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 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE (hides) 4 hides which the abbot of Ely holds in Hadam [Hadham]. 1 IN BRACHINGS [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET The same Bishop holds STORTEFORD [Bishop Stortford]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 4! hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. There 6 villeins with 8 bordars have 4 ploughs between them, and there could be 3 more. A priest, 2 knights and 12 cottars are there, and 2 mills worth 30 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, and woodland to feed 300 swine. Its total value is and was 8 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor Eddeva the fair (pulchra) held, and it is part of the ' fee ' which bishop William bought. In TORLEI [Thorley] Roderi holds half a hide of the Bishop. There is land for i plough, and the plough is there, with 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, and woodland to feed 2 swine. It is and was worth 2O shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land Edzi, a man of Godeed, held, and could sell ; and he used to pay 2 pence to the sheriff. In WICHEHAM [Wickham] 2 Humfrey holds 2 hides and 20 acres as one manor of the Bishop. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 4 villeins and 2 bordars have i be- tween them. There are 8 cottars and i serf. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, woodland to feed 30 swine. It is and was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land 4 sokemen held and could sell. In WICHEHAM [Wickham] 2 2 knights (milites) hold of the Bishop I virgate and a half. There is land for a half-plough, but this is not there. Woodland is there to feed 2O swine, and there is i villein. It was and is worth 8 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land 3 sokemen held and could sell. One of these was a man of bishop William, an- other of Asgar the staller, and the third of Eddeva the fair (pulchrie). This land belongs to the ' fee ' of bishop William. V. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF BAYEUX IN TREUNGA [TRING] HUNDRET 3 The bishop of Bayeux holds PUTEHAM 1 See p. 3 1 2 below. Wickham Hall, in Hadham. [Puttenham]. It is assessed at 4 hides. Roger holds (it) of the Bishop. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne there is i, and there could be another. There 4 villeins with 2 bordars have 2 ploughs between them. There are 4 cottars and 2 serfs, and 2 mills worth 10 shillings and 8 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 4 plough teams and worth 4 shillings besides ; pasture is there sufficient for the live stock. It is worth 60 shillings ; when received 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Earl Lewin held this manor. IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET In TITEBERST [Titeberst 4 ] Adam 5 holds of the Bishop half a hide. There is land for 2 oxen (to plough). There is i bordar. Woodland is there to feed 20 swine. It is worth 10 shillings; when received 5 shillings; and 5 shillings also T.R.E. This land Alward held of the abbot of St. Albans and could not sell except by his consent. IN ALBANESTOU [CASHIO] HUNDRET The same Adam holds of the Bishop LAM- PETH [ ] for a hide. There is land for i plough, but it is not there. Woodland is there for 50 swine. It is worth I O shillings ; when received 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alnod Grutt held and could sell. IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET In GRAVELAI [Graveley] Adam holds of the Bishop i hides and 10 acres. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there could be another. There 4 villeins and 3 bordars have i plough between them. There are 2 serfs. Wood is there sufficient for the fences, and pasture sufficient for the live stock. It is worth 20 shillings ; when received 50 shillings ; and 50 also T.R.E. Alnod held I hide and a half of this land, and Bruning 10 acres. Both could sell. Yet Bruning (hie) used to render as dues to the sheriff i half- penny (yearly). In ALMESHOU [Almeshoe in Ippolitts] Adam holds of the Bishop i hide. There is land for i plough, and the plough is there, with 3 bordars. There is woodland for 60 swine. It is worth 2O shillings ; when re- 4 A manor in Aldenham, now represented by Kendalls, so named from a family which held part of the manor. This was Adam, son of Hubert de Rye and brother of Eudo ' dapifer ' (J.H.R.). 308
 * Now part of Dacorum Hundred.