A HISTORY OF DORSET 



XVIII. The abbey of St. Wandrille 

 {Abbatia Sancti Wandregisili) 

 XIX. The Abbess of Shaftesbury 



{Abbatissa de Sceftesberie) 

 XX. The Abbess of Wilton {Abba- 

 tissa de Wiltiine) 

 XXI. The Abbess of Caen {Abbatissa 



de Cadom) 

 XXII. The Abbess of Montevilliers 



{Abbatissa de Monasterio villari) 

 xxiii. The canons of Coutances {Can- 

 ofiici Constantienses) 



XXIIII. RaINBALD the PRIEST' "and other 



clerks {clerici) 

 XXV. Count Alan {Comes Alaniis) 

 XXVI. The Count of Mortain {Comes 



Moritoniensis) 

 XXVII Earl Hugh {Comes Hugo) 

 XXVIII. Roger de Beaumont {de Bel- 

 mont) 

 XXIX. Roger de Courseulles {de Cur- 



celle) 

 XXX. Robert fitz Gerold {Girold) 

 XXXI. Edward of Salisbury {de Saris- 



berie) 

 XXXII. Ernulf of Hesdin {de Hesding) 



XXXIII. TURSTIN FITZ ROLF 



xxxiiii. William of Eu {de On) 

 XXXV. William of Falaise {de Faleise) 

 xxxvi. William of Moyon {de Moiun) 



XXXVII. William of Briouze {de Braiose) 



xxxviii. William of Ecouis {de Scohies) 

 XXXIX. Walscin of Douai {de Doicai) 

 XL. Waleran the HUNTSMAN {vena- 



tor) 

 XLi. Walter de Claville {de Clavile) 

 XLii. Baldwin of Exeter {de Execestre) 

 XLiii. Berenger Giffard {Gifard) 

 xliiii. Osbern Giffard {Gifard) 

 XLV. Matthew de Moretania {Maci 



de Moretanie) 

 XLVi. Roger Arundel 

 XLVii. Serle of Burcy 

 xlviii. Aiulf the sheriff {vicecomes) 

 xlix. Humphrey the chamberlain 

 {camerarius) 

 L. Hugh de Port {Hugo de Forth) 

 li. Hugh de St. Quintin {Hugo de 



Sancto Ouiiitino) 

 LI I. Hugh de Boscherbert {Hugo de 



Boscherberti) 

 Liii. Hugh de Lure {de Liiri) and 



other Frenchmen {fraud) 

 Liiii. The wife of Hugh fitz Grip 

 {uxor Hugonis filii Gripy^ 

 LV. Iseldis 

 Lvi. Gudmund and other thegns 



{taini) 

 LVii. William Belet'- and other 

 king's SERJEANTS {servieutes regis) 

 LViii. The Countess of Boulogne 

 {Comitissa Boloniensis) 



I. THE KING'S LAND 



(i) The king holds the island which is called 

 PORLAND [Portland]. King'^ Edward held (it) in his 

 lifetime {in vita sua).^'' There the king has 3 ploughs 

 in demesne and 5 serfs and there'' i villein and go 

 bordars have 23 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow. (There is) pasture 8 furlongs long and 8 

 wide. This manor with what belongs to it (cum sibi 

 pertinentibiis) renders £6^ blanched (/.vt' libras albas). 

 (vi) The king has i island which is called Porlanda 

 which King Edward held on the day when he was 

 alive (ea die qua ipsefuii virus). There the king has 

 3 ploughs in demesne and the villeins have there 

 23 ploughs. There the king has i villein and 90 

 bordars and 5 serfs and 3 pack-horses (roncinos) 

 and 14 beasts [animalia) and 27 pigs (porcos) and 

 900 sheep {oves) and 8 acres of meadow and 8 

 furlongs of pasture in length and 8 in width. This 

 renders £6^^^ blanched {libras Candidas (sic)) a 



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 " 'filii Grip' interlined. 

 " 'Belet' interlined. 

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year. This is from Portland and what belongs to it 

 {de hoc quod pertinet ei). 



(2) The king holds Bridetone [Burton Bradstock] 

 and Bere [Bere Regis] and Colesberie [Colber Crib 

 (House) in Sturminster Newton] and Sepetone 

 [Shipton Gorge] and Bratepolle [Bradpole] and 

 Cidihoc [Chideock]. King Edward held this in 

 demesne. It is not known how many hides there are 

 neither did it pay geld T.R.E. There is land for 55 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 8 ploughs and 20 

 serfs and 41 villeins and 30 bordars and 7 coliberts 

 and 74 cottars. Among them all {inter omncs) they 

 have 27 ploughs. There (are) 8 mills rendering £.\ 

 and 2Sd- and 1 1 1 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 

 4 leagues long and as much in width. (There is) 

 wood(land) 3 leagues long and i league wide. This 

 manor with its appurtenances and customs renders 



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