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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Uctred held [Lydiate]. There (are) 6 bovates of land. Wood(land) 1 league long and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth 64 pence. Two thegns held 6 bovates of land as 2 manors in [Downholland]. It was worth 2 shillings.

Uctred held [Altcar]. There (is) half a carucate of land. It was waste.

Teos held [Barton]. There (is) 1 carucate of land. It was worth 32 pence.

Chetel held [Halsall]. There (are) 2 carucates of land. It was worth 8 shillings. All this land used to pay geld (geldabat), and 15 manors used to render nothing to King Edward save geld. This manor of [West Derby] with these aforesaid hides used to render to King Edward 26 pounds and 2 shillings of farm (de firma). Of these 3 hides were free, the rent (censum) of which he pardoned to the thegns who held them. These used to render 4 pounds and 14 shillings and 8 pence. All these thegns had by custom to render 2 ores of pence for each carucate of land, and by custom used to make the king's houses and (the things) which appertained thereto (ibi pertinebant) as the villeins (did), and the fisheries (piscarias) and the enclosures (haias) in the wood, and the deer hays (stabilituras); and (he) who went not to these (tasks) when he ought paid a fine of (emendabat) 2 shillings and afterwards came to the work and laboured until it was completed. Each one of them sent his reapers one day in August to cut the king's crops. If not he paid a fine of 2 shillings. If any free man committed theft, or 'forsteal' (forestel), or 'hámfare' (heinfara), or broke the king's peace, he paid a fine of 40 shillings.

If any committed bloodshed (faciebat sanguinem), or rape (raptum de femina), or if he (qui) remained away from the 'shiremote' (siremot) without reasonable excuse, he paid a fine of 10 shillings. If he remained away from the hundred (court) or went not to a plea when the reeve (prepositus) ordered, he paid a fine of 5 shillings. If (the reeve) ordered anyone (cui) to go upon his service and he went not, he paid a fine of 4 shillings.

If anyone wished to withdraw from the king's land, he gave 40 shillings and went whither he wished. If anyone wished to have the land of his deceased father, he paid a relief (relevabat) of 40 shillings; (he) who would not, the king had both the land and all the goods (pecuniam) of the deceased father. Uctred held [Little Crosby] and  [Kirkdale] as one hide, and it was quit from every due except these 6: breach of the peace (pace infracta), forsteal, 'hámfare,' and a fray [sic] (pugna) which continued after oath made (to desist), and if (when) bound by the reeve's judgment (constrictus justicia prepositi) he did (not) pay anyone a debt, and if he did not observe the term given by the reeve; (for) these (offences) he paid a fine of 40 shillings. But he paid the king's geld (geldum) like (sicut) the men of the country.

In [North Meols], and  [Halsall], and  [Hurleton] there were 3 hides quit from the geld (geldum) of carucates of land and from the forfeiture of bloodshed (sanguinis) and ravishment (violentia) of a woman. But they rendered all other dues. These men now hold land of this manor of [West Derby] by the gift of Roger the Poitevin:—Geoffrey 2 hides and half a carucate of land, Roger 1½ hide, William 1½ hide, Warin half a hide, Geoffrey 1 hide, Tetbald 1½ hide, Robert 2 carucates of land, Gilbert 1 carucate of land.

These have in demesne 4 ploughs and 46 villeins, and 1 radman and 62 bordars, and 2 serfs and 3 bondwomen. Between (inter) (them) all they have 24 ploughs.

Their wood(land is) 3½ leagues long and 1½ league and 40 perches broad, and there (are) 3 eyries of hawks.