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dencherus

dencherus [? ME daȝene chere] , a form of day-work (Chilhampton, Wilts), interp. by ed. as ‘denshiring’. 1315 inveniet j hominem ad faciendum j dencher’, viz. quolibet die Martis et Jovis operabili inter gulam Augusti [1 Aug.] et festum Decollacionis S. Johannis [29 Aug.] et eciam quolibet die operabili preter Sabbatum inter festum D. S. J. et festum S. Mich. et extenditur quodlibet opus valere quad., et non plus, quia non operabitur nisi usque horam diei primam. et, quia estimantur communibus annis advenire xxiiij dies operabiles ad hujusmodi dencherr’ faciend[os], estimantur ~i cujuslibet virgate terre valere per annum in universo vj d. Surv. Pembr. app. 543 (cf. ib. lxii).

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