A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



the live stock. In all its value is and was 9 

 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor 

 was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet 

 in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. 



IN THE HALF-HUNDRET OF Hiz [HITCHIN] 



In HEG.SSTANESTONE [Hexton] the same 

 Abbot holds 8 hides and 3 virgates. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 

 hides, and 4 ploughs are on it, and there could 

 be a fifth. There 13 villeins and (cum) 3 

 bordars have 3 ploughs between them, and there 

 could be 4 more. There are 3 cottars and 4 

 serfs, and Geoffrey de Bech holds there a half- 

 hide under the Abbot. There are 2 mills worth 

 (de) 3 shillings and 4 pence. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient 

 for the live stock. In all its value is 1 7 pounds 

 and 10 shillings ; when received it was 12 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 16 pounds. This manor 

 was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet 

 in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. Of 

 this land i Englishman holds 3 hides under 

 the Abbot. 



The Abbot himself holds BENEDIS [Bendish 

 in St. Paul's Walden]. It is assessed at I 

 hide. There is land for 2 ploughs, and the 

 ploughs are there, and (cum) 4 villeins who 

 hold this land. There are 2 cottars. Wood 

 is there (sufficient) for the fences, meadow 

 for a half-plough team, pasture for the live 

 stock of the vill. It is and was worth 50 

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

 was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet 

 in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. 



XI. THE LAND OF SAINT BENE- 

 DICT OF RAMESY 1 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



The abbot of RAMESY [Ramsey] holds in 

 FURREUUELDE [Therfield] 10 hides and i vir- 

 gate. There is land for 20 ploughs. In the 

 demesne are 3^ hides. On it are 2 ploughs 

 and a half-plough, and there could be another 

 half-plough. There 27 villeins and (cum) a 

 priest and i Frenchman have 1 1 ploughs 

 between them, and there could be 6 more. 

 There are 14 cottars and 4 serfs. Pasture is 

 there sufficient for the live stock, woodland 

 to feed 20 swine. In all the value is 1 1 

 pounds ; when received it was I O pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor was and is 

 part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) 

 of the church of St. Benedict. 



1 The abbot of Ramsey is omitted in the list 

 on fo. 132 of the MS. See p. 301 above, and 

 Introduction, p. 299. 



XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 OF CETRIZ [CHATTERIS] 



IN EDW(I)NESTREU [EDWINSTREE] 

 HUNDRET 



The abbess of CETRIZ [Chatteris] holds in 

 BERLAI [Barley] 3^ hides as i manor. 8 There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne is i 

 hide and a half (and on it is one plough), 3 

 and a half-plough could be added. There 8 

 freemen (liberi homines) have 2 ploughs and a 

 half-plough (between them). There are 6 

 bordars and 2 serfs. Woodland is there to 

 feed 20 swine. In all the value is and was 

 70 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This 

 manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit 

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

 of Cetriz. 



XIII. THE LAND OF ST. PAUL OF 



LONDON 



IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



The canons of London hold CANESWORDE 

 [Kensworth]. It is assessed at 10 hides. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 5 hides, and on it there are 2 ploughs, and 

 there could be 3 more. There 8 villeins and 

 (cum) 3 bordars have 2 ploughs, and there 

 could be 3 more. There are 3 serfs. Pasture 

 is there sufficient for the live stock, and wood- 

 land to feed 100 swine, and from the revenue 

 of the woodland (de redditu silve) is 2 shillings. 

 In all its value is 70 shillings ; when received 

 100 shillings; and 100 shillings also T.R.E. 

 This manor Lewin Gilt 4 held of king Edward. 



The Canons themselves hold CADENDONE 

 [Caddington] . It is assessed at 10 hides. 

 There is land for i o ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 4 hides, and there is on it I plough, and 

 there could be 3 more. There 22 villeins 

 have 6 ploughs between them. There are 5 

 bordars and 2 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient 

 for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 

 swine and (worth) 2 shillings (besides). In 

 all the value is no shillings; when received 

 it was 6 pounds ; and 6 pounds also T.R.E. 

 This manor Lewin 4 held of king Edward. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



The Canons themselves hold ERDELEI [Yard- 

 ley]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is land 



3 This was the manor afterwards known as 

 Mincing (i.e. the nuns') Bury or (by corruption) 

 Mimbling Bury (J.H.R.). 



3 Text defective. 



4 See Introduction, p. 281. 



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