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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS There is l hide and l virgate geldable. Edwi Cilt held (it) and could betake himself wherever he would. On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. (There are) 7 serfs there. It was worth 15^. Now (it is worth) 30;. III. LAND OF THE CHURCH OF CORMEILLES In Bremesese Hundred The church of St. Mary of Cormeilles holds 2 hides in Chingestune [Kingstone] ^ and pays geld, and those who dwell there work {pperantur) in Gloucestershire, but come to this hundred for pleas to do and receive justice. IV. CHURCH OF LYRE The church of St. Mary of Lyre has half a hide in Merchelai [(? Little) Marcle]. V. LAND OF ST. PETER OF GLOUCESTER In Bremesse Hundred The church of St. Peter of Gloucester holds Bruntune [Brampton Abbots]. (There are) 2 hides there. One pays geld, the other is free from geld and from every customary due. In this free hide are 3 ploughs on the de- mesne, and (there are) 5 villeins and 5 bordars with 5 ploughs. (There are) 16 serfs there. It is worth 4/i. On the other hide is I villein and i bordar with I plough, and a mill worth 8i. It is worth i os. The same church holds Lecce [? Leye or Lea] of the gift of Walter de Laci. Ansgot held (it) T.R.E. There is i hide geldable. He could betake himself whither he would. On the de- mesne is I plough ; and (there are) 2 serfs and I bordar. It is, and was, worth ioj. There can be I more plough. VI. LAND OF ST. GUTHLAC In Bremesse Hundred The church of St. Guthlac holds Bruntune [Brampton].*^ There is i hide geldable. The land is for 2 ploughs. It was, and is, waste. However it renders 5^. The same church holds Hinetune [Hinton].^^ There is i hide geldable. On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 4 villeins with 2i '° In Weston-under-Penyard ; see Introd. 283. " In Madley. " In Peterchurch. ploughs. (There are) there 3 serfs and 4 cottars, and a mill worth 4^. It is worth 25^. In Tornlawes Hundred The same church holds Tingehalle [Thing- hill]." There is I hide geldable. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 4 villeins and I bordar with 2 ploughs. (There are) 5 serfs there. It is, and was, worth 30J. The same church holds Hope l Hope-under- Dinmore]. (There are) 2 hides there. One pays geld, the other does not. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and (there are) I villein and 2 bor- dars with I ploughs. (There are) 3 serfs there. It is worth 305. [ In Ulfegie Hundred St. Guthlac had I hide (namely) Westelet ]. It was and is waste. The same church holds Feltone [Felton]. There are 3 hides which pay geld except [praeter) half a hide. On the demesne are 3 ploughs and 5 serfs and i bordar. (There is) i Frenchman there with i plough rendering its. It was worth 60s. ; now 40J. In Stratford Hundred The same church holds Moches [Moccas]. There 2 hides pay geld. There are there 6 villeins and 3 bordars with 4 ploughs. (There is) I Frenchman there. It is worth 30J. In Elsedune Hundred The same church holds Elmelie [Almeley] and Roger de Laci of it. There 4 hides pay geld. The land is for 8 ploughs. The men of another {alterius) vill labour [laborant) in this vill and render 371. and ?id. The same church holds Mideurde [ ] and Drew of it. There is i hide geldable. On the demesne is i plough, and 2 oxmen, and (there are) 3 bordars with i plough. It is worth I ox. The same church holds Witenie [Whitney], and Harold of it. There are 4 hides geldable. They are, and were, waste, but they render 6;. fol. 183. VII. THE LAND OF NIGEL THE PHYSICIAN {Medicus) In Greitrewes Hundred Of the land of St. Guthlac, Nigel the Phy- sician holds Bertoldestreu [Bartestree (Chapel)]. Leflet held (it). (There are) 2 hides there ; one of them pays geld as the county witnesses. On '^ In Withington. 32s