ROLLS OF COURT BARON OF WINTERBORNE WASTE. 5 I 



We present farmer Kexton and Farmer Wyer to be leazers and 

 Ed\v d Bird to be Hayward for the y r . 



We present that the Horses belonging to the passonage shall 

 not be changed within a month nor to be out before Day or 

 after night under the penalty of 6s. 8d. each offence. 



Jn Keate 

 Henry Wyer. 



NOTES AND EXTRACTS. 



Amongst the place names the following occur as names of 

 fields : The Grattan ground, horse leaze, moor or cow leaze, 

 winter leaze, Hook, Orchard. 



In the earlier rolls especially church festivals are given as 

 dates for the opening and closing of elds and other agricultural 

 operations, as Candlemas, Thomas Day, Thomas of Becket, 

 Allhollontide Allhollontide old style, S. Luke, Martinstide, 

 Marston Day, Lammas day. 



The roll for March, 1758, is inscribed "I had these of Justin 

 Williams .... Cort Steweard in George Loworthy time." 



The names of some of the Lords of the Manor appear on a 

 few of the rolls, from which we gather that in 1679 Lewes 

 Stevins was Lord of the Manor, and in 



1697-1717 John Stevins. 



1719 Exors. of John Stevins, John Stevins being 



declared to be defunct. 

 1750-1788 William Taunton. 



Members of the homage are fined from time to time " for not 

 appearing to do their Lord's service at the Court." 



Oct. 1 6. 1696. We present ye common hedges to be fenced 

 and repaired by ye tenth day of ffebruary and doe impower ye 

 church wardens to collect ye money of all yt are to pay to it, to 

 be repaired by ye loth of ffebruary next on paine of zos. each 

 person denying. 



