Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) EditionReilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) Edition
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 being 6d.
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