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) |
| 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), Richard Snooke, John Carter, Thomas Serjeant, Andrew Loder, 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.), 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: Thomas Cooke, Robert Langman, Nicholas Farvis, William Kember, John Cooke, William Clarke, Lucy Thornhull (widow), John Loder, Edward Hellier, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Thomas Hobbs, George Snooke |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | George Jolliffe, Robert Chaffey |
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. | 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 | Mistress Thornhull | Her outhouse needs repairing and is to be done by the twenty ninth of September next, under penalty of 20s. |
| Customary Rights | Andrew Loder Robert Chaffie | The way to South Downe (now in the tenure of Andrew Loder) is first through Redland, then into Breach, then into Middledowne and so into South Downe. The way from South Downe meadow to the rick-barton is under Breach hedge and so along by the hedge against Robert Chaffie in Middledowne and so into the rick-barton |
| Death HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: not stated | Anne Chaffey (deceased) | Since the last court Anne Chaffey has died and a heriot fell due |
| Change of Tenancy and AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. | Robert Chaffey (son of Anne Chaffey) | Robert Chaffey her son is the next tenant and is admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. and made 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 |
| Death Heriot: not stated | Joan Meaden (deceased) | Joan Meaden has died since the last court and a heriot fell due |
| Change of Tenancy | Mary Durant (wife of John Durant, next tenant) John Durant (husband of Mary Durant) | Mary the wife of John Durant to be the next tenant |
| 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. 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 6d | Henry Snooke, Robert Langman, Robert Hobbs, Edward Hellier, Thomas Cooke, John Cooke, Thomas Hobbs, John Loder, William Kember, George Snooke, Thomas Serjeant, Nicholas Farvis |