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. | Richard Snooke (foreman), Thomas Cooke, John Carter, Robert Longman, William Miles, Henry Snooke, Robert Clarke |
| Attended | Joan 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.: William Weston (Esquire) Tenants: William Loder (essoinedAn essoin was a formal excuse or legal justification for a tenant's absence from the manorial court. Tenants were obliged... In full.), Thomas Snooke (essoined), John Snooke, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Sergeant, Andrew Loder, 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.), Robert Kember, William Pinn, John Loder, George Handcocke, Edward Hellier, James Ellis, Thomas Lambert, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobs, Thomas Hobs, Lucy Thornhill (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Frances Lane (widow), Mary Hellier (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Thomas Cooke, John Carter |
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. AmercementAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full. not stated Assessed at 8d | William Weston (Esquire) | |
| Failure to Attend 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 3d | Andrew Loder, John Loder, Grace Snooke, Joan Locke, John Snooke, Edward Hellier, Robert Hobbs, Mary Hellier, Frances Lane, George Hancocke, Nicholas Farvis | |
| Death HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full.: according to customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. (paid) | Joan Hobbs | Has died since the last court. |
| AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. | Mary Hobbs (wife of Thomas Hobbs) | Mary is the next tenant and is admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full.. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Edward Hellier | Repairs to his house have started and need to be finished by Christmas 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. 5s. |
| 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 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.. | |
| Customary Rights | 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 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. | |
| Antisocial Behaviour | Joane Chamberlaine Robert Langman | Joan Chamberlaine has denied Robert Langman a way to Bornmeade |