Court Officials and Attendance
| Lord of the ManorThe Lord of the Manor was the landowner with legal and economic control over a manor. They collected rents, administered... In full. | William Whitchurch (gentleman) |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Robert Kember, Robert Hobbs, Bernard Chamberlaine, Robert Hellier, Edward Hellier, John Carter junior, Robert Clarke, Thomas Snooke, Thomas Cooke, John Snooke, Robert Langman, Nicholas Loder |
| Did not Attend | Free SuitorIn the manorial system, a tenant's obligation to attend the manor court was called 'suit of court'. Suit of court... In full.: Thomas Weston (Esquire) Tenants: Robert Jolliffe, John Loder, Thomas Vervis, George Hancocke, Richard Snooke, Andrew Loder, Thomas Stone, Ambrose Browne, Laurence Hobbs, Thomas Bingham, Richard Buishopp, James Ellis (excused), John Chaffey (excused), Joan Locke (widow), Frances Lane (widow), Barbara Chamberlayne (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Loder (widow), Magdalen Carter (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Robert Langman, Thomas Cooke |
presentments by the Homage
| PresentmentPresentments constituted the formal declarations and findings submitted by the Homage at each sitting of the manor court. The Homage... In full. | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land or Rights |
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| Failure to do Free SuitIn the manorial system, a tenant's obligation to attend the manor court was called 'suit of court'. Suit of court... In full. AmercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full. 3s 4d. Assessed at 1s. | Thomas Weston, esquire | |
| Failure to do SuitIn the manorial system, a tenant's obligation to attend the manor court was called 'suit of court'. Suit of court... In full. Amerced 2s 6d. Assessed at 3d. | All tenants who did not attend | |
| Antisocial Behaviour Amerced 10s | Robert Jolliffe | Robert Jolliffe has taken sheep onto the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. contrary to a previous order and has therefore forfeited 10s. |
| Antisocial Behaviour Amerced 10s | Ambrose Browne | Ambrose Browne has oppressed [overused] the common and followed his sheep with a shepherd and chased other tenants sheep, contrary to customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full.. |
| Antisocial Behaviour Amerced 5s Assessed at 2d | John Snooke | John Snooke (haywardThe hayward was a manorial official appointed to protect the fields during growing and harvest seasons. Duties included maintaining hedges,... In full.) has released a horse impounded for trespassing without the consent of the person who impounded it. |
| Antisocial behaviour Amerced 10s (pardoned) | Magdalen Carter Joan Locke | Magdalen Carter and Joan Lock have taken in sheep and horses into the common contrary to a previous order and have therefore forfeited 10s each. However, they have only let to tenants in reversionThe automatic transfer of a tenancy upon the termination of the current tenant's interest. In manorial practice, reversions were commonly... In full., so the offence is pardonable. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Robert Longman | Robert Longman’s house needs thatching, and it is to be done by the next court on pain of'On pain of' was a phrase in presentments specifying the penalty for non-compliance with a court directive. When the court... In full. 20s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Snooke | John Snooke’s house needs thatching, and it is to be repaired by the next court on pain of 20s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Elizabeth Helier (Widow) | Elizabeth Helier’s house needs repair, and it is to be repaired by the next court on pain of 20s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Robert Hobbs | Robert Hobbs’s house needs thatching, and it is to be repaired by the next court on pain of 20s. |