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On 2
May 1398 at Westminster, a Commission of Oyer and Terminer was granted to Henry
de Percy, earl of Northumberland, John Depeden, knight, Thomas Colvyle the
elder, knight, John Markham, William Gascoigne, Richard de Norton, John de
Burgh, William de Nenson, and Miles de Stapilton, on a complaint by High
Gascoigne, parson of Staynegreve, that several individuals including Thomas Wolthwayt of Farnedale (FAR00054), and other armed malefactors broke his
close and houses at Steingreve, assaulted him, fished in his several fishery
there, and took away his fish and goods and chattels to the value
of 200 marks as well as 1000 marks in money, and assaulted his men
and servants. For 4 marks paid in the hanaper.’ (Calendar
of Patent Rolls, 21 Richard II, Part III, page 365).
May
2, At Westminster. Commission of Oyer and Terminer to Henry de Percy, earl of
Northumberland, John Depeden, knight, Thomas Colvyle the elder, knight, John
Markham, William Gascoigne, Richard de Norton, John de Burgh, William de
Nenson, and Miles de Stapilton, on complaint by High Gascoigne, parson of
Staynegreve, that Peter de Clay, son of John de Clay of Fadmore, Richard de
Thornton of Neuton, Thomas Wolthwayt of
Farnedale (FAR00054), William Irpe, John de Bolton, ‘coseur’,
Robert de Thornton of Neuton, John del Clay of Fadmore, Richard del Clay,
Richard Candy, Thomas de Crathorne the elder, Adam Helmeslay, and other armed
malefactors broke his close and houses at Steingreve, assaulted him, fished
in his several fishery there, and took away his fish and goods and chattels
to the value of 200 marks as well as 1000 marks in money, and
assaulted his men and servants. For 4 marks paid in the hanaper.
There is a separate page about poaching in Pickering Forest.