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) |
| HaywardThe hayward was a manorial official appointed to protect the fields during growing and harvest seasons. Duties included maintaining hedges,... In full. | John Loder |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | Samuel Cave, John Carter, Robert Bullen, Henry Snook, Bernard Chamberlin, John Banger |
| 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: Abraham Forister (gentleman), Sara Cook, Richard Snook, Robert Langman, Thomas Serjeant, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, Robert Kember, John Durant, John Loder, Elizabeth Hellier, Robert Jolliffe, Thomas Hobbs senior, Mary Hellier (widow), Ambrose Serjeant, Elizabeth Hancock, Robert Chaffey, Joseph Snook, James Carter, Richard Bishopp, Margery Miles, Thomas Hobbs junior, George Snook, Elizabeth Crosse, John Smith (gentleman), Thomas Banger, John Paveatt, Margery Combs, Hugh Drake. |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
|---|---|---|
| Death and AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. | Joan Chamberlin (mother of Bernard, deceased) Bernard Chamberlin (admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full.) | Bernard Chamberlin was admitted as tenant to the tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. lately in the tenure of his mother (now deceased). |
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. 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. AmercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full.: 5s (Mr Weston) Amerced: 3d (each tenant) | William Weston esquire and several of the tenants who have not appeared at court. | |
| 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. 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. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Loder Robert Kember Thomas Hobbs Robert Langman Elizabeth Crosse | The Gate at Pye Lane has not been repaired by John Loder, Robert Kember, Thomas Hobbs, Robert Langman and Elizabeth Crosse as they were ordered at the last Court and are fined 10s each. They are ordered to complete the repair by Michaelmas 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. a further 20s each. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Sarah Cook Thomas Serjeant | Sarah Cook’s ditch against the lane leading from Weston to Thomas Serjeant’s house called Stones needs scouring. To be done by Michaelmas on pain of 20s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | George Snook | George Snook did not fit up (fill) the Quarry (hole) in the highway as ordered at the last Court. He was fined 5s and ordered to complete the work by Michaelmas on pain of a further 10s. |
| Death and Tenancy Change | George Jolliffe the elder (deceased) Joan Chamberlin (deceased, widow, mother of Bernard) William Clarke (deceased) Jane Jolliffe (widow) Bernard Chamberlin (son of Joan Chamberlin) Elizabeth Clarke (wife of William Clarke) Thomas Bingham (deceased) | These tenement and land holders have died since the last Court. Details of heriotsHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. are unstated. Jane Jolliffe is next tenant to her late husband. Bernard Chamberlin is next tenant to his mother. Elizabeth Clarke is the next tenant to her late husband. We also believe that Thomas Bingham (who held four acres of meadow for life) is dead and the meadow is in the hands of the Lord of the Manor. |
| Customary Rights | It is the customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. of tenants of Anteox manor to take ploughboot, houseboot and fireboot without assignment. |