View source for Court paper of the Manorial Court for the court leet and court baron of the manor of Henley-in Arden, Warwickshire, 1616 October 23, V.b.86

This article features a transcription of a [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] [[Manuscripts (disambiguation)|manuscript]], Court paper of the Manorial Court, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=234643 V.b.86], (October 23, 1616 ) featured in the ''[[Age of Lawyers]]''  Exhibition, September 12, 2015-January 3, 2016.

The 12-man jury of this manorial court listed several regulations, with fines, on this court paper. These include prohibitions against stacking wood in the street, giving shelter to pregnant women without the bailiff's permission, and allowing a performance by any players, except the king's. Although Shakespeare died earlier in 1616, the exemption would have protected his old acting company, the King's Men.

== Transcriptions ==
Below is a semi-diplomatic transcription of leaf 1 verso of Folger manuscript V.b.86. The transcription below was created by the [[Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)]] project. To access an image of the original leaf, click on each transcription's heading.

=== [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/8n9kwd V.b.86, leaf 1 verso] ===
Twelve men agree that none shall lay any wood or [muc]ke 

in the street above a <s>mothe</s> moneth to the annoying of ''th''e 

high way or his neighbor to forfaite     iij.<sup>s</sup>. iiij.<sup>d</sup>

<nowiki> </nowiki>for eu''er''y default for the same 

Twelve men agree that the Butchers shall kill 

such meat as is good & holsom ^<sup><s>ment</s></sup> for mans bodie: & 

for not so doing for everie default to forfait.     iij.<sup>s</sup> iiij.<sup>d</sup>

<nowiki> </nowiki>Twelve men agree that 

Willi''a''m Smith Baly shall lay open the Horse 

poole betwixt this & Christmas next or compond 

with his neighbors, for not so doing to forfait     x.<sup>s</sup>

<nowiki> </nowiki>Twelve men agree that none shall put any sheepe 

in to the <s>corne</s> ^ <sup>Backfield</sup> field vntill the corne <s>be</s> bee rid 

in paine to forfeit     x.<sup>s</sup>. 

Twelve men agree that Edward Goostrie shall 

keep <s>cl</s> cleane the water course that vsually 

goeth through his house from time to time, in 

paine <s>to</s> to forfait for default     iij.<sup>s</sup> iiij.<sup>d </sup>

Twelve men agree that none shall lay any 

mucke in Bewdesert lane in paine to forfaite 

for everie de fault      iij.<sup>s</sup> iiij.<sup>d</sup>

<nowiki> </nowiki>Twelve men agree that none shall receive <s>and</s>

<nowiki>  </nowiki>any great bellied woman or base borne child

<s>in to for paine to forfeit wit     xl.</s> <sup>s</sup> . 

with out the consent of Mr Bayly & his brethren 

in paine to forfait     xl.<sup>s</sup>

<nowiki> </nowiki>Twelve ^<sup>men</sup> agree that none shall <sup>take</sup> any <s>tenant</s> stranger 

to be his tenant with out the consent of Mr Bailile 

& his brethren in paine to forfeit   xl.<sup>s</sup>. 

Twelve men agree that all the masters & other:

<s>officers</s> ^ <sup>that have ben Baylies & constable ''tha''t be of suffissient</sup>

<nowiki>  </nowiki>shall attend on Mr Bayly on the faire  

day ^<sup>with euery one theier man</sup> in paine to forfaite for ^<sup>every default</sup>    iij.<sup>s</sup>. iiij.<sup>d </sup>

Twelve men agree that no players shall hav 

any licence of Mr Bayly to play in the towne 

hall vnlesse the be the king''e''s players in paine 

to forfait      xx.<sup>s</sup>.

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