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 44 HISTORY OF BISHOP AUCKLAND. Formerly, the villans were subject to a service called, in the Boldon Buke, " Multura,'* by which they were bound to grind their com at the Mill of the Lord of the Manor, giving such portion of the meal as the terms of their tenure required, and from which is derived the modem word " Mooter," an article which the millers of later times are said to be very partial to. Same Date (Boin>OATB, in Auckland). — ^William Clavarax fined by the Court 6d. for not attending. All tenants of Bondgate ordered to not receive cows from suspected persons under a penalty of 3s. 4d. 1522. March 28th. Bomdgate, in Auckland. Newton Cap. — Edmond Trotter, for an assault upon Thomas Alanson, was fined 20d. Robert Symson and Bichard Bellasey, for destroying grain belonging to John Todd, fined 6s. 8d. Auckland Court, October 17th (2nd Year of Cardinal Wolsey). — ^Presentment that several young oaks and other trees, growing in the vill of Escomb, had been cut down. The attention of the Bishop to be called to it. Lenard Walton took upon himself the office of Pounder of North Auckland, with all the emoluments attached, on the surrender thereof by William Wren, of Binchester. Auckland Court, Escoim, May 9th (Ist Year op Bishop Tunstall), Newton Cap. — ^Ralph Eure, Knight, fined for not attending Court. Amount not given. The jury present that the Earl of Northumberland had taken possession of a certain parcel of land at Eumby Loning, but whither he had right to it the jury were ignorant, and they were ordered to enquire. John Trotter, Grieve for this Township. June 10th (2nd Year of Bishop Tunstall), Newton Cap, Bondqate, in Auckland. — Presented that William Wren had not repaired his tenure at Newton Cap. Nicholas Todd, Bailiff of Auckland. May 6th (3rd Tunstall), Bondgate, in Auckland. — Ralph Pollard, to produce his copy of Court roll before the next Court. 19th October (3rd Tunstall). — LcLrance Porter, and two of his servants, fined 12d. for rescuing two horses out of the Common Pound. Newton Cap. — ^Lenard Wotten, common pounder, for wilfully abstaining from the Court of the Lord Bishop, of which he had the custody, to the great contempt of the Lord, and the annoyance of the Steward, was fined 20d. 24th October (8th Tunstall). Bondgate, in Auckland, December 13th (Tunstall). — ^The tenants of Bondgate and Byers Green ordered not to deliver their grain to any other Mill than that of the Bishop, upon pain of 3s. 4d. April 12th (14th Tunstall), Newton Cap. — ^The tenants of Newton Cap, and all other tenants of the Lord, ordered not to destroy brush-wood growing and belonging to the Lord, and not to break their hedges, upon pain of 12d. The like with regard to tenants of Birtley. Bondgate, in Auckland, (Nicholas Todd, Bailiff). — John Brown, for carrying away paleboards from the Bishop's Park to his house, was fined by the Court 12d. Mat 8th (15th Tunstall), Esoomb. — John Coq^, for cutting down and carrying away a plane-tree without license, fined Is. Bondgate, in Auckland. — ^Thomas Hewetson, a tenant of Ralph Pollard, for not making his part of the common way, or road (communis Ports), at Comecloseyate, near his residence, fined 6d. — All the Auckland tenants ordered to carry stones to the Newton brig, upon pain of 6s. 8d. each. Nicholas Todd, Bailiff. November 3rd (16th Tunstall), Bondoate, in Auckland. — Ralph Pollard, fined 6d. for not attending the Court. Bichard Somers, for rescuing his horse out of the Pound, fined 12d. CHAPTER VIII. During the early part of the present century the grass grew so thick between the crevices of the stones on the south side of the Market-place, that in the summer time it had quite a green tinge. It was picked out with short knives, and that operation gave employment to about haJf-ar-dozen old women, of whom " Old Polly Oily" (poor Ned's mother) usually formed one of the group. Ned (as a lad) oft gave old Waller and Hedley a job, and, in consequence, frequently graced the stocks. This instrument of punishment stood at the west end of St. Ann's Chapel ; and in the lower part of the tower of the sacred edifice was situated what was then called the " Black Hole," or Lock-up. The congregations worshipping in St. Ann's were frequently disturbed, during the Sunday evening services, by the rows made by prisoners who were incarcerated after their Saturday night's revelry. Ned was in those days (as he Digitized by Google