A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



paid geld for 2 virgates. These 6 ploughs can 

 till. Thereof Ansger has in demesne ^ virgate 

 and I plough, and the villeins i^ virgates and 

 2 ploughs. There Ansger has 4 villeins, 4 bor- 

 bars, I serf, 4 beasts, 24 sheep, 1 1 goats, 5 acres 

 of coppice, 4 acres of meadow and 10 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 50 shillings a year. 



This manor has been added [Exch. wrongfully) 

 to Bristric's land, which a certain thane held, 

 who was able to go {potens eundi) to whatsoever 

 lord he might like. {Exch. He who held it in 

 King Edward's time was able to go where he 

 liked.) 



Ralf de Felgeriis {Exch. Felgheres) has a 

 manor called Iplepena [Ipplepen] ^ which Goda 

 held T.R.E. and it paid geld for 4 hides all but 

 ^ virgate. These 20 ploughs can till. Thereof 

 R[alf] has in demesne I hide and 3 ploughs, 

 and the villeins 3 hides all but ^ virgate and 

 12 ploughs. There R[alf] has 37 villeins, 16 

 bordars, 3 serfs, i rouncey, 5 beasts, 5 swine, 

 250 sheep, \ league of coppice taking length 

 and breadth, 30 acres of meadow and 10 acres 

 of pasture. 



fol, 4e2b. I 



Ralf has a manor called Galmentona [Galmp- 

 ton] ^ which Goda held T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for 2 hides. These 6 ploughs can till. Thereof 

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

 and the villeins i hide, 5 ploughs, and 4 oxen. 

 There R[alf] has 14 villeins, 2 bordars, 2 serfs, 

 I rouncey, 2 swine, 100 sheep, coppice i league 

 in length by 12 perches in breadth, i acre of 

 meadow and 4 acres of pasture. This manor, 

 along with the aforesaid Iplepena [Ipplepen], 

 is worth 30 pounds a year. 



Osbern de Salcet has i house in Essecestra 

 [Exeter] ' which used to pay 8 pence yearly by 

 way of customary due in King E[dward's] time ; 

 and 0[sbern] withholds them. 



fol. 468. 



THE LAND OF NICOLAS THE CROSS- 

 BOWMAN {ARBALESTARIUS) IN 

 DEVENESIRA.* 



Godebold has a manor called Hela [Hele] ° 

 which Olf {Exch. Ulf) held T.R.E. and it paid 



' Ipplepen in Haytor hundred. GeldroU, fol. 6gb, 



A3- . 



' Galmpton in Churston Ferrers in Haytor hundfed. 



' Exeter dwelling-house. 



* In the Exchequer copy these lands are given 

 separately ; those of Godebold are No. 48 ; those of 

 Nicolas the Crossbowman, No. 49 ; those of Fulcher, 

 No. 50 ; and those of Haimeric, No. 51 ; William 

 the gatekeeper is among the king's servants, No. 5 2. 



' Hele Golding alias Maundevil in Petrockstow in 

 Shebbear hundred. GeldroU, fol. 65,5, A 8. 



geld for I J virgates. This 5 ploughs can till. 

 There G[odebold] has in demesne J virgate and 

 I plough ; and the villeins i virgate and 2 ploughs. 

 Upon it G[odebold] has 4 villeins, 4 bordars, 

 6 beasts, i acre of meadow, and 2 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 10 shillings a year ; when he 

 received it the same. 



Nicholas the crossbowman" {archibalistarius) has 

 a manor called Wibeberia {Exch. Wiberie) 

 [Webworthy] ^ which Odrit {Exch. Ordric) held 

 T.R.E. and it paid geld for ^ hide. This 



3 ploughs can till. Now Reger {sic) Aculeus * 

 holds it of Nicholas. Thereof (Nicholas corrected 

 into) R[oger] has ij virgates in demesne and 



1 plough. There N[icholas] has 4 bordars, 30 

 sheep, 4 acres of wood(land), and 20 acres of 

 pasture. Worth 1 5 shillings a year ; when 

 N[icholas] received it it was worth 12 pence. 



Godebold the crossbowman {arbalestarius) has 

 a manor called Hoca [Hook] ° which Ulf held 

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



2 ploughs can till. There G[odebold] has 6 acres 

 of meadow and 80 acres of pasture. Worth 



4 shillings ; when G[odebold] received it it was 

 worth 10 shillings. 



Godebold has a manor called Brisforda 

 [Brushford]io which Alvric held T.R.E. and 

 it paid geld for i virgate. This 3 ploughs can 

 till. There G[odebold] has 2 bordars, i serf, 

 27 sheep, 6 acres of wood(land), and 6 acres of 

 meadow. It pays 20 shillings ; when G[ode- 

 bold] received it it was worth 10 shillings. 



The same Godebold has a manor called 

 Newentona [Newton] ^ which Alvric held 

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



3 ploughs can till. There G[odebold] has 2 vil- 



fol. 468b. 



leins who have i plough. There also G[odebold] 

 has I acre of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture. 

 It pays 7 shillings and 6 pence a year ; when 

 G[odebold] received it it was worth 5 shillings. 



Godebold has a manor called Leuga [Leigh]^^ 

 which paid geld for 3 virgates. Alsti {Exch. 



' Dr. Round identifies him as Nicholas de la Pole, 

 V. C. H. Warwick, i, 280. 



' Webworthy in Alverdiscot in Frcmington hundred. 

 GeldroU, fol. 65^, A 6. 



° ' Aculeus ' means ' a dart ' or similar missile ; 

 possibly a crossbow bolt. Lebaud^ d'Anisy identifies 

 Roger * Aculeus ' as Roger d'Aguilon. 



' Hook in Ashreigny in North Tawton hundred. 



'" Brushford in North Tawton hundred, but see 

 Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxix, 253, ». 35. 



" Newton with Voley alias ' Foldehegh ' {Testa de 

 Neziill {Rec. Com.), 181) in Zeal Monachorum in 

 North Tawton hundred. 



^ Doddescombsleigh in Exminster hundred. There 

 is a deficiency of i virgate and i ferling. GeldroU, 

 fol. 686, A 8. 



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