THE FREE CUSTOMS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE COPYHOLD TENANTS, OF THE MANORS OF STEPNY AND hackney IN THE County of MIDDLESEX within this Composition. BEFORE WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ABSTRACT OR BRIEF RELATION OF THE ASSURANCE GIVEN BY THE Right Honourable THOMAS Lord WENTWORTH Lord of both the said Manors, unto his Lordships said Tenants (within this Composition) for the ratifying and perpetual establishing of the same. Whereunto two Tables Alphabetical are fitted, the one containing the names of the said Copyhold Tenants, now having compounded: the other (with the marginal notes in the book) serveth for the ready finding of any note worthy matter herein contamed. At London printed by William jones. 1617. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS LORD WENTWORTH, Lord of the Manors of STEPNY and hackney in the County of MIDDLESEX. TO whom Right (Honourable) ought we more justly to dedicate this Collection of our Customs and Privileges, then unto your good Lordship, the noble Patron thereof. The Clouds of Differences are now overblown; everlastingly may the bright Sunshine of Peace beeupon these Manors: That their Customs may be as famous, to the Right Honourable Family of the Wentworths, and sought for to be Precedents to others, as were Solon's laws, which the Senate of Rome sent Deputies to fetch (very near four hundred years after the same had been established at Athens) thereby to frame their twelve Tables. Many happy years (Right Honourable) accompany your Lordship's life, until eternal Glory, shall make it perpetually blessed. Your honours most devoted Tenants. AN ABSTRACT OF THE INDENTURE OF COVENANTS. WHEREAS of late, Differences The cause of the now compounding. have arisen, between the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Wentworth, Lord of the Manors of Stepny and hackney and his Lordship's Copyhold Tenants of the said Manors, for and concerning some of the customs benefits and privileges of the said Tenants. It hath now pleased the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth in consideration of three thousand pounds of lawful money of England, in the thirtieth year of the The consideration given for it. reign of our late sovereign Lady Q. Elizabeth, by the Copyholders of the said Manors Unto the Right Honourable Henry Lord Wentworth, his Lordship's Father satisfied and paid: As also of three thousand and five hundred pounds more to him the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth The Deed of Covenants. now paid, by indenture bearing date the 20. day of june in the fifteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord King james of England France & Ireland, & of Scotland the fiftieth, made between him the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth Lord of the said Manors of the one part: And Sr john jowls Knight, & divers others of the Copyhold tenants of the said Manors (whose names are particularly in the said Indenture recited) of the other part: For the appeasing and final end of the said differences, and for prevention of the like, and all other which in time to come might happen, arise or grow, betwixt the said Lord his heirs or assigns, Lords of the said Manors, and the said Copyhold tenants their heirs or assigns, to covenant grant conclude and fully agree to the effect following, that is to say, Imprimis, That the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth That the Lord Thomas is seized in Fee. is, & until a perfect act of Parliament shallbe had and made, whereby all the liberties privileges, benefits, customs, immunities, discharges, additions, alterations, enlargements, matters, & things, in the Schedules to the said Indenture annexed mentioned, shall be for ever confirmed, shall be and continue seized of a good, absolute and indefeazable estate of Inheritance in fee-simple to him and his heirs for ever in possession, of and in the said Manors and either of them, and of the Copyhold lands, tenements and hereditaments of the said Copyhold tenants before mentioned parties to the said Indenture. And that he now hath and then shall And hath power to confirm the following Articles. have full power and lawful authority to ratitifie confirm establish and make good, All and singular the covenants, articles, alterations, enlargements, free customs, immunities, discharges and agreements, contained in the said Indenture and Schedules, or either of them to the said Copyhold tenants respectively, and to their several and respective heirs & assigns, of and in the several and respective messages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, whereof they are seized of any estate by copy of Court Roll. And that the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth his That these Articles shall for ever be observed. heirs and assigns, and all other Lords of the said Manors shall for ever hereafter, observe, perform, fulfil, allow, ratify, make good and keep all the said Articles, certainty of Fines, usages, customs, privileges, benefits, immunities, discharges, compositions and agreements in the said Indenture and Schedules contained: And shall not at any time hereafter, levy, take, require, or demand any other fines, suits, customs, works, or services, or in any other manner, then in the said Schedules are specified; And the Rents which for the said Copyhold tenements by the space of two years now last passed, have been yielded and paid by the Copyhold tenants thereof. And also that the said tenants, their heirs and assigns shall for ever hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, maintain and enjoy their several and respective Copyholds, with their appurtenances, according to the several grants thereof to them made, and under the several rents for the same respectively, now due and payable according to the true meaning of the said Indenture and Schedules without any let, suit or hindrance, interruption, alteration, question, or contradiction, whatsoever of him the said Lo: Wentworth, his heirs or assigns, or any other claiming any estate, right, title, use, interest, office, profit, charge or demand under his Lordship, his heirs or assigns, or under the said Henry Lo: Wentworth deceased: And that the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth his heirs or That hereafter none of these lands shall be severed from the Manor. See Auricle 68 assigns hath not, nor hereafter shall grant, or convey, severed from the Manor whereof, the same is now holden, any of the messages, cottages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments of the said Copyholders, for any other estate or term, other then by copy of Court Roll, according to the custom of the said Manors, except the freehold to be severed at the desire of such person, as then shall be Copyholder thereof respectively. And that the certainty of Fines, free customs, immunities, liberties, privileges, articles, discharges, and agreements in the said Schedules contained, for and concerning the several messages, cottages, lands, tenements and hereditaments, whereof the said parties to the said Indenture are Copyholders, or reputed Copyholders shall for ever be, and be had, used, accounted, adjudged, taken and enjoyed, as the true customs, vsuages, privileges, immunities, discharges and liberties of and within the said Manors, and either of them, not to be violated, altered, changed, or denied by the Lord or Lords of the said Manors, or either of them now or hereafter, at any time or times in any wise being. Item, That for the better ratifying, establishing, That a Decree shallbe had in Chancery to confirm the now agrements. confirming, strengthening, perfecting and making good of all and singular the said articles, covenants, agreements, certainty of fines, vsuages, customs, enlargements, and alterations of vsuages and customs, compositions, liberties, privileges, freedoms, immunities, discharges, matters, and things in the said Indenture and Schedules contained: and for the setting forth of what estate the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth is now, and then shall be seized of the said Manors and premises, upon a bill of complaint against his Lordship, in his majesties high Court of Chancery to be exhibited, his Lordship will appear, and make such answer, and further such proceed, that thereupon a perfect decree with the free consent and agreement of his Lordship may be had and there enroled against his Lordship, his heirs and assigns. By which the said Articles, covenants, agreements, certainty of fines, vsuages and customs, and alterations of vsuages and customs and all the compositions, liberties, privileges, freedoms, immunities, discharges, matters, and things in the said Indenture and Schedules, or any of them contained shall be decreed, ratified, established, & made good, and be put in ure: used & enjoyed for ever. Item, That he the said Thomas Lo: Wentworth his heirs and assigns, at his and their That an act of Parliament shall be procured to confirm the same for ever. own proper costs and charges, will procure at the first Session of the next Parliament of our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty, his heirs or successors, one statute or act of Parliament. By force whereof the said Articles, covenants, agreements, certainty of fines, vsuages, customs, enlargement and alterations of vsuages, customs, compositions, liberties, privileges, benefits, freedoms, immunities, discharges, matters and things in the said Indenture and Schedules or either of them expressed, shall be established, ratified, enacted, and confirmed to be, and to continue for ever, of force and to be put in ure and used for ever hereafter. in such state manner and form, quality, condition and degree, as the same are in the said Indenture or Schedules or any of them expressed, for and concerning the lands, tenements, and The Tenants must pay twenty pounds towards the charge of i●. hereditaments, whereof they now are copyholders, or reputed copyholders: Towards the charges of the procuring of which said Act of Parliament, the said tenants are to pay unto the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth, his heirs, or executors, within one month next after the obtaining & passing thereof, the some of 20. pounds. Item, That he the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth For better assuranc within five years. his heirs and assigns, at any time within five years, next ensuing the date of the said Indenture, before such Act of Parliament as aforesaid had and obtained, at the costs in the law of the said Copyhold tenants, or some of them, upon request made vn●o him the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth his heirs or assigns, by the said Sir john jolles, William Gough, Edmund Barber, john Eglesfield, Isaac Cotton, Thomas Best, Richard Hoskins, George Saris, Henry Dethick, john Howland, Thomas Yardley, john Lowden, Richard Cheyny, Gresham Hoogan, William Palmer, Nicholas Dickens, Nicholas Diggins, Peter Sumner, john Bennet, Richard Edwards, Michael Bonner, and Nicholas Hollam, or any ten of them, or any ten of the heirs or assigns of them, shall and will make, do, acknowledge, execute, and suffer all and every such further acts, deeds, and assurances, for better settling, assuring, and confirming of the vsuages, customs, benefits, liberties, privileges immunities, discharges, certainty of Fines, compositions agreements, matters, and things in the said indenture and Schedules contained, as by them, or any ten of them, or any ten of the heirs or assigns of them shall be reasonably devised, advised, and required. That leases may be let for 31 years and 4 months without licence. Item, That every one of the said Copyhold tenants, their heirs, and assigns, shall and may freely hereafter from time to time, grant, lease, or demise, by deed, or otherwise, without See article. 38. licence or copy of Court Roll, such or so much of their said lands, tenements, & hereditaments, to such person and persons, and for such term and estate, not exceeding thirty one years and four months, in possession from the time of the making of any such grant, or demise, as to them and every or any of them respectively, shall be thought fit or necessary without any forfeit of estate, seizure, claim disturbance, denial, or impeachment of his Lordship, his heirs or assigns, or any of his or their officers. So always, that such grant, lease, and leases so to be made, be at the first or second general Court (for the manor whereof, the lands or tenements so happening to be granted, leased, or demised are parcel) to be holden next after the making thereof be published in open court of that Manor before the homage there, and a remembrance thereof to be required to be made in the Rolls of the said Court, for the date term, and quantity of lands, cottages, or tenements so granted, leased or demised: Which remembrance of the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth covenanteth and granteth, for him his heirs and assigns: To and with the said Sr john jowls and the rest of the said Copyhold tenants upon the tender of a certainty thereof in writing, to the Steward, or deputy Steward of that Manor for the time then being, together with six pence in money, for the entering thereof, shall be in the Court Rolls of that Manor duly, and in convenient time, and without delay enroled, and a note thereof delivered by the Steward, or his deputy, to the party so leasing, or any for him, without any other consideration, fee, or reward to be given or paid for the same. Recital of the Letters Pattens from the King to my Lord concernning the Freehold. Item, That whereas the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth by his highness letters patents under the great Seal of England, dated the 19 day of july, in the thirteenth year o● his majesties reign of England, etc. and forty eight of Scotland. Hath obtained licence to grant to such of his majesties liege people as he shall think fit, messages, cottages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, parcel or reputed parcel of the said Manors; To hold to them their heirs and assigns in free and common Socage respectively, of his said Manors of Stepny and hackney, by such and the same rents, and services, and other profits, as in the conveyances thereof shall be expressed, and not to hold of the King in Capite, nor of any of his majesties Honours or Manors in Knight's service, as by the said letters patents more at large may appear. Now if the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth shall not at the first If the Act of Parliament be not Procured: then the Tenants upon request shallbe made Freeholders. Session of the next Parliament, procure such an act of Parliament to be good and effectual in law for the purposes aforesaid: Then his Lordship will at all times after the end of the said first Session of the next Parliament upon reasonable request, and at the costs of the tenants, (whom it shall concern) their heirs or assigns, make, do, and execute, such reasonable acts, devices and assurances in the law, whereby the said Copyholders, their heirs or assigns respectively, shall hold and enjoy their and every of their said copyhold, messages, houses, lands, tenements, cottages, and hereditaments, with the like ways, easements, commons and commodities, as are thereto now belonging, or now therewith used or enjoyed. And the freehold and inheritance thereof, respectively to them and to their respective heirs and assigns for ever. To be holden of such of the same Manors, whereof the same is now holden in free and common Socage; for and under the several and respective yearly rents for all services and demands, as they or any of them do now severally and respectively pay for the same, as by them, or their council learned shall be reasonably devised and required. Item, That the said Copyhold tenants, their heirs and assigns respectively, shall and may For enjoying the Common. for ever hereafter, without any let, impediment, interruption, denial, or contradiction of his Lordship, his heirs or assigns, or any claiming under the said Henry Lo: Wentworth deceased, not only during the time they shall be Copyholders, but also afterwards when they shall have obtained the freehold and inheritance of their several and respective copyholds, peaceably hold and enjoy, such and the like common of pasture and in such manner, in all the Commons, Masts, and commonable places of the said Manors, as they or any of them heretofore, have, had, used, held, taken, or enjoyed, or might lawfully have taken or enjoyed. The Tenants not compounding are excepted from all benefit hereby. Nevertheless it is agreed, that neither the said Indenture and Schedules, nor any covenant therein contained shall in any wise extend or enure to the benefit or advantage of any other Copyhold tenants of the said Manors, other than the said Copyhold tenants named parties to the said Indentures, their heirs and assigns, and that for such and the same lands, tenements, cottages, and hereditaments, with The enrolling of the deed. the appurtenances only, as they or any of them now hold, or claim to hold, by copy of Court Roll of the said Manors or one of them as by the said Indenture (whereunto relation be And where it is left. had) more plainly and at large appeareth. Memorandum, That the said Indenture of the twentieth of june, together with a duplicate thereof were acknowledged by the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth the 21. day of july 1617. before Sir Matthew Carew Knight to be enroled, and is enroled in the Chancery accordingly. The one part of which Indentures is left in the custody of the company of Goldsmiths in the City of London: And the other in the custody of the Brethren of the Trinity house at Ratcliff, In trust and to the use of the said Copyhold tenants named parties to the said Indentures. The ninth day of july 1617. in the said fifteenth A statute of 12000. pound for performance of covenants. year of his majesties reign, to the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth acknowledged a Statute of the sum of twelve thousand pounds of lawful money of England, unto Alexander Prescot, and john Gore, Aldermen, Thomas jones, common Sergeant of London, Francis Fulner and Ceorge Whitemore Esquires, and Robert Mildmay Grocer, In trust for and to the use of the use of the Copyholders warned in the said Indentures, and thereof is a defesance by Indenture The Defeasance. dated the same day to this effect (viz.) That if the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth do perform the covenants and agreements contained in the aforesaid Indenture of the twentieth of june: Then the same Statute to be void, and that the said Conusees shall deliver up the same Statute to the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, so soon as the said act of Parliament shallbe procured, according to the intent and true meaning of the said recited Indenture. To this end the Where it is left. said Statute and Defeasance are left in the Chamber of the City of London, to be kept in such sort as that the said Conusees may have the same to be delivered according to their covenant. And the Chamberlain of the said City hath charged himself with the receipt thereof, by order of the Court of the Lord Mayor & Aldermen, bearing date the two & twentieth day of july 1617. Leman Mayor, Fish chamberlain. In Trinity Term, in the said fifteenth year of The proceed in the Chancery. his majesties reign to a Bill of complaint was by the Copyholders named parties to the the said Indenture of the twentieth of june, exhibited against the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth in his majesties high Court of Chancery, whereto the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth did appear, and by his answer confessed the contents of the said bill to be true. Whereupon a perfect Decree with the free consent and agreement of the The Decree. said Tho: Lo: Wentworth, bearing date the two and twentieth day of july, in the said fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King james was obtained. And by the same the said free customs, orders, immunities, etc. and all and whatsoever contained in the said Indenture of the twentieth of june, and the Schedules unto the same Indenture annexed, are for ever established and confirmed. The said Decree is likewise there enroled. The true copy of the said Schedules followeth. 14 SCHEDULES containing the free Customs, Orders, Immunities, Discharges, Benefits and privileges of the Manors of Stepney alias Stebunhuth and Hackney in the County of Middlesex, agreed unto the approved, allowed, and ratified, as well by the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Wentworth Lord of the said Manors, as also by his Lordship's Copyhold, or customary Tenants or reputed copyholds or customary Tenants of the said Manors, or of either of them, named parties to the Indenture whereunto those Schedules are annexed. By which all and every the same Copyholders or customary Tenants, their and every of their heirs and assigns, are to hold, use, and enjoy, inherit, alien, demise, or dispose all and every or any the Lands, Messages, Tenements, Cottages and Hereditaments, which they every or any of them respectively do hold, claim, or enjoy, by force or pretext of any grant heretofore made by the Copy of Court Roll of the said Manors or either of them, the day of the date of the said Indentures, That is to say, the twentieth day of june in the years of the reign of our Sovereign Lord james by the grace of God of England, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith, etc. the fifteenth and of Scotland the fiftieth. IN primis, by the customs of the said Manors These copyholds are of inheritance held of the Lord by the rod according to the custom. and either of them, all the Copyhold Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments, which the particular persons, (named parties to the Indentures, whereunto these Schedules are annexed) do hold or enjoy, are, and (time whereof the contrary hath not been within the memory of man) have been Copyhold and customary lands, tenements and hereditaments of inheritance, demised and demisable by copy of Court Roll of the Manors aforesaid, or one of them respectively, according to the customs of the Manor whereof the same are holden; and all copies of Court Rolls of the same Manors and either of them, by all the time aforesaid, for the same lands, tenements, and hereditaments, have been made, and aught to be made, to hold of the Lord by the Rod, according to the custom of the Manor whereof the same is holden, by the rents and services therefore due and accustomed. And all the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments have been passed and are to pass and go from such persons, as according to the contents of these Schedules, have 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 Manor, or his Deputy, for the time being, in Court or out of Court; or by the acceptance of the reeve of the Manor whereof the same are holden, or by his Deputy, within the same Manor, or elsewhere, in presence of six customary Tenants, or by any Headborough of some township or Hambler within that Manor in presence of six customary Tenants, in or out of the same Manors; which Surrender or Surrenders have been, and shall and may be to the use of any person or persons, and their heirs for ever in feesimple, or any person or persons in fee tail, or for life, or lives, with Remainders, or without Remainders, as lands may be assured by the course of the common laws of this Realm, or else to the use 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 Tenants both Freeholders 2 Quitrents are to be paid yearly at Michellmas. and Copy holder's which hold any Messages, Cottages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments of the said Manors or of either of them, are yearly payable only at the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel to the Lord and his heirs, the same to be collected by the Reeves of the said Manors (severally and respectively to be yearly chosen, as hereafter is expressed) or their Deputies; And all and every the said customary or Copyhold Tenants to pay the several yearly rents, now yearly due and payable for their several Copyholds: and if any of the said Copyholds for which any interequit rend is now pa●d shall hereafter come into several hands, the rent thereof An entire quitrent come into several hands shallbe apportioned. shall be then apportioned by the homage, at the Court of the Manor whereof the same are holden, and so much only as by the homage shallbe appointed to be paid (prorata) shall be paid to the Lord for the time being. Item, All and every Copyhold Tenant of the 3 At what Courts Tenants are bound to appear▪ said Manors or either of them, which now be, or hereafter for the time being shallbe, aught to appear yearly at two general Courts holden for the Manor whereof his lands or Tenements are holden upon warning, as hereafter followeth: And also so many of them at all other set or appointed Courts, set, appointed and kept for the said Manor whereof their lands are held under the number of eighteen, as shall be for that purpose especially warned thereunto by the reeve, or his sufficient Deputy for the time being: And ●he said Tenants shall there do their suits, and services, according to their tenors, except they be essoined, licenced or have some other lawful excuse, upon the pain hereafter following; which two general Courts have been commonly kept, and are to be kept yearly the one of them on Tuesday, the ninth day after Easter day, and the other about the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle upon reasonable The two general Courts yearly held. warning, That is to say, in the Churches and Chapels within the said Manors openly upon the Sunday seven-night, or Sunday fortnight before the day of such Court to be holden. Item, If any of the Coppyhold or customary 4 Tenants f●iling to appear, and not essoined: or reason able excuse: shallbe amersed. Tenants of the said Manors, or of either of them do or shall make default of their appearance at any of the said two general Courts, to which their suits shall be due: Or if such Copyhold Tenants as shallbe especially and lawfully warned to appear at any of the said set Cou●ts, in form aforesaid, yearly to be holden do make default (to which the said suitors or shallbe due) and warning openly given as aforesaid of the day and place of the holding of the same general Courts, and upon special and lawful warning to be given for the said several set or purchased Courts, that then they that shall so make default (except they be essoined, or have some other lawful or reasonable excuse) shallbe 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 Manors, or of either of them, for the time being, hath always used to choose, and shall choose one for the Lord, and the residue of the homage have chosen, and hereafter shall choose the other. Item, If any Tenant be summoned to appear at 5 What the tenants are to be allowed at set Courts. any set Court, or Courts to be holden within the said Manors, or in any of them, & doth appear upon the said Summons, he ought, and is to have for his pains four pence, and his dinner, or eight pence and no dinner, which ought and is by the said custom to be paid by such person or persons who shall be the cause that any such Tenants do appear for his or their matter, so it be not any matter or cause that concerneth an inquiry or presentment to be made only concerning the Lord for the time being his heirs or assigns. Item, The Coppyhold Tenants of the said 6 The like allowance for view. par●icions and and other summons. Manors; and of either of them, aught to have every of them like allowance upon every view by them to be made, and upon every petition by them to be made, or upon other Summons to appear betwixt Tenant and Tenant, when they be appointed thereunto by precept from the Steward of the said Manors or of either of them for the being, or by his sufficient Deputy. Item, The homage of the Court of the said 7 How tenants may be righted against encroachments, annoyances etc. Manors or of any of them, may appoint six or seven Tenants upon any complaint to them made by any person or persons being Tenants of the said Manors, or of either of them, in open Court, that he or they be wronged by any encroachment, or any other annoyance to their Copyhold Tenements, which Tenants shall after the said Court view the same encroachment, annoyance and impediment, or place whereo● any such complaint shall be made, and thereupon to present or notify the same by a day to the Steward, or to the homage at the next general court, that there may be set a pain or amerciament, or both for the same, by the Homage at the said next court, according to the quality of the offence. Item, The Homage of either of the said Manors 8 The Homage at every general cou●t is to present deceased tenants. are to make presentment at every general Court, to be holden for the said Manors, or for either of them, of all the customary or copyhold Tenants that they shall know shall be deceased after the Court than last passed, at or any time before the said court, whose deaths were not then found and presented, and that held any copyhold or customary or reputed copyhold or customary Lands or Tenements of the said Manors or of either of them: And also as near as they can present With their lands & heirs. what Lands every of them died seized of, and of what estate, and when he died, and who is the next heir or heirs to the same person or persons so dying seized, and of what age or ages the said heir or heirs shall then be of, as near as they can. Item, The Homage likewise ought to present 9 Also they must present the deaths of freeholders &c. the deaths of the freeholders, and when they died, and who be their next heir or heirs, & the ages of their heirs which held any Lands or Tenements of the said Manors, or of either of them, and the nature of their tenors, so near as they can, to the intent the Lord may have his relief, which is but the value of one years quitrent of the Tenements holden of the said Manors, or of either of them by Socage tenure. Item, If the Homage at any of the said Courts 10 What shall be done, if the next heir be not known. of either of the said Manors shall not know who is next heir or heirs to any of the said customary Tenants so dying seized, when they shall make their presentments, That then they shall make their presentment so accordingly, and then upon the said presentment at the next general Court then after, the Steward of the said Manors of either of them, or his Deputy for the time being, within the said presentment shall so be made, shall cause a Proclamation to be made in open court to the intent every such heir or heirs may have knowledge to come and take up the Lands and Tenements of his or their ancestors, and so the Steward or his Deputy shall cause a Proclamation to be made from general Court to general Court, until three open and public Proclamations Three Proclamations shall be made in two years space for the heir to take knowledge etc. be made in full Court, at three several general Courts, which general courts by the said custom are used to be holden commonly one half year after another, or thereabouth: So that from the presentment made by the said Homage of the dying seized of the said last Tenant, unto the last proclamation, shall be fully two years: And if there shall come no heir of the said Lands or Tenements, nor any for him or them, before the end of the court next after the court, whereat the last of the said three Proclamations shallbe made, to make his or their claim, and prove himself or themselves to the Homage of the said Court, in such sort as they or the greater part of them shall allow of to be the next heir or heirs of the whole blood to the said Tenant deceased, or to have title to the Lands and Tenements, nor to show and prove as aforesaid who is or aught to be next heir or heirs of the whole blood to the said Tenant deceased, or next heir or heirs expectant upon any estate determined; Then the Lord of If none appear the Lord may then seize the land. the Manor whereof the same Land is holden for the time being, shall and may after the next court next after the said three Proclamations so to be made, seize the Lands and Tenements which were the said persons so dying seized, whose next heir or heirs, or such as shall have title thereunto cannot be found, or shall not come and make his or their claim and proof as aforesaid; and the same Lord then to take the issues and profits And keep it until an heir do come. thereof to his own use until such person or persons come that shall prove him, or them next heir or heirs to the said person or persons so dying If no heir come within three years after the third proclamation, the land seized. And if none shall come in, within three years next after the third and last Proclamation made as aforesaid, that shall and can convey and prove him, or them to be next heir or heirs of the whole blood, or show, or prove who is or aught to be next heir or heirs, or to have title as next in Remainder or Reversion as aforesaid: sh●ll escheat to the Lord. That then the said Lands and Tenements be forfeited or shall escheat unto the Lord of the said Manor or Manors for the time being. Except that if the said Lands and Tenements, shall or ought immediately, to descend, remain, revert, or come to any woman Covert, or Infant within the age of one and twenty years, or to any person or 1 Except women covert baron 2 Infants within age. 3 Prisoners. 4 Persons non sanae memoriae. 5 Persons out of the Realm. persons being in prison, or any person or persons not of Sanae memoriae, or that shall not be within the Realm at the time of the death of the said last tenant dying so seized, or at the time of the first, second or third Proclamation to be made as aforesaid: That then in every such case, the Lord for the time being shall have but the profits of the said Lands and Tenements until such persons, or his, her, or their heir or heirs, shall come and make their claim, So the said claim be made by the said woman or her heirs within five years Five years. next after the death of her said husband, or by her husband and herself, during the time of her Coverture. And by such person being within age or his heirs before he shall or should accomplish his full age of one and twenty years, or within five years then next after he shall or should accomplish his full age of one and twenty years. And by the person of non sanae memoriae, within five years next after he shall recover and become of Sanae memoriae and by the heir of such person of non sanae memoriae within five years next after the death of his said Ancestor or before: And by the said person that shall be so out of the Realm or his heirs within five years after he shall return, or if he shall not return by his heirs, within five years after his death: and by the said person or persons in prison within one whole year next after his 11 No dower for women: ●or Courtesy of England for men. or their enlargement from such imprisonment. Item, In the said Manors or either of them women ought not to have Dowers of any customary lands or tenements within the Manors aforesaid, nor in any of them, nor men to have any estate as Tenants by the courtesy of England. Item, If any shallbe seized of any customary 12 Estates of inheritance shall descend according to Gavelkind. lands or tenements holden of the said Manors or of either of them, of an estate of Inheritance, and shall have two sons, or three sons, or more, or having no sons, shall have divers daughters, or having neither sons, nor daughters shall have divers Collatterall heirs in one nearness of blood, or that are to make their resort, from those that were of the same nearness of blood to the Tenant dying; They shall be all coheirs to their said Father, Mother, or other Ancestor, touching the said customary lands and tenements, according to the custom of gavelkind. Item, If any man or woman die seized as aforesaid 13 Touching descents where the tenant left issue. of any customary lands or tenements of any estate of Inheritance holden of the said Manors or of any of them, and shall have issue two or three sons or more, whereof one, or two, or more of them shall be married, and have issue in the life of their Father or Mother, and shall die before his or their said Father or Mother, or having no sons shall have divers daughters, whereof one or more shall be married and have issue, and die in the life of the Father or Mother, That then the said issue shall inherit, and be coheir with the said son or sons, daughter, or daughters that shall survive 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 custom of gavelkind. Item, If any person or persons die seized as aforesaid, 14 How lands shall descend to those of the whole blood where the tenant left no issue. and shall leave behind him neither son, nor daughter, than the next of his or their kin, being of whole blood, shallbe heir or heirs to the said person or persons so dying seized, That is to say, his, her, or their brother or brothers, brother or brother's children, or children's children, according to the custom of gavelkind, and so forth as long as any of that issue shall be on live, being of the whole blood; and in default of such issue the sisters, and sister's children, according to the custom of gavelkind, and so forth so long as any issue shallbe on live, and of the whole blood, and for lack of such issue, the Uncles and their issues being of the whole blood, so long as any issue shallbe living. And in default of such issue, the Aunts and their children, so long as any shallbe living of the whole blood, and for lack of such issue the next of kin of the whole blood, according to the custom of gavelkind. Item, If any person so dying seized as aforesaid 15 Males et Females of one venture cannot join to be coheirs. without issue of his body, and having divers brothers of the whole blood, whereof the one or some of them shall have been married, and shall have issue. and after issue had shall die, before the said brother dying seized as aforesaid; That then the issues of the said brother or brothers so dying before him that died seized as aforesaid shall join and be coheir with the brother or brothers that surviveth the brother that so died seized, as aforesaid, whether the said issue be males or females: But males and females of one Venture cannot join to be coheirs together, So that the course of descents is to be observed by the said custom, according to the custom and nature of lands in gavelkind. Item, Likewise shall the issue of the daughter 16 Touching descents. that shall die in the life of the Father or Mother be coheir with the Aunt that liveth being of the whole blood. Item, Likewise shall the Uncles and the uncles 17 Discen●s. brother's children being of the whole blood be coheirs together as aforesaid. Item, Likewise shall the Aunts, and the Aunt's 18 Descents. sister's children join and be coheirs as aforesaid, and so forth of all further degrees, of all Collateral heirs being of the whole blood, which may convey themselves to be any Cousins and heirs of the whole blood to any person or persons dying seized of any of the aforesaid customary lands, or tenements, according to the custom of Gavelkind. Item, By the custom of the said several Manors 19 How Copyholders of inheritance may Surrender. every copyholder of Inheritance in feesimple, may Surrender his said copyhold lands and tenements, or any part, or parcel thereof unto the Lord to the use of any person or persons, and to his and their heirs for ever, or to his or their heirs, of his or their bodies or any otherwise in See also in the first article. & in the 20 21 etc. articles. tail, or for life or lives, or years, or to any person or persons, and his or their heirs; To the intent the said Copyhold tenant may declare his last Will and Testament upon the same Lands, and Tenements, or to any other use, or uses, unless it be to any corporation or corporations, or bodies politic or corporate, and every copyholder in tail, or for life, lives or years, of either of the said Manors may in like manner by the customs of the said Manors, 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 custom concerning Surrenders as afore in these presents is specified, or hereafter ensueth; And all the same persons to whose use every Surrender shallbe made, are to have their copies made to hold of the Lord by the Rod, according to the custom of the Manor, whereof they been holden by the Rents and services therefore due and accustomed. Upon every of which Surrenders the Fine and Fines for the same hereafter expressed, is by the said custom to be paid, and to The fines must be entered into the Copies. See acts: 26. be entered into the several copies, or the margins of them. Item, By the custom of the said Manors, and Surrenders taken by the headborow or reeve in presence of 6 tennantes. of either of them, every Surrender taken out of the Court by the Headborow, or reeve, or his Deputy, and in the presence of six customary Tenants of the Manor of which the said lands or tenements Surrendered shallbe parcel witnessing the same surrender of any person or persons of his or their customary Lands or tenements holden of the said Manors or of either of them, and being of the full age of one and twenty years or upwards, (except women covert Baron, and such as are not of perfect mind) to the use of any person or persons, are and aught to be as good, as if it were taken in open Court by the said Steward of the Manors or of either of them, so that such surrender be by the Homage presented as hereafter followeth. Item, The Surrender by a woman covert Baron 21 Surren of woman covert baron, in extremity of sickness. being of the age of one and twenty years made together with her husband of the lands, tenements or hereditaments, whereof she is seized or estated is, and shallbe a good Surrender of her lands, tenements, and hereditaments holden of the said Manors or of either of them the same Surrender being made in her extremity of sickness or likelihood of death by the acceptance of the reeve of the Manor whereof the lands and tenements so surrendered are parcel and his Deputy or either of them in the presence of six customary tenants or by the acceptance, of the Headborow in the presence of six customary Tenants, But if any such woman Covert Baron so surrendering, do after that recover her health, and do not at the next general Court then following ratify and confirm the fame, before the Steward or his Deputy in the presence of the Homage: Then the same Surrender is, and shallbe void, and all other Surrenders made by any woman covert Baron All other Surrey: by women covert baron. (except before the Steward of the Manor or his Deputy, where she shallbe solely examined, or in extremity of sickness as is aforesaid are and shallbe void. Item, All Surrenders taken of women as aforesaid, 22 All Surrenders taken die the reeve or Head borough must be presented at the first or second next general court. or of men by the reeve or his Deputy, or by a Headborough for the time being, and in the presence of six customary Tenants as aforesaid shallbe and aught to be by the Homage presented, at the first or second next general court holden for the Manor whereof the same is holden after the taking thereof, or within one year and a day next after the taking of the same Surrender, if any such general Court be holden, within a year and a day next after the same Surrender so taken: Or else if no such general Court be holden within a year and a day, then to be by the Homage presented at the next general Court to be holden for the same Manor, next after the same year and day, is and shall be a good Surrender as if the same had been taken by the St●ward or his Deputy of that Manor or woman examined as aforesaid in open court or otherwise, all Surrenders taken by the said reeve or his Deputy, or by a Headborough, Or else they shallbe void. and in the presence of six tenants and not presented by the said Homage in manner & form aforesaid are and shallbe void: But when any when Surrey: to the use of the last will, must be presented. Surrender shall be made by any person to the use of his or her last Will and Testament, to the intent that he or she may thereby or thereupon make & declare his or her last Will & Testament: That Surrender is to be presented at the first or second next general Court of that Manor happening next after the decease of the party so Surrendering perfectly known and not before. But if the same be not at the first or second court next after the death of the same party presented: Or if the same party hath before in his life time made any Or else void. other Surrender of the same Lands or tenements and the same to be presented: Then the said Surrender to the use of such last Will and Testament is and shallbe void. 23 The homage must write Billa vera upon their presentments & good Surrend Item, The Homage must write Billa vera upon every Surrender by them presented when they find the same Surrenders agreeable to the custom, and also upon every other of their presentments shall make Billa vera when they be agreeable to the said custom: Or else if the said Homage receive any Surrender or other bills to them exhibited, which be doubtful or repugnant to the custom of the Manor whereof the land is holden upon every such Surrender or Bill Ignoramus shallbe made, or the like superscription to the intent And Ignoramus on the contrary it may be known to be doubtful or nought or else return the same naughty Surrenders or Bills back again to the parties that exhibited the same. 24 Women covert baron may turrender with heir husbands etc. Item, Every woman being Covert Baron of the age of one and twenty years or upwards, having any customary lands or tenements to her, or her heirs or for life, lives, or years, and holden of the said Manors or of either of them, may together with her husband by the hands of the said Steward, or his sufficient Deputy Surrender all her said Lands and Tenements, interest and term of years to the use of her said husband, or to any other person or persons, at their will and Solely examined before the Steeward or deputy. pleasure: So as she be solely and secretly examined before the Steward or his sufficient Deputy. Item, All Surrenders taken out of the Court by the Steward of the said Manors, or of any of 25 Surrenders taken out of court by the Steward or his deputy. them, or his sufficient Deputy of any person or persons, being of the full age of one and twenty years or more, and of Sanae memoriae of any of their customary lands, and tenements holden of the said Manors, or of either of them, be good by the customs of the said Manors, and of either of Must be presented at the next general court. them, and the same aught to be published and notified to the Homage at the next general Court; Or else those Surrenders are also void. Item, All the Fines upon admittances, for any 26 The fines are certain and not arbitrary. the now lands, tenements, or hereditaments, of all and every the persons named parties to the said Indenture holden by copy of Court Roll, are and aught to be certain, and not arbitrary or at the will of the Lord. And the Lord or Lords of the said Manors, or of either of them, aught to have and take Fines upon admittances, as hereafter What fines are due. followeth, and not other or greater, That is to say, upon the admission of the heir or heirs after a descent, for every acre of land of what nature or kind so ever sixteen pence, and so after that rate for greater or lesser quantities of Land. And upon admission of one person only after any Surrender the like somme of sixteen pence for every acre, and so after that rate for every greater or lesser quantity of land; But if more than one person be admitted after or upon any Surrender: Then If more than one Person be admitted then etc. every of the same persons are to pay half so much as one person ought to pay and not more. Likewise upon admission of the heir or heirs, after a descent for every messsage customary, with the Courts, Yards, Easements, Orchards, and Gardens thereunto belonging, for a Fine the some of thirteen shillings four pence, and not more. And for a dwelling house called a Tenement, with the Courts, Yards, Orchards, Easements and Gardens thereunto belonging, the some of ten shillings, and not more: and for a cottage used for dwelling, with easements and gardens thereunto belonging, or without garden, and not demised for more than three pounds by the year, the some of twenty pence: But for a building not used for a dwelling house so much only as according to the quantity of the land after the rate of sixteen What fine for a building not used for a dwelling house. pence the acre: And for greater cottages used for dwelling, and which shall be let for above three pounds by the year, with the Courts, Yards, Orchards, Gardens, and Easements thereunto belonging, the some of ten shillings. And the like is of Messages, Tenements, and Cottages hereafter to be built: And upon or after any Surrender, at the admission the like Fines are to be paid 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, than a whole fine is to be paid for the husband, and half a fine is to be paid for the wife: And if more persons be admitted upon one Surrender, than every of the same persons are to pay for Fine half so much, as one person ought to pay, and not more. All acres are to be acco●pted according to the statute or ordinance de terris mensurandis, and orchards and gardens not belonging to such Messages, Tenements or Cottages, are to pay as lands according to the quantity thereof, according to the rate aforesaid. And parts of Messages, The fines must be entered in the margin of the copies. see article 19 parts of Tenements, and parts of Cottages are to pay for Fines respectively, in regard of the whole, according to the rate of the whole. And all fines paid are to be set down and expressed in the copy of the Court Roll thereof, or in the margin of the same copy. And if any question or doubt shall hereafter arise, about the discerning and true estimation, what or which be, or aught to be accounted a messsage, and what, or which a dwelling house called atenement, and what or which a Cottage; The same is to be referred to the Homage of the Manor at the next general Court, and by the same to be tried. ordered, determined, and presented, & according to such presentments, fines are to be paid. 27 The Lord is to allow of all Surrey: made according to thes articles. Item, The Lord or Lords of the said Manors or either of them, and their and every of their Stewards for the time being shall and aught to accept and allow of all and every 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 seized as copy holder's, according to the tenor, 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 Manor presented, and found to have made or committed some matter of forfeiture of those lands and tenements so Surrendered, contrary to the customs and articles in these Schedules expressed, or some or one of them. And the Lord of the same Manor by his Steward for such fine as in or for such things is before expressed shall grant the same copyhold Lands Tenements and hereditaments so Surrendered, according to the tenor use and intent of the same Surrender. And shall duly admit such person or persons to whom, or to whose use, such Surrenders shallbe made. Item, If the Lord or Lords of the said Manors, 28 If the Lord refuse to admi●● then etc. 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 use such Surrender. as in the precedent Article is expressed shallbe made, or shall refuse to admit such person or persons, to whom any of the said copyhold, or customary, or reputed copyhold, or customary, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, shall descend according to the custom of the said Manors, and true meaning of these Schedules. Then the person s● not admitted paying or tendering to the Lord or his reeve, fine or fines for the same, according to the true meaning of these Schedules, shall and may into such Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments so surrendered, or descended respectively enter, and the same quietly have, hold and enjoy as freely and in such sort as if he or they had been thereunto lawfully admitted, and not otherwise. Item, If any man make a Surrender only to 29 Surren: to make the wife a jointure the intent to make his wife a jointure, or to assure it to his wife for term of her life, or during her widowhood, not altering the estate of the Inheritance, then for the fine of the same, or any admittance thereupon, there shallbe paid but half a fine for the same, things so Surrendered; That is to say, half so much as one person should pay upon admittance, according to the true meaning of these Schedules: And the like is to be used 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 jointly with his wife, or to the husband for term of his life in possession or Remainder: And likewise by the said custom for every Tenant that shallbe admitted in Reversion, or Remainder expectant upon the estate of any particular Tenant for life, in tail, or for years, granted by copy, the same is but half so much as it is upon other admittances, upon alienations, Surrenders, or dying seized as aforesaid. Item, Every person that exhibiteth or delivereth 30 Duties to the homage and tenants for bills and Su●: any Surrender or Bill to the Homage, aught to give and pay to the same Homage for every such Surrender or Bill four pence; and every of the said six Tenants, and also the Hradborough or reeve which shallbe at the taking of any Surrenders as aforesaid ought to have four pence a piece of the parties that make the Surrender, if the same Surrender be taken within the said Manors, or in either of them. But if they go out of the said Manors or either of them for the taking of the same, then to have eight pence a piece, and their charges if they shall go further off. And the party that procureth the said Surrender ought to give to the said Tenants four pence besides the said fees, which four pence is to be delivered with the said Surrender, or else he that bringeth in the said Surrender without the said four pence, shall pay it of his own purse to the Homage. Item, If it chance at any time upon the death of 31 Though an heir be admitted yet upon a new claim the homage shall inquire &c. for a coheir. any Copyholder or customary Tenant, that there is an heir or heirs found and presented by the Homage, and after is or are admitted to the lands or tenements of the said Copyholder, and at that time no other heirs shallbe known, and after it shall chance that one or other cometh, and claimeth to be coheir with the said heir that is admitted, than the homage ought thereof to inquire, and if they find his claim true, they ought to present the same, and then he or they so claiming shall be likewise admitted and pay his Fine, and have his part of the premises notwithstanding the former admission. Item, If any man be admitted to any possession, 32 Where tenants is admitted, and after that an other claimeth the whole, the Homage is not bound to inquire but he is driven to his fuite. or to any Reversion, or Remainder of any Lands or Tenements, whether they be to him descended as shallbe supposed or to him Surrendered by any other person, and after that cometh another person or persons who pretendeth a title to the whole premises, or to any part thereof, and desireth that the Homage may inquire thereof. In this case the said Homage is not bound thereof to inquire, but he or they are driven to his or their suit or plaint, whether his or their title be right or wrong Exceptin such case where any person or persons shall claim as in the next precedent Article. And yet if any shall require the Homage to find whether he or they were the son or sons or daughter or daughters of such a one or no, & the homage knowing or well informed of the truth, that he or they shall be the son, or sons or daughter or daughters of him or her that died seized of the lands then in question. The Homage ought therein to present the truth But not to present whether he or they ought to have the premises or any part thereof to the which another person is already admitted. But in such case he or they shallbe driven to his or their suit or plaint as aforesaid for the recovery of their said right if any right they have; Except in such case where any person or persons shall claim as in the next precedent Article. Item, After the death of every person being a 33 How lands descended are to be taken up. customary Tenant of the said Manors, or of either of them, the next heir or heirs ought to come and take up the Lands and Tenements whereof his or their ancestors so shall die seized At fourteen ●ee●es he is to be admitted in his own person. of what age soever he be of. And if he or they be of the age of fourteen years or upwards he is to be admitted in his own person within a convenient At fourteen years is to be admitted in his own person. time after he or they shallbe presented: Or else if he or they be under the age of fourteen years, then to come and take it up by his Guardian Under 14. years by Guardian. until he be of the age of fourteen years as aforesaid, and to pay for his fine according to the rates expressed in these Schedules, and the Gardean to Guardian 3 shillings 4 pence. pay but three shillings and four pence at the most for his fine for the Gardeanship or less, as the Steward or his Deputy shall think fit. And for Lands descended from the part of the Father, the Who shallbe Guardian. next Cousin of the part on the Mother not able to inherit those lands, aught to be Gardean. And if See ariicle. 37. the lands came from the part of the mother, than the like cozen of the part of the Father ought to be Gardean if that person will accept thereof; and upon their refusal or not praying to be admitted Gardean, at the first or second Court after that infant ought to be admitted; then may the Steward admit any other of the kindred of the Infant to whom his Lands cannot descend to be Guardian. And if none of the kindred will accept of the Gardianship, then may another be admitted. And every The Guardian shall account. Guardian shall account to the heir of the profits, and repair the Copyhold Tenements of him whose Guardian he is, And upon admittance shall be bound to the Lord for the time being, with And shallbe bound to the Lord to perform the same condition for performance thereof in such sum as the Homage of the said Court, or the greater part thereof shall like off. And of the lands of every Infant under fourteen years of age that shallbe a purchasor a guardian shallbe admitted and shall so demean himself in such manner as for the Guardian of an Infant having Lands by descent is limited and appointed. Item, Every person to whose use any of the said 34 They to whose use Lands are surrendered, aught within 3. years after the presentment to take them up. Lands or Tenements shallbe Surrendered aught to come within three years after the same be presented and take up the same by himself if he be of age, and to be admitted as aforesaid, and to pay his fine or else by his Guardian as aforesaid. Item, If any of the said heirs, Alienees, or Guardians 35 The Lord may distrain for the Fines. Or by default of distrese self the lands. do not pay their Fines within one month after the same fines be extracted, and the extracts delivered to the reeve or his Deputy for the gathering thereof, and by them or either of them demanded, than it shall be lawful for the Lord or Lords of the said Manor or Manors for the time being, or his or their officers to distrain; and avow as for rents, and for want of distress to seize the Lands and Tenements for the which the said fine or fines are to be paid, and to enjoy the same to his or their own use, until he or they shallbe fully satisfied and paid the said Fine or Fines to be paid by him or them that so ought to pay the same. Item, If any customary, or copyhold tenant 36 The like he may do for non payment of the quitrent. of the said Manors or of either of them, shall not pay his rents for his copyhold for which the same is due, and demanded by the said reeve, or his Deputy: Then it shall b●e lawful for the Lord or Lords of the said Manor or Manors for the time being or his or their Officers to distrain and enough, and for want of sufficient distress to seize the lands and tenements out of the which the same aught to be paid, and to take and enjoy the rents issues and profits of the same to his or their own use, until he or they shallbe fully satisfied and paid the same rents by him or them that so ought to pay the same. Item, That when any Tenant dieth seized leaving 37 Who shallbe Guardian. his heir under the age of fourteen years the next of the kin to whom the said Lands and Tenements cannot descend shall have if he shall require it the custody of the heir, and of his lands and tenements committed unto him for the use of the heir until he come to the age of fourteen years as is aforesaid, & then he to choose his own See article. 33. Guardian, and the former Guardian at any time after upon reasonable request to yield account to the heir of the profits of his lands received. Item, If any person or persons be disposed to let his or their customary Lands or Tenements to any other person or persons, and to their executors 38 Tenants may let leases for 31 years and four months without any license or Fine: and assigns for the term of one and thirty years, or less, the same person or persons have and shall have full power and authority to set or let to farm his or their Copyhold Lands or Tenements to any person or persons, their executor's administrators and assigns, for the term of one and thirty years, and four months or less, in See the abstract of the indenture. pag. 7. possession from the time of the making thereof, by writing, without any licence to him or them to be granted, and without paying any fine to the Lord, or incurring any forfeiture, or seizure of or for the same. So as the same lease do not exceed one and thirty years and four months from the time of the making thereof. But such lease is and If such leases be not presented to the homage within on year after the making they shall be void. aught to be presented to the Homage of the Manor whereof the Lands or tenements so leased are held within one year after the making thereof, or else the same lease so made, and not presented as aforesaid shallbe void, and of none effect. Item, The custom of the Manor is to give to 39 Either manor is upon every change of Lord to pay five pounds for recognition money. the Lord of every of the said Manors, upon the change of every Lor● at the next Court after the first entry bona fide ten pounds of lawful money of England, That is to say, out of each Manor five pounds for the Recognition and▪ acknowledging the services which is to be levied and collected by the reeve for the time being, amongst all the Copyholders of the said Manors respectively according to the rates they shallbe taxed at by the Homage at the next Court to be holden after the coming of the new Lord. Item, The Homage of every of the said Manors 40 How the reeve of either manor is to be chosen. ought yearly at the general Court to be holden next after Michaelmas to elect and choose several Reeves for every of the said Manors: That is to say to elect and choose two customary Tenants either of the said persons named parties to the said presents their heirs or assigns, or of others not named to bear the Office of the reeve for each of the said Manors, namely he that was before in election if he be alive and one other, or if he be dead two other, to the intent the Lord of the said Manors, or of either of them or his Steward may appoint, the one of them so elected for one whole year, that is one to serve for each of the said Manors. So he be appointed within that Manor of which he is a tenant, and for which he shallbe so chosen, which reeve being so appointed He shall serve one whole year aught to take upon him the said Office for one whole year than next ensuing, to execute the same by himself or his Deputy for whom he shall answer, and to be subject to account and answer What fine he shall pay if he refuse. for the same, as in the said presents is set down: And if a Copyholder shallbe duly chosen and appointed by the Homage to be the Lords reeve as aforesaid, and according to his turn presented by the Homage and shall refuse to serve the said Office by himself or his Deputic, than every such person so refusing within the said Manor of Hackney, shall pay for a fine six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence. And every such person, so refusing within the said Manor of The homage shall choose another until one do accept and serve- Stebenhuth shall pay for a fine ten pounds to the Lord of the Manor whereof his Lands are holden. And the Homage of the same Manor shall be charged from time to time, to choose another reeve in the place of him that so shall refuse, until such time as for the same Manor one be chosen, that shall and w●ll serve the said Office. And every Copyholder that shallbe chosen and appointed to the said Office as aforesaid and shall refuse to serve the same office shall pay the fine aforesaid to the Lord of that Manor for his refusal the one half The half of fines paid by refusers shallbe allowed him, who next shall serve. of all which fine or fines of Tenant or Tenants so refusing to accept and execute the said office of Reeveship, according to the true meaning of these Schedules, the Lord or Lords of the said Manors or either of them of whom respectively such tenant or tenants so refusing shall hold aught, and shall from time to time allow unto such person or persons as being chosen and appointed to be reeve as aforesaid, and shall and will next after the refusal of any one or more of the said tenants so chosen, accept and serve the said office, the moiety of the said Fine or Fines respectively to be by him defaulked and retained in his account, and by the Lord of that Manor upon the same Reeves account And be by him retained at his accounting. whensoever he shall account for the same to be allowed. Item, If any Copyholder that shall accept and 41 In what cases the Lord may cheese the Reeves lands. execute the said office of reeve shall refuse to satisfy and pay unto the Lord the yearly quitrents and Fines for admittances upon alienations or descents wherewith such reeve shall or may be lawfully charged by and according to the true meaning of these presents; Or shall refuse to account with the Lord within two months next yearly after Michaelmas having had the rental and estracts of Fines upon admittances as aforesaid for that year by the space of two months. Every such Reeves lands and tenements that shall refuse so to account, and pay the said rents and fines which he shall or may have collected as aforesaid, shallbe seized into the Lords hands, and the Lord shall and may take to his own use the issues and profits of his said lands and tenements, until he shall pay unto the Lord, the rents and fines aforesaid, and until he hath also satisfied, and paid the Lord for And what he shall pay for his offence. his said offence (viz.) being reeve of Hackney, six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence. And being reeve of Stebunhuth ten pounds. Nevertheless the reeve ought not, nor shall be charged, or chargeable to answer any quitrents contained in any rental or estracts, unless it appear unto him He is not to answer any quitrents, unless he know the tenant or where the land lieth. by the rental of the former reeve, or otherwise be made known unto him by some of the Lords officers who is the tenant, or where the land lieth, for or in respect of which the same quitrents ought to be paid. Item, No copyholder of the said Manors or of 42 No Reeves within this composition, shallbe charged with the Leet, or court baron otherwise then in the 41. article. either of them, being named parties to the said Indenture nor their heirs or assigns ought or shall at any tune be charged to collect or gather any of the amerciaments, fines, or other issues or profits of the Courts leets, or Courts Baron holden within the said Manors, or of either of them, or be chargeable to answer or account for the same, to the Lord of the said Manors, or of either of them, otherwise then in the last precedent Article is mentioned, nor to provide or allow for any dinners, Nor provide for any dinner●. either on the day or days the Court Leete shallbe holden upon, or on the day or days of the two general Courts. But are and shallbe thereof for ever freed and discharged. Except that such tenant Except etc. or his heirs shall hereafter purchase or have other customary lands then those that the said persons named parties to the said Indenture, or some or one of them the said persons do now hold, which shallbe worth to be sold at the least two hundred pounds of lawful money of England, or shallbe of the clear yearly value of twenty pounds of like money. Item, Every one of the said customary tenants 43 What tenants may be chosen Recues. named parties to the said Indenture whose lands Tenements and Hereditaments holden by Copy of Court Roll of either of the said Manors, are worth sixteen pounds of like money as aforesaid by the year to be let, or two hundred pounds to be sold, by the estimation and presentment of the Homage of the same Manor shall bear the office of reeve of and for such of the said Manors whereof he shallbe a Tenant by copy of Court Roll, and for which he shallbe chosen and appointed reeve as aforesaid, when his or their time and course doth come. Item, Every of the said Reeves, is to be allowed 44 What allowances the reeve is to have of the Lord. of the said Lord or Lords for the executing of the said office for one year as followeth: (viz.) the reeve of Stebunhuth three pounds six shillings and eight pence, and six shillings eight pence more for and in respect of an allowance of a coat cloth to the said reeve. And the reeve of Hackney fifty three shillings and four pence, and six shillings eight pence more, for and in respect of an allowance of a coat cloth to the same reeve, and all other commodities due and incident to the said office, for either of them, or used heretofore to be paid to the said reeve, by any the Tenants of the said Manors respectively. Item, The Reeves of the said Manors, and of either of them shall at the next general Court, after 45 The reeve to deliver the rental to his Successor. To be amerced his year of service expired deliver the rental by which he made his account to the reeve that shall next succeed him upon pain to be amerced or fined by the Homage if he shall not so do. Item, All the customary Tenants of the said 46 Copyholders may break and dig their grounds, fell down timber & woods: suffer howsen ●● decay: without forfeicture. Manors and of either of them may break and dig their copyhold grounds holden of the said Manors and of either of them at his and their pleasure, and fell and cut down their timber and woods growing, or that shall grow upon the same, and convert it to their best use and profit, and may also suffer their Copyhold Tenements and houses to decay without incurring any seizure or forfeiture of their estates therefore, or other pain, and may take and pull down their said Tenements, and erect or set them up again, either where they stood before, or upon any other lands holden by copy of Court Roll of the said Manors, But may not pull down howsen to set them upon free hold land or of either of them. But they may not, or shall not take or pull them down to set them or any part of them upon their own freeholds, or upon the Freeholds of any other. 47 Copyholders may lop trees growing upon the waist before their howsen. Item, Every of the said copyholders, or reputed copyholders named parties to the said Indentures may lop and shred all such trees as grow before their houses or Tenements upon the waste ground, and the same convert to their own use May dig gravel etc. upon the waist. without any offence so the said trees stand for the defence of their houses, yards, or gardens, and also may dig gravel, sand, clay and lome upon the said waste grounds to build or repair any of their copyhold Tenements within the said Manors, or in either of them without any licence. So always as every of the said copyholders do fill up so much as shallbe digged by him or them. Item, If any person or persons being Tenant Letting of lands for more than 31 years 4 months is a forfeicture. customary shall without licence by Indenture or other writing or otherwise let his said customary Lands or Tenements for more years than one and thirty years and four months, it shallbe a forfeiture of his estate by the custom of the said Manors, and of either of them being found and presented by the Homage, or else otherwise lawfully and sufficiently proved. Item, For Treason or Felony whatsoever that shallbe committed by any Copyholder of the said 49 For what offences these copyholders shall forfeit their estates. Manors or of any of them for which he shallbe lawfully attainted, he shall forfeit his Copyhold Lands and Tenements to the Lord of the said Manor. And for all other offence, or offences, act or acts whatsoever, for which a Freeholder ought by the common laws of the land to forfeit his freehold lands and tenements, there a Copyholder of the said Manors, or of either of them shall forfeit as a Freeholder ought to forfeit in like case his Free hold. But if a copyholder be outlawed for any cause saving Treason or Felony, the Lord Outlaw●ie, unless for treason or felony, shallbe no forfeiture shall not have the issues or profits of his lands. And if a copyholder make a feoffment of his copyhold, gift in tail, or lease for life or lives by Deed or without Deed, by livery and seizin thereupon, or shall suffer a Recovery at the Common More forfeitur of estate. viz. making a feoffments gift in tale, lease for lives, suffering a Recoldy at the common law. law▪ levy a Fine, or wilfully refuse, and deny to pay, do, or perform his rents, fines, suits customs and services at any time hereafter due to the Lord or Lords of the said Manors, or of either of them, for their said copyholds, the same wilful refusal being presented to the Homage by the Levijng a fine or wilful denying to pay the rents, fines etc. oaths of three customary Tenants with the reeve or his Deputy, (the said Tenants or reeve, nor his Deputy being none of the Lords servants) and being found and presented by the homage, the same shallbe holden and reputed a forfeiture of his estate, whatsoever he shall have 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 he shall have committed any such act & only for so much of his lands & tenements out of the which the said quitrent and other duties is demanded, and shallbe 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. Lord's Court or elsewhere in any Court of Record disclaim to hold his said copyhold Lands and tenements of the Lord of the Manor whereof his Lands and tenements are holden, or shall by pleading in the Lord's Court, or other Court of Record Or claiming their copyholds to be free holds. wilfully claim their copyholds to be freeholds, or willingly and wittingly plead in any Real action at the common law in chief as a freehold Or plead wittingly in a real action at common law in chief as a Freeholder. Tenant or shall willingly and wittingly do any other act, or things in or concerning his now Lands and tenements which shallbe a disseisin or disinheritance of the Lord or Lords of the said Manors, or of either of them, their heirs or assigns Or do any other act which shallbe a disseisin of the Lord. (other than such acts as in these Articles are especial mentioned or dispensed withal) that then he 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 plead in chief or do any such other act or thing as is aforesaid. Finally, the Lord of the said What other forfeictures the Lord shall have. Manors, or of either of them shall have all such other forfeitures, issues, profits, and advantages of the said Copyholds as sha●l grow due to him by any Statute, Laws of this Realm being not against and contrary to these Articles & customs here expressly set down. Item, If any person or persons having any estate 50 The act or neglect of tenant for lives or years shall not prejudice those in remainder. of any copyhold lands or tenements holden of the said Manors or of either of them for term of life, or lives, or for term of years, or in the right of their wives of any estate although he, she, or they, shall do or suffer, or neglect to do any act or acts, during the time aforesaid, in or upon the said Copyhold Lands, or Tenements, which may or shall be contrary to the custom of the said Manors, or of either of them. The same act or acts, so being done shall not prejudice or be hurtful unto the next person or persons to whom the said customary Lands or tenements should or ought to remain, revert or come, nor to the said wife or her heirs, not being party in Court, or consenting in Court to the said act or forfeiture, nor that the Lord of the said Manors, or of either of them shall take any longer advantage, issues, or profits of the same Copyhold Lands or Tenements then during the time of such estates as is aforesaid, of the party 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 remain, revert, or come to the next person or persons, or to such person or persons, to whom the same should have comen or remained, or go, or revert immediately after such estate or estates ended or determined, as though there had been 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 private act or acts of any 51 The private act of any tenants contrary to these articles, shall not extend to be a breach of the customs to the hurt of the rest. customary Tenant or tenants of any of the said Manors which shall happen to be done▪ wilfully by or between them, or any of them, and the Lord or Lords of the said Manors or either of them, and his or their reeve, or of either of them, contrary to the Articles, & true meaning of these presents neither doth nor shall extend to be construed to be a breach of the ancient Customs of the said Manors or of either of them, to the hurt or prejudice of the rest of the customary Tenants but of themselves only doing the said particular act. 52 Tenant for life or years, making waist, shallbe fined by the homage. Item, That if any Tenant for term of life, or lives only, or for term of years of customary Lands shall make any waste, Then he shallbe fined by the Homage, the third part of which fine, shallbe to the Lord, and the other two parts shall come to him in the Reversion or Remainder of the said copyhold. Item, The Lord for none payment of amerciaments 53 For non payment of amerciaments the Lord may distrain, but not seize. may distrain his said Tenants parties to these presents, and avow for the same as for Rents. But he cannot seize any of his or their Lands or Tenements parties to these presents for non payment thereof until he be paid. Item, Upon the admission of any coheirs, joint Tenants, or Tenants in common if they cannot 54 How partition is to be made between coheirs joint tenants or tenants in common. agree to occupy their Lands and Tenements together, or to make partition among themselves, than he or they that be grieved may by the custom of either of the said Manors have a precept from the Steward directed to seven customary Tenants, or more of the said Manors within which the said Lands and tenements do lie; and they shall make partition thereof, and the same return to the Steward of the said Manors again to be enrolled in the Court Rolls of the said Manors, whereof the said Lands or Tenements beholden. Whereupon the said heirs shall go to the Steward of the said Manor within which the said lands or tenements shall lie. And then elect & choose their parts in form following (That is to say, the youngest son to choose first, than he that is next to the youngest to choose next, and so after that rate unto the eldest (how many soever,) which eldest shall choose last. And likewise the same order is to be observed amongst daughters if there be no sons. and amongst all other degrees of heirs touching the customary Lands and Tenements holden of the said Manors or either of them. And upon every such partition, they shall pay for a fine to the Lord two shillings and six pence or less at the discretion, of the Steward, according to the quantity of the Lands or Tenements so parted between tenants in common, and joint tenants for the like fine the said division to be by the said Tenants without election of the parties themselves but by casting of lots, if they cannot otherwise agree. Item, If any customary or free Tenants cattle, 55 These copyholders shall pay but one penny for poundage. or the cattle of their Farmers, be brought to the Lords pound. The said Tenant or his Farmer shall pay for all his cattle if they be a hundred heads or upwards or under for the poundage thereof but one penny, and he that is no Tenant shall pay for every distress of cattle so pounded four pence. 56 cattle impounded to be delivered by two copyholders. Item, If any cattle be impounded within the Lords pound, by any person or persons being a customary Tenant or Tenants of the said Manors or of either of them for any trespass committed or done, within the said Manors or in either of them upon their Copyholds, that all such cattle being so impounded may by two of the said customary Tenants of such of the said Manors, or of either of them wherein the said trespass shall be committed which will answer for such Damages and costs as shallbe recovered in the said Court against the owners of the same cattle for the said trespass be delivered out of the said pound unto the owner of the said cattle, by the custom of the same Manors and of either of them. Item, No customary Tenant shall sue, vex, or 57 No su●tes for title of copyholds out of the Lords court without licence. trouble any other customary Tenant for any Title of lands or tenements lying and being within the said Manors, or in either of them being copyhold lands or tenements of the said Manors, or of either of them, out of the Lords Court, without the special licence first had and obtained of the Lord of the said Manors, or of either of them, or of his Steward for the time being. If any person do the contrary, he shall have his Lands or Tenements seized into the Lords hands, until he pay a fine to the Lord for the same offence, (viz.) such fine as shallbe ceased by the Homage at the next general Court of the said Manor or Manors. Item, That no customary Tenants of the said 58 cattle offending shallbe driven to the Lords pound. Manors or of either of them, for any offence to be done by any man's cattle within the said Manors or in either of them, shall drive the same cattle to any foreign pounds, but to the Lords pound being within the said Manors or in either of them, if any man do the contrary to be amerced at the next general Court by the Homage. So always as there be a sufficient pound of the Lords there. Item, That no tenant or any other person shall 59 How stakes marks and meres between tenant & tenant ought to be set. set any stake, mark, or mere, between tenant, and tenant, or between tenant, and any other person that lieth next unto him, without the parties do thereunto agree, unless an order be appointed by the Homage, or the greatest part of them that it may be first viewed, by twelve Tenants of the said Manors, or of either of them where the stake, or mere is to be set, and there to set the stake or mark indifferently between both the said parties, and so to continue it upon pain of amerciament by the Homage. 60 Drivers of commons when to be chosen, Item, The Homage do and shall yearly use at the next general Court holden the Tuesday the ninth day next after Easter day to Elect, and choose out of the Hamblets within every of the said Manors certain customary tenants to be drivers and viewers of the wastes and commons of the said Manors and of either of them for one whole year, which tenants so elected have authority by the said custom to drive the commons at any time when they find it surcharged, and to impound the cattle by them so taken, & no other to drive the said common than the persons so chosen as aforesaid. Item, If by their driving the surcharging cannot be remedied, than 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 pain or an a merciament upon their heads, that they shall not likewise offend. Item, If the said drivers receive by the said poundages 62 The drivers shall account to the homage. and more money than they spend in their travel, the rest shallbe employed to the scouring of the common Sewers, which be upon the said waist grounds and commons, and laying of bridges over the said common Sewers, and shall make their account in that behalf to the Homage at the general Court, when the year for which they were chosen shall expire. 63 The homage may make By-lawes which shall bind the tenants. Item, The copyhold and customary Tenants may make by laws at their general Courts when need shall require, which custom shallbe so continued, and the said by laws so by them made shall bind all the Copyhold Tenants of the said Manors or of either of them, so the same be not contrary to the true meaning of these Articles. Item, By the custom of the said Manors, and of either of them Tenants in tail of customary 64 recoveries may be suffered to bar intailes. lands and tenements may suffer common recoveries within the said several Manors with single or double vouchers or by agreement forfeit the said lands and tenements into the Lords hands for the cutting of the estate tail, which custom by these Articles shall have still continuance, and such Recoveries and forfeitures, are and shall be good to bare the said entail. Item, Whensoever there shallbe any Court or 65 Tenants not appearing at set courts shall not be amerced above 4 pence, Courts Baron (or other than the said two general Courts) kept within the said Manors or either of them no copyholder ought nor shall be amerced above the sum of four pence for any default of his appearance at any the same Court or Courts (except the said two general Courts) neither shall incur any forfeiture, or seizure of his Copyhold lands or tenements, or any other Damage for any such default. And the said Amerciament to be taxed by the Affurors tenants of that Court. Item, The Steward or his Deputy is to have 66 The Steward's fees. such Fees and allowances as hereafter are expressed, (viz.) for every Surrender taken out of Court five shillings, and nothing for any Surrender taken in Court, (for every woman covert Baron) that shallbe examined, six shillings eight pence, for every admittance of every person two shillings, for entering every Surrender and making the copy of Court Roll thereupon six shillings eight pence, for every precept for a view of partition and entering the same, and the return thereof upon the Court Roll, and the copy thereof two shillings six pence. And if it exceed two sheets of paper then for every sheet over and above two sheets twelve pence more. For searching the court Rolls for every year four pence. For every purchased Court thirteen shillings four pence: For entering a note of a Lease granted of any Lands or tenements containing the date, quantity of lands or tenements, & certainty of term & to whom the same shallbe granted, and for a note thereof to the party six pence. For these things before expressed the Steward shall have only such Fees as before is declared, and for all other things he shall have as formerly hath anciently been used & not more. Item, All Messages, Tenements, and Cottages 67 Buildings to be erected, shall pay fines as those already built. that shall hereafter be built upon any the copyhol Lands, whereof the customs are hereby meant to be declared, shallbe held and enjoyed by the copyhold Tenants thereof under the same customs and Articles herein declared as the Lands whereon they shall be built are holden and enjoyed. (But shall pay such fines) therefore as is before declared for Messages, Tenements and Cottages 68 The Lord shall not sever from the manor any of these copyholds, to any persons in fee simple, or other estate of freehold etc. that shallbe new built. Item, The Lord of the said Manors, or of either of them, their heirs or assigns shall not at any time hereafter grant or convey severed, from the Manor whereof the same is now holden, or aught to be holden any of the Messages, Cottages, Lands, Tenemements or Hereditaments whereof any of the said persons named parties to the said Indenture hereunto annexed is now copyholder or customary Tenant to any person or persons in fee-simple, Fee-tail, or for term of life, or other estate of freehold, or for any estate, or term other then by copy of Court Roll, according to the customs of the said Manors, and true meaning of these presents, and the judenture whereunto the same are annexed, except the Freehold to be granted or severed at the petition and desire of such person or persons as then shallbe copyholder thereof, according to the true meaning of these presents. And it the Lord hath granted away the Freehold of any the copyhold Lands or Tenements whereof the custom is hereby meant to be declared, he shall get, and take the same back again, and the same shall notwithstanding such grant or alienation be annexed to the Manor whereof it was, or is held, and shallbe held and enjoyed by the Tenant his heirs and assigns thereof, by copy of Court Roll of the same Manor under the rents, services and customs in these Articles expressed, and not otherwise. And also that the Lord shall admit by his Steward or his Deputy, all such Tenant and Tenants that ought of right to be admitted upon the presentment of the Homage. AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE NAMES OF THE COPYHOLD TENANTS OF THE MANORS OF STEPNEY alias STEBUNHUTH, and HACKNEY for whom the said Decree concerning the customs aforesaid was made in Chancery the two and twentieth day of july in the fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King james against the said Right Honourable Thomas Lord Wentworth then Lord of the said Manors. A VIncent Amcots Limehouse. jacob Ashley Limehouse. William Adam's Limehouse. Will. Ardington White Chapel. Thomas Abbot Poplar. jane Alder Poplar. Nicholas Ask with Hackney. William Alder of Ratcliff highway. B William Bygot Ratcliff William Barnet White Chapel. Robert Borne Pop. Hugh Bullock & uxor. Henr. Banister Esquire Hackney. William Bird & ux. Hackney: Nicholas Burton Hackney. Edward Brown Hackney. Gyles Bynckes Hackney. Gyles de Budt Hackney. Edmond Barber Oldford. Henry Barber Francis Barber. Tho: Baxter & uxor, Bow. Michael Bonner, Bow. john Briggs & uxor, Bow. Christopher Baker Ratcliff. William Browne Robert Benns Peter Baker Alice Bland Ralph Bowers Thomas Best. Quescell Bratost, alias Lee Limehouse. john Ball john Bennet Robert Bradshaw Matthew Barret Richard Bromfield Elizabeth Bedford john Bigot. C Thomas Commins. Nicholas Cousins Thomas Crane. Richard Catcher. Edward Catcher. Thomas Croxall. William Cook & uxor, Walter Henly in Reversion. Thomas Catcher Hackney. john Catcher Richard Cheyney Francis Clerkevid. john Catcher William Catcher Thomas Catcher. john Cowper White Chapel. Tho: Coxan. Walter Cook Ratcliff. Walter Coale. Peter Croxall. Marry Cope Limehouse. Elizabeth Clerk. Marion Crispe Poplar. Marry Carpenter. john Chandler Bow. William Clerk George Cook, Inholder Isaac Cotton. Richard Catcher, fill. Tho: john Coleman; White Chapel. D Nicholas Diggins, Mileend. William Dickinson Hackney. james Deane William davis. Nicholas Dickens, Stepney. Hugh davis, White Chapel. Alexander Dauison Poplar. james Davies George Dethicke Gilbert Dethick Henry Dethicke. john Day, Bow. Rachel Dauison. Robert Dixon, White Chapel. E john Eaglefield, and jane his wife. Bow Richard Edward's Alexander Elcock. Richard Elcock. George Edward's, Shoreditch. William Ewens. Limehouse. john Euans. john English. F Ralph Flavell, Ratcliff. john Flint, Limehouse. john Forster, Bow. john Fell, Hackney. Fuller widow, Ratcliff. G William Gough, Bow William Goddard Vincent Goddard. john Garland Bow. Richard Gouge. john graves Limehouse. Michael Gear. john George. Roger Gunston Ratcliff. Roger Glover john Gunston. Thomas Goddard. john Gruit & uxor. Richard Glover. john Francis Robert Thomas H Sir Ferdinando Heyborne Hackney. Gresham Hogan Henry Haynes Thomas hawks Richard Harrison. Sir Tho: Hardresse Mileend Mileend. Robert Hart Thomas Hog Will: Herendin Robert Hunt. Richard Hoskins Limehouse. Walter Hendley. Richard Hale Ratcliff. Robert Henrick. john Howland White Chapel. Cord well Hamond Geor Houghton & ux. Thomas Halbrooke Nicholas halam Thomas Hartis Waiter Hallyley Elizabeth Hide. Dorothy john hills. Poplar. john Harbert Rob. Hickes Will: Hanford. Robert Hudson. john Hither, Bow. Francis holiday. The heirs of Haggis. The heirs of Tho: Hardcastle. I Sir john jowles Knight Bow. William ivy Limehouse. Roger jones Margaret Iorden. Michael jones, et uxor Bow. Thomas jones Ratliffe. john jenks jonas james. Nicholas Isaac. Adam johnson Shoraitch. jones widow, Limehouse. K john Key Miles, Hackney. john Killingworth, Shoreditch. john Knowles, Poplar. William Kattle. john King, Limehouse. L Robert Lineage. Robert Lambard Bow. john Lowden. Thomas Laurence Ratliffe. George Linum. Richard Leigh, et uxor. Dame Margaret Lake. Richard Lowfield. john Lowfield. William Lowfield. Humphrey Lowfield. john Links. William Lioness Mil●nd. john Lioness. M Sir Wil: Martin Knight Hack: Elizabeth Mackeris. William Mansbridge. Richard Mills, john Maynard Limehouse. john Mynshawe Isabella Moor john Moor Michael Merrial. William Millar Shoreditch. George Michael. Thomas Mould Stepney. Edward Mathewes. Thomas Maning, Ratliffe. Henry maybancke whitechap: Samuel Marsh Thomas Marsh. Eme Melsham vid. Thomas Michael. Anne Michael Poplar. john Manshippe. Francis Moor, Bow. Richard merit. Tho: Marsh Esquire Milend. Thomas Milton. joane Manly. N john Newet Hackney. William Newman john Nichols Barbara Nichols. Edward Nichols, Ratliffe Laurence Netmaker, Shoreditch. Thomas newport, Limehouse. Thomas Nichols Shipwrite. P William Phillips sen: bow. William Philips iun. Lime: Richard parks William Pond William Peacock William Pointell Giles Patrick, et ux. William Palmer, Bed. Greene. Thomas Peirepoint, Whitechap: Thomas Peircivall, Bow. Henry Parsons, et ux. Shoreditch. Henry Parson's Hackney. Miles Pressick Vincent Parrit, Poplar. john Pettit. Thomas pinnock. Richard Pointell. Thomas Pye. Christopher Potkin, Hackney. Q Matthew de Quester. R Samuel Rowley Whitechap. Roger Robinson Anne Riland late wife of Wil: Haggis. Richard Rooding, Bow William Roberts. Henry Reynolds, Popley. Edward Russell Ratliffe. Robert Rickman Edmund Rolfe john Rolfe. Thomas Railton, Popley. Catherine Rushbrooke Henry Rivers. Richard row, Hackney. john row. john Rich Limehouse. Edith Read. William reeve Elizabeth Rider Bridget Rider Katherine Rider Grissingon Rider. Roger Rose, White Chapel. Roger Rose and Hackney. john Rose. William Swain Hackney. john Steward john Shelley john Snape Barthol. Smith. George Saris, of London, Limehouse and Ratliffe. William Simons, Limehouse: Peter Sumner Bow. Thomas Salter, et ux: Thomas Scorier Edward Smith james Short, Shoreditch: Thomas Saunderson Ratliffe: john Sadler signior: john Stokes: Richard Simmes, milend: john Smith Popley. Samuel Soame john Swain: Robert Sheffield jeremy Swanley. I john sweet, bednal green. George Smith White: john Smith his son: Anthony Skinner: Paul Smith, White Chap: john Sadler iunor: Nicholas Simondson, Rat: Samuel Sayers, Hackney. T William thorn Popley. john thorn Robert thorn: Edward Thickins White: Henry Tyler: Morgan Thomas, Shoreditch: Henry Troutbeck Bow. john Thorowgood Stephen Trafford: Richard Tiler Limehouse. Peter Tailor. V Thomas Usher Hackney: Thomas Valentine. W john West Popley. Thomas Wats john Walden Thomas West. Edmond White, hackney. Tho: Walker Barthol: Walker Eliz: Walker Margaret Walker. Milend. Emery Wilson. Eliz: Wilding wid. jane Wilding jane wilson. john Watts. Ratliffe. Wattkyns Wid. Abraham Wakefield White Chapel Thom. Wilson et ux. Laurence Wyneall. Alice Williams: john wild, Shoreditch. Elizabeth walker Lime: Henry Walker john Walker Matthew Woodcott Anne Woodcott, vid. Walter Whiteing. Thomas Whitebread Bow. Andrew Wilmer: john Wilkinson: Smith Wilkinson: Henry Watley: john Watley: john Wright: Edward Wyborne: john Wyborne. Y Thomas Yardley, White Chap: ANOTHER TABLE Alphabetical, for the ready finding of the several customs, privileges and noteworthy matters, contained in this Book. Act or neglect of tenant for life or years shall not prejudice those in remainder, article 50. Act private of any tenants contrary to these articles shall not extend to be abreach of customs to the hurt of the rest, article 51. Admission denied by the Lord, see article 28. How lands descended are to be taken up, article 33. 34 See Dissents, and Surrenders. Amerciaments, the Lord may distrain for, but not seize, articles 53. Annoyances, how to redress, see article 7. Appearance: at two general Courts yearly, article 3. Failing to appear shall be amerced, article 4. Failing at any Court (other than the two general Courts) shall not be amerced above four pence article 65. Buildings hereafter to be erected shall pay no other fines then in these articles, art. 67. Bylawes, may be made by the Homage which shall bind the Tenants, art: 63. Courts, see Appearance. Commons surcharged how to remedy, art: 61. see Drivers. Courtesy of England, none for men here, art: 11. Claim by divers, and suit for Copyhold, art: 31. 32. 57 Change of Lord, see Recognition. coheir, see Descents and Partition. Copyholders, may not pull down houses to set them upon Freehold land, art: 46. See Forfeitures. Copyholders May break and dig their grounds. May fell down timber and woods. May suffer houses to decay without forfeiture. May lop trees upon the waist before their houses. May dig gravel, sand, clay and loam upon the waist to build or repair, art: 46. 47. See Leases. Descents. art. ●0. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 33. Dower n●ne, art: 11. Dryvers of the Common, art: 60. 61. 62. Enchroachments and annoyances how to redress, art: 7. Escheat to the Lord for want of Heir, art: 10. Estates of Inheritance, art: 1. Fines due to the Lord upon 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. Guardian of the Heir under age, art: 33. 37. gavelkind. art: 12. Homage, their charge and duty, etc. art: 8. 9 23. 31. 62. 63. What fees are due to the land, art: 5. 6. 30. Heir not knowing what shall be done, art: 10. Headborough may take Surrenders art: 20. 22. Last will and Testament. See Surrenders. Leases, Tenants may let for thirty one years and four months in possession from the making without Lysence art: 38. but may not let for longer time upon pain of forfeiture, art: 48. Leet: these tenants (being Reeves) are not to be charged with the Leet book, art: 42. marks, Meres and Stakes, how to set betwixt Tenants, art: 59 Partition, how to make betwixt coheirs, joint-tennants, and tenants in common, art: 54. Pound of the Lord and cattle impounded how to deliver, article 55. 56. 58. Quitrents when to be paid, etc. art. 2. 36. 41. reeve, to take surrenders, art: 20. Surrenders taken by him when to be presented. 22. How to be chosen, 40. How long to serve, Ibidem. His fine for refusing to serve, Ibid. A new to be chosen upon refusal, Ibid. The succeeding reeve shall have half of the fine of the former refusing and detain it in his account. Ibid. His lands shallbe seized for not paying rents and fines. 41. His forfeiture for not paying, Ibid. He is not to answer any quitrents unless he know the tenant or the land. Ibid. Discharged of the Leet book, Court Baron and dinners. 42. Who may be chosen reeve, 43. What allowance and fees he shall have for executing the office. 44. He must deliver the rental to his successor or shall be amerced. 45 Recoveries to bar Intails, art: 64. Recognition, money at the Caunge of the Lord, art: 39 Surrenders, how they are to be made, art: 1. 19 How to be taken before Headbrough or reeve. art: 20. How to be taked of women covert baron, art: 21. 24 When surrenders are to be presented, art: 22. 25. Surrenders made according to these articles are good, 27. Surrenders to make the wife a jointure. art: 29. Those to whose use lands are surrendered aught within three years after the presentment to take them up, art: 34. Stakes, marks and meres betwixt tenants, art: 59 Stewards, fees particularly set down, art: 66. Severing, the Lord of the Manor may not sever any of these Copyholders to any person in fee, art: 68 Titles in controversy how to decide, see Claim. Women covert baron, see Surrenders. Wast, tenants for life or years making waist, shall be fined by the Homage, art: 52. FINIS. LONDON Imprinted by WILLIAM JONES, with consent of the said right honourable THOMAS LORD WENTWORTH, the fourth day of December. 1617. Anno. 21. Jacobi Regis. MEMORANDUM, that according to the former covenants and agreements in this Book contained, his said Lordship hath Honourably procured the Act of Parliament, (so long desired) for perpetual establishment of the said Customs, benefits, and privileges, together with certain expositions, enlargements, and explanations thereunto added. The copy of which Act Verbatim is as followeth. viz. An Act for confirmation of the Copyhold estates and Customs of diverse copyholders, of the Manors of Stepny and Hackney, according to certain Indentures of agreement, and a Decree in the High Court of Chancery, made between the Lord of the said Manors and the Copyholders. IN most humble manner, do beseech your most Excellent Majesty, Your highness most humble and loyal subject Thomas Lord Wentworth, Lord of the Manors of Stepney alias Stebenheath and Hackney, in Your majesties County of Middlesex, and Your highness most humble and obedient subjects, Sir john jolles knight, and all the other Copiholders and customary Tenants of the said manours, or of either of them, being parties to certain Indentures: bearing date the twentieth day of june, in the fifteenth year of your highness Reign of England, made between the said Tho: Lo: Wentworth, of the one part, and the said Sir john jolles & diverse other copyholders and Customary tenants of the said Manors in the same Indentures named, of the other part, and all the now Copiholders' & customary tenants of the said Manors and of either of them, claiming by from or under the said copyholders and Customary tenants parties to the said Indentures. That whereas heretofore 〈◊〉 of th● Indenture o● the ●0 of ●un●. se● 〈…〉 divers questions and Differences have arisen and been moved, between your said subject Tho: Lo: Wentworth, and the copyholders and customary tenants of the said Manors for and concerning the Copyhold lands, tenements hereditaments and estates of and within the same Manors, and divers customs, benefits, privileges, discharges, & other matters concerning the said Copyhold estates and premises: For appeasing whereof and for prevention of the like and all others which in time to come might happen or grow between the said Lord his heirs or assigns, and others Lords of the said Manors, and the said copyholders and customary tenants named in the said Indentures, and others tenants of their tenements that shall be hereafter. The same Indentures, together with certain schedules thereunto annexed, were by the mutual consent and agreement of the said Lord and tenants made sealed delivered and duly enrolled in Your majesties High court of Chancery: In which said Indentures and schedules are contained and comprised divers customs, orders, immunities, discharges, benefits and privileges, by which the said copyholders and customary tenants their heirs and assigns, were and are to take, hold use and enjoy, inherit, alien, demise and dispose all and every or any the lands messages, tenements, cottages and hereditaments, which they, every or any of them respectively then held claimed or enjoyed, by force or pretence of any grant before that time made by Copy of Court Roll of the said Manors or either of them. And divers other agreements, between the said Lord, and copyholders or customary Tenants, as in and by the said Indentures and schedules more at large it doth and may appear. Which said Indentures and schedules, The Indenture of the 20: day of june was decreed in Chancery. See Pag: 12. and all the matters therein contained, in or shortly after Trinity term in the said Fifteenth year of Your highness reign, upon a bill exhibited into Your majesties said court of Chancery by the said copyholders against the said Lo: Wentworth, and upon the same Lords answer thereunto, were duly confirmed, established, and Decreed by the Decree of your majesties said court of Chancery as by the said bill, answer and Decree remaining of Record in the said court it doth also appear. And whereas in the said Indentures, one Recital of the clause for making of Leases. See Pag: 7. and Pag 39 Clause or Article is contained in these words following: And the said Thomas Lord Wentworth, for him his heirs and assigns doth by these presents grant and agree, to and with the said Sir john jolles and all other the persons named to be parties to these presents, and to and with the heirs and assigns of every of them, that every one of them, and every of their heirs and assigns shall and may freely hereafter from time to time grant, lease or demise by Deed or otherwise without licence or copy of Court roll, such or so much of the lands, tenements, and hereditaments, or any part or parts thereof, of which they or any of them are copyholders or customary tenants, or reputed to be copyholders or customary tenants to such person and persons, and for such term and estate, not exceeding Thirty and one years and four momonethes in possession, from the time of the making of any such grant or demise, as to them and every or any of them respectively shall be thought fit or necessary, without any forfeiture of estate, seizure, claim, disturbance, denial or impeachment of the said Thomas Lo: Wentworth his heirs or assigns, or any of his or their officers. So always that such grants, lease and leases so to be made, be at the first or second general court for the Manor whereof the lands or tenements so happening to be granted leased or demised are parcel to be holden next after the making thereof be published in open Court of that Manor before the Homage there, and a Remembrance thereof to be required to be made in the Rolls of the same court for the date term and quantity of lands cottages or tenements so granted leased or demised. Which remembrance the said Thomas Lord Wentworth covenanteth and granteth for him his heirs & assigns, to & with the said Sir john jolles and all other the said persons named parties to these presents, and their and every of their heirs and assigns upon the tender of a certainty thereof in writing to the Steward or Deputy Steward of that manor, for the time then being, together with six pence of lawful money of England for the entering thereof, shall be in the court rolls of that Manor duly and in convenient time and without delay enrolled, and a note thereof delivered by the Steward for the time being or his Deputy, to the party so leasing or any for him, without any other consideration fee or reward to be given or paid for the same. And in the said Schedules one other article Recital of the 38 article see Pag: 39 to the like effect is contained in these words following. Item, if any person or persons be disposed to let his or their customary lands or tenements, to any other person or persons and to their executors and assigns for the term of one and thirty years or less, the same person or persons have and shall have full power and authority to set or let to farm his or their copyhold, lands or tenements to any person or persons their executors administrators and assigns, for the term of one and thirty years and four months or less in possession from the time of the making there of by writing without any licence to him or them to be granted, and without paying any fine to the Lord, or incurring any forfeiture or seizure of or for the same: So as the same lease do not exceed one and thirty years and four months from the time of the making thereof: But such lease is and aught to be presented to the Homage of the Manor whereof the lands or tenements so leased, are held within one year after the making thereof: Or else the same lease so made and not presented as is aforesaid shall be void & of none effect, as in and by the said Indentures and Schedules appeareth. The intent and true meaning of which said Indentures, The intent of the Clause and Article was to make good all leases, not exceeding 31. years and 4. months. and of all and every the said parties thereunto was and now is: That the said clauses and articles should & shall be taken and construed to be to confirm, allow, and make good all & every leases and grants made and to be made and entered as aforesaid, although any such lease or grant, leases or grants, hath or have been or shall be made or limited to commence or begin from after or at any day or time after the making or date thereof so as the whole term granted or to be granted in or by such lease or grant leases or grants, together with the time incurred or to to incur from the day of the date or making thereof, until the day or time limited or to be limited for the beginning or commencement thereof do not exceed Thirty and one years and four months in the whole. And the said several limitations and provisions contained in the said first recited clause or article for or concerning such publishing of the said leases or grants, and such requiring of a remembrance thereof to be made in the said rolls, and such tender of the Certainty thereof inwriting, and of the said six pence for the entry thereof as in and by the same clause or article is prescribed or metioned. And the said limitation or provision contained in the said last recited clause or article for or concerning such presenting of such leases to the said Homage as in and by the same last recited clause or article is prescribed or mentioned were inserted into the said several clauses or articles, respectively as is aforesaid: To the only intent And to prevent frauds etc. and purpose to prevent frauds to be used by any copyholders of the said Manors or either of them in letting his or their Copyhold lands or tenements for years at a small rent or otherwise, and afterwards surrendering the same to the use of some other person or persons for money or other considerations, as if it were in possession and not charged with any such Lease or grant: But not with any purpose, that the neglect or omission of publishing any such Lease or But not to give any forfeictur to the Lord, for neglect. grant in the court of the said Manors or either of them, or of any request to be made for any such remembrance thereof to be made in the Rolls of the said Court or of the tendering of a certainty of any such lease in writing to the said Steward or Deputy Steward of any of the said Manors, or of the said six pence for entry thereof or of the presenting thereof to the said Homage as in and by the said recited clauses or articles is limited or mentioned, should give or be any cause of forfeiture or seizure of any of the said copyhold premises so to be leased or granted, to the Lord of the said Manors or either of them for the time being, but only to make such Leases and Grants, for and in respect of such neglect or omission as is aforesaid utterly void & of no e●●ect, which said intent & true meaning of the said Indentures and of the said parties thereunto is testified, agreed and declared in and by certain other Indentures made between the said parties to the said first recited Indentures, and bearing date the last day of The Indentures of the 30: of june. june in the said Fifteenth year of your majesties Reign. May it therefore please Your most excellent Majesty, at the humble suit of your said subjects, and for the settling of perpetual peace and quietness amongst them in and concerning the premises: That it may be enacted by your highness with the assent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present Parliament Assembled, and be it enacted by the Authority of the same: That the making of any Lease or grant, leases or grants since the making of the said first mentioned Indentures, or of any Lease or The Act that Leases may be let for 31: years 4. months from the making, without forfeiture. grant, leases or grants at any time hereafter to be made for any term or terms of years not exceeding one and thirty years and four months from the making or Date thereof by any the copyholders or Customary Tenants parties to the said first mentioned Indentures their heirs or assigns, or others that hereafter shall be Tenements by Copy of Court Boll or Customary Tenants of any of the Lands or Tenements that were any of the said persons named to be parties at the time of the making of the said first mentioned Indenture, from time to time shall not be any forfeiture, or cause of forfeiture, or seizure, to or for the Lord of the said Manors, or either of them for the time being, or to or for any other person or persons lawfully claiming from by or under the same Lord or Lords although such Lease leases or grants hath been or shall be made without any licence of the Lord of the said Manors or either of them or hath not been or shall not be published in the Court of the same Manors or either of them, and although no request hath been or shall be made for any remembrance thereof to be made in the Rolls of the said Court, or any such tender of a certainty of any such lease or grant, leases or grants, or of six pence or any other sum for entry thereof, and although any such Lease or grant, leases or grants hath not or have not been or shall not be presented to the said Homage as in and by the said clauses or articles is prescribed or mentioned. And although any such Lease or grant, leases or grants hath or have been or shall be made or limited to commence or begin from after or at any day or time after the making or date thereof, so as the whole term granted or to be granted in or by such Lease or grant together with the time incurred or to incur from the day of the date or making thereof until the day or time limited or to be limited for the beginning or commencement thereof do not exceed, Thirty one years and four months in the whole, and that the neglect or omission of any such publishing, requesting, tendering, or presenting as is aforesaid neither is nor shall be any forfeiture or cause of forfeiture or seizure of the Lands or Tenements so Leased or to be leased or granted or any of them: But if any such neglect or omission hath been or at any time hereafter shallbe, But the Leases to be void, if they be not presented at the first or 2. general Court next following. than every such Lease of or concerning the which such neglect or omission hath been or shall be had, shall be utterly void and of no effect. And be it further enacted by the authority of Both the Indenters Schedules, Decree, & present explanation of the said clause & Art. enacted to stand forever. this present Parliament: That aswell the aforesaid two clauses or Articles herein particularly recited with such alteration or addition, and so explained, construed, and enlarged as is aforesaid: As also all and every other the Clauses, Articles, Agreements and matters in the said several Indentures, Schedules, and Decree and every or any of them contained shall be ratified, allowed, and confirmed by the authority of this present Parliament, and that the same several Indentures, Schedules, and Decree so explained, confirmed and enlarged, as is aforesaid: and every of them shall be of force to bind and conclude, all and every the said parties thereunto or to any of them, and their and every of their heirs executors administrators and assigns, and all and every person and persons claiming or which shall claim from by or under them or any of them in all things, according to the purport effect and true meaning of the same several Indentures, Schedules, and Decree, and of every of them, and of this present Act: And that the same several Indentures, Schedules and Decree, and every of them and every Clause, Article, and sentence in them and every or any of them contained with such alteration & enlargments, and so explained as is aforesaid, shall for ever from and after the making of the same Indentures, Schedules, and Decree, stand be and remain, and shall be adjudged and taken to stand and be of such and the same force and effect to all intents and purposes as if the same several Indentures, Schedules and Decree, so explained, construed and enlarged, as is aforesaid and every of them and every Clause, Article and sentence in every of them contained were specially and particularly expressed and enacted by the Authority of this present Parliament. And whereas since the making of the said Those which have compounded since the first Indenture; shall enjoy the like benefit as the former. first mentioned Indentures Your most humble Subjects, Sir Thomas Hardresse Knight, Richard Catcher son of Thomas Catcher monyer, john Wright butcher, Thomas Pynnocke, Elizabeth Hid, Dorithy Hid daughter of Edward Hid, Walter Whiteing mariner, Giles Patrick and Sibell his wife, Michael Merrioll, john Bigate, Anne Ryland late the wife of William Haggis, Thomas Wilson gentleman, and Katherine his wife, john Crane, Giles de Bude, Sara Hill, Constance Clarke, Mary Simondson, Thomas Denham, Samuel Crowther, john Crowther, joseph Crowther, Mary Tinesty, Thomas jeffery, George Needham, William Locke, Peter Pierce his heirs, Thomas Damport gentleman, Richard Bradley, Thomas Paramore Esqtuer, john Robothom gentleman, Richard Alsop, john Vassoll, William Speering, George Speering, Walter Whiteing, Richard Paramore, john Robinson, Griffine Ellis, joseph Thornton, Beniamine Thornton, Tobias Thornton, Matthew Graves, William Philip's Mariner, JOHN GALE gentleman, WILLIAM GALE gentleman, HYMFRY WESTWOOD, GEORGE SMITH gentleman, CHRISTOPHER POTKIN, EDWARD BURLEY, FELIX WILSON gentleman, and ANNE his wife, ARTHUR WINGHAM, RICHARD WINGHAM and THOMAS WINGHAM her sons, WILLIAM DOVE gentleman Anne his wife, and JOHN PEASE her son, WILLIAM CHAPEL and HENRY JOHNSON Brewer, ROBERT KEALE▪ gentleman, THOMAS CHAPMAN JOAN his wife, DANIEL BASSANO, JOHN HODGSON, HELKIAH READ, CORNELIUS GODFREY, THOMAS THORNTON, PHILIP JOYCE and ELIZABETH his wife, THOMAS THREDDER, being copyholders and Customary Tenants of diverse messages, Lands, and Tenements, some o● them being parcel of or within the said Man nor of Stepney alias Stebenheath, and the residue thereof being parcel of or within the said Manor of Hackney, have likewise since the said first mentioned Indentures compounded, and agreed with Your said Subject Thomas Lord Wentworth, to have and enjoy to them, their Heirs and Assigns, such the same and the like Customs, Orders Immunities, discharges, benefits and Privileges, of in for and concerning All the Messages, lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, which they the said copyholders and customary Tenants last before named and every or any of them respectively do now hold claim or enjoy, by force or pretence of any grant heretofore made by Copy of Court Roll of the said several Manors, or either of them, as the said Sir john jolles and the rest of the said Copyholders being parties or named parties to the said several Indentures, their heirs and assigns by the intent and true meaning of the said several Indentures Schedules and Decree, and of this present Act, have and enjoy, or are to have and enjoy of in for or concerning their said several Copyhold messages, lands Tenements and Herediraments. It may further please Your most excellent Majesty for the like settling of a continual peace between Your said subjects Thomas Lord Wentworth and the said Sir Thomas Hardresse knight and other the last named copyholders aforesaid: That it may be further enacted by Your Highness with the assent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled. And be it enacted by the authority of the same Parliament: That aswell the said several Indentures Schedules and Decree, and every of them with such exposition, enlargement, & explanation as aforesaid: As also this present Act of Parliament, shall extend unto and comprehend, and shall be taken and adjudged to extend unto and comprehend the said Sir Thomas Hardresse Knight and other copyholders aforesaid before mentioned to have compounded and agreed with the said Lo: Wentworth, sithence the making of the said first mentioned Indentures for and concerning all the Messages lands Tenements and Hereditaments which they the said last mentioned copyholders or any of them respectively do now hold, claim or enjoy by force or pretence of any grant by copy of Court Roll of the said Manors or either of them, as fully and amply, and in as large and beneficial manner, to all intents and purposes, as if the same last mentioned copyholders and every of them had been parties and party to the said several Indentures and either of them, and as if their said several Copyhold Messages lands Tenements and Hereditaments had been by apert and presize words contained or comprised in the said several Indentures Schedules and Decree. and in this present Act of Parliament, and every of them: And that the said last mentioned Copyholders and every of them, and the heirs executors administrators & assigns of them and every of them, and all and every person and persons claiming or which shall claim from by or under them or any of them shall and may forever hereafter, have take an enjoy such the like and the same benefit profit and advantage by the said several Indentures, Schedules, and Decree of, for, and concerning, all and every the said Messages and Premises, which they and every or any of them respectively do hold, claim, or enjoy by force or pretence of any grant, by Copy of Court Roll of the said Manors: or either of them, and as fully and amply, as the said parties: to the said several Indentures, their Heirs and Assigns, by the intent and true meaning, of the said several Indentures, See edules and Decree, and of this present Act may have take or enjoy, or are or aught to have, take or enjoy. Provided always, that this Act or any None but those who have compounded, shall have benefit by this Act. thing therein contained: shall not extend or be any wise construed, or expounded, to extend to any copyholders, other than such as are named parties to the said first recited Indentures, and the Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, of every of them, and all and every person, and persons, lawfully claiming, or which shall claim, from, by, or under them: or any of them, And other than such copyholders who are before named in this Act, and who have sithence compounded, and agreed with the said Thom. Lord Wentworth, as is aforesaid, and their Heirs. Executors, Administrators or Assigns, and all and every person and persons, lawfully claiming: or which shall claim, from by or under them, or any of them. Neither shall this Act extend to N●● they, but for the Lands etc., for which they compounded. any copyhold, messages, Cottages, lands, tenements or Hereditaments, other than such, whereof the said Copyholders or others, claiming under them: were respectively seized or possessed at the times of their said several and respective agreements, for or concerning the same: with the said Lord, or now are under the said agreements, seized or possessed, as aforesaid. But this Act shall extend to all & every the Copyhold messages, Cottages, lands Tenements, and Hereditaments, whereof the said copyholders or any others claiming under them, were respectively seized, or possessed at the times of these several and respective agreements, for, or concerning the premises, with the said Lord, or now are under the said agreements, seized or possessed as aforesaid. Saving Nevertheless to Your Highness, Saving to the K. & all other their Particular rights. Your Heirs and Successors, and to all and every person and persons, bodies Politic and Corporate, their Heirs and Successors, other than the said Lord Wentworth, his Heirs and Assigns, and all and every person and Persons lawfully claiming from, by, or under them, or any of them, and other than the said parties to the said several Indentures: and the said Copyholders before mentioned to have compounded with the said now Lord Wentworth, and every of them, and the Heirs and Assigns of every of them, and all and every person and persons lawfully claiming from, by, or under them, or any of them. All such actions, estates, possessions, rights, Titles, Interests, Services, Rents, and Demands, Profitts, commodities and advantatages whatsoever, as they or any of them, have, shall, may, or aught to have of, in to, or out of all, or any of the Premises, in such and the same estate, degree, plight, manner and form to all intents and purposes, as if this Act had never been had or made. The Contents of this Act. Leases may be let for thirty one years and four months from the making without forfeiture▪ Pag. 77. But the Leases shall be void, if the prescribed rule, be not observed. 79. The Indentures of the twentieth and thirtieth of june. Anno 15. jacobi Regis: with the Schedules, and the Decree in Chancery, with the present explanation of the thirty eight article are all enacted to stand firm for ever. 79. Those which have compounded since the first Indentures, shall enjoy the like benefit, as the former. 80. None but those who have compounded, shall reap any benefit by this Act. 84. Nor they but only for the Lands etc., for which they have compounded. 85. Saving to King's Majesty, and all others their particular rights. 85. An Alphabetical Table of the names of the Copyhold Tenants which have compounded since the first Indentures, and are enabled by this Act, to reap the like benefit with the former. A Richard Alsop. B john Bigate. Giles de Bude. Richard Bradley. Edward Burley. Daniel Bassano, C Richard Catcher son o● Tho: Catcher monier. john Crane. Constance Clarckes Samuel Crowther, William Chapel. Thomas Chapman and joane his wife. D. Thomas Denham. Thomas Damport, Gent. William Dove Gent. and Anne his wife. E. Griffin Ellis. G. Matthew Graves. john Gale Gent. Cornelius Godfrey. William Gale Gent. H. Sir Thomas Hardresse K. Elizabeth Hid. Dorothy Hid. Sara Hill. john Hodgson. I. Thomas jeffery. Henry johnson Brewer. Philip joice, and Elizabeth his wife. K. Robert Keale Gent. L. William Lock. M. Michael Merrioll. N. George Needham. P. Thomas Pynnock. Giles Patrick and Sibell his wife. Peter Piers his heirs. Thomas Paramore Esqu. Richard Paramore. Willi: Phillip's Mariner. Christopher Potkin. john Pease. R. Anne Ryland. john Robotham Gent. john Robinson. Helkiah read. S. Marry Symonson. William Speering. George Speering. George Smith Gent. T Mary Tinestey. joseph Thornton. Benjamin Thornton. Tobias Thornton. Thomas Thornton. Thomas Thredder. V john Vassoll. W john Wright Butcher. Walter Whiting Mariner. Thomas Wilson Gent, & Katherine his wife. Walter Whiteing. Humphfry Westwood. Felix Wilson Gent, and Anne his wife. Arthur Wingham. Richard Wingham. Thomas Wingham. her sons. FINIS.