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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS and 5 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for 6 oxen, and woodland to feed 800 swine. There is a mill worth 8 shillings. Its whole value is and was 12 pounds; T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor ./Elveva, 1 mother of earl Morcar, held. IN BRACHINGS [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET In EIA [ ] Peter holds of the Bishop half a hide. There is land for a half-plough, but this is not there. There is a mill worth 3 shillings, and 200 eels (are received) from the weirs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, and producing from hay 10 shillings. This land is worth 20 shillings; when received it was 10 shillings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. Suen, a man of earl Harold's, held it and could sell. In TONRINCH [Thundridge] Hugh de Grentmaisnil holds i hide of the Bishop. 2 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there could be a second. There 4 villeins and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs between them. There are 2 serfs, and i mill worth 5 shillings. Meadow is there for 4 [ 3 ] and woodland to feed 16 swine. This land is worth 30 shillings ; when re- ceived 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. Alnod held this manor of Stigand the arch- bishop and could sell. VI. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LISIEUX IN DANEIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET The bishop of Lisieux has in REDBORNE [Redbourn] i virgate of land. Wigot holds (it) of him. There is land for a half-plough, and this is there, with i bordar. It is worth 8 shillings ; when received it was worth 2 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. Alwin the huntsman, a man of earl Lewin, held it and could sell. fo. 135 VII. THE LAND OF ROBERT BISHOP OF CHESTER IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET The bishop of Chester holds MIMMINE [Mimmsj. It was assessed T.R.E. at 8 hides 1 jElfgifu, widow of ^Elfgar of Mercia (J.H.R.). 8 Adjacent to the great manor of Ware, which heheldoftheking(J.H.R.). 8 MS. apparently defective. and i virgate ; now at 8 hides. There is land for 1 3 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and 2 ploughs are on it, and a third could be added. There 1 7 villeins and 8 bordars have together 10 ploughs. There are 3 cottars and i serf. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 400 swine. Its value in all is and was 8 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor 3 thegns, queen Eddid's men, held, and they could sell. This manor does not belong to the bishopric, but was Ray- ner's, the father of bishop Robert. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET The Bishop himself holds BIGRAVE [By- grave], It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and there are 3 ploughs on it. A priest and 2 sokemen with 10 villeins and 9 bordars have 9 ploughs between them. There are 6 cottars and 7 serfs, and i mill worth 10 shillings. Its value in all is 10 pounds ; when received 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor Lemar, a man of archbishop Stigand's, held and could sell ; and 2 sokemen who are there held 3 virgates, but could not sell except by leave of the Archbishop. In BRADEFELLA [Broadfield] the same Bishop holds I virgate of land. There is land for 3 oxen (to plough). One serf is there. It is and was worth 3 shillings ; T.R.E. 5 shillings. Ledmaer, a man of archbishop Stigand, held it and could sell. IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET In WILGE [Welwyn] the same Bishop holds a ^ hide. There is land for a half- plough. It has always been worth 3 shillings. This land belongs to (jacet in) Bigrave [By- grave], a manor held by the same Bishop. Archbishop Stigand held it. VIII. THE LAND OF THE ABBOT OF ELY IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET The abbot of Ely holds HETFELLE [Hat- field Episcopi]. It is assessed at 40 hides. There is land for 30 ploughs. In the de- mesne are 20 hides, and there are 2 ploughs on it, and there could be 3 more. A priest there and 1 8 villeins and 1 8 bordars have 20 ploughs between them, and there could be 5 more. There are 12 cottars and 6 serfs, and 4 mills worth 47 shillings and 4 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 10 plough