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Sir Arnald Savage knight lord of the manor of Schorne on the
one part, and Sir John Cobeham lord of Cobeham, Sir William
Rikille knights, John Frenyngham, William Makenade, Sir
William Taner chaplain, the master of Cobeham college, Thomas
son and heir of Sir Reynold Cobeham of Rundale knight, William
Cobeham, John Warham, John Cristelot, Peter Randulffe,
Richard Haukesherst, John Campe, John Wy, Henry Tebaud,
John Rolffe, Peter Webbe, John Kayser, Richard Wylde, Stephen
Yonge, Richard Veysy, Robert Meller, William atte Pette, John
Smyth the elder, Thomas Davy, Agnes Broun, Simon Tatewelle,
William Bolle, Peter Carter, Richard Crystelot, Robert Scarbynge,
John Aleyne, Peter Bolle, Adam Webbe, William Newman,
Richard Smyth, John Smyth his son, William Smyth his son,
Robert Walkelyn, John Walkelyn, John Stevene, Peter Yonge,
Geoffrey Smyth, John Pastour, Richard Payne, John Turke, John
Bateman, the heirs of Peter Offam, Robert Haukes, John Pyle,
Hamon Keneworde, John Crowe in right of his wife and Richard
Philpot in right of his wife tenants of that manor of the 'Southborgh' and the 'Northborgh' on the other part. Indenture of
accord, witnessing that whereas the said tenants hold severally
of the lord by suit of his court of Schorne every three weeks, and
by the service of choosing yearly two tenants at the first court
after Michaelmas to perform the office of reeve, of whom the lord
or his steward shall choose one, and two likewise to perform the
office of bedel, of whom the lord or his steward shall choose one,
and by other services, the bedel receiving as usual for his pains,
whereas the tenants of the 'Southborgh' especially, possessing
among them 516½ acres 6⅓ 'daywerc' of land, and thereto claiming
and having common of pasture for 310 sheep, namely for every
work of 'schefwarke' and 'hardwarke' pasture for two sheep
upon the lord's soil in 'Schornewode' to their said freehold pertaining, for which also they shall in autumn reap wheat, rye or oats
upon 77½ acres of land of the lord's demesne within the manor
at the disposition of the lord or his bailiff, namely three works
for every 10 acres of their own land, whereof two are called
'schefwerke' and one 'hardwarke,' and shall take for every two
works of 'schefwerke' two sheaves of corn, and if they do them
not shall pay 8d., and for every 'hardwarke' 6d., likewise for
every 10 acres they shall thresh one quarter of wheat or pay 4d.,
shall carry (averabunt) one quarter of corn from the manor
barn to the ship in 'Schorneflete' or pay 1d. at the choice of the
lord, shall hoe for half a day in the lord's corn or pay 1d. at the
choice of the lord, and ¾d. for 'medeselvir,' and ¼d. for 'stubbulwerke,' and shall make enclosure about the manor court of 25½
perches 5 feet of wall, and whereas also all tenants in residence
and other residents within the precinct of the 'Southborgh' and
the 'Northborgh' shall come twice a year to two views of frankpledge to be holden in the manor, once after Michaelmas and
again after Easter, whereat they shall make all such presentments
as to that view pertain, and at every view, it is said, shall present
20s. for the common fine, and whereas the said works and fine
seemed to the tenants exceeding burdensome, for the sake of
peace between the parties by unanimous assent the lord has
granted to the tenants, their heirs and successors, that henceforward they shall be quit of the customs of choosing two of
their number for the office of reeve, of all custom of reeveship,
reaping of corn whatsoever of his and theirs, threshing, averaging,
hoeing, mowing, 'medeselvir,' collecting of straw and making
enclosure about the manor, and of presenting the common fine
of 40s. at the views of frankpledge, upon this condition, that the
tenants have made a joint grant and release to the lord, his heirs
and assigns, of all their estate and right of common of pasture in
'Shornewode,' that for omission of the works and customs
aforesaid the tenants of the 'Southborgh,' their heirs and
successors shall pay yearly 73s. 1d. at St. Peter's Chains for all
their lands aforesaid, to be levied by the lord's ministers, namely
every tenant of 10 acres shall pay 17d., and every tenant of
part of 10 acres in proportion, with power to the lord to distrain
for arrears, saving to the lord all other services of all his tenants,
as in fealties, reliefs, escheats, suits of court, rents etc. not above
discharged, and saving always that if any tenant being within
age or in power of another, or any tenant in fee tail may not
give consent hereto, the benefit of the services due of old time
is reserved as fully as before the date of these presents. Dated
Schorne, 13 January 8 Henry IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment by the said Arnald, John
Cobeham, William Makenade, William Tanner, the master, John
Warham, John Cristelot, Peter Randulfe, Richard Haukesherst,
John Campe, John Wy, Henry Tebaud, John Rolfe, Peter Webbe,
John Kayser, Richard Wylde, Stephen, Richard Veysy, Robert
Mellere, William atte Pette, John Smyth, Thomas, Agnes, Simon,
William Bolle, Peter Cartere, Richard Cristelot, Robert Scarbynge,
John Aleyne, Peter Bolle, Adam, William Newman, Richard
Smyth, John and William his sons, Robert Walkelyn, John
Walkelyn, John Stevene, Peter Yonge, Geoffrey, John Pastour,
Richard Payne, John Turke, John Bateman, the heirs of Peter
Offam, Robert Hauke, Hamon and Richard Philpot at Shorne 13
October this year before the prior of Rouchestre, by virtue of a
dedimus potestatem which is on the chancery file for this year. |
