THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



2o furlongs in width. This (manor) is worth loos. 

 In the same manor WilHam has 3 hides of Roger. 

 Four villeins have these 3 hides for £2 r^'^' ('^^ 

 gablo). In the same vill Roger gave i hide to a 

 certain knight from which he has 20s. This manor 

 is now worth ^^9. When he received (it) it was 

 worth l^. 



(329) Wido holds Povertone [North Poorton] of 

 Roger. Alwin and Ulf held (it) for 2 hides.'' There is 

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

 there are 9 coscets and 6 acres of meadow and 15 

 furlongs of pasture in length and width. It is worth 



(ci) Roger has i manor which is called Povertona 

 which Alwin held on the day when King Edward 

 was alive and dead and it paid geld for 1 1 hide. 

 Roger has there also \ hide which Ulf held and 

 now Wido holds these 2 hides of Roger, and 2 

 ploughs can plough these. Of these Wido has in 

 demesne i hide and i virgate and the villeins have 

 3 virgates. There Wido has i plough and 9 

 coscets and i mare and 13 beasts and 32 pigs and 

 108 sheep and 15 acres of wood(land) and 32 

 goats and 6 acres of meadow and 15 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and width. This manor was 

 worth 20^. when Roger received it and now it is 

 worth 30^. a year. 



(330) Roger himself holds Orde [Worth Matravers]. 

 Ailvert held (it) of the king'o T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for 16J hides and \ virgate. There is land for 12 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 ploughs and 8 serfs 

 and 9 villeins and 8 bordars with g ploughs. There 

 (is) a mill rendering 7^. bd. and 15 acres of meadow 

 and 15 furlongs of pasture" in length and in width 

 and 7 furlongs of wood(land) in length and width. 

 It was and is worth ^16 7*. dd. 



(cii) Roger has i manor which is called Orda 

 which Ailvert held on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead, and he could not 

 withdraw from the king's service. This (manor) 

 paid geld for 162 hides and \ virgate. Twelve 

 ploughs can plough these. Of these Roger has in 

 demesne 3.' hides and J virgate and 4 ploughs and 

 the villeins (have) 13 hides and 9 ploughs. There 

 Roger has 9 villeins and 8 bordars and 8 serfs and 

 13 pigs and 250 sheep and i mill which renders 

 •]s. 6d. a year and 7 furlongs of wood(land) in 

 length and the same amount in width and 15 

 acres of meadow and 15 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and in width and it is worth j(Ji6 7^. 6d. a 

 year and when he received (it) it was worth the 

 same amount. 



(331) Robert holds Ragintone [Rollington (Farm) 

 in Corfe Castle] of Roger. Nine thegns held (it) 

 freely'^ T.R.E. and it paid geld for 25 hides less'^ i 

 virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs. There (are) 

 4 acres of meadow and 14 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and width. It is worth 40^. 



(ciii) Roger has i manor which is called Ragin- 

 tona. Nine thegns held it on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead and they could go to 



' At this point the text should probably be emended to 

 read Aluinus et Ulf tenuerunt pro ii maneriis T.R.E. et 

 geldabat pro ii hidas. See p. 4. 



'0 'de rege' interlined. " 'pasture' interhned. 



" 'libere' added in the margin. 



any lord. Now Robert Attlet holds (it) of Roger. 

 This (manor) paid geld for zl hides less \ virgate, 

 which 2 ploughs can plough. These thegns''' still 

 have these 2\ hides less \ virgate in demesne and 

 4 acres of meadow and 14 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and in width and it is worth 405. a 

 year. 



(332) Roger himself holds Wrde [Worth Matravers] . 



Alward held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for | hide. 



There is land for \ plough which is there with 3 



bordars. It is worth 10s. 



(civ) Roger has i manor which is called Urda 

 which Alward held on the day when King 

 Edward was alive and dead, and he could go to 

 any lord. This (manor) paid geld for i hide which 

 \ plough can plough. There Roger has i plough 

 and 3 bordars and it is worth los. a year. 



(333) Roger himself holds Herestone [Herston in 

 Swanage]. Her held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 f hide. There is land for I plough. There (are) 2| 

 acres of meadow. It is worth ids. 



(cv) Roger has i manor which is called Herestona 

 which Her held on the day when King Edward 

 was alive and dead, and he could go to any lord. 

 This (manor) paid geld for f hide which i plough 

 can plough. There Roger has 2\ acres'* of meadow 

 and it is worth los. a year. 



XLVIII. THE LAND OF SERLE 

 OF BURCY 



(334) Serle of Burcy holds Pidere [Waterston in 

 Puddletown] of the king. Earl" Harold held (it) 

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

 for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 

 2 serfs and 12 villeins and 12 bordars with 3 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 3^. and 40 acres of 

 meadow and 20 acres of wood(land). (There is) 

 pasture 16 furlongs long and 4 furlongs wide. It is 

 worth £10. 



THE LAND OF SERLE OF BURCY IN 

 DORSET 



(cvi) Serle has i manor in Pidra which Earl" 

 Harold held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 10 hides 

 and can be ploughed by 6 ploughs, and he has 6 

 hides and i virgate in demesne and he has 3 

 ploughs and his villeins have 3 hides'^ and 3 

 virgates and they have 3 ploughs and there are in 

 that land 12 villeins and 12 bordars and 2 serfs 

 and I pack-horse and 10 beasts and 393 sheep and 

 I mill which renders 35. and 20 acres of wood- 

 (land) and 40 acres of meadow and 16 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and 4 in width, and it is worth 



(335) The same (Serle) holds Witeclive [Whitecliff 

 (Farm) in Swanage]. Alward 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 i 

 villein and 4 bordars. There (are) 6 furlongs of 

 pasture in length and i furlong in width. It was and 

 is worth bos. 



'3 'minus' added in the margin. 



'* 'illi tagni' interhned. 



'5 'agros' interlined. 



'^ 'comes' interlined. 



" 'comes' interlined. " 'hidas' interlined. 



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