A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



In Came Hund[ret] 

 The same Urse holds Osmerlie [Osmer- 

 ley],^ and Herlebold (holds it) of him. JE\f- 

 wold [Alwoldus) held (it). There is i hide. 

 In (the) demesne is i plough, and (there are) 

 lo bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 2 

 serfs and 2 bondwomen. In Wirecestre 

 [Worcester] one house worth {de) 16 pence 

 (is appurtenant), and in (Droit)wich 1 saltpan 

 which renders 12 'mits' {mittas) of salt. There 

 is half a 'lewa' of wood {Nem'). It was 

 worth 20 shillings ; it is worth 13 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Costone [Coston 

 Hackett]. Leofgeat and iElfric and iEthelric 

 {Leuiet et Aluric et Adelrk) held it 'as 3 manors. 

 There are 3 hides. Turold holds 2 hides, 

 and Walter i, of Urse. In (the) demesne are 

 2 ploughs and (there are) 11 bordars and 3 

 cottars (cotmanni) with 4 ploughs, and I plough 

 more can be (employed) there. There is a 

 mill working {serviens) for the hall of one of 

 them.* The wood(land) is 3 furlongs long 

 and I in width, but it is in the King's forest. 

 It was worth 35 shillings T.R.E. ; now 27 

 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Beneslei [Bentley 

 Pauncefote],^ and William (holds it) of him. 

 Leofric {Leuric) held (it) of earl Eadwine 

 (Edwino). There is i hide. In (the) 

 demesne is 1 plough, and (there are) 4 bor- 

 dars with '3 ploughs. The wood(land) is i 

 league {lewd) long and half (a league) in 

 width. It was worth 30 shillings T.R.E. ; 

 now 16 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Udecote [Wood- 

 cote], and Herlebald' (holds it) of him. Wulf- 

 sige {^IVhi), a thegn of king Edward, held (it). 

 There are i^ hides. There is i villein and 

 (there are) 2 bordars with i plough. The 

 wood(land) is half a league {lewa), but the 

 King has put it in the forest. It was worth 

 10 shillings T.R.E. ; now 5 shillings. 



In Cresselau Hund[ret] 

 The same Urse holds Russococ [Rushock]> 

 and Hunulf ' (holds it) of him. Achil held it. 

 There are 5 hides. In (the) desmesne are i^ 

 ploughs, and there are 13 villeins and i bordar 

 and 3 cottars {cotmanni) with 6^ ploughs. 

 Of {inter) serfs and bondwomen (there are) 4. 



' In Alvechurch. 

 * i.e. of Turold and Walter. 

 ' So called from a tenant under the Beau- 

 champs. 



(There is appurtenant) a saltpan worth {de) 5 

 ounces (of silver). (There is) i^ leagues (/^wa) 

 of wood(land). It was worth 40 shillings 

 T.R.E. ; now 30 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Stanes [Stone]. 

 Tumi and Euchil held (it) as 2 manors. 

 There are 6 hides. Herlebald' holds (it) of 

 Urse. In (the) demesne are 2 ploughs, and 

 (there are) 7 villeins and 15 bordars with 6 

 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and a mill worth 

 {de) 3 ounces (of silver). It was worth 40 

 shillings T.R.E. ; now 30 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Lunvredele [Dover- 

 dale], and William (holds it) of him. Thur- 

 bern {Turiernus), a thegn of king Edward, 

 held (it). There are 2 hides. In (the) demesne 

 are 2 ploughs, and (there are) a church and a 

 priest and a smith and 4 villeins and 4 bordars 

 with 4 ploughs. There is a mill worth {de) 

 4 shillings, and a saltpan at (Droit)wich worth 

 {de) 4 shillings. It was worth 30 shillings 

 T.R.E. ; now 40 shillings. 



The same Urse holds Hatete [ ], 



and Gunfrei {Gunfridus) (holds it) of him. 

 Erniet and Eliet held (it) as 2 manors, and 

 could betake themselves {ire) where they 

 would. There is i hide. In (the) demesne 

 is I plough, and another can be (employed). 

 There is a mill worth {de) 2 shillings, and i 

 bordar who has nothing.* 



In Clent Hund[ret] 

 The same Urse holds Hamtune [Hampton 

 Lovet],* and Robert (holds it) of him. JElf- 

 wold {Alwold) held (it). There are 4 hides. 

 In (the) demesne is I plough, and (there are) a 

 priest and 5 villeins and 2 bordars with 4 

 ploughs, and 4 ploughs more can be (employed) 

 there. There 7 saltpans (appurtenant) render 

 14 ounces (of silver). There are 2 oxmen 

 {bovarii). It was worth 4 pounds ; now 3 

 pounds. 



The same Urse holds Hortune [Horton],® 

 and Robert (holds it) of him. JEXinc {Aluric) 

 held (it), and could betake himself {ire) where 

 he would. There are 2 hides. In (the) 



* i.e. no stock. 



® So called from the family which held it 

 under Urse's heirs. Henry Lovet held 5 

 hides there of the barony of William de 

 Beauchamp (Habington, I. 265). 



^ In Hampton Lovet, according to British 

 Museum Index (as above), p. 384. 



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