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, John Snooke, Thomas Cooke, John Carter, William Miles, Andrew Loder, Edward Hellier, Henry Snooke, Robert Hobbs, George Jolliffe, Robert Langman, William Kember |
| 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: William Browne (essoinedAn essoin was a formal excuse or legal justification for a tenant's absence from the manorial court. Tenants were obliged... In full.), Richard Snooke, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Serjeant, Thomas Bingham, 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 Thornhull (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Mary Hellier (widow), John Loder, George Hancocke, Thomas Lambert, Robert Clarke, Robert Chaffey, Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Chamberlaine (widow), Melior Snooke (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Henry Snooke, Robert Hobbs |
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. George Goseney surrenders his tenancy of property and rights for using the CommonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full.. | George Goseney (surrenderer, of Stourton Caundle) Andrew Loder (recent tenant) | Three enclosures of pasture called North West Close, South Close and North East Close near Weybridge [sic] in the manor, about 40 acres in total. Pasture in Stalbridge Weston common for two Rother beastsHorned cattle, specifically oxen and cows, as distinguished from other livestock within the manor. The term derives from the Old... In full. or for twenty sheep. |
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 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, Richard Snooke, Thomas Sargeant, George Hancocke, Robert Chaffey, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Bingham, John Loder | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Joan Locke | Her barn has been repaired. |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | John Sadler of Wooland John Carter | John Sadler had a sheep that strayed into this manor, and forcibly removed it from the custody of John Carter |
| Customary Rights | Tenants are to have housebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. with assignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). 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. without 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 common 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. |