1 vnus attilliator, vnus faber, vnus carpentarius, et vnus cementarius ; et de aliis residuis, fiant janitores, vigiles, et alii Ministri, qui necessarii sunt in Castro. Et mandatum est omnibus Ballivis &c. quod eidem Hugoni, tanquam Custodi Castri predicti, intendentes sint. In cuius &c: Teste Rege apud Kaernaruan, xxj die Octobris (1284). [Amongst the family records at Porkington is a copy of the charter granted by King Edward I. to the town of Harlech, upon 22nd of November,2 1284, and which appears to be entered upon the Rotulus Walliæ of 13 Edw. I., Membrana 4; but this charter is printed in the work entitled "The Record of Caernarvon,” p. 193.] II. RECEIPT FROM STEPHEN DE NORTON FOR HIS WAGES AS CARPENTER IN [Branch Record Office, Carlton Ride. Orig.] Pateat vniuersis per presentes, quod ego Stephanus de Norton, Carpentarius, recepi per diuersas vices & particulas, de magistro Thoma de Esthalle de Esthalle,3 Camerario North Wallie, in denariis numeratis ad manus, pro vadiis meis, a festo videlicet pasche anno principatus domini Edwardi, tunc principis, vijo, usque festum michaelis proximum sequens, (videlicet per viginti sex septimanas & quatuor dies) Anno Regni eiusdem, nunc Regis Anglie, primo, me continue existente per idem tempus, in castro de Hardelech, & operante ibidem, per ordinacionem & preceptum domini Hugonis de Audeleghe, Justiciarii Northwallie, per missionem Camerarii predicti, & per visum & testimonium Constabularii dicti Castri, me que percipiente per quamlibet septimanam totius temporis predicti, quatuordecim denarios sterlingorum, tam nomine dictorum vadiorum, quam vnius garnesture Castri predicti, & per quatuor dies octo denarios,3 triginta vnum solidum sterlingorum. In cuius rei testimonium, presentibus sigillum meum apposui. Et in maius testimonium Sigillum Viuiani de Staundon, Constabularii predicti, apponi procuDatum apud Caernarvon, die sabbati xxxo die Septembris, anno primo supradicto. III. ACCOUNT OF JOHN LE COLIERE OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE CASTLE of HARLECH, FROM WHITSUNDAY (MAY 14TH) TO MICHAELMAS, 1307. [Branch Record Office, Carlton Ride. Orig.] Compotus Johannis le Coliere de expencis sirca3 cariagio & aliis necessariis in Casto de Hardeleche, a die dominica Pentecoste, anno Principatus Principis Edwardi vijo, usque festo sancti Michaelis 1 A maker of arrows, lances, and such like weapons. Calendar of the Welsh Rolls, in the Tower, p. 93. 3 Sic. 2 Ayloffe's proxime sequenti, anno Regno Regis Edwardi filii Edwardi, primo. Idem computat in cariagio vj doleorum vini, de Mare usque Castro, pro garnestura eiusdem castri, vj s. v denarios. Et in vno cerco, empto pro dicto vino custodiendo, iij denarios. Item computat in viijo. quarteriis calcis, emptis apud Le deutrayth, iiijs. Item computat in cariagio terre & Zabulonis,1 per vices, per idem tempus, xvj denarios. Item computat in cariagio bordorum & Maeremii,2 per idem tempus, per vices, iiij s. x denarios, obolum-ad tascam. Summa xvj s. x denarios, obolum. IV. WARRANT FOR THE REPAIRS OF SOME OF THE CASTLES, &c., IN NORTH WALES. [From an original roll of Ministers' accounts for the county of Merioneth, of 29-30 Hen. VIII. Branch Record Office, Carlton Ride.] HENRY the Eight, by the grace of God, Kinge of England and of ffraunce, defensor of the feith, lord of Irelande, and in erth Supreme hedde of the Churche of Englande, TO our trusty and wellbeloved our Chamberleyne, Generall Surveyors, and Auditors, of oure Principalitye of Northwales, TO our Shireffes and Exchetors of oure Countyes of Caernarvon, Anglesey, and Meryoneth, within our seide Principalyte, and to euery of theym for the tyme beynge, greatynge. WHEREAS oure Castels of Conwey, Beawmares, Caernarvon, and Hardlaghe, and Towne walles of Conwey, Beawmares, and Caernarvon, our Chequer, and Treasorye, wherein oure Records doo remayne, And also oure howse where our Justice Mynystreth our lawes, within our seide Pryncipalyte of Northwales, are moche Ruynous, and ferre in decaye, for lakke of tymely Reparacions, as we be credibly informed; And if they benot the sooner reapared lyke vtterly to be decayed, which shulde be to vs and to oure heyres greate preiudice, losse, and damage; WE let you wete that our pleasure and wille is to haue our seide Castels and Towne walles, and other our seide howses to be substantyally reapared and amended. WHEREFORE we wolle and Commaunde, aswell yow our seide Chamberleyne for the tyme beynge, and also yow our seide Shireffes and Exchetors of oure seide Countyes of Caernarvon, Anglesey, and Merioneth, within our seide principalite, that now be or hereafter shalbe, that ye, with diligent spede, from tyme to tyme, do levye all sutche fynes, amerciaments, recognisaunces forfeited, and other forfeitures and Casualtyes that now be, and ffrom hensffurth shalbe streatyd vnto yow and euery of yow, from our Justice of our seide Principalite, and the same fynes to be from tyme to tyme levyed, ye do, durynge our pleasure, cause to be delyvered vnto the hands of our trusty and welbeloued servaunts John Pakyngton & John Arnolde Esquyers, or to the hands of oone of theym, whom we haue appoynted, constituted, and ordeyned, and by thes oure letteres do appoynte, constitute, and ordeyne, to Receue the same, to thintent to haue the same imployde in & vppon the Reparacions of our seide Castels and other places aforeseide. And that they or somme other substancyalle honeste person or persones, by theym to be appoynted, in their absence, to haue the orderynge & ouerseight of the seide Castels, and Raparacions, & money to be imployed by theire discrecions, in & vppon the same Reparacions of oure seide Castels, and Towne walles, and other places afore rehersed. AS also we commaunde yow, our seide Generall surueyors and auditors, & euery of yow, Recevinge of our seide seruaunts John Pakynton & John Arnolde, or of sutche person or persones as they shall appoynte, Bookes engrossed of the particulers & parcels of the same Reparacions, by yow to be duly examyned, ye doo clerely make, durynge our seide pleasure due allowance accordingly. AND these our letteres shalbe vnto yow and euery of yow sufficient warraunte and discharge agaynste vs at all tymes hereafter in that behalf. AND ffurther we commande & charge yow our seide Chamberleyne of our seide principalyte, that immediatly vppon the seight and receipte of thes our letteres, ye do make oute the same vnder our great seale in your custodye, and the same so written and sealed ye do delyuer vnto our seide seruaunts or to oone of theym incontynently, and these oure letteres shalbe vnto yow a sufficient & immediate warraunte and discharge, at alle tymes hereafter, agaynste vs, in that behalff. Yeven at our Towne of Beawmares, the ffirste day of July in the yere of oure reigne the xxxth. V. The following survey of Harlech Castle is transcribed from a manuscript in the collection at Porkington. It is endorsed, "Merionethe An oulde .. and, in a much more modern hand, "the dimensions of Harlech." 66 The words, too, "An oulde," and the date, though in a character which seems contemporary with that date, are written in, apparently, a more modern hand than "Merionethe," Harlaghe, or the survey itself, which is in a character similar to one commonly used in the reign of Henry VIII. It is not improbable that this document contains the particulars of a view of the castle taken in consequence of the foregoing warrant of that king. 1 Probably Castle. ARCHÆOL. CAMB. VOL. I.] DD 1 Midst. The Consisteth of an Arche Length xxx yerdes. bredth iiij yerdes. 2 Winding staircases. 3 Sic.-Query, Grises (steps) thirty, yards five? If so, this may be the measurement, in length, of the ground covered by the stairs, which had a turn in them; and the breadth given may be that of the same ground. 4 Sic. The Castle of Harlaghe. The The lodging called the The towre on the left The Chambre1 next the 1 It is stated in the Glossary of Architecture, that the Latin term camera was used to signify a suite of rooms. The word chamber, it would seem, is here used in the same sense. |