cottars, with a croft and a little land
The Shepherds
- Living
- Beatrice Shepherd (23), Alan Shepherd (28), Stephen Shepherd (0)
- Land
- 3 acres in the open fields
- Beasts
- 5 sheep, 7 hens
The house in the books
- 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.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the steward, at the manor court: Alan Shepherd's ask about meadow ground for hay was answered: the old terms stand.
- Edith atte Well and Roger Warrener made a loveday at the inn, Beatrice Shepherd standing between them, and drank on it.
- Thomas atte Well and Roger Warrener made a loveday, Beatrice Shepherd standing between them, and drank on it. Roger paid 2d damages and 2d for the lord's licence to agree, and Thomas's plea was withdrawn.
- The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: Thomas atte Well asks the lord about rent for the empty holding by the mere; Alan Shepherd asks the lord about meadow ground for hay; Thomas atte Well against Roger Warrener, a pig in the garden; Peter Miller against Stephen Brewer, a furrow over the mere. The steward has put it all to the lord.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 2d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- Thomas atte Well and Roger Warrener made a loveday, Beatrice Shepherd standing between them, and drank on it. Roger paid 2d for the lord's licence to agree, and Thomas's plea was withdrawn.
- Beatrice Shepherd lent the priest's household a peck of seed, to be given back at the harvest.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 6d.
- John of Westcott, a pilgrim on the way to Walsingham, to Our Lady's shrine, with a staff and a scrip, came in from the road and slept by the Shepherds's hearth.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 2d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Elena Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 2d, John of Thornbury 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- Alan Shepherd is in bed with a fever.
- Alan Shepherd saw the steward about meadow ground for hay; he will put it to the lord.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Joan Brewer 4d, Edith atte Well 4d, John of Thornbury 2d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- Plough Monday: Adam Brewer, Roger Warrener, Alan Shepherd and Robert Fowler dragged a plough round the houses and collected 1s 2d for the plough-light in church.
- By the steward, at the manor court: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Joan Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the lord's ruling: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Joan Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 4d.
- By the lord's ruling: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, before the tasters came, the court amerced Joan Brewer 8d, Beatrice Shepherd 8d.
- Alan Shepherd is in bed with the flux.
- Beatrice Shepherd is in bed with the ague.
- By the lord's ruling: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, the court amerced Joan Brewer 4d, Beatrice Shepherd 2d.
- The manor court sat in the hall. Before it: the merchet for Beatrice Shepherd's marriage; the reeve's presentment: boon-work not done; the ale-tasters' presentments; John of Thornbury against Thomas atte Well, beasts in the corn; Roger Warrener against Thomas atte Well, a pig in the garden. The steward has put it all to the lord.
- Alan Shepherd and Beatrice Mason were married at the church door. Alan came from Fairford, and they took an empty cottage and three acres.
- The banns of marriage between Beatrice Mason and Alan Shepherd were read at Mass for the third time.
- The banns of marriage between Beatrice Mason and Alan Shepherd were read at Mass for the second time.
- The banns of marriage between Beatrice Mason and Alan Shepherd were read at Mass for the first time.
- Beatrice Mason and Alan Shepherd are betrothed. The banns will be read at Mass on the next three Sundays, and the wedding may be from 9 September 1353.
- Beatrice Mason helped the priest's household with their harvest.
- By the lord's ruling: For brewing and selling ale against the assize, before the tasters came, the court amerced Beatrice Mason 8d.