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 (merchant) |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | William Loder (foreman), Thomas Cooke, Richard Snooke, John Carter, William Miles, Robert Langman, Henry Snooke, Robert Chaffey, George Jolliffe |
| 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.: William Weston (Esquire) Tenants: John Snooke, Thomas Serjeant, William Kember, Edward Hellier, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobbs, William Browne, Lucy Thornhull (widow), Mary Hellier, Joan Chamberlaine, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, John Loder, Thomas Lambert, Robert Clarke, Robert Bullen (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.), Thomas Hobbs, Joan Locke, Melior Snooke |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
|---|---|---|
| AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. Robert Kember is admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. to a tenancy for life of a cottage in Eastop Lane, on the financial terms below. Rent 12d HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: Unspecified FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. 12d | Robert Kember (admitted) | One cottage with adjacent garden on the wasteland of the manor in a place called Eastop Lane. |
Admission in ReversionThe automatic transfer of a tenancy upon the termination of the current tenant's interest. In manorial practice, reversions were commonly... In full. for 2 lives Robert Bullen junior and Robert his son take the reversion for their joint lives in succession of a tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. and land, on the financial terms below. The tenancy to come into effect when the tenancy of William Loder ends. Rent 11s (plus chickens) Heriot when due Fine £16 | Robert Bullen junior (first life, admitted in reversion) William Loder (current tenant) Robert Bullen (second life, son of Robert Bullen junior, admitted in reversion) | One customary tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. containing half a virgateAn area of about 30 acres. Also known as a yardland. One quarter of a hide (as mentioned in the... In full. of land. |
| SurrenderSurrender was the formal procedure of returning a copyhold tenancy to the lord of the manor. It served several purposes:... In full. and Admission in Reversion for 2 lives William Loder surrenders his rights to premises and land currently in the tenure of Mary Bullen, wife of Robert. Mary and Joan Bullen, daughters of Robert and Mary, take the reversion for their joint lives on the property, to come into effect when the existing tenancy (held by their mother Mary) ends. Rent 10s Heriot 30s Fine £16 | William Loder (surrenderer) Mary Bullen (wife of Robert Bullen junior, existing tenant) Robert Bullen junior (husband of Mary Bullen) Mary Bullen (admitted in reversion, daughter of Robert Bullen junior and Mary his wife) Joan Bullen (admitted in reversion, daughter of Robert Bullen junior and Mary his wife) | One customary tenement with four enclosures of land called Oatlands, in total about fourteen acres of land, meadow and pasture. |
| Surrender and Admission Richard Snooke surrenders his rights to land and his son Ambrose Snooke is admitted as tenant. | Richard Snooke (tenant, surrenderer) Ambrose Snooke (son of Richard Snooke, admitted) | Two enclosures called Eastopp Meades of about two acres. One enclosure of arable ground called Hungerhill of about six acres. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Thomas Lambert, Thomas Hobbs, Robert Hobbs, John Loder, John Snooke, Andrew Loder, Edward Hellier, William Browne, Nicholas Farvis, Robert Bullen | |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | Tenants are to have housebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. with assignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). In full. and firebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. without assignment | |
| Customary Rights | No tenant is allowed to take any agistmentAgistment was an arrangement whereby landowners or tenants permitted others to pasture their livestock on lands for a specified fee.... In full. sheep to the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. and let them lodge or couchIn manorial usage, 'to lodge or couch' on the common means that animals grazing there remain resting or lying, typically... In full. there. They are to be penned, and if not penned by the tenant who allowed them onto the common, any other tenant is free to pen them. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Joan Locke | Her barn is in need of repair. To be done by Michaelmas 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. 10s. |
| Death Heriot: 5s, paid. | Margaret Hobbs (wife of Robert Hobbs) | Margaret died since the last court. |
| Admission | Francis Cooke | Is to be the next tenant and is admitted and declared fealtyAn oath of loyalty sworn to the lord of the manor. Every new copyholder was required to perform fealty upon... In full. to the lord of the manor. |
| Death Heriot: a heriot became due. | Grace Snooke | Grace died since the last court. |
| Admission | Robert Chaffey | Is the next tenant and is admitted and declared fealty to the lord of the manor. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Lord of the manor | The Pound is in need of repair. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Stones House in need of repair. To be done by Michaelmas on pain of 10s. |