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. | William Loder, John Snooke, Thomas Cooke, John Carter, William Miles, Robert Langman, Thomas Sarjeant, William Kember, George Jolliffe, John Loder |
| 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: Richard Snooke, Nicholas Farvis, Andrew Loder, George Hancocke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobbs, Robert Chaffey, Joan Locke, Mary Hellier, Jane Ellis, Edward Hellier, Thomas Lambert, Henry Snooke, Robert Clarke, 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.), Grace Snooke, Melior Snooke |
| Did Attend | Lucy Thornhull (widow), Joan Chamberlaine (widow) |
Assignments
| Transaction | Individuals, Relationships and Roles | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| AssignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). In full. Granted | William Kember | One timber tree for repair of his tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full.. |
| Assignment Granted | George Jolliffe | One timber tree for repair of his tenement. |
| Assignment Granted | Thomas Hobbs | One timber tree for repair of his tenement, the tree assigned on Andrew Loder’s ground. |
| Assignment Granted | Andrew Loder | One timber tree for repair of his tenement. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Thomas Lambert, Robert Hobbs, Edward Hellier, George Hancocke, Thomas Bingham, 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.: 10s | Jane Ellis | Jane Ellis 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. | William Browne | Confirmed as next tenant and being present, was admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. and made fealtyAn oath of loyalty sworn to the lord of the manor. Every new copyholder was required to perform fealty upon... In full. to the lord of the manor. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Joan Locke | Her barn is in need of repair. To be done by Michaelmas 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. |
| 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 to have housebootBoot (or Bote) was a customary right allowing tenants to take timber for designated purposes. Categories included: Fireboot (deadwood for... In full. by assignment and 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. |