A big reason why I'm into genealogy is that it makes history come alive. A case in point is the following from the Inquisitions Post Mortem of Edward II, Volume 7 done at Bedfor 14 January, 13 Edward II, which I believe is 1320. It deals with Nicholas de Meperteshal (Meppershall) an ancestor of mine. "Meperteshael. The manor (extent given), including rents in Feelmereshan, held of the king in chief by service of being in the king's war for forty days at his own charges with a horse, hauberk, shield, sword, lance, iron cap and knife; and 18a. arable held of Henry atte Hoo by service of 18d. yearly." What particularly interests me is the list of what Nicholas took into battle. This helps to bring knighthood alive for me. I confess to not knowing about 18a or 18d refers to or "atte Hoo", although I suspect that 18a may refer to 18 acres and 18d to a monetary fee. Peter D. A. Warwick

On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 12:02:41 PM UTC-7, peter...@yahoo.ca wrote: > I confess to not knowing about 18a or 18d refers to or "atte Hoo", although > I suspect that 18a may refer to 18 acres and 18d to a monetary fee. I think you are right about 18a and 18d. atte Hoo is a toponyic surname, where for 'atte' just think 'at' (I have some atte Welle who became Atwell), while Hoo is a geographical feature (as in Sutton Hoo), also being preserved in surnames like Huff, Hough and Howe, although if you do a Google search for the term you will get a whole lot of contradictory origins and definitions. taf