THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



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



5 sokemen held. Two of these, Brictric's 

 men, had i hide and a half ; 2 others, men of 

 Osulf son of Frane, had i hide and a half ; 

 the fifth, Edmer Atule's man, had i hide. 

 None of these belonged to Wigot, (Robert's) 

 predecessor (ad antecessorem Wlgat\ but each 

 of them could sell his land. One of these 

 bought his land from king William for 9 

 ounces of gold, as the men of the hundred 



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attest, and afterwards put himself under Wigot 

 for protection (ad Wigotum se vertit pro pro- 

 tectione). 



In POLEHANGRE [Polehanger *] Martel holds 

 of Robert de Oilgi half a hide. There is 

 land for i plough, and this is there, with 2 

 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for i plough team, woodland to feed 2 swine. 

 It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 

 shillings. This land Alvric, a man of earl 

 Waltheof (Wallef), held and could sell. 



XX. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 GERNON 8 



Robert Grenon holds i hide in MERDELAI 

 [Mardleybury] 3 and Alward holds it of him. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne 

 is i, and 4 villeins and (cum) 2 bordars have 2 

 ploughs. There are 3 cottars. Pasture is 

 there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to 

 feed 20O swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; 

 when received it was worth 40 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 50 shillings. The same who (now) 

 holds held (it) T.R.E. and could sell. 



In AIETB [Ayot St. Peter] 4 William 

 holds of Robert "i\ hides. There is land for 



6 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there 

 could be another. Six villeins there and 3 

 bordars have 3 ploughs, and there could be 

 a fourth. There is I serf. Meadow is 

 there sufficient for I plough team, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 

 150 swine. Its total value is 40 shillings; 



1 Polehanger is in Bedfordshire, between Shef- 

 ford and the detached portion of Herts which lies 

 in Meppershall (J.H.R.). 



* The manors in Broadwater Hundred begin 

 here. 



3 In Welwyn, not Mardleybury in Therfield, 

 as assumed by the county historians. The fact 

 that Alward was a Domesday juror for the Hun- 

 dred of Broadwater proves that this estate, like 

 those which follow, was in that Hundred (J.H.R.). 



4 Otherwise Ayot Munfichet, being so named 

 from the family of Montfichet, Robert Gernon's 

 heirs (J.H.R.). 



when received it was 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 

 6 pounds. This land 2 thegns held, king 

 Edward's men, and could sell. This (land) 

 William, Robert's man, took by encroach- 

 ment to the king's wrong (invasit super regem), 

 but he calls on his lord (Robert) as his 

 warrantor (reclamat dominum mum ad protec- 

 torem). 



In GRAUELAI [Graveley] William holds 

 of Robert a half-hide. There is land for I 

 plough, but no plough is there. It is worth 

 4 shillings ; when received it was worth 5 

 shillings ; and 5 shillings also T.R.E. This 

 land 2 men of Goduine of Benefelle [Bend- 

 field] held and could sell. 



In SCELVA [? Chells in Stevenage 8 ] Wil- 

 liam holds of Robert a half-hide. There is 

 land for i plough, but no plough is there. 

 There is I cottar. It is and was worth 10 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land 

 Alvric, a man of Alvric of Belinton [Ben- 

 nington], held and could sell. 



In WLWENEWICHE [Wollenwick 6 ] William 

 holds of Robert a half-hide and a half-virgate. 

 There is land for i plough, and this is there, 

 with 2 bordars and 2 cottars. Meadow is 

 there sufficient for a half-plough team, and 

 woodland to feed 20 swine. It is worth 6 

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

 2O shillings. This land Goduin, a man of 

 Almar of Benintc.ie [Bennington], held and 

 could sell. 



In WIMUNDELAI [Wymondley 7 ] William 

 holds of Robert i hide. There is land for I 

 plough, but it is not there. One cottar 

 is there. Meadow is there sufficient for a 

 half-plough team. It is worth 6 shillings; 

 when received it was worth 10 ; T.R.E. 15 

 shillings. This land Alflet held under Robert 

 fitz Wimarch on the day when king Edward 

 was living and died and he could not sell ex- 

 cept by his (Robert's) leave. 



The same William holds of Robert LECE- 

 WORDE [Letch worth]. It is assessed at 10 

 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2, and 9 villeins and (cum) 

 a priest have 5 ploughs between them. There 

 are 2 sokemen holding i hides (de una 

 hida et dimidio) and 4 cottars and I serf. 



5 See Introduction, p. 298. 



8 Ibid (p. 297) for this lost name. 



7 Proved to be Little Wymondley, by the fact 

 that the Albemarle co-heir of the Montfichets is 

 found holding these later (J.H.R.). 



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