Scope and Content
Willington View of Frank Pledge With Court, held there Wednesday the xjo [11th] day of October in the Reign of Lord James, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, (that is to say) the seventh year over England, Scotland, France and Ireland, and forty-third Year of Scotland. Before Edward Rolfe Esquire, Steward there (1609)
Essoins: Richard Piseley, Humphrey Cartwright, John Guye, of the Community, were essoined
Plaintiffs: none none none
Constables: Thomas Shatboulte and George Fadlett, Constables, present that all is well
Sworn men: Thomas Hilles William Osmond Thomas Rossell
Thomas Cleytone Richard Rossell William Mason
Thomas Shatbolte William Balle William Brace
George Fadlett William Silbye Thomas Drable
Thomas Osmonde
Common Fines:
Who say on their oath that the residents and Inhabitants within the aforesaid view gave viijs xjd [8s 11d] to the lord as Common fine for Land-silver and Head-silver, on this day following the ancient Custom usual there.
And furthermore the aforesaid Sworn Men present on their oath that Richard xijd [12d] Rossell, John xijd [12d] Manton, William xijd [12d] Brase Kept geese and ganders within the aforesaid Manor, extra to the special terms and Against the orders and penalties therefrom put by the homage put at the last Court. Therefore, each of them forfeits xijd [12d] to the lord.
And furthermore, it is presented that William Brase permitted his seven pigs to be unringed, Against the orders and penalties therefrom put by homage put at the last Court. Therefore he forfeits to the aforesaid Lord of the Manor ijs iiijd [2s 4d]
And also they say that the Constables and the Other officials of the view presented well and concealed nothing.
Orders and penalties made and established at the end of the Court with the assent of the Lord and others there :
In primis yt is ordered and agreed uppon by the homage That no tenante or inhabitante within this Mannor shall stake or keepe any Oxen, beasts or bullocks in Dodmore, Chambers willowes, Michaelmas, Thirtie Leas, Golde furlonge, the grove heydones, Conduit Leas nor Mille Leas untill the Common Towneheard Drive uppon paine of forfeiture for every Defaulte made to the Contrary vs [5s]
Item yt is ordered that none shall keepe any Cattle in the brookefieldes or the Deanes before the feast of Pentecost next, except horses to be tyed or staked on their own ground’uppon paine of forfeiture for every default, iijs iiijd [3s 4d]
Item yt is ordered and agreed that Humfrey Carter, known as Standenige shall keepe his Cattle uppon his walleheade there and not to goe or feede elsewhere there, uppon paine of forfeiture for every default xijd [12d]
Item yt is ordered by the homage that no tenante or Inhabitante of this Mannor shall putt or [illegible] keepe any greate Cattle in the Brookefield from and after the feast of Saint Andrew thapostle [30th November] until the xxxvo [25th]day of Marche nexte followinge, uppon paine of forfeiture for every defaulte therein xijd [12d]
Item yt is ordered that no tenante or inhabitante in this Mannor shall keepe or putt any sheepe in the Stubble fields before Saint Mathewes Day [September 21st] And from Saint Mathewes day until Saint Edward’s Day [March 18th] the [sic] shall goe no further than the Deanes, uppon paine of forfeiture for every defaulte iijs iiijd [3s 4d]
Item yt is ordered that noe tenante or inhabitante of this Mannor shall, att any time of the yeare after the feast of All Saints [1st November] next Coming, suffer his hoggs or Swyne being above a quarter of a year ouled to goe unringed havinge warninge thereof given by any of the overseers of the rates. Uppon paine of forfeiture for every hogge or Swyne unringed for every time so taken iiijd [4d]
Item it is ordered by the Homage that noe tenante or inhabitante within this Mannor, or any of their servants, shall Draw their Rolles uppon any Wheat or Rye growinge in the fields of Willington. Uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence ijs [2s]
Item yt is ordered that noe tenante or inhabitante shall keepe or put any of their Cattle in the brookefield after harvest is ynned until suche tyme as yt is or shalbe agreed uppon by the most parte of the tenants and inhabitants in Willington, uppon paine of forfeiture unto the Lord for every offence made to the Contrary, xijd [12d]
Item yt is further ordered and agreed uppon by the homage that Lambs shall be accompted as sheepe every yeare att the feast of Saint Michael tharchangel [29th September] (as they have usually heretofore beene at the feast of Saint Martin the Bishop in wynter [November 11th]. And so shall be rated and accompted in number.
Item yt is further ordered that every tenante or inhabitante in this Mannor shall from time to time sufficiently ditch and trenche, or Cause to be ditched or trenched, his land end as neede shall require, uppon warninge given by his neighboure or feldreeve the field-reeve. Uppon paine of forfeiture for every lande which shall not be ditched as aforesaid
xijd [12d]
Item yt is ordered and agreed uppon that Jane Day, widowe, shall not putt, or suffer her Cattle or hogge to goe, uppon the Commons about the Mille from the feast of Thannunciation of the Virgin Saint Mary [March 25th], untill the feast of Saint John Baptiste [August 29th] following, uppon paine of forfeiture for every defaulte made to the Contrary vjd [6d]
Item yt is ordered and agreed that none shall keepe any geese att all within this Mannor, (except uppon their owne feidale ground, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence made to the Contrary xijd [12d].
Item yt is ordered that none shall keepe any byheards in the fields, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence xs [10s]
Item yt is ordered that Humfrey Cartwright, farmer of the Deanesmer of the Mannor, shall keepe his flocke iij [3] dayes in every weeke uppon Beeston Leassoe according to the ancient Custome, uppon paine of forfeiture for every defaulte iijs iiijd [3s 4d]
Item yt is ordered that none shall gleane any beanes or peases att all uppon any other man’s Lande in the fields of Willington, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence made to the Contrary ijs [2s]
Item yt is ordered that none shall gleane any wheat, rye or barley in the time of harvest uppon any other man’s grounde in the fields of Willington untill the owner of the ground have Carryed away the Croppe, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence made Contrary to this order ijs [2s]
Item yt is ordered that no tenante or inhabitante within this Mannor shall let, demise or grant his Common for sheepe or other Cattle in the Common fieldes of Willington to any estranger Dwellinge out of the Towne, So that any inhabitante or Towne-dweller will give for the Newe Common after the rate following, (viz) iijs iiijd [3s 4d] for a share of Sheepes Common at xviijd [18d] for every beast or bullocks Common and after according to that rate, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence made Contrary to this order, xs [10s]
Item yt is ordered and solemnely and fully agreed uppon by the homage afforesaid with the Consente and approbation of the lord and the residue of the tenants and inhabitants of Willington, That no Tenante or inhabitant of or in Willington shall att any tyme of the yeare keepe or put into the common fields of Willington any more sheepe, beasts, bullocks, horses or other Commonable Cattle than are sett downe and prescribed by the feidall Rates hereafter ensuynge, uppon paine of forfeiture for every offence and Defaulte therein
iijs iiijd [3s 4d]
Item yt is ordered and fully agreed uppon that if any persone or persones shall offende or breake any of the orders beforementioned That then it ymmedyateley thereupon yt shalbye, and may be, lawfull to hue for the fieldreeves or overseers of these orders or any of them to take and impounde the Cattle of such persone or personnes so offending or breaking this order and detain the same in pounde untill the persone or persones so offending or breakinge any of the orders afforesaid shall pay the usualle forfeiture of the same paine of order so broken in manner following (viz) the one halfe thereof to the Lord and the other halfe thereof to Such of the overseers or fieldreeves as shall ympound the same Cattle for the offence Committed.
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At this court: Thomas Hilles, William Silby, Thomas Rossell and Richard Titford were elected to the offices of supervisors of the orders and Bailiffs of the Fields each made Fealty and [illegible] and were sworn in.
More on the reverse, written in English
A true order made and agreed upon by the homage with the approbation of the Lord and the consent of all the residue of the tenants and inhabitants of or in this Mannor or seetes of all what everye tenante or inhabitante shall paye toward the Common fyne which is in the whole viijs xjd [8s 11d] due to be paide when the Lord holdeth his Leete … also what and how many sheep, horses, beasts and bullocks every feidall tenant or inhabitante may keepe in the Common fields of Willington for his or their feidal Messuage, Cottage Lands and tenements in Willington as followes:
Common fine sheep horses Beasts or bullocks
Thomas Cleyton 6d [vjd] 50 6 13
Thomas Hilles 11d [xjd] Vxx [100] 8 18
Thomas Shatbolte 13d [xiijd] Vxx [100] 8 21
Humfrey Cartwright 15d [xvd] CLXXX [180] 8 24
George Fadlett 6d [vjd] 50 6 13
Thomas Osmonde 4d [iiijd] 43 5 11
William Osmonde 8d [viijd] 65 7 15
Roger Rossell 2d [ijd] 10 1 4
William Balle 9d [ixd] 65 7 16
William Silbye 6d [vjd] 50 6 13
Thomas Rossell 2d [ijd] 10 1 3
Thomas Bacone 1d [jd] 5 0 2
William Mason 6d [vjd] 50 6 13
Stephen Mumford 1d [jd] 5 0 3
John Guye 1d[jd] 5 0 3
John Rogan 1d [jd] 5 0 2
John Manton 1d [jd] 6 0 3
Thomas Man 1d [jd] 5 0 2
William Brase 4d [iiijd] 42 5 11
Richard Titford 1d [jd] 5 0 2
Robert Crofte 1d [jd] 5 0 2
John Goodwine 1d [jd] 5 0 2
Richard Piseley 2d [ijd] 12 0 5
William Davye 1d [jd] 5 0 2
Thomas Drabble 3d [iijd] 25 4 9
Jane Daye, widow 1d [jd] 5 2 2
Divers widows 1d [[jd]] 5 0 2
[In English]
The surplusage of the feidal Commons over and above the Common fines is due to the Constable and other officers [who] doth collecteth the fines.