Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
_Ad hanc curiam juratores presentant quod C.D. tenens customarius hujus
manerii, seisitus in dominico suo ut de feodo secundum consuetudinem
manerii unius messuagii etc, post ultimam curiam alienavit tenementa
predicta cuidam H.F. habenda et tenenda eidem H.F. et heredibus suis
secundum consuetudinem manerii, per quod predictus H.F. per
consuetudinem manerii debet solvere dominae Reginae pro ingressu suo
inde habendo 20s._
4. No person shall hereafter sell his customary tenement or any part of
it, before he first be admitted tenant or come to court, and require to
be admitted ... offering his fine for the same.
The purchaser of any tenement shall publish the sale at the next court
after the purchase, and cause it to be entered on the rolls, that her
Majesty may be duly answered of the fines, forfeitures and duties as
well of the seller as the purchaser [penalty 20s.]. Any purchaser not so
coming to the second court after the purchase shall forfeit 40s., and
the lands purchased shall be seized by the steward.
5. As heretofore dividing and portioning of tenements hath caused great
decay chiefly of the service due to her Highness for horses, and of her
woods, and has been the cause of making a great number of poor people in
the lordship, it is now ordered that no one shall divide his tenement or
tenements among his children, but that the least part shall be of the
ancient yearly rent to her Highness of 6s. 8d., and that before every
such division there shall be several houses and ousettes for every part
of such tenement.
Provided always that it be lawful for any one, who has bought any
tenement or farmhold under the yearly rent of 6s. 8d. having houses and
ousette upon it, which has been used as a dwelling house, [to leave it]
to which of his children he thinks best.
And no person holding any part of any tenement shall bargain or put it
away to any person except that person who is tenant of the residue of
the tenement, if he will buy it at a reasonable price. If not, the
tenant may sell it to any other customary tenant of the manor.
10. Every customary tenant and occupier shall uphold his houses
according to our custom, forfeiting 6s. 8d. _toties quoties_.
11. No person shall fell timber without delivery of the bailiff, who
shall deliver necessary timber to every tenant or occupier according to
our custom.
12. No tenant or occupier shall sell underwood, etc., nor cut down any
other man's wood in the lordship. Penalty 3s. 4d., half to her Highness,
half to the party grieved. Every tenant so grieved may have his action
for damages in the court of the lordship.
13. No tenant is to stop any common way nor turn aside a beck. Penalty
6s. 8d.
For the tenants.
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