A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



pence) and 2 have been destroyed {vastate) by 

 fire. Also he has 2^ acres of land ^ which lie 

 intermixed with the land of the burgesses, and 

 belong to the church. 



LAND OF THE BISHOP OF COU- 

 TANCES IN DEVRESCIRA^ 



fol. 121. 



The bishop of Coutances has a manor called 

 CoRiTONA [Coryton] ' which Alwin held T.R.E., 

 and it paid geld for ^ hide. This 8 ploughs 

 can till. This Drogo son of Malger holds of the 

 bishop. Of this {De hac) Drogo has in demesne 

 \ virgate and i plough, and the villeins ij vir- 

 gates and i plough. There D[rogo] has 8 vil- 

 leins, 7 coscets, 6 serfs, 2 swine, 40 sheep, 

 12 goats, 30 acres of wood(land), 12 acres of 

 meadow, and pasture \ league in length by 

 2 furlongs in breadth. Worth 3 pounds ; when 

 the bishop received it it was worth 4 pounds. 



The bishop of Coutances has a manor called 

 SuRiNTONA[Sourton] * which Alwin heldT.R.E., 

 and it paid geld for 3 virgates. These 1 2 ploughs 

 can till. Engebald's {Exch. Ingelbald's) wife 

 (widow) holds it of the bishop. In demesne she 

 has J virgate and 3 ploughs, and the villeins hold 

 the rest of the land and have 4^ ploughs. There 

 are there 14 villeins, 7 coscets {quosceti), 2 swine- 



fol. I2lb. 



herds, 7 serfs, I rouncey, 18 beasts, 9 swine, 

 100 sheep, 50 goats, 12 acres of coppice, 60 acres 

 of meadow, and pasture i league in length by 

 ^ league in breadth. Worth 7 pounds yearly ; 

 when the bishop received it it was worth 

 1 1 pounds. 



The bishop of Coutances has a manor called 

 Melefort [Milford] * which Alwin held T.R.E., 

 and it paid geld for i virgate T.R.E. This 

 5 ploughs can till. Engelbald's wife (widow) 



' Probably this means 2 J acres in each of the 1 20 

 shots into which the three fields were divided, these 

 300 acres being now represented by St. Sidwell's 

 manor {Trans. Devon Assoc, xxxiv, 718), as the canons' 

 land is stated to be ' intermixed with the land of the 

 burgesses ' in the suit in the thirteenth century (Jen- 

 kins, Exeter, 42; Freeman, Exeter, 157; Trans. 

 Devon Assoc, xxxiv, 91). 



' The Exchequer book follows a slightly different 

 order. Beginning with the bishop's holding in Exeter, 

 it first enumerates his demesne manors, Ashwater, 

 Merton, Fremington, Clyst Satchvil, and Bovey Tracy. 

 Then follow the manors held by Drogo, with a note 

 at the end: 'The above 73 estates are held by 

 Drogo of the bishop.' Last of all come the manors 

 of other tenants, Ingebald's widow, the bishop's niece, 

 Olwi, Edric, Osbem, Geoffrey, Edmer, Eddilla, 

 Robert, Geoffrey de Tralei, Leuric, and Ansger. 



' Coryton manor in Lifton hundred. 



* Sourton in Lifton hundred. 



' Milford in Stowford in Lifton hundred. 



holds it of the bishop, and has thereof in demesne 

 I ferting and i plough ; the villeins have 3 fer- 

 dings and 3 oxen. There the lady has 3 villeins, 

 I coscet, 3 serfs, 1 5 acres of wood(land), 6 acres 

 of meadow, and 6 acres of pasture. Worth 

 20 shillings a year ; when the bishop received it 

 it was worth 40 shillings. 



The bishop of Coutances has a manor called 

 AissA [Ash] ^ which Alwin held T.R.E., and it 

 paid geld for i hide. This 20 ploughs can till. 

 Thereof the bishop has i virgate and 2 ploughs 

 in demesne, and the villeins have 3 virgates and 

 17 ploughs. There the bishop has 40 villeins, 

 12 bordars, 6 serfs, 42 beasts, 3 swine, 161 sheep, 

 30 goats, 15 acres of coppice, 100 acres of 

 meadow, and 200 acres of pasture. It pays 

 7 pounds and 10 shillings a year ; when the 

 bishop received it the same. 



The bishop has a manor called Sutecoma 

 [Sutecombe] ^ which Edrit {Exch. Edric) held 

 T.R.E., and it paid geld for J hide. This 

 7 ploughs can till. Now Edrit holds it of the 

 bishop. There the bishop has J virgate and 



1 plough in demesne, and the villeins have i-^ vir- 



fol. 122. 



gates and 6 ploughs ; also 9 villeins, 6 coscets, 

 4 serfs, 18 beasts, 12 swine, 80 sheep, 6 acres of 

 wood(land), 14 acres of meadow, and 12 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 40 shillings a year ; when the 

 bishop received it it was worth 50 shillings. 



The bishop has a manor called Torna 

 [Thorn] * which Sawin held T.R.E., and it paid 

 geld for J virgate. This 3 ploughs can till. 

 Engelbald's wife {i.e. widow) holds it of the 

 bishop. Thereof Engelbald's wife has i fer- 

 ling and i plough in demesne, and the villeins 

 have the other ferling and i ox. There E[ngel- 

 bald's] wife has 4 villeins, 4 bordars, 3 cows, 

 12 acres of meadow, and pasture ^ league in 

 length by 2 fiarlongs in breadth. Worth 10 shil- 

 lings a year ; when the bishop received it 

 15 shillings. 



The bishop has a manor called Hermonde- 

 sworda {Exch. Hermodesword) [Hamsworthy] ' 

 which Alward held T.R.E., and it paid geld for 

 ^ virgate. This 2 ploughs can till. Drogo holds 

 it of the bishop. There Drogo has i plough, 



2 serfe, 20 acres of meadow, and pasture 5 fur- 

 longs in length by 2 in breadth. Worth 5 shil- 

 lings ; when the bishop received it it was worth 

 2 shillings. 



' Ash Walter aRas Ashwater in Blacktorington 

 hundred. 



' Sutcombe in Blacktorington hundred. 



' Thorn in HolsWorthy in Blacktorington hundred. 



° Hamsworthy in Fancrasweek in Blacktorington 

 hundred. 



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