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John de Farndale 1298? to 1368?
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1298
If John was aged 26 at the time of his
release from excommunication, then he was born in about 1298.
1324
John de Farndale, and Peter son of
Gervais shown as sureties for a court suite on 23 Feb 1324 (NRY
Records Vol III – for further research)
John de Farndale, released from excommunication at
Pickering Castle on 9 April 1324. (Not sure to be this John, but no
other is recorded at this time) (Patent Rolls).
There is a separate page about poaching in Pickering
Forest.
Text of Release From
Excommunication; ‘To the Most Serene Prince, His
Lord Edward, by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of
Aquitaine, William by Divine permission Archbishop of York, Primate of England,
Greetings in him to serve who is to reign for ever. We make known to Your Royal
Excellency, by these presents that William de Lede of Saxton, John of
Farndale and John Brand of Howon, our Parishioners, lately at our
ordinary invocation, according to the custom of your Realm, were bound by
sentence of greater excommunication and, contemptuous of the power of the
Church, were committed to Your Majesty’s Prison for contumacy and offences
punishable by imprisonment; and have humbly done penance to God and
to the Church, wherefore they have been deemed worthy to obtain from us in
legal form the benefit of absolution. May it therefore please Your Majesty that
we re-admit the said William, John and John to the
bosom of the Church as faithful members thereof and order their liberation from
the said prison. May God preserve you for His Church and the people.
Given
at Thorpe, next York, 9 April 1324.”
9 April 1324,
Certificate of Absolution. Request to suppress the arrest of Lede, Farndale and
Brand, former excommunicates. Latin. Howum' is simply
Holme, so could be any of various places, but this form seems to fit most
closely to Holme on the Wolds. Addressee/s: Edward II, King of England;
Sender/s: William [de Melton], archbishop of York; Person/s: William de Lede of
Saxton, John de Farndale, John Brand of Holme on the Wolds (The York Arch Bishop’s Registers Document Reference C85/181/61)
John de Farndale,
signed a surety 23 Feb 1325 (Patent Rolls).
1327
Johanne
de Farndale, paid taxes at Crofton de Artoft of 2s 1d in 1327
(Lay Subsidy).
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The 1327 Lay Subsidy
In late 1326 a popular
rebellion led by Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March resulted in King Edward II
being deposed and imprisoned. The King’s closest supporter Hugh le Despenser
the elder, who was lord of the manor of Fairford at that time, was captured and
executed. The King’s son was crowned as Edward III on 25 January 1327 and his
father died, probably murdered, while imprisoned in Berkeley Castle in
September of that year. However, as the new king was only 14 years of age at
that time England was in effect ruled by Mortimer and his lover Queen Isabella,
Edward III’s mother. One of the earliest pieces of legislation of the new reign
was passed in September to order a Lay Subsidy, a nationwide tax of the laity
intended to raise money to renew hostilities against Scotland which Edward II
had pursued unsuccessfully for some years.
The Lay Subsidy of 1327
was a flat rate tax of one twentieth of the value of each person’s moveable
goods, hence the tax is also known as the Twentieth. The
majority of moveable goods were cattle, sheep and crops and therefore
the tax fell harder on the rural population than it did on those in the major
towns. Two prominent local men in each county were appointed as Chief Taxers,
those for Gloucestershire being Sir William Tracy and Robert de Aston. They
then appointed other local men, known as Subtaxers, to
conduct the assessment and collect the money from people. Those who were taxed
included everyone from the lord of the manor down to his peasant tenants (both
freemen and serfs), traders and craftsmen as long as
they had moveable possessions worth at least 10 shillings. The list of names,
the Roll, was drawn up and sent to the Exchequer in Westminster for approval.
The assessment took some time to complete and it was
not until between February and June of 1328 that the money was actually
collected.
John
de Farndale, witnessed a Deed 27 Jun 1327 (Yorkshire Deeds).
1333
Johanne
de Farndale, paid taxes of 2s at Crofton cum Hartoft in 1333 (Lay Subsidy).
1336
John
de Farndale, bail by him for poaching, given at Pickering before Richard de Wylughby and John de Hainbury
on Monday 2 Dec 1336 (Yorkshire Fees).
On 2 Dec 1336 fines received at Pickering before Sir Richard de Wylughby and John Hainbury for
payment of bail for poachers…..list of names including
John de Farndale (Yorkshire Deeds).
Debtor: John de Farndale of Hovingham [Ryedale Wapentake, N.R.Yorks]; Creditor: Thomas de Wrelton,
chaplain [of Yorks]; Amount: £8 taken on 16 April 1336 before Henry de Belton,
Mayor of York; William Gra, Clerk. The first term from 19 May 1336 (National Archives Reference: 241/115/94, Latin)
1338
John de
Farndale, signed a surety 23 Aug 1338 (Lay Subsidy).
1347
Debtor: John de
Farndale of Hovingham [Ryedale Wapentake, N.R.Yorks]
Creditor:
Thomas de Wrelton, chaplain [of Yorks]
Amount: £8
Before whom:
Henry de Belton, Mayor of York; William Gra, Clerk.
When taken: 16/04/1336
First term:
19/05/1336
Writ to: Sheriff of Yorks
Sent by:
Nicholas Fouke, Mayor of York; John de Arnold, Clerk.
Endorsement: Ebor' Coram Justic' de Banco.
1368
If John lived to the age of 70 he might have lived to about 1368.