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. | Thomas Hobbs |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Robert Chaffey, John Carter, Robert Bullen, Robert Kember, John Durant, Robert Jolliffe, Thomas Hobbs junior, Ambrose Sergeant, George Crosse |
| 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 Snook, Robert Langman, Thomas Sergeant, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, John Loder, Elizabeth Hellier, Henry Snook, Thomas Bingham, Mary Hellier (widow), Joan Chamberlin (widow), Elizabeth Hancock, Joseph Snook, James Carter, Richard Bishopp, Margaret Miles, George Jolliffe senior, George Jolliffe junior, Bernard Chamberlin, Thomas Hobbs junior, William Clerk, George Snook, John Smith, John Gawler, John Banger, William Banger, John Paveat, Margery Coombs |
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. Rent 12d and one pulletA young hen, typically in its first year of laying. Pullets occasionally appear in manorial records as a form of... In full. at Christmas 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. £6 6s {6d} [ambiguity in the script] | Richard Bishopp (surrenderer, admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. tenant as first life) Elinor [Eleanor] (daughter of Richard Bishop, second life) Henry Bishopp (grandson of Richard, third life) [note: the original Latin script has great-grandson, and an explanation it means grandson] | One cottage and one close of meadow about half an acre (now in the tenure of the said Richard Bishop) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | 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 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 | The stile and bridge at Southground against the common needs repairing and ought to be repaired by the lord of the manor | |
| Antisocial Behaviour | George Snook | George Snook for quarrying of stones on the highway and not levelling the ground again |
| Antisocial Behaviour | William Weston the younger Esquire | William Weston the younger Esquire has made an encroachment on Robert Bullen’s mead called Breming mead |