A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, 

 woodland to feed 2,000 swine; and 10 shil- 

 lings are the dues from wood and pasture. 

 Altogether its value is and was 25 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor belonged 

 and still belongs to the demesne (jacuit et 

 jacet in dominio) of the church of Ely. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



The Abbot himself holds CHELESELLE [Kel- 

 shall]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 

 hides, and there are 3 ploughs on it, and 

 there could be a fourth. There 12 villeins 

 with 9 bordars have 6 ploughs between them. 

 There are 7 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the 

 live stock. Its total value has always been i o 

 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs 

 to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of 

 the church of Ely. 



IN EDWINESTREU [EDWINSTREE] HUNDRET 



The Abbot himself holds HADAM [Had- 

 ham]. It is assessed at 4 hides. There is 

 land for 13 ploughs. In the dernesne are 2 

 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs, and there could 

 be a fourth. There 1 5 villeins have 8 ploughs 

 between them, and there could be a ninth. 

 There are 15 bordars and 7 serfs. Meadow 

 is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 100 swine. Its total value is and was 15 

 pounds; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor 

 belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit 

 et jacet in dominio) of the church of Ely, and 

 it belonged to it on the day when king 

 Edward was living and died, as the whole 

 shire-moot (scira) testifies. 



IX. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY 

 OF WESTMINSTER 



IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



The abbot of St. Peter of Westminster 

 (Westmonasf Sancti Petri) holds WATAME- 

 STEDE [Wheathamstead]. It is assessed at 10 

 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the 

 demesne are 5 hides. There are 3 ploughs 

 on it, and there could be 2 more. A priest and 

 (cum) 1 5 villeins have 5 ploughs between them ; 

 and there are 1 2 bordars, and 9 cottars, and 4 

 mills worth 40 shillings. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for 4 plough teams, pasture sufficient 

 for the live stock, woodland to feed 400 swine. 

 Its total value is and was 16 pounds ; T.R.E. 

 30 pounds. This manor was and is part of 

 the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the 

 church of St. Peter. 



In TITEBERSTH [Titeberst *] the same 

 Abbot holds i hide. There is land for a half- 

 plough, woodland to feed 40 swine. It is and 

 was worth 10 shillings; T.R.E. 13 shillings. 

 In this same vill Geoffrey de Magnevile holds 



3 virgates of the Abbot. There is land for a 

 half-plough, woodland to feed 12 swine. It 

 is and was worth 6 shillings and 8 pence ; 

 T.R.E. 10 shillings. 



In ELDEHAM [Aldenham] the same Abbot 

 holds 9 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 In the demesne are 4 hides, and there is I 

 plough on it, and there could be another. A 

 reeve (prepositus) and (cum) 8 villeins have 3 

 ploughs between them, and there could be a 

 fourth. There are 5 cottars and 2 serfs, and 

 i mill worth 5 shillings. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient 

 for the live stock, and woodland to feed 800 

 swine. Its value is and was 3 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor belonged 

 and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet 

 in dominio) of the church of St. Peter of 

 Westminster. 



IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET 



The Abbot himself holds STIGENACE [Ste- 

 venage]. It is assessed at 8 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 

 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 16 

 villeins with 8 bordars have 7 ploughs between 

 them, and there could be an eighth. There are 



4 serfs, and there is pasture sufficient for the live 

 stock, and woodland to feed 50 swine. Its 

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

 1 3 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs 

 to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of 

 the church of St. Peter. 



The Abbot himself holds THEUNGE [Tew- 

 in]. It is assessed at 2^ hides. There is land 

 for i plough, and this is there on the demesne, 

 with 2 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the 

 live stock, woodland to feed 50 swine. This 

 land is a ' hardwich ' of Stigenace [Stevenage], 

 and it is appraised with it. 



In DACEWORDE [Datchworth] the same 

 Abbot holds 3 hides and i virgate. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 

 hides, and there is i plough on it ; and 6 vil- 

 leins have 2 ploughs. There are 2 cottars. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough 

 team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, wood- 

 land to feed 50 swine. Its value is and was 



1 See p. 308, note 4 above. 



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