Cerarfc of QTrent, 



Itjis fatni 



By Rev. E. H. BATES HARBIN, M.A. 



[This paper is an amplification of my remarks when the Field Club 

 visited Trent Church on the llth September, 1912 (Vol. XXXIV., 

 p. xxxvi.) I offer it on the ground that the two families of Storke 

 and Gerard, whose history is here pieced together, were of Dorset 

 origin, and that Trent itself is now a part of Dorset.] 



JTEHESE notes deal with two distinct subjects. The 

 first part gives a fuller account of the descent 

 of the Manor of Trent than has yet been 

 attempted or even possible. For the 

 numerous copies of and extracts from the 

 Public Records I am greatly indebted to 

 Mr. E. A. Fry, who has also provided refer- 

 ences to Hutchins and other printed authorities, 

 and made valuable suggestions on doubtful points. In the 

 second part I endeavour to present the accumulative 

 evidence which assigns the authorship of the " Particular 

 Description of Somerset " and " Coker's Survey of Dorset " 

 to Thomas Gerard of Trent. For ease of reference the 

 Somerset Survey is quoted throughout the first part as by 

 Gerard. 



