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) |
| SeneschalThe seneschal was the principal legal and administrative officer of a manor, representing the lord's authority. By the seventeenth century,... In full. | Thomas Napper (gentleman) |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | William Thornhull (gentleman), Robert Joyliffe, Bernard Chamberlaine, James Ellis, Robert Clarke, Thomas Cooke, Ambrose Browne, John Snooke, John Carter junior, Robert Kember, Robert Hobbs, Robert Hellier, John Chaffey, Thomas Snooke, John Carter, Laurence Hobbs, Robert Langman, George Hancock (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.) |
| Attended | Barbara Chamberlaine (widow) |
| 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: John Loder, John Ridout, Thomas Vervis, Richard Buishopp, Thomas Stone (sick), Joan Locke (widow), Margaret Snooke (widow), Elizabeth Snooke (widow), Elizabeth Loder (widow), Mary Loder (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Frances Lane (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. | John Carter, Laurence Hobbs |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
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| 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. Robert Langman surrenders property (including the interests of his son Robert, and Robert Kember senior in the same) to the lord of the manor. He then retakes the same property together with a cottage and Barmeade on revised terms for the lives of himself and his sons Robert and James. Rent: 16s. HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: unspecified FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full.: 60s. | Robert Langman (Surrender and Admission, first life) Robert Langman, son of Robert (Surrender and Admission as second life) James Langman, son of Robert (Surrender and Admission as third life) Robert Kember senior (Surrender) | 7 enclosures of land, meadow and pasture called the West Grounds (Sheephowse Close, Sheephowse Meade, Woodmeade, West Close, Winsey Lane, the Little Meade, Drye Close and adjoining lane). One enclosure called Bredcroft with pasture belonging to it. One cottage with parcel of land called the BacksideRefers to the small area of land at the rear of a property. There is one example where the size... In full.. One enclosure called Barmeade belonging to the cottage. |
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 | John Loder Thomas Farvis | |
| 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 sparsSpars were thin, straight wooden poles cut from coppiced woodland for construction and agricultural purposes. In manorial records, spars appear... In full. and wattles from Frith Wood to repair their houses; and to have access to Frith Wood through Rewthornes, Woollans and Freth House grounds. | |
| Customary Rights | To take ploughbootBoot (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. 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 |