Kyngeston Upon Hull is Sieged
The beautiful town of Kyngeston, is under siege by His Majesty, Charles Rex. While most of the Cavalier forces are billeted in the town of Beverley, there is a force with cannon across the marsh. A Parliamentary force will arrive by sea into our docks. Delivery from the countryside continues unimpeded. So Charles and his… Continue reading
Pestilence Index
Counters in the villages on the public byways submit reports daily on outbreak of the bubonic plague. Physicians wearing the beak mask should look to the market for stocks of herbs to combat the miasma, also known as the night air. Lavender, peppermint, camphor, roses, carnations, as well as juniper berry, ambergris, cloves, labdanum, myrrh,… Continue reading
Gayme Results
Poste your Shrovetide, medieval, mob footballe, village, campyon, or campan results here. They will be published in the gazette for the enjoyement of one and all. Continue reading
Cart for sale
Like new. Broken wheel. 1641 Yorkshire Rave Cart. Cover the distance between Blackpool and Hull in record time. Also needs new axle (wheels not included). Continue reading
Home for dog
Dog with slight case of distemper. Red, with bushy tail. Urinates a lot and likes to dig holes in the cabbage patch. Doesn’t get along with other dogs. Wife says it’s me or the dog. Continue reading
The Warbler
There’s lots to be said about the birds that inhabit the marshes that surround the Town of Hull. But that will have to be informed by an expert. Continue reading
þ Underwell Friendly, Yeomen & Miners
The friendly match between yeomen and coal miners in the village of Underwell, was interrupted by a skirmish between troops from King Charles, and those of the London Parlement. While the score was one-nil to the yeomen, the game will be resumed at Michaelmas. The foote ballers and plough men had their lunch under such… Continue reading
Illuminated Texts
Do you have news from your village? Send us an illuminated text describing events of note. The latest goings on; witch dunking, sheep shearing, Morris dancing, and mystery plays et ceterus will all find good mention. Continue reading
Ectone 3-2 Timble § Samhain (All Hallows’ Eve)
Very energetic gayme. Ectone’s star player was a groom wed that morning. The wedding party, his team mates. † Mortality-0 Injured-1 Continue reading
Hunderthwaite 0-0 Romaldkirk § Michaelmas
The gayme was abandoned when the balle was lost and a replacement could not be made before sundown. † Mortality-1 Injured-17 Continue reading
Ockendon 1-0 Aveley § St Swithin’s Day
A rain soaked day of play ended with the entire team of Aveley in the Mardyke covered in leeches, as Ockendon ran the ball to St Michael’s. † Mortality-2 Injured-6 Continue reading
Demesne (domain)
Under the feudal system, all the land retained and managed by a lord of the maonor, for their own use, occupation or support. Distinguished from land sub-enfeoffeed to sub-tenants. Continue reading
Enfeoffment
Deed by which a person is given land in exchange for a pledge of service. English law. Right to pass to heirs as inheritance. Continue reading
Escheat
Transfer real property of a person who has died without heirs to the Crown or state Common Law (reverted to feudal lord) Continue reading
Disseise
To wrongly remove (a party) from real property that is lawfully possessed. To deprive (a person) of the possession of land, especially wrongly or by force. Continue reading
Freehold
A tenure of real property by which an estate, or an estate for life, is held, in fee simple or fee tail. Continue reading
