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John Rabbett holds to himself and his assigns, by an indenture dated
November 28 in the fourth year of Elizabeth, at a fine of £120, the
whole site of the farm of the Manor of South Newton in the county of
Wilts., all its demesne lands, meadows, marshes, pastures, commons,
fisheries, and the customary works of the tenants in South Newton,
Stovord, and Childhampton, with all and singular their appurtenances in
the above-mentioned South Newton belonging to the site and the farm or
of old demised to farm with the above-mentioned site, as fully as Lewis
ap Jevan had and occupied it, and also one virgate of land and one ham
of meadow, lying in the afore-mentioned South Newton, called the
Parson's yardland and ham with a sheep pasture, ... excepted and
altogether reserved to the lord and his heirs the advowson of the
vicarage there; the said John Rabbett and his assigns to have and to
hold the aforesaid ... from Michaelmas before this indenture for the
full term of 21 years, paying thence yearly to the lord for the
aforesaid farm and site with its appurtenances
per bs. 12d. 4l.
10 quarters of wheat
prec. cap. 4d. 6s. 8d.
20 capons,
per bs. 8d. 106s. 8d.
29 quarters of barley,
prec. cap. 4d. 6s. 8d.
20 pigeons,
per bs. 3d. 26s. 8d.
[_sic_]
10 quarters of oats
prec. cap. 4d. 4s.
12 great fish called great Trouts.
and for the aforesaid virgate of land ... 13s. at the usual terms, with
all other clauses and agreements, as is set forth at length in the
indenture placed in the register. And be it known that the grain,
capons, and pigeons and fish are valued at the rate written above the
head of each kind. And there belong to the farm of arable land 55 acres
in Middlefield, 60 acres in Westfield, and 60 acres in Eastfield, and
one meadow called Long Ham lying in a close and containing 11-1/2 acres,
and the cropping of one meadow called Duttenham lying in the west part
of Wishford containing 10-1/2 acres, one meadow called Beymeade
containing 4-1/2 acres lying on the north-west side of South Newton,
and one curtilage near the barn containing 2 acres, and a hill called
the Down estimated to contain 100 acres, and it is able to keep 500
sheep, 36 cattle, and 12 horses. And there belong to the aforesaid
virgate of land, called the Parson's Yardland, of arable land in
Southfield 6-1/2 acres, in Middlefield 8-1/2 acres, in Northfield 6
acres, and one ham of meadow, pasture for 10 cows, 1 bull, and 120 sheep
with the farmer, 14s.
4l.
Wheat 10 qrs.
106s. 8d.
Barley 20 qrs.
26s. 8d.
Oats 10 qrs.
6s. 8d.
Capons 20.
6s. 8d.
Pigeons 20.
4s.
Fish 12.
7. THE AGRARIAN PROGRAMME OF THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE [_Gairdner, Letters
and Papers, Hen. VIII, Vol_. xi, 1246], 1536.
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