jan 1, 1591 - homage
Description:
The tenants of a manor who owed allegiance as a group to the lord and attended the manor court. The jurors at the court were sometimes called the homagers. 1591 <i>At this court it is presented by the Homage that Elizabeth, late wife of Robert Haighe of Sowewood ... </i>[who]<i> lately held ... a parcel of land and the buildings thereon in Dewisbury ... died since the last Court</i> (YAJ25/457).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1591
Now
~ 434 years ago