FORDINGTON MANOR

Extract from UK National Archives Fordington Manor Court Roll SC 2/170/13 1600 Record of fines and Amercements Paid Links to Manor Court Rolls: 1599   1626   1644/45 ffordington     The Court here helden the ffirst daye of //                  April in the xlijth [42nd] yere of her Ma[jes]ty[s] Reigne [1600]//(1)  iijd [3d]   Richard Prower(2) for lycence of Concorde(4) wth John Bryne //  iijd [3d]   Gilbert Tucker(3) for the lyke wth Willn Winsor //  iijd [3d]   Richard Chounte for the lyke wth Thomas Eames //  iijd [3d]   John Stallington for the lyke wth Luke Bower //  iijd [3d]   Richard Prower(2) for the lyke wth Ames Pott //  iijd [3d]   John Ashe for the lyke wth Ames Pott //  iijd [3d]   Robte Bydgeood for the lyke wth John Tucker //  iijd [3d]   Robte Pettye for the lyke wth Richard RUSSELL Clerk //  vjd [6d]   Robte Bydgegood ffor sufferinge his sheepe to goe//                 in Rodmeade after yt was hayned and contrarye//                 to order//  vjd [6d]   Robte Bydgegood ffor overcharginge the pastmein//                Rodmeade wth lxxx [80] sheepe contrarye to order//                   Suma huins }                    Cur } iijs [Sum of fees = 3s] ffordington     The Lawe daye Courte there holden the xvth [15th] daye //              of April in the xlijth [42nd] yere of her Ma[jes]ty[s] Reigne [1600]//(1)  vs [5s]   The tythinge of the East for his certen fyne //  vs [5s]   The tythinge of the West for his certen fyne //  iijd [3d]   Thomas Eames  for lycence of concorde wth Roger Kete gent //  iijd [3d]   Willm Barnes Sen for the lyke wth Roger Kete gent //  iijd [3d]   Willm Churchill gent for the lyke wth John Tucker //  iijd [3d]   Willm Churchill gent for the lyke wth John Tucker //  iijd [3d]   Willm Churchill gent for the lyke wth John Tucker //  iijd [3d]   Robte Cosens for the lyke wth Willm Crymble //  iijd [3d]   John Stallington for the lyke wth Stephen Crosse //  xxs [20s]    John Cosens & Henrye Cosens ffor the fyne of a ten[amen]te//                 called a ffarthingholde to them grannted //                 uppon the decease of John Cosens their father //                 to be payed xxs [20s] at this accompt and xxs [20s] //                 at the accompt next after                   Suma huins }                    Cur } xxxjs ixd[Sum of fees = 30s 9d ] ffordington     The Courte there holden the vjth [6th] daye of Maye //                  in the xlijth [42nd] yere of her Ma[jes]ty[s] Reigne [1600]//(1)  vs [5s]    Elizabeth White vid [widow] ffor a heryott uppon the//                death of John White her husband late deceassed//                whoe helde a ten[amen]te called a whole place for //                terme of his lyfe. And by Custome of this //                Mannnor nowe due.//  iijd [3d]   Peter Chubb for lycence of concorde wth David//                Willyams Clerke//                   Suma huins }                    Cur } vs iijd [Sum of fees = 5s 3d ] ffordington     The Courte there holden the xvth [15th] daye of//                  July in the xlijth [42nd] yere of her Ma[jes]ty[s] Reigne [1600]//(1)  iijd [3d]   Richard Wylles for lycence of concorde(4) wth //                Willyams Battescombe Sen  iijd [3d]   Richard Wylles for the lyke wth Peter Savage //                   Suma huins }                    Cur } vjd [Sum of our fees = 6d ] ffordington     The Courte there holden the xxiijth [23rd] daye of//                  Septrember in the xlijth [42nd] yere of her//                  Ma[jes]ty[s] Reigne [1600]//(1)  iiijd [4d]   Phillippe ffeare }  ffor sufferinge their piggs to//  iiijd [4d]   Robte Reade     }  to goe at large contrarye to//  iiijd [4d]  Thomas Tucker }  order//  vjd [6d]    Willm Addams ffor dryvinge of his flocke over//                  the Leaze called Allhallon breache to the //                  nomber of cclxxx [280] sheepe.//  xijd [12d]  Stephen ffacye ffor sufferinge his iij [3] horses to //                  goe at large contrary to order//                   Suma huins }                    Cur } iis vjd [Sum of fees 2s 6d ] [? xxxijli xvs iijd [£32. 15s. 3d]         Suma totlis [Sum Total] xvijli xiiijs xjd [£17.14s.11d] [Signed] Georgin Francharde Seneseall ib[ide]m [in the same place] Genealogical Notes:- (1) The 42nd Regnal year for Elizabeth I ran from 17th Nov 1599 to 16th Nov 1600 (2) Richard Prower: Yeoman of Fordington who died leaving a nuncupative Will dated 8th Apr 1616 ; He held a copyhold whole place plot in Fordington Fields dated c1580. Richard's children were Roger, John and Margaret Prower. Son John buried FStG 12 Feb 1620: Johana Prower, widow, was buried FStG 3 June 1622. (3) Gilbert Tucker: Son of John Tucker and Christian Tucker. Gilbert's father John Tucker died 1588. Link to summary of John Tucker's will. Gilbert Tucker married Jane or Joanna, who was buried FStG 1 May 1604. He held a farthinghold plot in Fiordington Fields by copyhold deed dated c1591 See 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor. Gilbert Tucker buried DHT 16 August 1617. (4) 'Licence of concorde': A Legal event: In order to reach an agreed settlement in a plea and to take a final concord, one party would need to secure a licence to concord from the king. This usually required a small payment of one-half mark. It was also common for the other party in the plea to stand surety for the payment of this sum.

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