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 (gentleman) |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Robert Kember, Robert Hellier, Thomas Snooke, Edward Hellier, John Carter junior, William Loder, Ambrose Browne, Laurence Hobbs, John Snooke, Robert Langman, Richard Snooke |
| 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) Tenants: Robert Hobbs, Bernard Chamberlaine, John Loader, James Ellis, John Chaffey, Robert Clarke, Thomas Vervis, Thomas Cooke, John Carter (deceased), Thomas Stone, Thomas Bingham, Richard Buishopp, Elizabeth Loder (widow), Frances Lane (widow), Barbara Chamberlaine (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Loder (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Robert Jolliffe, Robert Langman |
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 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. 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. | Thomas 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. Amerced 3s 4d. Assessed at 3d. | Bernard Chamberlaine, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Bingham, John Loder, Robert Hobbs, James Ellis, Thomas Stone | |
| 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 ploughbootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full., gatebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. and firebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. for necessary occasions without assignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). In full., and timber for housebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. by assignment | |
| 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.: A brass pan worth 10s | John Carter (Deceased) His widow (To be admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. at the next court) | John Carter died since the last court and the heriot fell due. His widow is to be the next tenant and must come to the next court to do fealtyAn oath of loyalty sworn to the lord of the manor. Every new copyholder was required to perform fealty upon... In full. and be admitted (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. 10s if she does not attend) |
| Tenancy Change Heriot: Unspecified | Elizabeth Loader (Recently married) Andrew Loader (Admitted, Son of Elizabeth) Edward Hellier, Robert Langman, Ambrose Browne, Bernard Chamberlaine (To seize the heriot) | Elizabeth Loader has married (and therefore loses her tenancy) and Andrew Loader her son is to be the next tenant. A heriot is due and Edward Hellier, Robert Langman, Ambrose Browne, Richard Snooke and Bernard Chamberlaine are to go and seize it. |
| Customary Rights | For the next three years, tenants of the manor are forbidden from leasing or transferring their rights to graze beasts, horses or sheep on the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. to anyone except other tenants who already have commonage rights (on pain of 10s for every offender) |