Items extracted from Giggleswick Court Rolls Eliz I

Roy Price collection (with M J Slater) (YAS)

1. Court Leet and View of Frankpledge 10 May 40 Eliz 1598 [037] Presentments of the Overseers of Houses Jurors named The barn of Thomas Browne of Closehouse is in decay for want of great timbers, that is to say three ribbs and sparres and eylinges for a mow stead and a jetty The barn of William Taylor is in decay for want of one ribb and certain sparres and eylinges The mansion house of Thomas Remyngton is in decay for want of great timbers, that is to say one crock, one astree, certain ribs, sparres and eylinges The barn of John Burton wants three paier of crockes, ribbs, sparres & eylinges They seek that the lords’ woodward deliver the necessary timber.

2. Giggleswick. Court Leet and View of Frankpledge with Court Baron of our noble Lord George, Earl of Cumberland, William Ingilbie esq, and William Farrand gent, feoffees in trust to the same Earl, held in the same place on 11 October 40 Eliz I [1598] before Anthony Wright gent, steward.

Example 4 cont

Item for the [?]scrooke endes every man to scoure and cutt upon his Awne grownd upon bothe sydes the becke as it is sett furthe, of either syde alike, vizt, from the bridge downe to the mydes [ie midst?] of Ric. Claphamson grownde seven quarters brodd [ie broad], & beneathe to the Towne becke sexe quarters brode, every man agaynste his Awne grownde. And this to be donne before St Andru day upon payne of every defaulte 3s 4d. In witnes hereof we have here unto sett our markes this 26th of Octobre 1586. Thomas Palay, Wyll’m Preston, Roger Carr, Robert Craike, Rawlyn Fanthropp, Rog. Carr younger, Ric. Brayshay, Wm. Browne, Olyver Newhouse, James Jackes, Robert Carr, Wm. Hale, Rog. Armitstead.

3. Court Baron, 9 May 24 Eliz

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The jurors present that the barn of William Wilson, tenant of one old tenement, is in decay for aystrees and elinges for pairs of crookkes. They seek that it be looked over by the lord’s woodward and great timbers delivered.