Northumbria.* Et, quia videtur baronibus non fore procedendum ad judicium in premissis reddendum antequam prefatus Radulphus sacramentum prestiterit corporale coram baronibus huius scaccarii, ad deferendum curie hic pro prefato nuper vicecomite tam omnimodas tallias quam acquietancias, eidem nuper vicecomiti racione officii sui predicti pro aliquibus solucionibus per ipsum nuper vicecomitem siue per aliquem alium eius nomine factas, liberatas et per ipsum nuper vicecomitem aut aliquos firmarios seu debitores alicui siue aliquibus personis solutas siue contentatas, per quas ipse nuper vicecomes aliquam allocacionem pro officio suo predicto habere debuisset pro commodo regis, etc., necnon quandam declaracionem de omnibus denariorum summis tam in summonicionibus pipe quam viridis cere, eidem nuper vicecomiti separatim directis, contentis, et per ipsum nuper vicecomitem seu ministros suos leuatis; dictum est per eosdem barones predicto Radulpho quod prestet sacramentum in forma predicta. Et super hoc idem Radulphus prestitit sacramentum corporale coram baronibus eodem die quod nulle huiusmodi tallie seu acquietancie pro aliquibus hujusmodi solucionibus per prefatum nuper vicecomitem in vita sua factas [sic] eidem Radulpho post mortem prefati nuper vicecomitis liberate fuerunt, nec quod alique hujusmodi summoniciones tam pipe quam viridis cere eidem nuper vicecomiti in vita sua liberate fuerunt, nec aliquos denarios virtute eorundem [sic] summonicionum percepit seu habuit. Quibus per barones visis, auditis et intellectis habitaque matura deliberacione inde inter eosdem, dictum est prefato Radulpho Bowes quod quo ad aliquem compotum regis in premissis reddendum eat ad presens sine die pretextu perdonacionis predicte et aliorum premissorum.

In memorandis scaccarii de anno sexto regis Edwardi quarti (1466)† in quodam processu tangente Willelmum Bowes militem, nuper vicecomitem comitatus Northumbrie, videlicet, termino sancti Michaelis, rotulo lvjto ex parte rememoratoris thesaurarii,‡ continente ut supra.

* William Bowes, sheriff of Northumberland, died on Aug. 8, 5 Edward IV. (1465). According to his inq. p.m., taken at Auckland, Oct. 11, 1466, William, his son and heir, was aged 22. The above-named Ralph Bowes, through whom the family was continued (44 Dep. Keeper of Public Record Reports, pp. 320, 321), was executor of Maude, widow and executrix of the sheriff. She was a daughter of Ralph, lord Fitzhugh.

† See L. T. R. Exchequer Memoranda. No. 239. Remem' thes'.

Dorso: The acquitance of the sherefwyk of Northumbreland, mayd for Sir William Bowes, knycht. (No. 39.)

YORKSHIRE.

Quitclaim by William, son of Peter de Lathom, to his lord, Philip de la Ley, of 2 acres of land in the territory of Lathom, out of the tenement he held of the same Sir Philip; that is, two selions, lying in a place called Nordbenelandes, extending northwards to the boundary of Meckelburne,† one selion of which lay between the land once belonging to John Batayle and the land Richard son of Ernis had held, and the other selion lay between the land held by the said Richard and the land of Roger son of Eudo; and one selion lay on the east side of the way out (exitus) of the vill of Lathom, leading to Folkethorp,‡ between the land of Richard son of Eudo and the land Pagan Nordhyby had held; and one selion in Oustmor lying between the land of William de Folkethorp and the land of the dower of Agnes, the said Eudo's widow; and one butt (buttam) on Fosse, lying between the land of Agnes' dower and the land of Thomas the grantor's brother; and three butts of land, lying between the land which had belonged to the said John Batayle and the dower of the said Agnes, which began at the headland (forarium) of Brenderis and reached to Rehedsic, and right of free entry and egress. For this quitclaim Philip had paid William 40s. sterling in his pressing need (in mea urgente necessitate). Witnesses: Peter de Haya, knt., Richard his son, Roger de Lutton,§ James de Batayle, John Batayle of Willegt',|| Roger de Hugate, Richard de Herlethorp, William his brother, Roger son of Eudo de

* In the East Riding, in the parish of Aughton, eight miles north-east of Selby. No member of the de la Ley family is mentioned as holding land in Laytham in the various documents printed in Kirkby's Inquest.

† Melbourne.

Foggathorpe.

§ It is doubtful whether this name, which occurs more than once, is Linton or Lutton.

|| Probably Willitoft, south-east of Bubwith. Called Wilgetoft in 1316-7 (Kirkby's Inquest, p. 309).

Lathom, Thomas son of Peter of the same, Geoffrey Freeman (libero) of the same, Robert de Letham, Richard the clerk. Dorso: Confirmacio de Laton (sic). (No. 15.)

Release by William, son of Peter de Lathom, to his lord, Philip de Leya, of all the lands with the pasture, which William, son of Godfrey de Folkertorp, held of William by charters in the territory of Lathom on Ascension Day, 1254. Witnesses: Peter de Haya, knt., Roger de Luttona, Roger de Hugate, James Batayle, Robert Batayle, Peter his brother, Roger son of Eudo de Lathom, Geoffrey Freeman (libero) of the same, Richard the clerk. (No. 41.)

Release by William, son of Peter de Lathum, to Sir Philip de Leya of three and a half acres of land in the territory of Lathum, with 3s. rent in the vill of Lathum, which Jose de Hantun had been wont to pay to William, namely, at Whit Sunday 18d. and at Martinmas 18d. Of the three acres of land two selions (silliones) lay Attebeneland' and abutted on the Fosse*; and one selion lay towards the south of Michilsike between the land of the said P. de Leya and that of Thomas Northeby; and one selion, called Suthrisdayle, lay between the land of Master John de Houeden and the land of Richard son of Ernis; and one selion, called Siuardtofte, lay between the land of Richard son of Ernis and the land of Angnes de Evirwike. Philip had given the grantor a sum of money beforehand when in great need. Witnesses: Sir Peter de le Hay, Richard de le Hay, James Batayle, Robert Batayle, Peter Batayle, Roger [de] Luttona, Thomas Norhiby, Geoffrey Fremanne, William Hasstike. (No. 6.)†

Release by Roger, son of Eudo de Lathom, to his lord, Philip de Leya, of half an acre of land which he held of his fee in the territory of Lathom, lying in two places, that is, one selion near Haysam on the east side of the vill, and one selion at the north end of Frhitsic dike. Witnesses: Peter de Haya, Richard his son, Roger de Lutton, Robert Batayle, Peter his brother, John Bataile, Ralph de Welle, William Suthiby of Lathom, Thomas his brother, Geoffrey Freeman (libero) of the same, Richard the clerk. Dorso: Item de Laton. (No. 5.)

*Now called the Fosse Dike.

Seal: green wax, vesica shaped. A crescent above a star.

Grant by Philip de la Leye to William de Folkethorp, for his homage and service, of all the land in Lathom with pasture which the grantee held by charters of William, son of Peter de Lathom, of his fee, on Whit Sunday, 1254, and of all the land he held at the same time by charters of Roger, son of Eudo de Lathom, also of his fee, in Lathom, at a yearly rent of 10s. sterling, payable half-yearly at Whit Sunday and Martinmas, and of a penny at Christmas for forinsec service, and by doing suit at Philip's court at Lathom. Witnesses: Peter de Haya, William de Skipwit, Thomas de Houeton, Richard de Haya, Roger de Lutton, Richard de Herletorp, Robert Bataile, Peter his brother, Robert de Letham, Richard son of Philip de Haya, Robert de Mustroil, Walter son of William de Bubwiht, Richard the clerk. (No. 14.)*

SOWERBY-UNDER-COTCLIFF.+

Thursday in Easter week (April 2), 1377. Release by William de Sowreby to Robert de Whalton of all right in a messuage and eight bovates of land in Sowreby juxta Sygheston, which had formerly belonged to William's father. Sowreby. (No. 42.)‡

SCOTLAND.

CAMIESTON.§

Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris, Willelmus juuenis et Tunnoc, uxor sua, salutem. Noveritis nos pro nobis et heredibus nostris reddidisse, concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra quietam clamasse in perpetuum domino Philippo de Leya et domine Ade, uxori sue, et eorum heredibus, totam terram illam de Cambes cum omnibus pertinenciis suis sine aliquo retenemento, quam de eis tenuimus, scilicet, totam terciam partem terrarum nostrarum de dominio sue tercie partis, que jacet in decem

*Seal: white wax, poor condition. A floral design.

In the parish of Kirby Sigston, four miles east of North Allerton.
Seal: a floral design.

§ In Roxburghshire, two and a half miles south-west of Newton St. Boswell. Ex. inf. of Mr. George Neilson.

culturis; ex quibus tres culture jacent versus orientem crofti nostri, et septem alie culture incipiunt ex parte. orientali et tendunt versus occidentem, ex quibus culturis una est pratum, scilicet, prima cultura, et alie particule terre predicte, quedam sunt arabiles, et quedam sunt prata, sicut mensurantur, et inter nos continentur. Tenend' et habend' libere et quiete, plenarie et honorifice et integre, cum omnibus aisiamentis ad predictam terram pertinentibus. Pro hac vero concessione et quieta clamatione dictus Philippus et Ada, uxor sua, nobis in magna necessitate quinque marcas argenti pacaverunt. Nos vero et heredes nostri hanc quietam clamacionem et istius scripte tenorem predictis Philippo et Ade, uxori sue, et eorum heredibus, contra omnes homines et feminas warantizabimus et defendemus in perpetuum. In cujus rei testimonium presenti scripto sigilla nostra apposuimus. Hiis testibus, domino Heimero, tunc vicecomite de Rokisburc', Gilberto, fratre suo, domino Andrea de Linton', magistro Ada de Boggate, Paulino clerico de Rokisburc', Serlone persona de Minuth',* Ada persona de Rule Bethoc, Hugone de Rulewde, Johanne Anglico, Roberto de Lundoniis, Willelmo Spic, Costintino [sic] de Grendune, Radulpho clerico, qui hanc cartam scripsit, et aliis. Dorso: Cambes. (No. 18.)†

MINTO.

Anno ab incarnacione Domini M° CCC secundo, die dominica in octabis natiuitatis sancti Johannis baptiste (July 1), facta fuit hec conuencio inter [dominum] Walterum de Boredham, Walterum filium suum et heredem, ex parte vna, et dominum Philippum de la Ley, Johannem filium

* Minuth is Minto, and Rule Bethoc, Bedrule.

Two labels: only one seal. Circular, green wax. A fleur-de-lys. SIGILL

'TVNNOC.

Walter de Burghdon was a man of some importance in Scotland at this time. He probably came from Burradon, a township in the parish of Alwinton, not far from Rothbury. Walter de Rothebery is one of the witnesses. He was sheriff of Perth in 1295-6 (Bain's Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, i., 264). On Aug. 28, 1296, he, as a Roxburghshire landowner, paid homage to Edward I. at Berwick, when he bore a cinquefoil on his seal (Ibid., p. 199). In 1301 and 1302 he was in command of Carstairs Castle, and sheriff' of Lanark. His signet bore a lion (Ibid., pp. 317, 336). In 1305 he occurs as a justice in Galloway, in company with Sir Roger Kirkpatrick (Ibid., p. 457). Three years later he and Odard Heron were sureties for the good behaviour of William Olyfart, a Scotchman, who had been made prisoner at Stirling (Ibid., ii., 8). Sir Gilbert de Burghdone or Boroughdone, who was sheriff of Northumberland, 16-18 Edward II., bore in 1323 three cinquefoils within an engrailed border (Ibid., p. 151), shewing some connection with Umfraville.