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 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value is 6 pounds ; when received it was 7 pounds ; Co. 138 T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Goduin of Souberie [? Soulbury] * held, a thegn of king Edward's, and could sell ; and 3 sokemen, his (Goduin's) men, had i hide and 3 virgates and could sell. In WELGA [Welwyn] Robert de Pont- cardon holds i hide and a half of Robert, and 20 acres. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i and another could be added. There 3 villeins and 6 bordars have i plough. There are i cottar and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, pasture sufficient for the live stock. It is and was worth 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Godric, a man of Almar of Benintone [Bennington], held and could sell. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET In WALLINGTONE [Wellington] William holds of Robert 3 hides all but 20 acres. There is land for 4 ploughs. Two are there, and there could be 2 more. There are 3 villeins and 6 cottars. Pasture is there suffi- cient for the live stock, and wood sufficient for the fences. It is worth 35 shillings all but 4 pence. When received it was worth 60 shillings; T.R.E. IOO shillings. This land Alvric, a man of Goduin son of Ulestan, held and could sell. for the fences. This land is worth 40 shil- lings ; when received it was worth 60 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor 2 sokemen, men of Goduine of Benefelle [Bend- field], held and could sell. In BORDESDENE [Boreson (Green)] 8 William holds of Robert a half-virgate. There is land for a half-plough, and it is there, with 4 bordars. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, wood sufficient for the fences. It has always been worth 12 shillings and 8 pence. This land Lewin, a man of Goduin of Benefelle [Bend- field], held. The soke belonged to Asgar the staller. He could sell. IN BRACHINGES [BRAUGHING] HUNDRET Anschitil holds of Robert WESTMELE [Westmill]. It is assessed at 7 hides and i virgate. There is land for 14 ploughs. On the demesne are 4, and 18 villeins and 5 Frenchmen with 12 bordars have 10 ploughs between them. There are 15 cottars and 2 serfs, and 3 mills worth 21 shillings and 8 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 4 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine. Its total value is 17 pounds ; when received it was 10 pounds ; T.R.E. 20 pounds. This manor Achi, a thegn of earl Harold's, held and could sell. XXI. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE TODENI IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET IN TREUNGE [TRING] 3 HUNDRET In SUMMERSELE [ ] William holds a half-hide of Robert. There is land for i plough, which is there, and (cum) i cottar. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, wood sufficient for the fences. It is worth 7 shillings and 8 pence ; when received it was worth 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alvred, a man of Asgar the staller's, held and could sell. In SAPEHAM [ ] William holds of Robert 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough and a half- plough, and there could be another half- plough. Four bordars there have i plough between them, and there could be another. There are 3 cottars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for half a plough team, pas- ture sufficient for the live stock, and wood In Buckinghamshire. Rotbert de Todeni holds MASCEWELLE [Miswell in Tring] and Ralf holds it of him. It was assessed at 14 hides T.R.E., and now is assessed at 3 hides and 2^ virgates. Yet there always are 14 hides (there). 4 There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 15 villeins with 4 bordars have 5 ploughs between them. Meadow is there sufficient for 7 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock and (worth) 2 shillings (besides), woodland to feed 500 swine. Its total value is 100 shillings and i ounce of gold ; when received it was worth 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Osulf son of Frane, a thegn of king Edward's, (who was) predecessor of Robert de Todeni, held. 8 In Braughing, formerly in Little Hormead. 3 Now part of Dacorum Hundred. 4 See Introduction -(p. 290) for the meaning of this phrase. 324