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wchit ' of scot-malt and one wchit of scot-mcal 

 {icatfarin) and 8 pence of averpcnny and 19 

 pence of cornage and i hen and 20 eggs anil 3 

 wagonloads of wood if tlicy cart it to Aukland, 

 but if to Durham 2\ 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 1 milch cow. The reeve has i bovate 

 for his service. Alan the coIiMlt holds i toft 

 and I croft, and renders 4 shillings and docs 4 

 boon-works. Simon the miller holds I toft .and 

 I croft, and renders and works like Alan. 

 [William Scott, Elstan and William Boic, for 

 I^ acres (render) i 2 aperducta of wheat.] ' Eus- 

 tace the pinder holds 20 acres and has thraves 

 like the others, and renders 80 hens and 500 



1 A local incisure. 



* Instc.id of the phr.ise in br.ickets A reads : — 

 ' Monk the cook {Monackus cocus) holds for his service 

 at the bishop's will i^ acres which Willi.im Scot and 

 Elstan and William Boie held, .ind within the park 

 and without 19 J acres of arable {lucrabtlis) land and 

 10 acres of land not arable. Humfrey the imith 

 holds I bovate for his service,' 



eggs. The toll of beer renders half a mark. 

 'I'hu mills of Auklandshire 24 marks. [Pollard 

 holds 10^ acres. Luce Makercll holds I house 

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

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

 GatuI 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.] ' 



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 {carboncirlus) 

 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 {rahuni). Ulf Railing 

 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. 



Li Newtona [Newton] there are 13 villeins 

 who hold, render and work in all ways as they 

 of Aukland. 



' This is found only in A. 



* A : Humfrey the carter holds 6 acres whick 

 were Ulf Raning^s, and renders 1 2d. yearly. 



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