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By ALFRED POPE, F.S.A., F.M.S. 



.ftcatf ISf/t February, 1909. 



EFORE referring to the customs of the Manors of 

 Stratton and Grimston in this county, the 

 Court Rolls of which came into my possession 

 on the purchase of the Manors in the year 

 1895, it might be found interesting if a short 

 history were given of the origin of " The 

 Manor" and copyhold or customary tenure of 

 land as it existed in this country in the Middle 

 Ages ; and, in so doing, I would state that I am 

 relying principally on the information gathered 

 from the standard work on copyholds by the late Mr. Sergeant 

 Scriven and on an admirable little treatise, entitled " The Manor 

 and Manorial Records," recently published by Mr. Nathaniel 

 Hone, who has made a study of this most interesting subject. 



Sir Edward Coke was of opinion that the term "Manor" was 

 derived from the French word mcsner, signifying to govern or 

 guide, because the Lord of the Manor had the guiding and 

 directing of all his tenants within the limits of his jurisdiction. 



