ways, and means in all things shall be taken, for the recovery of the said fine, as is before agreed in the case of fines of widows after the decease of their said husbands.

Provided always, that every widow that hath married, or shall marry, before an act of Parliament shall be passed for confirmation of these presents, without leave of the lord of the said manor, by which marriage, according to the former custom of the manor, she or they ought to forfeit their said customary lands and tenements, she, they, or her and their husband or husbands. shall pay unto the lord of the said manor two years' full value of all such customary lands and tenements as she, and they, and their said second husband do hold and enjoy, or were admitted unto, in right of their said wives, with deductions as aforesaid.

The first payment of which fine shall be within three months before mentioned, and so every succeeding half year, after the said three months, one full fourth part of the said fine, until the said fine shall be fully paid. And that the lord, by his bailiff or

other officer, shall have and take in all things, such remedy, ways, and means for the recovery of the same fine or fines, by way of distraining upon the said lands and tenements, and selling the distress; and the lord to hold all the said lands and tenements so long for want of distress to be found thereupon, as in the case of fines upon descent or surrender, as is before agreed.

Provided always, that the husband of every customary tenant in dower, and the wife of every customary tenant by the courtesey, who is or shall be married to such tenant in dower, or by the courtesey, before these presents shall be confirmed by an act of Parliament, and surviving his wife or her husband shall hold the said customary lands and tenements, which said customary tenant in dower, or by the courtesy, holdeth or shall hold, so long as he or she continue unmarried, according to the old and ancient custom of the said manor, any thing in these presents to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

It is also agreed, that the executors and

administrators of any copyholder or customary tenant, shall have, hold, and enjoy the customary or copyhold lands and tenements of which such copyholder or customary tenant shall die possessed, (plain mead and fallow excepted,) for the space of one month next after the death of such customary tenant, and no longer*.

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And it is hereby further agreed, that it shall and may be lawful to and for any lord or lords of the said manor to grant any his or their demesne lands or tenements unto any person or persons whatsoever, by copy of court roll, for life or lives, in fee simple or fee tail, according to the custom of the said manor, any usage or custom to the contrary thereof notwithstanding†.

* See my Gilb. 320. and post. Cust. of Berkeley. + See my Copyh. 36.

No. V.

CUSTOMS OF THE MANOR OF MAYFIELD,

IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX.

FIRST, that the beadle shall present all alienations made of copyhold, during his beadlewick; if he do not, and know of it, he shall be amerced: if the said alienations be hid by the buyers or sellers, the lord may seize, and then the buyer thereof shall make ffine according to the default*.

2dly. Also, the beadle hath authority to take the surrender of all copyhold lands within his beadlewick, of every tenant lying in extreams†, so that he present it at the next court after the death of the tenant, or else to stand void.

3dly. Also, the beadle hath authority to

* Vid. post. Cust. of Framfield, Art. 3.

+ My Copyh. [68]. [77]. Post. Cust. of Framf. Art. 4.

present, if any tenant make lease of yard lands by indenture, without licence from the lord; if any so do after presentment thereof made, the steward shall give warning by scire ffac. to the party, to shew why his lands ought not to be seized. And he shall make ffine to the lord according to con science, after the manner of his offence*.

4thly. Also, the tenants within the said manor may make lease by indenture of their serte lands, for term of years, without licence of the lordt.

5th. Also, the beadle is bound to answer for all herriotts, amerciaments, waifs, straies, and other profits of the court, and to levy all manner of rents leviable, both free and copy, within his beadlewick, and shall be allowed for the lands that are in the lord's hands, and yield a true account at his auditt‡.

* Vid. post. Cust. of Framf. Art. 5.

† Ibid. Art. 6 § 7.

‡. Ibid. Art. 9.