The Coopers

The house in the books

• 10 June 1354 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Adam Fisher and John Carter, taken in the lord's wood by night; Beatrice Shepherd against Stephen Brewer, beasts in the corn; Henry Cooper against Thomas atte Well, beasts in the corn. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 20 May 1354 By the steward, at the manor court: Henry Cooper was let off for snaring in the lord's warren with a last warning.
• 29 April 1354 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Henry Cooper, taken in the lord's warren by night — the second time this year; John of Thornbury against Thomas atte Well, beasts in the corn. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 12 April 1354 Roger Warrener, the lord's warrener, came on Henry Cooper at the warren before light, with a coney out of the lord's warren. He must answer for it at the manor court.
• 18 March 1354 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Thomas atte Well against Roger Warrener, a furrow over the mere; the Coopers ask the lord's mercy. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 22 October 1353 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: the ale-tasters' presentments; Henry Cooper asks leave to cut timber. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 7 October 1353 Henry Cooper is in bed with the flux, caught from Stephen Brewer.
• 2 October 1353 By the lord's ruling: Henry Cooper and Peter Miller and Elena Smith were amerced 11s 1d in all for taking excess wages against the Statute; it goes toward the next subsidy.
• 2 October 1353 By the lord's ruling: Adam Brewer and Henry Cooper were amerced 6d each for snaring in the lord's warren, and warned off the warren.
• 1 October 1353 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Adam Brewer and Henry Cooper, taken in the lord's wood by night; the ale-tasters' presentments; Henry Cooper and Peter Miller and Elena Smith, for taking excess wages. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 1 October 1353 At the manor court Roger Warrener and Peter Miller were chosen ale-tasters for the year, and Thomas atte Well hayward, and Henry Cooper reeve.
• 11 September 1353 Roger Warrener, the lord's warrener, came on Adam Brewer and Henry Cooper at the warren before light, with two coneys out of the lord's warren. They must answer for it at the manor court.
• 20 August 1353 By the steward, at the manor court: Stephen Brewer was amerced 3d for a straying pig, and paid Henry Cooper 2d for the damage to his garden.
• 9 August 1353 Henry Cooper helped the priest's household with their harvest.
• 30 July 1353 The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Peter Miller, taken in the lord's wood by night; the ale-tasters' presentments; Stephen Brewer against Thomas atte Well, beasts in the corn; Henry Cooper against Stephen Brewer, a pig in the garden. The steward has put it all to the lord.
• 9 July 1353 At the manor court Henry Cooper and Peter Miller were chosen ale-tasters for the year, and Thomas atte Well hayward.
• 7 January 1353 Plough Monday: Stephen Brewer, Adam Brewer, Thomas atte Well, Henry Cooper and Peter Miller dragged a plough round the houses and collected 6d for the plough-light in church.
• 21 October 1352 Henry Cooper came from Brookfield with his wife Cecily and took up a cottage and a croft.