A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

fee, that they may do homage and sewte to my lord, a-cordyng to the custom of this lordscheppe.

Also ȝe schall enquere ȝef ony man hath [folio 53a] bowt or sold ony bond lond sythe ye last corte, or be for, and hath nowte be presentyd, present yt [MS. has presentyd.] nowe.

Also ȝe schall enquere ȝef ony man or woman hath ocupyed ony of my lordys demen landys, medowis, or pastures, with owte lysens of the lord or of his offeser, or ony bond lond after tyme it hath be sesyd be the omage of ye corte in to my lordys hande, do us to wet, how it is, and how longe he hath ocupyed it so, and of what walew it is be yer, be the othe that ye haue made.

Also ȝef ther be ony man hath lete ony bond lond to ferme for terme of lyffe, or for terme of yerres, with owte lysens of the lord and fynne-makyng in the corte, do us to wete ther-of and of ther namys.

Also ye schall enquere ȝef ony man hath alyenyd ony bond lond be chartre or crafte for terme of lyff or for terme of yerys, the wheche here-after may be in preiudyce to my lorde or hurtyng to his eyurs in tyme cummyng.

Also ȝe schall enquere yef ony bond mane [folio 53b] or bond womane of blood of this lordscheppe be dwelyng ouȝte of this lordscheppe with ouȝt lycens of my lord or chewache [Chewache, i.e., chevage or chiefage, head or poll money, paid by the bond man or woman in sign of the link between lord and tenant, of right due from the tenant, and of protection due from the lord.] paying yerly of record in the Cort Rollys, do us to wet how it is.

Also ȝe schall enquere ȝef ony bond manne of