Abstract | East Mersea Book: THOMAS ABELL (finger pointing)
(Essex Record Office. Document reference: D/DRc M12)
Transcriber: Trevor Hearn 19th October 2020
There is a translation to Modern English further down the page
1 | H.6.25/ | It is inRouled that Rauf martill senn[ior] w[hi]ch held of the L[ord] to him & his |
2 | | heyers in Feo[ffment] etc / one Tenement & iij acres Land Custom[er]ie |
3 | | w[it]h the Apurtnances with one marshe Custom[er]ie to the same tene[me]nt |
4 | | belonginge, sum[m]tyme Galfrye Atte Stone: etc / To the use of |
5 | | Raufe the sonn[e] of John martyll / & others to the full |
6 | | fyllinge of the Last wyll of the sayd Raufe martell thelder etc. |
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7 | H.8.5: | p[re][se]nta[tum] that Matild Aldwyn lat the wyf of John Tymeot whiche |
8 | | of the Lord held to hir & hir heyers at will of the Lord etc : a mesuage |
9 | Grossum[m] | and one acre of Land Custum[er]ie w[it]h the Apurt[ena]nces called Samaunes |
10 | | xijd dyed befor this cou[er]t therof sole seazed. And that Thomas Tymeot |
11 | Samons | is sonn & next heyer unto the said Matild & John w[hi]ch is hear |
12 | | in Cou[er]te & craveth to be Admitted: And because it Apereth etc |
13 | | he is Admitted therof tenant. To hould to him his heyers & assignes. At |
14 | | will of the Lord acordinge etc by the aunshiant rents etc |
15 | | & payeth his F[i]n[e] & Fealt[y] |
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16 | H.8.9. | ad hanc curi[am] : cometh Tho: Tymeot & doeth fealtye for one tene[me]nt |
17 | | and one acre of Land called Samansacre w[hi]ch he had after |
18 | Fin ijs | the death of Matilda his mother and renteth by the yeare |
19 | | to the Lorde iiijd and houldeth by copie of Cou[er]te / etc |
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20 | H.8.26 | It is p[re]sented t[ha]t Tho: Abell Clark who of the Lord held to him & his heyers |
21 | | etc : One Tenement \cust[u]m[erie]/ & certayn Lands Cust[u]m[erie] w[it]h thapp[urtenances] Called
| 22 | treson | Stone Land; whoe befor this cou[er]t was Accused and by Acte |
23 | | of p[ar]lament Convictd of Treason. etc. Agaynst o[ur] sov[er]aign Lord |
24 | | the Kynge, and for that cause he is in the Tower of London |
25 | | in prison: And that he hath Forff[eit] into the hands of the L[ord]: |
26 | | his Lands & tenements Custom[er]ie aforsayd which ware |
27 | | valued by the yeare in all p[ro]ffit[es] besydes all rents services and |
28 | | Customs therof etc xxs which is comanded to be Seazed, etc |
29 | | And the sayd Issues to be payed to the L[ord]: etc |
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30 | Eliz: i | And in the First year of Quene Elizabeth it was by hir Ma[jes]ties |
31 | | especiall warrant to hir Stiward of this mann[er] directed |
32 | | It was agayne restored to Jo[hn] Abell his Brother. etc |
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33 | | And at the same Cou[er]t the sayd Jo: sould & Surr[endrered] the same to Miche[al] |
34 | | middellton: etc. |
Modern English Translation - Page 1
Transcriber: Trevor Hearn 19th October 2020
1 | H.6.25 [Note 1] | It is enrolled that Ralf Martill, senior, who held from the lord for himself and his |
2 | | heirs in feoffment [Note 2] etc. one tenement [Note 3] and 23 acres of customary [ Note 4] land |
3 | | with the appurtenances [Note 5] and one customary marsh belonging to the same tenement, |
4 | | known as Galfrye Atte Stone, etc., to the use of |
5 | | Ralf, the son of John Martill and to others, fulfilling |
6 | | the last will of Ralf Martill, senior. |
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7 | H.8.5 [Note 6] | It is presented: That Maltida Aldwyn, lately the wife of John Tymeot, who |
8 | | held from the lord for herself and her heirs, at the will of the lord, etc. a messuage [Note 7] |
9 | | and one acre of customary [Note 8] land with the appurtenances called Samans, |
10 | | died before this court, being the sole legal posessor of that property. Thomas Tymeot, |
11 | | the son and next heir of the said Matilda and John, is present |
12 | | in court and desires to be admitted to the tenancy. As the claim appears valid |
13 | | he is granted the tenancy to be held by him, his heirs and assignees, at |
14 | | the will of the lord and upon payment of the established rents, |
15 | | payment of the fee and swearing an oath of loyalty to the lord. |
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16 | H.8.9 [Note 9] | To this court comes: Thomas Tymeot and swears an oath of loyalty for one tenement |
17 | | and one acre of land known as Samans Acre which was transferred to him after |
Modern English Translation - Page 2
18 | | the death of his mother, Matilda, and pays annual rent |
19 | | of 4 pence to the lord holding it by copy of the court agreement. |
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20 | H.8.26 [Note 10] | It is presented that Thomas Abell, priest, who held from the lord for himself and his heirs |
21 | | one customary tenement and certain customary lands with the appurtenances known as |
22 | | Stone Land, before this court was accused, and by Act |
23 | | of Parliament convicted, of treason against our sovereign lord, |
24 | | the King; and for that cause he is imprisoned in the Tower of London. |
25 | | He has forfeited to the lord |
26 | | his customary land and tenements aforesaid which were |
27 | | valued for profits, rents, services and |
28 | | customs at a total annual amount of 20 shillings; this property is to be confiscated |
29 | | and the said amounts are to be paid to the lord. |
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30 | Elizabeth 1 [Note 11] |
31 | | special warrant addressed to her steward of this manor |
32 | | the property was restored to John Abell, brother of Thomas. |
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33 | | At the same court hearing, the said John Abell sold and transferred the property to Michael |
34 | | Middleton. |
Note 1 This is the 25th year in the reign of King Henry VI which equates to 1446-47 depending on the exact date
Note 2 Feoffment is the act of granting a fee (the area of jurisdiction of a lord of the manor) in trust; a gift or conveyance in fee of land; or the deed conveying the grant
Note 3 Tenement is a holding consisting of a house and land
Note 4 Customary land is land which is owned by indigenous communities and administered in accordance with their customs, as opposed to statutory tenure
Note 5 An appurtenance was common land which was attached (in fact though not quite in legal theory) to a house, rather than to ancient arable land.
Note 6 This is the fifth year of the reign of King Henry VIII, i.e. 1513-14
Note 7 A messuage is a dwelling house and its appurtenances, i.e. outbuildings, garden, and in some instances land (Source:
The Local Historian's Glossary of Words and Terms by Joy Bristow.
Note 8 Customary designates a system of landholding by manorial or other custom, typically requiring the tenant to render
services periodically to his or her lord
Note 9 The ninth year of the reign of Henry VIII i.e. 1517-18
Note 10 The 26th year of the reign of King Henry VIII i.e. 1534-35
Note 11 The first year of the reign of ELizabeth I i.e. 1558
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