Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
9. That the lands in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Dent, Sedbergh, Furness,
and the abbey lands in Mashamshire, Kyrkbyshire, Notherdale, may be by
tenant right, and the Lords to have, at every change, 2 years rent for
gressum, according to the grant now made by the Lords to the Commons
there. This is to be done by Act of Parliament.
13. The statute for enclosures and intacks to be put in execution, and
all enclosures and intacks since 4 Hen. VII to be pulled down, except
mountains, forests, and parks.
8. THE DEMANDS OF THE REBELS LED BY KET [_Harl. MSS. 304, f. 75. Printed
by Russell, Ket's Rebellion in Norfolk, p. 48_], 1549.
We pray your grace that where it is enacted for enclosing that it be not
hurtful to such as have enclosed saffron grounds, for they be greatly
chargeable to them, and that from henceforth no man shall enclose any
more.[258]
We certify your grace that whereas the lords of the manors hath been
charged with certe free rent, the same lords hath sought means to charge
the freeholders to pay the same rent, contrary to right.
We pray your grace that no lord of no manor shall common upon the
commons.
We pray that priests from henceforth shall purchase no lands neither
free nor Bondy, and the lands that they have in possession may be letten
to temporal men, as they were in the first year of the reign of King
Henry the VII.
We pray that reed ground and meadow ground may be at such price as they
were in the first year of King Henry the VII.
We pray that all marshes that are holden of the King's Majesty by free
rent or of any other, may be again at the price that they were in the
first year of King Henry VII.
We pray that all bushels within your realm be of one stice, that is to
say, to be in measure viii gallons.
We pray that [priests] or vicars that be [not able] to preach and set
forth the word of God to his parishioners may be thereby put from his
benefice, and the parishioners there to choose another, or else the
patron or lord of the town.
We pray that the payments of castleward rent, and blanch farm and office
lands, which hath been accustomed to be gathered of the tenements,
whereas we suppose the lords ought to pay the same to their bailiffs for
their rents gathering, and not the tenants.
We pray that no man under the degree of a knight or esquire keep a dove
house, except it hath been of an old ancient custom.
We pray that all freeholders and copyholders may take the profits of all
commons, and there to common, and the lords not to common nor take
profits of the same.
We pray that no feodary within your shires shall be a councillor to any
man in his office making, whereby the King may be truly served, so that
a man being of good conscience may be yearly chosen to the same office
by the commons of the same shire.
We pray your grace to take all liberty of let into your own hands
whereby all men may quietly enjoy their commons with all profits.
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