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1305
Richard
Farndale might have been born in about 1305. He might have been the son of De
Johanne de Farndale (FAR00014) of
Egton.
1323
In the Calendar of the Close Rolls, 22
August 1323: Pickering. To the sheriff of York. Whereas it is found by
an inquisition taken by William de Ayremynne,
Humphrey de Waleden, and John de Kylvyngton,
by the oath of the foresters, verderers, regarders, and other ministers at the
forest of Pickering, and of other lawful men of that county, that the following
persons committed trespass of venison in the forest after it came into the
King's hands as escheat by forfeiture of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster... that
on Friday the morrow of Martinmas, in the aforesaid year, Robert Capoun, knight, Robert son of Marmaduke de Tweng, and eight unknown men with bows and arrows and four
greyhounds came to a place called Ellerbek, and there took a hart and two other deers (feras), and carried the venison away; and that on Thursday
before the Invention of the Holy Cross, in the aforesaid year, Robert Capoun and seventeen unknown men came with bows and arrows
and greyhounds to the place called Ellerbek against the assize of the forest
for the purpose of doing evil, but they took nothing; and that on Friday after
the Translation of Saint Thomas last, Adam (FAR00025) son of
Simon the Miller of Farndale, Richard son of John the Miller, and three
unknown men came to a place called Petrenedle, and
there took two hinds, and when they were proclaimed by the foresters, they
left one hind, which the foresters carried to Pykeryng
castle and the said malefactors carried the other away with them;... the
King orders the sheriff to take with him John de Rithre,
and to arrest all the aforesaid men and Juliana, and to deliver them to John de
Kylvynton, keeper of Pykeryng
castle, whom the king has ordered to receive them and to keep them in prison in
the castle until further orders.
At Pickering before the
Sheriff of York in 1323, on Friday after the translation of St Thomas last,
Adam son of Simon the miller of Farndale, (21), Richard the son of John the
miller three unknown men came to the place Petrenedle
and there took two hinds and when they were proclaimed by the foresters they
left one hind which the foresters carried the other way with them...(long list
of other offenders)...... The King orders the Sheriff to take with him John de Rithre and to arrest the aforesaid men and deliver them to
John de Kyltynton, Keeper of Pyckeryng Castle whom the King
ordered to receive them and to keep them in prison until further orders. Was this the
same Adam de Farndale, who would be 28 at the time which would fit? (Close Rolls 22
August 1323, 17 Edward II page 15 and 16)
If the family tree is correct, then Adam and Richard were cousins.
1334
1334 was the year of the Eyre Court. It was therefore time to
catch up with the Farndale misbehaviour of the preceding years. A mainpernor was a person who gave a guarantee that a
prisoner would attend court. Westgill is the area of
Farndale around West Gill Beck which flows down to the River Dove at Low Mill.
The folk of Farndale had clearly been out in significant numbers to engaging in
poaching. The hearing dealt with offences of some antiquity, the reference to the
seventeenth regnal year of Edward I indicating an offence that took place in
1288 to 1289. So these records were catching up with many years of activity in
the forest.
Fines, amercements and issues of forfeitures at Pikeryng before
Richard de Wylughby [Willoughby], Robert de
Hungerford and John de Hambury, itinerant justices
assigned to take the pleas of the forest of Henry, earl of Lancaster, of
Pickering
Roger, son of Gilbert de Frandale [Farndale], one of the mainpernors of John, son of Albe,
indicted of hunting.
John Alberd, another mainpernor of the same Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. The same John Alberd, one of the mainpernors of
John, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of
hunting. John, son of Walter, one of the mainpernors
of Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of
hunting. John le Shephirde of Farndale, one of the mainpernors of John, son of Richard de Westgill,
indicted of hunting. Alan, son of Nicholas de Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John de Farndale, indicted
of hunting. The same Alan, son of Nicholas de Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale,
indicted of hunting. Nicholas Laverok, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John de Farndale,
indicted of hunting. The same Nicholas Laverok,
one of the mianpernors of Adam, son of Simon the
miller, indicted of hunting. John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of
Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same John, son of John the miller, one
of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller,
indicted of hunting. William le Smyth of Farndale, one of the mainpernors of Robert, son of Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. The same William le Smyth of
Farndale, one of the mainpernors of John, son of
Richard de Westgill, indicted of hunting. John, son
of John the miller, one of the mainpernors of
Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The same
John, son of John the miller, one of the mainpernors
of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of hunting. Nicholas Brakenthwayt, one of the mainpernors
of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale, indicted of hunting. The
same Nicholas Brakenthwayt, one of the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller, indicted of
hunting. Alan de Braghby, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of Farndale,
indicted of hunting
Nicholas de Repyngale [Rippingale], one of the mainpernors
of Richard, son of John, and Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale,
indicted of hunting. The same Alan de Braghby, one of
the mainpernors of Adam, son of Simon the miller,
indicted of hunting. John de Braghby, one of the mainpernors of Richard, son of John the miller of
Farndale, indicted of hunting.
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: People
mentioned
Adam, son of Simon the miller of Farndale, and Richard, son of John
the miller: It is presented that they and three unknown men, on Friday next
after the feast of the Translation of St Thomas 17 Edw I, came in the said
forest in a place called Petroneldel, and there took
two deer. And when they had been proclaimed by the forester, they sent away one
deer, which the foresters carried to the castle of Pikeryng
[Pickering], and another deer the wrongdoers carried away with them and
thereupon did their will. They do not now come, but it is witnessed that they
are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to make them come
John, son of Richard de Westgil of Farndale, and
Robert, his brother: On Sunday the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
18 Edw II, they came in the said forest in a certain place called Soterlund, with one mastiff, bows and arrows, and took
there one fawn and carried away the game with them and thereupon did their
will. They do not now come, nor were they previously attached, but it is
witnessed that they are staying in the country. Therefore the sheriff is
ordered to cause them to come.
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
Indicted
for hunting
.
Richard
might have lived to about 1375.