Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775Reilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775
Reilly, S. A.
Law -- England -- History
one of the aforesaid villeins, the lord shall have as a heriot his
best animal, if he had any; if, however, he have no living beast,
the lord shall have no heriot, as they say. The sons or daughters
of the aforesaid villeins shall give, for entrance into the
holding after the death of their predecessors, as much as they
give of rent per year. Sylvester, the priest, holds one acre of
meadow adjacent to his house and owes yearly 3s. Total of the rent
of tenants for life, 3s. Petronilla atte Holme holds a cottage and
a piece of land and owes at Easter and Michaelmas - ; also,
attendance, relief, and heriot. Walter Herying holds a cottage and
a piece of land and owes at Easter and Michaelmas 18d.,
attendance, relief, and heriot. Isabella Mariner holds a cottage
and owes at the feast of St. Michael 12d., attendance, relief, and
heriot. Jordan atte Melle holds a cottage and 1 1/2 acres of land
and owes at Easter and Michaelmas 2s., attendance, relief, and
heriot. William of Batelesmere holds one acre of land with a
cottage and owes at the feast of St. Michael 3d., and one cock and
one hen at Christmas of the value of 3d., attendance, relief, and
heriot. John le Man holds half an acre of land with a cottage and
owes at the feast of St. Michael 2s., attendance, relief, and
heriot. Hohn Werthe holds one rood of land with a cottage and owes
at the said term 18d., attendance, relief, and heriot. Geoffrey
Caumbreis holds half an acre and a cottage and owes at the said
term 18d., attendance, relief, and heriot. William Hassok holds
one rood of land and a cottage and owes at the said term 18d.,
attendance, relief, and heriot. The same man holds 3 1/2 acres of
land and owes yearly at the feast of St. Michael 3s. for all.
Roger Doget holds half an acre of land and a cottage, which were
those of R. the miller, and owes at the feast of St. Michael 18d.,
attendance, relief, and heriot. Thomas le Brod holds one acre and
a cottage and owes at the said term 3s., attendance, relief, and
heriot. Agnes of Cayworth holds half an acre and a cottage and
owes at the said term 18d., attendance, relief, and heriot. Total
of the rents of the said cottagers, with the value of the hens,
34s.6d. And it is to be noted that all the said cottagers shall do
as regards giving their daughters in marriage, having their sons
tonsured, cutting down timber, paying heriot, and giving fines for
entrance, just as John of Cayworth and the rest of the villeins
above mentioned." The above fines and penalties, with heriots and
reliefs, are worth 5s. yearly.
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