Hugesson.—Cardinal Hugezun came over as the Pope's Legate, temp. Henry II.[270]
Dempster.—The Judges of the Isle of Man were called Deemsters[271].
Eldred.—There was an Archbishop of York of the name of Aldred, temp. William the Conqueror. Perhaps contracted from Alured, the Latin of Alfred.
Brettell.—There is a Seignory in Normandy of the name of Bretteville. So we have corrupted the name of Frescheville into Fretwell.
Belassis.—Something of this name may be seen in Brady's History, p. 196.
Larpent.—From the French, L'Arpent; Arpent signifying an acre. We drop the apostrophe.
Duppa.—De Uphaugh and, by apostrophe, D'Uphaugh, according to Anthony Wood.
Firmin.—From St. Fermin in France.
Paliser.—An official name of such person or persons who had the care of the pales of a forest[272].