Court Rolls of John Le Scrope, 8th Baron Le Scrope of Bolton

Archive Unit
  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 RYCH/63
  • Dates of Creation
      Oct 1537
  • Language of Material
      Latin
  • Physical Description
      1 item, 6 membranes.

Scope and Content

Court rolls of John Le Scrope, 8th Baron Le Scrope of Bolton, entitled curialis Johannis Le Scrope in partibus borialibus, etc. The places concerned are in the Ure and Swale valleys in the North Riding of Yorkshire, as follows:

  • Thornton Rust, 15 October 1537;
  • Carperby, 15 October 1537;
  • East Bolton, 16 October 1537;
  • West Bolton, 16 October 1537;
  • Redmire, 16 October 1537;
  • Preston [under Scar], 17 October 1537;
  • Wensley, 17 October 1537;
  • Leyburn, 18 October 1537;
  • Harmby, 18 October 1537;
  • Thornton-Stewart, 19 October 1537;
  • Ellington, 19 October 1537;
  • Dounholme [Downholme], 20 October 1537;
  • [Kirkby] Fleetham, 22 October 1537;
  • Fencote, 22 October 1537;
  • Uckerby, 23 October 1537;
  • Ellerton, Bolton upon Swale, Whitwell, 23 October 1537;
  • Caldwell, 24 October 1537;
  • Wynston [Winston], 24 October 1537;
  • Barnyngham [Barningham], 25 October 1537;
  • Newsham, 25 October 1537;
  • Brignall, 25 October 1537;
  • Disforth [Dishforth], 29 October 1537;
  • Middleton [Quernhow], 30 October 1537;
  • Sutton-Howgrave, 30 October 1537;
  • Thornbarghe [Thornbrough], 30 October 1537.

Acquisition Information

Rylands accession no. R38924. Part of a collection of 80 manuscript volumes purchased by the John Rylands Library from Herbert A. Hughes esq. of Philpot & Co., solicitors, of Lincoln's Inn, London, for £600.

Custodial History

Formerly Squire MS, Series I, vol. 22.