Previous ed.: Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1968, by Nikolaus Pevsner.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... The chapell of Pensex, lyinge towe myles east from Lyndrege, hathe the priveleadge of buryalls, but wantethe armes and monuments. The neate chappell of Knighton, lyinge towe myles west from Lindrege, hathe in the southe wyndowe of the body of the same Gules, a cheueron betweene 3 mollets Argent, I thincke Stormye's armes, and is allowed funeralles. LONGDON. Longden, and aunciently Longedonc, in Peareshore's hundred l. Longdon boundcth East on Bushley, West on Brutesmorton and Castellmorton, South on Forthampton, North on Vpton uppon Seuern. Domesday booke in the Conqueror's raygne settethe out Longedon in thease wourdes. In Longedon sunt 30 hidae de hac terra tenet Willielmus Rex 5 hidas et tres uirgatas de eadem terra tenet Drogo filius Ponci unam hidam de eadem terra tenet Vrso 5 hidas Willielmus f. Baderen 2 hidas et dimid. de eadem terra tenet Rogerus de Lacy 5 hidas. Whearevnto is added in the same svrvey of England, Gilebertus filius Turoldi tenet 4 hidas in Langedon de manerio de Trcdinton. Hcere you see howe the greate mannor of Longdon, beeinge the Abbotes' of Westminster, was after the Conqueast intruded on by dyvers Lordes, beeinge the Kinge, Fitz Ponce, Dabetote, Fitz Badere and Lacy, yet all acknowleadginge the Abbot of Westminster, Lord of Longdon, onely this that Fitz Turold dyd hould landes in Longdon of the manor of Tredington I conceave not. Concearninge the landes of Dabetote in Longdon as a man in our county most eminent, I fynd that hys heyre, Guy de Beauchamp, was seysed of landes in Longdon, for 20 Ed. 3, Thomas de Beauchamp heald landes in Longdon which his auncestor Guy de Beauchamp, Earle of Warwicke, sometymes had. And 7 Hen. 6, Richard de Beauchamp, Earle of Warwicke, succeeded to the same landes. So leavinge...

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