of all and euery the persons named parties to the said Indenture holden by copie of Court Roll are and ought to be certaine and not arbitrarie or at the will of the Lord. And the Lord or Lords of the said Mannors or of either of them ought to haue and take Fines vpon admittances as hereafter What fines are due followeth and not other or greater That is to say vpon the admission of the heire or heires after a discent for euery acre of land of what nature or kinde so euer sixteene pence and so after that rate for greater or lesser quantities of Land And vpon admission of one person onely after any Surrender the like somme of sixteene pence for euery acre and so after that rate for euery greater or lesser quantitie of land But if more then one person be admitted after or vpon any Surrender Then If more then one Person be admitted then c. euery of the same persons are to pay halfe so much as one person ought to pay and not more Likewise vpon admission of the heire or heires after a discent for euery Messuage customarie with the Courts Yards Easements Orchards and Gardens therevnto belonging for a Fine the somme of thirteene shillings foure pence and not more And for a dwelling house called a Tenement with the Courts Yards Orchards Easements and Gardens therevnto belonging the somme of ten shillings and not more and for a cottage vsed for dwelling with easements and gardens therevnto belonging or without garden and not demised for more then three pounds by the yeere the somme of twenty pence But for a building not vsed for a dwelling house so much onely as according to the quantitie of the land after the rate of sixteene What fine for a building not vsed for a dwelling house pence the acre And for greater cottages vsed for dwelling and which shall be let for aboue three pounds by the yeere with the Courts Yards Orchards Gardens and Easements therevnto belonging the somme of ten shillings And the like is of Messuages Tenements and Cottages hereafter to be built And vpon or after any Surrender at the admission the like Fines are to be paide for one person But if any Surrender be made by Admission of man and wife a whole fine any person or persons to a man and his wife then a whole fine is to be paid for the husband and halfe a fine is to be paide for the wife And if more persons be admitted vpon one Surrender then euery of the same persons are to pay for Fine halfe so much as one person ought to pay and not more All acres are to bee accoâ—pted according to the statute or ordinance de terris mensurandis and orchards and gardens not belonging to such Messuages Tenements or Cottages are to pay as lands according to the quantitie thereof according to the rate aforesaid And parts of Messuages The fines must be entred in the margent of the coppies see article 19. parts of Tenements and parts of Cottages are to pay for Fines respectiuely in regard of the whole according to the rate of the whole And all fines paid are to be set downe and expressed in the copie of the Court Roll thereof or in the margent of the same copie And if any question or doubt shall hereafter arise about the discerning and true estimation what or which be or ought to bee accompted a Messuage and what or which a dwelling house called atenement and what or which a Cottage The same is to bee referred to the Homage of the Mannor at the next generall Court and by the same to be tryed ordered determined and presented according to such presentments fines are to be paid 27 The Lord is to allowe of all Surr made according to thes articles Item The Lord or Lords of the said Mannors or either of them and their and euery of their Stewards for the time being shall and ought to accept and allow of all and euery Surrender and Surrenders to be made of any the lands tenements or hereditaments whereof any of the persons named parties to the said Indenture are seised as copy holders according to the tenour intent and true meaning of these Schedules and the Articles therein contained So as the parties Surrendering be not before that time by the Homage of the same Mannor presented and found to haue made or committed some matter of forfeiture of those lands and tenements so Surrendred contrarie to the customes and articles in these Schedules expressed or some or one of them And the Lord of the same Mannor by his Steward for such fine as in or for such things is before expressed shal grant the same copyhold Lands Tenements and hereditaments so Surrendred according to the tenor vse and intent of the same Surrender And shall duely admit such person or persons to whom or to whose vse such Surrenders shal be made Item If the Lord or Lords of the said Mannors 28 If the Lord refuse to admiâ—â— then c. or either of them or his or their Steward for the time being shall refuse to admit any person or persons to whom or to whose vse such Surrender as in the precedent Article is expressed shal be made or shall refuse to admit such person or persons to whom any of the said copyhold or customarie or reputed copyhold or customarie lands tenements or hereditaments shall discend according to the custome of the said Mannors and true meaning of these Schedules Then the person sâ— not admitted paying or tendering to the Lord or his Reeue fine or fines for the same according to the true meaning of these Schedules shall and may into such Lands Tenements or Hereditaments so surrendred or discended respectiuely enter and the same quietly haue hold and enioy as freely and in such sort as if he or they had beene therevnto lawfully admitted and not otherwise Item If any man make a Surrender onely to 29 Surren to make the wife a ioincture the intent to make his wife a ioynture or to assure it to his wife for terme of her life or during her widdowhood not altering the estate of the Inheritance then for the fine of the same or any admittance therevpon there shal be paid but halfe a fine for the same things so Surrendred That is to say halfe so much as one person should pay vpon admittance according to the true meaning of these Schedules And the like is to be vsed where the husband and wife make a Surrender of the lands of the wife to the end only to make an estate thereof to the husband ioyntly with his wife or to the husband for terme of his life in possession or Remainder And likewise by the said custome for euery Tenant that shal be admitted in Reuersion or Remainder expectant vpon the estate of any particuler Tenant for life in taile or for yeeres granted by copie the same is but halfe so much as it is
doe fill vp so much as shal be digged by him or them Item If any person or persons being Tenant Letting of lands for more then 31 yeeres 4 months is a forfeicture customarie shall without licence by Indenture or other writing or otherwise let his said customarie Lands or Tenements for more yeeres then one and thirtie yeeres and foure moneths it shal be a forfeiture of his estate by the custome of the said Mannors and of either of them being found and presented by the Homage or else otherwise lawfully and sufficiently proued Item For Treason or Felony whatsoeuer that shal be committed by any Copy-holder of the said 49 For what offences these copy-holders shall forfeit their estates Mannors or of any of them for which hee shal be lawfully attainted hee shall forfeit his Copyhold Lands and Tenements to the Lord of the said Mannor And for all other offence or offences act or acts whatsoeuer for which a Free-holder ought by the common lawes of the land to forfeit his free-hold lands and tenements there a Copy-holder of the said Mannors or of either of them shall forfeit as a Free-holder ought to forfeit in like case his Free hold But if a copyholder be out-lawed for any cause sauing Treason or Felony the Lord Outlawâ—ie vnles for treason or felony shal be no forfeiture shall not haue the issues or profits of his lands And if a copyholder make a Feoffement of his copyhold gift in taile or lease for life or liues by Deede or without Deede by liuerie and seizin therevpon or shall suffer a Recouerie at the Common More forfeitur of estate viz. making a Feoffements guift in tale lease for liues suffering a Recoldy at the common law law leuie a Fine or wilfully refuse and deny to pay doe or performe his rents fines suites customes and seruices at any time hereafter due to the Lord or Lords of the said Mannors or of either of them for their said copyholds the same wilfull refusall being presented to the Homage by the Leuijng a fine or willfull denying to pay the rents fines c. oathes of three customarie Tennants with the Reeue or his Deputie the said Tennants or Reeue nor his Deputy being none of the Lords seruants and being found and presented by the homage the same shal be holden and reputed a forfeiture of his estate whatsoeuer hee shall haue by copy of Court Roll at the time of any such act committed or done in so much of his and their copyhold Lands and Tenements as hee shall haue committed any such act onely for so much of his lands tenements out of the which the said quit-rent and other duties is demanded and shal be due and wilfully denied by the said Tenant or tenants as aforesaid Or if any copyholder shall in the Or disclaiming to hold of the Lord. Lords Court or elsewhere in any Court of Record disclaime to hold his said copyhold Lands and tenements of the Lord of the Mannor whereof his Lands and tenements are holden or shall by pleading in the Lords Court or other Court of Record Or claiming their copy-holds to be free holds wilfully claime their copyholds to bee Free-holds or willingly and wittingly pleade in any Real action at the common law in chiefe as a Free-hold Or plead wittingly in a reall action at common law in chiefe as a Free-holder Tenant or shall willingly and wittingly doe any other act or things in or concerning his now Lands and tenements which shal be a disseisin or disinheritance of the Lord or Lords of the said Mannors or of either of them their heires or assignes Or doe any other act which shal be a disseisin of the Lord. other then such acts as in these Articles are especiall mentioned or dispensed withall that then hee shall forfeit his and their estate of and in the same Lands and Tenements so disclaimed to be holden or claimed to be Freehold or for which he shall pleade in chiefe or doe any such other act or thing as is aforesaid Finally the Lord of the said What other forfeictures the Lord shall haue Mannors or of either of them shall haue all such other forfeitures issues profits and aduantages of the said Copyholds as shaâ—l grow due to him by any Statute Lawes of this Realme being not against and contrarie to these Articles customes heere expressely set downe Item If any person or persons hauing any estate 50 The act or neglect of tennant for liues or yeeres shall not preiudice those in remainder of any copyhold lands or tenements holden of the said Mannors or of either of them for terme of life or liues or for terme of yeeres or in the right of their wiues of any estate although he she or they shall doe or suffer or neglect to doe any act or acts during the time aforesaid in or vpon the said Copyhold Lands or Tenements which may or shal be contrary to the custome of the said Mannors or of either of them The same act or acts so being done shall not preiudice or be hurtfull vnto the next person or persons to whom the said customarie Lands or tenements should or ought to remaine reuert or come nor to the said wife or her heires not being partie in Court or consenting in Court to the said act or forfeiture nor that the Lord of the said Mannors or of either of them shall take any longer aduantage issues or profits of the same Copyhold Lands or Tenements then during the time of such estates as is aforesaid of the partie committing doing or assenting to such act or acts So that after his or their decease or estates determined the said Lands and Tenements shall remaine reuert or come to the next person or persons or to such person or persons to whom the same should haue comen or remained or goe or reuert immediately after such estate or estates ended or determined as though there had beene no such act or acts done contrary to the tenor or true meaning of these presents by any such person or persons Item The particular or priuate act or acts of any 51 The priuat act of any tennants contrary to these articles shall not extend to be a breach of the customes to the hurt of the rest customary Tennant or tenants of any of the said Mannors which shall happen to be done wilfully by or betweene them or any of them and the Lord or Lords of the said Mannors or either of them and his or their Reeue or of either of them contrarie to the Articles true meaning of these presents neither doth nor shal extend to be coÌ„strued to bee a breach of the ancient Customes of the said Mannors or of either of them to the hurt or preiudice of the rest of the customarie Tenants but of themselues onely doing the said particular act 52 Tennant for life or yeeres making wast shal be fined by the homage Item
inheritance held of the Lord by the rod according to the custome and either of them all the Copyhold Lands Tenements Hereditaments which the particular persons named parties to the Indentures whervnto these Schedules are annexed doe hold or enioy are and time whereof the contrarie hath not beene within the memory of man haue beene Copyhold and customarie lands tenements and hereditaments of inheritance demised and demisable by copy of Court Roll of the Mannors aforesaid or one of them respectiuely according to the customes of the Mannor whereof the same are holden and all copies of Court Rolls of the same Mannors and either of them by all the time aforesaid for the same lands tenements and hereditaments haue beene made and ought to be made to hold of the Lord by the Rod according to the custome of the Mannor whereof the same is holden by the rents and seruices therefore due and accustomed And all the said lands tenements and hereditaments haue beene passed and are to passe and goe from such persons as according to the contents of these Schedules haue power and are How Surrenders are to be made See further in the 19 article enabled to make Surrenders to any other person or persons by way of Surrender to be made to the hands of the Lord by the acceptance of the Steward of the Mannor or his Deputy for the time being in Court or out of Court or by the acceptance of the Reeue of the Mannor whereof the same are holden or by his Deputy within the same Mannor or elsewhere in presence of sixe customarie Tennants or by any Headborough of some Towneship or Hambler within that Mannor in presence of sixe customarie Tenants in or out of the same Mannors which Surrender or Surrenders haue beene and shall and may be to the vse of any person or persons and their heyres for euer in fee-simple or any person or persons in fee taile or for life or liues with Remainders or without Remainders as lands may be assured by the course of the common lawes of this Realme or else to the vse of the last Will Testament of the Surrenderers or of any other persons according to the intent and limitation of such last Will and Testament Item the rents of all the Tennants both Freeholders 2 Quitrents are to be paid yearly at Michellmas and Copy holders which hold any Messuages Cottages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments of the said Mannors or of either of them are yearely payable only at the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangell to the Lord and his heires the same to be collected by the Reeues of the said Mannors seuerally and respectiuely to be yearely chosen as hereafter is expressed or their Deputies And all and euery the said customarie or Copyhold Tenants to pay the seueral yearely rents now yeerely due and payable for their seuerall Copyholds and if any of the said Copyholds for which any interequit rent is now paâ—d shall hereafter come into seuerall hands the rent thereof An entire quit-rent come into seuerall hands shal be apportioned shall be then apportioned by the homage at the Court of the Mannor whereof the same are holden and so much onely as by the homage shal be appointed to be paid prorata shall be paid to the Lord for the time being Item All and euery Copyhold Tenant of the 3 At what Courts Tennants are bound to appeare said Mannors or either of them which now be or hereafter for the time being shal be ought to appeare yeerely at two generall Courts holden for the Mannor wherof his lands or Tenements are holden vpon warning as hereafter followeth And also so many of them at all other set or appointed Courts set appointed and kept for the said Mannor wherof their lands are holdâ—n vnder the numbâ—r of eighteene as shall be for that purpose especially warned therevnto by the Reeue or his sufficient Deputy for the time being And â—he said Tenants shall there doe their suites and seruices according to their tenures except they be essoined licensed or haue some other lawfull excuse vpon the paine hereafter following which two generall Courts haue beene commonly kept and are to be kept yearely the one of them on Tuesday the ninth day after Easter day and the other about the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle vpon reasonable The two generall Courtes yearely held warning That is to say in the Churches and Chappels wâ—thin the said Mannors openly vpon the Sunday seuennight or Sunday fortnight before the day of such Court to be holden Item If any of the Coppyhold or customarie 4 Tennants fâ—iling to appeare and not essoyned or reason able excuse shal be amersed Tennants of the said Mannors or of either of them doe or shal make default of their appearance at any of the said two generall Courts to which their suites shall be due Or if such Copyhold Tenants as shal be especially and lawfully warned to appeare at any of the said set Couâ—ts in forme aforesaid yearely to bee holden doe make default to which the said suiteâ—s or shal be due and warning openly giuen as aforesaid of the day and place of the holding of the same generall Courts and vpon speciall and lawfull warning to be giuen for the said seuerall set or purchased Courts that then they that shall so make default except they be essoyned or haue some other lawfull or reasonable excuse shal be amerced by the Homage of the said Court to be taxed and affered by two afferors of the said Court That is to say by two Tenants of the Homage whereof the Steward of the said Mannors or of either of them for the time being hath alwaies vsed to choose and shall choose one for the Lord and the residue of the homage haue chosen and hereafter shall choose the other Item If any Tenant be summoned to apeare at 5 What the tennants are to be allowed at set Courts any set Court or Courts to bee holden within the said Mannors or in any of them doth appeare vpon the said Sommons he ought and is to haue for his paines foure pence and his dinner or eight pence and no dinner which ought and is by the said custome to bee paid by such person or persons who shall be the cause that any such Tenants doe appeare for his or their matter so it be not any matter or cause that concerneth an enquâ—rie or presentment to be made onely concerning the Lord for the time being his heires or assignes Item The Coppyhold Tennants of the said 6 The like allowance for view parâ—icions and and other summons Mannors and of either of them ought to haue euery of them like allowance vpon euery view by them to be made and vpon euery petition by them to be made or vpon other Sommons to appeare betwixt Tenant and Tenant when they bee appointed thereunto by precept from the Steward of the said Mannors or of either of them for
shall or should accomplish his full age of one and twentie yeeres or within fiue yeeres then next after he shal or should accomplish his full age of one and twentie yeeres And by the person of non sanae memoriae within fiue yeeres next after he shall recouer and become of Sanae memoriae and by the heire of such person of non sanae memoriae within fiue yeeres next after the death of his said Auncestor or before And by the said person that shall be so out of the Realme or his heires within fiue yeeres after he shall returne or if hee shall not returne by his heires within fiue yeeres after his death and by the said person or persons in prison within one whole yeere next after his 11 No dower for woemen â—or Courtesie of England for men or their enlargement from such imprisonment Item In the said Mannors or either of them women ought not to haue Dowers of any customary lands or tenements within the Mannors aforesaid nor in any of them nor men to haue any estate as Tennants by the curtesie of England Item If any shal be seized of any customarie 12 Estates of inheritance shall discend according to Gauelkynde lands or tenements holden of the said Mannors or of either of them of an estate of Inheritance and shall haue two sonnes or three sonnes or more or hauing no sonnes shal haue diuers daughters or hauing neither sonnes nor daughters shal haue diuers Collatterall heires in one neerenesse of bloud or that are to make their resort from those that were of the same neerenesse of bloud to the Tenant dying They shall be all co-heires to their said Father Mother or other Auncestor touching the said customary lands and tenements according to the custome of Gauelkinde Item If any man or woman die seized as aforesaid 13 Touching discents where the tennant left issue of any customarie lands or tenements of any estate of Inheritance holden of the said Mannors or of any of them and shall haue issue two or three sonnes or more whereof one or two or more of them shall be married and haue issue in the life of their Father or Mother and shall die before his or their said Father or Mother or hauing no sons shall haue diuers daughters whereof one or more shall be married and haue issue and dye in the life of the Father or Mother That then the said issue shall inherite and be co-heire with the said sonne or sonnes daughter or daughters that shall suruiue his her or their said Father or Mother that so shall die seized as is aforesaid whether the said issue be male or female according to the custome of Gauelkinde Item If any person or persons die seized as aforesaid 14 How lands shal discend to those of the whole blood where the tennant left no issue and shall leaue behinde him neither sonne nor daughter then the next of his or their kinne being of whole bloud shal be heire or heires to the said persoÌ„ or persons so dying seised That is to say his her or their brother or brothers brother or brothers children or childrens children according to the custome of Gauelkinde and so forth as long as any of that issue shall be on liue being of the whole bloud and in default of such issue the sisters and sisters children according to the custome of Gauelkinde and so forth so long as any issue shal be on liue and of the whole bloud and for lack of such issue the Vncles and their issues being of the whole bloud so long as any issue shal be liuing And in default of such issue the Aunts and their children so long as any shal be liuing of the whole bloud and for lacke of such issue the next of kinne of the whole bloud according to the custome of Gauelkinde Item If any person so dying seised as aforesaid 15 Males et Females of one venter cannot ioyne to be coheires without issue of his body and hauing diuers brothers of the whole bloud whereof the one or some of them shall haue beene married and shall haue issue and after issue had shall die before the said brother dying seised as aforesaid That then the issues of the said brother or brothers so dying before him that dyed seized as aforesaid shall ioyne and be co heire with the brother or brothers that suruiueth the brother that so dyed seised as aforesaid whether the said issue be males or females But males and females of one Venter cannot ioyne to be co-heires together So that the course of discents is to bee obserued by the said custome according to the custome and nature of lands in Gauelkinde Item Likewise shall the issue of the daughter 16 Touching discents that shall die in the life of the Father or Mother be co-heire with the Aunt that liueth being of the whole bloud Item Likewise shal the Vncles and the Vncles 17 Discenâ—s brothers children being of the whole bloud be coheires together as aforesaid Item Likewise shall the Aunts and the Aunts 18 Discents sisters children ioyne and bee co-heires as aforesaid and so forth of all further degrees of all Collaterall heires being of the whole bloud which may conuey themselues to bee any Cozens and heires of the whole bloud to any person or persons dying seized of any of the aforesaid customarie lands or tenements according to the custome of Gauelkynde Item By the custome of the said seuerall Mannors 19 How Copyholders of inheritance may Surrender euery copyholder of Inheritance in fee-simple may Surrender his said copyhold lands and tenements or any part or parcell thereof vnto the Lord to the vse of any person or persons and to his and their heires for euer or to his or their heires of his or their bodies or any otherwise in See also in the first article in the 20 21 c articles taile or for life or liues or yeeres or to any person or persons and his or their heires To the intent the said Copyhold Tennant may declare his last Will and Testament vpon the same Lands and Tenements or to any other vse or vses vnlesse it be to any corporation or corporations or bodies pollitique or corporate and euery copyholder in taile or for life liues or yeeres of either of the said Mannors may in like manner by the customes of the said Mannors and of either of them Surrender their Copyhold lands tenements or hereditaments or any part thereof according to the nature of their estates so the same Surrender be made according to the custome concerning Surrenders as afore in these presents is specified or hereafter ensueth And all the same persons to whose vse euery Surrender shal be made are to haue their copies made to hold of the Lord by the Rod according to the custome of the Mannor whereof they beene holden by the Rents and seruices therefore due and accustomed Vpon euery of which Surrenders the Fine and
That if any Tennant for terme of life or liues onely or for terme of yeeres of customarie Lands shall make any waste Then hee shal be fined by the Homage the third part of which fine shal be to the Lord and the other two parts shall come to him in the Reuertion or Remainder of the said copyhold Item The Lord for none payment of amerciaments 53 For non payment of amerciameâ—ts the Lord may distraine but not seise may distraine his said Tennants parties to these presents and auow for the same as for Rents But hee cannot seize any of his or their Lands or Tenements parties to these presents for non payment thereof vntill he be paid Item Vpon the admission of any co-heires ioint Tennants or Tennants in common if they cannot 54 How partition is to be made betweene co-heires ioynt tennants or tennants in common agree to occupie their Lands and Tenements together or to make partition among themselues then hee or they that bee grieued may by the custome of either of the said Mannors haue a precept from the Steward directed to seuen customarie Tennants or more of the said Mannors within which the said Lands and tenements doe lye and they shall make partition thereof and the same returne to the Steward of the said Mannors againe to be inrolled in the Court Rolls of the said Mannors whereof the said Lands or Tenements beholden Whervpon the said heires shal go to the Steward of the said Mannor within which the said lands or tenements shall lye And then elect choose their parts in forme following That is to say the yongest sonne to choose first then he that is next to the yongest to chuse next and so after that rate vnto the eldest how many soeuer which eldest shal chuse last And likewise the same order is to be obserued amongst daughters if there be no sonnes and amongst all other degrees of heires touching the customarie Lands and Tenements holden of the said Mannors or either of them And vpon euery such partition they shall pay for a fine to the Lord two shillings and sixe pence or lesse at the discretion of the Steward according to the quantitie of the Lands or Tenements so parted betweene tennants in common and ioynt tenants for the like fine the said deuision to bee by the said Tenants without election of the parties themselues but by casting of lots if they cannot otherwise agree Item If any customarie or free Tenants cattell 55 These copyholders shall pay but one penny for poundage or the cattell of their Farmers bee brought to the Lords pound The said Tenant or his Farmer shall pay for all his cattell if they bee a hundred heads or vpwards or vnder for the poundage thereof but one penny and he that is no Tenant shall pay for euery distresse of cattell so pounded foure pence 56 Cattell impounded to be deliuered by two copyholders Item If any cattell bee impounded within the Lords pound by any person or persons being a customarie Tenant or Tennants of the said Mannors or of either of them for any trespasse committed or done within the said Mannors or in either of them vpon their Copyholds that all such Cattell being so impounded may by two of the said customarie Tenants of such of the said Mannors or of either of them wherein the said trespasse shall bee committed which will answere for such Damages and costs as shal be recouered in the said Court against the owners of the same Cattell for the said trespasse be deliuered out of the said pound vnto the owner of the said Cattell by the custome of the same Mannors and of either of them Item No customarie Tenant shall sue vexe or 57 No suâ—tes for title of copy-holds out of the Lords court withouâ— licence trouble any other customary Tenant for any Title of lands or tenements lying and being within the said Mannors or in either of them being copy-hold lands or tenements of the said Mannors or of either of them out of the Lords Court without the speciall licence first had and obtained of the Lord of the said Mannors or of either of them or of his Steward for the time being If any person doe the contrarie hee shall haue his Lands or Tenements seized into the Lords hands vntill hee pay a fine to the Lord for the same offence viz. such fine as shal be ceassed by the Homage at the next generall Court of the said Mannor or Mannors Item That no customarie Tenants of the said 58 Cattell offending shal be driueÌ„ to the Lords pound Mannors or of either of them for any offence to be done by any mans cattel within the said Mannors or in either of them shall driue the same cattell to any forraine pounds but to the Lords pound being within the said Mannors or in either of them if any man doe the contrarie to bee amerced at the next generall Court by the Homage So alwayes as there be asufficient pound of the Lords there Item That no tenant or any other person shall 59 How stakes markes and mears between tennant tennant ought to be set set any stake marke or meare betweene tennant and tennant or betweene tenant and any other person that lyeth next vnto him without the parties doe therevnto agree vnlesse an order bee appointed by the Homage or the greatest part of them that it may be first viewed by twelue Tennants of the said Mannors or of either of them where the stake or meare is to be set and there to set the stake or marke indifferently betweene both the said parties and so to continue it vpon paine of amerciament by the Homage 60 Driuers of commons when to be chosen Item The Homage doe and shall yeerely vse at the next generall Court holden the Tuesday the ninth day next after Easter day to Elect and chuse out of the Hamblets within euery of the said Mannors certaine customary tennants to bee driuers and viewers of the wasts and commons of the said Mannors and of either of them for one whole yeere which tenants so elected haue authoritie by the said custome to driue the commons at any time when they finde it surcharged and to impound the cattell by them so taken no other to driue the said common then the persons so chosen as aforesaid Item If by their driuing the surcharging cannot be remedied then they ought to inform the homage 61 How surcharging the common is to be remedied thereof at the next Court that they may amerce the offenders whether the offenders be tenants or no tenants And also to put a paine or an a merciament vpon their heads that they shall not likewise offend Item If the said driuers receiue by the said poundages 62 The driuers shall accompt to the homage and more money then they spend in their trauell the rest shal be imployed to the scowring of the common Sewers which be vpon the said wast
Stepney Hugh Dauis White Chappell Alexander Dauison Popler Iames Dauies George Dethicke Gilbert Dethick Henry Dethicke Iohn Day Bowe Rachel Dauison Robert Dixon White Chappell E Iohn Eaglefield and Iane his wife Bow Richard Edwards Alexander Elcock Richard Elcock George Edwards Shorditch William Ewens Limehouse Iohn Euans Iohn English F Raph Flauell Ratcliffe Iohn Flint Limehouse Iohn Forster Bow Iohn Fell Hackney Fuller widdow Ratcliffe G William Gough Bow William Goddard Vincent Goddard Iohn Garland Bow Richard Gouge Iohn Graues Limehouse Michael Geere Iohn George Roger Gunston Ratcliffe Roger Glouer Iohn Gunston Thomas Goddard Iohn Gruit vxor Richard Glouer Iohn Francis Robert Thomas H Sir Ferdinando Heyborne Hackney Gresham Hogan Henry Haynes Thomas Hawkes Richard Harrison Sr Tho Hardresse Mileend Mileend Robert Hart Thomas Hogge Will Herendin Robert Hunt Richard Hoskins Limehouse Walter Hendley Richard Hale Ratcliffe Robert Henricke Iohn Howland White Chappel Cord well Hamond Geor. HoughtoÌ„ vx Thomas Halbrooke Nicholas Hallam Thomas Hartis Waiter Hallyley Elizabeth Hide Dorothy Iohn Hils Popler Iohn Harbert Rob. Hickes Will Hanford Robert Hudson Iohn Hether Bowe Francis Hollyday The heyres of Haggis The heires of Tho Hardcastle I Sir Iohn Iowles Knight Bowe William Iuie Limehouse Roger Iones Margaret Iorden Michael Iones et vxor Bowe Thomas Iones Ratliffe Iohn Ienks Ionas Iames. Nicholas Isack Adam Iohnson Shoraitch Iones widdow Limehouse K Iohn Key Miles Hackney Iohn Killingworth Shorditch Iohn Knowles Popler William Kattle Iohn King Limehouse L Robert Linage Robert Lambard Bowe Iohn Lowden Thomas Lawrence Ratliffe George Linum Richard Leigh et vxor Dame Margaret Lake Richard Lowfield Iohn Lowfield William Lowfield Humfry Lowfield Iohn Linkes William Lyones Milâ—nd Iohn Lyones M Sir Wil Martin Knight Hack Elizabeth Mackeris William Mansbridge Richard Mills Iohn Maynard Limehouse Iohn Mynshawe Isabell Moore Iohn Moore Michaell Merrial William Millar Shorditch George Michell Thomas Mould Stepney Edward Mathewes Thomas Maning Ratliffe Henry maybancke whitechap Samuell Marsh Thomas Marsh Eme Melsham vid. Thomas Michell Anne Michell Popler Iohn Manshippe Francis Moore Bowe Richard Merrit Tho Marsh Esquire Milend Thomas Milton Ioane Manly N Iohn Newet Hackney William Newman Iohn Nichols Barbara Nichols Edward Nichols Ratliffe Laurence Netmaker Shorditch Thomas newport Limehouse Thomas Nichols Shipwrite P William Phillips sen Bowe William Philips iun. Lime Richard Parkes William Pond William Peacocke William Pointell Giles Patricke et vx William Palmer Bed Greene. Thomas Peirepoint Whitechap Thomas Peirciuall Bowe Henry Parsons et vx Shorditch Henry Parsons Hackney Miles Pressick Vincent Parrit Popler Iohn Pettit Thomas pinnock Richard Pointell Thomas Pye Christopher Potkin Hackney Q Mathew de Quester R Samuell Rowley Whitechap Roger Robinson Anne Riland late wife of Wil Haggis Richard Rooding Bowe William Roberts Henry Reynolds Popley Edward Russell Ratliffe Robert Rickman Edmund Rolfe Iohn Rolfe Thomas Railton Popley Catherin Rushbrooke Henry Riuers Richard Rowe Hackney Iohn Rowe Iohn Rich Limehouse Edith Read William Reeue Elizabeth Rider Bridget Rider Katherin Rider Grissingon Rider Roger Rose White Chapple Roger Rose and Hackney Iohn Rose William Swaine Hackney Iohn Steward Iohn Shelley Iohn Snape Barthol Smith George Saris of London Limehouse and Ratliffe William Simons Limehouse Peter Sumner Bowe Thomas Salter et vx Thomas Scorier Edward Smith Iames Short Shorditch Thomas Saunderson Ratliffe Iohn Sadler senior Iohn Stokes Richard Simmes milend Iohn Smith Popley Samuel Soame Iohn Swaine Robert Sheffield Ieremy Swanley I Iohn sweete Bednall greene George Smith White Iohn Smith his sonn Anthony Skinner Paul Smith White Chap Iohn Sadler iunor Nicholas Simondson Rat Samuel Sayers Hackney T William Thorne Popley Iohn Thorne Robert Thorne Edward Thickins White Henry Tyler Morgan Thomas Shorditch Henry Troutbeck Bow Iohn Thorowgood Stephen Trafford Richard Tiler Limehouse Peter Tailor V Thomas Vsher Hackney Thomas Valentine W Iohn West Popley Thomas Wats Iohn Walden Thomas West Edmond White Hackny Tho Walker Barthol Walker Eliz Walker Margaret Walker Milend Emery Wilson Eliz Wilding wid Iane Wilding Iane Willson Iohn Watts Ratliffe Wattkyns Wid. Abraham Wakefield White Chappell Thom. Wilson et vx Laurence Wyneall Alice Williams Iohn Wilde Shorditch Elizabeth walker Lime Henry Walker Iohn Walker Mathew Woodcott Anne Woodcott vid. Walter Whiting Thomas Whitebread Bow Andrew Wilmer Iohn Wilkinson Smith Wilkinson Henry Watley Iohn Watley Iohn Wright Edward Wyborne Iohn Wyborne Y Thomas Yardley White Chap ANOTHER TABLE ALPHABETIcall for the ready finding of the seuerall customes priuiledges and note-worthy matters contained in this Booke ACte or neglect of tennant for life or yeeres shall not preiudice those in remainder article 50. Acte priuate of any tennants contrary to these articles shall not extend to be abreach of customes to the hurt of the rest article 51. Admission denied by the Lord see article 28. How lands discended are to be taken vp article 33. 34 See Dissents and Surrenders  Amerciaments the Lord may distreyne for but not seise articles 53. Annoyances how to redresse see article 7. Appearance at two generall Courts yeerely article 3. Fayling to appeare shall be amerced article 4. Fayling at any Court other then the two generall Courts shall not bee amerced aboue foure pence article 65. Buildings hereafter to bee erected shall pay no other fines then in these articles art 67. Bylawes may bee made by the Homage which shall binde the Tennants art 63. Courts see Appearance  Commons surcharged how to remedy art 61. see Driuers Courtesie of England none for men heere art 11. Clayme by diuers and suite for Copyhold art 31. 32. 57. Chaunge of Lord see Recognition  Coheyres see Discents and Partition  Copyholders may not pull downe housen to set them vpon Freehold land art 46. See Forfeitures Copyholders May breake and digge their grounds  May fell downe timber and woods  May suffer housen to decay without forfeiture  May loppe trees vpon the wast before their housen  May digge grauell sand clay and loame vpon the wast to build or repaire art 46. 47. See Leases Discents art â—0 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 33. Dower nâ—ne art 11. Dryuers of the Common art 60. 61. 62. Enchroachments and annoyances how to redresse art 7. Escheate to the Lord for want of Heyre art 10. Estates of Inhâ—ritance art 1. Fines due to the Lord vpon admissions art 19. 26. 35. 67. Forfeitures of Estate art 48. 49. Fees to the Homage art 56. 30. Fees to the Steward art 66. Gardian of the Heyre vnder age art 33. 37. Gauelkinde art 12. Homage their charge and dutie c. art 8. 9. 23. 31. 62. 63. What fees are due to the land art 5. 6. 30. Heyre not knowing what shall be done art 10. Headborough may take Surrenders art 20. 22. Last will and Testament See Surrenders  Leases Tennants may let for thirty one yeeres and foure moneths in possession from the making without Lysence art 38. but may not let for longer time vpon paine of forfeiture