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Nicholas of Thireby gave 1 plough-land to the Priory. 
These extracts are instructive. Kelston, Bathwick, 
Swainswick, Charlcombe, Bathampton, Claverton, part of 
Batheaston, Langridge, Freshford, and Monkton Combe had 
belonged to the Prior’s Hundred, but proclaimed their liberty, 
their freedom from his Hundred Court. 
The Abbot of Keynsham made a like claim, probably in 
respect of his house in the City. 
The “land of Rodecumbe” for which the Prior of Henton 
claimed freedom surely must be Ludicumbe (Vol. 7, p. 34 Records), 
where the Prior frees the Prior of Heanton from suit and service 
to the hundred court of Bath Forum. It is significant that 
Sweyn de Weston, and Ralph de Wudewike are witnesses to the 
Deed. Again this Ludecombe must be Lutecom’ysmill (p. 156, 
Vol. 1., Valor Ecclesiasticus) belonging to Hinton Abbey. 
Again the way in which much of the above freedom was got is 
explained by an agreement (p. 375, Vol. 6 Records) made 
A.D. 1232, between Bishop Jocelyn and the Prior. The Prior 
acknowledges the Bishop’s right to the manors of Ford, Lincumb 
and Claverton ; to a plough-land in Hampton ; to 1 fee in 
Welnedon ; to } fee in Eston ; to 2 fee in Shokerwick ; to } fee 
in Hampton. Also he grants to the Bishop—the services of 
Hugh de Cherlcumbe in Charlecumbe ; of William Ladde in 
Euesty ; one half of the great park outside Bath on the East. 
The men on these lands were to do suit in the Bishop’s Hundred 
_ of Hampton, and be quit of the Prior’s Hundred of Bath. He 

‘also acknowledges the right of the Bishop to the services of 
Benedict of Wodewik for his tenement in Wodewik, who was 
however to do suit in the Prior’s Hundred of Bath, 
On the other hand, the Bishop quitclaims the Prior for—all 
_ rights in the manors of Lincumb and Ford except—a service in 
_ Shokerwick ; half of the great park ; the services of the Prior’s 
tenements in Tadewick, Weston, Stanton, Berewick and Alveston; 
_ saving to the Bishop their regal service. 
