By G. R. Straton. 309 



Tenant by 

 Convention. 



Kixon, Wm. 60 years 65 110 125 22 1 30 400 27*. 

 lease of manor house * 

 and farm grain rent 16qr. wheat, 20qr. barley, llqr. oats 



12 capons, 12 geese, 700 pigeons. 

 [The lord reserved timber, groundswans, fishing, and fowling.] 

 Customary Tenants. 



Virgates. Fine. 

 Sperke, John \ 

 Hubert, Wm. \ 

 Antram, Wm. \ 

 An tram, El. two £ 



Wolwey, Wm. \ 

 Chalke, John two \ 

 Stookes, John J 



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London, Wm. two J 



Hubert, Eich. \ 



Hubert, El. two \ 

 London, Thos. four \ 



Hubert, Rich. \ 



Elliott, Robt. two | 

 Hubert, Rich., Jr. two \ 



Hubert, Wm. two | 



Each semivirgate paid a heriot of one best beast. Every tenant 

 of a half-virgate had to plough and harrow half-an-acre for the 

 farmer of the manor in Lent, and find one man to reap in autumn 

 for one day or pay 3d. Every tenant of a whole virgate had to 

 plough and harrow one acre in Lent, taking his breakfast from the 

 farmer ; and in autumn he had to find one man and one woman 

 for one day's reaping or pay 7d. if the farmer were willing. The 

 customary tenants as a body had to mow seven acres of meadow in 

 Westmead, taking their breakfast from the farmer : they had also 

 to pook the hay, taking bread and cheese at the time. They had 

 every year to wash and shear two hundred sheep of the farmer's 

 flock, and mow four and a half acres in Junemead, loading and 

 unloading the hay. For this they received from the farmer 21^d. 

 which they divided. 



The widow of every tenant enjoyed her husband's holding while 

 she remained "sole and chaste" and rendered all the services 

 belonging to the holding. She paid no heriot. 



The tenants had also as boon-work or gift-carriage to carry 

 firewood and timber to Wilton House on reasonable request, taking 

 food and drink from the lord " according to custom." 



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