County: Nottinghamshire
Code: D4373#4
Reference: Nottingham, Nottingham University Library, Mi L 3/2 (fols A12r-13r)
Function: Land survey




[fol. a12r][line 18]Thise bene the merkes & boundes of a wode & a waste in the Forest
of Shirewod som~ tyme Rauff Bugges of Notyngham~ & after Richard
Bynghames knyght & hit aperteynethe to the towne of Byngham~

haywod
[Latin: Jste sunt bunde & mete cuiusdam bosc~ voc~ haywode]
Thise bene the merkes & boundes of one wode callyd haywode begynnyng at the Southe Cor-
ner of the southe feld of Blithworthe goyng toward hoggeston~ by an~ old dyke to thowe com~
to an~ old syke callyd Drysyke and so descendyng by the same syke vnto a grete wey where
the Ryver of Douer bek gothe ouer the seyd wey whiche is betuyx welhawe & Notyngham~ ~~~
whiche is a bounde of the Forest fro welhawe to Douerbek and then~ turnyng bak toward
hoggeston~ goyng by a way that gothe fro hoggeston~ vnto Blitheworthe to thowe com~ to a
grete valey next to the seyd grete hye waye callyd haywod dale goyng by the waye in ~~~
the bothom~ of the seyd valey extendyng toward the northe whiche waye is callyd the blake
gate in haywod dale & euer goyng by the same waye northward to thowe com~ to a waye ~~~
that is on~ the north syd of the hyngynghylle & hit ledithe fro Farnesfeld vnto Blithworthe
and then~ turnyng toward the west by the same waye to thowe com~ to the Est corner of the sou-
the feld of Blithworthe and then~ goyng fro the seyd Corner & out of the hedge of the seyd
[fol. a12v]Feld southward to thowe com~ to the Southe Corner of the seyd South feld of Blitheworthe
where it began~ & c~ ;
The merkes & boundes of the wodes & wastes appteynyng [sic] to the
abbey of Rufford wtin~ the boundes of the Forest of shirewod
remaynyng after the Jornay of hughe Nevylle & after the departyng
out of the Forest of diuerse land in the counte of Notyngham~
by the same hughe Nevylle Justice of the Forest & c~

primus
woddes and
wastes of
Rufford

[Latin: Jste sunt mete & bunde & c~] Thise bene the merkes & boundes of the
abbottis of Rufford of his soile & his wode remaynyng wtin~ the forest of Shirewod after
the tyme of the disaforestyng of the Clay out & fro the Forest . begynnyng at the stone
grauelles leuyng the gate vnder~ the lounde & goyng wtout the Closse of the towne of welhowe by the
grete waye that gothe betuyx Notyngham~ & welhowe to thowe com~ to a thorne apon~ an~ old ~~~
dyke vnder the wode of the archebisshop of york callyd litelhaghe whiche thorne is callyd abbottes thor-
ne and fro thense turnyng westward by a way streight betuyx the wode of Burne & litelhaghe &
Blitheworthe wode to thowe com~ to the Forthe of Raynewathe in Suthwelle rode whiche Forthee
seuerith the kynges wode of lyndehirst . the wode of mamsfeld . & the wode of the abbottes of Ruf-
ford . as to the lengithe & the wode of the archebisshop of yorke . & hit abbuttithe on~ the west ~~~
hede in lengithe apon~ Sothewelle rode gate on~ the Est syde of the forseyd Forthe . and then~ go-
yng fro the forseyd Forthe westward vnto the Rodegate that gothe fro Newsted to Rufford . and
fro thense turnyng Estward by the same Rodegate to thowe com~ to the abbottis thorne growing
on~ the west syde of the same wey and fro the seyd thorne by the same waye vnto Bellons
medowe and fro thense goyng by the same wey vnto a valey that gothe westward to wul-
freycliff in the whiche valey the Rodegate and the way that ledithe fro Blitheworth to
Clipston~ mete to-geder and then~ fro the seyd valey levyng the Rodegate goyng northward
by a way that gothe to Clypston~ to thowe com~ agayn~ abbottes hymmyslowe to a weye þt
ledithe fro wylkynsfeld toward Mamsfeud wodehouse and then~ turnyng the same waye fro
abbottes hymmyslowe vnto Nomans~ wode oder-wyse callyd forsworne wode leuyng the wode
on~ the Est syde of the seyd wey to the abbott of Rufford & alle the wode on~ the west
syde of the seyd wey to the lorde kyng to thowe to [sic] a litelle hylle on~ the west syde of the
same wey in Falonsdale and fro thense turnyng Estward by the west syde of Falonsdale
vnto the Crossyd Oke wt the thorne whiche is in the Est end of Falonsdale and then~ goyng
fro the Crossyd Oke ascendyng the hylle estward streight vnto a litel hille wtin~ the west
ende of the wode of Clipston~ shrogges sett for a bounde and so goyng fro the seyd ~~~
litelle hylle estward by an~ old wey wtin~ the syde of the wode as the litelle hilles for
[fol. a13r]boundes arered ledyn~ vnto the west hede of long valley whiche valey extendithe in lengithe fro A
ponde callyd Ruford Damme toward the west & toward the Crossyd Oke aforeseyd and so goyng
fro the hede of long valey wtin~ the syde of the wode on~ the west syde or north syde of the seyd ~~~
long valey to thowe com~ to the Faire holyn~ and then~ fro the Faire holyn~ euermore Estward wtin~
the syde of the seyd wode on~ the west parte of the seyd long valey as the hilles that be sett for
boundes betuyx the lordshippes of Clipston~ & the soyle of the abbottes of Rufford ledyn~ vnto the
white stubbe and then~ goyng by the west syde of the seyd long valey to thowe com~ to a litelle
hille at the Est ende of Clipston~ shrogges and fro thense streight by the est syde of a valey
callyd Nettylldale vnto a litelle hylle betuyx the lordship of Edynstowe & the soyle of the abbottes
of Rufford whiche hille is a bounde & hit is apon~ the bank on~ the est syde of Nettylle-dale
and fro thense streight estward vnto the water of Jdylle and ouer the seyd water streyght
estward vnto a-noder litelle hylle on~ the Est syde of Nettylle-dale & on~ the Est syde of the
same water and fro thense turnyng somwhat Northward vnto a bounde betuyx the lordship of
allerton~ & the soyle of the abbottes of Rufford in the Est hede of Nettylle-dale aforeseyd and
Fro thense go Estward streight on~ the Est syde of an~ iiij square old dyke to thowe com~ to a way
that ledithe betuyx allerton~ & Ekeryng & ouer the seyd way vnto a long hille sett for a ~~~
bounde betuyx the lordship of allerton~ & the soyle of the abbottes of Rufford by a fotepathe
parted in ij and fro the seyd long hylle biparted go streight by an~ old pathe toward welhawe
to thowe com~ to a grete Dyke besyde the Closse of welhawe and fro the seyd Dyke vnto ~~~
stone grauells where it was begon~ & c~ ⸫