| Description | Park at Hackness
Attorney-General (on behalf of the King) v
Sir Thomas Hoby of Hackness
Information of Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney General, that Sir Thomas Hoby, for one year past, without any warrant or royal grant, had used in the manor of Hackness the liberties and privileges of having a park there and refusing to allow anyone to enter to hunt or chase in the manor of demesne lands without license of Sir Thomas to the great damage and prejudice of the King and his royal perogative
Sir Thomas is to answer by what warrant he claims the liberties and to appear before the King
Sir Thomas appeared and denies his usurping as above, and recited Letters Patent on Henry VII 3 May a.r.7 [1492] granting to the Abbot and Convent of Whitby and his sucessors, and Patent of Queen Elizabeth and other evidences that he has lawfully enjoyed the liberties
The Attorney-General not willing to prosecute any further Hilary 16 James [January 1619] |