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of nominating persons qualified to serve in the several offices within 
the jurisdiction which they represented. From lists so furnished, 
the Steward of the Lord of the Manor selected those, who, for the 
year then next ensuing, should hold these offices. 
The following list of officers has been compiled from an examina- 
tion of documents relating to the Manor, bearing date at different 
periods during the last 240 years. The various records do not 
exhibit strict uniformity in their lists of officers: in later times 
some, which were originally distinct, have been merged into others, 
whilst some have been rendered unnecessary by the legislature 
having provided other means for the performance of the duties that 
once appertained to them. Since the year 1774, when, as we have 
already stated (p. 42), the demesne lands of the Manor were sold, by 
the Lord for the time being, to various persons, there appears to have 
been no formal summoning of the Homage Jury at the usual time 
of holding the Courts of the Manor. At present there are hardly 
more than a sufficient number of Tenants (which must be two at 
the least) holding under the Manor, to preserve the Lord’s rights 
and privileges in the same. 
I. Orricers or THE Manor:—l. Bailiff—2. Hayward. 
II. Orricers or tHE Hunprep:—1. Bailiff,—2. Two Constables,, 
—3. Haywards, (one for the Hundred generally, and one for 
each of the Tythings,)—4. Tythingmen, (one for each Ty- 
thing). 
II. Orricers or tHe Boroucu:—l. Portreeve,—2. Two Con- 
stables,—3. Hayward,—4. Two Sealers and Searchers of 
Leather,—5. Two Coroners of the Market,—6. Cryer. 
The office of ‘Batter,’ especially that of the Hundred, which 
seems in Bradford at one period to have been annexed to the tenure 
of certain lands, (see p. 65 note,) was formerly of much importance. 
Latterly the duties of this officer consisted chiefly in giving “sum- 
mons and warning to all Freeholders, Customary and other Tenants, 
Resiants and Inhabitants who owed suit and service to the Lord of 
the Manor” to attend his Courts, and further, in carrying out the de- 
cisions of the Courts by exacting the fines or amercements, and, 
where necessary, serving writs and levying executions. 
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