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terriers stand out as exceptions. Not only do such instances 

 fail to occur in this series of surveys, but four detailed descrip- 

 tions of virgates confirm the evidence just given. 



Dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, these de- 

 scriptions are as satisfactory illustrations of the appearance of 

 Surrey holdings as can be desired.' Each virgate was appurte- 



* At Epsom the virgate which was held with the tenement called " Synotes " by 

 copy of I Henry VIII comprised, along with two parcels which may have been 

 added: — 



" i croftam terre vocatam marters 



et iiii acras terre in Chotley 



unam acram terre apud Whiteweshill 



ii acras terre apud Wersdeynsknoll 



et iii acras terre apud Hadbrought 



et iiii acras terre in communi campo 



unam acram iacentem apud Churchefurlong 



et i acram et dimidiam iacentes in Gorybroke 



et i acram let) dimidiam iacentes in Middlefurlong 



et dimidiam acram apud WerisdcnknoU nuper Johanis Hellowes 



et ii acras terre iacentes in Mysden pertinentes ad nuper officium Coquinari " (Land Rev., 

 M. B. 190, f. 61). 



At Battersey in i Edward VI a tenement had appurtenant " dimidiam virgatam 

 terre et prati, unde 



una acra terre iacet apud Tyethbournehawe . . . 



due acre contigue iacent in Longstrete . . . 



et alia acra terre iacet in Croche . . . 



una acra iacet in Stonyland . . . 



dimidia acra terre iacet in le Grot ton . . . 



ii acre terre iacent separatim in raedmeney . . . 



una roda prati iacet in Sladonditch " (ibid , f. 16). 



In 31 Henr>' VI the abbot of Chertsey granted to William Frydey at Chobham 

 " unum mesuagium, unum curtilagium cum dimidia virgata terre vocata Eyrey 

 ... in villenagio . . . unde 



due acre terre iacent in campo vocato Burifeld inter terram . . . et terram . . . 



et due acre iacent in campo vocato Beanionde inter terram . . . et terram . . . 



et iiii acre iacent in campo vocato Gretestene 



et due acre iacent in campo vocato lytilstene [two acre-parcels) 



et una pecia terre continens ii acras iacet apud Estonlanende iuxta campum vocatum 

 Gretestene 



Et unum pratum . . . et unum pratum . . . [no areas] " (Exch. K. R., M. B. 25, f. 



2646). 



In 2,2, Henry VI the abbot of the same monastery conveyed at Chertsey " unum 

 cotagium et unum curtilagium cum dimidia virgata terre cum suis pertinentibus 

 vocata proutfotes . . . unde 



predictum cotagium cum curtilagio iacet ibidem in vico vocato Eststrete 



et tres acre pariter iacent in campo vocato Estfelde in cultura vocata Syilyn . . . 



et dimidia acra terre iacet ibidem iuxta Coppedeheg' . . . 



et due acre terre pariter iacent in campo vocato Myllershe . . . 



et una acra iacet in campo vocato yonder Estworthe . . . 



et dimidia acra terre iacet in campo vocato heder Estworthe . . . 



et una acra prati iacet in prato vocato Estmede ... 



et una alia acra prati iacet ibidem " (ibid., f. 2216). 



