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Bassetlaw Hundred. Bassetlawe Wapentak, Bernedeslawe. Bersetlaw, &c. Doomsd. Iul. 1. 1674.
THis Wapentac is as great as three of the former, and contains therefore three Divisions, South Clay, North Clay, and Hatfeild, though not long since made so. Oswardebec Soc was in Dooms∣day Book called a Wapentak, as hereafter will be noted, containing all (or most of) the North Clay Division of this. In that Record besides the names above, it is called Bernedsetlawe; and in Nomina Villarum,* 1.1 9 E. 2. Bersetelowe, the King being then Lord of it.
Robert de Perepont, Richard de Willughby, and Richard de Whatton, 12 E. 2.* 1.2 were assigned Justices to enquire of the transgressions made by Iohn de Lanum one of the Kings Bayliffs of the Wapentach of Berteselowe.