Middle English Dictionary Entry
frank-pleǧǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | frank-pleǧǧe n. Also fraunk-, franc(i-. |
| Etymology | AF frauncplege, prob. a rendering of LOE *frī-borg, frēo-, from OE *friþ-borg peace pledge; cp. ME friðborg-as (in L context) & AL franciplegium. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One of the mutually responsible members of a tithing, etc.
Associated quotations
- [ (1237) Surnames in Disc.23 : Robert le francpledge. ]
- [ (c1273) Hundred R.Tower 1259 : Ita quod capiunt quolibet anno tres marcas de sectatoribus illius franciplegii injuste pro pulcre placitare. ]
2.
veue of (de) frank-plegge, a court of record held periodically for the purpose of collecting fees and fines, attended by the frankpledges of a tithing, hundred, or manor. [Cp. lete n. & see OD under frank-pledge.]
Associated quotations
- [ (1236) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.2322 : Salvis ipsi Priori et successoribus suis amerciamentis provenientibus ex visu franci-plegii, per ballivum ipsius Prioris et successorum suorum colligendis. ]
- [ (c1290) Britton 1 (Lamb 403)p.7 : En cyteez et en burgs et en fraunchises, et en tourns des viscountes, et en vewe de fraung plege. ]
- [ a1350 Ipswich Domesday(1) (Add 25012)130 : La veue de fraunke plegge seyt tenue en la vauntdite vyle a tutz jours en la semeyne de Pentecuste, e les purprestures presentez en meyme la veue seyent redrescez e amendez par veue des baillifs e des chefs plegges presentours de denz les primers xl jours apres meyme la semeyne de Pentecuste. ]
- (1447-8) Shillingford77 : View of frank plegge, with alle articulis, franchises, libertus, jurisdiccions, and alle other proffitis, commoditees, and emolymentis as to any view of frank pleigge belongyng.
- (1447-8) Shillingford115 : The seide Bysshoppis fro the tyme that noo mynde ys have hadde a Court yn theire seide fe and lete and vyw de franke plegge.
- (1450) RParl.5.191a : Provided also, that this Petition..extende not ne be prejudiciall to John Botiller Knyght to or of any Graunt made by us unto hym, of Viewe of Frauncplegg, to be withholden within his Manoyr of Beavsee [etc.].
- (1450) RParl.in OHS 5833 : Such libertees, privileges, fraunchises, hundredes, wapentakes, letes, Rapes, Vewe of Frankplege, Sheref Tournes, Sheref Gildes, fynes, amerciamentes, issues, and profites of the same, and all other libertees.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.48/24 : [The Abbot & Convent of Osney] claymyn rywe [read: vywe] of franciplege (or lawday) and al-so-muche as longeth to þe laweday, catellys of ffugityfs and felons [etc.].
- (1473) RParl.6.82a : The maner of Dangehall..togider with all Liberties, Fraunchises, Jurisdictions, Courtes Letys, Viewes of Francplegg.