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converſion of a conſiderable part of it's paſture into meadow.
It may be neceſſary, however, before I proceed, to remind the reader of my proceſs in multiplying the original values, by fo high a number as 67 and a half. The Domeſday ſhillings and pounds are firſt multiplied by three, which will reduce the antient money to the preſent weight. The ſum is then multiplied by ſeven and a half, to make it accord with the modern value of gold and ſilver. And to this I add another multiplication by three, becauſe I ſuppoſe that the real and intrinſic value of the lands is, at this time, actually three times as much as formerly, without any conſideration of the plenty or ſcarcity of money.
See No 67, ſect. 9.
"Briaric holds Odſtock. His father poſſeſſed it in the time of the Confeſſor, and it was then aſſeſſed at 12 hides. The manor contains 720 acres of arable land; 120 acres of which, with 3 ſervants, are in demeſne. Nine villagers and 16 cottagers occupy 300 acres. The mill lets for 25l. 6s. 3d. Here are alſo 40 acres of meadow. The paſture is a mile and a half in length, and 3 furlongs in breadth, and there are 5 other acres of paſture, at ſome diſtance from the above. The wood is 3 fur-
