82 THE COURT ROLLS OF BASLOW. DERBYSHIRE. 



" John Ywar came and acknowledged that he held of Sir 

 Richard Vernon Knight son of Gilbert Fraunceys one mess. 

 & one virgate of 'Native' land in Bondage and paid ij^ vij'' per 

 annum for it; viz: viij'' at the feast of S. Martin, vij'' at the 

 Purific, of B. V. Mary & viif at the Nativ. of S. John Baptist, 

 and ij loaves at Xmas.- — price i'', and ij hens, price 

 at the same time. He will plough with the lord with one plough 

 at the winter seeding when his lord desires, for one day, with- 

 out food and drink. And the work of the same plough is 

 worth vi''. And he will harrow half an acre of land when 

 the lord wills at the said season to the value of i''. He will 

 also plough with the lord at tlie Lent or spring sowing with 

 one plough for one day without food &: drink (i.e., he must 

 provide food, ^fc, for himself) the value of his ploughing to be 

 vi''. He will harrow half an acre of land at the said season 

 when the lord wills, and sliall receive i''. And he will plough 

 (" Et arrabit War'tabit 6- rebinabit." " JVarectare " = to plough 

 up land designed for 7vheat in the spring, in order to let it lie 

 fallow for better improvement. '■'' Rebinare,'' — to give a second 

 stirring or ploughing to arable land that lay fallow, to prepare 

 it for solving wheat, or to plough the ground a third titne for 

 that purpose." Jacob, Law Die.) warectate or rebinate with 

 the lord upon the lord's lands with his plough when the lord 

 wills, just as often as may be necessary at the will of the lord 

 or his bailiffs, having one meal every day at his lord's expense. 

 He will hoe [or weed) the lord's corn with one man for ii 

 days without meat or drink in the summer, one day with the 

 hand and another day with the hoe, at the rate of i'^ for each day : 

 and if there be no need to plough with his plough, to harrow 

 the seed winter & spring as above said : and to weed with 

 the hand & with the hoe ; then he shall give to the lord the 

 price for the work (not done) as above. And he shall mow 

 {falcabit) the Brode-madowe and Sondhul until all is cut 

 with the assistance of other natives, and the value of the 

 mowing of the said John reckoned by itself shall be vj''. And 

 (sparget h'bas) spread herbs (? making hay) in the said 



