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A75960 The power & practice of court-leets with the manner of keeping a court of survey for mannors, lands and tenements. Also, certain dubious cases in law opened and interpreted. Published for the common good of all, both landlords, tenants and others. By Ph. Ag. of Grays Inne, Esq. Ag., Ph. 1666 (1666) Wing A752; ESTC R225967 50,935 146

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's soever concerning the said Mannor and who have been Stewards of the said Mannor within the time of your remembrance Note if there be a Survey holden for two Mannors or more at one time then say instead of Mannor Mannors And the said Mannors or either of them 2. Item That you inform what Limits and Bounds belong to the said Mannors and what Lords are bounding or bordering therupon or whether they do chalenge intrude or encroach upon the Lands of the Lords of the said Mannors 3. Item That you set forth the Free-hold Lands and ●enements within the said Mannors from the Copy-hold customary and demeasne Lands of the said Mannors and either of them or any other Mannor and who are the Free-hold Tenants or Occupiers therof and what are their names and what Free-hold Rent do they severally pay to the Lord of the said Mannors for the same 4. Item What alienations transmutations or alterations have been made of any Free-hold Lands within or belonging to the said Mannors or either of them and what is due to the Lord upon any such alienation transmutation or alteration 5. Item What Houses or Tenements of Freehold are now standing or have been decayed within the said Mannors by whom and when were they so decayed what Laws do or heretofore did beloag to every such House o● Tenement and what Lands have been sold from the said Houses or Tenements and to whom 6. Item What Tenements or Cottages are lately built within the said Manors that are holden at will or sufferance or by Copy of Court-Roll of the said Mannors or either of them or any other Mannors and who be the owners or occupiers thereof and what Rents and Services do they yield and pay for the same and what Laws do belong to every such Tenement and Cottage and how long since have any such Tenements or Cortag●s been built and what Commonage do they challenge for the same and by what right and what is the name of such Common or Commons they challenge Commonage in 7. Item How many Copy-hold or Customary Tenants are within or belonging to the said Mannors and either of them and what be their several names and what Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments hath every such Copy-holder or Customary Tenant what are their several quantities and yearly values where do they lie and how they are abuttalled and by what Rents and Services doth every such Copy-holder hold the same 8. Item Whether any of the Copy-holders within the said Mannors have exchanged bargained or sold any of their Copy-hold Lands or Tenements to any Free-holder and what are such Lands and Tenements so bargained exchanged and sold yearly worth and where do they lie 9. Item Whether any Copy-hold or Customary Tenant of the said Mannors or either of them hath let or set for any time or term of years his Copy-hold or Customary Lands or Tenemen●s or any part thereof without the Lords license and whether any enjoy any Copy-hold or Customary Lands not having a Copy or Grant thereof immediately from the Lord of the said Mannors and what be their names and the yearly value thereof 10. Item What Lands Tenements Rents Services or Hereditaments within or belonging to the said Mannors are withholden concealed or substracted from the Lord of ●he said Mannors by whom and when c. 11. Item What Heath-Grounds Sheep-courses or Sheep-walks are within or belonging to the said Mannors how are they scituated set forth or bounded and how many Acres do every such Heath Sheep-course or Sheep-walk contain by measure or estimation and how many Sheep will the same yearly maintain and keep and what other Priviledges or Customary Feede do belong to the said Sheeps-course or Sheeps-walk and where do the same lie and at what time or times in the year is the said Priviledge and Feede to be taken and what is the yearly value of the said Sheep-walk or Sheeps-course 12. Item Whether any can or do justly claim or hold any Land that lies within the said Heath-Grounds Sheep-course or Sheeps-walks and by what tight do they hold or claim the same and how much Land have every such Land-holder and whether have they not other Lands of the Lord of the said Mannors in Leiu or exchange thereof and where do the said exchanged Lands severally lie and how are they abuttalled and bounded and what be the several Names of the Occupiers of such Lands and their several quantities 1. Item What Commons commonable Grounds waste and vacant Grounds are within and belonging to the same Mannors and what be their several names how are they scituated meered set forth or bounded and how many Acres doe every such Common commonable Grounds waste and vacant Grounds contain by estimation and who can and do justly claim or pretend to have any Common of Feede in the said commonable Grounds waste and vacant Grounds and what be their several names 14. Item What Inclosures and Incroachments have been made at any time heretofore and now being in upon or out of the said Commons commonable Grounds waste and vacant Grounds by whom where and when were they made and what quantity and by what warrant or right they did or do hold the same 15. Item What plantings or Trees is now and have been hertofore set or growing upon any of the Commons belonging to the said Mannors or either of them by whom they have been so set or planted and what be their names that challenge the same as belonging to their Houses of Tenements and what be the names of such Houses or Tenements and how far off are the said Plantings or Trees planted or growing from the said Houses or Tenements and what number of Plantings or trees do they severally challenge to belong to their said Houses or Tenements and by what right and who ha h lop●ed felled sold or converted to their own use any such Plantings or Trees and for how much do they or any of them hold the same 16. Item What demeasne Lands are belonging to the said Mannors and either of them and where do they severally lie and how are they abuttalled and what be their several quantities and qualities and their yearly value and what be the names of them that have them in Farm exchange or Occupation and for what Rent and term or for what cause do they severally hold the same 17. Item What Liberties Freedoms Frankchises and other preheminences and royalties do belong or appertain to the said Mannors what are the same and what profit may be yearly or otherwise made or raised by the Lord thereby 18. Lastly to enquire and certifie who shal neglect or refuse to bring in and shew forth their Deeds or their Evidences of all their Free-hold Lands and Tenements within the said Manor together with all their Copies or Court Rolls of all such Lands as they severally hold by Copy of Court-Roll of the Mannors aforesaid for the better setting forth and distinguishing of the said Lands accordingly
not yet presented and present the same and what Lands and Tenements he held of his Mannor at the time of his death and by what service and who is next Heir to the said Inheritance If it be Socage-Tenure the Lord shall have his Fealty one yeers Rent for a relief over and above his yeerly Rent I do not mean the Rent to the value or profits of the Land though many Lords of Copy-holders have much mistaken themselves of late in this case or else the Tenants do too much mistake themselves to the Tenants undoing when the fine hath been stretcht by the cloak bag-strings of the Lords conscience and for his relief the Lord may distrain immediately after the death of his Tenant You shall enquire whether any Freeholder hath aliened or sold away his Free-hold or any parcel thereof and present it for he which bought the Land before he enter ought to give notice therereof to the Lord and if he bought but a parcel the Rent ought to be apportioned accordingly between both parties according to the value of the Lands sold Fourthly Enquire whether any one man hath two several parcels of Land holden by several Titles dieth seized of the same the Lord shall have two Herriots by his death You shall also enquire whether any Copy holder dieth seized of any Lands so holden and present it Also whether any Copy-holder hath made any Lease of his Copy-hold or otherwise aliened or sold the same without surrender and present it for its a forfeiture of his Copy-hold Enquire also whether any Copy-holder hath made any surrender of his Copy-hold or any part thereof since the last Court-day or before and present it and into whose hands it was made and to whose use for at every death or other alienation the Lord is to have a Fyne were it not for this few Lords would keep any Court at all though they ought to do it to do justice to their Tenants and the party into whose hands the surrender is made ought at the next Court to present the same and to certifie the surrender into Court to the use of the alien according to the trust reposed in him on pain of forfeiture of his Copy-hold and the party that receiveth the surrender is not invested in any right in the estate by the surrender unless he be admitted Tenant in Court Enquire also if any Tenant of this Manor have given any of their Lands into Mortmayn and present it if any man give or sell any Lands to any house of Religion or to any other which be corporate by the Kings Grant or if any one make any Feofment upon trust to the use of any Religious house or to the use of any Fraternity or Corporation this is Mortmain You shall also enquire whether any Tenant for term of life or yeers or any Copy-holder of this Lordship hath made any waste or suffered any waste to be done upon their Lands and Tenements and present it Waste is when any Tenant for term of life or yeers or any Copy-holder pulleth down any house or cutteth down timber-trees or suffereth any of his Copy-hold-Tenements to decay or fall or if any of the Tenants plow up any medow ground or if they suffer any wall or pale which was covered to be uncovered by reason whereof the same wall or pale doth fall or if any Tenant dig coals chalk sand or make any Myne in his Ground it is commitment of waste But if a Tenant fell Timber to repair Houses in decay upon his Copy-hold and therewith doth repair them or therewith build a new house or any new building this is not waste But if he cut down and sell any such Timber this is waste Also Copy-holders may cut down Wood to burn upon their Tenements or to make Reparations without waste Enquire also whether any Tenant died seized of any Lands holden of this Mannor having no Heir at the time of his death his Lands shall escheat to the Lord. None shall inherit Lands in Fee-simple unless he be Heir of the whole blood and understand that a Bastard can never be Heir unto any man neither can he ever have Heir but his children of his own body lawfully begotten therefore if any Bastard die without issue or any other Tenant die seized without Heirs present it Also if any Tenant seized of any Lands or Tenements was ejected therefrom by one that had no rightful Title thereunto and after dies without Heir the Lord shall have his escheat as well if the Tenant had died seized ergo enquire thereof and present it Enquire also if any Tenant of this Mannor hath been attained for any Treason Felony or Murder for which he had judgment although he were afterward delivered or were burned in the hand the Lord hath his Lands by escheat or if any one hath abjured the Land or be outlawed for any Treason Felony or Murder present it for the Lord shall have his Land by escheat You are also to enquire if there be any rents customs or Services withdrawn from the Lordship which are due and of right ought to be done thereunto and what Rights Customes and Services they are by whom withdrawn and where the Land lies out of which they be due and who holds the same and present it Enquire also whether any Waif or Stray was or is within this Lordship and whether the Lord be answered of the same and if not present by whom they are detained and if any Herriot be conveyed away or concealed present it and by whom And here it will not be any digression to tell you what a Waif and Stray is A Waif is if a Thing being pursued or otherwise to ease himself of his burden doth leave and forsake ●is goods which he hath stollen or any part of them such Goods are called Waifs and the chief Lord shall have the Goods so waived unless the Owner of them do make fresh suit after the Thief and attach him for stealing the said Goods in such cass he shall have his Goods again though they be waived but then he must sue an appeal or else procure the Thief to be convicted at his Sute 21 H. cap. 12. An Estray is if any Beast be found in the Lordship and no man know the Owner thereof they shall be seized to the use of the King unless the Lord have them by Grant or Prescription if the Owner do not claim the same within a year and a day after the Lord hath caused Proclamation to be made in the next Markets and in the Church according to the Statute Also enquire whether any person hath made any Rescous against the Lord or his Officers within the Mannor and present it That if the Lord come to distrain for his Rent and the Tenant resist him that he cannot distrain this is a rescue or if Beasts distrained run into the house of the Owner and the Distrainer prays them to be delivered to him and the possessors will not deliver