THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This 

 manor belonged and belongs to the demesne 

 of the church of St. Peter. 



In WATONE [Walton] the same Abbot 

 holds I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i, and 4 bordars have I 

 between them. There are 2 cottars, and 

 i mill worth 2 shillings. Pasture is there 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 100 swine. Its value is and was 10 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land belonged to 

 the church of S. Peter (jacuit in ecc/esia S. 

 Petri}. 



In AIETE [Ayot St. Laurence] Geoffrey 1 

 holds of the Abbot 2^ hides. There is land 

 for 7 ploughs. On the demesne is I , and there 

 could be another. There 13 villeins with 4 

 bordars have 5 ploughs between them. There 

 are 5 cottars, and i mill worth 6 shillings 

 and 8 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 

 i plough team, woodland to feed 24 swine. 

 Its total value is 60 shillings ; when received 

 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This 

 manor Alwin, a thegn of king Edward's, 

 held and could sell. In regard to (De) this 

 manor the Abbot claims (revocat) that king 

 William conceded it to him. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



The Abbot himself holds ESCEWELLE [Ash- 

 well]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is 



fo. I3sb 



land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 2^ 

 hides, and there are 2 ploughs on it. A priest 

 with 1 6 villeins and 9 bordars have together 

 5 ploughs. There can be (employed) there 5 

 others. There are 14 burgesses and 9 cottars. 

 From toll and other dues of the borough (arise) 

 49 shillings and 4 pence. There are 4 serfs, 

 and 2 mills worth 14 shillings. Meadow is 

 there sufficient for 6 plough teams, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 100 swine. Its total value is and was 20 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 22 pounds. Of this land 

 Peter the sheriff holds of the Abbot a hide ; 

 and Geoffrey de Mannevile i virgate, and 

 i mill worth 10 shillings. This manor be- 

 longed and belongs to the demesne (Jacuit et 

 jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Peter of 

 Westminster. 



1 Geoffrey de Mandeville, for the manor is 

 found in possession of his heirs the Bohuns 



G.H.R.). 



X. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 OF ST. ALBAN 



IN ALBANESTOU [CASHIO] HUNDRET 



The abbot of St. Albans holds HENAMME- 

 STEDA [Hemel Hempstead *]. It is assessed 

 at 20 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. 

 In the demesne are 6 hides, and on it are 3 

 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. There 

 26 villeins with 4 Frenchmen have 13 ploughs 

 between them, and there could be 3 more. 

 There are 3 bordars and i serf, and 2 mills 

 worth 20 shillings. Meadow is there suffi- 

 cient for 3 plough teams and paying 13 shil- 

 lings (besides). Pasture is there sufficient for 

 the live stock, woodland to feed 1,000 swine. 

 Its total value is and was 22 pounds and IO 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 25 pounds. This manor 

 was and is part of the demesne (Jacuit et jacet 

 in dominio) of the abbey of St. Alban. 



The Abbot himself holds SCENLAI [Shenley]. 

 It is assessed at 6 hides. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and 

 there are 2 ploughs on it ; and there 1 1 vil- 

 leins with i Frenchman have 5 ploughs, and 

 there could be a sixth. There are 3 cottars. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough 

 team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, 

 woodland to feed 400 swine. Its total value 

 is and was 12 pounds ; when received 6 

 pounds ; and 6 pounds also T.R.E. This 

 manor is and was part of the demesne (jacuit 

 et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. 



The Abbot himself holds SANDRIGE i[Sand- 

 ridge]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is 

 land for 13 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 

 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could 

 be a third. There 26 villeins have 10 ploughs 

 between them. There are 2 cottars and i 

 serf, and i mill worth i o shillings. Meadow 

 is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 300 swine. Its total value is 18 pounds; 

 when received it was 1 2 pounds ; and 1 2 also 

 T.R.E. This manor was and is part of the 

 demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the 

 church of St. Alban. 



The Abbot himself holds WALDENE [St. 

 Paul's Walden]. It is assessed at 10 hides. 

 There is land for 1 4 ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there 

 could be a third. There 1 7 villeins with i 

 Frenchman have 10 ploughs between them, 

 and there could be one more. There are 



8 Now in Dacorum Hundred. 



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