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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS in the same way (ad eundem modum but this man could not part with nor sell his land to alienate it from (extra) the church of St. Benedict (of Ramsey). Him also Engelric attached to this manor after king William came. He did not belong to it T.R.E. so the hundred (court) attests. These aforesaid 3 sokemen who now belong to the manor, hold- ing i hide, were Engelric's men and could sell their land. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET In RETTH [Reed] Robert fitz Rozelin holds of the Count 4 hides and i virgate and a half. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 7 villeins and (cum) 2 bordars have 3 ploughs between them. There are 4 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half- plough team, and pasture for the live stock. It is worth 4 pounds ; when received it was worth 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held and could sell. The Count himself holds ANESTIGE [An- stey]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. There 8 villeins and (cum) a priest and 6 bordars have 5 ploughs between them, and there could be 2 more. There are 5 cot- tars and 6 serfs. There is meadow sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 50 swine. In all its value is and was 14 pounds ; T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor Alward, a thegn of earl Harold's, 1 held and could sell. IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET In CORNEI [Corneybury in Layston] Robert holds of the Count i hide. There is land for i plough, and this is there, with 4 bordars and 4 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 10 swine. Its total value is 13 shillings and 4 pence ; when received it was worth i o shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. Of this land Alward, one of Harold's men, held i virgate and could sell, and Gode, one of king Edward's men, held 3 virgates and could sell ; of cus- tom he rendered to the sheriff 3 pence or 1 Here is seen again the Domesday scribe's in- diffeience to exact nomenclature, this 'thegn' being only styled ' man ' (homo) in the entries which precede and follow (J.H.R.). the carrying of f of i load (out tres partes unius avere). In TROCHINGE [Throcking] Rumold 2 holds of the Count 1 8 acres. There is land for 2 oxen to plough. It has always been worth 2 shillings. This land Alric, one of archbishop Stigand's men, held. In ICHETONE [Layston] 3 Rumold 2 holds of the Count half a hide. There is land for 1 plough. There is i bordar. Its value is 2O shillings ; when received it was 40 shil- lings ; and the same T.R.E. This land ' Godid,' 4 a ' man ' of Asgar the staller, held and could sell. In the same vill 2 knights (militei) hold of the Count 20 acres. There is land for 2 oxen (to plough), and these are there. It has always been worth 3 shillings. This land ' Godid,' * a ' man ' of Asgar the staller, held and could sell. In BERCHEDENE [Barksdon (Green)] 5 Robert holds of the Count i hide as I manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 2 villeins and (cum) a priest and 5 bordars have 2 ploughs. There- are 6 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, and wood (nemus) sufficient for the fences and for 30 swine ; and i mill worth 2 shillings and 8 pence. Its total value is 3 fo. I37b pounds ; when received it was worth 40 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held and could sell. In WACHELEI [Wakeley (Farm)] 7 Robert holds of the Count 40 acres. There is land for i plough. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, and wood sufficient for the fences. Its value has always been 5 shillings. This land Alward, one of earl Harold's men, held and could sell. In ALFLEDAWICHA [Beauchamps] 8 Ru- 3 See Mr. Round's Commune of London and other Studies, p. 1 20. 3 See p. 310, note 4. 4 ' Godid ' is a woman's name. 6 In Aspenden. 6 ' Stein Ware,' is scribbled on the bottom margin of this folio. 7 See p. 320, note I. 8 In Widdial. It was called Beauchamps after a family which held it as under-tenants (J.H.R.). 321