A HISTORY OF DORSET 



league wide. It was worth ^^9. Now (it is worth) ^-j. 

 VitaHs holds (it) of Roger. 



[f. Sob] 



XXX. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 FITZ GEROLD 



(239) Robert fitz Ceroid holds Corf [Corfe 

 RluUen] of the king. Wada and Egelric held (it) 

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

 for 10 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne yi 

 hides and there is i plough and 4 serfs and 12 

 villeins and 12 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering 20s. and 102 acres of meadow. 

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

 (There is) wood(land) 2 leagues long and i league 

 wide. It was and is worth ^15. 



(240) The same Robert holds Lege [Leigh in 

 Colehill]. Two thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid 

 geld for I hide. There is land for i plough. Three 

 villeins have this (plough) there. There (are) 2 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) wood(land) i furlong long and 

 5 virgates wide. It was worth i^s. Now (it is worth) 

 20s. 



(241) Robert holds h\-ERNE [Ranston in Iwerne 

 Courtney]''^ of Robert. Two brothers held (it) in 

 parage''* T.R.E. and it paid geld for 3 hides. There is 

 land for 2! ploughs. In demesne there is i plough 

 and 6 villeins and 3 bordars with i plough. There 

 (is) a mill rendering y. and 10 acres of meadow. 

 (There is) pasture 3 furlongs long and i furlong 

 wide. (There is) wood(land) 5 furlongs long and 3 

 furlongs wide. It was and is worth ^3. 



(242) Robert himself holds Povintone [Povington 

 in Tyneham, site derelict]. Almar held (it) T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 81 hides. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 8 

 serfs and 4 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 25^. and 8 acres of 

 meadow and 6 acres of wood(land). (There is) 

 pasture 6 furlongs long and as much in width. In 

 W'areham (there is) i burgess rendering 2s.*' It was 

 and is worth ^^ 1 1 . The mill of this manor is claimed 

 for the king's use. 



XXXI. THE LAND OF EDWARD 

 OF SALISBURY 



(243) Edward of Salisbury holds Cheneford [Can- 

 ford Magna] of the king. Ulwen held (it) T.R.E. and 

 it paid geld for 25 hides. There is land for 18 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne iii hides and 

 there (are) 3 ploughs and 9 serfs and 35 villeins and 

 40 bordars with 15 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills 

 rendering 155. and 118 acres of meadow. (There is) 

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

 wood(land) i league long and i league wide. At 

 Winburne [Wimborne Minster] (there are) 3 

 bordars and i house belonging to this manor and 

 there (is) i league of marshland (broce). 



(244) The same Edward holds Chinestanestone 



'■* 'in' interlined. 



^5 See Fagersten, op. cit. 11-12 and n., for this identifi- 

 cation. 



'' 'in paragio' interlined. 



[Kinson, Hants, now part of Bournemouth]. Ulwen 

 held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 13 hides. There 

 is land for 9 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 



5 hides and i virgate of land and there (are) 2 

 ploughs and 7 serfs and 18 villeins and 14 coscets 

 and 4 cottars with 7 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering ^s. and i acre of wood(land) and 95 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) pasture 3 leagues long and 2 

 leagues wide less 3 furlongs. These 2 manors used 

 to be worth ^^50 when he received (them). Now 

 (they are worth) ^70. 



XXXIL THE LAND OF ERNULF 

 OF HESDIN 



(245) Ernulf holds Chixtone [Kington Magna] of 

 the king. Edric held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 



6 hides and i virgate of land.** There is land for 5 

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

 virgates of land and there (are) 2 ploughs and 6 serfs 

 and 6 villeins and i bordar with 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 20 acres of meadow and i furlong of wood(land). 

 It was and is worth ^([4. Urse holds of Ernulf. 



(246) Urse holds Melesberie [Melbury Osmond] of 

 Ernulf. Three thegns held (it) in parage*' T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 45 hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs with i 

 villein and 7 bordars with i plough. There (are) 12 

 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) 8 furlongs 

 long and 4 furlongs wide. It was worth 40^. Now (it 

 is worth) £^. 



(247) Ernulf himself holds Chimedecome [Higher 

 and Lower Kingcombe in Toller Porcorum]. Five 

 thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 3J 

 virgates of land. There is land for i plough. Five 

 villeins have this (plough) there and there (are) 3 

 acres of meadow and pasture 8 furlongs long and 2 

 furlongs wide. It is worth lo^. 



(248) Ernulf himself holds Maperetone [Mapper- 

 ton]. Seven thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 3 hides and 3 virgates of land. There is 

 land for 3^ ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs 

 and 3 villeins and 10 bordars with li plough. There 

 (are) 8 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i league 

 long and 4 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 5 

 furlongs long and 4 furlongs wide. It was worth 405. 

 Now (it is worth) bos. 



(249)'° The same Ernulf holds Povertoxe [North 

 Poorton]. Seven thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid 

 geld for \ hide. There is land for i plough. Seven 

 villeins have this (plough) there and (there are) 2 

 furlongs of pasture in length and width. It is worth 

 20^. bd. 



XXXIII. THE LAND OF TURSTIN 

 FITZ ROLF 



(250) Turstin fitz Rolf holds Gelingham [Gilling- 

 ham] of the king and Bernard (holds it) of him. 

 Alwold held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 3i 

 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there 

 are 2 ploughs and 8 serfs and i villein with 2 ploughs. 



*" This sentence was added in the margin. 



*■* 'et una virgata terre' added in the margin. 



'"' 'in paragio' interlined. 



'" This entrj- was added at the foot of the column. 



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