Christopher FitzRandolph, great-grandfather of Edward "the pilgrim" FitzRandolph, appears in Thorton's Nottinghamshire on a list of 1538-1539 official perambulators of Sherwood Forest:earth of the English Church;) By Robert Brymesley, Gabriel Berwicke, Richard Perepoint Esqr's; Alexander Merring, Christopher ffitzrandole, Robert Whitemore, John Walker, Manrite Orrell, John Garnon, John Palmer Gentlemen; Robert Levett. William Mellars,
"A Perambulacion of the fforrest of Sheerewood made the nineth day of September in the Thirtyeth year of the Reigne of King Henry the Eighth (by the grace of God of England and strance King defender of the faith Lord of Ireland and Supreme head upon
Regarders were, in the hierarchy of forest officials, "...twelve knights chosen to carry out a general inspection of the forest every three years," according to the Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway:
http://www.nottsheritagegateway.org.uk/places/sherwoodforest.htm
Does anyone know who would have appointed the regarders/inspectors?
Was this an honorary role given to trusted or well-connected local men?
And/or were the chosen men likely to have been especially familiar with the forest environs due to their land holdings, or be experienced at surveying or some related discipline?
On 28-May-22 6:36 AM, Girl57 wrote:earth of the English Church;) By Robert Brymesley, Gabriel Berwicke, Richard Perepoint Esqr's; Alexander Merring, Christopher ffitzrandole, Robert Whitemore, John Walker, Manrite Orrell, John Garnon, John Palmer Gentlemen; Robert Levett. William Mellars,
Christopher FitzRandolph, great-grandfather of Edward "the pilgrim" FitzRandolph, appears in Thorton's Nottinghamshire on a list of 1538-1539 official perambulators of Sherwood Forest:
"A Perambulacion of the fforrest of Sheerewood made the nineth day of September in the Thirtyeth year of the Reigne of King Henry the Eighth (by the grace of God of England and strance King defender of the faith Lord of Ireland and Supreme head upon
Peter, thank you for this helpful and interesting information. It gives me much better insight about regarders and the context of their work. Is it fair to say that Sherwood Forest was among the best known of the King's Forests, way back when, or am IRegarders were, in the hierarchy of forest officials, "...twelve knights chosen to carry out a general inspection of the forest every three years," according to the Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway:
http://www.nottsheritagegateway.org.uk/places/sherwoodforest.htm
Does anyone know who would have appointed the regarders/inspectors?
Was this an honorary role given to trusted or well-connected local men?
And/or were the chosen men likely to have been especially familiar with the forest environs due to their land holdings, or be experienced at surveying or some related discipline?According to Charles Young in _The Royal Forests of Medieval England_ (1979), writing about the Angevin system:
p. 49: "The Assize of Woodstock in 1185 provided that in each county
where there was a royal forest twelve knights were to be chosen to guard
the king's venison and vert, and these officials were later referred
to as regarders."
p. 53: "Other officials with duties in respect to the forest were the verderers and the regarders, and these officials were chosen in county
court under the supervision of the sheriff."
p. 54: "The sheriff alone was responsible for holding the election of verderers and regarders and for holding the regard."
p. 87: "The only other type of forest official whose work was of general importance was the regarder. According to the sixth chapter of the
Charter of the Forest, the regarders should make the regard every third year, and it was essential that a regard be made before the coming of
the justices in eyre for forest pleas. The sheriff chose the regarders (usually twelve) when ordered to do so by a royal letter ... Although
the foresters were expected to lead the regarders, the regarders were required to make the regard on their own initiative if necessary and to present the results to the justices in eyre. No man was allowed to be a regarder and a coroner at the same time. [para] The regard consisted of
a general inspection of the forest to determine the answers to a number
of specific questions known as the chapters of the regard. The major
thrust of these chapters was to determine whether anyone had made
assarts to bring forest land into cultivation, had constructed buildings
or other encroachments known by the general term of purprestures, or had
cut trees and thereby created waste in the forest ... Because they were
like the verderers in being independent of the foresters, the regarders provided another check on any abuse committed by those officials."
pp. 157: "Another indication of the decline of the royal forest in the fourteenth century can be seen in what happened to the regard, an institution that provided a general survey of the vert and of
encroachments upon the forest ... Because commissions for making the
regard were issued as letters close to the sheriffs, some idea of the continuity of this aspect of the forest administration can be derived
from the Close Rolls. In the 1340s and 1350s the number of counties in
which regards were held declined, then almost disappeared south of the
Trent after 1360, and ended completely in the south after 1387. The
three forests north of the Trent in which regards were n1ade regularly
were Inglewood, Pickering, and Sherwood."
Peter Stewart
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On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 9:40:07 PM UTC-4, pss...@optusnet.com.au wrote:earth of the English Church;) By Robert Brymesley, Gabriel Berwicke, Richard Perepoint Esqr's; Alexander Merring, Christopher ffitzrandole, Robert Whitemore, John Walker, Manrite Orrell, John Garnon, John Palmer Gentlemen; Robert Levett. William Mellars,
On 28-May-22 6:36 AM, Girl57 wrote:
Christopher FitzRandolph, great-grandfather of Edward "the pilgrim" FitzRandolph, appears in Thorton's Nottinghamshire on a list of 1538-1539 official perambulators of Sherwood Forest:
"A Perambulacion of the fforrest of Sheerewood made the nineth day of September in the Thirtyeth year of the Reigne of King Henry the Eighth (by the grace of God of England and strance King defender of the faith Lord of Ireland and Supreme head upon
just thinking that because of Robin Hood?Peter, thank you for this helpful and interesting information. It gives me much better insight about regarders and the context of their work. Is it fair to say that Sherwood Forest was among the best known of the King's Forests, way back when, or am IAccording to Charles Young in _The Royal Forests of Medieval England_
Regarders were, in the hierarchy of forest officials, "...twelve knights chosen to carry out a general inspection of the forest every three years," according to the Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway:
http://www.nottsheritagegateway.org.uk/places/sherwoodforest.htm
Does anyone know who would have appointed the regarders/inspectors?
Was this an honorary role given to trusted or well-connected local men?
And/or were the chosen men likely to have been especially familiar with the forest environs due to their land holdings, or be experienced at surveying or some related discipline?
(1979), writing about the Angevin system:
p. 49: "The Assize of Woodstock in 1185 provided that in each county
where there was a royal forest twelve knights were to be chosen to guard
the king's venison and vert, and these officials were later referred
to as regarders."
p. 53: "Other officials with duties in respect to the forest were the
verderers and the regarders, and these officials were chosen in county
court under the supervision of the sheriff."
p. 54: "The sheriff alone was responsible for holding the election of
verderers and regarders and for holding the regard."
p. 87: "The only other type of forest official whose work was of general
importance was the regarder. According to the sixth chapter of the
Charter of the Forest, the regarders should make the regard every third
year, and it was essential that a regard be made before the coming of
the justices in eyre for forest pleas. The sheriff chose the regarders
(usually twelve) when ordered to do so by a royal letter ... Although
the foresters were expected to lead the regarders, the regarders were
required to make the regard on their own initiative if necessary and to
present the results to the justices in eyre. No man was allowed to be a
regarder and a coroner at the same time. [para] The regard consisted of
a general inspection of the forest to determine the answers to a number
of specific questions known as the chapters of the regard. The major
thrust of these chapters was to determine whether anyone had made
assarts to bring forest land into cultivation, had constructed buildings
or other encroachments known by the general term of purprestures, or had
cut trees and thereby created waste in the forest ... Because they were
like the verderers in being independent of the foresters, the regarders
provided another check on any abuse committed by those officials."
pp. 157: "Another indication of the decline of the royal forest in the
fourteenth century can be seen in what happened to the regard, an
institution that provided a general survey of the vert and of
encroachments upon the forest ... Because commissions for making the
regard were issued as letters close to the sheriffs, some idea of the
continuity of this aspect of the forest administration can be derived
from the Close Rolls. In the 1340s and 1350s the number of counties in
which regards were held declined, then almost disappeared south of the
Trent after 1360, and ended completely in the south after 1387. The
three forests north of the Trent in which regards were n1ade regularly
were Inglewood, Pickering, and Sherwood."
Peter Stewart
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Is it fair to say that Sherwood Forest was among the best known of the King's Forests, way back when, or am I just thinking that because of Robin Hood?
On 28/05/2022 20:39, Girl57 wrote:Peter and Ian, this is fascinating; thank you. I'd never thought about royal management of forests, and even the definition of "forest." Will look at book and map. Re: "...and all his lands were outside the regard and his dogs exempt from being lawed..."
Is it fair to say that Sherwood Forest was among the best known of the King's Forests, way back when, or am I just thinking that because of Robin Hood?The New Forest in Hampshire is, I think, the best known. Sherwood is
the probably the best known N of the Trent followed, maybe, by the High Peak.
This map, basedon Ian Simmons' map, shows the various forests but down't label them all: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Royal.Forests.1327.1336.selected.jpg
The Calendars of Patent Rolls and Close Rolls have many instances of these forestry posts being granted to royal officials and king's clerks. The grant often also conferred the right to exercise the position by deputy.Wibs, thank you. This helps a lot. Trying to find insight about Christopher so I can place him in larger context of family and other relationships.
Wibs
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