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

Colin B. Withers wrote: - Sent: 10 August 2012 11:10 To: YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] Some queries on Lease Registers 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? ======= Probably Plough Monday; the first Monday after twelfth night and the effective start of a new agricultural year. ... Kushti bok, Chris Westmoreland