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A History of the County of Gloucester
… to Westminster Abbey, which held a twice-yearly court leet at Plaistow in Deerhurst, of which rolls survive, with …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The lord then claimed the view of frankpledge, and a court leet and baron met irregularly and infrequently to deal with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the sale of cattle: the market-place is spacious. Courts leet and baron are held on Lady-day and Michaelmas-day. The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… but upheld in the 17th century. 59 No record of the court leet is known to survive, and none of a court baron except … Bayly's successor, John Eckly, was said to hold the court leet c. 1710. 61 The inhabitants built a church house c. 1510 …
A History of the County of Hertford
… termed, elected at the abbot of Westminster's court-leet, and there have been separate churchwardens and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… they exercised at Wheathampstead the right to hold courts-leet, courts-baron and views of frankpledge; they were quit … their tenants were, however, always subject to the court-leet and view of frankpledge of the abbot. The tenants of … trying to bring the rector within the view of his court-leet, presenting him for obstructing a way in the rectory …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the residence of the Lathoms, is now a farmhouse. A court leet is annually held. The vicarial tithes have been commuted …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… p. The Bishop of Hereford is lord of the manor, and courts leet and baron are periodically held in an ancient episcopal … to any amount takes place every third Monday, and a court leet at Michaelmas. The powers of the county debt-court of … the affairs of the town, and presides at courts baron and leet held in October, at the townhall, which is the …
A History of the County of Essex
… allowing mangy horses to pasture on the common. 5 Courts leet ceased c. 1735. Courts baron continued, their business …