THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



(34) The same bishop holds Obcerne ([Up Cerne]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for zl hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. Of this I \ hide is in demesne and there 

 (are) 3 ploughs and 6 serfs and 4 villeins and 8 

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

 15^. and 7 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i 

 league long and 3 furlongs wide. It is worth /^lo. 

 Robert holds (it) of the bishop. 



(35) The same bishop holds Etiminstre [Yet- 

 minster]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 15 hides. There is 

 land for 20 ploughs. Besides this he has land for 6 

 ploughs which never paid geld T.R.E. There are 4 

 ploughs in demesne and 6 serfs and 25 villeins and 

 25 bordars with 8 ploughs. There (is) a mill render- 

 ing 5^. and 30 acres of meadow and (there is) pasture 



2 furlongs long and i furlong wide. (There is) 

 wood(land) i league long and another in width. It 

 was and is worth ^^22. Of this same land William 

 holds 6 hides of the bishop and there he has 4 

 ploughs and 4 serfs and 6 villeins and 10 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs, and a mill and 12 acres of meadow 

 and wood(land)^' 3 furlongs long and i furlong wide. 

 It is worth ^4. Those who held (it) T.R.E. could 

 not be separated from the church. 



(36) The same bishop holds Lym [Lyme Regis, part 

 of]. There is land for i plough. It never paid geld. 

 Fishermen hold (it) and render 15^. to the monks for 

 the fish (ad pisces). There are 4 acres of meadow. 

 There the bishop has i house rendering bd. 



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(37) The bishop himself holds Scireburne [Sher- 

 borne]. Queen Edith held (it) and Bishop Alwold 

 before her. T.R.E. it paid geld for 43 hides. There is 

 land for 46 ploughs. Of this land the bishop holds 

 12 hides and there he has 25 villeins and 14 bordars 

 with 12 ploughs. There (are) 130 acres of meadow, 



3 acres of which are in Somerset near Meleburne 

 [Milborne Port, Som.]. (There is) pasture i league 

 long and i wide. (There is) wood(land) 2 leagues 

 long and as much in width. Of the same land of this 

 manor Otbold holds of the bishop 4 hides. Sinod 5! 

 hides. Ingelbert 5 hides. Waleran 3 hides. Ralph 3 

 hides. The wife of Hugh fitz Grip^" 2 hides. In these 

 22I hides there are 21 ploughs and 33 villeins and 15 

 bordars and 10 coscets and 4 serfs. There (are) 4 

 mills rendering i8i. Of the same land also 6 thegns 

 hold Si hides and there they have 8 ploughs and 4 

 serfs and 17 villeins and 19 bordars and 3 mills 

 rendering T,od. In this manor of Sherborne besides 

 the aforesaid land the bishop has in demesne 16 

 carucates of land. This land was never reckoned 

 {divisa) in hides, neither did it pay geld. There are in 

 demesne 5 ploughs and 26 villeins and 26 bordars 

 and 8 serfs with 9 ploughs. There (is) a mill render- 

 ing IDS. Of this exempt land [quieta terra) Sinod 

 holds of the bishop i carucate of land, and Edward 

 (holds) another. There are 2 ploughs and 2 serfs and 

 8 bordars. 



III." In this same Sherborne the monks of the 

 same bishop hold 9^ carucates of land which were 

 never reckoned in hides nor did they pay geld. 

 There are in demesne 32 ploughs and 4 serfs and 10 



'"' The facsimile has silva{m), the printed version silva. 

 '" 'fihi Grip' interlined. 



" 'III' added in the margin at this point. For a com- 

 ment, see p. 6. 



villeins and 10 bordars with 5 ploughs and 3 mills 

 rendering 22^. and 20 acres of meadow. (There is) 

 wood(land) i league long and 4 furlongs wide. Of 

 this land of the monks Lanbert holds of them i 

 carucate of land and there he has i plough and a mill 

 rendering 5^;. What the bishop has in demesne in this 

 manor is worth ^50. What the monks (have), £6 los. 

 What the knights of the bishop (have), ^27. What 

 the thegns (have), £6. Moreover Sinod holds of the 

 bishop I hide in the same vill and there he has i 

 plough and 2 serfs and 2 bordars. It is worth 12s. 

 Alward held this'^ hide of King Edward, but it 

 belonged to the bishopric previously. 



(38) The same bishop holds Wocburne [Oborne]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2 hides and 

 there (is) i plough and 2 serfs and 6 villeins and 5 

 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow and 4 acres of underwood. It is worth £4. 



(39) The same bishop holds Torneford [Thorn- 

 ford]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 7 hides. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides 

 and there (are) 2 ploughs with i serf and 7 villeins 

 and 7 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering 12^. 6d. and 16 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) wood(land) 10 furlongs long and i furlong wide. 

 It is worth IOCS. 



(40) The same bishop holds Bradeford [Bradford 

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

 land for 10 ploughs. Of this there is in demesne i| 

 hide and there (are) 3 ploughs and 7 serfs and 8 

 villeins and 7 bordars with 7 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering 15^. and 20 acres of meadow and 3 

 acres of underwood. It is worth ;(jio. 



(41) The same bishop (holds)" Contone [Over 

 Compton], T.R.E. it paid geld for 6 hides and 3 

 virgates of land. There is land for 8 ploughs. Of this 

 there is in demesne i hide and 3 virgates of land, 

 and there (are) 2 ploughs and 6 serfs and 13 villeins 

 and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering los. and 16 acres of meadow. (There is) 

 wood(land) 2 furlongs long and wide. It is worth £6. 



(42) The same bishop holds Staplebrige [Stal- 

 bridge]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 20 hides. There is 

 land for 16 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 6 

 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs with i serf and 19 

 villeins and 2 bordars with 1 1 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering 15^. and 25 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) pasture 4 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. 

 (There is) \vood(land) i league long and 3 furlongs 

 wide. — [Blanky'* It is worth ;{;i2. Of the same land 

 Lanbert holds 2 hides and there he has i plough with 

 6 bordars. It is worth 20^. Of the same land also 

 Manasses holds 3 virgates which William the king's 

 son took from the church without the consent of the 

 bishop and the monks. There is i plough. 



(43) The same bishop holds Westone [Stalbridge 

 Weston in Stalbridge]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 8 

 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. Of this there are 



'^ 'anc' of Hanc interhned. 



" Supply 'tenet'. 



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