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, Thomas Cooke, Richard Snooke, William Miles, Robert Langman, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Serjeant, 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 Carter, Andrew Loder, William Kember, Thomas Bingham, 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.), William Browne, Jane Lambert, Lucy Thornhull, Mary Hellier, Eleanor Clarke, John Loder, Edward Hellier, Henry Snooke, Robert Hobbs, Robert Chaffey, Thomas Hobbs, Francis Cooke, Joan Locke, Melior Snooke, Joan Chamberlaine |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement in lieu of a heriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.. | William Whitchurch (lord of the manor, merchant) William Kember (copyholdA form of land tenure where the tenant held land 'by copy of court roll'. The manorial court roll recorded... In full. tenant) | Upon the death of William Kember, his heirs or assigns will pay a sum of £4 to William Whitchurch or his heirs or assigns in lieu of a heriot for William Kember’s copyhold property. William Whitchurch agrees to accept this arrangement. |
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. | Andrew Loder, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs, Robert Chaffey, John Loder, Edward Hellier, William Browne, Francis Cooke, Robert Bullen, John Carter, William Kember, Henry Snooke | |
| 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 firebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. without assignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). In full. and housebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. with 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 | Edward Hellier | His 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. Marginal note: Not done |
| Maintenance and Repair | Andrew Loder | His hedge in need of maintenance at Walbridge against George Jolliffe’s property. To be done by the feast of St John the Baptist on pain of 10s. Marginal note: Done |
| Maintenance and Repair | Lord of the manor | The pound door is in need of repair. |