92 MANORS OF STRATTON AND GRIMST6N. 



Same Court. We further present John Bull of Bridport a 

 freehold tenant of this Manor, for lands at Ozehill in the Parish 

 of Glanville Wootton, for nonpayment of 203 rent and suit of 

 Court, and he is amerced 35 6d. 



Same Court. We present the right of the Lord of this Manor 

 at the decease of a Tenant to a Heriot of the best Beast or best 

 good as due to the Lord of this Manor. 



In the adjoining Manor of Bradford Peverell, the lord's right to 

 a heriot seems to have been presented in much more compre- 

 hensive terms as follows : 



OCTOBER 9x11, XLIL ELIZ. " We do present that uppon the 

 death of ever)' tenante in possession there is due to the Lorde a 

 herriotte or herriottes according to theire copies of theire best 

 quick and living cattell, if they have not cattell then of theire 

 best goodes to be taken and praised by the homage for the 

 Lorde, soe that the goodes and cattell soe taken for the 

 herriottes be the proper goodes of the tenante deceased." 



It must have been under some such custom as this the " Pitt " 

 diamond which had been pledged to a pawnbroker in London 

 who had a small copyhold tenement in Westmoreland liable to 

 heriot, was said to have been seized upon his death for the 

 benefit of the Lord of the Manor. 



4-TH OCTOBER, 1733. We present that the ground lying 

 between Mr. Meech's ground at Bradford Gate, as now enclosed 

 by Mr. Meech, is an encroachment on this Manor, and that Mr. 

 Meech for such enclosure, hath usually kept a Bull for the use of 

 the tenants of the Manor. 



3OTH SEPTEMBER, 1734. That David Cashire, a tenant of 

 this Manor hath depastured upon the commons and wastes 

 thereof 14 sheep more than he hath a right to common for. 



IQTH OCTOBER, 1738. We present and order that the 

 several tenants of this Manor do appear on the ist day of 

 November next by 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the pound, to 

 repair together to view the Bound stones, and strike Land shires 

 on the penalty of 6s 8d to be forfeited by each person neglecting 

 to do the same. 



