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(h) This Earl "William was probably the Earl of Hereford who was HUecl by 

 falling from the tower of St. Peter's church. (See Duncumb's History.) 

 fc) A carucate was as much land as a team of oxen eould plough in a year. 



(d) The exact amount of a sectar of honey I have been unable to ascertain, 

 and shall be glad to be informed. 



(e) The bordar was a man who held a small plot of land on the condition of 

 doing work at stated times on the farm of the lord or of his tenant 



(f) "When the swine-herds were occupying the woodlands of their lord bene- 

 ficially they paid 15 swine as rent. 



The only other reference to Ewias in Domesday Book is Section XIX. In 

 this case the name of the hundred is not prefixed : — 



EXTRACT. 



Terra Alvredi (a) de Merleberge. 



XIX. Alvred. de Merleberge tent. CasteUu. Ewias de "W. rege. 



Ipse Rex eni, (6) concessit ei tras. quas "Wills, comes ei dederat. qui hoc 

 casteUu. refirmauerat. hoc est v. carucatas tree ibide. ad mannum (c) alias. ▼. 

 carucatas. Terra q.q. Radulfi de bemai ccessit. ei rex quje ad castellu. ptnebat. 



Ibi ht. in dnio. iL car. ix. "Walenses cu. vi car. reddies. vii. sectar mellis. xii. 

 bord. opantes. una die ebdomad. 



Ibi iiiL bouariL un. ho. redd. vi. denar. 



Quinq. milites ei Eicard. Gillebi. "Wills. "Wills. Hamold. hnt. v. car. in dnio. 

 liL bord. iii. piscarias. xx. uacs. p. (d.) 



Duo alii "Wills. Radulf. tent. tra. ii. car. 



Turstan tent. tra. reddie. xix. den. "Wameri. tra. de v. soL hL hnt. v. bord. 



Hoc castellu. Ewias val. x. lib. 



TKAlfSLATION, 



The land of Alured of Marlborough. 



Alured of Marlborough holds the castle of Ewias from King "William. 



The King himself truly conceded to him the lands which Earl "William had 

 given to him (Alured), who this castle rebuilt (or strengthened) : That is, five 

 camcates of land in the same. As to the remaining five carucates of land of 

 Radulf de Bemai, which had pertained to the castle, the King yielded them also 

 to him (Alured). 



There he has in dominion two carucates ; nine "Welshmen of him holding six 

 carucates, returning seven sectars of honey ; twelve bordars working one day in 

 each week. There are four bovarii (cattle-keepers). One man renders sixpence. 



Five soldiers (belonging) to him, viz., Richard, GDlebi, "William, "William, and 

 Hamold, have five carucates in dominion ; twelve bordars, three fisheries, and 

 twenty cows pertaining. 



Two others, "WiUiam and Radulf, hold lands, two carucates. 



Turstan holds lands rendering 19d., and of "Warner lands of 5s. (value). 

 These have five bordars. 



This castle of Ewias is worth £10. 



