Page:VCH Hertfordshire 1.djvu/368

 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 2,000 swine; and 10 shil- lings are the dues from wood and pasture. Altogether its value is and was 25 pounds ; T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor belonged and still belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of Ely. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET The Abbot himself holds CHELESELLE [Kel- shall]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and there are 3 ploughs on it, and there could be a fourth. There 12 villeins with 9 bordars have 6 ploughs between them. There are 7 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock. Its total value has always been i o pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of Ely. IN EDWINESTREU [EDWINSTREE] HUNDRET The Abbot himself holds HADAM [Had- ham]. It is assessed at 4 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. In the dernesne are 2 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. There 1 5 villeins have 8 ploughs between them, and there could be a ninth. There are 15 bordars and 7 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value is and was 15 pounds; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of Ely, and it belonged to it on the day when king Edward was living and died, as the whole shire-moot (scira) testifies. IX. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY OF WESTMINSTER IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET The abbot of St. Peter of Westminster (Westmonasf Sancti Petri) holds WATAME- STEDE [Wheathamstead]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides. There are 3 ploughs on it, and there could be 2 more. A priest and (cum) 1 5 villeins have 5 ploughs between them ; and there are 1 2 bordars, and 9 cottars, and 4 mills worth 40 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 4 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 400 swine. Its total value is and was 16 pounds ; T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Peter. In TITEBERSTH [Titeberst *] the same Abbot holds i hide. There is land for a half- plough, woodland to feed 40 swine. It is and was worth 10 shillings; T.R.E. 13 shillings. In this same vill Geoffrey de Magnevile holds 3 virgates of the Abbot. There is land for a half-plough, woodland to feed 12 swine. It is and was worth 6 shillings and 8 pence ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. In ELDEHAM [Aldenham] the same Abbot holds 9 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and there is I plough on it, and there could be another. A reeve (prepositus) and (cum) 8 villeins have 3 ploughs between them, and there could be a fourth. There are 5 cottars and 2 serfs, and i mill worth 5 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 800 swine. Its value is and was 3 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Peter of Westminster. IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET The Abbot himself holds STIGENACE [Ste- venage]. It is assessed at 8 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 16 villeins with 8 bordars have 7 ploughs between them, and there could be an eighth. There are 4 serfs, and there is pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 50 swine. Its whole value is and was 12 pounds; T.R.E. 1 3 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Peter. The Abbot himself holds THEUNGE [Tew- in]. It is assessed at 2^ hides. There is land for i plough, and this is there on the demesne, with 2 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 50 swine. This land is a ' hardwich ' of Stigenace [Stevenage], and it is appraised with it. In DACEWORDE [Datchworth] the same Abbot holds 3 hides and i virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and there is i plough on it ; and 6 vil- leins have 2 ploughs. There are 2 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, wood- land to feed 50 swine. Its value is and was 1 See p. 308, note 4 above. 312