Rights of the Seigneur d'Anneville

Enquiry into the rights of the Seigneur d'Anneville

Here follow the Services, Dignities and Dues that the men holders of the lands of the Seigneurie of the Fief D’Anneville are obliged to perform and render, each according to his tenure, to the Seigneur D’Anneville their lord.

All men holders of Villein lands of the Seigneurie of the Fief D’Anneville owe _[illegible text]_ cart of diluted vins and also owe Revert de Compot on untitled Tenants with six deniers per argee each year to be paid to the Seigneur. Those tenancy who owe Campart are obliged to cart and bring it to the Seigneur’s storages, and to stock it at their own expense and to cover it with their own covering. If it is through their fault it suffers damage they shall answer for the damage. If it is untunely forced by the wind they shall replace the coverings at all times necessary. And they shall guard the stockyard until all the corn is gathered it where, when the corn shall have been threshed the Assembleur shall have introduced and carried into the granary, and he shall have the straw and the chaff and his payment therein. This shall be done and observed in every fee and tenement of villein land of the Seigneurie of the Fief D’Anneville. The tenants shall pay their Charters by their small measure.

The Great Mesure called Rente Censable must pay their Recettes by the great measure obliged to lend free of Campart to the Tenants of Chenf Fief Tenement are obliged to collect an assessment and to collect the Rent and Revenues due to the Seigneur, as well as Mellage, Mouage, Poundage and Campart of corn, out of those the other lords of the said Fief and Seigneurie that are from ad as and the said Assembleur must bring all the Relates and dues to the Seigneur’s granary so should the said Assembleur not pay their Rent and that they bring them. Should other place in the islands as he may command that appointed time the Seigneur or his Receiver or clerk may cause them to be arrested by his Prévôt or Chief and imprisoned in his prison or in such other prison as it may please the Seigneur to imprison them.

To the said Seigneur belongs the right to Court and Middle Justice, held on the lands of the fief by a Seneschal and a Clerk, chosen and appointed by the Seigneur by an unnamed (illegible) the Chapolain of the Chapel of St. George, assisted by Freemen called Vic. Vavassours who hold lands held by the Seigneur to perform the said service on and on leanet causes in dispute and pleading between the Tenants living on the lands of the said Fief and Seigneurie to perform the said service, and who hears causes of the said Seigneur against anybody. The acts of pleasantry as of Rectory. There is right of appeal from their findings to the Court of the lord the King in the said Isle of Seigneurie of Anneville, as well personally as of Reality.read the entire text


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