["Christopher Kenne of Kenne, in the county of Somerset, Esq., was
possessed of the manor of Little Okeley, in Higham, Kent, in the right
of his wife, the daughter and co-heir of Sir Roger Cholmeley, anno {81}
22 Eliz.; and then, having levied a fine of it, sold it to Thompson,
and he, in the reign of Charles I., alienated it to Best."--_Hasted._
Of course, the Christian name of Thompson, and other particulars if
required, can be obtained by a reference to the foot of the fine in the
Record Office, Carlton Ride.]
_Rents of Assize, &c._--In the _Valor Ecclesiasticus_, the following
varieties of income derived from rent of land constantly recur, viz.:
"De redditu (simply).
De redditu assisae.
De redditu libero.
De redditu ad voluntatem."
Can the distinction between these be exactly explained by any corresponding
annual payments for land according to present custom? And will any of your
readers be kind enough to give such explanation?