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 (merchant) |
| 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), John Carter, Robert Langman, William Miles, Thomas Serjeant, John Loder, John Snooke, George Hancocke, Edward Hellier, James Ellis, Henry Snooke, Robert Clarke, Thomas Snooke |
| Attended | Widows: Joan Chamberlaine, Mary Hellier |
| 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, Richard Snooke, Nicholus Farvis, Andrew Loder, Thomas Lambert, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs, 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.), Lucy Thornhill (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Frances Lane (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | John Snooke, Henry Snooke |
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. Grace Snooke surrenders part of her tenancy. | Grace Snooke (widow, tenant) | Three enclosures of pasture and one enclosure of meadow called Walbridge (combined area about eighteen acres). Two enclosures of pasture called Caundle Gate (containing about three acres). Part of the customary tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. in the tenure of Grace 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Assessed at 6d | William Weston, esquire | |
| 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. Assessed at 3d | Thomas Lambert, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Hobbs, Andrew Loder, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Bingham | |
| Death and Tenancy Change HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: according to customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full., paid. | Christian Jolliffe George Jolliffe | Christian died since the last court and George Jolliffe is confirmed as the next tenant. |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | Tenants are 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. | |
| Boundaries | The Tything of Weston reaches to the oak above Hoopers Hill. |