Robhoods of Walsham le Willows (record texts)

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Walsham le Willows.
Willows in Walsham le Willows / Bob Jones.)
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John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1341},{"pagename":"1342 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1342},{"pagename":"1344 - Robhodway (Walsham le Willows) (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1344},{"pagename":"1344 - Robhodway (Walsham le Willows) (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1344},{"pagename":"1347 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1347},{"pagename":"1348 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1348},{"pagename":"1349 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1341,"Year":1349},{"pagename":"1350 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1350},{"pagename":"1350 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1350},{"pagename":"1350 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1350},{"pagename":"1351 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1351},{"pagename":"1353 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1353},{"pagename":"1354 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1354},{"pagename":"1354 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1354},{"pagename":"1359 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1351,"Year":1359},{"pagename":"1360 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1360},{"pagename":"1361 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1361},{"pagename":"1361 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1361},{"pagename":"1362 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1362},{"pagename":"1362 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1362},{"pagename":"1362 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1362},{"pagename":"1362 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1362},{"pagename":"1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1364},{"pagename":"1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1364},{"pagename":"1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1364},{"pagename":"1364 - Olivia and Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1364},{"pagename":"1365 - Agnes Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1365},{"pagename":"1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1365},{"pagename":"1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1366},{"pagename":"1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1366},{"pagename":"1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1366},{"pagename":"1366 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1366},{"pagename":"1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1367},{"pagename":"1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1367},{"pagename":"1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1367},{"pagename":"1368 - Nicholas Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1368},{"pagename":"1368 - Nicholas, Peter and Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1368},{"pagename":"1368 - Nicholas, Robert and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1368},{"pagename":"1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1369},{"pagename":"1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1369},{"pagename":"1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1369},{"pagename":"1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (4)","Century":14,"Decade":1361,"Year":1369},{"pagename":"1370 - Nicholas and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1370},{"pagename":"1370 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1370},{"pagename":"1370 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1370},{"pagename":"1370 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1370},{"pagename":"1370 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1370},{"pagename":"1373 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1373},{"pagename":"1375 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1375},{"pagename":"1375 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1375},{"pagename":"1375 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1375},{"pagename":"1375 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1375},{"pagename":"1376 - Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (4)","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1376 - Robert Robhood and tenement Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1371,"Year":1376},{"pagename":"1384 - Nicholas Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1384},{"pagename":"1384 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1384},{"pagename":"1384 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1384},{"pagename":"1385 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1385},{"pagename":"1385 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1385},{"pagename":"1385 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1385},{"pagename":"1385 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1381,"Year":1385},{"pagename":"1390 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1390},{"pagename":"1390 - John and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1390},{"pagename":"1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1390},{"pagename":"1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1390},{"pagename":"1396 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1396},{"pagename":"1396 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1396},{"pagename":"1396 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1396},{"pagename":"1399 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows","Century":14,"Decade":1391,"Year":1399},

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-09. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-01. Includes information from Robert Lynley.

"Robhood" is in evidence as a family name in Walsham le Willows (Suffolk) from 1283 to 1628.[1] By 1577 and probably already by the mid-15th century, "Robwood" had become the standard form of the name.[2] For other examples of 'Wood' for 'Hood', see the page on Wood for Hood. Entries relating to the Robhoods occur frequently in the local court rolls from 1317 to 1350.[3] The form found there is almost exclusively "Robhood" (or "Robhod"). This also is the form used in the first (1283) citation.

Below I include links to the known record references to the Robhoods of Walsham le Willows that use the form Robhood ("Robehod", "Robhode" etc.) and date from 1350 or earlier. I have made only one entry of a record citing the "Robwood" form of the name as these tend to occur later and have very little direct bearing on the early history of the Robin Hood tradition.[4]

While the evidence relating to the Robhoods of Walsham does not seem to throw any light on the etymology of this rare surname, it is of considerable interest for other reasons:

  • some members of the Robhood family were also called "le Fenere", i.e. Fenner, during the first half of the 14th century (see under Alice Robhood below). This illustrates an important fact which some historians have sometimes forgotten: a person at this time could be referred to by more than one secondary identifier. We cannot really call the latter a surname at this time, for surnames only evolved gradually as words or phrases used to uniquely identify persons in contexts where this was required, i.e. records of payments, debts, crimes, land owned, services owed etc. etc. If two or more descriptive phrases could each be used to identify a person uniquely or at least with sufficient precision, that person can be said to have (potentially) had more than one surname, but talk of surnames is somewhat anachronistic when dealing with this period. The lesson to take away is this: a given person can figure in the records under a "Robinhood" type "surname" as well as another "surname" without one being his "real surname" and the other a "nick name". As names they are both equally real or, if you like, unreal. It is probably a fair generalization to say that the use of surnames started among the higher social classes and gradually percolated to the lower classes.
  • Robhood becomes Robwood. In view of Robin Hood's sylvan abode and later sporadic occurrences of the form "Robin Wood" ("Robin Whood" etc.), this is an interesting development (or vacillation). "Robwoodes" occurs as a field name in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1567.[5] No etymology has been suggested for this. Could it be a possessive of this form of the surname?
  • the Walsham le Willows court rolls for 1344 twice mention a road called Robhodway. It is hard to imagine that this should be entirely unrelated to the local Robhood family name. Of course, if the road name was inspired by the surname, any connection it might have with Robin Hood is indirect and dependent on any connection between the surname and the outlaw. If we had not known about the existence of people with the surname Robhood in Walsham le Willows, we should have been much more inclined to regard Robhodway as a bona fide Robin Hood-related place-name. This case thus provides a salutary warning against assuming a priori that every single place-name that includes "Robin Hood", "Robinhood" or similar is necessarily named after the outlaw.
  • in view of the surname and the place-name it is intriguing to find also in the court rolls what appears to be a reference to a Maypole at Walsham le Willows at a quite early date. However, analysis of the evidence has led me to conclude that the court roll entry in all probabability refers to a maple (tree). See below under the heading "Maypole or maple".

R. Robehod

R. Robehod (fl. 1283) is the first person we know of with this surname in Walsham le Willows. McLaughlin refers to him as Robert Robwood.[6], but the published record (see 1283 record listed below) cites the name as "R. Robehod", and as pointed out by Robert Lynley, there does not seem to be any record evidence citing his Christian name.

See the following entry:

1283 - R Robehod of Walsham le Willows

[1283; name on lay subsidy, under heading 'Walesham':]
R. Robehod[7]

William Robhood (I)

When the Robhoods of Walsham le Willows first appear in the court rolls, the first known Robhood, William Robhood, has died and we know of him only because entries relating to his wife Alice refer to her as "Alice, widow of William Robhood" or similar (see section on Alice Robhood below). I have designated this man "William Robhood (I)" as he is the first known person of that name at the locality. He may have had ancestors with the same name. The first entry relating to William Robhood (I) refers to him as William Fenner ('le Fenere'), a surname for whích the etymologies "huntsman" or "fen-dweller" have been suggested[8]

See the following entries:

1317 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[11 Oct. 1317:]
[Robert Hereward unlawfully deprived Alice, widow of William Robhood of the tenement formerly held in bondage by her husband. Matthew Hereward amerced for not attending court and failing to confiscate half of Alice's land on behalf of the lord of the manor.][9]

1318 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[17 Jan. 1318:]
[Matthew Hereward to pay for agreement with Alice, widow of William Robhood in plea of detention.][10]

1319 - William son of Alice Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[16 Jan. 1319:]
[William the son of Alice Robhood amerced.][11]

Alice Robhood

Alice Robhood is referred to in the court rolls chiefly as the widow of William Robhood (I), but in 1317 she is mentioned as Alice Robwood.[12] The first entry relating to Alice Robhood refers to her as the widow of William Fenner ('le Fenere'), a surname for whích the etymologies "huntsman" or "fen-dweller" have been suggested[13]

See the following entries:

1317 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[11 Oct. 1317:]
[Robert Hereward unlawfully deprived Alice, widow of William Robhood of the tenement formerly held in bondage by her husband. Matthew Hereward amerced for not attending court and failing to confiscate half of Alice's land on behalf of the lord of the manor.][14]

1318 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[17 Jan. 1318:]
[Matthew Hereward to pay for agreement with Alice, widow of William Robhood in plea of detention.][15]

1319 - William son of Alice Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[16 Jan. 1319:]
[William the son of Alice Robhood amerced.][16]

William Robhood (II)

William Robhood (II), was the son of William Robhood (I) and Alice Robhood.

See the following entries:

1317 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[11 Oct. 1317:]
[William Robhood amerced for waste; order to confiscate his tenement.][17]

1317 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[11 Oct. 1317:]
[William Robhood and four other men amerced for default.][18]

1318 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[17 Jan. 1318:]
[William Robhood pays for postponement of suit of court.][19]

1319 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[20 Apr. 1319:]
[William Robhood amerced for waste.][20]

1319 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[7 Aug. 1319:]
[William Robhood amerced for default.][21]

1319 - William son of Alice Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[16 Jan. 1319:]
[William the son of Alice Robhood amerced.][22]

1328 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 May 1328:]
[William Robhood surrenders a plot of land to Matthew Hereward and his heirs.][23]

1329 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[17 Mar. 1329:]
[William Robhood pays fee for permission to sell land in Ashfield.][24]

1329 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[28 Jul. 1329:]
[William Robhood pays a fine.][25]

1329 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[28 Jul. 1329:]
[William Robhood fined for selling land to William Springold without permission.][26]

1332 - John and William Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[28 Apr. 1332:]
[John Robhood, William Robhood and William Warde fined for default.][27]

1332 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[28 Apr. 1332:]
[William Robhood fined for withholding annual rent.][28]

1333 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[17 May 1333:]
[William Robhood surrenders land to Thomas of the Beck and his heirs.][29]

Peter Robhood (I)

It is not clear how this Peter Robhood was related to the other Robhoods. It is possible but does not seem likely, in view of the somewhat large gap in time, that he should be identified with Peter Robhood (II) below.[30]

See the following entry:

1317 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Oct. 1317:]
[General enquiry by Peter Robhood and others.][31]

1368 - Nicholas, Robert and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Jul. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs. Peter Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs.][32]

1370 - Nicholas and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[18 Mar. 1370:]
[Order to attach Nicholas Robhood to answer Peter Robhood in a case of debt.][33]

1370 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[18 Mar. 1370:]
[John margery stands pledge for Peter Robhood in a case of debt against William of Coddenham.][34]

1370 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[25 Jul. 1370:]
[Peter Robhood fined for not proceeding against William of Coddenham in a case of debt.][35]

1375 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[16 Jan. 1375:]
[Elias Typetot fined for complaining, without the permission of the lord of the manor, against Peter Robhood and Adam Syre in a court outside the manor.][36]

1375 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[26 Feb. 1376:]
[Persons standing pledge for Peter Robhood fiend because he did not reply to Adam Pidelak in a plea of debt.][37]

1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[26 Feb. 1376:]
[Persons standing pledge for Peter Robhood fined because he did reply to Adam Pidelak in a plea of debt.][38]

1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[26 Feb. 1376:]
[Persons standing pledge for Peter Robhood fined because he Peter did not turn up to reply to John Warde in a plea of trespass.][39]

1384 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[7 Sep. 1384:]
[Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood surrendered two parcels of villein land in the Wellfield to the lord of the manor. He re-granted it to Peter Robhood against a fee.][40]

1385 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[9 Mar. 138:]
[Peter Robhood and Roger Prede fined for damage caused by their animals in the lord of the manor's close at High Hall].[41]

1385 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[9 Mar. 1385:]
[John Jay and Peter Robhood fined for not doing their duty as ale-conners.][42]

John Robhood (I)

John Robhood (I) died shortly before Mar 20 1365 (see 1365 entry below). It is not clear how he was related to the above Robhoods. He is referred to as a villein in the 1329 entry. He had six sons (see 1365 entry below): Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John (II).

See the following entries:

1328 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[8 Oct. 1328:]
[Five persons amerced for brewing and selling ale in breach of assize and not sending for the ale-taster. John Robhood is pledge because this happened in his house.][43]

1328 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[8 Oct. 1328:]
[John Robhood figures in case against Walter Qualm and William son of Walter Patel.][44]

1329 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Dec. 1329:]
[Order to attach the villein John Robhood to receive his land and do his duty to the lord of the manor. He subsequently appeared at court and swore fealty.[45]

1332 - John and William Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[28 Apr. 1332:]
[John Robhood, William Robhood and William Warde fined for default.][46]

1333 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[18 Oct. 1333:]
[John Robhood pays fee for postponing until Michaelmas his appearance at the manor court.][47]

1334 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[25 Oct. 1334:]
[John Robhood fined for not coming to work when summoned in autumn.][48]

1334 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[25 Oct. 1334:]
[John Robhod fined for not coming to work when summoned.][49]

1335 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[13 Jun. 1335:]
[John Robhood fined for surrendering and mortgaging land to John, chaplain of Newmarket. John Robhood fined for default.][50]

1336 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Nov. 1336:]
[John Robhood fined for default. Thomas Hereward pays entry fine for land sold by John Robhood.][51]

1341 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[17 Dec. 1341:]
[John Robhood sold land to Thomas Hereward without permission from the lord of the manor.][52]

1341 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[17 Dec. 1341:]
[John Robhood surrenders villein land at the "Regway" to Robert Lene and his heirs.][53]

1342 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[15 Apr. 1342:]
[John Robhood fined for selling land to Thomas Hereward without permission from the lord of the manor. Thomas Hereward fined for unlawfully confiscating a gate belonging to John Robhood.][54]

1344 - Robhodway (Walsham le Willows) (1)

[12 Apr. 1344:]
[Thomas Fuller, Walter Fuller and Roger, prior of Ixworth, fined for digging on the common at Staple way and digging clay at Robhodway.][55]

1344 - Robhodway (Walsham le Willows) (2)

[12 Apr. 1344:]
[Roger, prior of Ixworth, fined for encroachment at Robhodway, by digging of a claypit on the common there.][56]

1347 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[3 Aug. 1347:]
[John Robhood and Walter Fuller fined for digging on the common.][57]

1348 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[24 Oct. 1348:]
[John Robhood fined for setting boundary between himself and Thomas Fuller. It is to be set by a general enquiry.][58]

1350 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Nov. 1350:]
John Robhood, the plaintiff, and Peter Tailor, the defendant, in a case of trespass to come at next court session.][59]

1351 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[19 Jan. 1351:]
[Peter Tayllour fined for trespass done to John Robhood.][60]

1353 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[9 Oct. 1353:]
[John Robhood fined because he did not come when summoned for winter work,][61]

1354 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[15 Sep. 1354:]
[John Robhood fined for digging on the common of the lord of the manor.][62]

1354 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[15 Sep. 1354:]
[John Robhod was elected woodward.][63]

1359 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[4 Jul. 1359:]
[John Robhood fined for trespass against Robert Jay.][64]

1360 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[17 Feb. 1360:]
A horse belonging to John Robhood [l] did damage in a rye field belonging to the lady of the manor.][65]

1361 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[13 Jul. 1361:]
John Robhood [1] among villein tenants who came to the court and swore fealty to the lord of the manor.][66]

1362 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[31 Jan. 1362:]
[John Robhood fined for damage in the lords' rye caused by a horse.][67]

1362 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[31 Jan. 1362:]
[John Robhood [I] fined for damage caused by three horses in the wood belonging to the lord of the manor.][68]

1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[6 Jun. 1364:]
[Pledges for William Josse fined because he did not answer to John Robhood [1] in a plea of trespass].[69]

1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[23 Oct. 1364:]
[William Josse to have pledges for replying to John Robhood [1] in a case of trespass.][70]

1364 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[23 Oct. 1364:]
[John Robhood [1], Robert Rampolye and Walter Rampolye fined for brewing and selling ale in breach of the assize.][71]

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][72]

1390 - John and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Peter Robhood surrenders to John Hereward and his heirs land formerly occupied by John Robhood.][73]

1390 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Nicholas Robhood, chaplain, and Peter Robhood, surrender land formerly occupied by John Robhood to Walter Fraunceys, the hayward, outside the court and witnessed by Robert Robhood and others.][74]

1396 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[25 Sep. 1396:]
[John Hawys surrenders villein land formerly occupied by John Robhood to Nicholas Fuller and his heirs.][75]

Robert Robhood

Robert Robhood was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I); see 1365 entry relating to John Robhood (I) above.

See the following entries:

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][76]

1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[16 Jun. 1366:]
[Robert Robhood essoined of common suit at court by William Jay.][77]

1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[16 Jun. 1366:]
[Robert Robhood fined for default.][78]

1366 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[15 Sep. 1366:]
[Robert Robhood fined for default.][79]

1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[4 Jan. 1367:]
[John Hawys and his wife Agnes, without their lord's permission, demised land to Robert Robhood to hold during Agnes's lifetime. Order to take land into the lord's hands and report profits.][80]

1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[18 May 1367:]
[According to jurors, John Hawys and his wife Agnes demised villein land to Robert Robhood to hold of Agnes for the duration of Robert's lifetime. The latter pays fee for having his term and swears fealty.][81]

1367 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[3 Aug. 1367:]
[Robert Robhood essoins of common suit by John Margery [2].][82]

1368 - Nicholas, Peter and Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Mar. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood and Peter Robhood fined for selling villein land to Robert Robhood, their
brother, without permission from the lord of the manor.][83]

1368 - Nicholas, Robert and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Jul. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs. Peter Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs.][84]

1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[2 Jan. 1369:]
[Robert Robhood essoins of common suit by Nicholas Patel.][85]

1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[2 Jan. 1369:]
[Robert Robhood is the defendant in a case of debt.][86]

1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[26 Apr. 1369:]
[Robert Robhood pays fee for permission to agree with John Torold in a case of debt.][87]

1369 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (4)

[28 Aug. 1369:]
[Robert Robhood fined for unlawfully detaining an amount from John Torold.][88]

1370 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[18 Mar. 1370:]
[Robert Robhood essoins of common suit by Robert Kembald.][89]

1370 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[25 Jul. 1370:]
[Robert Robhood fined for not warranting his essoin from last court.][90]

1373 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[26 Sep. 1373:]
[Robert Robhood among persons fined "because they did not perform reaping service [‘reapale’]" when ordered in autumn.][91]

1375 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[16 Jan. 1375:]
[Robert Robhood fined for default of suit of court.][92]

1375 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[12 Sep. 1375:]
[Robert Robhood fined becasue he coudl not deny owing money to Alice Rampolye.][93]

1376 - Robert Robhood and tenement Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Jun. 1376:]
[Robert Robhood surrenders land, including that of "the tenement Robhood", to John Hereward and his heirs.][94]

1384 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[7 Sep. 1384:]
[Pledges for Robert Robhood fiend becasue he did not reply to John Warde in a case of trespass.][95]

1385 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[9 Mar. 1385:]
[Robert Robhood pays fee for permission to accord with John Warde in a case of trespass.][96]

1385 - Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[9 Mar. 1385:]
[Thomas Kembald, chaplain, fined for making unlawful complaint against Robert Robhood in a case of debt.][97]

1390 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Nicholas Robhood, chaplain, and Peter Robhood, surrender land formerly occupied by John Robhood to Walter Fraunceys, the hayward, outside the court and witnessed by Robert Robhood and others.][98]

Nicholas Robhood

Nicholas Robhood was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I); see 1365 entry relating to John Robhood (I) above.

See the following entries:

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][99]

1368 - Nicholas Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Jul. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood fined for permission to enter into accord with Thomas Noble in a case of debt.][100]

1368 - Nicholas, Peter and Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Mar. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood and Peter Robhood fined for selling villein land to Robert Robhood, their
brother, without permission from the lord of the manor.][101]

1368 - Nicholas, Robert and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Jul. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs. Peter Robhood surrenders villein land to Robert Robhood and his heirs.][102]

1370 - Nicholas and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[18 Mar. 1370:]
[Order to attach Nicholas Robhood to answer Peter Robhood in a case of debt.][103]

1384 - Nicholas Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[7 Sep. 1384:]
[Nicholas Robhood, chaplain, pays fine for permission to enter accord with John Lester in a case of debt.][104]

1390 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Nicholas Robhood, chaplain, and Peter Robhood, surrender land formerly occupied by John Robhood to Walter Fraunceys, the hayward, outside the court and witnessed by Robert Robhood and others.][105]

Peter Robhood (II)

Peter Robhood (II) was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I); see 1365 entry relating to John Robhood (I) above. He should possibly be identified with Peter Robhood (I) above.

See the following entries:

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][106]

1368 - Nicholas, Peter and Robert Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Mar. 1368:]
[Nicholas Robhood and Peter Robhood fined for selling villein land to Robert Robhood, their
brother, without permission from the lord of the manor.][107]

1376 - Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Jun. 1376:]
[John Rath [‘Rayth'] surrenders land to Catherine Robhood [née Typetot] and her heirs.][108]

1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (3)

[11 Jun. 1376:]
[Peter Robhood paid fine for permission to enter into accord with Robert Margery [1] in a case of debt.][109]

1376 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (4)

[11 Jun. 1376:]
[Peter Robhood fined for intervening through the enquiry against Adam Pidelak in a case of trespass and against William Tailor in a case of debt.][110]

1390 - John and Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Peter Robhood surrenders to John Hereward and his heirs land formerly occupied by John Robhood.][111]

1390 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Nicholas Robhood, chaplain, and Peter Robhood, surrender land formerly occupied by John Robhood to Walter Fraunceys, the hayward, outside the court and witnessed by Robert Robhood and others.][112]

1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood surrender villein land to John Vincent and his heirs.][113]

1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[It was ordered at the last court that villein land sold by Peter Robhood be taken into the lord's hands. At the present court, Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood pay fine to surrender the land to the said buyer.][114]

1396 - Peter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[25 Sep. 1396:]
[Peter Robhood fined for trespass by taking without permission to ash trees in the lord's wood at High Hall.][115]

Catherine Robhood

Catherine Robhood was the wife of Peter Robhood (II) (see preceding section).

See the following entries:

1384 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[7 Sep. 1384:]
[Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood surrendered two parcels of villein land in the Wellfield to the lord of the manor. He re-granted it to Peter Robhood against a fee.][116]

1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood surrender villein land to John Vincent and his heirs.][117]

1390 - Peter and Catherine Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[5 Apr. 1390:]
[It was ordered at the last court that villein land sold by Peter Robhood be taken into the lord's hands. At the present court, Peter Robhood and his wife Catherine Robhood pay fine to surrender the land to the said buyer.][118]

Walter Robhood

Walter Robhood was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I). The editor of the court rolls does not explicitly identify the Walter Robhood of the first (1336) entry with the person figuring in the subsequent entries, but they may well have been the same person.

See the following entries:

1336 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[5 Nov. 1336:]
[John Tailor and his wife Catherine fined for damage to Walter Robhood.][119]

1361 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[19 Oct. 1361:]
[Villeins Walter Robhood, William Osbern, Henry Osbern, John Rampolye, John Clevehog, Nicholas Clevehog and William Clevehog, sons of John Clevehog, are fugitives and are to be arrrested.][120]

1362 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[21 Jun. 1362:]
[Walter Robhood essoins of common suit by Simon Rampolye.][121]

1362 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[5 Sep. 1362:]
[Walter Robhood fined for not warranting his essoin from last court.][122]

1364 - Olivia and Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[23 Feb. 1364:]
[Olivia Robhood, daughter of the villein Walter, fined for marrying Roger Prede without the lord's permission.][123]

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][124]

1366 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[16 Jun. 1366:]
[Villein Walter Robhood among witnesses when one villein surrenders land to another.][125]

1396 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[25 Sep. 1396:]
[Nicholas Typetot pays fine for permission to enter into accord with Walter Robhood in a case of trespass.][126]

1399 - Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

27 Feb. 1399]
[All the villeins ordered to set bounds between the tenement and villein lands of Walter Robhood and Nicholas Typetot where they are most needed.][127]

Richard Robhood

Richard Robhood was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I); see 1365 entry relating to John Robhood (I) above.

See the following entries:

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][128]

John Robhood (II)

John Robhood (II) was one of the six sons of John Robhood (I); see 1365 entry relating to John Robhood (I) above.

See the following entries:

1365 - John Robhood of Walsham le Willows and his sons

[20 Mar. 1365:]
[According to the jurors, John Robhood, lately deceased, held land from the lord of the manor. His sons, Robert, Nicholas, Peter, Walter, Richard and John, all villeins, are his closest heirs. They appeared before the court and received the tenements as their inheritance.][129]

Agnes Robhood

It is not clear how Agnes Robhood was related to the other Robhoods. She married Walter Norreys in 1338 (see entry of that date).[130]

See the following entries:

1338 - Agnes Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[2 Jul. 1338:]
[Agnes Robhood pays fine for permission to marry Walter Norreys.][131]

1365 - Agnes Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[9 Jul. 1365:]
[Agnes Robhood fined for brewing and selling ale in breach of the assize.][132]

Matilda Robhood

It is not clear how Matilda Robhood was related to the other Robhoods. She married William Cook in 1350 (see entry of that year).[133]

See the following entries:

1349 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[15 Jun. 1349:]
[Robert Hereward, chaplain, surrenders tenement to Matilda Rohood and her heirs.][134]

1350 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[3 Feb. 1350:]
[Matilda Rohood pays "childwite" for giving birth outside wedlock.][135]

1350 - Matilda Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[3 Feb. 1350:]
[Matilda Robhood pays fine for permission to marry William Cook.][136]

Olivia Robhood

Olivia, daughter of Walter Robhood married Roger Prede in 1364 (see entry below). The latter occurs frequently in the records.[137]

See the following entries:

1364 - Olivia and Walter Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[23 Feb. 1364:]
[Olivia Robhood, daughter of the villein Walter, fined for marrying Roger Prede without the lord's permission.][138]

Robhood – without Christian name

The two 1318 entries probably refer to William Robhood (I) or William Robhood (II). It is debatable whether "Robhood" in the 1328 entry should be construed as a surname or place-name.

See the following entries:

1318 - Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1)

[17 Jan. 1318:]
[Order to distrain William at the Green in land formerly held by William Springold and Robhood.][139]

1318 - Robhood of Walsham le Willows (2)

[6 Sep. 1318:]
[Repetition of order to distrain William and Agnes at the Green in land formerly held by William Springold and Robhood.][140]

1328 - Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[22 Mar. 1328:]
[Six named jurors to certify whether, inter alia, Stephen Cooper owes annual rent for 'the tenement Robhood'.][141]

1376 - Robert Robhood and tenement Robhood of Walsham le Willows

[11 Jun. 1376:]
[Robert Robhood surrenders land, including that of "the tenement Robhood", to John Hereward and his heirs.][142]

Robetel

In view of the uncertain etymology of the surname Robhood it is perhaps worth noting that there were in Walsham le Willows and its immediate neighbourhood from the late 13th century to 1354 at least two persons with another surname beginning with "Rob". R. Robetel figures under the township of Langham, c. 3 km SW of Walsham le Willows, on the 1283 Suffolk lay subsidy roll,[143] and a Robert Robetel occurs in the Walsham le Willows court rolls for 1327, 1328, 1332 and 1334, at which latter date he had died.[144] I have no evidence that R. Robetel of 1283 and Robert Robetel of the 1330's were one and the same person, but this is obviously possible. A John Robetel makes his only appearance in the Walsham le Willows court rolls on his death in 1354.[145]

Maypole or maple

The Walsham le Willows court rolls for 1318 include this entry:

Surrender: Nicholas Goche to William Chapman and his heirs, 1r. of land at the Maypole ['le Mapol'], granted to him to hold in bondage by customs and services, fine 9d., pledge John the Hayward; William swore customary fealty[146]

I feel fairly certain this is in fact a reference to a maple, i.e. a tree of the genus acer. If "Mapol" means "maypole", we note that:

  • the use of a maypole as a landmark implies that it remained in situ year round and had already been there for some time. I believe stationary maypoles are found mainly in towns and cities with less easy access to trees.
  • the reference antedates by several decades the earliest record evidence for the use of maypoles (under any name) in England.[147]
  • the reference antedates by 235 years the first use of the word "maypole" cited in OED2.[148]
  • the maypole, an object which served as the focus for communal dancing and feasting, was nonetheless located on or immediately adjacent to a piece of land used for agricultural purposes by its possessors.
  • the use of a capital 'M' in 'Mapol' might be taken to indicate that 'Ma' is 'May', the name of the month. Names of months are of course spelt with an initial capital in modern English, but this is by no means always the case in Middle English.
  • the editor of the court rolls, Ray Lock, supplied the exact MS reading in brackets, indicating perhaps that he felt uncertain "maypole" is the intended word.


Assuming, on the other hand, that 'Mapol' means 'maple', we note that

  • the word has been in documented use since at least as early as 1300, while the compound "maple-tree" is documented already in OE[149]
  • large solitary trees are conspicuous objects which due to their (potential) longevity make excellent landmarks.
  • spellings cited in MED are: maple, mapole, mappil, mapul(le).[150]
  • the use of a capital 'M' in 'Mapol' indicates that the scribe regarded the word as a name. Lock in fact assumes it is a name.[151]
  • at least one other tree in the area was regarded in this period as conspicuous and significant enough to serve, we might almost say, as an address: the court rolls contain a single reference to "Richard of the Peartree" and at least ten to "Robert of the Peartree", one of them occurring during the same court session as the entry on the "Mapol".[152] On one occasion Lock gives us the exact MS reading: "del Pertre".[153] Peartree Farm still existed in Walsham le Willows around the turn of the 20th century,[154] as did several other localities named after trees and plants, e.g. The Beeches,[155] Ivy Cottage,[156] Chestnut House,[157] Cherry Tree Inn[158] Four Ashes Farm, [159] Elm Low Barn,[160] Appletree Farm.[161]

Taking all this into consideration I do not think it would be reasonable to insist that the 1318 court roll entry is the first record evidence for a Maypole on English soil. If, as I believe, Lock is mistaken in reading "Mapol" as "Maypole", he is not the first scholar to make this mistake. In her 1951 study of maypoles, May trees and May customs, the Swedish ethnologist Mai Fossenius took for granted that a late 14th century boundary mark mentioned by Dugdale, the "Lostock-mepul" was a maypole,[162] but a natural object such as a large maple tree makes a rather better boundary mark than a manmade, moveable one, and although little is downright impossible in Middle English "orthography", "me" would be a somewhat unusual spelling for the name of the month.

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Notes

  1. See entry: 1283 - R Robehod of Walsham le Willows; Dodd, Kenneth Melton, ed. The Field Book of Walsham-le-Willows 1577 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XVII) ([Ipswich], 1974), p. 165, s.n. 'Robwood, John'; p. 166, s.n. 'Robwood, John'; Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 355, s.n. 'Robhood'; McLaughlin, Audrey. 'The Beeches and it’s Occupants', Walsham Village History Group Quarterly Review, No,. 16 (January 2001).
  2. Dodd. op. cit., p. 165, s.n. 'Robwood, John', and p. 166, s.n. 'Robwood, John'.
  3. Lock. op. cit., pp. 59, 334, and as per index of persons, p. 355.
  4. Several references to John Robwoods are found in McLaughlin, Audrey. 'After the Plague', Walsham Village History Group Quarterly Review, No,. 32 (January 2005); Turner, James. 'Mary Martin – A Seven Year Old Apprentice', Walsham Village History Group Quarterly Review, No,. 13 (April 2002); McLaughlin, Audrey. 'The Early History of The Six Bells (medieval name Fullers)', Walsham Village History Group Quarterly Review, No,. 29 (April 2004).
  5. Gelling, Margaret. The Place-Names of Berkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIX-LI) (Cambridge, 1973; [s.l.], 1974-76), pt. I, p. 261, and I, 257 for parish.
  6. op. cit.
  7. Powell, Edgar, ed. A Suffolk Hundred in the Year 1283 (Cambridge, 1910), table 33 (skin 52).
  8. Lock. op. cit., p. 56 [item 6] and n. 10.
  9. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 59.
  10. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 64.
  11. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 79.
  12. See page on the record entry 1317 - William Robhood of Walsham le Willows (1).
  13. Lock. op.cit., p. 56 [item 6] and n. 10.
  14. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 59.
  15. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 64.
  16. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 79.
  17. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 61.
  18. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 62.
  19. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 67.
  20. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 83.
  21. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 83.
  22. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 79.
  23. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 109.
  24. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 122.
  25. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 128.
  26. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 129.
  27. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 149.
  28. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 148.
  29. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 160.
  30. Lock. op. cit. inadvertently omits Peter Robhood from the index of persons (p. 355).
  31. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 61.
  32. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 97.
  33. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 107.
  34. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 107.
  35. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 108.
  36. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 120.
  37. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 123.
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  84. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 97.
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  104. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 144.
  105. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  106. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 78.
  107. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 96.
  108. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 125. Inner bracket's Lock's.
  109. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 125. Inner bracket's Locke.
  110. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 125.
  111. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  112. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  113. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  114. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  115. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 195.
  116. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 145.
  117. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  118. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 168.
  119. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 206.
  120. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 61.
  121. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 64.
  122. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 65.
  123. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 74.
  124. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 78.
  125. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), pp 85-86.
  126. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 195.
  127. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 208.
  128. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 78.
  129. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 78.
  130. For this Walter Norreys, see Lock. op. cit., p. 352, s.n. 'Noreys, Walter' [1]. There are no further entries relating to Agnes Robhood in the court rolls; the 'Noreys, Agnes' listed in the index, Lock. op. cit., p. 352, is a distinct person.
  131. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 225.
  132. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), pp. 79-80.
  133. This William Cook occurs frequently in the court rolls; see Lock. op. cit., p. 344, s.n. 'Cook, William(2)' [sic].
  134. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 323.
  135. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 331.
  136. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 334.
  137. See Lock. op. cit., p. 221, s.n. 'Prede, Roger'.
  138. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 74.
  139. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 75.
  140. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 75.
  141. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 1303-1350 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLI) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), p. 106.
  142. Lock, Ray, ed.; Bailey, Mark, general ed. The Court Rolls of Walsham le Willows 135-1400 (Suffolk Records Society, vol. XLV) (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2002), p. 125.
  143. Powell, Edgar, ed. A Suffolk Hundred in the Year 1283 (Cambridge, 1910), table 20 (skin 8).
  144. Lock. op. cit., pp. 103, 116, 148, 168.
  145. Lock (2002), p. 40.
  146. Lock. op. cit., p. 68. "1r." is one rood, i.e. one quarter of an acre.
  147. See Hutton, Ronald. The Stations of the Sun: a History of the Ritual Year in Britain (Oxford and New York, 1996), pp. 233, for the earliest evidence of maypoles in England.
  148. OED2, s.n. maypole, 1. There are no occurrences in MED, s.n. Mai (n.2). The latter dictionary has no entry for the compound "maypole".
  149. MED, s.n. māpel (n.)
  150. loc. cit. IRHB's italics.
  151. Lock's index of places has a reference to the passage under 'Maypole' (p. 65), but it is not found under 'Trees' in the index of subjects (p. 373). No occurrence of a word denoting a (kind of) tree, as per index of subjects, p. 373, s.n. "Trees", has a capital first letter.
  152. Lock. op. cit., index of persons, p. 353 s.nn. "Peartree, Richard of the", "Peartree, Robert of the".
  153. Lock. op. cit., p. 64 (17 Jan. 1318, item [1])
  154. 6" O.S. map Suffolk Sheet XXXV.NW (1905, rev. 1903) (at NLS).
  155. 6" O.S. map Suffolk Sheet XXXV.NW (1885, surveyed 1885) (at NLS).
  156. Ibid.
  157. Ibid.
  158. 6" O.S. map Suffolk Sheet XXXV.NW (1885, surveyed 1885) (at NLS).
  159. 6" O.S. map Suffolk Sheet XXXV.SW (1885, surveyed 1884) (at NLS).
  160. 6" O.S. map Suffolk Sheet XXXV.SW (1905, rev. 1903) (at NLS).
  161. Ibid.; also showing Peartree Farm
  162. Fossenius, Mai. Majgren Majträd Majstång: En Etnologisk-Kulturhistorisk Studie (Lund, 1951), p. 90. Fossenius's italics.