A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



the priest held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 f virgate. This land 3 ploughs can till. There 

 G[odo] has 8 bordars, 2 serfs, and i plough in 

 demesne, and the villeins 2 ploughs. There 

 G[odo] has 20 beasts, 60 sheep, wood(land) 

 2 furlongs in length by i in breadth, 5 acres of 

 meadow, and pasture 2 furlongs in length by i in 

 breadth. It pays 20 shillings ; when G[odo] 

 received it it was worth the same. 



Girold has a manor called Nistenestoc 

 [Nectan's Stoke] ^ which the canons of the same 

 manor held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 2 hides. 



fol. 456b. 



These 12 ploughs can till, which (ploughs) are 

 there. These the 1 2 canons hold of G[erold], who 

 themselves held them before. (Worth altered 

 into) They pay for them to G[erold] 40 shillings 

 a year. 



Ansger holds a virgate of land in Toritona 

 [ ] 2 which Alwrit {Exch. Aluric) held T.R.E. 

 This 2 ploughs can till. Thereof Ansger has 

 I ferting and i plough in demesne, and the 

 villeins have 3 fertings and i plough. There 

 Ansger has i villein, 3 bordars, 6 beasts, 5 

 swine, 30 sheep, 8 goats, and 4 acres of meadow. 

 Worth 1 5 shillings a year ; when An[sger] 

 received it the same. 



Ansger' {Exch. of Montagud) has a manor 

 called Stafort [Stafford] * which Aluric held 

 T.R.E. and he could go with that land to any 

 lord he liked. It paid geld for J virgate. This 

 T.\[Exch. i) ploughs can till. Thereof A[nsger] 

 has in demesne i ferding and J plough, and the 

 villeins i ferding and |- plough. There A[nsger] 

 has 5 bordars and i serf, 2 acres of wood(land), 

 4 acres of meadow, and pasture 2 furlongs in 

 length by i in breadth. Worth 12 shillings and 

 6 pence a year ; when A[nsger] received it it 

 was worth 7 shillings and 6 pence. 



Ansger has a manor called Bremelcombe 

 [Brimcombe] ^ which Algher {Exch. Alcher) 

 held T.R.E. and he could go with that land to 

 what lord he liked. It paid geld for J virgate. 

 This I J ploughs can till. Thereof A[nsger] 

 has in demesne i ferding and ^ plough, and the 

 villeins i ferding and J plough. There A[nsger] 



' Stoke St. Nectan alias Hartland Abbey manor in 

 Hartland parish and hundred. Geldroll, fol. 65, 

 A 2. 



' Probably Whitsleigh in St. Giles'-in-the-Wood on 

 the Toridge in Fremington hundred. 



' De ponte Senardi. See fol. 462, and Geldroll, 

 fol. 66b, A 5. 



* Stafford in Dolton in North Tawton hundred. 

 See fol. 498^. 



' Bremelcombe alias Brimcombe in Dowland in 

 North Tawton hundred. See fol. 4981^. 



has 2 bordars. Worth 7 shillings and 6 pence a 

 year ; when he received it it was worth 

 5 shillings. 



fol. 457. 



William de Hou {Exch. de Ow) has a manor 

 called PoLDREHAM [Powderham] * which Torssus 

 held T.R.E. and it paid geld for J hide. This 

 12 ploughs can till. Rannulf holds it of 

 W[illiam]. Thereof Rannulf has in demesne 

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

 gate and 8 ploughs. There R[annulf] has 

 12 villeins, 12 bordars, 8 serfs, i rouncey, 

 I mill paying 50 pence a year, 8 beasts, 17 swine, 

 150 sheep, 40 goats, i league and 4 acres of 

 coppice, 20 acres of meadow and 50 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 6 pounds a year ; when he 

 received it it was worth the same. 



Included in that manor is J virgate of land ' 

 which went with Exminster {jacebat in Esse- 

 minestra) T.R.E. There is a plough, and it 

 pays 5 shillings a year. 



Ralf Pagan {Exch. Pagenel) has a manor called 

 DoNSEDOC [Dunchideock] * which Merlesuein 

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

 for I hide. This 5 ploughs can till. Thereof 

 R[alf] has J hide and i plough in demesne, and 

 the villeins J hide and 4 ploughs. There R[alf] 

 has 8 villeins, 4 bordars, 2 serfs, 20 acres of 

 wood(land) and 2 acres of meadow. It pays 

 100 shillings ; when R[alf] received it it was 

 worth 3 pounds. 



Ralf de Limeseio {Exch. Limesi) has a manor 

 called DuNA [Down] ' which Edric held T.R.E. 

 and it paid geld for 5 virgates. These 12 ploughs 

 can till. Thereof R[alf] has 2 virgates in 

 demesne and i plough, and the villeins have 



10 ploughs. There R[alf] has 14 villeins, 

 6 bordars, 9 serfs, 4 beasts, 3 swine, no sheep, 

 20 acres of coppice and 20 acres of pasture. 

 Worth 4 pounds a year ; when R[alf] received 

 it the same. 



fol. 457b. 



Ralf de Limeseio has a manor called 

 Bradeuilla {Exch. Bradewelle) [Bradwell] ^^ 

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

 I hide. This 10 ploughs can till. Thereof 

 R[alf] has J hide and 2 ploughs in demesne, and 

 the villeins have 4 ploughs. There R[alf] has 



1 1 villeins, 5 bordars, 8 serfs, 2 beasts, 65 sheep, 

 9 goats, 23 acres of meadow and 50 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 60 shillings a year; when 

 R[alf ] received it it was worth 4 pounds. 



° Powderham in Exminster hundred. 



' Exwell in Powderham in Exminster hundred. 

 See fol. 498. 



* Dunchideock in Exminster hundred. Geldroll, 

 fol. 6U, B 2. 



' East Down in Braunton hundred. Geldroll, fol. 

 66, A 8. 



" Bradwell in West Down in Braunton hundred. 



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