A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing the true etymologie and derivation of the one, the nature, antiquity, and original of the other. With sundry emergent observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient custome, or the common law of this kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner.
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- A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing the true etymologie and derivation of the one, the nature, antiquity, and original of the other. With sundry emergent observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient custome, or the common law of this kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner.
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- Somner, William, 1598-1669.
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- London :: printed by R. and W. Leybourn for the authour, and are to be sold by John Crooke at the Ship, and Daniel White at the Seven Stars in St. Pauls Church-yard,
- 1660.
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- Subject terms
- Land tenure -- England -- Kent -- Early works to 1800.
- Feudal law -- England -- Kent -- Early works to 1800.
- Gavelkind -- Early works to 1800.
- Kent (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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"A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing the true etymologie and derivation of the one, the nature, antiquity, and original of the other. With sundry emergent observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient custome, or the common law of this kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93553.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- THE PREFACE.
- The Postscript.
- alphabet
- Errata.
- GAVELKYND.
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An APPENDIX OF Such Muniments (viz. Charters, and other Escripts) as are quoted in the precedent Discourse, with refe∣rence to this place for transcription.
- Charta pervetusta de terrâ ad Censum concessâ.
- Charta Prioris consimilis.
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Alia Charta de terrâ ad
Gablum concessâ. - Charta de terrâ ad Gavelikendam con∣cessâ.
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Apographum processus litis inter
Burgam deBending, & Priorem & Conventum EcclesiaeCantuar. -
Carta de terrâ ad
Gavelikende concessâ. - Charta pirori consimilis.
- Alia Charta consimilis.
- Alia consimilis Charta Hospitali data.
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Inquisitio de terris & tenementis quae
Isa∣bella deMonte alto tenuit de Priore ec∣clesiae ChristiCantuariae. -
Servitia Tenentium de
Rokinge ad reddi∣tum posita. -
Relaxatio servitiorum & consuetudinum Tenentium de
Mepham, pro annuo red∣ditu solvendo. -
Breve Regis (
W jmi mi ) pro terris monaste∣rii S.Augustini Cant. alienatis recupe∣randis. -
Charta
W. Regis jmi de restitutione ablato∣rum in Episcopatibus & Abbatiis totiusAngliae. -
Breve Regis in subsidium
Villanorum Ab∣batis S.Augustini Cantuar. se gravari querentium in taxatione 10mae & 15mae . -
Charta de Homagio facto pro terrâ de
Gavelkind, sicut de Villenagio. -
Chirographum pervetustum de Nuptiis contrahendis, & Dote constit
en â. - Testamentum Ethelstani Etheling, filii regis Ethelredi, quo (inter alia) contulit Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae, manerium de Holingburne, anno Christi 1015.
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Charta Libertatum Ecclesiae Christi
Can∣tuar. concessar. per RegemHenricum primum. - Thus Englished in the same Charter.
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Charta consimilium libertatum Ecclesiae S.
Augustini▪ Cantuar. concessarum per S.Edwardum Regem. -
Epistola
Gaufridi Supprioris & Monachor. EcclesiaeCantuariensis ad RegemHenri∣cum 2. de lite inter eos &Baldvinum Archiepisc. -
Donatio
Wolgithae de manerio deStisted, A. D. 1046. - Donatio terrarum apud Apoldre, Orpinton, Palstre, Wer∣horne, Wittrisham, ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae per Aedsium Presbyterum, de consensu Cnuti Regis & Aelf∣gifae Reginae, ann. 1032.
- imprimatur
- A Table, or Index OF The principal Contents.