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 (Esquire) |
| HaywardThe hayward was a manorial official appointed to protect the fields during growing and harvest seasons. Duties included maintaining hedges,... In full. | John Carter |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Robert Chafey, John Carter, Robert Bullen, Ambrose Sergeant, Joseph Snook, William Clerke, John Smith, John Banger |
| 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: Abraham Forister (gentleman), Sara Cook (widow), Richard Cook, Robert Langman, Thomas Sargeant, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, Robert Kember, John Durant (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.), John Loder, Elizabeth Hellier, Henry Snook, Thomas Bingham, Robert Jolliffe, Thomas Hobbs senior, Mary Hellier (widow), Joan Chamberlin, Elizabeth Hancock, James Carter, Richard Bishopp, Margaret Miles, George Jolliffe senior, George Jolliffe junior, Bernard Chamberlin, Thomas Hobbs junior, George Snook, Thomas Banger, Margery Combs |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
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| 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 a single life. John Pavett surrenders part of the tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. he holds and then retakes part, but excluding Trull Mill, the riverbanks and fisheries etc. Rent 14s HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. £4 FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. nothing. | John Pavett (tenant, surrenderer, retake of part, admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full.) | Surrendered (as Held by CopyThe copy of an entry of a court roll recording the admission of a tenant to copyhold property. The copy... In full. of the Court Roll of Anteox): One tenement or water mill called Trull Mill One enclosure of pasture of two acres One enclosure of meadow of one acre and the Ham with all rights of the riverbanks, waters ways, fisheries and communal pasture together with all other profits and emoluments. Three enclosures of pasture and two enclosures of meadow called Tadbrookes Taken: The five enclosures (which are now four enclosures) of meadow and pastures called Tadbrookes, of about seventeen acres Communal pasture for eighty sheep in the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. of Anteox manor |
Admission for 3 lives. Hugh Drake, together with his son Hugh and brother James take, for their joint lives, Trull Mill, the riverbanks and fisheries, plus pasture, meadow near Wilcox Bridge and pasture for twenty sheep in the common of Anteox etc., which are part of the tenement surrendered by John Pavett in the previous court entry. Rent 8s Heriot 40s Fine £50 paid | Hugh Drake (admitted, first life) James Drake (son of Hugh Drake, second life) James Drake (brother of Hugh Drake, third life) John Pavett (previous tenant) | One tenement or watermill called Trull Mill with all rights of the riverbanks, waters ways, fisheries and communal pasture together with all other profits. One enclosure of pasture called Home Close about two acres. One enclosure of meadow called Little Meadow about one acre and near Wilcox Bridge and The Ham and communal pasture for twenty sheep in the common of the manor of Anteox. |
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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| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | Firstly we present that it is our customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. 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. and ploughbootBoot (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 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. | |
| 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. / suitIn the manorial system, a tenant's obligation to attend the manor court was called 'suit of court'. Suit of court... In full. Freeholders amercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full.: 2s 6d Tenants amerced: 6d | We present William Weston esquire a Freeholder and the tenants of this manor that have not appeared at court. | |
| Death | George Crosse | George Crosse has died since the last court and heriot of 15s became due to the lord. |
| Death | John Gawler | John Gawler died since the last court and heriot of £6 became due to the lord. |
| Maintenance and Repair | George Snook | George Snook has quarried stones in the highway and has not filled up the said quarries. He is ordered to fill and level the same before Michaelmas next 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. 5s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Loder Robert Kember Thomas Hobbs Robert Langman Elizabeth Crosse | Item we present that Pill Gate needs repairing and ought to be repaired by John Loder Robert Kember Thomas Hobbs Robert Langman and Elizabeth Crosse and they are ordered to repair it by Michaelmas next on pain of 10s. |
| Customary Rights | The tenants of Anteox Manor present it is their custom to have houseboot ploughboot and fireboot without assignment |