English Economic History: Select Documents. Various

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СКАЧАТЬ and no other beasts. And if sheep or oxen be found in the aforesaid woods, or geese, except when driven to the water or the market or elsewhere, so that they make no stay in the same, whosesoever they be, they ought to be imparked and kept until they shall have satisfied the King's bailiff for that trespass. And if within the aforesaid time any foreign beast, which does not belong to any tenant of the manor, be found in the aforesaid woods, the King's bailiff can ransom it, to wit, for 40d. for each ox or cow, or 1d. for each foot of each beast, or otherwise, as he shall please, within 40d. And if any foreign cart shall pass through the aforesaid woods within the aforesaid time, it shall give to the King's bailiff 1d. of custom. And if any foreigner shall drive his beasts through the aforesaid woods within the aforesaid time, he shall give to the King's bailiff 1d. of custom. And these customs are called "leph" within the aforesaid time.

      Further, they say that the King's bailiff ought to have all the wood thrown down by the wind and all windfall wood in the aforesaid three woods within the aforesaid time, to complete the farm of the manor.

      And the pannage of the whole manor and the aforesaid customs called "leph" and the wood and windfall wood within the aforesaid time are extended in the profit of the manor at 100s.

      Further, they say that no men of the foreign neighbourhood ought to have common in the aforesaid woods at any time of the year, nor ought their beasts or cattle to enter the aforesaid woods except by licence of the bailiff. And if they enter, they ought to be imparked and kept until they shall satisfy the bailiff for that trespass.

      Further, they say that every customary cart which carries wood or charcoal or any other thing of custom for sale and passes through any of the aforesaid woods shall give to the bailiff 4d. of custom.

      Names of the tenants holding virgate lands, and rents of the same virgates and customs which pertain to them.

      3½ virgates.

      John de Walda holds 3½ virgates with their homages appurtenant and renders 76s. a year at the two terms, without customs. Sum, 76s.

      Virgate.

      Maurice Algar holds ½ virgate with its homages appurtenant and renders 9s. a year at the two terms.

      William the Smith holds two parts of half a virgate with its homages appurtenant and renders 6s. a year at the two terms.

      Richard Maneland holds a third part of half a virgate with its homages and renders 3s. a year at the two terms. Sum, 18s.

      Virgate

      Richard de Dovere holds one virgate with its homage appurtenant and renders 30s. a year at the two terms; which virgate was of Hamo Peverel. Sum, 30s.

      Virgate.

      Nicholas de la Hulle holds a fourth part of a virgate with homages and renders 5s. a year.

      Walter de la Hulle holds a fourth part of a virgate with homages and renders 4s. 2d. a year at the two terms.

      Richard son of Thomas de Bruera holds a fourth part of a virgate with homages and renders 30d. a year at the two terms.

William Annore holds a fourth part of a virgate with homages and renders 6s. a year at the two terms.[96] Sum, 17s. 8d.

      Virgate.

      William Emeline holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 20d. a year at the two terms.

      William Snelling holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 20d. a year at the two terms.

      John Dasel holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 20d. a year at the two terms.

      William Trilling holds two parts of half a virgate and renders 10s. a year at the two terms.

      William Don holds a third part of half a virgate with homage at the Faucur and renders 5s. a year at the two terms.

      Simon Pecoc holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 2s. 6d. a year at the two terms.

      Isabel Pecoc holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 2s. 6d. a year at the two terms.

      Richard the Fuller holds a third part of a fourth part of a virgate and renders 2s. 6d. a year at the two terms. Sum, 27s. 6d.

      Half a Virgate.

      Henry de la Bruer holds a fourth part of a virgate and renders 7s. 6d. a year at the two terms.

      Simon Pecoc holds an eighth part of a virgate and renders 3s. 9d. at the two terms.

      Isabel Pecoc holds an eighth part of a virgate and renders 3s. 9d. a year at the two terms. Sum, 15s.

      Sum total of rent of 39 virgates a year: 46l. 9s. 5½d.

      Virgate.

      Further, John de Walda holds a virgate of land which was arrented first to the use of the King in the presence of William Brito and his fellows, approvers, and renders therefor 30s. a year of rent of assize.

      And thus there are in all in the aforesaid manor 40 virgates of land which render yearly in rent of assize: Sum, 47l. 19s. 5½d.

      Further, from works of the aforesaid 40 virgates 14l. yearly.

      And be it known that each virgate ought to do all the works underwritten, and the works of each virgate are worth by themselves 7s. a year.

Virgate works.—Further, it is acknowledged by the aforesaid jurors that each virgate in the aforesaid manor owes all the customs underwritten, and so in proportion half a virgate and other parts according to the portion and quantity of land, as the virgate is divided, to wit, to plough 4 acres a year in the winter season, and the ploughing of each acre is worth 4d. Further, it ought to harrow those 4 acres, and the harrowing of each acre is worth ½d. Further it ought to thresh and winnow 1 quarter of rye for seed, and that threshing and winnowing is worth 2d. Further it ought to reap, bind and cock 4 acres, and this custom is worth 3d. for each acre, to wit, of rye. Further it ought to plough 4 acres in the summer season, and the ploughing of each acre is worth 3d. Further it ought to harrow those 4 acres, and the harrowing of each acre is worth ½d. Further it ought to thresh and winnow 1½ quarters of oats, and the threshing and winnowing is worth 1½d. Further it ought to reap, bind and cock 4 acres of oats, and that custom is worth 2½d. for each acre. Further it ought to find two men for one day to hoe until noon, and that custom is worth 2d. Further it ought to find two men for one day to hoe in the summer season until noon, and that custom is worth 2d. Further it ought to carry the corn from the field of the lord the King to the grange with one waggon for one day until noon, and that carrying is worth 3½d. Further it ought to find four men to lift the hay in the meadow of the lord the King for one day, and that custom is worth 2d. Further it ought to carry a waggonload of hay, and each carrying is worth 3d. Further it ought to manure with manure of the lord the King 4 selions[97] СКАЧАТЬ