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#'''Court Leet''', originally for villeins, dealt with petty crimes, and the election of officials for the manor. These officials were: bailiff (appointed by the steward), reeve, hayward, beadle, constable, ale-taster, and two affeerers.<br> | #'''Court Leet''', originally for villeins, dealt with petty crimes, and the election of officials for the manor. These officials were: bailiff (appointed by the steward), reeve, hayward, beadle, constable, ale-taster, and two affeerers.<br> | ||
== Manor Records == | == Manor Records == | ||
Records survive from 1246; most manors stopped holding court in the 1800's.<br>The Manorial Documents Register | Records survive from 1246; most manors stopped holding court in the 1800's.<br> | ||
The Manorial Documents Register lists extant manorial records and their location. They also have a list, by parish, showing the manors lying within each parish. Actual records are held in The National Archives (Kew, near London), county record offices, large reference libraries, muniment rooms in the manor house, and sometimes in the private papers of the solicitors for the estate.<br> | |||
The Manorial Documents Register is being placed online. As of November 2011 | |||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||