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. | George Thornehull Esquire |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Richard Lane, William Snooke, William Gawtrell, William Lock, Barnard Chamberlen, Robert Pearce, Michael Snooke, Robert Kember, John Dybbin, William Chamberlen, John Maudeslie, Thomas Carter |
| Attended | Elizabeth Hutchins (widow), Mary Pond (widow), Eleanor Lock (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.: Thomas Weston esquire |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Richard Lane, Michael Snooke |
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 attend AmercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full.: 3d | William Wattes and William Gawtrell | |
| AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in ReversionThe automatic transfer of a tenancy upon the termination of the current tenant's interest. In manorial practice, reversions were commonly... In full. pending cessation of Bernard Chamberleyne’s tenancy. Rent 23s 6d pa HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. not stated FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. 40s | Bernard Chamberleyne (current tenant) William Chamberleyne (son of Bernard, admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in reversion) Susanna Chamberleyne (daughter of Bernard, admitted in reversion) | One tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. containing one virgateAn area of about 30 acres. Also known as a yardland. One quarter of a hide (as mentioned in the... In full. and a farthingateA historical unit of measurement for an area of land that is equivalent to one-quarter of a larger area. Sources... In full. of land. The fine of 40s was in addition to a sum of sixty pounds paid by Bernard Chamberleyne to a certain John Sandell by agreement with the right noble Robert, late Earl of Salisbury. |
| Failure to maintain | Robert Jolliffe | His barn is destroyed and he must rebuild one anew 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. |
| Failure to maintain | John Toogood | His barn is in decay and he must rebuild one anew by the next court on pain of 20s. |
| Stray animal | William Snooke (has the animal in custody) | One white-coloured Chilver sheepA female lamb. In full. appraised at 3s 8d was proven a stray within the manor on 24th day of June last past. |
| Stray animal | William Snooke (has the animal in custody) | One young mare colour brown grey appraised at 10s was proven stray within the manor on 30th day of August last past. |
| Stray animal | William Snooke (has the animals in custody) | Three purrA male lamb. In full. lambs and one wetherA castrated male sheep. In full. sheep proven stray within the manor 1st day of September 1612 last past. |
| Failure to attend Amerced 3d | John Togood |