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In CANWICK Swartbrand son of Ulf claims 140 acres. The Wapentake bears witness
in favour of him because his father, Ulf Fenman, gave 1 gold mark in pledge for
this land.
WINNIBRIGGS Wapentake
In PONTON Countess Judith holds 2 manors which were Almer's and his brothers.
Robert of Tosny claims them, and the Wapentake bears witness for him that they
were delivered to him in exchange for Marston.
In CASTHORPE Robert of Tosny claims 2 bovates and 2 plots against Robert Malet
and the Wapentake says they ought to lie in Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir. Concerning 1
garden in the same village they say that it ought to lie in Robert of Stafford's
manor of Casthorpe.
They say that Northmann son of Merewin had 7 gardens in GRANTHAM and their
jurisdiction belongs there, but the gardens themselves belong to Gonerby. They
say likewise concerning 2 bovates of land which belong to Gonerby and the
jurisdiction lies in Grantham.
Ivo Tallboys claims 2 carucates of land, less 30 acres, in STENWITH against
Robert of Tosny for which he pays the tax himself. Concerning this, they say
that it is right that they themselves should go over this land and divide it
rightly in proportion to the tax they pay.
In STOKE [Rochford] half hundred Robert of Stafford claims Karli's land, 3
carucates of land. The Wapentake says that this land was Ralph the constable's
and the said Robert has nothing there.
They say that the tithes and customary church dues from Winnibriggs Wapentake
and Threo Wapentake, from all the jurisdictions and inlands which the King has
there, belong to the church of Grantham.
GRAFFOE Wapentake
Osbern, the King's officer, claims 1 carucate of land in THURLBY which by the
Wapentake's witness he ought to have and to render the jurisdiction in Eagle,
Countess Judith's manor.
Drogo of la Beuvrière claims 10 bovates of land, a jurisdiction, in THURLBY
against Osbern of Arques, but the Wapentake says that he is claiming them
wrongfully.
Concerning the claim which the Abbot of Westminster makes against Baldwin of
Flanders about the land and jurisdiction of Aelric son of Mergeat, they say that
they heard that the same Aelric gave it to St Peter's, but they do not know
whether it was the whole or the half. However, they say that in HADDINGTON there
are 8 1/2 carucates of land, a jurisdiction and inland of Doddington, in [South]
HYKEHAM 4 carucates of land, a jurisdiction of Doddington, in SKELLINGTHORPE 12
carucates, a jurisdiction of Doddington, and in WHISBY 6 carucates of land,
inland and a jurisdiction of Doddington. The Abbot of Westminster claims the
whole of this because the head manor was given to St Peter's. All the County
bears witness in favour of St Peter's.
The Wapentake says that Kofse had 10 bovates of land and 1 church in the
jurisdiction of Thorpe-on-the-Hill.
The Wapentake says that Siward, not Ulf Fenman - Swartbrand's father -, had the
manor of 4 carucates of land in NORTH HYKEHAM, and therefore his claim is not
right.
ASWARDHURN Wapentake
They say that the 6 bovates of land in AUSTHORPE which were Godric's and now are
Martin of Woughton's, ought to be inland of Ewerby.
Ralph Paynel claims against Kolsveinn of Lincoln in HECKINGTON 6 bovates, land
which was Algar the deacon's. The Wapentake says that Merleswein, Ralph's
predecessor, did not have it.
In QUARRINGTON Waldin the Breton claims 14 bovates of land against the Abbot of
Ramsey, but the Wapentake says that he does not claim it rightly.
Also in QUARRINGTON Bishop Remigius claims that he held Arnketil's land in
pledge, but Arnketil denies this and holds from the King.
Kolsveinn of Lincoln claims 2 bovates of land and 1 garden against the King in
KIRKBY-la-Thorpe from Earl Morcar's land which Thorkil held. The Wapentake says
that both that the jurisdiction was Earl Morcar's and that this land does not
lie in another manor.
In INGOLDSBY Robert Malet claims jurisdiction over 4 bovates of land which
Gilbert of Ghent has. The Wapentake says that Robert himself ought to have it
through Azur, his predecessor.
LOVEDEN Wapentake
In CAYTHORPE hundred Gilbert of Ghent claims against Robert of Vessey the meadow
which was Aelric son of Mergeat's, his predecessor, but the Wapentake says that
the same Aelric had the whole meadow, and Gilbert's predecessor did not have
anything of it except by renting it for money.
The Wapentake testifies that the tithe and the other customary dues of CARLTON
[Scroop] lie in the church of the same village.
In [Long] BENNINGTON Count Alan claims 10 bovates of land, but the Wapentake
says that they belong to Carlton [Scroop], William of Warenne's manor, and that
Earl Harold, his predecessor, had them thus.
The Bishop of Durham claims 2 bovates of land in MARSTON from Thorfridh's land.
Concerning this, they say that Northmann gave Thorfridh himself 3 gold marks for
this land before 1066, and after 1066 he gave a fourth mark.
AVELAND Wapentake
The men of Aveland Wapentake testify that the manor of BOURNE was Earl Morcar's
before 1066. Now Oger the Breton has it from the King. Drogo of la Beuvrière
claims it, but wrongfully.
The Wapentake says that the 3 1/2 bovates which Oger the Breton has in DYKE lie
in Haconby and are by rights Heppo the bowman's.
They say that 1 carucate of land in MORTON, inland, and 1 1/2 bovates in
HANTHORPE, a jurisdiction, belong to Haconby, and were there before 1066 and
that Leofric had them.
They say that also in MORTON St Benedict's of Ramsey ought to have 1/2 carucate
of land with full jurisdiction. Oger the Breton holds it wrongfully.
They say that in HACONBY Oger the Breton holds wrongfully 9 bovates of land
because Gilbert of Ghent ought to have them through Ulf Fenman, his predecessor,
who had them before 1066.
The Wapentake says that Healfdene son of Topi's land in DUNSBY, which Bishop
Remigius holds and the Abbot of Peterborough claims, was not St Peter's before
1066.
In RIPPINGALE Oger the Breton holds 1 carucate of land which the Wapentake says
was Robert of Tosny's predecessor's.
They say that Osfram's land in KIRKBY [Underwood] was not in Arnbiorn of
Avethorpe''s jurisdiction.
They say that St Guthlac's of Crowland land which Oger the Breton holds in
RIPPINGALE was lordship revenue of the monks, and that Abbot Ulfkil assigned it
to Hereward the Wake at a revenue as might be
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