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, Thomas Cook, Richard Snook, John Carter, William Miles, Nicholas Farvis, Thomas Serjeant, George Jolliffe, George Hancocke, Edward Hellier, Robert Clarke |
| 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 Snook, Andrew Loder, John Loder, Henry Snook, Thomas Bingham, Robert Hobbs, Robert Bullen, Joan Chamberlaine (widow), Lucy Thornhull (widow), Grace Snook (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Melior Snook (widow), Jane Ellis (widow) |
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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| Death and Tenancy Change HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. £1, paid. | Thomas Snooke Melior Snooke (wife of Thomas) | Thomas died since the last court and Melior Snooke (his wife) is the next tenant. |
| Death and Tenancy Change Heriot 10s, paid. | James Ellis, Jane Ellis (wife of James) | James died since the last court and Jane Ellis (his wife) is confirmed as the next tenant. |
| Death and Tenancy Change Heriot by customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full., paid. | Francis Lane Thomas Cooke | Francis Lane died since the last court and Thomas Cooke is the next tenant. |
| 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 ploughbootBoot (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. with assignmentManorial custom might require agreement (assignment) to use common resources, such as wood for building or repairing houses (houseboot). In full. 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 let agistmentAgistment was an arrangement whereby landowners or tenants permitted others to pasture their livestock on lands for a specified fee.... In full. sheep lodge or couchIn manorial usage, 'to lodge or couch' on the common means that animals grazing there remain resting or lying, typically... In full. overnight on the commonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full.. If they are not penned by the tenant allowing them on the common, any other tenant is free to pen them. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Snooke | His house was in need of repair 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 if not done by 10th May. Noted as done. |