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were " ferraria " (iron-works). There was a pottery (" ollaria ") 

 at Bladon (Oxon.), producing los. a year. 1 



In many places vineyards are recorded, and they are 

 usually measured by the " arpent," a French unit of measure- 

 ment. At Rayleigh there were 6 arpents of vineyard pro- 

 ducing 20 modii of wine if the yield was good (" si bene 

 procedit "). At Wilcote (Wilts.) the Commissioners enviously 

 describe the " Ecclesia nova, et domus optima, et vinea bona " 2 

 the new church, the excellent house, and the good vine- 

 yard. What more could man desire ? 



The Bishop of Bayeux received 40^. from the ferry at 

 Grimsby, 3 and los. from the torveland at Thoresby. 4 Was 

 this " torveland " land from which turves, or peat, could be cut 

 for fuel ? 



1 D. B., I. 156 a I. 2 Id., I. 69 a i. 



3 Id., I. 343 a 2. 4 /</., I. 342 b 2. 



