THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



Iin. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF BAYEUX 



(55) The Bishop of Bayeux holds Ramesham 

 [Rampisham] and Wadard (holds it) of him. Lewin 

 held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 6 hides. There is 

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

 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs with i serf and 10 

 villeins and 6 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 

 12 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i ' league and 

 2 furlongs long and i league and i furlong wide. 

 (There is) wood(land) i league and 2 furlongs long 

 and I league and i furlong wide. It was worth X'O- 

 Now (it is worth) £6. With this manor hitherto 

 Wadard held 3 virgates of land which 5 thegns held 

 T.R.E. and they could go where they would. 



V. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF COUTANCES 



(56) The Bishop of Coutances holds Wintreburne 

 [unidentified] and Osbern (holds it) of him. 

 Turmund held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 4^ 

 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. Of this there are 

 in demesne 3 hides and i virgate of land and there 

 (are) 2 ploughs and 2 serfs and 5 villeins and 3 

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

 ltd. and 8 furlongs of pasture. (There is) wood(land) 

 3J furlongs long and 4 acres {sic)'''' and 2 wide. It was 

 worth dos. Now (it is worth) iocs. 



(57) The same bishop holds Wintreburne [uniden- 

 tified]. Two brothers held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. There is i 

 plough and 3 serfs in demesne and 6 cottars. There 

 (is) a mill rendering i^d. and 8 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and i furlong in width. It was worth 30^. 

 Now (it is worth) 50.?. Osbern holds (it) of the 

 bishop. 



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 VI. 



THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF LISIEUX 



(58) The Bishop of Lisieux holds Tarente 

 [Tarrant Crawford]. Ulward held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 Of this 3 hides and i virgate of land are in demesne 

 and there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 2 villeins 

 and 13 bordars with i plough. There (is) a mill 

 rendering 5^. and 9 acres of meadow. (There is) 

 pasture 5 furlongs long and i furlong wide. (There 

 is) wood(land) 2 furlongs long and 2 wide. It was 

 worth j(^4. Now (it is worth) iocs. 



(59) The same bishop holds Prestetune [Preston 

 (Farm) in Tarrant Rushton]. Edward the clerk^o 

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

 land for i plough. There is \ acre of meadow and 

 pasture 4 furlongs long and as much in width. It was 

 and is worth 20s. 



(60) The same bishop holds Tarente [Tarrant 

 Keyneston]. Herling held (it) T.R.E. and it paid 

 geld for 10 hides and \ of \ hide. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 5.2 hides and 



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there (are) 3 ploughs and 6 serfs and 12 villeins and 

 14 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills 

 rendering 30^. and 1,000 eels {anguillas) and 76 acres 

 of meadow and 22 furlongs of pasture in length and 

 width. (There is) wood(land) 8 furlongs long and 

 the same amount in width. It was and is worth £it,. 



(61) The same bishop holds Cume [Coombe 

 Keynes]. Alvric held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 10 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. Of this there 

 are in demesne 6 hides and i virgate of land and 

 there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 6 villeins and 9 

 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of 

 meadow and 8 furlongs of pasture in length and the 

 same amount in width. (There is) wood(land) 6 

 furlongs long and as much in width. It is worth £"]. 



VII. [THE LAND OF] THE BISHOP 

 OF LONDON 



(62) The Bishop of London, Maurice,^' holds i hide 

 in Odeham [unidentified]. Alvric Dod held (it) 

 T.R.E. There is land for h plough but nevertheless 

 there is i plough and 8 acres of meadow and wood- 

 (land) I furlong long and \ furlong wide. It was and is 

 worth I2s. bd. 



VIII. THE LAND OF ST. MARY, 

 GLASTONBURY 



(63) The church of St. Mary, Glastonbury, holds 

 Newentone [Sturminster Newton]. T.R.E. it paid 

 geld for 22 hides. There is land for 35 ploughs. 

 Besides this there is land for 14 ploughs in demesne 

 there which never paid geld. There are 21 villeins 

 and 18 bordars and 10 cottars and 13 coliberts and 15 

 serfs. There (are) 3 mills rendering 40s. and 66 

 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) 2', leagues 

 long and i league wide. It was worth £30. Now (it is 

 worth) £2<,. Of the land of this manor Waleran 

 holds 6 hides. Roger i hide. Chetel i hide. These 

 8 hides can be ploughed by 11 ploughs. They are 

 worth j>]. Of the same land Goscelm the cook^^ holds 

 of the king 4 hides. There he has 2 ploughs and 2 

 serfs and 5 villeins and 6 bordars with 4 ploughs and 

 a mill rendering 3^. ()d. and 16 acres of meadow. 

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

 wide. It was and is worth ,^4. 



(64) The church itself holds Adford [Okeford Fitz- 

 paine] and knights (hold it) of it. Four thegns held 

 (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 8 hides. There is 

 land for 16 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 ploughs 

 and 10 serfs and 15 villeins and 15 bordars with 7 

 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 5^. and 21 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) pasture 6 furlongs long and 3 

 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 9 furlongs long 

 and 6 furlongs wide. It was and is worth £\2. The 

 wife of Hugh has 4 hides. Alvred 2 hides. Chetel 2 

 hides. 



(65) The church itself holds Bochelande [Buckland 

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

 land for 24 ploughs. Besides this there is in demesne 

 land for 8 ploughs which never paid geld. There 

 (are) in demesne 4 ploughs and 4 serfs and 22 villeins 

 and 22 bordars and 22 cottars with 8 ploughs. There 



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