A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



hides. Of these there are in Pershore 2 hides 

 which never paid geld T.R.E. There, in 

 (the) demesne, are 5 ploughs, and (there are) 

 10 villeins with 7 ploughs, and 11 serfs, and 



1 bondwoman. There (also) 28 burgesses 

 render 30 shillings, and the toll renders 12 

 shillings. There are 3 mills worth {de) 50 

 shillings, and 1 00 acres of meadow. The 

 wood (land) is 2 leagues (lewa) long and 3 

 furlongs in width. (There is) i church 

 which renders 16 shillings. It is worth 14 

 pounds. 



In this manor a certain Frenchman {franci- 

 gena) holds the land of Turchil, king Ed- 

 ward's steersman {stirmanni) and has I plough, 

 and (there are) 2 serfs and 2 villeins with 2 

 ploughs. 



In WiCHE [Wick by Pershore] are 6 

 hides. There, in (the) demesne, is i plough, 

 and (there are) 9 villeins and 25 bordars with 

 12 ploughs, and i serf, and a fishery. It is 

 worth 3 pounds. Of these 6 hides, Urse 

 holds I hide and Gilbert half a hide. Tor 

 and Osward were the holders. It is worth 

 25 shillings. 



In Pendesham [Pensham] are 2 hides, and 

 they are in demesne. There are 2 ploughs, 

 and (there are) 3 villeins and 9 bordars with 

 4 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and 12 acres 

 of meadow. It is worth 3 pounds. 



In Berlingeham [Birlingham] are 3 hides 

 and I virgate. There, in (the) demesne, are 



2 ploughs, and (there are) 3 villeins and 4 

 bordars with 4 ploughs, and a fishery and 20 

 acres of meadow. It is worth 50 shillings. 



Of this land Urse holds 2 hides and i 

 virgate. iElfric {Jluricus) and Donning held 

 (it). There are 2 ploughs and 2 bordars and 

 4 serfs and 10 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 60 shillings ; now 40 shillings. 



In Bricstelmestune [Bricklehampton] are 

 10 hides. There are lO villeins and 10 bor- 

 dars with 6 ploughs, and they (have to) plough 

 6 acres and sow them with their own seed. 

 There are 20 acres of meadow. It is worth 

 20 shillings. 



In Depeforde [DefFord] are 10 hides in 

 wood and field [inter silvam et planum)} 

 There are 8 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 

 ploughs, and they (have to) plough 4 acres 

 and sow them with their (own) seed. Of 

 this land 2 Frenchmen [francigena] have 2 

 hides, and they have 2 ploughs and 4 oxmen 



* This is a remarkable and rare phrase, 

 which appears to represent the English 'by 

 wode and by felde.' The regular equivalent 

 in Latin charters is ' in bosco et piano.' See 

 Geoffrey de Mandeville, p. 241. 



{bovar'). There are 10 acres of meadow. It 

 is worth 50 shillings. Of this land Alcot 

 the monk held i hide T.R.E., and did the 

 service he was bidden [precipiehatur). 



In AiCHiNTUNE [Eckington] are 16 hides. 

 Of these, 9 hides, less i virgate, are in demesne. 

 There, in (the) demesne, are 2 ploughs, and 

 (there are) 6 villeins and 2 cottars {cotarit).^ 

 There are 6 coliberts who render, annually, 

 II shilings and 2 pence and plough 12 acres 

 and sow them with their own seed. There 

 are 4 serfs and i bondwoman. It is worth 

 100 shillings. 



Of this land Urse holds 4 hides less i 

 virgate. Dunning held (it). There, in (the) 

 demesne, are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 5 

 villeins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There 

 are 4 serfs, and 3 bondwomen, and a mill 

 worth {de) 10 shillings, and 16 acres of 

 meadow. It is worth 40 shillings. 



Of this same land Turstin Fitz Rou holds 

 3 hides. Brictric held (them). In (the) 

 demesne are 2 ploughs and (there are) 7 

 villeins and 4 bordars with i plough. There 

 are 4 serfs and 3 bondwomen and 1 6 acres of 

 meadow. These two. Dunning and Brictric,^ 

 used to mow {secabant) in the meadows of 

 their lord for a day as a customary service 

 {per consuetudinem). 



In Beford [Besford] are 10 hides. Of 

 these, 4 hides are in demesne. William the 

 priest holds (them) of the Abbot. There, 

 with his men, he has i| ploughs and 10 acres 

 of meadow. The wood(land) is half a league 

 {lewa) long and 3 furlongs in width. It is 

 worth 30 shillings. 



Of this land Urse holds 5 hides. Edward 

 and Leofric {Leuricus) held (them). He has 

 there 2 ploughs, and (there are) 2 villeins 

 and 2 bordars with i plough. There are 4 

 serfs, and 2 bondwomen, and 10 acres of 

 meadow. 



Of the same land Walter Ponther holds 

 I hide which never (paid) geld. It is and 

 was waste ; and yet it was and is worth 16 

 pence. 



In Longedune [Longdon] are 30 hides. 

 Of these, II hides are in demesne. There 

 are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 10 villeins and 

 1 7 bordars with a priest who have 6 ploughs. 

 There are 6 serfs, and 2 bondwomen, and 40 

 acres of meadow. The wood(land) is 3 

 leagues {leiv^) long and 2 leagues in width. 

 It is worth 9 pounds. 



Of this land, T.R.E., 9 free men held 18 



^ A rare word in the Worcestershire 

 Domesday. 



^ The predecessors of Urse and Turstin. 



