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Types of record – Manorial records – Skills Resources – Manuscripts & Special Collections- The University of Nottingham
Useful information about what these contain and how to read them when we get around to it.
Court Rolls: There were two kinds of manorial court – the court baron and the court leet with view of frankpledge. The court baron was the principal type of manorial court . It administered the customs of the manor and dealt with any offences against it. It also recorded the surrender and admission to copyhold land, held of the manor. It dealt with various matters affecting the local community, such as the regulation of agricultural affairs, the enforcement of labour services, the administration of justice for minor crimes, and the election of local officials. A court baron would typically have been held every three or four weeks, although for some manors the gap between courts could have been much larger.
