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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ploughs. In the demesne there are 13 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. There could be 3 more. There 38 villeins and (cum) a priest and the reeve (preposito) of the vill and (cum) 3 Frenchmen and 2 Englishmen have 26 ploughs and a half-plough. 1 There are 27 bordars and 12 cottars and 9 serfs. Under the Frenchmen and the Englishmen are 32 men between villeins and bordars. 8 There are 2 mills worth (tie) 24 shillings, and 400 eels less 25 ; and other men have 3 mills producing 10 shillings yearly. Meadow is there sufficient for 2O plough teams, woodland to feed 400 swine. There is an enclosure for beasts of the chase (parcus bestiarum silvati- carum) and 4 arpents of vineyard just planted. The total value is 45 pounds ; when received it was 50 pounds ; T.R.E. also 50. This manor Anschil of Waras [Ware] held, and 1 sokeman, his man, had there 2 hides, and another sokeman, earl Guert's 8 man, held half a hide. Either could sell. These two, after king William came, were attached to this manor. They did not belong to it in king Edward's time so the shire-moot (scira) testi- fies. XXVII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE BELCAMP Hugh de Beauchamp (Belcamp) holds in BELINGEHOU [Bengeo] as i manor 6 hides, and 2 knights (milites) hold them of him. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 7 villeins with 6 bordars have 2 ploughs between them, and there could be 4 more. There are 2 serfs, and I mill worth 6 shillings and 8 pence. Meadow is there suffi- cient for 3 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock of the vill, and woodland to feed 20 swine. In all the value is and was 3 pounds ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Brand, a house-carl of king Edward, held. XXVIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE OW William de Ow (holds) in GRAVELAI* [Graveley] I virgates and Peter 5 holds these of him. There is land for half a plough, but it is not (there). There are 2 villeins. 1 There would seem to be an omission here of a clause stating that 5^ more ploughs were re- quired for the complement (J.H.R.). Harold's brother Gyrth (J.H.R.). 4 The manors in Broadwater Hundred begin , 6 here. 5 Peter de Valognes, the sheriff (J.H.R.). This land is worth 3 shillings ; when received it was worth 4 shillings ; and 4 shillings also T.R.E. Alestan of Boscumbe [Boscombe] 6 held i virgate of this land, and it belonged to (jacebat in) Westone [Weston], and Lepsi, a sokeman of king Edward, (held) a half-virgate which he could sell, and of custom he gave to the sheriff a half-penny. Of this half-hide (sic) 8 acres and I toft ' lay ' (jacebant) in Stigenace [Stevenage]. These king Edward gave to St. Peter of Westminster. Roger, bailiff (minister) of Peter de Valongies, now holds them. In WILGA [Welwyn] William de Ow holds half a hide. There is land for a half-plough, but it is not there. This land was always worth 3 shillings. Alestan of Boscombe held it, and it belonged to (jacebat in) Westone [Weston]. In the same vill William de Mara holds 2 hides of William de Ow. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i,and 5 villeins have another, and a third could be added. There are 2 cottars. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock. This land is and was worth 32 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Alestan of Boscumbe [Boscombe] held i hide of it. It belonged to (jacebat in) Weston. And Alviet, his man, held I hide. Either could sell. William de Ow himself holds WESTONE [Weston]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 23 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and there are 5 ploughs on it, and there could be a sixth. There 33 villeins and (cum) 2 priests and I knight (miles) and 2 Frenchmen have 16 ploughs (between them), and there could be another (plough). There are 15 bordars and 12 cottars and 10 serfs, and I mill worth 10 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 3 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland (silva) to feed 500 swine. From wood (bosco) and pasture (come) 13 shillings and 4 pence. Its value in all is 2O pounds ; when received it was 25 pounds ; T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor Alestan, a thegn of king Edward, held. In BOXE [Boxbury] 7 Peter holds of William de Ow 2 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. There 2 villeins with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs between them. 8 In Wiltshire. See Introduction, p. 277. 7 In Stevenage. 327
 * I.e. counting them together (J.H.R.).