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wehit l of scot-malt and one wchit of scot-meal 

 (icatfariri) and 8 pence of averpenny and 19 

 pence of cornage and i hen and 20 eggs and 3 

 wagonloads of wood if they cart it to Aukland, 

 but if to Durham 2 j- wagonloads, and they work 

 from Lammas to Martinmas 2 days in the week 

 and contrariwise I day in the week. Moreover 

 he does 4 boon-works in the autumn with the 

 entire household except the housewife. And 

 every plough of the vill ploughs and harrows 

 2^ acres beyond the services. The whole vill 

 renders I milch cow. The reeve has I bovate 

 for his service. Alan the cobbler holds I toft 

 and i croft, and renders 4 shillings and does 4 

 boon-works. Simon the miller holds I toft and 

 I croft, and renders and works like Alan. 

 [William Scott, Elstan and William Boie, for 

 I J acres (render) 1 2 esperducta of wheat.] 8 Eus- 

 tace the pinder holds 20 acres and has thraves 

 like the others, and renders 80 hens and 500 



1 A local measure. 



* Instead of the phrase in brackets A reads : 

 ' Monk the cook (Monachtu cocuf) holds for his service 

 at the bishop's will \\ acres which William Scot and 

 Elscan and William Boie held, and within the park 

 and without 19 J acres of arable (lucrabifii) land and 

 lo acre* of land not arable. Humfrey the smith 

 holds I bovate for his service.' 



eggs. The toll of beer renders half a mark. 

 The mills of Auklandshire 24 marks. [Pollard 

 holds 10^ acres. Luce Makerell holds I house 

 near by the lord bishop's orchard, and renders on 

 the feast of S. Cuthbert half a pound of cummin. 

 Gatul the smith holds 16 acres for i pound of 

 pepper, and his heirs (shall hold them) for 2 

 shillings or 2 swine (worth) 2 shillings.] 8 



In ESCUMBA [Escumbe] there are 13 villeins 

 of whom each one holds and has i bovate, and 

 renders and works in all ways like the villeins of 

 North Aukland. A certain collier (carbonarius) 

 holds I toft and I croft and 4 acres, and finds 

 coals for the ironwork of the ploughs of Coun- 

 don. Elabrid holds half a bovate and renders 

 8 pence of ferm and 9 pence of cornage and 

 does 4 boon-works and goes on the bishop's 

 errands and the roehunt (rahunf). Ulf Raning 

 holds 5 acres, and renders 4 shillings and does 4 

 boon-works.* Alan Picunderake holds I toft 

 and I croft and 3 acres, and renders 24 hens 

 and 300 eggs and does 3 boon-works. 



In NEWTONA [Newton] there are 13 villeins 

 who hold, render and work in all ways as they 

 of Aukland. 



* This is found only in A. 



4 A : Humfrey the carter holds 6 acres whick 

 were Ulf Kaning's, and renders I id. yearly. 



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