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might mean "nails ;" I think it must be here "rooffing materials" 

 (shingles or tiles), for it commonly means " materials." The 

 word seems to be derived from " assero " " to bind to" 



6. " The King to the Barons, &c. Reckon to the Sheriff of 

 Dorset and Somerset what, by view and testimony of lawful men, 

 he has laid out in repair of our houses at Pourstok, and in re- 

 stocking our manor of Pourstok. Nov. 12, 1205." 



7. " The King to the Barons of the Exchequer, &c. Reckon 

 to William de Monte Acuto, Sheriff of Dorset, that, which by 

 view and testimony of lawful men, he has laid out in repairing 

 our houses at Pourstok by our precept. June i, 1206." 



8. " The King to the Barons, &c. Reckon to William de 

 Monte Acuto that, which by view and testimony of lawful men, 

 he has laid out in the works about our houses of Pourstok. 

 June 17, 1207." 



9. " The King to the Bailiffs of Southampton, &c. We com- 

 mand you that you receive of Nicol de Kivily, at Southampton, 

 thirteen doliums of wine, and of them that you cause to be 

 conveyed to Pourstok one dolium. Feb. 17, 1207." 



10. " The King to his Bailiffs at Southampton, &c. Find 

 carriage for bringing our wines underwritten to the places 

 underwritten, namely, ...... to Pourstok, one tun of 



wine. July 6, 1207." 



11. " The King to the custodians of the Bishopric of Exeter, 

 &c. We command you to send to Pourstok three doliums of the 

 wine of " Andeg," and it shall be reckoned to you at the 

 Exchequer. March 21, 1208." 



Note. I forget what place in France Andeg represents, I think 

 it is Anjou. W.M.B. 



12. "The King to the Sheriff of Dorset, greeting. We 

 command you that you cause Robert de Newburgh to have eight 

 librates and one hundred solidates of land in Fordington, which 

 we have given him in exchange for Pourstok, and pertinences 

 according to our Charter, notwithstanding the testator held them 

 entire. And you shall seize for our use Porstok and Stafford (?), 

 and Nettlecombe with pertinences as ours, because the same 



