vivors, released his trust to Hatton, who, in his will, made dame Mary Hatton, his wife, John Fountain, Henry Winn, and John Coell his executors, and died possessed of the premises. The executors proved the will; and on October 20th, 1660, assigned the same to the hon, earl of St. Albans, Sir Kenelm Digby, Sir John Wintour, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Robert Long, Sir Peter Ball, and Sir Henry Wood, in trust for the said queen mother for life, and after her decease in trust for king Charles II., his heirs and successors. Queen Henrietta Maria departed this life August 10th, 1669. On the 81st of July, 1671, the earl of St. Albans, Sir Robert Long, Sir John Wintour, Sir Charles Harbord, and Sir Peter Ball, being the surviving trustees, by command of Charles II. transferred the premises to Denzill, lord Hollis, William, lord viscount Broncken, hon. viscount Cornbury, Sir Richard Bellings, John Hervey, William Montague, and John Hall, esquires, their executors and assigns, for the residue of the term of 99 years, as jointure for queen Catherine, with power to make leases. On April 19th, 1697, a lease of the Honour of Knaresborough, under the great seal of the duchy of Lancaster, was granted to Sir Robert Howard, knight, On the 25th of March, 1752, king George II. did demise for the consideration therein mentioned, to Richard, earl of Burlington, divers cottages and encroachments theretofore made upon the Forest of Knaresborough; and by another lease, dated July 2nd, 1757, the same king did demise to William, duke of Devonshire (who had married, March 28th, 1748, Charlotte, daughter and sole heir of the said Richard, earl of Burlington), divers offices, lands, tenements, mines, rents, fines, americaments, heriots, reliefs, waifs, estrays, and divers other profits, emoluments, privileges, commodities, and advantages, within the said Honour or Forest of Knaresborough, from the death of the then Duke of Devonshire, for the term of 99 years, if lord Richard Cavendish and lord George Cavendish, the second and third sons of the said duke, or either of them, should so long live. This lease has since been renewed. Though the duke of Devonshire, as lessee, exercises and possesses all manorial powers and rights, yet Her Majesty the Queen, in right of her duchy of Lancaster, is in reality Lady of the Manor, Castle, and Honour of Knaresborough, On Knaresborough Forest was found a capital medal, inscribed JO. KENDALL, RHODI. TVRCVPELARIVS round his head in bold relief; reverse, round his arms, TEMPORE. OBSIDIONIS. TVRHCORVM, M,CCCC,LXXX. The post of Turcopolier, or colonel of the cavalry, belonged particularly to the English nation. This family were of note in these parts at that time. This medal was in Mr. Thoresby's museum, and engraved in his Ducatus, and bought at his sale by the Duke of Devonshire.* This medal is engraved in Pinkerton's Medallic History of England, 4to., 1790. Brother John Kendal, Turcopolier of Rhodes, was the commissary and deputy of Pope Sextus IV., throughout the globe, in aid of the expedition against the Turks, in 1480. He was prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, at Clerkenwell, and died in November, 1501. ENCLOSURE OF THE FOREST OF KNARESBOROUGH. MANY projects were started at different times for the enclosure of the forest before it was finally accomplished. One of these was in 1613, when a survey was made of all the lands, of which the following is a copy "Percelle of the Forrist of Knaresbroughe, measured by Salomond Swale, Anno. Dom. 1613. Acres. All the Forrist betweene Pannall, west, Plumpton and Nidd water, east, Harrigat and Bilton Park, north, conteineth 2901 Harley and Harley Plaine 996 Harrigat Knocks 201 Killinghall Moore. 722 Ockden 1062 Shaw Moore besides Sir Guy Palmes' clame conteines 1529 Sir Guy clames there 377 Sir Guy clames in Sandwith 98 Sandwith and Norwood conteines besides.. 1606 Between Spinck-borne and Mr. Tho. Graver's woold 159 Cocke-hille. 4 Timble Moor, east from Gott' House Sir Tho: Fairfax clame there Marsh.... Beeston Leaz, with a peece between Wattling streete and it, conteineth From thence to Liperley Pik, south from Ragill beck. From Liperley Pik west, from a Goot to Gawkhall.... S Between Kexgill and Ridshaw Gill to Black Sike Betweene Ridshaw and Corppshaw beck, with the blanck 'neath 69 283 65 527 69 886 894 1043 990 The Waste called Poxtonnes, begininge at Walter Waite's barne, and bounded according to the ancient perambulation on the north with Fall Sike, and Greenay Sike, to Greenay Hill, and south to Craven Crosse, Rearecloutes, and Midle-tonge; north-east to Gouldin and May, south to Earle-Seat and by the boundaries of Ramsgill, and north to a longe stone and Oxenbeck to Breakes Sheephouse; and west, north, and east bounded with the copieshould of Throscross-conteining. From the aforesaid Waite's Barn extendinge east to the Copiehouldes to Red Sike, which bounds Menwith Hilles, and south by William Dayes copie-holde to Meagill, and from Meagill bounded with the copie-houldes to Mr. John Franckland's, and from thence to Ratton Rowe, and so to Mawkin Crosse, from the crosse to Throscrosse, conteining From the aforesaid Meagill south to Watlin Street at Bloberhouse' Lane, and east from thence to Knowles Crosse, by Watlin Street, and so to George Holmes', from thence to the Staupes, and so bounded on the east and north parts to William Dayes, conteininge Menwith-hill, Dayrley, and the Holme Swarclif and Low Moore.. Tonge and Kettlesinge. Swinclif and Graystones. 6640 1719 2180 230 630 99 211 66 314 12089 In 1651, the principal inhabitants of the forest entered into an agreement for the purchase of the manor and lordship thereof; of which agreement the following is a copy.* "Knarsbrough.-Note of Agreement betwixt the Trustees and Foresters. Whereas the Manno and Lordshipp of Knaresburgh, lying within the disforested Forest of Knaresburgh is exposed to be sold by Act of Parliament, and the Coppiholders and Customary tenants having for the most part agreed together to purchase the said Mannour or Lordship, with all the waists, Furnished by Mr. R. H. Skaife, of the Mount, York, comons, rights, royalties, proffits, and advantages whatsoever thereunto apperteyning to the use and behoofe of all such of the said Coppiholders theire heires and assignes, and such other persons as (in default of the said Coppiholders that shall refuse to purchase theire owne proporciones) doe, and shall furnish their proportionable share of moneys for defraying the purchase thereof, and other charges incident thereunto; intending nevertheless to have our Court, and all other advantageous customes continued amongst us, in such manner as by Councell learned in the Law shallbe advised, and by us in the behalfe of the rest of the purchasers consented unto. And in order thereunto the said Coppiholders and Customary tennants having elected us-Thomas Stocdale, Esquire, Robert Atkinson, John Burton, and William Hardestie to be their trustees, to take the freehold of the said Lordship and Mannour in our names. And us George Waide, John Mathew, Henry Clint, Thomas Wescoe, Arthure Burton, William Burton, John Reinolds, Thomas Simson, Arthure Hardestie, George Spence, Marmaduke Bramley, Leonard Atkinson, Samuel Midgeley, Thomas Scaife, Francis Day, John Benson, Henry Robinson, Stephen Gill, Richard Roundell, William Mann, Robert Atkinson, and Anthony Pullen, to be their Feoffees to article and contract betwene the said Feoffees and Trustees in all things whatsoever tending to the securing of the estate soe to be graunted as aforesaid. To be settled for the only use, behoofe, and advantage of the said purchasers, theire heires and assignes for ever, without any proffit or advantage to arise or accrew unto the said Trustees or Feoffees or theire heires. But that all rents, dutyes, and proffits, certain and casuall, should be disposed of in such manner as the coppiholders, customary tenants, and purchasers aforesaid shall at their generall meeting which shallbe from tyme to tyme hereafter appointed. And all the |