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. | Robert Bullen, Thomas Cooke, Richard Snooke, Robert Langman, Thomas Sergeant, George Jolliffe, Robert Chafey, John Banger, John Smith (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.) |
| 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: John Carter, Nicholus Farvis, Andrew Loder, William Kember, John Durrant (by marriage), John Loder, Edward Hellier, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Bernard Chamberlin, Thomas Hobbs, William Clarke, George Snooke, George Crosse, Anna Turner, John Paveatt, Margery Combs |
Property Transactions
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Premises & Land |
|---|---|---|
| AdmissionAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in ReversionThe automatic transfer of a tenancy upon the termination of the current tenant's interest. In manorial practice, reversions were commonly... In full. for 2 lives James Carter takes premises and land to be held by himself and his wife Frances jointly for their lifetimes in succession on the financial terms below, effective on the ending of the current tenancy of James’ father John. Rent 8s 2d HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. the best animal FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. £60 paid | John Carter (father, current tenant) James Carter (son of John Carter, first life in reversion) Frances Carter (wife of James, second life in reversion) | One cottage and one parcel of meadow containing about three acres, situated near Northwood recently in the tenure of John Carter the father of James |
| Admission in Reversion for 2 lives Robert Kember senior holds premises and land (as detailed) by right of Mary his wife. Robert Kember junior takes the premises and land to be held jointly by himself and Susanne Pope of Ockford Fitzpayne for their lifetimes in succession on the financial terms below, effective on the ending of the current tenancy of Mary Kember. Rent 19s 4d and two hens annually at the feast of St Martin Heriot 90s Fine £80 | Robert Kember junior (son of Robert senior, admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in reversion) Robert Kember senior (father of Robert junior) Mary Kember (wife of Robert senior) Susanne Pope (spinster, second life in reversion) | one tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full., one curtilage, one garden, one orchard one meadow called Home Mead, one enclosure called Middle Close, one enclosure called Over Close, one coppiceA coppice was a managed woodland where trees were periodically cut back to encourage new growth. Coppicing produced a renewable... In full. called Pile Coppice, three enclosures called Scallowe Hill, and Breminge mead, one enclosure called Stert furlongA furlong was both a unit of length and a term for an open-field subdivision. In manorial records, furlong most... In full., one other coppice called Yonder Coppice, communal pasture for forty sheep in the wasteThe lord's waste referred to uncultivated land within a manor not held by tenants. These were typically open, unimproved lands... In full. and commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. of the manor |
| Admission in Reversion Robert Kember junior takes the reversion of property and land on the financial terms below, becoming tenant on the death, surrenderSurrender was the formal procedure of returning a copyhold tenancy to the lord of the manor. It served several purposes:... In full. or forfeiture by William Kember and Robert Kember senior (Robert Kember junior’s father). Rent 16s plus a farthingA historical unit of measurement for an area of land that is equivalent to one-quarter of a larger area. Sources... In full. and half of a farthing plus 2 hens on the feast of St Martin annually. Heriot 80s Fine £40 paid | Robert Kember junior (admitted in reversion) William Kember (current tenant) Robert Kember (father of Robert Kember junior, successor tenant in the existing tenancy agreement) | One tenement containing one ferlingate of land A land called Overlands |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. only 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 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, then any other tenant is free to pen them. | |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Edward Hellier (deceased) Elizabeth Hellier (wife of Edward, now widow) | Edward Hellier died since the last Court, and a heriot was due to the Lord. Elizabeth his widow is the next taker |
| Death | Mary Stone | Mary Stone is dead since the last Court, and a heriot was due to the Lord. The Estate is in the Lords hands. |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Katherine Miles (deceased) Margaret (daughter of Katherine) | Katharine Miles is dead since the last Court and her daughter Margaret is next taker |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Mrs Sachiverill (deceased) Mary Smith (daughter of Mrs Sachiverill, new tenant) Elizabeth (daughter ofMrs Sachiverill, new tenant) | Mrs Sachiverill has died since the last Court and a heriot was due to the lord. Mary her daughter, the wife of Mr Smith, is next taker to the greater tenement and was admitted tenant and her daughter Elizabeth to the lesser tenement |
| Maintenance and Repair | Thomas Serjeant | Thomas Serjeant is to scour his ditch as was presented last Court from the gate at the corner of his Garden to Lippyatt Elm by Christmas 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. 10s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Bernard Chamberlin | Bernard Chamberlin to scour a ditch at his meadow called Rixpitt against Robert Langman’s meadow. To be done by Michaelmas next on pain of 5s. (Note in margin: done) |
| Maintenance and Repair | Ambrose Snooke John Loder Jos(eph?) Snooke Thomas Hobbs | Ambrose Snooke, John Loder, Jos: Snooke, Thomas Hobbs are to scour their ditches at their Closes called Easter against Easter Lane by Michaelmas next on pain of 5s each. (Note in margin: not done) |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Carter Mary Hellier Robert Kember John Loder Elizabeth Hellier (widow) | The houses of John Carter Mary Hellier Robert Kember John Loder and Elizabeth Hellier widow need repairs and should be done by Michaelmas next on pain of 10s each. (Note in margin: done) |
| Maintenance and Repair Fine: 5s if not done as ordered | Andrew Loder | Andrew Loder to repair his Gate at Downe and to mend his fence at the same ground by Michaelmas next. (Note in margin: done) |
| Maintenance and Repair | Thomas Serjeant Andrew Loder (neighbour) | Thomas Serjeant is to repair his fence at his ground called the Downe against the Common and against Andrew Loder’s ground called the Downe. To be done by Michaelmas next on pain of 5s. (Note in margin: not done) |
| Antisocial Behaviour | George Snooke | George Snooke has cut and carried from the Common fuel to use in his trade but it belongs to the other Tennants. |
| Antisocial Behaviour | Andrew Loder Forrister | Several tenants have a way across Andrew Loder’s Downe and so across Mr Forrister’s Middle Downe and Breach and so into Breach Lane from the Common to drive cattle to and from their grounds to the Common |
| Customary Rights | The Tenants of Anteox Manor have fireboot, houseboot and ploughbootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. without assignment. | |
| 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. | We present all such as have not appeared at this Court this day |