.3P4 



A. D. 1086. 



houfes remaining, and 42 totally deftroyed, in her diftrift. She has alfo 

 151 burgefles ; and fhe has 20 unoccupied manlions.. 



The burgh of Bade {Bath) belongs to the king. (Some other notices 

 concerning it are rather obfcure.) 



Briflovv pays to the king 1 10 marks of filver, and to the bifliop 23 

 marks, with one mark of gold. 



In the city of Exonia {Exeter) the king has 315 houfes paying cuf- 

 tom. There are 48 houfes laid wafte fince the arrival of King "William 

 in England. The city pays /^ 18. 



The burgh of Totnais has 49 burgefles, 9 of whom live without the 

 burgh. It pays/^8 by tale. 



The burgh of Barneftaple has alfo 49 burgefles, and 9 of them with- 

 out the burgh. They pay 40 fliillings by weight to the king, and 20 

 Ihillings by tale to the bifliop of Conftance. Since the king's arrival in 

 England 23 houfes have been laid wafte. 



The burgh of Lideford has 69 burgefl^es, 41 of whom are without the 

 burgh. They pay 60 fliillings by weight. There are 40 houfes laid 

 wafl:e fince the king's arrival in England. 



Thefe three laft burghs are bound to the fame military fervices by 

 land or by fea. 



The burgh of Hertford, which paid geld as ten hides in the time of 

 King Edward, does not now. 



Bochingheham now pays £16 of white filver. In other refpeds it re- 

 mains as before. 



The burgh of Oxeneford {Oxford) pays £60. In this town there are 

 243 houfes paying geld, and 478 not in a condition to pay any. Many 

 other payments are exacted from Oxeneford, moft of which are paid 

 along with the county. 



The city of Gloweceftre pays to the king £60 of twenty in the ora 

 (' Ix lib. de XX in ora') * ; and he has alfo ;i(^20 in coined money (' mo- 

 ' neta'), together with fome, other dues. 



The burgh of Wincelcumbe, with three hundreds joined to it, pays 

 £28. 



In the city of Wireceftre {Worcejler) the king has what formerly the 

 king and the earl had. It pays £2^ : 5 : o by weight, and many other 

 dues. The king has alfo taken the falt-works which the earl had. 



The city of Hereford is poflefled by the king in demeine. The Eng- 

 lifli burgefles retain their former cuftoms. The French burgefl'es for 

 1 2 pennies are free from all claims, except forfeitures for the breach of 

 the peace, heinfare, and foreftell f . The city pays to the king £60 of 

 white money by tale. It and 18 manors, which pay their firms in it, 

 are computed at £2,33 : 18 : o. 



• For the meaning of ora fee Spelman's G/offaiy, vo. Lll/rn y^nglo-Nonnannica. 



t Heinfare, defertion f.om the m ifter' s fcrvicc. — Forc&eW, firtj/a/ling. I 



