340 The Customs of Four Manors of the Abbey of Lacock. 



Saturday. Richard Dudeman holds a half-virgate for five shillings, if he work 

 not, and if he work he must work every second day in the week. And all 

 these must together plough for corn of the lady's land thirteen acres and 

 three-quarters ; and for this ploughing they shall be quit of their work for 

 one week. And if any of them shall be sick he shall not work for six weeks, 

 if his sickness last so long: and they all shall mow the lady's meadow, and 

 shall carry it. And they all shall have the mead-sheep (SI ) [that is] one 

 sheep and one cheese together, and each of them shall have one loaf of sixteen 

 inches breadth, and they all shall come to the four bederips [32) with all 

 their family at their own cost, and to the fifth bederip at the cost of the lady. 

 And they all shall carry the lady's corn. And they all shall do carrying 

 service, if the lady will, or shall give together one mark a year instead of 

 carrying, and they all shall give together to the lady forty-three eggs in 

 Lent (SS) and each of them shall mend the lady's corn at Michaelmas, for 

 his goodwill on oath before the lady's bailiff, unless his cattle shall have been 

 taken in the lady's corn, and if they have been he shall mend double. And 

 if any of these shall be reeve he shall have four oxen and a horse in the pasture 

 with the lady's cattle, and he shall eat in the lady's court till Michaelmas. 



Alice at the water holds rive acres for four shillings and sixpence, or shall 

 keep the lady's swine, or find the harvestman, and she shall find two men 

 for the Wribedrip, and two men for the Metebedrip.(.W) 



John the shepherd holds ten acres for seven shillings or shall keep the 

 lady's sheep, and if he keep them, he shall have one lamb, one cheese, and 

 one fleece. And the lady shall plough (So) for him for seed and for fallow 

 five acres, and he shall have five sheep with the lady's sheep, and five lambs. 

 And he shall find two men for the lady's bedrip. 



[Henry the smith and six others hold each a manse and croft on somewhat 

 similar terms.] 



Andrew Godeman, Henry de Cattelane, Robert Overyrop, Edith de 

 Overyrop, Ralph de Overyrop, Adam Gurdi, John Voche. William Noreys. 

 Each of these holds a manse and a croft and shall work each Monday (55a) 

 throughout the year, and if they do not work each of them shall pay two 

 shillings, and they all must stack the lady's hay while need shall he. and they 

 shall come to the lady's bedrip with all their family, and to each bedrip. and 

 each of them shall have one sheaf except on the third bedrip and each of 

 them shall have for "mead-sheep" one loaf of sixteen inches breadth. 

 Further Adam Gurd holds a half -acre for threepence, it' he works. John 

 Voche etc. in like manner, if they work then shall he quit foi two shillings. 



Richard son of Ralph holds one croft and two acres for four shillings yearly. 



[Lacock.] 



These are the customs which the men of Lacock are yearly bound to do. 

 who hold of the abbess. First we speak of those who have virgates of land. 



Kiilph de Labroek shall work daily throughout the year, except on Saturday 

 and except in autumn. In autumn, however, ho shall go daily with his 

 waggon (.'Hi) till the lady's hay and corn are all at home : he is bound also, 

 if need be, to carry corn from one manor to another, one day going, and the 



