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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS the land of this manor there arise 91. T.R.E. it rendered 9//'. of blanched money. Now it is assessed at 16//. The King holds Lene [Kingsland]." King Edward held it. (There are) there 15 hides. On the demesne there are 5 ploughs and 3 more ploughs can be (there). (There are) also 21 villeins and 9 bordars with 17 ploughs. (There are) there 10 oxmen and 2 serfs and 6 coliberts. (There are) there 2 mills rendering 26j. and ifd. and 500 eels. From the wood and pasture the profits are 8j., from customs and from the mills and villeins and tenants in socage looj. less 5 J., besides the eels. Of this manor Ralph de Mortemer holds one member Mereston ^^ [? Marston] as 2 hides. Roger de Laci also holds a manor of 2 hides called Hope [ ], and another of I hide called Strete [Street], and another manor of I hide called Lavtone [Lawton in Kingsland]. The same Roger holds half a hide which a swine- herd held T.R.E. This land Earl William gave to Walter de Laci. Of this same manor Ilbert son of Torold holds half a virgate which a swineherd held. This land is called Alac [ ]. T.R.E. it was worth bli. Now it is farmed for 13/;. and 3;. In Lene Hundred The King holds Lene [Kingsland].^' Earl Morcar held (it). In the demesne there are 3 ploughs and (there are) 19 villeins and 9 bordars and 2 radknights with 16 ploughs. (There are) 6 serfs and 2 bondwomen and 6 coliberts. (There are) there 2 mills worth 25^. The wood renders ^od. The villeins give as customary service [de consuetudine) 13J. and 4^/., and the coliberts render 3 sestiers of wheat and barley and 2j sheep with their lambs and 2^d. Of these 2 manors St. Mary de Cormeliis [Cormeilles] holds the churches and priests and tithes and 2 villeins in frankalmoign of the King. T.R.E. it was worth 6/z. Now 12//. of blanched money. The reeve of this manor had the custom T.R.E. that on the arrival of his lady at the manor he should present to her 18 ' ores' of pence so that she should be well-disposed {laeto animo), and the steward and the other servants had 10s. from him. In Wimestruil Hundred The King holds Merchelai [Marcle]. Earl Harold held it. There are 17 hides paying geld. On the demesne are 4 ploughs and (there are) " See Introd. 304. " Ibid. 304. " Ibid. 275. 36 villeins and 10 bordars with 40 ploughs. These villeins plough and sow with their own seed 80 acres of wheat and as many with oats, save 9 acres. Of these 6 belong to William son of Baderon and 3 to St. Mary of Cormeilles. In this manor are a reeve and a Frenchman, and a radknight. These have 3 ploughs. (There are) there 8 serfs and an oxman and 6 bond- women. The mill there renders nothing beyond the sustenance of him who keeps it. The wood there renders 5^. which are given to WicH [Droitwich] for 60 mitts of salt. At Hereford are 4 burgesses who render to this manor 1 8 ploughshares {socos carrucis). Of this manor there is one hide at Turlestane [ ] which T.R.E. rendered 50 ' masses ' of iron and 6 salmon. Now this land is in the forest. Of this same manor the sheriff holds I hide, and has there 2 ploughs. In the same manor are 58 acres of land re- claimed {projecte) from the wood, assart,^' and the baihflF and 2 other men hold several acres of this same land. St. Mary of Cormeilles has the tithes of this manor and the priest and the church with i vil- lein holding I virgate of land. T.R.E. it was worth 30//. and now it is of the same value. In Bremesse Hundred The King holds Clive [Cleve, a tithing in Ross]. Earl Harold held it. (There are) there 142- hides with a berewick called Wiltone [Wilton]. On the demesne are 4 ploughs and (there are) 20 villeins and a reeve and 1 1 bor- dars with 1 6 ploughs. (There are) there 9 serfs and 5 bondwomen and i oxman. (There are) there 2 mills worth 6s. and a fishery which renders nothing. To this manor belong so many Welshmen as have 8 ploughs and render loj sestiers of honey and 6j. and ^d. Of this manor there is in the forest of King William as much land as rendered T.R.E. 6 sestiers of honey and 6 sheep with their lambs. Of that manor William son of Baderon holds I hide and 3 virgates, and Godfrey holds i vir- fol. 180. gate, Roger de Laci holds half a fishery which belonged to this manor T.R.E. ; and then there belonged there 25 mitts of salt from Wich [Droitwich]. At the same time there were in the same manor 2 hides less i virgate which are in Ascis [Ash Ingen]. Alvred de Merleberge holds them now. Harold held them until his death, and the shire says that they are (parcel) of ' Essart ' interlined as gloss. 313 40