A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



There R[otbert] has 3 villeins, 6 bordars, 2 serfs, 

 12 beasts, 60 sheep, and 20 goats. 



Ralf de Tilio has | virgate ^ and i plough, 

 I villein, and 4 bordars, wrho have 2 oxen, 

 7 beasts, 30 sheep, and 10 goats. 



Gosfrid has i ferting,^ and he has there i 

 plough, I bordar, 6 beasts, and 30 sheep. 



fol. 177b. 



This manor is worth to the abbot {ad opus 

 abbatis) 12 pounds a year, to the knights lOO 

 shillings. When the abbot and the knights 

 received it it was worth 14 pounds and 8 pounds 

 respectively. {Exch. Formerly it was worth 

 22 pounds in all.) 



The abbot of Tavistock (Exch. The church 

 itself) has a manor called Mideltona [Milton] ' 

 which paid geld for J hide in King E[dward]'s 

 time. This 1 5 ploughs can till. Thereof the 

 abbot has i virgate and 5 ploughs in demesne ; 

 and the villeins have i virgate and lo ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 14 villeins, 12 bordars, 

 12 serfs, 22 beasts, 12 swine, 170 sheep, 30 goats, 

 I o acres of wood, 20 of meadow, and 400 acres 

 of pasture. It is worth 8 pounds, and was worth 

 4 pounds when the abbot received it. 



Along with this manor the abbot holds 2 

 manors {Exch. 2 lands) which 2 thanes held in 

 parage (pariter ; Exch. as 2 manors) T.R.E., 

 one called Lega [Leigh],* the other Lideltona 

 [Liddaton]," and they paid geld for J hide. 

 This 1 5 ploughs can till. Thereof the abbot 

 has I ferting and i plough in demesne, and the 

 villeins have i virgate, 3 fertings, and 4 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 4 villeins, 3 serfs, 5 bordars, 

 4 beasts, and 30 sheep. They are worth 60 

 shillings a year ; when the abbot received them 

 30 shillings. 



The abbot has a manor called Lideltona 

 [Liddaton] * which paid geld T.R.E. for ^ hide. 

 This 3 ploughs can till. Gosfrid holds it of the 



fol. 178. 



abbot and it is part of the abbot's demesne. 

 Thereof Gosfrid has ^ virgate and i plough in 



' Perhaps Tavyton in Tavistock in Roborough 

 hundred (O.J.R.). Feud. Aids, pp. 340, 355 : Tavy- 

 ton \ fee. 



' Probably Crebar in Tavistock in Tavistock hun- 

 dred, held together with Fishleigh and Hannaborough 

 in Hatherleigh for \ fee by William de Crievebere in 

 1 1 66 (JAb. Nig. p. 1 1 8), and by Robert Hereward 

 in 1 241 {Testa de Nevill (Rcc. Com.) 178^) ; Gosfrid 

 held also in Hatherleigh, see below. Trans. Devon 

 Assoc, xxxvi, 350. 



' Milton Abbot, the chief manor of Milton Abbot 

 in Tavistock hundred. 



* Leigh Champeaux in Milton Abbot in Tavistock 

 hundred. 



' This and the next entry probably represent West 

 Liddaton and Chilliton in Milton Abbot in Tavistock 

 hundred. Trans. Devon Assoc, xxxvi, 350. 



^ See last note. 



demesne, and the villeins J virgate and 2 ploughs. 

 There G[osfrid] has 5 villeins, 2 bordars, 3 serfs, 

 24 beasts, 10 swine, lOO sheep, 50 goats, 12 acres 

 of wood, 10 acres of meadow, and 80 of pasture. 

 Worth 30 shillings a year ; when the abbot 

 received it it was worth 20 shillings. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Hadreleia (^atcA. Adrelie) [Hather- 

 leigh] '' which in the time of King E[dward] paid 

 geld for 3 hides. These 30 ploughs can till. 

 Thereof the abbot has 5- hide in demesne and 3 

 ploughs, and the villeins i^ hides and 10 ploughs. 



Nigel a French knight {francus miles) has 

 thereof J virgate all but ^ ferling.* On it {In ea) 

 Nigel has i plough in demesne and the villeins 

 another plough. He has there 5 coscets, i serf, 

 6 beasts, 4 swine, and 40 sheep. 



Walter has thereof ^ hide and ^ virgate,® of 

 which Walter has ^ virgate and i plough in 

 demesne and the villeins J hide, 4 ploughs, and 

 12 beasts. On it Walter has 10 swine, 50 sheep, 

 I mill paying 6 pence yearly, 7 villeins, 2 

 bordars, and i serf. 



Gosfrid has J virgate and J ferling.^" On it 

 Gosfrid has i plough and the villeins another ; 

 also 4 villeins, i serf, i cow, and 5 goats {Exch. 

 adds, a mill paying 6 pence on Gosfrid's land). 



Ralf has J virgate ^^ and i plough, i villein, 

 4 bordars, 7 beasts, 3 swine, 12 sheep, and 6 

 goats. 



On this manor the abbot has 26 villeins, 6 

 coscets, 6 serfs, 15 beasts, 4 swine, 44 sheep, 

 24 goats, wood(land) 2^ leagues in length by 

 J league in width, 1 00 acres of meadow, pasture 

 3 leagues in length by J league in width. This 

 manor is worth yearly to the abbot {ad opus 

 abbatis) 10 pounds, to the knights 60 shillings; 

 when the abbot received it it was worth 4 pounds, 

 when the abbot received the land of the knights 

 it was worth 40 shillings. {Exch. Formerly it 

 was worth 9 pounds in all.) 



fol. 178b. 



The abbot has a manor called Torneberia 

 [Thornbury] ■'^ which in King E[dward]'s time 

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



' Hatherleigh manor, including the parishes of 

 Hatherleigh and Jacobstow in Blacktorington hun- 

 dred. 



' Probably Pulworthy in Hatherleigh, subsequently 

 held for J fee (O.J.R.). Trans. Devon Assoc, xxviii, 

 488. 



' Probably Broomford and Jacobstow tithing with 

 Shelston in Exbourne in Blacktorington hundred, sub- 

 sequently held for \ fee (O.J.R.). 



'" Probably Fishleigh and Hannaborough in Hather- 

 leigh in Blacktorington hundred, afterwards held 

 together with Crebar for J fee (O.J.R.) ; see note z 

 above. 



" Probably Langbear and Marshford in Hather- 

 leigh, afterwards held for J fee (O.J.R.). Trans. Devon 

 Assoc, xxxvi, 350. 



'^ Thornbury manor in Blacktorington hundred, 



430 



