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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS has on the demesne I plough and (there are) 3 Welshmen, living under the Welsh Law (lege tValensi viventes) with 3 ploughs and 2 bordars with half a plough. They render 4 sestiers of honey. There (are) 2 serfs and i bondwoman. This land was waste T.R.E. and when Wil- liam received it. Now it is worth 40J. In Tornelaus Hundred The same William holds Magga [Maund Bryan]. Edwin held (it). There is I hide geldable and half a hide not geldable. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and there are 2 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs and 4 serfs and 3 cottars and meadow for the oxen. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 405. Now 5;. more. This manor the clerks of St. Guthlac claim. The same William holds Bradeford*' [PBroadward]. Edwin held (it). There are 2 hides geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 3 bordars with half a plough, and 2 serfs and a smith and meadow land for the oxen. Stefan holds (it) of William. T.R.E. it was worth 40J., and afterwards 20s. Now 25;. The same William holds in Niwetune [? Newton '^] half a hide geldable. Bruns held (it). Bernard holds (it) of William. On the demesne is I plough and (there are) 2 villeins with I plough, and 4 serfs. It was worth lo^., now 1 21. In Ulfei Hundred The same William holds Crofta [Croft], and Bernard of him. Edwin held (it). There is I hide geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 2 oxmen and i French- man and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. It was •worth 20s. Now 255. The same William holds Poscetenetune {? Poston] in the valley of Stratelei, and Ralf of him. Edwin held (it). There (are) 2 hides. On the demesne is I plough and (there are) 2 villeins with I plough. It was waste. Now (it is worth) 5^, In Elsedun Hundred The same William holds Ruiscop [Riscob]. Earl Harold held (it). There is I hide geldable. It was, and is, waste. There is I haye {haia) in a great wood. The same William holds Diluen [Dilwyn]. Edwin held (it) and could betake himself whither Jie would. There are 3 hides geldable. On See Introd. 304-5. Possibly Newton in Hope-under-Dinmore. the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 8 vil- leins and 5 bordars with 7 ploughs, and in ad- dition there could be 2 more ploughs. There (is) I bondwoman. T.R.E. it was worth 4//., and afterwards and now, 755. The same William holds in the same vill I hide geldable. Ernui held (it), and could betake himself whither he would. There is land for 3 ploughs. There are i villein and 3 bordars. T.R.E. it was worth 25^., and afterwards 10s. Now 15^. In Stepleset Hundred The same William holds Erdeshop [? Yarsop]. Elmar held it and could betake himself whither he would. There is I hide geldable. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 2 bordars with half a plough and 2 serfs. T.R.E. it was worth 20s. and afterwards 15^. Now 20s. The same William holds in the same vill I virgate of land paying geld. Alvric held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There is nothing there, but it was, and is, worth 3^. The same William holds Merstune [Marston]. Edwin held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There (is) half a hide geldable. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 2 serfs. T.R.E. and after, it was worth 4J. Now 6s. XV. THE LAND OF WILLIAM SON OF BADERON In Bremesese Hundred William son of Baderon holds Hope [Hope Mansel]. Leuric and Edeulf held (it) as 2 manors. There are 4 hides geldable. Salomon holds (it) of William. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and (there are) i villein and i bordar with i^ ploughs. T.R.E. it was worth 40J. and now the same. One third part of this manor belonged to {iacuit in) the church of St. Peter of Gloucester T.R.E. as the county witnesses. The same William holds Rwirdin [Ruardean, CO. Glouc] and Salomon of him. Hadewi held (it). There are 4 hides geldable. On the demesne could be 3 ploughs. There is i bordar, and 2 villeins and i Welshman with 3 ploughs. It was, and is, worth 30^. The same William holds i virgate of land of LiNTONE [Linton] the King's manor. Lefstan held (it) and could not withdraw himself from 335