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) |
| 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), Thomas Cooke, Richard Snooke, John Carter, Robert Langman, William Miles |
| Attended | Lucy Thornhill (widow), Jane Hobbs (widow), Mary Hellier (widow) |
| Did not Attend | Tenants: John Snooke, Nicholas Farvis, Benjamin Darby, Andrew Loder, John Loder, George Handcocke, Edward Hellier, Thomas Snooke, Robert Kember, James Ellis, Thomas Lambert, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Clarke, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs, William Pinne, Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Frances Lane (widow) |
| AffeerersAn affeerer was a manor court official who assessed and adjusted amercement amounts. Selected from among the manor's tenants, affeerers... In full. | Robert Langman, Thomas Serjeant |
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 3 lives. Mary Hobbs takes premises (with exceptions) to hold in reversion with Thomas and John her sons on the financial terms below. Rent 20s HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. 41s FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. £90 | Mary Hobbs (first life admittedAdmission was the legal process granting a new tenant rights to copyhold property. The court 'admitted' someone following a previous... In full. in reversion, wife of Thomas Hobbs) Thomas Hobbs (husband of Mary) William Childes (former tenant) Jane Hobbs (widow, mother of Thomas Hobbs, recent tenant, reversion happens on the end of her tenancy) Thomas Hobbs (second life admitted in reversion, son of Mary) John Hobbs (third life admitted in reversion, son of Mary) | One tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. and half a virgateAn area of about 30 acres. Also known as a yardland. One quarter of a hide (as mentioned in the... In full. of land. One enclosure of land and pasture called Halfe Hides and other dominicalA dominical holding or demesne is land held directly by the lord of the manor. Its produce and profits belonged... In full. land, in total about 34 acres of land meadow and pasture. The above properties formerly held by William Childes as tenant, and recently by Jane Hobbs. Exceptions to the Admission: The part of the tenement with Thomas as tenant, i.e. the Dominical part called the Bakehouse or Kitchinge and a parcel of the land adjoining from the western part of the same and two enclosures of pasture called the West Grounds of about eight acres, one enclosure called Paddock of about one and a half acres, one enclosure of meadow called Little Eastwood of one acre, CommonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full. pasture related to the same and free use of the fountain belonging to the same tenement and the one way agreed upon to and from the aforementioned dominical land and fountain. |
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 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 each Assessed at 3d each | Thomas Snooke, Henry Snooke, John Snooke, Thomas Hobbs, James Ellis, Robert Hobbs, Edward Hellier, Nicholas Farvis | |
| Failure to do Suit | Robert Clarke, William Pinne | Declared as poor and unable to pay. |
| Death Heriot: according to customThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full., paid. | Robert Jolliffe | Has died since the last court. |
| Tenancy Change | Christian Jolliffe (wife of Robert Jolliffe) | Confirmed as the next tenant. |
| Death Heriot: according to custom, paid. | Bernard Chamberlaine | Has died since the last court. |
| Admission | Joan Chamberlaine (wife of Bernard Chamberlaine) | Confirmed as the next tenant and is admitted and did 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. |
| Death Heriot: unknown. | Richard Bishopp | Has died since the last court. |
| Tenancy Change | Grace Bishopp (wife of Richard Bishopp) | Confirmed as the next tenant. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Edward Hellier, John Snooke | Houses in need of repair, noted as not yet done. To be done 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. 5s each if not done by Michaelmas. |
| Maintenance and Repair | Joan Locke | Barn in need of repair. To be done on pain of 5s if not done by Michaelmas |
| Maintenance and Repair | The pound door is in need of repair. (Usually the responsibility of the Lord of the manor.) | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Mistress Thornhill | The gates against the common are in need of rails and posts. To be done on pain of 5s if not done by midsummer |
| Maintenance and Repair Reported as done. | Mistress Thornhill and the Lord of the manor | Posts at the common gate are down and need to be put up. |
| 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 have 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 | |
| Animal Management | George Frampton | Has four poor sheep in wardWhen an animal came into ward, it had been captured after straying onto manor lands. It was placed in an... In full. custody. The ward is paid for. |
| 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 common 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. |