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 When the survey was first made, it was called Liber de Wintonia, Rotulus Wintoniæ, and Liber judiciarius, and Judicatorius; but the name it has principally obtained is that of DOMESDAY, and Liber Censualis five Lustrum.

No injustice was complained of in the digestion of so difficult a work, and of so various a nature; the use of it too was very great, as the king by this means came to an easy and exact knowledge of his landed revenue; and the subject's right, when any dispute arose between them, thereby received a new evidence; and at this day, what manor is ancient demesne, and what not, is determinable by Domesday alone.

A fee of 6s. 8d. is paid for consulting the survey, and 4d. a line for a transcript.

An attempt was made some years ago to promote the printing of Domesday; but although it did not then succeed, it has lately been effected under the liberal auspices of his present Majesty; and printed by Mr. John Nichols, in a fine type, cut for the purpose by Mr. Joseph Jackson, at the nation's expence, for the use of the members of both houses of parliament, and the public libraries of the kingdom. Rh