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The Court Rolls of the Manor of Forde, preserved at the Record 
Office, range from 3 Ed. II. to 1 Hen. VI., during which time the 
liberties of the lower orders were considerably augmented and 
consolidated. 
The first paper is the record of the Halmote, or Court leet, 
held Thursday after the feast of S. Alphege, 1309, and is by far the 
most voluminous, giving the names of the various villeins on the 
manor who seem at that time to have already commuted all ora 
part of their forced labour for money payment. 
The names which appear in the rolls are interesting, and many 
of them are well-known at the present time. The families of 
Lippiatt, Neate, Horsman, Germaine, Gerrish and Gill, all appear 
_ to have had ancestors at Bathford ; not to mention the commoner 
names of Duke, Palmer, Fox, Fowler and Fisher. 
Court Rotts, Portr. 198, No, 27. 
Ford.—Halmote held there on Thursday next after the Feast of St. 
Alphege in the third year of the reign of King Edward [ii. 
24 April A.D. 1309]. 
The whole vill gives to the lord for the ancient 
and accustomed gift ae aa fee vijs. 
For works of the vineyard Bae n we xd. 
Roger Hereward oc bo S23 see vjd. 
Geoffrey Feraunt. With the lord 
Richard Feraunt Ae ae tue -. Dead 
Philip de Ecclesia ar bec 408 sf vjd. 
William Moyon ant a 560 ach vjd. 
Nicholas his brother ... S08 ook vj. 
Roger Gyl, 2 capons and he owes 22 of arrears 
John atte Wyth aoe a UAO wee vjd. 
John Cole... be soe = vj. 
Adam Fisher (Piaanoh Ae Be ses vjd. 
Richard atte Wall Se Bae ae aes vjd. 
Thomas Cole a “ce cor are vjd. 
Roger atte Lupezete ... EC =a ses vj. 
