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BY LORD TALBOT DE MALAHIDE. 



BRUTON rnust have been a place of some conse- 

 quence previous to the conquest, as, independently 

 of the traditions concerning Algarus, Earl of Cornwall, Mr. 

 Dymock, in his valuable paper on Saxon coins, has proved 

 that, from the time of Canute to Edward the Confessor, 

 coins were Struck at Bruton. The names of three rnoney- 

 ers appear on them, */eLFeL0D, LeOFpiNG, and 

 yELFpiNG. This is a most remarkable discovery, and 

 shows the great value of numismatics, when judiciously 

 studied, for the illustration of the obscure periods of our 

 history. 



The earliest written authority we have is the Domesday 

 survey. In it Bruton is called Briweton, and appears to 

 have belonged to Roger de Courcelles. 



" Terra Bogerii de Corcelle. Erneis ten. de Ro. Briwe- 

 tone, Goduinus tenuit T.R.E. et geldabat pro 1 hida et 

 una vii'g. terrse. Terra est 2 car. Ibi est 1 car. cum 3 

 Bord. & Molind redd. 30 den. Valuit et valet 30 solid." 



Collinson considers that Brumeton, which is entered as 

 in the hands of the king, belongs to Bruton ; but without 

 any good foundation. In the sarae survey, Brevvham or 



