_Loscop._--The Patent Roll, 1 Edw. III. part I, membrane 27, contains
the exemplification or copy of a grant by Henry I. to his butler William
de Albini of--"Manerium de Snetesham cum duobus hundredis et dimidio
scil. Fredebruge et Smethedune cum wreck et cum omnibus pertinentiis
suis et misteria de Luna cum medietate fori et theloneis et cum ceteris
consuetudinibus et portu cum applicacione navium et _loscop_ et viam
ipsius aquæ et transitu cum omnibus querelis." I should be greatly
obliged to any of your learned correspondents who would explain the word
_loscop_. Luna is the town or port of King's Lynn. _Misteria_ {320} may
probably be translated "offices." See Ducange (Paris Edit. 1845) under
the words misterium and ministerium. _Loscop_ appears to be a word of
similar formation to Laudcop and Lahcop, which occur in the Laws of
Ethelred (Thorpe's _Ancient Laws_, vol. i. pp. 294, 295.). Can it mean a
fee paid on _loosing_ the vessel in order to leave the port?