YORK.-Philip le Lardiner claims to be salesman (venditor) for our Lord the King in fee, within the county of York, of all things to be sold for debt owing to the King, and also for Queengold (pro auro Regina). In this manner-viz., that he or his certain attorney should, at the command of the Sheriff, go from place to place within the county at his own charges to make the said sales, and should take for every such sale for his fee xxxij. pence. [Quo Warr. Ebor. temp. Edw. I.] Which tenure was afterwards seized into the King's hands for the abuse thereof, as appears by the Great Roll of the Pipe, 2 Ed. II. David Lardinar holds one piece of land in York by the service of keeping the gaol, and of selling the cattle which were taken for the debts of our Lord the King, and it is worth yearly 5 shillings. [Testa de Nevil. 368.] William de Malehovers holds one piece of land, and the advowson of the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, by the service of finding benches for the county court. [Ibid.] The 1st of August is said to be called Lammas, quasi Lamb Mass, because on that day the tenants that held land of the cathedral church of York, which is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula, were bound by their tenure to bring a live lamb into the church at high mass on that day. [Blount's Law Dict. in verbo.] Before the Enclosure Act came into effect, a large portion of the land in the immediate vicinity of York was held by a rather peculiar tenure. The owners of the fields were entitled to keep them enclosed, and have the exclusive enjoyment of the land during the summer half-year; but on Michaelmas Day the fences were thrown down, and certain freemen of the city had the right of turning on their cattle to depasture for the ensuing six months. [Extracts from the York Records, by Robert Davies, 1848, pp. 186, 198.] London. W. PALEY BAILDON. WASHBURN PLACE NAMES.-I should be extremely obliged by the notes, etymological and otherwise, of correspondents upon the following place-names, all occurring near the head-waters of the Washburn, some on the high moors, some on the rocky slopes of the dells, and some as names of brooks, &c. The spelling is that of the Ordnance Survey. The portion in italics is the portion of the word to which attention is drawn-Hoodstorth, Whams ("The Whams," "White Whams," &c.); Slade (Hangon Slade); Capelshaw, or Cappishaw; Libishaw; Brandrith, or Brandreth; Redlish; Fleets (on the moor); Kochard Dyke; Maukin Cross; Pan Head; Yaud Bones Ridge; Pockstones. A FORESTER. DOMESTIC STATE PAPERS, JAMES I., VOL. XXXVII, No. 107.An undated and an unsigned State Paper being a description of the Manors of Wakefield, Pontefract, Knaresborough, and Tickell in Yorkshire, belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster, and of others in Lincolnshire, according to a recent survey with entries of the nature of the tenures, the occupation and character of the inhabitants, and the feasibility of obtaining increased rents. About November, 1608. DUCATUS LANCASTER.-WAKEFEILD. The Manor of Wakefeild is neare 300£ of copihold rent, rented generally at iiijd. the acre. The most of it inclosed ground, meadow and pasture worthe Eight or Tenn shillings an acre, p. ann. Their fynes upon deathe or alienacon arbitrable. The proffitts of Courts are in lease. The Stewards make great proffit. The better sort of tenants, there, desire to be made free and thinck fourescore years fyne no great rate. The Tenants generally riche and traders in clothe, most of them peaceable and quietly disposed. Therefore I think this Lordshipp may be made a worthie example of proffitt to many other of like tenure, for I verily think they may be drawen with some circumstances to very high rates. POUNTFRETT. The Honor of Pountfrett consists of eightene Manors whereof fowre of the best are in Joincture to the Queen, therefore not surveyed by me. The Copihold rent of the rest amounts to £400 or thereabouts. The rents are rated Higher than Wakefeild. Their fynes arbitrable as Wakefeild. The soile nor Tenants so riche, yett well disposed and may be drawen to convicons annswerable to their abilities and the benefitt they shall receave. KNARESBROUGhe. The manor and forest of Knaresbroughe in Copihold rent is about £200. The soile good and inclosed, the tenants generally riche. The one half of this rent is in the forest where all their land is rented at vjd. an acre, their measure is so great as, one with another, they hold fowre acres for one throughout the forest. They observe their Customs curiously and stand upon it that their fynes are certein upon alienacon, and so are they, for anything I could either see or learne. They are the most headstrong people in that country, therefor preparatives must be there used before the mayne service be in hand. There neither is nor hath been (within memory) any deare in the forest, nor any woods to make account of. Great store of sheep are kept in the forest which are no forest goods. In this Lordship are moch and good demesnes claymed and holden by Copie, the Tenants whereof are willing to give fortie yeares fyne to be made free, thoughe their rent farr exceed the forest rent ratably. TICKHULL. In the manor of Tickhull is about 100£ Copihold rent. The Tenants nor soile so good or riche as in other places, yet will the Tenants intertayne their freedome at a reasonable highe rate, in respect they think their Steward useth them hardely thoughe the King's proffitt be small therein. Some other small manors there are in Yorkshire of like state and nature as Tickhull, but the rents of them all amount not to 100£. LINCOLN. All the Duchie Manors in this countie I have surveyed and fynd the Copihold rents there amount near to 500£. Their fynes generally uncertaine, except the Manors of Greetham and Waddington, which are but small things. The rents of the Manors of Long Sutton and Ingoldemeales are about 200£. The Soile very good and inclosed. The Tenants riche and great reason to hope to raise as moch proffit to His Matie. in these two manors as in Wakefeild. The rest in Lincolnshire are not so riche tenants nor soile so good, yett may they easily be drawen by example of their neighbours to what their abilities will beare. So the whole Copihold rent in theis two Counties (which I have onely yett surveyed) comes to about 1500£. In Lancashire, Staffordshire, Derbishire, Leicestershire and other Counties within my office are very great store of Copihold rent which I shall willingly survey upon direccon. Transcribed by DR. F. COLLINS, YORK. YORKSHIRE COLLECTIONS ON BRIEFS from the Parish Records of Denston, Suffolk. £ s. d. 2 1 ... 1 0 1 1 1665. It. Collected to a Breife Oct. 15, for Shelling ffleete in the East Ridinge of Yorkeshire 1691. Aug. 16, for Thirske (Poor Persons in N. Riding of Yorks. Arch. Cant. xiv. 211.) ... 1692. For Hedon in Yorkshire 1805. June 16, Coley Chapel, co. York. charges 106 10 8 23, Kighley Church, * ... Collected nothing. 2620 12 9 This is written Kingley in Yorks. Notes ant Queries. p. 194. 1805. Nov. 24, Wobsey (?) Chapel, co. York. Collected nothing. 1806. June 15, Luddenham Church, co. York. Charges 833 14 9 Charges 1413 18 0 1807. July 19, Thornwaite Chpel. co. York. Charges 253 11 5 1807. Aug. 9, Folly foot Fire, co. York. 306 0 0 Charges 719 16 5 Sep. 18, Pudsey Mill Fire co. York. Charges 123 14 0 From Proceedings of Suffolk Institute of Archæology, VI. p. 425-9. 1888. F. R. F. WEEPING CROSS.-I am collecting materials for the history of the Weeping Cross (Crux lacrymans), to illustrate the phrase แ 'coming home by Weeping Cross "; and shall be much obliged to you if you can contribute any information from unpublished W. H. S., YAXLEY, SUFFOLK. sources. INSCRIPTIONS ON EARLY ENGLISH POTTERY.-Believing that not a few collectors would appreciate a list of the names, initials, inscriptions and dates occurring on pieces of English pottery of the earlier fabriques, I am collecting information with a view to publication. I have already notices of such specimens as are to be found in the public and larger private collections, but am desirous of including as many as may be, of those in private hands, and my object in asking you kindly to insert this letter, is to encourage possessors to communicate with me. The principal varieties of pottery which I propose to include in my list are the following:-Slip Ware, including Toft. Maroud Ware. Lambeth, Bristol and Liverpool Delft. Salt Glazed Ware. Jackfield. Nottingham. Fulham and Lambeth Stone Ware. Porcelain and the later descriptions of pottery such as Leeds and Wedgewood are outside the scope of my enquiries. Replies, stating size of specimens and giving full particulars of the Inscriptions or Dates will be gratefully received by Childwall, Richmond-on-Thames. J. ELIOT HODGKIN. A REGIMENT OF YORKSHIRE MILITIA BEFORE 1815.-I should be glad if any of your readers could give me information respecting a regiment of Militia which was raised some time before the battle of Waterloo, in the neighbourhood of Halifax, when there was a scare about an impending French invasion. Is there any account of same in any Yorkshire books, giving a list of officers, etc. t Wibsey. Ibid. W. A. T. |