vi] The Tenants and their Land. 1376 — 78. 75 



family — one of the bond families that appears most prominently in 

 the Forncett records —soiled 4J messuages, i pightle, 32 acres, and 

 9 * pieces ' of land. 



Besides the flight of serfs from the manor, the rolls, few though 

 they are, contain many other indications of the social disorders which 

 mark this period. Thus, the reference to three ' unknown men ' is 

 noteworthy^ An unusually large number of persons, including a 

 parson and two chaplains, were amerced for hunting in the lord's 

 warren \ There were complaints that three messors had taken from 

 the tenants larger sums than were due; and in general the messors 

 seem to have been particularly untrustworthy in discharging the 

 duties of their office^ 



1 Court roll, 1394. 



2 1358. The messors of Carleton and Forncett were amerced 'pro contemptu eo quod 

 non custodierunt inquisicionem jur' super diversos articulos prout habuerunt in praecepto 

 senescalli.' 



' De W. G. de Carleton electo ad officium cartereve de poena forisfacta eo quod recusavit 

 jurare ad dictum officium faciendum, etc' 



1373. The messor of Carleton was amerced 'quia non fecit officium suum.' The messor 

 of Forncett was amerced ' quia non feet exequit' curiae prout ei injunctum fuit.' 



1373. ' De Johanne Dosy messore quia non fecit exequit' curiae prout habuit in 

 mandato.' 



1394. ' De Willelmo Barkere (vi^^.) Johanne Alvard (vi^.) Willelmo Grey {v\d.) nuper 

 messoribus dominae quia ceperunt de Willelmo Stoktone et de aliis diversis hominibus prout 

 testatur per homagium denarios plus quam levare debuerunt per warantum suum in prejudicium 

 dominae. Ideo in misericordia. Et praeceptum est quod resolvi faciant dictos denarios sic 

 male captos.' 



