8o COURT ROLLS OF THE MANOR OF HOLMESFIELI). 



^ofmesfefb. (Brcaf Court of ^fo^n ^awoge. (gi., 



(^nno ttttt. %tn. viii. (A.D. 1516.) 



Homage Jury. — Rob. Haslem, sen'' Will. Kyng, Will. Harre, 

 Ric. Whyte, Rob. Wolstenholme, Will. Cley, John Watts, 

 sen"'" John Kyng, Will. Owtrem, John Coke, Hen. Parken, 

 Edw. Watts, Rob. Haslem, jun'- John Newbold, Thomas 

 Leeke and Robert Green, owe suit. 



Thomas Fauchall, Rob. Hanley, John Rychelas, Will. Bagger, 

 Will. Harre, jun"'- Rob. Knotton, Rob. Smyth, John Harre, 

 John Weynwryght, Annes Moxson, James Wolstenholme, 

 John Wattz, jun'- Tho. Hatherley, Oliver Caskyn, John 

 Wuddus, John Owtrem, are all common tenants, and have 

 not been admitted, nor paid their fine (relief). 



T/ie interve}iing Court Rolls are missing. 



Jgofmeeffefb Courf. ©.nno xx%. §en. ttttt. (A.d. 1538.) 

 Thomas Leyke of Hardwyk, DerUys., Gent., for the sum of 

 ^44, received by him from Rich'"' Alvey of Blytheworth 

 in Co. Nottingham, husbandman, surrendered to the use 

 of the said Richard Alvey and his heirs, two messuages, 

 with their appurtenances, within the demesne of Holmes- 

 field ; which messuages were formerly in the tenure and 

 occupation of J. Cley, and previously in the tenure of 

 Thomas Leyke, father of the said Thomas Leyke. And to 

 this same court came Lady Brereton by her seneschal, 

 and granted to the said Richard Alvey two messuages 

 with their appurts., to be held by the said Richard and 

 his heirs, who paid for his ingress xi^ and did fealty'^- and 

 was admitted tenant. 



* (Fealty special is performed either by Freemen or by Villeins. Anno 

 6 Ed. II. When a freeman shall do fealty to his lord, he shall hold his right 

 hand upon a book and shall say thus : — " Hear you my lord A. . . . that I, 

 B. . . . C. . . . shall be to you both faithful and true, and shall owe my 

 fealty to you for the land that I hold of you, at the terms offered. So help me 

 God, and all his saints." 



The oath of homage is taken by the tenant kneeling, but that of fealty is 



