Types of Cause: Tithes – garden produce

Tithes of garden produce were predial tithes, but usually classified as small tithes because the crop was of lower value than other crops such as grain. Such small tithes were normally payable to the vicar or his farmer (see ‘Tithes – modus’ under ‘Subjects’).

Calves, cows, gardens, lambs, sheep, wool

EDC 5/1566/12 – Hugh Dodd, rector of Coddington, contra Richard Allen

Milk, calves, lambs, wool, piglets, geese, eggs, hemp, flax, apples, pears, onions, leeks, garlic

EDC 5/11/1 – Sir Thomas Langton, farmer of the tithes of the chapelry of Low, contra Lawrence Banastre

Although orchard fruits were usually classed as great tithes, it was sometimes claimed that windfalls were small tithes and as all the other tithes in this cause were small tithes it may be that this reference was to windfalls, or possibly fruit grown in a garden, rather than an orchard.