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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS pounds ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 5 sokemen held. Two of these, Brictric's men, had i hide and a half ; 2 others, men of Osulf son of Frane, had i hide and a half ; the fifth, Edmer Atule's man, had i hide. None of these belonged to Wigot, (Robert's) predecessor (ad antecessorem Wlgat but each of them could sell his land. One of these bought his land from king William for 9 ounces of gold, as the men of the hundred D / attest, and afterwards put himself under Wigot for protection (ad Wigotum se vertit pro pro- tectione). In POLEHANGRE [Polehanger *] Martel holds of Robert de Oilgi half a hide. There is land for i plough, and this is there, with 2 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, woodland to feed 2 swine. It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alvric, a man of earl Waltheof (Wallef), held and could sell. XX. THE LAND OF ROBERT GERNON 8 Robert Grenon holds i hide in MERDELAI [Mardleybury] 3 and Alward holds it of him. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and 4 villeins and (cum) 2 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 3 cottars. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 20O swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received it was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. The same who (now) holds held (it) T.R.E. and could sell. In AIETB [Ayot St. Peter] 4 William holds of Robert "i hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is i, and there could be another. Six villeins there and 3 bordars have 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. There is I serf. Meadow is there sufficient for I plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 150 swine. Its total value is 40 shillings; 1 Polehanger is in Bedfordshire, between Shef- ford and the detached portion of Herts which lies in Meppershall (J.H.R.). here. 3 In Welwyn, not Mardleybury in Therfield, as assumed by the county historians. The fact that Alward was a Domesday juror for the Hun- dred of Broadwater proves that this estate, like those which follow, was in that Hundred (J.H.R.). 4 Otherwise Ayot Munfichet, being so named from the family of Montfichet, Robert Gernon's heirs (J.H.R.). when received it was 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This land 2 thegns held, king Edward's men, and could sell. This (land) William, Robert's man, took by encroach- ment to the king's wrong (invasit super regem), but he calls on his lord (Robert) as his warrantor (reclamat dominum mum ad protec- torem). In GRAUELAI [Graveley] William holds of Robert a half-hide. There is land for I plough, but no plough is there. It is worth 4 shillings ; when received it was worth 5 shillings ; and 5 shillings also T.R.E. This land 2 men of Goduine of Benefelle [Bend- field] held and could sell. In SCELVA [? Chells in Stevenage 8 ] Wil- liam holds of Robert a half-hide. There is land for i plough, but no plough is there. There is I cottar. It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Alvric, a man of Alvric of Belinton [Ben- nington], held and could sell. In WLWENEWICHE [Wollenwick 6 ] William holds of Robert a half-hide and a half-virgate. There is land for i plough, and this is there, with 2 bordars and 2 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, and woodland to feed 20 swine. It is worth 6 shillings ; when received 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Goduin, a man of Almar of Benintc.ie [Bennington], held and could sell. In WIMUNDELAI [Wymondley 7 ] William holds of Robert i hide. There is land for I plough, but it is not there. One cottar is there. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team. It is worth 6 shillings; when received it was worth 10 ; T.R.E. 15 shillings. This land Alflet held under Robert fitz Wimarch on the day when king Edward was living and died and he could not sell ex- cept by his (Robert's) leave. The same William holds of Robert LECE- WORDE [Letch worth]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 9 villeins and (cum) a priest have 5 ploughs between them. There are 2 sokemen holding i hides (de una hida et dimidio) and 4 cottars and I serf. 5 See Introduction, p. 298. 8 Ibid (p. 297) for this lost name. 7 Proved to be Little Wymondley, by the fact that the Albemarle co-heir of the Montfichets is found holding these later (J.H.R.). 323
 * The manors in Broadwater Hundred begin