Folio 337 Lincolnshire

folio 337

List 3
Torksey

In TORKSEY before 1066 there were 213 burgesses. They all had the same customary
dues as the men of Lincoln, and so much more, since whoever of them had a
messuage in this town did not pay toll on entering or leaving nor a customary
due. However, this was their obligation: if the King's officers should come
there the men of this small town should conduct them with their ships and other
equipment for navigation as far as York, and the sheriff should find supplies
for the officers and the sailors out of his revenue. But if any of the burgesses
wished to go away anywhere and sell his house which was in this town, he could
do it, if he wished, without the knowledge and permission of the reeve.

Queen Edith had this small town of TORKSEY and the manor of Hardwick adjacent to
it in lordship and she had 2 carucates of land without tax outside the town. Now
the King has them in lordship; there are 102 burgesses who live there, but 111
messuages are unoccupied. To this town belong 20 acres of meadow, 60 acres of
underwood and 11 fisheries. One of them is Berengar of Tosny's. Value before
1066, between the King and the Earl, £18; now £30.

Before 1066 TORKSEY and Hardwick paid in Lincoln the fifth penny from the City's
tax. Towards this fifth part Torksey paid two pennies and Hardwick the third.
Earl Morcar had the third penny of all the customary dues of this place called
Torksey.

In Hardwick Swein son of Svavi and Godric had 1 carucate of land; 12 men lived
there. Now Roger of Bully has half and the Bishop of Lincoln the other half at
St Mary's of Stow. There falls to Hardwick the third part of the King's tax
which the King does not have from that part which is due from TORKSEY.

Here are noted those who had full jurisdiction and market rights in
Lincolnshire:

The Bishop of Lincoln
Queen Edith
The Abbot of Peterborough
The Abbot of Ramsey
The Abbot of Crowland
Earl Harold
Earl Morcar
Earl Waltheof
Earl Ralph of Hereford
Ulf Fenman
Merleswein the sheriff
Thorgot Lag
Toki son of Auti
Stori of Bolingbroke
Ralph the constable
Siward Barn
Harold the constable
Fiacc
Rolf son of Skjaldvor
Godric son of Thorfridh
Aki son of Siward and Wiglac his brother over their father's land
Leofwin son of Alwin
Azur son of Svala
Aelric son of Mergeat
Auti son of Azur
Aethelstan son of Godram
Thori son of Roald
Toli son of Alsi
Azur son of Burg
Wulfward White
Ulf of Nocton
Hemming of Branston
Barthi of Sleaford
Swein son of Svavi
Torksey

List 4
List of landholders in Lincolnshire

Land of the King
of the Archbishop of York
of the Bishop of Durham
of the Bishop of Bayeux
of Bishop Osmund of Salisbury
of the Bishop of Coutances
of the Bishop of Lincoln
of the Abbot of Peterborough
of the Abbot of Westminster
of the Abbot of Ramsey
of the Abbot of Crowland
of Count Alan
of Earl Hugh
of Ivo Tallboys
of William of Warenne
of Roger of Poitou
of Roger of Bully
of Robert of Tosny
of Berengar of Tosny
of Ilbert of Lacy
of Henry of Ferrers
of William of Percy
of Gilbert Tison
of Gilbert of Ghent
of Hugh son of Baldric
of Kolsveinn of Lincoln
of Alfred of Lincoln
of Jocelyn son of Lambert
of Eudo son of Spirewic
of Drogo of la Beuvrière
of Walter of Aincourt
of Norman of Arcy
of Norman the fat
of Erneis of Buron
of Ralph Paynel
of Ralph of Mortimer
of Robert of Vessey
of Robert the bursar
of Guy of Raimbeaucourt
of Rainer of Brimeux
of Osbern of Arques
of Oger the Breton
of Ranulf of St Valery
of Durand Malet
of Martin of Woughton
of Waldin the Breton
of Waldin the artificer
of Odo the bowman
of William Blunt
of Restold
of Godfrey of Cambrai
of Gunfrid of Chocques
of Osbern the priest and
of Ralph the steward
of Asgot
of Countess Judith
of Guy of Craon
of Robert Malet
of Robert of Stafford
of Peter of Valognes
of Heppo the bowman
of Ralph son of Hubert
of Geoffrey of la Guerche
of Geoffrey Alselin
of Baldwin of Flanders
of William Tallboys
of Kolgrim of Grantham
of Swartbrand son of Ulf
of Ketilbiorn of Nettleton and others

70 of the King's thanes