A HISTORY OF DORSET 



(94) The church itself holds ^Iideltune [Milton 

 Abbas], and it is the chief (manor) of the abbey 

 {caput abbatie). T.R.E. it paid geld for 24 hides. 

 There is land for 18 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 10 hides less i virgate and there (are) 2 

 ploughs and 6 serfs and 26 villeins and 20 bordars 

 with 13 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 15$. and 

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

 and I league wide. It is worth ^20. 



(Ixxiv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Miteltona and it is the chief (manor) of the abbey. 

 It paid geld T.R.E. for 24 hides. Eighteen ploughs 

 can plough this land. Of these the abbot has 10 

 hides less i virgate and 2 ploughs in demesne. 

 And the villeins (have) 14 hides and i virgate and 

 13 ploughs. There the abbot has 27 villeins and 20 

 bordars and 6 serfs and 2 pack-horses and 20 pigs 

 and 450 sheep and 50 goats and i mill which 

 renders 15^. and 40 acres of meadow and 3 

 leagues of pasture in length and i league in width. 

 This manor is worth ^20 a year. 



(95) The church itself holds Contone [Compton 

 Abbas (\\'est) or ^^'est Compton]. T.R.E. it paid 

 geld for 5 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. Of this 

 there are in demesne 3 hides and there (is) i plough 

 and 3 serfs and 6 villeins and 5 bordars. There (are) 

 10 acres of meadow and pasture i league long and 2 

 furlongs wide. It is worth £4. 



(Ixviii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Contona. This (manor) paid geld T.R.E. for 5 

 hides. Three ploughs can plough these hides. 

 Of these the abbot has 3 hides and i plough in 

 demesne and the villeins 2 hides and 2 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 6 villeins and 5 bordars and 

 3 serfs and i pack-horse and 150 sheep and 10 

 acres of meadow and i league of pasture in length 

 and 2 furlongs in width. This manor is worth ^^4 

 a year. 



(96) The church itself holds Stoche [Cattistock]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides and 

 there (is) i plough and 6 serfs and 12 villeins and 5 

 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 \^d. and 18 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i 

 league long and 2 furlongs wide. (There is) wood- 

 (land) 6 furlongs long and 4 furlongs wide. It is 

 worth £,b. 



(Ixix) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Estocha. This (manor) paid geld T.R.E. for 10 

 hides. Six ploughs can plough these. Of these the 

 abbot has 3 hides and i plough in demesne. .\nd 

 the villeins (have) 7 hides and 5 ploughs. There 

 the abbot has 12 villeins and 5 bordars and 6 serfs 

 and 2 pack-horses and 14 pigs and 150 sheep and i 

 mill which renders \^d. and 6 furlongs of wood- 

 (land) in length and 4 in width and iS acres of 

 meadow and i league of pasture in length and 2 

 furlongs in width. This manor is worth /^6 a year. 



(97) The church itself holds Pidele [Burleston]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 3 hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2! hides and 

 there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 5 bordars. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 40(/. and 16 acres of 

 meadow. It is worth 40^. 



(Ixx) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Pidela which paid geld for 3 hides on the day 



when King Edward was alive and dead. Two 

 ploughs can plough these. There the abbot has 2,\ 

 hides and 2 ploughs in demesne and the villeins 

 \ hide. There the abbot has 5 bordars and 4 serfs 

 and I pack-horse and 3 beasts and 11:; sheep and 

 I mill which renders 401/. a year and 16 acres of 

 meadow. This manor is worth 40^. a year. 



(98) The church itself holds Clive [Clyffe (Farm) 

 in Tincleton]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 2 hides. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. There are 5 villeins. It is 

 worth 20s. 



(Ixxi) The abbot has another manor which is 

 called Clive which paid geld for 2 hides on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead. Two 

 ploughs can plough these. The villeins hold these 

 and there are 5 villeins. This manor is worth 20s. 

 a year. 



(99) The church itself holds Osmentone [Osming- 

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

 for 10 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 4 hides 

 and there (are) 2 ploughs and 3 serfs and 16 villeins 

 and 7 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering 5^. and 5 acres of meadow and i league of 

 pasture. It is worth ^{[8. 



(Lxxii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Osmentona which paid geld T.R.E. for 10 hides. 

 Ten ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot 

 has 4 hides and 2 ploughs in demesne and the 

 villeins 6 hides and 6 ploughs. There the abbot 

 has 16 villeins and 7 bordars and 3 serfs and 2 

 pack-horses and 3 pigs and 127 sheep and 1 mill 

 which is worth 5^. a year and 5 acres of meadow 

 and I league of pasture and it is worth ^f 8 a year. 



(100) The church itself holds Widecome [Whit- 

 combe]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 6 hides. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 4 hides 

 and there (is) i plough and 2 serfs and 7 villeins and 

 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 5 acres of 

 meadow and pasture 13 furlongs long and 2 furlongs 

 wide. It is worth £^ los. 



(Ixxiii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Widecoma which paid geld T.R.E. for 6 hides. 

 Six ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot 

 has 4 hides and i plough in demesne and the 

 villeins 2 hides and 3 ploughs. There the abbot 

 has 7 villeins and 5 bordars and 2 serfs and i pack- 

 horse and 86 sheep and 5 acres of meadow and 13 

 furlongs of pasture in length and 2 furlongs in 

 width and it is worth ^^4 lOi. a year. 



(loi) The church itself holds Liscome [Lyscombe 

 (Farm) in Cheselbourne]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 3 

 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. Of this there are 

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

 serfs and 3 villeins and 5 bordars with I plough. 

 There (is) pasture 6 furlongs long and 3 furlongs 

 wide. It is worth 40s. 



(Ixxv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Liscoma which paid geld T.R.E. for 3 hides. Two 

 ploughs can (plough) these. Of these the abbot 

 has 2 hides and i plough in demesne and the 

 villeins i hide and i plough. There the abbot has 

 3 villeins and 5 bordars and 2 serfs and i cow and 

 3 pigs and 50 sheep and 6 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and 3 in width. This manor is worth 40^. 

 a year. 



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