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(^tJ) These were prohably fur " chirset." 



{.36') Per aliiini diem.. The meaning appears to lie " every other 

 day." 



{27) The Latin is somewhat obscurely expressed, but the general 

 meaning is plain. 



{fi8) Per unam noctem. I suppose that the sheep would be 

 looked upon as manuring the ground, but from the form of the 

 sentence one would expect " per unam noctem in ebdomada" one 

 night in the week. 



{29) Hokeday, the Tuesday after Easter. 



{rW) " Bed-ripe," the " bid-reap," or reaping labour, performed 

 at the bidding of the lady of the manor. 



{SI) "Med-sep," the sheep given at the completion of the 

 mowing of the meads. 



{32) This arrangement was not at all an uncommon one, and 

 shows the " give-and-take " character of many of these customs. 



{33) .xl. probably stands for Quadragesima or Lent, but the 

 tale of eggs seems very small. The following clause seems to 

 bear the general sense that "to show their good will" the 

 tenants undertake to keep in good order the fence round such 

 manured plots as the lady of the manor kept under corn, but 

 if, despite their oath to the contrary, it was proved that any 

 tenant's cattle broke in, then that tenant would have to bear a 

 double share. 



(J^) These are special names for two of the " bed-rip " days ; 

 of Wrihedrip I can at present offer no solution ; but Metebedrip 

 implies that food was provided on that day. 



{3o) This allowance was probably on account of his not being 

 able to plough for himself, being occupied with the sheep. 



{S'ja) Tliis tenure is known as that of Monday-land from the 

 day of the week on which work was required. 



{■)'()) Qnndriiia, a waggon and team of four. 



(•>"/) This sum {1H.) is the almost constant equivalent of the 

 three hens and one cock of chirset, or church-shut. 



{o8) Tina, a vat, or eight bushels. Donisthorpe's Measures, 

 1894. Tina : vas grande ligneum ; Ducange. 



