Award

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Reports controversy between John Mylnes of Harden Grange in the parish of Bingley husbandman and Robert Laicoke of Whitcote in the parish of Bingley husbandman regarding:

The right and title of a parcel of wood called belbanke in Harden; for cutting and carrying away young oaks; for certain highways claimed by Robert for his carriages and cattle from Whitcote to laicoke wood part of the tenement of Whitcote through 2 closes called Nether feilde and Stonye flatte, parcel of Harden Grange in the tenure of John Mylnes and Joan Lange widow.

A commission of Q. Elizabeth has directed that John Smith, John Rawlinge and Walter Woller of Keighley, John Slaites of Wilsden yeomen examine witnesses and determine the facts. Judgement to be given by Francis Paslew of East Riddlesden Esq. Thomas Mawde of West Riddlesden gent. and William Currer of Marley yeoman.

Judgement: Robert Laicoke since the commencement of the suite has obtained the reversion of belbanke and so is lawfully entitled to it.

We order that Robert can sell any timber or bark and cut down wood in belbanke for the next 3 years and carry it away to the number of 40 trees.

And John can have the grass, pasture and herbage of belbanke wood and carry timber away as aforesaid during the term of his tenancy of Harden Grange.

And Robert to have access to the ways from Whitcote to laicocke wood through the nether field and Stonyflattes. And John to have a way from Harden Grange to Mylne wood.

Witnesses: Francis Paslew, Thomas Mawde, William Currer, Walter Woller



1b A later summary of the award (naming Mylnes as Miller)

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