THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



could not be separated from the church and 2 

 ploughs. The abbot has there 5 villeins and 7 

 coscets and 2 serfs and 25 sheep and 5 goats and 

 ID acres of meadow and i league of wood(land) 

 in length and 8 furlongs in width, and this wood 

 bears no fruit {iiulliim fructum fert) and i league of 

 pasture in length and 4 furlongs in width. This 

 manor renders /jS to the abbot and 55^. to the 

 aforesaid knight and when the abbot received (it) 

 it was worth 205. more. 



(89) The church itself holds Mideltone [West 

 Milton in Powerstock]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 4 

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

 in demesne 2 hides and there (is) i plough and 2 

 serfs and 5 villeins and 13 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering b^d. and 16 acres of 

 meadow. (There is) pasture i league long and 4 

 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 3 furlongs long 

 and 2 furlongs wide. It was worth ^10. Now (it is 

 worth) jTg. 



(Hi) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Mideltona which paid geld for 4 hides on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead. There 

 the abbot has in demesne 2 hides and i plough 

 and the villeins 2 hides and 3 ploughs. Four 

 ploughs can plough these 4 hides. There the 

 abbot has 5 villeins and 13 bordars and 2 serfs and 

 16 sheep and 5 goats and i mill which renders 5^. 

 ^d. and 3 furlongs of wood(land) in length and 2 

 in width and 16 acres of meadow and i league of 

 pasture in' length and 4 furlongs in width. This 

 (manor) renders £q and when he received (it) it 

 was worth 20s. more. 



(90) The church itself holds Cameric [Kimmer- 

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

 for 4 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides 

 less 1 2 virgate and there (are) 2 ploughs with i serf 

 and 2 villeins and 8 bordars with 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 8 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 6 furlongs 

 long and 2 furlongs wide. It was and is worth 



l^- ... 



(liii) The abbot has i manor which is called 



Cameric which paid geld T.R.E. for 5 hides. Four 



ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot has 3 



hides less iJ virgate in demesne and 2 ploughs and 



the villeins 2 hides and lA virgate and 2 ploughs. 



There the abbot has 2 villeins and 8 bordars and 



I serf and i pack-horse and 2 cows and 16 pigs 



and 250 sheep and 18 acres of meadow and 6 



furlongs of pasture in length and 2 in width and 



it renders £Si a year and when the abbot received 



(it) it was worth as much. 



(91) The church itself holds Romescumbe [Rens- 

 combe (Farm) in Worth Matravers]. T.R.E. it paid 

 geld for 5 hides and i virgate of land. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2 hides 

 and 3 virgates of land and there (are) 2 ploughs and 3 

 serfs and 7 villeins and 7 bordars — [blank] fi There 

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

 long and 10 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 

 which does not bear fruit (itifructuosa) 5 furlongs 

 long and i furlong wide. It was and is worth ^8. 



5 'in' interlined. 



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

 ' A certain William, Abbot of Cerne, is said to have been 

 present at the Council of Gloucester in 1085 by the 



(liv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Romescumba which paid geld T.R.E. for 5 hides 

 and I virgate. Six ploughs can plough these. 

 Thence the abbot has 2 hides and 3 virgates and 2 

 ploughs in demesne and the villeins 3 hides and x 

 virgate. There he has 7 villeins and 7 bordars 

 and 3 serfs and i pack-horse and 2 cows and 

 12 pigs and 250 sheep (berbices) and 8 goats and 

 5 furlongs of wood(land), which does not bear 

 fruit (infnictuosi), in length and i in width and 

 12 acres of meadow and i league of pasture in 

 length and 10 furlongs in width. This manor 

 renders ^8 and when Abbot W.^ received (it) it 

 was worth as much. 



(92) The church itself holds Simondesberge 

 [Symondsbury]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 19 hides. 

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

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

 serf and 20 villeins and 10 bordars with 14 ploughs. 

 There (are) 14 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 

 5 furlongs long and i furlong, less 10 virgates, wide. 

 (There is) woodland I league long and i furlong 

 wide. It was and is worth £21. 



(Iv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Simondesberga which paid geld T.R.E. for 19 

 hides. Twenty ploughs can plough these. Thence 

 the abbot has 5 hides and 2 ploughs in demesne 

 and the villeins 14 hides and 14 ploughs. There 

 the abbot has 20 villeins and 10 bordars and i 

 serf and i pack-horse and 100 sheep and 12 goats 

 and i league of wood(land) in length and i furlong 

 in width and 14 acres of meadow and 5 furlongs 

 of pasture in length and i furlong in width, less 

 10 virgates. This (manor) renders £21 ^ year and 

 when the abbot received (it) it was worth as 

 much.* 



XII. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY 

 OF MILTON 



(93) The church of Milton holds Sidelince 

 [Sydling St. Nicholas]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 29 

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

 in demesne 6 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 6 

 serfs and 25 villeins and 10 bordars with 13 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 mills rendering 7^. bd. and 12 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) pasture 2\ leagues long and 6 

 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) i league long 

 and as much in width. It is worth £25. 



THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF ST. 

 PETER OF MILTON IN DORSET 

 (Ixvii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Sidelincea. This (manor) paid geld T.R.E. for 

 29 hides. Twenty ploughs can plough these. Of 

 these the abbot has 6 hides and 2 ploughs in 

 demesne and the villeins 23 hides and 13 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 25 villeins and 10 bordars 

 and 6 serfs and 3 pack-horses and 10 beasts and 

 250 sheep and 2 mills which render 7^. bd. a year 

 and I league of vvood(land) in length and as much 

 in width and 12 acres of meadow and 2' leagues of 

 pasture in length and 6 furlongs in width. This 

 manor is worth £2^ a year. 



compiler of the Chronicle of I>anercost : B.M. Cott. MS. 

 Claud. D. vii, f. 53V, cited in Dugdale, Mon. ii. 623. 

 * 'tantundem' interlined. 



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