[186] “Margeria de Ripariis tenet villam de Creklade de camar[aria] domini regis ad scaccarium: Eadem Margeria tenet villam de Sevenha[m]pton cum pertinentiis de domino rege per predictum servitium” (‘Testa de Nevill.,’ p. 153). [187] See ‘Red Book of the Exchequer,’ and ‘Testa de Nevill.’ [188] Red Book of the Exchequer, p. cccxv. [189] For a similar misdescription of the document preceding it see my ‘Studies on the Red Book of the Exchequer,’ p. 61. [190] History of the Exchequer. [191] Antiquities of the Exchequer, pp. 144–6, 165, 167. [192] At Portsmouth, the witnesses being Geoffrey the chancellor, Nigel de Albini, and Geoffrey de Clinton. [193] Oliver’s ‘Monasticon Diocesis Exoniensis,’ p. 134. [194] Ed. Arnold, i. 269. [195] “Numero satisfaciunt; quales sunt Salop, Sudsex, Northumberland et Cumberland” (i. 7). Shropshire is wanting on the Roll. [196] “Hæc per subtractionem xii denariorum e singulis libris dealbantur” (ii. 27). [197] Rot. Pip., 31 Hen. I. p. 122. [198] Indeed, the statement that this ferm was fixed by the Conqueror is at variance with the evidence of Domesday, which says, “reddit L libras ad arsuram et pensum” (i. 16). [199] Vol. ii. p. 115. [200] It should be observed that the plea was decided by reference to the “liber de thesauro” (Domesday Book, 156 _b_) and that “liber ille ... sigilli regii comes est in thesauro” (‘Dialogus,’ i. 15). Therefore, “cum orta fuerit in regno contentio de his rebus quæ illic annotantur” (Ibid. i. 16), the plea would conveniently be held “in thesauro.” [201] See my paper on “Bernard the Scribe” in the ‘English Historical Review,’ 1899. [202] Introduction to Dialogus. [203] Ibid. [204] “Id quoque sui esse juris suique specialiter privilegii ut si rex ipsorum quoquo modo obiret, alius suo provisu in regno substituendus e vestigio succederet” (‘Gesta Stephani’; see ‘Geoffrey de Mandeville,’ p. 2). [205] Ibid. [206] Longmans, 1892. [207] Assuming the regnal years of Stephen to be reckoned in the usual manner, of which I have felt some doubts. [208] ‘Geoffrey de Mandeville,’ p. 252. [209] Ibid. p. 373. [210] He was the third named of the fifteen benefactors, who, to obtain the king’s confirmation, “miserunt ... quendam ex seipsis, Ordgarum scilicet le Prude,” to Henry. He occurs in one of the St. Paul’s documents (Hist. MSS. Report, p. 68 _a_), but what Mr. Loftie has written about him (‘London,’ pp. 35–6) is merely based on confusion with other Ordgars. [211] Vol. iv. fo. 737, of the Guildhall Transcript. [212] He appears to take his stand on possession alone. [213] The king decides to examine the title by a proprietary action. [214] ‘Christo’ in Ancient Deeds, A. 6683.