The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln. Including also a history of the East, West, and Wildmore fens, and copious notices of the Holland or Haut-Huntre fen ... sketches of the geology, natural history, botany, and agriculture of the district; a very extensive collection of archaisms and provincial words, local dialect, phrases, proverbs, omens, superstitions, etc. By Pishey Thompson. Illustrated with one hundred engravings.

FREISTON. 497
In 1263, the King granted to John de Vallibus a license that he and his
heirs for ever might have a fair at his manor of Freiston every year, to last for
three days; viz., on the Vigil, and on the day, and the day after, the feast of
St. James.' About A.D. 1272, a jury found, that Petronilla de Croun held a
capital honour in Freiston of the lord the king.2 In 1274, Simon, son of
Simon, claimed the fair at Freiston, with right of gallows and ducking-stool,
assise of bread and beer, &c.3 In the same year, Alexander de Poynton de
Freiston, Laurence de Rupe of the same, and Thomas Pisste, were among the
jurors for the hundred of Skirbeck on the inquisition before the King's Justices
of Stamford.4 Simon, son of Simon, also claimed profits of court and view of
frankpledge, worth 1Os. per annum. He also claimed free warren in Freiston
and other privileges.5 He claimed these, and also the third of a knight's fee in
Freiston, Butterwick, and Boston, which he held for his life, in exchange for
the manors of Holt and Cleye, in Norfolk, of John de Vaux, of the gift of
Petronilla de Vaux, who held from Henry de Longchamp of the King in capite.6
According to the Testa de Nevill,
"Alexander de Poynton held of the fee of Petronilla de Croun one-fourth part of one
knight's fee in Butterwyk and Freston.
"Alan de Boturwyk held the 10th part of one fee in the same. Roger, the son of
Athelard, the eleventh part of one fee in the same.
"Alan de Ippetoft held the 7th part of one fee in the same. John de Farcell held
the 7th part of one fee in Freston, Butterwyk, and Saint Botulph.
"John de Edelington, William de Rupe, and Thomas de Pincebec, each held one knight's
fee in the same villages. The above was held by Petronilla de Croun of the King in
capite.
"John de Edelington, William de Rupe, and Thomas de Pincbec, each paid the King
40s. scutage for the knight's fee, which they respectively held in Freiston of Petronilla de
Croun.
" Alexander de Poynton paid 10s. scutage for the quarter of a knight's fee in Claxby in
elemosynary, the gift of Wydo de Croun, who held the same of the King in capite, and his
heirs have service from thence." 7
In 1281, a suit was prosecuted in the King's Court by Henry de Herlber and
Alice his wife, against Reginald Ward of Freiston for an acre of land in Freiston, and against William Fiske and Christiana his wife, for half an acre of land
in the same parish. Seisin was recovered in both cases.8 In the same year
Lucy Peche claimed view of frankpledge, and assise of bread, &c., for her property in Freiston, which were confirmed to her.9 The Abbot of Croyland also
claimed the same privileges for his property in Freiston, and had them confirmed.10 Robert de Roos rendered military service by himself, and William de
Roos and six servants in 1282.." About 1288, C —-- de Hilham gave 6s. 6d.
annually out of his lands in Freiston to the Abbey of Selby.12
The town of Freiston was assessed at 91. 8s. 2d. to the subsidy of the ninth,
levied, in 1297, upon horses, cattle, &c., and agricultural produce; and the
amount of the tax 11. Os. 11d. was paid as follows by four persons:EDMUND AD CRuCEM paid for 1 horse valued at 5s.; 2 oxen, 12s.; 2 cows, 10s.;
1 quarter of wheat, 3s.; 2 quarters of maslin, 5s.; 2 quarters: of oats, 3s.; 1
quarter of beans, 2s.; hay and fodder, is. 8d.; 1 cart, 8d.
Amount of goods, 21. 2s. 4d.; of tax, 4s. 8Id.
WACEN, THE SON OF RALPH, paid for 1 horse, 3s.; I ox, 6s. 8d.; 1 stirk, 3s.:
July 24, 25, and 26, according to the Latin 7 Testa de Nevill.
Church.-Charter Rolls, 48 Henry III, 8 Assize Rolls.
2 Book of Knight Fees, vol. ii. pp. 421 and 422. 9 Placita de quo warranto, 9 Edward I.
3 Hundred Rolls, vol. i. p. 385.'O Ibid.
4 Ibid. p. 348. 1 Parliamentary Writs, vol. i. p. 253.
5 Ibid. p. 349. 6 Ibid. 12 BURTON'S Mon. Ebor. p. 394.
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