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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne of the church of St. Peter. In WATONE [Walton] the same Abbot holds I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and 4 bordars have I between them. There are 2 cottars, and i mill worth 2 shillings. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its value is and was 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land belonged to the church of S. Peter (jacuit in ecc/esia S. Petri}. In AIETE [Ayot St. Laurence] Geoffrey 1 holds of the Abbot 2^ hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and there could be another. There 13 villeins with 4 bordars have 5 ploughs between them. There are 5 cottars, and i mill worth 6 shillings and 8 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, woodland to feed 24 swine. Its total value is 60 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Alwin, a thegn of king Edward's, held and could sell. In regard to (De) this manor the Abbot claims (revocat) that king William conceded it to him. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET The Abbot himself holds ESCEWELLE [Ash- well]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is fo. I3sb land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 2^ hides, and there are 2 ploughs on it. A priest with 1 6 villeins and 9 bordars have together 5 ploughs. There can be (employed) there 5 others. There are 14 burgesses and 9 cottars. From toll and other dues of the borough (arise) 49 shillings and 4 pence. There are 4 serfs, and 2 mills worth 14 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 6 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value is and was 20 pounds ; T.R.E. 22 pounds. Of this land Peter the sheriff holds of the Abbot a hide ; and Geoffrey de Mannevile i virgate, and i mill worth 10 shillings. This manor be- longed and belongs to the demesne (Jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Peter of Westminster. 1 Geoffrey de Mandeville, for the manor is found in possession of his heirs the Bohuns G.H.R.). X. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ALBAN IN ALBANESTOU [CASHIO] HUNDRET The abbot of St. Albans holds HENAMME- STEDA [Hemel Hempstead *]. It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. In the demesne are 6 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. There 26 villeins with 4 Frenchmen have 13 ploughs between them, and there could be 3 more. There are 3 bordars and i serf, and 2 mills worth 20 shillings. Meadow is there suffi- cient for 3 plough teams and paying 13 shil- lings (besides). Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 1,000 swine. Its total value is and was 22 pounds and IO shillings ; T.R.E. 25 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (Jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the abbey of St. Alban. The Abbot himself holds SCENLAI [Shenley]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and there are 2 ploughs on it ; and there 1 1 vil- leins with i Frenchman have 5 ploughs, and there could be a sixth. There are 3 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 400 swine. Its total value is and was 12 pounds ; when received 6 pounds ; and 6 pounds also T.R.E. This manor is and was part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. The Abbot himself holds SANDRIGE i[Sand- ridge]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. There 26 villeins have 10 ploughs between them. There are 2 cottars and i serf, and i mill worth i o shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 300 swine. Its total value is 18 pounds; when received it was 1 2 pounds ; and 1 2 also T.R.E. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. The Abbot himself holds WALDENE [St. Paul's Walden]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 1 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. There 1 7 villeins with i Frenchman have 10 ploughs between them, and there could be one more. There are 8 Now in Dacorum Hundred. 313