A HISTORY OF DORSET 



Robert holds (it) of William. Thence Robert has in 

 demesne 3 hides and 8 acres and 2 ploughs and the 

 villeins have i hide less 8 acres and i plough. 

 There are 9 bordars and i serf and i pack-horse 

 and 6 pigs and 80 sheep and i mill which renders 

 1 05. and 7 acres of meadow and 7 furlongs of pas- 

 ture in length and 5 in w idth. This (manor) is worth 

 60s. and when he received (it) it was worth £.\.. 



(280) Ranulf holds Celberge [Chelborough] of 

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

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

 there is i plough and i villein and 5 bordars with i 

 plough. There (are) 10 acres of meadow and 7 

 furlongs of pasture in length and 3 furlongs in 

 width. It was and is worth ^3. The son of Odo the 

 chamberlain claims these 3 hides. 



(xc) William has i manor which is called 

 Celberga which Godric held on the dav when 

 King Edward was alive and dead which gave geld 

 for 3 hides. Three ploughs can plough these. Now 

 Ranulf holds (it) of William. Thence Ranulf has 

 in demesne 2I hides and i plough and the 

 villeins (have) .' hide and i plough. There is i 

 villein and 5 bordars and 6 pigs and i league of 

 wood(land) in length and ' (league) in width and 

 10 acres of meadow and 7 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and 3 in width. This (manor) is worth £^ 

 and when he received (it it was worth) as much. 

 The son of Odo the chamberlain claims these 3 

 hides. The king ordered that he should have right 

 {ut inde rectum habeat). There is i hide of these 3 

 w hich did not give geld. 



(281) Geoffrey holds Werne [Steepleton Iwerne in 

 Iwerne Stepleton] of William. Godwin held (it) 

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

 3 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 2 

 serfs and 6 villeins and 6 bordars with i plough. 

 There (are) 8 furlongs of wood(land) and 10 

 furlongs of pasture in length and 3 furlongs in 

 width. It was and is worth ^^4. 



(xci) William has i manor which is called 

 Iwerna which Godwin held on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead. This (manor) paid 

 geld for 3 hides T.R.E. Three ploughs can plough 

 these.*" And now Geoffrey holds it of William. 

 Thence Geoffrey has li hide and 2 ploughs in 

 demesne and the villeins (have) iJ hide and i 

 plough. There Geoffrey has 6 villeins and 6 

 bordars and 2 serfs and i pack-horse and 6 

 beasts and 282 sheep and 8 furlongs of wood(land) 

 and 10 furlongs of pasture in length and 3 in 

 width. This (manor) is worth ^4 and when 

 William received (it) it was worth as much. 



(282) The same William holds Windresorie [Little 

 Windsor in Broadwindsor]. Ahvard held (it) T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 4 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 2 

 serfs and 9 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. 

 There (are) 30 acres of meadow and 8 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and 6 furlongs in width and 6 

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

 width. It is worth 60s. 



(xcii) William has i manor which is called 

 Windresoria which Aelward held T.R.E. and he 



could go to any lord he wished and it paid geld for 

 4 hides which 3 ploughs can plough. Of these 

 William has 3 hides and i virgate and 2 ploughs 

 and the villeins (have) .' hide and 1 virgate and i 

 plough. There William has 9 villeins and 2 

 bordars and 2 serfs and i pack-horse and 10 

 beasts and 3 pigs and 10 sheep and 6 furlongs of 

 wood(land) in length and 3 in width and 30 acres 

 of meadow and 8 furlongs of pasture in length and 

 6 in width and it is worth 60s. and when he 

 received (it) it was worth 40.?. 



(283) The same William holds M.^lperetone 

 [Alapperton]. Elmer held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 5 hides and i virgate of land. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 6 serfs and 6 villeins and 7 bordars with i 

 plough. There (is) a mill rendering 5*-. and 8 acres 

 of meadow and 12 acres of pasture. (There is) 

 wood(land) 6 furlongs in length and 4 furlongs in 

 width. It is worth 70s. 



(xciii) William has i manor which is called 

 Malperretona which Elmer held on the day when 

 King Edward was alive and dead and he could go 

 to any lord and it paid geld for 5 hides and i 

 virgate which 4 ploughs can plough. Of these 

 \\'illiam has 3 hides and 3 ploughs in demesne 

 and the villeins (have) 2 hides and i virgate and i 

 plough. There William has 6 villeins and 7 

 bordars and 6 serfs and 2 pack-horses and 14 

 beasts and 16 pigs and 47 sheep {berbices) and 30 

 goats and i mill which renders 5s. and 6 furlongs 

 of wood(land) in length and 4 in width and 8 

 acres of meadow and 12 acres of pasture and it is 

 worth 70s. and it was worth 60s. when he 

 received (it). 



[f. 82 (cont.)] 



XXXVII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 OF BRIOUZE 



(284) William of Briouze holds Widetone [Glan- 



villes Wootton] of the king and Ralph (holds it) of 

 him. The Abbot of .Milton held (it) T.R.E. and it 

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

 In demesne there is i plough with i serf and 3 

 villeins and 4 bordars with i plough. There (are) 

 16 acres of meadow and 4 acres of pasture. (There 

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

 It was and is worth £t,. 



(2S5) Ralph holds 2 hides in the same vill of 

 William. There is land for i plough. There are 2 

 serfs and i bordar and 6 acres of meadow and 2 

 acres of pasture. (There is) wood(land) 5 furlongs 

 long and 2 furlongs wide. It was worth 30s. Now 

 (it is worth) 40s. 



(286) William himself holds \ hide in Holtone 

 [West Holton in Wareham St. Martin]. There is 

 land for J plough. It is worth los. 



(287) David holds Aisse [Ash in Stourpaine] of 

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

 geld for 2;*^ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. 



*' 'Has possunt arare iii carruce' added in the margin. *' 'et dimidia' interlined. 



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