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SOME FEUDAL MILLS. 23
predictis pistoribus, duodecimo die Aprilis, anno predicto ; et Ialia
pars ejusdem dividende remanet penes rememoratorum, videlicet '^^]^^^ c^^^
in filacio de extentis et inquisicionibus de hoc anno [1319]. DUBLIN
Memorandum. On the 8th of April, in the year above mentioned, 7. Oath of
came here Henry of Worcester, Thomas Turmyn, Robert of Tristel- Keepers, 13 19.
dermot, Galfred of Wales, William of Devon, Walter Brown, Robert
Russell, and John Syward, and bound themselves by oath to the
lord the king before the Treasurer and barons here that they will
well and faithfully serve the lord the king and his people in the
custodianship of the mills of the said lord the king beside Dublin
Castle ; and that from year to year they will well and truly answer
to the said lord the king in the Court of Exchequer here for the
revenues of the said mills. And thereupon the same day was made
an inventory of the articles found in the aforesaid mills and deUvered
up by the previous keepers : its tenor being as follows :—
Inventory of dishes and such-like utensils found in the mills Inventory of
of the lord the king below the Castle of Dublin on the 8th of Plant, 1319.
April, &c., and delivered to Henry of Winchester [previously termed
as of Worcester], Thomas Tormyn, Robert of Tristeldermot, Galfred
of Wales, William of Devon, and Robert Russell, keepers
of the
said mills ; that is to say :—There are in the said place two tubs
[or bins] prepared for containing in safe custody corn and flour ;
four bills
[or millstone-picks], one hoop-measure, and a half hoopmeasure
of little value for the taking of toll and one tribulus ; [or
scoop-measure] for the same purpose.
And be it known that one part of the said inventory was given
to the afore-named pistors on the 12th of April in the said year, and
the other part remains among the records filed with the surveys and
inquisitions of this year [1319].
The foregoing illustrates the subjection of keepers
of royal mills solely to the supervision and, in the
event of fraud, to the jurisdiction of the Exchequer ;
whilst keepers of any other mills in the city were
subjected to the control of the corporation, as set forth Text, III. 198
in the civic confirmation in 1309 of certain ancient
*'
good customs." The inventory of Dublin Castle Mills
in 1 3 19 will be noted to compare unfavourably with
that of the more extensive mills of the king at Ardee Ibid., III. 8.
in 1305. Among the items mentioned at Dublin
were the hoop-measure and the tribulus, both of which
occur in the finding of the jury at an interesting ibid.,iv.,ch. in.
inquisition held at Chester about 1399; the first
named being a measure and the second a toll-dish.