_Suem, Ferling, Grasson_--In a copy of Court Roll, dated the 40th year of
Elizabeth, and relating {8} to the manor of Rotherfield, co. Sussex,
these words occur:--
"R. K. cepit extra manus domini unam suem tr[~e] nat' de ferling," &c.
I shall be obliged to any of your correspondents who will explain the words
_suem_ and _ferling_.
What is the etymology of _grasson_, a word used in some north-country
manors for a fine paid on alienation of copyhold lands?