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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS for 5 ploughs. There (are) i 7 villeins, with the priest and 4 bordars, having 4 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Leuric held (it) freely in king Edward's time. In Ordinbaro Hundret Norgiot holds of Guy i hide in Harge- DONE [Harrowden Magna]. There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), with I serf and a bondwoman ; and 4 villeins with I bordar have I plough. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 8 shillings, and 2 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Algar held (it) freely. Ralf holds of Guy I hide and 2h virgates of land in Isham [Isham]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), with I serf; and 7 villeins with I bordar have 2 ploughs. There is a mill rendering 10 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shil- lings. Elwin, son of Ulf, held (it) freely in King Edward's time. Of this land the bishop of Coutances claims i^ virgates and 3 small gardens {hortuloi). fo, 337 In Hocheslau Hundret Picot, Landric, and Oger hold of Guy in Aldevincle [Aldwinkle All Saints] 5 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 3 serfs; and 16 villeins and 5 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 6 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 16 furlongs in length, and 8 furlongs in breadth. It is worth 50 shillings among (them) all. Lefsi held (it) freely in King Edward's time. In Stotfald Hundret Walter holds of Guy 2| hides, and the third part of I virgate in Solebi [Sulby]. The soc pertains to Stanford [Stanford]. There he has I plough in demesne ; and 7 sochmen, with 6 bordars, have 2 ploughs. It was and is worth 40 shillings. Leuric held (it) freely. Odelin holds of Guy 3 virgates of land in Craneford [Cranford]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is 1 (plough) ; and I villein and 5 bordars have 2 ploughs. It is worth 20 shillings. Norgiot holds of Guy 3^ virgates of land in CuGENHO [Cooknoe]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 8 villeins have I plough. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 13 shillings, and 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) half a league in length, and i furlong in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Edwin held (it) freely in king Edward's time. In Gisleburg Hundret and a half Turchil holds of Guy three parts of I virgate in Eltetone [Elkington].' There is land for 3 oxen.^ 2 bordars who plough {hordarli arantei) have these there. It was and is worth 2 shillings. XLII. THE LAND OF EUDO SON OF HUBERT 3 In Corbei Hundret EuDO son of Hubert holds of the King 2^ hides in Wacherlei [Wakerley]. There is land for 6 ploughs. Of this land there is i hide in demesne, and there are 2 ploughs, and 4 serfs; and 16 villeins, with the priest and 4 bordars, have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {tie) 5 shillings, and 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) I league in length, and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. In Optonegren Hundret Rolland holds of Eudo i^ hides in Estone [Easton].* There is land for 2 ploughs. 5 sochmen have 3 ploughs there, and 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length, and I in breadth. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. This land belongs to {est) St. Peter of Burg [Peterborough]. In Wilebroc Hundret Rolland holds of Eudo i^ hides in Estone [Easton]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; and 15 villeins, with 3 bordars, have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 20 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length, and 2 furlongs in breadth. ' Sec p. 327, note 2.

  • i.e. three-eighths of a ploughland.

' Eudo son of Hubert do Rye(s), other- wise Eudo 'dapifer.'

  • See Introduction.

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