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A TABULAR VIEW

Of the Principal Manors in Wensleydale, taken from Domesday Book; compiled circiter A.D. 1083.

The above affords only a general view of the state of the coun

try at the time of the Domesday Survey; for many of the smaller berwics are omitted.

EXTRACTS

From the Middleham Household Book of Richard III., partly before and partly after his accession to the crown.

"Warrant to thauditor of Middelham to allowe Geaffrey Franke, rec' of the same, in his accompts the summe of ciiiixx xvi1s x3 yt is to wit xxiis and ixa for grene cloth for my lord prince and Mr. Niguill by him bought; xxa for making of gownes of the same cloth; xiiis iiia to the gild of Alverton; vs for chesing of ye King of Westwitton; vs. xia. for russhes; xxvi. viii. to Augnes Coup; xi3. for a cloth sak; xxiii3. iva. for a horsse bought for Will Litill Scott; xxvi. viii. to Seint Xpofir Gild at York; v. for a fether to my lord Prince; xls. for a foder of lede bought of thabbot of Couerham; xxii3. iiia. for ye lord Ric costs from Middelham to Ponctfret; xlvis. iiii. for the Lord Richard beriall; xiiii3. ia. to Dyryk Shomaker for stuff for my lord prince; vis. viii. to ye Lord Richard servants; vis. viiia. for ye chesing of ye King of Middelham; xv. for my lord prince offering to o' Lady of Geruax, Couerham, and Wynsladale; xvii3. ixa. for c'ten stuff bought for Mr. Nevill; xv. ixa. for stuff bought of Edward Pilkington; xxa. for my lord prince offering at Geruax; iis. via. for offering at Fonteins; iiiis. for his offering at Pountfret ; xlviii. ix. to Jayn Colyns for offerings and other stuff by her bought; xxi. vid. for thexpenses of ye Lord Ric seruants and ye horsse at Middelham; iiii1. x3. to Olyver Cambre, John Vachan, Ruke Metcalf, Anthony Patrik Dennys, John Marler, for their quarter wages at Midsomer. xxxiii. iiiia. to Henry Forest for his halff yere wages; xi. to Yest for mending of my lord's virga; xii. to Martyn y fole; xiid to Sheren by the way; xx. for my lord's drynkyng at Rynghouses; viii. for trussing corde; viii. for a bridill bit; xv. x. to St. Thomas Bremles for my lord's almes; xiii. ivd. for a prymmer for my lord; viis. xa. for a blak satan for couering of it, and of a sawter; iis. for my lord prince's drynkyng at Kippes; xxxvii. xvis. xi. for thexpenses of my lord prince houshold and ye Lord Ric. from Saint to midsomer

day; xxxi1s xs. for thexpenses of the same house from midsomer day to ye iide day of August; xxvii1s. xviis. va. for my said lord's household at Wedderby & Tadcastre ;

vis. viii. to Metcalff and Pacok for rynnyng on fote by side my lord prince; c. to Jane Colyns for hir hole yere wages ending at Michelmesse; xls. for costs of the hounds and yeir wages ye kepes them; vils xiiis. ivd. for houshold wages; xliii. viii. for keping of Sonstewgh; xls. to Michel Wharten for wark; v marcs for lieing at London viii dayes, and for comyng wh ye jewells from London; xls. to ye Lyntons; xxiii. iv. for thexpences of my lord prince's housholde from Yorke to Pountfret: x3. for iii wagnes from York to Pountfret; vis. v. for thexpens of my lord prince chariot from York to Pountfret, &c. iii. iiii. to a wiff besids Doncastre by ye king's commandment; ii. xia for their bating of ye chariot at York; viiis. iid for thexpenses of my lord prince horsse at York; xx. i. for bringing of stuffe from Barnard's Castell; v1. via. viiia. for viii yerds of blak velvet; iiii1. x. to Olyver Chambre, John Vaghan, Ruke Metcalff, Patrik Dennys, John Marler, for ther quarter wages from midsomer to Michilmesse; iii. iv. for fustyan bought of Thomas Fynche; vi'. xviii. for money paied to St Thomas Gower by him laid out for thexpenses of the Lord Ryvers. Geuen the xxv day of Sept. a. primo. Harl. M.S. 433. p. 118.

No. 2.

Copy of a license granted to Richard, Lord Scrop, for the erection of Bolton Castle.

Rex omnibus ad quos refert salutem, sciatis quod de gra' n' ra speciali concessimus & licenciam dedimus p' nob' & heredib' in'ris' dile'o et fideli n'ro Ric❜o le Scrop cancellario n ro g'd ipse manerium quum de Bolton in Wencelawedale sen unam placeam infra idem manerium muro de petra et calce firmare & kemellare et man' illud sen placeam illam sic firmatum et kernellatum vel firmatam et kernellatam tenere possit sibi et heredibus suis imp'p'm sine acc'one vel impedimento n'ri vel heredum n'rorum justie. Escaetor' vicecomitum aut alior' ballivor' scu ministror' n'ror' vel heredum n'ro' quorumcunque. In cujus rei T. R. apud Westm. quarto die Julii. De man' kernellando R. Lescrop. p' br'e de privato sigillo.

No. 3.

The first letter written in English by Mary Queen of Scots.

I feel persuaded most readers will take an interest in perusing the first letter written in the English language by the martyred Queen. It was penned at Bolton castle, in the second month of her captivity. All her previous letters were either in Latin, French, or the vernacular Scotch of the period-it is therefore, in some degree, a literary curiosity.

The Queen of Scots to Sir Francis Knollys.

Mester Knoleis, I heve sum neus from Scotland; I send you the double off them I writ to the quin, my gud sister, and pres you to du the lyk, conforme to that I spak yesternicht vnto you, and sent hasti ansar. I refer all to your discretion, and will lisne beter in your gud delin for mi, nor I kan persud you, nemli in this langasg: excus my iuel writin for I neuur vsed it afor, and am hestet. Ye schal ci my bel vhuilk is opne, it is sed Seterday my unfrinds wil be vth you. I sey nething bot trests weil, and ye send oni to your wiff ye may asur her schu wuld a bin weilcom to a pur strenger, huar nocht bien acquentet vth her, wil nocht be ouer bald to wriet bot for the acquentans betwixt ous. I will send you little tokne to rember you off the gud hop I heuu in you, gues ye find a mit mesager I wuld wysh ye bestouded it reder upon her nor any vder; thus affter my commendations I prey God heuu you in his kipin.

Your assured gud frind,

Excus my iuel writin thes furst tym.

MARIE R.

(Bolton, Sept. 1st, 1568.)