FREE TENANTS.-William, son of Ralph, a Knight, holds from the lord 18 acres, by paying thence, yearly, at Easter, 18d., and at the feast of St. Michael, 18d.

Henry of Latheley holds from the lord, 50 acres of land, by paying thence, yearly, at Easter, 21d., and at the feast of St. Michael, 21d. And he is bound to attendance at the court.

John of Lystone holds from the lord in Borley, 40 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow, by paying therefrom, yearly, at the feast of St. Michael, 6d. for all services.

William Joy holds from the lord one messuage and 20 acres of land, and 2 acres of meadow, and a half acre of pasture, by paying therefrom, yearly, at the feast of St. Michael, 12d. And he is bound to attendance at court.

Hugh at Fen holds from the lord, 6 acres of land, and a half acre of meadow, and a rood of pasture, by paying thence, yearly, at the aforesaid two periods, 2s. 9d. And he is bound to attendance at court.

Reginald Crummelond holds from the lord, 12 acres of land, by paying thence, annually, 10s. And he is bound to

attendance at court.

William le Yachter holds from the lord in the demesne and in service 2 acres of land and a half acre of meadow by paying thence yearly at Easter and at the feast of St. Michael in equal portions, 7d. And he is bound to attendance at

court.

MOLMEN. The tenants of the land of Simon of Aunsel, viz., John Aunsel holds 1 cottage and I rood of land; Roger at Remete, 4 acres and 3 roods of land; Richard Gakoun, 2 acres of land; William Oslock, 1 acre of land; Augustus, the clerk, 2 acres and a half of land; Walter Morel, 3 acres of land; Dennis Rauf, I rood of meadow. And they pay thence yearly, that is to say at Easter, 9d., and at the feast of St. Michael, 9d., and at the Purification, of Unthiel, 25. 234d., and at Christmas a hen of the price of 11⁄2d. And they will provide two men to reap for one

bedrepe in autumn at the will of the lord with the lord's food, as is explained below. The price of each service is 2d. And they are bound to attendance at court.

William Oslock holds from the lord i messuage and 20 acres of land and 1 rood of meadow by paying thence yearly at the aforesaid two periods, 4s.; and of Unthiel at the Purification of the Blessed Mary, 2s. 234d.; and at Christmas, I hen of the price of 11⁄2d. And he must reap in autumn for one bedrepe by means of two men at the food of the lord as above. And he owes merchet, and he is bound to attend

ance at court.

Total rent of assize of the period of St. Michael S. from free tenants,

d.

9

8

Item,

5

Total of the period of the Purification, of Unthield, yearly,

CUSTOMARY TENANTS.-Walter Johan holds from the lord in villenage one messuage and 10 acres of land by paying thence yearly at the festival of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, of Hunthield, 4s. 51⁄2d.; and at Easter, 201⁄2d.; and at the feast of St. Michael, 261⁄2d.; and at the feast of Christmas, I hen and a half, the hen being of the price of

d. And from the feast of St. Michael (September 29) to the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula (August 1) in each week 3 works with one man without the food of the lord, the price of a work being 1⁄2d., three weeks being excepted, that is to say, Christmas week, Easter week and Whitsuntide, in which they will not work unless it is absolutely required by the necessity for binding the grain in autumn and for carrying hay. And he shall plough with his plough, whether he has to join or not, 4 acres of the land of the lord without the food of the lord, the price of

each acre being 54d., of which 2 acres are to be in the season for planting wheat and 2 for oats. And he shall carry

the manure of the lord of the manor with his horse and cart at the food of the lord; that is, each day a loaf and a half of rye bread, of the size of 40 loaves to the quarter, and to weed the grain of the lord so long as there shall be any weeding to be done, and it shall be reckoned in his services. And he ought to mow the meadow of the lord; that is to say, I acre and the third part of an acre, according to suitable measure. And it will be reckoned in his services, that is for each acre, 3 works.

And it is to be known that whenever he, along with the other customary tenants of the vill, shall mow the meadow of Rainholm, they shall have, according to custom, 3 bushels of wheat for bread and 1 ram of the price of 18d., and 1 jar of butter, and I cheese next to the best from the dairy of the lord, and salt and oatmeal for their porridge, and all the morning milk from all the cows of the whole dairy at that time. And he shall toss, carry and pile the said acre and a half of hay, and shall carry it to the manor, and it will be reckoned in his works. And he shall have for each work of mowing as much of the green grass, when he shall have mowed it, as he shall be able to carry on the point of his scythe. And when he has carried the said hay he shall have, at the end of the said carrying, the body of his cart full of hay. And he shall reap in autumn from the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula (August 1) to the feast of St. Michael (September 29) through the whole autumn, 24 works, without food from the lord, the price of one work being id. And he shall carry the grain of the lord and pile it, and it shall be accounted for in his works. And he shall have as often as he carries, one bundle called the mensheaf; and he shall haul with his horse twelve leagues around the manor as much as the weight of 2 bushels of salt or of 3 bushels of wheat, of rye, of peas, or of beans; and of oats, 4 bushels. And he ought to go for the said grain and

bring it to the granary of the lord with the aforesaid horse and his own sack. And he shall have as often as he hauls as much oats as he is able to measure and carry in the palm of his hand three times. And if he shall not have carried he is not to give anything, but there will be appointed in the place of each carrying one work of the price of a half penny. And he shall give aid and must attend the court. And he shall give merchet on the marriage of his daughter, at the will of the lord.

The same Walter holds one toft which contains 2 acres of land. And he shall perform in each week, from the feast of the Trinity to the first of August, 2 works, the price of a work being a half penny. And for a half toft in each week during the same period, I work, the price as above. And from the first of August to the feast of St. Michael in each week, I work and a half, without the food of the lord, the price of a work being 1d. And he shall have a bundle called the tofsheaf, as large as he is able to bind in a band cut off and not uprooted nor extracted from the earth along with its roots.

Richard at Mere holds from the lord in villenage 20 acres of land by paying yearly of Unthield at the feast of the Purification, 4s. 51⁄2d.; and at Easter, 16d., and at the feast of St. Michael, 17d., and at Christmas, one hen of the price as above. And he shall work from the feast of St. Michael to the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, in each week, like Walter Johan. And he shall plough, carry manure, weed the grain, mow the meadow, toss, pile and carry to the manor, reap in autumn, haul, and perform all other services just as the aforesaid Walter Johan. And he shall give aid and merchet and make service at court.

The same Richard holds one toft, and he performs from the feast of the Trinity to the first of August in each week 2 works, the price as above; and from the feast of the first of August to the feast of St. Michael, each week I work, without the food of the lord, the price being id.

Robert Ernald holds from the lord in villenage 20 acres of land by paying and performing all services and customs in all things, just as the said Richard at Mere. And he shall give merchet and aid, and shall make suit at the court. And he holds a toft from the lord and does in each and all things like the said Richard at Mere.

Maud Davy holds from the lord in villenage 10 acres of land by paying and doing in all things just as the said Richard at Mere; and also for her toft as the said Richard, and she will give aid and make merchet and attendance at court.

Philip the Reeve holds from the lord in villenage 10 acres of land, paying yearly at the Purification of the Blessed Mary of Unthield, 25. 234d.; and at Easter 8d.; and at the feast of St. Michael 8d.; and at Christmas one hen of the price of id. And he shall plow, carry manure, weed the grain, mow the meadow, scatter and pile. And he shall do all other services by the half as the land of the aforesaid Richard at Mere. And he shall give merchet and make attendance at court.

The same Philip holds one toft and performs for it all the services as the aforesaid Richard at Mere, also attendance at the court.

Dennis Rolf holds from the lord in villenage 10 acres of land, by paying and doing in rent and all other services like the said Richard at Mere. And for one toft which he holds he will do in all things just as the said Richard. And the same Dennis holds 1 acre of land by paying yearly 12d. at the feast of Easter, and of St. Michael in equal portions.

Peter at Cross holds from the lord in villenage 10 acres of land by paying thence and performing rent and other customs and services as the aforesaid Philip the Reeve. And for one toft which he holds he does in all things as the same Philip, and does suit at the court.

Edmund Nel holds from the lord in villenage 10 acres of land by paying yearly and performing all services as the