A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



lo acres of meadow, and 20 of pasture. Worth 

 1 5 shillings a year ; when he received it it was 

 worth 12 shillings. 



The abbot has a manor called Hundatora 

 [Houndtor] 1 which Abbot Sistric held T.R.E., 

 and it paid geld for |- hide. This 4 ploughs can 

 till. Rainald holds it of the abbot. Thereof 

 R[ainald] has i virgateand i plough in demesne, 

 and the villeins i virgate and i plough. There 



fol. 180. 



R[ainald] has 2 villeins, 4 bordars, 2 serfs, 7 beasts, 

 28 sheep, 18 goats, 2 acres of wood(land), 9 acres 

 of meadow, and i league of pasture. Worth 

 20 shillings a year. 



The abbot [Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Devenaberia [Denbury] ^ which 

 Archbishop Aldret held T.R.E., and it paid geld 

 for ^ hide. This 5 ploughs can till. Thereof 

 the abbot has ^ virgate and i plough in demesne, 

 and the villeins i^ virgates and 4 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 4 villeins, 5 bordars, 2 serfs, 

 4 beasts, 70 sheep, 15 goats, 25 acres of wood- 

 (land), 2 of meadow, and 15 of pasture. Worth 

 40 shillings ; when the abbot received it it was 

 worth 10 shillings. 



The abbot has a manor called Willa {Exch. 

 Welle) [Well] ' which Archbishop Aldret {Exch. 

 Eldred) held T.R.E., and it paid geld for 2 hides. 

 These 8 ploughs can till. A certain knight 

 Grento holds it of the abbot. Thereof G[rento] 

 has ^ hide and 2 ploughs in demesne, and the 

 villeins I J hides and 5 ploughs. There G[rento] 

 has 10 villeins, 12 bordars, 4 serfs, 5 beasts, 

 40 sheep, 4 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 4 pounds ; when the abbot 

 received it, 40 shillings. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Piemestocha [Plymstock] * which 

 Abbot Sitric held T.R.E., and it paid geld for 

 ^ hide. This 4 ploughs can till. Thereof the 

 abbot has J virgate and i plough in demesne, and 

 the villeins i^ virgates and 3 ploughs. There 

 the abbot has 4 villeins, 9 bordars, 5 serfs, 

 4 beasts, 70 sheep, 34 goats, J acre of meadow, 

 and 30 acres of pasture. Worth 40 shillings ; 

 when the abbot received it, 20 shillings. 



fol. i8ob. 



The abbot has in Essecestra {Exch. Exonia) 

 [Exeter] i house,' which he held in pledge from 

 a burgess, which was wont to pay the king's cus- 

 tomary due, viz. 8 pence. 



' Houndtor in Manaton in Teignbridge hundred. 



' Denbury in Haytor hundred. 



' CofRnswell in the hundred of Haytor. 



* Plymstock in the hundred of Plympton. 



' Now the Bear Inn, in South Street, Exeter. 



LANDS OF THE ABBOT OF BUL- 

 FESTRE {Exch. BUCFESTRE) [BUC- 

 FAST] CHURCH IN DEVENESCIRA 



fol. 182. 



The abbot {Exch. Bucfestre church) has a 

 manor called Petrocestoua [Petrockstow] * 

 which Abbot Alwin held T.R.E., and it paid 

 geld for I J virgates. These 5 ploughs can till. 

 Thereof the abbot has in demesne ^ virgate and 

 I plough, and the villeins i virgate and 2 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 6 villeins, i bordar, 2 serfs, 

 4 beasts, 20 sheep, wood(land) 3 furlongs in 

 length by ij in breadth, 6 acres of meadow, 

 pasture 8 furlongs in length by 5 furlongs in 

 breadth. Worth r 5 shillings, and was worth the 

 same when he received it. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Aissa [Ash] ^ which paid geld for 

 i^ virgates T.R.E. These 3 ploughs can till. 

 Thereof the abbot has in demesne J virgate and 

 I plough, and the villeins i virgate and 2 ploughs. 

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

 10 beasts, 40 sheep, 6 acres of wood(land), 



6 acres of meadow, and 3 furlongs of pasture, 

 taking length and breadth. Worth 20 shillings 

 a year, and was worth 10 shillings when he 

 received it. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a manor 

 called LiMAE {Exch. Limet) [Nymet or Intake] * 

 which paid geld for i hide T.R.E. This 7 {Exch. 

 8) ploughs can till. Thereof the abbot has i vir- 

 gate and I plough in demesne, and the villeins have 

 3 virgates and 6 ploughs. There the abbot has 

 10 villeins, 14 bordars, 4 serfs, 9 beasts, 4 swine, 

 72 sheep, 4 acres of coppice, and 3 acres of 

 meadow. Worth 50 shillings a year. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Dona [Down] ' which paid geld 

 for 2 hides T.R.E. This 10 ploughs can till. 



fol. 182b. 



Thereof the abbot has in demesne J hide and 

 I plough ; and the villeins i ^ hides and 5 ploughs. 

 There the abbot has 12 villeins, 9 bordars, 



7 serfs, 6 beasts, 4 swine, 66 sheep, 8 furlongs 

 of coppice, 8 acres of meadow and 12 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 3 pounds a year. 



The abbot {Exch. The church itself) has a 

 manor called Trisma [Trusham] ^° which paid 

 geld for I hide T.R.E. This 4 ploughs can 

 till. Thereof the abbot has in demesne i vir- 

 gate and I plough, and the villeins 3 virgates and 



° Petrockstow manor in the hundred of Shebbear. 



' Ash in Petrockstow in Shebbear hundred. 



' The monks' intake, hall, or sele, commonly called 

 Zeal Monachorum in North Tawton hundred. 



' Down St. Mary in Crediton hundred. 



'"Trusham manor in Exminster hundred, conter- 

 minous with the parish. 



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