ENTRIES ON COURT ROLLS.

(A)

TITLE OF COURT.

462.-General Title.

MANOR OF A GENERAL [special] court baron and customary

S court [of

in and for the said manor, on

,

lord of the said manor], holden

the day of

in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty BEFORE A. B., gentleman, steward there [or before C. D., gentleman, deputy steward of A. B., gentleman, chief steward there.]

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Sworn.

(B)

463.-Entry at subsequent Court, of Reference to Admission before Lord.

AT this court it is certified by the said steward, that on the day of last, [W. W.] of [W.] in the county of [S. Esqre.] was admitted tenant out of court, before the lord of this manor, on the absolute surrender of [J. B.] and [L.] his wife, to certain hereditaments in the said surrender and entry of the said admission on the court rolls of this manor described, as by the said entry of the said admission more fully appears.

(C)

464.-Entry of Proclamations on Death; precept to seize, and return of seizure.

Death presented and first proclamation.-[Also,] AT this court the homage thereof do present that A. B., a copyhold tenant of this manor, died since the last general court baron

or customary court holden for this manor, seised of certain hereditaments and premises holden of this manor by copy of court roll; WHEREUPON at this court the first proclamation is made for the heir of the said A. B., or such other person or persons as claim right or title to the hereditaments and premises whereof he so died seised, to come into court and take admittance thereto, otherwise the same will be seized into the hands of the lord of this manor, for want of a tenant. But no one cometh to be admitted; Therefore, at the next court, let the second proclamation be made, &c.

465.-Second Proclamation.

ALSO, at this court the second proclamation is made❝for the heir of A. B., or such other person or persons as claim right or title to the hereditaments and premises, holden by copy of court roll of this manor, whereof he lately died seised [iƒ admission has been taken to part, add " and to which admission has not been taken"], to come into court and take admittance thereto, otherwise the same will be seized into the hands of the lord of this manor, for want of a tenant. But no one cometh to be admitted." Therefore at the next court let the third proclamation be made, &c.

466.-Third Proclamation, and Award of Seizure.

ALSO, at this court the third proclamation is made, &c., [adding the parts within inverted commas in second proclamation.] AND THEREUPON at this court seizure is awarded, and a precept is issued under the hand and seal of the steward of this manor to R. S., the bailiff of this court and manor, and he is thereby directed that he seize into the hands of the lord of this manor the hereditaments and premises holden of this manor by copy of court roll; and whereof the said A. B. died seised as aforesaid [if admission has heen taken to part, add "and to which admission has not been taken",] in the mean time and until some person or persons come into court and take admittance thereto; and that he make a return to the said precept at the next general court baron or customary court to be holden for this manor.

467.-Form of the precept to seize quousque.

The manor of

Woodbridge late Priory

in the county of Suffolk.

To Robert Stevenson, bailiff of the courts of the said manor.

WHEREAS public proclamation has been made at three several general courts baron and customary courts, holden for the said manor, on the

day of

the day of and this day of for any person or persons claiming right or title to the hereditaments and premises holden by copy of court roll of this manor, whereof A. B. lately died seised, to come into court and take admittance thereto. AND forasmuch as no one hath come to take up and be admitted to [if admission taken to part, say "certain of"] the said hereditaments and premises, IT is commanded and ordered that you [Robert Stevenson] do seize, and you are hereby authorized and required to seize into the hands of the lord of the said manor, ALL and singular the said hereditaments and premises of which the said A. B. so died seised [and to which admission has not been taken] in the mean time and until some person or persons shall take admittance thereto; and that you do make return to this precept at the next general court baron or customary court to be holden in and for this manor.

Given under my hand and seal the the year of our lord 183

day of

in

R. R.,

(L. S.)

Steward of the said inanor.

468.-Bailiff's Return to be endorsed.

By virtue of the within precept I have, in the presence of I. K. and L. M., copyhold tenants of the said manor, seized the within mentioned lands and premises into the hands of the lord, as commanded by the said precept.

R. S. Bailiff.

469. Entry of Bailiff's return.

ALSO, at this court [Robert Stevenson], the bailiff of the courts of this manor, returns that by virtue of a precept to him for that purpose directed at the last general court baron and customary court held for this manor, he has seized into the hands of the lord of this manor, All and singular the hereditaments and premises holden of this manor by copy of

court roll whereof A. B. lately died seised [if admission taken to part, and to which admission has not been taken'], in the mean time and until some person or persons shall take admittance thereto, as by the said precept he was commanded.

(D)

470.-Presentment of Surrenders (absolute or conditional), proclamations, &c., on absolute surrenders.

with

Presentment of Surrender.-ALSO, at this court it is certified by the said steward, and presented by the homage of this court, that since the last general court baron or customary court holden for this manor, namely, on the

day of last, A. B., of, &c., &c. [copying surrender, but making it in the past tense instead of the present.]

471.-First Proclamation.

[If an absolute surrender, and no one comes to be admitted, add at the bottom]

WHEREUPON at this court the first proclamation is made for the said C. D., to come into court and take admittance to the said hereditaments and premises so surrendered to his use as aforesaid, otherwise the same will be seized into the hands of the lord, according to the custom of this manor, until admissoin be taken thereto, &c. But he cometh not; Therefore at the next court let the second proclamation be made, &c.

472.-Second Proclamation.

ALSO, at this court the second proclamation is made "for C. D., to come into court and take admittance to the hereditaments and premises surrendered to his use by A. B., otherwise the same will be seized into the hands of the lord, according to the custom of this manor, until admission be taken thereto, &c. ; but he cometh not;" Therefore at the next court let the third proclamation be made, &c.

473.-Third Proclamation.

ALSO at this court the third proclamation is made, &c. [parts within " " in second proclamation] ; THEREFORE at this court seizure is awarded, and [Robert Stephenson], the bailiff of this court, is commanded by a precept under the hand and seal of the said steward, that he do seize the hereditaments and premises so surrendered to the use of the said A. B., in the mean time and until the said A. B., shall come into court and take admittance thereto; and that he make return to the said precept at the next general court baron or customary court to be holden for this manor.

THE MANOR OF
W. P.

in the county of S.

474.-Precept.

To [R. S.] bailiff of the courts of the said manor.

day of

WHEREAS public proclamation hath been, according to the custom of the said manor, made at three several general courts baron and customary courts held for the said manor, on, &c., &c., and on this for C. D. to come into court and take admission to the hereditaments and premises holden of this manor by copy of court roll, and surrendered to his use by A. B.; AND forasmuch as he hath not come to take up and be admitted to the said hereditaments and premises, according to the custom of this manor, IT IS commanded and ordered that you R. S. do seize, and you are hereby authorised and required to seize into the hands of the lord of the said manor, the hereditaments and premises so surrendered by the said A. B. to the use of the said C. D., in the mean time and until the said C. D. shall come into court and take admittance thereto; and that you do make return to this precept at the next general court baron or customary court, to be held in and for this manor.

Given under my hand and seal this

day of

, in

(L. S.)

Steward of the said manor.