INprimis, by the customes of the said Mannours, al the Copieholde Landes and Tenementes of the saide Mannours, and of euerie of them, be, and alwaies haue beene auncient copieholdes of inhe­ritance in Feesimple, according to the se­uerall customes of the saide Mannours, and of euerie of them, of which the same been seuerally holden, except suth parts and parcells of the said Mannours, or of either of them, being of the demeasne lands, and of the wasts of the said man­nours, [Page] and of either of them, which haue not beene graunted out by the Lorde or Lords of the same, to holde by coppie of Court roll, but sithens the beginning of the raigne of the queenes Maiestie that nowe is, which partes and parcells so graunted to holde by coppie of court roll. are and be excepted, and are ment to bee excepted out of these Articles, ratificati­on and agreement, and also all other the landes, tenements, and hereditamentes, mentioned and specified in the seconde se­dule to these presents annexed, which are and shalbe of no other validitie and force then they shoulde haue beene of, if these articles and agreements had neuer been made. And all coppies haue beene tyme out of minde, and bee made to holde of the Lord by the rodde, according to the cu­stome of the saide mannours, by the rents, customes, suts and seruices, there­fore due and accustomed.

2 Item, the rentes of all the tenements, both freeholders, and coppieholders, which holde anie meswages, cotages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments of the saide mannours, or of anie of them is [Page] yeerelie payable at the feast of saint Mi­chaell Tharchangell, to the Lorde and his heires, the same to be collected by Reeues of the said mannors, to be yeere­lie chosen, as heereafter is expressed, and all and euerie the coppieholde Tenants, shal hereafter pay so much rent as anie of them haue paid within two yeeres last past for their seuerall coppieholds, & that if anie one of the saide coppieholds, for the which anie intire quitrent is nowe paide, shall come into seuerall hands, the saide rent shall be apporcioned by tho­mage.

3 Item, all the coppieholde Tenants, which now be, or heereafter for the time being shalbe, ought to appeare yeerelie at two generall Courts holden for the said mannors, or for either of them. And also so many of them at al other set or apoin­ted Courts, set, appointed, or kept, or to be set, apointed, or kept, for the said man­nors, or for either of them, or for the Lord or Lords of the said manors, or of either of them as shall be warned therevnto by the Reeue or his sufficient deputy for the time being, and they to doe their sutes [Page] and seruices according to their tenures, except they be essoyned, lycenced, or haue some other lawful excuse, vpon the paine heereafter following, which generall courts haue beene commonlie kept, and are to be kept yeerelie thone of them the Tuesdaie next after Lowe Sundaye, & thother about the feast of Saint An­drewe the apostle, vpon reasonable war­ning.

4 Item, if anie of the customarie or co­pieholde tenants of the said Mannors, or of either of them, doe or shall make de­fault in their appearaunce at anie of the saide two generall courts to which their sutes shall be due, or if such copieholde tenants as shallbe especiallie warned to appeare at anie of the saide sette Courts in forme aforesaide, yeerelie to be holden, doe make default, to which the saide sute is or shalbe due, and warning openlie giuen in the parish churches within the said Mannours, of the daie and place of the holdyng of the same generall courts, & vpon speciall warning to be giuen for the said seuerall set Courts, that then they that shall so make default, except [Page] they be essoyned, or haue some other law­full or reasonable excuse, shall be amersed by the homage of the saide Court or anie of them, which amerciement shall bee taxed by two Afferrours of the sayde Court. That is to say, by two Tenants of the homage, whereof the Steward of the saide Mannours, or of either of them for the time being, hath alwaies vsed to choose, and shal choose one for the Lorde, and the residue of the homage then pre­sent, haue chosen, and heareafter shall choose the other.

5 Item, if anie Tenant bee Summoned to appeare at anie set Court or Courts to bee holden within the saide Mannors, or in anie of them, and doth appeare vp­pon the saide Sommons, he ought, and is to haue for his paines iiij. d. and his dinner, or viij. d. and no dinner, which ought and is by the saide custome to bee paid by such person or persons who shall bee the cause that anie such Tenants do appeare for his or their matter, so it bee not for any matter or cause that concer­neth an inquirie or presentment to be made concerning the Lord for the time [Page] being, his heires or assignes.

6 Item, the Copieholde Tenants of the saide Mannours, and of eyther of them, ought to haue euerie of them like allow­aunce vpon euerie viewe by them to bee made, and vpon euerie partition by them to be made, or vppon other Summons to appeare betwixt Tenaunt and Te­nant, when they be appointed therevnto by precept from the Stewarde of the said mannors, or of either of them for the time being, or by his sufficient deputie.

7 Item, the homage of the Court of the saide Mannours, or of anie of them, may appoint sixe or seuen Tenants vppon a­anie complaint to them made by anie per­son or persons being Tenantes of the saide mannours, or of either of them in open Court, that he or they be wronged by any incrochmēt, or anie other annoy­aunce, which Tenauntes shall after the saide Court, viewe the same incroch­ment, annoyance, and impediment, or place whereof anie such complaint shall be made, and therevpon to present or no­tifie the same by a day to the Stewarde, or to the homage at the next generall [Page] Court, that there may be sette a paine or amerciement, or both, for the same, by the homage at the saide next Court, accor­ding to the qualitie of the offence.

8 Item, the homage of euerie of the saide Mannours, are to make presentment at euerie general Court to be holden for the said Mannours, or for either of them, of all the customarie or coppieholde Tenauntes, that they shall knowe shall haue died, after the Court then last past, or at any time before the said court, whose deathes were not then found and presented, which shall haue holden anie customarie or coppieholde Landes or Tenementes of the said Mannours, or of either of them. And also as neere as they can, present what Landes they dy­ed seazed of, and also of what estate, and when he died, and who is the next heire or heyres to the same person or persons so dying seazed, and of what age or ages the saide heyre or heyres shall then bee off as neere as they can.

9 Item, likewise the homage ought to present the deathes of freeholders, and [Page] when they dyed, and who bee their next heyres, and the ages of their heires which helde anie Lands or Tenements of the saide mannours, or of either of them, and the nature of their tenures, so neere as they can, to thintent the Lorde may haue his reliefe, which is but the value of one yeeres quitrent of the Tene­ment holden of the saide mannours, or of either of them by Socage tenure.

10 Item, if the homage at anie of the saide Courts of either of the saide man­nours, shall not knowe who is next heire or heyres to anie of the saide customarye Tenauntes so dying seazed, when they shall make their presentments, that then they shall make their presentment so ac­cordingly, and then vppon the saide pre­sentment, at the next generall Court af­ter the Stewarde of the saide mannors or of eyther of them, or his deputie for the time being, within which the saide pre­sentment shall so bee made, shall cause a Proclamation to be made in open court, to thintent euerie such heyre or heyres may haue knowledge to come and take vp the Landes and tenements of his or [Page] their auncestours, and so the Steward or his deputie, shall cause a Proclamati­on to bee made from generall Court to generall Court, vntill three open and publique Proclamations bee made in ful Court, at three seuerall generall courts, which generall Courts, by the said cu­stome are vsed to bee holden commonlie one halfe yeere after another or there a­bouts, so that from the first Proclamati­on to the last, is full neere one yeere and a halfe, which is about full two yeeres from the presentment made by the sayde Homage of the dying seazed, of the sayde last Tenaunt, vnto the last Proclamati­on, and if there shall come no heire to the saide Lands or Tenements, before the ende of the saide three Proclamations, to make his clayme, and prooue himselfe to the Homage of the saide Court, in suche sort as they shall allowe off, to bee the next heire of the whole blood, to the saide Tenaunte deceased, or to haue title to the Lande and tenements, nor to shewe and prooue as aforesaid, who is or ought to be the next heire of the whole bloud to the saide Tenaunt deceased, or next heire [Page] expectant vpon anie estate determined, then the Lorde of the saide Mannours, or of either of them for the time being, shal and may after the saide three Proclama­tions so to bee made, seaze the Landes and Tenements, which was the sayde persons so dying seased, whose next heire or such as shall haue title therevnto can­not bee founde, or shall not come and make his or their claime and proofe as a­foresaide, and then to take the issues and profites thereof vnto his owne vse, vntill such person or persons come that shall prooue him or them next heire or heyres to the saide person or persons so dying seazed, and if none shal come within three yeeres next after the thirde and last pro­clamation to bee made as aforesaid, that shall and can conueigh and proue him or them to bee next heire or heires of the whole bloud, or shewe and prooue who is or ought to be next heire, or to haue ti­tle, as next in remaynder or reuertion as aforesaide. That then the saide Landes and Tenementes bee forfayted, or shall escheate vnto the Lorde of the saide [Page] Mannour or Mannours, for the time be­ing, except that if the said Lands & tene­ments, shall or ought immediatly to de­scend, remaine, reuert, or come to any wo­man couert, or infant, within the age of xxi. yeeres, or to any person or persons not of Sane memoriae, or that shall not bee within the Realme, at the time of the death of the said last Tenaunt dying so seazed, that then the Lorde for the tyme being, shall haue but the profites of the saide Landes and Tenementes, vntill such persons or their heires, shall come and make their claime as aforesaide, so the saide clayme be made within fiue yeeres by the saide woman or her heires next after the death of her said husband, or by such person being within age, or his heires within fiue yeeres next after he shall or should accomplish his full age of twentie one yeeres, and by the heyre of such person of Non sane memoriae, within fiue yeeres after the death of his said aunce­stour, or by the said person or his heyres that shall so be out of the Realme within fiue yeeres after he shall returne, or if hee shall not returne within fiue yeeres af­ter his death.

11 Item, women are to haue no dowers of anie customarie Landes or Tene­ments within the Mannours aforesaid, nor in anie of them, nor menne to haue anie estate as Tenantes by the curtesie of Englande.

12 Item, if a man or woman shalbe sea­zed of anie customarie Landes or Tene­mentes holden of the saide Mannours, or of either of them, of an estate of inheri­taunce, and shal haue issue two Sonnes or three Sonnes, or more, or hauing no Sonnes, shall haue diuers Daughters, or hauing neyther Sonnes nor Daugh­ters, shall haue diuers collaterall heires, they shall be all coheyres to their sayde Father, Mother, or other Auncestour touching the saide customarie Landes and tenements, according to the custome of Gauelkinde.

13 Item, if a man or woman die seazed as aforesaide, of any customarie Lands or Tenementes of anie estate of inheri­taunce holden of the saide Mannours, or of anie of them, and shall haue issue two or three sonnes or more, whereof one or [Page] two or more of them shalbe married, and shall haue issue in the life of their father or mother, and shall die before his or their saide Father or Mother, or hauing no sonnes, shall haue diuers daughters, whereof one or more shalbe married, and haue issue, and die in the life of the father or mother. That then the saide issue shall inherite, and bee coheire with the sayde sonne or sonnes, or daughter, that shall suruiue his or her saide father or mother that so shall die seazed, as is aforesaide, whether the saide issue be Male or Fe­male, according to the custome of Gauel­kinde.

14 Item, if anie person or persons, dye seazed as aforesaide, and shall leaue be­hinde him neyther sonne nor daughter, then the next of his or their kinne being of whole bloud, shalbe heyre or heyres to the saide person or persons so dying sea­zed, that is to say, his or their brother, or brothers children, or childers children, according to the custome of Gauelkinde and so foorth, as long as anie of that issue shalbe on liue, being of the whole bloud, and in default of suche issue, the [Page] Sisters and Sisters children, according to the custome of Gauelkind, and so forth as long as anie issue shalbe on liue, and being of the whole bloud, and for lacke of such issue, the Vnckles and their issues, being of the whole bloud so long as anie issue shalbe liuing. And no default of such issue, the Aunts and their children, so long as anie shalbe liuing of the whole bloud, & for lacke of such issue, the next of kinne of the whole bloud, according to the custome of Gauelkinde.

15 Item, If anie person so dying seazed as aforesaide, without issue of his bodie, and hauing diuers brothers of the whole bloud, whereof the one or some of them shall haue beene married, and shall haue issue, and after issue had, shall die before the saide brother dying seazed, as aforesaide. That then the is­sues of the saide brother or brothers so dying before him that died seazed, as a­foresaide, shall ioyne and be coheyre with the brother that suruiueth the brother that so died seazed as aforesaide, whe­ther the said issue be Males or Females. But Males and Females of one venter, can not ioyne to be coheires together, so [Page] that the course of discentes is to be ob­serued by the saide custome, according to the custome and nature of landes in Gauelkinde.

16 Item, likewise shall the issue of the daughter that shall die in the life of the Father or Mother, be coheire with the Aunt that liueth, being of the whole bloud.

17 Item, likewise shall the Vnckles, and the Vnckles brothers children, being of the whole bloud, be coheires together as aforesaide.

18 Item, likewise shall the Aunts, and the Aunts sisters children, ioyne and be coheires as aforesaid, and so forth of all further degrees of all collaterall heires, being of the whole bloud, which may conueigh themselues to be anie Co­sins and heires of the whole bloud to a­nie person or persons dying seazed, of a­nie of the foresaide customarie Landes or Tenements, according to the custome of Gauelkind.

19 Item, by the customes of the saide se­uerall Mannours, euerie coppieholder of inheritaunce in fee simple, may surren­der his saide coppieholde Landes and Tenements, or anie part or parcell ther­of vnto any person or persons, and to his or their heires for euer, or to his or their heires, of his or their bodies, or any other waies intaile, or for life or liues, or yeres, or to anie person or persons, and to their heires, to thintent the saide coppieholde Tenante may declare his last Will and Testament vppon the same Lands and Tenements, or to anie other vse or vses, vnlesse it bee to anie corporation or cor­porations, or bodies politique or cor­porate. And euerie coppieholder intayle, for life, liues or yeeres, of anie of the saide Mannours, may in like manner by the customes of the saide Manuours, and of euerie of them, surrender their coppie­holde Landes, or anie part thereof, ac­cording to the nature of their estates, so the same surrender be made according to the custome concerning surrenders, as heereafter ensueth. And all the same persons to whose vse euerie such surren­der [Page] shalbe made, are to haue their copies made to hold of the Lord by the Rodde, according to the Custome of the saide Manours, whereof they beene seuerally holden, by the rentes, customes, sutes, and seruices therefore due and accusto­med, vpon euery of which surrēders, the fine and fines for the same heereafter ex­pressed is by the said customs to be paid.

20 Item, By the custome of the sayde Mannours, and of euerie of them, eue­rie surrender taken out of the Court by the Headborow or Reeue, or his depu­tie, and in the presence of sixe customarie Tenaunts of the saide Mannours, of which the saide Landes or Tenements surrendred shalbe percell, witnessing the same surrender of anie person or per­sons of his or their customarie Landes or Tenements holden of the said Man­nours, or of either of them, and being of the full age of one and twentie yeeres or vpwardes, except women coouert bar­ron, and such as are not of perfect minde, to the vse of any person or persons, shalbe as good as if it were taken in open court by the said Steward of the saide Man­nours, [Page] or of anie of them, so that such surrenders be by Thomage presented as haereafter followeth.

21 Item, By the saide custome, no wo­man being couert barron, can make any good surrender of her Landes and Te­nementes holden of the saide Mannors, or of either of them, eyther by the handes of the Reeue or his deputie, or by the handes of the Headeborow, in the pre­sence of the saide sixe Tenaunts, sauing in time of extremity of sickenesse or death, in either of which cases, she may by the saide Custome together with her hus­bande, surrender her saide Landes and Tenements, holden of the saide Man­nours, or of either of them, by the hands of the Reeue or Headeborowe, and sixe Tenaunts, and if anie such woman couert barron so surrendring, doe after that recouer her health, and doe not at the next generall Court then following, ratifie and confirme the same before the Stewarde or his deputie, in the presence of the Homage, that then the same sur­render is to bee voide. And all surren­ders made by anie woman couert bar­ron [Page] otherwise then in extremitie of sicke­nesse or death, as is aforesaide be voide, except such women couert barron, bee so­ly examined before the Stewarde of the saide Mannours, or of anie of them, or his sufficient deputie, as heereafter fol­loweth.

22 Item, That all surrenders taken ey­ther by the Reeue or his deputie, or by the Headborowe, for the time being, and in the presence of sixe customarie tenants, ought to be by the Homage presented at the generall Court holden for the sayde Mannours, after the taking thereof, or within one yeere and a day next after the taking of the same, if anie such generall Court bee holden within the yeere and the day after the same surrender so ta­ken, or else if no such generall Courte bee holden within the yeere and the day, then to bee by the same Homage pre­sented at the next generall Courte to be holden after the same yeere and daie, and then to be as good a surrender, as anie surrender taken in open Courte, or else all surrenders taken by the saide Reeue or his deputie, or by the said Headborow, [Page] and in the presence of sixe Tenauntes, and not presented by the saide homage, in maner and forme aforesayd to be void.

23. Item, The homage by the saide cu­stome, must write Billa vera vppon eue­rie surrender by them presented, when they finde the same surrenders agreeable to the custome, and also vppon euerie o­ther of their presentmentes they shall make Billa vera, when they be agreeable to the saide custome, or else if the sayde homage receaue anie surrender, or other billes to them exhibited, which be repug­naunt to the custome of the saide Man­nours, or of either of them, they shall make vpon euerie such surrender or bill, Ignoramus, or the like superscription, to thintent it may be knowen to be naught, or else returne such naughtie surrenders or billes backe againe to the parties that exhibited the same.

24 Item, By the custome of the sayde Mannours, and of euerie of them, euerie woman being couert barron, of the age of one and twentie yeeres or vpwardes, hauing anie customarie Landes or Te­nementes [Page] to her or her heires, or for life, liues, or yeeres, and holden of the sayde Mannours, or of either of them, may to­gether with her husbande, by the hands of the saide Stewarde, or of his suffici­ent deputie, surrender al her said Lands and Tenementes, interest, or terme of yeeres, to the vse of her saide husband, or to any other person or persons, at their will and pleasure, so as she bee solie and secretlie examined before the Stewarde or his sufficient deputie, according to the auncient custome vsed in that case.

25 Item, That all surrenders taken out of the court by the Steward of the said Mannours, or of anie of them, or by his sufficient deputie, of anie person or per­sons, being of the full age of one and twentie yeeres or more, of anie of their customarie Landes and Tenementes holden of the saide Mannours, or of ey­ther of them, be good by the custome of the saide Mannours, and of eyther of them, and the same to be published and notified to the homage at the next gene­rall Courte.

26 Item, By the custome of the saide Mannours, and of euerie of them, all surrenders at anie time heeretofore ta­ken, or heereafter to be taken by the ste­ward of the saide Mannours, or of ey­ther of them, or by his sufficient deputie, out of the Courte of anie customarie Landes or Tenementes holden of the saide Mannours, or of either of them, of anie person or persons, being of full age of xxi yeeres as aforesaide, being entred into the Court rolls, of the Court next going before the taking of the same sur­renders, although such surrenders were taken diuers daies, weekes, or monethes after the same Courte, are and shalbe good and of force, by the custome of the saide Mannours, and of euerie of them.

27. Item, By the custome of the saide Mannours, and of euerie of them, the Lorde or Lordes of the saide Mannors, or of eyther of them, ought to haue at e­uerie admission of anie one person, or more, vppon a discent, and at euerie ad­mission, and of anie one person, onelie vp­pon a surrender, or alienation to be made of euerie acre of Lande or grounde, be­ing [Page] Coppieholde, xvi. d. for a fine, and so after that rate, and no more, and if anye more then one bee admitted vppon a sur­render, then to paie for euerie one so ad­mitted, more then one halfe a fine, and al­so to haue in like sort for a single fine for a meswage being Copiehold, xiii. S. iiii. d. and for a Tenement being Coppiehold, x. s. and for a Cotage being coppieholde, which shall not be letten for aboue iii. li. by the yeere, xx. d. and for a Cotage being woorth aboue iii. li. by the yeere to be let­ten, to paye fine as before for a Tene­ment, and these fines to bee sette downe in their seuerall coppies, and if anie que­stion arise about the decerning which be messwage, and which be Tenements, the same, by the same custome is to bee tried by the presentment of the homage, & that the Lorde of the said Mannors, and of either of them, shall allowe of eue­rie surrender made by anie Coppiehol­der, according to these articles, not ha­uing made or committed anie cause of forfaiture, contrarie to the customes con­tained in these articles, and shall for the fine aforesaide, graunt the saide coppie, [Page] holdes, according to the saide surrender, and admitte such persons to whome the same surrender shall so bee made, or to whome these Landes or Tenementes shall so discende accordinglie, and if the saide Lorde shall refuse so to admit, yet the saide persons to whome the said sur­renders shalbe made, or to whome the saide Lande and Tenementes of right ought to discende, remayne, or come, pay­ing their fine, or tendring the same as a­foresaide, shall quietlie holde and enioye the saide Coppie holde in like sort, as if he or they were lawfullie admitted vnto the same, and not otherwise.

28 Item, By the custome, if anie manne make a surrender, onelie to the intent to make his wife a Ioynter, and to none other purpose, then the fine of the same is but halfe so much as it is vpon other surrenders, alienations, or vpon a dying seazed as aforesaide. And the like cu­stome is to be obserued, where the hus­bande and wife make a surrender of the Landes of the wife, to the ende onelie to make an estate thereof to the husbande ioyntlie with his wife, and likewise by [Page] the said custome for euery Tenaunt that shalbe admitted in reuercion or remain­der expectant, vpon the estate of any per­ticuler tenāt for life, in taile, or for yeres, graunted by copie, the same is but halfe so much as it is vppon other admittaun­ces vpon alienacions, surrenders, or dy­ing seazed, as aforesaid.

29 Item, Euery person that exhibiteth or deliuereth anie surrender or bill to the homage, ought to giue and paie to the same homage for euery such surrender or bill iiii. d. And by the said custome euery of the said sixe tenants and also the head­borough or Reue which shalbe at the ta­king of ani surrēders as aforesaid, ought to haue iiii. d. a peece, being taken within the said Mannours or in either of them. But if they goe out of the said mannors or either of them for the taking of the same, thē to haue viii. d. a peece, and their charges, if they shall goe farther of: and the partie that procureth the said surren­der, ought to giue to the sayd Tenaunts iiii. d. besides the said fees, which iiii. d. is deliuered with the sayd surrender, or else he that bringeth in the sayde surrender [Page] without the sayd iiii. d. shall pay it of his owne pursse to the homage.

30 Item, if it chance at any time vpon the death of any copiholder or customarie te­nant, ther is an heire or heires found and presented by thomage, & which after are admitted to the lands & tenements of the saide copieholder, at which time no other heires were knowne, & after it chanceth y ^t one or other cōmeth & claimeth to be co­heire with the said heire, which is admitted, then the homage ought thereof to en­quire, & if they finde his clayme true, they ought to present the same, & then he shal­be likewise admitted, and paye his fine, and haue his part of the premisses, not­withstanding the former admission.

31 Item, if any man be admitted to any possession, or to any reuercion or remain­der of ani lāds or tenemtēs, whether they be to him descēded, as it is supposed, or to him surrēdred by ani other person, & after y ^t cōmeth another person or persōs, who pretendeth a title to y ^e whole premisses, or to ani part therof, & willeth y ^t homage to enquire therof, in this case y ^e said homage is not bound thereof to enquire, but he or thei are driuē to his or their sute or plaint [Page] whether his or their tytle be right or wrong, yet if he or they require y ^e homage to find whether he or they wer the son or sons of such a one or not, and the homage knowing y ^e truth y ^t he or they were y ^e son or sons of such a one, y ^e thing the homage ought to presēt, but not to presēt whether he or they ought to haue the premisses or any part therof, to y ^t which another per­sō is alredy admitted, but in such case he or thei shalbe driuen to his or their sute or plaint as aforesaid, for y ^e recouery of their said right, if any right they haue.

32 Item, after y ^e death of euery person be­ing a customary tenant of y ^e said manors, or of either of thē, the next heire ought to come & take vp y ^e lands & tenemēts wher of his auncestours so shall dye seazed, of what age soeuer he be of, & if he be of the age of xiiii. yeeres or vpwards, he is to be admitted in his own person within a conuemēt time after he is presented, or else if he be vnder the age of xiiii. yeres, then to come & take it vp by his Garden, vntil he be of thage of xiiii. yeres as aforesaid, & to pay for his fine according to the rates a­foresaid, & the gardē to pay but iii. s. iiii. d at the most, for his fine for y ^e gardenship, [Page] or lesse, at y ^e discretion of the Steward.

33 Item, likewise euery person to whose vse any of the said lands or tenements be surrendred, ought also to come within a cōuenient time after y ^e same be presented, & take vp the same by himselfe, if he be of age, & to be admitted, as aforesaid, and to pay his fine, or else buy his Garden, as a­foresaid, and to take out his copie.

34 Item, if any of the said heires, ali­enees, or gardeins, do not pay their fines within one moneth after the same fines be extracted, and the extracts deliuered to the Reeue or his deputie, for the gathering therof, and by them or either of them demaunded, then it shalbe lawfull for the L. or Lords of the said mannor or man­nours for the tyme being, or his or their officers, to distraine and auowe as for rents, and for want of distresse, to seaze the landes and tenements, for the which the said fine or fines are to be paid, and to enioy the same to his or their owne vse, vntill he or they shalbe fully satisfied and paid the sayd fine or fines, to be paide by him or them that so ought to pay y ^e same.

35 Item, if any customary or copiholde tenaunt of the saide Mannours, or of ei­ther [Page] of them, shall not pay his rents for his copiehold, for which the same is due, and demaunded by the said Reeue, or his deputie, then it shalbe lawfull for the lord or lordes of the saide Mannour or Man­nours for the tyme being, or his or their officers, to distraine and auowe, and for want of distresse, to seaze the lands and tenements, out of the which the same ought to be paid, & to take & to enioye the rents, issues & profits, of the same, to his or their owne vse, vntill he or they shalbe fully satisfied & paid the same rents, by him or them that so ought to pay y ^e same.

36 Item, that when any Tenaunt dy­eth, leauing his heire vnder thage of xiiii. yeeres, the custome is, that the next of the kinne to whome the land and tenements can not descend, shall haue if he shall re­quire it, the custodie of the heire, & of his landes and tenements committed vnto him, vntil he come to thage of xiiii. yeeres, and then he to chuse his owne garden.

37 Item, if any person or persons be dis­posed to let his customarie Lands or te­nements, to anie other person or persons, and to their executors and assignes for terme of xxxi. yeeres or lesse, the same [Page] person shall by the same custome of the said Mannours, vpon request at a court holden, or to the Steward out of court, haue a licence by him or them graunted, paying for a fine to the lord after the rate of iiii. d. for euery yeere so vnto him graunted, and no more, for so many yeeres as he the same requireth, not exceeding xxxi. yeeres. Neuerthelesse, by the saide cu­stome, it shalbe lawfull for any person or persons to let his customarie landes and tenements to anie person and persons, and to their executors or assignes, for the terme of three yeeres, or lesse, by writing, or by word, without licence to him to be graunted, and without paying any fine to the Lord, or incurring any forfaiture or seisure for the same, so the same lease do not exceed three yeeres, from the date and making thereof.

38 Item, The customes of the sayde Mannours is, to giue to the Lorde vp­pon the chaunge of euerie Lorde, tenne poundes, that is to saie, out of eache Mannour fiue pound, for the recogni­tion, and acknowledging of the serui­ces.

39 Item, By the custome of the sayde Mannours and of either of them, the Homage of euerie of the sayde Man­nours, doe vse yeerelie at the generall Court to be holden next after Michel­mas, to electe and chuse seuerall Ree­ues, for euerie of the saide Mannours, that is to saie, to elect and chuse two cu­stomarie Tenauntes to beare the office of the Reeue, for eache of the said Man­nours, namely, he that was before in election, and one other to him, to the intent the Lord of the said Mannours or of either of them, or his Stewarde, may appoint the one of them so elected, for one whole yeere, for eche of the saide Mannours, so he be appointed within that Mannour, of which he is a Te­naunt, and for the which he shalbe so chosen, which Reeue so beeing appoin­ted, ought by the custome of the saide Mannours, to take vppon him the said Office, for one whole yeere then next en­suing, to execute the same by him selfe, or his Deputie, for whome hee shall aunswere, and to be subiect to accompt and aunswere for the same, as hereto­fore they haue bene accustomed to doe. [Page] And if a copieholder shalbe chosen to be the lordes Reelie, according to his turne, and refuse to serue the said office by him­selfe, or by his deputie, being appointed thervnto, as aforesaid, euery such person so refusing, within the sayd Mannour of Hackney, shall pay for a fine vi. li. xiii. s. iiii. d. and euery such person so refusing, within the sayd Mannour of Stebbun­huth, shall pay for a fine x. li. to the Lord of the sayde Mannours, and the homage of either Mannours shalbe charged frō time to time to chuse an other Reeue, in place of him that so refuseth, vntill such time that one be chosen that shal and wil serue the sayde office. And euery copie­holder that shalbe chosen to the sayde of­fice as his turne shall come about and re­fuse, shall pay the fines aforesaid, for his refusall. And if any copieholder that shall execute the sayde office and doth re­fuse to satisfie and saye to the Lord such rentes, fines, and amerciaments, where­with he shalbe lawfully charged, or shall refuse to accompte with the Lord with­in two monethes next yeerely after Mi­chaehnas, hauing had the extracts for that yeere, by the space of two monethes, [Page] euery such Reeues Landes and Tene­mentes, that shall refuse to accompt and to pay the said rents, fines, amercements and issues as aforesaid, shalbe seazed in­to the Lordes handes, and the lord shall and may take to his owne vse, the issues and profites of his saide landes and te­nements, vntill he shall paie vnto the Lord the saide rentes, issues, fines and profits, and till he haue also satisfied and paide the Lord for his saide offence: Viz. being Reeue of Hackney, vi. li. xiii. s. iiii. d and being Reeue of Stebbunhuth. x. li.

40 Item, That euerie customarie Te­naunt whose customarie landes or tene­ments holden of the saide Mannours, or of either of them be worth to be sold so much money as one yeeres rent of assise, with the profites and proquisits of the Courts of either of the said Mannours, within the which he shalbe chosen that yeere, that he shalbe chosen Reeue of the saide Mannours, or of either of them shall amount vnto, by the estimation of the homage, shall beare the office of the Reeue for one whole yere, when his time and course doth come.

41 Item, The Reeue of Stebbunhuth is bound by custome yeerely to finde and make to the Lordes Steward and his counseill three dinners, that is to say, one vpon the Leete daye, and the other two vppon the sayde two generall Courte daies.

42 Item, Euerie of the saide Reeues is to be alowed of the saide Lord for the exercising of the saide office for one yeere, as foloweth: Viz. The Reeue of Steb­bunhuth three pound, sixe shillings, eight pence, and the Reeue of Hackney liii. s. iiii. d. and either of them a coate cloth and all other cōmodities due and incident to the saide office.

43 Item, By the custome of the saide Mannours and of either of thē Reeues of the saide Mannours and of either of them, shall at the next generall court af­ter his yeere of seruice expired, deliuer the Rentall, by which he made his accompt, to the Reeue that shall next succeede him, vpon paine to be amerced or fined by the homage, if he shall not so doe.

44 Item, By the custome of the sayde Mannours, and of either of them, all the customary tenaunts of the saide Man­nours, and of euery of them, may breake and digge their copiehold grounds hol­den of the saide Mannours and of eue­ry of them, at their pleasure, and fell and cut downe their timber and wooddes growing, or that shall grow vppon the same, and conuert it to their best vse and profit, and may also suffer their copie­hold tenements and howses to decaye, without incurring anie seisure or forfai­ture of their estates therefore, and may take and pull downe their saide Tene­ments, and erect or set them vp againe, either where they stoode before, or vp­pon anie other landes holden by coppie of court rowle of the saide Mannours, or of either of them.

But they may not nor shall not take or pull them downe to sett them or a­nie parte of them vppon theyr owne free holdes, or vppon the free holdes of a­anie other, or sell or conuert them or any parte of them to their owne vse, otherwise then is before limitted.

45 Item, By the custome of the saide Mannours, and of either of them, euery of the Lords Tenaunts may lop and shred all such trees as grow before their howses or tenements, vppon the wast ground, and the same conuert to theyr owne vse, without anie offence, so the saide trees stand for the defence of theyr houses, yards, or gardens, and also may digge grauell, sand, and lome, vppon the saide wast ground, to build or repaire a­nie of their copiehold tenements within the said Mannours, or in either of them, without any licence.

46 Item, if any person or persons being Tenaunt customarie, shall without li­cence by Indenture or other writing, or otherwise, let his saide customarie lands or Tenementes for terme of aboue three yeeres from the making thereof, it is a forfaiture of his estate, by the custome of the said Mannours, & of either of them, being found by the homage, or else other­wise lawfully and sufficiently proued.

47 Item, For treason or felonie what­soeuer, that shalbe committed by any co­pieholder [Page] of the said Mannours, or of a­ny of them, for which he shalbe lawfully attainted, he shall forfaite his copieholde landes and tenements, and for all other offence or offences, acte or actes whatso­euer, for which a freeholder ought by law to forfaite his freeholde landes and tenements, there a copieholder of the said Mannours or of either of them, shall for­faite as a freeholder ought to forfaite in the like case his free hold. And if a copie­holder make a feoffament of his copie­hold, guift in taile, or lease for life or liues by deede or without deede, and liuery and seisin therevpon, or shall suffer a recoue­rie at the common lawe, leuey a fine or wilfully refuse and deny to paie, doe or perfourme his rentes, fines, sutes, cu­stomes, or seruices at any time hereafter due to the lord or lords of the said Man­nours, or of either of them for their sayd copieholds, the same wilfull refusall be­ing presēted to the homage, by the othes of three customarie Tenaunts, with the Reeue or his deputie, (the said tenaunts nor Reeue, nor his deputie being none of the Lords seruants,) And being found by the homage, y ^e same to be a forfaiture [Page] of his estate, whatsoeuer he shall haue at the time of any such acte committed or done, insomuch of his or their copiehold lande and tenements, as he shall haue made, committed, or done, anie such acte, and onelie for so much of his said Landes and Tenementes, out of the which the saide quitrent and other due­ties is demaunded, and shalbe due, and wilfully denied by the sayde Tenaunt or Tenaunts, as aforesaide. Or if any copieholder shall in the Lords Court or else where, in any court of Record, dis­claime to holde his said copieholde lands and tenements of the Lord, or by plea­ding in the Lords court, or other court of recorde, claime their copieholdes to be free holdes, or pleade in anie Reall Accion at the Common Law in chiefe, as a free holde Tenaunt, or shall doe a­nie other acte or thing which shalbe a disseisin or disenheritance of the Lord or Lordes of the saide Mannours, or of either of them, their heires or assignes, (other then such acts as in these articles are especially dispensed withall.)

That then hee shall forfayre the same [Page] landes and tenementes so disclaiming to holde, or claiming to be free holde, or for which he shall pleade in Chiefe, or doe any such other acte or thing as is afore­saide. Finally, the Lorde of the saide Mannours or of either of them, shall haue all such other forfaitures, issues, profits and aduauntages of the saide co­piholdes that shall grow due to him by any Statute lawes of this realme, be­ing not against and contrary to these ar­ticles and customes here expressely sette downe.

48 Item, If any person or persons ha­uing any estate of any copiehold lands or tenements holden of the saide Mannors or of either of them, for terme of life or liues, or for terme of yeres, or in the right of their wiues of any estate, although he or they shall doe any acte or actes during the time aforesaide, in or vpon the sayde copieholde landes or tenementes which might or should bee contrarie to the cu­stome of the sayde Mannours, or of either of them, the same Acte or Acts so beeinge done, shall not preiudice or bee hurtefull vnto the nexte personne [Page] or persons to whome the said customarie landes or tenementes should or ought to remaine, reuert, or come, nor to the saide wife or her heires, not being partie, or consenting to the saide acte or forfaiture, nor that the Lord of the saide Mannors or of either of them, shall take any longer aduantage, issues or profits of the same copiehold landes or tenements, then du­ring the time of such estates as is afore­said, of the partie committing, doing, or consenting to such acte or acts, so that after his or their decease or states deter­mined, the saide landes and tenements shall remaine, reuert, or come to the next person or persons, or to such person or persons to whome y ^e same should haue com­men or remained, or reuerted immediate­ly after such estate or estates ended or de­termined, as though there had bene no such acte or actes done coutrarie to the saide custome, by any such person or per­sons.

49 Item, By the custome of the sayde Mannours and of either of them, the particuler or priuate acte or actes of any customarie tenaunt or tenaunts of anie [Page] of the saide Mannours which shall hap­pen to be done wilfully, by or betweene them, or any of them and the Lord of the saide Mannours, and his Reeue or of ei­ther of them, contrarie to the custome of the saide Mannours, neither doth nor shall extend to be construed to be a breach of y ^e auncient customes of the said Man­nours or of either of them, to the hurt or preiudice of the rest of the customarie te­naunts, but of themselues onely, doing the said particular acte.

50 Item, that if any tenaunt for terme of life or liues onely, or for terme of yeres of customary lands, shal make any wast, that then he shalbe fined by the homage, the third part of which fine shalbe to the Lord, and the other two parts shal come to him in the reuercion or remainder of the said copihold.

51 Item, The Lord for non paiment of amerciaments, may distraine his said Tenaunts, and auow for the same as for rents, but he can not seaze any of his or their lands or tenements for non pay­ment thereof, vntill he be paide.

52 Item, vppon the admission of any co­heires, ioynt Tenaunts, or Tenaunts in common, if they cannot agree to oc­cupie their Landes and Tenements to­gether, or to make particion among them selues, then he or they that be greeued may by the custome of euerie of the saide mannours haue a precept from the Ste­ward directed to seauen customarie Te­naunts or more of the saide Mannours, within which the said Lands and Te­nements doe lye, and they shall make particion thereof, and the same returne to the Steward of the said Mannours againe to be inroled in the Court Roles of the saide Mannours, whereof the said Landes or Tenements be holden, wher­vppon the saide heires shall goe to the Steward of the saide Mannours with­in which the said Lands or Tenemēts, shall lye, and then elcte and chuse their partes in forme following. That is to saie, the youngest sonne to chuse first, then he that is next to the youngest to chuse next, and so after that rate vnto the eldest, howe manie so euer, which eldest shall chuse last, and likewise the same order is to bee obserued amongest [Page] daughters, if there be no sonnes. And amongest all other degrees of heires touching the customarie Landes and Tenements holden of the saide Man­nours or either of them, and vpon eue­rie such particion, they shall paie for a fine to the Lord, ii. s. vi. d. or lesse, at the discretion of the Steward, according to the quantitie of the Landes or Te­nements so parted, betweene Tenaunts in common, & ioynte Tenaunts, for the like fine, the saide deuision to bee by the saide Tenaunts without election of the parties themselues, but by casting of Lottes, if they cannot otherwise agree.

53 Item, if any customarie or free te­naunts cattell, or the cattels of their far­mours be brought to the Lordes pound, the saide Tenaunt or his farmour shall paie for all his Cattell if they be a hun­dred heddes or vpwards, or vnder, for the poundage therof but one peny, & he that is no tenaunt shall pay for euery dis­tres of cattel so pounded foure pence.

54 Item, if any cattel be impounded with in y ^e lords pound by any person or persōs being a customary tenaunt or tenaunts [Page] of the saide Mannours or of either of them for any trespas committed or done within the saide Mannours, or in either of them, vppon their coppiholds, that all such Cattell being so impownded, maye by two of the customary tenaunts of the said Mannours or of either of thē wher­in the saide Trespas shalbe committed, which wil aunswer for all such damags and costs as shalbe recouered in the said Court against the owners of the same Cattell, for the saide Trespas, be deli­uered out of the saide pownd vnto the owner of the said Cattell, by the custome of the same mannours, & of either of thē.

55 Item, by the custome of y ^e said manors & of either of thē, no customary tenāt shal sue, vex, or trouble anie other customarie Tenaunt, for anie title of Landes or Tenements lying and being within the saide Mannours or in either of them, being Coppihold Landes or tenements of the saide Mannours or of either of them, out of the Lordes Court, without the speciall licence first had and obtained of the Lorde of the said Mannours, or of either of them, or of his Steward for [Page] the time being, if any person doe the con­trary, he shall haue his Landes or tene­mentes seized into the Lordes hands, vntill he pay a fine to the Lorde for the same offence, such fine as shalbe sessed by thomage at the next generall Court of the saide Mannour or Mannours.

56 Item, that no customary Tenaunt of the saide Mannours or of either of them for anie offence to be done by anie mannes Cattell within the saide Man­nours, or in either of them, shall driue the same Cattel to any forraine pounds, but to the lords pound, being within the sayd Mannours, or in either of them, if anie man doe the contrarie, to be amerced at the next generall court by the homage.

57 Item, that no tenaunt or any other person shal set any stake, mark or meare, betweene tenaunt and tenaunt, or be­tweene Tenaunt and any other person that lyeth next vnto him, without the parties doe therevnto agree, vnlesse an order be appointed by the Homage, that it may be first viewed by twelue tenants of the saide Mannours, or of either of [Page] them, where the stake or meare is to bee set, and there to set the stake or marke, in­differentlie betweene both the saide par­ties, and so to continew it vpon paine of amerciament by the homage.

58 Item, by the custome, the homage do yeerelie vse at the generall Court hol­den after Lowe Sunday, to elect and chuse out of the hamlets within euirie of the said Mannours, certaine customary Tenaunts to be driuers and viewers of the wasts and cōmons of the said Man­nours or of either of them for one whole yeere, which haue authoritie by the said Custome to driue the commons at anie time when they finde it surcharged, and to impound the Cattell by them so ta­ken, and no other so to driue the saide common, then the persons so chosen as aforesaide.

59 Item, if by their driuing the Sur­charging cannot be remedied, then they ought to informe the Homage thereof at the next Court, that they may amer­ce thoffenders, whether the saide offen­ders be Tenaunts or no Tenaunts, and [Page] also to put a paine or an amerciamēt vpō their heades, that they shall not likewise offend.

60 Item, if the said driuers receiue by the said poundages any more mony then they spend in their trauel, the rest shalbe imployed to the Scowring of the com­mon sewers, which be vpō the said wast grounds & commons, & laying of bridges ouer the saide common sewers, and shall make their accompt in that behalfe to y ^e homage at the general court, whē y ^e yere for which they were chosen shall expire.

61 Item, by y ^e custome of the said Man­nors & of either of them, the coppieholde & customary tenaunts haue vsed to make byelawes at their general courts when ned haue so required, which custome shal be cōtinued & the said bylawes so by thē made, shall binde all the Coppiehold Te­tauns of the said Mannours or of either of them, so the same bee not contrarie to the true meaning of these Articles.

62 Item, by the custome of the said man­nors & of either of thē, tenaunts in taile of [Page] customarie Lands and tenements may suffer common recoueries within y ^e said seuerall Mannors, with single or double vouchers, or by agremēt forfait the said Lands and Tenements into the Lords hande for the cutting of the estate tayle, which custome by these Articles shall hauc still continuaunce, and that such re­coueries & forfaitures are & shalbe good by the saide custome to barre the said in­taile.

Sealed and deliuered in the presence of Edmond Poley, Iohn Lany, Thomas Wa­kelin, Thomas Kent, Wil­liam Onslow, Iohn Iermy.