THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



holds I hide and 3 virgates of land. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 6 

 villeins and 5 bordars, with 2 ploughs. There 

 is a mill rendering (tie) 8 shillings, and 3 

 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of underwood. 

 It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 40 shillings. Siward held (it) freely. 



In Edone [East Haddon] Alric holds i^ 

 hides of the Count. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), 

 and 5 serfs ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 7 

 bordars, with 2 ploughs. There are 6 acres 

 of meadow, and 4 acres of underwood {iikuc 

 minute). It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 40 shillings. 



The same (Alric) holds the third part of 



1 virgate in Holewelle [HoUowell]. It is 

 waste. 



In Blaculveslei [Blakesley] Sagrim holds 

 of the Count li hides. The soc is the 

 King's in Nortone [Green's Norton]. There 

 is land for 3^ ploughs. One plough only is 

 there, with 2 villeins, and 2 serfs, and (there 

 are) 2 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 

 He himself held it in king Edward's time. 



In BoTENDONE [Boddington] Lewin holds 



2 hides of the Count. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 4 serfs ; and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 

 5 bordars, with 3^ ploughs. There (are) 10 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 100 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 4 pounds. Turi held it 

 freely. 



In Snochescumbe [Snoscombe] Alric holds 

 half a virgate of land of the Count. There 

 is land for i plough, which is there with I 

 serf, and i villein, and I acre of underwood 

 {si/vte minute). It is worth 5 shillings. He 

 himself held (it). 



In Waletone [Welton] Ulmar holds of 

 the Count half a virgate of land, less 5 acres. 

 There is land for half a plough, and that much 

 is there with i bordar, and i acre of meadow. 

 It is worth 5 shillings. He himself held (it) 

 freely. 



Confessor's reign. Baker (i. L94), however, 

 docs not mention it.' (Mr. Stuart Moore's 

 note.) I can throw no light on the identi- 

 fication of this 'Aldenestone.' 



In Brantone [Church Brampton] Ulmar 

 holds of the Count half a hide. There is 

 land for I plough. This is there. It is 

 worth 20 shillings. He himself held (it). 



XIX. THE LAND OF THE COUNT 

 OF MELLEND 



In Gravesende Hundret 



The COUNT OF Meulan {Mellend) holds 

 of the King in Nortone [Norton] ' 2^ 

 hides, and the fifth part of half a hide. 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. There are 

 now in demesne 2 (ploughs), and i hide of 

 land. There 23 villeins, with the priest and 

 9 bordars and I serf, have 6 ploughs. There 

 is a mill rendering [de) 10 shillings, and 25 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 6 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 8 pounds. Agemund held 

 (it) freely. 



The same count of Mellend holds Berche- 

 WELLE [Berkswell] ^ in demesne. There are 

 4 hides. Of these he has 3 hides in demesne. 

 There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i (plough), and 4 serfs ; and 7 

 villeins, with 3 bordars, have i plough. 

 There (are) 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 I league in length and i league in breadth. 

 It is worth 40 shillings. 



The same Count holds in Witacre [Whit- 

 acre] ^ half a hide (which is) waste, and it is 

 worth 12 pence. Levenot held these lands 

 freely in king Edward's time.^ 1 



XX. THE LAND OF COUNT ALAN ^ 



In Clailea Hundret 



CouNi- Alan holds of the King 4 fifths 

 of half a hide in Wacafeld [Wakefield], and 

 Ralph Dapifer (holds) of him. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 3 villeins, with I bordar, have another 

 plough. There (is) I acre of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) 5| furlongs in length, and 3 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. 



* In Fawsley Hundred. 



* These two places lie in Warwickshire 

 (see Introduction.) 



^ These two entries are added at the foot 

 of the page. 



* Of Brittany. 



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