A HISTORY OF DORSET 



in demesne 5 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs with i 

 serf and 7 villeins and 7 bordars with 3 ploughs. 

 There (are) 12 acres of meadow. (There is) under- 

 wood 4 furlongs long and i furlong wide. It is 

 worth £1. 



(44) The same bishop holds Corscumbe [Cors- 

 combe]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides less i 

 virgate. There is land for 9 ploughs. Of this there are 

 in demesne 4 hides and 3 virgates"' and there (are) 

 3 ploughs with I serf and 7 villeins and 7 coscets 

 with 7 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 55. and 

 10 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 9 furlongs 

 long and 4 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 



1 league long and 4 furlongs wide. It is worth 



(45) The same bishop holds Stoche [Stoke Abbott]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 6i hides. There is land for 7 

 ploughs. Besides this there are 2 carucates of land 

 which were never reckoned in hides and there in 

 demesne is i plough with i serf and 6 coscets. There 

 8 villeins have 4 ploughs and 2 thegns hold 2.' hides, 

 and there they have 2 ploughs and 12 coscets and 5 

 serfs and a mill rendering 5s. (There is) pasture 5 

 furlongs long and 3 furlongs wide. (There is) under- 

 wood 3 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. The 

 demesne is worth ^6. What the thegns hold, 

 405. 



THESE NINE MANORS DESCRIBED ARE 

 FOR THE PROVISION OF THE MONKS OF 

 SHERBORNE 



(46) The same bishop holds Beiminstre [Bea- 

 minster]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 16 hides and i 

 virgate of land. There is land for 20 ploughs. 

 Besides this land he has in demesne 2 carucates of 

 land which never paid geld and there he has 2 

 ploughs and a mill rendering zod. Under the bishop 

 there are 19 villeins and 20 bordars and 5 serfs and 

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

 and I league wide. (There is) wood(land) iJ league 

 long and .' league wide. Of this same land Algar 

 holds 2 hides of the bishop. H. de Cartrai 2 hides 

 less I virgate. Sinod 5 hides. Brictuin 1 1 hide. 

 There are 9 ploughs and 1 1 serfs and 19 bordars and 



2 villeins and 2 coscets and 2 mills rendering 28d. 

 and 40 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 4 fur- 

 longs long and 2 furlongs wide and 32 acres of 

 pasture as well. (There is) wood(land) 13 furlongs 

 long and 9 furlongs wide. The bishop's demesne is 

 worth £16. (The land) of the men, £-j. 



(47) The same bishop holds Niderberie [Nether- 

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

 for 20 ploughs. Besides this he has in demesne 2 

 carucates of land which never paid geld and there are 

 2 ploughs. There (are) 18 villeins and 22 bordars and 

 6 serfs with 8 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 10s. and 16 acres of meadow and 3 furlongs of 

 pasture. (There is) wood(land) 9 furlongs long and i 

 furlong wide. Of the same land Tezelin holds of the 

 bishop 5 hides and 3 virgates of land. William 2 

 hides. Godfrey 2 hides. Serle i.''*" hide. There are 

 10 ploughs and 12 villeins and 24 bordars and 5 

 serfs. There (is) a mill rendering 5$. and 21 acres 

 of meadow and 3 furlongs of wood(land) in length 



" 'et iii virgate' interlined. 

 " 'et dimidia' interlined. 



and width. The bishop's demesne is worth £16. 

 (The land) of the men, £S los. 



(48) In Brideport [Bridport] the bishop has 1 acre 

 rendering 6d. 



(49) The same bishop holds Cerdestoche [Chard- 

 stock, Devon] and 2 knights {inilites) Walter and 

 William (hold it) of him. T.R.E. it paid geld for 12 

 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. Of this there are 

 in demesne 4 hides and there (are) 4 ploughs and 

 6 serfs and 45 villeins and 21 bordars with 17 

 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering 20s. and 10 

 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 3 leagues long 

 and I .' league wide. (There is) wood(land) 2 leagues 

 in" length and width, and in another place 3 furlongs 

 of underwood in length and 2 furlongs in width. 

 The whole is worth ;(Ji6. 



THESE LANDS WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW 

 THE BISHOP HAS IN EXCHANGE FOR 

 SCIPELEIA [unidentified] 



(50) In Cernel [unidentified] the bishop has ij 

 hide and 10 acres of land. Algar held (it) T.R.E. 

 There is land for i plough. One woman has this 

 there and she holds of the bishop with 4 bordars and 

 3 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 2 furlongs 

 long and i furlong wide. It is worth 20^. 



(51) The same bishop holds Pidele [Bardolfeston 

 in Puddletown, now lost], and the wife of Hugh 

 (holds it) of him. .-^gelric held (it) of King Edward 

 and it paid geld for 4 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) and 3 

 bordars and 34 acres of meadow and 6 furlongs of 

 pasture. It was worth £,^. Now (it is worth) ^^3. 



(52) The same bishop holds Pidele [Athelhampton], 

 and Otbold (holds it) of him. Agelric held (it) T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 4 hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs which are there with i villein and 5 bordars 

 and 5 serfs. There (is) a mill rendering b']d. and 20 

 acres of meadow and 20 acres of pasture and 5 

 furlongs of wood(land). It was and is worth ^3. 



(53) The same bishop holds Bovewode [North and 

 South Bowood in Netherbury] and 3 knights, 

 Godfrey, Osmar,'* and Aelfric, (hold it) of him. 

 Three thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 6 

 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. There are 5 

 ploughs and 3 serfs and 14 villeins and 18 bordars. 

 There (are) 4?, acres of meadow and 10 acres of 

 pasture and 12 acres of underwood. The whole is 

 worth "JOS. 



(54) The same bishop holds Bochenham [Buckham 

 in Beaminster] and Walter (holds it) of him. Three 

 thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 3 hides. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 2 hides and i virgate of land and there (is) 

 I plough and 2 serfs and 3 villeins and 4 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs. There (are) 4 acres of meadow and 

 30 acres of pasture. (There is) wood(land) 4 furlongs 

 long and 2 furlongs wide. It is worth 30J. To this 

 manor belongs i hide in Welle [Wool]. There is 

 land for i plough. There is i bordar. It is worth j^od. 

 Osmar holds (it). 



" 'inter' interlined. 



'* The facsimile has Osmar, the printed version Osviar. 



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