| 1. | In 1637 he became steward of the manorial court of Abbotsbury.
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| 2. | These manorial courts were preserved under the Administration of Justice Act 1977.
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| 3. | Many such rights were enforceable by the serf in the manorial court.
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| 4. | Another responsibility and source of profit was the manorial court.
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| 5. | The last Manorial Court was held in Skegby Hall on 25 April 1924.
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| 6. | The lord held a manorial court, governed by public law and local custom.
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| 7. | The manorial court rolls have survived, such documents are now protected by law.
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| 8. | He also was chairman of the manorial court and member of the royal Council.
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| 9. | Working for Blathwayt, he engaged in litigation and dispensation, probably in manorial courts.
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| 10. | In these cases the manorial court's jurisdiction could in effect become county-wide.
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