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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS II. THE LAND OF THE ARCH- BISHOP OF CANTERBURY IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET Archbishop Lanfranc holds i hide in DACEWORDE [Datchworth], and Anschitil l (holds it) of him. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and 3 villeins and 2 bordars have I plough between them. The pasture is half enough for I ox (dimtdlo btmi). Woodland is there to feed 50 swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received, 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. Alvric Blac held this land of the abbot of Westminster T.R.E. He could not alienate it from that church. So the hundred (court) testifies. But in regard to other lands he was archbishop Stigand's man. In WATONE [Watton] Anschitil holds of the Archbishop 2^ hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there could be another. There 3 villeins with a priest and 2 bordars have 2 ploughs between them, and there could be 2 more. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, woodland to feed 100 swine, pasture sufficient for the live stock. There are 2 mills worth 17 shillings. It is and was worth 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Of this land Alvric Blac held 2 hides of the abbot of West- minster ; he could not alienate them from that church ; and Almar, a man of the same Alvric's, held i half-hide and could sell. In ESCEPEHALA [Sheephall] Anschitil holds of the Archbishop 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there could be another. And 3 villeins have 2 ploughs between them, and there could be a third. Meadow is there sufficient for a half- plough team ; woodland to feed 20 swine. It is worth 3 pounds ; when received 40 shil- lings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land Alvric, a man of archbishop Stigand's, held. It be- longed to the demesne of the church of St. Alban 8 T.R.E., and he could not sell nor alienate it from that church. In STUTEREHEIA [Libury 3 ] an Englishman holds 2 acres of land of the Archbishop. It has always been worth 2 shillings. The same man held it T.R.E. in mortgage (in vadi- monio). He could sell. In STUOCHAMPE [? Sacomb] Anschitil holds of the Archbishop half a virgate. There is land for 2 oxen (to plough). Its value always has been 1 5 pence. Alvric Blac, a man of archbishop Stigand's, held this land and could sell. III. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET Bishop Walchelin of Winchester holds CHODREI [Cottered]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne is i hide and a half. There is I plough on it ; and 1 3 villeins with 6 bordars have 5 ploughs between them. There is I serf. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine and worth 12 pence besides. In all its value is 60 shil- lings ; when received 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in dominio) the demesne of St. Peter of Winchester. 4 fo. IV. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON The bishop of London holds I hide and a half in TROCHINGE 8 [Throcking], and Hum- frey (holds them) of him. There is land for a plough and a half-plough, and these are there, and 2 villeins and i bordar and i cottar. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and wood sufficient for the fences. It is worth 52 shillings ; when received 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land was held by two brothers, bishop William's men. It belonged to the King's soke and they could sell. Of dues they gave 6 pence to the sheriff or else did carrying service of i load and a half (una avera et dim"). Of this land I virgate was and is in mortgage (in vadimonio). Humfrey discharges the King's geld on it, and yet he is not in possession. This land is (part) of the purchase of bishop William, as the Bishop's men say, but the men of the shire- moot (icira) do not support them in this. The Bishop himself holds HADAM [Had- ham]. It is assessed at 7^ hides. There is land for 22 ploughs and a half-plough. In the 1 This was Anschitel de Ros. See Intro- duction. a St. Alban's Abbey. 3 A manor in Little Mundon, now a farm. 1 305 4 i.e. the ' Old Minster,' now the cathedral (J.H.R.). 5 The manors in Edwinstree Hundred begin here.