Gazette

The official newspaper of the English government. It is published twice each week, and contains all the acts of state and proclamations, and also dissolutions of partnership and notices of proceedings in bankruptcy. Rapalje & L. GEBOCCED (Saxon). Prom "hoc," a writing conveyed. GEBOCIAN (from Saxon hoc). To convey boc land; the grantor being said to gebocian the grantee of the land.

1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 10.

But the better opinion would seem to be that boc land was not transferable except by descent.

See Du Cange.