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, Robert Jolliffe, John Carter, Robert Langman, William Miles, Thomas Serjeant, Bernard Chamberlaine, George Hancocke, Edward Hellier, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs |
| Attended | Jane Hobbs (widow), Mary Hellier (widow) |
| 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: Thomas Snooke (excused), John Snooke, Richard Snooke, Nicholas Farvis, Benjamin Darby, Andrew Loder, Robert Kember, Richard Bishopp, James Ellis, Thomas Lambert, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Clarke, William Pinne, Lucy Thornhill (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Frances Lane (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, Bernard Chamberlaine |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
|---|---|---|
| SurrenderSurrender was the formal procedure of returning a copyhold tenancy to the lord of the manor. It served several purposes:... In full. and AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. for 3 lives. Thomas and Mellior Snooke come to court and Thomas surrenders property which he then takes to be held by himself and Joseph and James his sons in succession for the term of their joint lives on the financial terms below. Thomas is admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. as the first tenant. Rent: 6s HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: 20s FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full.: £46 | Thomas Snooke (Surrenderer, first life, admitted) Mellior Snooke (wife of Thomas) Joseph Snooke (son of Thomas, second life) James Snooke (son of Thomas, third life) | One enclosure of arable ground called Burne Mead about nine acres. One enclosure of pasture called Crooch FurlongA furlong was both a unit of length and a term for an open-field subdivision. In manorial records, furlong most... In full. about eight acres. One meadow called Mableton Meade about three acres. One enclosure of meadow called Little Eastward about one acre. Communal pasture for two beasts in the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full.. |
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 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 | William Weston (Esquire) | |
| Failure to Attend Amerced 3s 4d Assessed at: 3d | Thomas Lambert, Andrew Loder, James Ellis, Thomas Bingham, Henry Snooke, Robert Clarke, William Pinne, Richard Bishopp, Nicholas Farvis | |
| Death Heriot: 30s | John Loader | He died since the last court and the heriot remains unpaid. |
| Tenancy Change | Mary Loader (daughter of John Loader deceased) | Mary is declared as the next tenant and pays the outstanding heriot due on her father’s death. |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | 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 common 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. Any offender should forfeit 3s 4d for each offence. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Mary Hellier | Her barn is not yet repaired and must 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. 10s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Snooke | His house needs to be repaired and must be done by the next court on pain of 10s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | (not stated) | Pilegate and Toogoods gate have not been repaired and must be done by Michaelmas on pain of 10s each person if not done as required. |