Page:Archaeological Journal, Volume 8.djvu/372

 280 REXT-ROLL OF THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. the same great man and real j^oet might, if living, have thus addressed him, and, vrhen we regard his circumstances and his place of residence, not inaptly — " Speak thou whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine ! Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the lanks of Trent ? For, why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise tli' enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? " The Vanity of Hvman WUhes, It may be interesting to some readers to have a specimen of the Valor, or Rent-Roll ; the following portion of it has therefore been selected, comprising the estates in Holderness, in the county of York, referred to at p. 265. DOMINIUM DE HOLDERNES. Preston, — Lelley et Dyke, — Spratley, — Estanwyk, — Burton Pidse, — Skeeling, — Bondbristwyk, — KajTighain, — Outhom, — Withornese, — Kilnese, — EsjTigton, — Skeft- ling, — Barowe, — Skipse-maner, — Pauleflete, — Skipse-burgus, — Hedon, — Cleton, — Lanuath, — Moys, — Tainstall, — Dunceley, — Helpston, — Holdernes, — Kayngham Mersk, — Littel Humbr, — Brustwiek, — Berneston, — * Somma Totalis valoris omnium dominioinim, maneriorum, terrarum et tenementonim dictormn infra dominium predictum, sicut supra continetur, 949^. lis. ^d. unde de — £ s. d. Redd' et firm' 548 15 11^ Exit' Husbond' 267 6 5} Annual ' Casual.'. . . . . 86 8 5 Perquis' Cur.' 47 7 Somma Total ' deduction ' predict ' ibidem hoc anno, sicut supra continetur, m. Os. 9i(Z. unde de— £ s. d. Redd' resolut' 13 10 Relaxac ' redd ' cum decas redd ' et firm ' . . 24 1 6 8^ Feod,' vad ' et stipend ' ministrorum . . 9 14 6 Expen' senescalli cimi necessariis . . . 14 3 10 Reparacion ' hoc anno 7 111 Cust ' Husbond ' cum stipend ' Prepos ' et Famulor' ejusdem, reparacion ' dom,' maner,'- Husbond,' cum emcione bladi et stauri . . 55 18 3^ Amerc,' et al ' casual ' posit ' in respect ' . 3 8 8 Decima Herbag ' solut,' 1 13 10^ Et valet ultra hoc anno. — 831Z. 10s. Id. — Inde Deduct ' in Feod ' et vad ' diversor' 1 I am indebted to the kindness of on Humber, in Lincolnsliire. In a MS. Sir Charles Anderson, Bart., who, on at Burton Constable, in the possession of comparison of this Ust with the names of Sir Clifford Constable, Lord Paramount places in Holderness, as given in Poulson's of Holderness, Sir Charles finds Bond, History, remarks that the existing names Burstwick, Lambthorpe, Hildeston, and closely correspond with the above, with Marisc, possibly identical with Lanwath, some slight variations, such as Sproutley, Helpston, and Mersk, in the list above Elstanwick, Burstwick, &c. Moys is now given. Dunceley in that record may be written Meaux. BaiTOwe may be BaiTow Nun-keehng, and Cleton may be Carleton.