THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



XVI. THE LAND OF ST. REMY AT 

 RHEIMS 



In Codwestan' Hundret 



The Church of St. Remy [Remigius) holds 

 of the King Lepelie [Lapley].^ It held it 

 similarly in king Edward's time. There are, 

 with the appendages, 3 hides. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 

 ploughs, and 5 serfs; and (there are) 18 vil- 

 leins and 9 bordars with 8 ploughs. There 

 are 16 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 

 furlongs in length and as many in breadth. 

 It is worth 50 shillings. 



In Mersetone [Marston] ^ 2 men of St. 

 Rcmy hold i hide. There is land for I 

 plough. It is worth 5 shillings. Godwin 

 held (it) with soc and sac. 



XVII. THE LAND OF THE KING'S 



ALMSMEN 3 



In Foxle Hundret 



Lewin, the priest, holds of the King i vir- 



gate of land in Etenestone [Adstone]. Half 



a plough can be (employed) there. It is 

 worth 6 shillings. 



In Gravesende Hundret 



Godwin, the priest, holds of the King 4 

 fifths of half a hide in Felveslea [Fawsley]. 

 There is land for I plough, and it is there 

 with 4 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings. 



Godwin, the priest, and Ulwin hold of the 

 King 3 virgates of land and the fifth part of 

 I virgate in Sutone [King's Sutton]. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs, and they are there with 

 9 bordars. There is a mill rendering {de) 32 

 pence. L is worth 15 shillings. 



In Clailea Hundret 



Rainald holds of the King half a hide in 

 Passeham [Passenham], and has there I 

 plough with 4 bordars. It is worth 10 shil- 

 lings. 



In Spelehou Hundret 



Godwin, the priest, holds of the King li 

 virgates of land in Buchetone [Boughton], 

 and has there half a plough. It is worth 5 

 shillings. 



' Cuttlestone (Staffordshire). 

 ' These two places lie in Staffordshire. 

 See Introduction. 



^ Elemoiinar' in the text. 



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XVIII. THE LAND OF THE COUNT 

 OF MORTAIN 



In Anvesdesov Hundret 



The count of Mortain holds 4 hides in 

 Snewelle [Sywell]. There is land for 10 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 6 serfs; and (there arc) 18 villeins and 

 2 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 20 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 6 pounds. Osmund, son 

 of Leuric, held (it) with soc and sac. 2 

 hides of this land are in demesne. The 

 Countess Judith claims the soc of i^ virgates. 



In Belinge [Billing Parva] the Count holds 

 half a hide and half a virgate of land. There 

 is land for i plough. There are 3 villeins 

 with 2 oxen, and (there are) 20 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 10 shillings. Osmund held (it) 

 freely. 



In Niuebot Hundret 



In BucHEBROC [Bugbrooke] the Count 

 holds 4 ipides. There is land for 10 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 30 villeins and 14 bordars 

 with 10 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills render- 

 ing [de) 40 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow, 

 and 4 acres of wood. 



In Spelho Hundret 



In Westone [Weston Favel] the Count 

 holds 2\ hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 12 villeins and 2 bordars, with 

 3^ ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 60 shillings. Leuric held (it) freely. 



In Bellica [Billing Parva] is soc(land) 

 of this manor, 2^ virgates of land. There is 

 land for I plough. There are 2 villeins with 

 I bordar, and 7 acres of meadow. It was 

 and is worth 10 shillings. 



In Niwebotle Hundret 



In Eddone [East Haddon] the Count holds 

 2| hides. Of these i is in demesne. There 

 is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 3 ploughs and 9 serfs ; and 7 villeins, with 

 the priest and 7 bordars, have 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 10 shillings, and 

 8 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of under- 

 wood [niinutte si/vee). It was worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



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