30. John Franklain is put in seisin of his father's tenement
and gives the lord 20s. for entry; pledge, Robert Serjeant.
31. Henry Cross gives the lord 4s. for license to marry;
pledge, Robert Serjeant.
32. Isabella Warin gives the lord 4s. for leave to give her
daughter Mary in marriage; pledge, John Serjeant.
33. It is presented by the whole township that Ralph le War has disseised the lord of a moiety of a hedge, whereas it had often been adjudged by award of the court that the said hedge belongs as to one moiety to the lord and as to the other to Ralph, and the said Ralph claims and takes to his use the whole to the lord's damage etc. Also they say that the said Ralph holds Overcolkescroft, which land by right is the lord's.
34. It is presented by unanimous verdict of the whole court that if anyone marries a woman who has right in any land according to the custom of the manor and is seised thereof by the will of the lord, and the said woman surrenders her right and her seisin into the hands of the lord and her husband receives that right and seisin from the hands of the lord, in such case the heirs of the woman are for ever barred from the said land and the said right remains to the husband and his heirs. Therefore let William Wood, whose case falls under this rule, hold his land in manner aforesaid. And for the making of this inquest the said William gives the lord 6s.8d.
35. The tenements of Lucy Mill are to be seized into the lord's hands because of the adultery which she has committed and the bailiff is to answer for them.
The chief pledges present that Cristina daughter of Richard Maleville has married at London without the lord's licence; therefore let the said Richard be distrained. He has made fine with 12d. Also that Alice Berde has done the same; therefore let her be distrained. Also that Robert Fountain has committed a trespass against William Gery; therefore the said Robert is in mercy; pledge, Humfrey; fine, 6d. Also that Richard Maleville has drawn blood from Stephen Gust; therefore he is in mercy; fine, 2s.
36. Geoffrey Coterel in mercy for a battery; fine, 12d.;
pledge, Adam Serjeant. 37. Geoffrey Coterel for trespass in
the hay; fine, 6d.; pledge, Alan Reaper. 38. Hugh of Senholt
in mercy for trespass in the green wood; fine, 6d.
37. Hugh Wiking in mercy for delay in doing his works; fine,
6d. Hugh Churchyard for trespass in [cutting] thorns; fine,
6d. Thomas Gold in mercy for trespass in the wood; fine,
3d.; pledge, Robert Grinder.
38. William Dun in mercy for subtraction of his works due in
autumn; fine, 2s. Avice Isaac for the same, 6d.; Hugh Wiking
for the same, 6d.; Agnes Rede in mercy for her daughter's
trespass in the corn [grain], 6d.