Robert
of Farndale
c 1296
to c 1360
Robert was outlawed for
hunting
FAR00012
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1296
If Robert was aged about 34 when he was outlawed in 1330, he might
have been born in about 1296. He was probably the brother of Roger Milne de
Farndale (FAR00013A)
and we know that he was the son of Peter de Farndale (FAR00008).
1330
In 1330, Richard Mosyn, of that part of Rossedale which belongs to the Abbot of S. Mary's (i.e.
Rosedale West), William Troten of Spaunton,
Roger del Mulne of Farndale, Robert son of Peter
of Rossedale, Walter Blackhous
of Farndale, went on a Monday in January to some unknown place within the
forest and killed a soar and slew a hart with bows
and arrows. All are outlawed. If we are right about his age, he was about sixty
five by then.
A hart is a male deer and a soar is a sow or pig.
1334
In 1334 Roger del Mulne of Farndale,
together with Robert, son of Peter of Farndale, Walter Blakhous of Farndale, and Ralph de Heued
of Farndale on Monday after the feast of the Epiphany, came in the forest in an
unknown place with bows and arrows and killed one four year old buck and hunted
one stag and carried away with them the game and thereupon did their will.
… Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng [Pickering], held at Pickering before Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de Hungerford and John de Hambury, justices itinerant on this occasion assigned to
take pleas of the said forest in Yorkshire: … Richard Moryn
of Rossedale [Rosedale] on the behalf of the abbot of
St Mary, William Trotan of Spaunton,
Roger del Mulne of Farndale, Robert, son of Peter
of the same, Walter Blakhous of the same, and Ralph
de Heued of the same: On Monday next after the
feast of the Epiphany, they came in the forest in an unknown place with bows
and arrows and killed one four-year-old buck and hunted one stag and carried
away with them the game and thereupon did their will. They have not now come,
etc. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to cause them to come … Roger son of
Emma, John de Bordesden, Robert Moryng,
John, son of William the Smith of Farndale, Robert Stybbyng,
and William Bullok: Around the feast of St Botolph 10
Edw [III], they came in the forest in a place called Rotemir
[Rutmoor], and took there one deer and one calf, and
carried away that game …. Roger Sturdy, Thomas de Hippeswell,
Robert, son of Simon de Farndale, John le Caluehird
and Peter son of Henry: On Thursday next before Michaelmas 6 Edw III, they came
in the said forest in a place called Flaskes and
there hunted one stag and took it away with them. They have not now come, nor
were they previosuly attached, but it is witnessed
that they are living in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make
them come … Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, and Adam, son of Simon
the miller of Farndale: After they trespassed about hunting in this forest,
Richard and Adam were sent away by the mainprise of Nicholas de Repynghale [Rippingale], Adam,
son of Nicholas de Farndale, Nicholas Laverok, John,
son of John the miller, Nicholas de Brakenthwayt [Brackenthwaite[, Alan de Wraghby
[Wragby] and John Wraghby of Farndale, who mainperned to have them on the first day of the eyre, and
they so not now have them, etc … John, son of Richard de Westgille
of Farndale: John was sent away by the mainprise of William le Smyth of
Farndale, Richard de Westgill, John le Shephird of Farndale, John Alberd
of the same, Nicholas, son of Walter of the same, John del Heued
of the same, and Robert de Westgill, who mainperned to have him on the first day of the eyre, and
they do not now have him, etc. Robert, son of Richard de Westgill
of Farndale: Robert was sent away by the mainprise of William le Smyth of
Farndale, John, son of Walter of the same, John Alberd
of the same, and Nicholas, son of Walter of the same, who mainperned
to have him on the first day of the eyre, and they do not now have him, etc …
John son of Abba: John was sent away by the mainprise of Roger, son of Alfred
de Farndale, Roger, son of Gilbert of the same, Richard de Beverle [Beverley]
of the same, William Kyng of the same, John de Hoton
of the same, Thomas Makand, Hugh the clerk of
Cropton, William de Birkheued of Hartoft, Henry del
Tung, Peter son of Gervase, Hugh Broun [Brown], smith, and William Hare, who mainperned to have him on the first day of the eyre, and
they do not now have him, etc.
1335
It appears they evaded justice since at a hearing at Pickering on
Monday 13 Mar 1335 before Richard de Willoughby and John de Hambury,
the Sheriff was ordered to summon those named to appear this day before the
Justices to satisfy the Earl for their fines for poaching in the forest of
which they were convicted before the Justices by the evidence of the foresters,
venderers and other officers. They did not appear and
the Sheriff stated that they could not be found and are not in his bailiwick
and he had no way of attacking them. He was therefore ordered to seize them and
keep them safely so that he could produce them before the Justices on Monday 15
March 1335. A long list of names follows including Robert filium
Simonis de Farndale, Rogerum de milne
de Farndale, Robertum, filium
Petri de Farndale.
Another record of 1335, on the Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl
of Lancaster, of Pikeryng, held at Pickering before
the Richard de Wylughby and John de Hambury, justices itinerant on this occasion assigned to
take pleas of the said forest in Yorkshire also indicates their evasion of
justice. A very long list of names included Robert, son of Simon de Farnedale, Roger del Milne of Farnedale,
Robert, son of Peter de Farndale, Walter Blachose,
regarding whom the sheriff was ordered to cause the aforesaid people to come
before the justices here on this day to make satisfaction to the earl about
their redemption for trespasses of hunting made in this forest, whereof they
are convicted before the said justices by the foresters, verderers and other
ministers. And they have not come.
1337
In 1337 on Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of Pikeryng, held at Pickering before the said Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby] and John de Hambury,
justices itinerant on this occasion assigned to take pleas of the said forest
in Yorkshire another long list of names was presented including Robert, son of
Simon de Farnedale, Roger del Milne of Farnedale, Robert, son of Peter de Farndale, Walter Blachose, Ralph del Heued, and
William de Ergom [Argam], chaplain, regarding whom
the sheriff is ordered to cause the aforesaid people to come before the
justices here on this day to make satisfaction to the earl about their
redemption for trespasses of hunting made in this forest, whereof they are
convicted before the said justices by the foresters, verderers and other
ministers. And they have not come. This might have been their continued evasion
of justice, or perhaps this followed a further poaching offence.
1338
In 1338 on the Pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of
Pikeryng, held at Pickering before the said Richard
de Wylughby and John de Hambury,
justices itinerant on this occasion assigned to take pleas of the said forest
in Yorkshire, another long list of names included Robert, son of Simon de Farnedale, Roger del Milne of Farnedale,
Robert, son of Peter de Farndale, Walter Blachose,
Ralph del Heued, and William de Ergom
(Argam), chaplain, regarding whom once again the sheriff is ordered to cause the
aforesaid people to be exacted from county to county, until, etc, they are
outlawed, if they do appear. And if they do appear, he is then to take them, in
such a way that he has their bodies here at this day to make satisfaction to
the earl about their redemption for trespasses of hunting whereof they are
convicted before the said justices by the foresters, verderers and other
ministers. This suggests an order to locate the gang who had perhaps by then
been escaping evasion for several years.
Clearly efforts were made to apprehend Robert, son of Simon of
Farndale, Roger the miller of Farndale, Robert son of Peter of Farndale, Walter
Blackhaus, Ralph Heved and
apparently even the chaplain in 1335 and 1337 and in 1338 they were outlawed
with orders that they be apprehended and brought before the forest officers if
found.
1360
He might have
died in about 1360.