A HISTORY OF DORSET 



(323) Roger himself holds Meleberie [Melbury 

 Bubb]. Bricnod held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 6 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. There are 4 

 villeins and 7 bordars and 4 serfs with 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 5s. and I2 acres of 

 meadow and 3 furlongs of pasture. (There is) 

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

 was and is worth £^. 



(xcv) Roger Arundel has i manor which is called 

 Nieleberia which Brisnod held on the day when 

 King Edward was alive and dead. This (manor) 

 paid geld T.R.E. for 6 hides. Four ploughs can 

 plough these. Thence Roger has 3 hides and 1 

 virgate and the villeins (have) 2 hides and 3 

 virgates and 2 ploughs. There Roger has 4 

 villeins and 7 bordars and 4 serfs and 3' beasts 

 and 15 pigs and i mill which renders 5^. and 12 

 acres of meadow and 10 furlongs of wood(land) 

 in length and 4 in width and 3 furlongs of 

 pasture. This manor is worth £^ and when Roger 

 received it it was worth as much. 



(324) He himself holds Celberge [Chelborough]. 

 Alvert held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 5 hides. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 plough with I serf and 4 villeins and 7 bordars with 

 I plough. There (are) 2 acres of meadow and i 

 furlong of pasture in length and i in width. (There 

 is) wood(land) 4 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. 

 It was and is worth '^os. 



(xcvi) Roger has i manor which is called Celberga 

 which Ailvert held on the day when King Edward 

 was alive and dead (and) which paid geld for 5 

 hides. Two ploughs can plough these.'' There 

 Roger has in demesne 3 hides and i plough and 

 the villeins (have) 2 hides' and i plough and (he 

 has) 4 villeins and 7 bordars and i serf and 12 

 unbroken mares (indomitas equas) and 5 beasts and 

 5 pigs and 4 furlongs of wood(land) in length and 

 2 furlongs in width and 2 acres of meadow and i 

 furlong of pasture in length and i in width. This 

 (manor) is worth 50^. and when he received (it) 

 it was worth the same amount. 



(325) Robert holds Bleneford [Langton Long 

 Blandford] of Roger. Ailvert held (it) T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 3 ploughs and 4 serfs and i 

 villein and 2 bordars. There (are) 4 acres of meadow 

 and 6 furlongs of pasture in length and 4 furlongs in 

 width. It was and is worth ^^4. 



(xcvii) Roger Arundel has i manor which is 

 called Blaeneford which Agelferd held T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 5 hides. Four ploughs can 

 plough these. Robert Attlet^ holds this of Roger 

 Arundel. Of these 5 hides Robert has 4 hides in 

 demesne and 3 ploughs. There Robert has i 

 villein and 2 bordars and 4 serfs and 12 pigs and 

 140 sheep and 4 acres of meadow and 6 furlongs 

 of pasture in length and 4 furlongs in width. This 

 manor is worth ^4 a year and when he received it 

 it was worth as much. 



(326) Roger himself holds Bessintone [West 

 IBexington in Puncknowle]. Ailmar held (it) T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 9' hides. There is land for 7 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 8 



5 'villanos et vii bordarios et iiii servos et iii' added in 

 the margins. 



serfs and 4 villeins and 8 bordars with 4 ploughs. 



There (are) 4 acres of meadow and 8 furlongs of 



pasture in length and i furlong in width. It was 



worth £\. Now (it is worth) ^6. 



(xcviii) Roger Arundel has i manor which is 

 called Bessintona which Ailmar held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead (and) 

 which paid geld for 9' hides. Seven ploughs can 

 plough these. Thence Roger has in demesne 4 

 hides and .' virgate and 2 ploughs and the villeins 

 (have) 5 hides less i virgate and 4 ploughs. There 

 are 4 villeins and 8 bordars and 8 serfs and 2 cows 

 and 5 pigs and 136 sheep and 4 acres of meadow 

 and 8 furlongs of pasture in length and i in 

 width. This manor is worth ^6 and when he 

 received (it it was worth) £\. 



(327) Hugh holds PovRESTOCH [Powerstock] of 

 Roger. Ailmar held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 6 

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

 are 2' ploughs and 5 serfs and 5 villeins and 9 

 bordars with 2! ploughs. There (are) 2 mills render- 

 ing 35. and 13 acres of meadow and 15 furlongs of 

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

 wood(land) 11 furlongs long and 2\ furlongs wide. 

 It was worth ,(^4. Xow (it is worth) ^6. 



(xcix) Roger has i manor which is called Povre- 

 stoca which Ailmar held on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead (and) which paid geld 

 for 6 hides. Now Hugh holds it of Roger. Six 

 ploughs can plough these. Thence Hugh has 

 in demesne 3 hides and 2I ploughs and the 

 villeins (have) 3 hides and 2.' ploughs. There are 

 5 villeins and 9 bordars and 5 serfs and 2 pack- 

 horses and 4 beasts and 13 pigs and 158 sheep and 

 16 goats and 2 mills which render y. and 11 

 furlongs of wood(land) in length and z\ furlongs 

 in width and 13 acres of meadow and 15 furlongs 

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

 is worth ^6 and when he received (it it was 

 worth) ^4. 



(328) Ralph holds Brochesh.ale [AVraxall] of 

 Roger. Ailmar held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 10 

 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there 

 are 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 4 villeins and 14 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 5$. and 5 

 acres of meadow and 8 furlongs of pasture in length 

 and 2I furlongs in width. (There is) wood(land) 

 8 furlongs long and 3 furlongs wide. It is worth 

 100s. In the same vill William holds 3 hides of 

 Roger. There are 4 villeins. Thev are worth £2i ^^'^ ^ 

 knight holds i hide of Roger and it is worth 205. In 

 all the manor is worth ^9. \\'hen he received (it) it 

 was worth ^^4. 



(c) Roger has i manor which is called Brochessala 

 which Ailmar held on the day when King Edward 

 was alive and dead (and) which paid geld for 10 

 hides. Eight ploughs can plough these. Of this 

 manor Ralph holds 6 hides of Roger. Ralph has 3.1 

 hides of these 6 in demesne and 2 ploughs and the 

 villeins (have) 2.' hides and 2 ploughs. There are 

 4 villeins and 14 bordars and 4 serfs and 2 cows 

 and 17 pigs and 60 sheep and i mill which 

 renders 5,?. and 8 furlongs of wood(land) in 

 length and 3 furlongs in width and 5 acres of 

 meadow and 8 furlongs of pasture in length and 



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