88 MANORS OF STRATTON AND GRIMSTON. 



convenient mansion house and other necessary houses upon the 

 aforesaid farm of Wrackleford, and also find " sufficient lodging, 

 man's-meat, horse-meat and litter for the Lessor or his successors, 

 arid his servants and horses, once a year, if he or they do happen 

 to come upon the said farm, provided they exceed not the number 

 of 6 persons and remain not above 3 nights." Attached to such 

 survey and valuation is a memorandum of the Courts and 

 customs of the said Manor of Stratton as follows : 



" There is a Court Baron belonging to the sayd Manor, kept 

 at the Will of the Lord." 



" A Court Leet, also kept at the usual times." 



" The Tenants of the sayd Manor are to performe their Suit 

 and service to the Lord at the Courts aforesayd." 



" The tennants of the sayd Manor are customary tennants and 

 hold by Custome, and not by Coppy of Court Roll." * 



" The ffines of the severall Coppyholders within the sayd 

 Manor are arbitrary as the Lord and Tennants can agree." 



" The Lord ffarmer of the sayd Manner or Lessee before- 

 named and his assignes for the time being, may by Virtue of 

 his Lease at any time during his terme graunt and fill up all 

 Estates in the sayd Customary Lands according to the Customs 

 of the said Manner." 



" The Custome of the said Manner is that the Lord Farmer 

 or Lessee thereof for the tyme being may graunt two Lives 

 and no more, according to the Custome of the sayd Manner, 

 in the severall Customary Lands and Tenements of the sayd 

 Manner, and that the Widdowes of the Customary Tennants 

 there ought to have and enjoy theire Widdowes Estate, according 

 to the Custom of the same Manner." 



It will thus be seen that the lessee or lord farmer of the manor 

 could grant an estate to his copyhold or customary tenants greater 

 in extent than he himself possessed, any grants made during his 

 lordship, in accordance with the above customs, being binding on 



* Later these customary tenants held by copy of Court Roll, and were called 

 copyholders. 



