THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



in the same way (ad eundem modum\ but this 

 man could not part with nor sell his land to 

 alienate it from (extra) the church of St. 

 Benedict (of Ramsey). Him also Engelric 

 attached to this manor after king William 

 came. He did not belong to it T.R.E. so 

 the hundred (court) attests. These aforesaid 3 

 sokemen who now belong to the manor, hold- 

 ing i hide, were Engelric's men and could 

 sell their land. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



In RETTH [Reed] Robert fitz Rozelin holds 

 of the Count 4 hides and i virgate and a half. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 2, and 7 villeins and (cum) 2 bordars 

 have 3 ploughs between them. There are 4 

 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half- 

 plough team, and pasture for the live stock. 

 It is worth 4 pounds ; when received it was 

 worth 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This 

 manor Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held 

 and could sell. 



The Count himself holds ANESTIGE [An- 

 stey]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land 

 for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, 

 and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be a 

 third. There 8 villeins and (cum) a priest and 

 6 bordars have 5 ploughs between them, and 

 there could be 2 more. There are 5 cot- 

 tars and 6 serfs. There is meadow sufficient 

 for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for 

 the live stock, woodland to feed 50 swine. 

 In all its value is and was 14 pounds ; T.R.E. 

 15 pounds. This manor Alward, a thegn 

 of earl Harold's, 1 held and could sell. 



IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET 



In CORNEI [Corneybury in Layston] Robert 

 holds of the Count i hide. There is land for 

 i plough, and this is there, with 4 bordars 

 and 4 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 10 swine. Its total value is 13 shillings and 

 4 pence ; when received it was worth i o 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. Of this land 

 Alward, one of Harold's men, held i virgate 

 and could sell, and Gode, one of king Edward's 

 men, held 3 virgates and could sell ; of cus- 

 tom he rendered to the sheriff 3 pence or 



1 Here is seen again the Domesday scribe's in- 

 diffeience to exact nomenclature, this 'thegn' 

 being only styled ' man ' (homo) in the entries 

 which precede and follow (J.H.R.). 



the carrying of f of i load (out tres partes unius 

 avere). 



In TROCHINGE [Throcking] Rumold 2 holds 

 of the Count 1 8 acres. There is land for 2 

 oxen to plough. It has always been worth 2 

 shillings. This land Alric, one of archbishop 

 Stigand's men, held. 



In ICHETONE [Layston] 3 Rumold 2 holds 

 of the Count half a hide. There is land for 



1 plough. There is i bordar. Its value is 

 2O shillings ; when received it was 40 shil- 

 lings ; and the same T.R.E. This land 

 ' Godid,' 4 a ' man ' of Asgar the staller, held 

 and could sell. 



In the same vill 2 knights (militei) hold of 

 the Count 20 acres. There is land for 2 

 oxen (to plough), and these are there. It has 

 always been worth 3 shillings. This land 

 ' Godid,' * a ' man ' of Asgar the staller, held 

 and could sell. 



In BERCHEDENE [Barksdon (Green)] 5 

 Robert holds of the Count i hide as I manor. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 2, and 2 villeins and (cum) a priest and 5 

 bordars have 2 ploughs. There- are 6 serfs. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough 

 team, and wood (nemus) sufficient for the 

 fences and for 30 swine ; and i mill worth 



2 shillings and 8 pence. Its total value is 3 



fo. I37b 



pounds ; when received it was worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 

 Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held and 

 could sell. 



In WACHELEI [Wakeley (Farm)] 7 Robert 

 holds of the Count 40 acres. There is land 

 for i plough. Meadow is there sufficient for 

 2 oxen, and wood sufficient for the fences. 

 Its value has always been 5 shillings. This 

 land Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held 

 and could sell. 



In ALFLEDAWICHA [Beauchamps] 8 Ru- 



3 See Mr. Round's Commune of London and other 

 Studies, p. 1 20. 



3 See p. 310, note 4. 



4 ' Godid ' is a woman's name. 

 6 In Aspenden. 



6 ' Stein Ware,' is scribbled on the bottom margin 

 of this folio. 



7 See p. 320, note I. 



8 In Widdial. It was called Beauchamps after 

 a family which held it as under-tenants (J.H.R.). 



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