A HISTORY OF DORSET 



Hugh fitz Grip has there 3 hides which belonged 

 to the demesne farm of the monks on the day 

 when King Edward was ahve and dead. Now 

 Roger Bissell holds them of the wife of Hugh 

 and he has there i plough. He has there 4 villeins 

 and 8 bordars and i serf and i pack-horse and 6 

 pigs and 200 sheep and 15 acres of meadow and 8 

 furlongs of pasture and 26 virgates in length and 

 3 furlongs and 14 perches in width. This vill is 

 worth £•] for the use of the abbot and 40^. for the 

 use of Roger Bissell. 



(82) The church itself holds Werdesford [Woods- 

 ford]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 2i hides. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs which are there with 4 villeins 

 and 3 bordars and 5 serfs. It is worth 305. 



(xlv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Werdesfort which paid geld T.R.E. for 2I hides. 

 Two ploughs can plough these. Bristuin'^ has this 

 (manor) at farm of the abbot and he has there 2 

 ploughs (and) 4 villeins and 3 bordars and 5 serfs 

 and 4 pigs'5 and it renders 30J. 



(83) The church itself holds 3 virgates of land in 

 Elf.^tune [Hethfelton in East Stoke]. They were 

 and are worth 5$. 



(xlvi) The abbot has 3 virgates of land which is 

 called'* Aelfatune which were worth ^s. when 

 the abbot received them and now render the 

 same (amount). 



(84) The church itself holds i hide of land in 

 Vergroh [Worgret in Arne] and it paid geld for 

 that amount T.R.E. There are 2 serfs and \ mill and 

 8 acres of meadow. The whole is worth 15J. 



(xlvii) The abbot has i hide which is called 

 Vergroh which paid geld for i hide T.R.E. 

 There are 2 serfs and 8 acres of meadow*' and the 

 abbot has there \ mill and this land with the i 

 mill renders 155. a year. 



(85) The church itself holds Litelbride [Little- 

 bredv]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 11 hides. There is 

 land for 6 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 5 

 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 5 serfs and 6 

 villeins and 5 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (are) 

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

 and another in width. (There is) wood(land) i league 

 long and 2 furlongs wide. It was and is worth £i(i. 



(xlviii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Litelbrida which paid geld T.R.E. for 11 hides. 

 Six ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot 

 has 5 hides and 2 ploughs in demesne and the 

 villeins 6 hides and 6 ploughs. The abbot has 

 there 6 villeins and 5 bordars and 5 serfs and 12 

 pigs and 550 sheep and i league of wood(land) 

 in length and 2 furlongs in width and 12 acres of 

 meadow and i league of pasture in length and 

 another in width. This manor renders £ib and it 

 was worth as much'^* in the time of Abbot E." 



(86) The church itself holds Wintreburne [Winter- 

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



There is land for 10 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 5 hides and there (are) 4 ploughs and 3 

 serfs and lo villeins and 7 coscets with 3 ploughs. 

 There (are) 20 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 

 II furlongs long and 10 furlongs wide. (There is) 

 wood(land) 2 furlongs long and i furlong wide. It 

 was and is worth ^16. 



(xlix) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Wintreborna and it paid geld T.R.E. for 10 hides 

 and 10 ploughs can plough these each year. Of 

 these the abbot has in demesne 5 hides and the 

 villeins have 5 hides. There he has 4 ploughs in 

 demesne and the villeins have 3 ploughs. The 

 abbot has there 10 villeins and 7 coscets and 3 

 serfs and 12 pigs and 1 16 sheep and 18 goats and 

 2 furlongs of wood(land) in length and i furlong 

 in width and 20 acres of meadow and 1 1 furlongs 

 of pasture in length and 10 furlongs in width. 

 This manor was worth £^ib when the abbot 

 received it and now it renders as much." 



(87) The church itself holds Langebride [Long 

 Bredy]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 9 hides. There is land 

 for 9 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides 

 and there (are) 3 ploughs and 3 serfs and 7 villeins 

 and 9 coscets with 5 ploughs and i thegn has i hide 

 and there (is) i plough. There (is) a mill rendering 

 6s. and 11 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i 

 league long and as much in width. (There is) wood- 

 (land) \ league long and 3 furlongs wide. The whole 

 is worth ;(^22. 



(1) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Langebridia which paid geld T.R.E. for 9 hides. 

 Of these the abbot has in demesne 3 hides and 3 

 ploughs and the villeins have 5 hides and i 

 English thegn has i hide. The peasants (rustici) 

 have 5 ploughs and the thegn has i plough. The 

 abbot has 7 villeins and 9 coscets and 3 serfs and 

 I pack-horse and 15- pigs and 353 sheep and 20 

 goats and i mill which renders hs. a year and 1 

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

 width and 1 1 acres of meadow and i league of 

 pasture in length and i league of pasture in 

 width. This manor renders ^16 for the use of the 

 abbot and £t, for the use of the thegns {sic). 



(88) The church itself holds Netelcome [Nettle- 

 combe in Powerstock]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 5 

 hides. There is land (for) — \blank\.'' Of this there is 

 in demesne i .j hide and i virgate of land, and there 

 (is) I plough and 2 serfs and 5 villeins and 7 coscets 

 with 2 ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of meadow. 

 (There is) pasture i league long and 4 furlongs wide. 

 (There is) wood(land) i league long and 8 furlongs 

 wide. Of the same land i knight holds 2 hides.'* It 

 was worth ^12. Now (it is worth) /|8 to the abbot 

 (and) 55i. to the knight. 



(li) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Netelcoma and it paid geld T.R.E. for 5 hides. Of 

 these the abbot has in demesne i ^ hide and J 

 virgate and i plough and the villeins have i hide 

 and li virgate and 2'. ploughs, and i French 

 knight has 2 hides of thegnland {teinland) which 



'* The MS. has Bristuin(iis), the printed \ersion 

 Bristtian(us). 



" 'iiii villanos et iii bordarios et v ser\os et iiii porcos et' 

 interlined. 



'"' So' of vacatur interhned. 



" 'et viii agri prati' interlined. 



" 'tantundem' interlined. 



" It has not been possible to trace Abbot E. of Ceme. 

 ' 'reddit tantundem' interlined. ^ 'v' interhned. 



' Space in the text. For a comment, see p. 4. 

 ♦ 'De eadem terra tenet unus miles ii hidas' added in the 

 margin. 



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