clawa

clawa [etym. dub.] , portion of land (= 4 acres or 1/4 ferling in 1293) (S.W. England). 1232 tenet duos ferlingos terre ‥ in Skappele [Chipley, Devon], excepta una clava terre CurR XIV 2112; 1233 de iiij ferling’ terre et una ~a terre Fines (Cornw) 284/18/48; 1269 dedi ‥ unam clauwam terre ‥ in terra de Ferendone [Farringdon, Devon] Reg. Exon. 81 (cf. ib. 82: j mesuagium, j gardinum j clavam terre in Ferdone); 1293 [Berry Pomeroy, Devon] J. le W. tenet j ferlingum terre et unam clowam et reddit ‥ v s. W. M. tenet j ferlingum terre, j ~am et dim; reddit v s. vj d. Fees 1311 (cf. ib. 1312: R. W. tenet j clauwam, reddit ‥ xij d.); 1301 tercia pars redditus et serviciorum ij tenencium ibidem [Hartland, Devon], quorum uterque tenet unam ~am terre Cl 118 m. 4d.; 1315 [j ferlingum et] j clauuam [Bishop’s Tawton, Devon] CalPat 367; 1339 unam ~am terre [Brompton Regis, Som] MonA VI 386; 1355 Petrus Michel cepit vij acras Anglicas in j clava terre Cornub’ apud Penventel [Penvintle in Saltash, Cornw] AssessR Cornw 1 r. 7 (cf. ib.: in ij claus apud Wadesworthy); 1457 manerium de Cokyngton [Devon] et unam clowam terre in Henpen, parcellam bertone manerii predicti Cl 307 m. 2.