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agreed between them each year, but the Abbot repossessed it before Hereward fled
from the country because he had not held to the agreement.
They say that the jurisdiction of 3 carucates of land in DOWSBY, which Osfram
had in pledge and was later redeemed, ought to lie in Rippingale, St Guthlac's
of Crowland manor. They say it was thus before 1066 and later until Guy of Craon
took possession of it.
The claims which Drogo of la Beuvrière makes on the lands of Earl Morcar they
leave to the King's judgement.
They say that Robert of Stafford wrongfully claims Karli's land in
BILLINGBOROUGH because the same Karli held it from Ralph the constable.
They say that Wulfric Wilde's land in WALCOT hundred ought to be half the Bishop
of Durham's, and half that of a certain man Wulfgeat who has it in alms from the
King.
Ralph Paynel claims full jurisdiction over Aelfric son of Godram's land which
Guy of Craon has in OSBOURNBY. The Wapentake says that the same Ralph ought to
have 1 horse from this land whenever he goes on a military expedition
In PICKWORTH there are 2 carucates of land which were Auti's and now are
Kolsveinn of Lincoln's. They are not in the count of any hundred and do not have
their like in Lincolnshire.
THREO Wapentake
Concerning Thori son of Roald's land in [Old] SOMERBY which Walter of Aincourt
has, they say that before 1066 they saw the same Thori have it, but in 1066
Northmann held it in pledge. The men of the Wapentake do not know on what basis
because they have not seen him perform any service for it.
They say that the tithe and other customs due to the church from Thori son of
Roald's land in ROPSLEY hundred belong to St Peter's church of Ropsley.
Walter of Aincourt claims the service of Guy of Raimbeaucourt's men in the manor
of SYSTON, but he does not have a just claim.
In WELBY hundred Drogo of la Beuvrière claims 4 carucates of land against Guy of
Craon, but the Wapentake bears witness in favour of Guy that they are rightly
his.
They say that Walter of Aincourt ought not to have 1/2 carucate of land which he
claims against the King in BELTON, but the King ought to have it.
Also in BELTON Kolgrim of Grantham ought to have 1 bovate of land of Algar's
land which Guy of Craon has, but the jurisdiction belongs to Guy in Towthorpe.
They say that before 1066 Leofric the noble withheld the warnode of 10 acres of
meadow also in BELTON. Kolgrim of Grantham claims the jurisdiction of these 10
acres.
They say that the whole of the customs due to the church and the tithe from
WESTHORPE belong to the church of Grantham, as Bishop Osmund claims.
In HONINGTON hundred Gilbert of Ghent claims the jurisdiction of 2 1/2 carucates
of land through his predecessor Ulf Fenman, but the Wapentake says that Ivo
Tallboys ought to have the jurisdiction as Azur, his predecessor, had it from
Ulf.
Robert of Stafford claims 2 mills which are in BARKSTON, and Kolsveinn of
Lincoln likewise claims them. The Wapentake says that they lie in Marston and
their jurisdiction in Grantham.
List 9
Claims in Holland
KIRTON Wapentake
In DRAYTON hundred Count Alan has 1 carucate of land from St Benedict's of
Ramsey. Bishop Remigius claims it and the Wapentake bears witness in favour of
him that Bishop Wulfwy, his predecessor, held it from St Benedict's before 1066.
Guy of Craon holds 4 bovates of land in DRAYTON and 10 bovates in BICKER hundred
from the land of Aethelstan son of Godram. Count Alan claims these, and Algar,
his man, has given a pledge to the King's barons to establish by court-judgement
or by combat that Aethelstan himself was not in possession of these 14 bovates
before 1066. Against this Guy's man, Alstan of Frampton, has given his pledge to
prove that he was in possession of them with full jurisdiction, and that Guy was
in possession of them from the time of Ralph the constable until now, and he
holds them now.
The men of Holland testify that Healfdene son of Topi, Bishop Remigius's
predecessor, had in STEYNING 3 carucates of land without interference which
Count Alan now has and has wrongfully because the Bishop was in possession of
them.
Alfred of Lincoln claims 1 carucate of land in QUADRING against Count Alan. The
men of Holland agree with the same Alfred both that it was his predecessor's,
and that he himself was in possession of it in the time of Earl Ralph.
Gyrth of Quadring, Count Alan's man, gave a pledge to affirm that Count Alan's
predecessor had 6 bovates of land with full jurisdiction in GOSBERTON and
therefore Guy of Craon does not claim them rightly.
ELLOE Wapentake
The men of Holland testify that the jurisdiction of Ketil of Sutton's monastery
of [Long] Sutton lies in the King's manor of Tydd [St Mary].
The 6 carucates of land which the King's officers claim in HOLBEACH lay in the
King's manor of Gedney. Now Count Alan has them as one manor by the King's gift.
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