Manor Roll M2a 1395-1398 Name Lists

These name lists were found as an additional membrane of the M2 Court Roll (1408-1409), Devon Heritage Centre reference 314M/M/2, and are helpful to bridge the 40-year gap between the first and second surviving manor rolls.

If you wish to search for a specific surname, you can use the search box at the top right corner of the table below. Beware that spellings were not standardised in this timeframe so watch out for the interchange of ‘f’ and ‘v’, the interchange of ‘i’ and ‘y’, changed or omitted vowels and other variations that might arise when names are being spelled like they sound to the person creating the record.

DateTithingDescriptionSurnames
Not dated
(add mem 5 front)
[Written on right hand side]
John Jon’ <order[?]> complains of Thomas Sybely <… for[?] a debt[?] of 20 … called … … …> in a plea of debt.Jon', Sybely
Robert Langeworth complains of John Sybely in a plea of debt.Langeworth, Sybely
Censarius[?] [Person liable to unfree tenant’s rent]; Robert Benet is sworn by the pledge of Thomas Benet.Benet
[Richard II, 1395/6]
(add mem 5 front)
Bratton. Names of tenants in the same place in the 19th year
The heirs of Nicholas Kyrkham
William Borton
Henry Vysak
Thomas Estlake
Richard Chard
John Bate
Walter Robert
Rober Kleyn
Thomas Benet
John Fowedon
Rober Robert
William Chadder
Robert Fowedon

Cottars

Robert Valeys
Joan Valeys
Richard Vule
John Rena
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Robert Colyn
William Pasmere
John Miller
Roger Bovedon
Richard Cranby
Robert Langeworth
John Nithercote
John Langeworth
Thomas Sybily






Kyrcham, Borton, Vysak, Estlake, Chard, Bate, Robert, Kleyn, Benet, Fowedon, Robert, Chadder, Colyn, Pasmere, Miller, Bovedon, Cranby, Langeworth, Nithercote, Sybily, Valeys, Vule, Rena
[Written sideways at bottom]
Benet by the pledge of [?] W’ Benet
Robert Kyllecote

John Skyddmore Junior
William Borton

Thomas Skyddmore
Thomas Estelake

Richard Payard
John Bate[?]

William Benet
Richard Chard

John Chard Robert
Robert Hokkedey

Henry Skynnere
Robert Sonnyng
John Bisshop

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Benet, Kyllecote, Skyddmore, Borton, Payard, Bate, Chard, Hokkedey, Skynnere, Sonnyng, Bisshop
[Richard II, 1397/8]
(add mem 5 rev)
Bratton. Names of those liable to unfree tenants’ rent in the 21st year
Thomas Valeys by the pledge of Walter Roberd2d <dead>Valeys, Roberd
John Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet2d <because … Roger Chay[er][?]>Benet, Chayer
Robert Fouwedon by the pledge of John Fouwedon 2d <he withdrew outside the lordship>Fouwedon
William Bate by the pledge of John Bate2d <…>Bate
Robert Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet 2d <because he is a tenant[?]>Benet
William Toly by the pledge of Robert Toly2d <because he is dead>Toly
Robert Rena by the pledge of Robert Fouwedon2d <because … … >Rena, Fouwedon
John Boghechurch by the pledge of Thomas Boghechirch2d <because he withdrew> <… …>Boghechurch
Richard White by the pledge of Henry Vysak2d <…>White, Vysak
Henry Crofte by the pledge of John Crofte2d <he withdrew>Crofte
John Sladya by the pledge of Laurence Berd2d <… … … …>Slayda, Berd
Geoffrey Toly by the pledge of Robert Toly2d <he withdrew. free.>Toly
Richard Croft by the pledge of John Midderhill2d <because he withdrew>Croft, Midderhill
John Sybely by the pledge of Thome Sybely2d <dead>Sybely
Thomas Hethman by the pledge of John Hethman2d <he withdrew …>Hethman
John Crosseman by the pledge of Roger Crosseman2d <he withdrew outside the lord’s domain>Crosseman
Richard Toly by the pledge of Robert Toly2d <because he is a tenant[?] within[?] the lordship>Toly
Thomas Toly by the pledge of Robert Toly 2dToly
Henry Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet 2dBenet
Robert Sely[?] by the pledge of Richard Sely[?] & William Bourton[?]2dSely, Bourton
John Fowedon by the pledge of John Fowedon2dFowedon
John Symons[?] by the pledge of John Johan2d <because he withdrew>Symons, Johan
John Milleman by the pledge of John Bourton2dMilleman, Bourton
Stephen Bovedon by the pledge of Roger Bovedon2dBovedon
Walter Rena by the pledge of Robert Rena2dRena
John Payne by the pledge of John Wynnebogh2dPayne, Wynnebogh
Robert Robert by the pledge of Walter Robert 2dRobert
Roger Colyn by the pledge of Robert Colyn2dColyn
Elias Hooker by the pledge of Stephen Hooker2d <because he withdrew outside the lord’s domain>Hooker
John Brygge by the pledge of Robert Boghechirch2dBrygge, Boghechirch
Robert Cole by the pledge of Richard Cole2dCole
John Wonnecote by the pledge of Thomas Skyddmore & William Borton[2d]Wonnecote, Skyddmore, Borton
Henry Piers by the pledge of Thomas Skyddmore & William Borton[2d]Piers, Skyddmore, Borton
John Valeys by the pledge of John Valeys his father2d <because he is a tenant of the lord>Valeys
John Bovedon by Master[?] Roger Bovedon2dBovedon
Stephen Vowedon by the pledge of John Vowedon2dVowedon
William Crosseman by the pledge of Roger Crosseman2dCrosseman
Roger Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet2dBenet
Nicholas[?] … by the pledge of Henry Skynner & W Bourton2dSkynner, Bourton