A HISTORY OF DORSET 



three of the count's Dorset manors rmy be Hubert de St. Clare, who held land in 

 Somerset of the count, and Alvred, who held the count's manor of Stanton St. Gabriel 

 (no. 210) and part of Loders (no. 190), is almost certainly to be identified with Alvred 

 pincerna who held land of the count in Somerset and Cornwall and in Dorset held i \ 

 virgate at Purse Caundle (nos. 118 and Ixiv) which the count gave to Athelney Abbey 

 in exchange for Montacute.^° 



Exon. Domesday supplies surnames for some of the tenants of Roger Arundel, 

 William of Moyon, and the wife of Hugh fitz Grip. Roger, who held Wyndlam (nos. 

 322 and xciv) of Roger Arundel, was Roger de margella and Robert, who held Blandford 

 (nos. 326 and xcvii) and Rollington (nos. 331 and cii), was Robert Attlet. Godfrey, who 

 held Todber (nos. 273 and Ixxxiii) of William of INIoyon, was Godfrey ]\Ialoret. Of the 

 wife of Hugh's tenants, the William who held Bere (nos. 390 and cxxii) and Puncknowle 

 (nos. 397 and cxxx) was William de monasteriis who also held land of Cerne Abbey; the 

 William who held Morden (nos. 383 and cxvii), Winbiirne (nos. 388 and cxx), and 

 Hampreston (nos. 389 and cxxi) was William de Creneto or Chernet; and the William 

 holding Sturthill (nos. 394 and cxxvii) was William de Almereio, who as William de 

 Dalmar held two manors as a king's serjeant.^' Durand who held Wilkswood (nos. 423 

 and clvi) was Durand the carpenter, who also held land as a king's serjeant. Hugh 

 who held Brenscombe (nos. 421 and cliv) was Hugh de Boscherbert, who held two 

 manors in Dorset as a tenant-in-chief.''- Roger who held Little Cheselbourne (nos. 378 

 and ex) was Roger Boissell, who appears as a tenant of Roger Arundel in the Exon. 

 Domesday for Somerset. Walter, who held Turners Puddle (nos. 391 and cxxiv) and 

 Swanage (nos. 417 and cl), was Walter Tonitruus. The Robert who held Creech 

 (nos. 412 and cxlv) was Robert the corn-dealer {frumentimis), but Robert who held 

 Tome (nos. 420 and cliii) was Hugh's nephew {nepos Hugonis) and Robert who held 

 Hurpston (nos. 413 and cxlvi) was Robert the boy (puer). Ralph who held Ringstead 

 (nos. 411 and cxliv) was Ralph the steward {dapifer). 



The Geld Rolls sometimes mention surnames not given in Domesday. In Whit- 

 church hundred W^illiam de estra had one hide of the Count of Mortain, which can be 

 identified as part of Cerneli (no. 212). Corscombe (no. 213) was held by the same William 

 according to Domesday, so these two manors must have been held by William de 

 estra.^^ Robert fitz Ivo, who appears as a tenant of the Count of Mortain in Exon. 

 Domesday for Somerset, held land in Celeberge and CuUifordtree hundreds of the same 

 count, probably to be identified as the manors of Morden (no. 172) and Stafford 

 (no. 155). Ralph the clerk held land of the count in Dorchester hundred, which must be 

 Cenie (no. 157) since this is the only manor in Dorset to be held of the count by a man 

 called Ralph. William Malbeenc (sic) appears in the Geld Roll for Beaminster hundred 

 holding a virgate of Earl Hugh, which can be identified as part of Catsley (no. 229). It is 

 reasonable to assume that William Malbank held the other manors of Earl Hugh also, 

 since he frequently appears as the earl's tenant. Clifton (no. 225) must have derived 

 from him its later form of Clifton Maybank. He held all the count's manors in Dorset 

 except one, Fifehead Magdalen (no. 220), which was held by Gilbert. In the hundred of 

 Whitchurch it is stated that William 'the Goat' (capru) held 3^ hides of Roger Arundel. 

 A man called William held 3 hides of Roger Arundel at Wraxall (nos. 328 and c). He 

 may therefore be identical with William 'the Goat', a tenant-in-chief in Somerset. In 

 Combsditch hundred William de monasteriis is said to hold 3 virgates of W'illiam de 

 Aldrie, which never paid geld. W'illiam de Aldrie does not appear as a tenant-in-chief 



'° See p. 8. *' See p. 54. '- See p. 48. William de estra, and that Drew who held Nyland (no. 



" Later evidence suggests that the William who held 150! and Toller (no. 214) was Drew of Montacute; see 

 Knighton (no. 193) and Hooke (no. 207) was the same as p. 60. 



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