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. | Thomas Hobbs, Richard Snook, John Carter, Thomas Sergeant, Edward Hellier, 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: William Loder (sick), Thomas Cooke, Robert Langman, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, William Kember, 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.), John Loder, Henry Snooke, Thomas Buingham, Robert Hobbs, William Clarke, George Snooke, Robert Chaffey, George Crosse |
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. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Robert Hobbs | Robert Hobbs has failed to repair his ditch at his close at Lane End as ordered at the last court. He is fined 10s and is now ordered to scour the ditch before 24th of June next 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. further 20s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Thomas Serjeant George Snooke Joseph Snooke Ambrose Snooke Mistress Forrester Andrew Loder George Jolliffe William Kemball | The gate at the Farm House with the Backs adjoining has long been decayed and is to be repaired by Thomas Serjeant, George Snooke, Joseph Snooke, Ambrose Snooke, the occupier of Mistress Forrester’s estate, Andrew Loder, George Jolliffe and William Kemball and to be done by Michaelmas next on pain of 10s each. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Edward Hellier Richard Snooke Henry Snooke Thomas Cooke John Durant Mary Hellier (widow) | There ought to be a Gate repaired by Edward Hellier’s house called Toogoods Gate and it is to be repaired by Edward Hellier, Richard Snooke. Henry Snooke, Thomas Cooke, John Durant and Mary Hellier (widow) by Michaelmas next on pain of 10s each. (marked in margin as not done) |
| Maintenance and Repair | William Loder Robert Chaffey Joan Chamberlin (widow) John Carter Thomas Hobbs John Snooke Richard Snooke junior Robert Hobbs | A Gate needs to be repaired between the Stalbridge Weston Lordship and Caundle Lordship and is to be done by William Loder, Robert Chaffey, Joan Chamberlin (widow), John Carter, Thomas Hobbs for John Snooke’s tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full., Richard Snooke junior for his ground called Lane End and Robert Hobbs for his meadow called Rixpitt. The repairs to be done by Michaelmas next on pain of 10s each. (marked in margin as done) |
| 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. | William Weston Esq, Thomas Cooke, Robert Longman, William Kembar, George Snooke, Henry Snooke, Nicholas Varvice, William Clarke, Thomas Buingham |