THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In Hocheslau Hundret 



In Bernewelle [Barnwell St. Andrew] 

 the Abbey holds 6 hides. There is land for 

 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs 

 and 3 serfs ; and 15 villeins, with the priest 

 and 6 bordars, have 6 ploughs. There are 2 

 mills rendering 24 shillings, and 40 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) 6 furlongs in length 

 and 3^ furlongs in breadth. It was worth 

 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



In Wimerleu Hundret 



In WiCETONE [Whiston] and Dodintone 

 [Denton]' the Abbey holds 3 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 (ploughs) and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 20 

 villeins and 8 bordars and 3 sochmen with 5 

 ploughs. 



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There is a mill rendering {de) 20 shillings, 

 and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 without pannage {non pasti/is), 1 furlong in 

 length and I in breadth. It was worth 30 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



In Brachefeld [Brayfield] is i house pertain- 

 ing to WiCETONE [Whiston], with 5 acres of 

 land. Of half an acre the Countess Judith 

 has the soc. 



X. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 OF THORNEY 



In Hocheslau Hundret 



The Abbev of Thornyg {Thorney) holds 

 in TuiwELLA [Twywcll] 3 hides, less i^ vir- 

 gates. There is land for 7 ploughs. In de- 

 mesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and (there are) 

 9 villeins and 5 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 mills rendering [de) 7 shillings 

 and 4 pence, and 2 acres of wood. It was 

 worth ID shillings; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



The same Abbey holds half a hide in Cer- 

 WELTONE [Charwelton], and Baldwin (holds) 

 of it. There is land for i plough. In de- 

 mesne there is half (a plough) ; and i villein 

 with I bordar has half a plough. It was 

 worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. 



In Salwebrige [Sawbridge]* Turchil holds 

 of the Abbot 5 hides. There is land for 5 



' See Introduction for this identification. 

 - In Warwickshire. See Introduction. 



ploughs. There are 12 villeins and 5 bordars, 

 with 4 ploughs, and (there are) 8 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 50 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



XI. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 OF CROWLAND 



In Optongren Hundret 



The Abbey of Cruiland [Crowland) holds 

 in Wridtorp [Worthorpe] \\ hides. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is I 

 (plough) ; and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 2 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 6 acres 

 of meadow, and a mill rendering {de) 5 shil- 

 lings. It is worth 40 shillings. 



In Elmintone [Elmington] the Abbey 

 holds I hide. There is land for I plough. 

 This is there in demesne ; and (there are) 2 

 villeins and 2 bordars with I plough, and 6 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 8 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 16 shillings. 



In Elmintone [Elmington] the Abbey 

 holds 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 There are 5 villeins and 4 bordars with 3 

 ploughs. There (are) 12 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 12 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 20 shillings. 



In Neveslund Hundret 



In Edintone [Addington Magna] the 

 Abbey holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) and 

 2 serfs ; and 6 villeins and 3 bordars with i 

 sochman ha\'e 3 ploughs. There are 6 acres 

 of meadow, and a mill rendering {de) 13 shil- 

 lings and 4 pence. It was worth 15 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



In Wendleberie [Wellingborough] the 

 Abbey holds 5^ hides. There is land for 12 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough, with 

 I serf; and 21 villeins with the priest and 7 

 bordars and 1 1 sochmen have 1 1 ploughs. 

 There are 2 mills rendering {de) 16 shillings, 

 and 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 50 

 shillings, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 6 pounds. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



In Badebi [Badby] the Abbey holds 4 hides. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 4 ploughs and 8 serfs, and 5 bond- 

 women ; and (there are) 12 villeins and 8 

 bordars with 6 ploughs. There is a mill 

 rendering [de) 2 shillings, and 28 acres of 



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