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.

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in the fire at Boston, and robbing the houses of the merchants there of goods,
during the fire. They defended themselves against these charges, and were
declared not guilty upon the oaths of the jury.'
Peter de Savoy held land in Leake, the property of the honour of Richmond,
in 1282.'
In the subsidy of a ninth assessed upon agricultural stock and produce, levied
in 1297, the parish of Leake was assessed 131. Ils. 2d.;3 the amount of the tax
was consequently, 11. 10 Os. 1 d. To this subsidy, ALAN DE RIE was assessed for
2 horses, 7s.; 4 oxen, 1i. 6s. 8d.; 2 heifers, 8s.; 6 cows, it. 4s.; 10 sheep, 10s.;
9 swine, 6s.; 2 qrs. of wheat, 6s.; 3 qrs. of maslin, 7s. 6d.; 2 qrs. of barley, 4s.;
2 qrs. of beans, 4s.; 3 qrs. of oats, 4s.; hay and fodder, 5s. 2 carts, Is. 10d.
Amount of assessment, 51. 14s. Amount of tax, 12s. 8d.
JOHN, the son of HENRY, was assessed for I horse, 3s.; 2 oxen, 10s.; 1 cow,
5s.; 1 stirk, 3s.; I qr. of wheat, 3s.; 2 qrs. of maslin, 5s.; 1 qr. of beans, 2s.;
1 qr. of oats, is. 4d.; hay and fodder, 2s. 6d.; 1 cart, Is. Amount of assessment, 1i. 15s. Od.; of tax, 3s. 1 1 do
ALAN DE GRIMSCROFT was assessed for 1 cow, 5s.; 1 horse, 3s.; 1 qr. of
mnaslin, 2s. 6d.; hay and fodder, Is. Assessment, 1ls. 6d. Tax, is. 3Id.
RALPH, the son of HENRY, was assessed for 2 horses, 8s.; 4 oxen, 11. 6s. 8d.;
2 heifers, 8s.; 3 cows, 15s.; 13 sheep, 13s.; 3 qrs. of wheat, 9s.; 4 qrs. of
maslin, 1Os.; 2 qrs. of barley, 4s.; 3 qrs. of beans, 6s.; 2 qrs. of oats, 2s. 8d.;
hay and fodder, 5s. 6d.; 2 carts, 2s. Amount of assessment, 51. 9s. 10d.; of
tax, 12s. 21d.
Thus the parish of Leake was assessed for 6 horses, 10 oxen, 11 cows, I stirk,
4 heifers, 9 swine, 23 sheep; hay and fodder, 14s.; 6 qrs. of wheat, 10 qrs. of
maslin, 6 qrs. of oats, 6 qrs. of beans and peas, 4 qrs. of barley, and 5
carts, &c.4
About the year 1300, "Three women were apprehended for the death of
Richard, the son of Elye, in the village of Leeke; one was fined 2s. 8d.;
another had no goods; and the third was condemned to be hung."5
In 1306, the following persons held land in Leake, which had been the property of Walter Engayne. John, son of Ralph de Leake, held land of 18d.
yearly value; Nicholas de Grimscroft, 16s.; heirs of Simon Bond, 2s.; Haiwissa
and Matilda Warrok (sisters), 18d.6 William, son of Ralph de Leverton, and
Alicia his wife, recovered, in the King's court at Lincoln, their right from
Alan, son of William of Leake, of half an acre of land in Leverton.7
In 1313 (6 Edward II.) the King granted to Nicholas de Lek free warren
over all his demesne lands in Leake.8
In 1320, John, the son of Alan de Hundegate de Leek, had a suit in the
King's court at Boston, with John, the son of Simon de Leek, respecting land
and tenements in Leake.9
In 1327, the parish of Leake was assessed 151. 8s. 7Id."~
Nicholas de Grymescroft de Leek, and his heir for ever, had free warren
granted over all his demesne lands in Leake, in 1333.1
The parish of Leake was taxed 211. to a subsidy of a tenth, 7 Edward III.;I
and again 201. 14s. 4-1d. to a subsidy of a fifteenth in the same year. It is
evident, that these subsidies were levied upon different persons or different
species of property, or upon varying assessments, for the subsidy of a fifteenth
1 Assixe Rolls, 9 Edward I. 7 Abbrev. Rot. Orig., p. 160.
2 Inquis. post Mortem, vol. i. p. 76. s Charter Rolls, No. 67.
3 This was the largest assessment in the hun- Rot. Orig. Abbreviatio, vol. ii. p. 253.
dred, that of Boston being only 11. Os. lld.'o Subsidy Rolls.
4 Subsidy Rolls. 5 Assize Rolls. n Charter Rolls, 7 Edward III. No. 55.
6 Pipe Rolls, 34 Edward I. 12 Subsidy Rolls.
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