freemen of the ports, termed "portsmen", were deemed in the age of feudalism to be barons, and thus members of the baronage entitled to attend the king's parliament. Termed "Barons of the Cinque Ports", they reflected an early concept that military service at sea constituted land tenure per baroniam making them quasi feudal barons. The early 14th-century treatise Modus Tenendi Parliamentum stated the Barons of the Cinque Ports to hold a place of precedence below the lay magnates but above the representatives of the shires and boroughs. Writs of summons to Parliament were sent to the warden following which representative barons of the Cinque Ports were selected to attend parliament. Thus the warden's duty in this respect was similar to that of the sheriff who received the writs for distribution to the barons in the shires. The warden and barons often experienced clashes of jurisdiction. In the 21st century the title "Baron of the Cinque Ports" is now reserved for Freemen elected by the Mayor, Jurats, and Common Council of the Ports to attend a Coronation, and is solely honorary in nature. List of Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports The first authoritative list of Cinque Ports Confederation Members was produced in 1293 when Stephen of Pencester was Warden. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is appointed for life, but in the earliest of records this was not the case. The office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports has been traced from the year 1226 from the appointment of William de Averanch, although he was not the first incumbent of this office. The longest term of office was that of William Brook, Lord Cobham, who presided at the court for 40 years. Constable of Dover Castle Source: The Cinque Ports Godwine, Earl of Wessex 1045–1053 Harold Godwine, Earl of Wessex (King Harold II) 1053–1066 Bertram Ashburnham 1066 William de Peverell 1066 Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent 1066–1084 John de Fiennes 1084–1085 James de Fiennes (son of John) 1085–1111 John de Fiennes (son of James) 1111–1138 Walkelin de Magminot 1138 Prince Eustace of Boulogne (son of King Stephen) 1138–1153 Wakelin de Magminot 1153–1154 Robert Fitz-Bernard 1154–1169 Hugo de Mara 1169–1187 Alan de Valeines (or Valoines) 1187–1190 Matthew de Clere 1190–1195 William de Wrotham 1195–1201 Thomas Basset, Lord Hedendon 1201–1202 Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent 1202–1203 William of Huntingfield 1203–1204 William de Longespee 1204–1207 Geoffrey