A HISTORY OF HEREFORDSHIRE fol. 179^. I. THE KING'S LAND In Bromesais Hundred King William holds Lintune [Linton]. King Edward held (it). There were there 5 hides and they rendered the fourth part of one night's farm. Now it is greatly decreased [imminutum). There are there in the demesne 3 ploughs and (there are) 10 villeins and 5 bordars with 12 ploughs. (There are) there 6 serfs and a mill worth 8^. One Frenchman there holds half a hide which rendered 4^. T.R.E. This manor as it is now renders 10//'. blanch. Of this manor St. Mary de Cormeliis [Cormeilles] holds the church and priest with its lands, and all the tithes, and I villein with I virgate of land. Of this same manor Ansfrid de Cormeliis holds 2 hides and 9 villeins and 9 ploughs,' and William son of Baderon holds one virgate of land which belonged to it T.R.E.^ Ilbert the sheriff holds as part of his farm {ad firmam suam) of Arcenefeld the customary dues of all honey and sheep, which belonged to this manor T.R.E. William son of Norman has thence 6 sestiers of honey and 6 sheep with (their) lambs and I2d. In Greitrewes Hundred The King holds Lucuordne [Lugwardine]. King Edward held (it). (There are) there 4 hides. In the demesne there are 3 ploughs and (there are) 9 villeins and 3 bordars and I Serjeant of the king. Among them all they have 10 ploughs. (There are) there three serfs and a mill worth ioj. This manor renders now loA'. blanch and one ounce of goIdJ T.R.E. it was not put out to farm and therefore it is not known how much it was then worth. The tithes of this manor and I villein with 1 virgate of land St. Mary de Cormeliis [Cor- meilles] holds. One of these 4 hides was and is Reveland.' There are 4 bordars and I bondwoman with 2 ploughs, and (there are) there 2 mills worth Of the other 3 hides Ralph de Bernai added 50 acres to his Reveland, and i bordar and a mill worth "js. What the sheriff has for his use is worth 6of. ' This appears to refer to Ansfrid's holding of 2 hides at Aston (' Estune ') entered under his fief, but the details do not tally (J.H.R.).
- This virgate will be found under William son of
Baderon's land (J.H.R.). ' The words in italics have been inserted in the margin of the MS. ° See Introd. 301. 3 The King holds Chingestone [Kingstone].* King Edward held (it). (There are) there 4 hides. On the demesne there are 2 hides less 1 virgate, and there is there I plough, and there could be another. (There are) also 6 villeins with a reeve [prepositus) and 3 bordars and I smith. Among them all they have 6 ploughs. The wood there called Triueline [Treville] renders no dues except venison. The villeins living there T.R.E. carried venison to Hereford, and they did no other service as the shire says. All the tithes of this manor St. Mary of Cormeilles holds and i villein with I virgate of land. Ilbert son of Torold holds of this manor 2 hides as one manor. To this manor belonged T.R.E. a part of the land (of) Cheweshope [Cusop], and the dues from it went into [pergebat in) Chingestone. Roger de Laci holds (it) of the King. To this manor the sheriff added Wapleford [ ] in the time of Earl W[illiam]. This manor Aluuin held and he could go to what lord he pleased. (There are) there I hide of land (and) 2 ploughs. There are there 2 villeins with I plough. All this thus added together renders to the King 50^. of blanched money and one hawk. The King holds Maurdine [Marden]. King Edward held (it). There were several hides there, but of these only 2 pay geld. This land is divided among many men. The King has in demesne 3 ploughs and (there are) 25 villeins and 5 bordars and 2 oxmen and 4 serfs and 4 coli- berts. Among them all they have 21 ploughs. (There is) there a mill worth 20s. and 25 sticks of eels. The wood renders 20s. There is there a fishery which pays no rent. From the salt pits in WicH [Droitwich] 9 loads of salt (are paid) or ()d. And also 8 Serjeants of the King have 7 ploughs. Of this manor William son of Norman holds 3 hides less i virgate.^" And Norman the swineherd holds half a hide of this manor. And Earl William alienated (posuit forts) from this manor one virgate and gave it to a certain bur- gess of Hereford. And Anschitil holds 40 acres between open {jilanam) land and meadow, which acres the reeve [prepositus) of King Edward gave {frestavit) to his kinsman. Three radknights held the land of William son of Norman and they could not be parted from this manor.' From the profits [mercede) of ' The parish, south-west of Hereford. '" Near Hay (J.G.W.). '° These entries should be compared with those of two manors in William son of Norman's land which represent them, but are entered as only zf hides be- tween them (instead of zf hides) (J.H.R.). 12
