History of Nottinghamshire Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1797 Excerpt: ... Keeping is the High Forest. In this Robert Everinghaivi is to have two Foresters riding with two Pages, and two Foresters on foot, and there be also two Verderors, and two Agisters. In this Keeping are two Hayes, Birkland and Billahay, and the Park of Clipston, and in these Hayes and Parke two Verderors, and two Agisters. In the third Keeping Rurmvoode, Robert Everingham ought to have one Forester on foot, and there be two Woodwards, one of Carburton, another of Budby, and two Verderors, and two Agisters. Robert Everingham ought also to have a Page bearing his bow through all the Forest to gather Chiminage. The perambulation of this forest was upon the Commission of16 H. 3, thus set forth, viz. at Coningswath Ford, so by the Highway towards Wellay Hagh towards Nottingham, leaving out the Close of the Town of Wellay, from thence by that way to Blackstone Haugb, from thence to that place where the River of Doverbecke goes over that way, and so from thence as the river of Doverbecke goes into Trent. Westerlev from the Ford of Coningswath by the water called Mayden to the Town of Warksope, and so by the fame water to the Parke of Plejley Hagb, so up the fame river to Otter Brigges, from thence by the-great Highway of Nottingham to the Mill Ferd, from thence to Maytie/bead, from thence betwixt the fields of Hardivick and Kirkeby to the corner that is called Nun Carre, from thence by the assert of Edwan Brittayne to the Earl Stigh, and from thence to Stolegate, from thence by the great Highway under the Castle of Annestey, from thence by the great Highway to the Town of Linbye, through the midst of the Town to the water of Leine, so to Lenton, and from thence by the fame water, as it was wont of old time to run into the water of Trent, and so along the Rive...