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

Prepared by Michael A. Linton
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Seucheus : Leland does not help us here; for the corresponding name in his list, S. Cloyis, can scarcely be assimilated to this. One point at least is clear—that it is a mis-spelling of some kind; and various conjectures are open to us for its rectification. If we bear in mind that u and n are undistinguishable in the old black letter, and f and c constantly counter-changed, the alteration of a single letter makes it intelligible. By substituting an a for a h, we have St. Saens (Sidon) Latinized S. Sydonis, a great Norman barony in the district of Falaise. Or it may be an abbreviation of Sausseusemare or Saucemare. Or, again, is it Suchuffe? Among the "Bachelors priz a Borghbrigge 'a meme loure q furent cot? le Roy,'" was "Sire Henri de Suchuffe." But this, again, I take to be a mis-spelling. "Le seig. de S. Sain," and "Le seig. de Souchoy" both appear in Tailleur's list (Chronicles of Normandy).