Hello GlosAncestry
Comments are NOT a Legal OpinionThe fine was not usually fictitious and might sometimes be based on a valuation of the property, or an arbitrary amount, or some other amount, when a property changed hands according to the
Customs of the Manor, or that Land or Property in question.
I am attaching a more recent snippet of the
List of Admissions in the Several Copyhold Courts of another Manor, where a
Copyhold property was changing hands and apparently it was also the Custom of that Manor to be
Admitted as a
Customary Tenant and a
Fee was paid to be
Admitted, the Fee procedure confirmed in the front inside cover.
In the attached snippet a
Fine of £55 was also stated, but I am unsure who received the Fine in this case, as it just says Cp.
Some paid
Fine amounts, but some right hand columns are blank for some reason. There was also a separate
Fines Book and the whole process was entered in the Manor
Court Rolls of the Copyhold Court in these particular cases.
It seems my family were exempt (no figure R/H column), the property was just over 5 acres, but they were
Admitted as Customary Tenants and gave Service to the Lord's Court (served on the Manorial Court as Jurors).
A Copyhold Property was transferred to my family, who also took over the Mortgage debt of a relation, who had become a Widow and she was probably unable to pay a large Mortgage her late husband had left her with.
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You will need to research the land in question and if it is mentioned in the Court Rolls and Court Books (if they have survived), also the relevant Manor or Land and its Customs.
Some Manors may be divided up into "Moieties" and owned by more than one Lord (Family).
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Broad Campden
Although some Manors had more than one Lord, there is a definite listing for Broad Campden, Gloucestershire, so that would be a starting point, for research.
Summary report on estate and family papers 12th-20th century of the NOEL FAMILY, EARLS OF GAINSBOROUGHSee here for full Summary Listing
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/lists/GB-0056-DE_3214.htmDeeds 15th-20th century (1 medieval) as follows: Chipping Campden (not numerous) 15th-20th century, Berrington 16th-19th century, Westington 17th-19th century, Broad Campden 16th-18th century, Charingworth 16th-18th century, Foxcote 1508, Weston-under-Edge 17th century, Clowerwall 1757, Blockley and Draycott (Worcs) 16th-18th century.
Campden estate
Chipping Campden, Broad Campden, Berrington and Westington leases 17th-18th century (listed with deeds).
Maps and plans 18th-19th century, including manor of Campden 1722, Charingworth c1799, Broad Campden post 1815 and Chipping Campden gardens 1830s.
Chipping Campden court roll 1555; Campden and Berrington court books 1544-67.The family held land in many Counties (besides the above) and the documents may be spread over several Record Offices, if they have survived.
Mark
