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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET In BEREWORDE [Barwythe] 1 Baldric holds of Robert 5 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. There are 3 villeins and (cum) a priest and a certain Frenchman and (cum) 4 bordars. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock of the vill, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value is 40 shillings ; when received it was 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 60. This land Osulf son of Frane held and could sell to whom he wished. XXII. THE LAND OF RALF DE TODENI IN DANEIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET Ralf de Todeni holds FLAMMESTEDE [Flam- stead]. It was assessed at 4 hides T.R.E., and now is assessed at 2. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 22 villeins have 8 ploughs between them, and 2 more could be there. Seven cottars are there and 4 serfs. There is woodland to feed 1,000 swine. In all the value is 1 1 pounds ; when received it was 9 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. Achi, a thegn of king Edward's, held this manor. IN BRACHINGES [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET Roger holds of Ralf WESMELE [Westmill]. It is assessed at 4 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. Fourteen villeins there with 9 bordars have 7 ploughs between them. There are 3 cottars and 2 serfs, and a mill worth 10 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 60 swine. In all its value is 12 pounds ; when received it was 10 pounds ; T.R.E. 14 pounds. This manor Sexi, a house-carl of king Edward's, held ; and a sokeman, a man of Anschil of Wara [Ware], had there I virgate and could sell it. And after king William came it was sold and attached to this manor, where it did not belong (nan frit) T.R.E. XXIII. THE LAND OF RALF DE LIMESY IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET Ralf de Limesy holds in HAINSTONE [ ] a half-hide and quarter-virgate. 1 In Studham, Beds, just over the present border. There is land for a half-plough. There is i cottar, and there is meadow sufficient for 2 oxen. It is and was worth IO shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Lemar, one of archbishop Stigand's men, held and could sell. Ralf himself holds CALDECOTA [Caldecot] as i hide and I virgate. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ virgates. 8 Nine villeins there and (cum) a priest have 2 ploughs and a half-plough, and there could be i more plough and a half-plough. There are 4 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen. This land is and was worth 40 shillings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Lemar, one of archbishop Stigand's men, held and could sell. Ralf himself holds PERITONE [Pirton]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There: is land for 2O ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it there are 6 ploughs. There 24 villeins and (cum) a priest and 29 bordars have 12 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. An English knight (miles) is there and I soke- man and (cum) 4 cottars. There are 4 mills worth 73 shillings and 4 pence. On the Englishman's land and the sokeman's, that is to say on 2 hides, are settled (manent) I villein and 8 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for 10 plough teams. There are 10 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock of the vill, and woodland to feed 500 swine. From woodland and pasture is a revenue of 10 shillings. Its total value is 20 pounds ; when received it was 22 ; T.R.E. 25 pounds. This manor archbishop Stigand held, and there were 2 sokemen there who are there still. They could not sell. This above is [in] the half-hundred of Hiz [Hitchin]. IN HERTFORD HUNDRET Ralf himself holds EMMEWELLE [Amwell]. It is assessed at 14^ hides. There is land for 1 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 7 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. There 24 villeins and (cum) a priest and 4 Frenchmen and 7 bordars have 8 ploughs, and 4 could be added. There are 19 cottars and 2 serfs, and i mill worth 6 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 16 plough teams, pasture for the live stock of the vill, woodland to feed 200 swine, and from 2 The demesne ploughs are here omitted, but the context shows that there should have been one O.H.R.). 325