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.

LEVERTON. 551
RALPH SOCIN had 2 oxen, valued at 1 ls.; 1 cow, 5s.; 6 sheep, 6s.; 4 hogs, 4s.;
1 quarter of wheat, 3s.; 2 quarters of maslin, 5s.; 1 quarter of beans, 2s.; hay
and fodder, 2s.; 1 cart, 12d. Total, 11. 19s. Tax, 4s. 4d.
son of ROGER, had 1 packhorse, valued at 5s.; 1 stirk, 3s.; 1 cow, 4s.;
3 sheep, 3s.; 1 quarter of maslin, 2s.; 1 a quarter of barley, lso; hay and
fodder, 12d.; 1 cart, 8d. Total, 11. Os. 2d. Tax, 2s. 3d.
ALAN, son of ROGER, had 1 packhorse, valued at 5s.; 2 oxen, 10s.; 1 cow, 4s.;
5 sheep, 5s.; 1 quarter of wheat, 3s.; 1 quarter of barley, 2s.; 2 quarters of
beans, 4s.; hay and fodder, 12d.; 1 cart, 12d. Total, ll. 15s. Tax, 3s. 1Ocd.
JOHN HARD had 1 horse, valued at 5s.; 2 oxen, 1Os.; 2 cows, 7s.; 4 sheep, 4s.;
1 quarter of wheat, 3s.; 2 quarters of maslin, 5s.; 2 quarters of beans, 4s.; hay
and fodder, 2s.; I cart, 12d. Total, 21. Is. Tax, 4s. 63d.
Thus, the parish of Leverton then possessed 2 horses, 2 packhorses, 6 oxen,
5 cows, 1 stirk, 18 sheep, 4 hogs, 3 quarters of wheat, 5 quarters of maslin, 5
quarters of beans, 1 quarter of barley, 4 carts, and 6s. worth of hay and fodder,
all valued at 61. 15s. 2d., and taxed 15s. 0 d.
In 1300, the town of Leverton was fined 81. for the escape of Robert, son of
Henry of Leverton, charged with having committed murder. The town also
paid 40s. for not attending an inquisition.l
In 31 Edward I. (1303), Thomas Baroun and his participators held forty
parts of one fee in Leverton of the honour of Richmond, upon which they were
assessed to the aid then granted to the King. The amount is not stated.2
In 1306, the following persons held lands in Leverton, which formerly belonged to Warner Engayne, John Lyard, 8s. yearly rent; Robert le Maer,
Is. 6d.; Bricius and Thomas, sons of Luce, 16s. 3d.; Roger de Leake, 63s. 6d.;
Waldrick de Newland, 4s.; Galfrid, son of Ranulph de Leverton, 2s.; Alan le
Neve, 4s.; and Robert de Willoughby, 26s.3 In the following year, William,
son of Ralph de Leverton, and Alicia his wife, recovered, in the King's Court at
Lincoln, from William of Leake, their right to half an acre of land with its
appurtenances in Leverton.4
In 1313 (6 Edward II.), the King granted to Nicholas de Lek and his successors for ever free warren over all his demesne lands in Lek and Leverton.5
Considerable property in Leverton escheated to the King in 1317, upon the
death of Robert de Willoughby and Margaret his wife.
In 1327 (I Edward II.), a subsidy of a twentieth was granted to the King;
the hundred of Skirbeck was assessed 1181. 10s. 5cd., of which Leverton paid
81. 17s. 71d.6
In 5 Edward III. (1331), the King granted to Nicholas de Grymescroft de
Leek, and his heirs for ever, free warren over all his demesne lands in Leverton
and Leek, in the county of Lincoln.7
In the next year a subsidy of a tenth was granted by the Parliament to the
King. The parish of Leverton paid 131. 6s. 8d. to this tax.8 To the subsidy of
a fifteenth, levied the same year, the inhabitants paid 121. 5s. 7{d. These taxes
were not levied upon the same property, nor upon the same persons; but, as the
particulars of the first are not given, we cannot point out the differences. One
hundred and forty persons paid to the tax. It appears to have been a poll-tax,
in which women, children, and servants, were included. Among the names are
those of Hardy, Bussy, Hugbody, Coupeman, Peascod, Theobald, Newland,
Assize Rolls. 6 Subsidy Rolls, and Rolls of Palrliament, vol. ii.
2 Subsidy Rolls, 31 Edward I. p. 495.
3 Pipe Rolls, 34 Edward I. 7 Chartelr Rolls, 5 Edward III. No. 55.
4 Abbrlev. Rot. Orig. p. 160. 8 Subsidy Rolls, 6 Edward IlI.
9 Charter Rolls, 6 Edward II. No. 67.