of the church, and six fisheries of twenty-fourpence, and two parts of a mill of five shillings, and nine acres of meadow. Wood pasture one mile and eight quarentens long, and four quarentens broad, Value in King Edward's time, and. now sixty shillings. Tallaged at twenty shillings.

Land of Robert de Statford.-In Brune (Bourn) Aldene had six oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to six oxen. Goisfrid, a vassal of Robert's has there half 2 plough, and three villanes and three bordars with one plough, the third of one mill of three shillings and four-pence, and six fish garths of sixteen-pence, and seven acres of meadow, and thirty acres of coppice wood. Value in... King Edward's time, and now, twenty shillings. Land of Celegrim.-In Brune (Bourn) Uluric. bad three oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to three oxen. Suen has now there under the king five villanes and one bordar with one plough, and one ox in a plough and the sixth part of one mill of eighteen pence, and three fisheries of eight pence, and four acres and a half of meadow, and fifteen acres of coppice wood. Value in King Ed ward's time ten shillings, now sixteen shillings. The jury of Aveland wapentake affirm that

the manor of Brunt (Bourn) was Earl Morear's in the time of King Edward. Oger now has it under the King. Drogo claims it, but unjustly.

Contiguous to this town, near the castle hill, is a fine large perennial spring * of excellent water, which flows in such abundance, as to turn three mills within a very short distance from the head; it runs through the town, and from thence to the river Glen and to Spalding. This stream gives name to the place, bourn being the saxon name for a brook or torrent.

There can be no doubt but that this town was a Roman station, its name however at that period is now lost. "Upon the road from Bourn to Sleaford have been Norman, and perhaps Saxon Castles, at both these places; and it is highly probable that there were some places of defence, in the time of the Romans, for their road and dyke, as well as the residence of some of their people,against the inroads of the Britons. Their coins show that those places of strength were possessed by the Britons, when the legions were drawn home." (Salmon's new Survey.)

*This spring which gives water to three of the streets in this town, is called Bourn Well Head; but in some old writings belonging to Mr. Presgrave, respecting the fishing and royalty of the river, it is called Peters Pool.

At the battle of Threekingham in A. D. 870, when the Danish marauders destroyed Bourn with fire, we are informed by Ingulphus, that Morchar, then lord of Brun,, with his family and numerous attendants, fell in defence of their country and home. (Vide Algarkirk.)

In the year 960, Oslac was lord of Brun, in the reign of Edgar; he has, says Ingulphus, been falsly called de Wake, in the life of Hereward.

Ralph, Earl of Hereford, sirnamed Scalre was the son of Goda, sister to king Edward: he was buried at Peterborough. Leofric Lord of Brun was Cousin to him. Earl Rodulph was son to Goda. (W. Malmsbury pa. 45 b.) Earl Ralph was one of King Edward's Admirals against Godwin. Morcar Lord of Brun, was second son of Algar earl of Leicester." (Vide Peck's A. S. iii ƒ 28.)

This Morchar was made earl of Northumberland. Tostin son of cari Godwin, lost it by his severity; and, on the death of King Edward, Testin coming out of Flanders to invade the coasts of Northumberland, in a piratical manner, was repelled by the forces of Morear, and his brother Edwin.

Tostin then went into Scotland, and there meeting with Harold Harfag the Norwegian, with three hundred ships, they agreed to join forces, and having landed in Northumberland they surprised the two brothers, over

Leofric married Edina daughter of Morcar, and their son was the famous outlaw, Hereward de Brun, whose exploits we shall give in the biographical notices of men born in this place, Hereward married Turfrida in Flanders, and their daughter, whose name was Turfrida, was married to Hugh Evermue Lord of Deeping and Brun. (Ingulphus pa. 67.) .

In 1114 the only daughter of Hugh Evermue was married to Richard de Rulos, whose daughter, Adheldis, married Baldwin Fitz Gilbert † Earl of Glomery, founder of Decping Priory; he died A. D. 1171 (Monast. Anglican. Vol. I. pa.. 469 and Vol II. pa. 23.)

joyed at their late victory, and shut them up in the city of York, till king Harold came to relieve them.

Tostin was earl of Northumberland, but was deprived of his earldom at the instigation of his brother, and Morchar succeeded him. Morchar and his elder brother Edwin lived there very amicably, and when Harold was slain at the battle of Hastings, they offered themselves to the people, to make choice of either of them for their King Harold and they were Cousins; and they were in London when Harold was stain, but William's fortune prevailed. They afterwards disturbed the Conqueror by making inroads, and otherwise vexing him, but being taken prisoners, he pardoned them, and married them to his relations.

At leugth they were slain by their own men, and the King was much grieved at their death. (Vide W of Malmsbury.)

The manor of Bourn was given to Baldwin Fitz Gilbert, by William Rufus.

Hugh de Wac married Emma daughter and heir of Baldwin earl of Glocester, and he was succeeded by his son Baldwin Lord Wake, who founded the abbey of Brun 1140. He gave the priory of Deeping to Thorney abbey, and dying in 1156, he was buried at Thorney abbey. (Dugdale's Baronage.)

Baldwin, lord Wake and Lydel, succeeded him, and dying in 1224, he was succeeded by his son Baldwin Lord · Wake.* The next was Hugh Wake, to whom succeeded Baldwin Lord of Wake Brun, Lydel, and Cottingham; Johu de Wake fol lowed next, and to him succeeded Thomas de Wake, who dying in 1343, his sister Margaret became heir to the estates, and she married Edmund Plantagenet of Woodstock, earl of Kent, and 3. son of king Edward I. Their daughter was Joan the air maid of Kent, who had three bus

* Baldwin Lord Wake, 8 Ed I, was Lord of this manor, and obtaind of that Prince a license for a Market, to be kept weekly on saturday, in this town; and a fair every year upon the eve, day and morrow after the feast of the holy Trinity, and five days following, which grant seems to have been only for Baldwin's life; for we find that Thomas, his Grandson,obtainel a graut for the same fair 2. EJ. II,