A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



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THE LAND OF RUALD ADOBAT {Exch. 

 ADOBED) IN DEVENESIRAi 



Ruald has a manor called Lanbretona 

 [Lamerton] = which Ordulf held T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for i|- hides. This 17 ploughs can 

 till. Thereof R[uald] has J hide and 5 ploughs 

 in demesne, and the villeins i hide and 12 

 ploughs. There R[uald] has 34 villeins, 16 

 serfs, 5 swrineherds, 4 beasts, 20 sw^ine, 75 sheep, 

 2 mills paying 9 shillings a year, Virood(land) 7 

 furlongs long by 3 broad, 40 acres of meadow, 

 pasture i^ leagues long by I broad. Worth 12 

 pounds ; when R[uald] received it it was worth 

 9 pounds. 



Ruald has a manor called Brige [Bridge] ^ 

 which Frawin held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 i^ virgates. These 8 ploughs can till. Of these 

 R[uald] has in demesne ^ virgate and 2 ploughs, 

 and the villeins I virgate and 6 ploughs. There 

 R[uald] has 14 villeins, 8 bordars, 3 serfs, 5 

 beasts, 6 swine, 68 sheep, i mill paying 4 shil- 

 lings, meadow 7 furlongs long by 2 broad, and 

 pasture i league long by J broad. Worth 50 

 shillings a year ; when R[uald] received it it was 

 worth the same, 



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Ruald has a manor called Wenforda [Wan- 

 ford] * which Edmer held T.R.E. and it paid 

 geld for J virgate. This 2 ploughs can till. 

 Walter de Osmundvil holds it of Ruald. Of this 

 W [alter] basin demesne I ferdingand i plough, 

 and the villeins i ferding and i plough. There 

 W[alter] has 2 villeins, 2 serfs, 20 beasts, 8 

 swine, 30 sheep, 10 goats, coppice i furlong long 

 by J furlong broad, 50 acres of meadow, and 2 

 furlongs of pasture taking length and breadth. 

 Worth 1 5 shillings a year ; when R[uald] re- 

 ceived it it was worth 5 shillings. 



Ruald has a manor called Panestan [Panson] ' 

 which Leivegar {Exch. Leuegar) held T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for i virgate. This 4 ploughs 

 can till. Aluid {Exch. Alvered) the Breton holds 

 it of R[uald], Thereof A[luid] has in demesne 

 |- virgate and i plough, and the villeins J vir- 

 gate and 2 ploughs. There A[luid] has 5 vil- 

 leins, 2 serfs, 3 beasts, i pig, 12 sheep, 4 acres 

 of wood(land), 1 2 acres of meadow, and pasture 

 4 furlongs in length by i in breadth. Worth 



' Ruald comes No. 3 5 in the Exchequer copy. 

 'Adobatus' is a Latin form of the Norman 'adob6,' one 

 who has been ' dubbed ' a knight. Trans. Devon 

 Assoc, xvi, 445. 



* Lamerton in Lifton hundred. 



' Bridgerule in Blacktorington hundred. GeldroU, 

 fol. 65, A 7. 



* West Wanford in Milton Damarel in Black- 

 torington hundred. 



' East Panson with Gary in St. Giles'-in-the- 

 Heath in Werrington hundred. See fol. 497. 



20 shillings a year ; when Ruald received it it 

 was worth 30 shillings. This manor R[uald] 

 holds by way ot exchange for Brochelanda 

 [Brockland] and Radix {Exch. Redix) [Rayrish]. 



Ruald has a manor called Tamerlande 

 [Tamarland] ^ which Sedwin held T.R.E. and 

 it paid geld for I virgate. This 3 ploughs can 

 till. Walter de Osmundvil holds it of R[uald]. 

 Thereof W[alter] has in demesne 1 ferding and 

 I plough, and the villeins 3 ferdingsand i plough. 

 There W[alter] has i villein, i serf, 5 beasts, 4 



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swine, 1 1 sheep, 9 goats, 3 acres of coppice, 1 2 

 acres of meadow, and pasture 2 furlongs in 

 length by i in breadth. Worth 10 shillings a 

 year ; when R[uald] received it it was worth 40 

 shillings. 



R[uald] has a manor called Pech [Peek] ' 

 which Edwin held in parage {pariter ; Exch. in 

 paramo) T.R.E. and it paid geld for \ virgate. 

 This Walter de Osmundvil holds of R[uald]. 

 There W[alter] has in demesne i ferding. There 

 also W[alter] has 2 villeins, 6 acres of meadow, 

 and pasture 4 furlongs in length by 2 in breadth. 

 Worth 5 shillings a year ; when R[uald] received 

 it it was worth 10 shillings. 



Ruald has a manor called Chiempabera 

 {Exch. Chempebere) [Kimber] * which Aiolf 

 {Exch. Aiulf) held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 I virgate. This 3 ploughs can till. Roger of 

 Flanders holds it of R[uald]. There R[oger] 

 has in demesne i ferding, and the villeins i 

 ferding and i plough and 3 oxen. There R[oger] 

 has 3 villeins, 2 bordars, i serf, 9 beasts, 2 acres 

 of coppice, 20 acres of meadow, and pasture 3 

 furlongs in length by 2 in breadth. Worth 10 

 shillings a year ; when R[uald] received it it was 

 worth 5 shillings. 



Ruald has a manor called Radecliva [Red- 

 cliff] ' which Alric held in parage {pariter ; 

 Exch. in paragio) T.R.E. and it paid geld for i 

 ferling. This 2 ploughs can till. Roger of 

 Flanders {Exch. the same Roger) holds it of 

 R[uald]. There R[oger] has in demesne J fer- 

 ling and J plough, and the villeins ^ ferling. 

 There R[oger] has 3 bordars, 5 beasts, 6 swine, 

 20 sheep, I goat, 10 acres of wood(land), 15 

 acres of meadow and 15 acres of pasture. Worth 

 5 shillings a year ; when R[uald] received it it was 



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worth the same. 



° Luffincot, on the Tamar, in Blacktorington hun- 

 dred. See fol. 496. 



' West Peek in Luffincot in Blacktorington hun- 

 dred. 



' West Kimber in North Lew in Blacktorington 

 hundred. See fol. 49 63. Half a virgate is not 

 accounted for. 



' RedclifF in North Lew in Blacktorington hun- 

 dred. 



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