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 A HISTORY OF RUTLAND his outlawry in 1293 for a trespass in Rutland Forest, provided that he surrendered at Oakham gaol within forty days.'* On 13 September 1300 grant was made to Theobald de Neville of the custody of this forest, at the same rent (40J.) at the Exchequer as Peter de Neville, long ago keeper thereof, paid at the Exchequer of Henry III, on condition that he satisfied Ralph Malore, to whom the king had granted the same for life ; eventually Theobald covenanted to pay Ralph twelve marks a year for life." Various grants out of this forest were made during the reign of Edward I. In 1275 the prior of Launde obtained four oaks for his fuel, as a recompense for the charcoal and brushwood taken in his priory for the royal use when the king was last there.'* In 1278 Richard de Holebrok, the keeper, was directed to supply Peter de Montfort with bucks." William le Bland in the following year was granted ten oaks fit for timber out of this forest.^ In 1280 Geoffrey de Hauvile, the king's falconer, had a grant of six oaks and Peter de Montfort three bucks. ^' In the following year Edward, Earl of Cornwall, obtained twelve bucks, and Peter de Montfort four bucks."^ Peter had two more bucks in 1282, and Luke de Tany, forest justice, four bucks. "^ Theobald de Neville, in 1283, had three timber oaks, Peter six bucks, and William de Odingseles a like number.^ The Bishop of Lincoln was granted, in March 1284, six live bucks and fourteen live does out of this forest, and William, Earl of Warwick, six bucks in June of the same year.-* Ralph Malore, keeper of Rutland Forest, was ordered in 1285 to supply twelve oaks to repair a chamber and a chapel in Rockingham Castle, and in the same year Peter de Montfort received four bucks and William de Odingeseles eight bucks. ^^ Ten timber trees were granted in 1290 to John de Holt, steward of Edward the king's brother in Leicester.^' Ralph Malore the keeper was ordered in 1292 to supply John de Langton, king's clerk, with four bucks.^* Six bucks were granted out of this forest in 1294 to Alice wife of John de Mortimer.^' Nicholas de Misterton, king's clerk, obtained four oaks fit for timber as the king's gift in 1295.^° On October 1 299 " Pat. 21 Edw. I, m 12. " Pat. 28 Edw. I, m. 7 ; 29 Edw. I, m. 33. " Close, 3 Edw. I, m. 5. " Ibid. 6 Edw. I, m. 4. " Ibid. 8 Edw. I, m. 4. " Ibid. 9 Edw. I, m. 5, 3. " Ibid. 10 Edw. I, m. I. " Ibid. 1 1 Edw. I, m. 7, 6. " Ibid. 12 Edw. I, m. 7, 4. " Ibid. 13 Edw. I, m. 7, 4. " Ibid. 18 Edw. I. m. 3. '* Ibid. 20 Edw. I, m. 4. " Ibid. 22 Edw. I, m. 5. » Ibid. 23 Edw. I, m. 10. the keeper was ordered to cause John de Lang- ton, the chancellor, to have twelve good oaks, with their strippings, fit for timber, of the king's gift, in the place where the king's wood was then exposed for sale.^' Roger le Brabanzun obtained a grant in 1302 of ten timber oaks in the king's wood of Beaumont, within the bounds of the forest of Rutland. '- Licence was obtained of the Crown in 1310^ after inquisition by Hugh le Despenser, justice of the forest, by the abbot and convent of St. George, Boscherville (near Rouen), to assart and cultivate a part of their waste containing 1 00 acres, called ' Wychele ' in Edith Weston, with- in the bounds of the forest of Rutland.'^ In June 1 32 1 a commission was appointed on the complaint by John Haclut, keeper of Rutland Forest, that when he, in the execution of his office, lately approached Liddington within the forest metes he was assaulted by upwards of fifty men, whose names are set forth, who took and carried away his goods and also assaulted his servants.** William la Zouch, of Harringworth, in 1324 obtained grant during pleasure from Edward II to hunt the fox, hare, cat, badger, and other vermin [verminam) within the forests of the counties of Northampton and Rutland, pro- vided he did no damage to the deer." The accounts of John atte Halle of South LufFenham and John de Notyngham of Up- pingham for wood-sales in this forest during 1333 are extant. Robert de UfFord was then warden of the forest. This summary shows that £Z IX. 8(/. was received for the sale of twenty acres of underwood at 8i. id. per acre at Hale- weyes ; ^5 for 200 maples on the said twenty acres ; and 20s. for thorns sold in two places ' in les Rodes.' '« The king of his special grace in May 1348 pardoned John de Segrave and Joan his wife, of Cold Overton, Leicestershire, for default of proper inclosure of their park, whereby the king's deer of the forest of Rutland had frequently re- paired there in large numbers and could not get out again by reason of the method of inclosure. They were not to be again disturbed by the ministers of the forest, provided the inclosures were amended after a proper fashion." William Hunt was appointed in 1 35 1 to sur- vey this forest, as Edward III understood that it had for long been very ill kept by reason of the carelessness of the keepers, to the great destruc- tion of both vert and venison, and to arrest all " Close, 27 Edw. I, m 4. " Ibid. 30 Edw. I, m. 6. " Pat. 3 Edw. II, m. 23. This name still sur- vives in a farm called Witchley Warren. " Pat. 14 Edw. II, pt. ii, m. 6d.; 15 Edw. II, pt. i, m. 2 3 d. " Pat. 18 Edw. II, pt. ii, m. 39. '' Forest Proc. Exch. K.R. bdle. 145, no. 5. " Pat. 22 Edw. Ill, pt. ii, m. 34, 21. 254
 * " Ibid. 7 Edw. I, m. 9.