Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776Reilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776
Reilly, S. A.
Law -- England -- History
Another example is this manor's holdings, when 3d. would buy
food for a day: "Extent of the manor of Bernehorne, made on Wednesday
following the feast of St. Gregory the Pope, in the thirty-fifth year
of the reign of King Edward, in the presence of Brother Thomas, keeper
of Marley, John de la More, and Adam de Thruhlegh, clerks, on the oath
of William de Gocecoumbe, Walter le Parker, Richard le Knyst, Richard
the son of the latter, Andrew of Estone, Stephen Morsprich, Thomas
Brembel, William of Swynham, John Pollard, Roger le Glide, John Syward,
and John de Lillingewist, who say that there are all the following
holdings:... John Pollard holds a half acre in Aldithewisse and owes
18d. at the four terms, and owes for it relief and heriot. John
Suthinton holds a house and 40 acres of land and owes 3s.6d. at Easter
and Michaelmas. William of Swynham holds one acre of meadow in the
thicket of Swynham and owes 1d. at the feast of Michaelmas. Ralph of
Leybourne holds a cottage and one acre of land in Pinden and owes 3s.
at Easter and Michaelmas, and attendance at the court in the manor
every three weeks, also relief and heriot. Richard Knyst of Swynham
holds two acres and a half of land and owes yearly 4s. William of
Knelle holds two acres of land in Aldithewisse and owes yearly 4s.
Roger le Glede holds a cottage and three roods of land and owes 2s.6d.
Easter and Michaelmas. Alexander Hamound holds a little piece of land
near Aldewisse and owes one goose of the value of 2d. The sum of the
whole rent of the free tenants, with the value of the goose, is 18s.9d.
They say, moreover, that John of Cayworth holds a house and 30 acres of
land, and owes yearly 2s. at Easter and Michaelmas; and he owes a cock
and two hens at Christmas of the value of 4d. And he ought to harrow
for two days at the Lenten sowing with one man and his own horse and
his own harrow, the value of the work being 4d.; and he is to receive
from the lord on each day three meals, of the value of 5d., and then
the lord will be at a loss of 1d. Thus his harrowing is of no value to
the service of the lord. And he ought to carry the manure of the lord
for two days with one cart, with his own two oxen, the value of the
work being 8d.; and he is to receive from the lord each day three meals
at the value as above. And thus the service is worth 3d. clear. And he
shall find one man for two days, for mowing the meadow of the lord, who
can mow, by estimation, one acre and a half, the value of the mowing of
an acre being 6d.: the sum is therefore 9d. And he is to receive each
day three meals of the value given above. And thus that mowing is worth
4d. clear. And he ought to gather and carry that same hay which he has
cut, the price of the work being 3d. And he shall have from the lord
two meals for one man, of the value of 1 1/2 d. Thus the work will be
worth 1 1/2 d. clear. And he ought to carry the hay of the lord for one
day with a cart and three animals of his own, the price of the work
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