By C. E. Straton. 309 



Tenant by 



Convention. „^ „„ 



Kixon, Wm. 60 years 65 110 125 22 1 30 400 27*. 



lease of manor house 



and farm grain rent 16qr. wheat, 20qr. barley, llqr. oats 



12 capons, 12 geese, 700 pigeons. 

 [The lord reserved timber, groundswans, fishing, and fowling.] 



Customary Tenants. 



Virgates. Fine. , , 



Sperke, John ^ M 2 6 5i h 3 30 6*. b|</. 



Hubert, Wm. i 5*. 3 5 5i h 3 30 b*. H^rf. 



Antram, Wm. ^ 16*. 8rf. 2 6 5J ^ 3 30 6*. 8 </. 



Antram, El. two ^ £6 13s. id. 7 10 10 2 6 60 13s. ^d. 



Wolwey, Wm. i Mi 3 5 7 ^ 3 30 7*. bd 



Chalke, John two h £4 5 1'^ 11 1 6 60 13*. 5d 



Stookes, John h 20*. 2 6^ 5 i 3 30 &/. Hjid. 



Chalke, John, Jr. two i i;l4 6*.8(^. 6 10 10 1 6 60 14*. 5(/. 



London, Wm. two J £10 4 13 13 1 6 60 15*. 5rf. 



Hubert, Rich. i £2 2 5 5 h 3 30 6*. B^rf. 



Hubert, El. two h £26 13*. id. 6 9 10 1 b 60 13*. 5rf. 



London, Thos. four S £4 12 26 26 3 12 120 29*. l^d. 



Hubert, Rich. % £2 13*. id. 1 6 6^ i 3 30 6*. S^rf. 



Elliott, Robt. two I i;i3 6*. Sd. 9 10 11 1 13 60 15*. 5rf. 



Hubert, Rich., Jr. two h £12 27 10 10 1 6 60 lb*. 9d 



Hubert, Wm. two i i'S 6*. 8rf. 5^ 9 11 1 6 60 15*. Irf. 



Each seniivirgatc paid a heriot of one best beast. Every tenant 

 of a half-virgate had to plough and liarrow half-an-aere for the 

 farmer of the manor in Lent, and find one man to reap ui autunni 

 for one day or pay M. Every tenant of a whole virgate had to 

 plough and harrow one acre in Lent, taking his breakfast from the 

 farmer ; and in autumn he had to find one man and one woman 

 for one day's reaping or pay Id. if the farmer were willing. The 

 customary tenants as a body had to mow seven acres of meadow ni 

 Westmead, taking their breakfast from the farmer : they had also 

 to pook tlie hay, taking bread and cheese at the time. They had 

 every year to wash and shear two hundred sheep of the farmer's 

 Hock, and mow four and a half acres in Junemead, loading and 

 unloading the hay. For this tliey received from the farmer 'lUd. 

 which they divided. 



The widow of every tenant enjoyed her husband's holding while 

 she remained "sole and chaste" and rendered all the services 

 belonging to the holding. She paid no heriot. 



The tenants had also as boon-work or gift-carriage to carry 

 firewood and timl)ev to Wilton House on reasonable request, taking 

 food and drink from the hnxl " according to custom." 

 VOL. XXXII. — NO. XCVIII. '^' 



