gidding, in the county 
of Huntingdon, by the serjeanty of hunting the wolf, fox, and 
wild cat, and driving away all vermin out of the forest of the 
King in that county. 1 About the same time Richard Engaine 
* Plac. Coron. 3 Edw. I. Rot. 20, dorso. Blount, “ Ancient Tenures,” 
p. 230. 
t Camden, u Britannia,” p. 525, and Blount, p. 257. 
X Calend. Rot. Pat. 49. See also Rymer’s “ Fcedera,” sub anno. 
§ Cf. Rymer’s “ Fcedera,” i. pt. 2, p. 192; ii. p. 168. 
|| Plac. Coron. 13 Edw. I. Essex ; Blount, “ Ancient Tenures,” p. 236. 
f Plac. Coron. 14 Edw. I. Rot. 7, dorso ; Blount, p. 230. 
