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 A HISTORY OF HEREFORDSHIRE T.R.E. it was worth 50;., and afterwards and now, 40J. The same Alvred holds Penebruge [Pern- bridge]. »*• Earl Harold held (it). There are 9 hides less I virgate geldable. On the demesne are 3 ploughs and (there are) 20 villeins and 7 bordars and i radknight with 12 ploughs. There (are) 3 serfs and a mill worth lOs. There was wood for 160 swine if it had borne mast {si fructificasset). This manor of Penebruge the canons of St. Guthlac claim, and they say that Earl Godwin and Harold his son unjustly took it away from St. Guthlac. T.R.E. it was worth i6/r., and afterwards it was waste. Now it is worth 10//'. and jos. In Stratford Hundred The same Alvred holds Stratford [Strat- ford]. Earl Harold held (it). There are 2 hides geldable. Gilbert holds of Turstin and Turstin of Alvred. On the demesne is I plough, and villein and 4 bordars with half a there could be 3 ploughs there. 3 serfs, and meadow rendering 31. T.R.E. it was worth 30^. (there are) I plough, and There (are) There (is) a wood. Now 20^. In Radelau Hundred The same Alvred holds Cuure [Cowarne]. Earl Harold held (it). There (are) 15 hides geld- able, but King William suffered 6 hides to be quit from geld. This manor Alvred's daughter Agnes, wife of Turstin of Wigemore, holds. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) a priest and a reeve and 26 villeins and 8 bordars. Among them all they have 32 ploughs. There (are) 4 serfs and a smith, and the meadow and wood render nothing. One hide of this land lies within the King's wood. To this manor be- longed the third penny of 3 hundreds T.R.E. Now it has been withdrawn. Then it was worth 25//. Now lOOs. less. XX. THE LAND OF ALVRED HISPANIENSIS In Plegeliet Hundred Alured de [Thornbury]. Hispania '° holds Torneberie Siward held (it) and could be- take himself whither he would. There (are) 6 hides geldable. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 4 villeins and 4 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 6 serfs, and there could be 2 more ploughs there. "* Near Skenfrith, not Pembridge near Leominster a.G.w.). " Probably, of Epaignes. T.R.E. it was worth 6/;'., and afterwards, lOOj. Now 4//. and los. The same Alvred holds in the same vill I hide. Leuric and Leuing and Ernui held (it) as 3 manors. This land was waste. There is half a plough, and (there are) 2 villeins with half a plough, and there could be another plough. This land pays geld. They who held it could betake themselves whither they would. It was worth 13^ and 4^. Now 2s. XXL THE LAND OF ANSFRID OF CORMEILLES In Radelau Hundred Ansfrid of Cormeilles holds Tatintune [Tar- rington]. Alwold and Ernui held (it) as 2 manors and could betake themselves whither they would. There (arc) 3 hides geldable. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 5 villeins and 12 bordars with 9 ploughs, and there are 8 other men there rendering nothing, and there could be i more plough there. There (are) 4 serfs and 3 bondwomen. T.R.E. it was worth iiOi., and afterwards 4/;. Now 6/;'. The same Ansfrid holds Picheslei [Pixley]. Turgar held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There (is) half a hide geld- able. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 2 freemen and 2 bordars. T.R.E. it was worth 8y. Now los. In Bremesese Hundred The same Ansfrid holds Estune [Aston Ing- ham '*], and Godfrey of him. King Edward held (it). There (are) 2 hides geldable. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 4 villeins and 9 bordars with 8 ploughs, and 8 other men rendering nothing. There (are) 2 oxmcn and a mill rendering nothing. T.R.E. it was worth 50J. Now loOs. In Greitrewes Hundred The same Ansfrid holds Hope [Sollers Hope]." Hagene held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There are 5 hides geldable. Richard holds of Ansfrid and has 2 ploughs on the demesne and 11 serfs. One knight holds i^ hides and has i plough and I bordar, and a mill worth 5;. There could be 3 more ploughs there. T.R.E. it was worth 4//., and afterwards 3//. Now 4/i. " These two hides were held as at ' Estun Ingan ' of the Honour of Cormeilles in 1243 (J.H.R.). " Held of ' the fee of Cormeilles ' in 1 243 by Walter de Solar[iis], son of James de Solar[iis] (J.H.R.). 338