Hentland

A glebe terrier is a document which details the glebe, lands and property in the parish owned by the Church and held by the parish priest as part of the endowment of his benefice, and which providimg the means of support for the priest and his church. Typically, glebe would comprise the vicarage or rectory, fields and the church building itself, its contents and its graveyard. If there was an absentee rector the glebe would usually be divided into rectorial glebe and the rest. "Terrier" is derived from the Latin terra, "earth". The glebe terrier would be drawn up at the time of each visitation, an official visit usually by the archdeacon. The Archdeacon would visit each parish annually, and the bishop visited outlying parts of his diocese every few years to maintain ecclesiastical authority and conduct confirmations. Each church was entitled to a house and glebe. The glebe lands were either cultivated by the parish priest himself, or by tenants to whom he leased the land. In those cases where the parsonage was not well-endowed with glebe, the incumbent's main source of income would come from the tithes.

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It was King James' 5th regnal year in England hence 'Quinto' but his 40th in Scotland - 'Quadragesimo'

Apud Hentland 7 die Junij (??) Anno Regni Dini (??) Jacobi Quinto & Scotie Quadragesimo - In the 40th year [of the reign] 1607 -------- These are to Certifie unto the Reverend Father in God Robert Lord Bishop of Hereford that this is a true Note of all the portions of Tythes Belonging into our Church or Chappel of Hentland afores[ai?]d being annexed unto Lugwardine. That is to say, All accustomed offerings & Fees for Wedding Banns Christenings etc (??). Item for every Cow & for every Calf weaned or for every Calf killed by the owner thereof The Left shoulder is due to the Vicar or his Farmer & for every calf sold the tenth penny of the Price thereof must be p[ai]d to the said Vicar or his Farmer The Tythe of all Wool & Lambs whatsoever pasturing or housed within our said parish The Tythe of all the Mills within the said Parish The Tythe of all Corn Grain & Hay growing in Meers (??) or Home Closes The Tythes of all manner of Fruits as of Apples Pears & Wardins of other Fruits The Tythe of Geese Pigs and Turkies and for every Hen 1000 Eggs & three for the Cock Two eggs for every Duck & three Eggs for the Drake Item for every Garden A penny and the Tenth of Onions Garlick Lavander & Neaps in what place so ever shall they grow within the parish. Item The Tenth of all the Beans set in to the ground or otherwise sown The Tythe of Flax & Hemp w[hi]ch shall grow within the said parish. The Tythe of Honey & Wax The Mortuaries according to the Statute in that Case (??) made & provided The Thythe of all Coppy Woods and all underwoods The Thythe of Herbages & Grasings (??) due to be paid of those persons Whosoever Dwelling out of or within ye said parish for the Lands within the same parish & pastures with their cattle, which cattle shall not...

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...during the time of Pasturing therein bring and yield profits unto our said Church of Hentland them ??thrage out of & from certain Lands belonging unto Gillow That is to say, the Third part of the Tythes of all manner of Corn Barley Oats Fitches or peases & the third part of Thythe Hay which Thythe Hay is yearly worth in Value ?? ?? But the yearly valuation of the Other Thythes is uncertain by Reason that the Lands are Tillable & Arrable out of w[hi]ch the afores[ai]d Thythes are due and payable are not of the Quantity or Quality for in some years the said Thythes may happen to be of the Value of Thirty Shillings in another year of the value of Twenty Shillings other whiles of less valuation & sometimes scare of the valuation of Twelve pence The number of Acres of Arrable Lands out of which these parts of Tythes are due by Estimation Eight score Acres Or thereabouts. The Mark of John Roberts Signum Robert Smith Signum Johannes Taylor Signum Richard Chest (??) of (??) me Johannem Nours (??) Curatum.

N.B. The Original Copy was taken out of the Registry at Hereford March 7th 1684 & is now lodged in the Hands of the Vicar of Lugwardine, & w[hi]ch was here Transcribed this Third Day of Nov[ember]r 1747

By Henry Shey (??) Cur[ato]r(??)