Attendees
| 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 junior (merchant) |
| 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 |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | William Loder (foreman), George Hancock, Thomas Snooke, Andrew Loder, Edward Hellier, James Ellis, Thomas Cooke, Richard Snooke, Bernard Chamberlaine, Robert Jolliffe, Thomas Clarke, John Carter, Robert Hellyer, Robert Langman, John Chaffey, William Myles |
| 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 Thornhull (gentleman), Richard Bishopp, Robert Kimber, John Loder, John Snooke, Robert Meaden (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.), Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Clarke, Benjamin Darby, William Pinne, Bethsheba Chamberlaine (widow), Frances Lane (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Grace Snooke (widow), Widow Stone, Widow Farvis, widow Hellier, widow Hobbs |
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. | William 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. AmercedAn amercement was a monetary penalty imposed by the court for breaching custom. The origin of the word reflects the... In full. 3s 4d | John Loder, John Snooke | . |
| 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. and housebootBoot (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 ploughbootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. and gatebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. timber, avoiding waste | |
| Customary Rights | Tenants are allowed to have wattlingWattling was the craft of weaving flexible wooden stems to create panels for construction and agriculture. In manorial contexts, wattling... In full. and sparsSpars were thin, straight wooden poles cut from coppiced woodland for construction and agricultural purposes. In manorial records, spars appear... In full. from Frieth Wood | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Elizabeth Hellier | Her barn and stable need repair and must be repaired by the next court 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. 40s. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Lord of the manor. | The Pound door needs to be repaired. |