Can only help with 'Plow-day' now more commonly spelt Plough Day 6th January. The day the fields were blessed to bring a plentiful harvest and the start of the agricultural year. Traditionally the 6th Jan is also the day we take our Christmas Decorations down. See Wiki for more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough_Monday Sue On 10/08/2012 11:09, Colin B. Withers wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently transcribing my way through the Lease Registers of the Archbishops of York and I have a few queries which the list might be able to throw some light on. > > 1. In the list of leases for a particular property the lease states 'for 11 years' but almost all the renewals (over a two hundred year period) are dated 5 years later, rather than 11 years later. Why is this? > > 2. Some of the properties that the Archbishop acquired from other parties (the Crown for example) were already encumbered with leases for a term of years, so the marginal note says that the only income the AB can expect from these properties until the lease expires is the 'Reserved Rent'. What is the definition here of 'Reserved Rent'? > > 3. Some rents were payable on the usual Lady Day and/or Michaelmas, but others were payable on Plow-day. Anyone know when 'Plow-day' was? > > Thanks > > Colin > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >