A HISTORY OF SURREY 



of meadow. Wood worth 4 hogs. In the 

 time of king Edward, and afterwards, and 

 now, it (was and) is worth 40 shillings. 



The Bishop himself holds in demesne 

 FERNECOME [Farncombe]. Ansgot held it in 

 the time of king Edward and could put it 

 under the protection of what lord he pleased 

 (cum eo potuit ire quo voluit). It was then 

 assessed for 3^ hides ; now for nothing. The 

 land is for 2 ploughs. There are 8 villeins 



p. 3ib, col. i. 



and 3 cottars with 2 ploughs; and 15 acres 

 of meadow. Wood for 3 hogs. It is worth, 

 and was worth, 24 shillings. 



A certain reeve of the King, named Lofus, 

 claims this manor, and the men of the Hun- 

 dred bear witness for him, because he was 

 holding it of the King when the King was in 

 Wales, 1 and he afterwards held it until the 

 Bishop of Bayeux took his journey into Kent. 



The said Bishop has transferred REDDESOL- 

 HAM [Rodsell] and FERNECOME [Farncombe] 

 to the land which he has out in farm at (con- 

 vertit ad firmam de Bronlei) Bronlei [Bramley]. 



IN TENRIGE [TANDRIDGE] HUNDRED 



ANSCHITIL DE Ros holds of the Bishop 

 TATELEFELLE [Tatsfield]. Alvric held it of 

 king Edward. Then, and now, it (was and) 

 is assessed for half a hide. The land is .* 



In demesne there is i plough ; and (there are) 

 5 villeins and 9 bordars with I plough. 

 There are 12 serfs. In the time of king 

 Edward it was worth 30 shillings, and after- 

 wards 40 shillings ; now 60 (shillings). 



Hugh holds of the Bishop a manor 3 which 

 Cana held of king Edward. It was then 

 assessed for 4 hides ; now for half (a hide). 

 The land is for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is 

 I plough ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 2 

 bordars. In the time of king Edward it was 

 worth 4 pounds ; and afterwards 2O shillings ; 

 now 40 shillings. 



1 1 08 1 A.D., the only year William was 

 in Wales. Odo was disgraced in 1082, so 

 his progress into Kent must have been also in 

 1 08 1 or 1082. Probably it was part of his 

 preparation for his foreign expedition, which 

 the King frustrated by his arrest. 



* A blank in MS. 



3 Possibly Caterham, but see p. 315. 

 Caterham was De Clare land ; and Lether- 

 head, where Hugh held Pachesham of the 

 Bishop, became De Clare land also. Testa de 

 Nevill, p. 219. 



IN WALETONE [WALLINGTON] HUNDRED 



The Canons of Bayeux hold of the Bishop 

 MICHELHAM [Mitcham] 4 for 5 hides. 

 Brictric held it of king Edward. He himself 

 had 6^ 6 hides, but Otbert holds one, which 

 Brictric mortgaged to his predecessor for (quam 

 antecessor eius tenuit in vadio de Brictricd) half a 

 mark of gold. In the land of the Canons 

 there are 4 villeins and i cottar with 2 ploughs, 

 and with i serf ; 8 and (there are) 40 acres of 

 meadow. The land is for 2 ploughs. It is 

 worth, and was worth, 40 shillings. In Ot- 

 bert's land there are 4 acres of meadow. 

 They are worth 7 shillings. (There is) nothing 

 more. Ansgot holds half a hide of the Bishop. 

 It is worth 5 shillings. 



In the same manor the Canons themselves 

 hold of the Bishop 2| hides, which 2 homa- 

 gers held of king Edward. There is I plough 

 in demesne ; with I villein and 2 bordars, and 

 i serf ; 7 and (there are) half a plough, and 1 2 

 acres of meadow. (It was) always (worth) 20 

 shillings. 



The selfsame Canons hold of the Bishop 

 WiTFORD. 8 Edmaer held it of king Edward. 

 Then, and now, it (was and) is assessed for 

 3 hides. The land is for 2 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is i plough ; and (there are) 2 

 villeins and 6 cottars with 2 ploughs ; and 4 

 acres of meadow. In the time of king Ed- 

 ward, and now, it (was and) is worth 30 

 shillings; when he received it, 10 shillings. 



Richard holds of the Bishop BENESTEDE 

 [Banstead]. 9 Alnod held it of king Edward. 

 It was then assessed for 29 hides ; now for 9^ 

 hides. The land is for 16 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 

 28 villeins and 15 cottars with 15 ploughs. 

 There is a church ; and 7 serfs ; and a mill 



4 The manor called Mitcham or Canon. 

 Mitcham or Canon was granted by Edward 

 III. to St. Mary Overie. Manning and Bray 

 suppose that it was confiscated from the Canons 

 of Bayeux with other lands of alien priories. 



6 ' Et dimidiam ' is interlined. 



6 Una servo, as if the villani had a servus. 



7 The servus again associated with the 

 villeins. 



8 Wykford Lane in Mitcham has been 

 assumed to be the sole relic of this lost manor. 

 See also 35, b. 2. 



9 Banstead is put in Wallington Hundred 

 as late as Speed's map of 1616. It is now 

 reckoned in Copthorne, to which Borough 

 and North and South Tadworth, all in Ban- 

 stead parish, are attributed in 1086. 



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