Wehaveseenthattherewasonlyonehalimotinthethirteenthandtheprecedingcenturies，andthatthedivisionintocustomarycourtandcourtbarondevelopedatalatertime。
Wehaveseen，secondly，thatthishalimotwasameetingofthecommunityunderthepresidencyofthesteward，andthattherelativefunctionsofcommunityandstewardbecameverydistinctonlyinlaterdays。Itremainstobeseenhowfarthefundamentalclassdivisionbetweenfreetenantsandvillainsaffectedthemanagementofthecourt。Astherewasbutonehalimotandnottwo，bothclasseshadtomeetandtoactconcurrentlyinit。Thefreepeoplenowandthenassertseparateclaims：achaplainwageshislawonthemanorofBrightwalthamthathedidnotdefamethelord’sbutler，butwhenhegetsconvictedbyagoodinquestofjurorsofhavingbrokenthelord’shedgesandcarriedawaythelord’sfowls，hewillnotjustifyhimselfofthesetrespassesanddepartsincontempt，doubtlessbecausehewillnotsubmittothejudgmentofpeoplewhoarenotonaparwithhim。70*
Freeholdersobjecttobeingplacedonordinaryjuriesofthemanor，71*althoughtheywillserveasjurorsonspecialoccasions，andasasortofcontrollingbodyoverthecommonpresentersAmercementsaresometimestaxedbyfreesuitors。Butalthoughsomedivisionisapparentinthisway，andtheelementsforaseparationintotwodistinctcourtsaregathering，thenormalconditionisonewhichdoesnotadmitofanydistinctionbetweenthetwoclasses。Wecomehereacrossthesamepeculiaritythatwehaveseeninpoliceandcriminallaw，namely，thatthefundamentallineofcivilconditionseemsdisregarded。Evenwhenacourtismainlycomposedofvillains，andinfactcalledcuriavillanorum，someofitssuitorsmaybefreeholders。74*Eveninacourtcomposedoffreepeople，likethatofBroughton，theremaybevillainsamongthem。Theparson，undoubtedlyafreeman，mayappearasavillaininsomerolls。Altogether，thefacthastobenoticedasaveryimportantone，thatwhateverbusinessthefreeholdersmayhavehadinconnexionwiththemanorialsystem，thisbusinesswastransactedbycourtswhichconsistedchieflyofserviletenants。Infactthepresentinginquests，onwhichthefreetenantsrefusedtoserve，wouldnotbepreventedbytheircompositionfromattaintingthesefreetenants。
Thisseemsstrangeandindeedanomalous。Onepointremainstobeobservedwhichcompletesthepicture：althoughthegreatmajorityofthethirteenthcenturypeasantryaremerevillains，althoughonsomemanorswehardlydistinguishfreeholders，thereisalegalrequirementthatthereshouldbeatleastafewfreeholdersoneverymanor。Latertheorydoesnotrecogniseasamanoranestatecomposedonlyofdemesnelandandcopyhold。
Freeholdsaredeclaredtobeanecessaryelement，andshouldtheyallescheat，themanorwouldbeonlyareputedone。78*Wehavenorighttotreatthisnotionasamereinventionoflatertimes。