Note 49 — PART I TERRITORIAL STUDIES (continued 2)
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One more point should be noticed. The somewhat mysterious entry of land belonging 'ad defensionem de Swepestone' is at once made clear when we compare it with that 'Defensio x. acrarum', to which I have appealed49 in discussing 'Wara', and which, like the 'wered' of the Northamptonshire geld-roll,50 refers to assessment for Danegeld.