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of the next pannage court to present the same, and to grant and agree thereunto, that the lord by his steward may grant the same parcell of wast ground to such parties or heirs, he or she agreeing with the lord for his or their fine thereof; and the said tenant, or other person to whom any such land shall be granted, to him and his heirs, according to the custom of the said manor or beadlewick, doeing such service and paying for new assert lands, 4d. for every acre, middle assert 2d. old assert 1d. and paying such fine, herriott, and relief, as the tenauts are accustomed to pay.

32nd. And, lastly, that the right and interest of all the woods, timber, and underwoods, growing or to grow in and upon the commons or wast of the said manor or beadlewick, do appertain and belong unto the lord of the said manor or beadlewick*, and also all mines and quarries of stone.

* See Cust. of Mayf. Art. 26.

THE CUSTOMS FOR RELIEFS AND FINES:

Reliefs for old assert is 1d. per acre.

Relief for new assert is 4d. per acre.

Fine for the same is

2s. per acre.

The fines and relief for bond or yard lands, are so much per acre, according to the number of acres.

The yard of vile pays relief 14d. per acre, and quit rent is 23d. per acre, and so for all yards and lands.

No. VII.

CUSTOMS OF THE MANOR OF BERKELEY,
IN THE COUNTY OF GLOCESTER.

THE

HE customary or copyhold customs of the manor of Berkeley, and of the several branches or sub-manors, viz. Ham, Alkington, Hinton, Slimbridge, Hurst, Sages, Cam, Cowley, Canonbury, Wotton, Forren, Arlingham, Berkeley, and Wotten Burroughs, as the same have been, at several courts holden for the manor of Berkeley, presented to be antient customs therein, especially in July, 40th Elizabeth, by 92, and after by 104, and last of all by 112, of the most able customary tenants thereof, drawn together for that purpose, as followeth:

hoods and

1st. Imprimis. That estates may be As to widowgranted of any copyhold messuages or lands, herriotts. for three lives or under; and that the wife of every such copyhold tenant dyeing seized and in possession, shall, after the decease of her husband, hold the same so long as she shall live chast and unmarried, and

Lord can grant three lives.

Wast to be

presented by homage and

amerced.

that for such lands as are herriotable, the best quick beast that the tenant hath at his death, shall be paid the lord for an herriott; and if such tenant have no quick beast, then the best good which he hath shall be paid for the herriott.

2nd. Item. That the lord of the manor for the time being, being seized of any estate of inheritance or freehold thereof, may grant estates in revertion at his pleasure, to any person or persons, not exceeding three lives, to begin after the expiration of the former copy in being*, and that the same are good by the custom against those who shall have any estate afterwards in the manor.

3rd. Item. That if there be any default of reparations in any messuage or house, or if any spoil or wast be done upon the same, that it ought to be presented by the homage at the next court, and such tenant to be amerced for the same from time to time, till it be repaired and amended; and

* See my Copyh. vol. i, p. 39.

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pair.

that if any default of reparation be, and the same not presented by the homage, whereby the same falleth into decay or becometh' ruinous, that then the customary tenants of If not prethat manor shall repair the same at their mage to reown costs and charges, and that if any customary tenant fell or cut down any wood or timber, and by himself or his executors carry it away or sell the same from off the land, he shall therefore be amerced treble damagés.

take bootes without wast.

4th. Item. That all the copyholders may Tenants to take upon theyer several tenements, at all seasonable times, house bote, hedge boote, plough boote, and fire boote, without wast making; and if any wast be committed, they shall be amerced' for the same by homage.

may surren

5th. Item. That any customary or copy- First taker hold tenant for two or three lives, being der or sell. the first taker, may surrender into the hands

of the lord' or of the steward for the time being, or otherwise sell his estate*, and then

* See my Gilb. 445. No. CVII.