A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough 

 team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and 

 woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value 

 is 6 pounds ; when received it was 7 pounds ; 



Co. 138 



T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Goduin of 

 Souberie [? Soulbury] * held, a thegn of king 

 Edward's, and could sell ; and 3 sokemen, 

 his (Goduin's) men, had i hide and 3 virgates 

 and could sell. 



In WELGA [Welwyn] Robert de Pont- 

 cardon holds i hide and a half of Robert, and 

 20 acres. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i and another could be 

 added. There 3 villeins and 6 bordars have 

 i plough. There are i cottar and 2 serfs. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, pasture 

 sufficient for the live stock. It is and was 

 worth 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This 

 land Godric, a man of Almar of Benintone 

 [Bennington], held and could sell. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



In WALLINGTONE [Wellington] William 

 holds of Robert 3 hides all but 20 acres. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. Two are there, 

 and there could be 2 more. There are 3 

 villeins and 6 cottars. Pasture is there suffi- 

 cient for the live stock, and wood sufficient 

 for the fences. It is worth 35 shillings all 

 but 4 pence. When received it was worth 

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

 land Alvric, a man of Goduin son of Ulestan, 

 held and could sell. 



for the fences. This land is worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; when received it was worth 60 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor 2 

 sokemen, men of Goduine of Benefelle [Bend- 

 field], held and could sell. 



In BORDESDENE [Boreson (Green)] 8 William 

 holds of Robert a half-virgate. There is land 

 for a half-plough, and it is there, with 4 bordars. 

 Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, wood 

 sufficient for the fences. It has always been 

 worth 12 shillings and 8 pence. This land 

 Lewin, a man of Goduin of Benefelle [Bend- 

 field], held. The soke belonged to Asgar the 

 staller. He could sell. 



IN BRACHINGES [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET 



Anschitil holds of Robert WESTMELE 

 [Westmill]. It is assessed at 7 hides and i 

 virgate. There is land for 14 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 4, and 18 villeins and 5 

 Frenchmen with 12 bordars have 10 ploughs 

 between them. There are 15 cottars and 2 

 serfs, and 3 mills worth 21 shillings and 8 

 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 4 

 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live 

 stock, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total 

 value is 17 pounds ; when received it was 10 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 20 pounds. This manor 

 Achi, a thegn of earl Harold's, held and could 

 sell. 



XXI. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE 

 TODENI 



IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET IN TREUNGE [TRING] 3 HUNDRET 



In SUMMERSELE [ ] William 



holds a half-hide of Robert. There is land 

 for i plough, which is there, and (cum) i 

 cottar. Meadow is there sufficient for a 

 half-plough team, wood sufficient for the 

 fences. It is worth 7 shillings and 8 pence ; 

 when received it was worth 10 shillings; 

 T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alvred, a 

 man of Asgar the staller's, held and could sell. 



In SAPEHAM [ ] William holds of 



Robert 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i plough and a half- 

 plough, and there could be another half- 

 plough. Four bordars there have i plough 

 between them, and there could be another. 

 There are 3 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is 

 there sufficient for half a plough team, pas- 

 ture sufficient for the live stock, and wood 



In Buckinghamshire. 



Rotbert de Todeni holds MASCEWELLE 

 [Miswell in Tring] and Ralf holds it of him. 

 It was assessed at 14 hides T.R.E., and now 

 is assessed at 3 hides and 2^ virgates. Yet 

 there always are 14 hides (there). 4 There is 

 land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, 

 and 15 villeins with 4 bordars have 5 ploughs 

 between them. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for 7 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the 

 live stock and (worth) 2 shillings (besides), 

 woodland to feed 500 swine. Its total value 

 is 100 shillings and i ounce of gold ; when 

 received it was worth 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 

 pounds. This manor Osulf son of Frane, a 

 thegn of king Edward's, (who was) predecessor 

 of Robert de Todeni, held. 



8 In Braughing, formerly in Little Hormead. 



3 Now part of Dacorum Hundred. 



4 See Introduction -(p. 290) for the meaning 

 of this phrase. 



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