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was both rateably and really within the Hide, Ma i s I h I . J 



./ 11-111 i land Hides. 



which inference is established beyond any reason- 

 able doubt as in 1279 (p. 409, vol. ii., H. R.) 

 " they say that the abbot and convent of Croyland 

 hold and defend in the vill of Coteham 1 1 Hides 

 as in lands, meadows, pastures, and marshes," and 

 " they hold in demesne of the said 1 1 Hides, 

 2 Hides arable, and 5 Hides in meadows, pastures, 

 and marshes'" pertaining to the said vill," and in 

 tenants 3^ Hides arable. 



Now \ Hide is unaccounted for, and it may be 

 that the tenants held it as in meadow, pasture, and 

 marsh, or rated against a couple of windmills : of 

 the 3i Hides arable, 9 free tenants hold 59 acres 

 plus (the 2nd best by rent being undescribed as to 

 acres), 44 villeins have 335 acres, and 5 men pay 

 house rent, so possibly the omitted acreage was 26, 

 the amount necessary to bring up the total to 

 420 acres (3^ normal Hides). If the 5^- Hides of 

 arable are taken at 660 acres, it may be observed 

 there were 8 Teamlands and 7 Ploughs in 1086 

 with a recorded population of 21, which now 



* In 1086, arable land was perhaps worth zd. (id. to 3d.) Values of 

 per acre ; sec D. B., 165/7 (64 ac. ar. worth i6s., formerly ^ )le> 

 20s.) ; 197^ (10 ac. land, 8d.), ii. 3, 118, 260, and 341 ; 

 also ii. 275 (120 ac. land, and 5 ac. mea. worth 305.) ; ii. 94 

 (80 ac. ar. and 200 ac. marsh worth 2OS.) ; as to meadow, 

 7/7 (2 ac. worth los.) ; ^%b (10 ac., 55.), and sec note, p. 139; 

 wood, 228/7, worth i os. ; 244*7, worth 3]}. Perhaps land, as 

 per team would be worth i6s. (or less), if the Northern 

 counties were included, but not more than los. of this should 

 be set against each plough (8 oxen), leaving the balance 

 against meadow, pasture, woods, and other sources of profit, 

 as jurisdictions, mills, fisheries, etc. 



