Cleobury Park accounts

The originals of these accounts are in the National Archives . We are grateful to Dr Sylvia Watts and the Odericus Vitalis Latin Local History group for the translation of some of these documents (SC 6/965/14, SC6/966/3, SC6/966/7).

SC6 965/14 Cleobury Park, 1373-4

The account of Walter de Camera parker there, keeper of Houshull and the foreign wood of Wyre from the feast of St. Michael in the 47th year of the reign of King Edward the Third after the conquest until the morrow of St. Michael in the 48th year of the reign of the said King Edward for 1 whole year.

Arrears
None

Profits
The same answers for 17s 3½d from the pannage of pigs in the park and Houshull this year; and for 10s 2d from the agistment of beasts in the park this year; and for 40s from trees felled by the wind sold this year by the council of the lady to Roger atte Pole and his colleague; and for 3s 8d from the bark of the said trees; and for £4 6s 8d from birches within the park sold by the said council; from underwood sold nothing this year; from honey or wax nothing this year; from attachments in Houshull nothing this year.
Sum £7 172 9½d

Outside receipts
And for 13s 6d received from William Heseley bailiff of Cleobury in expenses about venison and the carriage of the same without a tally.
Sum 13s 6d

Sale at audit
And for for 10s from one young beast sold at the audit as on the outside.
Sum 10s

Sum of the whole receipt £9 15½d

Surplus
He thus accounts in surplus of his last account of this office of the preceding year 6s 11d
Sum 6s 11d

Necessaries
In 3 wain loads of hay bought for the sustenance of the deer in winter 10s.
Sum 10s

Wages
And in the wage of the said Walter the parker this year 60s 8d, taking 2d a day.
Sum 60s 8d

Outside Expenses
And in bread, ale and fish bought for the expenses of various workers for days for taking venison before Easter this year 6s 2d, to wit in bread 3s, ale 2s and fish 18d; in one man with 2 hired horses for -- -- [illegible] and leading, going and returning from Cleobury to Langley for 8 days 7s 4d, or a man by the day 2d and for 6 – [torn] by the day 4d.
Sum 13s 6d

Payments of money
And paid to -- -- of Ernwood in underwood sold by the hands of Roger Elf and his colleagues without tally £4 6s 8d
Sum £4 6s 8d

Sum of all the expenses and payments £8 17s 9d; and he owes 3s 6½d. Afterwards he is charged with 10s received from Geoffrey Bluet receiver for horse’s hay whereof he was not charged before; and he owes 13s 6½d.

64s 7d deducted, allowed and paid to one fence-keeper whereof he was satisfied at Bernes.

Mares
And for 1 mare of the remainder; and for 2 mares received from Walter Wolrich bailiff of Stanton in the month of April, a male colt without tally.
Sum 3
Thus he accounts in murrain in the month of May two fillies, one which came from Stanton; and allowed to the bailiff of Bewdley in the month of June one mare, to wit coming from Stanton.
In a sale at the audit (10/- in margin)
And there remains one mare.

Young horses
And 1 colt of the age of half a year of the remainder; and for one filly of the age of one year received from the wardrobe of the lady in the month of May, to wit from the issue of the white mare of the lady, and for one filly of the age of 3 years received from the said bailiff of Stanton in the month of April.
Sum 3
And there remains 3 whereof a filly of the age of three years and a half and one colt and one filly each of the age of half a year from the issue of the white mare of the lady.

Hides
From hides of young beasts from the murrain above nothing because they were not skinned on account of putrefaction.

Hay
And for 8 wain loads of hay of the remainder; and for 4 wain loads of hay received from the reeve of the foreign of Cleobury from the issue of 3 messuages in Mawley; and for 3 from the purchase as within.
Sum 15 wain loads of hay.
Whereof he accounts in expenses of one mare, one filly and the lady’s deer in winter 8 wain loads of hay.
And there remain 7 wain loads of hay.

SC 6/966/3 Cleobury Park accounts 1383-4

The account of John Horewode parker of Roger Mortimer and his associates, keepers etc. from the feast of St. Michael the Archangel in the 8th year of the reign of King Richard the Second after the conquest until the the same feast then next following, to wit in the 9th year of the reign of the said king for one whole year.

Arrears
The same answers for 13s of arrears of the last account there in the preceding year.
Sum 13s

Issues of the wood
And for 10s 10d from pannage of pigs in the park there beyond the tithe at the time of St. Martin. And for 10s from the pannage of pigs in the wood of [Houshill?] outside the park at the said time by W. Walshale. From the sale of wood in the said park nothing this year.
Sum 20s 10d: by parker 10s 10d, [by] Walshale 10s

Sum of the whole receipt with arrears 33s 10d for the year

Payments of money
And paid to Roger Partrich of Dorstone, receiver of Wigmore by the hand of William Walshale from the pannage of pigs in Houshill in the preceding year 13s without tally
And to the said receiver by the hand of Richard the parker from the pannage of pigs this year 10s 10d without tally

Sum of the payments 23s 10d. And he owes 10s and 5s which he received from 10 hasps sold to a certain Fletche and 8s 4d which he received from 8 dozens and 4 bags of iron of the mine in the park there at the end of this audit not before charged. The sum of the debt added together 23s 4d. Of which he is exonerated of 10s of the pannage of pigs in Houshull whereof William Bailleson, baliff of Bewdley answers for in his account of this year by the hand of William Walshale under the heading of foreign receipt. And he owes 13s 4d.

... [faded] 17s 6d

SC6/966/7 Cleobury Park 1389-90

Account of John Cleobury deputy of John Newport parker there for the time said within.

Arrears
The same answers for 14s 9½d of the arrears of the last account there of the preceding year.
Sum 14s 9½d

Sales of the park
For the pannage of pigs there nothing this year because no mast. And for 40s received from wood there felled by the wind by the oversight of the receiver and Walshale, keeper of the chase of Wyre; and for 5s 6d received from the crop and bark of an oak felled for the repair of the pale this year; and for 6s 8d received from an oak felled by the wind in Househill sold by the said receiver and keeper of the wood to John Margretessorie; for honey and wax nothing this year; and for 2s from an oak falling to the lord felled by a storm of wind on Saturday in the second week of Lent sold by the parker to Thomas Bulker.
Sum 54s 2d for the year whereof 6s 8d by W. Walshall

Agistment
And for 20s 10d received from the agistment of various beasts of the countryside in the park there in the summer time this year as was examined in detail at the audit.
Sum 20s 10d for the year

Attachments
From attachments nothing this year.
Sum nothing

Sum of the whole receipt with arrears £4 9s 9½d

Tithe paid
Thus in tithe paid for the agistment above charged and not tithed 2s 1d.
Sum 2s 1d


Costs of the park
Nothing here because in the account of the receiver.

Payment of money
And paid to Roger Partrick of Dorstone receiver of Wigmore by the hand of the said John deputy parker 30s 4d without tally.
And to the same receiver by the hand of William Walshall keeper of the chase of Wyre from the sale of wood in Househill 6s 8d without tally.
Sum 37s

Sum of the allowances and payments 39s 1d. And he owes 50s 8½d. Of which is allowed to him 40s which he paid to the said receiver from the sale of wood above at the end of the account without tally. And thus the said accountant owes 10s 8½d.

SC6/966/12 Cleobury Park 11-12 Ed IV, 1472-3

SC6/966/12
Cleobury Park 11-12 Ed IV, 1472-3

Account of John Heberd, parker there for the aforesaid time

Arrears
Thus he accounts for 59/6 ½ of areas from the last account there the previous year as appears at the foot of that account

Profits of the park
Of the pannage of pigs with the park from the time of St Martin this year nothing because it is within the sum of the swanmote below, nor of pannage of various parts of Bernes this year because there was no mast, nor of pannage of pigs in the wood of Houshill for the aforesaid time to St Martin this year as it is in the swanmote below, nor of agistment made in the park there this year nor of sale of timber or wood there this year as nothing accrued from sales from within the park or at Houshill, nor of wood felled by the wind within the park or at Houshill this year nor of sale of firewood this year as nothing accrued from the sales.

Sum nothing

Perquisites of the Swanmote
But he received 29/9 receipts of two swanmotes held this year as appears by roll of courts
Sum 29/9

SC6/966/22 Cleobury Park 21-22 Ed IV, 1482-3

Account of Richard Heben, parker there for the aforesaid time

Profits of the park
Of the pannage of pigs with the park from the time of St Martin this year nothing because it is within the sum of the swanmote below, nor of pannage of the pigs in Bernes this year for the aforesaid reason, nor of pannage of pigs in the wood of Houshill for the aforesaid time to St Martin this year for the same reason, nor of agistment made in the park there this year nor of sale of timber or wood there this year as nothing accrued from sales from within the park or at Houshill, nor of wood felled by the wind within the park or at Houshill this year nor of sale of firewood this year.

Sum nothing

Perquisites of the Swanmote
But he received 7/3 receipts of two swanmotes held this year as appears by roll of courts
Sum 7/3

Sum of receipts 7/3

Tithe
Thus accounted for in tithes paid to the vicar of the church there for tithes of pannage of pigs as charged above, nothing this year as nothing accrued this year
Sum nothing

Wages with expenses of the steward
But there is accounted for in wages of the said Richard Heben, parker there and for the custody of outside woods for this year of his office at 4d/day [£6-16d] in the account of the receiver. And in the expenses of the steward at the above mentioned swanmotes held this year as appears by examination of court rolls, 7/3
Sum 7/3

Sum of allowances 7/3. And this agrees with the sum of the receipts. And he is quit.

SC6/HENVII/494 Cleobury Park 23-24 Hen VII

Account of John Blount, parker there for the aforesaid time

Arrears
Nothing

Profits of the park
But he receieves 30/- for agistment made within the park there and leased to John Walaston this year. Of the pannage of pigs with the park from the time of St Martin this year nothing because it is within the sum of the swanmote below, nor of pannage of pigs in the wood of Houshill for the aforesaid time to St Martin this for the same reason, nor of sale of timber or wood with the woods of Nayling and Houshill this year as nothing was sold.

Sum 30/-

Perquisites of the Swanmote
But he received 20/1 receipts of one swanmote held this year as appears by roll of courts with (blank) of pannage of pigs there this year
Sum 20/1

SC6/HENVIII/2956 Cleobury Park 25-26 Hen VIII

Account of John Blount, parker there for the aforesaid time

Arrears
Nothing according to the foot of the accounts for the previous year
Sum nothing

Profits of the park
But he receives 30/- for agistment made within the park there and formerly leased to John Wallaston this year. And of 3/4 for increased rent of agistment within the said park formerly leased to Walter Blount as previously for the 11 preceding years beyond the ancient rent of 30/- previously paid. Of the pannage of pigs with the park from the time of St Martin this year nothing because it is within the sum of the swanmote below, nor of pannage of pigs in the wood of Houshill for the aforesaid time to St Martin this for the same reason, nor of sale of timber or wood with the woods of Nayling and Houshill this year as nothing was sold. But he receives 12d of increased rent of herbage of the park, newly leased per Geilales previously land of the lord King aforesaid to Walter Blount and John Ad’ms, gent for 21 years, paying 33/4 a year as appears by the above account and 12d beyond by increase, as appears by indenture made the 20th May, the 24th year of the lord King, this year being the first.

Sum 34/4

Perquisites of the Swanmote
But he received 19/6 receipts of one swanmote held this year as appears by roll of courts
Sum 19/6

Sum total of the receipts 53/10. Of which is allowed 3/8 for the costs and expenses of the steward holding the aforementioned swanmote this year.. and the debt is 49/2, which sum was paid to William Ad’ms, deputy of the receiver general there by recognition of the same receiver at the account made in the presence of the auditor.

And is quit.