Hereafter
ensueth
the
auncient
seuerall
customes
,
of
the
seuerall
Mannors
of
Stebbunhuth
,
and
Hackney
,
within
the
Countie
of
Middlesex
,
which
were
perused
,
viewed
&
approued
,
by
the
Lorde
of
the
said
Mannors
,
and
by
all
the
Copieholde
Tenants
of
the
said
seueral
Mannors
,
manie
yeeres
past
,
and
which
customes
be
now
againe
newelie
and
fullie
considered
off
,
ratified
,
allowed
,
and
approued
,
by
the
right
Honorable
,
Henrie
L.
Wentworth
,
Lord
of
the
saide
seuerall
Mannors
,
and
all
the
Copieholde
Tenantes
of
the
said
Mannors
,
as
in
the
seuerall
Articles
&
agreements
hereafter
following
are
expressed
,
the
x.
day
of
Nouember
.
1587.
And
in
the
29.
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Ladie
Elizabeth
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
Queene
of
England
,
Fraunce
and
Ireland
,
defender
of
the
faith
.
INprimis
,
by
the
customes
of
the
said
Mannours
,
al
the
Copieholde
Landes
and
Tenementes
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
be
,
and
alwaies
haue
beene
auncient
copieholdes
of
inheritance
in
Feesimple
,
according
to
the
seuerall
customes
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
of
which
the
same
been
seuerally
holden
,
except
suth
parts
and
parcells
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
being
of
the
demeasne
lands
,
and
of
the
wasts
of
the
said
mannours
,
and
of
either
of
them
,
which
haue
not
beene
graunted
out
by
the
Lorde
or
Lords
of
the
same
,
to
holde
by
coppie
of
Court
roll
,
but
sithens
the
beginning
of
the
raigne
of
the
queenes
Maiestie
that
nowe
is
,
which
partes
and
parcells
so
graunted
to
holde
by
coppie
of
court
roll
.
are
and
be
excepted
,
and
are
ment
to
bee
excepted
out
of
these
Articles
,
ratification
and
agreement
,
and
also
all
other
the
landes
,
tenements
,
and
hereditamentes
,
mentioned
and
specified
in
the
seconde
sedule
to
these
presents
annexed
,
which
are
and
shal
be
of
no
other
validitie
and
force
then
they
shoulde
haue
beene
of
,
if
these
articles
and
agreements
had
neuer
been
made
.
And
all
coppies
haue
beene
tyme
out
of
minde
,
and
bee
made
to
holde
of
the
Lord
by
the
rodde
,
according
to
the
custome
of
the
saide
mannours
,
by
the
rents
,
customes
,
suts
and
seruices
,
therefore
due
and
accustomed
.
2
Item
,
the
rentes
of
all
the
tenements
,
both
freeholders
,
and
coppieholders
,
which
holde
anie
meswages
,
cotages
,
lands
,
tenements
,
or
hereditaments
of
the
saide
mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
is
yeerelie
payable
at
the
feast
of
saint
Michaell
Tharchangell
,
to
the
Lorde
and
his
heires
,
the
same
to
be
collected
by
Reeues
of
the
said
mannors
,
to
be
yeerelie
chosen
,
as
heereafter
is
expressed
,
and
all
and
euerie
the
coppieholde
Tenants
,
shal
hereafter
pay
so
much
rent
as
anie
of
them
haue
paid
within
two
yeeres
last
past
for
their
seuerall
coppieholds
,
&
that
if
anie
one
of
the
saide
coppieholds
,
for
the
which
anie
intire
quitrent
is
nowe
paide
,
shall
come
into
seuerall
hands
,
the
saide
rent
shall
be
apporcioned
by
t
homage
.
3
Item
,
all
the
coppieholde
Tenants
,
which
now
be
,
or
heereafter
for
the
time
being
shal
be
,
ought
to
appeare
yeerelie
at
two
generall
Courts
holden
for
the
said
mannors
,
or
for
either
of
them
.
And
also
so
many
of
them
at
al
other
set
or
apointed
Courts
,
set
,
appointed
,
or
kept
,
or
to
be
set
,
apointed
,
or
kept
,
for
the
said
mannors
,
or
for
either
of
them
,
or
for
the
Lord
or
Lords
of
the
said
manors
,
or
of
either
of
them
as
shall
be
warned
therevnto
by
the
Reeue
or
his
sufficient
deputy
for
the
time
being
,
and
they
to
doe
their
sutes
and
seruices
according
to
their
tenures
,
except
they
be
essoyned
,
lycenced
,
or
haue
some
other
lawful
excuse
,
vpon
the
paine
heereafter
following
,
which
generall
courts
haue
beene
commonlie
kept
,
and
are
to
be
kept
yeerelie
th
one
of
them
the
Tuesdaie
next
after
Lowe
Sundaye
,
&
thother
about
the
feast
of
Saint
Andrewe
the
apostle
,
vpon
reasonable
warning
.
4
Item
,
if
anie
of
the
customarie
or
copieholde
tenants
of
the
said
Mannors
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
doe
or
shall
make
default
in
their
appearaunce
at
anie
of
the
saide
two
generall
courts
to
which
their
sutes
shall
be
due
,
or
if
such
copieholde
tenants
as
shall
be
especiallie
warned
to
appeare
at
anie
of
the
saide
sette
Courts
in
forme
aforesaide
,
yeerelie
to
be
holden
,
doe
make
default
,
to
which
the
saide
sute
is
or
shal
be
due
,
and
warning
openlie
giuen
in
the
parish
churches
within
the
said
Mannours
,
of
the
daie
and
place
of
the
holdyng
of
the
same
generall
courts
,
&
vpon
speciall
warning
to
be
giuen
for
the
said
seuerall
set
Courts
,
that
then
they
that
shall
so
make
default
,
except
they
be
essoyned
,
or
haue
some
other
lawfull
or
reasonable
excuse
,
shall
be
amersed
by
the
homage
of
the
saide
Court
or
anie
of
them
,
which
amerciement
shall
bee
taxed
by
two
Afferrours
of
the
sayde
Court.
That
is
to
say
,
by
two
Tenants
of
the
homage
,
whereof
the
Steward
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
for
the
time
being
,
hath
alwaies
vsed
to
choose
,
and
shal
choose
one
for
the
Lorde
,
and
the
residue
of
the
homage
then
present
,
haue
chosen
,
and
heareafter
shall
choose
the
other
.
5
Item
,
if
anie
Tenant
bee
Summoned
to
appeare
at
anie
set
Court
or
Courts
to
bee
holden
within
the
saide
Mannors
,
or
in
anie
of
them
,
and
doth
appeare
vppon
the
saide
Sommons
,
he
ought
,
and
is
to
haue
for
his
paines
iiij
.
d.
and
his
dinner
,
or
viij
.
d.
and
no
dinner
,
which
ought
and
is
by
the
saide
custome
to
bee
paid
by
such
person
or
persons
who
shall
bee
the
cause
that
anie
such
Tenants
do
appeare
for
his
or
their
matter
,
so
it
bee
not
for
any
matter
or
cause
that
concerneth
an
inquirie
or
presentment
to
be
made
concerning
the
Lord
for
the
time
being
,
his
heires
or
assignes
.
6
Item
,
the
Copieholde
Tenants
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
eyther
of
them
,
ought
to
haue
euerie
of
them
like
allowaunce
vpon
euerie
viewe
by
them
to
bee
made
,
and
vpon
euerie
partition
by
them
to
be
made
,
or
vppon
other
Summons
to
appeare
betwixt
Tenaunt
and
Tenant
,
when
they
be
appointed
therevnto
by
precept
from
the
Stewarde
of
the
said
mannors
,
or
of
either
of
them
for
the
time
being
,
or
by
his
sufficient
deputie
.
7
Item
,
the
homage
of
the
Court
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
,
may
appoint
sixe
or
seuen
Tenants
vppon
aanie
complaint
to
them
made
by
anie
person
or
persons
being
Tenantes
of
the
saide
mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
in
open
Court
,
that
he
or
they
be
wronged
by
any
incrochment
,
or
anie
other
annoyaunce
,
which
Tenauntes
shall
after
the
saide
Court
,
viewe
the
same
incrochment
,
annoyance
,
and
impediment
,
or
place
whereof
anie
such
complaint
shall
be
made
,
and
therevpon
to
present
or
notifie
the
same
by
a
day
to
the
Stewarde
,
or
to
the
homage
at
the
next
generall
Court
,
that
there
may
be
sette
a
paine
or
amerciement
,
or
both
,
for
the
same
,
by
the
homage
at
the
saide
next
Court
,
according
to
the
qualitie
of
the
offence
.
8
Item
,
the
homage
of
euerie
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
are
to
make
presentment
at
euerie
general
Court
to
be
holden
for
the
said
Mannours
,
or
for
either
of
them
,
of
all
the
customarie
or
coppieholde
Tenauntes
,
that
they
shall
knowe
shall
haue
died
,
after
the
Court
then
last
past
,
or
at
any
time
before
the
said
court
,
whose
deathes
were
not
then
found
and
presented
,
which
shall
haue
holden
anie
customarie
or
coppieholde
Landes
or
Tenementes
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
.
And
also
as
neere
as
they
can
,
present
what
Landes
they
dyed
seazed
of
,
and
also
of
what
estate
,
and
when
he
died
,
and
who
is
the
next
heire
or
heyres
to
the
same
person
or
persons
so
dying
seazed
,
and
of
what
age
or
ages
the
saide
heyre
or
heyres
shall
then
bee
off
as
neere
as
they
can
.
9
Item
,
likewise
the
homage
ought
to
present
the
deathes
of
freeholders
,
and
when
they
dyed
,
and
who
bee
their
next
heyres
,
and
the
ages
of
their
heires
which
helde
anie
Lands
or
Tenements
of
the
saide
mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
and
the
nature
of
their
tenures
,
so
neere
as
they
can
,
to
th
intent
the
Lorde
may
haue
his
reliefe
,
which
is
but
the
value
of
one
yeeres
quitrent
of
the
Tenement
holden
of
the
saide
mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
by
Socage
tenure
.
10
Item
,
if
the
homage
at
anie
of
the
saide
Courts
of
either
of
the
saide
mannours
,
shall
not
knowe
who
is
next
heire
or
heyres
to
anie
of
the
saide
customarye
Tenauntes
so
dying
seazed
,
when
they
shall
make
their
presentments
,
that
then
they
shall
make
their
presentment
so
accordingly
,
and
then
vppon
the
saide
presentment
,
at
the
next
generall
Court
after
the
Stewarde
of
the
saide
mannors
or
of
eyther
of
them
,
or
his
deputie
for
the
time
being
,
within
which
the
saide
presentment
shall
so
bee
made
,
shall
cause
a
Proclamation
to
be
made
in
open
court
,
to
th
intent
euerie
such
heyre
or
heyres
may
haue
knowledge
to
come
and
take
vp
the
Landes
and
tenements
of
his
or
their
auncestours
,
and
so
the
Steward
or
his
deputie
,
shall
cause
a
Proclamation
to
bee
made
from
generall
Court
to
generall
Court
,
vntill
three
open
and
publique
Proclamations
bee
made
in
ful
Court
,
at
three
seuerall
generall
courts
,
which
generall
Courts
,
by
the
said
custome
are
vsed
to
bee
holden
commonlie
one
halfe
yeere
after
another
or
there
abouts
,
so
that
from
the
first
Proclamation
to
the
last
,
is
full
neere
one
yeere
and
a
halfe
,
which
is
about
full
two
yeeres
from
the
presentment
made
by
the
sayde
Homage
of
the
dying
seazed
,
of
the
sayde
last
Tenaunt
,
vnto
the
last
Proclamation
,
and
if
there
shall
come
no
heire
to
the
saide
Lands
or
Tenements
,
before
the
ende
of
the
saide
three
Proclamations
,
to
make
his
clayme
,
and
prooue
himselfe
to
the
Homage
of
the
saide
Court
,
in
suche
sort
as
they
shall
allowe
off
,
to
bee
the
next
heire
of
the
whole
blood
,
to
the
saide
Tenaunte
deceased
,
or
to
haue
title
to
the
Lande
and
tenements
,
nor
to
shewe
and
prooue
as
aforesaid
,
who
is
or
ought
to
be
the
next
heire
of
the
whole
bloud
to
the
saide
Tenaunt
deceased
,
or
next
heire
expectant
vpon
anie
estate
determined
,
then
the
Lorde
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
for
the
time
being
,
shal
and
may
after
the
saide
three
Proclamations
so
to
bee
made
,
seaze
the
Landes
and
Tenements
,
which
was
the
sayde
persons
so
dying
seased
,
whose
next
heire
or
such
as
shall
haue
title
therevnto
cannot
bee
founde
,
or
shall
not
come
and
make
his
or
their
claime
and
proofe
as
aforesaide
,
and
then
to
take
the
issues
and
profites
thereof
vnto
his
owne
vse
,
vntill
such
person
or
persons
come
that
shall
prooue
him
or
them
next
heire
or
heyres
to
the
saide
person
or
persons
so
dying
seazed
,
and
if
none
shal
come
within
three
yeeres
next
after
the
thirde
and
last
proclamation
to
bee
made
as
aforesaid
,
that
shall
and
can
conueigh
and
proue
him
or
them
to
bee
next
heire
or
heires
of
the
whole
bloud
,
or
shewe
and
prooue
who
is
or
ought
to
be
next
heire
,
or
to
haue
title
,
as
next
in
remaynder
or
reuertion
as
aforesaide
.
That
then
the
saide
Landes
and
Tenementes
bee
forfayted
,
or
shall
escheate
vnto
the
Lorde
of
the
saide
Mannour
or
Mannours
,
for
the
time
being
,
except
that
if
the
said
Lands
&
tenements
,
shall
or
ought
immediatly
to
descend
,
remaine
,
reuert
,
or
come
to
any
woman
couert
,
or
infant
,
within
the
age
of
xxi
.
yeeres
,
or
to
any
person
or
persons
not
of
Sane
memoriae
,
or
that
shall
not
bee
within
the
Realme
,
at
the
time
of
the
death
of
the
said
last
Tenaunt
dying
so
seazed
,
that
then
the
Lorde
for
the
tyme
being
,
shall
haue
but
the
profites
of
the
saide
Landes
and
Tenementes
,
vntill
such
persons
or
their
heires
,
shall
come
and
make
their
claime
as
aforesaide
,
so
the
saide
clayme
be
made
within
fiue
yeeres
by
the
saide
woman
or
her
heires
next
after
the
death
of
her
said
husband
,
or
by
such
person
being
within
age
,
or
his
heires
within
fiue
yeeres
next
after
he
shall
or
should
accomplish
his
full
age
of
twentie
one
yeeres
,
and
by
the
heyre
of
such
person
of
Non
sane
memoriae
,
within
fiue
yeeres
after
the
death
of
his
said
auncestour
,
or
by
the
said
person
or
his
heyres
that
shall
so
be
out
of
the
Realme
within
fiue
yeeres
after
he
shall
returne
,
or
if
hee
shall
not
returne
within
fiue
yeeres
after
his
death
.
11
Item
,
women
are
to
haue
no
dowers
of
anie
customarie
Landes
or
Tenements
within
the
Mannours
aforesaid
,
nor
in
anie
of
them
,
nor
menne
to
haue
anie
estate
as
Tenantes
by
the
curtesie
of
Englande
.
12
Item
,
if
a
man
or
woman
shal
be
seazed
of
anie
customarie
Landes
or
Tenementes
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
of
an
estate
of
inheritaunce
,
and
shal
haue
issue
two
Sonnes
or
three
Sonnes
,
or
more
,
or
hauing
no
Sonnes
,
shall
haue
diuers
Daughters
,
or
hauing
neyther
Sonnes
nor
Daughters
,
shall
haue
diuers
collaterall
heires
,
they
shall
be
all
coheyres
to
their
sayde
Father
,
Mother
,
or
other
Auncestour
touching
the
saide
customarie
Landes
and
tenements
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkinde
.
13
Item
,
if
a
man
or
woman
die
seazed
as
aforesaide
,
of
any
customarie
Lands
or
Tenementes
of
anie
estate
of
inheritaunce
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
,
and
shall
haue
issue
two
or
three
sonnes
or
more
,
whereof
one
or
two
or
more
of
them
shal
be
married
,
and
shall
haue
issue
in
the
life
of
their
father
or
mother
,
and
shall
die
before
his
or
their
saide
Father
or
Mother
,
or
hauing
no
sonnes
,
shall
haue
diuers
daughters
,
whereof
one
or
more
shal
be
married
,
and
haue
issue
,
and
die
in
the
life
of
the
father
or
mother
.
That
then
the
saide
issue
shall
inherite
,
and
bee
coheire
with
the
sayde
sonne
or
sonnes
,
or
daughter
,
that
shall
suruiue
his
or
her
saide
father
or
mother
that
so
shall
die
seazed
,
as
is
aforesaide
,
whether
the
saide
issue
be
Male
or
Female
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkinde
.
14
Item
,
if
anie
person
or
persons
,
dye
seazed
as
aforesaide
,
and
shall
leaue
behinde
him
neyther
sonne
nor
daughter
,
then
the
next
of
his
or
their
kinne
being
of
whole
bloud
,
shal
be
heyre
or
heyres
to
the
saide
person
or
persons
so
dying
seazed
,
that
is
to
say
,
his
or
their
brother
,
or
brothers
children
,
or
childers
children
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkinde
and
so
foorth
,
as
long
as
anie
of
that
issue
shal
be
on
liue
,
being
of
the
whole
bloud
,
and
in
default
of
suche
issue
,
the
Sisters
and
Sisters
children
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkind
,
and
so
forth
as
long
as
anie
issue
shal
be
on
liue
,
and
being
of
the
whole
bloud
,
and
for
lacke
of
such
issue
,
the
Vnckles
and
their
issues
,
being
of
the
whole
bloud
so
long
as
anie
issue
shal
be
liuing
.
And
no
default
of
such
issue
,
the
Aunts
and
their
children
,
so
long
as
anie
shal
be
liuing
of
the
whole
bloud
,
&
for
lacke
of
such
issue
,
the
next
of
kinne
of
the
whole
bloud
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkinde
.
15
Item
,
If
anie
person
so
dying
seazed
as
aforesaide
,
without
issue
of
his
bodie
,
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
saide
brother
dying
seazed
,
as
aforesaide
.
That
then
the
issues
of
the
saide
brother
or
brothers
so
dying
before
him
that
died
seazed
,
as
aforesaide
,
shall
ioyne
and
be
coheyre
with
the
brother
that
suruiueth
the
brother
that
so
died
seazed
as
aforesaide
,
whether
the
said
issue
be
Males
or
Females
.
But
Males
and
Females
of
one
venter
,
can
not
ioyne
to
be
coheires
together
,
so
that
the
course
of
discentes
is
to
be
obserued
by
the
saide
custome
,
according
to
the
custome
and
nature
of
landes
in
Gauelkinde
.
16
Item
,
likewise
shall
the
issue
of
the
daughter
that
shall
die
in
the
life
of
the
Father
or
Mother
,
be
coheire
with
the
Aunt
that
liueth
,
being
of
the
whole
bloud
.
17
Item
,
likewise
shall
the
Vnckles
,
and
the
Vnckles
brothers
children
,
being
of
the
whole
bloud
,
be
coheires
together
as
aforesaide
.
18
Item
,
likewise
shall
the
Aunts
,
and
the
Aunts
sisters
children
,
ioyne
and
be
coheires
as
aforesaid
,
and
so
forth
of
all
further
degrees
of
all
collaterall
heires
,
being
of
the
whole
bloud
,
which
may
conueigh
themselues
to
be
anie
Cosins
and
heires
of
the
whole
bloud
to
anie
person
or
persons
dying
seazed
,
of
anie
of
the
foresaide
customarie
Landes
or
Tenements
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Gauelkind
.
19
Item
,
by
the
customes
of
the
saide
seuerall
Mannours
,
euerie
coppieholder
of
inheritaunce
in
fee
simple
,
may
surrender
his
saide
coppieholde
Landes
and
Tenements
,
or
anie
part
or
parcell
therof
vnto
any
person
or
persons
,
and
to
his
or
their
heires
for
euer
,
or
to
his
or
their
heires
,
of
his
or
their
bodies
,
or
any
other
waies
intaile
,
or
for
life
or
liues
,
or
yeres
,
or
to
anie
person
or
persons
,
and
to
their
heires
,
to
th
intent
the
saide
coppieholde
Tenante
may
declare
his
last
Will
and
Testament
vppon
the
same
Lands
and
Tenements
,
or
to
anie
other
vse
or
vses
,
vnlesse
it
bee
to
anie
corporation
or
corporations
,
or
bodies
politique
or
corporate
.
And
euerie
coppieholder
intayle
,
for
life
,
liues
or
yeeres
,
of
anie
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
may
in
like
manner
by
the
customes
of
the
saide
Manuours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
surrender
their
coppieholde
Landes
,
or
anie
part
thereof
,
according
to
the
nature
of
their
estates
,
so
the
same
surrender
be
made
according
to
the
custome
concerning
surrenders
,
as
heereafter
ensueth
.
And
all
the
same
persons
to
whose
vse
euerie
such
surrender
shal
be
made
,
are
to
haue
their
copies
made
to
hold
of
the
Lord
by
the
Rodde
,
according
to
the
Custome
of
the
saide
Manours
,
whereof
they
beene
seuerally
holden
,
by
the
rentes
,
customes
,
sutes
,
and
seruices
therefore
due
and
accustomed
,
vpon
euery
of
which
surrenders
,
the
fine
and
fines
for
the
same
heereafter
expressed
is
by
the
said
customs
to
be
paid
.
20
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
euerie
surrender
taken
out
of
the
Court
by
the
Headborow
or
Reeue
,
or
his
deputie
,
and
in
the
presence
of
sixe
customarie
Tenaunts
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
of
which
the
saide
Landes
or
Tenements
surrendred
shal
be
percell
,
witnessing
the
same
surrender
of
anie
person
or
persons
of
his
or
their
customarie
Landes
or
Tenements
holden
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
and
being
of
the
full
age
of
one
and
twentie
yeeres
or
vpwardes
,
except
women
coouert
barron
,
and
such
as
are
not
of
perfect
minde
,
to
the
vse
of
any
person
or
persons
,
shal
be
as
good
as
if
it
were
taken
in
open
court
by
the
said
Steward
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
,
so
that
such
surrenders
be
by
Thomage
presented
as
haereafter
followeth
.
21
Item
,
By
the
saide
custome
,
no
woman
being
couert
barron
,
can
make
any
good
surrender
of
her
Landes
and
Tenementes
holden
of
the
saide
Mannors
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
eyther
by
the
handes
of
the
Reeue
or
his
deputie
,
or
by
the
handes
of
the
Headeborow
,
in
the
presence
of
the
saide
sixe
Tenaunts
,
sauing
in
time
of
extremity
of
sickenesse
or
death
,
in
either
of
which
cases
,
she
may
by
the
saide
Custome
together
with
her
husbande
,
surrender
her
saide
Landes
and
Tenements
,
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
by
the
hands
of
the
Reeue
or
Headeborowe
,
and
sixe
Tenaunts
,
and
if
anie
such
woman
couert
barron
so
surrendring
,
doe
after
that
recouer
her
health
,
and
doe
not
at
the
next
generall
Court
then
following
,
ratifie
and
confirme
the
same
before
the
Stewarde
or
his
deputie
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Homage
,
that
then
the
same
surrender
is
to
bee
voide
.
And
all
surrenders
made
by
anie
woman
couert
barron
otherwise
then
in
extremitie
of
sickenesse
or
death
,
as
is
aforesaide
be
voide
,
except
such
women
couert
barron
,
bee
soly
examined
before
the
Stewarde
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
,
or
his
sufficient
deputie
,
as
heereafter
followeth
.
22
Item
,
That
all
surrenders
taken
eyther
by
the
Reeue
or
his
deputie
,
or
by
the
Headborowe
,
for
the
time
being
,
and
in
the
presence
of
sixe
customarie
tenants
,
ought
to
be
by
the
Homage
presented
at
the
generall
Court
holden
for
the
sayde
Mannours
,
after
the
taking
thereof
,
or
within
one
yeere
and
a
day
next
after
the
taking
of
the
same
,
if
anie
such
generall
Court
bee
holden
within
the
yeere
and
the
day
after
the
same
surrender
so
taken
,
or
else
if
no
such
generall
Courte
bee
holden
within
the
yeere
and
the
day
,
then
to
bee
by
the
same
Homage
presented
at
the
next
generall
Courte
to
be
holden
after
the
same
yeere
and
daie
,
and
then
to
be
as
good
a
surrender
,
as
anie
surrender
taken
in
open
Courte
,
or
else
all
surrenders
taken
by
the
saide
Reeue
or
his
deputie
,
or
by
the
said
Headborow
,
and
in
the
presence
of
sixe
Tenauntes
,
and
not
presented
by
the
saide
homage
,
in
maner
and
forme
aforesayd
to
be
void
.
23.
Item
,
The
homage
by
the
saide
custome
,
must
write
Billa
vera
vppon
euerie
surrender
by
them
presented
,
when
they
finde
the
same
surrenders
agreeable
to
the
custome
,
and
also
vppon
euerie
other
of
their
presentmentes
they
shall
make
Billa
vera
,
when
they
be
agreeable
to
the
saide
custome
,
or
else
if
the
sayde
homage
receaue
anie
surrender
,
or
other
billes
to
them
exhibited
,
which
be
repugnaunt
to
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
they
shall
make
vpon
euerie
such
surrender
or
bill
,
Ignoramus
,
or
the
like
superscription
,
to
th
intent
it
may
be
knowen
to
be
naught
,
or
else
returne
such
naughtie
surrenders
or
billes
backe
againe
to
the
parties
that
exhibited
the
same
.
24
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
euerie
woman
being
couert
barron
,
of
the
age
of
one
and
twentie
yeeres
or
vpwardes
,
hauing
anie
customarie
Landes
or
Tenementes
to
her
or
her
heires
,
or
for
life
,
liues
,
or
yeeres
,
and
holden
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
may
together
with
her
husbande
,
by
the
hands
of
the
saide
Stewarde
,
or
of
his
sufficient
deputie
,
surrender
al
her
said
Lands
and
Tenementes
,
interest
,
or
terme
of
yeeres
,
to
the
vse
of
her
saide
husband
,
or
to
any
other
person
or
persons
,
at
their
will
and
pleasure
,
so
as
she
bee
solie
and
secretlie
examined
before
the
Stewarde
or
his
sufficient
deputie
,
according
to
the
auncient
custome
vsed
in
that
case
.
25
Item
,
That
all
surrenders
taken
out
of
the
court
by
the
Steward
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
anie
of
them
,
or
by
his
sufficient
deputie
,
of
anie
person
or
persons
,
being
of
the
full
age
of
one
and
twentie
yeeres
or
more
,
of
anie
of
their
customarie
Landes
and
Tenementes
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
eyther
of
them
,
be
good
by
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
eyther
of
them
,
and
the
same
to
be
published
and
notified
to
the
homage
at
the
next
generall
Courte
.
26
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
all
surrenders
at
anie
time
heeretofore
taken
,
or
heereafter
to
be
taken
by
the
steward
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
eyther
of
them
,
or
by
his
sufficient
deputie
,
out
of
the
Courte
of
anie
customarie
Landes
or
Tenementes
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
of
anie
person
or
persons
,
being
of
full
age
of
xxi
yeeres
as
aforesaide
,
being
entred
into
the
Court
rolls
,
of
the
Court
next
going
before
the
taking
of
the
same
surrenders
,
although
such
surrenders
were
taken
diuers
daies
,
weekes
,
or
monethes
after
the
same
Courte
,
are
and
shal
be
good
and
of
force
,
by
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
.
27.
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euerie
of
them
,
the
Lorde
or
Lordes
of
the
saide
Mannors
,
or
of
eyther
of
them
,
ought
to
haue
at
euerie
admission
of
anie
one
person
,
or
more
,
vppon
a
discent
,
and
at
euerie
admission
,
and
of
anie
one
person
,
onelie
vppon
a
surrender
,
or
alienation
to
be
made
of
euerie
acre
of
Lande
or
grounde
,
being
Coppieholde
,
xvi
.
d.
for
a
fine
,
and
so
after
that
rate
,
and
no
more
,
and
if
anye
more
then
one
bee
admitted
vppon
a
surrender
,
then
to
paie
for
euerie
one
so
admitted
,
more
then
one
halfe
a
fine
,
and
also
to
haue
in
like
sort
for
a
single
fine
for
a
meswage
being
Copiehold
,
xiii
.
S.
iiii
.
d.
and
for
a
Tenement
being
Coppiehold
,
x.
s.
and
for
a
Cotage
being
coppieholde
,
which
shall
not
be
letten
for
aboue
iii.
li.
by
the
yeere
,
xx
.
d.
and
for
a
Cotage
being
woorth
aboue
iii.
li.
by
the
yeere
to
be
letten
,
to
paye
fine
as
before
for
a
Tenement
,
and
these
fines
to
bee
sette
downe
in
their
seuerall
coppies
,
and
if
anie
question
arise
about
the
decerning
which
be
messwage
,
and
which
be
Tenements
,
the
same
,
by
the
same
custome
is
to
bee
tried
by
the
presentment
of
the
homage
,
&
that
the
Lorde
of
the
said
Mannors
,
and
of
either
of
them
,
shall
allowe
of
euerie
surrender
made
by
anie
Coppieholder
,
according
to
these
articles
,
not
hauing
made
or
committed
anie
cause
of
forfaiture
,
contrarie
to
the
customes
contained
in
these
articles
,
and
shall
for
the
fine
aforesaide
,
graunt
the
saide
coppie
,
holdes
,
according
to
the
saide
surrender
,
and
admitte
such
persons
to
whome
the
same
surrender
shall
so
bee
made
,
or
to
whome
these
Landes
or
Tenementes
shall
so
discende
accordinglie
,
and
if
the
saide
Lorde
shall
refuse
so
to
admit
,
yet
the
saide
persons
to
whome
the
said
surrenders
shal
be
made
,
or
to
whome
the
saide
Lande
and
Tenementes
of
right
ought
to
discende
,
remayne
,
or
come
,
paying
their
fine
,
or
tendring
the
same
as
aforesaide
,
shall
quietlie
holde
and
enioye
the
saide
Coppie
holde
in
like
sort
,
as
if
he
or
they
were
lawfullie
admitted
vnto
the
same
,
and
not
otherwise
.
28
Item
,
By
the
custome
,
if
anie
manne
make
a
surrender
,
onelie
to
the
intent
to
make
his
wife
a
Ioynter
,
and
to
none
other
purpose
,
then
the
fine
of
the
same
is
but
halfe
so
much
as
it
is
vpon
other
surrenders
,
alienations
,
or
vpon
a
dying
seazed
as
aforesaide
.
And
the
like
custome
is
to
be
obserued
,
where
the
husbande
and
wife
make
a
surrender
of
the
Landes
of
the
wife
,
to
the
ende
onelie
to
make
an
estate
thereof
to
the
husbande
ioyntlie
with
his
wife
,
and
likewise
by
the
said
custome
for
euery
Tenaunt
that
shal
be
admitted
in
reuercion
or
remainder
expectant
,
vpon
the
estate
of
any
perticuler
tenant
for
life
,
in
taile
,
or
for
yeres
,
graunted
by
copie
,
the
same
is
but
halfe
so
much
as
it
is
vppon
other
admittaunces
vpon
alienacions
,
surrenders
,
or
dying
seazed
,
as
aforesaid
.
29
Item
,
Euery
person
that
exhibiteth
or
deliuereth
anie
surrender
or
bill
to
the
homage
,
ought
to
giue
and
paie
to
the
same
homage
for
euery
such
surrender
or
bill
iiii
.
d.
And
by
the
said
custome
euery
of
the
said
sixe
tenants
and
also
the
headborough
or
Reue
which
shal
be
at
the
taking
of
ani
surrenders
as
aforesaid
,
ought
to
haue
iiii
.
d.
a
peece
,
being
taken
within
the
said
Mannours
or
in
either
of
them
.
But
if
they
goe
out
of
the
said
mannors
or
either
of
them
for
the
taking
of
the
same
,
them
to
haue
viii
.
d.
a
peece
,
and
their
charges
,
if
they
shall
goe
farther
of
:
and
the
partie
that
procureth
the
said
surrender
,
ought
to
giue
to
the
sayd
Tenaunts
iiii
.
d.
besides
the
said
fees
,
which
iiii
.
d.
is
deliuered
with
the
sayd
surrender
,
or
else
he
that
bringeth
in
the
sayde
surrender
without
the
sayd
iiii
.
d.
shall
pay
it
of
his
owne
pursse
to
the
homage
.
30
Item
,
if
it
chance
at
any
time
vpon
the
death
of
any
copiholder
or
customarie
tenant
,
ther
is
an
heire
or
heires
found
and
presented
by
t
homage
,
&
which
after
are
admitted
to
the
lands
&
tenements
of
the
saide
copieholder
,
at
which
time
no
other
heires
were
knowne
,
&
after
it
chanceth
that
one
or
other
commeth
&
claimeth
to
be
coheire
with
the
said
heire
,
which
is
admitted
,
then
the
homage
ought
thereof
to
enquire
,
&
if
they
finde
his
clayme
true
,
they
ought
to
present
the
same
,
&
then
he
shal
be
likewise
admitted
,
and
paye
his
fine
,
and
haue
his
part
of
the
premisses
,
notwithstanding
the
former
admission
.
31
Item
,
if
any
man
be
admitted
to
any
possession
,
or
to
any
reuercion
or
remainder
of
ani
lands
or
tenemtēs
,
whether
they
be
to
him
descended
,
as
it
is
supposed
,
or
to
him
surrendred
by
ani
other
person
,
&
after
that
commeth
another
person
or
persons
,
who
pretendeth
a
title
to
the
whole
premisses
,
or
to
ani
part
therof
,
&
willeth
that
homage
to
enquire
therof
,
in
this
case
the
said
homage
is
not
bound
thereof
to
enquire
,
but
he
or
thei
are
driuen
to
his
or
their
sute
or
plaint
whether
his
or
their
tytle
be
right
or
wrong
,
yet
if
he
or
they
require
the
homage
to
find
whether
he
or
they
wer
the
son
or
sons
of
such
a
one
or
not
,
and
the
homage
knowing
the
truth
that
he
or
they
were
the
son
or
sons
of
such
a
one
,
the
thing
the
homage
ought
to
present
,
but
not
to
present
whether
he
or
they
ought
to
haue
the
premisses
or
any
part
therof
,
to
that
which
another
person
is
alredy
admitted
,
but
in
such
case
he
or
thei
shal
be
driuen
to
his
or
their
sute
or
plaint
as
aforesaid
,
for
the
recouery
of
their
said
right
,
if
any
right
they
haue
.
32
Item
,
after
the
death
of
euery
person
being
a
customary
tenant
of
the
said
manors
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
the
next
heire
ought
to
come
&
take
vp
the
lands
&
tenements
wher
of
his
auncestours
so
shall
dye
seazed
,
of
what
age
soeuer
he
be
of
,
&
if
he
be
of
the
age
of
xiiii
.
yeeres
or
vpwards
,
he
is
to
be
admitted
in
his
own
person
within
a
conuement
time
after
he
is
presented
,
or
else
if
he
be
vnder
the
age
of
xiiii
.
yeres
,
then
to
come
&
take
it
vp
by
his
Garden
,
vntil
he
be
of
th
age
of
xiiii
.
yeres
as
aforesaid
,
&
to
pay
for
his
fine
according
to
the
rates
aforesaid
,
&
the
garden
to
pay
but
iii.
s.
iiii
.
d
at
the
most
,
for
his
fine
for
the
gardenship
,
or
lesse
,
at
the
discretion
of
the
Steward
.
33
Item
,
likewise
euery
person
to
whose
vse
any
of
the
said
lands
or
tenements
be
surrendred
,
ought
also
to
come
within
a
conuenient
time
after
the
same
be
presented
,
&
take
vp
the
same
by
himselfe
,
if
he
be
of
age
,
&
to
be
admitted
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
to
pay
his
fine
,
or
else
buy
his
Garden
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
to
take
out
his
copie
.
34
Item
,
if
any
of
the
said
heires
,
alienees
,
or
gardeins
,
do
not
pay
their
fines
within
one
moneth
after
the
same
fines
be
extracted
,
and
the
extracts
deliuered
to
the
Reeue
or
his
deputie
,
for
the
gathering
therof
,
and
by
them
or
either
of
them
demaunded
,
then
it
shal
be
lawfull
for
the
L.
or
Lords
of
the
said
mannor
or
mannours
for
the
tyme
being
,
or
his
or
their
officers
,
to
distraine
and
auowe
as
for
rents
,
and
for
want
of
distresse
,
to
seaze
the
landes
and
tenements
,
for
the
which
the
said
fine
or
fines
are
to
be
paid
,
and
to
enioy
the
same
to
his
or
their
owne
vse
,
vntill
he
or
they
shal
be
fully
satisfied
and
paid
the
sayd
fine
or
fines
,
to
be
paide
by
him
or
them
that
so
ought
to
pay
the
same
.
35
Item
,
if
any
customary
or
copiholde
tenaunt
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
shall
not
pay
his
rents
for
his
copiehold
,
for
which
the
same
is
due
,
and
demaunded
by
the
said
Reeue
,
or
his
deputie
,
then
it
shal
be
lawfull
for
the
lord
or
lordes
of
the
saide
Mannour
or
Mannours
for
the
tyme
being
,
or
his
or
their
officers
,
to
distraine
and
auowe
,
and
for
want
of
distresse
,
to
seaze
the
lands
and
tenements
,
out
of
the
which
the
same
ought
to
be
paid
,
&
to
take
&
to
enioye
the
rents
,
issues
&
profits
,
of
the
same
,
to
his
or
their
owne
vse
,
vntill
he
or
they
shal
be
fully
satisfied
&
paid
the
same
rents
,
by
him
or
them
that
so
ought
to
pay
the
same
.
36
Item
,
that
when
any
Tenaunt
dyeth
,
leauing
his
heire
vnder
th
age
of
xiiii
.
yeeres
,
the
custome
is
,
that
the
next
of
the
kinne
to
whome
the
land
and
tenements
can
not
descend
,
shall
haue
if
he
shall
require
it
,
the
custodie
of
the
heire
,
&
of
his
landes
and
tenements
committed
vnto
him
,
vntil
he
come
to
thage
of
xiiii
.
yeeres
,
and
then
he
to
chuse
his
owne
garden
.
37
Item
,
if
any
person
or
persons
be
disposed
to
let
his
customarie
Lands
or
tenements
,
to
anie
other
person
or
persons
,
and
to
their
executors
and
assignes
for
terme
of
xxxi
.
yeeres
or
lesse
,
the
same
person
shall
by
the
same
custome
of
the
said
Mannours
,
vpon
request
at
a
court
holden
,
or
to
the
Steward
out
of
court
,
haue
a
licence
by
him
or
them
graunted
,
paying
for
a
fine
to
the
lord
after
the
rate
of
iiii
.
d.
for
euery
yeere
so
vnto
him
graunted
,
and
no
more
,
for
so
many
yeeres
as
he
the
same
requireth
,
not
exceeding
xxxi
.
yeeres
.
Neuerthelesse
,
by
the
saide
custome
,
it
shal
be
lawfull
for
any
person
or
persons
to
let
his
customarie
landes
and
tenements
to
anie
person
and
persons
,
and
to
their
executors
or
assignes
,
for
the
terme
of
three
yeeres
,
or
lesse
,
by
writing
,
or
by
word
,
without
licence
to
him
to
be
graunted
,
and
without
paying
any
fine
to
the
Lord
,
or
incurring
any
forfaiture
or
seisure
for
the
same
,
so
the
same
lease
do
not
exceed
three
yeeres
,
from
the
date
and
making
thereof
.
38
Item
,
The
customes
of
the
sayde
Mannours
is
,
to
giue
to
the
Lorde
vppon
the
chaunge
of
euerie
Lorde
,
tenne
poundes
,
that
is
to
saie
,
out
of
eache
Mannour
fiue
pound
,
for
the
recognition
,
and
acknowledging
of
the
seruices
.
39
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
and
of
either
of
them
,
the
Homage
of
euerie
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
doe
vse
yeerelie
at
the
generall
Court
to
be
holden
next
after
Michelmas
,
to
electe
and
chuse
seuerall
Reeues
,
for
euerie
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
that
is
to
saie
,
to
elect
and
chuse
two
customarie
Tenauntes
to
beare
the
office
of
the
Reeue
,
for
eache
of
the
said
Mannours
,
namely
,
he
that
was
before
in
election
,
and
one
other
to
him
,
to
the
intent
the
Lord
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
or
his
Stewarde
,
may
appoint
the
one
of
them
so
elected
,
for
one
whole
yeere
,
for
eche
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
so
he
be
appointed
within
that
Mannour
,
of
which
he
is
a
Tenaunt
,
and
for
the
which
he
shal
be
so
chosen
,
which
Reeue
so
beeing
appointed
,
ought
by
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
to
take
vppon
him
the
said
Office
,
for
one
whole
yeere
then
next
ensuing
,
to
execute
the
same
by
him selfe
,
or
his
Deputie
,
for
whome
hee
shall
aunswere
,
and
to
be
subiect
to
accompt
and
aunswere
for
the
same
,
as
heretofore
they
haue
bene
accustomed
to
doe
.
And
if
a
copieholder
shal
be
chosen
to
be
the
lordes
Reelie
,
according
to
his
turne
,
and
refuse
to
serue
the
said
office
by
himselfe
,
or
by
his
deputie
,
being
appointed
thervnto
,
as
aforesaid
,
euery
such
person
so
refusing
,
within
the
sayd
Mannour
of
Hackney
,
shall
pay
for
a
fine
vi
.
li.
xiii
.
s.
iiii
.
d.
and
euery
such
person
so
refusing
,
within
the
sayd
Mannour
of
Stebbunhuth
,
shall
pay
for
a
fine
x.
li.
to
the
Lord
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
and
the
homage
of
either
Mannours
shal
be
charged
from
time
to
time
to
chuse
an
other
Reeue
,
in
place
of
him
that
so
refuseth
,
vntill
such
time
that
one
be
chosen
that
shal
and
wil
serue
the
sayde
office
.
And
euery
copieholder
that
shal
be
chosen
to
the
sayde
office
as
his
turne
shall
come
about
and
refuse
,
shall
pay
the
fines
aforesaid
,
for
his
refusall
.
And
if
any
copieholder
that
shall
execute
the
sayde
office
and
doth
refuse
to
satisfie
and
saye
to
the
Lord
such
rentes
,
fines
,
and
amerciaments
,
wherewith
he
shal
be
lawfully
charged
,
or
shall
refuse
to
accompte
with
the
Lord
within
two
monethes
next
yeerely
after
Michaehnas
,
hauing
had
the
extracts
for
that
yeere
,
by
the
space
of
two
monethes
,
euery
such
Reeues
Landes
and
Tenementes
,
that
shall
refuse
to
accompt
and
to
pay
the
said
rents
,
fines
,
amercements
and
issues
as
aforesaid
,
shal
be
seazed
into
the
Lordes
handes
,
and
the
lord
shall
and
may
take
to
his
owne
vse
,
the
issues
and
profites
of
his
saide
landes
and
tenements
,
vntill
he
shall
paie
vnto
the
Lord
the
saide
rentes
,
issues
,
fines
and
profits
,
and
till
he
haue
also
satisfied
and
paide
the
Lord
for
his
saide
offence
:
Viz.
being
Reeue
of
Hackney
,
vi
.
li.
xiii
.
s.
iiii
.
d
and
being
Reeue
of
Stebbunhuth
.
x.
li.
40
Item
,
That
euerie
customarie
Tenaunt
whose
customarie
landes
or
tenements
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
be
worth
to
be
sold
so
much
money
as
one
yeeres
rent
of
assise
,
with
the
profites
and
proquisits
of
the
Courts
of
either
of
the
said
Mannours
,
within
the
which
he
shal
be
chosen
that
yeere
,
that
he
shal
be
chosen
Reeue
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
shall
amount
vnto
,
by
the
estimation
of
the
homage
,
shall
beare
the
office
of
the
Reeue
for
one
whole
yere
,
when
his
time
and
course
doth
come
.
41
Item
,
The
Reeue
of
Stebbunhuth
is
bound
by
custome
yeerely
to
finde
and
make
to
the
Lordes
Steward
and
his
counseill
three
dinners
,
that
is
to
say
,
one
vpon
the
Leete
daye
,
and
the
other
two
vppon
the
sayde
two
generall
Courte
daies
.
42
Item
,
Euerie
of
the
saide
Reeues
is
to
be
alowed
of
the
saide
Lord
for
the
exercising
of
the
saide
office
for
one
yeere
,
as
foloweth
:
Viz.
The
Reeue
of
Stebbunhuth
three
pound
,
sixe
shillings
,
eight
pence
,
and
the
Reeue
of
Hackney
liii
.
s.
iiii
.
d.
and
either
of
them
a
coate
cloth
and
all
other
commodities
due
and
incident
to
the
saide
office
.
43
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
and
of
either
of
them
Reeues
of
the
saide
Mannours
and
of
either
of
them
,
shall
at
the
next
generall
court
after
his
yeere
of
seruice
expired
,
deliuer
the
Rentall
,
by
which
he
made
his
accompt
,
to
the
Reeue
that
shall
next
succeede
him
,
vpon
paine
to
be
amerced
or
fined
by
the
homage
,
if
he
shall
not
so
doe
.
44
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
and
of
either
of
them
,
all
the
customary
tenaunts
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
euery
of
them
,
may
breake
and
digge
their
copiehold
grounds
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
and
of
euery
of
them
,
at
their
pleasure
,
and
fell
and
cut
downe
their
timber
and
wooddes
growing
,
or
that
shall
grow
vppon
the
same
,
and
conuert
it
to
their
best
vse
and
profit
,
and
may
also
suffer
their
copie-hold
tenements
and
howses
to
decaye
,
without
incurring
anie
seisure
or
forfaiture
of
their
estates
therefore
,
and
may
take
and
pull
downe
their
saide
Tenements
,
and
erect
or
set
them
vp
againe
,
either
where
they
stoode
before
,
or
vppon
anie
other
landes
holden
by
coppie
of
court
rowle
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
.
But
they
may
not
nor
shall
not
take
or
pull
them
downe
to
sett
them
or
anie
parte
of
them
vppon
theyr
owne
free
holdes
,
or
vppon
the
free
holdes
of
aanie
other
,
or
sell
or
conuert
them
or
any
parte
of
them
to
their
owne
vse
,
otherwise
then
is
before
limitted
.
45
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
of
either
of
them
,
euery
of
the
Lords
Tenaunts
may
lop
and
shred
all
such
trees
as
grow
before
their
howses
or
tenements
,
vppon
the
wast
ground
,
and
the
same
conuert
to
theyr
owne
vse
,
without
anie
offence
,
so
the
saide
trees
stand
for
the
defence
of
theyr
houses
,
yards
,
or
gardens
,
and
also
may
digge
grauell
,
sand
,
and
lome
,
vppon
the
saide
wast
ground
,
to
build
or
repaire
anie
of
their
copiehold
tenements
within
the
said
Mannours
,
or
in
either
of
them
,
without
any
licence
.
46
Item
,
if
any
person
or
persons
being
Tenaunt
customarie
,
shall
without
licence
by
Indenture
or
other
writing
,
or
otherwise
,
let
his
saide
customarie
lands
or
Tenementes
for
terme
of
aboue
three
yeeres
from
the
making
thereof
,
it
is
a
forfaiture
of
his
estate
,
by
the
custome
of
the
said
Mannours
,
&
of
either
of
them
,
being
found
by
the
homage
,
or
else
otherwise
lawfully
and
sufficiently
proued
.
47
Item
,
For
treason
or
felonie
whatsoeuer
,
that
shal
be
committed
by
any
copieholder
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
any
of
them
,
for
which
he
shal
be
lawfully
attainted
,
he
shall
forfaite
his
copieholde
landes
and
tenements
,
and
for
all
other
offence
or
offences
,
acte
or
actes
whatsoeuer
,
for
which
a
freeholder
ought
by
law
to
forfaite
his
freeholde
landes
and
tenements
,
there
a
copieholder
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
shall
forfaite
as
a
freeholder
ought
to
forfaite
in
the
like
case
his
free
hold
.
And
if
a
copieholder
make
a
feoffament
of
his
copie-hold
,
guift
in
taile
,
or
lease
for
life
or
liues
by
deede
or
without
deede
,
and
liuery
and
seisin
therevpon
,
or
shall
suffer
a
recouerie
at
the
common
lawe
,
leuey
a
fine
or
wilfully
refuse
and
deny
to
paie
,
doe
or
perfourme
his
rentes
,
fines
,
sutes
,
customes
,
or
seruices
at
any
time
hereafter
due
to
the
lord
or
lords
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
for
their
sayd
copieholds
,
the
same
wilfull
refusall
being
presented
to
the
homage
,
by
the
othes
of
three
customarie
Tenaunts
,
with
the
Reeue
or
his
deputie
,
(
the
said
tenaunts
nor
Reeue
,
nor
his
deputie
being
none
of
the
Lords
seruants
,
)
And
being
found
by
the
homage
,
the
same
to
be
a
forfaiture
of
his
estate
,
whatsoeuer
he
shall
haue
at
the
time
of
any
such
acte
committed
or
done
,
insomuch
of
his
or
their
copiehold
lande
and
tenements
,
as
he
shall
haue
made
,
committed
,
or
done
,
anie
such
acte
,
and
onelie
for
so
much
of
his
said
Landes
and
Tenementes
,
out
of
the
which
the
saide
quitrent
and
other
dueties
is
demaunded
,
and
shal
be
due
,
and
wilfully
denied
by
the
sayde
Tenaunt
or
Tenaunts
,
as
aforesaide
.
Or
if
any
copieholder
shall
in
the
Lords
Court
or
else
where
,
in
any
court
of
Record
,
disclaime
to
holde
his
said
copieholde
lands
and
tenements
of
the
Lord
,
or
by
pleading
in
the
Lords
court
,
or
other
court
of
recorde
,
claime
their
copieholdes
to
be
free
holdes
,
or
pleade
in
anie
Reall
Accion
at
the
Common
Law
in
chiefe
,
as
a
free
holde
Tenaunt
,
or
shall
doe
anie
other
acte
or
thing
which
shal
be
a
disseisin
or
disenheritance
of
the
Lord
or
Lordes
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
their
heires
or
assignes
,
(
other
then
such
acts
as
in
these
articles
are
especially
dispensed
withall
.
)
That
then
hee
shall
forfayre
the
same
landes
and
tenementes
so
disclaiming
to
holde
,
or
claiming
to
be
free
holde
,
or
for
which
he
shall
pleade
in
Chiefe
,
or
doe
any
such
other
acte
or
thing
as
is
aforesaide
.
Finally
,
the
Lorde
of
the
saide
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
shall
haue
all
such
other
forfaitures
,
issues
,
profits
and
aduauntages
of
the
saide
copiholdes
that
shall
grow
due
to
him
by
any
Statute
lawes
of
this
realme
,
being
not
against
and
contrary
to
these
articles
and
customes
here
expressely
sette
downe
.
48
Item
,
If
any
person
or
persons
hauing
any
estate
of
any
copiehold
lands
or
tenements
holden
of
the
saide
Mannors
or
of
either
of
them
,
for
terme
of
life
or
liues
,
or
for
terme
of
yeres
,
or
in
the
right
of
their
wiues
of
any
estate
,
although
he
or
they
shall
doe
any
acte
or
actes
during
the
time
aforesaide
,
in
or
vpon
the
sayde
copieholde
landes
or
tenementes
which
might
or
should
bee
contrarie
to
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
the
same
Acte
or
Acts
so
beeinge
done
,
shall
not
preiudice
or
bee
hurtefull
vnto
the
nexte
personne
or
persons
to
whome
the
said
customarie
landes
or
tenementes
should
or
ought
to
remaine
,
reuert
,
or
come
,
nor
to
the
saide
wife
or
her
heires
,
not
being
partie
,
or
consenting
to
the
saide
acte
or
forfaiture
,
nor
that
the
Lord
of
the
saide
Mannors
or
of
either
of
them
,
shall
take
any
longer
aduantage
,
issues
or
profits
of
the
same
copiehold
landes
or
tenements
,
then
during
the
time
of
such
estates
as
is
aforesaid
,
of
the
partie
committing
,
doing
,
or
consenting
to
such
acte
or
acts
,
so
that
after
his
or
their
decease
or
states
determined
,
the
saide
landes
and
tenements
shall
remaine
,
reuert
,
or
come
to
the
next
person
or
persons
,
or
to
such
person
or
persons
to
whome
the
same
should
haue
commen
or
remained
,
or
reuerted
immediately
after
such
estate
or
estates
ended
or
determined
,
as
though
there
had
bene
no
such
acte
or
actes
done
coutrarie
to
the
saide
custome
,
by
any
such
person
or
persons
.
49
Item
,
By
the
custome
of
the
sayde
Mannours
and
of
either
of
them
,
the
particuler
or
priuate
acte
or
actes
of
any
customarie
tenaunt
or
tenaunts
of
anie
of
the
saide
Mannours
which
shall
happen
to
be
done
wilfully
,
by
or
betweene
them
,
or
any
of
them
and
the
Lord
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
and
his
Reeue
or
of
either
of
them
,
contrarie
to
the
custome
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
neither
doth
nor
shall
extend
to
be
construed
to
be
a
breach
of
the
auncient
customes
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
to
the
hurt
or
preiudice
of
the
rest
of
the
customarie
tenaunts
,
but
of
themselues
onely
,
doing
the
said
particular
acte
.
50
Item
,
that
if
any
tenaunt
for
terme
of
life
or
liues
onely
,
or
for
terme
of
yeres
of
customary
lands
,
shal
make
any
wast
,
that
then
he
shal
be
fined
by
the
homage
,
the
third
part
of
which
fine
shal
be
to
the
Lord
,
and
the
other
two
parts
shal
come
to
him
in
the
reuercion
or
remainder
of
the
said
copihold
.
51
Item
,
The
Lord
for
non
paiment
of
amerciaments
,
may
distraine
his
said
Tenaunts
,
and
auow
for
the
same
as
for
rents
,
but
he
can
not
seaze
any
of
his
or
their
lands
or
tenements
for
non
payment
thereof
,
vntill
he
be
paide
.
52
Item
,
vppon
the
admission
of
any
coheires
,
ioynt
Tenaunts
,
or
Tenaunts
in
common
,
if
they
cannot
agree
to
occupie
their
Landes
and
Tenements
together
,
or
to
make
particion
among
them selues
,
then
he
or
they
that
be
greeued
may
by
the
custome
of
euerie
of
the
saide
mannours
haue
a
precept
from
the
Steward
directed
to
seauen
customarie
Tenaunts
or
more
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
within
which
the
said
Lands
and
Tenements
doe
lye
,
and
they
shall
make
particion
thereof
,
and
the
same
returne
to
the
Steward
of
the
said
Mannours
againe
to
be
inroled
in
the
Court
Roles
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
whereof
the
said
Landes
or
Tenements
be
holden
,
whervppon
the
saide
heires
shall
goe
to
the
Steward
of
the
saide
Mannours
within
which
the
said
Lands
or
Tenements
,
shall
lye
,
and
then
elcte
and
chuse
their
partes
in
forme
following
.
That
is
to
saie
,
the
youngest
sonne
to
chuse
first
,
then
he
that
is
next
to
the
youngest
to
chuse
next
,
and
so
after
that
rate
vnto
the
eldest
,
howe
manie
so
euer
,
which
eldest
shall
chuse
last
,
and
likewise
the
same
order
is
to
bee
obserued
amongest
daughters
,
if
there
be
no
sonnes
.
And
amongest
all
other
degrees
of
heires
touching
the
customarie
Landes
and
Tenements
holden
of
the
saide
Mannours
or
either
of
them
,
and
vpon
euerie
such
particion
,
they
shall
paie
for
a
fine
to
the
Lord
,
ii
.
s.
vi
.
d.
or
lesse
,
at
the
discretion
of
the
Steward
,
according
to
the
quantitie
of
the
Landes
or
Tenements
so
parted
,
betweene
Tenaunts
in
common
,
&
ioynte
Tenaunts
,
for
the
like
fine
,
the
saide
deuision
to
bee
by
the
saide
Tenaunts
without
election
of
the
parties
themselues
,
but
by
casting
of
Lottes
,
if
they
cannot
otherwise
agree
.
53
Item
,
if
any
customarie
or
free
tenaunts
cattell
,
or
the
cattels
of
their
farmours
be
brought
to
the
Lordes
pound
,
the
saide
Tenaunt
or
his
farmour
shall
paie
for
all
his
Cattell
if
they
be
a
hundred
heddes
or
vpwards
,
or
vnder
,
for
the
poundage
therof
but
one
peny
,
&
he
that
is
no
tenaunt
shall
pay
for
euery
distres
of
cattel
so
pounded
foure
pence
.
54
Item
,
if
any
cattel
be
impounded
with
in
the
lords
pound
by
any
person
or
persons
being
a
customary
tenaunt
or
tenaunts
of
the
saide
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
for
any
trespas
committed
or
done
within
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
in
either
of
them
,
vppon
their
coppiholds
,
that
all
such
Cattell
being
so
impownded
,
maye
by
two
of
the
customary
tenaunts
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
wherin
the
saide
Trespas
shal
be
committed
,
which
wil
aunswer
for
all
such
damags
and
costs
as
shal
be
recouered
in
the
said
Court
against
the
owners
of
the
same
Cattell
,
for
the
saide
Trespas
,
be
deliuered
out
of
the
saide
pownd
vnto
the
owner
of
the
said
Cattell
,
by
the
custome
of
the
same
mannours
,
&
of
either
of
them
.
55
Item
,
by
the
custome
of
the
said
manors
&
of
either
of
them
,
no
customary
tenant
shal
sue
,
vex
,
or
trouble
anie
other
customarie
Tenaunt
,
for
anie
title
of
Landes
or
Tenements
lying
and
being
within
the
saide
Mannours
or
in
either
of
them
,
being
Coppihold
Landes
or
tenements
of
the
saide
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
out
of
the
Lordes
Court
,
without
the
speciall
licence
first
had
and
obtained
of
the
Lorde
of
the
said
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
or
of
his
Steward
for
the
time
being
,
if
any
person
doe
the
contrary
,
he
shall
haue
his
Landes
or
tenementes
seized
into
the
Lordes
hands
,
vntill
he
pay
a
fine
to
the
Lorde
for
the
same
offence
,
such
fine
as
shal
be
sessed
by
t
homage
at
the
next
generall
Court
of
the
saide
Mannour
or
Mannours
.
56
Item
,
that
no
customary
Tenaunt
of
the
saide
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
for
anie
offence
to
be
done
by
anie
mannes
Cattell
within
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
in
either
of
them
,
shall
driue
the
same
Cattel
to
any
forraine
pounds
,
but
to
the
lords
pound
,
being
within
the
sayd
Mannours
,
or
in
either
of
them
,
if
anie
man
doe
the
contrarie
,
to
be
amerced
at
the
next
generall
court
by
the
homage
.
57
Item
,
that
no
tenaunt
or
any
other
person
shal
set
any
stake
,
mark
or
meare
,
betweene
tenaunt
and
tenaunt
,
or
betweene
Tenaunt
and
any
other
person
that
lyeth
next
vnto
him
,
without
the
parties
doe
therevnto
agree
,
vnlesse
an
order
be
appointed
by
the
Homage
,
that
it
may
be
first
viewed
by
twelue
tenants
of
the
saide
Mannours
,
or
of
either
of
them
,
where
the
stake
or
meare
is
to
bee
set
,
and
there
to
set
the
stake
or
marke
,
indifferentlie
betweene
both
the
saide
parties
,
and
so
to
continew
it
vpon
paine
of
amerciament
by
the
homage
.
58
Item
,
by
the
custome
,
the
homage
do
yeerelie
vse
at
the
generall
Court
holden
after
Lowe
Sunday
,
to
elect
and
chuse
out
of
the
hamlets
within
euirie
of
the
said
Mannours
,
certaine
customary
Tenaunts
to
be
driuers
and
viewers
of
the
wasts
and
commons
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
for
one
whole
yeere
,
which
haue
authoritie
by
the
said
Custome
to
driue
the
commons
at
anie
time
when
they
finde
it
surcharged
,
and
to
impound
the
Cattell
by
them
so
taken
,
and
no
other
so
to
driue
the
saide
common
,
then
the
persons
so
chosen
as
aforesaide
.
59
Item
,
if
by
their
driuing
the
Surcharging
cannot
be
remedied
,
then
they
ought
to
informe
the
Homage
thereof
at
the
next
Court
,
that
they
may
amerce
th
offenders
,
whether
the
saide
offenders
be
Tenaunts
or
no
Tenaunts
,
and
also
to
put
a
paine
or
an
amerciament
vpon
their
heades
,
that
they
shall
not
likewise
offend
.
60
Item
,
if
the
said
driuers
receiue
by
the
said
poundages
any
more
mony
then
they
spend
in
their
trauel
,
the
rest
shal
be
imployed
to
the
Scowring
of
the
common
sewers
,
which
be
vpon
the
said
wast
grounds
&
commons
,
&
laying
of
bridges
ouer
the
saide
common
sewers
,
and
shall
make
their
accompt
in
that
behalfe
to
the
homage
at
the
general
court
,
when
the
yere
for
which
they
were
chosen
shall
expire
.
61
Item
,
by
the
custome
of
the
said
Mannors
&
of
either
of
them
,
the
coppieholde
&
customary
tenaunts
haue
vsed
to
make
byelawes
at
their
general
courts
when
ned
haue
so
required
,
which
custome
shal
be
continued
&
the
said
bylawes
so
by
them
made
,
shall
binde
all
the
Coppiehold
Tetauns
of
the
said
Mannours
or
of
either
of
them
,
so
the
same
bee
not
contrarie
to
the
true
meaning
of
these
Articles
.
62
Item
,
by
the
custome
of
the
said
mannors
&
of
either
of
them
,
tenaunts
in
taile
of
customarie
Lands
and
tenements
may
suffer
common
recoueries
within
the
said
seuerall
Mannors
,
with
single
or
double
vouchers
,
or
by
agrement
forfait
the
said
Lands
and
Tenements
into
the
Lords
hande
for
the
cutting
of
the
estate
tayle
,
which
custome
by
these
Articles
shall
hauc
still
continuaunce
,
and
that
such
recoueries
&
forfaitures
are
&
shal
be
good
by
the
saide
custome
to
barre
the
said
intaile
.
Sealed
and
deliuered
in
the
presence
of
Edmond
Poley
,
Iohn
Lany
,
Thomas
Wakelin
,
Thomas
Kent
,
William
Onslow
,
Iohn
Iermy
.