Feudigraphia The synopsis or epitome of surueying methodized. Anatomizing the whole corps of the facultie; viz. The materiall, mathematicall, mechanicall and legall parts, intimating all the incidents to fees and possessions, and whatsoeuer may be comprized vnder their matter, forme, proprietie, and valuation. Very pertinent to be perused of all those, whom the right, reuenewe, estimation, farming, occupation, manurance, subduing, preparing and imploying of arable, medow, pasture, and all other plots doe concerne. And no lesse remarkable for all vnder-takers in the plantation of Ireland or Virginia ... Composed in a compendious digest by W. Folkingham. G.

THE SYNOPSIS OR EPITOME OF SVR∣VEY METHODIZED. (Book 4)

SECTION .IIII. (Book 4)

How Possessions are to be valued by reason of their seue∣rall issues, Rents, Perquisites, Priuiledges and other profits, with particular respect to their Reuenewes and Reprises.

CHAP. I.

THE Valuation of Possessions consists in the due Estimate and Prizall of all Parts and Parti∣culars Essentially and Acciden∣tally thereunto belonging:* 1.1 And to the exact performance hereof both the Materiall and Legall Parts are very requisite.

This Valuation is either Reiterant or Determi∣nant.

Reiterant Valuation depends vpon the exact know∣ledge both of the Reuenewes and Reprises.

* 1.2Vnder Reuenewes (or Esplees after Ingham) I com∣prehend all and singular Rents, Seruices, Issues, and profits accrewing and renewing to the Feudist or Possi∣dent by, through or by reason of Fées and Possessions.

And these Reuenewes may be said to be Conuentu∣all and Incident.

Conuentuall Reuenewes comprize al Rents both in Esse and in Posse.

* 1.3Rents in Esse are Receipts certaine or couenanted, and payable at daies and termes limited: and they are either Proper or Improper.

* 1.4Rents Proper (whether Rent-seruice, Rent-charge, or Rent-Secke) may be for Landes, tenements, Pa∣sture, Engines, Mils, Mines, Quarries, Warrens, Fi∣shing, Fowling, Wood-sayles, Heath, Furse, Turbarie Mastage, (of Béech, Oake, Holme, &c.) Herbage, Broo∣vage, &c. And Rent-Prouision, as Beifes, Muttons, Venison, Fish, Fowle, Graine and other voluntarie reseruations vpon graunts or estates for liues or yeres.

* 1.5Rents Improper are where, of an vncertaine and ca∣sual commodity, a certaine Rent or Receipt is by con∣tract created & raised: as for Licences, Swan-markes, Profits of Faires, Markets, Courts, Customes, Tol∣lage, Pontage, Caiage, Cranage, Ferriage, Boonage, &c.

* 1.6Conuentuall Reuenewes in Posse are all issues and aduantages arising of Possessions not demised (though Rentable) and therefore necessarily valueable by Esti∣mate: as Demaine-Landes, Timber, Manuells, Wasts, &c.

CHAP. II.

* 1.7INcident Reuenewes are either profitable as Perqui∣sites, or Parallels to profits.

Perquisites may be diuided into Renouant and Dormant.* 1.8

Renouant Perquisites are Accrewments acquired by Increase and Casualty.

Increase comprehends all profits deriued from the Pregnance and Production of the Earth.* 1.9

Of the first sort are Stones, Metalline Oares and Mineralles vt supra.

Of the second sort are Wines, Pirry, Cider, Hony,* 1.10 Waxe, Bombace, Raw-silkes, Hops, Sumach, Pitch, Tarre, Campheire, Opponax, Taccamahacca, Caran∣na, Masticke, and other Gums: Likewise Drugs, as Mechoacan, Kermez, Methium, Alkanet, Agaricke, Am∣ber-Gréece, Acacia, Lignum Aloes, Sassafras, Spike∣nard, Rubarbe: Also Muske, Ciuet, Ben, Beniamin, Castoreum, Cantarides, Cocheneil, with other Simples Fruite, Rootes. And Furres as Armins, Sables, Mi∣nivers, Lewzernes, Martins, Beauers, &c.

By Casualty are intended all duties and seruices that be Appurtenant and Appendant to a Manour,* 1.11 whe∣ther it be Capitall or Non-Capitall.

Vnder Appurtenants, may be rainged all Royalties Prerogatiues, Iurisdictions, Franchises, Priuiledges,* 1.12 Liberties, Seruices, Customes, &c.

And all emoluments and aduantages deriueable from them: Perquisites of Courts; as Pleas, Fines, Amerce∣aments, Heriots, (Seruice, Custome, Couenant) Re∣leifes, Aydes, Farewels, Waiues, Estraies, Deodands, goods of Felons and Fugitiues (by speciall graunt) cō∣morant in the Manour, Forfeitures, Escheates, Wards (in Non-age, Idiocy Lunacy) Marriages, Villaines, Treasure-Troue: Warrens of Birds, Conies, Hares, Commons of Pasture, Turbary, Piscarie, &c.

Appendant are Hospitalls,* 1.13 Patronages of Churches and Benefices (Valuable not in contriuing commodi∣ties by Church-Chaffering, but equiualent in validitie

by reason of the priuiledge of electing or presenting a worthy Clarke, (who must be Idoneus) to succéede and supply the vacancie of the Church) Also Common of Fishing, of Estouers, of Vicinage.

* 1.14Dormant Perquisites are such things as are euer prest and ready at the instant commaund and pleasure of the Lord; as Villaines & Neifes, which are alwayes saide to be Regardant to a Manour.* 1.15 And to this place may also be indifferently referred Salt Naturall, Sande, Grauell, Marle, Earth and such other thinges as are al∣waies disposeable by the Possident for deriuing an im∣mediate profit or Reuenewe.

So much for Perquisites: Parallels ensue.

CAP. III.

* 1.16BY Parallels I intend all pursuites of wilde Game, which for moderate exercise of the body and delight full refection of the minde, are held in priuate estéeme of Pursuite, or in valueable validity of the Purchase of the Pray, equiualent to profitable Accrewments. And they are either Generous, as Hunting and Hawlking: Or Plebeious, as Fishing and Fowling.

It is therefore not impertiment to the purpose to in∣timate what seuerall Games are vsually found within the Precincts and Priuiledges of the Plot or Fée, and how the Countrie is accommodated for Chace, View, Flight, &c.

* 1.17For Hunting, Record what Beasts of the Forrest there be, and how frequent: as the Hart, the Hinde, the Hare, the Boare, the Woolfe: Of the Chace, Buckes, Does, Foxes, Martrones, Roes: In like manner what Beauers, Badgers, Otters, Wilde-Cats.

* 1.18First for Hawlking: Fowles of Warren, as Fesant

and Partridge: then the Elke, bustard, Heron, Mallard, Ducke, Teale, Heath-Cocke, Rayle, Rock-doue, Pie, Black-bird, Thrush.

Fishing is either in Fresh-waters; as for Samon,* 1.19 Trout, Carpe, Pike, Manat, Breame, Barbell, Tench, Perch, Cheuin, Dace, Roach, Ruffin, Eeles, Lampreys Gudgeon, Minnowes, Crea-fish.

Or in Seas and other Salt-waters, for the Sturgi∣on, Turbot, Porpuis, Seale, Bret, Tunie, Holibut, Mullet, Rochet, Gurnets, Gilt-heade, Base, Dorce, Macheril, Whiteing, Hering, Haddock, Thornbacke, Codfish, Kéeling, Hake, Dog-fish, Horne-fish, Conger, Lampson, Bowman, Soles, Playce, Buts: the Lobstar, Crabbe, Pearle-fish, Prawne, Sea and Wood Torteise Oysters, Conchyles, Winkles, Purples, Cutle, Cal∣lough, Cockles, Muskles, Shrimps. Also for the Sea-Pike, Carpe, Troute, Breame, Tench.

Fowling may be for the Bittour, Curlewe, Mallard,* 1.20 Pyntayl, Stockard, Duck, Teal, Snipe, Shouelar, Stork Cormorant, Gaunt, Sheldrake, Cob, Oliue, Puffin, Pe∣wet, Yarwhelpe, Redshank, Ruffe or Reue: the Godwit, Gnat-snap, Knot: Gray, Gréene and Bastard Plouer, Quaile, Dottrill, May-Chit, Spawe, Churre, Péeper, Grindle, Skirwingle, Sea and Land Larkes: The Crane, Storke, Cocke of the Wood, Wood-Cocke, Heath-Cocke, Heath-Poote, Grouse, Turtill; with which the Cuckow, and Owle, may for their delicatie bée rancked: then the Estridge, Birdes of Paradise, Canary Birdes, Parrots, &c.

Likewise for Hawlkes: as the Falcon, Ierfalcon, Tercel-gentle, Lanar, Lanaret, Leto, Ierkin, Saker, Sakret, Marline, Hobby. And short winged Hawlkes: as the Gosse-Hawlke, and Spare-Hawlke.

And this may suffize for Reuenewes: It Rests now to intreat of Reprises.

CHAP. IIII.

* 1.21REprises are impositions and duties whereunto the Plot or Fée is in peculiar lyable; and they are Reall and Personall.

* 1.22Reall Reprises are al Charges and payments impo∣sed, whether by Custome or by Couenant, for mainte∣nance or repaire of Bridges, Sea-banckes, Hauens, Sluces, Ietties, Wharfes, Goates, Causeyes, Waies, &c.

And in this Rancke may be Marshalled al Resolutes Dechashes, Decrements.

* 1.23Personall Reprises are Seruices, Duties, and Pay∣ments by Tenure to the Lord or Lordes Mesn or Para∣mount: as Fealty, Homage, Escuage, &c. Court-suite, Out-Rents, Boonage, Fines, Heriots, Reliefes, Res∣pight of Homage, &c. Or by Graunt or Déed to Coue∣nantées; as Rent-Charge, Extents, Pentions, Portions, Fées, Corrodies, Salaries, Stipends, Dowres, Annui∣ties, &c. to Diuines, Artists, Linguists, Lawyers, Pa∣tentées, Feoffées, Seruitors, Officers, &c.

Valuation Reiterant is thus decyphered:

The Determinant remaines.

CHAP. V.

* 1.24DEterminant Valuation concludes and determines the Right and Interest of the Possident by Aliena∣tion of the Fée or Possession.

And in this Action, sith it is not Reiterable, it is ex∣pedient to retriue the vtmost Value and worth; to

which purpose that due prizalls may be produced, esti∣mate all particulars both in Reuenew vt supra: And al∣so Respectiue; as Edifices, Heire-Loomes, Engines, Timber, Tinsel, Ward-ships, Aduowsions, Villaines, Commons, Wasts, and other things in Grosse, with all Perquisites of like Nature.

Now by opposing the Estimation of Reprises to the Totall Valuation, the Remanet is rectified, and the true Value retriued.

And thus much for the first part of a Compleate Suruey.

FINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Valuation.
• * 1.2

  Reuenewes.
• * 1.3

  Rents.
• * 1.4

  Proper.
• * 1.5

  Improper.
• * 1.6

  Posse.
• * 1.7

  Incident.
• * 1.8

  Perquisites.
• * 1.9

  Pregnance.
• * 1.10

  Production.
• * 1.11

  Casualtie.
• * 1.12

  Appurte∣nants.
• * 1.13

  Appendant.
• * 1.14

  Dormant.
• * 1.15

  Regardant.
• * 1.16

  Parallels.
• * 1.17

  Hunting.
• * 1.18

  Hawlking.
• * 1.19

  Fishing.
• * 1.20

  Fowling.
• * 1.21

  Reprises.
• * 1.22

  Reall.
• * 1.23

  Personall.
• * 1.24

  Determinant Valuation.