THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



(102) The church itself holds Winlande [Woolland]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2 hides and 

 there (is) i plough and 3 serfs and 5 villeins and 5 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow. (There is) wood(land) 7 furlongs long and 

 4 furlongs wide. It is worth 60^. 



(Ixxvi) The abbot has i manor which is called 

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

 Four ploughs can plough these. Of these the 

 abbot has 2 hides and i plough in demesne and 

 the villeins 3 hides and 2 ploughs. There the 

 abbot has 5 villeins and 5 bordars and 3 serfs and 

 I pack-horse and 8 pigs and 60 sheep and 16 

 goats and 7 furlongs of wood(land) in length and 

 4 in width and 8 acres of meadow. This (manor) 

 is worth 60s. a year. 



(103) The church itself holds Wintreburne [un- 

 identified]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 2 hides and i 

 virgate of land. There is land for 1 1 plough. Of this 

 there is in demesne i hide and there (is) i plough 

 with I serf and 2 bordars. There (are) 6 acres of 

 meadow and 10 acres of pasture. It is worth 25J. 



(Ixxvii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Wintreborna which paid geld T.R.E. for 2 hides 

 and I virgate and it can be ploughed with i.J 

 plough. Thence the abbot has i hide and i plough 

 in demesne and the villeins i hide and i virgate. 

 There the abbot has 2 bordars and i serf and 6 

 acres of meadow and 10 acres of pasture. This 

 (manor) is worth 25^1. a year. 



(104) The church itself holds Holverde [Holworth 

 in Owermoigne]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 5 hides. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 3 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 

 serfs and 4 villeins and 5 coscets with 2 ploughs. 

 There (are) 3 acres of meadow and pasture 5 furlongs 

 long and the same in width. It is worth £2 ^nd a 

 sester (sextarium) of honey. 



(Ixxviii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Holverda. This (manor) paid geld for 5 hides on 

 the day when King Edward was alive and dead. 

 Five ploughs can plough these. Of these the abbot 

 has in demesne 3 hides and 2 ploughs and the 

 villeins 2 hides and 2 ploughs. There the abbot 

 has 4 villeins and 5 coscets and 4 serfs and i pack- 

 horse and 4 cows and 224 sheep and 3 acres of 

 meadow and 5 furlongs of pasture in length and 

 the same in width and it is worth 605. and i sester 

 of honey a year. 



(105) The church itself holds Ora [Ower (Farm) 

 in Corfe Castle]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 3 hides. 

 There are no ploughs but 13 salt- workers render 

 20^. 



(Ixxix) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Ora and it paid geld for 3 hides T.R.E. In these 

 there is no plough, neither can it be ploughed. But 

 there are 13 salt- workers and they render 20s. a 

 year. 



(106) The church itself holds Ertacomestoche 

 [Stockland, Devon] and Hervey (holds it) of the 

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



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for 16 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 4 hides 

 and there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 40 villeins 

 have 20 ploughs. There (are) 3 mills rendering '},']d. 

 and 23 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) 13 

 furlongs long and 12 wide. It is worth £(). This 

 manor always belonged to the monks' demesne for 

 their food and clothing. 



(Ixxx) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Ertacomestoca. This (manor) paid geld for 10 

 hides T.R.E. which 16 ploughs can plough. Of 

 these the abbot has in demesne 4 hides and 2 

 ploughs and the villeins 6 hides and 20 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 40 villeins and 4 serfs and 4 

 beasts and 7 pigs and 20 goats and 3 mills which 

 render ^id- a year and 13 furlongs of wood(land) 

 in length and 12 in width and 23 acres of meadow 

 and it is worth £() a year. Hervey fitz Ansger 

 holds this manor of the abbot and this manor was 

 always for the food and clothing of the monks and 

 always' belonged to the demesne farm T.R.E. 



(107) The church itself holds Pidre [Little Puddle 

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

 There is land for i plough which is there and 12 

 acres of meadow and 2 acres of wood(land). (There 

 is) pasture i league long and 3 furlongs wide. It is 

 worth los. 



(Ixxxi) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Pidra. This (manor) paid geld for 2 hides T.R.E. 

 which I plough can plough. There the abbot has i 

 plough and 5 beasts and 2 acres of wood(land) 

 and 12 acres of meadow and i league of pasture in 

 length and 3 furlongs in width and it is worth \os. 

 a year. This (manor) belongs to the demesne farm 

 of the abbot. 



(108) The church itself holds Cerne [unidentified] 

 and Aiulf (holds it) of the abbot. T.R.E. it paid geld 

 for 1 2 hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. Of this 

 there is in demesne i hide and i virgate less 5 acres'" 

 and there (is) i plough. There are 5 bordars and a 

 mill rendering 2od. and 13 acres of meadow and 19 

 acres of pasture. It was worth 105. Now (it is worth) 

 25s. He who held (it) T.R.E. could not be separated 

 from the church. 



(Ixxxii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Cerna which Edric held T.R.E. and he could not 

 be separated from the service of the church. This 

 (manor) paid geld for i.^ hide. Two ploughs can 

 plough this. Now Aiulf holds it of the abbot. Of 

 these {sic) Aiulf has in demesne i hide and i 

 virgate less 5 acres" and i plough and the bordars 

 have I virgate and 5 acres. There Aiulf has 7 

 bordars and i mill which renders 25^/.'^ a year 

 and 12 beasts and 2 pigs and 65 sheep and 13 

 acres of meadow and 19 acres of pasture and it is 

 worth 25^. a year (and) when Aiulf received (it) it 

 was worth 10^. 



XIII. THE LAND OF THE 

 ABBEY OF ABBOTSBURY 



(109) The church of Abbotsbury holds Abedes- 

 berie [Abbotsbury]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 21 hides. 

 There is land for 16 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 8 hides and there (are) 5 ploughs and 14 



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