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 The People in Country arid Town 403 had any ; if, however, he have no living beast, the lord shall have no heriot, as they say. The sons or daughters of the Amount of aforesaid villeins shall give, for entrance into the holding after relief fixed the death of their predecessors, as much as they give of rent per year. Sylvester, the priest, holds i acre of meadow adjacent to his house and owes yearly 35. Total of the rent of tenants for life, 35. Petronilla atte Holme holds a cottage and a piece of List of land and owes at Easter and Michaelmas ; also, attend- cottagers. ance, relief, and heriot. Walter Herying holds a cottage and a piece of land and owes at Easter and Michaelmas iSd., attendance, relief, and heriot. Isabella Mariner holds a cottage and owes at the feast of St. Michael i2d., attendance, relief, and heriot. Jordan atte Melle holds a cottage and i^ acres of land and owes at Easter and Michaelmas 25., attendance, relief, and heriot. William of Batelesmere holds i acre of land with a cottage and owes at the feast of St. Michael 3d., and i cock and i hen at Christmas of the value of 3d., attendance, relief, and heriot. John le Man holds half an acre of land with a cottage and owes at the feast of St. Michael 25., attendance, relief, and heriot. John Werthe holds i rood of land with a cottage and owes at the said term i8d., attendance, relief, and heriot. Geoffrey Caumbreis holds half an acre and a cottage and owes at the said term i8d., attendance, relief, and heriot. William Hassok holds i rood of land and a cottage and owes at the said term i8d., attendance, relief, and heriot. The same man holds 3^ acres of land and owes yearly at the feast of St. Michael 35. for all. Roger Doget holds half an acre of land and a cottage, which were those of R. the miller, and owes at the feast of St. Michael i8d., attendance, relief, and heriot. Thomas le Brod holds i acre and a cottage and owes at the said term 33., attendance, relief, and heriot