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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was changed, the reeve being replaced as accountant by a messor who was in practice a mere rent-collector. Even the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The reeve drawn from the customary tenants with a messor supervised the harvest work. Men were hired for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… irregularly. The Burdeleys manor court was electing a 'messor' in 1493, 356 and making minor regulations concerning …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… it was confiscated in 1308, then employed permanently a messor, a carter, 6 ploughmen, a shepherd, a swineherd, and a … customary tenants. The manorial staff comprised a reeve, a messor, and four others. Crops included wheat and maslin, of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 256 Edw. III. Ibid. F 70, ct. roll 19 Ric. II. e.g. ibid. messor's accts. 1112, 1314, 1415 Hen. VI. The messor or hayward was then exacting the profits of the court. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… They appointed aletasters, rent collectors, a reeve, and a messor. The court dealt with cases of assault, debt, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and a harrower for six or eight weeks in the spring, and a messor and reep-reeve for four or eight weeks in the harvest …
A History of the County of Worcester
… is not mentioned till the Dissolution, when with 'Powick Messor' it was in the hands of the Prior and convent of Great … MANOR, 123 and possibly to be identified with POWICK MESSOR, 124 was surrendered by the Earl of Lincoln to the …