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.
Date | Tithing | Description | Surnames | ||
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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 | } } } free tenants & … … … … } Robert Colyn William Pasmere Roger Bovedon Richard Cranby John Nithercote 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] | |||||
Robert Kyllecote John Skyddmore Junior William Borton Thomas Skyddmore Richard Payard John Bate[?] William Benet Richard Chard John Chard Robert Hokkedey Henry Skynnere Robert Sonnyng John Bisshop | } Sworn } } Sworn } } Sworn } } Sworn } } Sworn } } Sworn } } | 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 | ||||
Valeys, Roberd | |||||
Benet, Chayer | |||||
Fouwedon | |||||
Bate | |||||
Benet | |||||
Toly | |||||
Rena, Fouwedon | |||||
Boghechurch | |||||
White, Vysak | |||||
Crofte | |||||
Slayda, Berd | |||||
Toly | |||||
Croft, Midderhill | |||||
Sybely | |||||
Hethman | |||||
Crosseman | |||||
Toly | |||||
Thomas Toly by the pledge of Robert Toly | 2d | Toly | |||
Henry Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet | 2d | Benet | |||
Robert Sely[?] by the pledge of Richard Sely[?] & William Bourton[?] | 2d | Sely, Bourton | |||
Fowedon | |||||
Symons, Johan | |||||
John Milleman by the pledge of John Bourton | 2d | Milleman, Bourton | |||
Stephen Bovedon by the pledge of Roger Bovedon | 2d | Bovedon | |||
Walter Rena by the pledge of Robert Rena | 2d | Rena | |||
Payne, Wynnebogh | |||||
Robert Robert by the pledge of Walter Robert | 2d | Robert | |||
Roger Colyn by the pledge of Robert Colyn | 2d | Colyn | |||
Hooker | |||||
John Brygge by the pledge of Robert Boghechirch | 2d | Brygge, Boghechirch | |||
Robert Cole by the pledge of Richard Cole | 2d | Cole | |||
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 | |||
Valeys | |||||
John Bovedon by Master[?] Roger Bovedon | 2d | Bovedon | |||
Stephen Vowedon by the pledge of John Vowedon | 2d | Vowedon | |||
William Crosseman by the pledge of Roger Crosseman | 2d | Crosseman | |||
Roger Benet by the pledge of Thomas Benet | 2d | Benet | |||
Nicholas[?] … by the pledge of Henry Skynner & W Bourton | 2d | Skynner, Bourton |