THE "PERCY SURVEY" 1578
TENANTS IN RAVENGLASS ETC.
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In theory all of Copeland was subject to the power of the Percy family; even powerful families such as the Penningtons being in some respects mere tenants, though described as Freeholders:
Between Ehen & Dudhen. Of the property of the Marquis of Dorset.
Anthony Hudleston Esquire holdeth the Manor of Millam of the Castle of Egremont by homage fealty & suit of court of Egremont from three weeks to three weeks and by the service of one Knight's fee, Seawake and Sergiant's food, to wit, the food of two Sergiants every 9th day at his manor of Millam, and by the rent of 13s 4d of free ferm, at the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whereof is due to the lord for his two parts, to wit, for the part of the Lord Fitzwater, nothing, And for the part of the lord Lucy, nothing.
Between Ehen and Dudhen.
Joseph Pennington (a minor) the heir of William Pennington esquire holds the manor of Mulcaster by homage, fealty and suit of court "from three to three" and the 6th part of a Knight's fee, and by the rent of 8d by year, and for seawake 12d with sergiants food as aforesaid wich is wholly due to the lord of the property of the lord Fitzwaters. 9s 0d.
Between Ehen & Dudhen.
The same Joseph holdeth the hamlet of Ravenglass by the like service and the 12th part of a knights fee, and by the rent of future service 4/- which is wholly due to the lord of the property of the lord Fitzwaters by the year 4s 0d.
Between Ehen & Dudhen.
The same Joseph holdeth certain lands and tenements in Dreege late Richard Eaglesfield and before that Thomas Wake [etc.]
Between Ehen & Dudhen.
Richard Irton holdeth Irton [etc.]
Most names of farms/houses are omitted from the Survey. All information not in quotation marks below is summarised.
Each entry lists the tenant's name, followed by details of:
Some unusual terms: "moulture and walker" is the Lord of the Manor's monopoly right to payments for corn milling and cloth fulling [aka "walk milling"]; a "paroke" is a small field [the word is related to "paddock"]; a "moiety" is a half share.
Tenants at Will in Ravenglass, Drigg & Carlton &c. between Ehen & Dudhen.
(The few tenants who were not subject to local lords such as the Penningtons)
1) Richard Coupland- Knott lands (4 closes joining the waters of Eske & Mulcaster park, 9.5a). Total 3/4 yearly rent (payable at feasts of St. Michael the Archangel & the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
2) William Coupland- Knott Lands (3 closes joining the waters of Eske and to Richard Coupland's holding, 9.5a). Total 3/4 yearly
3) now in the hands of the Lord- the fishgarth and fishings at Ravenglass in the river of Eske and the fishings within the river of Irte. Total £3/6/8 yearly
4) John Johnson- tenement house + barn + chamber + 2 garths + croft adjoining (1a) at Ravenglass, the Hy riddinge (close, 1a 1r), arable land in Low riddinges (0.5a), parcel of meadow adjoining last (1.125r), 1 head rigg in Wane riddinge (0.5r), arable land in Stubbank ryddinge (0.5a), 2 little closes near the Tithe barn (2r), arable land in Stainewray (1.5a), 2 closes in the South field (2a 3.5r). Total 5/0 yearly
5) Lancelot Sharpe- tenement house + barn + 2 garths adjoining (0.25r), 3 riggs in the crofts lying betwixt two Lanes (2.25r), Ellice croft (close, 4a), arable land in Langrow field (1a), meadow ground at Waus castle (0.5r), Wawes close (close of meadow, 1a), half of parcel called the Whitewrayes near the fishgarth (1a 1r), Henrye acre (close 4a), Kennin myre (meadow close, 2a), Reedfoorth close (arable, 1r, Southfields & Longfields (2 closes, 6a 3r), arable land in Saltgut rowe (2a 3r), Total 8/1 yearly
6) William Harbott- tenement + other buildings, little garth & croft adjoining (3r), Beck close (arable, 1a 1r), Stubbake ridding head (close, 1.5r), close adjoining the Wawes (0.5a), little close at the croft end (0.25r), close in the South field (1.5a), 1/3 of close called the Long fold (0.5a), moiety of close called Whitewray (1r), moiety of Hie cross close (1a), moiety of New close (3r), 4 riggs of arable in Salt cote wray (3r), 1 dale in Stubbake ridding (0.5a), arable land in Hie ridding & Stainewray (1a). Total 4/4 yearly
7) Henry Meales- tenement + barn + other buildings at Salt cote [in Drigg parish], 3 little garths adjoining (0.5r), 7 dales in Salt cote croft (2a 1r), 4 dales in the Inside of arable land (1a), parcel of meadow there (0.5a), arable land in the Butts & green dale (1a), 4 dales of arable land in Urtriggs (3a), 3 dales in Newlands & Robt. Colthowe (3r), 3 dales in the Flatts (1.5a), 5 dales of arable land at Carlton hall (1a), 2 dales in Chisill flatt (3a), arable land in Hall field & Reed Holme (2a), meadow [in same areas] (3r), arable land in Brerie bank (3.5r), arable land in Arda fold (1r), meadow in Arda syke (0.5a), meadow in Common inges (1a 0.25r), arable in Gilder flatt (1a), close called Mylne bridge (1a), 4 dales in Gretowe & Collcroft (3.5r), at Myte bridge foot (1.5r), in Cum lands (3a), in Bankus & Smithee croft (0.5a), a little pock of meadow (1r). Total 13/4 yearly
Note: "There is in Urtrigge aforenamed two acres of arable land over blowen with the sea sands and much more in the like danger belonging to the said tenement"
8) Christopher Curwen, land at Drigg
9) Richard Leech, land at Drigg
10) Richard Gaytskayle the younger, tenement & land at Drigg
11) William Cupbye,tenement & land at Drigg
12) Edward Tubman, tenement & land at Drigg
[details omitted here]
13) Nicholas Bibbie, tenement + barn + other buildings at Carlton [in Drigg parish], 2 garths & croft adjoining (1.5a), Bank (parcel of land, 3r), arable land in close called White Howe (1.5a), meadow in remainder of White Howe (1.5a), Far croft (arable & meadow close, 3a), Myre banks (close, 1.5a), Arda syke Fold (close, 1a)
"with sufficient common". Total 6/9 yearly
14) Richard Dicoson, tenement + barn + sheephouse at Carlton [in Drigg parish], close adjoining called Hardrig croft (2a). Total 2/3 yearly
15) Edward Meales the younger, tenement + barn + cowhouse at Carlton [in Drigg parish], 2 little garths & crofts adjoining (2a), arable in close called Kilne flatt (0.5a), meadow in rest of Kilne flatt (0.5a), the Stone acre (close, 1a), 1 dale of pasture in Myre banks (3r), Long dales (meadow close, 1a 1r), arable land in the Reed Holme (1.5r), improvement adjoining the croft (0.5a), + common of pasture. Total 5/0 yearly
16) William Bibbie, barn + other buildings at Carlton [in Drigg parish], 3 closes adjoining (5a). Total 2/2 yearly
17) Edward Halliland, barn at Carlton [in Drigg parish], croft adjoining (3.5r), Crookt Ford close (adjoining the water of Irte at Carlton Hall, 1.5r). Total 12d yearly
20) William Patrickson (or Henry Leigh) gent., fish garth called Munk garth at Drigg. Total 12d yearly
Note: "The tenant affirmeth the said rent to be a quit rent and the fish garth is not the said Earl's"
"The Lord's tenants in Ravenglass now are (and heretofore have been) accustomed to have common of pasture in Moulcastre fell for the which they now yield and heretofore have been accustomed to yield to the lord of Mulcastre every one of them a boon day in harvest, a boon day in braken time, a boon day for graving an another for bearing of peats and also two of the said tenants either of them to pay yearly 2/- and the third tenant (namely Lancelot Sharpe) 3s 4d"
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