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 (foreman), Richard Snooke, John Carter, William Miles, Robert Langman, William Kember, Thomas Sarjeant, Andrew Loder, George Jolliffe, Edward Hellier, George Hancocke |
| Attended | Lucy Thornhill (widow), Joan Chamberlaine (widow), Mary Hellier (widow) |
| 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: Robert Bullen, Nicholas Farvis, John Loder, Edward Hellier, Thomas Lambert, Henry Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Robert Clarke, Robert Hobbs, Thomas Snooke, Thomas Cooke, Grace Snooke (widow), Joan Locke (widow), Melior Snooke (widow), Jane Ellis (widow) |
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. Robert Chaffey and Mary his wife, together with John (Robert’s brother) take the reversion of a tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full., about sixty acres of ground and rights for sheep in the CommonLand over which manorial tenants held shared rights. These typically included common of pasture (grazing), turbary (cutting turf for fuel),... In full.. The tenancy to come into effect on the ending of the current tenancy by Grace Snooke. Rent 25s HeriotHeriot was a duty the lord of the manor collected at the end of a tenancy. It traditionally consisted of... In full. unspecified FineA fine was a customary payment made to the lord of the manor upon changes to tenancy arrangements. It acknowledged... In full. £270 | Robert Chaffey (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) Mary Chaffey (second life, admitted in reversion, wife of Robert) Grace Snooke (current tenant) John Chaffey (third life, brother of Robert) | One messuageA dwelling house with outbuildings and surrounding land. In full. or customary tenementA tenement was any holding of land with at least one building. A customary tenement was held according to the... In full. and sixty acres of ground, meadow and pasture. Communal pasture for one hundred sheep in the common. |
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 | |
| 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, Andrew Loder, Henry Snooke, Robert Hobbs, John Loder, John Snooke, Thomas Bingham, Thomas Cooke | |
| Customary RightsThe rules, rights and obligations by which a particular manor was governed/administered. These customs acquired legal force through long usage... In full. | To take 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 | |
| Animal Management | William Loder | There is one Chilver sheepA female lamb. In full. in wardWhen an animal came into ward, it had been captured after straying onto manor lands. It was placed in an... In full., in the custody of William Loder praised at 6s which will be yeared [one year old] in July next. |
| Maintenance and Repair | John Loder Francis Cooke | Their ditch at Longmead is in need of maintenance. 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 if not done by Our Lady Day next. |
| 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. | |
| Maintenance and Repair | Andrew Loder | His ditch is in need of repair next to George Jolliffe’s land at Walbridge. |