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) |
| SeneschalThe seneschal was the principal legal and administrative officer of a manor, representing the lord's authority. By the seventeenth century,... In full. | James Wickham (gentleman) |
| HaywardThe hayward was a manorial official appointed to protect the fields during growing and harvest seasons. Duties included maintaining hedges,... In full. | George Snook |
| The HomageHomage referred to the sworn body of tenants who served as the jury of a manor court. Selection for the... In full. | John Carter, Thomas Serjeant, Bernard Chamberlin, Ambrose Serjeant, William Lush, Robert Chaffey, Joseph Snook |
| 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 Forrester, Sara Cook (widow), Richard Snook, Robert Langman, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, Robert Kember, Robert Bullen, John Durant (by marriageJure uxoris ('by right of wife') was how a husband gained rights over his wife's property. In the English property... In full.), John Loder, Elizabeth Hellier, Henry Snook, Robert Jolliffe, Thomas Hobbs senior, Mary Hellier (widow), James Carter, Richard Bishopp, Margaret Miles, Jane Jolliffe (widow), Elizabeth Jolliffe, Thomas Hobbs junior, Elizabeth Clark (widow), George Snook, Elizabeth Crosse, Samuel Cave (gentleman), John Banger, Thomas Banger, John Paviatt, Margery Combs, Hugh Drake |
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 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.: Free suitorIn the manorial system, a tenant's obligation to attend the manor court was called 'suit of court'. Suit of court... In full. 5s Tenants 6d each | William Weston esquire All tenants who did not appear. | |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | Tenants are allowed 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. | |
| Death and Tenancy Change | Elizabeth Hancock (deceased) Robert Hancock (next taker) | Elizabeth Hancock died since the last court and Robert Hancock is the next taker. |
| Overpressing / Trespassing | Thomas Boyle (of Hasslebary Bryant) | Thomas Boyle is reported as an Overpresser in the Common |