222 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts, and Ltittrs. 



this Abbey, dating from the years 1265 and 6. This was a 

 few years before the statute Extenta Manerii ; and, as would 

 be expected, the reports do not precisely follow the rules laid 

 down in that instrument. They follow them, however, in the 

 main ; that is to say, they contain most of the points of infor- 

 mation there specified, although sometimes in a different order, 

 and with some variation in names. For example, for the second 

 class,instead of Custumarii, they give Consuetudirarii — an equiv- 

 alent Latin form in place of the latinized form of an English 

 word. In like manner, for the third class, besides Coterelli^ we 

 find Colerii^ Cottagii" and Codandarii," forms which are obvi- 

 ously the same at bottom, and which appear precisely equivalent 

 in meaning. We have thus the three classes defined in the 

 Extenta Manerii ; but besides these, we find other classes, not 

 there mentioned — Honilond, Ferendelli and Lundinarii, be- 

 sides a few occasional ones, described by terms which appear 

 to be a variety of expression for one of these others. It is 

 obvious that, however many shades of servile tenure there 

 may have been, and however many local usages and expres- 

 sions, all these must have been reducible, in the judgment of 

 the authors of the statute Extenta Manerii, to three general 

 classes — free tenants, customary tenants, and cottagers. 



On examination of the documents, we find it possible to 

 assign at least two of these additional classes to one of these 

 principal ones. In order to do this, let us take up the several 

 classes in their order. 



The Kegister of each manor begins with the names of the 

 tenants and estates of the first class. These differ very widely 

 from each other in the amount of land held, varying from a 

 hide of 160 acres (or even larger estate), down to a mere mes- 

 suage and lot of land. They differ also in the terms on which 

 these estates are held; some by military service, some by the 



1 Extenta de Churchehamme, p, 139. 



2 Extenta Berthonae Abbatis, p. 164. 



3 Extenta de Broctrope. The obligations of tiiese are somewliat higher than the rest. 

 * Extenta de Hynehamme, p. 119. 



