CHAPTER IV. 



THE DEMESNE. 14001605. 



IN 1400 a jury made presentment that during the time of Countess 

 Margaret (1372-99) the buildings within the manor court had suffered 

 waste and had decreased in value more than 33 l . 



The decline in value was itemized as follows : 



. ' </ 

 The great hall 200 



The long house 500 



Kitchen and stable... 6 8 



Granary 200 



Small hall with chamber annexed 200 



Grange 20 o o 



House next the gate 200 



Total 33 6 8 



The loss was most considerable in the case of the grange. Since 

 the arable demesne was no longer in the lord's hands this building 

 had ceased to be of use. 



In 1432-33 the hall, kitchen, and other 'houses' were still 

 standing*. 



1 Appendix X. Ixxiii. 



9 This appears from a presentment made by the jury in the court of August, 1433, 

 concerning the expenses of the bailiff during the time of Lady Katherine, i.e. after October, 

 1431. The presentment was as follows: 



In fensura et clausura manerii, \is. vi</. 



In stramine empto pro coopertura domorum manerii cum cariagio ejusdem straminis, vij. 

 ipcrtura dictarum domorum per vi. dies cum i. homine et serviente suo, iiij. vi</. 



Item in broches et swethis pro eodem, ii</. 



Item in i. porta pro le Dammedewe, vu/. 



Item soluti i. hornini pro emendatione cepi circa dictum pratum vocatum Dammedewe 

 per iii. dies, xii</. 



Item soluti i. homini pro emendatione cepi circa boscum dominae vocatum Gyldriswode 

 per iii. dies, xii</. 



Item in Hokys et Hengelys pro aula et coquina in manerio, xvir/. 



Item soluti uno carpentario conducto per iii. dies faciendum hostia aulae et coquinae et le 

 trestelle, xitf. 



Item uno homini falcando pratum dominae vocatum Stubbyng, videlicet scar pro 

 coopertura domorum manerii per ii. dies, xvi</. 



Item pro factura et vertura ejusdem, vi</. 



Item pro cariagio cjti manerium, v'\d. 



to be noted that the wages of labour in 1433 were the same as in 1376-78, sixty years 



