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Facts and Events
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Thomas de Corve |
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Male |
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A dispute between Thomas and Walter de Corve and William of Brockton over the ownership of Corfield village went to the 1203 Shropshire assizes. Thomas and Walter located one of the witnesses to their father's purchase of Corfield, a Warin de Burwaridesleia, and won their case.
"Hugh de Wodenorton, Mankolun de Arlega, Philip de Stapleton, Hamon Morescot, 4 knights summoned to choose 12 to make an acknowledgement between William, son of Robert, and Walter de Corve and Thomas de Corve touching 2 carucates* of land, with the appurtances in Corve, whereof the same Walter and Thomas, who are tenants, put themselves on the grand assize of the Lord the King and asked that an acknowledgement be made whether they have greater right in the land aforesaid, or the aforesaid William, came and chose these: William de Middlehope, Hugh de Lega, Roger de Begesoure, Hugh de Sudbury, William Boterel, Warner de Wililega, William de Hopton, William de Suresis, Martin de Castello, Hugh de Upton, Henry Christian, Warin de Burwaridesleia, William Burnel, Elias de Say, William son of Walter, Robert de Gatacre. Who having been sworn, say that Walter and Thomas have greater right in that land than the aforesaid William. And therefore let the aforesaid Walter and Thomas have and hold their land in peace for ever quit from the said William and from his heirs. And William is in mercy. And be it known that Ralph de Wellesford and the other knights sent to the aforesaid Thomas, who is sick, that they might hear who he wished to attorn therein, say that he put in his place Walte de Corve to gain."
The carucate was both a unit of assessment and a peasant landholding unit found in most of the Danelaw counties of England. The word derives from caruca, Latin for a plough. In the Domesday Book the carucate was a nominal 120 acres (490,000 m²), based on the area a plough team could till in a year.
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