The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
It standeth upon truth, for that you ought to present nothing but
the truth, and likewise not to omit any thing that is true and
presentable being here unpresented.
It standeth upon judgment, that you do not present any thing
rashly, or unadvisedly; but certainly to know the truth thereof
before you do present it.
And it standeth upon justice that you do not for favour,
affection, corruption of money, or other reward, for fear of any
man’s displeasure, or for any private gain or profit, leave any
thing unpresented that is here presentable; neither for malice
present any thing contrary to truth.
These three principal things you ought duly to consider of; and
so hoping that you will have a special care thereof according to
your oaths and duties, and the trust that is reposed in you, I
will cease to trouble you any further about them.
First, you shall inquire whether all such persons as owe suit and
service to this court be here to do the same; and all that make
default you must present.
Also you shall inquire if any tenants be dead since the last
court, or before, and his death not yet presented; and you shall
inquire what lands he held of these manors, and what is due to
the Lord on his death;[4] and also if any copyholder has leased
his copyhold for any longer term than a year and a day, without
the Lord’s license, it is a forfeiture of his copyhold. And also
if any copyholder deny to pay his rent, or deny to come to his
Lord’s Court, or deny to be sworn of the homage, it is a
forfeiture of his copyhold.
And also you are to present all alienations that you may know
among the tenants, who they are, and for what.
You are also to present all such as remove any bounds bounding
the lands of these manors and the lands of any other Lord, or
between tenant and tenant, or elsewhere in those manors.
You are likewise to present any one that has taken any goods out
of the pound wilfully by force, or any pound-breaker by the way,
as they are driven to pound.
You are likewise to present any man that hath fished or fowled in
these manors, or hawked or hunted.
And also you are to present any that doth refuse or neglect to
grind at the mill of those manors; and if you are not well
served, you that are ill dealt with by the miller, he is lyable
to be prosecuted, and make satisfaction.
You are to present all tin broken in these manors that hath not
paid farme nor toll.
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