Calender of State Papers DOM 1553-8
Fee of John, lord William of Thane, keeper of the park 60s 8d p.a.
Ric. Bradley underkeeper has 10 kine, 1 bull and 1 gelding in the park.
NRO Herbert Whittlebury Collection
20th day of Aug: 1676 Michaell Bebington , the particular office of Woodward, of all and every Woods, Underwoods and Lands within our forests of Whittlewood and Saulcey.
October 20th. 1699 Thomas Bebington Bayliffe of the Honor of Grafton
Nicholas Harris Nicolas Esq. The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry VIII November 1529-November 1533 (London 1827)
William Pendred of Grafton, park keper, carriadge of water with the water cart from the parsonage to the palce servyng all the morter makers 18 days, 16 per diem 24s.
Doc. 142 Vol. I
To all and singular the Officers and Ministers of Her Majesties fforest of Salcey in the County of Northampton
Where as Christopher Montague Esq. Lieutenant of the said fforest of Salcey. Hath certified me under his Hand that the Coppice commonly called or known by the name of Sandpitts in the fforest of Salcey in the Walk of Richard Wynn Keeper is the age of twenty one year.
NRO Misc.Qs 293, I 37
6 Oct 1719 Duke of Grafton appoints John Bland of Alderton his gamekeeper of manor of Alderton
NRO Misc. QS 293, ii 44
1763 28 May. Duke of Grafton Lord of the honor and manor of Grafton and for the manors of Alderton, Potterspury, More End and Yardley Gobion entered his servant James Hammond his gamekeeper for said honor and manor under his hand 30 Dec 1762
NRO Misc. QS 293, ii,68
Jan 1769 Duke of Grafton Lord of the manors Grafton, Potterspury, Yardley Gobion and Alderton entered Charles Heath gamekeeper for said manors by dep. 19 Oct. last.
NRO, Misc. QR 293, ii105
6 June Elizabeth Prowse Lady of the manors of Wicken, Grafton Alderton, Potterspury and Paulerspury entered Joseph Foxley of Wicken gamekeeper for the said manors by dep. 5 June 1776.
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Salcey - originally meaning "Willow Wood" - consisted of only 1,100 acres of coppices surrounding Salcey Lawn with it's ancient ornamental oaks, making a total area of 1,8,47 acres. The forest was divided into four walks - Hanslope, Piddington and Hartwell in order of size, with the Lawns comprising the Deputy Ranger's walk. Rights of common in Salcey were possessed by six forest villages, being Ashton, Hackleton, Hartwell, Piddington, and Quinton and the large Buckinghamshire village of Hanslope. No perambulation of 1641 can be discovered for either Salcey or Whittlewood and it is doubtful whethter one was made, but the Edwardian perambulation give approximate ideas of their meets and bounds.
NRO ML 114
Commons Journals, xlvi, 98. George Montagu in his Salcey Forest Rangers Book (NRO Misc. Ledger 114) in the mid-eighteenth cent. Gave the following details of the girth of oaks in Salcey
NRO ML114
1776 Buck season begins at Mid Summer ends at Holy Rood Day
Doe season begins Nov. 13th. ends at January 17th. Old Twelfth Day
X7206 Whittlebury Collection Vol. II
To the Constable of Whittlebury
Northton
Whereas John King & Steven Inns was this day convicted by their father's confession, for having unlawfully taken wood out of the Forrest of Whittlewood. There are therefore in his Majesties name to require you the said Constable to give the said John King & Steven Inns correction as the Law requires by publickly whipping them in your said town, & hereof fail not at your perrill. Given under my hand & seale the 18th. day of May 1715 in the first year of his Majesties Reign.
Fr. Trundell
