A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



renders 24 hens. Arnold son of Utred 12 hens. 

 William Neuton 6 hens. Ralf son of William 

 12 hens. 1 



CHABINGTONA [Choppington] renders 4 marks 

 of rent, and carries loads and performs other ser- 

 vices like West Sleckburn. 



CAMBOISE [Cambois] renders 4 marks 2 shil- 

 lings and 8 pence and carries loads and performs 

 otherservices like West Sleckburn. The brothers 

 Edmund and Robert render 1 2 hens. 



ESTLIKBURNA [East Sleckburn] renders 4 marks 

 4 shillings and 8 pence of rent and 40 hens, and 

 carries loads and performs other services like those 

 of West Sleckburn. A certain cottier renders 

 12 pence. 



The mills of Bedlingtonshire render 24 marks. 



In NORHAM [Norham] Swarbrand holds i ca- 

 rucate of land and renders 20 shillings a year 

 at the four terms appointed in the bishopric. 

 Eustace son of Roger holds half a carucate and 

 renders in like manner 10 shillings. Jordan holds 

 half a carucate and renders 10 shillings, and for 

 the land which he has in Galoring 5 shillings. 

 Eribbe * for the land which he has in Galoring 



1 mark. Elwald Langstirapp holds half a carucate 

 and renders 10 shillings. Richard son of William 8 

 holds half a carucate and renders 10 shillings. 

 Isaac for one culture which is called Counterig 

 half a mark, and for Bothil 10 shillings. 



multure and for this grant they will give for every 

 carucate of land half a mark a year. The sum of 

 this relief of service, in money, 12 marks. But the 

 lord bishop (A : Dominus Antonius episcopus. 

 Stowe MS. : Dominus autem episcopus) granted to 

 Robert of Choppington and Agnes Maydok, that they 

 should be quit of all the aforesaid services, and that 

 they should grind their corn as is said above and that 

 they should be free of suit of multure, and they hold 

 two carucates of land with appurtenances in Chop- 

 pington. And for this relief they will give 25;. every 

 year, of which the aforesaid Robert will give 2O/. and 

 Agnes 5*. the sum 2$s. 



The lord bishop Walter granted to Robert of Pain, 

 Edmund son of Edmund, John son of Patrick, Law- 

 rence son of Edward, Walter son of William, Robert 

 son of Henry, Thomas son of Edmund, and Henry 

 son of Peter, who hold Little Sleckburn for 4 caru- 

 cates with appurtenances ; that they should be quit of 

 all the aforesaid services and they shall give for the 

 relief from this service half a mark annually for every 

 carucate. And they may grind their corn as is said 

 above, and they shall give for the relief from this ser- 

 vice half a mark for every carucate of land. And they 

 shall be quit of the toll of beer and of the 40 hens 

 which they used to render. And for this concession 

 and relief they will give in common every year 



2 marks. The sum of Little Sleckburne 5 marks. 

 The fishery of Cambois is farmed to Adam Cam- 

 bois (A : Chamus) and his heirs for 3/. annually, freely 

 and quietly. 



The lord bishop Walter absolved John son of 

 Thomas of Bedlington from servitude for ever. 

 1 A : 12 pence. 

 8 A : Cube. A : Richard son of Ulkill. 



The borough of Norham with the toll and 

 stallages and forfeitures of the same borough 

 25 marks. The mills of Norhamshire and the 

 mills of Elandshire (Islandshire) 80 marks. The 

 waters of the bishop 16 marks and 44 pence. 

 The demesne of Norham is at farm with a stock 

 of 3 ploughs and 3 harrows, and with sown land 

 and with the services of the villeins of Grendona 

 [Grindon] and with the services of Adam of 

 Tornet' [Thornton] and renders 16 marks. But 

 there remain in the hand of the bishop the 

 meadows and pastures of Norham and the ser- 

 vices of the villeins of Grindon, as much as are 

 needed for mowing the meadows of Norham and 

 lifting and carting the hay. 



CORNEHALL [Cornhill] renders 12 pounds.* 



TILMOUTH [Tillemouth] performs the service 

 of a half a knight. 



HETONA [Hetton] in like manner the service 

 of half a knight. 



TWISELE [Twysell] andDuDEHowE [Dudhoe] 6 

 20 marks, and to the general aid i mark or less 

 and 5 pounds of relief. 



Stephen of Grindon 4 marks and to the 

 general aid i mark or less and 20 shillings of 

 relief. 



Ten villeins and a half of GRENDONA [Grindon] 

 render 21 shillings rent and they work through 

 the whole year, every one with one man 2 days 

 in every week, and they plough and harrow for 

 every carucate of theirs I acre, and every man 

 renders 2 hens at Christmas and 20 eggs at 

 Easter, and they mow the meadows of Norham 

 and lift the hay and carry it, and they carry 

 loads and go on errands while the bishop is in 

 the neighbourhood. The land which used to be- 

 long to Wynday of Grindon renders 20 shillings. 

 The land at rent, 7 shillings and 6 pence. 6 



NEWBIGINGA [Newbiggin], 40 shillings. 



UPSETLINGTUN [Upsetlington], 40 shillings. 



The gage (vadium) of the bishop which he 

 has from the wife of Maubert 50 shillings. 



TORENT [Thornton] renders 40 shillings, and 

 shall plough and harrow for every plough of the 

 vill i acre, and finds in every week in the 

 autumn 2 men from every house except the 

 house of the dreng, and they shall carry the corn 

 of the lord bishop 1 and do the services of the 

 mill, and they shall carry the rent to Durham. 



In HORNECLYFFE [Horncliff] there are 18 vil- 

 leins of whom every man has 2 bovates, and 

 renders 2 chalders of wheat, and works from 

 Martinmas to Whitsunday one day in the week 

 with one man, from Whitsunday to Martinmas 

 2 days in the week with one man, and does 

 4 boon-days in the autumn with his entire house- 

 hold except the housewife, and shall plough and 



4 Stowe MS. omits. 6 Stowe MS : Audeham. 

 8 A : 7 shillings. 



1 A adds : until it has been carried, and shall 

 make the bishop's houses. 

 8 A : 2 oras de firma. 



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