Archive for November 2014
Manorial term of the day – “Heriot”…
“Heriot” a death duty, normally the best beast, levied by the manorial lord on the estate of a deceased tenant.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Herbage”…
“Herbage” permission to pasture animals on another persons land.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Headland”…
“Headland” a ridge of unploughed land at the edge of arable strips in open fields providing access to each strip and turning place for the plough.
Read MoreOn this day 28th November, William Shakespeare…
1582 – In Stratford-Upon-Avon, William Shakespeare, and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence. At the age of 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
*Happy Thanksgiving* to our friends across the pond. Manorial Counsel enjoyed a visit to Sulgrave Manor – the home of George Washingtons ancestors, at the end of the summer. You can read all about it here > https://www.manorialcounselltd.co.uk/visit-sulgrave-manor/
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Hayward”…
“Hayward” Manorial official responsible for mainly overseeing harvest. Also known as a messor.
Read MoreManorial term of the day “Hamsoke”…
“Hamsoke” aggravated burglary.
Read MoreOn this day 24th November, Hundred years war…
1429 – Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc ( The Maid of Orléans) unsuccessfully besieges La Charite. Joan of Arc is considered a heroine of France and a Roman Catholic Saint. The Hundred years War – 1337 to 1453 the Houses of Plantagenet against the Houses of Valois.
Read MoreManorial term of the day “Glebe”…
“Glebe” the landed endowment of a parish church.
Read MoreManorial term of the day “Gersuma”…
“gersuma” a relief payable to the lord on the entry of a new tenant to a landholding
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