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malamannus

malamannus [cf. 2 mala + mannus, ME molman] , unfree tenant who pays rent (sts. to commute duty in labour or kind). in Newtona ‥ tenent xij malemanny [v. l. malmanni] xxiv bovatas Boldon Bk. 5; c1250 quelibet domus habens ostium apertum versus vicum, tam de malmannis quam de cotmannis et operariis, inveniet unum hominem ad lovebone Cart. Rams. I 488; r. c. ‥ de xxv li. xiij s. ix d. ob. quad. de operibus bondorum, malemannorum et cotariorum remissis Ac. Cornw 203; 1300 sunt ibidem lxvj molemenni et lvj custumarii de diversis tenuris qui reddunt per annum x li. iiij s. xj d. (Suff) IPM 96 m. 5; 1302 sunt ibidem septem molmenni, de quibus Johannes le Heyward tenet unum mesuagium et x acras Ib. 105/7 m. 2; 1307 quidam molmanni et cottemanni metent in autumpno xvj acras Ib. 127/6; 1317 opera decem malemannorum in eadem villa[Elmestede, Essex] Cl 135 m. 16; 1333 molmannii Cal. IPM VII 531; 1338 de ij malmannis de Heighington, viz. de quolibet bondo et malmanno ij buss’ cumulat’ Surv. Durh. Hatf. 208; 1402 non plures acre falcate ad tascham, quia xxj acre falcate per opera custumariorum et molemennorum (MinAc 547/31) Growth Eng. Ind. 599.

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