HOLDERS OF LANDS 



geld for ^ hide. This 4 ploughs can till, 

 Gislebert holds it of Rotbert. Thereof G[isle- 

 bert] has i virgate and ^ plough in demesne, and 

 the villeins i virgate and i^ ploughs. There 

 G[islebert] has 3 villeins, 3 bordars, i beast, 

 75 sheep, and lo acres of pasture. Worth 

 1 2 shillings ; wrhen R[otbert] received it 8 shil- 

 lings. 



Rotbert has a manor called Odelea [Wood- 

 leigh]^ which Alvrix Pic {Excb. Alvric) held 

 T.R.E. and it paid geld for i hide i virgate. 

 This 12 ploughs can till. Thereof R[otbert] 

 has I virgate and 3 ploughs in demesne, and the 

 villeins i hide and 9 ploughs. There R[otbert] 

 has 15 villeins, 8 bordars, 7 serfs, 2 swineherds 

 paying 1 6 swine {porcarios for porcos) a year. 

 There R[otbert] has 15 beasts, 16 swine, 



fol. 431b. 



100 sheep, 10 goats, I fishery, 100 acres of 

 wood(land), I o acres of coppice, 2 acres of 

 meadow and 30 acres of pasture. Worth 

 60 shillings a year ; when R[otbert] received it 

 it was worth 40 shillings. 



Rotbert has a manor called Haletrou [Hal- 

 stow] ^ which Bristrix {Exch. Brictric) and Alward 

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



1 plough can till. There R[otbert] has I villein 

 who pays 30 pence a year ; when R[otbert] 

 received it he was paying 5 shillings. 



Rotbert has a manor called Stoches [Stoke] ' 

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



2 hides. These 12 ploughs can till. Thereof 

 R[otbert] has ^ hide in demesne and 2 ploughs, 

 and the villeins have i^ hides and 8 ploughs. 

 There R[otbert] has 16 villeins, 4 bordars, 

 5 serfs, 1 5 beasts, 1 2 swine, 1 60 sheep, 40 goats, 

 2 acres of wood(land) and 12 acres of pasture. 

 Worth 70 shillings a year ; when R[otbert] 

 received it 40 shillings. 



Rotbert has a manor called Wida [Widey] * 

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

 \ hide. This 4 ploughs can till. Now Ossulf 

 [Exch. Osulf) holds it of R[otbert]. Thereof 

 0[ssulf] has I virgate and i plough in demesne, 

 and the villeins i virgate and ^ plough. There 

 0[ssulf] has I villein, 3 serfs, 7 beasts, 2 swine, 

 40 sheep, 18 goats, wood(land) | league in 

 length by 3 furlongs in breadth, and 40 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 10 shillings a year ; when 

 R[otbert] received it 30 {Exch. omits past 

 value). 



' Woodleigh in Stanborough hundred. 



* Halstow, an outlier of Woodleigh in Stanborough 

 hundred. 



' Stoke Damarel in Roborough hundred. Geld- 

 roll, fol. 70, A3 



* Widey Court in Egg Buckland in Roborough 

 hundred. 



The following two entries are found in the 

 Exchequer book only : — 



To this manor has been added Witelie 

 [Whitleigh].= Wadelo held it T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for ^ hide. Arable for 3 ploughs. In 

 demesne is i plough, and 3 bordars have i plough. 

 There are 30 acres of pasture and 9 acres of 

 wood. Formerly worth 5 shillings, now 10 shil- 

 lings. 



Robert himself has in Barnestaple [Barn- 

 staple] 2 houses lying in ruins, paying 4 pence. 



fol. 4S6. 



LANDS OF THE FRENCH KNIGHTS 



{FRANCORUM MILITUM) IN DE- 



VENESIRA« 



(At the foot of the page is added) Osbern, 

 Girald, R[alf] Paganel, William de Ou and 

 Ansger de monteacuto in Devenesira. 



Osbern de Salceit {Exch. Salceid) has a manor 

 called Patforda [Parford]' which Godric held 

 T.R.E. and it paid geld for i virgate. This 

 5 ploughs can till. Thereof 0[sbern] has J vir- 

 gate in demesne, and the villeins ^ virgate and 

 I plough. There 0[sbern] has 6 villeins, i serf, 

 12 acres of meadow and 20 acres of pasture. 

 Worth 20 shillings ; when 0[sbern] received it 

 the same. This manor owes to the king's 

 demesne-manor called Tauetona [Tawton] either 

 30 pence a year or i ox by way of customary 

 due. 



Girold the chaplain has a manor called 

 Escapeleia {Exch. Scapelie) [Shapleigh] ^ which 

 a thane held T.R.E. and it paid geld . for i vir- 

 gate and I ferling. This manor owes to the 

 king's demesne-manor called Tauetona [Tawton] 

 I o shillings a year by way of customary due. 



Girold the chaplain has a manor called BiCA- 

 TONA [Bickington] ' which Godo {Exch. Gode) 



' East Whitleigh alias Wltley in St. Budeaux in 

 Roborough hundred. See fol. 505. 



° The lands of the French knights are given 

 separately in the Exchequer copy. Osbern de Salceid 

 is No. 44 ; Girold is No. 46 ; Ralf Paganel is No. 32 ; 

 William de Ow is No. 22 ; Ansger de Montagud is 

 No. 41 (among Ansger's estates ' Staford ' comes first, 

 then I virgate in ' Toritone,' then Brimcombe, and the 

 rest in order) ; Ralf de Limesi, is No. 3 1 ; Girard 

 is No. 47 ; Richard, son of Count Gislebert, is 

 No. 26 ; Roger de Busli No. 27 ; Aiulf No. 42 ; 

 Morey is among the king's servants No. 5 2 ; Ralf 

 de Felgeres is No. 3 3 ; and Floher is not named at 

 all. Freeman, Norman Conquest, v, 766. 



' Parford in Drewsteignton in South Tawton 

 hundred (O. J. R.) ; Batworthy, Gidleigh (T.W.W.) 

 See fol. 496 ; Trans. Devon Assoc, xxxvi, 377. 



° Shapleigh in South Tawton hundred. 



' Abbots Bickington in Blacktorington hundred. 



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