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Court of the Forest of Knaresborough held 22 October 1767

The Court of the Forest of Knaresborough held on 22 October 1767 dealt out fines to over 500 individuals for "Encroachment". Encroachment onto Crown lands was a widespread problem in the Forest of Knaresborough. The records of fines for the offenders forms a mini-census of the areas affected. The full details from the court book are reproduced here.

Knaresborough - To wit
The Torne or Grand Court Leet with the Court Baron of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of
God of Great Britain and so forth King (of record) held for his Forest and Liberty of Knaresborough aforesaid
within his Castle there on Thursday the twenty second day of October in the seventh year of his Reign and in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven Before William Lord Mansfield High Steward
by James COLLINS Gentleman understeward or Clerk of the Courts there

The Customary Tenants within the Manor of Knaresbrough aforesaid have chosen James COLLINS the younger Gentleman to be Grave of Scriven for the year ensuring and he is sworn well and faithfully to execute the office aforesaid according to the custom of the Manor aforesaid.

The Customary Tenants within the Forest of Knaresborough aforesaid have chosen Robert PETTY to be Grave and William PARLER to be Bedal for the Forest aforesaid and they are sworn well and faithfully to execute their respective offices aforesaid according to the custom of the Forest aforesaid.

The Names of the Villages and Constables for the year ensuring for the Forest and Liberty of Knaresborough aforesaid and they are sworn well and faithfully to execute their respective Offices aforesaid according to the custom of the Forest and Liberty aforesaid - as followeth:

Village
Constables
Village
Constables
Felliscliff Thomas UMPLEBY the Elder
Birstwith Richard ROOME
Hampsthwaite Peter HABBERSHAW
Clint Thomas HARRISON
Thruscross William LOWCOCK
Menwith & Darley Henry CLINT
Killinghall William UMPLEBY
Bilton & Harogate Peter DALBY
Beckwith & Rosset Anthony RENTON
  Thomas STUBBS
Timble Thomas TIPLADY
Cliffton Joseph WATSON
Farnham George BURNISTON
Oulburn William LEAK
Arkendale William HOGG
Staveley Thomas YOUNG
Burton Leonard John BARKER
Stainley Thomas HARDCASTLE
Brearton William DOVE
Scotton David BRIGGS
Scriven & Tentergate John GIBSON
  Thos TULON the younger
 

An Inquisition taken for the Forest aforesaid upon the Oaths of John DAY, Robert PETTY, John SIMPSON, Thomas PARKINSON, Stephen PARKINSON, William JEFFREY, Robert ENGLAND, Abel JEDSON, John SIMPSON, William BUCK, William SNOW, Joshua HARDISTY, Joseph SMITHSON, Moses BAKE, William COOK, John HOUSEMAN, William RENDER, William PARLER, William BILTON, William ANDREW, William BRAMLEY, Marmaduke BRAMLEY, Thomas RHODES, Samuel MYERS, John SCAIFE, Dennis MAUNDBY, Joseph THACKWRAY, George CLARKSON, William HARRISON, William BANNISTER, John DEARLOVE, John LEWIS, John DOBSON, William PARKER, Joshua WAITE, Richard WRIGHT, Joseph THACKWRAY, William BENTLEY, William BRADFIELD, James WARDMAN, David STAINES, Samuel WARDMAN Gentlemen
who upon their Oaths present the several and respective Offenders hereafter names for the several and respective Offences hereafter mentioned, and they are in mercy to the several and respective sums charged over (transcribed after) their respective heads (that is to say)

Offenders and fines
Offenders and fines
for erecting Cottages upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in BIRSTWITH -
William ROGER 4d
Thomas WILKS 4d
Abraham STUBBS 4d
 
Francis ROBINSON 8d
Robert AYRE 8d
William HEWICK 6d
Robert BRADBURY 10d
Francis INGLESON 6d
John REYNARD 1s
Chris HARDCASTLE 6d
Samuel MOORHOUSE 1s
Mr LAX 1s 6d
Thomas HARDCASTLE 6d
Widow INGLESON 6d
Mark ATKINSON 6d
John MILNER 1s
Mr. William CARR 6d
William MASTON 1s 10d
George FAWCET 8 d
John FAWCET 6d
John UMPLEBY 6d
Thomas KIDD 8d
Marmaduke BRAMLEY 8d
William BOWCOCK 8d
William ANDREW 2s 4d
William WEST 6d
 
John VARLEY 10d
William MASTON 8d
William ASKWITH 6d
William JEFFREY 10d
Robert SKAIFE 4d
Henry AVESON 1s
William MEDLEY 10d
Cuthbert LUMLEY 4d
Philip PARKER 6d
William ATKINSON 6d
Richard BILTON 2d
Mrs. BILTON 2d
Thomas SETTLE 1s 10d
Richard ROBINSON
John SIMPSON 4d
Jonan SIMPSON 6d
John BRAMLEY 2d
William LEUTY 1s
Dionytius LONGSTRAP 6d
George RISHFORTH 6d
Thomas SQUIRES 6d
Samuel MEDLEY 2d
William HUDSON 3d
William MYERS 1s
John LUMLEY 2d
Christopher GRAHAM 2d
William WAITE 6d
Aaron PARKER 6d
Robert GILBERTSON 2d
John MASTON 2d
Thomas UMPLEBY 6d
 
Mr DAY or Tent 2s 6d
Mr RIDSDALE 6d
Thomas KIDD 10d
Thomas TODD 1s
William ABBEY 1s
Robert JOHNSON 6d
Robert JOHNSON 1s
Widow HARDISTY 1s
Thomas TODD 1s 6d
Thomas TODD 1s
Widow VOACKS 6d
John SWALE 1s 6d
John THORP 1s 6d
Thomas HODGSON 1s
John HARDISTY 6d
Joseph DIBB 2s 6d
Robert GILBERTSON 1s 6d
 
for making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in HAMPSTHWAITE -
John SWALE 1s
Ralph BANNISTER 2s
Ralph BANNISTER 1s
Stephen SHANN 1s
John THORP 1s
Mr SMITHSON 2s
John DOVE 1s
Thomas ELLIS 6d
William SIMPSON Senr 1s
Widow STUBBS 8d
William BRADFORD 6d
William SIMPSON Junr 12d
Thomas HAYES 1s
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in CLINT -
John BLAKEY 6d
William HARDCASTLE 6d
Richard UMPLEBY 1s
Edward COOK 1s
John GROVES 1s
Sir John INGILBY 1s
William COOK 6d
William MALSON 6d
John SQUIRES 1s
William GILL 1s
John HOUSEMAN 6d
William RENDER 1s
Robert LONG 6d
Jeremiah CLAPHAMS 6d
William SHUTT 6d
Roger TULLEY
Charles LONG 1s
John DARLEY 6d
John DIXON or Tenant 6d
Jonathan DEAN 6d
Christopher REYNARD 1s
John SWALE or Tenant 9d
Robert SKAIFE 1s
Simeon MOORHOUSE 1s
Widow SIMPSON 4d
Jos PEACOCK 6d
Francis MALTHOUSE 6d
William UMPLEBY or Tenant 4d
James HABERSHAMS 4d
Christopher REYNARD 4d
William MALTUS 4d
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in THRUSCROSS -
Robert BRAMLEY 6d
John GILL 6d
Grace STAINCLIFF 1s
Marmaduke REYNARDS for Will SYKES 1s
William HARDISTY 1s
John MOOR or Tenant 2s
Marma: REYNARD for COCKER1s
George EMSLEY 3d
Wm GILL 6d
George WHITEACRE 6d
John HOLMES 1s
John ODDY or Tenant 1s
John GUYER or Tenant for HARDING 2s
Danson ROUNDELL esq for GIBB HOUSE 6d
William GILL 6d
George HUDSON or Tenant 1s
John SIMPSON 6d
James HAMMOND 6d
Jos: SIMPSON or Tenant 4d
Adel JEDSON 2s 6d
Richard KING or Tenant 1s 6d
Richard PULLAN 1s 6d
John GUYER or Tenant for HUDSTROTH 1s 6d
The Heirs of Robert LOLLEY 1s
Peter CHIPPINDALE or Tenant 6d
John SIMPSON 1s
late Miles LOLLEY's
John SIMPSON 6d
late Thomas SIMPSON's
Stephen HUDSON 1s
Tim MOORHOUSE or Tenant 1s
Francis FAWKES Esq for Marm: REYNARDS 1s
Danson ROUNDELL Esquire for Robert BRAMLEYS 1s
Thomas PETTY 1s
William WIGGLESWORTH 6d
Paul HARDISTY 1s 6d
Daniel WOODHEAD late Wm HOLMES's 6d
Daniel WOODHEAD late William PETTY's 1s
Francis HORSMAN or Tenant 6d
Henry SMITHSON Esquire or Tenant 1s 6d
William MYERS 6d
Mary COCKSON or Tenant 6d
Luke BEECROFT or Tenant 6d
John GRAHAM 6d
William WIGGLESWORTH for PADSIDE 1s
Edward YATES 6d
Mr DAY 1s
Francis FAWKES Esquire or Rt KAY Tent 1s
William PETTY 1s
Miles REYNARD 4d
William HOLMES Junr 6d
William HOLMES 1s 6d
Willm SNOW 1s
William TAYLOR 6d
Thomas HALL 1s
William BUCK 1s
Thomas HOLMES 6d
John METCALFE 1s
Samuel REYNARD or Tenant 1s
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in KILLINGHALL -
Sir John INGILBY Bart 1s 6d
Andrew WILKINSON Esquire 6d
Hewlay BAYNES Esq 1s 6d
Mr BEAN 6d
Mr SMITHSON 1s 6d
Mr Robert GILBERTSON 1s 6d
John WILLIAMSON 1s 6d
Peter JOHNSON Esquire 3s
Wm BRADFIELD 1s
John WARDMAN 9d
James WARDMAN 1s 6d
Stephen WILKS 9d
Hewlay BAINES Esquire 1s
John COCKSON 6d
Thomas HODGSON 2d
David STAINES 2d
Roger LUND 3d
Thomas BOLDESON 4d
Widow JACKSON 1s
John DOBBY and Matthew HARDCASTLE 3d
Sarah ALLAN 4d
James SWAIL 1s 6d
Widow BARKER 6d
Jane BROOKS 1s 6d
Samuel WARDMAN 1s
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in BILTON with HAROGATE -
Bartholomew SMITHSON 12d
Samuel HATTERLEY Senr 2s 6d
Samuel HATTERLEY Senr 2s 6d
Henry POTT 1s
Isaac KNOWLES 2s 6d
Widow CLOUGH 6d
Heirs of Chris BODDY 6d
Widow CLEMESHAW 2s 6d
Mr James COLLINS 6d
Jonathan BLAKEY 1s
William WESTMORELAND 1s 6d
Frederick STAINES 6d
Heirs of John COATES 12s
Henery SHUTT 1s 6d
Thomas HEADLEY 1s 6d
Heirs of Benjamin PARKER 2s 6d
Heirs of William GANT 1s
John STROTHER 1s 6d
John SOUTHERON 6d
John SOUTHERON for his Fathers 6d
Widow DEARLOVE 6d
John BURNET 3s
Heirs of Mr BAXTER 3s
John PENNINGTON 6d
Sir John INGILBY Baronet 4d
John LEWIS 1s
Stephen PAWSON 6d
John PAWSON 1s 6d
William WILLIAMSON 1s 6d
Thomas RUSSELL 2d
James and Charles BROWN 6d
The Heir of Widow SIMPSON 2s 6d
Anthony HOLLYDAY 6d
John METCALFE 10d
Mr GREAVES 1s
Samuel HATTERLEY of Coldwell 1s 6d
Widow ALLAN house and garth 10d
Peter DALBY Junr 10d
Phoebe WADE house and garth 10d
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in CLIFFTON -
Martin BURNHILL 4d
William THORP 4d
Samuel STUBBS 4d
John FORREST 4d
Mr. FAWKES for FORREST'S 1s
Francis MOUNTAIN 1s
William HARDCASTLE 1s 6d
Samuel SMITHSON 6d
William ILES 8d
Charles CARR 6d
John DRIVER 1s
John FORREST 6d
Joseph SMITHSON 1s
Joshua HARDISTY 1s
William SIMPSON 6d
Daniel CURTAIN 6d
Mr FAWKES for HOBKINS 2s 6d
Nathan DUNWELL 1s 3d
Francis MOUNTAIN 1s 3d
William MOUNTAIN 8d
WHARTON or TENANT 6d
Samuel SMITHSON 1s 3d
Samuel STUBBS 3d
SIMPSON for HOBSON'S 6d
Joshua HARDISTY 3d
John SETREE 10d
John WARD 1s
Timothy MYERS 1s
Francis BRADLEY 1s
FAWKES for MYERS'S 1s
Samuel ILES 1s
George WHITAKER 3d
William RANSOM 3d
William THORPE 3d
George SIMPSON 3d
James MITTON 1s 6d
BURNHILL for RHODES 1s 6d
Martin BURNHILL his own 1s
CHIPPINDALE Land 2s
Robert BRAMLEY 1s
BREWER or TENANT 2d
Widow THACKRAY 2d
Charles CARR 3d
William JEFFREY 3d
John FORREST 1s 3d
FAWKES for KIRKS 3d
FAWKES for KIRKS 3d
FAWKES for FORRESTS 3d
Martin RHODES 1s
 
For erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in TIMBLE -
William RIDSDALE 1s
Richard HENSON 1s
William WARD 1s
Widow SPENCE 2s
Thomas TEAL 1s 2d
Thomas RICHARDSON 1s
ELLERCAR 1s
John RHODES 6d
John JEFFREY 6d
William RIDSDALE 8d
Atkinson INTACK 1s
William JEFFREY 6d
Irish BRAMLEY 6d
Peter BRAMLEY 6d
Joseph CROFT 1s
Widow MASON 6d
John SHARP 2d
Joseph STUBBS 2d
Joseph MAWHOOD 2d
John NEWSAM 3d
William RICHARDSON 4d
John NEWSAM 4d
Joseph SMITHSON 4d
Richard BUTTERFIELD 4d
Thomas WARD 4d
Thomas PARKINSON 4d
Robert HARDISTY 4d
Thomas TIPLADY 4d
Robert IRISH 10d
Richard BOULTON 1s
John PARKER 1s
James MOON 1s
Widow METCALF 1s
Sim MOORHOUSE 1s
James MOON 1s 6d
Thomas TIPLADY 1s 6d
Henry BRAMLEY 1s
John JACKSON 1s
Joshua YEADON 1s 6d
Widow COAR 3d
John SWAIN 2d
Thomas HODGSON 1s
Joseph WATSON 1s
Charles BAXTER 2s
Francis VARLEY 1s 3d
Thomas TIPLADY the younger 1s 6d
John PARKER 6d
Stephen PARKINSON 6d
William HARDISTY West House 1s 6d
Christopher WATSON 6d
Major THEAKER 6d
William WATSON 1s
John IRISH 9d
George SPENCE 1s 6d
William HOLMES 6d
Samuel STUBBS 4d
John FORREST 1s 6d
Widow STUBBS 1s
Thomas WARD 3d
William HARDCASTLE 6d
William DEARLOVE 1s
William ROBERTS 1s 6d
Luke BEECROFT 6d
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in FELLISCLIFF
Jonathan DEAN or Tenant 1s
John HORSFIELD or Tenant 1s
John SWALE or Tenant 1s
George CLARKSON or Tenant for RIDSDALES 6d
John SMITH 2s 6d
William RHODES or Tenant 1s
Jos: HORSMAN or Tenant 1s 6d
Mrs. MANBY or Tenant 6d
Peter PATRICK 6d
Roger BUTTERY or Tenant 6d
Christopher SMITH or Tenant 2s
Thomas ELLIS or Landlord 1s 6d
Timothy SKAIFE 1s
Thomas RHODES Senior or Landlord 1s 6d
John BARKER or Tenant 1s
William WADE or Tenant 3d
William MANBY 1s
Stephen READ 1s 6d
William KNAPTON or Tenant 2s
Widow CHOWLER or Tenant 1s
Francis MOUNTAIN or Tenant 1s
John HALL or Tenant 6d
Samuel MYERS 6d
Widow MYERS or Tenant 6d
Richard HENSON or Tenant 2s
William RHODES 1s 6d
Mr ILES or Tenant 2s
George THORSBY or Landlord 1s 6d
Mr Thomas SMITH or Tenant 1s 6d
Martin GRAHAM 1s 6d
John HUTCHINSON or Tenant 1s
Jont: HUTCHINSON's Widow 2s
George STEAD or Tenant 1s
Francis INGLESANT 6d
John REYNARD or Tenant 6d
Mr William BILTON or Tenant 1s
John JEFFREY 3s 6d
Mr GRIMSTONE 6d
George FAWCETT 6d
John PATRICK 1s
Francis ROBINSON 6d
John CHIPPINDALE 6d
Mrs COWARD or Tenant
John SIMPSON 3d for an Incroachment to Lunn Land
Mr BILTON or Tenant 6d for an Incroachment at Goimyers
 
for erecting Cottages and making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in BECKWITH WITH ROSSETT -
Oliver COGHILL Esq 12d
Richard HINDLE 12d
Widow SWANN 12d
William STUBBS 12d
Samuel HATTERLEY COLDWELL 12d
Samuel HATTERLEY 2d 6d
Samuel ROPER 2s 10d
Thomas WRAY 1s 6d
Thomas WRAY Cottage 4d
Widow HOGG 5s
Joseph THACKWRAY 1s 6d
Stephen PAWSON 1s 6d
John SIMPSON 2s 6d
Widow JACKSON 4d
John HARPER 4d
Richard WRIGHT 1s
Joseph HANDSOME for Fulwith and for Sulphur Wells 1s 8d
William SUGDEN MorvillGarth & Birkcragg 3s
Isaac KNOWES or Tenant 1s 6d
Mr WALKER or Tenant 1s 6d
Samuel MIRFIELD 4d
Frederick STAINER 1s
Mr TOVE 1s
William BECK 1s
Peter HARDISTY 4d
Henry BENTLEY Junr 4d
John WADE 4d
William BECK 6d
Richard WRIGHT 4d
Richard MUNTON 1s
Jasper FIRTH 1s
George BENSON for WETHERILL'S 1s
George BENSON 6d
George BENSON 4d
John RUSSELL 2s
Thomas STUBBS 6d
Joseph HARDISTY 2s
Jonh: STUBBS 2s
Joseph MUNTAIN 2s
Christopher LAWSON 1s 4d
William BUCKTROUT 1s
Widow JACKSON 6d
W: Penelope BENTLEY 1s
Benjamin WINTERBURN 4d
Mr Joshua WAITE 6d
Jeffrey WILKINSON 1s 6d
John SUGDEN 4d
Richard REYNOLD's 4d
Mr Joseph THACKWRAY two little houses 3?
Major BRADLEY & William DEWSLAND 4d
Joseph HOGG Garden 6d
Henry BARBER 4d
Peter HARDISTY 4d
 
for erecting Cottages & making Incroachments upon the Waste of our Sovereign Lord the King in MENWITH & DARLEY -
William Day 3s
William FAWCET 2s
Arthur MYERS 1s
Thomas HALL
Robert WILKS 1s
John PARKER 1s
Samuel IRISH 1s
William SNOW 1s
John GREAVES 6d
Patrick TAYLOR 1s
Thomas MYERS 1s
Mr LEUTY for STEELS 1s
Henry VARLEY 1s
Richard METCALF 1s
Thomas TEAL 1s 4d
Peter BUCK 1s
John SIMPSON 6d
George PEARSON 6d
Robert PETTY 1s
William LAZENBY 1s
John DAY 1s
William UMPLEBY 10d
Thos: GREAVES 6d
John METCALF 1s
Isaac LEDAM 1s
Miles LOLLEY 1s
Henry CLINT 6d
Robert PETTY 1s 4d
Willm: METCALFE 1s
Wm SKAIFE 1s
Rob: PETTY for LE??'S 1s
Thos: ESHELBY 1s 4d
John WILKS 1s
John TURPIN 2s
Wm: PARKER
Robert HAXBY 1s
Henry ATKINSON 1s
John MYERS 6d
Wm: HARDCASTLE 1s
Josh: HODGEN 6d
Mr LEUTY 2s
Thos: LOWCOCK 1s
Thos: LOWCOCK 1s
Wid: & Wm: UMPLEBY 2s
Mr SKAIFE 6d
Fras: ROBINSON 6d
Abm: STUBBS 1s
John MYERS 1s
Josh: WOODHEAD 6d
Thos: LOWCOCK 4d
Robt: HAXBY 4d
Henry VARLEY 4d
Jas: GRAHAM 6d
Arthur MYERS 4d
Joseph THOMPSON 4d
Wm METCALF 4d
Jas: GRAHAM 4d