The Battle Abbey Roll. Vol. II.
by
The Duchess of Cleveland.

Prepared by Michael A. Linton
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Lorancourt : perhaps Louvencort, a name also given by Anselme, and in the same. century. Louis de Hangest-Argenlieu was Seigneur of Louvencort and Ouarty. But in England I have met with nothing that even resembles it, unless it be Nonancourt. Were it admissible (which I think it is not) to transform L into N, I could furnish three De Nonancourts: Oliver, a Northamptonshire baron, whose fee of Nonancourt was at Branteston; and two others in the same county, Robert and William, both holding of the Honour of Peverell at Gildsburg.—Testa de Nevill. I might also produce a Bovancourt. "Henry Fitz Hugh" (obt. 1262) "married Alice, daughter of Randolf Fitz Walter, with whom he had the Lordship of Mickelton" (Middleton-in-Teesdale) "and service of Guy de Bovencourt, for certain lands there and in Northumberland."—Dugdale.