Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 December 2009
page 2 note 1 I have not been able to discover the source of Henry de Bray's geographical information, and I cannot identify Brantia, Nacabria, or Aquilonare infra oceanum. The latter probably refers generally to the northern Scottish islands or Norway. For the other titles, see the Index.
page 5 note 1 Cf. Cott. f. 12a; cf. D.B. f. 219b.
page 5 note 2 Cf. Lans. f. 11b ; cf. Testa de Nevill, ff. 32b–33b.
page 7 note 1 “quod ” in MS.
page 8 note 1 “quod ” in MS.
page 8 note 2 Ibid.
page 9 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 9 note 2 “glandis ” in MS.
page 9 note 3 Cf. Lans. f. 65b.
page 10 note 1 “leucas ” in MS.
page 10 note 2 “quartam partem ” in MS.
page 10 note 3 “quilibet.”
page 10 note 4 “Leucas et dimidiam et dimidiam quadrentenam” in MS.
page 10 note 5 “milia des re ” in MS.
page 13 note 1 “concessio ” in MS.
page 15 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 15 note 2 “Una roda, dimidia acra ” in MS.
page 16 note 1 See Charter Roll 93, m. 16.
page 16 note 2 “Et obit ” etc. is a marginal insertion.
page 16 note 3 Cf. Charter Roll 29, m. 8.
page 17 note 1 “suas ” in MS.
page 17 note 2 Ibid.
page 18 note 1 Cf. Charter Roll 102, m. 19 (9 Ed. II), which is the same in substance, but differs slightly in wording.
page 18 note 2 “tempore ” in MS.
page 19 note 1 Cf. Reg. Roff. pp. 499–500.
page 19 note 2 Ft. of Fines, Northants, Case 174, File 51, No. 46.
page 20 note 1 This is added by a later scribe.
page 20 note 2 “manerio praedicto ” in MS.
page 20 note 3 “eredibus ” in MS.
page 20 note 4 “pepetuum ” in MS.
page 20 note 5 “aput ” in MS.
page 21 note 1 “manerea praedicta ” in MS.
page 21 note 2 “manerio praedicto ” in MS.
page 21 note 3 “ipsius Laurentii ” in MS.
page 21 note 4 Ft. of Fines, Northants, Case 175, File 58, No. 99.
page 22 note 1 Juliana the first, Lucia and Isabella were sisters.
page 23 note 1 pp. 24–27 notes.
page 24 note 1 Cott. f. 10a.
page 24 note 2 “internatum ” in MS.
page 25 note 1 See p. xvij.
page 25 note 2 Cf. Cott. f. 10b. and 11a. and Cal. of Pat. Rolls (1301–1307), p. 418.
page 25 note 3 “centum solidi ” in the margin of MS.
page 26 note 1 Cott. f. 10b.
page 26 note 2 Cott. f. 11b.
page 27 note 1 This note is not in the Cotton MS.
page 27 note 2 “quo ” in MS.
page 28 note 1 Cott. 25b.
page 28 note 2 Cf. Lans. ff. 17a, 17b.
page 29 note 1 “praedicto ” in MS.
page 29 note 2 Cf. Lans. f. 16a.
page 30 note 1 “sepit ” in MS.
page 30 note 2 Cf. Lans. f. 36b.
page 31 note 1 “linialiter ” in MS.
page 31 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 32 note 1 Cott. f. 8b.
page 33 note 1 “clamii ” in MS.
page 33 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 33 note 3 The field-name “Nineyards ” exists now.
page 34 note 1 “parva dimidia ” in MS.
page 35 note 1 “parva ” in MS.
page 35 note 2 Some words erased.
page 36 note 1 “superiorem ” in MS.
page 36 note 2 “veniente ” in MS.
page 40 note 1 Cf. Assize Rolls 638, m. 9d.
page 41 note 1 “copertura ” in MS.
page 42 note 1 Cf. Assize Rolls 629, m. 84.
page 42 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 42 note 3 Cf. Cott. f. 4b.
page 42 note 4 Cf. Cott. 4b.
page 43 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 43 note 2 Cott. f. 2a.
page 43 note 3 “quod ” in MS.
page 43 note 4 “verramentum ” in MS.
page 43 note 5 i.e. smithy work. In Churches of the Archdeaconry and elsewhere this has been wrongly translated as “glazing.”
page 43 note 6 “merremium ” in MS.
page 43 note 7 See p. xx.
page 44 note 1 The last five names are written by a later hand.
page 46 note 1 From here Cott. f. 26a is the same. Cott. ff. 25a and b are missing.
page 47 note 1 Cott. 26a.
page 55 note 1 See pp. 128, 129.
page 56 note 1 “salvo ” in MS.
page 56 note 2 See p. 22.
page 57 note 1 Cf. p. 50, where the cost of building the mill is £9 6s. 4d. and the date is 1298–9.
page 57 note 2 “orreum ” in MS.
page 57 note 3 “seylionus ” in MS.
page 57 note 4 “vocatur ” in MS.
page 57 note 5 See under Sebod, p. 110.
page 57 note 6 Cf. p. 74
page 58 note 1 Cott. f. 24b.
page 59 note 1 “continentens ” in MS.
page 60 note 1 “praedictas” in MS.
page 62 note 1 I have not been able to trace this prescription in any contemporary book of medicine.
page 63 note 1 Cf. Cott. f. 7b.
page 64 note 1 Cf. Lans. f. 17b.
page 65 note 1 Cott. f. 12b.
page 65 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 66 note 1 Cott. f. 13a.
page 67 note 1 “anni ” in MS.
page 68 note 1 Cott. f. 19b.
page 68 note 2 “continentem ” in MS.
page 68 note 3 “una butta ” in MS.
page 68 note 4 “continentem ” in MS.
page 69 note 1 Cott. f. 20a.
page 71 note 1 Cf. Cott. f. 15a, which is not quite a duplicate of this.
page 72 note 1 Cott. f. 15b.
page 72 note 2 Cott. f. 16a.
page 72 note 3 Cott. f. 16a.
page 73 note 1 Cott. f. 16a.
page 73 note 2 Cott. f. 16b.
page 74 note 1 Cott. ff. 17a and 17b.
page 74 note 2 “jacente ” in MS.
page 74 note 3 “pertinente ” in MS.
page 75 note 1 “jacente ” in MS.
page 75 note 2 “virgate ” in MS.
page 75 note 3 “pertinente ” in MS.
page 75 note 4 “exeuntibus ” in MS.
page 76 note 1 “continent ” in MS.
page 76 note 2 “contigua ” in MS.
page 76 note 3 Cott. f. 16b.
page 77 note 1 ff. 43c, 43d, are not in Henry's writing. They have been pasted into the book.
page 77 note 2 “consessi ” in MS.
page 78 note 1 Some words erased.
page 80 note 1 Cott. f. 19a.
page 80 note 2 “orreum ” in MS.
page 80 note 3 “Matildi ” in MS.
page 82 note 1 Ft. of Fines, Northants, Case 175, File 62, No. 44.
page 84 note 1 “rodas ” in MS.
page 84 note 2 “duas dimidias acras ” in MS.
page 84 note 3 “duas rodas ” in MS.
page 85 note 1 “duas rodas ” in MS.
page 85 note 2 “acras ” in MS.
page 85 note 3 “rodas ” in MS.
page 85 note 4 “dimidiam ” in MS.
page 85 note 5 “duas dimidias ” in MS.
page 85 note 6 “dimidias acras ” in MS.
page 86 note 1 “dimidias acras ” in MS.
page 86 note 2 Ibid.
page 86 note 3 “dimidiam ” in MS.
page 86 note 4 “dimidias acras ” in MS.
page 86 note 5 Ibid.
page 86 note 6 Ibid.
page 86 note 7 Ibid.
page 89 note 1 “latitudinem ” in MS.
page 89 note 2 Struck through in MS.
page 90 note 1 “procreato ” in MS.
page 90 note 2 “descedere ” in MS.
page 91 note 1 Cott. f. 24a.
page 91 note 2 Ft. of Fines, Northants, Case 175, File 56, No. 272.
page 91 note 3 “suos ” in MS.
page 92 note 1 Cf. Add. Charters, 21576; Feudal Aids, iv, p. 9; Assize Rolls, 616, m. 26.
page 93 note 1 “aquam ” in MS.
page 93 note 2 “facerre ” in MS.
page 93 note 3 “consesso ” in MS.
page 94 note 1 “adio ” in MS.
page 95 note 1 Cf. Abbrev. Plac. p. 39 ; Testa de Nevill, p. 26; Add. Chart. 21630.
page 96 note 1 Cf. Parl. Writs, i, 571.
page 96 note 2 Cf. Add. Chart. 21629.
page 96 note 3 “modo ” omitted in MS.
page 96 note 4 “cosesso ” in MS.
page 96 note 5 “terram predictam ” in MS.
page 97 note 1 See p. ix.
page 98 note 1 “unum ” in MS.
page 98 note 2 Indecipherable word.
page 99 note 1 Cott. f. 4b.
page 99 note 2 Cf. cott. 5a.
page 100 note 1 Cf. Cott. f. 4b.
page 100 note 2 Cf. Cott. f. 5a.
page 100 note 3 “butam ” in MS.
page 101 note 1 “hii ” in MS.
page 101 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 103 note 1 “subsequentem ” in MS.
page 103 note 2 “duo fili ” in MS.
page 104 note 1 Cf. Cott. f. 5a.
page 104 note 2 “qui ” in MS.
page 105 note 1 “soleri ” in MS.
page 106 note 1 Folios xxxivb–xxxvb are struck through in the MS.
page 107 note 1 Seep. 113.
page 107 note 2 Cf. Cott. f. 5a.
page 107 note 3 “qui ” in MS.
page 108 note 1 Cott. f. 21a
page 108 note 2 “filio ” in MS.
page 108 note 3 Cott. f. 21a
page 108 note 4 Cott. f. 21b.
page 109 note 1 See under Roger Lumley and Thenerchebray.
page 109 note 2 “praedicti ” in MS.
page 109 note 3 “qui ” in MS.
page 109 note 4 Cott. f. 21b.
page 110 note 1 cott. f. 22a.
page 110 note 2 Cf. Lans. ff. 17b and 18a.
page 111 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 111 note 2 Repeated in MS.
page 111 note 3 “quod ” in MS.
page 111 note 4 “qui ” in MS.
page 113 note 1 “aetate ” in MS.
page 114 note 1 “honerans ” in MS.
page 114 note 2 Indecipherable word.
page 115 note 1 “amiti ” in MS.
page 115 note 2 Cott. f. 18b.
page 117 note 1 “quae ” in MS.
page 117 note 2 “aliquit ” in MS.
page 119 note 1 Cott. f. 9b.
page 119 note 2 “Agnetam ” in MS.
page 119 note 3 “terra ” in MS.
page 119 note 4 “sus ” in MS.
page 119 note 5 “revertantur ” in MS.
page 119 note 6 Cott. 10a gives 1½ roods.
page 120 note 1 “cerotarius ” in MS.
page 121 note 1 “Johanni ” in MS.
page 123 note 1 “liberam chaceam ” in MS.
page 123 note 2 “Item de via ” in the margin of MS.
page 125 note 1 Cf. Assize Roll, no. 629, m. 153.
page 125 note 2 Cott. f. 14a.
page 126 note 1 “ipse vel heredes sui ” is inserted here in MS.
page 126 note 2 This word is omitted in the MS.
page 127 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 128 note 1 This is a note in the margin of f. 72b.
page 128 note 2 Cf. p. 55.
page 129 note 1 “scribens ” m MS.
page 129 note 2 Cf. Cott. f. 5a.
page 129 note 3 “qui ” in MS.
page 130 note 1 “qui ” in MS.
page 131 note 1 “chevecia ” in MS.
page 131 note 2 “quilibet ” in MS.