A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



ting (ruyth] times. William Noble 40 acres in 

 like manner as Roger aforesaid. And there 

 Roger and William enclose and keep the mea- 

 dows at Bradley. Thomas of Fery 22 acres 

 and he renders 1 1 shillings. Robert of Roanges 

 22 ! acres, and he does the bishop's service in 

 the forest and he renders 40 pence. Ralf the 

 beekeeper has 6 acres for his service in keeping 

 the bees. Adam the reeve holds 6 acres and 

 renders 40 pence. 2 Henry the shepherd 1 2 acres, 

 and renders 6 shillings. 3 Robert Scot 18 acres, 

 and he renders 8 shillings and does the service of 

 the forest like Roger of Bradley. Adam the 

 clerk 30 acres, and he renders I mark. William 

 of Gisburne 30 acres, and he renders Id shillings, 

 but he is quit of these while he is in the bishop's 

 service. Geoffrey 4 acres, and he renders 2 shil- 

 lings and is over the workmen at the boon-days. 

 The gardener holds 5 acres for his service of the 

 garden. Humfrey holds 4 * acres of the bishop's 

 alms, and his son 6 acres and makes ploughs. 

 Three turners (hold) 17 acres, and they render 

 3,100 trenchers (scutellas), and do 4 boon-daysand 

 help in mowing the meadows and lifting the hay. 

 The pinder 6 acres, and he renders 40 hens and 

 400 eggs. The mills of Stanhope [Stanhope] 

 and Wolsingham render 10 marks. The de- 

 mesne of Wolsingham and Rogerleia [Rogerley] 

 with the stock of 5 ploughs and 3 harrows, and 

 with sown acres as is contained in the indenture 

 is at farm and renders 1 6 chalders of wheat and 

 the same of barley and 70 of oats. 



The demesne of BRADWODE [Broadwood] with 

 the stock of 3 ploughs is in the hand of the 

 bishop. 



In STANHOPA [Stanhope] there are 20 villeins, 

 of whom every man holds I bovate and renders 

 2 shillings and works 16 days with I man be- 

 tween Whitsunday and Martinmas, and carts 

 corn 4 days with I cart and does 4 boon-days, 

 and mows the meadows 2 days at the bishop's 

 costs, and makes the hay and carries it, and when 

 he makes the hay he has one loaf of bread, and 

 in like manner when he carries corn ; and he 

 carries loads and does errands between Stanhope 

 and Wolsingham, and carries game (venationes) to 

 Durham and Alclet [Aukland]. Also all the 

 villeins construct a kitchen, larder, and dog- 

 kennel (canillum) for the great hunts, and they 

 find litter (lecticam) for the hall, chapel, and 

 chamber, and they carry all the bishop's victuals 

 from Wolsingham to the lodges. Richard of 

 Gaseley holds 18 acres and renders 8 shillings 

 in his lifetime, and his heir after him shall 

 render 10 shillings. The sons of Gamel of 

 Rogerley hold 60 acres and render 1 8 shillings, 

 and find one man in the forest 40 days in fawn- 

 ing and rutting time, and they go on errands. 

 Belnuf of the Peke 60 acres, and he renders half 

 a mark in his lifetime, and his heirs after him 



1 A : iz. 2 A : 42 pence. 

 8 A : 10 shillings. * A : 2. 



i mark, and he does the same amount of the 

 service of the forest as the sons of Game!, and he 

 goes on errands. Richard son of Turkill and 

 Gamel son of Godric in like manner hold 60 acres 

 and render I mark and do the service of the 

 forest like the sons of Gamel, and they go on 

 errands. Alan Russel and Thore, 60 acres, and 

 they render 20 shillings and do 4 boon-days in 

 the autumn with all their men except the house- 

 wives and their own households. Robert and 

 Thomas his brother (hold) 30 acres for 10 shil- 

 lings, and they do 4 boon-days in the autumn 

 with their whole household except the housewife. 

 Ethelred and Osbert 30 acres, and they render 

 10 shillings and they work, each with one man, 



8 days in the autumn. Aldred the smith 

 12 acres and renders 3 shillings. Arkill Hubald 



9 acres for 3 shillings and does 4 boon-days like 

 the others. Collan 6 acres for 2 shillings and 

 does 4 boon-days. Richard Blount holds 22 6 acres 

 and i toft and i croft for 12 pence and does 

 4 boon-days. Edulf 6 Palefrey holds i toft and 

 I croft for 6 pence and does 4 boon-days. Mel- 

 dred the smith i toft and i croft for 18 7 pence 

 and does 4 boon-days. Ralf i toft for 4 pence 

 and does 4 boon-days. Meldred I toft for 6 pence 

 and he does 4 boon-days. Hugh I toft for 1 2 pence 

 and does 4 boon-days. Goda, i toft for i o pence 

 and does 4 boon-days. Roger, nephew of Wil- 

 liam, i toft and 6 acres for 2 shillings. William 

 Almoner, the elder, i toft for 16 pence. Ralf 8 

 for 12 acres 3 shillings, at the bishop's will. 

 Lambert the marble mason (marmorariui) 30 

 acres for his service, as long as he shall be in the 

 bishop's service, and when he gives up the 

 bishop's service he renders 2 besants, or 4 shil- 

 lings. William Wilde holds i toft and croft and 

 7 acres for his service, and when he lays down 

 the office of reeve he shall render 2 shillings and 

 do 4 boon-days. Three widows hold 3 tofts of 

 the bishop's alms. Alan Bruntoft i toft which 

 used to render 2 shillings. Four tofts are in the 

 bishop's hands, without houses, for which mean- 

 while ii pence are paid. All the villeins and all 

 the men who hold by rent furnish the mill pond 

 and carry millstones (the pinder holds 6 acres and 

 hashisthraves) 9 and renders 40 hens and 400 eggs. 



Ralf Sly (cautus) holds FROSTERLEY [Frosterly] 

 for half a mark. 



In LANGCHESTRE [Lanchester] there are 41 

 bovates every one of 8 acres which io 10 villeins 

 hold, and they render for every bovate 30 pence, 

 and with the help of the cottiers they mow the 

 whole meadow and they lift the hay and cart it, and 

 they bring up the pannage swine, and while they 

 are mowing they have a dole once, and when 

 they bring the swine every man has a loaf of 

 bread. Liulf holds 60 acres there and renders 



A : 20. A : Ralf. 



7 A : 1 6. 8 A : Ralf < cautus.' 



Stowe MS. omits. 



10 A: 20. 



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