Richardsons Local History Encyclopedia defines it as tenure held by custom and the Lord of the manors will, the Tenant had to provide some services to the Lord and was protected by Title written into the Court rolls. To transfer the propety it was surrendored to the Lord who then transferred it to the next tenant. It ceased to exist in 1926 Sheila -----Original Message----- From: eng-north-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-north-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mml45@aol.com Sent: 30 May 2008 14:14 To: eng-north-yorks@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] meaning of Copy hold Hello, I have a copy of a WILL dated 1813 for William SMITH b. 1733 Thirsk. In his will the 'copy hold' at Knayton is given to another family person. This copy hold was William Smith and his late brother Thomas Smith --- (they had it together in ownership) I would be grateful for any ideas you may have on this term. Thank you Margaret L. Maryland, USA **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-NORTH-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message