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) |
| 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) [Unclear whether he attended] |
| 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), John Carter, William Milles, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Sergeant, Edward Hellier, 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 Chaffey, George Jolliffe, William Kember |
| Did not Attend | Tenants: William Loder, Thomas Cooke, Robert Langman, Andrew Loder, Francis Cooke, Thomas Hobbs, Lucy Thornhull (widow), Joan Locke, Mary Hellier, John Loder, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobbs, William Browne, Jane Lambert, Melior Snooke, Jane Chamberlaine |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Robert Chaffey, Robert Bullen |
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 a single life Phillip Keylway alias Clarke takes premises in reversion on the financial terms below, to come into effect when the existing tenancy of William Keylway alias Clarke and Anne (William’s sister) ends. Rent 12d FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. 30s | Phillip Keylway alias Clarke (son of William, admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in reversion) William Keylway alias Clarke (father of Phillip, tenant) Anne (sister of William) | One cottage and parcel of land formerly part of Eastwood Grove, approximately half an acre |
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. | 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. 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 | Eleanor Clarke (widow, deceased) William Clarke | Eleanor Clarke has died and William Clarke is sworn in as the next taker. |
| Maintenance and Repair | William Kember | His outhousing needs repair and should be done 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. 10s. Marked done. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Thomas Hobbs John Snooke | Thomas Hobbs’s housing that was formerly John Snooke’s tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. needs repair and it should be done by the next court on pain of 10s. |
| 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. at 3s 4d Assessed at 3d | William Browne, Francis Cooke, John Loder, Henry Snooke, Thomas Clarke, Robert Langman, Thomas Bingham, Andrew Loder, Thomas Hobbs, Robert Hobbs | Non appearance at this court |