A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



and the villeins 2 ferdings and i plough. On it 

 Rannulf has 2 villeins, 4 bordars, i serf, and 40 

 sheep. Worth 20 shillings a year ; w^hen he 

 received it 10 shillings. 



Baldwin has a manor called Bristanestona 

 [Brickhampton] ^ which Olnot {Exch. Ulnod) 

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

 land. This 4 ploughs can till. Richard holds 

 it of B[aldwin]. There Richard has in demesne 



2 ferdings and i J ploughs, and the villeins 2 fer- 

 dings and I plough. On it Richard has 4 villeins, 



3 bordars, 2 serfs, 14 beasts, 11 sheep, wood 

 (land), 6 furlongs in length by i in breadth, 15 

 acres of meadow, and 1 acres of pasture. Worth 

 20 shillings a year ; when he received it it was 

 worth 12^ shillings. 



Baldwin has a manor called Mildelcota 

 [Middlecot] ^ which Alwod {^Exch. Alwold) held 

 T.R.E., and it paid geld for ^ virgate. This 

 2 ploughs can till. Richard holds it of B [aid win]. 

 There Richard has in demesne i ferding and 



fol. 393. 



I plough, and the villeins i ferding and J plough. 

 On this (land) Richard has 2 villeins, i bordar, 

 I serf, 6 beasts, wood(land) 4 furlongs in length 

 by one in width, 10 acres of meadow, and 15 

 acres of pasture. Worth 20 shillings a year ; 

 when he received it 10 shillings. 



Baldwin has a manor called Essemundehorda 

 [Ashmansworthy] ' which Brismar held T.R.E., 

 and it paid geld for J hide of land. This 5 

 ploughs can till. Gislebert holds it of B[aldwin]. 

 On it G[islebert] has in demesne 2 ferdings and 

 I plough, and the villeins i virgate, 2 ferdings, 

 and 3 ploughs. There G[islebert] has 6 villeins, 



4 bordars, 4 serfs, i forest mare, 25 beasts, 100 

 sheep, 60 acres of meadow, and pasture i league 

 in length by J league in breadth. Worth 30 

 shillings a year ; when he received it i O shillings. 



Baldwin has a manor called Hernescoma 

 [Yarnscombe] * which Godvin held T.R.E., and 

 it paid geld for \ hide. This 10 ploughs can 

 till. Robert holds it of B[aldwin]. There 

 Robert has in demesne 2 ferdings and i plough, 



' Brickhampton aRas Brixton in Bradwood Kelly 

 in Blacktorington hundred. , 



' Possibly identical with Corbynston alias Corston 

 in Bradwood Kelly in Blacktorington hundred. Rich- 

 ard de Noville held ' Bristanestona,' ' Midelcota/ and 

 ' Mameorde.' Inq. p.m. I Rich. II, No. 1 2, shows 

 ' Brighteneston, Corpyston, and Wemworth' were held 

 together. 



' Ashmansworthy in East Woolfardisworthy in 

 Hartland hundred. 



* Little Yarnscombe in Yarnscombe in Hartland 

 hundred. The shortage of i virgate may be Coxleigh 

 in Shirwell hundred, not otherwise accounted for in 

 Domesday. See Feud. Aids, i, 416 (O.J.R.) ; or Much 

 Yarnscombe (T.W.W.). 



and the villeins 2 ferdings and J (a plough). On 

 it Robert has 3 villeins, i serf, 5 swine, 28 sheep, 

 10 goats, 100 acres of wood(land), 10 of meadow, 

 and I league of pasture. Worth 20 shillings a 

 year, and was worth 40 shillings when he re- 

 ceived it. 



Baldwin has a manor called Percheham 

 [Parkham] ' which Algar held T.R.E., and it 

 paid geld for 2 hides. This 10 ploughs can till. 

 Richard holds it of B[aldwin]. Here R[ichard] 

 has in demesne l virgate of land and 2 ploughs ; 

 and the villeins 7 virgates and 5 ploughs. Upon 

 it R[ichard] has 9 villeins, 3 bordars, 4 serfs, 



fol. 3g3b. 



4 beasts, 5 swine, 60 sheep, \ league of wood- 

 (land), 10 acres of^ meadow, pasture 3 furlongs in 

 length by i in width. Worth 40 shillings a 

 year ; when he received it it was worth 30 

 shillings. 



To the aforesaid manor called Percheham was 

 appurtenant Setleberga {Exch. Seteberge) [Sed- 

 borough] which Brismar held T.R.E. It paid 

 geld for I virgate.* 



Baldwin has a manor called Torintona 

 [Torington] ^ which Etmar (Exch. Edmar) held 

 T.R.E., and it paid geld for i hide and i vir- 

 gate. This 8 ploughs can till. Richard holds it 

 of B[aldwin]. There Rpchard] has in demesne 

 I virgate and 2 ploughs, and the villeins 3 vir- 

 gates and 5 ploughs. There R[ichard] has 

 6 villeins, 5 bordars, 5 serfs, 16 beasts, 50 sheep, 

 15 goats, \ league of wood(land), 8 acres of 

 meadow, and i league of pasture. Worth 40 

 shillings a year ; when he received it it was 

 worth 20 shillings. 



Baldwin has a manor called Hantona [Hean- 

 ton] * which Edwin held T.R.E,, and it paid geld 

 for \ hide, \ virgate, and i ferding. This 



5 ploughs can till. Ralf de Brueria holds it of 

 B[aldwin]. There R[alf] has in demesne 

 I virgate and i plough, and the villeins i vir- 

 gate, 3 ferdings, and 3 ploughs. On it R[alf] 

 has 5 villeins, 4 bordars, i serf, 8 beasts, 13 

 swine, 20 sheep, 2 acres of coppice, 10 of 

 meadow, and 30 of pasture. Worth 20 shil- 

 lings a year, and was worth 10 shillings when 

 he received it. 



* Parkham in Shebbear hundred. 



* Sedborough in Parkham in Shebbear hundred, 

 described below, fol. 482!^, 



' A vill on the Torridge in Shebbear hundred, 

 probably Little Torington. , Probably the virgate 

 unaccounted for represents Frikenham. Both ' Torin- 

 tona ' and ' Friseham ' were held before the Conquest 

 by Edmeratorius (O.J.R.), Trans. Devon Assoc, xxvii, 



193- 



' Heanton Satchvil in Petrocksto,w in Shebbear 

 hundred. 



450 



