A HISTORY OF DORSET 



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

 wide. It was worth ^12. Now (it is worth) ^^19. 



(265) Ansfrid holds Frome [Frome Vauchurch] of 

 William. Alestan held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 6 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i plough and 2 serfs and 4 villeins and 8 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 1 05. and 10 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 6 

 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. (There is) 

 wood(land) 2 furlongs long and i furlong wide. It 

 used to be worth £2- Now (it is worth) ^4. 



(266) William himself holds Circel [Long Crichel 

 and Moor Crichel]. Alestan held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 12 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. 

 Of this there are in demesne 7' hides and there (are) 

 2 ploughs and 8 serfs and 3 female slaves (ancille) 

 and 13 villeins and 7 bordars with 4 ploughs. There 

 (are) 2 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture 20 fur- 

 longs long and 3 furlongs wide. (There is) wood- 

 (land) 3 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. It was 

 worth ^10. Now (it is worth) ^15. 



(267) William holds Terente [unidentified] of 

 William. Toul held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 3.5 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i plough and 2 serfs and 4 villeins and 2 

 bordars with 1 1 plough. There (is) pasture 5 furlongs 

 long and 3 furlongs wide. (There is) viood(land) 8 

 furlongs long and 4 furlongs wide. It was worth 20s. 

 Now (it is worth) ^4. 



(268) Ansfrid holds Aleurde [East and West 

 Elworth in Portesham] of William. Alestan held (it) 

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

 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i plough with i serf 

 and 3 villeins 



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and 4 bordars with i plough. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow and pasture 3 furlongs long and 2 furlongs 

 wide. It was and is worth 6oi. 



(269) Hugh holds Stoches [Stock Gaylard (House) 

 in Lydlinch] of William." Toul held (it) T.R.E. and 

 it paid geld for i hide. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 Eight villeins and 3 bordars have these (ploughs) 

 there. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. (There is) 

 wood(land) 10 furlongs long and 4 furlongs wide. 

 It was and is worth 50,';. Toul held this land in 

 pledge of the land of Scireburne [Sherborne] T.R.E. 



(270) The same Hugh holds Candel [Stourton 

 Caundle] of William. Toul held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 30 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i plough and 2 serfs and 4 

 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. There (are) 7 

 acres of meadow and pasture 4 furlongs long and i 

 furlong wide. It was and is worth bos. 



XXXV. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 OF FALAISE 



(271) William of Falaise holds Seltone [Silton] of 

 the king. Uhvard White-* held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 8 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs and 6 serfs and 8 

 villeins and 10 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 



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3 mills rendering 55. and 20 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) wood(land) i league long and .> league wide. It 

 was worth ;{^i i. Now (it is worth) £6. With this land 

 the same William holds i hide and \ virgate of land. 

 There is land for i plough. Three villeins have this 

 (plough) there and it is worth los. Uhvard held this 

 land in pledge T.R.E. from a certain reeve of his. 

 With the land itself the same William still holds i 

 hide. There is land for i plough which is there in 

 demesne and it is worth 20J. Uhvard bought this 

 hide from the Bishop of Exeter T.R.E. but it did not 

 belong to the manor itself. 



(272) With the same aforesaid land the same 

 William holds 3 hides in Miltetone [Milton on 

 Stour in Gillingham] and Roger (holds it) of him. 

 Wicnod held (it) T.R.E. There is land for i^ 

 plough. There are 5 bordars with i plough and a 

 mill rendering i!,d. and 8 acres of meadow and 

 wood(land) 8 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. It 

 was and is worth 20s. 



XXXVI. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 OF MOYON 



(273) William of Moyon holds Todeberie [Todber] 

 of the king and Geoffrey (holds it) of him. Godric 

 held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 2 hides. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs which are there in demesne and a 

 mill rendering los. and 12 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) wood(land) \ league long and i furlong wide. It 

 was worth £t,- Now (it is worth) £.^.'^ 



THE LAND OF WILLIAM OF MOYON IN 

 DORSET 



(Ixxxiii) William has i manor which is called 

 Todeberia which Godric held on the day when 

 King Edward was alive and dead. This (manor) 

 paid geld for 2 hides T.R.E. Two ploughs can 

 plough these. And now Geoffrey Maloret holds it 

 of William. Geoffrey has there 2 ploughs and i 

 pack-horse and 8 beasts and 12 pigs and 100 sheep 

 and I mill which renders los. a year and .1 league 

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

 and 12 acres of meadow. This (manor) is worth £^ 

 and when William received (it) it was worth 60s. 



(274) William himself holds Spehtesberie [Spetis- 

 bury]. Agelward and Godric held (it) as 2 manors 

 T.R.E. and it paid geld for 7 hides and i virgate of 

 land and 6 acres. There is land for 6 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 4 ploughs and 6 serfs and 10 

 villeins and 12 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering 12s. bd. and 50 acres of meadow and 

 pasture 5.^ furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide and in 

 another place on the water (super aquam) pasture 2.V 

 furlongs long and i \ furlong wide. It was worth 

 1005. Now (it is worth) £-j 10s. 



(Ixxxiv) William of Moyon has i manor which is 

 called Spestesberia which i thegn (called) Ahvard 

 held on the day when King Edward was alive and 

 dead. This (manor) paid geld for 5 hides and i 

 virgate and 6 acres. Four ploughs and i (plough) 

 can plough these. In the same vill William has i 

 manor which Godric held on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead, which paid geld for 2 

 hides. One plough and i (plough) can plough 

 these. William holds these 2 manors as one. 

 There William has in demesne 3 hides and i 



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