THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



land for i plough. Two villeins have this (plough) 

 there and (there are) 3 furlongs of wood(land). It is 

 worth 10s. 



(Ixii) The abbot has i hide of land in Bourtona 

 and it can be ploughed by i plough. There the 

 abbot has 2 villeins who hold this land and they 

 have there i plough. There he has 3 furlongs of 

 wood(land). This is worth 10^. a year. 



(116) The church itself holds Atrem [Atrim in 

 Netherbury] and BoUo and i widow'* (hold it) of 

 the abbot. T.R.E. it paid geld for 2 hides. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs which are there, and (there are) 

 2 serfs and i villein and 3 bordars. There (are) 5 

 acres of meadow and 3 furlongs of wood(land). It is 

 worth 20^. 



(Ixiii) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Atrum which paid geld T.R.E. for 2 hides. Two 

 ploughs can plough these. And now Bollo the 

 priest holds i of these 2 hides and a certain widow 

 woman holds the other hide. There Bollo has i 

 plough and the above-mentioned widow woman 

 has another plough. There the widow has i 

 villein and Bollo has there 3 bordars and 2 serfs 

 and I pack-horse and 2 beasts and 20 sheep and 3 

 furlongs of wood(land) and 5 acres of meadow. 

 This (manor) is worth 20s. a year. And these 

 (tenants) cannot be separated from the church 

 with this land. 



XIIII. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY 

 OF HORTON 



(117) The church of Horton holds Hortune 

 [Horton]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 7 hides. There is 

 land for 7 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2 

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

 villeins and 10 bordars with i plough. There (are) 

 2 mills rendering i^s. and 6 acres of meadow. 

 (There is) pasture 2 leagues (in) length and width. 

 (There is) wood(land) i league long and I league 

 wide. It is worth £^. The king holds the best 2 hides 

 of these 7 in the forest of Wimborne. To this church 

 belong I chapel {ecclesiola) in Wimborne Minster 

 and the land of 2 houses and in Wareham i church 

 and 5 houses rendering 65^. and in Dorchester i 

 house. 



XV. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY OF 

 ATHELNEY 



(118) The church of Athelney holds Candel [Purse 

 Caundle].'^ T.R.E. it paid geld for 4 hides and i.j 

 virgate of land. There is land for 4 ploughs. Of this 

 there are in demesne 4 hides and there (is) i plough 

 and 2 villeins and 14 bordars with 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 14 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) 3 

 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. Of this land 

 Alvred holds i \ virgate of land. The whole (manor) 

 is worth 675. bd. 



THE LAND OF THE ABBEY OF ATHEL- 

 NEY IN DORSET 



(Ixiv) The abbot has i manor which is called 

 Candel which 7 thegns held T.R.E. and they 

 could go to any lord, which paid geld for 4 hides 

 and 1 1 virgate. Four ploughs can plough these. 



" 'et una vidua' interlined. 



" This manor was given to the abbey by the Count of 

 Mortain in exchange for the manor of Montacute 



Of these the abbot has in demesne 4 hides and i 

 plough and the villeins 1 1 virgate and 2 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 2 villeins and 14 bordars and 

 3 furlongs of wood(land) in length and 2 in 

 width and 14 acres of meadow and it is worth 60s. 

 a year for the abbot's use and for the use of Alvred 

 the butler (pincerne), who holds i\ virgate of 

 these 4 hides of the abbot, it is worth 7^. bd. 



XVI. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY 

 OF TAVISTOCK 



(119) The church of Tavistock holds Oscherwille 

 [Askerswell]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 3 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. Of this there is in demesne i 

 hide and there (are) 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 7 

 villeins and 17 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 

 2 mills rendering 7^. and 9 acres of meadow. 

 (There is) pasture 15 furlongs long and 2 furlongs 

 wide and 2 censores^" rendering 15^. It is worth £6. 

 THE LAND OF THE ABBOT OF TAVIS- 

 TOCK, NAMED GEOFFREY, IN DORSET 

 (Ixv) Abbot Geoffrey has i (manor) which is 

 called Oscherwilla which paid geld for 3 hides on 

 the day when King Edward was alive and dead. 

 Six ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot 

 has in demesne i hide and 2 ploughs and the 

 villeins 2 hides and 4 ploughs. There the abbot 

 has 7 villeins and 17 bordars and 4 serfs and 2 mills 

 which render 7^. and 9 beasts and 13 pigs and 260 

 sheep and 9 acres of meadow and 15 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and 2 furlongs in width. In 

 the same manor there are 2 gablatores" who 

 render 15^. a year. This (manor) is worth ^^6 and 

 when he received (it), 100^. 



(120) The church itself holds Powrtone [North 

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

 land for 2 ploughs. Of this there is i hide in 

 demesne and there (is) i plough and 5 villeins and 

 3 bordars and 2 acres of meadow and 16 acres of 

 wood(land). (There is) pasture 8 furlongs long and 2 

 furlongs wide. It was worth 25^. Now (it is worth) 

 40^. 



(Ixvi) Abbot Geoffrey has i manor which is called 

 Powrtona which paid geld T.R.E. for 2 hides. Two 

 ploughs can plough these. Thence the abbot has i 

 hide and i plough and the villeins i hide and i 

 plough. There the abbot has 5 villeins and 3 

 bordars and 7 pigs and 16 acres of underwood 

 (iiemiisculi) and 2 acres of meadow and 8 furlongs 

 of pasture in length and 2 in width. This (manor) 

 is worth 40^. a year and when the abbot received 

 (it) it was worth 25^. 



XVII. THE LAND OF ST. STEPHEN 

 OF CAEN 



(121) The church of St. Stephen, Caen, holds 

 Frantone [Frampton]. Gytha held (it) T.R.E. and 

 it paid geld for 25' hides. There is land for the same 

 number of ploughs. Of this there are in demesne gV 

 hides and there (are) 7 ploughs and 27 serfs and 24 

 bordars and 7 cottars with 14 ploughs. There (are) 

 2 mills rendering 2o.s. and 67 acres of meadow. 

 (There is) pasture i \ league long and .' league wide. 



(Bishopston) (Som.): Dom. Bk. (Rec. Com.), i, f. 93. 

 -" Rent-paying tenants. 

 -' Rent-paying tenants. 



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