By the Rev. W. H. Jones. 67 
hand upon a booke, and shall say thus:—‘ Know ye this, my Lord, 
that I shall be faithfull and true unto you, and faith to you shall 
beare for the lands which I claime to hold of you, and that I shall 
lawfully doe to you the customes and service which I ought to doe, 
at the terms assigned, so help me God and his saints;’ and he shall 
kisse the booke. ’”! 
But in addition to this obligation which was thus binding on the 
higher order of Tenants within the Manor, all the vassals, of what- 
ever degree, were bound to attend the Lord’s courts, and ‘do suit and 
service,’ as it was termed. Of the courts themselves we shall speak 
presently: all that we will now say is that in course of years this 
practice fell into. desuetude, and was commuted into a money 
payment instead of personal attendance. Hence we find such 
entries as the following, shewing to what a late period these pay- 
ments to the Lord of the Manor were continued. The extracts are 
of the date 1629-1631. 
‘* Freeholders fines for Respite of Suite to the Courts. 
Sir William Lisle payeth yearly for Suite fine....¥........... 0 2 0 
Sir William Eire payeth yearly for the like.. ............ 2... Oia c0 
Pormiertalle;disgr for the likeyy. 30/05)". Ps leetle s/f civlom daisies e- OF LOSES 
Pyaluam-Powleth,, Esq*’for the likes. ......0%0- 2s eee siane soles Op as0 
thomas Westley, Gent? for the like .-. 0.0.0.2 se cesceces s- O10 
minomas Barntield, Gent for the Ike... deiss. 2s. ss 0 seseese® OOS 
NMED Mer BOTT ip fois Loo thck Sains Hae vials S08 A Oa hoe aaa tes 0 0 4 
TRUSTOGO a «16, he soos, 21 OG Si 
In the following extract from the same record we have similar 
charges made on the several Tythings and Parishes within the 
Hundred. In the case of one Tything, Leigh and Woolley, it 
seems that through their ‘Zythingman’ they were wont, even as 
recently as two centuries ago, to render personal service and suit 
of Court. 
‘Yearly payments paid at the Law-days by the Tythingmen. 
“The Tything of Attford payeth by the Tythingman at the Lady-day 
Leet, in the name of Law-day - silver, 2s. 6d., and at Michas Law- 
day 2s. 6d., and for respite of suite to the Three- Weeken Court yearly 
at Michas Law-day 12d. in toto per ann. ...................05. 0 6 0 
‘ Coke upon ‘ Littleton,’ ii. 2, § 91. 
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