Kepyng Carlton Park, III.

Kep'shipp at Barden, xxxs.

Kepyng his l'p's deer in Longstrothe, XLS.

Kep'shipp of the great new P'ke here at Skipton al. P'ke George, vIIIl.

Looking to my lo. deare on Thorpe Fell, xxs.

John Taylor of Littondale, for his kep'shipp there, XLS.

P'd for going to the Birks with a letter for bringing six red deer hither picked out of Lister Simonson's herd, xıd.

For going to Londesbro. with the great buck of Threshfield, IxS.

Gave to Mr. Michael Lister's man and maide, who brought 2 hyndes calves and a cowe from their master (the cowe he gave unto my lo.) Xid.

John Wardman, for the charge of himself and two men carrying 13 kyne and 25 hynde calves to my lady Suffolke at Saffron Walden, on whom my lo. did bestowe them, vIIl.

Given to the keepers of Wighil-park, Mr. Hen. Stapleton's men, my lo. having killed two buckes in his parke, xxs.

To the keeper of Allerton Mallw'r p'ke, where my lo. killed a buck, XIIIS. Ivd. 1609. For getting 33 pearch and troot from Mawater for my lo. and judge, IIS. vid. March 27. For 10 burden of rishes against the judge coming, xxd.

August 27. For later parcels provided for my lo. and his companie being here at Skipton between 17 July last and 25 of the same, at which tyme he should have layne at Bolton, XLVIIIS; and for this later tyme, my lo. being here, my lo. Rutland, my lo. Clyfford, Sir Geo. Manners, Sir Is. Savile, Sir Wm. Inglebie, Sir Thomas Metcalfe, Sir Stephen Tempest, and a great companie of about 140 persons daylie, between 8th of Aug. and 20th of the same, xl. 111.

vid.

1622. April 14. Four men that brought the wild beastes from Craven.

The following Items are purely miscellaneous.

1595. P'd for vi cabishes, and some caret rootts bought at Hull, IIS.
Ditto, Given to
for bringing II ropes of onyons from Hull, vid.

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1609, 23 March. P'd for fishing in Mawater tarne for the judge at this assize here, xs. 1610. 21 July. P'd to Xtopher Beckewith, ye old man, for going about my lo. catle and shepe in evrie place here in Craven, to kepe them, with God's helpe, from the murryn, or any other sickness, vs.

1614. By my lordes appointm't, to my lord Clifford, my la. Clifford, my la. Marg't, and my la. Frances, to each of them in gold x twenty shilling peices, as new year's guift, XLIIIl. Ditto, A reward to one that brought a book to my lord about planting wood, vis. Ditto, P'd Sir W'm Paddie for his opinion in prescribing my lo. a course for taking of phisicke, IIIl. VIS.-Dr. Lister in golde, for the like, XLIIIS; vl. xs.

A lease

1618. P'd for a pair of carnation silk stockings, and a pair of asshe-coloured taffata garters and roses, edged with silver lace, given by my lo. to Mrs. Douglas Shiefeld, she drawing my lo. for her valentyne, IIIl. xs.

1619. To my lord Clifford, for his journey to Normanbie, to be the king's deputy at the cristening of my lo. Sheffield his son, xl.

Given to my lo. to play at Tables in the Great Chamber, vs.
P'd to his lo. losses at shovelboard, xs.

1640. His maj'ies new yeares gift this year, presented in gold, xxl.

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Rec'd for my lorde new years guifts from his maj'te for plate, w'ch was allowed in money

for two yeares, xvil.

Wages of R. Wiggen, keeper of Mawater Tarne, for one yeare, 11. xIIIs.

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Disbursed in my lady's journey from London to Londesbro', being eleven days, with 33 horses, LXVIIIl. XVIIIs. Ixd.

1642, May 9. Delivered to his lordship for his journey from London to the court at York, Ll.

1651. Riding charges of her * honours journey and the whole family from Bolton to Londesbro' with the remove of the goods, vil. VIIIs. vid.

1652. For a Chutions, wheron is their honors armes graven and quartered for the wearing of there hon'rs Swanherd on the carrs in Holderness, XXIIIs. xd.

Given to T. Preston Bayliffe of Long Preston, a reward for discovery of gold found there, two trees, value xs. ↑

* Lady Corke.

† From these accounts it is evident, that the commonest garden vegetables were in 1595 brought from Holland. In 1609, the floors of Skipton castle were strewed with rushes for the judges, and other guests. In 1610, a charm appears to have been employed (with God's help) to preserve the earl's cattle from the murrain. In 1614, inoculation of trees was beginning to be practised, and my lord, at least, thought and read about planting. Nearly at the same time, I find a person sent for out of Nottinghamshire to teach the people of Craven to lay and pleach hedges. Hawking was very expensive. A leash of these birds cost 161. and their voracity in eating up 60 doz. of pigeons is very revolting to modern economy. Physicians fees were liberal. Lady Clifford travelled with 32 horses, and was eleven days on her way from Londesborough to London. On their way the family rested one night at Buckden with the bishop of Lincoln, and watchers were paid, who waked with the horses. On the way from Londesborough to Skipton, they usually spent their first night at Bishopthorp. From Skipton into Westmoreland, I find that they pursued the direct way by Settle, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendale, &c. direct to Brougham. In 1652, is a late instance of a swanherd, with his coat and badge. Antiquarian curiosity is strongly excited by the hint of this golden treasure trove at Longpreston. Pity that we are not told whether it consisted of coins, vessels, or ornaments in that metal. A keeper was regularly maintained by the family upon Malham Tarn. Cater Parcels, often mentioned in the Household Book, seem to have consisted of miscellaneous articles of food; and it is remarkable, that twelve days provisions for 140 persons cost no more than 111. 3s. 6d. But the Parks and Forests, while they supplied amusement and stimulated appetite, would furnish the principal luxury of the table-and wine is otherwise accounted for.

Having thus brought down our account of the house of Clifford, in its connexion with Craven, to the present time, it remains that we take a survey of the

CASTLE OF SKIPTON, THEIR RESIDENCE.

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That the basis of this pile was the work of Robert de Romillè, probably in the end of the Conqueror's, or the beginning of his son's reign, there can be little doubt; as it is affirmed by Camden, who, though he quotes no authority, seldom asserts at random. Of the original building however, little, I think, besides the Western door-way of the inner castle now remains. But, as that consists of a treble semicircular arch, supported upon square piers, it can scarcely be assigned to a later period. The rest of Romille's work, besides a bailey and lodgings about it, must have consisted, according to the uniform * style of castles in that period, of a square tower, with perpendicular buttresses of little projection at the angles, and of single round-headed lights in the walls. - Every vestige, however, of such an edifice has perished, with the single exception mentioned above; and the oldest part of Skipton Castle now remaining consists of seven round towers †, partly in the sides and partly in the angles of the building, connected by rectilinear apartments, which form an irregular quadrangular court within. The walls are from twelve to nine feet thick; yet, when the castle was slighted, by ordinance of parliament, in the last century, they were demolished, in some places, as appears, half way, and, in others, almost wholly to the foundation. This part was the work of Robert de Clifford, in the beginning of Edward the Second's time; for, according to his descendant lady Pembroke, " he was the chief builder of the most strong parts of Skipton Castle, which had been out of " repair and ruinous from the Albemarles time." But the Eastern part, a single range of building, at least sixty yards long, terminated by an octagon tower, is known to have been built by the first earl of Cumberland, in the short period of four or five months, for the reception of "the lady Eleanor Brandon's grace," who married his son, in the 27th of that reign. This part, which was meant for state rather than defence, was not slighted with the " main part of the castle," and remains nearly in its present condition, as the wainscot, carved with fluted, or, as they are sometimes styled, canework pannels, and even some of the original furniture, serve to prove. The upper windows only were altered by the countess of Pembroke. The lady Eleanor's grace appears to have been received by the family, who, no doubt, were proud of such an alliance, with the honours of royalty; and a long gallery was then considered as a necessary appendage to every princely residence.