THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



In BEREWORDE [Barwythe] 1 Baldric holds 

 of Robert 5 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there 

 could be a third. There are 3 villeins and 

 (cum) a priest and a certain Frenchman and 

 (cum) 4 bordars. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live 

 stock of the vill, woodland to feed 100 swine. 

 Its total value is 40 shillings ; when received 

 it was 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 60. This land 

 Osulf son of Frane held and could sell to 

 whom he wished. 



XXII. THE LAND OF RALF DE 



TODENI 



IN DANEIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET 



Ralf de Todeni holds FLAMMESTEDE [Flam- 

 stead]. It was assessed at 4 hides T.R.E., 

 and now is assessed at 2. There is land for 

 1 2 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and 

 on it are 2 ploughs ; and 22 villeins have 8 

 ploughs between them, and 2 more could be 

 there. Seven cottars are there and 4 serfs. 

 There is woodland to feed 1,000 swine. In 

 all the value is 1 1 pounds ; when received 

 it was 9 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. Achi, 

 a thegn of king Edward's, held this manor. 



IN BRACHINGES [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET 



Roger holds of Ralf WESMELE [Westmill]. 

 It is assessed at 4 hides and 3 virgates. There 

 is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 2, and there could be a third. Fourteen villeins 

 there with 9 bordars have 7 ploughs between 

 them. There are 3 cottars and 2 serfs, and a 

 mill worth 10 shillings. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient 

 for the live stock, woodland to feed 60 swine. 

 In all its value is 12 pounds ; when received 

 it was 10 pounds ; T.R.E. 14 pounds. This 

 manor Sexi, a house-carl of king Edward's, 

 held ; and a sokeman, a man of Anschil of 

 Wara [Ware], had there I virgate and could 

 sell it. And after king William came it was 

 sold and attached to this manor, where it did 

 not belong (nan frit) T.R.E. 



XXIII. THE LAND OF RALF DE 



LIMESY 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



Ralf de Limesy holds in HAINSTONE 

 [ ] a half-hide and quarter-virgate. 



1 In Studham, Beds, just over the present 

 border. 



There is land for a half-plough. There is i 

 cottar, and there is meadow sufficient for 2 

 oxen. It is and was worth IO shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Lemar, one 

 of archbishop Stigand's men, held and could 

 sell. 



Ralf himself holds CALDECOTA [Caldecot] 

 as i hide and I virgate. There is land for 

 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ virgates. 8 

 Nine villeins there and (cum) a priest have 

 2 ploughs and a half-plough, and there could 

 be i more plough and a half-plough. There 

 are 4 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for 

 2 oxen. This land is and was worth 40 

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

 Lemar, one of archbishop Stigand's men, held 

 and could sell. 



Ralf himself holds PERITONE [Pirton]. It 

 is assessed at 10 hides. There: is land for 2O 

 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on 

 it there are 6 ploughs. There 24 villeins 

 and (cum) a priest and 29 bordars have 12 

 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. An 

 English knight (miles) is there and I soke- 

 man and (cum) 4 cottars. There are 4 mills 

 worth 73 shillings and 4 pence. On the 

 Englishman's land and the sokeman's, that 

 is to say on 2 hides, are settled (manent) I 

 villein and 8 cottars. Meadow is there 

 sufficient for 10 plough teams. There are 10 

 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live 

 stock of the vill, and woodland to feed 500 

 swine. From woodland and pasture is a 

 revenue of 10 shillings. Its total value is 20 

 pounds ; when received it was 22 ; T.R.E. 

 25 pounds. This manor archbishop Stigand 

 held, and there were 2 sokemen there who 

 are there still. They could not sell. 



This above is [in] the half-hundred of Hiz 

 [Hitchin]. 



IN HERTFORD HUNDRET 



Ralf himself holds EMMEWELLE [Amwell]. 

 It is assessed at 14^ hides. There is land 

 for 1 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 7 hides, 

 and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be 

 2 more. There 24 villeins and (cum) a priest 

 and 4 Frenchmen and 7 bordars have 8 

 ploughs, and 4 could be added. There are 

 19 cottars and 2 serfs, and i mill worth 6 

 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 16 

 plough teams, pasture for the live stock of the 

 vill, woodland to feed 200 swine, and from 



2 The demesne ploughs are here omitted, but 

 the context shows that there should have been one 



O.H.R.). 



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