The History and Antiquities of Thorne (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1829 Excerpt: ... to have been taken away; but such was the dread of his iuquiring justice, or such the general affection for his virtues, that no man misused them. SECTION II. THE ANCIENT STATE OF THORNE AND ITS ANTIQUITIES. Few materials are extant that will throw light on the history of Thorne so early as the conquest; however it appears from Doem's-day Book, or General Survey of England, commenced in the 14th year of the reign of William the Conqueror, and finished six years afterwards (that is, between the years 1080 and 1086) that the village was then known by the name it bears at present, which appears to he derived from its marshy situation, and to correspond with Thorney, in Cambridgeshire, and Thorney, on the banks of the Thames, now Westminster, both of which resemble it in name as well as in situation; although at the time of that survey, it is probable it contained only a mansion, the temporary residence of the lord of the manor or his feudal retainers, houses for the socmen and a few cottages for the poorer villaines. Dooms-day Book contains an exact surrey of the lands, goods, and chattels of every person then living in England; with what he used to pay in the Saxon times; how much he had been taxed of late years since the conquest; moreover what stock each had of horses, cattle, sheep, &c.; how much ready money he had in his house; what he owed and what was owing to him. All this was set down in great order, in a book called Dooms-day Book; that is the book of the day of judgment; apparently to denote, that the means of the English were sifted in that book as the actions of inra will be at the last great day. This general register was laid up in the Exchequer, or King's Treasury, to be consulted on occasion. From this survey it appears, that William de Warre...