A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



count received it. That land the count holds 

 along with the honour of Edmeratorius. 



The count has a manor called Hela [Hele] ^ 

 which 2 thanes held in parage [pariter ; Exch. 

 liheri) T.R.E., and they could go to what lord 

 they liked with that land. Thereof Almar 

 Estrege had 3 ferlings and Frawin i ferling, and 

 it paid geld for i virgate. This 4 ploughs can 

 till. Erchenbold {Exch. Erchenbald) holds it of • 

 the count. Thereof E[rchenbold] has i ferling 

 and I plough in demesne, and the villeins 3 fer- 

 lings and I plough. There E[rchenbold] has 6 

 villeins, I bordar, i serf, 6 beasts, 10 sheep, 3 

 acres of wood(land), 10 acres of meadow, and 

 20 of pasture. Worth 10 shillings, and when 

 the count received it it was worth 20 shillings. 

 This land the count holds along with Ordulf 's 

 honour. 



The count has a manor called Estocheleia 

 {^Exch. Stochelie) [Stockleigh] " which Alsi held 

 T.R.E., and it paid geld for 3 ferlings. These 



2 ploughs can till. Erchenbold holds it of the 

 count. Thereof E[rchenbold] has i ferling 

 and I plough in demesne, and the villeins 2 

 ferlings and i plough. There Erchenbold has 



3 villeins, 2 serfs, 2 acres of wood(land), 8 acres 

 of meadow, and 30 of pasture. Worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; when the count received it it was worth 

 20 shillings, and he (who held it) could go to 

 what lord he liked. 



fol. 3I3b. 



Robert, count of Mortain, has a manor called 

 Alveredescota [Alverdiscot] ' which Ordulf 

 held T.R.E., and it paid geld for ij hides. 

 This 10 ploughs can till. Erchenbold holds it 

 of the count. Thereof E[rchenbold] has J hide 

 and 3 ploughs in demesne ; and the villeins i 

 hide and 6 ploughs. There E[rchenbold] has 8 

 villeins, 7 bordars, 6 serfs, 6 beasts, 4 swine, 50 

 sheep, 12 goats, 5 acres of meadow, and 20 of 

 pasture. Worth 60 shillings, and was worth 

 6 pounds when the count received it. 



Of these 6 virgates a certain thane held i 

 virgate * who could not become independent of 

 {separare de) Ordulf. 



The count has a manor called Madfort 

 [Matford]^ which Alward Tabe {Exch. Alwi) 



■ Hele Satchvil in Buckland Brewer in Shebbear 

 hundred (O. J. R.), in Littleham (T. W. W.), Trans, 

 of Devon. Assoc, xxxvi, 353. 



' Stockleigh Frances in Meeth in Shebbear hundred 

 (O.J.R.). 



' Alverdiscot in Fremington hundred. 



* Perhaps Nethercot in Alverdiscot (O. J. R.), or 

 Wear in Westleigh (T. W. W). Trans. Devon Assoc. 

 xxxvi, 159. 



' Matford Dinham alias Butter alias Inner alias 

 Lower Matford in Alphington in Exminster hundred. 

 See Teud. Aids, p. 346, Trans. Devon Assoc, xxxi, 1 24. 

 The lord's and villeins' assessments together only 

 amount to half a virgate. Probably the missing half 

 a virgate is Matford Speke. 



held T.R.E., and it paid geld for I virgate. 

 This 2 ploughs can till. Alvered the cupbearer 

 holds it of the count. Thereof A[lvered] has 

 in demesne i ferding and 1 plough, and the vil- 

 leins I ferding and \ plough. There A[lvercd] 

 has I villein, 4 serfs, and 4 acres of meadow. 

 Worth 10 shillings a year, and was worth the 

 same when the count received it. 



The count has a manor called Totescoma 

 [Tattiscombe] « which Edric held T.R.E., and it 

 paid geld for \ hide. This 6 ploughs can till. 

 William de Lestra holds it of the count. There- 

 of W[illiam] has I virgate and i plough in 

 demesne, and the villeins i virgate and 2 ploughs. 

 There W[illiam] has 5 villeins, 3 bordars, 2 

 serfs, 10 beasts, 20 swine, 100 sheep, 25 goats, 8 

 acres of wood (land), 7 acres of meadow, and 

 pasture \ league in length by 2 furlongs in 

 breadth. Worth 20 shillings, and was worth 

 40 shillings when the count received it. 



fol. 313. 



Count Robert has a manor called Bratona 

 {Exch. Brotone) [Bratton] ' which Ordulf held 

 T.R.E., and it paid geld for i hide. This 12 

 ploughs can till. Erchenbold holds it of the 

 count. Thereof E[rchenbold] has \ hide and 4 

 ploughs in demesne, and the villeins \ hide and 

 10 ploughs. There E[rchenbold] has 14 villeins, 

 4 bordars, 8 serfs, il beasts, 40 swine, 100 sheep, 

 35 goats, 60 acres of wood(land), 4 acres of 

 meadow, and 100 acres of pasture. Worth 8 

 pounds, and was worth the same when the count 

 received it. 



To this manor 3 manors^ have been added which 

 3 thanes held in parage {pariter; Exch., liber e), and 

 they could go to what lord they liked. Two of 

 these were Ordulf 's liegemen and the third was 

 not his man. Those 3 manors paid geld for 3 

 virgates ; 7 ploughs can till them. There 

 Erchenbold has 5 villeins who have there 5 

 ploughs, 3 serfs, 10 acres of wood(land), 8 acres 

 of meadow, and 50 of pasture. The 3 manors 

 are worth 2i shillings and 7 pence {Exch. 22 

 shillings). 



The count has a manor called Crideholda 

 [Credhow] ' which Ordulf held T.R.E., and it 

 paid geld for i hide. This 10 ploughs can till. 

 Erchenbold holds it of the count. Thereof 

 E[rchenbold] has 1 virgate and 3 ploughs in 

 demesne, and the villeins 3 virgates and 6 

 ploughs. There E[rchenbold] has 10 villeins, 

 9 bordars, 2 serfs, 1 1 beasts, 12 swine, 100 sheep, 

 and 5 acres of meadow. Worth 4 pounds, 



° Tattiscombe alias Tottescomb in Trentishoe in 

 Braunton hundred. 



' Bratton Fleming in Braunton hundred. 



^ Perhaps Stowford, Honicot and Spreycot in 

 Bratton Fleming. 



' Credhow alias Croyde in Georgeham in Braunton 

 hundred. 



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