A HISTORY OF DORSET 



(28) The king holds Xortforde [Xutford (Farm) 

 in Pimnerne]. Alvric held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for zk hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 

 2 serfs and 3 coscets and 8 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) pasture i furlong long and i wide. It was and is 

 worth 2^s. 



(xxxiii) Hugh held i manor of the queen^' which 

 is called Notforda which Alvric held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead, and he 

 could go with his land to any lord he wished. 

 Now the king holds it in demesne and it paid'* 

 geld for 2o hides which 2 ploughs can plough. =' 

 Of these the king has in demesne 2I hides and i 

 plough, except for 8 acres which 2 coscets hold. 

 There the king has 3'* coscets and 2 serfs and 4 

 beasts and 80 sheep and 8 acres of meadow and i 

 furlong of pasture^* in length and i in width and 

 now it renders 25^. and when Hugh received (it) 

 it was worth as much. 



(29) The king holds Watrecome [Watercombe]. 



Alvric held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for i hide. 



There is land for i plough. There is i coscet and J 



mill rendering ^s. (There is) pasture i league in 



length and i furlong (in width). ^^ It renders 15*. 



Those who held these lands T.R.E. could go to any 



lord they wished. 



(xxxiv) Hugh held i manor of the queen which is 

 called Watrecoma,*' which Alvric held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead, and he 

 could go with his land to any lord. Now the king 

 holds it in demesne. This paid geld for i hide and 

 I plough can plough (it). There the king has i 

 coscet and .> mill which renders 45. a year and 1 

 league of pasture in length and i furlong in 

 width, and it renders 155. a year. 



(30) The king holds Melcome [Bingham's Mel- 

 combe in Melcombe Horsey]. Earl*- Harold unlaw- 

 fully {iniuste) took (it) from St. Mary of Shaftesbury. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. There is land for 10 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 7.2 hides and i 

 virgate of land and there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs 

 and g villeins and 20 bordars with 7 ploughs. There 

 (are) 5 acres of meadow and i league of wood(land). 

 (There is) pasture i league long and 8 furlongs wide 

 and 12 acres of meadow were leased (prestite) to 

 Wlgar White, *3 which belonged to the same manor. 

 Now \\"illiam Belet holds (them). To this manor 

 Goda added 3 .' virgates of land which 3 free thegns 

 held T.R.E. and which paid geld for that amount. 

 There is land for i plough which is there with 3 

 villeins and 15 acres of meadow and 5 acres of 

 wood(land). These 3.' virgates are in Bochelande 

 [Buckland] hundred. The whole was and is worth 

 ^16. Countess Goda held (it). 



[f. 76]*^ 



(31) The king holds Hinetone [Hinton Martell]. 

 Countess*' Goda held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 14 hides and i virgate of land. There is land for 12 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 6 hides and i 

 virgate of land and there is i plough and 8 villeins 

 and 14 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill 



55 'de regina' interlined. 



5' 'di' of reddidit interlined. 



" 'quas possunt arare ii carruce' interlined. 



" 'i' interlined. " 'r' of pros?! (sic) interlined. 



'" Supply Matitudine'. 



" 'que vocalur Watrecoma' interlined. 



rendering 10s. and 37 acres of meadow. (There is) 

 pasture 5 furlongs long and as much in width. 

 (There is) wood(land) i league long and \ league 

 wide. It is worth ^f 13 5i-. Of this same land, a certain 

 {quidam) priest held i hide of thegnland {tainlande) 

 and could go with it where he would. Now it is in 

 the king's demesne. Of the same land another priest 

 held 2i hides. The Bishop of Lisieux has i of these 

 in demesne and it is worth 20s. The priest has the 

 other I.J hide of this manor and there he has 2 

 ploughs with 4 villeins and 2 bordars and a mill 

 rendering ^s. and 1 1 acres of meadow and i furlong 

 of wood(land) in length and .' furlong in width and 

 II houses in Winburne [Wimborne Minster]. The 

 whole is worth 30.?. This priest could go where he 

 would with his land T.R.E. Of this same land another 

 priest dwelling** in T.\rente [unidentified] holds i\ 

 hide and there he has 3 villeins and 4 bordars with i 

 plough and i acre of meadow and 5 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and i furlong in width. It is worth 

 3o.f. Of this same land Ulvric holds i virgate of land 

 and it is worth 2^. Of this same land i\ hide and ; 

 virgate of land belongs to the church of Wimborne 

 Minster. Bishop Maurice*' holds (it) and there he 

 has 6 bordars and 8 burgesses and a mill rendering 

 55. and 15 acres of meadow and \ league of pasture in 

 length and 4 furlongs in width. It is worth £b js. bd. 



[f. 75b (cont.)] 



II. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF SALISBURY 



(32) The Bishop of Salisbury holds Cermixstre 

 [Charminster]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. 

 There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 ploughs and 4 serfs and 14 villeins and 12 bordars 

 with 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 6s. and 

 15 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i league long 

 and 3 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 2 fur- 

 longs long and i furlong wide. In Wareham 2 

 burgesses with 12 acres of land and in Dorchester i 

 burgess with 10 acres of land belong to this manor. 

 It was and is worth £1(3. Of this land i royal reeve 

 {prepositus regis) holds i hide and there he has i 

 plough with 3 bordars. In the same manor the bishop 

 has as much land as 2 ploughs can plough. This 

 never paid geld. 



(33) The same bishop holds Altone [Alton 

 Pancras]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 6 hides. There is 

 land for 6 ploughs. Besides this he has land for 2 

 ploughs in demesne which never paid geld and there 

 he has 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 6 villeins and 10 

 bordars with i plough. There (is) a mill rendering 

 15s. and 7 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 6 

 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. (There is) wood- 

 (land) 2 furlongs long and i furlong wide. Of this 

 land Edward has 2' hides and Pain 2.' hides. There 

 are 3 ploughs and i villein and 5 bordars with i 

 plough and pasture 4 furlongs long and 2 wide. The 

 bishop's demesne is worth X'S-^^ (The land) of the 

 men is worth ^4. 



'^ 'comes' interlined. " 'wit' interlined. 



''* The entn.' for Hinton Martell was added on a 

 separate leaf (f. 76) which contains no other entr>'. 

 •" 'comitissa' interlined. 

 ^'' 'nianens' interlined. 

 *' Bishop of London. '* 'i' interlined. 



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