A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



There are 3 cottars and 3 serfs. Wood 

 is there sufficient for the fences. In all 

 it is worth 50 shillings ; when received it 

 was worth 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. 

 This land Alward, a man of Alestan of Bos- 

 cumbe [Boscombe] held. He could only sell 

 3 virgates of it. 



IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET 



In CLADHELE [Clothall] William holds half 

 a virgate and 3 acres. There is land for a half- 

 plough, and this is there. This land was and 

 is worth 29 pence ; T.R.E. 3 shillings. 

 Alestan held this land. It belonged to (jacebat 

 in) Westone [Weston]. 



In HAMSTEWORDE * [Hinxworth] 2 knights 

 hold of William 2 hides and a virgate. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs, and these are 

 there, and (cum) 4 villeins. There are 3 cot- 

 tars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient 

 for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the 

 live stock. This land is worth 42 shillings 

 and 6 pence ; when received 20 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 60 shillings. Three sokemen held 

 this land. Two of these, king Edward's men, 

 held 2 hides and a ^ virgate ; the third, a man 

 of Alestan of Boscumbe, had i virgate.* All 

 these could sell their land. Of custom they 

 paid to the King's sheriff 8 pence and a half- 

 penny yearly. 



fo. 139 



In OFFELEI* [Offley] William de Mara 

 holds 8 hides and 8 acres of William de Ow. 

 There is land for 16 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 4, and 16 villeins and (cum) a 

 priest and 3 knights (milites) have 9, and 

 there could be 3 more. There are 8 bordars 

 and 4 cottars and 8 serfs. Pasture is there 

 sufficient for the live stock of the vill, wood- 

 land to feed 12 swine. In all the value is 

 1 1 pounds ; when received it was 8 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor Alestan of 

 Boscumbe, one of king Edward's thegns, held. 



XXIX. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 DE ODBURVILE 



IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET 



William de Odburgville holds in BERLAI 

 [Barley] 4 hides and a half and 10 acres. 



1 So printed in the Record Commission, but 

 the right form would be ' Hainsteworde," and the 

 MS. can be so read (J.H.R.). 



8 This virgate is not accounted for in the total 

 given above (J.H.R.). 



3 The manors in Hitchin Hundred begin here. 



328 



There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 2^ hides and 10 acres, and on it are 2 

 ploughs ; and 8 villeins and (cum) 3 bordars 

 have 3 ploughs. One cottar is there and 2 

 serfs. There is wood sufficient for the fences. 

 In all it is worth 4 pounds; when received 50 

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

 was held by Lewin, one of king Edward's 

 thegns, and there one of his men held i vir- 

 gate and they could (potuer 1 ) sell. 



XXX. THE LAND OF WALTER 

 THE FLEMING* 



Walter the Fleming holds MUNDANE [Little 

 Munden]. It is assessed at 5 hides and i 

 virgate. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the 

 demesne are 3^ hides, and on it is i plough, 

 and there could be 2 more. There 12 vil- 

 leins and (cum) a priest and 2 bordars have 5 

 ploughs. There are 2 serfs. Pasture is 

 there sufficient for the live stock of the vill, 

 woodland to feed 200 swine. In all its value 

 is 6 pounds ; when received it was 7 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Lewin, earl 

 Harold's man, held and could sell. 



In SUTREHELLA [Libury] 5 Walter holds i 

 hide and a virgate. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. One is there, and another could be 

 added. In the demesne is I hide, and there is 

 i villein. Woodland is there sufficient for 1 5 

 swine. It is and was worth 20 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land is a bere- 

 wick of Mundena [Munden]. Torchil held 

 it of Lewin and could not sell except by his 

 leave. 



In the same (vill) the same Walter holds 

 1 1 acres. They have always been worth 1 2 

 pence. Lewin held them and could sell. 



XXXI. THE LAND OF EUDO FITZ 

 HUBERT 6 



IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET 



Eudo the steward (dapifer) holds CHENEPE- 

 WORDE [Knebworth] and Humfrey 7 holds it 

 of him. It is assessed at 8 hides and i vir- 

 gate. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ploughs, and there could be 2 

 others. There 20 villeins with 2 knights 

 (mtlitibus) and 2 bordars have 8 ploughs. 

 There are 3 cottars and 4 serfs and 2 

 villeins (rustici), and I mill worth 12 shil- 



4 See Introduction, p. 283. 

 6 A manor in Little Munden. 



6 See Introduction, p. 285. 



7 This was Humfrey d'Ansleville (J.H.R.) 



