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, Robert Langman, 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.), Thomas Serjeant, Edward Helyar, Robert Hobbs, 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, Thomas Farvis, Andrew Loder, William Kember, John Cooke, William Clarke, John Loder, Henry Snook, Thomas Bingham, Robert Chaffey, Thomas Hobbs, George Snook |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Edward Hellier, John Carter |
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 take 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. | |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Melior Snooke (widow, deceased) Joseph Snooke (son of Melior, sworn in court) | Melior Snooke widow has died since the last court and a heriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. is due to the lord. Joseph Snooke, her son, is the next taker, sworn in court |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Grace Buishopp (widow, deceased) Richard Buishopp (son of Grace, sworn in court) | Grace Buishopp widow has died since the last court and Richard her son is the next taker sworn in court |
| 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. AmercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full. 3s 4d Tenants assessed at 3d | William Weston Esquire, Thomas Hobbs, Henry Snooke, George Snooke, William Kember, Andrew Loder, Robert Chaffey, John Loder, John Cooke |