. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. grind theircorn at the manor mill, to give service in harvest time, to pay certain rentsin poultry, and to pay a heriot on the death of the tenant, and a fine of oneor two years rent on the renewal of the tenancy, Whether any oppressionwas or was not committed by the Lords does not concern us now. If so,from the violence of the petitioners language we should conclude that it wasgrossly exaggerated. Our object is simply to shew that tenure in villenagecontinued down to the latter half of the 17th century, and, notwithstan
. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. grind theircorn at the manor mill, to give service in harvest time, to pay certain rentsin poultry, and to pay a heriot on the death of the tenant, and a fine of oneor two years rent on the renewal of the tenancy, Whether any oppressionwas or was not committed by the Lords does not concern us now. If so,from the violence of the petitioners language we should conclude that it wasgrossly exaggerated. Our object is simply to shew that tenure in villenagecontinued down to the latter half of the 17th century, and, notwithstandingthe petitions, Cromwell refused to abolish them, but affirmed by a specialAct that all rents certain, and heriots due to mesne lords or other private per-sons should be paid, (See Archceological Review, Vol, I. p, 444.) The statusof villans in (yross or villans regardant had fallen into disuetude long beforethis time, but many of the services here complained of, such as grinding atthe manor mill, payments of poultry and heriots have continued to our owntime.— Parish of Bkookthorpe. 367 messuage or tenement called the Mannor House with allbuildmgs, dove-houses, gardens, and orchards : Little Goclwyns,Luffley, the Plack, Stonylands, Berryfields, AVhitehill, RodleyMead, Cowleasowes, Gilsmore, Far Bradley, 17 acres arable inWickfield, ttc: these lands being parcels of the scite of theMannor of Brokesthrope and Haresconibe ; except two messuagesand lands demised to Thomas Lysons for the lives of Sylvanus,Mary, and Elizabeth his children; Grand Leaze, Grand Ley-stalls, Buckmead, 10 acres in Avrfield, Dockworth, Demesne landslying in Grandley, Goodingworth, Ashenstabling, Shortborne,Edg\\-orth and Monkenfield, in the parishes of Brokethrop andHarescombe rent, Grandleaze, <£2 , Demesne lands, £1 lis. 13s. 4d. heriot. Except, also, lands demised to Rowland^Yood, of Brockthrop, Gentleman, viz., Perry Close, Grove, Har-nells, Windowes Orchard, Isibletts Harnells
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