THE OFFICE OF SENESCHAL 103 



The bailiff and provost must often see all the dis- 

 repairs of the houses in their charge, also of walls, ditches, 

 hedges, carts, waggons, ploughs, harrows, folds, and all 

 other costs, so that their foresight may do so much that it 

 be not necessary through their fault to lose a mark for a 

 matter of twelve pence ; for each thing is valuable accord- 

 ing as it is looked after. And no provost on a manor may 

 keep table to receive goers or comers at the lord's cost, 

 without special commandment by writ, for if those of the 

 lord's house come to the manors on their own business, the 

 lord need not pay them for their profit, but if they come 

 there, let them take their expenses from the lord's ward- 

 robe before they go anywhere, because there is no need 

 to do two wrongs for one business. And no knight, or ser- 

 vant, or groom, or any other may be received on any manor 

 by any bailiff or any provost to sojourn at the lord's expense 

 without writ, for at the account nothing shall be allowed 

 them for the expenses of these. 



The office of haywaed. 



The hayward ought to be an active and sharp man, for 

 he must, early and late, look after and go round and keep 

 the woods, corn, and meadows and other things belonging to 

 his office, and he ought to make attachments and approve- 

 ments faithfully, and make the delivery by pledge before 

 the provost, and deliver them to the bailiff to be heard. 

 And he ought to sow the lands, and be over the ploughers 

 and harrowers at the time of each sowing. And he ought to 

 make all the boon-tenants and customary-tenants who are 

 bound and accustomed to come, do so, to do the work 

 they ought to do. And in haytime he ought to be 

 over the mowers, the making, the carrying, and in August 

 assemble the reapers and the boon-tenants and the labourers 

 and see that the corn be properly and cleanly gathered ; 

 and early and late watch so that nothing be stolen or eaten 

 by beasts or spoilt. And he ought to tally with the provost 

 all the seed, and boon-work, and customs, and labour, 



