THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



and 5 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for 

 6 oxen, and woodland to feed 800 swine. 

 There is a mill worth 8 shillings. Its whole 

 value is and was 12 pounds; T.R.E. 15 

 pounds. This manor ./Elveva, 1 mother of earl 

 Morcar, held. 



IN BRACHINGS [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET 



In EIA [ ] Peter holds of the Bishop half 

 a hide. There is land for a half-plough, but 

 this is not there. There is a mill worth 3 

 shillings, and 200 eels (are received) from 

 the weirs. Meadow is there sufficient for a 

 half-plough team, and producing from hay 

 10 shillings. This land is worth 20 shillings; 

 when received it was 10 shillings; T.R.E. 

 30 shillings. Suen, a man of earl Harold's, 

 held it and could sell. 



In TONRINCH [Thundridge] Hugh de 

 Grentmaisnil holds i hide of the Bishop. 2 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the 

 demesne is i, and there could be a second. 

 There 4 villeins and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs 

 between them. There are 2 serfs, and i mill 

 worth 5 shillings. Meadow is there for 4 

 [ 3 ] and woodland to feed 16 swine. 

 This land is worth 30 shillings ; when re- 

 ceived 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. 

 Alnod held this manor of Stigand the arch- 

 bishop and could sell. 



VI. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF LISIEUX 



IN DANEIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



The bishop of Lisieux has in REDBORNE 

 [Redbourn] i virgate of land. Wigot holds 

 (it) of him. There is land for a half-plough, 

 and this is there, with i bordar. It is 

 worth 8 shillings ; when received it was 

 worth 2 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. 

 Alwin the huntsman, a man of earl Lewin, 

 held it and could sell. 



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VII. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 BISHOP OF CHESTER 



IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



The bishop of Chester holds MIMMINE 

 [Mimmsj. It was assessed T.R.E. at 8 hides 



1 jElfgifu, widow of ^Elfgar of Mercia (J.H.R.). 

 8 Adjacent to the great manor of Ware, which 

 heheldoftheking(J.H.R.). 

 8 MS. apparently defective. 



and i virgate ; now at 8 hides. There is land 

 for 1 3 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and 

 2 ploughs are on it, and a third could be added. 

 There 1 7 villeins and 8 bordars have together 

 10 ploughs. There are 3 cottars and i serf. 

 Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, 

 and woodland to feed 400 swine. Its value 

 in all is and was 8 pounds; T.R.E. 10 

 pounds. This manor 3 thegns, queen Eddid's 

 men, held, and they could sell. This manor 

 does not belong to the bishopric, but was Ray- 

 ner's, the father of bishop Robert. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



The Bishop himself holds BIGRAVE [By- 

 grave], It is assessed at 5 hides. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 

 hides, and there are 3 ploughs on it. A priest 

 and 2 sokemen with 10 villeins and 9 bordars 

 have 9 ploughs between them. There are 6 

 cottars and 7 serfs, and i mill worth 10 

 shillings. Its value in all is 10 pounds ; when 

 received 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This 

 manor Lemar, a man of archbishop Stigand's, 

 held and could sell ; and 2 sokemen who are 

 there held 3 virgates, but could not sell except 

 by leave of the Archbishop. 



In BRADEFELLA [Broadfield] the same 

 Bishop holds I virgate of land. There is land 

 for 3 oxen (to plough). One serf is there. 

 It is and was worth 3 shillings ; T.R.E. 5 

 shillings. Ledmaer, a man of archbishop 

 Stigand, held it and could sell. 



IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET 



In WILGE [Welwyn] the same Bishop 

 holds a ^ hide. There is land for a half- 

 plough. It has always been worth 3 shillings. 

 This land belongs to (jacet in) Bigrave [By- 

 grave], a manor held by the same Bishop. 

 Archbishop Stigand held it. 



VIII. THE LAND OF THE ABBOT 

 OF ELY 



IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET 



The abbot of Ely holds HETFELLE [Hat- 

 field Episcopi]. It is assessed at 40 hides. 

 There is land for 30 ploughs. In the de- 

 mesne are 20 hides, and there are 2 ploughs 

 on it, and there could be 3 more. A priest 

 there and 1 8 villeins and 1 8 bordars have 20 

 ploughs between them, and there could be 5 

 more. There are 12 cottars and 6 serfs, and 

 4 mills worth 47 shillings and 4 pence. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for 10 plough 





