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EXTRACTED PROM ACCURATE COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL RECORDS,
ACCOMPANIED WITH TRANSLATIONS, ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES,
ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS, AND GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

BY

WILLIAM HENRY JONES, M.A. F.S.A,
EDEAL DEAN ; VICAE OF BEADFOED - ON - AVON ;
HON. CHAPLAIN TO THE LORD CHANCELLOE ;
FORMERLY BODEN SANSCRIT SCHOLAR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

BATH :
R. E. PEACH, 8, BRIDGE STREET.
LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, ROBERTS, AND GREEN.

MDCCCLXV.

to the most honorable

THE MARQU^^^^'OF AILESBURY, K.G.

lord lieutenant of the county of wilts.

THIS WORK,

a aaecorU of Miltsfjive in t^z Blthzntli Ccnturs,

IS

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

SUMMAEY OF CONTENTS.

I. General Introduction .... pp. ix — Ixxvii.
II. The Exchequer Domesday for Wiltshire . . pp. 1 — 149.
III. The Exon Domesday for Wiltshire . . pp. 150 — 191.
IV. Analysis of the Domesday for Wiltshire . . pp. 19i — 344.
V. General Index ... .pp. 947 — 255.

List of Abbreviations . . ¦ P- 19^-
CoREiaENDA . . . • P- 245.

INTRODUCTION

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER I.

General plan of this work. Pre'vious publication on the same subject. Difficulties in interpreting Domesday. Origin of Domesday
Book. Powers of the Commissioners. 'Various accounts by Chroniclers. Proceedings of the Commissioners. Object of Domesday.
Formal adoption of the Record at Sarnm. Feudal tenures. Derivation of the name Domesday. Question as to the completeness of the
Record. General plans and policy of the Conqueror. *
THE publication of the fac-simile of the Domesday Book for Wiltshire has suggested the desirableness General plan of
of an accompanying volume, which shall interpret its contents, and make them accessible to the
general reader. In this work, which, it is hoped, provides, as far as possible, a complete commentary on the
WUtshire portion of the Record, is given, first of aU, an accurate copy of the Exchequer Domesday in extended
Latin, with a close and literal translation, and to this are appended notes, illustrating peculiar words or phrases
not otherwise explained, and, where they could be furnished, accounts of the principal or subordinate holders
of the various Manors. Then foUows (p. 153) a copy of the Exon Domesday for Wilts, with a list under each
Hundred of such Manors as can be identified, — a necessary addition in consequence of the omission of the mention
of the Hundreds in the Exchequer Domesday for this County. After this will be found {p. 193) a complete
Analysis of the two preceding records, with an identification of the various manors, as far as such can be carried
out, together with an indication of some sources whence further information may be obtained respecting them.
Nearly eighty years have now passed since Mr. Wyndham published his " Wiltshire extracted from Pre™iis pnwi-
the Domesday Book." In that volume he attempted little more than giving a copy of the text of the ^""^ '"*J^"=''
Exchequer Domesday with a translation, but, except in a very general way, did nothing towards identifying the
manors referred to in the Record. Indeed, materials which have been largely used for the present work were not
then accessible, and without the researches of Ellis, Kemble, Thorpe, Palgrave, and others, it was hardly possible
to advance further in illustration of the general principles of Domesday than is done in the introduction to his
volume. Neither had Sir Thomas PhiUipps printed his most valuable work, " The Wilts Institutions,'' which has
been found in many cases of great use in identifying some of the Domesday manors. Mr. Wyndham, however,
may well claim the merit of having been the first to set on foot the important work of the compilation of a
county history, and perhaps of having induced Sir R. C. Hoare to enter upon his great undertaking of the
" History of Modern Wilts," to the contents of which the author has been indebted for many of the results

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which will be found in the succeeding pages. To Sir R. C. Hoare and his learned fellow-labourers, and to those
who during the last quarter of a century have been following out similar investigations — to Mr. Poullet Scrope,
who, in his history of Castle Combe, has given us so much that throws light on other Wiltshire manors ; — to
Canon -Jackson, who, in his edition of Aubrey's Collections, has collected a mass of information valuable to every
Wiltshire topographer ; — to the various contributors to the Wiltshire Magazine, — the author would point as
labourers who have preceded him in a similar field of enquiry, and without whose researches much in this
volume must have been left untold. Nor must he forget to acknowledge the kindness with which in
every part of the County access has been allowed to him to parish registers and other public documents. In
short, it is in great part to the labours of others that he has been indebted for what success he may be
judged to have attained in giving an accurate interpretation of much of the Domesday for Wiltshire.
Difflcnities in Though Some years have been spent in the preparation of this work, the author is only too well aware
Domesday. ^£ j^^ possible imperfections. Pi'overbially obscure in many parts, insomuch that even the Judges of the land,
when appealed to in one instance, five centuries ago, to interpret some entries contained in it, openly set forth
that they were " not able to explain them unless just as the words sounded," ' — something must be left to
conjecture ; and here others are as well qualified to form an opinion as himself. And then further, the
identification of the manors has been a task of toilsome research, in which it is only too possible that, with
every care, some erroneous conclusions may have been adopted. For the long period of a hundred years after
the Conquest there is a blank in our national records ; the link in the chain that connects the owners of estates
at Domesday with those who possessed them in the time of King John is often hard to find. Moreover, as no
archives but those of our ancient ecclesiastical establishments throw light to any extent on the Record, so it
is only by a patient comparison of its entries with the chartularies of our earliest abbeys that we can
reasonably hope to illustrate them ; aud when it is borne in mind that this is to be effected not merely by
the examination of charters and partial surveys, but by the scattered details of an historical kind which are to
be found in them, it will be acknowledged that as it is no light task which one who seeks to interpret the
Domesday of any county imposes on himself, so it is one which should ensure for him the indulgent criticism
of his readers. It is the testimony of Sir H. Ellis, to whose patient research we are indebted for the key
that unlocks so many of the difficulties bf Domesday, that " though he had passed years of labour on this Record
he had only opened a way to a knowledge of its contents ; " and further, that it was a " mine of information
which had not yet been sufficiently wrought, containing illustrations of the most important and certain kind
upon our ancient institutions, services, and tenures of lands, the metal of which could not be exhausted
by the perseverance of any single labourer." ' It wUl be a real satisfaction to the author to have been a
pioneer in leading the way to a full interpretation of the Domesday for Wiltshire. He hopes to awaken the
spirit of enquiry among his neighbours, so that local information may be brought to bear upon some points as
yet undetermined, or left to conjecture, more or less probable. For it is only such investigations that can in
many cases ascertain the sites of manors mentioned in Domesday, of which all memory seems to be lost and
the names of which, often in a corrupted form, are limited now to small and insignificant portions of land.

' The question submitted to the Treasurer aud Barons of the Exchequer was, whether the lands of Roger de Huntingfield
were held of the King nt de Corona, or ut de Baronia vel Honore. After calling to their help the Judges of the King's Council they
ended by giving a verbatim copy of what they found relating to the said lands in Domesday, adding — " Nesoimus interpretationem facere
nisi quatenus verba mde sonant." — Ellis I., 357.
2 Preface to his Introduction to Domesday Book,^p. v. vi.

INTRODUCTION. xi
It is no part of the plan of this work to enter upon a full discussion of matters necessary to be
understood in order to the accurate interpretation of the Domesday Book, regarded as a whole. Such as wish
general information on the subject, will find it in the very valuable volumes by Sir H. Ellis, entitled
" Introduction to Domesday." Our object is simply to consider those matters which, either directly or
indirectly, are necessary to the elucidation of the Wiltshire portion of the Record, or which receive their illus
tration from entries contained in it. These will be found but a portion — though a considerable one — of questions
necessary to be discussed by those who would fully understand Domesday. It is hoped, however, that by concen
trating enquiry on one section of the Record, with the advantage of local information, we may be better able to
evolve facts and principles applicable to the whole, than by an endeavour to grapple with the entire volume, which,
on account of its vast extent and multifarious contents — each county having customs peculiar to itself —
must be comparatively ineffectual.
It was in Midwinter, 1085, at the court of Gloucester, that Domesday, the 'grand Inquest' of all Origin of Domes-
England, was projected and undertaken. In that year the king held a great council for the purpose of enquiring
into the state of the nation, and adopting measures for putting it into a posture of defence against such
invasions as they had recently been threatened with from Denmark. " The king," says the Saxon chronicler,
" had a great consultation, and spoke very deeply with his ' witan ' concerning the land, how it was held, and
what were its tenantry. He then sent his men all over England, into every shire, and caused to be ascertained
how many hundred hides of land it contained, and what lands the king possessed therein, what cattle there
were in the several counties, and what revenue he ought to receive yearly from each. He also caused to be
written down how much land belonged to his archbishops, to his bishops, his abbots, and his earls, and, that
I may be brief, what property every inhabitant of England possessed in land or in cattle, and how much money
this was worth. And so very narrowly did he cause the survey to be made, that there was not a single hide nor
yard-land, nor — it is shameful to relate that which he thought no shame to do — -was there an ox, or a cow, or a
pig passed by, and that was not set down in the accounts, and then all these writings were brought to him." '
It must be borne in mind that this is the testimony of one of the Englishmen, who, at the time he Limits of the
powers of the
wrote, in the position of the vanquished, was little disposed to do justice to the King's motives. There commissioners.
is certainly nothing in the Wiltshire portion of the Record to bear out this charge of inquisitorial minuteness
laid at the door of the Conqueror. In the instructions given to the King's Commissioners there is also an
absence of anything which can warrant the accusation of unnecessary harshness. Among the Cotton Manuscripts^
there is preserved a copy of an Inquisition for Cambridgeshire, which shews clearly the limits of the powers of the
Commissioners, and which is headed thus : — " Here foUoweth an Inquisition concerning the lands, &c  on the
oaths of the Sheriff of the county, and of the Barons, and their free-men (francigenarum), of the Hundred, of
the Priest, of the Bailiff of the manor, and of six villans from each vill : — to wit, — what is the name of the
estate ^mansio), who held it in the time of King Edward, who holds it now, how many hides there are, how many

' Sax. Chron. a.d. 1085.
2 MS. Cott. Tiber. A vi. fol. 38. This manuscript, which is of the date of Henry II., relates to lands and demesnes of the
Church of Ely in the counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk. The first portion consists of the ' Inquisitio Eliensis '
printed in a supplementary volume of Domesday, and then follows the " Inquisitio de terris," &o., to which allusion is made above.

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carucates in demesne, how many vassals (homines), how many villans, how many cottars, how many serfs, what
free-men, how many tenants in socage (sochemanni), what quantity of wood, how much meadow and pasture,
what mills and fish-ponds, how much added or taken away, what was the gross value in King Edward's time,
what is the present value, and how much each free-man or socheman had or has. The whole of this to be
triply estimated ; — namely, in the time of King Edward, — and when King William granted it, — and what it is
now : — and further, if more could be fairly claimed from it than is now received."
Various accounts A merely cursory glance at the entries in the Wiltshire Domesday wUl show that the King's
by Chroniclers. Commissioners here carried out literally the royal precept. No doubt in numerous instances returns were framed
of a more extensive nature than were absolutely required, and the opinion has been advanced that they were
afterwards corrected and condensed by the clerks in the Exchequer, who omitted the tables of live stock, as not
being of permanent importance. Hence we have those varying descriptions in different counties, which have led
our old annalists to give what at first sight seem inconsistent accounts respecting the nature of the Domesday
returns. Thus, whilst Ingulphus and Robert of Gloucester take no notice whatever of the return of live stock,
Henry of Huntingdon and Knyghton state expressly that the number of animals (quot animalia) was to be
recorded. Again, whilst Matthew Paris and Matthew of Westminster intimate that the enquiry under this head
was limited to the number of animals that in each instance " would suffice for the cultivation of one hide of
land," we have Hoveden, Florence of Worcester, and Simeon of Durham asserting that the Commissioners had
to make an exact return of " every head of cattle in all the kingdom, from the greatest even to the least."' There
are some, moreover, such as Bronton and Sprott, who state that a return had to be made respecting parish
churches, and ecclesiastical dignities. There is nothing, it will be observed, in the terms of the royal precept, as
implied in the heading of the inquisition above quoted, or iu the contents of the Wiltshire portion of the Record,
to warrant these statements. This varying testimony of historians is perhaps to be explained by the fact that
they formed their opinions, not from any documentary evidence of what was the King's command respecting the
survey, but from an inspection of partial extracts from different portions of it.
Proceedings of The King's Commissioners were Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, — Henry de Ferieres, — Remigius,
the Commis- Bishop of Lincoln, the founder of the Cathedral in that city, — and Adam, brother of Eudo Dapifer (the
Seneschal). The first two were land-owners in Wiltshire (pp. 98, 108). They made their several circuits,
holding in every place of note or importance their council of enquiry. Summoning before them as a
Jury those who were indicated as its component members by the King's writ, they received from them
the information that was required. They appear to have accepted, without hesitation, as the materials of their
survey, the sworn returns or presentments made by the Jurors. Though much discontent confessedly prevaUed
yet there certainly was no oppression in the way in which the enquiry was carried out. Indeed, regarded as a
new basis for the assessment of the ' geld ' due to the Crown, the last who had cause for complaint were those on
whose information the materials for duly valuing the several estates were furnished. " Whilst Domesday secured
the rights of the Crown, it also ensured a fair apportionment of the burden among those by whom it was to be
contributed. The enquiry was made by the Royal Commissioners, but the repartition was made by the people : 
the English taxed themselves.'"'

sioners.

' EUis, I., 28. = Palgrave's ' Normandy and England,' III. 576.

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It would appear that the transcripts of the original depositions Were afterwards methodised, and
perhaps abbreviated, and then fairly transcribed in the Great Volume of Domesday. That volume " still exists,
fresh and perfect as when the scribe put pen to parchment, the oldest cadastre, or survey of a kingdom, now
existing in the world. The colophon — anno mUlesimo octogesimo sexto ab incarnatione Domini vigesimo vero
Willelmi facta est ista descriptio — attests the date of this great record as well as the skill of those by whom
it was completed. In the entries of the names of places, the inaccuracies and corruptions shew that the
writers were not well acquainted y^ith the Anglo-Saxon terminology, though in the more familiar designations
of persons fewer errors are observed. The caligraphy betrays an Italian hand, and leads to the supposition
that it was under the inspection and direction of the lettered Lanfrauc that the work was compiled. Great
force is given to this supposition from the circumstance that in Domesday we first find those abbreviations,
afterwards so common in our legal documents, but which, in fact, are derived from the Tironian notes of the
Romans, till then unknown in England." '
The Conqueror had a two-fold object in view in causing the survey to be made. No doubt he object of Domes
day.
wished, first of all, to obtain a complete census of his kingdom that, he might be aware of its resources, and
its means of defence against external enemies. And then, secondly, he desired to ascertain what really were
the revenues to which in right of his crown he was entitled. Of course the estates and revenues belonging to
the Confessor, as King of England, were now vested in him. Amongst the sources of the latter was the
Dane-Geld,' a tax originally levied in the reign of Ethelred on each hide of ground in the kingdom, for the
purpose of raising the means of defending the country against the Danes, and afterwards continued as a regular
impost, the proceeds being devoted to the requirements of the government, both military and civil. And no
doubt it was the main intent of the survey to make a full and fair assessment of this charge. On every account
such an investigation was necessary. The unsettled state of affairs during the latter years of the reign of
Edward the Confessor, — the misfortunes necessarily attending the conquest,— the transfer of the land to new
proprietors, — all were sufficient causes for the survey. Besides, the exemptions pleaded for non-payment of the
tax, as is shown in a subsequent page [p. 154), were so numerous as seriously to interfere with its productiveness,
and to place a heavy burden on those who were liable to it. Moreover, so long as the land remained untilled, no
Dane-geld was payable, but when brought into cultivation, it became liable to the charge, and in many cases the
assessment no doubt had been neglected or evaded. A mere glance at some of the entries in the Exon Domesday
for Wiltshire (and the same may be observed in other counties) will show how partial was the incidence of the tax.
Thus, out oi fifty-two hides in Staple Hundred [p. 164) geld was paid only for fourteen hides aud half-a-virgate.
In Blaohegrave Hundred (p. 166) out of a hundred and sixtyfive hides it was assessed only for ninety-one hides
and three virgates and a half. In Swanborough Hundred {p. 175) for more than half the land exemption was
claimed ; only eighty-three, out of a hundred and eighty-three hides paying the Dane-geld. It is impossible to
deny the necessity of a revision,' and certainly there is nothing in the way in which the enquiry was carried out to
warrant the charge of the assertion of arbitrary right on the part of the Conqueror, of which the early annalists
speak. It is true that he caused the Dane-geld, which, according to some, had been in abeyance during the latter

' Palgrave's 'Normandy and England,' III., 576.
"- Information ou the subject of this tax will be found in 'Webb's Short Account of Dane-Geld, 4to., 1756, reprinted from the
Archaeologia.

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days of the Confessor, to ba regularly levied, at the rate of six shillings upon each hide of land, but the necessities
of his kingdom reqmred it, and everything bears witness to his desire that the burden should be fairly proportioned
among all who were liable to contribute to the tax. Indeed, in more instances than one, the enquiries of the
Domesday Commissioners elicited from the ' men of the hundred ' (homines de hundredo) as the local jurors are
designa,ted, information which led to the reparation of injustice or the correction of admitted errors.'
"of"" DomTsday ^t is a matter of interest to us in WUtshire, that it was at Sarum that the nation would seem to have
at Sarum. formally adopted the Domesday Book, as a trustworthy account of the whole nation. The completion of the
Record, and the great meeting at Sarum of all the landowners of the kingdom, so completely synchronize, and the
two are so commonly joined together by almost all the historians of the times, that it is difficult not to believe
them to have had an immediate relation to each other. " The King," says the Saxon Chronicle, under the year
1086, " came by Lammas to Salisbury, and there his ' witan ' came to him, and all the landholders (landsittende
men) that were of any account over all England, men (vassals) of whatever lord they might be, and they all
submitted themselves to him and became his men (and wseron his menu), and swore to him oaths of fealty, that
they would be faithful to him against all other men." Such was the multitude — they were no less than sixty
thousand in number — that they could not have been assembled within the now silent ramparts of the ancient British
city, but must have spread themselves over tbe surrounding plain. And then if our conjecture be feasible, they
put their hand and seal, as it were, to the great volume, which was an ' extent ' of the whole kingdom. That volume
contained in some sort an abstract of the title-deeds to every estate throughout the realm, whether belonging to
king or people. Each of the contracting parties here solemnly assented to a document by which henceforth aU were
to be bound, and the implied principles of which they pledged themselves to maintaiti. The King, on his part,
covenanted to stand by the Record, and to deal justice fairly to all, whilst his subjects here accepted him as their
lawful sovereign, and engaged to recognize him as such, and to render to him all the just rights implied in this
relation. And this oath of fealty taken at Sarum was but the renovation of the bond of homage which became
necessary as the recognition of the new lord and sovereign, when death had dissolved the previous engagements.
Circumstances prevented such a public acknowledgment of William as King before this time. Down to our
own day the repetition of the same ceremony by prelates and peers on the accession of a new sovereign attests
that most ancient principle of our monarchy.
'^the'"ntroductio*n Much greater significance has been given indeed to this proceeding at Sarum. The English Chroniclers
offeudaitenures gpgjjjj ^f jj. ^g tjjg completion of their nation's disgrace, and an ignominious submission to the power of the Con
queror. And no less an authority than Sir W. Blackstone regards the completion of Domesday Book, and its-
adoption by the nation, as the era of formally introducing the .feudal tenures by law. His words are  " This new
polity seems not to have been imposed by the Conqueror, but nationally and freely adopted by the general assembly
of the whole realm, in the same manner as others nations of Europe had before adopted it, upon the same principle
of self-security. And, in particular, they had the recent example of the French nation before their eyes ; which
had gradually surrendered up all its allodial or free lands into the king's hands, who restored them to the owners
as a heneficium or feud, to be held to them and such of their heirs as they previously nominated to the king •
and thus by degrees all the allodial estates of France were converted into feuds, and the freeman became the

¦ One instance occurs under Warminster Hundred (p. 176) in which we are told, ' Here was found one hide which has paid no
geld since King 'William had the kingdom.' See also under Heytesbury Hundred (p. 178).

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vassals of the Crown. The only difference between this change of tenures in France and that in England was
that the former was effected gradually, by the consent of private persons ; the latter was done at once, all over
England, by the common consent of the nation."' — But for neither of these opinions does there seem to be
any real foundation. Most certainly William intended no dishonor to his subjects when he summoned them
to Sarum, there to testify their allegiance to him. Doubtless he was anxious to consolidate his power, and to take
all needful measures for the security of his person and his crown. The relation in which the greater nobles
stood to the kings of the former dynasty was both uncertain and unsatisfactory. The Earls had independent
powers, which were hardly consistent with tho position in which they stood as subjects, and the King however
much in theory, since the days of Egbert, he might be called monarch of England, was to a great extent after all
but the head of a confederation. Naturally enough, therefore, William asked from those who through his bounty
stood in the same position, a more defined allegiance to himself. He sought to draw closer the bonds which
connected each one of his nobles with himself as their liege lord and king. And this is the simple meaning of the
law made at the council of Sarum, which is couched in these remarkable words : — " Statuimus, ut omnes liberi
homines foedere et sa.cramento affirmant, quod intra et extra universum regnum Angliae Wilhelmo Regi domino
suo fideles esse volunt ; terras et honores illius omni fidelitate ubique servare cum eo, et contra inimicos et
alienigenas defendere." ' — And then, with regard to the opinion as to the completion of .Domesday being the era
for the introduction of feudal tenures, most certainly the Record itself testifies to no such change. The whole
policy of the Conqueror was, as we shall have frequent occasion to shew, opposed to all needless alterations.
As he found the land so he gave it, — the Norman was to hold it exactly as his Anglo-Saxon predecessor had
done, — rendering the same services to the Sovereign, and, so far as William authorised or restrained him, entitled
only to the same from the subordinate holders or the cultivators of the ground. Indeed, M. Guizot has given
it as his deliberate opinion, that the feudal system of regular subordination never subsisted in the forms assigned
to it by the jurists ; and that feudal society, in its supposed entirety, is an imaginary structure raised only by the
fancy of the learned, the materials of which, incoherent and broken, have been found lying in the soil. In
this he is foUowed by Sir Francis Palgrave, who, after remarking that the feudal system never existed in its
theoretical completeness, points out that the mistakes made by those who have advocated the opinion have arisen
chiefly from confounding the feudal tenure of land with what is called feudal government, since, however
paradoxical it may appear, there was no government in mediaeval Europe founded on feudality. With reference
to the point under discussion he says, — " Domesday, which was to fix all the territorial rights of the Crown, is
wholly silent upon the subject of feudal tenures. The rendering military service forlands held of the Sovereign,
a usage derived from the Romans, existed, in Britain long before the conquest. That this was retained by
William, when the same lands passed to his soldiery or followers, is in the nature of things. Whatever obligation
the land was liable to in the days of King Edward, it was equally liable to in those of King WiUiam, and in this
manner alone can we explain a fact which otherwise would be perplexing, viz., the total absence of any direct
allusion to military tenure in the Record. In support of the rights of the Crown, resulting from the tenure of
land, Domesday shews nothing. It only establishes a negative, and that in a very remarkable manner. Hugh
Lupus, we are told, holds the Earldom of Chester by the sword, as freely as the King holds by his Crown. So
also, no doubt, did other great lords. Matters altered entirely when we have over-leaped the reign of Henry

Commentaries on the Laws of England, edit. 4to., Oxf. 1766, B. II. p. 49.
s Conoil. Mag. Brit. cap. 52, Wilk. p. 228.

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Plantagenet ; but we are speaking of the rights, or rather no rights, of the respective parties before the
generalization of the law. The hereditary descent of the " Laen Lands " continued as before the Conquest, a
customary right of renewal to the son of the father's tenancy, which could not be enforced, but which, in the
ordinary course of affairs, could not be denied.
" No doubt in the reign of Henry III. it was a received opinion and an axiom in the courts of Justice
that 33,000 Knight's fees had been created by the Conqueror. But one Alexander de Swenford, Archdeacon of
Sarum, who made due search on the subject, could find no account of them. Nigel, Bishop of Ely,
treasurer to King Henry Beauclerc, knew nothing of them, neither had Richard, Bishop of London, stated
anything about them, though he had fully expounded the business of the Exchequer. He therefore concludes
that when Henry Fitz-Empress required acknowledgments from all the tenants in capite of what was due to him,
he was ignorant of the rights of the crown. There is, in fact, no written document testifying to the
creation of military tenures. When we find them afterwards they were a development of customary usages ; some
gradually reduced into regularity by the decisions of the courts of Justice, and others by compromises between
the'subject and the crown.'"
Derivation of the There have been various opinions as to the derivation of the word Domesday. Stow, in his Annals,
name Domksdat. tells us, — " The book of Bermondsey saith this Book was laid up in the King's Treasurie (which was in the church
of Winchester, or Westminster,) in a place called Domus Dei, or God's House, and so the name of the booke,
therefore caUed Domus Dei, and since, shortly, Domesday.'" Circumstances as accidental as this have at times
given names to things, but against this theory as to the origin of the word in question is to be set the fact, that
it is employed as a generic term to denote a number of other Records of similar character, to several of which
in its specific sense, as so interpreted, it would certainly not apply. Thus in the " Liber Evidentiarum Monast.
S. Augustini Cantuarensis," a manuscript written by W. 3iholt, a monk, about the year 1300, we ha.ve four
distinct references to a Domesday of St. Edward,' whatever that document may have been. In the Cathedral at
York, too, there was a register caUed Domesday. A volume in the office of the Town-Clerk of Norwich,
containing entries of sundry charters, customs, &c., is also caUed Domesday ; and a similar volume at Ipswich
bears a like appellation. The Domesday of Chester, a record more nearly approximating to the real Domesday,
was preserved amongst the archives of the Earldom, and esteemed of high authority.' A manuscript note of
Bishop Kennett in a copy of Cowel's Law Interpreter in the Bodleian Library, quotes the ' Domesday of the

' Palgrave's ' Normanday and England,' III. 610.

= This manuscript is in the Bibl. Arund. in the British Museum, No. 3)0. Thus at/6Z. 132, under the manor of ' Kenyntone ' after
an account of the land, &c., it is added, 'sicut patet in Demusdeio Sci Edwardi.' So also ntfol. 132 b under 'Sellinge.' In one case
it is said to be ' in Domusdeio Sci Edwardi Regis.' See the extracts given in the Gentleman's Mag. for 1852, p. 369.
3 In the Introduction to the Abbreviatio Plaoitorum. p. xii. the following account is given of the Domesday of Chester " In the
Archives of the Earl of Chester there fonnerly existed a Roll, denominated • The Domesday of Chester; > the Entries in this' Roll were
esteemed of high Authority, and perhaps conclusive Evidence: For in ^ Assize of Darrein Presentment in the County of Chester 38
Hen^S, between Roger deSandbach and the Abbot of Deulacrese, as to the Church of Sandhach, removed by Certiorari into the King's BeU
the Court, amongst other Grounds for pronouncing their Judgment, give the following Reason : < Et quia convictum est per Domesdav Cest'
quod perpetuam habet firmitatem & omnia qu» in eo oontinentur in perpetuum sunt stabilia in quo continentur ouod ft. J
est, &c.' "-Hill. 3 Hen. 3. Cestr' Rot. 10, p. 142. ^ oontinentur quod, &o. oonfideratum

INTRODUCTION. xvii
Nuns of Haliwell,' which was simply a Leiger Book of the Monastery. And then we have a survey of the
manors belonging to St. Paul's in 1181, when Radulfus de Diceto was Dean, and which is called, " Domisday,
Radulfi de Diceto." This last named document was published a few years ago by the Camden Society, under
the able editorship of Archdeacon Hale, who, in his Introduction (p. x.), tells us, — " We know of the existence of
eight books '' — he might have said many more than that number — " subsequent to the Exchequer Domesday
compiled at different intervals during two centuries, identical in character, and bearing the same denomination ;
those of them which have been brought to light being records of the inquisitions of the respective rights and
duties of the lord of the soil, and of the tenants within the limits either of cities or manors."
Our English ancestors, however, invented another explanation of the origin of the name. For some
centuries they would fain regard the Record as the evidence of their subjugation to a foreign power, and believe
it to have been compiled with the sole object of extorting money from the people. Hence we have such
statements as the following, — that the book was called Domys-day, i,e.. Judgment Day, ' because it spared no one,
even as the great day of Doom.'' And the author of the • Dialogus de Scaccario,' who lived in the time of
King Stephen, and whose work will be found printed in Madox's ' History of tha Exchequer,' enlarges on this
supposed etymology of the word in the following manner : — " Hie liber, ab indigenis Domesdei nunoupatur, id
est, Dies Judicii, per metaphoram : sicut enim districti et terribilis examinis illius novissimi sentantia nuUa
tergiversationis arte valet eludi ; sic, cum orta fuerit in regno contentio de his rebus quae illio annotantur, cum
ventum fuerit ad librum, sententia ejus infatuari non potest, vel impune declinari. Ob hoc nos eundem Ldbrum
Judiciarium nominavimus ; non quod ab eo sicut a praedicto Judicio non licet uUa ratione discedere.''
But here, again, the fact, which must be admitted, that the name is employed to denote Records which
were anything but inquisitorial in their character, or of such a nature as to allow of no appeal from a decision
based on entries contained in their rolls, is a sufficient reason for rejecting this explanation. In truth, the term
Domesday was used, in course of years, as a denomination for any register of authority. We must, therefore, seek
another etymology which may better betoken the origin of the Book, and the special purposes for which it was
compiled. And this, it is believed, is to be found in a consideration of the sources from which the materials in
Domesday Book were obtained, and of the means by which they were collected together in one volume.
The entries in Domesday Book are clearly transcripts of the original depositions made in the Hundred
and County Courts, or, at all events, abbreviations of them. When the clerks of the Exchequer, who condensed
these returns, had occasion to quote them, they made use of expressions such as the following : — ' Juratores
dicunt,' or — ' Dicunt homines de hundredo.' Now aU who are familiar with ancient Court Rolls wiU at once
perceive, that it must have been from documents of that kind that the ' men of the hundred ' must have obtained
a considerable portion of the information which they laid before the Domesday Commissioners. Indeed the
Record itself might fitly be described as an abridgment of a series of manorial Court RoUs. To suppose that
after a lapse of more than twenty years the jurors could describe minutely the value of the several estates, their
owners and occupiers in the time of the Confessor, and the services due from them, is unreasonable. Many
portions of the Wiltshire Domesday could not have been furnished without access to written records. Take, for

' Vocatus Domysday .... quia nuUi paroit sicut neo magnus dies Judicii." — Rudborne, in Anglia Sacra, I. 257. C

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example, the detaUed statements that are given to us respecting the King's rights in the several Burghs
{pp. 1, 6), and the recital of the various perquisites belonging to Edward of Salisbury {p. 65) as Sheriff of
WUtshire (evidently the same which his predecessor in office had enjoyed), and it wUl be clear that, without
written documents, such returns could hardly have been made and certified to the Commissioners. Indeed it is
distinctly impUed in several entries of Domesday that charters were at times exhibited to them,' and it has been
stated that a large portion of the forged Saxon charters which exist to this day are to be referred to the period
of the Domesday Survey, the same having been fabricated by the monks, in their anxiety to make their title to their
estates good, when the Norman commissioners came amongst them. Keeping these things in mind than, as far as
they bear on the question of written records, and remembering also that the lordship of a manor or hundred in
olden times commonly implied the holding of a Court Baron and Court Leet, and also certain days, called in later
times Law-Days, at which all the tenants, free and customary, were hound, at the lord's summons, to attend, — and
that at these courts not only pleas between man and man, within certain limitations, were heard and decided upon,
but legal rights and duties appertaining to the various tenures ascertained, the whole being entered upon the
Court Roll, — it is easy to see how such a record might well be termed the Law-day Book, or (which in olden times
would be equivalent to it) the Domes-day Book. The step from the less to the greater is not difficult, and it was
not unnatural that a volume, which contained a copy of the ' Court Rolls,' so to speak, of the whole kingdom,
might also have a similar designation. As Archdeacon Hale has well expressed it : — " If, as is probable, the
Exchequer Domesday, being the rental of all the manors of the kingdom in an abridged form, was compiled from
inquisitions held on tha Domes-days of the different manors, or on the Law-days of the hundreds, such a fact
would illustrate the term Domesday, when applied alike to the Liber Censualis of the Crown, and to the ancient
Court Roll of Manors, as heing records framed upon the oaths of Jurors in a Domes-day (or Law-day) inquisition." '
As "corroborative of the probability of such an interpretation being correct, one fact may be mentioned,
which is pointed out by Archdeacon Hale, in reference to tha manor of Sandon, in Essex, which belonged to
St. Paul's. In the inquisition of that manor we meet with three entries, from which it appears that the ancient
form of the term, " by copy of court roll," was " per rotulationem," or " per rotulum Domesday." Thus, we
have, "Willelmus Marescallus tenet xviii acras  par cartam Rotulacionam Domesday;" — again, "Galfridus
Capellanus tenet v. acras  per Rotulum Domesday ; " and "Dominus Vicarius de Sandone tenet i. acram per
Domesday."' In all these cases the term ' Domesday ' is evidently used simply for tha ' Court Roll ' of the manor.
Question as to the It has been conjectured by some authorities, and amongst them by Camden and Kelham, that the
completeness of
the Record. Record is but an incomplete survey of the kingdom, and that many parts were left out because free from
payments (quia pensitationibus liberse). Whatever may be the case with regard to other counties, we can have
but little hesitation in avowing our conviction, that, as regards WUtshire, the survey is complete, and in the
ensuing pages tha evidence is set plainly before the reader. A few observations on this subject, with illustrations
drawn from this portion of the Record, wiU perhaps remove some of the difficulties that students of Domesday

1 Thus, under Niwetohb, in Devonshire, /oZ. 101 S. it is said:—" De hoo manerio ostendit Osbernus episcopus cartas suas quae
testantur secclesiam S. Petri inde fuisse saisitam antequam Rex Edwardus regnavit." Other instances are given by Ellis,'J. 40, note.
«
' Introduction to Domesday of St. Paul's, p. xi.
' Ibid., p. cxxxvi.

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have felt, who have been unable to trace in it estates which they knew to have existed as such before the eleventh
century. When estates ware granted in olden times, they frequently consisted in part of lands lying some distance Estates included
from the principal manor. Than out-lying lands were always considered integral portions of tha one estate, and °'*'"'^-
were included under its head in the Domesday Record. Hanca, the first point to be remembered is, that among
estates supposed to be omitted, are often many that are not named separately because included in some larger manor.
Fortunately, we have in the Malmesbury Chartulary a deed which throws much light upon this very point.' At the
request of Brihtric, Abbot of Malmesbury, a recital of the various lands and privileges belonging to his monastery
was drawn up, in 1065, and received the approval and confirmation of Edward the Confessor. This, it will be
observed, was in tha last year of tha Confessor's reign, and no long time before the decisive battle of Hastings.
Such portions of the charter as illustrate tha particular point which we wish to explain wa wUl extract.
After reciting the gift of Nbwentone (Long Nawnton) the deed goes on to describe, in these words,
an estate at Kemble : — " Also Kemele ; the land is thirty hides, of which four are in Chbllewed-*- (Chelworth) ;
this land King Ceadwalla gave to the ^bbot Aldhelm." — A refeirance to Domesday exactly corroborates this
statement. The estate at Chemele (p. 36) is described as consisting of thirty hides, and Celeoede ( = Chelworth) is
mentioned incidentally as containing four of the said hides which comprised the Manor.
Again, Ceudwell is thus described : "Also, Ceeddewilla, the land ie, forty hides; of this estate is
Eastcotun, — Hanekynton, — MoEOOTUN : this manor King iEthelwulf gave." — It will be seen, at p. 37, that
Geedvellb is reckoned at forty hides, and there is no specific mention in the Record of Eastoot, — Hankynton,
— or MORBCOT. The entry respecting Bremhill is stUl more convincing : — " Also Beemela, the land is thirty-eight
hides; in this manor are included Ywehig, — Speerful, — Chedeoot, — Foxham, — and Avene." The first of
these is Eweidge, close by Colarna, and at some distance from Bremhill. Of the others, Speeefdl (Spirit HUl),
Chedecote (Charlcott), and Avon are portions of the parish ; — Foxham, though in some respects an independent
manor, is stiU attached, as it has been firom time immemorial, to the living of BremhiU. Not one of these
subordinate members of the Domesday manor of Brbme (p. 38), is mentioned separately in the Record.
When reciting the gift of Brokenbbeege, tha charter is even stiU more explicit, as to tha various
manors comprised in that estate : — " Also the same church holds Beokenebee&e (Brokenborough) ; the land is
fifty hides, this was the gift of King Eadwy : of this land Grutenham (Grittenham) counts for one hide, and
SuTTUNA (Sutton Banger) for ten hides, Rodburna for ten hides, Corstuna for ten hides, Ousfalde for three hides,
Bremelham for two hides." — Referring to p. 35, we have Beoohbneberge reckoned at fifty hides, and among the
subordinate tenants is R. Flambard, who is said to hold six hides at Coestone, described as a portion of tha
same estate (de eadem terra). Nona of the other places are separately mentioned. With regard to one of them,
Sutton Benger, it is an interesting fact, that though close to. Chippenham, and at some little distance from

Cod. Diplom. 817.

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Brokenborough, it stiU preserves the tradition of its old connection with that manor by being reckoned in the
same hundred ; namely in that of Malmesbury. '
Another example may be taken from the chartulary of Wilton. In the year 955, King Eadwy granted
to that monastery an estate of one hundred hides at Ceoloum (Chalk).^ This included several subordinate
manors, such as Alvedeston,— Teow,— and Semley— the last-named being at a considerable distance from the
principal Manor, with several parishes intervening. In tha charter, after the completion of the land limits of
Ceolcum, there is added, " Dis synt «a landgem^ro on Semaleage " (these are the boundaries of Semley).
Though locally situated in the hundred of Dunworth, Semlet, to this day, is reckoned as in that of Chalk. With
regard to the other two subordinate holdings, a comparison of entries, at pp. 47 and 135, shews clearly that the
one held by Richard Poingiant ' de eadem terra ' was at Trow,— whUst it is certainly a vary probable conjecture
that tha two hides held by AUeva were at Alvedes-ton.
A third instance is furnished hy the Winton chartulary. Among tha earUest gifts to Winchester was
one of an hundred hides at Downton. In Domesday, Duntone is described as having paid geld for ninety-seven
hides, because three ware taken away in the time of Canute for the purpose of enlarging the royal forest. (See
pp. 17 and 191.) There are several copies of tha charter relating to this manor, given in the Codex Diplomaticus.'
After completing the circuit of the present parish of Downton (which includes Charlton, — Nunton, — and
Redlynoh), it than goes on to give the land-limits of Ebbesbouen Episcopi, an estate soma few miles distant.
This last name is now superseded by that of Bishopston. The parish still preserves the memorial of having
originally formed part of the great manor of Downton by being stUl reckoned in the same hundred, though
locally situated in that of Cawdon.
This principle observed of naming only the chief manor will account for the apparent absence of many
names in Domesday. In the tabular analysis commencing at p. 195, will ba found a number of similar instances,
a few of which we will more particularly point out.
A reference to the Edingdon Chartulary compared with the entries in the Nomina Villarum, and other
records, will show that in the manor of Edingdon (tha-EDENDONE of Domesday, p. 53) were included Baynton, —
West Coulston, — and North Bradley. In that of Steeple Ashton — (Aistone, p. 53) — were comprised
Semington, — Rood Ashton, — West Ashton, — and Littleton.
In like manner Alton Priors would seem originally to have included Patney : — whilst Noeth
Newenton included Rainscomb ; indeed, the last-named estate, though soma miles distant, is still connected with
that parish. There can ba little doubt moreover that in the large manor of Saeisbbrie, which comprised no less
than fifty hides, p. S3 (or possibly from eight to ten thousand acres), must have been reckoned several of the

In the charter respecting Brokenebekge, this fact, of manors consisting of several subordinate members, comes out most
clearly. Cod. Dipl. 460. Thus it is said,— " Et hii sunt termini 10 hidarum pertiuentium ad manerium de Brokeneberge jm«! sani *
centum hidis nominatis ; hoc est de Suitone," &c. Then follow the land-limits of Sutton BenSek.
¦' Cod. Dipl. 436. 3 Cod. Dipl. 985, 1036, 1108.

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neighbouring estates, such as Stratford, and Woodford. In tha manor of Bradford were certainly comprised
no less than eight subordinate estates, — Leigh, — Woolley,— (the Ulf-lege of the Test, de Nev.), — Teowle, —
Holt, — Atworth, — Whaxall, — Winslby, — Stokb.
WhUst we are upon this point, it may ba observed, that though we have in Wiltshire many places bearing Meaning of the
the name of Berwick, that name is not to be found in Domesday. The historian of the Hundred of Chalk, in
Hoara 's ' Modern Wilts,' notices tha fact, and expresses his surprise, deducing from it the rather hasty inference
that the Record was therefore incomplete. But tha reason of tha absence of such a word from Domesday is very
evident, as soon as we arrive at its exact meaning. By Berewica (or Beeewita) is meant a subordinate manor, or a
remote hamlet, so far from the mother church as to need a chapel. In an ancient account of the lands of Pater-
borough, we read of Madehamstade and Oundle, " with their berwicks," ' Sometimes a ' berwick ' was a dislocated part
of a manor, as Wyka in Surrey (the Wucha of Domesday) is an insulated part of the parish of Worplesdon, wholly
surrounded by tha parish of Ash.' They are often alluded to in tha Record as attached to manors : for example
under Stanes (Staines) in Middlesex (I., 1386) we have — ' Ad hoc manerium pertinent 4 berewicm; ' — and under
Adelmetone (Edmonton) in the same county (I. 139 &) we read — ' Ad hoc manerium jacuit et jacet una Berewica
quae vacatur Mimes' (South Mimms). In like manner Beombsgravb in Worcestershire had eighteen Berewicks
Chideminstre sixteen, Cedeslai eight; — Recordine in Shropshire had eight, Membrefeld eighteen; —
Sudwelle in Nottinghamshire had twelve Berewicks. In Yorkshire they occur in greater numbers, and more
frequently than in most counties. In one or two places they are called Members of manors : thus, under Rodolie
in Leicestershire, we have, " Huic manerio pertinent subsequentia membra " to the amount of twenty (I. 330).
So in Warwickshire, " Haec duo membra jacent ad Stanlei manerium regis " (I. 338).
It will be easily understood, therefore, why we should not expect to find tha name Berwick in the
Wiltshire Domesday. It implies, in fact, a subordinate manor, or member of a manor, which is accounted for in
the Record under the principal estate. Berwick St. Leonard, for example, is included in tha entry relating to
Tisbuey (p. 43), of which parish it was without doubt originally a part. Thus in a recital of the various tithings
of Tisbury in the Shaftesbury Chartulary (Harl. MS. 61, fol. 43), Berwick is reckoned along with Linley, —
Hatch, — and Fernhill, which are stUl portions of the parish ; and further it is added, " and from all these
places they bring bodies for burial to the church at Tisbury," words which would seem to imply the common right
belonging to eveij parishioner. Moreover, among the tenants at Tisseberie in the Capellanus de Sancto Leonardo,
i.e., the Chaplain of [Berwick] St. Leonard's. — Again, Berwick St. John is accounted for under the large manor
of Ceoloum (Chalk), p. 47 ; — Berwick Bassett is included in Cauna (Caine, p. 7), of which parish, Uke Cherhill,
it was, till quite recently, a chapelry ; — Berwick St. James was originally, it is conjectured, a portion of the large
manor of Winterbourn Stoke.

' New Mon., I. 382.
° The following extracts will shew that such outlying portions as Semlet— Ebeesbourn Episcopi (= Bishopston), and Sdtton
Bengee, to which allusion has been made, would be properly called ' Berwicks' respectively to Chalk,— Downton, — and Bkoken-
BOEODGH. " Genouefffi Pornham (Fornham St. Genoveve) tempore Regis Edwardi tenuit Sanctus Edmundus pro bereuiia  et aula cui
pertinet est in alio hundredo  Wlfpitam (WoolpitJ tenuit Sanctus Edmundus tempore Regis Edwardi ^ro beremca et aula cui pertinet est
in alio hundredo." — See Domesd. II., 362.

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^'undlr °*"'°* ^^^ ^ second point to ba borne in mind, in judging of tha completeness of the Domesday Record, is this :
genenoappei- _^jjg^j ^ ^mj^^er of placss, too hastily concluded to have been omitted, are included under some generic appellation.
Of these, the principal in WUts are described under the term Wintrebuen, a name given to three different
districts through which the winter-bourns, or streams, flow. By reference to the analytical table it will be seen that
under this generic term are described the following manors : — Winterbourn Basset, — Winterbouen Monkton, —
Robson, — Winterbourn Stoke, — Asserton, — Rollbston, — Maddington, — Sheewton, — Gomeldon, —
Winterbourn Earls, — Winterbouen Gunner, — Winterbourn Ford, besides several others, some of which it is
not easy to identify.
Again, under tha generic term Clive, a name applied to tha hilly country in the neighbourhood of
Cliff Pipard and Helmarton, we have the following manors accounted for : — Boshton, — Clevancy, — Fastern, —
Broad-Town, — besides several portions of Cliff Pipard, and Helmarton.
A reference to the analysis, under Deveel, — Langefoed, — and Sudtone, — wUl exhibit other simUar
instances of manors being described under generic appellations.
Estates described And then there is a third consideration to be taken into account before we too hastUy conclude that
¦without being
specially named, the Record is incomplete. In a few cases a manor is not named, but simply described as one which had been
previously held by some Englishm,an in the time of the Confessor, Thus, at p. 130, Stephen the carpenter is said
to possess three hides held previously by Achil ; — at p. 144, Rainbuegis, as a King's Thane, is recorded as
holding a manor which Godwin held in the time of King Edward ; — at p. 143, Saieva is named as the owner of
what had been the estate of Alwi ; — and at^. 66, we have a manor of six hides, belonging in chief to Edward of
Salisbury, described as ' in the hundred of Wrderusteselle,' without any further clue to its exact locality.
Taking aU these matters into account, added to the fact that we have been able to identify, with
tolerable accuracy, all, save a vary few, of the Domesday manors, we can have little hesitation in avowing our
conviction, that, as far as Wiltshire is concerned, tha Record is complete. We should expect as much fi:om the
systematic way in which the enquiry was conducted, and tha care that the entries in the Exon Domesday
evidently imply. Certainly tha reason aUeged in support of the presumed incompleteness of parts of the
Record, namely that manors free from taxation were not named, does not hold hare, since the estates, or the
portions of them, which were free from gald, are especially mentioned. As regards nearly every existing parish
or tithing in Wilts, it is hoped that soma reference wiU be found in the General Index which wUl point out the
entry in Domesday under which it is accounted for. The exceptions are so very few, as to lead to the fair
presumption that tha deficiency is not in Domesday, but in our own inabUity to trace out the precise form in
which any manor, as yet undiscovered, may have been entered in the Record.
General policy of ^ ^®* observations may here be added on the Conqueror's policy, as attested by entries in this, as
the Conqueror, ^gjj g^g j^ ^^^^^ portions of Domesday Book. There is no doubt that the great principle for which WiUiam
contended, and on which he acted throughout, was that of his undoubted right to the Crown of England. Ha
did not claim the throne by virtue of the conquest, but as the lawful heir of the Confessor. As Edward's adopted
son, and inheritor of his throne in right of tha bequest made by his cousin, he sought and obtained the blessing
of the Holy See upon his enterprise. The consecrated banner,— the gonfalon,— sent to him by the Pope, seemed
to admit by implication the justice of his claim. Indeed, as far as any claim could be alleged, WUUam 's was at
least as good as his rival's, _for certainly the realm was not Harold's by any legal title. If one was a

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usurper, so was tha other. Edgar Atheling, if kindred had weight, the son of Edward the Outlaw, was the real
heir ; for he, as the lineal descendant of Edmund Ironside, was tha only mala left of tha house of Cardie.
Wa can easily understand, tharefore, much of the phraseology of Domesday, Claiming the throne by
lawful inheritance, William directed that all respect should be paid to rights acknowledged in the days of tha
Confessor. Hence, throughout the Record, tha memory of King Edward is treated with the greatest respect. In
mora than one passage ha is termed ' gloriosus Rex Edwardus." In like manner his Quaan Editha was treated
with all honor, — she was allowed to retain tha possessions which she enjoyed as Queen till tha day of her death, in
1075, after which time thay reverted to the Crown. On the other hand, there is not tha slightest recognition in
Domesday of Harold as King ; he is simply designated as the Earl Harold (Comes Heraldus), and his efforts to
maintain his short-lived dominion are spoken of as an ' invasion ' (" quando regnum invasit "). Of William it is
as constantly said " Postquam venit in Angliam," " — came, that is, as a matter of course, to assume the sovereignty
that of right belonged to him. In truth, as Sir F. Palgrave has well, and, it is believed, correctly expressed it : —
" As William the Conqueror assumed the royal power as the lawful successor of Edward the Confessor, it followed,
as a natural consequence, that he would support his own authority by respecting Edward the Confessor's law.
This constituted what wa may term tha technical principle of his government. Every prescriptive right was to
be held as it had been in the days of the Confessor : the laws of Edward the Confessor were to be observed in all
respects, except so far as he had caused them to be amended for the benefit of tha English people ; and at first
sight there was no intentional innovation, or change  Whatever aspects WiUiam 's policy assumed,
ha never departed from the principle that he had placed himself in the position of a legitimate sovereign asserting
legitimate rights. William did not present himself as a barbarian stranger, a Sweyna or a Canute, wielding
his battle-axe, slaying old and young, thirsting for blood, greedy of gold, seeking rapine, pursuing revenge ; but
as a lawful claimant, contesting the inheritance withheld by an unjust adversary ; and it is hardly possible to
deny but that, on constitutional grounds, he had a better title than he who was vanquished by tha battle-
trial at Hastings. When, therefore, William, as such lawful claimant, obtained tha dominion, the reign of the
usurper was blotted out from the legal and constitutional annals of England. In the same manner as the
ordinances of the Commonwealth have no place in our statute-books, and the patents of the Protector are
expunged from our records, so was tha reign of Harold passed over, and navar recognized by the law. Even
as King de facto, he was not acknowledged. Domesday, which was to establish tha territorial rights of the
Conqueror, the record by which he was willing to be concluded, that great memorial, not of an arbitrary power,
but of the principle of establishing the rights of the crown, so far as property was concerned, by an immutable
law, always dates them " tempore Regis Edwardi." WUliam wanted nothing more than what King Edward had ;
ha would take nothing as from Harold ; he ascended the throne not as the victor of the son of Godwin, but as
succeeding the Confessor. Therefore, ha was to be bound to tha responsibility of tha monarch of whom he claimed
to be the adopted son, the constituted heir." '
A simUar principle may be observed in the distribution of the lands amongst his Norman followers.
Much indeed of tha property in Wiltshire was left undisturbed. There would seem to have been no interference, or
at all events to a very trifling extent, with tha estates belonging to the Church, which in themselves comprised a
large portion of territory. The Crown lands, comprehended under the term ' Terrae Regis,' as a matter of course,
became vested in tha King. Among tha holders of land in Wiltshire ware not a few who had possessed the same.

' Domesd. II. 416 b, 425 6. ' See below, pp. 102, 176. ' Normandy and England, III., 620, 630.

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as King's Thanes, under the Confessor. In some cases, as in the instance of Alured of Marlborough, considerable
estates were bestowed on Englishmen, though in this particular instance the gifts may have been an acknow
ledgment of his services as an active opponent of Godwin's family. But even the forfeited lands were not
assigned to the Normans indiscriminately. An English lordship was generaUy handed over in its entirety to the
new proprietor. Thus WiUiam da Ow succeeds to the various estates that had been previously held by Alestan
da Boscumb {p. 101); — Alured of Marlborough obtains a number of manors which Carlo had possessed in
the time of tha Confessor {p. 83) ; — sundry estates held before by Spirtes, a priest, are bestowed by the
Conqueror on Nigel his physician (p. 133) ; — five manors belonging to Ednod, the steward, are granted to the
Earl Hugo {p. 61) ; — the lands of Harding and Azor become tha possession of the Earl Aubrey {pp. 63,
63). And just as William claimed to raign as the lawful heir of King Edward, so tha Norman baron
affected to be the representative of the English Thane whom he succeeded, and whom he designated his ' antecessor.'
Thus, in the Domesday for Hampshire, we have a portion of land claimed as belonging to the manor of Ceedeford
(Chardford), as part of the fee of Hugo de Port, ' per hsereditatem sui antecessoris.'' In soma cases, the Norman's
connection with his ' antecessor ' is much less like usurpation. Thus, we have Milo Crispin, the son-in-law of
Robert de Oily, possessed of Redborne {p. 93), and of Manbtune (p. 93), the same having originally been given
to Robert de Oily himself, as the son-in-law of Wigod de Wallingford, tha possessor of them in tha days of King
Edward. (See note, p. 91.) Moreover, as we shall have occasion to shew in subsequent pages, all these estates
were given to their new proprietors, subject to tha same customs as regarded the subordinate tenants,
or the cultivators of the soil, as heretofore, — no more power was given to the one, no lass privileges reserved to
the other. Tha probability would seem to be, that tha viUans and other subordinate occupiers of the
lands, except in parts of the country which had been desolated by war or afforested, remained for the most part
undisturbed. They had changed masters, but still held and cultivated their lands, on simUar conditions, and
with like services, as in the days of tha Confessor.
Indeed, there is but smaU necessity for ascribing the changes effected by the Conquest to national
subjugation and hostile influence. Tha whole stream of events for some years before WUUam set foot on the
shores of England had been naturally drifting into a ready acceptance of the rule of the Norman, whose
language and customs had for some years been in fame in high places. The long residence of the Confessor
in Normandy had created a partiaUty for the customs of the country, and many such usages had been adopted
by him. He surrounded himself with man of that nation, and of the few castles that were buUt in his time the
most important were garrisoned by French and Norman soldiers. Hence everything was prepared for the success
of tha Norman, and the conquest, when calmly considered, is rather to be regarded as an event to be expected,
than as an overwhelming catastrophe involving the destruction of independence and nationaUty. As Palgrave
has said,—" WiUiam never strove to Normanize the English people. He was cruel, though perhaps not
unnecessarily so, yet never interfered except whan ha needed to interfere. He never attempted to introduce
a new religion, new language, new laws. Let us but refer to the Laws of tha Conqueror, and to the ' custumal '
ascribed to Henry Beauclerc, and we have therein an assured testimony, that, as far as direct and positive
legislation is concerned, WUliam effected the smaUest possible alteration. In regard to the assertion that in
the very frame of his laws he made a distinction between Norman and English, we may appeal to the fact that
they were received by the nation not only without reluctance but with zealous joy. Thus the vary means by
which WUliam was able to accomplish the conquest prevented him fi'om ruling otherwise than as an EngUsh king." '

1 Normandy and England, III., 595.

CHAPTER II.

racter t>f the
ancient manors.

Meaning of the word Manor. Two-fold character of ancient manors. Inalienable manors. Domesday manors not always co
extensive with the present parishes. Their correspondence in many oases with tithe-districts. Land-limits in ancient charters still applicable.
Hundreds aud Tithings, — opinions as to the origin of them, how far to he ascribed to Alfred the Great. Evidence as to the antiquity of the
Wiltshire Hundreds. Ragged Hundreds. The Hide and Virgate, — their probable average extent. The Hide as an assessment. The Carucate,
and Bovate, — their extent. Measure of the Leuca and Quarentena. The Wood-land and Forests. The MUls. The Vineyards.
In order to understand the entries in Domesday, it is necessary to bear in mind tha precise character of a Meaning of the
word ' Manor '
Manor in olden time. By this term, which, it is contended by some authorities, is of Norman origin and J^^^"^'"'^, '^j.^,
derived from the French manoir,^ though certainly the thing signified was not unknown to the Saxon constitution,
is denoted not only a landed estate, but also a saignory or lordship, extending in some cases over several
subordinate manors. Archdeacon Hale, in his introduction to tha Domesday of St. Paul's, has well explained
this two-fold character of the ancient manors. " Manorial property," he says, " was a possession differing in
many respects from what is now called landed estate. It was not a breadth of land, which the lord might
cultivate or not, as ha pleased, suffer it to be inhabited, or reduce it to solitude and waste, but it was a dominion
or empire, within which the lord was the superior over subjects of different ranks, his power over them not being
absolute, but limited by law and custom. The lord of a manor who had received, by grant from tha Crown, saca
and soca, tol and team, &c., was not merely a proprietor but a prince ; and his courts were not only courts of law,
but frequently of criminal justice. The demesne, the assisad, and the waste lands ware his ; but the usufruct of
the assised lands belonged, on conditions, to the tenants, and the waste lands were not so entirely his, that he
could exclude the tenants from the use of tham. The lord stood to his tenants in a double capacity as the
arbiter of their rights, as well as tha owner of the land, and a Manor was both a Saignory and also a Farm ; a
Seignory as respected the occupiers of the lands held by the payment of services, rents, and heriots ; and a Farm
as respected the demesne lands ; the Seneschallus, or Stevrard, being tha representative of the lord, and the judge
of tha manorial courts ; and tha Ballivus being the officer who exacted tha services due from the tenants for the
cultivation of the demesne." '

' See Ellis, I. 224. The primary idea conveyed by the word ' Manor ' is, that it was the usual residence of the owner on his land.
Ordericns Vitalis (Book iv.) when speaking of the possessions bestowed by the Conqueror on the Bishop of Coutance, describes them as
" ducentas et octoginta »j7&«, quas a majierei^o vulgo vocamus. " So in the Domesday for Chester (.1, fol. 268) we read, "Homo manens in
isto hundredo ; " and in that for Surrey (I., fol. 30) we have the expression, " abstuUt rustioum qui ibi manebat. "
' Introduction to the Domesday of St. Paul's, pp. xxxiii., xxxvii. d

Inalienable manors.

xxvi DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
Principal and sub- jjj the susuing pages it wiU be observed that in the case of the greater land-owners a certain number
ordinate manors o r o o
of estates are entered in tha Record as possessed by themselves, others as simply held under them as chief lords by
some subordinate tenant. Thus, to take one instance out of a large number that might ba adduced, of Lacooh
{p. 71) it is said, " Edward [of Salisbury] himself holds Lacock," — whilst of Langefel {jp. 71) it is said, " Borel
holds Langley [Burrell] of Edward of Salisbury." This distinction must be borne in mind, especially in seeking
to trace out the descent of the various estates. The latter class of manors is not alluded to in the Exon
Domesday, except incidentally, inasmuch as only the demesne lands of the great lords and barons,' and not those
held by subordinate tenants under them, ware exempt from payment of the Dane-geld. Of course, in cases where
the seignory alone appertained to the chief lord, all the benefits accruing to him, though sometimes they were
substantial, ware the profits derived from heriots, or fines, or the dues payable on Law-days, when the tenants
ware bound to give their attendance at his court. The spirit of the feudal system, which was based on the
mutual dependence of class on class, required that every possessor of a manor should render service to some
superior lord. This explains entries wa find frequently in the Wiltshire Domesday (as, for example, at
p. 73, under Depeford), in which it is said that a tenant coidd go whither he wished (potuit ire quo volebat), —
that is, he could transfer his feudal allegianoa to any chief lord ha chose. One instance, recorded at p. Tl , is
singular ; a Thane holding a small estate at Cheibslave (Chedglow), who had the power of thus transferring
his allegiance, and, as seems to be implied, had exercised it, again, " of his own accord returned to Ernulf de
Hasding " (sponte se vertit ad Ernulfum). In other instances the smaller manors were inalienable from some
particular chief lord. Hence, we meet with the phrase, ' non potuit recedere a domino suo,' that is, he " could
not depart from his lord," or separate himself from the principal manor. In the case of lands belonging to the
Church this condition seems always as a rule to have attached to them. Examples such as wa have at p. 17,
respecting soma of the under-tenants at Dontone, — " Qui has terras tenebant T. R. E. non se poterant ab
ecclesia separare," — are frequent throughout tha Record. A remarkable entry, however, at p. 110, under Hiwi
seems to imply that, during a lease on lives of church property, tha lessee might at times claim the liberty of
doing suit and service at what lord's court he pleased. " Toti," it is said, " purchased Hiwi, in the time of King
Edward, of the Church of Malmesbury, for the lives of three men, and within that tenn he could go with the land
to what lord he pleased."
Domesday man- Another thing to be ramembarad in considering the entries in Domesday is this, — that the manors
ors not ahvays
witii'the^present mentioned there ara by no means necessarily co-extansive with the present parishes. The manor is at times
more extensive than the parish, or the parish comprises more than one manor. Examples of the former are
given in the preceding chapter {p. xix); we thare see how an entry in Domesday corresponds often with several
manors, some of which even as early as 1390 (the data of the taxation of Pope Nicholas), had become
independent parishes, or at least free-chapelries dependent upon the mother church. On tha other hand one
of our present parishes is sometimes accounted for in the Record under several entries. Thus in Great
Bedwin are included not only Bedvinde {p. 7), — but also Haredone {p. 146) — Ulfala {p. 146) — two entries under
Mertone {pp. 145, 146)— and no lass than /owr entries under the head of Graftona or Grastone {pp. 100, 145).
In Helmaeton are comprised the Domesday manors of Adhelmertone {p. 100) — Helmertuna {p. 134) 
Halmerintone ;(^. !96)— Clive {p. 83)— and Gategram {p. 143). Cliff Pipaed, in like manner, comprises
several entries under tha generic term Clive, references to which may ba seen in the Analysis at p. 307. And

See below, p. 154.

INTRODUCTION. xxvii
then the larger part of tha present parish of Avebury is accounted for, not under the entry Avreberie {p. 16)
but under those of Bachantune ( p. 95), and Chenete {p. 84). It is of course most important, that, before we
draw any deductions from the entries in Domesday, we should be quite clear that we are dealing with the precise
area of the manorial district which King WiUiam's commissioners undertook to survey. A neglect of this
precaution has led Kemble into error (at least as far as his Wiltshire examples are concerned), in his remarks on
tha extant of the ' hide.' Thus, whilst under Beokenborough he gives tha hidage as it is in Domesday, he
makes the estate consist only of 3950 acres (about the extent of what is now included in that parish) — whereas in
the fifty hides at which it was assessed, as has been already shewn (jo. xix), lands at Rodburna, —
Grittenham, — and Sutton [Benger] were included, tha actual extent of the Domesday manor amounting to at
least 6000, or perhaps 7000 acres.' Without doubt, many of the smaUer holdings have, in the course of
centuries, bean absorbed into the larger estates, and it is now impossible accurately to mark out their original
boundaries. StUl, a considerable number remain, as thay were at tha time of Domesday, in the various tithe- f,^^^^^^ mmois
districts which are kept as distinct portions of the several parishes of which now they are considered part. witti"t'ithe'''dis* tricts.
Fortunately we have preserved to us a large collection of Anglo-Saxon charters relating to Wiltshire, and to this
day many a manor may be traced out by means of the land-limits given in a grant of Alfred or Edgar. ° In
several instances has the author gone over tha boundaries of such manors with an ancient charter, and tha.
Ordnance Map divided into parishes, or rather tithe-districts, as his guides, and most striking has been tha way
in which boundaries described, now some thousand years ago, may still be accurately traced. To this day the
names originally given to hills and brooks survive, though those names may be unknown even to the proprietors
of the estates themselves, and are treasured up only in the memory of tha shepherd that tends his flocks on the
Wiltshire downs, or tha labourer that tUls the soil. And in cases where we have no ancient charters as our
guides, there can be little doubt but that tha Ordnance Map, divided, as wa have intimated, into Tithe
Districts, and supplemented where it is deficient from the parish maps and terriers, is the safest guide in forming
a judgment as to the actual extent of land included in many of the manors mentioned in the Domesday Survey-
In the returns for many of tha counties, the King's Commissioners placed the several estates under the
respective Hundreds, within the limits of which they were situated. In the Exchequer Domesday for Wiltshire

' Kemble's " Saxons in England," I., 107. The other Wiltshire examples given in the same passage are also incorrect. Newnton
is said to be assessed at ten Mdes and to consist of 810 acres. There are two places of this name in Wilts, Newnton next Tetbury, and North
Newnton near Pewsey ; the former is the Newentone (p. 36) which contains 1570 acres, and is reckoned at thirty hides, — the latter the
Newetone (p. 45) which is assessed at thirteen hides and a half, and contains some 1080 acres. Again, Kemble gives two entries under
KiKGTON, each assessed at the large amount oi forty hides, and containing respectively 2320 and 3950 acres. Certainly this de.5oription cannot
apply either to Kington St. Michael, or to West Kington, as the reader may soon convince himself by turning to those names in the general
index to this Volume, and examining the references there given to various entries in the Exchequer Domesday.
' One instance I cannot help mentioning. No long time ago, I was perambulating, together with a friend, who was well
acquainted with the locality, the parish of Alton Pbiobs, a charter relating to which is contained in the Codex Winton. At starting, we
learnt that the largest of the several streams which are to be seen there, and from wliich the parish, originally called Jiwel-tun, that is, ''the
village by the springs," derives its name, was called (spelling it as it was pronounced to us) Brad-ells. Our charter soon interpreted this, for
the starting point in its description was — First, from the western-most spring (or stream) that is called Bradetm/tt, i.e., simply
the '' broad spring. " At another point we came upon what tradition marks out as au old British road ; on enquiring from a shepherd
the names of places in that immediate locality, we found that a hill j ast above the ancient track- way was (as he pronounced it) called
Walc-way hill. Our charter here described a weala-wege, that is a Welsh-way, the ordinary name for the old British roads. In the ordnance
map the name has been tortured into fPalker's HiU. — I may add that we were able to identify with accuracy nearly every boundary-point
indicated in the Anglo-Saxon charter.

xxviii DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
tha Hundreds are omitted, and this circumstance makes our portion of the Record more difficult of accurate
interpretation. Fortunately a list of them, and of the principal holders of manors in tham, is supplied to us in
the Exon Domesday ; and hence we have been able, though tha task of tracing them out has been long and
wearisome, to identify with tolerable certainty by far the greater number of the estates. On the Wiltshire
Hundreds, in particular, information wUl be found at p. 155, in tha introduction to the Exon Domesday. Some
remarks, however, may be here introduced on Hundreds and Tithings in general, and on a few matters incidentally
arising out of the consideration of those for Wiltshire.
^"th?nB9*-*"opS- Much has been written on the subject of the first institution of Hundreds and Tithings in England.
origin. ' At what time they were originally established here, and for what object, as well as the way in which they were
formed, — these questions^hava_been discussed by scholars of learning and weight. Lambard and Spelman, no
mean authorities, have contended that the Hundred is to be understood of a Hundred heads of families.
Bromton, Abbot of Jervaux, considered that it comprised a Hundred villages. ' Tha author of the " Dialogus de
Scaccario," ° on the other hand, was of opinion that it consisted of a number of Hides, sometimes more and some
times lass, but of no certain quantity. His words are, — " Hundradus vero ex Hydarum aliquot cantenariis sad
non determinatis ; quidam enim ex pluribus, quidam ex paucioribus Hidis constat." — EUis, however, brings forward
extracts from a very ancient Leiger Book of Peterborough Abbey, " containing an enumeration of the Hundreds of
Northamptonshire and their contents, referring to the time of the Confessor, in which every Hundred is made to
consist of one hundred hides :] tha hides paying geld being particularly distinguished from those in the royal
occupation, and tha waste uncultivated land." ^ This opinion thus sustained, is corroborated, he contends by a
passage in Domesday itself, in its account of the lands belonging to Evesham Abbay and which is as foUows : —
" In Fissesbarga Hund. habet acclasia de Evesham Ixv. hid. Ex his xu. hidae sunt liberae. In iUo Hund. jacent
XX. hidiB de Dodentreu, et xv. hida de Wirecestre perficiunt hundret." * The last few words in which the fifteen
hides are spoken of as making up the himdred, coupled with his extract from the Leiger Book of Peterborough, he
considers as conclusive evidence as to tha real origin of the Hundred. But after aU, as HaUam truly remarks,
and the varying size of the WUtshire Hundreds gives much weight to his words : — " there is one circumstance
observable which seems to indicate that the division of the country into Hundreds could not have taken place at
one time or on one system, namely, the extreme inequality of Hundreds in various parts of England. Whether
the name ba considered to denote tha number of free famUias, or of land-holders, or of patty viUs forming so many
associations of mutual assurance of frank-pledge, we can hardly doubt that when tha term was first applied, a

' See EUis, I. 188.
2 The document is printed in Madox's History of the Exchequer, 4th edition ; vol. i., 399.
3 The document is in the library of the Society of Antiquaries. Ellis (I. 184) prints it entire in a note. He is, however,
mistaken in saying that ¦ every Hundred is made to consist of one hundred hides.' In many instances it is so, and there are several cases in
which the division is called a hundred anda half and made to consist of 150 hides. Still, Spelhoh Hundred had but 90 hides, Pocabroo
62 hides, Stooe 40 hides. See Morgan's ' England under the Normans,' p. 181.
* Domesday, i., 184. See Ellis, I. xix.

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hundred of one or other of thesa ware comprised, at an average reckoning, within tha district. But it is
impossible to reconcile the varying size of hundreds to any single hypothesis." '
The most careful examination of the subject is perhaps to be found in Kemble's valuable work, " The
Saxons in England." His views may ba expressed in brief as follows. From tha first, wa find tha inhabitants
of the Mark classed in tens and hundreds, each probably comprising respectively a corresponding number of
members, together with tha necessary offlcers, viz., a Tithing-man for each tithing, and a Hundred-man for each
hundred. ° The Frankish law names the officers thus alluded to ; in it the tithing-man are Decani (which appear
to be the same as tha Decimales Homines " alluded to in the Laws of .Ethelred) and tha Hundred-men
Cbntenarii. Now though the Anglo-Saxon laws do not mention these divisions by these names till a compa
ratively late period, when this signification had become altered, they do seem to imply them under the term
Gbgtldan, that is, brothers, or fellows of the gyld. Thus it is provided in tha laws of Alfred, that, in tha case of
aggravated crime, the offender's relations should pay one third of the fine, his gegyldan one third, the remaining
third being paid by himself, and in tha event of his not being able to pay his proportion he is^to forfeit his land,
and flee from the country. * This law of course implies that gegylda was a general name borne by every
individual in respect of some gyld, or association of which he was a member. The most probable meaning of the
voriA. gegylda is one who shares with others in paying; and, adopting this interpretation, we may suppose that
certain contributions were made by a number of persons to a common purse, as a mutual guarantee fund,
for the expenses of reciprocal aid and defence, or for general charitable purposes, or, as is possible, for the
outfit of armed men who attend in the fyrd, or military expedition,' on behalf of them all.
In later times tha Tithing and Hundred appear as local and territorial, not as numerical divisions.
We hear of tithings where there are more, and tithings where there are fewer people. But this does not
necessarily invalidate the doctrine, that original-ly the numbers ware calculated according to tha heads of
famUies, or that the extent of territory formed at first the varying quantity. In truth the difference in size and
number of hundreds in different counties is only intelligible if we assume population, and not space, to have
been the basis of the original calculation. Moreover, to a late period, in one part of England tha abstract word
TeoBung (Tithing) was replaced by the word Tyn-manna-tsel (Ten-man-tale), to which it is impossible to give

' Europe in the Middle Ages. Chap, viii., part 1.
» Hundreds are first mentioned in the laws of Edgar, and Tithings in those of Canute. In both passages, however, they seem to be
alluded to as institutions already recognized, and so no light is thrown by such mention on their first establishment. Thorpe's Ancient Laws
&o., I. 258, 269, 387. 3 Laws of ethelred, oh. vui., § 2. [Thorpe, I. 338. ] < Laws of Alfred, § 27. [Thorpe, L 79.]
5 The opinion held by some that the hundred was at the first a military organization, seems to derive support from the term used
in some of the northem counties, as equivalent to it, viz., 'Wapentake. The meaning and derivation of this word are thus explained in one of
the Laws of Edward the Confessor: — "Cum aliquis acoipiebat prefecturam Wapentagii die statute in loco ubi consneverant oongregari, omnes
majores natu contra eum conveniebant, et desoendente eo de equo suo, omnes assurgebant ei. Ipse vero ereota lancea sua, ab omnibus, secundum
morem, fcedus accipiebat: omnes enim quotquot venissent cum lanceis suis ipsius hastam tangebant, et ita se confirmabant per contaotum
armorum, pace palam concessa. Anglice vero arma vocantur wiepen, (= weapon) et taccare confirmare, quasi armorum confirmacio, vel nt
magis expresse, secundum linguam Anglicam, dicamus Wapentac, i.e., armorum tactus ; wsepen enim armasonat; <ac taotus est. Quamobrem
potest cognosci quod hac de causa totus ille conventus dicitur Wapentac, eo quod per tactum armorum suorum ad invicem coTifederati sunt," —
Thorpe, L 455. See also, Ellis, 1. 161.

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any meaning but the simple ona tha words express, vi^., tho ' tale or count of tan men.' — And so too, in the city
of London, where man, and not acras, became necessarily the subjects of calculation, we find the citizens
distributing themselves into FriSgylds, or associations for the maintenance of the peace, each consisting of ten
men ; while ten such gylds formed the Hundred.
After giving other Ulustrations of his views, Kemble adds,—" It is true that no division founded upon
numbers can long continua to coincide with the first corresponding territorial aUocation, however closely thay
may have been at first adjusted. In spite of every attempt to regulate it, population varies incessantly ; but
the tendency of land-divisions is to remain stationary for ages ; a holy horror prevents the alteration of that
which has been sanctified in men's minds by long continuance, and was perhaps more deeply sanctified at the
first by religious ceremonies. The rights of property universally demand the jealous guardianship of boundaries.
Moreover tha first Tithings, or at all avants the first Hundreds, must have had elbow-room enough within the
Mark to allow for a considerable elasticity of population w»ithout the necessity of disturbing the ancient boundary ;
and thus we can readily understand two very distinct things to have grown up together out of one origin,
namely, a constantly increasing number of gylds, yet a nearly, or entirely, stationary tale of territorial tithings
and hundreds." '
How far the Jt is often said that we owe the institution of Shires, Tithings, and Hundreds to Alfred tha Great.
origm of Tith- ' ° '
'drlds^can \e As to tha divisions of tha counties, and their government by aldermen and sheriffs, these certainly existed long
attributed to
King Alfred, before his time, for they are alluded to in the laws of King Ina, o. a.d. 700. And with regard to tithings and
hundreds, tha first writer who attributes their institution to Alfred is Ingulphus, who lived at the time of the
Conquest. It is true that in a manuscript, entitled ' Cronicon Wintonensa,' we have, under tha data 883, the
following entry, ' Aluredus Rex instituit hundredos et tethingas ad latronas investigandos,' ^ but literally true
tha statement cannot be, for as Alfred was navar master of more than half tha kingdom, the complete distribution
of England into these districts cannot upon any supposition be referred to him. Moreover, the sUanca of
cotemporary writers on the subject, and the absence of all allusion to these institutions in the laws of Alfred, are
the strongest argument against the opinion that he was the first to establish them. The ready wUlingness to
believe him to have been their author is an instance of the strength of national feeling, which, in reverence for
the memory of that great man, makes him the representative of every thing that is good, and connects every
institution of worth with his name. Possibly, as Kemble suggests, the tradition may ba in part true, for he
may have found it necessary, after the devastation of the Danish wars, to make a new muster or regulation of the
tithings, nay, even to cause, in some districts of his kingdom, a new territorial division to be established on the
old principle. It may ba, that tha words of the old Winchester Chronicle are susceptible of the interpretation,
that as Tithings and Hundreds were first estabUshed for mutual protection, so Alfred utiUzed tham for the
purpose of ensuring the internal security of his kingdom. Wa know at least, that on these was based the
institution called Frank-pledge, ' which is also attributed to Alfred, though the principle of it was as old as tha

1 ' Saxons in England, I.' pp. 237—241, 245. = MS. Cott. Domit. A. 13, fol, 10. See New Mon. I. 205.
3 See ' Saxons in England ' I. 249.

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Anglo-Saxon monarchy itself. But still he carried out that principle into active exercise, and this circumstance
may have given rise to the tradition that Hundreds and Tithings were first of all instituted by him.
Thare ara ona or two points connected with the Hundreds for WUtshire, which seam to throw light ^"theantiqauyof
incidentally on the antiquity of this institution, on which we must in passing offer a few remarks. By referring Hundred.^.
to the list of them given at p. 155, it will ba observed, that, out of 40 which are enumerated, thare are but 13
which are called from the chief town contained within their limits. These are — Ambresbury, Bradford,
Cricklade, Chippenham, Caine, Downton, Heytesbury, Melksham, Mere, Ramsbury, Warminster. The com
paratively small places, Alderbury, Cannings, Damerham, and Worth (Highworth), give names to Hundreds ; but
neither Bedwin, Wilton, or Malmesbury are found assigning their names to such divisions of territory ; and of
the rest, tha meaning of some of the words is so obscure as to he beyond our power to explain, whilst of others
the interpretation seams to point to a remote time when the county was but thinly peopled, and there were but
few towns or villages of any note in it. Thus Blache-grave means the dark grove or wood ; Thorn-grave and
Thohn-hill, the wood and hill respectively covered with thorns or brambles ; Stan-ford, tha stone (paved) ford
over a stream, the old name for tha present hundred of Chalk ; Stod-fald, the fold, or place, for horses
(Anglo-Saxon stdd-fald) ; El-stub, in Anglo-Saxon ellen-stub, the stump or stowl of the elder, of very common
occurrence in tha recital of ancient boundaries ; Staple (A. S. stapol), literally an upright post or pillar,
designating, at the first perhaps, tha place where the Hundred Court was held, when, meeting in open-air, they
transacted tha business of which that ancient court took cognisance ; Rugbberu, i.e., the rough, or hoar
barrow ; Whee-wels-don, (originally perhaps hdr-welles-dun,) i.e., the hill by the hoar, or ancient well.
And it is hard to explain, except by tha merest conjecture, such names as Feestesfield (Frustfield), — Steekley,
— Bkbnohesbeeg (Branch), — Dolesfelt (Dole), — and Selklby, — all traces having for the most part long since
perished of the sources from which they were originally derived. Most certainly such names tell of great
antiquity, and point to a time when Wiltshire had but few places of note which might give names to the
Hundreds in which they were situated. And a very early and primitive state of things must be indicated, when
the ancient barrow or tumulus, the elder-stowl, the hoar or ancient well, the staple or stone pillar, give names to
Hundreds. Add to this tha following facts, and they are not without weight in giving colour for tha belief, that
the institution of Hundreds in Wilts was perhaps some 300 years before Alfred's time. Up to the close of the
llth century, tha date of the Exon Domesday, there is no such hundred as that of Malmesbury. In the year 1340
as we learn from the Inquisitiones Nonarum, what is now the town of Malmesbury was situated in two hundreds,
tha dividing line running through it. The Church of St. Mary, together with Brokenborough and Charlton, was
in tha hundred of Cheggblbwe ; the Church of St. Paul, together with Rodbourn and Corston, was in the
hundred of Stercheleb. If tha town of Malmesbury existed at the time when tha hundreds were formed, is it
likely that it would have bean parted between two hundreds, especially whan we bear in mind that the lordship of
both, as well as all the neighbouring estates, belonged from an early period to the Abbot of Malmesbury ? In
fact, is it not almost certain that had it so existed it would have given its name (as it did in after times) to the
hundred, like Bradford, Westbury, Caine, Warminster, &c. ? Now, Malmesbury is mentioned as a town by Bede,
who calls it "Maildulfi urbs,'' under tha date of A.D. 705. If therefore thare be any force in the facts on which
we have been dwelling, thay would furnish, to say tha least, a strong probability that tha Wiltshire Hundreds were
formed before the town of Malmesbury was buUt, and, consequently some 300 years before Alfred tha Great was
born. As far as they go they would give some confirmation to the opinion advanced by Hutchins and others.

Hundreds.

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. that their first institution is, with far more likelihood, to be attributed to Ina, tha friend and kinsman of Aldhelm,
who was king of Wessex, A.D. 688-735. '
Kjg^ej A few words must be added upon tha subject of what are called Ragged Hundreds, a name employed
to denote Hundreds composed of a number of estates lying in different parts of the county, and yet reckoned as
portions of one and the same Hundred. In a preceding page {p. xix), mention has been made of the custom of
including in tha same estate outlying portions granted with it, and, so to speak, appurtenant to the principal
manor. These outlying portions came afterwards to be regarded as in tha same Hundred with the chief- manor.
Hence Semley is in the hundred of Chalk, — and Bishopston (in South Wilts) in that of Downton, — and Sutton
Benger in that of Malmesbury, — though all these places are locally situated in other Hundreds. In some
instances we are quite unable to explain, especially at this distance of time, why these eccentric arrangements
should have prevailed. No doubt, even as early as tha time of Domesday, lands were taken from one manor,
or hundred, and attached to another, many of tha Thanes, as wa have already remarked, ' having power to
remove their lands and change their lords, and many of these changes may have been tha result of simple
caprice. A close connection between Britford and Bramshaw may account for the latter place, like the former,
being in the Hundred of Cadworth.^ But why Compton Chamberlain should be in the hundred of Damer
ham, or Fisherton Delamere and Dinton in that of Warminster, it is not easy to say. It was, however, in
the course of the 13th century that thesa anomalous arrangements increased. The Hundred Rolls are full of
complaints respecting soma of the greater land-owners, — and in almost every instance they were ecclesiastical
persons, — who withdraw their estates from the hundred to which they properly belonged, and attached them to
soma distant hundred in which was situated their principal manor, or, as it was technically termed, ' caput baronies,'
the head of their barony. Thus the Bishop of Winchester, c. 1330, removed East Knoyle and Fonthill, both
of which belonged to his see, the one from Mere, and the other from Dunworth, and attached tham to the
hundred of Downton, the lordship of which was vested in him. In like manner a previous Bishop of Winchester
had attached all tha estates which belonged to tha Priory of St. Swithin, of which he was, so to speak, a trustee,
such as Alton (Priors), — Ham, — Westwood,— Stockton, and some few others, to the hundred of Elstub, in
which was situated Enford, one of tha largest of them. In one case wa have a deed preserved to us, showing
that sometimes the transfer was made in a business-like way, and with no attempt to defraud the lord of the
hundred, in which they were properly situated, of his rights. The document in question relates to certain estates
belonging to the Abbot of Glastonbury, which at tha time (A.D., 1319) were in tha hundred of Chippenham. It
is as foUows ; — " To aU &c. Edmund Gascelyn, Lord of the Hundred of Chippenham, greeting. Know &c., that
I have quite claimed for myself and my heirs for ever to Godfrey by the Grace of God, Lord Abbot of Glaston
bury and to the Convent there, all summonses, attachments, distraints, and execution of all briefs, precepts and
mandates of our Lord tha King, his Justices, Sheriffs, and all other his officers, in Kingston St. Michael,  Christ-
tamalforda, — Gritalington, — and NeteUngton, and all lands and fees thereto belonging in WUtshire. Witnessed
&c.— Dated at Glastonbury, Monday after Feast of Purification, 13 Edward II." " The Abbot at once formed

1 History of Dorset. Vol. iv. Dissertation on Domesday. » See above, p. xxvi.
See Sir E. C. Hoare's ' Frustfield Hundred,' p. 93, on outlying portions of the hundred of Alderbury.
¦• See Jackson's Aubrey, p. 124.

INTRODUCTION. xxxiii
a new hundred called that of North Damerham (after tha name of his principal estate in South Wilts,) in which
he placed the/owr manors so ceded to him.
These irregularities, of which wa have bean speaking, exist even to the present day. It says much for
the dislike to change and innovation which is the characteristic of our countrymen, to observe how for centuries
they have patiently acquiesced in such anomalous arrangements, too often at first the result of the exercise of
arbitrary power. It needed but the memory of one generation to make tham accomplished facts, and tha next
reverences them as memorials of the past, which no rude hand is hastily to obliterate.
Many and conflicting are the accounts given to us respecting tha Hide and Virgate. The former was The Hidb and
a very ancient denomination of land among the Anglo-Saxons. It is mentioned repeatedly in the laws of King
Ina, which were promulgated at tha commancamant of the eighth century. Kemble's account of the derivation
of tha word appears to be the true ona. Ha says, " The ordinary Anglo-Saxon words are Higid — (in its
contracted and almost universal form Hid) — and Hiwisc. Tha Latin equivalents, which we find in the chronicles
and charters, ara f amilia, cassatus, mansus, mansio, manens, and terra tributarii. The words Hid and Hiwisc are
eimUar, if not identical, in meaning ; they stand in close etymological relation to Higan, Hiw'an, the family, the
man and wife, and thus perfectly to justify the Latin terms familia and cassatus by which they ara translated.
Tha Hid then, or Hide of land, is the estate of ona household, the amount of land sufficient for the support of
one famUy. It is clear, however, that this could not be an invariable quantity, if the households were to subsist
on an equal scale : it must depend on the original quality and condition of the soil, as well as upon manifold
contingencies of situation — climate, aspect, accessibility of water and roads, abundance of natural manures,
proximity of marshes and forests, in short an endless catalogue of varying details." '
It is owing to this circumstance that the accounts given to us concerning the extent of the Hide are so varying state
ments as to the
various. Selden no doubt was quite right in saying that ' the just value of a Hide that might fit the whole ^tent of the
kingdom never appears fi-om Domesday, and was ever of uncertain quantity.' ' The author of the Dialogus de
Scaccacio makes it one hundred acres : — " Ruricolee melius hoc norunt ; verum, sicut ab ipsis accepimus, Hida
a primitiva institutione ax centum acris constat." Spelman, citing a Malmesbury manuscript, computes it at
ninety-six acres. Agard again quotes several ancient documents which seem to prove that one hundred and twenty
acras, both before and after tha conquest, went to the Hide.^ Such varying statements, for each of which no
doubt there ara good grounds, ara only to ba explained on the supposition that at first the Hida was of uncertain
quantity. In fact, as Sir Francis Palgrave has weU explained it, " Land was measured by a compromise between
superficial extent and productive value. Instead of trundling the theodolite, they yoked tha oxen and sped the
plough. The carucate consisted of so much land as the ploughshare could furrow in tha course of tha season ;
the half-drowned plashes which sunk beneath the tread, or the soil studded with jutting rocks, where the
husbandman could not tum up the glebe, were no portion of the plough-land. The bents and sedges where the
ox could not feed were excluded from the ox-gang. The ridges and balks over which the scythe could not

> ' Saxons in England,' I. 91. See also Cod. Dipl., vol. iii., in the glossary at the commencement of the volume, sub voce Hid.
» Selden. Tit. Hon. p. 622. See also Kelham, p. 231. = See all the authorities given m Ellis L 145—148. e

xxxiv DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
mow the grass, ware not reckoned in the 'day-math,' and, generaUy speaking, no land uncultivated at the
time of the Domesday survey was included in the calculation of the Hides. Hence the very unequal
admeasurement of the plough-land, carucate, or hide, in subsequent times, when by usage it became a regular
sum total of acreage ; the same denomination of measure, a ' hide-land,' or its synonyms, being applied to 60,
80, 100, 113, 130, or 150 acres." '
Within a very few years of the completion of Domesday, WiUiam Rufus, urged on by his minister
Flambard, ignored this equitable mode of reckoning the extant of the Hida, and caused the land to ba remeasured
by the rope or line,' thus rendering superficial extent alone the basis of calculation. The crown officers formed a
new cadastre according to the new principle, which took no account whatever of the quality of the soil. The land
was meted out according to an invariable geometrical standard without any reference to its productive worth.
Tha result of course exhibited a much larger Hidage than the Domesday Survey, and the tax increased
accordingly, to the great injury, in many cases, of tha land holders.^
Admitting the fact, that the Hide was at tha first a conventional rather than any fixed amount of land,
and that it so continued to the time of Domesday, we nevertheless meet with statements that seem to imply that
some rule was adopted in settling the number of Hides in each estate. Bede speaks in several places of manors
consisting of so many hides 'juxta mensuram Anglorum.' And such entries as we have under Adblingtone
{p. 79), which consisted of eleven hides and a half, and five acres, — and Dobreham {p. 39), where one of the
subordinate tenants is said to possess one hida, and eight acres ; — and Deveel {p. 56), in which three hides and a
half, all but three acres, are said to be in demesne, seem to imply soma attempt at accurate valuation or
measurement. However much the Hide may differ in average extent in various counties, there is of course a
strong antecedent probability that in one and the same county it would approximate, more or less, to some fixed
amount of land. The question we have to try to solve is, — " What was the average extant of the Hida in
Wiltshire ? "

I History of Normandy and England, iv., 60.
2 Flambard was not without a precedent for this step, for the territorial divisions in SossEX, which are still called Rapes, are so
designated from the fact that the Conqueror from the first divided that county by ' the rope ' as it was termed, that is, by actual measurement.
As Palgrave says : " He divided that county into six districts, extending right down from the northern border, each possessing a frontage
towards the sea, each efifecting a ready communication with Normandy, and constituting, as it were, six miUtary high roads to his paternal
duchy. But few Norwegian or Teutonic terms can comparatively be found preserved among the Normans, but the ' hreppar ' seems to have
been retained almost unaltered among them. Hence these demarcations were, and still are called, ' rapes. ' Each possessed within its bounds
some one castle or other important station for defence or protection, and each appears to have been placed under some military commander.
Sussex alone, of all the counties in England, sustained this great territorial alteration, being dealt with from the first moment entirely as a
conquered territory." — Hist, of Normandy and England, II., 394.
3 Ordericus Vitalis, who was living at the time, gives us au exact account of this transaction, and of the hardships that it inflicted.
" Hie [Flambard] juvenem fraudulentis stimulationibus inquietavit Regem, incitans ut totius Anglise reviseret desoriptionem, AnglioJeque
telluris comprobans iteraret partitionem, subditisque recideret, tam advenis quam indigenis, quicquid inveniretur ultra certam dimensionem.
Annuente Rege, omnes carucatas, quas Angli hidas vocant, funiculo mensus est et descripsit ; postpositisque mensuris, quas liberales Angli
jussu Edwardi Regis largiter distribuerant, unminuit, et regales fiscos aocumulans colonis arva retruncavit. Roris itaque olim diutius naoti
dimiuutione, et msoliti vectigalis gravi exaggeratione, supplices Regiee fidelitati plebes indeoenter oppressit, ablatis rebus attenuavit, et in
nimiam egestatem de ingenti copia redegit."— Order. Vital. Lib. viii. cap. 8. (A". 1089).

INTRODUCTION. xxxv
The Exon Domesday gives us material help in this enquiry. Wa gather from it, in the first place, that ^"'"xfg'Jlt "oT^h^
each Hide consisted oi four Viegates : — in every instance the ' gald,' which was six shillings on the Hida, is cal- sWre. '
culated at a proportionate sum on tha Virgates. Thus, at p. 181, we have this entry, — " Saulf retained the
tax of one hide and one virgate, to wit, seven shillings and sixpence." Again, at p. 159, we are told, — " Of tha
land of Ernulf de Hasding, for halfa-hide and half-a-virgate, there have been retained three shillings and
ninepence." And, at p. 161, it is said, — " Turstin retained the gald of three virgates, to wit, four shillings and
sixpence." — And then, from an antry under Calne {p. 173), wa are able to infer what number of acres there were in
each Virgate ; for in two out of tha three manuscripts of the Exon Domesday, two parts of a virgate are
interpreted as seven acres, and tha third part of a virgate as three acres ; and that these were intended to be
equivalents is clear from the fact of the geld payable being in either case the same sum. We arrive, tharefore, at
this result, that tha Hide, in Wiltshire, consisting of four Virgates, each of some ten acres, contained in round
numbers forty acres. Assuming, as Kemble has endeavoured to show,' that an acre implied ordinarily a quantity
of land not very different in extent from our own statute acre, we have at all events a starting point.
But on applying these calculations as tests to the correctness of tha Domesday entries, we see at once
that such a measurement cannot apply to tha whole of each parish or manor. Thus, to take a few of tha present
parishes of which wa can have little doubt as to their corresponding in extent with the Domesday manors, —
WocHESiE {p. 131), is said'to have paid' geld for ten hides, and as it contains 1490 acrea, the average
extent of each hide on this reckoning would be 149 acres ; — Sterte (p. 83), which contains 615 acres, is assessed
at 5 hides, thus giving 133 acres for each ; — Biscopestebu {p. 76), with 1039 acres, is reckoned at 7 hides, each
on this calculation with 147 acres; — Cristemeleford {p. 30), with 3750 acres, is assessed at SO hides, thus
shewing an average 137 acres to each.
These apparent discrepancies are at once explained by reference to tha customs of our Saxon forefathers
as to the distribution of land when thay first settled in England. " The district,'' says Kemble, " occupied by a
body of new settlers was divided by lot in various proportions. Yet it is certain that not all the land was so
distributed ; a quantity sufficient to supply a block of arable to each settler was set apart for division ; while the
surplus fitted for cultivation, the marshes and forests less suited to the operations of the plough, and a great
amount of fine grass or meadow-land, destined for the maintenance of cattle, remained in undivided possession as
commons. At first, too, considerable tracts ware left purposely out of cultivation to form the marches or defences
of tha several communities.'"
It is easy to understand how, in tha course of centuries, from various causes, these lands thus common,
in tha first instance, to all who lived in a certain district, became apportioned amongst those who held the arable

1 Kemble argues thus much from a passage in the dialogue attributed to MlMo, where the ploughman is made to say,
" Having yoked my oxen, and fastened my share and coulter, I am bound to plough every day a full acre or more." He adds, that experience
proves that a plough drawn by oxen will scarcely exceed this measure on average land at the present day j an acre and a quarter being a
very hard day's work for any ploughman under such circumstances. (Saxons in England, I. 96. ) In early times, however, the ' acre ' was
of uncertain quantity. It depended on the length of its perch, which varied by custom. In Cooke's ' Description of the County of Wilts,'
(p. 46) he speaks of the perch in this county being of three lengths, — 15, 18, and 164 fi^et; tbefrst, now nearly out of use, but comraonlj-
employed throughout England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ; the second, the ancient forest measure, an acre derived from it
consisting of no less than 5760 square yards ; the third, the present standard measure. See, on this subject, Ellis' Introduction to Domesday,
I., 167 ; and Morgan's England under the Normans, pp. 18—26. » Saxons in England, I. 90.

xxxvi DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
land. They became, in fact, partible and appurtenant to private estates in a certain proportion to the arable. Thus
Kemble quotes an Anglo-Saxon charter, bearing date 983, in which he finds the foUowing grant ;— " the miUstead,
and tha miU, and so much of tha mark-land as belongs to three hides." ^ A glance at a map of Wiltshire divided
into tithe-districts, which, as wa have intimated, so often correspond with the ancient manors, will at once show
how much care was taken to assign to each a due quantity of arable land, and also of pasture and meadow. In
several instances they run down in thin strips to the river from the hUls, for the purpose of securing this
necessary apportionment of lands.
The inference that we should draw would be this, — that tha forty acres of which the Hide consisted
(as wa have gathered from the Exon Domesday) comprised simply the arable land contained in it, but that every
Hide implied a certain amount of pasture, meadow, and, it might ba, of wood, as necessarily appurtenant to it.
And this inference is confirmed by an entry in the Wiltshire Domesday. Thus, under Edbndonb {p. 144),
Hervey is said to hold one hide ; the land is described as being one carucate, and there is said to be as much
meadow and pastura as is sufficient for one hide (tantum prati et pasturae quantum convenit uni hida). In some
instances it would appear that, in estimating tha assessment of an estate in Hides, the smaUer extent of the
arable land was compensated for by a larger quantity of meadow and pasture. A comparison of two entries
under Clive {p. 58) shews this clearly ; each estate contained a carucate and a half of arable land ; but, in the
one case, geld was paid for three hides, in the other, for three hides and three virgates; and the explanation
would appear to consist in the fact, that, in the former instance, thare were but ten acres of meadow, in the
latter, sixteen acres of meadow, and fourteen acres of pasture.
If wa could trast the account given in the Exon Domesday as an accurate estimate of the number of
hides in Wilts, it would not be difficult soon to arrive at a fair conclusion as to average number of acres included,
or implied, in each. It is a question, however, how far the Exon Domesday takes notice of several large estates
belonging to tha Crown, such as Calne, Bedwin, Ambresbury, Warminster, and Chippenham, of which we are
told in the Exchequer Domesday that they ' never paid geld, neither were assessed in hides.' In soma instances, we
have the number of carucates that paid no geld, but not under any of the hundreds in which the manors just
named were situated.' In one case, too, in which wa have the means of comparing the entries in the two
Records, there is a discrepancy which we cannot account for, since whilst under Wherwelsdown Hundred the
Exon Domesday gives a total of seventy-eight hides, the Exchequer Domesday, as will be seen in the note
below,^ where the hidage of the several estates is given, makes it more than ninety. Taking it however for what
it is worth, the estimate given in the Exon Domesday of the number of hides in WUtshire, including in them

¦ ' Saxons in England," I. 50. Cod. Dipl. 633.

2 See above pp. 7—9, and compare the entries in the Exon Domesday under the Hundreds of Calnb (p. 171), Kinwardstone
(p. 180), Ambkesbhrt (p. 185), Warminster (p. 176), and Chippenham (p. 161).
a Compare the entries at p. 1 72 with the following : 
EuENDONB (p. 52) reckoned at 30 hides.
Edekdone (p. U4) „ 1 „
COVELESTOISB (p. 131) „ 5
ClIIVELE (p. 74) „ 16 ",
AisTONB (p. 53) „ 30 „
Total 92 hides.

INTR OD UCTION. xxxvii
the ' carucates paying no geld,' that are reckoned under several of the Hundreds, amounts to 3996. The
number of acres in our County ia about 866,000, and, dividing thesa by the number of hides registered in the Exon
Domesday, we get as a result an average amount of some 316 acres to each hida. This can hardly be accepted
as a trustworthy result, even though we admit that a very large part of Wiltshire at the time of Domesday was
forest or waste land. We must rather look for an explanation to the probable incompleteness of the Exon
Domesday, and to another reason (on which we shall presently have mora to say), — the fact that many of the
estates were assessed at a less number of hides than they actually contained.
Fortunately we have a document preserved to us, of the date of Henry IIL, which may be deemed of
better authority as to tha actual number of hidas in Wilts, inasmuch as though Flambard's re-measuremant of
them in the time of WiUiam Rufus, to which we have alluded, may in some cases have been attended with
harshness, it at all events gives us the means of forming a more accurate judgment as to their average extent.
In this document we have the following entry: — "In Wiltescyre continentur 4800 Hidse.'" Taking this as
the actual number, the average extent of each hide, with its appurtenances of pastura and meadow (and including
also in the calculation the forests and waste land), amounts to 180 acras. There can be no doubt but that the
wood and waste land amounted to little less than one-fifth of the county, and, if aUowance be made for this, and
we reckon only the land which could more or less be profitably occupied, we arrive at a result which wa believe
to be near the truth, namely, that tha Hide in Wiltshire implied an amount of arable land with meadow and
pasture, varying, according to the quaUty of tha soil, from 130 to 160 acres.
One interesting fact wa may at all events deduce from the entries in the Exon Domesday, compared
with the statement of the ancient manuscript to which reference has been made. Reckoning each hide as
containing forty acres of arable land, and the number of hidas at 4800, this would give a total of 193,000 acres,
or rather mora than one-fifth of the whole land in Wiltshire, under the plough at the time of the Domesday
survey. These general conclusions respecting the extant of the Hide in our county ara fairly borne out by The extent of the
reference to ancient terriers, and, where such can ba ascertained, tha custom of parishes. In the course of to ancient ter
riers and cus-
centuries, extensive clearing of wood-land has taken place, and much that was formerly waste or down land Jn'wiitswrf"''
brought into tillage, and the proportion consequently borne by tha arable to the rest of the land increased. As
regards, however, the total number of acres included in the Yard-land (= Virgate), or tha Hide, there is a
remarkable agreement, whether our data are drawn from ancient or modern records.
The two following examples, taken from a Survey of the Manor of Bradford-on-Avon [c. 1639], will
iUustrate tha point we are discussing : —
" Henry Babshen holdeth by copy dated 16° May A" 39° ElizabethEa Reginse one messuage
and one halfe yard-lande containing in Arrable vii acres i yarde, mead half an acre, and pasture
xii acres and halfe," &c.
" Margaret Mathews widdowa holdeth by copy dated primo April, A" 4" Elizab. one messuage
and 1 yard-lande in Lighe containing in Arrable xvi acres [and a half], mead half an acre, pasture xii
acres xvii perches and wood 1 acre," &c.

Cott. MSS. Claud, b. vii. fol. 204 b.

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DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

Taking these figures as trustworthy, tha extent of the Hide, consisting of four yard-lands, in the former
case would consist of some 160, — in the latter of about 134 acras.
Again, we find that in the reign of George IIL, according to Report to the Board of Agriculture {p. 17),
there were at that period many instances in WUtshire where " a yard-land contained about 3 acres of meadow
land, 18 acras of arable, and a right of pasture,"— perhaps equivalent to from 30 to 35 acres altogether, and thus
representing a Hide as comprising from 130 to 140 acres.
It is no long time ago, since the tenants at Stockton, in South Wilts, were assessed to the parochial
rates according to the number of livings or yard-lands which thay held. These yard-lands consisted, I found
on enquiry, of some 35 acres of arable land, more or less according to its productive value, together with a certain
amount of meadow, and pasture. The extant of the Hide, according to this reckoning, would ba from 130 to
150 acres.'

The Caeucate,
its identity with
the Hide as a
measure of land.

Much that has been said respecting the Hide is appUcabla also to the Carucate. The latter word is of
Norman origin and is derived, as Bishop Kennet suggests, from the old French word carrue, a plough. Like the
former it is, as Sir Edward Coke observes, a ' word compound,' and denotes as much arable land as could be
managed with one plough and the beasts belonging thereto in a year and containing also, as appurtenant to it,
meadow and pasture necessary for such tUlage. There can be little doubt that regarded as actual measures of
the extent of land, the Hida and Carucate were identical. Thus, Ordericus VitaHs, who was living at the time of
Domesday, speaks of tha two terms as synonymous, — " carucatas quas Angli hidas vocant." ' Agard, moreover, as
EUis tells us,' quotes Walter Wyttlesey, a monk of Peterborough, who, as far as one county is concerned, writes,
" In provincia Lincolnise non sunt Hidse sicut in aliis provinciis, sed pro Hidis sunt Carucates terrarum, et non
minus valent quam Hida." Ha also cites a passage from Knyghton, " de qualibet Hida, id est Carucata terrae."

' The following examples taken from different parts of the county wiU suffice to show the general correctness of the conclusions
arrived at respecting the extent of the Hide in Wilts. The instances selected, as well as others given at^. xxxv., are those in which we may
be tolerably sure that the Domesday manor is co-extensive with the modern parish, and in which the assessment in Hides fairly corresponds
wi1;h its actual esOent in acres. It must, however, be borne iu mind that in the total acreage given is included, as Indeed the Record itself
shows, much that was wood or waste land at the time of Domesday, and allowance in each case must be made for this, in attempting to
arrive at anything like accurate conclusions.

Hides

AcroB.

Acree in
each Hide.

Hides.
Acres.
Acres in
esictiHide.
Bkomham
p, 13
Bromham
20
3522
176
Jbecbeseohte
p. 61
Erchfont
30
6102
803
Caningb
p, 62
AH-Ocmnings
18J
3234
178
LiDIAEDE
p. 16
Lydiard MOlicmt
10
1850
186
Chesvel
p. 47
West Knoyle
10
1913
191
LiTELTONE
p, 27
Littleton Drew
6
904
180
Chilmeeo
p. 46
Chilmark
SO
3137
166
Meeesdenb
p. 10
Marden
10
1267
125
COLEBURNE
p. 40
ColUnghomn Kingston
60
7142
142
Newektohe
p. 80
Newton Tony
11
2336
212
CoLINGEEDItNE
p. 14
Collinghoum Ducis
20J
3188
165
EODE
p. 80
Bowde
20
2656
127
COTEIESTONE
p. 131
East Coulston
6
868
173
SorwoKDE
p 101
Bopworth
5
790
158
Detkei
p. 34
Monkton Deverel
10
1738
173
Stantohe
i). 137
Stanton Fite-Waryn
10
1420
142
Eelisboese
p. 113
Eitesboum Wake
14
2700
190
Staplefokb
p. 143
Stapleford
lOJ
1990
189
Edihtone
p. es
Heddifigton
10
1650
166
Stottdme
p. 21
Stockton
10
2085
208
ES9IT0HE
p. 20
Ashton Keynes
20
3820
191
ScMIiEFOIiB
p, 28
Somerford Keynes
10
1640
164
Fhbbfovt
p, 60
Fovani
10
1990
199
Upiche
p. 55
Upton Lovell
10
1384
138
Fohtel
p. 17
Fonthill Episcopi
10
1733
173
Wadoke
p. 138
Whaddon
g
680
193
" See the whole passage in the note to p. xxxiv.
' Introduction to Domesday, I. 160.
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One distinction however may be drawn between them, — tha Hide would seem to take into account all the land
comprised within a manor, the Caeuoate, strictly speaking, was that which might be ploughed " terra arabilis," —
it comprehended fallows, and pastures, but not woods.'
As confirmatory of the opinion that as measures of land the Hide and Carucate ware identical, we
may refer to a manuscript preserved in the British Museum containing an ' extent ' of the Wiltshire manors
belonging to Malmesbury Abbay in the year 1396." Thus under Ceudewelle, we have registered four
carucates containing 300 acres of arable, together with 30 acres of meadow, and tha right of pasture for 300
sheep and 38 oxen, &c. Under Kemele (Kemble) there are said to ba two carucates containing 110 acres of
arable, 13 acres of meadow, and the right of pasture for 360 sheep and 30 oxen, &c. Under Cheblton (Charlton)
we have two carucates containing 90 acres of arable, together with 13 acras of meadow, and the right of
pasture for 140 sheep and 33 oxen, &c. Under Beokenberoh there are three carucates containing 180 acres of
pasture, together with 15 acres of meadow, and pasture for 300 sheep 30 oxen. Under Bremele (Bremhill), within
which manor are included the hamlets of Foxham and Avon, — we have three carucates containing 145 acres of
arable, together with 16 acras of meadow, and the right of pasture for 61 oxen, &c. — Taking these five examples
as a basis for calculation, we find that a Carucate in Wiltshire towards the end of the fourteenth century,
comprised on an average soma 50 acres of arable land. There is in this result no great discrepancy from the
conclusions to which we came as to the extent of arable land comprised in the Hide, especially if wa have in
mind the fact already mentioned, namely, the greater proportion that, as centuries passed on, through the process
of clearing woods and reducing what at the time of Domesday was waste or unprofitable lands into tillage, the
arable came to bear to the other descriptions of land.°
Several interpreters of Domesday have been sorely perplexed at observing the varying numbers of tha (J^ns™' "^^'ps
Hides and Carucates that are registered under the several manors. There appears to them to be a great
discrepancy, which at first sight it is hard to explain. Hanca they have contended that the well known
abbreviation Car', does not usually represent ' carucata ' {a, plough-land ), but ' caruca ' {a, plough-team), and denotes not
the quantity of land occupied, but the number of plough-teams employed.'' Thus thay would render ' Terra est
6 car', not as we have uniformly done," Terra est 6 carucata,' but ' Terra est 6 carucis,' that is, as they would
interpret the words, ' the arable is sufficient for 6 plough-teams.' This view has been adopted by Thorold in his

' The usual formula " Terra est [totidem] carucatEe " would seem to imply thus much ; since " Terra," when put singly, uniformly
implies a/rabk land. A Wiltshire peasant would speak of crossing a ploughed field, in contradistinction to walking along the road, as going
over the ground, ' Add. MS. 6165, fol. 109.
' It would appear that the word ' carucate ' was used at times to denote much larger quantities of land. " We meet," says Mr.
Morgan, " with compoMwd plough-lands, double or threefold. Fleta, temp. Edw. I., says, 'if land lay in three common fields, then nine score
acres to a carucate, sixty for winter tillage, sixty for spring tillage, and sixty for fallows. But if land lay in two fields, theu eight score acres
to a carucate, one half for tillage, and the other fallow. In modern times, Trinity fields, as they were called, have been more frequent than
the two-fold arrangement." — England under the Normans, p, 34. More information is given on this subject in Mr. Morgan's work, which is
full of useful matter, and well deserving of an attentive perusal.
* Of course such a phrase as we meet with under Newentone, p. 45,—" Totum manerium possunt arare 10 car'.— can only admit
of one rendering, namely that 1 0 plough teams {carucm) can till the whole manor." A reference, however, to the earlier part of the same
entry will show that tmder the general formula in which the extent of the manor is given there are but 7 car', accounted for, and in this case
it is contended the word must be an abbreviation for carucatse, i.e., carucates, or plough-lands.

xl DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
History of Northamptonshire, by Brady in tha general preface to his History of England, and by Nichols in
his History of Leicestershire.' The translator of the short extracts, prefixed to tha copies in fac-simUe issued
of the Domesday record of the various counties, appears to have adopted the same opinion.
Now against this interpretation may ba urged the simple fact that a return of plough-teams employed on
each manor does not seem to be required by the terms of tha King's precept. The enquiry would appear to have been
' Quot carucatse ' and ' Quot carucatse in dominio.' ' It is not denied that in some cases full particulars were taken, no
doubt with the view of accurately testing the productive value of the land, and so of making a fair calculation as to
its proper assessment. But aU that they needed in a Record such aa Domesday was a brief chronicle of the result,
as regarded the number of plough-lands in each manor respectively. And then further, there is no little
awkwardness in explaining, on such an interpretation, entries which frequently occur, in which half, or three
quarters, or soma other proportion of a car', or earuc'., is registered as held. Thus, under Deaioote {p. 36),
sundry subordinate tenants (they ara no less than eleven in number) are described as having dimidium car'.
In such cases possibly the advocates of the opinion we are combating would interpret the phrase as half a plough-
land, but surely where the expressions are precisely identical there should ba a uniformity in their rendering, and
it should not be left to the judgment, wa had almost said caprice, of a translator, to decide for what the abbreviation
in question stands.
Apart, however, from these general considerations, there are, in tha Domesday for Wilts, a number of
entries which seem to be conclusive against such a rendering of tha ordinary formula which is so familiar to all
students of tha Record. Wa will name a few, and venture to think that they quite warrant us in adhering in
this work to that interpretation which certainly has on its side, as far as authorities are concemed, tha greater
weight. Under Chintone {p. 110) we have, — "Terra est 1 car', qurn est ibi in dominio ; " — under Wiflesfoed
(p. 60), " Terra est 1 car', et ipsa est in dom'mio.'' Under Hesteebe {p. 16), we have " Terra est 3 car'., ipsa
sunt ibi cum 6 villanis et 6 cotariis et 6 acris prati."' Under Cadeham {p. 61) " Terra est 4 caruc'. ; de his sunt
in dominio 3 hida." Under Chelstanestone {p. 54) " Terra est 1 car', at dimid., et tantum est ibi ; " and an entry
of the same character occurs under Celdeintone {p. 77). One more example shall be given, which would
certainly seem tolerably conclusive on the matter. Under Ulfela [p. 146), we have, " Terra est 3 car'., et nil
pecunia," that is, ' and there are no cattle.' It will ba observed that every one of the examples we have quoted,
and others of like character might be produced, commences with tha usual formula, " Terra est... car'."*
^"mersure of ttie ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^' *^® needless difficulty which, as we venture to think, such interpreters of Domesday have
mano™™ ° Created for themselves arises from their forgetfulness of this important fact, that though tha Hide was in the first
instance more or less a measure of tha extent of the various manors, it had at the time of Domesday become
practically the measure of their assessment, which by no means in many cases corresponded with their real acreage.

1 Introduction, p. xlvii. » See above, p. xii.
3 This entry relates to the land belonging to the Church at Heytesbury. In the Inq. Non., 155, we have this entry, which at all
events interprets this example in the way for which we are contending :— " Rector habet duas carucatas terrte."
•> The whole question is well discussed in Manning and Bray's ' History of Surrey,' I. 113. The conclusion to which they come
is in favor of the interpretation adopted in this volume.

INTRODUCTION. xii
the fair presumable value of tha estate. Many entries in the Wiltshire Domesday imply clearly that the Hida is
to be regarded in this light of au assessment. Hence, under Opetone (jj. 78) we have a small holding described
as ' tantum quod valet 1 hidam.' Indeed, strictly speaking, the Record gives us in most cases only the number of
hides for which each estate paid geld (geldabat), which might, or might not be, a fair criterion of its extent or
value. Under Cosseham [p. 11), we have an entry in yvbioh the actual number of Hides which it contained is
contrasted with those for which it paid geld, — " there are thirty-four hidas, but it pays gald for eighteen hides."
— Under Chepbham {p. 9) and Theodulveside {p. 10) we have in either case the entry " it paid no geld, neither
was it assessed in hides.'' Under Cauna {p. 7), we have the stUl more decisive entry, " it never paid gald,
therefore it is not known how many hides are there " (nunquam galdavit, ideo nescitur quot hida sint ibi.) Then,
again, under Someeforde (p. 68) and Hertham {p. 73) we have entries in which it is intimated that in those cases
the assessment was equal to the actual measurement; for, after naming tha number of Hides, it is added in each
instance, " et pro tanto geldabat," words which imply that this agreement might be exceptional. Moreover we
have such statements as Standene (p. 108) containing five carucates and paying geld only for one hide ; — and
Colecote {p. 130), which contained ^w hidas, assessed at halfa-hide. On the other hand, examples may be
brought forward in which tha assessment in hides seems excessive. Thus Hiwei [p. 34), paid geld for eleven
hides, though there were but five carucates contained in it, which gives only soma sixty-seven acres for each
hide ; — Awltone {p. 18) paid geld for twenty hidas, with only fourteen carucates, giving seventy-five acres to each
hide ; — Geetelintone {p. 33) had only twenty carucates, and yet was assessed at thirty hides, giving only sixty-
five acras to the hide.'
Taking these circumstances into consideration, even though all difficulties connected with the subject
may not be removed, we at all events get rid of soma of them. We at least can understand the apparent
discrepancy in many instances between the number of hides and carucates, and can comprehend why it was
necessary, in compiUng a national Record, which was afterwards to be a standard of appeal, to take account alike
of the former, which marked the assessment of tha whole estate, as well as of the latter, which indicated the
quantity of land contained in it that was under the plough.''
Mention has already bean made {p. 81, note) of tha Bovate or Ox-Gang. We recur to it simply for The bovate or
Ox-Gakg.
the purpose of giving a short extract from the Malmesbury Manuscript, to which reference has been already
made {p. xxxix), which shews its extent in Wiltshire in the time of Richard II. Under tha manor of Sutton
(Sutton Benger) wa have registered, "four bovates of land, containing in them thirty acres of arable," and appur
tenant to them four acras of meadow, and the right of pasture for five oxen, &c. This gives for each Bovate some

I Instances of disproportionate assessment are frequent. Thus the estate of Chilcomee belonging to Winchester is reckoned at
one hundred hides, but the monks succeeded in getting it rated to the pulilic burdens at one hide only. — Cod. Dipl., 642.
' The fact of the Hide being an assessment dependent on the quality rather than the quantity of the land is made very evident by
taking an instance or two of parishes which coincide with the original manors, and where we can ascertain correctly the acreage and the
preseM assessmmt. Thus, Alunqton near Ambresbury (which consists of the two Domesday manors entered at pp. 54, 62, under
Alentone) is now assessed as £10.32, and contains 928 acres, thus giving an average rateable value of rather more than 22 shillings per acre ;
in Domesday this was assessed at eight hides, giving some 1 16 acres to each hide. On the other hand Pektwood, which contains 450 acres, is
now assessed at £315, or some 14 shillings per acre ; in Domesday (p. 27) this was reckoned at two hides, thus giving some 225
acres to each hide. .

xlii DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
seven acres and a half of arable land. Two passages in the 'V7Utshire Domesday would seem to imply that there
were six bovates in each carucate, or plough-land. Thus, under Daenefoed {p. 46) we have an entry, ' ibi sunt
6 bovata in carucata dominica,' and under Hebtham {p. 73), where there is said to be one carucate, it is added,
' terra est 6 bobus.' On this reckoning we arrive at a result singularly like that which has been shewn in the
preceding pages,— namely, that the plough-land in the fifteenth century consisted of from 43 to 50 acres of
arable land.
The ledga and rji^g Leuca and Quaeentena which wa have translated mile and furlong, are most commonly applied as
Quabehtena. ^
measures to wood-land. In the Register of Battle Abbey, there is a passage from which we learn that the Lauga,
or ancient English ' league ' consisted of twelve ' quarentenes,' and that a quarentane (or furlong) comprised forty
perches, each sixteen feet in length. This wiU bring the Domesday mUe to 3560 yards, whereas there are but
1760 yards in an English mUe of tha present day. In making an estimate of manors it is necessary to hear in
mind that tha mile represented by the term ' leuca ' was as nearly as possible a mile and a half of the present
standard.
The wooD-LABD The portion of each manor occupied by Wood-Land (SUva or Nemus) is always carefuUy entered. It is
always register- at, • 1
ei in Domesday, generally described as so many ' quarentena ' or ' leu,ca ' in length and breadth. Whan we have the simple
expression a ' quarentena of wood ' it means usually a square furlong, or some ten normal acres ; in like manner
a ' mile (leuca) of wood ' implies a mile in length and breadth, according to the reckoning already intimated some
1440 acres.' — It was not that the timber was of any great value that this care was taken in giving tha extent of the
woods, but because thay supplied the swine of the viUagers with food. For this privUege the swine-herds had to pay
either in money, or kind, to the lord of the manor, and this charge was called pannage (pannagium).' In tha
manor of Bradford-on-Avon this same payment was called larder-money, (lardarium).' Our ancestors even estimated
tha valua of a tree by the number of hogs that could stand under it. In the laws of Ina a man who cut down
a tree under which thirty hogs could stand, was condemned to pay a fine of sixty shUlings.' Other instances
might ba adduced from the same ancient code of laws showing tha importance attached to this right of the lord
of a manor, by the vary heavy fines and penalties exacted from trespassers.
In two instances in Wiltshire, Littlecote {p. 93) and Beeme {p. 38), wa have allusions to a few acres
of what tha Record designates ' spinetum,' that is ' bramble wood ;'' in tha latter case it is accidentally interesting
as giving us a clue to the etymology of the name of Bremhill.' We have mention also of the right which

1 See Morgan's ' England under the Normans,' p 29.
2 At Leominster in Herefordshire the pamnage was every tenth pig " Quisque viUanus habens x. porcos dat unum porcum de
pasnagio." Domesd. 1. 180. At Eingwood in Hampshire the payment was made in money. " Silva de cxlix porcis de pasnagio ; hoc quod
Eex habet valet vii. libr. et x. solid, numero." Ibid. I. 39. See other instances in Ellis I. 99, and ' England under the Normans ' p. 56.
The importance of pannage or masting was such as to cause the introduction of a clause in the Charta de Foresta ; see § 9.^Fleta
(Lib. II. p. 80), thinks it necessary to devote a chapter to the subject. ' Saxons in England,' II. 84.
3 See Wilts. Mag. v. 69. i Laws of Ina, p. 44. [Thorpe L 131.]
» See the note at p. 38. In the manuscript concerning the estates of Malmesbury Abbey (2 Eich. II.) already cited, we have the
following entry under Bbemele : — " pastura bosoi et gravse nihil valet per annum ^ropier multitudinem spinarum et umbram ramornm
arborum."— Add. MSS. 6165, folUO.

INTRODUCTION. xliii
appertained to some manors of cutting as much wood as was necessary for the repairs of buUdings or fences, and
also for fuel." Thus under Newentone, p. 48, we have the antry, — " To this manor belongs by custom the right
to 80 cart-loads of wood, and the feed of 80 hogs in MUchat Wood, and what may ba necessary for the repairs of
the houses and fences." Precisely similar rights are recorded as belonging to the manor of Waisel {p. 50).
We have few allusions in Domesday to tha Forests in Wilts. A forest was a district ' foras,' out of ™f,.,^°'^^^''^^ '"
•' ' Wiltshire.
ordinary jurisdiction, and the foresters were free from many burdens borne by others, and exempt from ' hundred
law." Among the rights of royalty enumerated in the laws of Henry I. are ' forastse,' and hence, as they were no
objects of assessment, but were subject to special jurisdiction, they are omitted from the Record.' A few are
incidentally mentioned, — that of Geavelinges (Groveley) p. 144, — Cetum (Chute) p. 15, — what was afterwards
called the New Foeest under Duntone, p. 17, — and that of Clarendon under the entries of Lavrecestohes,
p. 60, and Maleford,jj. 90.
Much reproach, as wa know, has been heaped on the memory of the Conqueror for the destruction of
many villages and churches for the purpose of increasing the New Forest. Tha fact of his having done so is too
clearly admitted to ba denied. His own chaplain, William of Jumieges, speaks of tha deaths of his two sons,
Richard and WUUam Rufus, as having been regarded by the people in general as a judgment of God on him for
this act.* The passion for the chasa led the Norman kings into many an act of cruelty, and the seizing a
compass of territory not less than 50 mUas in extent is a lasting monument of the Conqueror's tyranny.' At the
same time it must be ramembarad that he was not tha first to commence this wanton mode of proceeding. Thus
by comparing the entry in the Exon Domesday, p. 191, with that concerning Duntone at p. 17, it is evident that
soma five hides in all were taken away in tha time of King Canute from the Bishop of Winchester, on account
of the King's forest (propter forestam Regis). WUliam adopted the severe code promulgated in Canute's
" Constitutiones de Foresta,'' and followed the example first set to him by his predecessor. This fact does not
of course justify the Conqueror's act, but it at least exonerates him from the guilt of having first commenced this
course of cruelty and injustice.
In Domesday we have a careful account of the Mills belonging to each manor. Thesa were a source The mills, a
source of profit
of profit to the land-holder, inasmuch as tenants were permitted to grind their corn only at the lord's mill. In tJg"^®gn„°j'* °'
the larger estates soma miUs seem to have bean used exclusively for the corn grown on the demesne lands ; in
other cases they were let out at a rent which was returned in money or kind. Of course the miUs were of very

' See the note at p. 48.
» Thus in the document entitled ' Constitutiones de Foresta,' § ix., of the date of Canute, we have the following description of
immunities enjoyed by those who had the guardianship of the forests entrusted to them: ' Sint omnes liberi et quieti ab omnibus provincia-
libus summonitionibus et popularibus plaoitis, quae ' hundred laghe ' Angli dicunt, et ab omnibus armorum oneribus, quod ' warscot ' Angli
dicunt, et forinsecis querelis."— Thorpe's Ancient Laws, I. 427.
3 "Forestas communi consensa baronum meorum in manu mea sic retinui siout pater mens eas habuit."— Laws of Henry I.,
printed in Thorpe's Ancient Laws, 1. 501 ; see also I. 609.
« Histor. Norm. Script. Duchesne, {fol. 1619), p. 296. See also Ellis I. 107.
' See on this point the notes to the ' Eed King' by W. Stewart Rose, pp. 204-208.

xliv DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
unequal value. In soma of the larger manors, especially when they were situated on one or other of the various
streams in WUts and watar-powar was abundant, they were valuable ; in the case of the smaller manors, or when
thay ware on the down-land, tha rent paid to the lord was proportionately less. A mill at Rustesellb (LushiU,
near Swindon) {p. 86), returned only one shilling yearly, and the six mills at Cainingham (Bishop's Cannings,)
{p. 33), paid only fifteen pence each. Those also at Weetune {p. 85),— Wildehille {p. 81),— Lidiaede {p. 15),
Ledentone (p. 44), — Blontesdone {p. 69),— ware of smaU value, paying on the average only some ten shillings
and six-pence yearly. On tha other hand, the two miUs at Boltintone (BuUford) {p. 53), yielded thirty-two shillings
and six-pence each yearly; and those at Beadefoed (j). 43), Ocheburne {p. 93), Mildenhale (p. 31), and
Ceostonb {p. 80), were each worth thirty shillings annually. The common range of mUls in Wiltshire, appears to
be iromfive to fifteen shiUings ; in Somersetshire, however, we have several returning but six-pence a year to their
lord ; a few oulj four-pence ; and ona no more than three-pence.^
MUls frequently hadmore than one owner. Thus, under Langefoed {p. 58), — Tedeintone {p. 63), —
Cheveel {p. 74), — and Caldefelle (p. 75), we have entries in each case of half a mill (dimidium molini). Two
lords of adjoining manors, that is, had equal shares in the mill. So sometimes we have a mUl divided into
several shares. Thus, to the manor of Sumeefoed (p. 87;, belonged one third of a mill, — to that of
Tedelintone {p. 84), two parts of a mill, — whilst under tha two entries of Contone {pp. 85, 97), wa have
recorded, as belonging to either of the manors, one third part of two mills, worth in each case ten shillings.
Perhaps the most valuable of these shares in mills was the half mill registered as belonging to Bishop Osmund
at Saeisbeeie (p. S3), which yielded the large annual rent of thirty shillings.
In most cases, no doubt, the miUs were water-miUs. In the Agricultural Report for WUts {p. 259) a
MiU-ham, the equivalent to the Domesday phrase ' sedes molini,' by which is designated the miller's home-stead
and portion of meadow attached to the mill, is defined to be 'a narrow strip of ground by tha side of
a river.' In some cases, however, as in that of Theodulveside (Tilshaad,) p. 10, where there ware no less than
nine mills, they must have been worked by some other motive power. A natural suggestion would be that they
were wind-mills, were it not tha fact that there is no genuine evidence that they were used in the eleventh
century. In tha Boldon Book, printed in the supplementary volume of Domesday, under the date 1183, we
have notice at Oxenhall, near Darlington, in Durham, of a mUl worked by horses."
A mill might belong to a manor, though not situated within its proper bounds. Thus to this day there
is a mill belonging to Chilmark, which is locally situated in the parish of Tisbury, — the mill and its appur
tenances are nevertheless deemed as an outlying portion of the former parish.
TDe vmjJTARDs. We have several notices of the Vineyards in Wiltshire. Thus, at Tollaed {p. 133) there were " two
arpens of vineyard, — at Lacoch {p. 71) there was half an acre. Some years ago a doubt was expressed by some
authorities whether by Vinese, in Domesday, we were to understand orchards. Tha idea first started by Agard
was taken up by Atkins in his history of Gloucestershire, and by Daines Barrington in the Archaeologia.^ Dr.

' Domesd. for Somerset. I. 93, b.
2 Boldon Book, p. 683. ' Archseol. III. 67.

INTRODUCTION. xlv
Pegge, however, replied to their arguments and proved undeniably that they ware mistaken, and that the entries
in Domesday could only apply to true and proper vineyards.'
There can be no doubt that Vineyards existed long before the Norman conquest. They were most
probably introduced by the Romans during the later period of their stay in this country. According to Vopiscus"
the Emperor Probus, about tha year a.d. 280, restored the privilege of tha Vineyard. Thay are mentioned
moreover, in the laws of Alfred the Great,' and as Ellis shows in the context to the passages referred to in the
foot-notes are repeatedly alluded to in ancient deeds and charters, and often as distinct from orchards. It is mora
difficult to prove the neglect of tha culture of the vine as to tha period and the cause. But even admitting that
we had recourse to foreigners for the main portion of our consumption, it may ba proved that to a certain extent,
even in the reign of Edward I., wa were not without a home supply. Tha various places at which ecclesiastics
in particular cultivated the grape often occur in records, and the vineyards at Hereford, Ledbury, Gloucester,
Tewkesbury, and Worcester testify to the fact, in that sunny and well-cultivated part of England. Bishop
Cantilupe, in a letter of instructions to his steward, expressly mentions that of Ledbury at the time that it was
formed, or re-planted, and wa have it bearing fruit in the vintage of 1389. That which was cultivated seems to
have been the green grape, and soma of it was converted into verjuice, for which it was probably better suited
than for wine, though the proportion of the latter to the former was considerable.
Sir H. Ellis quotes a passage from the life of BuUayn, in the Biographia Britannica, in which it is
stated, " It is affirmed we have still upon record some treaty of peace between France and England, in which it
is stipulated that we should root up our vineyards, and ba their customers for all our wine. If such extirpation
of the English vineyards was not owing to this, it might be the falling of Gascony into the hands of tha English,
whence wine was imported batter and cheaper than we could make it." On this passage it is then remarked : —
•'The quantity of wine produced in England never could have been sufficient for the consumption of the
inhabitants ; and its inferiority is probably a better reason for it having bean supplanted by foreign produce than
any stipulated destruction of tha vines by treaty."*
When Aubrey visited Bradford-on-Avon some two hundred years ago, he was struck at the fitness of
the sloping hiU on the western side of the town as a site for a vineyard. In his Natural History (ch. ix.) he says,
" At Bradford all the side of the high hill above Mr. Paul Methwin's house is covered with elders. I fancy that
that part might be tumed to batter profit, for it is situated as well for a vineyard as any place can be, and is on a
rocky, gravelly ground." And in his WUtshire Collections, he says, " This high hill [above Mr. Methwyn's] is
rock and gravel, faces the south and south-west, therefore is the best site for a vineyard of any place I know ;
better in England cannot be." It is not impossible that whan gossiping with some of the inhabitants whom he

' See Ellis, L 116.
2 Ibid. p. 119. " Gallis omnibus, ao Hispanis, ao Britannis hinc permisit ut vites haberent vinumque oonfioerent."
' " Gif hwa gewerde o'Sres monnes win-geard ohhe his aBcras, o}>}>e his landes awiht, gebete swa hit mon gceahtige." [If any one
injure another man's vineyard, or his fields, or aught of his lands, let him make reoompence as it may be valued.] Laws of Alfred, § 26.
(Thorpe I. 50). ' Ellis I, 121.

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chanced to meet, they told him that once, as people said, the vine flourished on that hill ; and so that there was
the ' arpan of vineyard ' recorded in Domesday as belonging to the manor of Bradefoed {p. 48). Certain it is,
that the older inhabitants of WUcota, or the shepherds that tend their flocks on the neighbouring downs, will
tell you to this day, that the peculiar indentations you may observe in some of the sloping ground are marks of
ancient vineyards that in oldan times ware planted there. One can hardly be incredulous when he finds the
tradition thus handed down by these sons of the soil confirmed by the entry in Domesday, which records as
belonging to Wilcote, (p. 65,) — ' a new church, and excellent house, and a good vineyard.'

CHAPTBE III.

Manors commonly divided into two parts ; the lord's part or demesne, aud the tenantry part or viUans' land. The lands belonging
to the Crown, or Terrse Regis ; some belonging to the King as his private property, others belonging to the nation and held by him for the
public. The King's Barons, — distribution of lands among them. The Sheriff, — duties and perquisites of his office. The Thanes, — various
classes of them. The King's Officers. The King's Servants. The Huntsmen or Foresters. Thanes of the Shire. Cultivators of the
demesne, — the Serfs and Coliberts. The Villans, — Cotsetlers, — Cottars, — Bordars. The Bee-keepers or Honey-men. The Swine-herds.
General Condition of the English Tenantry in the olden time.
Manoes in olden times were commonly divided into two portions, the one held by the lord (dominus) for his own Manors divided
use, and hence called the demesne (dominium), the other let out to various tenants who paid rant in money ^^ the^nan-
or kind, and ware bound to render certain customary services for the enjoyment of tha same.' Spelman, after
remarking that tha word ' dominium ' is sometimes used in a larger sense as signifying generally the lord's
property in the whole estate (patrimonium domini), thus defines the mora limited usage to which we now refer.
He states that it is employed, — " ad significandum manerii partem, hoc ast terras et prsedia quae dominus
haareditarie non tradit suis tenentibus, sed aut sui ipsius manibus ratinuit aut ad annos aliquot sive voluntatem
elocavit, vulgo terrse Dominicales " — lands or estates, that is, which the lord did not grant to tenants in fee, but
which ha either kept in his own hands or let out for a term of years or at will, what in fact ara commonly called
' Demesne Lands.' '
The portion of a Manor held by the lord for his own especial benefit seems to have been cultivated
partly by his serfs, and partly also by the tenants of the out-lands, who had to render certain prsedial services
to the lord. In a few entries the coliberts are joined with the serfs, as employed on tha demesne lands. The
rest of the manor, the out-land in fact, was apportioned among the Villans, the Bordars, the Cottars, and other
classes of which we shall presently make more particular mention. From soma entries indeed it would almost

" This arrangement is weU described in the Agricultural Report of Wiltshire (p. 17),—" In general there was in each manor one
great farm called the lord's farm, which usuaUy had its land in severalty and distinct from the tenants. The rest of the manor, called the
tenantry part, was divided into small copyhold tenements or farms, called yard-lands, each of which was originally of nearly equal value, and
enjoyed equal rights of commonage."
» The demesne corresponded with the in-land of olden times; the other part ofthe manor was originally called «<-fand (i.e.,
out-land), and sometimes geneat-land, for the two terms seem to be synonymous. Thus, in the laws of Edgar, tithe is directed to be paid,
" legSer ge of Jiegnes in-land ge of geneat-land," i.e,, both from a, Thane's in-land and from geneat-land.— Ihoipe'a Ancient Laws, L 263.
It would seem, however that all demesne laud was not necessarily in-land, and that the latter was sometunes restricted to the several and
enclosed pari; of the demesne which the tenants were obliged to ' ware,' that is, to guard or fence.-' England under the Normans,' p. 73.

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appear that the VUlan was a sort of middle man between the other tenants and the chief owner of the estate, and
that some services due ultimately to the lord were, in the first instance, paid mediately to him.
TuEEJ! Regis, or The King himself was tha greatest land-owner in Wiltshire. Under the head of Terrsa Regis, or
Crown Lands. ° °
Crown Lands, is registered one-fifth of aU the land in tha county. The large estates of Calne, Bedwin,
Ambresbury, Warminster, Melksham, and many others, belonged to the king either as his private property, or
were vested in him as the representative of the state and so the holder of tha folc-land, under which term were
comprised those estates which belonged to tha nation at large. Like other freeman the King depended for much
of his subsistence on the cultivation of those estates which he held in absolute possession, These were
furnished with dweUings and storehouses in which the produce of his farms might be laid up, and from ona to
another he proceeded as political exigencies, or the need of supplies, or in some cases perhaps simple caprice,
rendered expedient. Sometimes, as at Warminster, he could by custom demand a night's entertainment for
himself and his suite, when he conferred on his faithful subjects residing there the honor of a royal visit. In
each villa or wie was placed a Bailiff ( prepositus or villicus ), the old wic-gerefa, whose duty it was to watch over
the King's interests, to superintend tha processes of industry, and look after the labourers employed in
production ; above all, to represent the King as regarded tha freeman and the officers of the county court.'
It wUl be observed that the King's Lands ara almost uniformly those which the old royal family had
previously held. They had belonged to King Edward, Harold, Earl Godwin, Ghida, the mother of Harold,
Tostig his brother, or Editha the Confessor's queen. No doubt much that is entered as having belonged to King
Edward, and which afterwards became vested in the Conqueror, was tha folc-land, or public property of tha state,
to which we have just alluded, of which, though tha nominal proprietor, he was the usufructuary possessor, and,
with the license and consent of his Witan, the distributor on the part of the public. Hence tha land which
in the Exchequer Domesday is called Terra Regis, is in the Exon Domesday termed, ' Dominicatus Regis ad
regnum pertinens.' ' A similar form of expression indeed is found in tha Exchequer Domesday, for a manor
granted by tha King to Earl Ralph is described as having previously belonged to the kingdom.'"
On this point tha foUowing pertinent remarks are found in Allen's valuable work on the Royal
Prerogative (p. 150). " When the King became the representative of tha state, the folc-land came to be con
sidered his property. It was his land in the same sense that the servants of the public were his servants, the
laws his laws, the army his army. In his poUtic or ideal capacity ha was the state, and whatever belonged to the
state belonged to him. li folc-land was assigned to any ona for Ufa, or for a shorter term, it was given by his
authority, and apparently for his service. Where it was converted into boc-land, or land of inheritance, the deed
was executed in his name, and though the grant was of no validity without tha concurrence of his Witan, the
donation seemed in form tha spontaneous act of his munificence. WhUst it continued folc-land it was subject to
payments and other burdens which were due to him, or to other persons who by law were termed his servants.
When bestowed on mUitary men employed in tha national defence it was caUed Thane-land (or Tain-land), and
said to ba held by his Thanes. When applied to the services of the person entrusted with the civU administration

¦ See Kemble's ' Saxons in England' L 1 55. In the laws of Canute, § Ixx. , is an enactment, " De victu ex Regis prsediis."— Thorpe's
Anct. Laws- I. 412. ' Exon Domesday (Devonshire) p. 75. ' Domesday II. 119J,

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of the shires it was called Reve-land, and said to be possessed by his ealdormen and gerefan. Whan appropriated to
his own subsistence, and the maintenance of his household, it was said to be held in demesne, or let out to farm.
Tha same lands, it is probable, were constantly or usually destined to the same use and occupied by persons of the
same degree." The principal holders of lands are spoken of in the Exon Domesday for Wilts as the King's Baeoks, The barons, va
rious classes of
(Baronas Regis). We meet with a similar title in other palrts of Domesday, but by it wa generally understand ""^'"'
the King's Justiciaries, before whom claims respecting property were litigated.' The title seems to have been of
Norman introduction, and to have included, as a generic term, various degrees of nobility and gentry. These
were Barones Majores, and Baronas Minores. Amongst the laws of Henry I., is one ' De privilegUs procerum
Anglic,* and in the body of the law wa have as an equivalent expression, ' Barones habentes socnam,' i,e., Barons
having the right of holding courts : in both cases tha words denoting simply lords of manor, who might of course
be of many difi'erent degrees of rank. Then again, tha citizens of London, as also those of Yorlt, Norwich-
Chester and some other places, were dignified with tha title of Baron. In tha charter of Henry IIL, concerning
tha liberties of the citizens of London, wa have the foUowing : — " Baeonbs civitatis London elegant sibi singulis
annis de seipsis Majorem." — The citizens bora the same title also on their common seal.'
Of tha Norman nobles, the Earls and others, among whom tha lands of tha vanquished English were
distributed, some account is given in foot-notes to the various sections in which we have a list of the manors bestowed
on them. Those estates seem to have been distributed by tha Conqueror among tha officers of his army, either in
proportion to their rank in Normandy, or to tha supplies they furnished in the expedition. A liberal share fall to
those who were more or lass connected with his family, such as the Earl Morton, tha Earl Roger, Walter Giff'ard,
Richard Fitz-Gilbert, Radulf de Mortemar, and others. Tha chief promoters of William's plans were not
forgotten, and hence tha names of Milo Crispin, Gilbert da Bretevilla, William de Ow, and William de Moiun are
found amongst the proprietors of Wiltshire manors. Including under this head, all tha King's Thanes, Officers,
and Servants, who are recorded as holding lands directly from the King, there were in Wilts one hundred and fifty.
six principal land-owners, or Tenants in Capite.
Of these, the owner of the most extensive estates was Edwaed of Salisbury, or, as ha is also termed, riie shrkwit, du
ties and perqui-
Edwaed the Sheeiff (Vica-Comes). Some account of himself, as well as of tha profits belonging to his office, s't^s of his oface
wiU be found at p. 64. Tha office itself is no doubt of the highest antiquity. Tha Scie-geeefa, as his name
denotes, was the person who stood at the head of the shira or county ; hence he is often called Scirman or
Scirigman.* He was probably the holder of the county court, tha scir-gemdt, or folc-mot, which was assembled
twice in the year, and before which was brought all tha important cases, and such as exceeded tha competence of
the Hundred. He had also to see to the execution of the law, and to exercise a supreme police in his county.
Moreover ha was the principal fiscal officer in the county ; the mints and coinage were under his superintendence ;

' See Ellis, L 44. = Thorpe, I. 630.
' Stowe's Survey, edit. 1603. p. 307. [EUis, L 60.]
* Kemble (' Saxons in England,' II., 158) gives several quotations from the laws of Ina and Athelstan, as well as'from charters in
the Cod. Dipl., in which this office is thus designated. In the same chapter much interesting information is contained regarding the office
itself.

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he had to levy all fines that accrued to tha King from offenders, and to collect such taxes as the land paid for
public purposes. He was no doubt charged with certain dishursaments, required by tha public service, and, we
may fairly presume, had to render a periodical account of receipts and expenditure, to the officers who then
represented the royal exchequer.'
Among the perquisites of this office were the receipts from what is called, at p. 61, Reve-land, to which
allusion has been already made. We meet occasionally in Anglo-Saxon charters with such words as geref
land and geref-mmd, where, as Kemble observes, ' the form of the composition denotes, not the land or meadow of
some particular sheriff, but of tha sheriff generally ;"' in fact, land which he enjoyed in virtue of his office. Tha
mention of Reva-land is not frequent in Domesday ; it occurs but in five or six entries, one of which is found in
tha WUtshire portion of the Record. Complaints are made in one passage of Thane-land having been
fraudulently converted into Reve-land, subtracted, that is, from the military service of the state and appropriated
by its civil'servants, tha ' gerefan,' to the increase of their own emoluments.'
It would appear that tha Sheriff occasionally took charge or possession of the estates of private parsons,
sometimes holding them in farm, sometimes in mortg&ge {in vadimonio) as in the case of Wivelesfoed (p. 133),
either on account of misdemeanours, or because the owners neglected the land, or because the duas were in arrear."*
The Thanks, va- The Anglo-Saxon title of nobility was Degn (Thane), a term which, like the Norman name of Baron
nous classes of ./ u \ /' 7
*''^™' that in time supplanted it, included various ranks. Originally, no doubt, it was a title, not so much of dignity
as of service, for this seems to ba impUad in tha word ' fegnian,' the primary meaning of which is, to serve. At
first a mUitary foUower of the King, and so attached to his person and acquiring rank, tha Thana became tha
possessor of land, the natural reward of his services to the Crown. Hence, in course of time, the possession of
territory became itself the title to rank , and any ona who held lands of a certain valua could claim a corresponding
social position with its accompanying privUeges.
There would seem to have bean two great divisions of Thanes. First of all there ware the King's
. Thanes (Taini Regis, or Taini Majores) who served tha King in places of aminency either in court or common
wealth, or ranked with such ; and then thare were the Lesser Thanes (Taini Minores) who fiUed subordinate
offices either under the king or some of the nobles of tha kingdom, or who were judged worthy of such a
position. The distinction between these classes is clearly shewn in ona of the provisions of Canute's
' Constitutiones de Foresta.' In every county there were to be chosen as Head Foresters (primarii foresta) four
persons " ex liberalioribus hominibus qui habent salvas suas debitas consuetudines quos Angli 'begenas' (Thanes)
appaUant ;" under each of these chief foresters were to bo chosen four " ax mediocribus hominibus quos Angli

1 ' Saxons in England,' II. 164. 2 Ibid. II. 166.
3 Thus, in the Domesday for Hereford (1. 181), ' Hajo terra fuit Tainland T. R. E. sed postea conversa est in Reveland et ideo dicunt
legati Regis quod ipsa terra et census qui inde exit furtim aufertur Rege.' Other passages in Domesday in which Reveland is named wiU be
found in Vol. I. fol. 576 (Berks),->?. 69 (Wilts),-/oi 1796(Hereford),-/o?.208(Hants),-andVol.II./c.Z. 29 (Dorset) iu the account of laud
belonging to Aiulf, Sheriff of that County.— See Morgan's ' England under the Normans,' pp. 196—204.
* Thns, in the Domesday for Bedfordshire, I., fol. 2165, Ralph Tallebosc, Sheriff of that county, is said to have seized land for dues
not paid,—" iUe gablum de hac terra dare noluit, et Radulfus Taillgebosc gablum dedit et pro forisfacto ipsam terram sumpsit."

INTRODUCTION. li
' les-fagenes ' {Lesser Thanes) nuncupant, Dani varo 'yoongmen ' vocat," whose duty it was to look after the vart
and venison.' y
It would appear that success in one of the inferior classes r^ight entitle a person to claim the privileges
of a Thane, or even of an Earl. Thus in an old Anglo-Saxon document entitled ' Of People's Ranks and Law,'
we have the following entries : — § 3, " If a ' ceorl ' thrived so that he had fuUy five hides of his own land, church
and kitchen, bell-housa and burh-gata seat," and special duty in the king's hall, then ha was henceforth of
thane-right worthy." § 5, " If a Thane so thrived that he became an ' eorl,' than was he henceforth of eorl-right
worthy.'' § 6, " If a merchant so thrived that he fared thrice over the wide sea in his own vessel, then he was
thenceforth of thane-right worthy." '
A comparison of the entries in the Laws of Canute ( § Ixxii. De Hereotis), of William the Conqueror
(§ XX. De Releviis), and of Henry I. (§ xiv. De Relevaoionibus) ¦* will show very accurately tha rank held by the
two classes of Thanes. The heriot^ payable on the death of a King's Thane is the same as the relief due on the
death of a Baron ; and in like manner, the Lesser Thane and the Vavassour are chargeable with precisely the same
heriot or relief. The law of Canute, which is the earliest enactment now existing by which the amount of such
heriot was determined, was probably only a confirmation of older customs, and promulgated for the purpose of
putting an and to disputes on the subject. As regards Thanes it declares as follows ;— "Let the heriots be as
fits the degree. From a King's Thane, of those who are nearest to him, four horses, two saddled, two unsaddled,
two swords, four spears, four shields, a helmet, a coat of mail, and fifty mancuses of gold. From a medial Thane
(mademra fegna) a horse equipped and his arms, or his heals fang 1= in Wessex, and in Mercia and East Anglia
two pounds. Among tha Danes, the heriot of a King's Thane who has his socii (= baronial court) four pounds ;
if he stand in near relation to the King, two horses, ona equipped, a sword, two spears, two shields, and fifty
mancuses of gold. And from a Thane of the lower order, two pounds."

1 Thorpe, L 426.
' Thorpe, in his glossaiy at the end of his second volume, explains ' Bel-hiis,' which we have translated bell-house, as equivalent to
the Latin Vympamarium and the French tinel, and as meaning a common hall in which the servants of the household took their meals. He
interprets the word ' Burh-geat-sete ' as literally a seat at a town gate, but used as a court for trying causes of family and tenants.
» Thorpe, I. 191. * Thorpe, I. 415, 475, 525.
- Kemble thus clearly explains the diffisrence betweeu the ' heiriot ' and the ' relief,' though as far as their practical effect they were
identical. " The horse and arms which in theory had been the loan of the chief were to be returned at tlie death of the vassal, in
order that, according to the same theory, they might fumish some other adventurer with the instruments of service. These technically called
here-geatum, i.e., literally military equipments have continued to our own day under, the name of Heriot, and strictly speaking consist of horses
and weapons. In later imitation of this, those who were not called on to perform military service were bound on demise to pay the best
chattel (melius catallvm), probably ou the theoretical hypothesis that the lord, at the commencement of the tenancy, had supplied the
necessary implements of agriculture. And this differs from a Relief, because Heriot is the act of the leaving. Relief the act of the incoming
tenant or heir. Relief (relevium) is from relevare, to lift or take up again. It is a sum paid by the heir to the lord, ou taking, or lifting up
again the inheritance of an estate which has, as it were, fallen to the ground by the death of the ancestor." ' Saxons iu England,' I. 178.'
6 Heals-fang is explained by Thorpe (in his Glossary to Ancient Laws, &c.) to mean literally a 'pillory.' It does not occur,
however, in this sense iu any of the Anglo-Saxon laws, but is used to denote a certain fine, graduated according to the degree of the offender,
and a commutation for a degrading punishment. . ' Heals-fang ' he conceives may therefoi'c be defined : — ' The sum a man sentenced to the
pillory would have to pay to save him from that punishment, had it been in use.'

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'''King's "Thanea ^ ^"•'^8^ number of Manors in Wiltshire, though many of tham ware but of small extent, were held by
various persons as King's Thanes. In many instances the same manors had been held, either by themselves or
by members of their famiUas, in the days of the Confessor. Some difference, however, would seani from sundry
entries to have existed by custom with regard to the tenure of lands thus held in their own hands by King's
Thanes. Probably many of such holdings ware allodial lands, (though this expression is not mat with in the
Wiltshire Domesday), free lands, that is, of ancient inheritance, for which could be claimed an immunity from
' geld.' This, however, was not tha case with all, for in the Record, over several of tha entries, is written the word
' geld.' ( = geldantem or geldabilem), as though this liability ware an exception to what was a general rule with
regard to the lands-held by King's Thanes. Examples may be seen under Tocheham {p. 135), — Mere {p. 137), —
Beamessage {p. 141), — and Gategeam (p. 143).
MiKisTEi Regis, Amongst those who held rank as King's Thanes must be reckoned tha Ministri Regis, or King's
or the King's ° ° '
Officers. These were the principal officers of tha Court, or members of tha Royal Household, or held lands
originally attached to such offices. Several of such persons had filled the high and honorable post of Camerarius
(or Chamberlain of the household) ; amongst them were Odin {p. 148), — Tuestin (p. 148), — and Albeeic
(p. 149). Another, by name Waein, was tha King's bow-man {p. 149) ; Gundvin was the keeper of the royal
granaries (p. 149) ; a third is described (p. 1 47) as Johannes Hostiaeius (= Ostiarius), i.e., the usher, or door-keeper.
A comparison of an entry at p. 146, with tha Exon Domesday, p. 163, shews that Tedbald, who is reckoned among
the king's officers, was ona of the royal physicians. Geoffrey, tha holder of Draicote (p. 147), as we learn
from a passage in the Exon Domesday (p. 160), was possessed of tha high dignity of MarescaUus (or Marshal),
an office corresponding with that of tha ' Steallere ' and ' Hors Jjegn ' among the Anglo-Saxons, the duties of which
consisted in taking charge of everything connected with the royal equipments, and so lad naturally enough to its
holders becoming the head of tha active and disposable military force of tha palace.
^thrSsmen' Under this head, also, of Taini Majores are certainly to be reckoned tha Venatoees, or Huntsmen,
mention of whom is so frequent throughout tha Survey. As guardians of the Royal Forests, many of tham were
not only of good rank," hut were well endowed with lauds. Waleean, the Huntsman, from whom descended
several well-known famUies in Wilts, was possessed of considerable estates (pp. 104-107). Many of the manors
granted to this class of persons were in the vicinity of one or other of tha forests. Thus Ceoc held a manor at
Todeworde(p. 146), close by the forest of Chute,— Ulueic at Scaldeburne {p. 140), near that of Savernake,—
GoDEic at Mera (p. 137), in the neighbourhood of that of Selwood. A reference to the lands belonging to Waleean
wUl shew that many of them were also in the vicinity of forest-land. Under Chepeham (p. 9), we have notice of
a manor which the Confessor had granted to Ulviet his huntsman : another of the royal huntsmen in tha days
of King Edward held a small estate under tha Abbess of Wilton at Newetone {p. 46). In one entry we have
a manor belonging to tha King's Forestees in tha forest of Geavelinges (p. 144).

> The position held by the Venatokes is well defined in Canute's ' Constitutiones de Foresta.' All those engaged in ' warding ¦
the forests were out of 'Hundred-Law,' that is, quit and free of all summonses, county courts, and military dues. Thus, among the
'Constitutiones de Foresta" § 9 [Thorpe, L 427], we have the following :-" Sint omnes  liberi et quieti ab omnibus p'rovincialibus
summonitionibus et popularibus plaoitis qua; ' Hundred-laghe ' Angli dicunt, et ab omnibus armorum oneribus quod ' Warscot ' Angli dicunt,
et forinsecis querelis." The persons of the Head-ForesterS were guarded by severe penalties. The Court of the Forest was to be held four
times a year, and exercised a jurisdiction such as belonged only to the higher and royal courts. See ' Saxons in England,' IL 81.

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It may be observed, in passing, that occasionally we flnd the same persons holding lands in different
capacities. Thus William Coeniole held Helprintona (p. 139), as one of the King's servants, and Wicheford
(p. 149), as one of the King's officers. Humfeey de L'Isle is, as we learn by a comparison of the entries in the
Exchequer and Exon Domesday (see pp. 131, 163), recorded separately as holding Scharnacote {p. 131), under the
title of Humfrey the Chamberlain. So too, whUst most of tha Huntsmen are entered as holding lands as King's
Thanes, Ceoo held Stoche (p. 149), as one of tha King's Officers.
It is possible that though the Seevientes Regis, or King's Seevants, comprised a class of officers of sbbvikntes re
gis, or the '
tha court of an inferior relative position to those just described, they may have been included, as far as rank was Ainu's skkvants.
concerned, among the Taini Majores, or Higher Thanes. Amongst them was Ansger, the King's cook, tha holder
of Helprintone (p. 139) ; — and Stephen, his carpenter, tha possessor of a small estate at Ardescote {p. 130) ; — and
Osmund, his interpreter ' (if indeed wa may draw such a conclusion from the antry in the Exon Domesday)
the holder of Ponberie {p. 130). In ona case we have Tedbald, tha physician, and Humfrey, the cook,
numbered among the Ministri Regis as joint-owners of WidehUle. [See p. 146 compared with p. 163.] In this
last instance, possibly by cook may be intended the office of Disc-Jiagn or Thane of the table, which corresponded
with that of Steward or Dapifer, such as was held by Ednod in the days of the Confessor (p. 61). All tha officers
of the King had much deference paid to tham, and even the lower situations about tha court entitled the holders
to much social rank. Thus, whan Hardicanute sent certain persons to dig up tha body of Harold, he is said to
have appointed ' jSUfric, Archbishop of York, Earl Godwin, Styr master of the household, Edric tha steward,
Troudh his cook, and others of high dignity." '
We have spoken of the Lesser Thanes as corresponding with what in soma portions of the Record ara The lessf.k
Thames, who cor
called Vavassoues. This last title does not occur in tha Wiltshire Domesday, though no doubt in this class were responded with
included very many who ara named as principal under-tenants. Thus tha subordinate holders of Boltintone
{p, 53), are described as Thanes ; tha demesne of tha Abbess of Ambresbury as chief owner is said to be worth
JB13 ; and then " quod Taini tenent " is valued at 15 shillings. Selden conjectures that they held their lands
either of a mesne lord, or not immediately of the King, or at least of tha King as of an honour or manor and not
in chief. And Sir H. Spelman gives us much tha same account whan he says, — " Tha grantees who received
their estates from tha Barons or Tenants in chief and not from the King ware called Valva sours, and were with
their lords as thay, the Tenants in chief, were to the King." Thay corresponded with what were caUed
Frankleins at a later period, for Chaucer calls his Franklein a Vavassour. The position held by them is
explained in au early account of tha services of tha tenants of Ramsey Monastery, in which they ara thus
distinguished from the ' milites ;' — " Praeter hos milites sunt Franklani, quorum quidam tenent dimidiam hidam,
quidam plus, quidam minus, et sclent adjuvare milites ad servicium faciendum." ' According to Morgan they

' The Exon Domesday (p. 170) gives the name as Osmund Latimar, Ellis (I. 91 ) quotes from a register of Abingdon (MS. Cott. Claud.
0. 'a., fol. 1396) the follovring explanation of the term, " Gilbertus Latemer, id est interpres." Latin-arias (= Latin-er) would seem to be the
origin of the word; one, that is, whose skill in Latin was presumed to enable him to understand other languages. Hugo Latinarius occurs
among the tenants in Hants (Domes. I. 50&). Blount says, "Beneath Whittington in Shropshire one Wrenoc, spn of Meurio, held lands bythe
service of being latimer (i.e., interpreter) between the English and the Welshmen."— See Kennett's Parooh. Antiq. (Glossary) ; also, ' England
under the Normans,' p. 207.
" Quoted from Simeon of Durham, by Ellis, I. 92. ' New Monast. II, 679.

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were " not very unlike the socheman of a previous period, and seam to resemble tha class of yeomen freeholders,
called statesmen, now becoming extinct, whose name perhaps indicates that thay form a middle class, or estate."'
Confirmation of the accuracy of thesa opinions seems to be derived from several of the entries in the
Wiltshire Domesday. Thus all the subordinate holdings under the Abbot of Glastonbury in Dobreham {p. 38),
are called ' Terra Tainorum.' Under Beeme (p. 38), we have land granted ' cuidam Taino.' Siward, a Thane,
is registered as holding land at Chegeslaue (p. 93), under Milo Crispin. So in the Exon Domesday, at p. 174,
wa have among the land holders, the ' Thanes of Edward the Sheriff,' and at p. 185, the ' Thanes of Ernulf de
Hasding.'
Thanes of the Of this class were no doubt the Taini SciEiE (Thanes of tha Shire), by whose evidence the Commis-
Shike. sioners seem to have been commonly guided in making their returns. Thay are very frequently alluded to in
tha Wiltshire portion of the Record. See under Wintrebuene {p. 33), — Alentone {p. 63), — Langefoede
{p. 73). In one case, under Cauna (p. 7), we have the expression ' testimonio Scirse.'
We have already stated that the demesne land was cultivated by the lord himself for his own especial
use. In each estate he seems to have placed a Prefectus or Prepositus, that is a Bailiff or Steward, answer
ing to the Anglo-Saxon ' Wicuere,' whose position varied with tha rank of his employer and the extent of his
jurisdiction, for he represented the lord in his manorial court and had to see that the various services due to him
were properly rendered.
Gathering our conclusions from the entries themselves, the demesne lands in Wiltshire would saem to
have been chiefly cultivated by the Servi or Seefs. With them are sometimes associated tha ' Colibeeti,' which
wa have translated Colibeets.
The Sehfs, their The Anglo-Saxon word for a serf was Deow or Esna, for, though there seems to have been some difference
condition in ol- ' ' z)
den tune. between the two, they ara used as identical iu meaning in the laws ascribed to Ina." Tha name by which they are
designated in tha laws of William the Conqueror, — namely Naifs or Neifs, — the latin word for which is Nativi, — '
seems to justify the inference, that they were originally the lowest class of the natives engaged in the cultivation
of tha soU, when the country was subdued by tha Saxons, who were retained by tha conquerors iu a state of
bondage. From this circumstance, no doubt, it was that the terms Wealh and Wyln were also used for this class.
Certainly nothing is mora unlikely, or opposed to facts, than the notion once commonly entertained of the total
expulsion or extermination of tha British by the Anglo-Saxon invaders. No doubt, as regards tha irresponsibility of
the master in tha eye of the law, as to all dealings between himself and his feow, the lot of the serf was a hard
one. As far as legal position was concerned, he was in fact "the absolute property of the lord, a chattel to be
disposed of at the lord's pleasure, and having a value only for the beneflt of the lord, or of some public authority

' England under the Normans,' 224.

» The one is used in the rubric and the other as its equivalent in the text of the law alluded to. See Thorpe, I. 121. The Esne
seems to have belonged to the class of poor mercenaries who served for their hire on their land, and not to have been reduced so low in the
social scale as the Deow, or, as he was also sometimes called, the Wealh. ' Saxons in England ' I. 215.

3 Thorpe, I, 480.

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in his place. The serf could not represent himself or others ; his interests had to be guarded by others, for he
himself had no standing in any public courts."' Even as late as in the time of Ethelred and Canute the law
ventured no further in favour of the serf than to prohibit his being sold into heathendom, or without some fault
on his part.' At the same time the mere material condition of tha serf was not necessarily one of great hardship.'
Many alleviations of his condition had in course of centuries been obtained through tha kind offices of
tha clergy. Thay procured for him respite from labour at certain times, from sun-set on Sunday-eve till sun-set
on Monday-eva, on certain high festivals and on tha days which preceded or followed them, and by tha laws of
Ina it is expressly enacted that if the lord compelled his 'faow-man,' or serf, to work on the Sunday, tha serf
was to ba declared free, and the lord to pay a flne of 30 shUlings.* No doubt to the same influence it must be ascribed
that in tha wills of the Anglo-Saxon proprietors, we so often flnd directions for the manumission of a certain
number of serfs, for tha ' soul's heal ' of the testator. The privilege given by the laws of Alfred ' to tha serf to
bequeath to whomsoever they wished whatever any ona might give tham in God's name, or what thay might earn
in their own permitted times of work, implies also a protection from tha exercise of arbitrary power on the part
of the lord, in removing a labourer from a plot of ground wall cultivated by his own industry, or in depriving him
of all interest in his own efforts. Hence the conclusion to which Kemble comes seems a just one ; " it seems
doubtful whether the labour of tha serf was practically more severe, or the remuneration much less than that
of an agricultural labourer in this country at this day. His lord was bound to feed him for his own sake, and if,
whan old and worn out, he wished to rid himself of a useless burden, he could by an act of emancipation, hand
over his broken-down labourer to the care of a Church, which, with all its faults, never totally lost sight of the
divine precepts of charity. We ara not altogether without the means of judging as to the condition of the serf
and tha provision made for him. In the prose version of Salomon and Saturn it is said that every serf ought to
receive yearly seven hundred and thirty loaves, that is, two loaves a day, besides morning meals and noon meals ;
this cannot be said to be a vary niggardly portion. Again, the valuable document entitled, " Rectitudines singu-
larum personarum," gives details respecting tha allowance made to the serfs in various prsedial or domestic
capacities, which would induce a belief not only that thay ware tolerably provided for, but even enabled by the
exertion of skill and industry to lay up funds of their own towards tha purchase of their freedom, the redemption
of their children, or tha alleviation of their own poverty." ^
The number of Serfs registered in tha WUtshire Domesday, as attached to the various manors, is about
sixteen hundred. In the laws of William the Conqueror is a form for tha emancipation of a serf. It runs thus : — " We
forbid any ona selling a man out of his own county. If any ona wishes to give freedom to his serf, let him
deliver him to the Sheriff by the right hand, in full county (in pleno comitatu), and proclaim him free from all

¦ ' Saxons in England,' I. 209, ^ Thorpe, I, 305, 317, .379.
3 Care must be taken in drawing conclusions respecting serfs not to form them exclusively from statements which have reference
to the condition of the wite-]jeow, or penal slave,— a convict, that is, reduced to slavery for crime, and expiating his offences by his sufferings.
Kemble (I. 210—213) gives a long and careful description of the various classes of the unfree population.
* Thorpe's Ancient Laws, I. 39, 105, 173, 338. = Ibid. I. 93.
« ' Saxons in England,' I. 214.

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yoke of servitude by manumission, and show him open roads and doors, and give him the arms of a free man,
.namely a lance and a sword. Thenceforth he shall be free." ' One instance occurs in the Domesday for Gloucester
1. 1676) of this manumission of serfs. Under tha land of William Leuric at Haila, it is said, " Ibi erant 13 servi
quos Willelmus liberos fecit.''
Tlie coLiEEnTs, It is not aasy to give an exact account of the Colibeeti. — According to Ducange " they were called
Tile condition. CoUberts in tha civil law who had been presented with their freedom by the lord whose serfs they had been." He
explains the word as though it were con-libertus, and describes their condition as being reckoned neither amongst
the altogether free, nor amongst those who ara wholly serfs." They corresponded with the coloni of a former age.
Having been serfs admitted to freedom, though not fully and completely, they ware called conditionales. And
Cowall, in his Law Interpreter, also explains the word as denoting ' a middle class of tenants, between servile and
free, or such as held their freedom of tenura under condition of such works and services.'' They were in fact a
semi-servila class, occupying a position between the servi and the liberi, doing many of the works of the former
but holding by the tenure of the latter. Such persons, as Haywood remarks, " who had bean slaves, ara found
after their manumission uniformly on the demesnes, probably those which they had worked on before, and
therefore the bare act of manumission did not discharge tham from all connexion with the lord's demesnes, or
entitle tham to ba placed among tha vUlans and bordars. They seam to have been compulsorily attached to tha
same spot, and, as far as can now be traced, to have bean obliged to associate with tha same parsons, and perform
tha same labours as in their originally servile state." '
In Domesday Book there are several entries from which it would appear that the Colibeets held much
the same position as the Buei or Burbs. Thus in an antry relating to the manor of Dene, in Hants {I fol. 386),
Bures is an interlineation in a coeval hand above tha word Coliberti. Again, in the Domesday for Worcestershire
(I. 1746), under Poiwic, we have the word Coliberti in Uke manner written above Buri. The Anglo-Saxon word
ge-bur whence comas our modern boor, is, as we shall have occasion presently to show, used ganarically for aU free
labourers or occupiers below a certain grade. It is equivalent to colonus (whence comas tha modern word clown),
which is used in the laws of WiUiam the Conqueror * to denote tha lower class of free agricultural labourers.
This semi-servUa character of the Coliberts is borna out by the entries in the Wiltshire Domesday.
Very frequently thay ara associated with tha Serfs in the cultivation of tha lord's demesne. Examples may be seen
under Amblesberie (p. 8), — Aldboene (p. 11), — Melchesam {p. 13), — Westberie {p. 13), — Poteene {p. 33), —
Dobreham (p. 38),— Chetee {p. 69), — and elsewhere. On tha other hand thare are instances, though they are
by no means so numerous, in which they are named together with the tenants who occupied and cultivated the
' out-lands,' or those portions of tha manor not included in tha brd's demesne. Thus, under Cauna (p. 7), and
Edendone {p. 53), wa have the CoUberts classed with tha ViUans and Bordars, in contradistinction to the Serfs.

I Thorpe, I. 493.
' " Coliberti nee inter omnino liberos neo inter omnino servos acoensebantur, nee liberis nee servis annumerarentur, licet ad
servorura statum proprius accederent, cum eorum instar essent in oommercio, dom'nos haberent, quibus censura de more exsolvebant, et ab
iis in libertatem non secus ac servi affererentur. Patet non multum aberrare qui colibertos ejusdem fuisse conditionis dicunt, quos aetas
anterior coZonos appellavit. Erant servi in libertatem, non quidem plenariam sed oonditionalem asserti: unde etiam conditionales dicuntur
ejusmodi homines alicui vel servituti obnoxii, a qua rursum afferebantur interdum in potiorem libertatem." Ducange sub voce Colibertus.
3 Heywood on the Ranks of the People under the Anglo-Saxons, p. 314. • Thorpe, I. 481.

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There ara some 363 Coliberts registered as connected with tha various manors in Wiltshire. They
seldom occur on any but crown or church lands, and are conflned to the western counties. No doubt there were
different grades in this class, soma of the coliberts being evidently possessed of more land than others. Thus,
in the Hants Domesday (I. 38), under Cosbham (as part of the larger manor of Wimeringes), we meat with eight
Bures, or Coliberts, possessed of four carucates of land, and paying as rent nearly flfty shillings yearly ; whilst at
Poiwic (Powick, in Worcestershire) three Coliberts paid only forty-five pence and three saxtaries of honey.
(Domesd. I. 1746).
We come now to a consideration of those classes who occupied and cultivated that part of the estate
which the lord did not keep in his own hands, which was called the Ht-land (out-land).
The chief of thesa were the Villani, which wa have uniformly translated Villans. These occur in The villans, the
position held by
nearly every entry, and are the most numerous of all the classes, about 3500 being registered under the various them as a class.
manors. Whan they are not expressly named, it may in some cases be almost inferred that the principal under
tenant, especiaUy if the holding be a small one, was himself tha Villan.
Much has bean written on the subject of the position held by the Villans. Blackstone, in a long
passage cited by EUis,' regards tham as bondsmen just raised above absolute servitude. " On the arrival," ha
says, " of the Normans here, it seems not improbable that they, who were strangers to any other than a feudal
state, might give some sparks of enfranchisement to such wretched persons as fell to their share, by admitting
them, as well as others, to the oath of fealty ; which conferred a right of protection, and raised the tenant to a
kind of estate superior to downright slavery, but inferior to every other condition. This they called Yillenage and
the tenants Villeins, either from tha word vilis, or else, as Sir E. Coke tells us, a villa, because they lived chiefly
in villages, and were employed in rustic works of the most sordid kind."
A merely cursory glance at the entries in tha Wiltshire Domesday will show that in this county the
ViUans were certainly no bondsmen.' In some instances they must have had a considerable quantity of land for
cultivation. Tha fact, moreover, that six villans from each manor formed part of the jury or inquest, on whose
information, given upon oath, the Domesday returns were framed, is also conclusive on this point. And then
further, among the Conqueror's laws, there is one concerning the ' Relief ' due from the Villan, which is altogether
irreconcilable with the idea of his being a bondsman. It runs as follows : — " The relief of a Villan : — the best
animal that ha has, whether it be an ox, or a horse, shall come to the lord : and all the Villans shall be in frank
pledge.'"

Introduction to Dornesday, I. 76.

= In one of the laws of William the Conqueror the word villanus is given as the equivalent to ' li socheman.' Thorpe, I. 475. The
' Sochemanni,' as Ellis teUs us, were those inferior land-owners who had lands in .the Soc or franchise of a great baron ; who though their
tenures were really copyhold, yet had an interest equal to a freehold. Their services were fixed and determinate. They could not be
compelled to relinquish their tenements at the lord's will, nor against their own ; ' et ideo,' says Bracton, ' denominautur liberi.' A certain
number of such men were necessary in every manor to hold the pleas of the Manor Court. Soo-men were consequently those who owed
suit and service to the lord's court, and it is from the wo.d Soc, which gives them then- name, that we derive our tenures in free and common
socage. Ellis, I. 69. A full and interesting account of Sochemen will be found in ' England under the Normans,' pp. 128—138. This class of per
sons is not expressly named in the Wiltshire Domesday; in truth such an appellation seems to be confined to the midland and eastern counties.
3 Thorpe, I. 476. k

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Fortunately we have, in a very valuable document entitulad ' Rectitudines singularum personarum,'' tha
position of tha VUlan defined with tolerable accuracy. Both the Anglo-Saxon version of that document and its
Latin translation ara of ancient data, and whan we find tharefore the one giving villanus as equivalent to ge-nedt,
we can have Uttla doubt as to his true character and position. " The geneat-right (villani rectum) is various
according to tha custom of the land. In some places he must pay land-gafol (= rent), and a grass-swine yeariy ;
ride and carry and lead load ;' he must work and feed' his lord ; he must reap and mow ; he must hew the dear-
hedge and hold sate ;* he must buUd and enclose the burh [or mansion] ; he must make new roads to the farm ;
ha must pay church-shot and alms-fee f he must hold head-ward and horse-ward f he must go on errand far and
near, whithersoever ha is directed."
Such services as these could only be rendered by a free-man, and one also who was iu a substantial
position. It is not implied that all these services were to be performed in each instance, as it is expressly said
that these depended on the custom of the particular land which was held. In any case, however, the villan must
have had many dependents under him, in order to enable him to pay the services due to the lord. We ara not
informed of the amount of such services that might be demanded for a given quantity of land. Possibly we
might obtain a tolerably accurate idea on this subject by an examination of ancient Court Rolls, or Custumals of
Manors. There can be no doubt that in WUtshire the viUan represented the principal of the subordinate tenants
or cultivators of tha land. The name Villanus was assigned to him no doubt because he held his laud according
to the custom of the Vill, or Manor, and hence its synonym Custumarius,'' that is, ' custumary tenant.' And in
time these custumary tenants became what wa know by tbe mora familiar name of copy-holders. The process is
thus described by Blackstone : — " Villans in process of time gained considerable ground on their lords, and in

' This document is printed in Thorpe's Ancient Laws, I. 432. A later edition was published by Dr. H. Leo, of Halle.
' The Anglo-Saxon reads ' and lade Isedan,' which the Latin translates ' et summagium ducere.' By summagium is denoted a
service which consisted in supplying the lord with beasts of burden, or, as Eoquefort explains it, ' Service qu'un vassal devoit a son seigneur,
etqui consistoit a faire quelques voyages par ses betes de somme. See Thorpe's Glossary, sub voce LM.
3 And hlaford feormian [et dominum suum frmare'] ;— that is, the villan was bound to give a certain portion of the 'feorm,' or
produce of the land, to the lord.
* And ssete haldan [et stabilitatem observare]. Kemble (I. 822) interprets this service as consisting in helping to make park-
paling, and perhaps keeping watch for game. EUis (I. iii.) says that stabililio meant stalling the deer. To drive the deer and other game from
all quarters to the centre of a gradually contracted circle, where they were compelled to stand, was staUlitio,
5 And oyric-soeat syllan and selmes-feoh [et oiricsceatum dare et almesfeoh, id est, pecuniam elemosinse]. Cyric-soeat or Church-
shot was, according to Bishop Kennett, a quantity of corn paid to the priest on St. Martin's day as the first-fruits of harvest, and hence called
' Primitise seminum.' The payment was enjoined in the laws of King Ina and also in those of King Canute. Thorpe, 1. 105, 367. See also Ellis, I,
300. Some further remarks on this payment will be found in the next chapter.
« The Latin equivalent for the service called heafod-ward is custodia capitis. Ducange defines custodia as ' obligatio qua tenentur
vassalli exaibias facere in oastris dominorum, quas vulgo gardes vocant.' Hence this expression may signify holding watch at the tent of the
lord. — Hors-weard would seem to have been a service which consisted in watching the horses of the lord.
' See Hund. E. II. 512, where, as elsewhere, villani and custvmarii are used as synonymous.

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particular strengthened the tenure of their estates to that degree that they came to have in them in many places
an interest full as good, in others better than their lords. For the good nature and banavolanca of many lords of
manors having, time out of mind, permitted their villans and their children to enjoy their possessions without
interruption, in a regular course of descent, the common law, of which custom is tha life, now gave them title to
prescribe against their lords, and, on performance of tha same services, to hold their lands, in spite of any deter
mination of the lord's will. For though in general they are still said to hold their estates at the will of the lord,
yet it is such a will as is agreeable to the custom of tha manor ; which customs are preserved and evidenced by
the rolls of the several courts baron in which they ara entered, or kept on foot by the constant immemorial usage
of the several manors in which tha lands lie. And as such tenants had nothing to show for their estates but their
customs, and admissions, in pursuance of them, entered on those rolls, or the copies of such entries witnessed by
tha staward, thay now began to be caUad tenants by copy of court roll, and their tenura itself a copyhold.'"
Next in social position to the Villan, according to the document already quoted, was tha Cotsetlee, or The Cotsetlee
or CoscET.
as he is commonly termed in tha Wiltshire Domesday, tha Coscet. We meet with this class of tenants only in
Devonshire, Dorset, Shropshire, Somerset, and Wilts. There ara in the whole of Domesday but about 1730 regis
tered, aud of thesa more than 1400 are found in the WUtshire portion of the Record. They were no doubt cottagers
who held small portions of land, generally about five acras, as attached to their tenement, for which they were to
render certain services to the lord. It will be observed that in the following extract, which describes his rights
and duties, it is expressly implied that tha Coscet was a freeman : — "The Cotsetler's right is according to the
custom of the land. In soma places he must work for the lord every Monday throughout tha year ; or three dajs
each week in harvest. He need pay no land-gafol [i.e., rent]. He ought to have five acres; more if it be the
custom of the place. If it be less it is too little, because his service is often called upon. He must pay his
hearth-penny' on Holy Thursday, as is the duty of every freeman. He must acquit his lord's inland,^ when
summoned to do so, at sea-ward and at the King's deer-hedge, and at such things as are in his competence. He
must pay his church-shot at Martinmas."
Such services as thesa were by no means of a servile character, especially those which required the
Coscet in his own person to supply the liabilities of the lord in hewing the king's deer-hedge, or performing tha
duty of coast-guard. It is commonly said that the Cottar is much the same as the Coscet, or, at all events, that tha
difference between them was so trifling that it cannot now ba discovered.* But against this theory is to ba sat the
fact that the Coscet and tha Cottar ara repeatedly mentioned in tha same entries. Examples may be seen under

' Blackstone's Comment. 4to. Oxf. 1766, vol. h. 95. See EUis, I. 78.
^ According to the glossaries, Heor^-penig was the same as what was also called Rom-feoh, Eom-sceat, and in Latin ' denarius
Sancti Petri ' (or Peter's-pence), a due payable to the see of Eome, and consisting of one penny from every hearth. See Thorpe, L 170.
' The Anglo-Saxon has ' werige his hMfordes inland,' which the old Latin version translates ' adquietet inland domini sui.' The
meaning is that he shall acquit the lord of the duty (in other words perform it for his lord) of sea-wari (i.e., of coast-guard) and at the King's
deeir hedge (i.e., of attending the King's hunt, or perhaps in repairing the park-paUng). See Kemble, I. 323.
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CosEHAM (p. 11),— Dantesie {p. 34),— Breoheorde (p. 33),— Newetone {p. 36), — Cbeletone {p. 37),—
Boltintone {p. 53), — Boscumbe (p. 54), — Allentone {p. 54), — Edintone (p. 63), — Langefel {p. 71), — Lacock
{p. 71), — Haseberie (p. 94). Moreover, in each of the counties in which tha Coscets are mentioned, the Cottars
occur as a distinct class. Wa must therefore assume that there was a difference between them, and in what that
consisted we must seek now to ascertain.'
The ge-eue, the Iq the ' Ractitudinas singularum personarum ' thare is no distinct mention made of tha Cottar or
class of labourers ^ ^
indicated by this ^^^^^^^ g^j .^^ jjg^^g g^ j^^g description of the Ge-bUr (= Boor), of which class, as such, there is no mention in
the Wilts Domesday, which is so comprehensive in its character as to appear rather to include several classes of
much the same grade, than to be limited to any one in particular. And some expressions in it seem to throw
light on the relative position of the classes which wa are now considering. The entry is as follows : — " Tha
customs of the Ge-biir are very various. In some places they ara heavy, in others moderate. In some places
it is usual that he shall do two days' waek-work, whatever work may be commanded him, every weak throughout
the year ; and three days' week-work in harvest, and three from Candlemas to Easter. If ha does haulage, he
need not work himself while his horse is out. He must pay at Michaelmas 10 gafol-penca, and at Martinmas 23,
and a sester of barley,' and 3 hens ; at Easter ona young sheep or two pence ; and ha shall lie out at the lord's
fold' from Martinmas till Easter, as often as it comes to his turn. And from the time when thay first begin to
plough tiU Martinmas he shall plough one acra every week, and himself prepare the seed in the lord's barn ; in
addition to this he must plough three acres on request, and two of grass-ploughing.* If he requires more grass,
let him earn it on such conditions as ha may. For his rent-ploughing [gafol-yrSe] , ha shall plough three acres,
and sow them from his own barn. He shall pay his hearth-penny ; and two and two shall feed one stag-hound.
And every Ge-biir shall give six loaves to the In-swan' when he drives his herd to masting. In the same land,
where this custom prevails, the Ge-biir has a right, towards first stocking his land, to two oxan, one cow, and six
sheep, and seven acras in his yard of land ready sown. After the first year, he must do all the customs that
belong to him ; and he is to ba supplied with tools for his work and furniture for his house. Whan he dies, let
his lord again have all that is left behind.

' In the Shaftesbury Chartulary (Harl. MS. 61) under Hentoun, in Dorset, we have a clear distinction drawn between the
Cotsetli and the Cotarii, different lists being given of those who held on the respective tenures. See fol. 656. The former seem there to
have commonly had four acres of land, paying at the same time certain rent, and performing certain services.
2 The Anglo-Saxon reads ' on Martinus ma;sse-d^g xxiii systra beres,' i.e., " at Martinmas 23 sesters of barley," This seems so
immense an amount that we have preferred to follow the old Latin version, which gives the version in the text.
3 The fold being often at a great distance from the homestead required careful watching, especially during the winter-months.
See Kemble, I. 324.
* The Anglo-Saxon reads ' jpreo seceras to b^ne aud twa to gsrsyr^e,' which the Latin translates ' tres acras precum et duas de
herbagio,' the general meaning of which is, that if he has to work on old arable ground he is to plough three, if on meadow land (which would
be harder to work, as it would have to be broken up ) two acres. These works, thus given ore request were what were called precations. At
first, ' according to the oldest custom, such work was freely offered, then precariously requested, lastly despotically demanded.' Thorpe's
Glossary, sub voce Feorm. In the north of England, the days on which the tenants gave such labour to their lords were called boon days,
evidently from the Anglo-Saxon b4n, which primarity means simply a request. There were precations of ploughing, or as they were termed
bfe-yi^ (precarise carucarum) in winter or spring, and precations in autumn for gathering in the crops called bte-rlp. See Introduction to
Domesday of St. Paul's, p. Ixvii. * The In-swan was the swain, or swine-herd, of the in-land or demesne.

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" This land-law prevails in some lands, but, as I have before said, in some places it is heavier, in some
lighter, because the customs of all lands are not alike. In some places tha Ga-biir has to pay honey-gafol, in
some meat-gafol, in some ale-gafol. Let him that holds tha shire take heed to know always what is the old
arrangement about the land, and what is the custom of his country."'
It cannot be supposed for an instant that any one Ga-biir could ba called upon to render all these
services. The concluding words, which qualify the whole passage, plainly intimate that the above extract is to be
regarded as tha description of a class of cultivators of the soil, and of the kind of services that could be required
by the lord, the special ones demanded, both as to number and extent, being settled by the custom of each
particular manor. A notice of tha words italicised will shew how tha peculiar tenure of the classes included in it
is described. First among thesa, it is believed, was the Cottar. Tha cottage given to him by tha lord, and also The Cottabs.
furnished by him, may well account for his name. A comparison of the services due from the Coscet and tha
Cottar will shew that those rendered by tha former ware of a much higher character than those demanded from
the latter. Moreover, tha Coscet, though his portion of land was small in extant, might at all events call the
stock, and produce of the same, his own, provided he performed his customary services. The Cottar, as a Ge-biir,
received what land he held only as a loan from the lord, who, as he had stocked the land, and furnished the
cottage, and even supplied tools for his poor dependant, took possession again of all on the tenant's decease.
To this same class, also, it is conjectured, belonged the Bordartus or Bordae. That the Cottar and TheBoEDAEs.
Bordar were of the same social grade appears tolerably clear from tha fact that in the Ely MS. wa find the term
bordarii where the braviate of tha same entry in the Exchequer Domesday reads cotarii.' They derived their
name from the fact of their paying their gafol (or rent) in kind, — in provisions, that is, to supply the lord's table.
In letting out land to under-tenants, care was always taken to reserve a sufficient quantity to supply the lord's
table with provisions. Lands so appropriated " were styled bord-lands, the occupiers bordarii, and tha rents
bord-land rents, and sometimes table-rents — for whether we construe tha Anglo-Saxon bord by domus with some, or
by mensa with others, it is not material, since to supply the house or table with provisions conveys precisely tha
same idea." ^
According to Mr. Morgan, a bordar 's usual tenement was five acres in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Middle
sex, and Somerset. " In a few cases," he says, " tenants of three acras, and of seven acres and a half are called
bordars. Thay assisted the viUans in husbandry, but were not always themselves owners of ploughs and oxen.
It is possible that their yards, or gardens, may have been, not shares in the common fields, but smaU parcels
severed from the true viUanaga, and surrounded by the lord's free-hold land. Out of Domesday, bordars are not

1 Thorpe, I. 435. " EUis, I. 83.
3 Gentleman's Mag. (1792) p. 1188. Braoton's explanation is much of the same character, when he says:— "Est autem
dominicum, quod quis habet ad mensam, et proprie sicut sunt Boordlands Anglice." Fleta also speaks of the same as ' terra ati meresom
assignata.' In similar manner we have John Daincourt, in the year 1169, saying of a plough-land at Branston, ' una de carucatis fuit de
dominio meo, mensm mex.' New Mon., iv. 421. The same writer adds, " It is common in <mr days (i.e., at the close of the last century) for
tenants to supply their landlords with so many hundreds of cheese annually, and so many pounds of butter weekly."

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often mentioned in English records ; their name had been brought into England by the Normans, and it disappears
at the end of the twelfth century. In Normandy they ware principally employed in domestic labours, while tha
services of the other peasants were directed to the cultivation of tha land. This is quite consistent with some
entries in Domesday ; we read of bordars being servants at the court at Evesham (I. 1756), and of bordars who
abided about the hall at Tewkesbury (I. 163)." '
The same author tells us, that very frequently, when the value of a mill was not large, its keeper was a
bordar. " We frequently find a single bordar in lands which have a small mill : this is most remarkable in
particular counties, such as Oxford, Gloucester, Northampton, Warwick, and Leicestershire, and several lands with
two mills have likewise two bordars." "
Thare are two other classes of peasantry named in the Wiltshire Domesday of which wa must make
mention, the Mellitaeii, or Bee-keepers, and tbe PoEOAEri, or Swine-herds.
The mellitarii, The Anglo-Saxon name of the Mellitarius was Beo-Georl ( = Baa-Churl). His duties and privileges
OrBKE.KEliPEKS. ° \ / 1 o
are thus defined in the document already so frequently quoted, — " The Bee-keeper, if he have a gafol-herd (that
is, hold them at an annual gafol or rent), shall pay all the customary duas of the place. In soma places it is
usual for him to give five sesters of honey as gafol, in others, he has commonly to pay mora. Ha must also often
be prepared to do manyworks at the will of his lord, and must render service of ben-yrSe' and ben ripe,' and help
in mowing the meadow. And if he have good land ha shall have a horse with which he may do haulage for his
lord, or lead himself whithersoever it may be told him. And thare are many things of like character that must
be dona by tha Bee-keeper which cannot now ba narrated. When ha dies, the lord shall have what is left behind,
with the exception of any part of it which is free." ¦*
The Mellitarii ara named but once in the Wiltshire Domesday, under Westberie {p. 13). Among the
perquisites of Edward of Salisbury, as Sheriff' of Wilts, were ' sixteen saxtaries of honey, or instead of honey,
sixteen shillings ' {p. 64). It must be borne in mind that there ware, among the servile class, some who were
Bea-keapars, or Honey-man as they have been called. The Saxon name for such a person was Deow-beoceorl, or
as the Latin gives it, ' Servus custos apum.' These in the various entries in Domesday, are, no doubt, accounted
for under tha Serfs.
The PoEOAEii, or Tha PoRCAHii wera tha Swine-herds. As in tha previous case, there was the Deow-swan, or as be is also
Swineherds. called, jiEhta-swan, the ' Servus porcarius qui dominicam gregam curise custodit;' and also the Gafol-swan, who
was a freeman, and who paid a certain gafol, or rent in kind, to the lord for the privilege of masting his swina in
the common fields, or the woods belonging to tha manor. Of the former, we have no doubt very many included
among the Serfs. Of the latter, there are but 87 named in the Wilts Domesday, and these were attached to the

' ' England under the Normans,' p. 64.

2 Ibid. p. lOO, where a number of references to various passages in Domesday are given in corroboration of the truth of the
above statement. 3 On the meaning of these terms, see note on p. Ix. ¦• Thorpe, I. 436.

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large manors of Bradford, Westbury, Chippenham, and Warminster. The Gafol-swan had not only to give to the
lord a certain number of porkers yearly, — in many places, accoi'ding to the ' Rectitudines singularutn personarum,'
fifteen — ten old and five young, — but was liable to be called upon to perform similar services with tha Beo-ceorl.
Amongst other things he had to provide a horse for the lord's work when required to do so, at certain times.
This review of the various classes mentioned in the WUts Domesday will probably lead many persons to General condition
•' ' •' ¦' ^ of the tenantry
the conclusion that tha lot of the dependent freeman was no enviable one in olden time. Still it must be borne moidentime.
in mind, that, however subject he might be in some instances to the tyranny or caprice of the lord under whom
he held his land, the law protected him fully in the enjoyment of all the privileges which custom had assigned
to his particular tenure or condition. The duties of lord and vassal, even to tha lowest class, his very serfs, ware
within certain limits well defined, and the law provided that ample justice should ba mated out to all. In strict
truth, the lord of a manor in the eleventh century was but the head of a confederacy, the subordinate members
of which held their lands by a tenure not less certain than his own. It was assumed as a fact, that, on the
estate which they helped to cultivate, the husbandman and the labourer should have both house and provisions,
and no lord could either neglect the proper cultivation of his estate, or eject without, due cause those by whose
labour it was tilled. For thus ran the law of tha Conqueror,' — " Coloni at terrarum exercitores non vexentur
ultra debitum et statutum ; nac licet dominis removere colonos a terris, dummodo debita servicia persolvant.''
. ..." Si domini terrarum non proourent idonaos cultores ad terras suas colendas, justiciarii hoc faciant."

' " Cil qui custiuent la terre ne deit Inm trauailer se de lour droite cerise ; noun le leist a seignurage de partir les cultiuurs de lur
terre; pur tant cum il pussent le dreit servise faire "  " Si les seignurages ne faoent altri gainurs uenir a lour terre, la justice le facet."
Laws of William the Conqueror, I. §§ 29, 31. [Thorpe, I. 480].

CHAPTEE IV.

Estates belonging to the Church at the time of Domesday. Confiscation of Church property, how far to be attributed to the
Conqueror. The tenure iu frankalmoigue. Gifts to the Church recorded. Estates held by foreign monasteries. The Churches in Wiltshire,
— very many not named because no land belonging to them chargeable with geld. Churches held in moieties and other shares. Titles of
ministers, — presbyter, — clericolus. Vicars of parishes, their position and income. Eevenues of the Church. Alienation of Tithes. Leases
of lands granted on lives. Cyrio-sceat. State of the clergy in the tenth century.
Estatesbeionging A VERY large portion of the land in Wiltshire was, at the time of Domesday, in the hands of tha Church.
to the Church. Manors assessed at no less than 1750' hides, representing probably soma 360,000 acres, or mora than two-fifths of
tha whole county, belonged to one or other of the great religious houses, or to parsons holding high ofiice in the
church. In the north was Malmesbury Abbey with its 13 manors, some of tham of large extent, embracing
several subordinate ones, assessed at well-nigh 300 hides, and so implying the possession of soma 50,000 acres.
In the south were the two abbeys of Ambresbury and Wilton, each with a number of estates ; those held by the
latter monastery being nearly as extensive as those possessed by Malmesbury. The abbay of St. Edward at
Shaftesbury moreover had considerable estates in Wilts, situated principally in the western portion of the county.
The famous abbay at Glastonbury, and the three religious houses at Winchester, had goodly endowments here,
whilst a few manors belonged to tha abbeys of Romsey in Hants, and Cranbourne in Dorset.
Of high ecclesiastics the Bishop of Sarum was the greatest proprietor, holding as ha did tha estates
belonging to tha old Bishopric of Ramsbury, which but a few years before the Conquest had been united with
that of Sherborne, and, with it, transferred to Sarum. Next came the Bishop of Winchester, who, either in
right of his see, or as trustee for tha monks of St. Swithin, held manors assessed at no lass than 349 hides.
Some foreign ecclesiastics, the Bishops of Baieux, Coutance, and Lisieux possessed a few manors, though none
of any extent, amounting in all to hardly more than fifty hides, and the first two owed them, no doubt, as much to
the services thay rendered to William in his invasion of England, as to the sacred office which they held.

' It has been sometimes supposed that the estates belonging to the Church were assessed considerably below their real value, and
examples may no doubt be brought forward which seem to favor such a view. See above, p. xii. Ingulphus distinctly states that the posses
sions of Croyland Abbey were under-rated. Ellis, I. 30. As regards Wiltshire, as far as I have been able to carry out the enquiry, the
valuation of Church estates seems on the whole a fair one. Compared with those belonging to laymen, they often seem over-rated ; though
no doubt they were in a better state of cultivation, and therefore more valuable. Thus Gketelintone (p. 32) (Grittleton,) which belonged
to Glastonbury, and Chivele (p. 74) (Keevil), which belonged to Ernulf de Hesding, contain respectively 1973 and 2049 acres, and yet
the former paid geld for thirty, and the latter for ssa;Jeere hides.

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This recital will shew that up to the date of Domesday, as far as Wiltshire was concerned, there was no confiscation of
Church lands
violent interference with the property belonging to the Church. Indeed, with regard to Malmesbury, wa have a w?,/'!^.'"^"' '"
dead bearing date 1065, to which reference has been made in a previous page {p. xix), which enables us to institute
a comparison between its estates before and after tha conquest. The variation between the statements of that
cha,rtar and the record in Domesday is so trifling, that the difference may fairly ba accounted for without tha
supposition of royal confiscations. We know, for instance, that sometimes the Abbots themselves, for various
purposes, would alienate some of the estates of their monasteries. Thus, under Newentone ( p. 36), wa are told
expressly that an Abbot of Malmesbury gave one hide to one of his own retainers. Under Breme, too, it seams
implied that in the time of King Edward certain portions wera alienated. [Compare pp. 38, 101.] Such pro
ceedings were not always unwarranted : for Bishop Walchelin raised funds for the rebuilding of his cathedral
at Winchester by disposing of several estates belonging to tha monks of St. Swithin. (See p. 17, note.)
Some confiscations undoubtedly there were, but they seem, for tbe most part, to have been the acts of instances of con-
others rather than of the Conqueror. Thus the five hides taken away from the estate of tha Bishop of Winchester
at Duntone to increase the royal forests were appropriated to that purpose by King Canute. [Compare pp. 17, 191.]
Under Alentone (p. 63) it is stated that thare were four hides which Harold had unjustly laken away from the Church
of Ambresbury. Under Langefoed {pp. 73, 33) we have an instance of invasion — such is the usual term — on
the part of Edward of Salisbury, one hide held by him being distinctly stated to belong of right to the Abbey of
Glastonbury.' Under Ogeford (p. 118) we are told that Earl Godwin took that estate from the Church of
WUton, and that it was afterwards recovered by Ednod ; at the time of Domesday it was held by Gunduin under
Osbern Gifard. Other examples may ba seen under Tocheham {p. 96), held iu the time of tha Confessor of tha Church
of Malmesbury, but afterwards possessed by Durand of Gloucester as chief lord ; — Tsoi, which once belonged to
Wilton, but was held at Domesday by Richard Puingiant {pp. 47, 135); — Poteene, where Ernulf da Hesding
held lands which were claimed by tha Bishop of Sarum {pp. 33, 74, 133) ; — Chintone (p. 110), said to have
been held, in the time of King Edward, of Glastonbury, and afterwards of Radulf de Mortemer ; — Winteesleu,
where tha Earl Morton unjustly held two hidas belonging to Ambresbury {pp. 54, 58) ; — Liteltone {p. 99), which
was once tain-land appertaining to the church at Sarum, and afterwards held by William de Aldria, under William
da Ow as chief lord.
It may therefore fairly be allowed, as far as Wiltshire is concerned, that King William respected the rights
of the Church. Tha entries of lands belonging to various religious bodies or parsons seam almost universally to
imply that they were so held in the time of tha Confessor. In tha case of Essitone (p. 41) it is expressly stated
that the Abbey of Cranbourn held it also in the days of King Edward.'

' The Bishop of Coutance held in like manner the manor of Litkltonb, p, 27, which had been held in the time of King Edward
by Alward, of the church of Glastonbury. See also^. 32, where the Bishop of Coutance is registered as an under-tenant of Gketelintone.
In Somerset, several manors which had belonged to Glastonbury are registered as belonging to the Bishop of Coutance. Domesd. 'Lfol. 88.
886. Ellis, I. 400.
' In some instances William the Conqueror ordered the restitution of lands taken away from the Church. Thus in the Domesday
for Dorset, I. fol. 78J, under Ceseburna, it is said, " Istum manerium et Sture abstulerat Heraldus comes tempore Eegis Edwardi sed
Willelmus Rex eam fecit resaisari, quia in ipsa ecclesia inventus brevis cum sigillo Eegis Edwardi precipiens ut ecolesise restituerentur."
So too in the Hants Domesday I. fol. 48, of the manor of Icene, which had been alienated from the Abbey of St. Mary Winchester,
we read, " Eex Willelmus reddidit eidem ecclesise." i

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^Frankaimdgne! -^^^ ^he estates belonging to tha Church were held in Frankalmoigna, or ' free alms,' as it was termed.
The Latin phrase is ' in elemosina,' or ' in libera et pura elemosina.' Some difference saems to have existed
between thesa two tenures just named, but only in degree, not in kind, those who held lands ' in elemosina,' in
charity, or by divine service, being bound to ofifer certain prayers on certain days, whilst those who held land in
frankalmoigna,' in libera elemosina,' ware bound to pray only at their discretion. Such prayers for the soul of the
donor of their lands and his heirs were supposed to be a sufficient return, and so exempted the monastic bodies
from all secular burdens but that of the ' trinoda necessitas,' or tha three imposts of bryge-bdt (the repairing of
bridges), burg-bot (the repairing of castles or fortresses), and fyrd (helping to maintain tha military force of tha
kingdom). This tenure would saem, from one entry, to have been continued as to manors belonging to the Church,
even though they were afterwards alienated. Thus Girald of Wilton is said to hold Uptonb of tha King ' in
elemosina ' (p. 55). The estate alluded to is Upton Lovel, which at one time belonged to the Abbey at Wilton.
Gifts to the A few gifts to the Church are noticed in the Wiltshire Domesday. Thus, at p. 50, we have an account
Church recorded. ° ./ x
of a small estate at Dechementone, which had been given to tha Abbey at Wilton by a Thane named Toret, but
which at the time of Domesday was unjustly held by the Bishop of Baieux. Again, under Jeechesfonte (p. 51)
we have an instance of the surrender of what was by no means necessarily an unjust possession, a certain BaUiff
of the Abbess of St. Mary, Winton, to whom the principal estate belonged, restoring two hides of the same which
he had held, together with all his stock of cattle, to tha Church. In like manner, under Biohenestooh (p. 43),
wa are told that Harding, who had a life-interest in the estate, willingly surrendered the same to the Abbay at
Shaftesbury.
Possessions of The possessions held by foreign monasteries wera but few. The Abbey of St. Michael de Monte in
monasteries. Normand_y held the two churches of Otone (p. 13); the Abbay of St. Wandragisil the Church of Rustesellb
(p. 11); and that of Fontenay possessed a small estate at Mideltone {p. 117). Tha Abbay of St. Mary de
Monteburg is registered as holding under Nigel ' the physician ' (who seams to ba the same as Nigel ' the priest '
referred to eApp. 7, 173) some land at Sudtone {p. 134). One donation only is recorded, and that has some
interest attaching to it : a manor at Deveel {p. 55) which had once belonged to Brictric, is spoken of as
belonging to the Abbay of Bee, by the gift of Matilda, the Conqueror's Queen. Tha Exon Domesday [p. 177)
speaks of it as having bean given ' for the soul of the Queen.'
Churches named The prccept which directed the formation of the Survey required no return to ba made of Churches.
only incidentally . - .
in Domesday To refer to Domesday therefore, as in any way giving us correct intormation as to the number of Churches,
is useless. A few cases are named, but they are invariably those in which some land belonged to them as
an endowment, which lands were subject to geld. Where such glebe lands did not exist, the mention of churches
in Domesday is to be regarded only as incidental.
Proofs might easily ba multiplied to shew that many churches did undoubtedly exist, of which no
mention is made in tha Record. Thus, in the churches of Bremhill and Burcombe there are, as all authorities
are agreed, undoubted remains of Saxon work, and yet no notice of tham occurs in Domesday. Again in the
Church of East Knoyle, there are in the external wall of tha south side of tha chancel evident traces of a very
early arcade, and there was also a church at Bradford of a data anterior to the conquest, and yet we have no
account of either. Again, in the Anglo-Saxon charter of King Edgar, A.D. 973,' respecting West Overton,

' Cod. Diplom. 571.

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where again Domesday is silent as to tha existence of a church (p. 47), we have distinct mention of the cyric-
stede, i.e., the church-stead; and we are quite sura that at Sarum there was one, if not several, churches, and
yet even under Saeisbeeie (p. 13) we have no notice whatever taken of tham.
There can be no doubt that a large number of churches, or chapels, though many it is admitted were but
of small extant, did exist at the time of Domesday. Tha four-fold distinction of churches specified in tha laws of
Canute ' implies a considerable number of such sacred edifices in his reign, and there is a statement in one of the
laws of Edward the Confessor which shows that there had been a large increase within a few years, thare being in
many places three or four where there had been but one previously.' Kemble's opinion, that the number of
churches in Anglo-Saxon times was very great, is no doubt correct.' Soma of them were built of wood ; and were
what oijr ancestors called Stocken Churches. Ona example only of such a Church occurs in Domesday, and that
was at Begeland in Yorkshire, where we have recorded, — " Ibi presbyter et ecclesia lignea." * They are often
alluded to in early charters. Thus, in the grant from King Edgar to the Abbey of St. Peter, Westminster, we
have notice of the ' old wooden church of St. Andrew, above London fen, or tha valley of tha Fleet.' « In the
the History of Crowland, moreover, wa have tha following entry, — " De dono Algari comitis ligneam capellam
Sanctae Mariae par Spaldelyng quae Anglice Stokkym appellatur."
There are only soma thirty churches distinctly mentioned in the Wilts Domesday. Nearly all of them Number of
Churches named
are registered under the ' King's Land ' and will be principally found at p. 16. — A few others, such as that at .'" '^* ^^'"''
Alwarberie {p. 56), — Duntone {p. 17), — Deveel (p. 55), — and Wilcote (p. 66) (in which last place it is stated
that thare was a new church) are mentioned incidentally. In a few passages we have presbyteri mentioned, where
there is no church named, but we may fairly consider the entry of the one as implying the existence of tha other.
Examples may be seen under Ramesbeeie {p. 33), — Enedfoede {p. 30), — Rode {p. 80), — and Bromham (p. 13).
The presbyter, or parish priest, of the last-named place is said to hold land, ' de terra villanorum.' From other
parts of Domesday it would appear that some presbyteri were holders of stock, and farmers of portions of the out-
lands, like the vUlans. Mr. Morgan reminds us that Chaucer's " Good Parson" was the ploughman's brother,
and certainly there are many entries in Domesday in which the parish priest is numbered with the villans and
bordars. The tenement of a parish priest was, it is conjectured, about equal to the tenement of a villan, not
usually more than half a plough-land, and sometimes as little as twelve or fifteen acras."
In ona entry wa have half a church recorded as held by Bishop Osmund, p. 16. This is the only
instance in WUtshire, but in other portions of Domesday wa are told of churches divided into moieties, and
other fractions. The foUowing examples are taken from Mr. Morgan's book :— " At Sibson, in Huntingdonshire,
the church and miU wera equally divided between the Abbot of Thornay and Earl Eustace (I. 305). Several

' There was the "Heafod mynster," that is, the chief or head minster';— tlie "medemra mynster," translated mediocris ecclesia;—
then one described as somewhat less in extent, translated minor ecclesia, 'where there was a little service and a burial place;'— and then
there was the Feld-cirice, literally /e/(? church (ecclesia oarapestris)— where there was no burial place. Thorpe, I. S61. The last two cor
respond, respectively, it is believed, with the capeUse and the ecclesiolw of the survey.
2 The statement occurs at the end of the enactment respecting the due payment of tithes,—' in multis locis sunt modo iv. vel iii.
ecclesiae, ubi tunc temporis non erat nisi rnia. Thorpe, I. 446.
» 'Saxons in England,' I. 425. ¦• Domesday, l.fol. 3205.
= New Mon. I. 291. ^ ' England under the Normans,' p. 110.

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churches in Nottinghamshire were divided into halves ; and two. Bole (I. 2866), and Clistone (I. 9846), were quartered.
Edward Cilt had a third part of the Archbishop of York's church at Wime in Lincolnshire (I. 340). At London-
thorpa tliere was half a church with half a priest (I. 357) ; and at Boxford, in Sufiblk, we meat with a fraction as
small as the twelfth part of a church (II. 291). At the present day there are several advowsons held in shares,
and soma of tha examples above given may amount to nothing more.'"
^inlsters™ the '^^^ usual title given to ministers in the Wilts Domesday is presbyter. In other parts of the Record
wa meet also with capellanus and diaconus. The clericolus who held the church at Westbury was, perhaps, a
sub-deacon. Churches were too often entrusted, for some succeeding centuries, to persons who held but some
one or other of tha minor orders.'' Indeed, many contentions arose between bishops and patrons, especially when
tha patronage was vested in a Religious House, on the score that parishes were neglected by being left to the
occasional services of curates or chaplains entirely dependant upon the patrons themselves. In tha annals of
Tawksbury will be found an account of a memorable attempt made by Bishop Cantelupe, in 1943, to found a
permanent vicarage in that church, which was for a time strenuously, and successfully, resisted by tha Abbot.^
It was not until the commencement of the fifteenth century that impropriators of tithe ware compelled by Act of
Parliament to maintain a perpetual vicar in each church. It was not wonderful, as it has been wall remarked,
that tha parochial clergy, thus placed at last in their true position, should become opponents of the monastic
system, and heralds of tha Reformation.
The Eevenues of ^ little information is given to us incidentally respecting the revenues of the church. A small portion
only was allotted to tha Vicar. In soma cases a third of tha tithe was given to him, in others his portion was
fixed by a special episcopal ordinance. Vary often tha tithes were alienated from the church, and held by some
ecclesiastic, or layman, at a distance. Thus Girald, a priest of Wilton, held the tithes of Colingebuene (p. 15),
and Nigel, the physician, those of tha church of Nigravee {pp. 14, 134), to which the goodly manors of Stratone
and Chesigabaria were appurtenant. It is instructive to note the remarks in Domesday on tha state of the
fabrics of the churches in those parishes where the tithes had been thus alienated ; that of Colingburne is
described as ruinous and decayed (vasta est et dissipata) ; — that of Nigeavre was so ruinous, and the roof so out
of repair as to be almost tumbling down (vasta est et ita discooperta ut pene corruat). Much as we may lament
this evil of alienating tithes from the purposes to which they ware originally given, we must at least acknowladge

' England under the Normans, 102. Mr. Morgan adds another example which is the more interesting as the arrangement was
continued to our own times; — "At Lymm, in Cheshire, the benefice was in medieties at the time of the Norman Survey; in that portion
of the township which belonged to Gilbert de Venables was half-a-church, with half-a-yardland (I. 267) ; in the other portion belonging to
Osbern, the son of Tezz'o, was half-a-churoh, with a priest, and half-a-yardland, quit of geld (I. 2676). The sections of this church had not
been united in 1810 ; the duty was performed on alternate Sundays by the Incumbents of the two medieties."
a There were smen ecclesiastical degrees. They are thus enumerated in the Canons of MMnc,—(\.) Ostiarius, or door-keeper 
(2) Lector, or reader;— (3) Exorcista, or adjurer [se halsigend], ' who reads over men diseased and the infirm;'— (4) Acolitus, 'who bears
the candle or taper in God's ministries ;'— (5) Sub-diaconus, or sub-deacon ;— (6) Diaconus, or deacon ;— (7) Presbyter, or priest. Thorp, IL
379 see also p. 346. No attempt to enforce the rule of celibacy seems to have been made except in the case of the Priests and Deacons.
Hence possibly some of the Sub-deacons or Acolites did not advance to a higher order. It is but too probable that many of the Incumbents
of parishes, described iu the Institutions under the generic term of " Clerici," belonged to one of the minor orders.
3 See ' Annales de Theokesberia,' in one of the volumes published under the direction of the Master of the Rolls, edited by the
Eev. H. K. Luard.

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that it is not ona of modern data. The vicious custom ante-dates the Conquest ; many laymen and churchman
enriched with such spoils existed in tha days of tha Confessor. Such was Reinbald (p. 66), who had been King
Edward's chancellor. Such were Spirtes and Alsi, both described as ' presbyteri,' who owned the lands and
churches which were afterwards bestowed on Nigal the physician. Many enactments had been promulgated for
the purpose of putting an end to tha system. As early as A.D. 994, we find, among ecclesiastical institutes '
then put forth, ona thus headed ; — ' Ut sacerdotes aliorum parochianos ad se non alliciant ob contrahendas
decimas.' Still tha practice was common, for, as Selden tells us, tithes were frequently, even up till tha end of
the twelfth century, consecrated to any church or monastery at the owner's choice. Persons would often assign
tithes, or a portion of tham, to the place at which they desired to be buried, and out of this custom the moieties
or other portions of titha belonging to tha various churches had their beginning. In the year 1199, Pope
Innocent put a stop to this arbitrary consecration of titha by a decretal epistle, in which ha directed, — ' ut
ecclesiis parochialibus justffi decimas persolvantur.'
We have also, in the WUts Domesday, several illustrations of the custom of leasing out lands, especially ^''f^f jj^gf '"'''^*
those belonging to the Church, for one life, or for three lives. Thus one hida at Newetone (p. 46) was held by
Aluric tha huntsman, for his life, of tha Abbess of Wilton. Hiwi (p. 110) was held for three lives by Toti,
under the Abbot of Malmesbury, in the days of tha Confessor. Three hides at Hanindonb (p. 39) were held in
like manner at the same period by a Thane, under the Abbot of Glastonbury. Kemble shews that this custom
of granting out lands for lives is a very ancient one, and quotes many examples from ancient charters of tha
ninth century and downwards." Thus, in 903, Bishop Denewulf leased fifteen hides of church land at Eblesburn
(now Bishopston) to his relative Beornwulf, for forty-flve shillings yearlj, with liberty to Beornwulf's chUdren to
continue tha lease.^
There is no distinct mention of Cyric sceat, or, as it was afterwards called, Cherchesed (or Church-sad), Cyric-soeat not
CU BtriiiCiii "y
and Church-shot, in our portion of tha Record, but tha payment of this due is implied, as has been shewn in a ""'^pjiea*"'
previous page,* in tha tenura of every villan. It is named in connection with several estates in a neighbouring
county. Thus under Esseboenb, in Hampshire (I. fol. 39), wa have, — " Circessat quod appreciatur xni. solid.;"
and under Wallope (l.fol. 386) wa ara told, — " Ibi ecclesia cui pertinent una hida at medietas decimse manerii
et totum Curset," &c. Kemble considers that this payment was ' at first a racognitory rent paid to tha particular
churches from estates leased under them, not so much in the natura of a fair equivalent, but as a token of beneficiary
tenure.' He quotes a passage from tha Worcester Domesday, in corroboration of his views, in which, under
Lappewrtb (L.fol. 174), it is said, — ' De hac terra per singulos annos redduntur vin. denarii ad ecclesiam de
Wirecestre pro Cirsette et recognitione terra.' In process of time, according to his views, a new character was
assumed for it, and it was claimed, of all men alike, as a due to tha clergy. Then it was ordered, by several enact
ments of Edmund, to ba paid on pain of excommunication. In tha time of Edgar it was directed to be paid from
the hearth of every freeman to tha old minster, and so became a fixed charge on the land. In very many cases it

' Thorpe, II. 411. See also directions to the same effect, in other ancient documents, at pp. 64, 100, 237.
¦¦' Saxons in England, I. 316. ' Cod. Dipl. 1079.
4 See above p. Iviii. and the accompanying note.

Ixx DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
had passed into the hands of secular lords with lands that had once belonged to the church.' Archdeacon Hale,
on the other hand, argues thattha payment was in the nature of an ofi'ering of first fruits to the church at
Martinmas, that is at the beginning of July, tha origin of which dates back even to British times. He brings
forward several passages from the Hundred Rolls, which he considers as conclusive on the point, not only that
Cyric-sceat was a tax borne by all, even tha lower order of tenants, but also that, at tha close of the
thirteenth century, the lords of manors had converted to their own use the payments anciently due to the church." '
Certainly tha words of Fleta, even though we reject his etymology of the word itself as untenable, saem to
confirm the last opinion : — " Churchsed cartam mensuram bladi tritici signat, quam quilibet olim sanctae Ecclesiae
dia sancti Martini tempore tam Britonum quam Anglorum, contribuerunt. Plures tamen magnates, post
Normannorum adventum in Angliam, illam contribution am secundum vateram legem Moysi, nomine primitiarum,
dabant, prout in brevi regis Knuti ad summum pontificem transmisso continetur, in quibus illam contributionem
appellant Churchsed, quasi semen ecclesia."^
General state of Though little Can be gleaned from Domesday respecting tha state of the Church in the eleventh century,
Domesday "' 7^* there is enough to corroborate tha accounts that are given us of the sad contrast which it presented to its condition
some centuries previously. The ' clerklet ' {clericolus) at Westbury (p. 14), and the ruinous churches at Nigravre
and Colingaburne, and the alienation of tithes from tha parishes to which they ware properly payable, are all
symptoms of that neglect of the bast interests of the people that is too justly charged against the clergy of that
period. As Palgrave has forcibly said, " The tenth century may be emphatically denoted the ' sseculum obscurum.'
The attempts of Alfred had failed, and tha priesthood had settled on their lees. It is with communities as with
individuals ; those who do not advance in goodness decline, and wa seek in vain for any token of redeeming
vitality. Learning altogether decayed, and he who could read Latin was accounted a prodigy. Morals declined
fearfully  The English clergy wera viciously corrupted. The reforms so zealously and honestly attempted
by Popes and Councils in other portions of tha Catholic Church in tha west had not reached them. Vary many
of tha Bishops and Abbots had obtained their dignities by simony. Tha open and shameless barter and sale of
ecclesiastical dignities throughout this period is scarcely conceivable to us, amongst whom this abuse at least has
ceased. Tha Bishop was a judge, bound to attend to the reformation of manners, but ha had bought his ofiice,
and so would sell impunity to tha opulent transgressor. Hence tha universal relaxation of aU discipline, and the
prevalence throughout England of tha lowest immorality. In all these transactions tha clergy wera assuredly the
most guilty. Every simoniacal promotion they obtained was accompanied with perjury ; tha higher the standard
of morality which tha priesthood were bound to affect, the greater was their guilt, and tha mora deleterious their
example on tha rest of tha community. There wera soma holy man among them, but thay were not sufficient to
avert the destiny of the people, and all ware involved in one common ruin. Tha empire seemed to exist under
Edward the Confessor, but it was really on the verge of dissolution." ¦*

' ' Saxons in England,' IL 492, 569. ' Introduction to Domesday of St. Paul's, p. cxxiv.
3 Fleta, I. c. xlv, § 28. He is hardly right in his etymology. The second portion of the word is clearly the Anglo-Saxon sceat
which means payment. In like manner sawUsceat, i.e., soul-shot, was a payment made at the open grave for the repose of the soul of the
deceased. ¦• ' History of Normandy and England,' IIL 334, 637.

CHAPTEE V.

The Cities and Boroughs in Wiltshire — reason why so little information is given respecting them. Payments from towns in lieu of
the King's geld. The privilege of a Mint. Various Classes of Burgesses. Prsedial services due from them. Burgesses often attached to
particular manors. Domesday Book an imperfect guide as to population. The value of the several estates, the mode of estimating them,
and how far such values can be compared with their value at the present time. The value of estates increased in Wiltshire between the
days of the Confessor and of William the Conqueror. Descent of various manors through successive centuries, — how far traceable. Names
of ancient owners or occupiers still preserved. Concluding observations.
Vert little information is given to us in Domesday respecting the cities and boroughs in Wiltshire. In other The cities and
portions of the Record we have a notice of the services and customs appertaining to several of tha more important W'""!"''^-
towns, and these form a valuable illustration of the Anglo-Saxon laws. The Conqueror appears to have made
little, if any, alteration, in the ancient institutions of the people, and in this, as in other respects, to have followed
out the policy of keeping as closely as possible to tha customs that prevailed in the days of the Confessor.'
The term burgus is expressly given only to two towns in Wiltshire, namely WUton and Malmesbury.
No doubt under the term, which we translate ' Burgh ' or ' Borough,' must be included many others, such as
Sarum, Marlborough, Cricklade, and a place called Bade,' in each of which ' the third penny,' or third part of
the taxation, belonged to the King. To these must be added Calne, Ambresbury, Warminster, Chippenham, and
perhaps Tilshead, from each of which the King could demand one night's entertainment (firma unius noctis) for
himself and his suite. Others might ba named, such as Bradford, Westbury, Melksham, Mera, Ramsbury, and
Aldbourn, which would also coma under such a designation. In general, all large towns saem to have been called
burh, or byrig, though the strict meaning of either word appears to be a fortified place or stronghold, and the former is
certainly applied to a single house or castle as well as to a town.

1 This fact is sometimes expressly stated. Thus, in the account of Dover (l.fol. i.) we are told, — "Omnes hse consuetudines
erant ibi quando Willelmus Eex in Angliam venit." So, under Wallingford (I. fol. 56) we have the entry, — " Modo sunt in ipso burgo con
suetudines omnes ut ante fuerunt."
' A suggestion has been made, at p. 16, that Bed-win was the place intended. Morgan (' England under the Normans,' p. 191)
considers it to have been Bath, which was thus placed in the ' farm ' or coUeotorship of Wiltshire. He refers to the Somerset Domesday
(I. fol. 87) where, under Bade, Edward is said to pay £U to the King from ' the third penny,' the precise sum which was payable from
Bade entered in the Wilts Domesday. It is not, however, distinctly stated that this Edward was Edward -of Salisbury. He nevertheless
had possessions in Bath. See Domesd. I. fol, 98.

Ixxii DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
It must be borna in mind that tha entry of burgesses (burgansas) under a manor in Domesday by no
means necessarily implies that the place was a borough. Thus Domnitona (Dinton), Draicote, Gardone, Smitecote,
and Sudtone (Sutton Mandeville), at each of which places there were burgesses, could never have been more than
small market towns at the most ; and thesa, in early days, were little more than villages, in which a number of
handicraftsmen dwelt side by side with the agricultural population.
"^ Mfle^ informa" ^^ ^''™® portions of Domcsday we have minute and detailed accounts of the principal towns in the
sirectin^™owns county. Thus in tha Domesday for Dorset, we have a particular description of Bridport, Wareham, and
in Wilts. especially of Shaftesbury. In the Cheshire portion of the Record, we have a long and interesting statement of the
customs of Chaster as they existed in the days of the Confessor. This is by no means the case in tha WUtshire
Domesday ; the only attempt here at a detaUed account is in the case of the borough of Malmesbury, and that
after all is but a meagre statement. That town, like Wallingford in Berkshire, furnished soldiers for the army ;
the ' third penny ' arising from it belonged to tha King ; from two divisions of it Walter Hosed paid £8 to the
King, tha same sum which had been paid in the time of the Confessor. We have an enumeration of the number
of ' masures,' or tenements with a plot of ground annexed to them, contained in the borough, with the names of
their respective owners. Tha military service of the town consisted in either paying twenty shillings to the King
for the support of his sailors (ad pascendos suos buzecarlos), or in furnishing him with one man for each honor
of five hides, a statement which seems to shaw that twenty shillings was tha commutation for tha sarvica^of
ona man.' The omission of many of the principal towns from soma portions of Domesday is accounted for partly
from the charters of immunity granted to them. Others, no doubt, compounded for all dues and customary
payments, and hence concerning them all that we need expect to find in the Record is a statement of the sum so
paid. Thus, Westbury paid annually tha large sum of £100, — Aldbourn paid £60, — Wilton £50, — towards the
King's geld.
Tlie privilege of Amongst the privileges of a Burgh was the right of having a mint. By a law of jEthelstan, at the
a Mint appur
tenant to Burghs, commencement of the tenth century, large cities and towns were permitted to have a certain number of mints,
according to their size and importance, and than it is added that all other burghs should have one [elles to Jiam
oSrum burgum, 1.]' The only notice in Domesday of a mint in Wilts is under Malmesberie (p. 6). We meet
however with coins of Edward the Confessor, bearing the mint-mark of Bedwin, and coins of William the
Conqueror with the mint-mark of Marlborough, Wilton, and Salisbury. Ellis (I. 177) accounts for the omission
of such and other places of mintage from the Record, by supposing tha places named on the different coins to be
those of tha moneyer's residence, and that the name of a town on a Saxon or Norman penny does not necessarily
imply that a mint was established there. But this is by no means a satisfactory solution of tha difficulty,
inasmuch as in the same code of laws, by which the number of mints is fixed, it is expressly enacted, under
severe penalties, that no man may mint money excepting within port (butan on porte),' that is, within the town to
which the privilege was so conceded. It is far mora likely that tha mints ara omitted because in the total amount

1 See below, pp. 3, 6. ' Laws of iEthelstan, I. § 14. [Thorpe, I. 207.]
3 Pert means strictly an enclosed place, for sale and purchase, a market; for " Portus est conclusus locus, quo importantur merces
et inde exportantur. Est et static conclusa et munita." Thorpe, I. 158. Kemble^ II. 550. Port-wall is often used as synonymous with
Borough-wall.

INTRODUCTION. Ixxiii
whether in money or kind, said to be payable to tha King from the various Burghs is included the sum due for the
privUege of the mint. The ' firma unius noctis ' at Bedwin, and the £30 due annually from Wilton, may fairiy
be taken to include such payments, and in such a case there was no need of specific mention of the mints in those
places. By a Burgess (burgensis) would seam to be meant one who, by residence or settlement in a borough, various classes of
Burgesses.
acquired certain rights and privileges. The burgesses of Domesday were, however, not tradesmen in all cases,
but often husbandmen, or at all events man liable to render prsedial services. Thus at Battle, in tha time of
Henry IL, a number of burgage tenements ware occupied by men of various crafts, each of whom, besides paying
a small annual rant, had to find a man to do certain work in repairing the lord's mill, making malt for the court,
and mowing the lord's meadow, and the men of the said town, on account of the superior dignity of the place, were
called burgesses.' There wera great inequalities of condition among the burgesses entered in Domesday. In soma places
we find a distinction made between burgesses within the walls, and out-burgessas or suburbans. At Malmesbury
there ware a number of coscets without tha borough (foris burgum) who paid gald with tha burgesses. At Derby
there wera 140 burgesses, of whom 40 ware called ' burgenses minores.' At Norwich such persons seam to have
been called mein-burgenses ; and at Tatteshala, in Yorkshire, burgenses minuti. At Ipswich there ware 100 poor
burgesses who could return nothing towards the King's geld except a poll-tax of one penny.
To many of the more important towns thare were fields attached. At Totness, for example, there were
ninety-five burgesses within the borough, and fifteen without, cultivating tha land.'' Tha burgesses of Exeter
had twelve plough-lands without tha city, which rendered no custom except to the city." Morgan suggests that
such tracts of land were in aU likelihood occupied as common fields or pastures. " Malmesbury common," ha
adds, " may stUl ba shared in this manner : not many years ago each landowner in tha borough had an acre of
the common ; a member of tha common council about two or three acres ; a capital burgess about fifteen
or sixteen acres." ¦*
The condition annexed to burgage tenements of rendering prsedial services is well Ulustrated by the prKdiai serrices
rendered by
customs of Hereford, which are very fully enumerated in Domesday (I. 179). If any one wished to depart from Burgesses.
the city, ha might, with leave of tha BaUiff, sell his ' masure ' to any one who engaged to perform tha proper
services. If any ona from poverty could not perform such services, he relinquished his ' masure ' to the Bailiff
without reward, and that officer took care that it should be occupied by another tenant, and that the King did
not lose his geld. Every entire ' masure ' paid seven pence halfpenny, and four pence toward hiring horses, and
the tenants did the personal service of reaping three days in August, and of gathering hay one day wherever the
Sheriff directed. It is ingeniously argued by Turner, that the manumission of serfs increased the numbers of the
independent part of the lower orders. Whilst some of tha emancipated became agricultural labourers, and took

1 • England under the Normans,' 152. ' Domesd. I. fol. 1086. ^ Domesd. I. fol 100.
¦• ' England under the Normans,' 1 56. k

Ixxiv DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.
land of the clergy and the great, many want to the towns, and, as the King was the lord of the free, resided
in these under his protection, and became free burghers or burgesses.' It is certain that, by a law of the
Conqueror, serfs might acquire their freedom by residing for a year and a day, ' sine calumpnia,' in a city or
Burgesses at- borough.' This may possibly give us the solution of a difficulty we can hardly help feeling when we find
tached to parti- < , t ¦ i / i
cuiar manors, burgesscs described as belonging to certain manors. Thus at Ceiohelade, m addition to many burgesses (plures
burgenses) in the borough itself that belonged to the Abbey of St. Pater, Westminster, there were no less than
thirty-three burgesses who were attached to the manors of Aldeborne {p. 11), Badeherie {p. 31), Chiseldene
(p. 41), CUvc(p. 87), Colecote (p. 130), Ledentone {p. ii), Lediar (p. 81), Piritone (^.37), and Ramesberie
{p. 93). So at WiLTDNE there were burgesses who belonged to Coma {p. 89), Fifhide {p. 83), Nigravre (p. 14),
Odestocha {p. 133), Sarisberie {p. 33), Scarantone (p. 118), and Stradford (p. 63). At Cauna there ware
burgesses that belonged to the neighbouring manors of Calastona {pp. 75, 123), — and at Malmesberie, some
that ware attached to Sumraford {pp. 34, 87), Sorastone {p. 90), Come (p. 89), and Warocheshalle(p. 73). Such
burgesses may have acquired their social position, if so we may term it, by residence in a borough, but may still
have been liable to render prsedial services to tha lords of tha manors with which they had been previously
connected ; or, which is more likely, such services in some of the neighbouring estates may have bean annexed
to a tenement in a borough by the owner of tha same. It would appear probable also, that burgesses entered
under soma of the smaller manors, such as Draicote (^. 147), Smitecote {p. 87), and Gardone (p. 37), were
really residents in a neighbouring town. In the case of the three just named, tha town may have been
Malmesbury, for certainly among the owners of ' masures ' in that borough (see p. 3) wera Geoffrey Mariscal,
Humfrey de L'Isle, and the Abbot of Malmesbury, to whom as chief lords those manors respectively belonged.
There is certainly no diflficulty in such a supposition, because it does not appear that tha ordinary prsedial services
due from certain classes were invariably required to ba performed in parson. In many cases, indeed, thay were
commuted for a money payment. At Bury St. Edmunds, for example, there were, according to Domesday
(II. 372), some seventy-five persons of various trades, — bakers, brewers, shoe-makers, skinners, tailors, &c., —
who were accustomed to cut corn like servants. In course of time this service was commuted for what was
called reap-silver, which consisted of the payment of one penny from each household.'
There ara but 271 burgesses enumerated in the Domesday for Wiltshire. We cannot for a moment
suppose that this was anything like an approximation to their real number, since amongst the matters on which
Domesday is comparatively silent must certainly be reckoned the population of the cities and towns. The object
of tha Record was simply to ascertain the amount due, whether in money or services, from a borough to the King ;
and where this was commuted for a given payment, as in tha case of Wilton, (see p. 6), there was no need to
register tha number of burgesses and other inhabitants. Hence every burgess entered as resident in Wilton

' See Ellis, I. 156.
s " Si servi permanserint sine calumpnia per annum et diem iu civitatibus nostris, vel in bnrgis muro vallatis, vel in castris
nostris, a die ilia liberi effioiantur, et liberi a jugo servltutis suae sint in perpetuum." — Laws of William the Conqueror, III. § 16. [Thorpe
I. 494.] 3 See • England under the Normans,' 152. Tha gradual way in which the various prsedial services due to the lords of manors
were commuted into money payments, and the ultimate effects of the change, are well described by Archdeacon Hale in the Introduction to
the Domesday of St. Paul's, pp. Ivi. — Ux.

INTRODUCTION. Ixxv
was attached to some one or other manor in the neighbourhood. This is the reason why in Domesday wa have
many boroughs or towns paying geld, in which no residents are mentioned at all. At Saeisbeeie {p. 32), for
example, there are no burgesses registered, the seven recorded as belonging to that manor being inhabitants, as
it would appear, of Wilton.
Indeed we may say generally that it is but a very imperfect view of the population of Wiltshire which -.^"^H^"^ ^^^^^
we obtain from Domesday. For the owners and occupiers of land, and for the agricultural population, it may "* °^°^
possibly be considered a fair record, but in other respects it gives us but an unsatisfactory account. Not only are
the inhabitants of towns unaccounted for, but there are a number of other omissions. We have no notice whatever
of the tenants and inmates of monasteries ; and the number of priests and other parochial clergy omitted must
very much exceed those enumerated. In tha case too of very many of thesa smaller holdings, as may ba seen by
a reference to the lands of the King's Thanes {pp. 133-144), no subordinate occupiers or labourers are entered
at all. Taking the statement for what it is worth, we may mention that the number of persons actually registered
in the Wilts Domesday is about 10,500 ; if each of thesa be regarded as heads of families, it would represent a
a total population accounted for, of about 40,000, — but this must be very short of the real number of inhabitants
of Wiltshire in the eleventh century.
In estimating the valua of tha estates, the Domesday Commissioners usually employ the terms ' valet ' Mode of esti
mating the value
and 'valuit.' Nash, in his observations on the Domesday for Worcestershire, and some other writers, have inter- of manors.
preted these phrases as indicating the whole value of the manor, or, as we might say, the value of the fee
simple of the estate. It would, however, seem far more probable that these terms denoted only the annual
profits of tha estate. In several passages the terms ' reddit ' and ' redditus ' supply the place of ' valet.' Thus,
in the two consecutive entries of Fostesbeege and Bedesdene (p. 112), wa have the two used clearly as
convertible terras. Moreover, under the ' Terrse Regis' {pp. 7-11), we have several distinguished from the
rest as ancient Royal manors which had never paid ' geld,' but which " redcitWerMnt firmam unius noctis cum
omnibus consuetudinibus," the value of this redditus being at Chepeham £110, and at Theodulveside £100. The
value of sundry other manors, soma of which had belonged to Harold, is estimated in most of tham as
' redditus,' but in others by the term ' valet.' Many other examples might be adduced to shew that by ' valet '
tha commissioners meant to denote the annual value, or the sum the estate was worth when let to farm.
An attempt is made by Wyndham, in the Introduction to his Domesday for Wiltshire, to institute a how far a com-
.,.« .,,, ,, parison can be
comparison between the nominal value of estates in the eleventh century and their value soma eighty years made between
'^ ¦' ° ¦' •' the value of es-
ago, when he published his work. He proposed to multiply the sums given in Domesday by 67^. The way in fhe'ti^rof^Do-
which he arrived at this multiple is as foUows : he first multiplied the Domesday shillings and pounds by 3 —
(the ancient shilling being three times tha weight of the present one), — and this sum he then proposed to multiply
by 7J to make it accord with the modern value of gold and silver. As he considers tha real and intrinsic
value of the lands themselves to have increased three-fold, ha than adds a further multiplication by 3, —
thus 3 X 7^ X 3 = Q7i. He gives, as an illustration of the correctness of his proposed method, the
manor of Odestoche (Odstock, near Salisbury), which at the time of Domesday was worth £10. This sum
multiplied by 67^ would give £675, which ha supposed would be a fair annual return of the manor in 1788.
There can be no doubt that some portions of this theory are reasonable, but, as it has been remarked, it fails to
take any account of the valua of the prsedial services of the tenantry.'

the time of Do
mesday.

'England under the Normans,' p. 44.

Ixxvi

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

The rental of the
kingdom, as a
whole, reduced
at the time of
the conquest.

The value of
Wiltshire estates
much increased
at the same period

In some counties tha Domesday commissioners reported a considerable decrease in the value of very
many of the estates as compared with their value in the time of the Confessor. Ellis tells us, as the result of
his researches into Domesday as a whole, that in general, at the survey, tha King's lands were mora highly valued
than before tha Conquest, and his rent from tha cities and boroughs was increased, and that a few of the larger
Tenants in capite had improved their estates, — but that, on the whole, the rental of the kingdom was reduced,
the estates, twenty years after the Conquest, being, on medium, valued at little mora than three-fourths of the
former estimate. It was not so, however, in Wiltshire. There are, of course, soma few instances in which estates
had decreased in value ; but in by far the majority of cases, the value, if not the same as in the days of King
Edward, is reported as greater. This is made vary evident by tha foUowing examples taken from different
portions of the Record, in which we have the estimated value of a large number of manors, held by various
persons, at either period : —

Bishop of Winchester
Bishop op Sarum
Abbot of Glastonbury
Abbot of Malmesbury
Edward op Salisbury
Humfrey de L'Isle
Waleean, the Huntsman
Osbeen Gifaed

Number
of Hides.

T. K.

Annual Value
E.

T. E. W.

260

£196 0

0

£268 10 0

267

281 10

0

233 10 0

258

167 10

0

223 0 0

194

154 19

0

170 19 0

157

158 7

0

220 17 0

157

108 9

3

115 19 0

43

42 6

0

45 16 0

69

43 10

0

52 0 0

1405

1102 11

3

1330 11 0

This statement, which refers to estates comprising nearly one-third of tha land in Wiltshire, shews that
thare had been an increase to the amount of some twenty per cent, in the annual value of land in the time of
tha Conqueror as compared with tha days of tha Confessor ; and further, that at Domesday the annual value in
our county of a hide of land at farm averaged about nineteen shillings. We may also gather, as a probable
inference, from the fact of such an increase in the valua of land, that Wiltshire enjoyed an immunity from some
of those evUs which necessarily attended the Conquest, and which caused much depreciation of property in other
parts of England.

Descent of various
manors through
successive cen
turies.

An attempt has been made in the latter portion of this volume to show the descent of many of the
manors mentioned in the Wiltshire Domesday. As the examples are all given in tha Analysis (pp. 195-344)
we need not lengthen these introductory remarks by more specific mention of tham. It is most interest
ing, however, to observe with what accuracy many of tha estates may be traced through successive centuries.
Often, indeed, through forfeitures to the crown, during some of the turbulent and eventful reigns, the
connecting link is broken, but it is surprising how frequently a manor, after the lapse of many years,
is found in the possession of owners descended from the Domesday proprietor, or deriving their title from some
connection with his family. And even when a manor may not be possessed by any of his actual descendants, it
is vary frequently held as ' of tha honor ' of which he or some of his immediate successors ware chief lords.

Names of ancient
owners or occu-

Another matter, on which an endeavour has been made to throw a little light in this volume, and which
sCTved.^"" ^"'" deserves a passing notice here, is tha way in which, in the names of several of the parishes or tithings, we have
still preserved the memory of their owners or occupiers in the eleventh century. AUeva, who in the days of the

INTR OD UCTION. ixxvii
Confessor held a small estate at Chelche (Chalk), and Girard, who possessed property at the same place in the
days of the Conqueror, have left traces of themselves in Alvedes-ton, and Guston (originally Girardes-ton).
Brictric has stamped his name on Brixton Deverel, spelt in old records Brictrices-ton. From Vitel, its owner in the
time of King Edward, would seem to come tha name of Vitele-ton, now Fittlaton. Littleton Drew is a memorial
of Drogo Fitz-Ponz, or of some]^of his family, who, under the name of Dru, wera lords of the manor in the
thirteenth century ; — Langley Fitz- Urse reminds us of Urso, one of its subordinate occupiers in the time of
Domesday. Fonthill Giffard, and Cowlesfield Esturmy, still tell of Barenger Gifard, and Richard Sturmid, their
owners at tha same period. Langley Burrel preserves tha memory of Borel, whose family, or at least whose
namesakes, continued to hold the manor till the commencement of tha fourteenth century. Other examples of
a simUar character will be found in several of the notes scattered throughout this work, and in various pages
of the analysis at the end of tha volume.
In bringing these observations to a close, and sending forth his work to the public, tha author must once Concluding ob-
o J. serrations.
mora bespeak tha indulgent criticism of his readers. Only able to devote to its preparation such intervals as
could be spared from the more important duties of his sacred calling, it has been to him, for some years past, a
source of no little toil and anxiety. Future research, or information obtained from those who from local knowledge
may be able more accurately to illustrate particular portions of the Record, may modify some of the conclusions
at which he has arrived. During the progress of the work through tha press, a few typographical and other errors
have bean noticed, a list of which is given on a page preceding the general index. It is hoped, however, that due
care has been taken to avoid careless and hasty conclusions, and to give, wherever it was possible, the grounds on
which opinions in all doubtful cases wera formed. The author has often bean like ona travelling, with but an
imperfect chart, over a country to a considerable extent unexplored, and therefore it will be hardly surprising if
some steps have to ba re-traced. But it will be a real satisfaction to him, if, in the judgment of those competent
to form an opinion, he has succeeded in throwing soma little additional light on the past history of a portion
of England so full of interest to the archEeological student, in which a kind and guiding Providence, .now some
fourteen years ago, cast his lot, and which his children ara privileged to call their native county.

The Vicarage, Bradford-on-Avon ,
May, 1865.

THE

EXCHEQUER DOMESDAY

FOR

WILTSHIRE.

[The Marginal Notes at the head of each page refer respectively to
the pages in the fac-simile issued by the Ordnance Office, and
to the corresponding folio in the original Kecord.]

DOMESDAY BOOK

WILTESCIRE.

Fol

fla In Burgo MALMESBERIE habet Eex 26
masuras^ hospitatas,^ et 25 masuras in quibus
sunt domus quae non reddunt geldum plusquam
vasta'' terra. UnaquEeque liarum masurarum reddit
10 denarios de gablo; hoc est simul 43 solidi et
6 denarii.* De feudo Episcopi Baiocensis est ibi dimidia
masura vasta quae nullum servitium reddit.
Abbas Malmesberie habet 4 masuras et dimidium,
et foris burgum 9 coscez qui geldant cum bur-
gensibus. Abbas Glastingberiensis habet 2 masui-as ;
Edwardus Vicecomes 3 masuras ; Eadulfus de
Mortemer, 1 et dimidium ; Durandus de Glowecestre,
1 et dimidium ; Willelmus de Ow, 1 ; Hunfridus de
Insula, 1 ; Osbernus Gifard, 1 ; Aluredus de Merle-
berge, dimidiam masuram vastam ; Goisfridus
Mariscal, similiter ; Tovi, 1 et quartam partem
unius masurse ; Drogo filius Ponz, dimidium ; Uxor

In the Borough of MALMESBERIE the King
has 26 masures, which pay a rent, and 25 masures
in which are dwellings which do not pay geld,
any more than as waste land. Each one of these
masures pays 10 pence for rent; this is altogether
43 shillings and 6 pence.
There is half a decayed masure, part of the fee
of the Bishop of Baieux, which renders no service.
The Abbot of Malmesbury has 4 masures and
a half, and outside the borough are 9 coscets, who
pay geld with the burgesses.
The Abbot of Glastonbury has 2 masures ;
Edward, the sheriff, 3 masures ; Ealph de Mortemer,
1 and a half; Durand of Gloucester, 1 and a half;
William de Ow, 1 ; Humfrey de L'Isle, 1 ; Osbern
Giffard, 1 ; Alured of Marlborough, half a decayed
masure; Geoffrey Mariscal, the like; Tovi, 1, and
the fourth part of 1 masure ; Drogo Fitz-Ponz,
half a masure ; the wife of Edric, 1 ; Eoger de

' Kelham defines " Masura " to be " a house belonging to, or
which goes together with, some land in a borough." — Domesday
Illustrated, p. 268. The Anglicised form of the word in the
translation, is adopted, for the sake of convenience, by Kelham
and Ellis.
" Ducange, in his Glossary, under " Hospitatus," says, —
" De fundo vel domo dici videtur quse hospiii sub certis condi-
tionibus conceditur." Kelham explains the term as denoting

" messuages, or tenements, let to a tenant at an annual rent, and
in which the tenant (hospes) was bound to reside." — Domesday
Illustrated, p. 236.
' By "vasta terra," is usually meant waste or uncultivated
ground. Sometimes, however, according to Ducange, it implies
a common pasture, — " terra pascendis animalibus destinata."
¦* It is so entered in the original, but the proper amount would
seem to be 42 shillings and siapence.

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I a Edrici, 1 ; Roger de Bercbelai, 1 masuram de firma
Eegis ; et Ernulfus Hesding, 1 similiter, de firma
Eegis, quam incaute accepit. Hse duee nullum
servitium reddunt.
Res habet unam vastam masuram de terra
quam Azor tenuit.

Bercbelai, 1 masure of the King's manor; and
Ernulf de Hesding, in like manner, 1 masure of
tbe King's manor, wMch he incautiously accepted.
These two render no service.
The King has one waste masure which belongs
to the land which Azor held.

HIC AXNOTAiTTUE TENENTES TEEKAS IN "WILTESCIRE.

L
IL
IIL IV. V.
VL
VIL
VIIL IX. X.
XI.
XIL
XIII XIV. XV.
XVI.
XVIL
XVIII. XIK. XX.
XXL
XXII.
XXIII. XXIV. xxv.
XXVL
XXVIL
XXVIII. XXIX. xxx.
XXXI
XXXII.
XXXIIL XXXIV. xxxv.

Rex Willelmus.
Episcopus Wintoniensis.
Episcopus Sarisberiensis.
Episcopus Baiocensis.
Episcopus Constantiensis.
Episcopus Lisiacensis.
Abbatia Glastingberiensis.
Abbatia Malmesberiensis.
Abbatia Westmonasteriensis.
Abbatia Wintoniensis.
Abbatia Creneburnensis.
Abbatissa Shaftesberiensis.
Abbatissa Wiltuniensis.
Abbatissa Wintoniensis.
Abbatissa Eomesiensis..
Abbatissa Ambresberiensis.
Ecclesia Beccensis.
Giraldus, presbyter de Wiltune.
Canonici Lisiacenses.
Comes Moritoniensis.
"Comes Eogerius.
Comes Hugo.
Comes Albericus.
Edwardus de Sarisberie.
Ernulfus de Hesding.
Aluredus de Merlebergh.
Hunfridus de Insula.
Milo Crispin.
Gislebertus de Bretevile.
Durandus de Glowcestre.
Walterius Gifard.
Willelmus de Ow.
Willelmus de Braiose.
Willelmus de Moiun.
Willelmus de Faleise.

HERE ARE NOTED THE LAND-HOLDERS IN "WILTSHIRE.

King William.
The Bishop of Winchester.
The Bishop of Salisbury.
The Bishop of Baieux.
The Bishop of Coutances.
The Bishop of Lisieux.
Abbey of Glastonbmy.
Abbey of Malmesbury.
Abbey of Westminster.
Abbey of Winchester.
Abbey of Cranbourne.
Abbess of Shaftesbury.
Abbess of Wilton.
Abbess of Winchester.
Abbess of Eomsey.
Abbess of Ambresbury.
The Church of Bee.
Girald, Priest of Wilton.
The Canons of Lisieux.
The Earl Morton.
The Earl Eoger.
The Earl Hugo.
The Earl Albericus. (Aubrey)
Edward of Salisbury.
Ernulf de Hesding.
Alured of Marlborough.
Humfrey de L'Isle.
Milo Crispin.
Gilbert de Bretevile.
Durand of Gloucester.
Walter Giffard.
William de Ow.
William de Braiose.
William de Moiun (Mohun).
William de Faleise.

WILTSHIRE.

Fc Fol.

fla XXXVL Walscinus de Dowai.
t64c

XXXVIL

Waleran, venator.

XXXVIII.

Willelmus, filius Widonis.

XXXIX.

Henricus de Ferieres.

XL.

Ricardus filius Gisleberti Comitis

XLL

Radulfus de Mortemer.

XLIL

Robertus filius Girold.

XLIIL

Robertus filius Rolf.

XLIV.

Rogerius de Curcelle.

XLV.

Rogerius de Bercbelai.

XLVL

Bernard Pancevolt.

XLVII.

Berenger Gifard.

XLVIIL

Osbernus Gifard.

XLLX.

Drogo filius Ponz.

L.

Hugo Lasne.

LL

Hugo filius Baldrici.

LIL

Humfridus, camerarius.

LIII.

Gunfridus Malduith.

LIV.

Aluredus de Ispania.

LV.

Aiulfus, Vicecomes.

LVL

Nigellus, medicus.

LVIL

Osbernus, presbyter.

LVIII.

Ricardus Puingiant.

LIX.

Robertus Marescal.

LX.

Robertus Flavus.

LXL

Ricardus Sturmid.

LXIL

Rainaldus Canud.

LXIIL

Maci de Moretania.

LXIV.

Gozelinus Riveire.

LXV.

Godescal.

T,XVL

Herman et alii servientes Regis.

T,XVIL

Odo et alii Taini Regis.

TiXVIIL

Herveus et alii ministri Regis.

Walscin de Dowai (Douay).
Waleran, the Huntsman.
William, son of Widen (Fitz-Widon).
Henry de Ferieres.
Richard, son of Eaii Gilbert.
Ralph de Mortemer.
Robert son of Girold (Fitz-Girold).
Robert, son of Rolf (Fitz-Rolf).
Eoger de Curcelle (Cliurchhill).
Eoger de Bercbelai (Berkeley).
Bernard Pancevolt.
Berenger Giffard.
Osbern Giffard.
Drogo, son of Ponz (Fitz-Ponz).
Hugo Lasne.
Hugo, son of Baldric (Fitz-Baldric).
Humfrey, the Chamberlain.
Gunfrid Malduith.
Alured of Spain.
Aiulf, the Sheriff.
Nigel, the Physician.
Osbern, the Priest.
Eichard Puingiant.
Eobert Marescal.
Robert Flavus (the Fair).
Richard Sturmid.
Rainald Canud.
Maci of Moretania.
Gozelin Riveire.
Godescal.
Herman, and other of the King's Servants.
Odo, and other of the King's Thanes.
Hervey, and other of the King's Officers.

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Rex habet de Burgo WILTUNIE, 50 libras.
Quando Herveus recepit ad custodiendum reddebat
22 libras. De WILTESCIRE habet Rex 10 libras pro
accipitre, et 20 solidos pro summario, et pro feno
100 solidos et 5 oras.i
De dimidio molino apud SARISBERIE habet
Rex 20 solidos ad pensum. De tercio denario
SARISBERIE habet Rex 6 libras. De tercio den
ario MERLEBERGE, 4 libras. De tercio denario
CRICHELADE, 5 libras. De tercio denario -B^Z»-E',=
11 libras. De tercio denario MALMESBERIE, 6
libras. De cremento 60 libras ad pondus; hoc
reddit Edwardus Vicecomes.
Walterius Hosed de 2 partibus burgi MAL
MESBERIE, reddit 8 libras Regi; tantundem
reddebat ipsum burgum tempore Regis Edwardi, et
in hac firma erant placita Hundretorum de Cicemer-
tone^ et Sutelesberg, quae Regi pertinebant. De
moneta reddit ipsum burgum 100 solidos. In eodem
burgo habuit Heraldus Comes I agrum terrse, in quo
sunt 4 masuree et 6 aliae vastse, et 1 molinum redden-
tem 10 solidos. Hoc totum reddebat 100 solidos
tempore Regis Edwardi. Quando Rex ibat in ex-
peditionem, vel terra vel mari, habebat de hoc burgo,
aut 20 solidos ad pascendos suos * buzecarlos, aut
unum hominem ducebat secum pro honore 5 hidarum.

The King has, from the Borough of WILTON,
£50. When Hervey undertook the custody of the
town, it paid £22.
From WILTESCIRE the King has £10 instead
of a falcon, and 20 shillings for a sumpter-horse,
and 100 shillings and 5 ores for fodder.
From half a mill at SARISBERIE, the King
has 20 shillings by weight. From the third penny of
SARISBERIE the King has £6. From the third
penny of MERLEBERGE, £4. From the third
penny of CRICHELADE, £5. From the third
penny of BADE, £11. From the third penny of
MALMESBERIE, £6. From improved rents 60
pounds by weight ; this, Edward the sheriff pays.
Walter Hosed, from two parts of the borough
oi MALMESBERIE, pays £8 to the King; the
borough itself paid a like sum in the time of King
Edward, and in this holding were included the pleas
of the Hundreds of Cicemertone, and Sutelesberg,
which belonged to the King. From its mint the
Borough pays 100 shillings. In the same Borough
the Earl Harold had one field of land, in which are
4 masures, and 6 other waste masures, and one mill,
paying 10 shillings. The whole used to pay 100
shillings in the time of King Edward. When the
King was going on an expedition, whether by land
or sea, he was either wont to have from this Borough
20 shillings for the support of his sailors, or took
with him one man for each honor of 5 hides.

' The " Gra " seems originally to have represented 16 pence ;
therefore 16 orse = 1 pound. In the Domesday Survey,
however, it is used for the ounce, or twelfth part of the num
mulary pound, and hence was worth 20 pence. Thus in the
Domesday for Kent we find, as indeed in many other parts ofthe
record, " 125 libr. et 10 solid, de 20 in Ora," i.e., " 125 pounds
and 10 shillings, every ore calculated at the value of 20 pence."
It was simply money of account ; in fact the penny was the only
coin known in England till Jong after the date of the Domesday
Book. — See Ellis's Introduclion to Domesday Booh, I., 165.
' This is most probably intended for B«c?- vinde (Bedwin),
which is often spoken of in early writings as a 'regia villa.' — See
below, p. 7.
' The Hundred of " Cicemertone," afterwards called, as it
would seem, " Cheggelewe," comprised a number of places in the
neighbourhood of Malmesbury. There was no name like

" Sutelesberg " given to a hundred. The one alluded to was
probably that of " Sterohelee," in which were included Brinkworth,
HuUavington, and several other places in the same locality. It
is, however, difficult to regard the one word as a corruption of
the other. See below, in the accounts given in the Exon Domes
day, of the two Hundreds of " Cicemethorn," and " Sterchelee."
* This word is from the Anglo-Saxon " Bdtsd-oarl," a sailor.
Bosworth interprets the word as "bdt-sm-carl," i.e., literally, a
" boat-sea-churl." "When Earl Tosti was driven from the Hum-
ber, where he had arrived with sixty ships, by Earl Edwin, it is
said in the Saxon Chvouicle, Anno 1066, " fa butsecarlas bine
forsocan," — then the sailors forsook him. Thorpe, in a note to
a passage in which the word occurs in the Saxon Chronicle,
under A.D., 1052, says, " The first component of this word is,
no doubt, our ' bus,'' as in ' herring-buss ;' old Norman ' bussa,'
a large boat ; old high German, ' buso.' "

WILTSHIRE.

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TERRA REGIS.
Rex tenet CAUNA. Rex Edwardus tenuit, et
nunquam geldavit ; ideo nescitur quot hidse sint ibi.
Terra est 29 carucatse. In dominio sunt 8 carucatse
et 8 servi. Ibi 37 villani, et 78 bordarii, et 10 coli
berti habentes 21 carucatas. Ibi 45 burgenses, et
7 molini reddentes 4 libras et 12 solidos et 6
denarios, et 50 acrte prati, et pastura 2 leucis longa
et 1 leuca lata. Hsec villa reddit firmam^ unius
noctis cum omnibus consuetudinibus.

Hujus Manerii ecclesiam tenet Nigellus de Rege
cum 6 hidis terrte. Terra est 5 carucatse. In dominio
sunt 2, et 6 servi. Ibi 7 villani, et 2 bordarii, et 11
cozets cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini de 20 solidis,
et 25 burgenses reddentes 20 solidos. Silva 2
quarentenis longa et 1 quarentena et 24 acris lata.
Pastura 4 quarentenis longa et 2 quarentenis lata.
Totum valet 8 libras.

Aluredus de Hispania tenet 5 hidas terrse quas
Nigellus calumniatur. Hsec terra, testimonio Scir«,
pertinuit ad ecclesiam tempore Regis Edwardi.
Rex tenet BEDVINDE. Rex Edwardus tenuit.
Nunquam geldavit, nee hidata fuit. Terra est 80
carucatee, una minus. In dominio sunt 1 2 carucatse,
et 18 ser-vi. Ibi 80 villani et 60 cozets, et 14 coli
berti, cum 67 carucatis. Ibi 8 molini reddentes 100
solidos. Duse silvse habentes 2 leucas longitudine
et 1 leucam latitudine. Ibi 200 acrse prati, et 12
quarentense pasturse longitudine, et 6 quarentenaa
latitudine. Huic manerio pertinent 25 burgenses.
Hsec villa reddit firmam unius noctis cum omnibus
consuetudinibus. In hoc manerio fuit tempore Regis
Edwardi lucus habens dimidium leucse longitudine,
et 3 quarentenas latitudine, et erat in dominio Regis.
Modo tenet eum Henricus de Ferreres.

' Kennet derives this word "firma," which usually means a
"farm," or land and tenements hired at a certain rent, from the
Anglo-Saxon "feorm," meal or entertainment ; " Whence," he
says, " the Latin firma, for the reception and entertainment of

THE KING'S LAND.
The King holds CAUNA. King Edward held
it, and it never paid geld ; hence it is unknown how
many hides are there. The land is 29 carucates. In
demesne are 8 carucates and 8 serfs. There are 37
villans, and 78 bordars, and 10 coliberts having 21
carucates. There are 45 burgesses and 7 mills,
paying £4 12s. &d., and 50 acres of meadow, and
pasture 2 miles long and 1 mile broad. This vill
provides one night's entertainment with all its
customs. Nigel, holds the Church of this Manor of the
King, with 6 hides of land. The land is 5 carucates.
In demesne are 2, and 6 serfs. There are 7 villans
and 2 bordars and 11 coscets with 3 carucates.
There are two mills worth 20 shillings, and 25
burgesses paying 20 shillings. The wood is 2
furlongs long, and one furlong and 24 acres broad.
The pasture 4 furlongs long and 2 fui'longs broad.
The whole is worth £8.
Alured of Spain holds 5 hides of land which
Nigel claims. This land, according to the testimony
of the Shire, belonged to the Church in the time of
King Edward.
The KmG holds BEDVINDE. King Edward
held it. It never paid geld, nor was it assessed in
hides. The land is 80 carucates, wanting one. In
demesne there are 12 carucates and 18 serfs. There
are 80 villans, and 60 coscets, and 14 coliberts, with
67 carucates. There are 8 mills paying 100 shillings.
Two woods, having 2 miles in length, and one in
breadth. There are 200 acres of meadow, and of
pasture 12 furlongs in length, and 6 furlongs in
breadth. To this manor belong 25 burgesses. This
vill provides one night's entertainment with all cus
toms. In this manor there was in the time of King
Edward, a grove, having half a mile in length, and'
3 furlongs in breadth, and it was in the demesne of
the King. Now, Henry de Ferreres holds it.

the King, or any other lord and his retinue ; as frequently in the
Domesday Book a condition of tenure was pro firma unius
noctis," &c. — Parochial Antiquities [Glossary).

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Rex tenet AMBLESBERIE. Rex Edwardus
tenuit. Nunquam geldavit, nee hidata fuit. Terra
est 40 carucata. In dominio sunt 16 carucatse, et
55 servi, et 2 coliberti. Ibi 85 villani et 56 bordarii
habentes 23 carucatas. Ibi 8 molini reddentes 4
libras et 10 solidos, et 70 acrse prati. Pastura 4
leucis longa et 3 leucis lata. Silva^ 6 leucis longa
et 4 leucis lata.
Hoc manerium, cum appendicibus suis, reddit fir
mam unius noctis cum omnibus consuetudinibus. In
hoc manerio numerantur terrse trium Tainorum quas
ipsi tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi. Has dedit
Willelmus'^ Comes, in Amblesberie, pro mutuatione
BOVECOME.3

De hujus manerii terra, 2 hidas dedit Rex Ed
wardus, in sua infirmitate, Abbatissse Wiltuniensi,
quas nunquam antea habuerat ; postea vero eas
tenuit. ^= [Willelmus Comes dedit QUINT ONE et
SUINDONE et CHEVREL, quse erant Tainlandaj,
pro terra de Insula de With, qu£e pertinebat ad
firmam* de Amblesberie. J
Eex tenet GUERMINSTRE. Eex Edwardus
tenuit. Non geldavit, nee hidata fuit. Terra est
40 carucatse. In dominio sunt 6 carucata, et 24
servi, et ISporcarii. Ibi 15 villani, et 8 cozets, et
14 coliberti, cum 36 carucatis. Ibi 7 molini de 4
libris, et 80 acrse prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et
dimidio leucse lata. Silva 2 leucis longa, et 2 lata.
Ibi 30 burgenses.

The King holds AMBLESBERIE. King Edward
held it. It never paid geld, nor was it assessed in
hides. The land is 40 carucates. In demesne are
16 carucates, and 55 serfs, and 2 coliberts. There
are 85 villans, and 56 bordars, having 23 carucates.
There are 8 mills paying £4 10s., and 70 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 4 miles long, and 3 miles
broad. The wood is 6 miles long, and 4 miles broad.
This Manor, with its appendages, provides one
night's entertainment with all customs. In this
manor are included the lands of three Thanes, which
they held in the time of King Edward. These lands
in Amblesberie, Earl William gave in exchange for
Bovecome.

Of the land of this manor, King Edward, in his
sickness, gave two hides to the Abbess of Wilton,
which she never had previously ; afterwards, however,
she held them.

[Earl William gave QUINT ONE and
SUINDONE, and CHEVREL, which were Thane-
lands, for land in the Isle of Wight, which belonged
to the estate of Amblesberie.]
The King holds GUERMINSTRE. King
Edward held it. It paid no geld, nor was it assessed
in hides. The land is 40 carucates. In demesne are
6 carucates, and 24 serfs, and 13 swine-herds.
There are 15 villans, and 8 coscets, and 14 coliberts,
with 36 carucates. There are 7 mills of the value of
£4, and 80 acres of meadow. The pasture is one
mile long, and half a mile broad. The wood 2 miles
long, and 2 broad. There are 30 burgesses.

' Wyndham suggests that this large wood was probably Bentley
Wood, near "Winterslow. That wood certainly belonged to Am
bresbury, and it was by no means unusual for manors to have
woods allotted to them which were not included within their
proper boundaries. See Sir R. C. Hoare's " Modern "Wilts " —
Hundred of 'Heytesbury, p. 168.
^ This Earl "William, who is frequently named in Domesday,
was "William Fitz-Osbern, a kinsman of William the Conqueror.
He was one of the chief advisers of his attempting the conquest
of England, and had a principal command at the battle of

Hastings. He was created Earl of Hereford, and appointed Jus
ticiar for the North of England. He was slain in battle against
the Earl of Flanders, in the year 1070, together with Arnulf,
Earl of Hainault, whose cause he was sent to support.
^ This is no doubt Bowcomb, in the Isle of Wight. See
Domesday for Hampshire, p. 30 6.
¦* This paragraph seems introduced as a supplementary note to
the statement just made with regard to Bovecome. It is given
above as it stands in the original text, though its more correct
place would perhaps be in a foot-note.

WILTSHIRE.

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Hoc Manerium reddit firmam* unius noctis cum
omnibus consuetudinibus suis.
Eex tenet CHEPEHAM. Eex Edwardus
tenuit. Non geldavit, nee hidata fuit. Terra est 100
carucatse. In dominio sunt 16 carucata, et 28 servi.
Ibi 48 villani, et 45 bordarii, et 20 cotarii, et 23
porcarii : inter omnes habent 66 carucatas. Ibi 12
molini de 6 libris, et 100 acrse prati. Silva 4 leucis
in longitudine et latitudine. Pastura 2 leucis longa
et una leuca lata.

Hoc manerium, cum appendicibus suis, reddit
firmam unius noctis cum omnibus consuetudinibus,
et valet 110 libras ad numerum.
Hujus manerii ecclesiam, cum 2 hidis, tenet
Osbernus 2 episcopus ex tempore Eegis Edwardi.
Una ex his hidis est Tainlande, — altera pertinet
ecclesise. Totum valet 55 solidos. Huic manerio
pertinet una terra quam Eex Edwardus dederat
Ulviet venatori suo, et erat de dominio suo. Hsec
in firma Eegis est modo, et pro una hida habetur.
Terra est 2 carucatse, et ipsas ibi sunt, et 3 servi ;
et 4 villani, et 4 cozets, cum 1 carucata. Pastura 4
quarentenis longa et 1 quarentena lata. Valet 3
libras. In firma hujus manerii est dimidia virgata
terrse quas fuit Tainlande. Edricus tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi.
Rex tenet BRETFORD. Rex Edwardus tenuit
et pro una hida geldavit. Terra est 20 carucatse.
In dominio sunt 2 carucatse, et 6 servi, et 10 coli
berti. Ibi 12 villani, et 6 bordarii, et 14 cozets,
cum 17 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, de 20 solidis, et 100
acrae prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa et dimidio leucae
lata.

This manor provides one night's entertainment
with all its customs.
The King holds CHEPEHAM. King Edward
held it. It paid no geld, neither was it assessed in
hides. The land is 100 carucates. In demesne are
16 carucates, and 28 serfs. There are 48 villans,
and 45 bordars, and 20 cottars, and 23 swine-herds.
Between them all they have 66 carucates. There
are 12 mills of the value of £6, and 100 acres of
meadow. The wood is 4 miles in length and breadth.
The pastiu'e is 2 miles long, and one mile broad.
This manor, with its appendages, provides one
night's entertainment with all its customs, and is
worth £110, by tale.
Bishop Osbern holds the church of this manor,
with 2 hides, from the time of King Edward. One
of these hides is Thane-land, — the other belongs to
the church. The whole is worth 55 shillings. To
this manor belongs a certain land which King Edward
had given to Ulviet, his huntsman, and which was
part of his demesne. This is now in the estate of
the King, and it is reckoned for one hide. The land
is 2 carucates, and they are there, and 3 serfs ; and 4
villans, and 4 coscets, with one carucate. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and one furlong broad. It is
worth £3. In the estate of this manor is half a vu*-
gate of land, which was Thane-land. Edric held it
in the time of King Edward.
The King holds BRETFORD. King Edward
held it, and it paid geld for one hide. The land is
20 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates, and 6

There are 12 villans, and 6

serfs, and 10 coliberts.
bordars, and 14 coscets, with 17 carucates. There are
2 mills worth 20 shillings, and 100 acres of meadow.
The pasture is one mile long, and half a mile broad.

' This obligation to find the king a lodging, with his suite, for
one night was demanded, and paid by the Lord of the Manor and
Baron of Warminster to King George the Third, on Monday, the
13th September, 1786, the King, Queen, and Princesses, being
entertained at Longleat by the Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Charles the Second was likewise entertained in the same way,
in 1663, when Sir James Thynne possessed the manor. See Sir
R. C. Hoare's "Modern Wilts,'' (Hundred of 'Warminster) p. 1.

" Unless, as Wyndham seems to take for granted, this be a
mistake for Osbernus presbyter, (as in the next entry,) tlie bishop
alluded to can be no other than Osbern, who was consecrated
Bishop of Exeter in 1074, and died in 1103. He is said to have
been a kinsman of Edward the Confessor, and allied to William
the Conqueror. He was brother to William Fitz-Osbern, Earl of
Hereford.

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Fol. S^^'^ Hoc manerium reddit 30 libras ad pensum. Silva
est in manu Regis, et inde habet 40 solidos in firma

sua.

Hujus manerii ecclesiam tenet Osbernus pres
byter, cum una hida terrse pertinente ecclesise. Valet
40 solidos. Rex tenet THEODULVESIDE. Rex Ed
wardus tenuit. Non geldavit, nee hidata fuit. Terra
est 40 carucatse. In dominio sunt 9 carucatse, et
22 servi, et 10 coliberti. Ibi 34 villani, et 32 cozets,
cum 18 carucatis. Ibi 9 molini, de 100 solidis et 30
denariis, et 66 burgenses reddentes 50 solidos. Ibi
una leuca prati in longitudine et dimidium latitudine.
Pastura una leuca et dimidio longa et una leuca lata.
Silva 2 leucis longa et una leuca lata.

Hoc manerium reddit firmam unius noctis cum
consuetudinibus suis. Valet 100 libras ad numerum.
Rex tenet CONTONE. Heraldus Comes tenuit,
et pro 10 hidis geldavit. Terra est 10 carucatse. In
dominio sunt 2 carucatse, et 2 servi ; et 28 vUlani,
et 2 bordarii, cum 8 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 12
solidis et 6 denariis, et 20 acr^ prati, et 8 acrse
pasturse, et 15 acrse silvas. Hoc manerium reddit
12 libras ad pensum.
Rex tenet RUSTESELVE. Ghida* tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 37 hidis
cum appendicibus suis. Terra est 27 carucatae et
dimidium. In dominio sunt 19 hidse, et ibi 12
carucata, et 37 servi. Ibi 28 viUani, et 40 bordarii,
cum 14 carucatis. Ibi 5 molini, de 72 solidis, et
112 acrse prati. Pastura 3 leucis et dimidio in
longitudine, et 1 leuca et dimidio in latitudine.
Silva 1 leuca longa et dimidio leuc* lata. Valuit
et valet 32 libras et 10 solidos.

This manor pays £30 by weight. The wood is in
the hands of the King, and thence he has 40 shiUings
in his o"wn estate.
Osbern, a priest, holds the church of this manor,
with one hide belonging to the church. It is worth
40 shillings. The King holds THEODULVESIDE. King
Edward held it. It paid no geld, neither was it
assessed in hides. The land is 40 carucates. In
demesne are 9 carucates, and 22 serfs, and 10 coli
berts. There are 34 villans, and 32 coscets, with 18
carucates. There are 9 mills worth 100 shillings,
and 30 pence, and 66 burgesses paying 50 shillings.
There is one mile of meadow in length, and half a
mile in breadth. The pasture is one mile and a half
long, and one mile broad. The wood is 2 miles long,
and one mile broad.
This manor provides one night's entertainment
with its customs. It is worth £100 by tale.
The King holds CONTONE. The Earl Harold
held it, and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is
10 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates, and 2
serfs ; and there are 28 villans, and 2 bordars, with 8
carucates. There is a mill worth 12 shillings and 6
pence, and 20 acres of meadow, and 8 acres of pas
ture, and 15 acres of wood. This manor pays 12
pounds by weight.
The King holds RUSTESELVE. Ghida held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld with
its appendages for 37 hides. The land is 27 caru
cates and a half. In demesne are 19 hides, and there
are 12 carucates, and 37 serfs. There are 28 villans,
and 40 bordars, with 14 carucates. There are 5 mills
worth 72 shillings, and 112 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 3 miles and a half in length, and 1 mile
and a half in breadth. The wood is one mile long,
and half a mile broad. It was worth, and is still
worth, £32 10s.

' Ghida was the wife of Earl Godwin, and the mother of Harold.
She was sister to Sweyn, King of Denmark. In the annals of
the Church of Winchester, under the year 1052, she is spoken of
as a generous benefactor. She was in Exeter, in 1068, when

William the Conqueror laid siege to that city, but succeeded in
effecting her escape to Flanders. She held in different counties
of England, in the time of Edward the Confessor, more than 330
hides ; — possibly as much as from 40,000 to 50,000 acres of land.

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(II a Hujus manerii ecclesiam habet Sanctus Wan-
*¦ ^ dregisilus* cum 2 hidis terrse, et ibi est 1 carucata
et dimidium. Valet 40 solidos.
Rex tenet ALDEBORNE. Ghida tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi et geldabat pro 40 hidis. Terra
est 45 carucatae. In dominio sunt 18 hidae, et ibi 10
carucatse, et 25 ser"vi, et 14 coliberti. Ibi 73 villani, et
38 cozets, cum 26 carucatis. Ibi 4 molini, de 16 solidis
et 8 denariis. Pratum 1 leuca longa et 5 quarentenis
lata. Pastura 1 leuca longa et dimidio leuc* lata.
Silva 2 leucis longa et dimidio leucae lata. Huic
manerio pertinent 6 burgenses in Crichelade reddentes
64 denarios.

Hoc manerium reddit 70 libras'^ ad pensum, sed
ab Anglis non appreciatur nisi 60 libris ad numerum.
Ad ecclesiam hujus manerii pertinent 2 hidae. Terra
2 carucatae. Has habet presbyter ejusdem ecclesiae,
et valent 40 solidos.
Rex tenet COSSEHAM. Tosti Comes tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi. Ibi sunt 34 hidae, sed pro
18 hidis reddit geldum. Terra est 50 carucatae. In
dominio sunt 11 hidae, et ibi 7 carucatae, et 10 servi.
Ibi 65 villani, et 48 cozets, et 9 cotarii, cum 38
carucatis. Ibi 2 molini de 8 solidis et 6 denariis, et
32 acrse prati, et 1 hida pasture, et 2 leucae sUvse in
longitudine et latitudine.
Hoc manerium cum appendicibus reddit 30 li
bras ad pensum. Angli vero appreciant ad 31 libras
ad numerum.

The Abbey of St. Wandregisil holds the church
of this manor, with 2 hides of land, and there is there
one carucate and a half. It is worth 40 shillings.
The King holds ALDEBORNE. Ghida held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 40
hides. The land is 45 carucates. In demesne are
18 hides, and there are 10 carucates, and 25 serfs,
and 14 coliberts. There are 73 villans, and 38 coscets,
with 26 carucates. There are 4 mills, worth 16 shil
lings and 8 pence. The meadow is one mile long, and
5 furlongs broad. The pasture is one mile long, and
half a mUe broad. The wood is 2 miles long, and
half a mile broad. To this manor belong 6 burgesses
in Crichelade, paying 64 pence.
This manor pays 70 pounds by weight, but by the
English it is not valued at more than 60 pounds, by
tale. To the church of this manor belong 2 hides.
The land is 2 carucates. These the priest of the same
church holds, and they are worth 40 shillings.
The King holds COSSEHAM. Earl Tosti held
it in the time of King Edward. There are 34 hides,
but it renders geld for 18 hides. The land is 60
carucates. In demesne are 11 hides, and there are
7 carucates and 10 serfs. There are there 65 villans
and 48 coscets and 9 cottars with 38 carucates.
There are 2 mills, worth 8 shillings and 6 pence, and
32 acres of meadow, and one hide of pasture, and 2
miles of wood in length and breadth.
This manor with its appendages pays 30 pounds
by weight. The English, however, value it at 31
pounds by tale.

' " The Abbey of Vandrille, anciently called Fontenelle, in the
diocese of Rouen, situated about six or seven leagues from that
city. It was founded, by St. WandregisUlns, a.d. 654. The
Dukes of Normandy were considerable benefactors to it, particu
larly Duke Richard II. William the Conqueror's benefactions to
it, in Normandy, are recited in Neustria Pia, p. 167." — Ellis'
Introduction to Domesday L, 507.
'' The Librce, or Pounds, were of three kinds. There were,
first of all, the Librce ad pensum, which were by weight ; — then
the LlbroB ad numerum, or pounds of ready money, made up not
of shUhngs but of orse (see above, p. 6 note), and, as we ascertain

by various entries, valued at the rate of twenty pence to the
ora ; — and lastly, the Librce ad ignem et ad pensum, which formed
the payment when, in consequence of the coins offered at the
Exchequer being deficient in fineness as well as in weight, the
Receivers either melted a sample of the money paid, or received
sixpence or a shilling over every twenty in lieu of actual combus
tion. When Domesday was compiled there was always, it is
said, a fire ready in the Exchequer, in which, if the alloy of the
money was not approved, they burnt it, and then weighed it. —
Ellis' Introd. to Domesday, I. 163. Kelham's Domesday illus
trated, p. 157.

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j'qI JII a Hujus manerii ecclesiam habet S. Stefanus^
Cadomi, cum 2 hidis terrse. Terra est 5 carucatae. Has
habent ibi 3 Adllani, cum 6 cozets. Valet 7 libras. Ec
clesiam de Paveshou,^ quse adjacet huic manerio
tenet Edgar, et pater ejus tenuit. Valet 5 solidos.

Rex tenet MELCHESHAM. Heraldus Comes
tenuit et pro 84 hidis geldavit cum appendicibus
suis. Terra est 60 carucata. In dominio sunt 34 hidffi,
et ibi 19 carucatse, et 35 servi, et 31 coliberti. Ibi 100
villani, 8 minus, et 66 bordarii habentes 39 carucatas.
Ibi 8 molini, reddentes 7 libras et 6 solidos, et 130
acrae prati, et 8 leucas pasture in longitudine et latitu
dine. Silva 4 leucae inter longitudiuem et latitudinem.

Hoc manerium reddit 111 libras et 11 solidos ad
pensum. Angli vero appreciant ad totidem libras
ad numerum. Hujus manerii ecclesiam cum 1 hida
terrse habet Rumoldus presbyter et valet 40 solidos.
("II b Rex tenet CUMBE. Ghida tenuit tempore
\^^^ Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 23 hidis et dimidio.
Terra est 20 carucatae. In dominio sunt 11 hidse, et
ibi 3 carucatse, et 7 servi. Ibi 28 vUlani et 7
bordarii, et 43 cozets, habentes 17 carucatas. Ibi 2
molini reddentes 25 solidos, et 60 acrse prati, et
pastura una leuca longa et alia lata, et 10 acrse
parvse silvse.

Hoc manerium reddit 24 libras ad pensum. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi tantundem ad numerum. Ec
clesiam hujus manerii cum dimidia hida terrse tenet
Leuricus presbyter, et valet 20 solidos.

The Abbey of S. Stephen of Caen, holds the
church of this manor with 2 hides of land. The
land is 5 carucates. These 3 villans, with 6 coscets,
hold. It is worth £7. Edgar holds the church of
Paveshou which adjoins this manor ; his father held
it. It is worth 5 shillings.
The King holds MELCHESHAM. The Earl
Harold held it, and, "with its appendages, it paid
geld for 84 hides. The land is 60 carucates. In
demesne there are 34 hides, and there are 19 caru
cates and 35 serfs and 31 coliberts. There are 100
villans save 8, and 66 bordars having 39 carucates.
There are 8 mills paying 7 pounds and 6 shillings,
and 130 acres of meadow, and 8 miles of pasture in
length and breadth. The wood is 4 miles between
length and breadth.
This Manor pays £111 lis. by weight. The
English, however, reckon it at the same number
of pounds by tale. Rumold, the priest, holds the
chm-ch of this manor "with 1 hide of land, and it is
worth 40 shillings.
The King holds CUMBE. Ghida held it in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 23 hides
and a half. The land is 20 carucates. In demesne
are 11 hides, and there are 3 carucates, and 7
serfs. There are 28 villans and 7 bordars and 43
coscets, having 17 carucates. There are 2 mUls pay
ing 25 shillings, and 60 acres of meadow, and pas
ture 1 mile long and another wide, and 10 acres of
small wood (coppice).
This Manor pays 24 pounds by weight. In the
time of King Edward it paid a like sum by tale.
Leuric, the priest, holds the church of this manor
with half a hide of land, and it is worth 20 shillings.

' The Abbey of St. Stephen, at Caen, was founded by William
the Conqueror, about the year 1064, though not dedicated till
after 1066, as in the foundation charter William takes the title
of King, and among his donations are enumerated properties and
privileges in various parts of England, which shew that he was
at the time in possession of the island. William of Jumieges,
who was living at the time, states that this monastery, as well as
the Convent of the Holy Trinity, at Caen, were both founded as
an act of penance enjoined on him by the Pope, as the condition
of his granting him absolution for having contracted a marriage

with MatUda, daughter of Baldwin, Earl of Flanders, the son of
his father's sister, which was within the prohibited degrees of
afSnity. Lanfranc, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, was
the first abbot of St. Stephen, Caen. Ellis' Introduction to
Domesday, L, 391. See the Charters rela'ting to these monas
teries in the New Monasticon, A/1, pp. 1070, 1072.
' This is clearly Pewsham, which is close by Corsham. It
takes its name from the Pewe, a little stream rising at Lockswell,
and flowing into tbe Avon, near Lackham.

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Rex tenet BROMHAM. Heraldus Comes ten
uit et pro 20 hidis geldavit. Terra est 10 carucatse.
In dominio sunt 10 hidse, et ibi 2 carucatse, et 4
servi. Ibi 14 villani, et 6 bordarii, et 30 cozets, cum
8 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini de 5 solidis, et 40 acrse
prati, et 12 acrse pastm'se. Silva 5 quarentenis longa
et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 20 libras, modo 24 libras.
De terra villanorum tenet presbyter unam hidam, et
unam virgatam terrse de Rege. Valet 15 solidos.

Rex tenet OTONE. Eddid Reginai tenuit et
geldabat pro 30 hidis una "Tirgata minus. Terra est
30 carucatae. In dominio sunt 13 hidse et una virgata
terras, et ibi 2 carucatae et 12 servi. Ibi 40 villani, et
17 coscez, cum 14 carucatis. Ibi 6 acrse prati, et
pastura 6 quarentenis longa et 3 quarentenis lata.
Silva 6 quarentenis longa et tantundem lata. Valuit
26 libras, modo 30 libras.

Hujus manerii ecclesias duas, cum 1 hida terrae
tenets S. Michael de Monte.
Rex tenet WESTBERIE. Eddid Regina tenuit
et geldavit pro 40 hidis. Terra est 47 carucatse. In
dominio sunt 17 hidse, et ibi 7 carucatae, et 28 servi,
et 16 coliberti. Ibi 38 villani, et 23 bordarii, et 9
mellitarii. Inter omnes habent 40 carucatas. Ibi
potarii reddunt 20 solidos per annum, et 6 molini
reddunt 70 solidos, et 6 denarios ; et 80 acrse prati.
Pastura 3 leucis longa et 3 leucis lata. Silva 3
leucis longa et dimidio leucae lata. Ibi 29 porcarii et
ibi habent 7 carucatas. Hoc manerium reddit 100
libras ad numerum.

The King holds BROMHAM. The Earl Harold
held it, and it paid geld for 20 hides. The land is
10 carucates. In demesne are 10 hides, and there
are 2 carucates and 4 serfs. There are 14 villans
and 6 bordars and 30 coscets with 8 carucates.
There are 2 mills worth 6 shillings, and 40 acres of
meadow and 12 acres of pasture. The wood is 5
furlongs long and 3 furlongs broad. It was worth
£20 ; now £24. Of the land of the villans a priest
holds 1 hide and 1 virgate of land under the King.
It is worth 15 shillings.
The King holds OTONE. Queen Editha held
it and it paid geld for 30 hides,' less one virgate.
The land is 30 carucates. In demesne are 13 hides
and 1 "vdrgate of land, and therein are 2 carucates
and 12 serfs. There are 40 "villans and 17 coscets
with 14 carucates. There are 6 acres of meadow,
and the pasture is 6 furlongs long and 3 furlongs
broad. The wood is 6 fm-longs long and as much
broad. It was worth £26, now £30.
The Abbey of S. Michael de Monte holds the two
churches of this manor "with one hide of land.
The KmG holds WESTBERIE. Queen Editha
held it, and it paid geld for 40 hides. The land is
47 carucates. In demesne are 17 hides, and there
are 7 carucates and 28 serfs and 16 coliberts. There
are 38 "dllans, 23 bordars, and 9 bee-keepers. Among
all of them they have 40 carucates. The potters
pay 20 shillings by the year, and 6 mills pay 70
shillings and 6 pence; and there are 80 acres of
meadow. The pastm-e is 3 miles long and 3 miles
broad. The wood is 3 miles long and half a mile
broad. There are 29 swine-herds and they have there
7 carucates. This manor pays 100 pounds by tale.

' This was Editha, the Queen of Edward the Confessor. She
seems to have been pennitted to hold the whole of the posses
sions which belonged to her as Queen, till the time of her death
iu 1075, when they reverted to the crown. In the different sur
veys, she is spoken of as Edid, Eddid, Eddida, or Eddied Regina.
" The Abbey of St. Michael in Periculo Maris, in Normandy,
was founded, according to tradition, about the year 708. Rollo,

the first Duke of Normandy, dispersed the secular canons of the
first foundation, A.D. 966, and put Benedictine monks in their
room. Richard II. Duke of Normandy, rebuilt the church in
1024. The Priory of St. Michael's Mount, in Cornwall, which
was founded by Edward the Confessor, was subsequently annexed
to the Abbey of St. Michael, in Normandy. Ellis' Introduction
to Domesday, I., 453.

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De eadem terra hujus manerii, habet ecclesia
hidam et dimidium ; Willelmus Scudet 4 hidas et
dimidium. Ecclesia valet 50 solidos : [quidam
clericolus^ tenet. J
Eex tenet WINTREBURNE. Eddid Regina
tenuit, et geldabat pro 2 hidis et 1 virgata terrse.
Terra est 12 carucatae. In dominio est dimidium
virgatse terrse, et ibi 3 carucata, et 11 servi, et 5
coliberti. Ibi 15 villani, et 15 bordarii, cum 8
carucatis. Ibi molinus de 10 solidis, et 8 acrae prati.
Pastura 2 leucis longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit
et valet 33 libras. Ecclesia ejusdem manerii habet
1 hidam de ipsa terra. Abbatia Gemmeticensis^
tenet hanc ecclesiam cum terra, et valet 60 solidos.

Rex tenet NIGRA VRE. Heraldus Comes ten
uit, et geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 22 carucatse.
In dominio sunt 2 hidse, et ibi 6 carucatae, et 46
servi, et 8 coliberti. Ibi 30 "nllani, et 40 bordarii,
cum 16 carucatis. Ad hoc manerium pertinent 5
burgenses in Wiltune reddentes 6 solidos. Ibi 3
molini reddentes 30 solidos, et 70 acrae prati.
Pastura 3 leucis longa et dimidio leuc^ lata. Valuit
40 libras, modo 57 libras. De hac terra hujus
manerii tenet Herveus hidam et dimidium, et ibi
habet 1 carucatam. Unus Tainus habet 2 hidas et
dimidium, et ibi habet 1 carucatam.

Ecclesiam hujus manerii cum una hida tenet
Nigellus medicus. Hsec cum omnibus appendicibus
suis valet 32 libras. Ipsa vero vasta est, et ita dis
cooperta, ut pene corruat.
Rex tenet COLINGEBURNE. Heraldus
Comes tenuit et geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est
45 carucatae. In dominio sunt 5 hidas, et ibi 5
carucatae et 12 ser"vi. Ibi 49 carucatae,^ et 26 bordarii.

Of the same land of this manor the church has
one hide and a half. William Scudet four hides and
a half. The Church is worth 50 shillings, [a certain
chaplain holds it. ]
The King holds WINTREBURNE. Queen
Editha held it, and it paid geld for 2 hides and 1
virgate of land. The land is 12 carucates. In
demesne is half a virgate of land, and there are 3
carucates, and 1 1 serfs, and 5 coliberts. There are
15 villans, and 15 bordars, with 8 carucates. There
is a mill worth 10 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 2 miles long, and as much broad. It
was, and still is worth £33. The church of the
same Manor has one hide of the same land. The
Abbey of Jumieges holds this church with the land,
and it is worth 60 shillings.
The King holds NIGRAVRE. The Earl Harold
held it, and it paid geld for 20 hides. The land is
22 carucates. In demesne are 2 hides, and there
are 6 carucates and 46 serfs and 8 coliberts. There
are 30 villans and 40 bordars with 16 carucates. To
this Manor belong 5 burgesses, in WUton, who pay
6 shillings. There are 3 mills paying 30 shillings,
and 70 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 miles
long and half a mile broad. It was worth £40 ; it is
now worth £57. Of the land of this manor Hervey
holds a hide and a half, and there he has one caru
cate. A Thane has 2 hides and a half, and he has
there one carucate.
Nigel, the physician, holds the church of this
manor with one hide. This with all its appendages
is worth £32. The Church itself, however, is
ruinous, and the roof so out of repair, that it is
almost tumbling down.
The King holds COLINGEBURNE. The Earl
Harold held it, and it paid geld for 20 hides. The
land is 45 carucates. In demesne are 5 hides, and
there are 5 carucates and 12 serfs. There are 49

' Clericolus, or, as he writes it, Clericulus, is interpreted by
Ducange, as "junior clericus " or " puer choralis.'' It is not easy
to say what is its exact meaning in this passage.
^ This was the Abbey of St. Peter, at Jumieges, a town situ
ated on the river Seine, in the diocese of Rouen. It was founded,
A.D. 664, by St. Philibert and Clovis II. It was burnt by the
Normans, in the middle of the ninth century, and the church

rebuilt in 1400, by Abbot Robert IL, afterwards Archbishop of
Canterbury. See the New Monastic. "VL p. 1086. The estate
of Helingay (Hayling), in Hants, belonged to this monastery.
See Domesday for Hants, p. 43.
' It is so written in the original, but it seems clearly to be a
mistake for " villani," and is so rendered in the translation.

WILTSHIRE.

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P, PQj.fll b cum 15 carucatis, et 20 acras prati. Pastura 2
leucis longa, et una leuca lata. Silva I leuca longa
et tantundem lata, et tercia pars silv« quae vocatur
CETUM.^ Valuit 40 libras, modo 60 libras.

Ad ecclesiam pertinet dimidia hida. Hujus ec-
clesife decimam tenet Giraldus, presbyter de Wiltone,
et valet 10 solidos. Ecclesia vasta est et dissipata.
Rex tenet CHENVEL. Eileva tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldavit pro 30 hidis. Terra 16
carucatfe. In dominio sunt 17 hidse et dimidium,
et ibi 5 carucatse et 10 servi. Ibi 16 villani, et 10
bordarii, et 18 coscez, cum 10 carucatis. Ibi 15
acrte prati, et pastura 1 leuca longa et dimidio leucae
lata. Silva dimidio leucae longa et tantundem lata.
Valuit 28 libras, modo 30 libras. De hae terra
habet Gislebertus 1 hidam. Ibi sunt 3 bordarii.
Valet 7 solidos et 6 denarios.

^c^oi-l™:

Rex tenet LIDIARDE. Godricus tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis.
Terra est 8 carucatae. In dominio 6 hid^, una
virgata minus, et ibi 4 carucatse et 9 servi. Ibi 10
villani, et 6 bordarii, habentes 6 carucatas. Ibi
molinus de 32 denariis, et 20 acrse prati. Silva 1
leuca longa et dimidio leucae lata. Valuit 10 libras;
modo 12 libras.

Hse duae "vUl* fuerunt WUIelmi Comitis.
Rex tenet OCHEBORNE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 25 caru
catae. In dominio sunt 18 hidae, et ibi sunt 4
carucatae, et 6 servi. Ibi 24 villani, et 14 bordarii,
habentes 10 carucatas. Ibi 6 acrae prati, et pastura
dimidio leucse longa et 4 quarentenis lata, et tantun
dem sUvae. Valet 25 libras.

Raduleus, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de WRDE,
et ad eam pertinent 3 hidse quse non geldabant

vUlans, and 26 bordars, with 15 carucates, and 20
acres of meadow. The pasture is 2 miles long and
one mile broad. The wood one mile long, and as
much broad, and there is a third part of the wood
which is caUed CETUM. It was worth £40 ; it is
now worth £60.
To the chm-ch belongs half a hide. Girald,
priest of Wilton, holds the tithe of this church, and
it is worth 10 shillings. The church itself is
ruinous and decayed.
The King holds CHENVEL. EUeva held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 30
hides. The land is 15 carucates. In demesne are
17 hides and a half, and there are 5 carucates and 10
serfs. There are 16 "\dllans, and 10 bordars, and 18
coscets, with 10 carucates. There are 15 acres of
meadow, and the pasture is 1 mUe long and half a
mile wide. The wood is half a mile long and as
much wide. It was worth £28 ; it is now worth
£30. Of this land Gilbert has one hide. There
are 3 bordars. It is worth 7 shillings and 6 pence.
The King holds LIDIARDE. Godric held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 10
hides. The land is 8 carucates. In demesne are 6
hides less one virgate, and there are 4 carucates and
9 serfs. There are 10 villans and 6 bordars having 6
carucates. There is a mill worth 32 pence, and 20
acres of meadow. The wood is 1 mUe long and half
a mUe broad. It was worth £10 ; it is now worth
£12. These two vills belonged to the Earl William.
The KmG holds OCHEBORNE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides. The land
is 25 carucates. In demesne are 18 hides, and there
are 4 carucates and 6 serfs. There are 24 villans, and
14 bordars, having 10 carucates. There are 6 acres of
meadow, and the pasture is half a mile long and 4
furlongs broad, and there is the same quantity of
wood. It is worth £25.
Ralph, the priest, holds the church of WRDE,
and to it belong 3 hides, which did not pay geld in

The wood alluded to is " Chute."

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Fol. \ ^^]- ^ tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2 carucatae.
Has habet ibi presbyter cum 6 bordariis, et 10 acris
prati. Valet 100 solidos.
Vitalis, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de BUR-
BETCE cum una virgata terrse. Valet 20 solidos.

Rainboldus, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de
PEVESIE cum una carucata terrse. Valet 20
solidos. Rainboldus, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de
AVREBERIE, ad quam pertinent 2 hidae. Valet
40 solidos. Al"W"Aedus, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de HES-
TREBE, ad quam pertinent 3 hidae. Terra est 2
carucata. Ipsae sunt ibi cum 2 viUanis, et 6 cotariis,
et 6 acris prati. Valet 60 solidos.
Osbernus Episcopus habet ecclesiam de HASE
BERIE, cum dimidia virgata terrae. Valet 10
solidos. Saitctus Wandregisilus tenet ecclesiam de
SORSTAIN, ad quam pertinent 3 "virgatae terrae.
Valet 28 solidos. Suniliter tenet ecclesiam de
OPPAVRENE, ad quam pertinent 2 hid« et
dimidium. Terra est 2 carucatse. Valet 10 libras
et 15 solidos.
OsMUNDUS Episcopus tenet de Rege dimidiam
ecclesiam in elemosina ad quam pertinet dimidia
hida. Ibi est 1 carucata cum 5 bordariis, et molinus
de 6 solidis. Valet 25 solidos.
Willelmus de Bblfou habet 1 hidam cum
una ecclesia in MERLEBERGE. Valet 30 solidos.
Bristoardus, presbyter, tenet ecclesiam de BED
VINDE. Pater ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Ibi pertinet una hida et dimidium. Terra est 1
carucata quae ibi est. Valuit et valet 60 solidos.

the time of King Edward. The land is 2 carucates.
These the priest has, with 6 bordars,- and 10 acres of
meadow. It is worth 100 shUlings.
Vitalis, the priest, holds the church of BUR-
BETCE, with one virgate of land. It is worth 20
shUlings. Rainbold, the priest, holds the church of
PEVESIE, with one carucate of land. It is worth
20 shillings. Rainbold, the priest, holds the church of A VRE-
BERIE, to which belong 2 hides. It is worth 40
shillings. Alwaed, the priest, holds the church of HES-
TREBE, to which belong 3 hides. The land is 2
carucates. They are there with 2 villans, and 6
cottars, and 6 acres of meadow. It is worth 60
shillings. Bishop Osbern has the church of HASEBERIE,
with half a virgate of land. It is worth 10 shillings.
The Abbey of St. Wandregisil holds the church
of SORSTAIN, to which belong 3 virgates of land.
It is worth 28 shillings. In like manner it holds the
church of OPPAVRENE, to which belong 2
hides and a half. The land is 2 carucates. It is
worth £10 15s.
Bishop Osmund holds of the King half a church
in frank-almoigne to which belongs half a hide.
There is 1 carucate with 5 bordars, and a miU worth
6 shiUings. It is worth 25 shUlings.
William de Belfou has 1 hide, with a church in
MERLEBERGE. It is worth 30 shUlings.
Beistoard, the priest, holds the church of
BEDVINDE. His father held it in the time of
King Edward. To it belongs one hide and a half
The land which is there is 1 carucate. It was, and
stUl is worth, 60 shUliugs.

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Fc Fol,

fllla IL TERRA EPISCOPI WINTONIENSIS.
165 c Episcopus Wintoniensis tenet DUNTONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldavit pro 100 hidis
tribus minus. Du^ ex his non sunt Episcopi, quia
ablatae faerunt, cum aliis tribus, de ecclesia, et de
manu Episcopi, tempore Cnut Regis. Terra est 46
carucatse et dimidium. De hsec terra sunt in dominio
30 hidse, et ibi 13 carucatae et 40 ser-vi. Ibi 64
vUlani, et 27 bordarii, habentes 17 carucatas. Ibi
7 molini reddentes 60 solidos; et 60 acr^ prati.
Pastura 2 leucis longa, et 1 leuca lata. SUva una
leuca et dimidio longa, et dimidia leuca lata.

De eadem terra hujus manerii tenet Willelmus
de Braiose 14 hidas ; Walerannus 5 hidas ; Radulfus
5 hidas; Ansgotus 3 hidas et dimidium; et Rex
habet, in sua foresta, 4 hidas; Ecclesia ejusdem
manerii habet 4 hidas; et omnes hi de Episcopo
tenent. Qui has terras tenebant tempore Regis
Edwardi non se poterant ab ecclesia separare.

Quando Walchelinus^ Episcopus hoc

manerium

recepit, valebat 60 libras. Modo ,quod habet in
dominio valet 80 libras ; quod mUites, 23 libras ;
quod Ecclesia, 3 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet FONTEL. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 7
carucatae. In dominio de hac terra sunt 5 hidae, et
ibi 2 carucatae et 5 ser"vi. Ibi 8 villani, et 5 bordarii,
cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 5 solidis, et 8
acrae prati. Pastura dimidio leucse longa, et 3
quarentenis lata, et tantuiidem sUvse. Valuit 10
libras, modo 14 libras.

IL LAND OF THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER.
The Bishop of Winchester holds DUNTONE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 100
hides, less three. Two of these hides are not the
Bishop's, because they were taken away, with other
three, from the church, and out of the hand of the
Bishop, in the time of King Canute. The land is
46 carucates and a half. Of this land 30 hides are
in demesne, wherein are 13 carucates and 40 serfs.
There are 64 villans, and 27 bordars, having 17
carucates. There are 7 mUls paying 60 shillings,
and 60 acres of meadow. The pasture is 2 mUes
long, and 1 mile broad. The wood is one mile and
a half long, and half a mile broad.
Of the same land of this manor William de Braiose
holds 14 hides ; Waleran 5 hides ; Ralph 5 hides ;
Ansgot 3 hides and a half; and the King has, in his
forest, 4 hides ; the Church of the same manor has
4 hides ; and all these hold under the Bishop. Those
who held these lands in the time of King Edward
could not separate themselves from the Church.
When Bishop Walchelin received this manor, it
was worth £60. What he has now in demesne is
worth £80 ; what is held by military tenure is worth
£23 ; what the Church holds is worth £3.
The same Bishop holds FONTEL. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 7 carucates. In demesne are 5 hides of this land,
and therein are 2 carucates and 5 serfs. There are 8
villans, and 5 bordars, with 3 carucates. There is a
mill worth 5 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and three farlongs broad,
and there is the same quantity of wood. It was
worth £10; now £14.

' Walchelin was related to William the Conqueror, and was
chaplain to the royal household. On the deprivation of Stigand
in 1070 he was promoted to the Bishopric of Winchester. He
undertook the re-building of his cathedral, with the adjoining
monastery, 1079. He completed the latter in 1094. According

to extracts given by Leland {Collect, i. 430) he obtained funds
by disposiug of sundry estates belonging to the monks. It is
said, — " multa maneria a monachis Walkelinus abstulit usque ad
valorem trecentarum librarum terrse."

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Idem Episcopus tenet FIFHIDE, et Edwardus
de eo, et geldabat pro 5 hidis tempore Regis
Edwardi. Haec terra fuit Capicerii ecclesise. Alsi,
monachus, tenuit de Episcopo. Terra est 3 carucatae.
De hac terra 3 hid« sunt in dominio, et ibi 2
carucatse cum 1 servo. Ibi 3 villani, et 9 bordarii,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 3 acrae prati, et 30 acrae
pasturae. SUva 3 quarentenis longa, et 1 quaren
tena lata. Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

The same Bishop holds FIFHIDE, and Edward
holds of him, and it used to pay geld for 5 hides in
the time of King Edward. This land belonged to
the Sacrist of the church : Alsi, a monk, held it of
the Bishop. The land is 3 carucates. Of this land
3 hides are in demesne, and therein are 2 carucates
with 1 serf. There are 3 vUlans, and 9 bordars,
with 2 carucates. There are 3 acres of meadow, and
30 acres of pasture. The wood is 3 furlongs long,
and one forlong broad. It was, and still is worth
100 shillings.

UM [tebr^] sunt de "VICTU monachorum.^

Idem Episcopus tenet A WLTONE, et geldabat
pro 20 hidis tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 14
carucatae. De hac terra sunt 6 hidae et una virgata
terrae in dominio, et ibi 4 carucatae, et 8 servi. Ibi
27 vUlani, et 15 coscez, cum 8 carucatis. Ibi 2
molini de 12 solidis et dimidio, et 100 acrse prati.
Pastura 6 quarentenis longa, et 4 quarentenis lata.
Silva 7 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
De eadem terra tenet WUlelmus Scudet 3 hidas de
Episcopo, et ibi habet 2 carucatas. Quod monachi
habent, valet 24 libras; quod WUlelmus, 100
solidos.

Idem. Episcopus tenet HAME. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis et dimidio, et dimidia
virgata terrse. Terra est 7 carucatse. De hac terra
5 hidse et dimidium sunt in dominio, et ibi 3 caru
catse, cum 1 servo. Ibi 9 villani, et 10 coscez, cum
3 carucatis. Ibi 8 acrse prati. Pastura 3 quaren
tenis longa, et 1 quarentena lata. SUva 6 quarentenis
longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. De eadem terra tenet

THESE [lands] ARE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MONKS.

The same Bishop holds AWLTONE, and it paid
geld for 20 hides in the time of King Edward. The
land is 14 carucates. Of this land there are 6 hides
and one "sdrgate of land in demesne, and therein are 4
carucates and 8 serfs. There are 27 villans, and 15
coscets, with 8 carucates. There are 2 mills worth
twelve shillings and sixpence, and 100 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 6 furlongs long, and 4
furlongs broad. The wood is 7 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. Of the same land WUliam Scudet
holds 3 hides under the Bishop, and he has there 2
carucates. What the monks have, is worth £24 ;
what William has is worth 100 shillings.
The same Bishop holds HAME. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides and a half,
and half a virgate of land. The land is seven carucates.
Of this land 5 hides and a half are in demesne, and
therein are 3 carucates, with 1 serf. There are 9
villans, and 10 coscets, with 3 carucates. There are
8 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 farlongs long,
and one furlong broad. The wood is 6 furlongs long

' These were the monks of the Benedictine Monastery, which
was connected with the Cathedral at Winchester. They are
usually spoken of as the monks of St. Swithin, though the
Cathedral was dedicated, at different times, to St. Amphibalus,
St. Peter, St. Swithin, and to the Holy Trinity. New

Monast. i. 190. The estates enumerated, of which the Bishop
of Winchester was, so to speak, a Trustee, were let to farm to
various tenants, who were bound to furnish food of a certain
amount for the supply of the inmates of the monastery.

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PjjJIjjJ flllb Willelmus 2 hidas de Episcopo. Qui ante eum

•"165 d

tenuit non poterat ab ecclesia recedere.

Valuit hoc manerium 6 libras, quando Episcopus
recepit ; modo dominium valet 9 libras ; quod
WilleLmus tenet, 3 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet WESTWODE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra 5 caru
cata. De hac terra 2 hid« in dominio, et ibi 3
carucatse et 3 ser"vi. Ibi 6 "villani, et 4 bordarii, cum
1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 10 solidos, et 6
acrffi prati. SUva 2 quarentenis longa, et 1 quaren
tena lata. Quando recepit Episcopus valebat 6
libras ; modo 4 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet ELENDUNE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 12
carucatse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 15 hidre, et
ibi 4 carucatse, et 3 servi. Ibi 25 villani, et 14
bordarii, habentes 7 carucatas. Ibi 6 molini, red
dentes 42 solidos et 6 denarios, et 60 acrse prati.
Pastura dimidio leucae longa, et 3 quarentenis lata,
et 20 acras sUvas.

De hac terra habet unus mUes 1 hidam et
dimidium, et habet ibi 1 carucatam. Godricus, qui
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, non potuit ab
ecclesia separari. Quando Episcopus recepit valebat
14 libras ; valet modo 18 libras.

Ipse Episcopus tenet CLIVE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 5 carucatae.
De eadem terra sunt in dominio 6 hidse et dimidium,
et ibi 2 carucatse et 3 servi. Ibi 7 "villani, et 3
coscez, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 30 acrse prati. Silva
2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Quando
Episcopus recepit, valebat 3 libras ; modo 6 libras.

and three furlongs broad. Of the same land WiUiam
holds 2 hides under the Bishop. He who held them
before him could not recede from the Church (as his
feudal lord).
This manor was worth £6 when the Bishop re
ceived it ; the demesne is now worth £9 ; what
William holds is worth £3.
The same Bishop holds WESTWOODE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 3 hides.
The land is 5 carucates. Of this land 2 hides are in
demesne, and therein are 3 carucates, and 3 serfs.
There are 6 villans, and 4 bordars, with 1 carucate.
There is a mill paying 10 shUlings, and 6 acres of
meadow. The wood is 2 fm-longs long, and 1 fur
long broad. When the Bishop received it, it was
worth £6 ; now £4.

The same Bishop holds ELENDUNE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides.
The land is 12 carucates. Of this land there are, in
demesne, 15 hides, wherein are 4 carucates, and 3
serfs. There are 25 villans, and 14 bordars, who
have 7 carucates. There are 6 mills, paying 42
shillings and 6 pence, and 60 acres of meadow.
The pasture is half a mile long and 3 furlongs
broad, and there are 20 acres of wood.
Of this land, a tenant, holding by military tenure,
has 1 hide and a half, and has therein 1 carucate.
Godric, who held it in the time of King Edward,
could not be separated from the church. When the
Bishop received it, it was worth £14 ; it is now
worth £18.
The Bishop himself holds CLIVE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 5 carucates. Of the same land there are iu demesne
6 hides and a half, and therein are 2 carucates and
3 serfs. There are 7 "vUlans, and 3 coscets, with 2
carucates. There are 30 acres of meadow. The
wood is 2 furlongs long, and one furlong broad.
When the Bishop received it, it was worth £3 ; it is
now worth £6.

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Idem Episcopus tenet WEMBERGE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 19 hidis. Terra est 10
carucatae. De eadem terra 9 hidse sunt in dominio,
et ibi 3 carucatse et 6 servi. Ibi 19 viUani, et 13
bordarii, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 5
solidos, et 40 acrse prati. Pastura dimidio leucas
longa, et 15 quarentenis lata. De hac terra tenet
Richerus 1 hidam. Quando recepit Episcopus
valebat 15 libras ; modo 18 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet ENEDFORDE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 24
carucatse. De eadem terra 10 hidse sunt in dominio,
et ibi 3 carucatse et 6 servi. Ibi 12 villani, et 15
bordarii, cum 10 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes
25 solidos, et 17 acrae prati. Pastura 2 leucis et
dimidio longa, et una leuca et dimidio lata. De
eadem terra tenet Willelmus 5 hidas, et Heraldus 2
hidas. Unus Anglicus 3 hidas. Ibi habent 10
carucatas. Presbyter habet 1 hidam. Qui tenuerunt
tempore Regis Edwardi non poterant ab ecclesia
separari. Quando Episcopus recepit valebat 34
libras'. Modo dominium valet 20 libras. Quod
presbyter et milites tenent 19 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet OVRETONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 15 hidis. Terra est 7
carucatae. De ipsa terra sunt in dominio 8 hidae et
dimidium, et ibi 2 carucatae. Ibi villani habentes
5 carucatas. Ibi 15 acr^ prati. Pastura 8 quaren
tenis longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Silva 5 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.

De eadem terra tenet Durandus 2 hidas, dimidia
virgata minus. Qui tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi
non poterat ab ecclesia separari. Valuit et valet 20
solidos. Dominium valet 8 libras. Quando Epis
copus recepit valebat 6 libras.

The same Bishop holds WEMBERGE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 19 hides.
The land is 10 carucates. Of this same land 9 hides
are in demesne, and therein are 3 carucates, and 6
serfs. There are 19 villans, and 13 bordars with 5
carucates. There is a mill, paying 5 shillings, and 40
acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile long,
and 15 furlongs broad. Of this land Richer holds
1 hide. When the Bishop received (this land) it
was worth £15 ; it is now worth £18.

The same Bishop holds ENEDFORDE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides.
The land is 24 carucates. Of this same land, 10 hides
are in demesne, and therein are 3 carucates and 6
serfs. There are 12 vUlans, and 15 bordars, with 10
carucates. There are 2 mUls, paying 25 shillings,
and 17 acres of meadow. The pasture is 2 miles and
a half long, and one mile and a half broad. Of
this same land William holds 5 hides, and Harold 2
hides. An Englishman has 3 hides. They have
there 10 carucates. The priest has one hide. They
who held these lands in the time of King Edward
could not be separated from the church. When the
Bishop received this estate it was worth £34. The
demesne is now worth £20. What the priest and
those who hold by military tenure have, is worth
£19.

The same Bishop holds OVRETONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 15 hides. The
land is 7 carucates. Of this land there are in de
mesne 8 hides and a half, and therein are 2 carucates.
There are villans having 5 carucates. There are
15 acres of meadow. The pasture is 8 furlongs long,
and 4 furlongs broad. The wood 5 furlongs long,
and 2 farlongs broad.

Of the same land Durand holds 2 hides, all but
half a virgate. He who held them in the time of
King Edward could not be separated from the church.
It was, and is, worth 20 shiUings. The demesne is
worth £8. When the Bishop received it, it was
worth £6.

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Idem Episcopus tenet STOTTUNE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6
carucatae. De ipsa terra sunt in dominio 3 hidae et
dimidium, et ibi 2 carucatse et 3 servi. Ibi 4 villani
et 6 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 10
solidis, et 10 acrse prati. Pastura 5 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata, et 40 acras silvse.

De eadem terra tenet Richerus 2 hidas, et Ans-
chitU 2 hidas et cUmidium. Ibi habent 2 carucatas.

Hoc manerium quando Episcopus recepit valebat
8 libras. Modo dominium valet 100 solidos et 10
solidos. 1 Quod homines tenent valet 4 libras.
Terra, quam tenent, non poterat ab ecclesia, tempore
Regis Edwardi, separari.

The same Bishop holds STOTTUNE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 6 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 3 hides and a half, therein are 2 carucates
and 3 serfs. There are 4 villans and 6 bordars, with
2 carucates. There is a mill worth 10 shillings and
10 acres of meadow. The pasture is 5 furlongs long,
2 furlongs broad, and there are 40 acres of wood.
Of the same land Richer holds 5 hides, and
Anschitil 2 hides and a half. They have there 2
carucates. The manor when the Bishop received it was
worth £8. The demesne is now worth 100 shUlings
and 10 pence. What the vassals hold is worth £4.
The land which they hold could not be separated from
the church in the time of King Edward.

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IIL TEEEA EPISCOPI SARISBERIENSIS.
Episcopus Sarisberiensis^ tenet POTERNE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 52 hidis. Terra
est 40 carucatse. De hac terra 10 hidse sunt in do
minio, et ibi 6 carucatae, et 4 ser-vi, et 5 coliberti.
Ibi 29 vUlani, et 40 bordarii, cum 30 carucatis. Ibi
6 molini, reddentes 43 solidos et 4 denarios, et 40
acrae prati. Pastura 2 leucis et dimidio longa, et
una leuca et 3 quarentenis lata. Silva 1 leuca longa,
et 10 quarentenis lata. Dominium Episcopi valet
et valuit 60 libras.

IIL LAND OF THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.
The Bishop of Salisbury holds POTERNE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 62
hides. The land is 40 carucates. Of this land 10
hides are in demesne, and there are 6 carucates,
and 4 serfs, and 5 coliberts. There are 29 villans, 40
bordars, with 30 carucates. There are 6 mills paying
43 shUlings and 4 pence, and 40 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 2 miles and a half long, and 1
mUe and 3 furlongs broad. The wood is 1 mile
long, and 10 furlongs broad. The demesne of the
Bishop is, and was, worth £60.

' It is so written in the original, but it is no doubt a mistake
for " denarios" i.e., "pence" and it is so rendered iu the transla
tion. ' This Bishop, at old Sarum, at the time of Domesday, was the
celebrated St. Osmund, the father and founder of the first
cathedral church. He not only built and endowed his church,

but also framed the well known " Use of Sarum," according to
which the worship of God was for some centuries offered up in
the Church of England, from which circumstance, it is said,
the Bishops of Sarum enjoy the oifice of Precentor of the
Province of Canterbury. He died in 1099. In the year 1457
he was canonized, when his remains were disinterred with great
respect, and the 5th of December assigned to his memory.

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™-{6l.'

De eadem terra hujus manerii tenent 2 Angli 6
hidas et unam "virgatam terrffi. Unus ex eis est
miles^ jussu Eegis, et nepos fait Hermanni Episcopi. ^
Et Alwardus tenet 3 hidas quas Wlwardus,^ tem
pore Eegis Edwardi, ab Episcopo Hermanno emit
in "vita sua tantum ut postea redirent ad firmam
Episcopi, quia de dominio Episcopi erant. Hi Taini
habent 4 carucatas ibi cum 2 servis et 9 bordariis.
Valent 7 libras.

Quod presbyter hujus manerii tenet valet 40
solidos. De terra ejusdem Manerii tenet Arnulfus de
Hesding 3 hidas et unam virgatam de Eege. Epis
copus vero calumniatur eas, quum qui tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi non poterat ab Episcopo separari.

Idem Episcopus tenet CAININGHAM. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 70 hidis. Terra est 45
carucata. De hac, 10 hidfe sunt in dominio, et ibi
5 carucatse et 6 servi. Ibi 48 villani, et 40 bordarii,
cum 28 carucatis. Ibi 6 molini, reddentes 7 solidos
et 6 denarios, et 30 acrae prati. Pastura 1 leuca

Of the same land of this manor 2 Englishmen
hold 6 hides and one virgate of land. One of them
is a ' MUes ' by the command of the King, and was
nephew of Bishop Herman. And Alward holds 3
hides which Ulward, in the time of King Edward,
bought of Bishop Herman, but only for his own life,
so that they should afterwards revert to the Bishop's
manor, because they were part of the demesne of the
Bishop. These Thanes have there 4 carucates, with
2 serfs and 9 bordars. They are worth £7.
What the priest of this manor holds is worth 20
shillings. Of the land of this same manor Ernulf de Hes
ding holds 3 hides and one virgate of land of the
King. The Bishop however claims them, because he
who held them in the time of King Edward could
not be separated from the Bishop.
The same Bishop holds CAININGHAM. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 70 hides.
The land is 45 carucates. Of this, 10 hides are in
demesne, and there are 5 carucates and 6 serfs.
There are 48 vUlans, and 40 bordars, with 28
carucates. There are 6 mills, paying 7 shillings and

' The term " Miles '' does not appear to have had a precise
meaning in the eleventh century, and is therefore left untrans
lated. It sometimes denotes persons of distinction, such as
knights or thanes, — those, in fact, who had to render knight-
service ; at other times it implies soldiers generally, and some
who are called " milites," are, in the survey, classed with the
inferior orders of tenantry. In aU cases it seems to imply obli
gation to render services to a feudal lord, and, through him, to
the king, and so to confer rank in proportion to the services
required. Perhaps in this passage, " Esquire," as understood in
olden time, would be the best translation of the word.— See
Ellis, I. 58.
' Herman is generally called the last Bishop of Wilton, though
his see was fixed at Ramsbury, and that town would more fitly
give a title to the bishopric. He was a native of Flanders, and
was advanced by Edward the Confessor, whose chaplain he was,
to the episcopal digmty. He made great efforts to remove his
see to Malmesbury, but was opposed by tbe abbot of that
monastery, aided by tbe powerful Earl Godwin. He retired, it
is said, for a time from his bishopric to the celebrated monastery

of St. Bertin, in France. On his return a few years afterwards,
he had influence enough, in 1058, to procure the union of the
bishopric of Sherborne with his own ; and, in 1076, immediately
after the decree of a synod held in London under Archbishop
Lanfranc, to the effect that the episcopal sees which were estab
lished in obscure viUages should be removed to considerable
towns, he changed his residence to Old Sarum, and so became
the first bishop of Salisbury. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
(A.D. 1078) he is oaUed " Hereman, bishop of Berkshire, and of
Wiltshire, and of Dorsetshire." The title " Bishop of Sunning "
is sometimes given, in old records, to the occupants of the see of
Salisbury, from their episcopal residence at Sunning, in Berks.
¦" In the original, over " Wlwardus " is written, in very small
characters, the word "albus" i.e., "white.'' This would seem
to be a translation of the Anglo-Saxon holder's name, which was,
in fact, "Ulward White." In the Exon Domesday we frequently
meet -with surnames, but seldom in the Exchequer Domesday,
and what there are -will be found generaUy in a translated form.
See below, in § Ix., under tbe holding of " Robertus Flavus."

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f IV a longa, et 8 quarentenis lata. Silva 1 leuca longa, et
* 10 quarentenis lata. In burgo CAUNE, una domus
pertinet huic manerio reddens 20 denarios

per

annum.

De eadem terra hujus manerii tenet presbyter 2
hidas ; Ebrardus 10 hidas ; Hermannus 4 hidas ;
Quintinus 3 hidas ; Walterus 2 hidas ; Brictwardus
5 hidas; Alwardus 1 hidam; uxor propositi 1 hidam.
Hi habent 8 carucatas, cum 3 villanis et 30 bordariis
habentibus 4 carucatas. Dominium Episcopi valet
60 libras. Quod alii tenent valet 35 libras.
Idem Episcopus tenet RAMESBERIE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro quatuor viginti et
10 hidis. Terra est 54 carucatje. De hac terra 30
hidae sunt in dominio, et ibi 8 carucatae, et 9 servi.
Ibi 68 villani, et 43 bordarii, habentes 29 carucatas.
Ibi 80 acrae prati, et 10 molini reddentes 6 libras et
30 denarios. Pastura 14 quarentenis longa, et 5
quarentenis lata. SUva 16 quarentenis longa et 4
quarentenis lata.
De eadem terra hujus manerii tenent presbyteri
4 hidas : Otboldus 12 hidas ; Herbertus 5 hidas ;
Quintinus 5 hidas ; uxor prsepositi 1 hidam. Hi
habent in dominio 11 carucatas ; et 31 bordarii cum
6 carucatis. In Crichelade 5 burgenses pertinent huic manerio
reddentes 5 solidos.
Dominium Episcopi valet 62 libras et 15 solidos.
Quod alii tenent, 17 libras et 5 solidos.
Idem Episcopus tenet SARISBERIE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 50 hidis. Terra est 32
carucatse. De hac terra 10 hidse sunt in dominio,
et ibi 8 carucatse. Ibi 25 villani, et 50 bordarii, cum
17 carucatis. In Wiltune 7 burgenses pertinent huic manerio
reddentes 65 denarios.
In manerio 4 molini de 47 solidis et 7 denariis,
et dimidium molinum de 30 solidis, et 142 acrse

6 pence, and 30 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1
mUe long and 8 furlongs broad. The wood is 1 mile
long and 10 furlongs broad. In the borough of
CAUNE, a house belongs to this manor which pays
20 pence per annum.
Of the same land of this manor the priest holds
2 hides ; Ebrard 10 hides ; Herman 4 hides ; Quin
tin 3 hides ; Walter 2 hides ; Brictward 6 hides ;
Alward 1 hide ; the wife of the baUiff 1 hide. These
have 8 carucates, with 3 viUans and 30 bordars
having 4 carucates. The demesne of the Bishop is
worth £60. What the others hold is worth £35.
The same Bishop holds RAMESBERIE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 90 hides.
The land is 54 carucates. Of this land 30 hides are
in demesne, and there are 8 carucates and 9 serfs.
There are 68 villans, and 43 bordars, having 29
carucates. There are 80 acres of meadow, and 10
mills paying 6 pounds and 30 pence. The pasture
is 14 furlongs long and 5 furlongs broad. The wood
ia 16 farlongs long and 4 furlongs hroad.
Of the same land of this manor the priests hold
4 hides ; Otbold 12 hides ; Herbert 5 hides ; Quin
tin 5 hides ; the wife of the bailiff 1 hide. These
have in demesne 11 carucates ; and there are 31
bordars with 6 carucates.
In Crichelade five burgesses paying 5 shiUings
belong to this manor.
The demesne of the Bishop is worth £52 15s.
What the others hold is worth £17 5s.
The same Bishop holds SARISBERIE. In the
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 50 hides.
The land is 32 carucates. Of this land 10 hides are
in demesne, and there are 8 carucates. There are
25 "vUlans, and 50 bordars, with 17 carucates.
Seven burgesses in Wiltune belong to this
manor paying 65 pence.
In the manor are 4 mUls worth 47 shUlings and
7 pence, and half a mill worth 30 shUlings, and 142

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prati. Pastura 20 quarentenis longa, et 10 quaren
tenis lata, et alibi 5 quarentense pasturae longitudine,
et una quarentena latitudine. Silva 4 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.

De eadem terra hujus manerU tenet Edwardus 5
hidas ; Odo 5 hidas ; Hugo 3 hidas una virgata
minus. Qui has tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi
non poterant ab Episcopo separari. Ibi sunt in
dominio 5 carucatse; et 6 villani, et 17 bordarii, cum
2 carucatis. Dominium Episcopi valet 47 libras. Quod hom
ines tenent valet 17 libras et 10 solidos.
Idem Episcopus tenet CHEDELWICH. Algar
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 6
hidis. Terra est 3 carucatse. De hac terra 4 hidae
sunt in dominio, et ibi 2 carucatse ; et 3 villani, et 6
bordarii, et 2 coscez, cum 1 carucata et dimidio.
Ibi 10 acras prati et dimidium. Pastura 3 quaren
tenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Silva 2 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 4 libras.

Hoc est de excambio
tenet de Episcopo.

SCEPELEIA. Hugo

acres of meadow. The pasture is twenty farlongs
long and 10 farlongs broad, and elsewhere there are
5 furlongs of pasture in length and 1 furlong in
breadth. The wood is 4 furlongs long and 2 furlongs
broad. Of the same land of this manor Edward holds 5
hides: Odo 6 hides: Hugo 3 hides all but one
virgate. Those who held them in the time of King
Edward could not be separated from the Bishop.
There are in demesne 5 carucates ; and there are 6
villans, and 17 bordars, with 2 carucates.

The demesne of the Bishop is worth £47.
the vassals hold is worth £17 10s.

What

The same Bishop holds CHEDEL WICH. Algar
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this land 4
hides are in demesne, and there are 2 carucates ; and 3
villans, and 6 bordars, and 2 coscets, "with 1 carucate
and a half. There are 10| acres of meadow. The
pasture is 3 furlongs long and 2 fm-longs broad. The
wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was
worth 40 shillings ; it is now worth £4.

This is in exchange for SCEPELEIA.
holds it of the Bishop.

Hugo

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fiVb IV. TERRA EPISCOPI BAIOCENSIS.
166 b Episcopus Baiocensis^ tenet TODEWORDE,
et Odo de eo. Eddulfus tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 3

IV. LAND OF THE BISHOP OF BAIEUX.
The Bishop of Baieux holds TODEWORDE,
and Odo of him. Eddulf held it in the time of
King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The

' Odo, Bishop of Baieux, was half brother to the Conqueror,
being the son of Herluin de Contaville and Harleta, the mother
of William, by Robert Duke of Normandy. He took an active
part in the invasion of England, celebrating mass and giving a
blessing to the soldiers on the morning of the battle of Hastings.
His fidelity and zeal were rewarded with no less than 439
manors, in various parts of England, and the title of Earl of
Kent. He also held several high and lucrative oflBces. For

some ambitious designs he seems, at length, to have faUen into
disgrace, and to have been sent, in 1084, to Normandy, as to
an honorable exile. He died at Palermo, in 1097, on his way
to the Holy Land. An engraving of his seal, appendant to a
deed, is given in the Archseologia I. 337. On one side he is
represented as an Earl mounted on his war horse, clad in armour,
and holding a sword in his right hand ; and on the reverse, as a
bishop, dressed in his pontifical robes, pronouncing a blessing.

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IV b carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 4 hidse una
fifi h "virgata minus, et ibi 2 carucatse et 2 servi. Ibi unus
villanus, et 6 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi pastura
3 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valet 4
libras et 10 solidos.

Idem Episcopus tenet WADHULLE, et Odo de
eo. Eddulfus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 6 hidis. Terra est 3 carucatse. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 5 hidse, et ibi 2 carucatse, et 6
servi. Ibi unus villanus et 4 bordarii cum 1 carucata.
Ibi 12 acrae prati, et pastura 1 quarentena longa et
tantundem lata. Silva una quarentena longa, et 3
acris lata. Valet 4 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet SVINDUNE, et Wadardus
de eo. Leuiet tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 5 hidis. Ex his una est in dominio, et
ibi 1 carucata, et 4 servi. Ibi 5 viUani et 2 bordarii
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 4 solidis, et 30
acrae prati, et tantundem pasture. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 4 libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet DECHEMENTONE, et
Robertus de eo. Azor tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucatse. Has
habent ibi 18 cotaru ; et 4 moHni sunt ibi, reddentes
27 solidos, et 4 acrse prati, et 10 acrse pasturae.
Valuit 100 solidos; modo 8 libras.

land is 3 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 4 hides all but one virgate, and there are 2
carucates and 2 serfs. There is one villan and 6
bordars, with 1 carucate. The pasture there is three
furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It is worth
£4 10s.
The same Bishop holds WADHULLE, and Odo
of him. Eddulf held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 6 hides. The land is 3
carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 5 hides,
and there are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs. There is one
villan, and 4 bordars, with 1 carucate. There are 12
acres of meadow, and the pasture is one forlong long,
and as much broad. The wood is 1 furlong long,
and 3 acres broad. It is worth £4.
The same Bishop holds SVINDUNE, and
Wadard of him. Leuiet held in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. Of these one
is in demesne, and there is 1 carucate, and 4 serfs.
There are 5 -villans and 2 bordars, with 2 carucates.
There is a mill worth 4 shillings, and 30 acres of
meadow, and as much pasture. It was worth 40
shillings ; it is now worth £4.
The same Bishop holds DECHEMENTONE,
and Robert of him. Azor held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2
carucates. These 18 cottars have there ; and there
are 4 mills, paying 27 shillings, and 4 acres of
meadow, and 10 acres of pasture. It was worth
100 shillings ; it is now worth £8.

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V. TERRA EPISCOPI CONSTANTIENSIS.
Episcopus Constantiensis^ tenet DRAICOTE,
et Rogerius de eo. Alwardus et Elnod tenuerunt pro
2 maneriis tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro
5 hidis. Terra est 2 carucatae et dimidium. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 4 hidae una virgata minus, et
ibi 2 carucatse, et 3 servi. Ibi 4 bordarii, et 7 coscez,
habentes dimidiam carucatam. Ibi 60 acrse pasture.
Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Idem Episcopus tenet WITHENHAM, et
Rogerius de eo. Aluet tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 5 carucatae. De
hoc terra 3 hidae sunt in dominio, et ibi 1 carucata,
et 3 ser"vi. Ibi 5 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis.
Ibi molinus, reddens 12 solidos et 6 denarios, et 10
acr« prati, et 16 acrae silvae. Pastura 2 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit, et valet, 4
Ubras et 10 solidos.

Idem Episcopas tenet WINEFEL, et Eogerius
de eo. Azor tenuit tempore Eegis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 3 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 carucatse.
De hac terra 2 hidse sunt in dominio, et ibi 1
carucata. Ibi 3 villani, et 9 bordarii, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi moUnus, reddens 20 solidos, et 7
acrae prati, et 20 acrae sUvae. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit, et valet, 70
solidos. Idem Episcopus tenet MAMESBERIE. Gisle
bertus tenuit tempore Eegis Edwardi, et geldabat

V. LAND OF THE BISHOP OF COUTANCE.
The Bishop of Coutance holds DRAICOTE,
and Eoger of him. Alward and Elnod held it for 2
manors in the time of King Edward, and paid geld
for 4 hides. The land is 2 carucates and a half. Of
this land there are in demesne 4 hides all but 1
virgate, and there are 2 carucates and 3 serfs. There
are 4 bordars and 7 coscets, ha"ving half a carucate.
There are 60 acres of pasture. It was worth 30
shillings ; it is now worth 60 shUlings.
The same Bishop holds WITHENHAM, and
Eoger of him. Alvet held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The
land is 5 carucates. Of this land 3 hides are in
demesne, and there is one carucate, and 3 serfs.
There are 5 villans, and 5 bordars, with 4 carucates.
There is a mill, paying 12 shillings and six pence,
and 10 acres of meadow, and 16 acres of wood. The
pasture is 2 furlongs long and 1 furlong broad. It
was, and is, worth, £4 10s.
The same Bishop holds WINEFEL, and Eoger of
him. Azor held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 3 hides and a half. The land is
3 carucates. Of this land 2 hides are in demesne,
and there is one carucate. There are 3 villans, and
9 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill, paying
20 shillings, and 7 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of
wood. The pasture is 3 furlongs long and 2 furlongs
broad. It was, and is, worth 70 shillings.
The same Bishop holds MAMESBERIE.
Gilbert held it in the time of King Edward, and it

' This was Geoffrey de Montbkay, who became Bishop of
Coutance, in Normandy, in the year 1048. He was appointed
subsequently to the high ofiice of Chief Justiciary of England,
and presided at the great trial in the County Court, held at
Pinendene, in Kent, between Laniranc, Archbishop of Canter
bury, and Odo, Bishop of Baieux. He had also acted, Kelham
teUs us, {p. 46) as WUliam the Conqueror's Lieutenant-General
after the battle of Hastings. He was possessed of no less than
280 manors. He was one of the party who joined in Duke

Robert's favor, in 1088, against William Rufus. He died in
1093. In the Gloucestershire Domesday {fol. 165) he is
designated, "Episcopus de Sancto Laudo,'' which Kelham
{p. 85) explfiins, — " St. Lo, a vUl in Lower Normandy, in the
diocese of Coutance." In the New Monastic : (I. 144), among
the witnesses to King WiUiam's charter to the monastery
of St. Augustine, at Canterbury, we have, " Episcopo Golfrydo
deSeynt Loth" (Geofii:ey de Montbray).-— Ellis' Introduction
to Domesday, i. 400.

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'ol i ^^ ^ Pi'° ^^^ hida. Terra est dimidium carucatse. De
hac terra sunt 3 virgatse terrae in dominio, et ibi
dimidium carucatse cum 3 bordariis. Ibi 4 acrse
prati, et pastura 2 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata. Valet 13 solidos.

Idem Episcopus tenet PERTEWORDE, et
Osbertus de eo. Wlwardus tenuit tempore Eegis
Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2
carucatse. De hac terra in dominio est hida et
dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 2 villani, et 3
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 20 acrse pasturae,
et 4 acrse silvae. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Idem Episcopus tenet LITELTONE, et Eobertus
de eo. Alwardus tenuit tempore Eegis Edwardi de
abbate Glastingberiensi,^ et non poterat ab ipsa eccle
sia separari, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 8
carucatse. De hac terra in dominio sunt 2 hidae, et
ibi 2 carucatae, et 4 servi. Ibi 6 villani, et 6 bordarii,
cum 5 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 7 solidos et
6 denarios, et 16 acrse prati. Valuit, et valet, 7
libras.

Idem Episcopus tenet WINTREBURNE. Les-
sida tenuit tempore Eegis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucatse. De hac
terra in dominio est hida et dimidium, et ibi 1
carucata, et 2 servi. Ibi 5 vUlani, et unus cotarius,
et 4 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens
12 solidos et 6 denarios, et 20 acrse pasturae. Valuit
30 solidos quando recepit Episcopus ; modo 4 libras.

paid geld for 1 hide. The land is half a carucate.
Of this land there are 3 virgates of land in demesne,
and there is half a carucate with 3 bordars. There
are 4 acres of meadow, and the pasture is 2 furlongs
long and 1 furlong broad. It is worth 13 shillings.

The same Bishop holds PERTEWORDE, and
Osbert of him. Ulward held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2
carucates. Of this land there is in demesne 1 hide
and a half, and there is 1 carucate. There are 2
villans, and 3 bordars, with 1 carucate. There are 20
acres of pasture, and 4 acres of wood. It was, and
is, worth 40 shillings.

The same Bishop holds LITELTONE, and
Eobert of him. Alward held it in the time of King
Edward of the abbot of Glastonbury, and he could
not be separated from the church, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 8 carucates. Of this land
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there are 2 caru
cates, and 4 serfs. There are 6 vUlans, and 6
bordars, with 5 carucates. There is a mUl, paying 7
shillings and 6 pence, and 15 acres of meadow. It
was, and is, worth £7.
The same Bishop holds WINTREBURNE.
Lessid held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 2 hides and a half The land is 2
carucates. Of this land there is in demesne 1 hide
and a half, and there is one carucate, and 2 serfs.
There are 5 villans, and 1 cottar, and 4 bordars, with
1 carucate. There is a mill, paying 12 shillings and
sixpence, and 20 acres of pasture. It was worth 30
shillings when the Bishop received it; it is now
worth £4.

' The Bishop of Coutance seems to have possessed several
manors which previously belonged to the Abbey of Glastonbury.
Thus in the Somersetshire Domesday (Fol. 88J, after an account
of HoTUNE, LiLEBEEE, and WiNTEETH, it IS added : — " Hsec 3
Maneria erantde Ecclesia Glastingberie, tempore Regis Edwardi."

The manors also of Stratone, and Millescote (Fol. 886),
in the same county, which are amongst those belonging to the
Bishop of Coutance, appear also originally to have been the pro
perty of Glastonbury. — See below, p. 30, note 2.

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Episcopus Lisiacensis^ tenet ETONE. Levenot
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis et 3 virgatis. Terra est 3 carucata. De ea,
sunt in dominio 2 hidae, et ibi 1 carucata; et 2
bordarii, et 6 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus,
reddens 10 solidos, et 3 acrae prati. Silva 2 quaren
tenis longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit, et valet, 40
solidos. Turstinus tenet de Episcopo.

Idem Episcopus tenet SUMREFORD. Alwardus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 7 carucatae. De ea, sunt in dominio
5 hid«, et ibi 3 carucata, et 5 servi ; et 14 villani, et
8 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10
solidos, et 100 acrae prati. Silva 3 quarentenis longa,
et 2 quarentenis lata. Valet 7 libras.

VL LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LISIEUX.
The Bishop of Lisieux holds ETONE. Levenot
held it the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides and 3 virgates. The land is 3 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1
carucate ; and there are 2 bordars, and 6 coscets, with
1 carucate. There is a mUl, paying 10 shillings,
and 3 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs
long, and as much broad. It was, and is, worth 40
shillings. Turstin holds it of the Bishop.
The same Bishop holds SUMREFORD.
Alward held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 7 carucates.
Of this, 5 hides are in demesne, and there are 3
carucates, and 5 serfs ; and 14 villans, and 8 bordars,
with 4 carucates. There is a mill, paying 10 shillings,
and 100 acres of meadow. The wood is 3 furlongs
long, and 2 furlongs broad. It is worth £7.

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VIL TERRA ECCLESL^ GLASTINGE-
BERIENSIS.
Ecclesia S. MARiiE Glastingeberiensis^ tenet
DOBREHAM, et geldavit, tempore Regis Edwardi,
pro 52 hidis. Terra est 30 carucatae. De hac terra
16 hidae sunt in dominio, et ibi 4 carucata, et 6 servi.

VIL LAND OF THE CHURCH OF GLAS
TONBURY.
The Church of St. Mary at Glastonbury holds
DOBREHAM, and, in the time of King Edward,
it paid geld for 52 hides. The land is 30 carucates.
Of this land 16 hides are in demesne, and there are

'In the Gloucestershire Domesday (Fol. \&%.) under "Eed-
MARTONE " this same Bishop is called " Gislebertus Episcopus
Lisiacensis. In the Exon Domesday he is repeatedly referred
to as " Gislebertus de Maminot." He was chaplain, and one of
the physicians, to the Conqueror. On the decease of Hugh de
Eu, son of the Earl of Ange, who died whUst engaged in a
visitation of his diocese in 1077, Gilbert de Maminot succeeded
to the Bishopric of Lisieux. He assisted at the CouncU of Rouen
iu 1096, and died in 1101. Ellis i. 424.
= This was the Benedictine Abbey at Glastonbury, in
Somerset. One of the most ancient churches in Britain is said
to have been erected here. As early as A.D. 435, there was
a religious house in this place. At the close of the seventh

century it was liberaUy endowed by Ina, King of Wessex,
and its revenues were afterwards increased by Edmund the
Elder, and other Saxon kings and nobles. In the year 954, the
celebrated Dunstan, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, was
its abbot, and by him Benedictine monks were introduced, and
the rules of their order adopted in the monastery. The
principal estate in South WUts belonging to Glastonbury was at
Damerham, where the Lordship of the Hundred was vested in
the abbot. In the course of years their estates in North WUts,
which, at the time of Domesday, were in the old hundreds of
Thorngrave and Sterkeley, (those in Thorngrave hundred, being
subsequently included in that of Chippenham,) were formed into
a separate hundred, which was called North Damerham. — See
Jackson's Aubrey, 124.

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et 38 coliberti. Ibi 14 vUlani, et 17 bordarii, cum 19
carucatis. Ibi 4 molini, reddentes 20 solidos, et 26
acrae prati. Pastm-a 3 leucis longa, et una leuca lata.
Silva 5 quarentenis longa, et 4 quarentenis lata.

De eadem terra tenet Serlo 5 hidas ; uxor
Hugonis 3 hidas ; Rogerius unam hidam, et 8 acras.
Qui tenuerunt, tempore Regis Edwardi, non poterant
ab ecclesia separari. Ibi sunt 3 carucatae et dimidium.

Totum manerium, tempore Regis Edwardi, valebat
36 libras. Modo reddit 61 libras ; sed ab hominibus^
non appreciantur plus quam 45 libris propter con-
fasionem terrffi, et propter firmam, quas nimis est
alta. Terra Tainorum valet 7 libras et 15 solidos.

Eadem ecclesia tenet HANINDONE, et Ro
bertus de Abbate. Ibi sunt 15 hidae. Terra est 10
carucatse. In dominio sunt 3 carucatse, et 7 servi ;
et 18 vUlani, et 10 coscez, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 2
molini, reddentes 8 solidos, et una domus reddens 5
denarios. Pratum 3 quarentenis longum, et 3
quarentenis latum. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa,
et 3 quarentenis lata. In omni valentia valet 15
libras. De hac eadem terra 3 hidas vendiderat Abbas
cuidem Taino, tempore Regis Edwardi, ad aetatem
trium hominum, et ipse Abbas habebat inde servi
tium, et postea debebat redire ad dominium. Ita
modo cum aliis 12 hidis sunt.

4 carucates, and 6 serfs, and 38 coliberts. There are
14 villans, and 17 bordars, "with 19 carucates. There
are 4 mills, paying 20 shillings, and 26 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 3 miles long, and one mile
broad. The wood is 5 farlongs long, and 4 farlongs
broad. Of the same land Serlo holds 5 hides ; the wife
of Hugo 3 hides ; Roger one hide, and 8 acres.
Those who held these lands, in the time of King
Edward, could not be separated from the church.
There are there 3 carucates and a half.

The whole manor, in the time of King Edward,
was worth £36. It now pays £61, but by the
assessors the lands are not valued at more than £45,
on account of the confusion of the land, and on
account of the farm-rent, which is too high. The
land of the Thanes is worth £7 15s.

The same church holds HANINDONE, and
Robert holds it of the Abbot. There are 15 hides.
The land is 10 carucates. In demesne are 3 carucates,
and 7 serfs ; and there are 18 villans, and 10 coscets,
with 6 carucates. There are 2 mills paying 8 shUlings,
and one house paying 5 pence. The meadow is 3
furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. Its whole
value amounts to £15.
Of this same land the Abbot had sold 3 hides to
a certain Thane, in the time of King Edward, for
the lives of three men, and the Abbot was to have
meanwhile the service due to him [as the chief lord
of the fee], and the land was afterwards to return to
the demesne. So these three are now [reckoned]
with the other 12 hides.

' By the " Homines " are most probably to be understood the
Jurors that were called together in each hundred to give
information to the Domesday Commissioners as to the ex
tent and value of the several estates, and on the other points
into which it was their duty to enquire. In the introduction
to this volume wiU be found an account of their mode of pro

cedure in compiling materials for this record. By the term
" confusionem terrse " is probably meant the inter-mixing of the
lands of the various tenants above enumerated, with the land
appertaining to tbe principal manor, which would of course
lessen its value to the occupants of the latter.

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Eadem Ecclesia tenet DEVREL. Tempore
Regis. Edwardi geldavit pro 10 hidis. Terra est 8
carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 5 hidse, et
ibi 2 carucatae, et 2 servi. Ibi 10 villani, et 8 coscez,
cum 5 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos, et
una acra prati. Pastura dimidio leucae longa, et
tantundem lata.
De eadem terra tenet unus Tainus hidam et dimi
dium ; nee potuit, neque potest, ab ecclesia haec
terra separari. Valuit manerium quando Tm-stinus^
Abbas recepit, 8 libras ; modo 10 libras.

Eadem Ecclesia tenet CRISTEMELEFORDE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra
est 10 carucatse. De hac terra 14 hidse sunt in domi
nio, et ibi 3 carucatse, et 2 servi. Ibi 1 1 vUlani, et
12 bordarii, et 12 coscez, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 2
molini, reddentes 40 solidos, et 36 acrse prati. SUva
1 leuca longa, et dimidio leucse lata. De eadem
terra tenet Robertus dimidiam hidam, et Edwardus
unam virgatam. Hsec terra Teinlande non poterat
ab ecclesia separari, tempore Regis Edwardi.
Totum Manerium valet 10 libras et 10 solidos.
Abbas Glastingeberiensis prsestitit 6 acras prati
Brictric, tempore Regis Edwardi, in STANTONE.
Osbernus Gifart tenet modo. Similiter prsestitit 4
acras prati, in LITELTONE, Alwardo. Goisfridus
Episcopus tenet modo. Hsec 10 acras prati debent
jacere in CRISTEMELEFORDE.^

The same Church holds DEVREL. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 8 carucates. Of this land, 5 hides are in demesne,
and there are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs. There are 10
villans, 8 coscets, with 5 carucates. There is a mUl,
paying 5 shillings, and one acre of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and as much broad.
Of this same land a Thane holds one hide and a
half; and this land neither could, nor can it now, be
separated from the church. The manor, when Abbot
Turstin received it, was worth £8 ; it is now worth
£10. The same church holds CRISTEMELEFORDE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 10 carucates. Of this land 14 hides are
in demesne, and there are 3 carucates, and 2 serfs.
There are 11 villans, and 12 bordars, and 12 coscets,
with 6 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying 40
shUlings, and 36 acres of meadow. The wood is 1
mile long, and half a mUe broad. Of this same land
Robert holds half a hide, and Edward one virgate.
This land being Tain-land could not be separated
from the church, in the time of King Edward.
The whole manor is worth £10 10s.
The Abbot of Glastonbury granted 6 acres of
meadow to Brictric, in the time of King Edward, in
STANTONE. Osbern Giffard holds them now. In
like manner he granted 4 acres of meadow in LITEL
TONE to Alward. Bishop Geoffrey holds them now.
These 10 acres ought to be considered as lying in
CRISTEMELEFORDE.

' Turstin (or Thurstan), was a Cluniac monk of Caen,
in Normandy, who, on the deprivation of Egelnoth, by the
Conqueror, was appointed Abbot of Glastonbury in his room.
He was a weak, but withal a busy and prodigal man, wasting
the revenues of the convent, and perverting its statutes. He
so tyrannized over the monks that they refused to obey him.
On one occasion he introduced a party of soldiers, for the pur
pose of compelling their submission, when an unseemly contest
took place in the Church, which ended in the death of three of
the monks, and the wounding of eighteen others. [Chron. Sax.
A.D. 1083.] An enquiry taking place as to the cause of the
dispute, and the Conqueror finding that the Abbot was alone to

blame, Thurstan was removed, and sent back to Caen in banish
ment. After the Conqueror's death, he again obtained his abbey
from WUliam Rufus by the payment of £500 in silver. Many
of the monks however left the monastery and did not return
till the death of Thurstan, in 1101. — New Mon., i. 3.
' According to this passage, the Abbot of Glastonbury, lord
of the manor of Christian Malfoed, had some small portion
of land in the two neighbouring parishes of Stanton [St.
Quintin] and Littleton [Drew] ; which outlying pieces, the
Record adds, ought to be reckoned as in Christian Malford. It
is probably to this ancient state of things that Aubrey is really

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BADEBERIE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 10
carucatae. De hac terra 13 hid« et dimidium sunt
in dominio, et ibi 3 carucatae, et 4 servi. Ibi 11
villani, et 10 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 40 denarios, et 100 acrae prati. Pastura 1
leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. In Crichelade
1 burgensis reddit 5 denarios. Valuit 8 libras ;
modo 10 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet MILDENHALLE, et
Edwardus de ea. Hugolinus ante tenuerat. In manu
Abbatis erat, tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 10 hidis. Terra est 10 carucatae. De hac terra
sunt in dominio 4 hidae, et ibi 2 carucatae. Ibi 15
villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 30 solidos, et 10 acrse prati. Pastura
dimidio leucae longa, et 3 quarentenis lata, et tan
tundem silvse.

Valuit 12 libras ; modo 18 libras.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WINTREBORNE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 25 hidis. Terra
est 15 carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 10
hidse, et ibi 4 carucatae, et 7 servi. Ibi 17 villani,
et 8 bordarii, cum 7 carucatis. Ibi 6 acras prati, et
100 acrse pasture.

De eadem terra tenet Gislebertus 3 hidas et
dimidium. Orgar tenuit, tempore Regis Edwardi,
nee potuit ab ecclesia separari.
Totum manerium valuit 12 libras; modo 20
libras. Ipsa Ecclesia tenet NITELETONE. Tempore

The Church itself holds BADEBERIE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 10 carucates. Of this land 13 hides and
a half are in demesne, and there are 3 Carucates, and
4 serfs. There are 11 viUans, and 10 bordars, with 3
carucates. There is a mUl, paying 40 pence, and 100
acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mUe long, and
3 fm-longs broad. In Crichelade one burgess pays 5
pence. It was worth £8 ; now £10.
The Church itself holds MILDENHALLE, and
Edward holds of it. Hugolin had held it previously.
It was in the hand of the Abbot, in the time of
King Edward, and paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 10 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 4
hides, and there are 2 carucates. There are 15 vUlans,
and 5 bordars, with 4 carucates. There is a mill,
paying 30 shiUings, and 10 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad,
and there is as much wood.
It was worth £12 ; now £18.
The Church itself holds WINTREBORNE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 25
hides. The land is 15 carucates. Of this land there
are in demesne 10 hides, and there are 4 carucates,
and 7 serfs. There are 17 villans, and 8 bordars,
with 7 carucates. There are 6 acres of meadow,
and 100 acres of pasture.
Of the same land Gilbert holds 3^ hides.
Orgar held them in the time of King Edward,
and he could not be separated from the church.
The whole manor was worth £12 ; it is now worth
£20. The Church itself holds NITELETONE. In

Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 12 ' the time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.

'alluding when he mentions [See " Jackson's Aubrey," p. 286]
that Stanton St. Quintin had some few acres in Christian
Malford, belonging formerly to an abbot. Of the two conflicting
authorities, Domesday Book is the more likely to be correct,
especially as Aubrey has still further confused his story by
making the Abbot of Cirencester owner of the manor of Stanton,
which is not known to have been the case. There is at present

no outlying piece of land within the boundaries, either of
Christian Malford or Stanton, that belongs to the other parish,
nor any land at Littleton Drew that belongs to Christian
Malford. See above, p. 27, under the estates of Bishop
Geoffrey, [of Coutance] ; and in § xlviii, under the lands of
Osbern Giffard.

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carucatse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 10 hidse,
et ibi 4 carucatse, et 2 servi. Ibi 10 vUlani, et 12
bordaru, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 3 molini, reddentes
22 solidos et 6 denarios, et 4 acras prati. SUva
dimidio leucae longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 8
libras ; modo 13 libras.

Ipsa ecclesia tenet GRETELINTONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra
est 20 carucatse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 10
hidae, et ibi 13 carucatae, et 2 servi. Ibi 10 villani,
et 11 bordarii, cum 7 carucatis. Ibi 10 acrae prati,
et 8 acrse pasturse.

De eadem terra tenet Episcopus Constantiensis 5
hidis, et Urso 4 hidas et dimidium. Qui tenebant,
tempore Regis Edwardi, non poterant ab ecclesia
separari. Ibi sunt 10 carucatse.

Dominium Abbatis valet 12 libras ; Episcopi, 7
libras ; Ursonis, 40 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet LANGHELEI. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 29 hidis. Terra est 16
carucatse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 11 hid^, et
ibi 4 carucatae, et 4 servi. Ibi 15 villani, et 5 bor
darii, cum 8 carucatis. Ibi 15 acrae prati, et 10 acrse
pasture. Silva 1 leuca et dimidio longa, et dimidio
leucae lata. In Malmesberie, unus burgensis, red
dens 15 denarios, pertinet huic manerio.

De eadem terra tenet Urso 2 hidas et dimidium ;
Rogerus 2 hidas una virgata minus ; Radulfus
hidam et dimidium. Ibi habent 3 carucatas. Qui
has terras tenebant, tempore Regis Edwardi, non
poterant ab ecclesia separari.

Dominium Abbatis valet 14 libras et 10 solidos;
hominum vero 100 solidos. Quando recepit Abbas,
valebat 8 libras.

The land is 12 carucates, of this land there are in
demesne 10 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 2
serfs. There are 10 villans, and 12 bordars, with 6
carucates. There are 3 mills, paying 22 shillings
and sixpence, and 4 acres of meadow. The wood is
half a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth
£8 ; it is now worth £ 1 3.
The church itself holds GRETELINTONE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 30
hides. The land is 20 carucates. Of this land there
are in demesne 10 hides, and there are 13 carucates,
and 2 serfs. There are 10 villans, and 11 bordars,
with 7 carucates. There are 10 acres of meadow,
and 8 acres of pasture.
Of this same land the Bishop of Coutance holds
5 hides, and Urso 4 hides and a half. Those who
held them, in the time of King Edward, could not
be separated from the church. There are 10
carucates. The demesne of the Abbot is worth £12 ; that of
the Bishop, £7 ; that of Urso, 40 shiUings.
The Church itself holds LANGHELEI In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 29 hides.
The land is 16 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 1 1 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 4
serfs. There are 15 vUlans, and 5 bordars, with 8
carucates. There are 15 acres of meadow, and 10
acres of pasture. The wood is one mile and a half
long, and half a mile broad. In Malmesbury, one
burgess, paying 15 pence, belongs to this manor.
Of the same land Urso holds 2^ hides ; Roger, 2
hides all but one virgate ; Ralph, a hide and a half.
They have there 3 carucates. They who held these
lands, in the time of King Edward, could not be
separated from the church.

The demesne of the Abbot is worth £14 10s. ;
that of the tenants 100 shillings. When the Abbot
received it, it was worth £8.

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In LANGEFORD tenet Abbas ejusdem Ecclesiae
2 hidas, et Edwardus de eo. Duo Taini tenuerunt de
Abbate, tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro 2
hidis. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. In domi
nio est hida una et 3 virgata de hac terra, et ibi 1
carucata, et 2 servi, et 7 bordarii ; et 17 acrse prati,
et 20 acrse pasturae. Valuit, et valet, 60 solidos.

In eadem viUa tenet Edwardus de Rege 1 hidam
quae jure pertinet Abbatiae ad Tainlande.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet EUNESTETONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Una ex
his jacet in Hantescire. Terra est 7 carucatse. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 3 hidse, et ibi 1 carucata,
et 2 servi. Ibi 8 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 2 caru
catis. Ibi 6 acrae prati, et 10 acrae silvse. Pastura
1 leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.

De eadem terra tenet Hunfridus 2 hidas et dimi
dium, et ibi habet 1 carucatam, et 4 acras prati, et
20 acras pasturse. Qui tenebat, tempore Regis
Edwardi, non poterat ab ecclesia diverti. Valet
40 solidos.

Dominium Abbatis valet 6 libras. Quando
recepit, valebat 100 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WINTREBURNE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est
3 carucatse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hidse
et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, et 2 servi. Ibi 6
villani, et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata et dimidio.
Ibi molinus, reddens 15 solidos ; et 6 acr^ prati, et
60 acrae pastura. Valuit, et valet, 4 libras.

De his 5 hidis tenet Waleranus unam virgatam
terrae, quam testificantur Taini ad ecclesiam debere
pertinere, et Abbas calumniatm" eam.

In LANGEFORD the Abbot of the same
Church holds 2 hides, and Edward holds them of
him. Two Thanes held them of the Abbot, in the
time of King Edward, and paid geld for 2 hides.
The land is 1 carucate and a half. Of this land 1
hide and 3 virgates are in demesne, and there is
1 carucate, and 2 serfs, and 7 bordars ; and there are
17 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of pasture. It
was, and is, worth 60 shillings.
In the same vill Edward holds 1 hide of the
King, which by right belongs to the Tain-land of
the Abbey.
The Church itself holds EUNESTETONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
One of these lies in Hampshire. The land is 7
carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 3
hides, and there is 1 carucate, and 2 serfs. There
are 8 villans, and 5 bordars, with 2 carucates. There
are 6 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of wood. The
pasture is 1 mUe long, and 3 furlongs broad.
Of the same land Humphrey holds 2^ hides, and
has there 1 carucate, and 4 acres of meadow, and 20
acres of pasture. He who held them, in the time
of King Edward, could not be separated from the
church. It is worth 40 shillings.

The demesne of the Abbot is worth £6.
he received it, it was worth 100 shillings.

When

The Church itself holds WINTREBURNE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides.
The land is 3 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2^ hides, and there is 1 carucate, and 2
serfs.. There are 6 viUans, and 3 bordars, with 1
carucate and a half There is a mill, paying 15
shiUings ; and 6 acres of meadow, and 60 acres of
pasture. It was, and is, worth £4.
Out of these 5 hides Waleran holds 1 virgate of
land, which the Thanes aUege should belong to the
church, and the Abbot claims it.

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet DE VREL. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 9 caru
cata. De hac terra sunt in dominio 5 hidae, et ibi
3 carucatse, et 2 servi. Ibi 14 villani, et 24 bordarii,
et 12 cotarii, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 3 molini, red
dentes 14 solidos et 10 denarios, et 6 acrae prati.
Pastura dimidio leucae longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Silva 2 leucis longa, et dimidio leucae lata. De
eadem terra tenet unus miles unam hidam et unam
virgatam terrse de Abbate. Eisi qui tenuit, tempore
Regis Edwardi, non poterat ab ecclesia separari.
Totum manerium valet 12 libras.

The Church itself holds DEVREL. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 9 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne
5 hides, and there are 3 carucates, and 2 serfs.
There are 14 villans, and 24 bordars, and 12 cottars,
"with 6 carucates. There are 3 miUs, paying 14
shillings and 10 pence, and 6 acres of meadow.
The pasture is half a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad.
The wood is 2 miles long, and a half a mile broad.
Of this same land a " miles " holds 1 hide, and 1
virgate of land of the Abbot. Eisi who held this
land, in the time of King Edward, could not be
separated from the church. The whole manor is
worth £12.

VIIL TERRA ECCLESL^ MALMESBE
RIENSIS.
Ecclesia S. MARiiE Malmesberiensis* tenet
HIWEI. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 11
hidis. Terra est 6 carucata. In dominio sunt 3
carucatae. Ibi 3 vUlani, et 6 bordarii, et 4 cotarii,
cum 1 servo, habentes 3 carucatas. Ibi 15 acrse

prati, et totidem acrae pasturae.
modo, 8 libras.

Valuit 100 solidos ;

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet DANTESIE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6
carucatae. Robertus tenet de Abbate. Alwardus
qui tenuit de Abbate, tempore Regis Edwardi, non
poterat ab ecclesia separari. In dominio sunt 2
carucatae, et 2 servi ; et 10 villani, et 11 coscez, et 3
cotarii, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 20
solidos, et 12 acrse prati. Silva dimidio leucae longa,
et tantundem lata. Valuit, et valet, 6 libras.

VIIL LAND OF THE CHURCH OF
MALMESBURY.
The Church of St. Mary at Malmesbury holds
HIWEI. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 1 1 hides. The land is 6 carucates. In demesne
are 3 carucates. There are 3 "villans, and 6 bordars,
and 4 cottars, with 1 serf, having 3 carucates. There
are 15 acres of meadow, and as many acres of pasture.
It was worth 100 shUlings ; it is now worth £8.
The Church itself holds DANTESIE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The
land is 6 carucates. Robert holds it of the Abbot.
Alward, who held it of the Abbot in the time of King
Edward, coald not be separated from the church. In
demesne are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and 10 villans,
and 11 coscets, and 3 cottars, "with 4 carucates. There
is a mill, paying 20 shUlings, and 12 acres of meadow.
The wood is half a mile long, and as much broad.
It was, and is, worth £6.

' The Monastery at Malmesbury is said to have been founded
by MaUdulf, about the middle of the seventh century. It owed
its permanent establishment however to Aldhelm, the successor
to MaUdulf, and afterwards first Bishop of Sherborne. A series

of papers on Malmesbury wiU be found in Vol. viu. of the WUts
Archseol. Mag. Some few years ago, a valuable essay by J. Y.
Akerman, Esq., on tbe " Possessions of Malmesbury Abbey " was
pubhshed in Vol. xxxvii of the "Archseologia."

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet SUMREFORD, et Gunfri
dus de Abbate. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Alwardus qui tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi non poterat ab ecclesia separari. Terra
est 6 carucatffi. De hac terra sunt 2 hidse in
dominio, et ibi 3 carucatae. Ibi 7 "villani, et 5
bordarii, et 12 coscez, et 3 servi, habentes 4 caru
catas. Ibi molinus, reddens 20 solidos, et 40 acrae
prati, et 8 acrse silv«. Ad Malmesberie unus bur
gensis reddit 12 denarios. Valuit 60 solidos; modo
100 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BRECHEORDE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 8
carucatse. De hac terra in dominio est una hida, et
ibi 2 carucatae, et 3 servi. Ibi 9 villani, et 13 coscez,
et 18 cotaru, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 12 acrse prati.
Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
De eadem terra tenet unus miles 1 hidam. Valuit,
Terra militis 15 solidos.

et valet, 4 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet N ORT ONE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 8 carucatae.
De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid« et dimidium,
et ibi 2 carucatae, et 5 servi. Ibi 7 "villani, et 3
coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 15
solidos, et 6 acrae prati. Pastura 2 quarentenis longa,
et una quarentena lata. Valuit 6 libras ; modo 4
libras. Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BR 0 CHENEBER GE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldavit pro 50 hidis. Terra
est 60 carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 8
hidse, et ibi 5 carucatse, et 16 servi. Ibi 64 villani,
et 7 cotarii, et 15 coscez, habentes 59 carucatas.
Ibi 8 molini, reddentes .6 libras et 12 solidos et 6
denarios, et 50 acr* prati, et 30 acrae pasturse.
Silva 3 leucis longa, et 2 leucis lata.
De eadem terra tenet Ranulfus Flambard in
CORSTONE 6 hidas. Terra 5 carucatas. Ibi
habet 2 carucatas, et 2 villanos, et 2 coscez, et 2

The Church itself holds SUMREFORD, and
Gunfrid holds it of the Abbot. In the time of King
Edward it paid geld for 6 hides. Alward who held
it in the time of King Edward could not be separated
from the church. The land is 6 carucates. Of this
land there are 2 hides in demesne, and there are 3
carucates. There are 7 villans, and 5 bordars, and
12 coscets, and 3 serfs, having 4 carucates. There
is a mill, paying 20 shillings, and 40 acres of meadow,
and 8 acres of wood. At Malmesbury a burgess pays
12 pence. It was worth 60 shillings ; it is now worth
100 shillings.
The Church itself holds BRECHEORDE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides.
The land is 8 carucates. Of this land there is one
hide in demesne, and therein are 2 carucates, and 3
serfs. There are 9 villans, and 13 coscets, and 18
cottars, with 6 carucates. There are 12 acres of
meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs long, and one far-
long broad. Of the same land a " miles "* holds 1
hide. The principal estate was, and is, worth £4.
The land of the " miles "^ is worth 15 shillings.
The Church itself holds iVOi^rOiVE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides. The land
is 8 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne
2^ hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs.
There are 7 villans, and 3 coscets, with 3 carucates.
There is a mill, paying 15 shillings, and 6 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1 fur
long broad. It was worth £6 ; it is now worth £4.
The Church itself holds BROCHENEBERGE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 50
hides. The land is 60 carucates. Of this land there
are in demesne 8 hides, and there are 5 carucates,
and 16 serfs. There are 64 villans, and 7 cottars,
and 16 coscets, having 59 carucates. There are 8
mills, paying £6 12s. %d., and 50 acres of meadow,
and 30 acres pasture. The wood is 3 miles long, and
2 miles broad.
Of the same land Ranulf Flambard holds in
CORSTONE 6 hides. The land is 5 carucates. He
has there 2 carucates and 2 villans, and 2 coscets.

'On the meaning of the word "Miles'' see a note on p. 22.

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)"ol.^ y„^ ^ servos cum 1 carucata; et molinum de 12 solidis
et 6 denai'iis, et 10 acras prati, et 15 acras pasture,
et silvam 3 quarentenis longam, et una quarentena
latam. De eadem etiam terra tenet Robertus 3 hidas et
dimidium ; Willelmus 2 hidas ; una Anglica mulier
1 hidam. Qui has terras tenuerunt, tempore Regis
Edwardi, non poterant ab ecclesia separari.
De dominio monachorum, et terra villanorum,
tenent 2 mUites 3 hidas et dimidium.
Dominium Abbatis, quando recepit, valebat 26
libras ; modo 30 libras. Quod Ranulfus et alii
tenent, valet 1 1 libras et 4 solidos.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHEMELE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 30 caru
catas. De hac terra sunt in dominio 12 hidae, et ibi
2 carucatae, et 6 servi. Ibi 30 villani, et 15 coscez,
cum 18 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 15 solidos,
et 40 acrse prati. SUva una leuca longa, et 3 quar
entenis lata.

De eadem terra tenet Tovi 2 hidas et unam
virgatam terrse, et Willelmus 4 hidas, in CELE-
ORDE. Qui tenebant, tempore Regis Edwardi,
non poterant ab ecclesia separari. Ibi sunt 2
carucatae, et 6 servi, et 6 bordarii, et molinus de 10
solidis, et 8 acrse prati.

De terra viUanorum tenet Anschitil 1 hidam.
Dominium Abbatis valet 13 libras. Quando
recepit valebat 10 libras. Quod homines tenent
valet 8 libras.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet NEWENTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 23
carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 15 hidse,
et ibi 4 carucatse, et 4 servi. Ibi 19 "nllani, et 5
cotarii, et 2 coscez, cum 9 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 30 solidos, et 18 acrse prati, et 80 acrae
pasturse.

and 2 serfs, with 1 carucate ; and a mUl of the value
of 12 shillings and 6 pence, and 10 acres of meadow,
and 15 acres of pasture, and a wood 3 farlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad.
Of this same land also Robert holds 3^ hides ;
WUliam has 2 hides; an Englishwoman 1 hide.
They who held these lands, in the time of King
Edward, could not be separated from the church.
Of the demesne of the monks, and of the land of
the viUans, two "mUites'

hold 3i hides.

The demesne of the Abbot, when he received it,
was worth £26 ; it is now worth £30. What Ranulf
and the others hold, is worth £11 4s.
The Church itself holds CHEMELE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides. The
land is 30 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 12 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 6
serfs. There are 30 villans, and 15 coscets, "with 18
carucates. There are 2 miUs, paying 15 shiUings,
and 40 acres of meadow. The wood is 1 mUe long,
and 3 farlongs broad.
Of the same land Tovi holds 2 hides and one
vh-gate of land, and WiUiam 4 hides, in CELE-
ORDE. They who held them, in the time of King
Edward, could not be separated from the church.
There are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs, and 6 bordars,
and a mill paying 10 shillings, and 8 acres of
meadow. Of the land of the vUlans AnschitU holds 1 hide.
The demesne of the Abbot is worth £13. When
he received it, it was worth £10. What the vassals
hold is worth £8.
The Church itself holds NE WENT ONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides.
The land is 23 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 15 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 4
serfs. There are 19 villans, and 5 cottars, and 2
coscets, with 9 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying
30 shUUngs, and 18 acres of meadow, and 80 acres
of pasture.

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De eadem terra tenet Osbernus 3 hidas, et
WiUelmus 2 hidas. Ibi habent 6 carucatas. De
terra "villanorum dedit Abbas cuidam militi suo 1
hidam. Quando Abbas recepit valebat 10 libras ;
dominium ejus modo valet 12 libras. Quod hom
ines tenent valet 6 libras.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CERLETONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est
13 carucatae. De hac terra, 12 hidse sunt in dominio,
et ibi 2 carucatse, et 7 servi. Ibi 23 villani, et 13
cotarii, et 2 coscez, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 15 solidos, et 12 acrse prati, et 15 acrse
pasturse. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata.
De eadem terra tenet R. Flambard unam hidam
et dimidium, et ibi habet 1 carucatam et dimidium.
De terra villanorum tenet Radulfus hidam et dimid
ium, et ibi habet 1 carucatam. Quando Abbas
manerium recepit valebat 8 libras ; modo dominium
ejus tantundem valet. Quod homines tenent valet
40 solidos. Ipsa Ecclesia tenet GARDONE. Ulveva tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis.
Terra est 6 carucatse. De hac terra in dominio est
una hida et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucatae, et 6 servi.
Ibi 5 villani, et 6 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 2
molini, reddentes 25 solidos, et 10 acrse prati, et 10
acr« pasturse. SUva dimidio leuc* longa, et 2
quarentenis lata ; et unus burgensis reddit 3 solidos.
Valuit 60 solidos ; modo 100 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CREDVELLE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 40 hidis. Terra est 25
carucatae. De hac terra sunt in dominio 18 hid*,
et ibi 4 carucat*, et 5 servi. Ibi 48 vUlani, et 24
bordarii, et 10 cotarii, et 7 coliberti, cum 18 carucatis.
Ibi 24 acrse prati. Silva 2 leucis longa, et tantun
dem lata. Valuit, et valet, 16 libras.

De eadem terra tenet Ebrardus 3 hidas, et ibi
habet 3 carucatas, et 7 villanos, cum 1 bordario, et 5

Of the same land Osbern holds 3 hides, and
William 2 hides. They have there 6 carucates. Of
the land of the villans the Abbot gave 1 hide to one
of his own retainers. When the Abbot received the
estate it was worth £10 ; his demesne is now worth
£12. What the vassals hold is worth £6.
The Church itself holds CERLETONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 13 carucates. Of this land, 12 hides are
in demesne, and there are 2 carucates and 7 serfs.
There are 23 villans, and 13 cottars, and 2 coscets,
with 5 carucates. There is a mill paying 15 shillings,
and 12 acres of meadow, and 15 acres of pasture.
The wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
Of the same land R. Flambard holds one hide
and a half, and has there one carucate and a half
Of the land of the villans Radulf has one hide and
a half, and has there 1 carucate. When the Abbot
received the manor, it was worth £8 ; his demesne is
worth as much now. What the vassals hold is worth
40 shillings. The Church itself holds GARDONE. Ulveva
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this land
there is in demesne one hide and a half, and there
are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs. There are 5 villans and
5 coscets, with 3 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying
25 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow, and 10 acres
of pasture. The wood is half a mile long, and 2
farlongs broad; and one burgess pays 3 shillings.
It was worth 60 shUlings, it is now worth 100
shillings. The Church itself holds CREDVELLE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 40 hides. The
land is 25 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 18 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 5
serfs. There are 48 villans, and 24 bordars, and 10
cottars, and 7 coliberts, with 18 carucates. There
are 24 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 miles long,
and as much broad. It was, and is, worth £16.
Of the same land Ebrard has 3 hides, and he has
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FolTY^^ servis, et 1 carucata. Guerlinus qui tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi ab ecclesia non poterat separari.
Valet 4 libras. Ibi 9 acrse prati.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BREME. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 38 hidis. Terra est 30 caru
catse. De hac terra sunt in dominio 17 hidse, et ibi
7 carucatse, et 12 servi. Ibi 32 vUlani, et 13 bor
darii, cum 20 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 30
solidos, et 12 acrae prati. Silva 2 leucis longa, et
2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 14 libras quando Abbas
recepit ; modo 1 6 libras.

De eadem terra tenet Edwardus 4 hidas, et
Teodricus 4 hidas. Terra est 7 carucatae ; et totidem
carucatae ibi sunt, et 2 viUani, et 9 bordarii, et 7
cotarii, et 4 servi. Ibi molinus inter eos de 16
solidis, et 10 acr* prati, et 4 acrse spineti,i et silvse
una quarentena longitudine, et tantundem latitudine.
Valet 100 solidos utrumque. Qui tenebant has 8
hidas, tempore Regis Edwardi, ab ecclesia non
poterant separari.

De terra "viUanorum tenet idem Teodricus 1 hidam
quam dedit ei Abbas. De eadem etiam tenet
Edwardus 2 hidas de Rege, et Gislebertus de eo.
Has abstulit de dominio ecclesi* quidam Abbas
Anglicus, et dedit cuidam proposito, et postea uni
Taino, qui nullo modo separari poterat ab ecclesia.
Valet 40 solidos per annum.

WUlelmus quoque de Ow tenet de eadem terra
unam hidam quam prsestitit Abbas Alestano tempore
Regis Edwardi. Valet 6 solidos.

5 serfs, and one carucate. Guerlin who held this
land in the time of King Edward could not be
separated from the church. It is worth £4. There
are 9 acres of meadow.
The "church itself holds BREME. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 38 hides. The land
is 30 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne
17 hides, and there are 7 carucates, and 12 serfs.
There are 32 villans, and 13 bordars, with 20 caru
cates. There are 2 mills, paying 30 shillings, and
12 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 mUes long, and
2 farlongs broad. It was worth £14 when the Abbot
received it ; it is now worth £16.
Of the same land Edward holds 4 hides, and
Teodric 4 hides. The land is 7 carucates, and there
are as many carucates there, and 2 vUlans, and 9
bordars, and 7 cottars, and 4 serfs. There is a mill
between them worth 16 shillings, and 10 acres of
meadow, and 4 acres of bramble-wood, and of wood
one furlong in length and as much in breadth. Either
of these holdings is worth 100 shiUings. They who
held these 8 hides, in the time of King Edward,
could not be separated from the church.
Of the land of the vUlans the same Teodric holds
1 hide, which the Abbot gave him. Of the same
land also Edward holds 2 hides of the King, and
Gilbert holds them of him. These a certain Enghsh
Abbot took away from the demesne of the Church
and gave to a certain baUiff, and afterwards to a
Thane, who could by no means be separated from the
church. It is worth 40 shillings by the year.
William de Ow also holds 1 hide of the same
land which the Abbot granted to Alestan in the time
of King Edward. It is worth 6 shUlings.

' This description would seem to give us tbe key to the
etymology of the word which is now commonly spelt Bremhill.
This is however a comparatively modern corruption, an older
form being Beemele or Bremel, and in more recent times
Bkemble, which is clearly derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
" bremel," or " brembel," a brier, or bramble. In like manner
Bremilham was originally Bremel-ham; and Bram-shaw

is the contracted form of Bremel -sceaga, i.e., literally, " thwn-
wood" or "bramble-wood." It may be added that there is
" Brimble Farm " not far from Maiden Bradley, and that two
of the neighbouring hundreds to that in which BremhUl is
situated, were, in olden times, caUed " Thokn-hill," and
" Thorn-grave " respectively.

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet PIRITONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 35 hidis. Terra est 24
carucatas. De hac terra sunt in dominio 21 hidse et
dimidium, et ibi 2 carucatse, et 5 servi. Ibi 20
villani, et 12 bordarii, et 13 cotarii, cum 19 carucatis.
Ibi molinus, de 5 solidis, et 60 acrae prati. Silva 2
leucis longa, et tantundem lata.

In Crichelade unus burgensis, reddens 6 dena
rios, pertinet huic manerio. Valuit, et valet, 16
libras.

The Church itself holds PIRITONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 35 hides. The
land is 24 carucates. Of this land 21^ bides are in
demesne, and there are 2 carucates, and 5 serfs.
There are 20 vUlans, and 12 bordars, and 13 cottars,
with 19 carucates. There is a mUl worth 5 shiUings,
and 60 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 miles long,
and as much broad.
In Cricklade a burgess, paying 6 pence, belongs
to this manor. The whole estate was, and is, worth
£16.

IX. QUOD HABET SANCTUS PETRUS
WESTMONASTERIENSIS.
Ecclesia S. Petri Westmonasteriensis^ tenet
ecclesiam de CRICHELADE, et habet ibi plures
burgenses, et tertium denarium ejusdem vill*.
Totum simul reddit 9 libras.

IX. WHAT THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER AT
WESTMESTSTER HOLDS.
The Church op St. Peter at Westminster
holds the church of CRICHELADE, and has there
many burgesses, and the third penny of the same
vill. The whole together pays £9.

X. TERRA ABBATIiE SANCTI PETRI
WINTONIENSIS.
EccLESLA. S. Petri Wintoniensis^ tenet MANE-
FORD E. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldavit pro 10
hidis. Terra est 10 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in

X. LAND OF THE ABBEY OF ST. PETER
AT WINCHESTER.
The Church of St. Peter at Winchester holds
MANEFORDE. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 10 carucates.

' A church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built at Westminster,
on the ruins of an older church, by Sebert, king of the Bast
Saxons, about the year A.D. 610, at the instigation of Mellitus,
Bishop of London, and the encouragement of Ethelbert, king of
Kent. This church having been destroyed in the Danish wars,
a new one was erected on the same site by King Edgar, and
Dunstan, then Bishop of London, in the year A.D. 958. In
connection with this church, or minster, a foundation for twelve
monks was formed, though the provision for them was but
slender. See Leland's Collect. U. 250. About a hundred years
afterwards, Edward the Confessor began to re-buUd the church.

which he completed and endowed before the year A.D. 1066.
Monks of the Benedictine order were then established here.
Leland's Collect, ni., 72.
^ This was the Benedictine Monastery caUed Hyde Abbey or,
as in ancient times, New Minster. It was originaUy situated
within the precincts of the cemetery on the north side of the-
Cathedral, at Winchester. After having stood there for two
hundred years it was removed to a spot called Hyde without
the city waUs.
This monastery seems to have been projected by King Alfred.

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Fol.J J'^J^ dominio 5 hid* et dimidium virgat* terrae, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 5 servi. Ibi 8 "viUani, et 7 coscez, cum
2 carucatis et dimidio. Ibi moUnus, de 12 solidis
et 6 denarus, et 10 acrse prati. Pastura 4 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 6 libras ;
modo 8 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet COLEBURNE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 50 hidis. Terra est 32
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 10 hid*,
et ibi 4 carucat*, et 13 servi. Ibi 40 villani, et 13
coscez, cum 15 carucatis. Ibi 2 acr* prati. Silva
una leuca longa, et dimidio leucae lata, et tantundem
pastur*.

De eadem terra tenet Croc de Abbate 10 hidas
et dimidium virgat* terr* ; et Fulcredus 2 hidas.
Qui tenebant, tempore Regis Edwardi, ab ecclesia
non poterant separari. Ibi sunt 8 carucat*. De
Tainlande habet Abbas in suo dominio 1 hidam.

Dominium Abbatis totum valet modo 28 libras.
Quod homines tenent valet 12 libras. Quando
recepit minus valebat 100 solidos.

Fol

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Vila67 c

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet PEVESIE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 30 hidis. Terra est 24
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 6 hid* et
una "virgata terr*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 6 ser"d. Ibi
46 villani, et 24 coscez, et unus bordarius, cum 18
carucatis. Ibi 7 molini, reddentes 4 libras et 5
solidos, et 15 acr* prati. Pastura una leuca longa,
et tantundem lata. Silva 3 quarentenis longa, et
dimidio quarenten* lata.

Of this land there are in demesne 5 hides, and half
a virgate of land, and there are 2 carucates, and 5
serfs. There are 8 vUlans, and 7 coscets, "with 2^
carucates. There is a mUl, worth 12 shillings and
6 pence, and 10 acres of meadow. The pasture is 4
furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was worth
£6 ; it is now worth £8.
The Church itself holds COLEBURNE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 50 hides.
The land is 32 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 10 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 13
serfs. There are 40 "nllans, and 13 coscets, with 15
carucates. There are 2 acres of meadow. The wood
is 1 mile long, and half a mile broad, and there is as
much pasture.
Of the same land Croc holds under the Abbot
10 hides and half a virgate of land; and Fulcred, 2
hides. Those who held these lands, in the time of
King Edward, could not be separated from the
church. There are 8 carucates. Of Thane-land the
Abbot has, in his demesne, 1 hide.
The whole demesne of the Abbot is now worth
£28. What the vassals hold is worth £12. When
the Abbot received this estate it was worth less by
100 shillings.
The Church itself holds PEVESIE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 30 hides. The
land is 24 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 6 hides and 1 virgate of land, and there are
3 carucates, and 6 serfs. There are 46 vUlans, and
24 coscets, and 1 bordar, with 18 carucates. There
are 7 mills, paying £4 5s., and 15 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 1 mile long, and as much broad. The
wood is 3 furlongs long, and half a farlong broad.

It was finished by Edward the Elder (the son of Alfred) in 903,
that King placing therein secular canons, and the church being
consecrated by Archbishop Plegmund. In the year 959 a
number of Benedictine monks, from Abingdon in Berkshire, were
placed in the stead of the secular canons, and the monastery was
freshly endowed by King Edgar, who also furnished it with the
new code of statutes.

At the time of the Norman invasion, Alwy, brother to Earl
Godwin, was abbot of this monastery. He accompanied his
nephew Harold to the field of Hastings, and was there slain with
twelve monks and twenty soldiers. Hence WiUiam the
Conqueror, it is said, felt especial anger against the inmates of
Hyde Abbey, and confiscated many of their estates. Nevj
Monast. u., 428-434.

WILTSHIRE.

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De eadem terra tenet unus Tainus 2 hidas una
virgata minus, et non poterat ab ecclesia separari;
et Ernulfus de Hesding 2 hidas tenet de Rege, quas
Abbas dedit uni Taino tempore Regis Edwardi, qui
tamen non poterat ab ecclesia separari. Valet 30
solidos.

Dominium Abbatis valuit 26 libras.
28 libras.

Modo valet

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet in WINTREB URNE 2 hidas.
Terra est 2 carucat*. De hac terra in dominio est
una hida ; et 1 carucata, et 3 servi. Ibi unus
vUlanus, et 4 bordaru, cum 1 carucata ; et 4 acr*
prati, et 60 acr* pastur*. Valuit 10 solidos; modo
40 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHISELDENE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 40 hidis. Terra est 22
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 17 hid*,
et 5 carucat*, et 6 servi. Ibi 45 villani, et 13
bordarii, cum 10 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 40
denarios, et 40 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc*
longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. SUva 3 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 18 libras; modo
24 libras.

Huic Manerio pertinent 6 burgenses in Crichelade
reddentes 4 solidos et unum denarium.

Of the same land a Thane holds 2 hides all but
1 virgate, and he could not be separated from the
church ; and Ernulf de Hesding holds 2 hides of
the King, which the Abbot gave to a Thane in the
time of King Edward, who however could not be
separated from the church. It is worth 30 shiUings.

The demesne of the Abbot was worth £26.
is now worth £28.

It

The Church itself holds 2 hides in WINTRE
BURNE. The land is 2 carucates. Of this land
there is in demesne 1 hide ; and there is 1 carucate,
and 3 serfs. There is 1 villan, and 4 bordars, with
1 carucate ; and there are 4 acres of meadow, and 60
acres of pasture. It was worth 10 shillings ; it is
now worth 40 shillings.
The Church itself holds CHISELDENE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 40 hides. The
land is 22 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 17 hides, and 5 carucates and 6 serfs.
There are 45 villans, and 13 bordars, with 10
carucates. There is a miU, paying 40 pence, and 40
acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile long,
and 4 farlongs broad. The wood is 3 furlongs long,
and 2 farlongs broad. It was worth £18 ; it is now
worth £24.
To this manor belong 6 burgesses in Cricklade
paying 4 shillings and one penny.

XL TERRA ECCLESIA CRENEBURNENSIS.
EccLEsu S. Mari^ Creneburnensis 1 tenet ES
SITONE, et tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro

XI. LAND OF THE CHURCH OF CRANBOURN.
The Church of S. Mary at Cranbourn holds ES
SITONE, and held it in the time of King Edward,

' The Monastery at Cranbourne in Dorsetshire, was founded
by one Aylward Mere, or Meaw, — in some accounts it is written
Snew. About a.d. 980, Algar, the son of the founder, completed
the foundation, and Brictric, his grandson, is also recorded as a
benefactor. To his new monastery Aylward annexed the lands
and endowments of the ruined priory of Tewkesbury in Glou
cestershire, which for more than 100 years was a ceU to
Cranbourne.

Early in the reign of Henry I., Robert Fitz-Haymon, Earl of
Gloucester, patron of both monasteries, preferring the situation
of Tewkesbury, enlarged its buildings and increased its posses
sions, and finally, in 1102, removed thither the great body of the
monks of Cranbourne, leaving at the latter place a Prior and two
monks only as residents. New Monast. iv., 466.

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DOMESDAY BOOK.

Fol.iyj^* 20 hidis gelda"VLt. Terra est 16 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 10 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et
5 servi. Ibi 20 viUani, et 12 bordarii, et 4 coscez,
cum 13 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos,
et 200 acr* prati. Pastura una leuca longa, et
dimidio leuc* lata. SUva habet tantundem. Valuit,
et valet, 15 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet in DOBREHAM unam
hidam. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. Ibi
habet Abbas 1 carucatam ; et 5 bordarii cum dimidia
carucata. Valet 20 solidos.

and it paid geld for 20 hides. The land is 16 caru
cates. Of this land there are 10 hides in demesne,
and there are 2 carucates, and 5 serfs. There are 20
villans, and 12 bordars, and 4 coscets, "with 13
carucates. There is a mill, paying 5 shillings, and
200 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long,
and half a mile broad. The wood is of like extent.
It was, and is, worth £15.
The Church itself holds 1 hide in DOBREHAM.
The land is 1 carucate and a half The Abbot has
there 1 carucate ; and there are 5 bordars "with half
a carucate. It is worth 20 shUlings.

XIL TERRA ECCLESIA SCEPTESBERIENSIS.

Ecclesia. S. MA.'Kim Sceptesbeeiensis ^ tenet
BICHENESTOCH. Turstinus tenet de Abbatissa.
Harding tenuit de ecclesia, tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*,
et 2 servi. Ibi 6 villani, et 6 coscez, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi molinus, reddens 12 solidos, et 28 acr* prati, et
40 acr* pastur*. Valuit 60 solidos; modo, 100
solidos.

Hanc terram reddidit sponte sua ecclesi*
Hardingus, qui in "vita sua per conventum debebat
tenere. Ipsa Ecclesia tenet TISSEBERIE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 40
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 5 hid*, et

XII. LAND OF THE CHURCH OF
SHAFTESBURY.
The Church of S. Mary at Shaftesbury holds
BICHENESTOCH. Turstin holds it of the
Abbess. Harding held it of the church, in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides.
The land is 5 carucates. Of this land there are 3
hides in demesne, and there are 2 carucates, and 2
serfs. There are 6 villans, and 6 coscets, vsdth 3
carucates. There is a mill, paying 12 shilliags, and
28 acres of meadow, and 40 acres of pasture. It
was worth 60 shUlings. It is now worth 100
shillings. Harding, who by agreement was entitled to hold
this land in his own life-time, of his own accord
restored it to the church.
The Church itself holds TISSEBERIE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 40 carucates. Of this land there are in

' The Abbey at Shaptesbuky, which eventually became one of
the richest and most distinguished in the kingdom, was founded
by Alfred the Great, about a.d. 880. Its first Abbess was iElgiva,
the daughter of Alfred. In the seventh volume of the Wiltshire

Archseol. Mag., pp. 250-301, are several papers relating to the
ancient history of Shaftesbury, and the Wiltshire possessions of
the Abbess.

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I VII* ibi 3 carucatae. Ibi 40 villani, et 50 bordaru, cum
1 "' '^ 25 carucatis. Ibi 4 molini, reddentes 35 solidos, et
40 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio
leuc* lata. Silva una leuca longa, et tantundem lata.

De eadem terra tenet de Abbatissa Turstinus 3
hidas ; Gunfridus 3 hidas ; Albericus 2 hidas. Ibi
habent 9 carucatas. Edwardus, vice-comes, habet 3
carucatas in terra vUlanorum. Dominium Abbatiss*
valet 30 libras ; militum vero 13 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet DUNEHEVE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 40 hidis. Terra est
32 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 12 hid*,
et ibi 2 carucat*. Ibi 35 villani, et 25 bordarii. Cum
25 carucatis. Ibi 8 molini, reddentes 66 solidos et
8 denarios, et 15 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa,
et tantundem lata. Silva 6 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata.
De eadem terra tenet Turstinus 6 hidas, et quidam
Tainus 1 hidam, et ibi sunt 6 carucat*. Qui
tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi non poterant ab
ecclesia separari.
Dominium Abbatiss* valet 22 libras ; hominum
vero 10 libras; et prius tantundem valuit.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BRADEFORD. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 42 hidis. Terra est 40
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 13 hid*, et
ibi 8 carucat*, et 9 ser"7i, et 18 coliberti. Ibi 36
villani, et 40 bordarii, cum 32 carucatis. Et ibi 22
porcarii, et 33 burgenses, reddentes 35 solidos et 9
denarios, et unus serviens reddens 7 sextaria^ mollis.

demesne 5 hides, and there are 3 carucates. There
are 40 vUlans, and 50 bordars, with 25 carucates.
There are 4 mills, paying 35 shillings, and 40 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and half a
mile broad. The wood is 1 mile long and as much
broad. Of the same land Turstin holds 3 hides of the
Abbess ; Gunfrid, 3 hides ; Alberic, 2 hides. They
have there 9 carucates. Edward, the sheriff, has 3
carucates in the land of the "villans. The demesne
of the Abbess is worth £30 ; that which is held by
military tenure is worth £13.
The Church itself holds DUNEHEVE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 40 hides.
The land is 32 carucates. Of this land there are
12 hides in demesne, and there are 2 carucates.
There are 35 villans, and 25 bordars, with 25
carucates. There are 8 mUls, paying 66 shillings
and 8 pence, and 15 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 1 mUe long, and as much broad. The
wood is 6 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
Of the same land Turstin holds 6 hides, and a
certain Thane has 1 hide, and there are 6 carucates.
Those who held them in the time of King Edward
could not be separated from the church.
The demesne of the Abbess is worth £22 ; that
of the vassals is worth £10 ; and it was of the same
value previously.
The Church itself holds BRADEFORD. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 42 hides.
The land is 40 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 13 hides, and there are 8 carucates, and 9
serfs, and 18 coliberts. There are 36 vUlans, and 40
bordars, with 32 carucates. And there are 22 hog-
keepers, and 33 burgesses, paying 35 shillings and

' The " Sextary " was a measure of uncertain quantity. In
most of tbe entries in the Survey in which it occurs it is
mentioned as a measure of honey, though it was used also for
com or flour. See § xxiv. under the " Rents of Edward of
Salisbury." The Gloucester Sextary for honey, in the
Conqueror's time, was peculiar to the place ; thus at Domesd. I.,

fol. 162, we meet with the expression," " 12 sextaria mellis ad
mensuram ejusdem burgi." At ' Chenemartune ' (Kemerton),
in the same county, we have " 8 sextaria mellis ad mensuram
Regis." Ibid,/oZ. 166. And at Warwick we have, "24 sextaria
meUis cum majori mensura, . . . sextarium scilicet pro 15
denariis." Ibid. /oZ. 238. EUis. I., 134. P

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DOMESDAY BOOK.

Pol S ^^I a Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 3 libras. Mercatum reddit
45 solidos. Ibi una arpenna^ "vine*, et 60 acr* prati.
Pastura 11 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.
SUva dimidio leuc* longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.

Fol.

f Vllb
t67d

Ad eundem^ manerium Bradeford pertinet AL-
VESTONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro
7 hidis, exceptis 42 superioribus hidis. Terra est
6 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 4 hid*,
et ibi 3 carucat*.
Totum Bradeford, cum appendicibus, valuit, et
valet, 60 libras.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet LEDENTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 38 hidis. Terra est 16
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 24 hid*,
et ibi 4 carucat*, et 6 servi. Ibi 23 villani, et 17
bordarii, cum 7 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes
5 solidos. Pratum 4 quarentenis longum, et 3 quaren
tenis latum. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 3
quarentenis lata. In Crichelade unus burgensis
reddit 6 denarios. Valuit 18 libras ; modo 22 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet DOMNITONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 15
carucat*. De hac terra sunt 7 hid* et 3 virgat*
terr* in dominio, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi. Ibi
21 villani, et 10 bordarii, cum 11 carucatis. Ibi 2
molini, reddentes 12 solidos et 6 denarios, et 20 acr*
prati, et totidem acr* silv*. Pastura 1 leuca longa,
et dimidio leuc* lata.
denarios.

Duo burgenses reddunt 10

9 pence, and 1 customary tenant paying 7 sextaries
of honey. There are 2 mills, paying £3. The
market pays 45 shillings. There is an arpen of
vineyard, and 50 acres of meadow. The pasture is
11 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. The wood
is half a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad.
To the same manor of Bradeford belongs AL VES-
TONE. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 7 hides, besides the 42 hides above mentioned.
The land is 6 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 4 hides, and there are 3 carucates.
The whole of Bradeford, with its appendages,
was and is valued at £60.
Jhe Church itself holds LEDENTONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 38 hides.
The land is 16 carucates. Of this land there are
in demesne 24 hides, and there are 4 carucates, and
6 serfs. There are 23 villans, and 17 bordars, "with
7 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying 5 shUlings.
The meadow is 4 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad.
The pasture is half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad.
In Cricklade 1 burgess pays 6 pence. The manor
was worth £18 ; it is now worth £22.
The Church itself holds DOMNITONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 15 carucates. Of this land there are 7
hides and 3 virgates of land in demesne, and there
are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs. There are 21 villans,
and 10 bordars, "with 11 carucates. There are 2 mills,
paying 12 shillings and 6 pence, and 20 acres of
meadow, and as many acres of wood. The pasture is
1 mile long, and half a mile broad. Two burgesses
pay 10 pence.

' The " Arpenna," or " Arpent," is the usual measurement of
vineyards iu Domesday. It ¦ is met with in several entries in
WUtshire, as applied also to measures of wood, and meadow
land. See below in § IxviU., under 'Grastone,' and 'Buberge,'
aud in § 1. under ' Scaldeburne, and ' Mertone.' The " arpen "
properly signified an acre or furlong of ground. Cowel, however,
quotes the Register of Wormsley Priory, in a passage where it
seems to be a quantity something less than an acre. No doubt,

both in England, as weU as in France, the measure of the arpen
was various. Sir H. EUis gives as a quotation from Ducange (voce
Acra) who derived it from an ofScial and trustworthy source, —
" xl. perticse terras faciunt virgatam ; duse virgatse faciunt
Arpentum." EUis, I. 117.
^ Sic, in the original.

WILTSHIRE.

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De eadem terra tenet Gunfridus 2 hidas, et ibi
habet 2 cai'ucatas. Qui tenuit, tempore Regis
Edwardi, non poterat ab ecclesia separari.
Dominium Abbatiss* valuit, et valet 18 libras ;
Gunfridi, 40 solidos.

Of the same land Gunfrid holds 2 hides, and has
there 2 carucates. He who held them in the time
of King Edward could not be separated from the
church. The demesne of the Abbess was, and is, worth
£18;— that of Gunfrid, 40 shUlings.

XIIL TERRA ECCLESIA WILTUNIENSIS.
Ecclesia S. Marine Wiltuniensis^ tenet STAN
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20
hidis. Terra est 12 carucata\ De hac terra sunt in
dominio 10 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et ibi 8 servi.
Ibi 16 villani, et unus bordai-ius, et 21 coscez, cum 8
carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 12 solidos et 6
denarios, et 60 acr* prati, et 3 acr* alneti. Pastura
I leuca longa, et dimidio leuc* lata. Valuit 16
libras ; modo 24 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet NEWETONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 13 hidis et dimidio, et
dimidio virgat* terr*. De hac terra sunt in dominio
3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi. Ibi 13 vUlani,
et 16 coscez, cum 5 carucatis. Totum manerium
possunt arare 10 caruc*. Ibi molinus, reddens 12
solidos et 6 denarios, et 30 acr* prati. Pastura 4
quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Silva 1
leuca longa, et tantundem lata.

XIIL LAND OF THE CHURCH OF WILTON.
The Church of S. Mary at Wilton holds
STANTONE. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 20 hides. The land is 12 carucates.
Of this land there are 10 hides in demesne, and there
are 4 carucates and 8 serfs. There are 16 vUlans,
and 1 bordar, and 21 coscets, with 8 carucates. There
are 2 miUs paying 12 shillings and 6 pence, and 60
acres of meadow, and 3 acres of alder-wood. The
pasture is 1 mile long, and half a mUe broad. It
was worth £16; it is now worth £24.
The Chm-ch itself holds NEWETONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 13^ hides and
half a vii-gate of land. Of this land there are in
demesne 3 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4
serfs. There are 13 vUlans, and 16 coscets, with 6
carucates. Ten plough-teams could plough the
whole manor. There is a mUl, paying 12 shillings
and 6 pence, and 30 acres of meadow. The pastra-e
is 4 fm-longs long, and 2 furlongs broad. The wood
is 1 mile long, and as much broad.

' The first founder of a religious house at Wilton seems to
have been Wdlstan, who, about the middle of the eightli
century, repaired an ancient church of this place dedicated to
St. Maiy, and having built a chantry in it, placed therein a
coUege of priests. The said Wulstan was married to Elburga,
the sister of Egbert, king of Wessex, and by her influence, after
her husband's death, that king was persuaded to change it into
an abbey, she herself becoming the superior, with twelve nuns
under her. It was, however, Alfred the Great that appears
to have been the principal founder. At the instigation of his
queen, be built a new monastery on the site of his own palace

at WUton, and transferred thither the religious of the old
nunnery, adding some twelve or thirteen more to tbe foundation.
Successive kings became benefactors to the abbey, and largely
increased its revenues. A metrical chronicle, detaUing the hfe
and virtues of St. Editha, a daughter of king Edgar, who was
its Abbess towards the close of the tenth centvu-y, was printed
from the Cotton MS., under the title of " Ckronicon Vilodu-
nense," by Sir R. C. Hoare, in 1830. A short time previously
he had printed the " Registrum AVUtuneuse," from tbe Harl. MS.
436. See'iVcwil/oreasi.' ii. 315.

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DOMESDAY BOOK.

Fol.

f VII b De terra "villanorum dedit Abbatissa uni mUiti 3

1.67d

hidas et dimidium "virgat* terr*.
carucatas, et villani ejus 1 carucatam.

Ibi habet 2

De eadem terra tenuit Aluric venator de
Abbatissa unam hidam et unam "virgatam terr* et
dimidium, ea conditione, ut post mortem ejus rediret
ad ecclesiam, quia de dominica firma erat. Modo
tenet Ricardus Sturmid. Totum manerium valuit
14 libras quando recepit; modo 18 Ubras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet DARNEFORD. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 3
carucat*. Edwardus tenet de Abbatissa. Tres
Angli tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et non
poterant ab ecclesia separari. Duo ex eis reddebant
5 solidos, et tertius serviebat sicut Tainus. Ibi sunt
6 bovat* in carucata dominica, cum 4 bordariis. Ibi
2 Angli habent 2 carucatas. Ibi molinus, reddens
7 solidos et dimidium, et 12 acr* ibi prati. Pastura
4 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
100 solidos ; modo 9 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet SVALO CLIVE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis, et una virgata.
Terra est 2 carucatse. Ibi est unus villanus, et 2
bordarii, et 2 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHILMERC. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra est 14
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 8 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat*. Ibi 15 vUlani, et 12 bordarii, et 12
coliberti, cum 12 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10
solidos, et 5 acr* prati, et 10 acr* runceti. Pastura
una leuca longa, et dimidio leuc* lata. Valuit 14
libras ; modo 15 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet unam hidam terra in
WERDORE, et Britmarus de Abbatissa tenet.
Terra est 1 carucata. Ipsa est ibi, cum 4 bordariis.

Of the land of the "vUlans the Abbess gave to a
' mUes ' 3 hides and half a virgate of land. He has
there 2 carucates, and his villans have 1 carucate.
Of the same land, Aluric, the huntsman, held of
the Abbess, 1 hide and 1 virgate and a half of land,
on the condition, that after his death it should return
to the church, because it was part of the demesne
farm. Richard Sturmid holds it now. The whole
manor was worth £14 when he received it ; it is now
worth £18.
The Church itself holds DARNEFORD. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides.
The land is 3 carucates. Edward holds it of the
Abbess. Three Englishmen held it in the time of
King Edward, and they could not be separated from
the church. Two of them paid 5 shiUings, and the
third rendered such ser"vices as are due from a Thane.
There are 6 bovates in the carucate belonging to
the demesne, with 4 bordars. Two Englishmen there
have 2 carucates. There is a miU, paying 7 shUliugs
and sixpence, and 12 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was
worth 100 shUlings ; it is now worth £9.
The church itself holds S VAL 0 CLIVE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides and 1
virgate. The land is 2 carucates. There is 1 "villan,
and 2 bordars, and 2 acres of meadow. It was, and
is worth, 40 shillings.
The Church itself holds CHILMERC. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides.
The land is 14 carucates. Of this land there are ia
demesne 8 hides, and there are 2 carucates. There
are 15 vUlans, and 12 bordars, and 12 coliberts, with
12 carucates. There is a mill, paying 10 shUlings,
and 5 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of thorns.
The pasture is 1 mile long, and half a mile broad.
It was worth £14 ; it is now worth £15.
The Church itself holds 1 hide of land in
WERDORE, and Britmar holds it of the Abbess.
The land is 1 carucate. It is there, with 4 bordars.

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Pol fol 1 VIII aet 3 acris prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio
^ ^ leuc* lata. SUva 2 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valet 20 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHENVEL. Tempore
Regis Edwardi, [geldabat] pro 10 hidis. Terra est 7
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 4 hid* et
dimidium, et 3 servi. Ibi 11 villani, et 9 coscez, cum
5 carucatis. Ibi 5 acr* prati, et pastura dimidio leuc*
longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Silva dimidio leuc*
longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit 6 libras ; modo 8
libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet OVRETONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 7 hid* et
dimidium virgat* terr*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi.
Ibi 3 viUani, et 8 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi
molinus, reddens 10 solidos, et 5 acr* prati, et 20
acr* pastur*, et 20 acr* silv*. Valet 100 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHELCHE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 77 hidis. Terra est 6Q
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 10 hid*, et
ibi 10 carucat*, et 20 servi. Ibi 86 villani, et 50
bordaru, et 10 coliberti, habentes 50 carucatas. Ibi
5 molini, reddentes 65 solidos, et 12 acr* prati.
Pastura 3 leucis longa, et una leuca lata, et
tantundem sUv*.

De eadem terra tenet Girardus 3 hidas. Qui
tenebat, tempore Regis Edwardi, non poterat ab
ecclesia separari. Ibi sunt 2 carucat*. Valent 3
libras. Dominium Abbatiss* valet 67 libras.
De eadem terra tenet Ricardus Poingiant 7 hidas
et dimidium de rege. Ex his, 2 hidas tenebat AUeva,
tempore Regis Edwardi, et aUas tenebant homines
ecclesi* servientes sicut villani. Abbatissa calum-

and 3 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long,
and half a mile broad. The wood is 2 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. It is worth 20 shillings.
The Church itself holds CHENVEL. In the
time of King Edward [it paid geld] for 10 hides.
The land is 7 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 4^ hides, and 3 serfs. There are 11 villans,
and 9 coscets, with 5 carucates. There are 5 acres
of meadow, and the pasture is half a mile long, and
3 furlongs broad. The wood is half a mile long,
and as much broad. It was worth £6 ; it is now
worth £8.
The Church itself holds OVRETONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The
land is 4 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 7 hides and half a virgate of land, and
therein are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs. There are 3
vUlans, and 8 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a
mUl, paying 10 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow,
and 20 acres of pasture, and 20 acres of wood. It
is worth 100 shillings.
The Church itself holds CHELCHE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 77 hides. The
land is 66 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 10 hides, and therein are 10 carucates, and
20 serfs. There are 86 viUans, and 50 bordars, and
10 coliberts, having 50 carucates. There are 5 mUls,
paying 65 shUlings, and 12 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 3 mUes long, and 1 mUe broad, and there
is as much wood.
Of the same land Girard holds 3 hides. He who
held them, in the time of King Edward, could not
be separated from the church. There are 2 carucates.
They are worth £3.
The demesne of the Abbess is worth £67.
Of the same land Richard Poingiant holds 7
hides and a half of the king. Of these, AUeva held
2 hides, in the time of King Edward, and the
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Fob I Y-^^^^ niatur. Ibi habet Ricardus 5 carucatas, et valent 7
libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet NEWENTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwaa^di geldabat pro 19 hidis et 3 virgatis
terr*. Terra est 14 carucat*. De hac terra sunt
in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 6 coliberti.
Ibi 20 villani, et 16 bordarii, cum 12 carucatis. Ibi
2 molini, reddentes 40 solidos, et 20 acr* prati, et
150 acr* pastur*, et 200 acr* silv*. Ad istum
manerium pertinet habere per consuetudinem in
silva Milcheti 80 caretedes lignorum, et pais-
sonem 80 porcorum, et ad domos et sepes
reemendandasi quod opus fuerit. NEWENTON
valet 16 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WILGL Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*.
De hac terra sunt in dominio 5 hid*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 2 servi. Ibi 9 villani, et 10 bordarii,
cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10 solidos,
et 12 acr* prati, et 100 acr* pastur*, et 10 acr*
silv* parv*. Valuit 6 libras : modo 8 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WICHEFORD. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 3
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat*. Ibi 1 villanus, et 16 bordarii, cum
1 carucata. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 24 solidos, et 8
acr* prati, et 9 acr* pastur*. Valuit 3 libras ; modo
4 libras.

services such as are due from vUlans. The Abbess
claims them. Richard has there 5 carucates, and
they are worth £7.
The Church itself holds NEWENTONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 19 hides and
3 "virgates of land. The land is 14 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 2 hides, and there are
2 carucates, and 6 coliberts. There are 20 vUlans,
and 16 bordars, with 12 carucates. There are 2
mills, paying 40 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow,
and 150 acres of pasture, and 200 acres of wood.
To this manor belongs by custom the right to 80
cart-loads of wood, and the feed of 80 hogs, in
MUchet Wood, and what may be necessary for the
repair of the houses and fences. NEWENTON
is worth £16.
The Chm-ch itself holds WILGL In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The land
is 5 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 5
hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs. There
are 9 villans, and 10 bordars, with 3 carucates.
There is a mUl paying 10 shUlings, and 12 acres of
meadow, and 100 acres of pasture, and 10 acres of
coppice-wood. It was worth £6 ; it is now worth
£8. The Church itself holds WICHEFORD. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides,
The land is 3 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2 hides, and there are 2 carucates. There
is 1 "villan, and 16 bordars, with 1 carucate. There
are 2 mUls, paying 24 shUlings, and 8 acres of
meadow, and 9 acres of pasture. It was worth £3 ;
it is now worth £4.

' These privileges of cutting as much wood as was needed for
the repair of the dweUing-house, and for maintaining the fences
and hedges, were what are now commonly called, (and indeed
to this day they are stUl in some leases of farms so termed)
Heybote, and Housebote. The latter portion of each word
is the Anglo Saxon ' bot ' or ' bote ' which signifies ' repair,' or

'compensation.' The word ' Haye,' a 'hedge' or 'enclosure,'
is the origin of the former part of the term 'Hey-bote.' The
officer whose duty it was to preserve the fences and grass of
enclosed grounds from injury, was bence called the Hay-ward; —
a name, and office which still exist in many manors.

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Fol Fol P™^ ^P^^ Ecclesia tenet LANGEFORD. Tempore
^ ^ Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 2
carucat*. Has habent ibi 2 Angli, cum 2 bordarus,
et 2 ser"vis. Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos, et 25
acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 50 solidos.

Pater eorum qui nunc tenent, tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, nee potuit ab ecclesia separari.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet OCHEFORDE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 3
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et
ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 2 vUlani, et 4 bordarii, cum 1
carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos, et 6 acr*
prati. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia habet dimidiam hidam terr* in
DICEHANTONE. Valet 30 denarios.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BREDECUMBE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 6 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat*. Ibi 13 bordarii, et molinus, reddens
15 solidos, et 18 acr* prati. Pastura 8 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valet 100 solidos.

De eadem terra tenet Edwardus 1 hidam qu*
non potest ab ecclesia toUi. Valet 16 solidos.
Fc F(d1. I "^"^ '^ ^P®*^ Ecclesia tenet BASEST 0 CHE. Tempore
^ Regis Edwardi pro 3 hidis geldabat. Terra est 3
carucat*. De his sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1
carucata cum 1 servo ; et 4 bordarii cum 2 carucatis ;
et 6 acr* prati, et 4 acr* pastur*. Valet 60 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WAISEL. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 8 hidis et dimidio. Terra est
7 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid*,

The Church itself holds LANGEFORD. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 3 hides.
The land is 2 carucates. These, 2 Englishmen have
there, with 2 bordars, and 2 serfs. There is a miU,
paying 5 shillings, and 25 acres of meadow, and 20
acres of pasture. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is
now worth 50 shillings.
The father of those who now hold it, held it in
the time of King Edward, and could not be separated
from the church.
The Church itself holds OCHEFORDE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides.
The land is 3 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 3 hides, and there is 1 carucate. There are
2 viUans, and 4 bordars, with 1 carucate. There is
a mill, paying 5 shillings, and 6 acres of meadow.
It was worth 40 shillings; it is now worth 60
shUlings. The Church itself has half a hide of land in
DICEHANTONE. It is worth 30 pence.
The Church itself holds BREDECUMBE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 6 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2 hides and there are 2 carucates. There
are 13 bordars, and a mill, paying 15 shUlings, and
18 acres of meadow. The pasture is 8 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. It is worth 100 shUlings.
Of the same land Edward holds 1 hide which
cannot be alienated from the church. It is worth
15 shillings. The Church itself holds BABESTOCHE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 3 hides. The
land is 3 carucates. Of these there are in demesne
2 hides, and there is 1 carucate, with 1 serf; and
there are 4 bordars with 2 carucates ; and 6 acres of
meadow, and 4 acres of pasture. It is worth 60
shillings. The Church itself holds WAISEL. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 8 hides and a half.
The land is 7 carucates. Of this land there are in

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et ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 9 villani, et 10 coliberti, cum
6 carucatis. Ibi 12 acr* prati. Pastura 8 quarentenis
longa, et 6 quarentenis lata. In silva Milchete
pastura 80 porcis, et 80 caretedes lignorum, et ad

domos et ad sepes quod opus est.
10 solidos.

Valet 7 libras et

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet FEBEFONTE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 7
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 5 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat*, et 7 coliberti. Ibi 8 viUani, et 7
bordarii, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes
17 solidos et 6 denarios, et 8 acr* prati. Pastura 4
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Silva 2
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valet 7
libras et 10 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet LAVVRECESTOHES.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra
est 3 carucat*. De hac terra est in dominio 1 hida,
et ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 6 villani, et 8 bordarii, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 7 solidos et 6
denarios, et 18 acr* pastur*. Valuit 100 solidos ;
modo 6 libras.

Hujus terr* quarta pars in foresta Regis est
posita. Ipsa Ecclesia tenebat 2 hidas,* tempore Regis
Edwardi, quas Toret dederat ibi cum duabus fiUabus''

demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate. There are
9 villans, and 10 coliberts, with 6 carucates. There
are 12 acres of meadow. The pasture is 8 furlongs
long, and 6 farlongs broad. In MUchet Wood
there is pasture for 80 hogs, and they are
entitled to 80 cart-loads of wood, and to what is
necessary for repairiug the dwellings and fences. It
is worth £7 10s.
The Church itself holds FEBEFONTE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 7 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 5 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 7
coliberts. There are 8 viUans, and 7 bordars, with 5
carucates. There are 2 miUs, paying 1 7 shUlings and
sixpence, and 8 acres of meadow. The pasture is 4
furlongs long, and 1 forlong broad. The wood is 2
furlongs long, and 1 farlong broad. It is worth
£7 10s.

The Church itself holds LAVVRECESTOHES.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 2 hides.
The land is 3 carucates. Of this land there is in
demesne 1 hide, and there is 1 carucate. There are
6 villans, and 8 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is
a mUl, paying 7 shillings and 6 pence, and 18 acres
of pasture. It was worth 100 shUlings ; it is now
worth £6.
Of this land a fourth part is situated in the
King's forest.
The Church used to hold 2 hides, in the time of
King Edward, which Toret had given them with his

' These two hides are clearly those entered under the head of
' Dechementone ' at p. 25, as belonging to the Bishop of Baieux.
Together with the half hide at Dicehantone, recorded at p.
49, as stUl belonging to the Abbess of Wilton, they make up the
two hides and a half, which, according to the Wilton Chartulary,
were granted by King Edward the Confessor, in the year 1045, to
his Thane by name DorS — evidently the same as is intended
by ' Toret ' in this entry — and which seem afterwards to have
become part of the possessions of the Abbey. The charter con

cerning ' Dicbsematune ' is printed in Hoojreh Regist. Wiltun., p.
29, and m the Cod. Dipl, No. 778.
' It was usual, when any person of substance devoted a
daughter or kinswoman to the office of a Nun, that she should
bring a " portion " with her, the proceeds of which afterwards
formed part of the general revenues of the Abbey. On this
custom see Wilts Archceol. Mag., vii. 278.

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„ „ , fVIIIbsuis, et ex eis semper fuerunt vestit*, donee
K 00 " Episcopus Baiocensis injuste abstulit Ecclesi*.

Omnes redditus, quos habet Ecclesia de ipso
burgo Wiltunensi, appreciantur 10 libris, et 17
solidis, et 6 denariis.

two daughters, and from them the nuns were always
clothed, until the Bishop of Baieux unjustly took
them away from the Church.
All the rents which the Church has from the
borough of Wilton, are valued at £10 17s. 6d.

XIV. TERRA ECCLESIA SANCTAE MARLffi
WINTONIENSIS.
EccLESLi S. Maei.^ WmTONiENSis* tenet JER-
CHESFONTE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat
pro 30 hidis. Terra est 20 carucat*. De hac terra
sunt in dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 7 carucat*, et 17
servi. Ibi 33 villani, et 26 bordarii, et 6 cotaru,
cum 9 carucatis. Ibi 3 molini, reddentes 21 solidos
et 3 denarios, et 64 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa,
et dimidio leuc* lata, et tantundem sUv*.

De eadem terra tenet Edwardus hidam et dimi
dium, et tertiam partem dimidi* hid* ; Walterus 1
hidam ; Angli tenent 2 hidas, et duas partes dimidi*
hid*. De 6 hidis qu* sunt in dominio, tenuit pro
positus Abbatiss* 2 hidas tempore Regis Edwardi ;
postea vero reddidit eas ecclesi* cum omni pecunia^
sua, et nunc usque sunt in dominio.

Xr7. LAND OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT
MARY AT WINCHESTER.
The Church of S. Mary at Winchester, holds
JER CHESFONTE. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 30 hides. The land is 20 carucates.
Of this land there are in demesne 6 hides, and there
are 7 carucates, and 17 serfs. There are 33 villans,
and 26 bordars, and 6 cottars, with 9 carucates.
There are 3 mills, paying 21 shillings and 3 pence,
and 64 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mUe long,
and half a mile broad, and there is the same quantity
of wood. Of the same land Edward holds a hide and a half,
and the third part of half a hide ; Walter, 1 hide ;
some Englishmen hold 2 hides, and 2 parts of half
a hide. Of the 6 hides which are in demesne, the bailiff
of the Abbess held 2 hides in the time of King
Edward ; afterwards, however, he restored them to
the church with aU his cattle, and at this time they
are in demesne.

• The Abbey of St. Mary at Winchester, which is also
caUed Nunna-Minster, was founded by Alfred the Great, and
his Queen Bthelswitha. It was completed by their son, Edward
the Elder. It was subsequently re-founded, and restored, by
Bishop Ethelwold, in 932. It was destroyed, in 1141, in the
war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. In 1536
it was once again established, just four years before it was dis
solved. A list of tbe Abbesses is given in the New Monast. u.
452. ° The word Pecunia (which is derived from Pecus cattle, the

principal source of wealth in olden times,) seldom occurs in
Domesday Book as denoting money. Ellis (I. 171) mentions
three instances in which it seems to imply money, but adds, that
in all the rest it evidently denotes cattle. " Pastura 3,d.pecuniam
vUlse," i.e. " pasture for the cattle of tbe "vUlage," is a common
entry in the accounts of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Herefordshire,
Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Bedfordshire. EUis
notices one instance in the Exon Domesday, {p. 19, 1. 34,) in
which Pecunia is used for money, "with a specffication of pounds,
shillings, and pence, but this meaning of the word is very
unusual.

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fVIII b Quando Abbatissa recepit manerium, valebat 15
*- libras ; modo, 27 libras, quod habet in dominio ; quod
milites, 3 libras.
Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CANINGE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 18 hidis et una virgata terr* et
dimidio. Terra est 15 carucat*. De hac terra sunt
in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 5 carucat*, et 8 servi.
Ibi 27 villani, et 17 bordarii, et 6 cotarii, cum 10
carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 13 solidos, et 108
acr* prati. Pastura una leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis
lata. Silva 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valuit 20 libras ; modo 30 libras.

When the Abbess received this manor, it was
worth £15 ; what she has now in demesne is worth
£27 ; what the ' mUites ' hold is worth £3.
The Chm-ch itself holds CANINGE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 18 hides and
1 virgate and a half. The land is 15 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 4 hides, and there are
5 carucates, and 8 serfs. There are 27 villans, and
17 bordars, and 6 cottars, with 10 carucates. There
is a mUl, paying 13 shiUings, and 108 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and 3 furlongs
broad. The wood is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs
broad. It was worth £20 ; it is now worth £30.

XV. TERRA ECOLESIiE ROMESIENSIS.
Ecclesia S. Marm; Romesiensisi tenet EDEN
DONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30
hidis. Terra est 35 carucat* et dimidium. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid* et dimidium,
et ibi 7 carucat*, et 10 servi. Ibi 21 vUlani,
et 23 bordarii, et 10 coliberti, cum 15 carucatis.
Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 19 solidos, et 100 acr*
prati. Pastura una leuca longa, et dimidio leuc*
lata. Silva 10 quarentenis longa, et 5 lata.

De eadem terra tenet WiUelmus 4 hidas et
dimidium ; Osmundus 4 hidas ; Herveus 2 hidas ;
Angli 5 hidas et unam virgatam terr*. Qui tene
bant, tempore Regis Edwardi, has 15 hidas et 3
virgatas, non poterant separari ab ecclesia. Ibi
sunt 12 carucat* et dimidium.
Dominium ecclesi* valet 30 libras; quod
homines tenent, 18 libras.

XV. LAND OF THE CHURCH OF ROMSEY.
The Church of S. Mart at Romset holds
EDENDONE. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 30 hides. The land is 35^ carucates.
Of this land there are 2^ hides in demesne, and there
are 7 carucates, and 10 serfs. There are 21 villans,
and 23 bordars, and 10 coliberts, with 15 carucates.
There are 2 mills paying 19 shillings, and 100 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and half a
mile broad. The wood is 10 furlongs long, and 5
broad. Of the same land William holds 4^ hides;
Osmund 4 hides ; Hervey 2 hides ; some Englishmen
5 hides and 1 virgate of land. They who held these
15 hides and 3 virgates, in the time of King Edward,
could not be separated from the church. There are
there 12^ carucates.
The demesne of the church is worth £30 ; what
the various vassals hold, is worth £18.

' Edward the Elder, or Ethelwold, a Saxon nobleman, buUt
a monastery at Romsey, in which King Edgar, about the
year 967, placed Benedictine Nuns, under the government of
the Abbess Merwenna. It was dedicated to the Blessed

Virgin, and St. Elfleda, daughter of the said Ethelwold, who
had been a nun and Abbess here. There is no chartulary
of Romsey known. New Monast, ii. 506.

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet AISTONE. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 40 hidis. Terra est 37 carucat*.
Dehac terra sunt in dominio 10 hid*, etibi9 carucat*,
et 8 ser"vi. Ibi 40 villani, et 30 bordarii, cum 20
carucatis. Ibi 3 molini, reddentes 32 solidos et 6
denarios, et 100 acr* prati. Pastura 19 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Silva 2 leucis longa,
et dimidio leuc* lata.

De eadem terra tenet Edwardus 3 hidas;
WiUelmus 1 hidam ; Angli 4 hidas. Qui tenebant,
tempore Regis Edwardi, non poterant ab ecclesia
separari. Dominium ecclesi* valet 30 libras ;
hominum vero, 6 libras et 13 solidos.

The Church itself holds AISTONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 40 hides. The
land is 37 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 10 hides, and there are 9 carucates, and 8
serfs. There are 40 villans, and 30 bordars, with 20
carucates. There are 3 mills, paying 32 shillings
and sixpence, and 100 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 19 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
The wood is 2 miles long, and half a mile broad.

Of tbe same land Edward holds 3 hides; William
1 hide ; some Englishmen 4 hides. They who held
them, in the time of King Edward, could not be
separated from the church. The demesne of the
church is worth £30 ; the holdings of the vassals
are worth £6 13s.

^o4S:

XVL TERRA ECCLESI.^ AMBRESBERIENSIS.
Ecclesia Ambresberiensis^ tenet BOLTIN
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 12
hidis. Terra est 9 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in
dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 13 servi.
Ibi 3 villani, et 20 coscez, et 3 cotarii, cum 5
carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 65 solidos, et
35 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio
leuc* lata.
De eadem terra tenet Alwardus 3 hidas. Qui
tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi non poterat ab
ecclesia separari.
Dominium Abbatiss* valet 13 libras; quod Taini
tenent valet 15 solidos.

XVL LAND OF THE CHURCH OF
AMBRESBURY.
The Church oe Ambresbury holds BOLTIN
TONE. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 12 hides. The land is 9 carucates. Of this land
there are in demesne 6 hides, and there are 3 carucates,
and 13 serfs. There are 3 villans, and 20 coscets,
and 3 cottars, with 5 carucates. There are 2 mills
paying 65 shUlings, and 35 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 1 mile long, and half a mile broad.
Of the same land Alward holds 3 hides. He
who held them in the time of King Edward could
not be separated from the church.
The demesne of the Abbess is worth £13 ; what
the Thanes hold is worth 15 shillings.

¦ There would seem to have been a very ancient monastery at
Ambresbury, which was in existence as early as the fifth
century. The reasons for this behef are given by Dr. Guest, in
the Salisbury volume of the Archseol. Inst., p. 58. The
monastery alluded to above was a later foundation, ascribed to
Blfrida, who, repenting of the murder of her son Edward the
Martyr, founded two monasteries, the one at Ambresbury, and

the other at Wherwell, in Hants. In tbe year 1177, King Henry
I. is said to have expeUed the nuns from Ambresbury in
consequence of their misconduct, and to have bestowed the
monastery on the Abbey of Fontevrault, in Normandy. See Sir
R. C. Hoare's 'Ambresbury Hundr.' 58 — 72. New Monast.,
U. 333.

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet BOSCUMBE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid* et
dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo. Ibi 2
villani, et 5 coscez, et 2 cotarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi
4 acr* prati. Pastura una quarentena longa, et
dimidio quarenten* lata. Valuit, et valet, 3 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet ALLENTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2
carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 3 hid* una
virgata minus, et ibi 1 carucata, et 3 servi. Ibi 3
"vUlani, et 5 coscez, et unus cotarius, cum 1 carucata.
Ibi 8 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit 3 libras ; modo 4 libras.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet CHELESTANESTONE,
et Alwardus tenet de Abbatissa. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est
1 carucata et dimidium, et tantum est ibi, cum 2
servis, et 3 coscez. Ibi 8 acr* prati. Pastura
5 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
30 solidos : modo 40 solidos.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenebat 2 hidas tempore Regis
Edwardi, et post tenuit tempore Regis Willelmi,
et sunt de "victu monialium. Has tenet Comes Mori-
toniensisi injuste.

Ipsa Ecclesia tenet in WINTREBURNE 6
hidas. Terra est 4 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in
dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 2 ser"vi. Ibi 5
vUlani, et 10 bordaru, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 3 acr*
prati. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et tantundem
lata. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

The Church itself holds BOSCUMBE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides. The
land is 2 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2^ hides, and there is 1 carucate, with 1
serf. There are 2 viUans, and 5 coscets, and 2 cottars,
with 1 carucate. There are 4 acres of meadow.
The pasture is one furlong long, and half a farlong
broad. It was, and is, worth £3.
The Church itself holds ALLENTONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides.
The land is 2 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 3 hides all but 1 virgate, and there is 1
carucate, and 3 serfs. There are 3 viUans, and 5 cos
cets, and 1 cottar, with 1 carucate. There are 8 acres
of meadow. The pasture is one mUe long, and 1 fur
long broad. It was worth £3 ; it is now worth £4.
The Church itself holds CHELESTANES
TONE, and Alward holds it of the Abbess. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 2| hides. The
land is 1 carucate and a half, and so much is there, "with
2 serfs, and 3 coscets. There are 8 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 5 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
It was worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 40
shillings. The Church itself used to hold 2 hides in the time
of King Edward, and held them afterwards in the
time of King William, and they are for the support
of the nuns. These hides Earl Morton now unjustly
holds. The Church itself holds 6 hides in WINTRE
BURNE. The land is 4 carucates. Of this land
there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 3
carucates and 2 serfs. There are 5 vUlans, and 10
bordars, with 1 carucate. There are 3 acres of
meadow. The pasture is half a mile long, and as
much broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth 100
shUlings.

' These two bides appear to have belonged to tbe manor of
WINTRESLE U. In the original, there is a marginal reference

to the entry of WINTRESLEU, under the account of lands
held by the Earl Morton. See below, p. 58.

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Ipsa Ecclesia tenet WINTREBURNE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis et dimidio.
Terra est 2 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio
2 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 4 villani,
et 4 bordarii, et 2 cotarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 8
acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet,
4 libras.

The Church itself holds WINTREBURNE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4J hides.
The land is 2 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2 hides and a half, and there is 1 carucate.
There are 4 villans, and 4 bordars, and 2 cottars,
with 1 carucate. There are 8 acres of meadow, and
10 acres of pasture. It was, and is worth, £4.

XVIL TERRA SANCTiE MARI.^ DE BECH.
Ecclesia S. Mari^ de Bech^ tenet de Rege
DEVREL. Brictric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 6 hid* et dimidium, et ibi
3 carucat*, et 8 servi. Ibi 8 viUani, et 7 coscez, et
2 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 30
denarus, et 4 acr* prati. Pastura I leuca longa, et
5 quarentenis lata. Silv* 3 quarenten* longitudine,
et 2 quarenten* latitudine.

Ecclesia ejusdem manerii habet 1 hidam de eadem
terra. Totum manerium valet 12 libras. Valebat
15 libras, vivente Regina Mathilda,^ qu* dedit eidem
ecclesi*.

XVIL LAND OF SAINT MARY OF BECH.
The Church of S. Mary of Bech holds DEVREL
of the King. Brictric held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is
7 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 6J
hides, and there are 3 carucates, and 8 serfs. There
are 8 vUlans, and 7 coscets, and 2 bordars, with 4
carucates. There is a mill worth 30 pence, and 4
acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mUe long, and
5 furlongs broad. Of wood there are 3 farlongs . in
length, and 2 furlongs in breadth.
The church of the same manor has 1 hide of the
same land. The whole manor is worth £12. It was
worth £15, during the life-time of Queen MatUda,
who gave it to the same church.

XVIIL TERRA GIRALDI DE WILTUNE.
Giraldus de Wiltune tenet de Rege UP TONE
in elemosina. Idem tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 6 hid* et una virgata et

XVIIL THE LAND OF GIRALD OF WILTON.
Girald of Wilton holds UPTONE of the
King in frank-almoigne. He also held it in the
time of King Edward, and paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 6 carucates. Of this land there are in

' The Benedictine abbey of Bec, in Normandy, was originally
founded by Hellouin, or Herluin, its first abbot, in 1034. It was
re-founded by Lanfranc, its prior, afterwards Archbishop of
Canterbury. Lanfranc has already been aUuded to (p. 12, note)
as having been the first abbot of St. Stephen, Caen. Ellis, i. 378.
' This entry shows that the survey of the county of WUts was

not taken by the Domesday Commissioners tiU after th
of MatUda, the Queen ofthe Conqueror ; that is, tiU after November,
1083, Thesamemay be said of the survey of Dorsetshire. Thus,
in fol. 83 b. , AnschitU is stated to have held ' Tingeham ' of Queen
Matilda, but, it is added, that "After her death he did not petition
the King for the land." Ellis, i. 7.

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dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 4 servi. Ibi 9 villani,
et 6 bordarii, et 4 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi
molinus, reddens 20 solidos, et 15 acr* prati.
Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valet 10 libras.

REINBALDI.1
Reinbaldus, presbyter, tenetLATONEetAISI.
Duo Taini tenuerunt pro 2 maneriis tempore Regis
Edwardi. Heraldus Comes junxit in unum, et
geldabat pro 9 hidis. Terra est 8 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et 8 servi. Ibi 15
villani, et 6 bordarii, et 4 cotarii, cum 5 carucatis ;
et in dominio 3 carucat*. Ibi 2 molini, et 200 acr*
prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio leuc* lata.
Valuit, et valet, 10 libras.

demesne 6 hides and 1 virgate and a half, and there
are 3 carucates, and 4 serfs. There are 9 vUlans, and
6 bordars, and 4 coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a
mill, paying 20 shiUings, and 15 acres of meadow.
The pasture is half a mile long, and 2 furlongs
broad. It is worth £10.
REE^BALD'S (LAND).
Reinbald, the priest, holds LATONE and
AISI. Two Thanes held them for 2 manors in
the time of King Edward. Earl Harold united them
into one manor, and paid geld for 9 hides. The land
is 8 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 3
hides, and 8 serfs. There are 15 vUlans, and 6
bordars, and 4 cottars, with 5 carucates ; and there
are in demesne 3 carucates. There are 2 mills, and
200 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mUe long,
and half a mile broad. It was, and is, worth £10.

XIX. CANONICI LISIACENSES.
Canonici Lisiacenses tenent DEVREL. Eddeva
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 4
hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
3 hid* et dimidium 3 acris minus, et ibi 1 carucata,
et 2 servi ; et 6 coscez, cum 1 villano, habentes 1
carucatam. Ibi 3 acr* prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis
longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 70 solidos.

Alwardus, presbyter, habet 5 hidas, qu* pertinent
ad ecclesiam ALWARBERIE de elemosina Regis.

XIK. THE CANONS OF LISIEUX.
The Canons of Lisieux hold DEVREL. Eddeva
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 4 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 3| hides aU but 3 acres, and there is
1 carucate, and 2 serfs ; and there are 6 coscets, with
1 villan, having 1 carucate. There are 3 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 3
fui-longs broad. It was worth 40 shUlings ; it is now
worth 70 shillings.
Alward, the priest, has 5 hides, which belong to
the church of ALWARBERIE of the free gift of

' As these manors, which are on the borders of Gloucester
shire, belonged to the Abbey of Cirencester (according to the
Testa de NevU, p. 154) "de veteri feoffamento,'' it is highly
probable that this owner was the Reinbald who was Dean of the
Collegiate Church at Cirencester, and Chancellor to King Edward
the Confessor. Leland in his Itinerary u. 49, speaking of Ciren
cester, says : " There was afore tbe Conquest a fah and rich CoUege

of Prebendaries in this Town, but of what Saxon's foundation no
man can teUe. Rumbaldus, chauncelar to King Edward the
Confessor, was Dene of this house, and buried in the body of the
Church, as it appeareth by tbe Epitaphy on his tumbe." — He
gives the epitaph of Reinbald in Vol. v. 66. 'Reinbaldus
Canceler ' occurs in Domesday, {Hereford, 1805,) in the time of
King Edward the Confessor. EUis I. 398.

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Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata ;
et 4 vUlani, et 8 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 10
acr* prati, et 4 quarenten* silv* in longitudine, et
4 in latitudine. Huic eidem ecclesi* adjacet 1 hida,
qu* nunquam geldavit. Totum valet 70 solidos.

Osbernus, presbyter, habet 2 hidas de Rege in
ecclesia ALWARESBERIE. Valet 20 solidos.

Agenulfus tenet HORNINGESHAM. Pater
ejus tenuit de Rege Edwardo in elemosina. Ibi est
dimidium hid*. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi est unus
coscet, et 2 acr* prati, et 2 acr* silv*. Valet 5
soUdos.

The land is 3 carucates. In demesne is 1

and there are 4 vUlans, and 8 bordars with

the King.
carucate ;
2 carucates. There are 10 acres of meadow, and 4
furlongs of wood in length, and 4 in breadth. There
is 1 hide, adjacent to the same church, which
never paid geld. The whole is worth 70 shillings.
Osbern, the priest, has 2 hides of the King in
the Church of ALWARESBERIE. It is worth 20
shillings.
AGEmjLFholds HORNINGESHAM. His father
held it of King Edward in frank-almoigne. There
is half a hide. The land is 1 carucate. There is
1 coscet, and 2 acres of meadow, and 2 acres of wood.
It is worth 5 shillings.

XX. TERRA COMITIS MORITONIENSIS.

flXb Comes Mobitoniensis^
¦ t 68 d Maria de Grestain de eo.

tenet COWIC, et S.
Tempore Regis Edwardi,
geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De
hac terra sunt in diminio 6 hid* et dimidium, et ibi
2 carucat*, et 3 servi. Ibi 6 villani, et 9 bordarii,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 20 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit
8 libras ; modo 9 libras.

Idem Comes tenet NECHENDUNE, et Gisle
bertus de eo. Godvinus tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 2

XX. LAND OF THE EARL MORTON.
The Earl Morton holds COWIC, and the
Church of S. Mary of Grestain holds it of him. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 6^ hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 3
serfs. There are 6 villans, and 9 bordars, with 2
carucates. There are 20 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad.
It was worth £8 ; it is now worth £9.
The same Earl holds NECHENDUNE, and
Gilbert holds it of him. Godwin held it in the time
of King Edward, and paid geld for 3 hides. The

' Robert, Earl of Moretaine, in Normandy was half-brother
to WiUiam the Conqueror, being the son of Harleta and Herluin
de ContavUIe. He was possessed, at the general survey, of
almost tbe whole of Cornwall, except the lands of tbe King and
the Church, and was advanced to the earldom of Cornwall. He
married MatUda the youngest daughter of Roger de Mont
gomery, Earl of Shrewsbury. According to some accounts he
was slain in Northumberland, in 1087 ; Kelham however says
that he died 1091. Illustr. p. 31. His son WUliam de

Moretaine was dispossessed of his estates by King Henry I. in
1104, and died, without issue, as a monk at Bermondsey.
The first Earl was a great benefactor to the abbey of Grestein,
siluated near tbe mouth of the river Seine, in Normandy, which
had been founded by his father. It was he that annexed the
Priory of St. Michael's Mount in CornwaU, to the simUarly
situated Norman abbey of St. Michael in Periculo Maris. See
p. 13, note. The charter of Robert, Earl of Moretain, by which
he made this donation, is printed in the New Monast. vi. 289.

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carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et
ibi 1 carucata, et 2 servi. Ibi I villanus, et 8
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 15
acr* pastur*. Valuit 30, valet modo 40, solidos.

Idem Comes tenet CLIVE, et Gislebertus de eo.
Godvinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. In
dominio est 1 carucata, et 2 servi ; et 10 acr* prati.
Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Idem Comes tenet CLIVE, et Gislebertus de eo.
God"vinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 4 hidis una virgata minus. Terra est 1 carucata
et dimidium. Ibi est unus villanus, et 3 bordarii, et
16 acr* prati, et 14 acr* pastur*. Valet 40 solidos.

Ipse Comes tenet LANGEFORD. Chetel
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. De hac terra
sunt in dominio 4 hid* et una virgata terr*, et ibi
2 carucat*. Ibi 2 vUlani, et 4 bordaru, cum dimidia
carucata. Ibi dimidium molini reddens 30
denarios, et 20 acr* prati, et 30 acr* pastur*.
Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Ipse Comes tenet WINTRESLEU. Harding
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 6
hidis et dimidio. Terra est 7 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 6
servi. Ibi 6 viUani, et 12 coscez, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi molinus, de 5 solidis, et 3 acr* prati. Pastura
una leuca longa, et tantundem lata. Silva 1 leuca
longa, et dimidio leuc* lata. Valet 10 libras.

De hoc manerio tenebat Abbatissa Ambresberien
sis 2 hidas tempore Regis Edwardi. ^

land is 2 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate, and 2 serfs.
There is 1 vUlan, and 8 bordars, "with 1 carucate.
There are 20 acres of meadow, and 15 acres of
pasture. It was worth 30, it is now worth 40,
shiUings. The same Earl holds CLIVE, and GUbert holds
it of him. Godwin held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 3 hides. The land is
I carucate and a half. In demesne is 1 carucate,
and 2 serfs ; and there are 10 acres of meadow. It
was worth 20 shUUngs ; it is now worth 40 shillings.
The same Earl holds CLIVE, and GUbert holds it
of him. Godwin held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 4 hides all but 1 virgate. The land
is 1 carucate and a half There is one viUan, and 3
bordars, and 16 acres of meadow, and 14 acres of
pasture. It is worth 40 shUUngs.
The Earl himself holds LANGEFORD. Chetel
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 2^ carucates. Of this
land there are in demesne 4 hides and I "virgate of
land, and there are 2 carucates. There are 2 vUlans,
and 4 bordars, with half a carucate. There is half a
miU paying 30 pence, and 20 acres of meadow, and
30 acres of pasture. It was, and is worth, 100
shillings. The Earl himself holds WINTRESLEU.
Harding held it in the time of King Edward, and
paid geld for 6^ hides. The land is 7 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are
3 carucates, and 6 serfs. There are 6 vUlans, and 12
coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a mill, worth 5
shiUings, and 3 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1
mUe long, and as much broad. The wood is 1 mile
long, and half a mile broad. It is worth £10.
Of this manor the Abbess of Ambresbury held
2 hides in the time of King Edward.

' See, with reference to this holding, the note on p. 54.

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XXL TERRA ROGERII COMITIS. i
Comes Rogerius tenet ETTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 15 hidis. Terra est 12
carucat*. De hac terra medietas est in dominio, et
ibi 3 carucat* et dimidium, et 6 servi. Ibi 8 villani,
et 8 coscez, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens
15 solidos et 6 denarios, et 100 acr* prati. Pastura
6 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit
15 libras tempore Regis Edwardi; modo 12 libras.

Ipse Comes tenet MILDESTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 3 hidis et dimidio. Terra
est 2 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2
hid*, et ibi 1 carucata ; et 3 vUlani, et 5 coscez, cum
1 carucata et dimidio. Ibi 8 acr* prati. Pastura 1
leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit, et valet,
70 solidos.

H*c 2 maneria tenet Turoldus de Comite.
Osmundus, Tainus, tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.

Idem Comes tenet POLTONE. Siwardus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 8 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio
3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 8 servi ; et
8 vUlani, et 7 coscez, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi 15 acr*
prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena
lata. Valuit 12 libras; modo 16 libras.

XXI. LAND OF EARL ROGER.
Earl Roger holds ETTONE. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 15 hides. The land is
12 carucates. Of this land a moiety is in demesne,
and there are 3^ carucates, and 6 serfs. There are 8
villans, and 8 coscets, with 5 carucates. There is a
mill, paying 15 shillings and sixpence, and 100 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 6 furlongs long, and 3
furlongs broad. It was worth £15 in the time of
King Edward ; it is now worth £12.
The same Earl holds MILDESTONE. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 3^ hides.
The land is 2 carucates. Of this land there are 2
hides in demesne, and there is 1 carucate ; and there
are 3 villans, and 5 coscets, with 1 carucate and a
half There are 8 acres of meadow. The pasture is
1 mile long, and 3 furlongs broad. It was, and is
worth, 70 shillings.
Turold holds these 2 manors of the Earl.
Osmund, a Thane, held them in the time of King
Edward. The same Earl holds POLTONE. Siward held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 8 carucates. Of this land
there are in demesne 3^ hides, and there are 4
carucates, and 8 serfs ; and there are 8 vUlans, and
7 coscets, with 4 carucates. There are 15 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 1
furlong broad. It was worth £12 ; it is now worth
£16.

' This was Roger de Montgomery, son to Hugh de
Montgomery and Josceline his wife, daughter of Turolf of
Pont-Audomare, by Weva, sister to Gunnora Duchess of
Normandy, great-grandmother to the Conqueror. He led the
centre of the army at the battle of Hastings, and was afterwards
govemor of Normandy. WiUiam the Conqueror gave him the
earldoms of Arundel and Shrewsbury. He was also one of the

party who joined against WUliam Rufus in favour of Robert
Courthose, but was afterwards reconcUed to the King. He
founded the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul at Shrewsbury,
and several reUgious houses in Normandy. See Dugd. Baron,
i. 26. He died in 1094, having, according to some authorities,
been slain by the Welsh, between Cardiff and Brecknock. Ellis,
i. 480.

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XXII. TERRA HUGONIS COMITIS.
Comes Hugoi tenet RETMORE, et Willelmus
de eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro dimidia
hida. Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2
carucat*, cum 1 servo. Ibi 1 villanus, et 3 bordarii,
et 11 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus reddens
14 solidos, et 5 acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Silva 3 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 50 solidos ;
modo 60 solidos.

Idem Comes tenet WIFLESFORDE, et Haimo
de eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 1 hida.
Terra est 1 carucata, et ipsa est in dominio, et 2
servi, et 3 coscez. Ibi 6 acr* prati. Pastura 8
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valet
40 solidos.

Idem Comes tenet HEORTHAM, et Edwardus
de eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 2 hidis.
Terra est 3 carucat*. De hac terra una hida est in
dominio, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi. Ibi 1 miles,
et 3 coscez, et 5 acr* prati, et 3 acr* silv*, et 12
acr* pastur*. Valet 40 solidos.

Idem Comes tenet BREDECUMBE, et Haimo
de eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio
3 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo. Ibi 1 villanus,
et 4 bordarii, et molinus de 10 solidis, et 6 acr*
prati, et 10 acr* silv*, et 20 acr* pastur*. Valuit
3 libras ; modo 4 libras.

XXIL LAND OP EARL HUGO.
Earl Hugo holds RETMORE, and WiUiam of
him. In the time of King Edward it paid geld for
half a hide. The land is 3 carucates. In demesne
are 2 carucates, with 1 serf. There is 1 villan, and
3 bordars, and 1 1 coscets, "with 1 carucate. There is
a mill paying 14 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
It was worth 50 shillings ; it is now worth 60 shil
lings. The same Earl holds WIFLESFORDE, and
Haimo holds it of him. In the time of King
Edward it paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 1
carucate, and this is in demesne, and 2 serfs, and 3
coscets. There are 6 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 8 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It is worth
40 shillings. The same Earl holds HEORTHAM, and Edward
holds it of him. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of
this land 1 hide is in demesne, and there are 2
carucates, and 2 serfs. There is 1 'miles,' and 3
coscets, and 5 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of wood,
and 12 acres of pasture. It is worth 40 shillings.
The same Earl holds BREDECUMBE, and
Haimo holds it of him. In the time of King
Edward it paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 2
carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 3
hides, and there is 1 carucate, with 1 serf There
is 1 villan, and 4 bordars, and a mill worth 10
shillings, and 6 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of
wood, and 20 acres of pasture. It was worth £3 ;
it is now worth £4.

' Hugh de Abeincis (Avranches, in Normandy), surnamed
Lupus, was nephew of WiUiam the Conqueror, being his
half-sister's son. He received tbe Earldom of Chester, A.D.
1070. Together with Hugh Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury,
in 1098 he took the Isle of Anglesea from the Welsh. He
refounded tbe Abbey of St. Sever, in the diocese of Coutance, in

1085, and re-endowed the monastery of St. Werburgh, Chester,
A.D. 1093. He died in 1101, having been a professed monk of
Chester a few days. Some more particulars of Hugh Lupus
may be found in Ordericus Vitalis, p. 787, and in Ormerod's
Hist. Cheshhe, i. 10. Ellis, i. 437.

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Idem Comes tenet CADEHAM, et WUlelmus
de eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 2 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat*. De his 1 hida in dominio, et
1 carucata, et 2 servi ; et 8 bordarii, cum 1 carucata.
Ibi 5 acr* prati. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

H*c 5 maneria tenuit Ednod dapifer tempore
Regis Edwardi.
Idem Comes tenet FISCARTONE, et Haimo
de eo. Godricus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*.
In dominio sunt 2 hid* de hac terra, et ibi 1 caru
cata, et 1 servus. Ibi 3 vUlani, et 5 bordarii, et
molinus de 10 solidis, et 40 acr* prati, et 40 acr*
pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 3 libras.

The same Earl holds CADEHAM, and WiUiam
holds it of him. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of
these 1 hide is in demesne, and 1 carucate, and 2
serfs ; and there are 8 bordars, with 1 carucate.
There are 5 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs
long, and 1 farlong broad. It was worth 30 shUlings ;
it is now worth 40 shillings.
Ednod, the steward, held these 5 manors in
the time of King Edward.
The same Earl holds FISCARTONE, and Haimo
holds it of him. Godric held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 3 hides. The land is 2
carucates. In demesne are 2 hides of this land, and
there is 1 carucate, and 1 serf There are 3 villans,
and 5 bordars, and a mill worth 10 shUlings, and 40
acres of meadow, and 40 acres of pasture. It was,
and is, worth £3.

XXIII. TERRA QU^ FUIT ALBERICI
COMITIS.
Comes Albbbicusi tenuit CONTONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis. Terra est
6 carucat* ; de qua sunt in dominio 3 hid* et una
virgata terr*, et ibi 1 carucata, et 6 servi. Ibi 5
villani, et 5 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
de 10 solidis, et 5 acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit, et valet, 10
libras. DERINTONE geldabat, tempore Regis Ed
wardi, pro una hida et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata.

XXIIL LAND WHICH BELONGED TO
EARL ALBERIC. [AUBREY.]
Earl Alberic held CONTONE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 7 hides. The land
is 6 carucates ; of which there are in demesne 3 hides
and 1 virgate of land, and there is 1 carucate, and
6 serfs. There are 5 vUlans, and 5 coscets, with 3
carucates. There is a mill, worth 10 shillings, and
5 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs long,
and 1 farlong broad. It was, and is, worth £10.
DERINTONE used to pay geld in the time of
King Edward for 1 hide and a half. The land is 1

' According to Kelham (p. 53.) this was Alberic de Vere,
a son of Alphonsus, Count of Ghisnes, within the county of Flan
ders, who came over with the Conqueror, and received from him
numerous lordships, principaUy in Essex and Suffolk. He is
said to have been created Earl of Northumberland, and to have
been the progenitor of the Veres, Earls of Oxford. Ellis (i.
367) expresses a doubt as to the accuracy of this statement, in

asmuch as the Albericus, who was made Earl of Northumberland,
returned to Normandy shortly after 1080, and thinks the Earl of
present references must have been a different person, though of
what county he was Earl does not appear. At the time of the
survey all his lands were in the hands of the King. Of those
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In dominio est 1 hida, et aliam terram habent ibi 4
coscez. Ibi 5 acr* prati.
In ipsa villa est una hida. Terra 1 carucata.
Hanc tenuit unus Tainus tempore Regis Edwardi.
Ibi est unus bordarius, et 5 acr* prati.
H* 2 hid* et dimidium valent 4 libras.
WINTRESLEI geldabat, tempore Regis Ed
wardi, pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi est
unus villanus, et 3 bordarii ; et silva 2 quarentenis
longa, et dimidio quarenten* lata. Valet 20 solidos.

ALB OLDINTONE geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra
est 2 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 hid* de hac
terr* et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, et 4 coscez.
Ibi 35 acr* prati, et pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et
una quarentena lata. Valet 4 libras.

CHELTRE geldabat, tempore Regis Edwardi,
pro 6 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De hac terra
sunt in dominio 3 hid*,' et ibi 1 carucata, et 4 servi.
Ibi 4 villani, et 2 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Pastura
4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 4
libras ; modo 6 libras.

TEDRlNTONE geldabat, tempore Regis Ed
wardi, pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi est
unus villanus, et dimidium molini reddens 30
denarios, et 5 acr* prati. Valet 20 solidos.
Has 6 terras tenuit Hardingus tempore Regis
Edwardi. ALENTONE geldabat, tempore Regis Edwardi,
pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio
sunt 2 hid* et dimidium de hac terra, et ibi est 1
carucata, et 3 servi. Ibi I villanus, et 4 coscez, cum
1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 20 solidos, et 5
acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Hanc terram tenuit Comes Heraldus.

carucate. In demesne is 1 hide, and 4 coscets hold
the rest of the land. There are 5 acres of meadow.
In this same vill is 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate.
A Thane held this land in the time of King Edward.
There is 1 bordar, and 5 acres of meadow.
These 2 hides and a half are worth £4.
WINTRESLEI used to pay geld, in the time of
King Edward, for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates.
There is 1 villan, and 3 bordars ; and the wood is 2
furlongs long, and half a furlong broad. It is worth
20 shillings.

ALB OLDINTONE used to pay geld for 3
hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this land 2^
hides are in demesne, and there is 1 carucate, and 4
coscets. There are 35 acres of meadow, and the
pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It
is worth £4.
CHELTRE used to pay geld, in the time of
King Edward, for 6 hides. The land is 5 carucates.
Of this land there are in demesne 3 hides, and there
is 1 carucate, and 4 serfs. There are 4 villans, and 2
bordars, with 2 carucates. The pasture is 4 furlongs
long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth £4 ; it is
now worth £6.
TEDRlNTONE paid geld, in the time of King
Edward, for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates.
There is 1 villan, and half a mill paying 30 pence,
and 5 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings.
Harding held these 6 estates in the time of King
Edward. ALENTONE paid geld, in the time of King
Edward, for 4 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 2^ hides, and there is
1 carucate, and 3 serfs. There is I villan, and 4
coscets, with 1 carucate. There is a mill, paying 20
shillings, and 5 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3
furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. Earl Harold held
this estate.

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In eadem villa sunt 4 hid* terr* quas injuste
abstraxit Heraldus ab ecclesia Ambresberiensi testi
monio Tainorum Scir*. Modo tamen habet ecclesia.

ELECOME geldabat, tempore Regis Edwardi,
pro 27 hidis. Terra est 8 carucat*. De hac terra sunt
in dominio 24 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 6 ser-d.
Ibi 3 villani, et 14 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 60
acr* prati, et tantundem pastur*, et 20 acr*
sil"v*. Valuit 27 libras ; modo 20 libras.

STRADFORD geldabat, tempore Regis Ed
wardi, pro 13 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 9 hid* et una virgata terr*,
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 7 servi. Ibi 6 villani, et 4
bordarii, et 10 coscez, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 17 solidos et 6 denarios, et 15 acr* prati,
et 2 acr* pastur* juxta flumen, et alia pastura 1
leuca longa, et 6 quarentenis lata.

In Wiltune, 1 burgensis, reddens 20 denarios,
pertinet huic manerio. Valet 20 libras.
GESSIC geldabat, tempore Regis Edwardi, pro
10 hidis. Terra est 12 carucat*. De hac terra sunt
in dominio 4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et
8 servi. Ibi 5 vUlani, et 8 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis.
Ibi 40 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio
leuc* lata, et tantundem silv*. Valuit 40 libras
quando Albericus recepit ; modo 10 libras.

H*c 3 maneria tenuit Azor tempore Regis
Edwardi. Tota h*c terra fuit Alberici Comitis. Modo est
in manu Regis.

In the same vUl are 4 hides of land which Harold
unjustly took away from the church of Ambresbury
according to the testimony of the Thanes of the
Shire. The church however now possesses it.
ELECOME paid geld, in the time of King
Edward, for 27 hides. The land is 8 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 24 hides, and there
are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs. There are 3 villans,
and 14 bordars, with 3 carucates. There are 60
acres of meadow, and as much pasture, and 20 acres
of wood. It was worth £27 ; it is now worth £20.
STRADFORD paid geld, in the time of King
Edward, for 13 hides. The land is 7 carucates. Of
this land there are in demesne 9 hides and 1 virgate of
land, and there are 2 carucates, and 7 serfs. There are
6 villans, and 4 bordars, and 10 coscets, with 4 caru
cates. There are 2 mills, paying 17 shillings and 6
pence, and 15 acres of meadow, and 2 acres of
pasture near the river, and other pasture 1 mile long,
and 6 frirlongs broad.
In Wilton, one burgess, paying 20 pence, belongs
to this manor. The whole estate is worth £20.
GESSIC paid geld, in the time of King Edward,
for 10 hides. The land is 12 carucates. Of this
land there are in demesne 4^ hides, and there are 2
carucates, and 8 serfs. There are 5 villans, and 8
bordars, with 4 carucates. There are 40 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and half a
mile broad, and there is as much wood. It was worth
£40 when Alberic received it ; it is now worth £10.
Azor held these 3 manors in the time of King
Edward. The whole of this land belonged to the Earl
Alberic. It is now in the hand of the King.

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REDDITUS EDWARDI SARISBERIENSIS.
Edwardus! Vicecomes^ habet per annum de
denariis^ quse pertinent ad vicecomitatum, 130 porcos,
et 32 bacons ; frumenti 2 modios et 8 sextaries, et
tantundem brasii ; aven* 5 modios et 4 sextarios ;
mellis 16 sextarios, vel pro melle 16 solidos ; gallinas
480; ova 1600; caseos 100; agnos 52; veUera
ovium 240 ; ann on** 162 acras. Habet etiam 8 libras
valentiis inter Reveland, et quod inde habet. Quando
propositis firma deficit, necesse est Edwardo restaurare
de suo.

RENTS OF EDWARD OF SALISBURY.
Edward, the Sheriff, has yearly from the profits
which belong to the shrievalty, 130 porkers and 32
bacon-hogs ; of wheat, 2 bushels and 8 sextaries,
and as much barley ; of oats, 5 bushels and 4
sextaries; of honey, 16 sextaries, or instead of
honey 16 shUlings; 480 hens; 1600 eggs; 100
cheeses; 52 lambs; 240 fleeces; of cornunreaped, 162
acres. He has also £80 in value between the Reeve-
land, and what he receives thence. When the farm-
rent fails with the baUififs, then it is incumbent for
Edward to supply the deflciency in the stores fi-om
his own lands.

' Edward of Salisbury was the son of a valiant Norman
soldier, Walter le Ewrus, Count of Rosmar, to whom, in con
sideration of his services, WUliam the Conqueror gave the whole
of SaUsbury and Ambresbury. See Bowles' History of Lacock,
p. 39. He wag standard-bearer to Henry the First in the
twentieth year of his reign at the famous battle of Brenmule by
which an end was put to the rebeUion in Normandy. His large
estates were divided between his son Walter of SaUsbury,
the founder of Bradenstoke Priory, and his daughter MatUda
who married Humphrey de Bohun the founder of the Priory
at Monkton Farleigh. Tbe great granddaughter of Walter of
Salisbury, was the celebrated Ela, Countess of Salisbury, who
was married to William de Longespee, son of Henry II. by
Rosamond Clifford. After her husband's death Ela founded
the Abbeys of Lacock, and Hinton Charterhouse, and became the
first Abbess of the former religious house. See Journal of
Arch. Inst. (1849,) p. 213.— Jourml of Brit. Arch. Assoc. (1859,)
p. 38. ' The office of ' Vice-comes ' was one of high trust and re
sponsibility. "If the designation were to be regarded" says
Mr. J. G. Nichols, "as we now regard titles of dignity, we
might fairly translate it as '' Viscoutit,' though this term was not
reaUy introduced into England as a title of peerage until the
reign of Henry VI. But in early feudal times titles independent
of ofSce did not exist: the 'Comites' or Earls, were actual
officers ; and the ' Vice-comes ' who acted in the absence of an
Earl, is usually considered as identical with tbe functionary known
by the EngUsh term ' Shire-reeve,' or ' Sheriff.' The latin
records of many centuries down to modern times confirm this
interpretation. For many of the' reigns of our Norman monarchs
this office was commonly hereditary. Afterwards it was granted
to tbe same person for several successive years, at the King's
pleasure ; aud lastly the modern practice obtained of appointing

a new Sheriff every year." — Journal of Arch. List. (1849,) p.
211. See also Wilts. Arch. Mag. III., 190, in an article, by
Canon Jackson, on ' Sheriffs of Wiltshire.'
' By the term ' denariis ' is meant the profits arising from the
' Denarius tertius Comitatus ' or the ' Third penny of the
County,' which was granted to him. " In the fines and other
emoluments," says Bishop Kennett, " arising from the County
Courts, two parts were allotted to the king, and a third part or
penny to the Earl of the County, who either received it in specie,
at the assizes and trials, or bad an equivalent composition paid
from the exchequer." Madox (Baron, p. 137) says that the
most ancient way of creating an Earl was by Charter ; the King
thereby granted the Earl 'tertium Denarium Comitatus,' and
then ghded him with the sword of the County or Earldom. The
King at times derived a portion of his revenue from the ' third
penny'' of Boroughs, or Towns. See above, p. 6. Other
illustrations of this custom may be seen in Heywood's Dissertation
on the " Ranks of the people under the Anglo-Saxon Govern
ment," pp. 100, 101. See also, Ellis, i. 168.

' In the original, |the world bled, (intended for bladi) is
written over the word annonce. By ' bladum '. is meant com
monly, says Kennett, ' every sort of standing corn in the blade
and ear.' Ducange also gives as one of its meanings, — ' any
kind of corn growing in the field ' (quando est in herba ante
messem). In the History of Lacock, p. 38, tbe expression is
translated ' cm-n-rents,' but the Latin in that case would rather
have been, ' annonam 162 acrarum.' Moreover the context
implies that some specific produce is intended, which was to be
received in gross, as grown on the 162 acres, and not as a corn-
rent, that is, as a composition, or so many bushels one year with
another, no matter what the acres might yield.

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XXIV. TERRA EJUSDEM EDWARDI
SARISBERIENSIS.
Edwardus de Sarisberie tenet de Rege
WILCOTE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro
15 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 10 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 7 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 6
servi. Ibi 19 villani, et 6 bordarii, et 12 coscez.
Ibi 40 acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*, et 50 acr*
silv* minut*, et ecclesia nova, et domus optima, et
vinea bona. Valuit 12 libras ; modo 16 libras.

Idem Edwardus tenet AULTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 4 servi.
Ibi 3 villani, et 1 bordarius, et 6 coscez, cum 1
carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 10 solidos, et 25
acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et 2 qua
rentenis lata. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6 Ubras.

Idem Edwardus tenet ECESATINGETONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. De hac terra sunt in dominio 4
hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*. Ibi 12 bordarii, et 6 cotarii,
et 2 francigen*' tenentes 2 hidas et unam virgatam
terr*, et habent 2 carucatas. Ibi 6 acr* prati, et 50
acr* pastur*. Valuit 6 Ubras; modo, dominium
Edwardi 6 libras et dimidium;
solidos.

francigenarum, 40

Idem Edwardus tenet EDINTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6
carucat*. In dominio sunt 3 carucat*, et 4 servi.
Ibi 9 villani, et 2 cotarii, et 24 coscez, cum 3

XXIV. LAND OF THE SAME EDWARD
OF SALISBURY.
Edward of Salisbury holds WILCOTE oi ^e
King. In the time of King Edward it paid geld for
15| hides. The land is 10 carucates. Of this land
there are in demesne 7 hides, and there are 3 caru
cates, and 6 serfs. There are 19 villans, and 6
bordars, and 12 coscez. There are 40 acres of meadow,
and 20 acres of pasture, and 50 acres of coppice, and
a new church, and exceUent house, and a good
vineyard. It was worth £12 ; it is now worth £16.
The same Edward holds AULTONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides. The
land is 4 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates and
4 serfs. There are 3 villans, and 1 bordar, and 6
coscets, with 1 carucate. There is a mill, paying 10
shillings, and 25 acres of meadow. The pasture is
3 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth
100 shillings ; it is now worth £6.
The same Edward holds ECESATINGETONE.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 7 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. Of this land there are in
demesne 4 hides, and there are 3 carucates. There
are 12 bordars, and 6 cottars, and 2 foreigners
holding 2 hides and 1 virgate of land, and they have
2 carucates. There are 6 acres of meadow, and 50
acres of pasture. It was worth £6 ; the demesne
of Edward is now worth £6 10s. ; that of the
foreigners is worth 40 shillings.
The same Edward holds EDINTONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 6 carucates. In demesne are 3 carucates,
and 4 serfs. There are 9 vUlans, and 2 cottars, and

' Kelham (p. 216) defines 'Francigena,' a "Frenchman
born, a foreigner, an alien, in contradistinction to an BngUshman."
It seems to have been a general name for all persons who could
not prove themselves to be EngUsh. Among tbe laws of WUUam
the Conqueror is one, 'De jure Normannorum qui ante adven

tum GuUelmi cives fuerunt Anglicani ' which is as foUows : —
" Et omnis Francigena qui tempore Edwardi propinqui nostri
fuit in AngUa particeps consuetudinum Anglorum, quod ipsi
dicunt an Mote et an scote, persolvat secundum legem
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Fol.J"^^ carucatis. Ibi 10 acr* prati, et 8 acr* pastur*, et
8 acr* silv*. Valuit 8 Ubras; modo 12 libras.
Heraldus Comes tenuit.

Idem Edwardus tenet 6 hidas in Hundredo de
WRDERUSTESELLE, et pro 6 hidis geldabat
tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 3 carucat*. In
dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 4 viUani, et 2 coscez,
cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 18 denarios,
et 24 acr* prati, et una quarentena pastur*. Valuit
100 solidos; modo 6 libras. Brictric tenuit.
Huardus tenet de Edwardo.

Idem tenet in ROTEFELD 1 hidam. Aluric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro 1 hida geldabat.
Herveus tenet de Edwardo. Terra est dimidium
carucat*. Ibi 3 bordarii, et 4 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio quarenten* longa, et tantundem lata. Valet
15 solidos.

Idem Edwardus tenet WINTREBURNE.
Ulveva tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. Godefridus tenet
de Edwardo. De hac terra tenet 2 hidas in dominio ;
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi. Ibi 4 villani, et 4
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 5
solidos, et 6 acr* prati, et 30 acr* sUv*. Pastura
6 quarentenis longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Valuit,
et valet, 3 libras.

Idem Edwardus tenet in WINTREB URNE-
STOCH 1 hidam et dimidium, et Walterus tenet
de eo. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est. Valet 30
solidos. Idem Edwardus tenet in eadem villa 1 hidam.
Terra 1 carucata. Walterus tenet de Edwardo. Ibi
habet 1 carucatam cum 2 cotariis, et 1 acram prati,
et 6 acras pastm-*. Valet 20 solidos. Alwius
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, cujus uxor ibidem
tenet hidam dimidiam de Rege.

24 coscets, with 3 carucates. There are 10 acres of
meadow, and 8 acres of pasture and 8 acres of wood.
It was worth £8 ; it is now worth £12. The Earl
Harold held it.
The same Edward holds 6 hides in the Hundred of
WRDERUSTESELLE, and the estate was assessed
for 6 hides in the time of King Edward. The land is
3 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates, and 4 "vUlans,
and 2 coscets, with 1 carucate. There is a mUl,
paying 18 pence, and 24 acres of meadow, and 1
furlong of pasture. It was worth 100 shilliags ; it
is now worth £6. Brictric held it. Huard holds
the estate of Edward.

The same Edward holds 1 hide in ROTEFELD.
Aluric held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 hide. Hervey holds it of Edward.
The land is half a carucate. There are 3 bordars,
and 4 acres of meadow. The pastm-e is half a
furlong long, and as much broad. It is worth 16
shiUings. The same Edward holds WINTREBURNE.
Ulveva held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 3 hides. The land is 3 carucates.
Godfrey holds it of Edward. Of this land he holds
2 hides in demesne ; and there are 2 carucates, and 4
serfs. There are 4 villans, and 4 bordars, with 1
carucate. There is a mill, paying 5 shillings, and 6
acres of meadow, and 30 acres of wood. The pastm-e
is 6 farlongs long, and 4 furlongs broad. It was,
and is, worth £3.
The same Edward holds in WINTREB URNE-
STOCH 1 hide and a half, and Walter holds it .of
him. The land is 1 carucate, which is there. It is
worth 30 shiUings.
The same Edward holds in the same vUl 1 hide.
The land is 1 carucate. Walter holds it of Edward.
There he has 1 carucate with 2 cottars, and 1 acre of
meadow, and 6 acres of pasture. It is worth 20
shUlings. Alwi held it in the time of King Edward,
and his wife holds there a half hide of the King.

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Idem Edwardus tenet WINTREBURNE. Alric
^^^ tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 13
hidis, et 3 virgatis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De hac
terra sunt in dominio 7 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 7
servi. Ibi 12 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi 10 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio
leuc* lata. Valuit 6 libras ; modo 10 libras.

Idem Edwardus tenet ORCESTONE; Hugo de
eo. Godricus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 4 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*.
In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4 bordarii, cum 4 servis,
habentes 1 carucatam. Ibi pastura 8 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 3 libras; modo
4 libras. WUlelmus tenet de Edwardo in ORCESTONE
2 hidas. Al"winus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 1 bordario, et
3 servis ; et 80 acr* pastur*. Valuit 20 solidos ;
modo 30.
Ipse Edwardus tenet TODEWORDE. Alward
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 4
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio sunt 3
hid* de eadem, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi. Ibi 1
viUanus, et 2 coscez, cum dimidio carucat*. Pastura
4 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit
50 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

In TODEWORDE est una virgata terr* quam
Croc diratiocinavit sibi pertinere debere. Hanc
tamen tenet Edwardus.
Ipse Edwardus tenet TITLE GAMSELE. El-
wardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio sunt
2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 8 coscez, cum 1 carucata.
Ibi pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena
lata. Silva dimidio leuc* longa, et 2 quarentenis
lata. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6 libras et 10
solidos.

The same Edward holds WINTREBURNE.
Ah-ic held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 13 hides, and 3 virgates. The land is
7 carucates. Of this land there are in demesne 7
hides, and there are 4 carucates, and 7 serfs. There
are 12 villans, and 6 bordars, with 3 carucates.
There are 10 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1
mile long, and half a mile broad. It was worth £6 ;
it is now worth £10.
The same Edward holds ORCESTONE; Hugh
holds it of him. Godric held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 4^ hides. The land is
2 carucates. In demesne is 1 carucate, and there
are 4 bordars, with 4 serfs, having 1 carucate. There
is pasture 8 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It
was worth £3 ; it is now worth £4.
WiUiam holds of Edward in ORCESTONE 2
hides. Alwtn held them in the time of King Edward.
The land is 1 carucate, which is there, with 1 bordar,
and 3 serfs ; and there are 80 acres of pasture. It
was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 30.
Edward himself holds TODEWORDE. Alward
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 4 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In
demesne are 3 hides of the same, and there are 2
carucates, and 3 serfs. There is 1 vUlan, and 2
coscets, with half a carucate. The pasture is 4
furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. It was worth
50 shillings ; it is now worth 60 shUlings.
In TODEWORDE is one virgate of land
which Croc claimed as belonging of right to him.
This land, however, Edward holds.
Edward himself holds LITLEGARSELE. El-
ward held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide. The land is 3 carucates. In
demesne are 2 carucates, and 8 serfs ; and there are
8 coscets, with 1 carucate. There is pasture 3
furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. The wood is
half a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was
worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth £6 10s. r

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Osmundus tenet de Edwardo AMBRESBERIE.
Ulmer tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 3 coscez,
et 6 acr* prati. Pastura 2 quarentenis longa, et
dimidio quarenten* lata. Valuit 10 solidos ; modo
20 solidos. Idem Osmundus tenet de Edwardo 3 "virgatas
terr* qu* adjacent ad AMBRESBERIE. Terra
est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 2 coscez, et 3 servis.
Unus Anglicus tenet de eadem terra 1 virgatam et
dimidium, et ibi habet dimidium carucat*, et 1 coscet,
et 3 servos. Totum valet 40 solidos. Alric et Cole
tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi.

Ipse Edwardus tenet DEVREL, et Adelelmus
de eo. Saulf tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In
dominio 2 hid* et dimidium de eadem terra, et ibi 2
carucat*, cum 1 servo. Ibi 1 villanus, et 9 coscez,
cum 1 carucata. Ibi 2 acr* prati, et 3 acr* silv*.
Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Ipse Edwardus tenet STOCHE Stremius tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 16 hidis et
una virgata. Terra est 10 carucat*. De hac sunt
in dominio 7 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 4 carucat*, et
2 servi. Ibi 8 villani, et 16 bordarii, et 16 cotarii,
cum 6 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 30 denarios,
et 4 acr* prati, et 12 acr* pastur*. Silva dimidio
leuc* longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 6 libras ;
modo 10 libras.

Huic Manerio adjacet una hida et una vu-gata
terr*, sicut diratiocinati sunt Angli. Hanc terram
tenet Willelmus de Pinchengi.

Teodricus tenet de Edwardo in SOMREFORDE
3| virgatas terr*, et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est
1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 3 bordariis, et 3 coscez.
Ibi pars molini reddens 15 denarios, et 5 acr*
prati, et 7 acr* pastur*.

Osmund holds AMBRESBERIE of Edward.
Ulmer held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate. There
are 3 coscets, and 6 acres of meadow. The pasture is
2 furlongs long, and half a furlong broad. It was
worth 10 shillings; it is now worth 20 shillings.
The same Osmund holds of Edward 3 virgates
of land which are adjacent to AMBRESBERIE.
The land is 1 carucate, which is there with 2 coscets
and 3 serfs. One Englishman holds of the same
land 1 virgate and a half, and has there half a
carucate, and 1 coscet, and 3 serfs. The whole
estate is worth 40 shillings. Alric and Cole held it
in the time of King Edward.
Edward himself holds DEVREL, and Adelelm
holds it of him. Saulf held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 2
carucates. In demesne are 2J hides of the same
land, and there are 2 carucates, with 1 serf There
is 1 villan, and 9 coscets, with 1 carucate. There
are 2 acres of meadow and 3 acres of wood. The
pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It
was worth 40 shUlings ; it is now worth 60 shUlings.
Edward himself holds STOCHE. Stremi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 16 hides and 1 virgate. The land is 10 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 7 hides and a half, and
there are 4 carucates, and 2 serfs. There are 8
viUans, and 16 bordars, and 16 cottars, with 6
carucates. There is a mUl, paying 30 pence, and 4
acres of meadow, and 12 acres of pasture. The wood
is half a mUe long, and 3 furlongs broad. It was
worth £6 ; it is now worth £10.
Adjacent to this manor there is 1 hide and 1
virgate of land belonging to it, as the Englishmen
have decided. This land William de Pinchengi
holds. Teodric holds of Edward 3^ virgates of land in
SOMREFORDE, and it paid geld for so much.
The land is 1 carucate, which is there with 3 bordars,
and 3 coscets. There is part of a miU paying 15
pence, and 5 acres of meadow, and 7 acres of pasture.

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rXI a In Malmesberie una domus reddit 15 denarios.
t69c Valuit 15 solidos ; modo 20 solidos. Scirold
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.

Robertus tenet de Edwardo BLONTESDONE.
Achi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
5 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat* ; et 4
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 25
denarios, et 30 acr* prati, et totidem pastur*.
Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Ipse Edwardus tenet CHETRE. Azor tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 1 hidis et
una virgata terr*. Terra est 14 carucat*. De ea
sunt in dominio 6 hid* et una virgata terr*, et ibi 1
carucata, et 4 servi, et 11 coliberti; et 10 villani, et
3 coscez, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi 18 acr* prati, et
pastura 1 leuca longa, et dimidio leuc* lata, et tan
tundem sUv*. Valuit 20 libras ; modo 30 libras.

Ipse Edwardus tenet CHETRE. Chenvin tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*,
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 5 viUani, et 3 coscez,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 8 acr* prati, et pastura 5
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
8 libras ; modo 10 libras.

Robertus tenet de Edwardo CHETRE. Ulwen
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et
4 villani, et 2 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi pastura
6 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit
60 solidos ; modo 100 solidos.

Ipse Edwardus tenet BOIENTONE. Alwinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 11

In Malmesberie one house pays 15 pence.
It was worth 15 shillings; it is now worth 20
shillings. Scirold held it in the time of King
Edward. Robert holds BLONTESDONE of Edward.
Achi held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of thia
there are in demesne 4^ hides, and there are 2
carucates ; and there are 4 bordars, with 1 carucate.
There is a mill, paying 25 pence, and 30 acres of
meadow, and as much pasture. It was worth 40
shillings ; it is now worth 60 shillings.
Edward himself holds CHETRE. Azor held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1 1
hides and 1 virgate of land. The land is 14
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 6 hides
and 1 virgate of land, and there is 1 carucate,
and 4 serfs, and 11 coliberts; and there are 10
villans, and 3 coscets, with 5 carucates. There are
18 acres of meadow, and the pasture is 1 mile long,
and half a mile broad, and as much wood. It was
worth £20 ; it is now worth £30.
Edward himself holds CHETRE. Chenvin held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 3 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4
serfs ; and 5 villans, and 3 coscets, with 2 carucates.
There are 8 acres of meadow, and the pasture is 5
furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was worth
£8 ; it is now worth £10.
Robert holds CHETRE of Edward. Ulwen held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 4 J hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4
serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and 2 bordars, with 2
carucates. The pasture there is 6 furlongs long, and
2 furlongs broad. It was worth 60 shillings ; it is
now worth 100 shillings.
Edward himself holds BOIENTONE. Alwin
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hidis et dimidio. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt
in dominio 8 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et
5 servi ; et 7 vUlani, et 5 coscez, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi molinus, reddens 15 solidos, et 10 acr* prati, et
pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.
Silva 3 quarentenis longa, et totidem lata. Valuit
8 libras; modo 11 Ubras et 10 solidos.

Adelelmus tenet de Edwardo BALLOCHELIE.
Winegod tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro una hida. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt in
dominio cum 10 bordariis. Silva 3 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 20 solidos ;
modo 40 solidos.
Azelinus tenet de Edwardo POLE. Wlwen
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 5 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*,
et ibi 3 carucat*, et 6 ser"vL; et 6 vUlani, et 2
bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10
solidos, et 60 acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Silva 1 leuca in longi
tudine et latitudine. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6
libras.

Ipse Edwardus tenet BIS COPESTREU. Edred
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 7
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
4 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 4 sei-vi ; et 9 vUlani,
et 6 bordarii, et 2 cotarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi
molinus, reddens 15 solidos, et 8 acr* prati, et 8
acr* sUv*. Pastura 5 quarentenis longa, et 3
quarentenis lata. Valuit 7 libras ; modo 1 1 libras.

Ipse Edwardus tenet in MIDELTONE 3
"virgatas terr*. Lewkius et Alric tenuerunt tempore
Regis Edwardi, et pro tanto geldabant. Terra est 1
carucata, qu* ibi est cum uno villano ; et 4 acr*
prati, et 6 acr* pastur*, et una acra silv*. Valuit,
et valet, 27 solidos.

for 11 J hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 8^ hides, and there are 3 caru
cates, and 5 serfs; and there are 7 vUlans, and 5
coscets, with 2 carucates. There is a mUl, paying 15
shUlings, and 10 acres of meadow, and th^ pasture is
4 furlongs long, and 3 farlongs broad. The wood is
3 furlongs long, and as many broad. It was worth
£8 ; it is now worth £11 10s.
Adelelm holds BALLOCHELIE of Edward.
Winegod held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for one hide. The land is 2 carucates,
which are there in demesne with 10 bordars. The
wood is 3 furlongs long, and one farlong broad. It
was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shUUngs.
Azelin holds POLE of Edward. Wlwen held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 5 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 3 carucates,
and 6 serfs ; and there are 6 villans, and 2 bordars,
"with 2 carucates. There is a miU, paying 1 0 shiUings ,
and 60 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 fm-longs
long, and 2 furlongs broad. The wood is 1 mile in
length and breadth. It was worth 100 shiUings ; it
is now worth £6.
Edward himself holds BISCOPESTREU.
Edred held it in the time of King Edward, and
it paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 6 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 4 hides, and there are 3
carucates, and 4 serfs ; and there are 9 "viUans, and
6 bordars, and 2 cottars, "with 3 carucates. There is
a mill, paying 15 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow,
and 8 acres of wood. The pasture is 5 farlongs long,
and 3 furlongs broad. It was worth £7 ; it is now
worth £11.
Edward himself holds in MIDELTONE 3
virgates of land. Lewin and Afric held them in
the time of King Edward, and they paid geld for so
much. The land is 1 carucate, which is there with
1 viUan ; and there are 4 acres of meadow, and 6
acres of pasture, and 1 acre of wood. It was, and is,
worth 27 shillings.

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J XI b Gislebertus tenet de Edwardo TIC CODE. Svain

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tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. Foi sunt
2 carucat* in dominio, cum 6 coscez ; et 3 acr* prati,
et totidem pastm-*. Valuit 30 solidos; modo 40
solidos.

Borel tenet de Edwardo LANGEFEL. Ulwi
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 7
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 4 "viUani, et
9 cotarii, et 7 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 8 acr*
prati, et 6 acr* silv*. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 4
libras.

Idem Ul"wi tenet de eadem terra 1 hidam.
10 solidos.

Valet

Borel tenet de Edwardo TERINTONE. Elric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, et 2 servi,
et 3 coscez. Ibi quarta pars molini, reddens 20
denarios, et 6 acr* prati. Valuit 10 solidos ; modo
20 solidos.

Ipse Edwardus tenet LACOCH. Edwinus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 7 hidis.
Terra est 9 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*
et dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 7 servi ; et 12
vUlani, et 16 coscez, et 3 cotarii. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 17 soUdos et 6 denarios, et 20 acr* prati,
et dimidia acra "vdne*. Silva 1 leuca inter longi
tudiuem et latitudinem. Valuit, et valet, 7 libras.

Ipse Edwardus tenet in ROCHELTE 1 hidam.
Azor tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et ^
Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est una carucata ;
et imus viUanus, et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata ; et
20 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Gilbert holds TIC CODE of Edward. Svain
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates and a half.
There are 2 carucates in demesne, with 6 coscets ; and
there are 3 acres of meadow, and as many of pasture.
It was worth 30 shillings; it is now worth 40
shiUings. Borel holds LANGEFEL of Edward. Ulwi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of
this there are 2 hides in demesne, and there are 2
carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and
9 cottars, and 7 coscets, with 3 carucates. There
are 8 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood. It was
worth 40 shUlings ; it is now worth £4.
The same Ulwi holds 1 hide of the same land.
It is worth 10 shillings.
Borel holds TERINTONE of Edward. Elric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 2 hides. The land is 1 carucate, which is
there, and there are 2 serfs, and 3 coscets. There is
the fourth part of a mill paying 20 pence, and 6
acres of meadow. It was worth 10 shUlings ; it is
now worth 20 shUlings.
Edward himself holds LACOCH. Edwin held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 7 hides. The land is 9 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 3 hides and a half, and
there are 3 carucates, and 7 serfs ; and there are 12
viUans, and 16 coscets, and 3 cottars. There are 2
mills, paying 17 shillings and 6 pence, and 20 acres
of meadow, and half an acre of vineyard. The wood
is 1 mile between length and breadth. It was, and
is, worth £7.
Edward himself holds 1 hide in ROCHELTE.
Azor held it in the time of King Edward, and
The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is
1 carucate ; and there is 1 villan, and 3 bordars, with
1 carucate ; and there are 20 acres of pasture. It
was, and is, worth 40 shillings.

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Tetbaldus tenet de Edwardo WINTREBURNE.
Alwardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis, et una virgata terr*, et 4 acris. Terra
est 2 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, cum 1
"villano, et 6 bordariis ; et 13 acr* pastm-*. Valuit
30 solidos ; modo 4 libras.

Azelinus tenet de Edwardo in DEPEFORD 2
hidas terr*. Oswardus et Godvinus tenebant
tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro tanto geldabant. Terra
est 2 carucat*. De ea in dominio est hida et
dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1 villano, et 3
bordariis, et 2 cotariis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10
solidos, et 8 acr* prati, et 16 acr* pastur*. Valuit
20 solidos ; modo 40 solidos. Qui tenebant poterant
ire quo volebant.i
TurchitU tenet de Edwardo in HERTHAM 1
hidam terr*. Duo Taini tenuerunt tempore Regis
Edwardi, et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est 6 bobus.
Ibi est 1 carucata, cum 1 servo, et 4 coscez ; et 4
acr* prati, et 12 acr* pastur*, et 3 acr* silv*
parv*. Valuit 10 solidos; modo 15 solidos.

Godefridus tenet de Edwardo WEROCHES-
IIALLE. Baldvinus tenuit tempore Regis Ed
wardi, et geldabat pro 7 hidis. Terra est 9 carucat*.
De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et
3 servi ; et 16 villani, et 5 bordarii, et 6 coscez, cum
5 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 18 solidos, et
dimidia acra prati. Silva 6 quarentenis longa, et 4
quarentenis lata ; et 2 burgenses in Malmesberie
reddunt 2 solidos. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6
libras.

Tetbald holds WINTREBURNE of Edward.
Alward held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 3 hides, and 1 virgate of land, and 4
acres. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, with 1 villan, and 6 bordars ; and there are
13 acres of pasture. It was worth 30 shillings ; it
is now worth £4.
Azelin holds 2 hides of land of Edward in
DEPEFORD. Osward and Godwin held them in
the time of King Edward, and they paid geld for so
much. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there is a
hide and a half in demesne, and there are 2 carucates,
with 1 viUan, and 3 bordars, and 2 cottars. There
is a mUl paying 10 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow,
and 16 acres of pasture. It was worth 20 shUlings;
it is now worth 40 shillings. They who held this
land could go whither they wished.
TurchitU holds of Edward 1 hide of land in
HERTHAM. Two Thanes held it in the time of
King Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The
land is sufficient for 6 oxen. There is 1 carucate,
with 1 serf, and 4 coscets ; and there are 4 acres of
meadow, and 12 acres of pasture, and 3 acres of
coppice-wood. It was worth 10 shillings ; it is now
worth 15 shillings.
Godfrey holds WEROCHESHALLE oi^d-^wd.
Baldwin held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 9 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 4
carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 16 villans, and 5
bordars, and 6 coscets, with 5 carucates. There are
2 mills, paying 18 shillings, and half an acre of
meadow. The wood is 6 furlongs long, and 4 furlongs
broad ; and 2 burgesses in Malmesbury pay 2 shillings.
It was worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth £6.

' The phrase " potuit ire quo volebat," which is frequent in
Domesday, is equivalent to " liber fuit." Thus in Dorsetshire
under Ckolle (fol. 82; it is said, "Unus Tainus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi et Uber erat cum hac terra." In the
Exon Domesday (fol. i%) we have in the account of Waia, in
Dorset, the foUowing, — " Quinque Taini tenuerunt ea die qua
Rex Edwardus fuit vivus et mortuusqui^oteran* ire ad quemlibet
dominum cum suis terris." Persons under this description were

attached to no lord in a seignorial, but to the king only in a
political, capacity. They might remove to any other part of the
kingdom without alienating the possessions thej' quitted ; or they
were at liberty lo part with their land, or to put themselves and
their property under a different seignorial protection. This was
termed "commendare se," i.e. to recommend, or submit them
selves to such a protection. See Nichols' Leicester, p. xU.
Ellis i. 70.

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169 d

Aiulfus tenet de Edwardo TOLLARD. Rozo
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis et dimidio. Terra est totidem carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid* et dimidia virgata
terr*, et ibi 2 carucat* ; et 3 villani, et 7 coscez,
cum dimidia carucata. Ibi pastm-a 2 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata, et tantundem silv*.
Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Petrus tenet de Edwardo in POERTONE 1
hidam. Gode tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra
est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 1 servo, et 1
bordario. Ibi molinus, reddens 32 denarios, et 2
acr* prati. Pastm-a 50 ovibus. Valet 20 solidos.

Ipse Edwardus tenet WINTREBURNE.
Wlwen tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 7 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 8 servi ; et 8
"villani, et 12 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 15 solidos, et 13 acr* prati. Pastura 5
quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 8
libras ; modo 12 libras.

Letardus tenet de Edwardo in LANGEFORDE
1 hidam terr*. Azor tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est dimidium carucat*.
Ibi 9 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et
valet, 20 solidos.
Taini diratiocinantur hanc terram Ecclesi* Glas-
tingeberiensi.1

Aiulf holds TOLLARD of Edward. Rozo held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
2 hides and a half. The land is as many carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 2 hides and half a
virgate of land, and there are 2 carucates ; and there
are 3 villans, and 7 coscets, with a half carucate.
There is pasture 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad, and as much wood. It was worth 40 shillings ;
it is now worth 50 shillings.
Peter holds 1 hide of Edward in POERTONE.
Gode held it in the time of King Edward. The
land is 1 carucate, which is there, with 1 serf, and 1
bordar. There is a mill, paying 32 pence, and 2 acres
of meadow. There is pasture for 50 sheep. It is
worth 20 shillings.
Edward himself holds WINTREBURNE.
Wlwen held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 2
carucates, and 8 serfs ; and there are 8 villans, and
12 coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a mill, paying
15 shillings, and 13 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 5 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. It was
worth £8 ; it is now worth £12.
Letard holds of Edward 1 hide in LANGE
FORDE. Azor held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The land is
half a carucate. There are 9 acres of meadow, and 10
acres of pasture. It was, and is worth, 20 shillings.
The Thanes adjudge this land to the Church at
Glastonbury.

See above, p. 33, under " LANGEFOED.''

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XXV. TERRA ERNULFI DE HESDING.
Ernulfus de Hesding ^ tenet de Rege CHI
VELE. Brixi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 16 hidis. Terra est 16 carucat*. De
hac terra sunt in dominio 7 hid*, et ibi 6 carucat*,
et 10 servi ; et 18 viUani, et 14 bordarii, cum 12
carucatis. Ibi molini 2, reddentes 55 solidos, et 16
acr* prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 4 lata.
Silva 1 leuca longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valet
26 libras.

Quando recepit valebat 20 libras, excepta firma
2 Tainorum qu* in mansione^ erat.
Ipse Ernulfus tenet in POTERNE i hida,?. et
unam virgatam terr*, qu* geldabant cum Poterne,
manerio Episcopi Sarisberiensis, tempore Regis
Edwardi. Hanc terram clamat Osmundus Episcopus.
Algarus, qui tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, non
poterat ab ecclesia separari. Robertus tenet de
Ernulfo. Terra est 2 carucat*, et sunt in dominio ;
et unus villanus ibi habet dimidiam carucatam ; et 6
ser"vi, et 3 bordarii. Ibi molinus, reddens 7 solidos
et 6 denarios, et 14 acr* prati. ^ 3 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 4 libras ;
modo 100 solidos.

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Lethelinus tenet de Ernulfo CHEVREL.
Alwardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 carucat*. In
dominio sunt 2 carucat*; et 12 bordarii cum 1
carucata. Ibi dimidium molini reddens 30 denarios,
et 3 acr* prati. Pastura 10 quarentenis longa, et
una lata. Valuit 60 solidos ; modo 100 solidos.

XXV. LAND OF ERNULF DE HESDING.
Ernulf de Hesding holds CHIVELE of the
King. Brixi held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 16 hides. The land is 16
carucates. Of this land 7 hides are in demesne, and
there are 6 carucates, and 10 serfs ; and there are 18
vUlans, and 14 bordars, "with 12 carucates. There
are 2 mills, paying 55 shillings, and 16 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 4
broad. The wood is 1 mile long, and 2 furlongs
broad. It is worth £26.
When he received it, it was worth £20, not
reckoning the holding of 2 Thanes which was in the
manor. Ernulf himself holds 3 hides and 1 virgate of
land in POTERNE, which paid geld with Poterne,
the manor of the Bishop of Sarum, in the time of
King Edward. Bishop Osmund claims this land.
Algar, who held this land in the time of King
Edward, could not be separated from the church.
Robert holds it of Ernulf. The land is 2 carucates,
and they are in demesne ; and 1 viUan has there a
half carucate ; and there are 6 serfs, and 3 bordars.
There is a mill, paying 7 shUlings and 6 pence, and
14 acres of meadow. The is 3 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now
worth 100 shillings.
Lethelin holds CHEVREL of Ernulf. Alward
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides and a half. The land is 3 carucates.
There are 2 carucates in demesne; and there are 12
bordars with 1 carucate. There is half a mill
paying 30 pence, and 3 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 10 furlongs long, and 1 broad. It was
worth 60 shillings ; it is now worth 100 shillings.

' Eenulp de Hesding was the first Earl of Perch, and
father of Earl Kotrock, who married MatUda the natural
daughter of King Henry I. See Sandfcyrd's Genealog. Hist.
p. 32. Ellis i., 434.
' This use of the word ' mansio ' to denote a ' manor ' is not

common, though, according to Kelham, occasionally to be met
with. It is not easy, however, to suggest another translation of
this sentence that would be more satisfactory.
' The missing word is no doubt either ' Silva ' or ' Pastura.'
The scribe has omitted to insert it in the original manuscript.

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f xn a In ECESATINGETONE sunt 2 hid*. Terra

170 a

1 carucata. Edricus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et uxor ejus tenet modo de Ernulfo et ibi habet 1
carucatam ; et 7 bordarii, cum 1 cotario. Ibi 12
acr* prati, et 12 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 40
solidos. Eadem uxor Edrici tenet de Ernulfo CALES-
TONE. Vir ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3
carucat*. De ea in dominio est 1 hida et una
virgata," et ibi 1 carucata; et unus villanus, et 10
bordarii, et 18 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus,
reddens 15 solidos, et 12 acr* prati, et 6 acr* silv*.
Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
In CALNE unus burgensis reddit 11 denarios.
Valuit, et valet, 4 libras.

[In PEVESIE' tenet idem Ernulfus de Rege 2
hidas. Tempore Regis Edwardi tenebat eas unus
Tainus de Abbatia Wintoniensi, et non poterat ab ea
separari. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.J

Benzelinus tenet de Ernulfo STAND ONE.
Brictric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est
una ; et molinus, reddens 6 solidos, et 4 acr* prati.
Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et 3 lata. SUva 3

quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
40 solidos.

Valet

Ipse Ernulfus tenet CALDEFELLE. WaUefus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis
et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea est in
dominio 1 hida et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1
servo, et 4 bordariis. Ibi dimidium molini reddens
18 denarios, et 6 acr* prati, et 6 acr* sUv*, et 8
acr* pastur*. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 50 solidos.

In ECESATINGETONE are 2 hides. The
land is 1 carucate. Edric held it the time of King
Edward, and his wife holds it now of Ernulf and
has there 1 carucate ; and there are 7 bordars, with
1 cottar. There are 12 acres of meadow, and 12
acres of pasture. It was, and is, worth 40 shillings.
The same wife of Edric holds CALESTONE of
Ernulf. Her husband held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 2 hides and a half. The
land is 3 carucates. Of this there is 1 hide and 1
virgate in demesne, and there is 1 carucate ; and
there is 1 villan, and 10 bordars, and 18 coscets,
with 1 carucate. There is a mill, paying 15 shillings,
and 12 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood. The
pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. In
CALNE 1 burgess pays 11 pence. Itwas, and is,
worth £4.
[In PEVESIE the same Ernulf holds 2 hides
of the King. In the time of King Edward a certain
Thane held them of the Abbey of Winchester, and
he could not be separated from it. It was, and is,
worth 40 shillings.]
BenzeUn holds STAND ONE of Ernulf Brictric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne
is one ; and there is a mUl, paying 6 shillings, and
4 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs long,
and 3 broad. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 1
furlong broad. It is worth 40 shillings.
Ernulf himself holds CALDEFELLE. Wallef
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides and a half The land is 2 carucates. Of
this there is one hide and a half in demesne, and
there is 1 carucate, with 1 serf, and 4 bordars. There
is half a mill paying 18 pence, and 6 acres of meadow,
and 6 acres of wood, and 8 acres of pasture. It was
worth £4 ; it is now worth 50 shUlings.

' In the original manuscript this paragraph has been erased
with the pen, and is therefore printed above within brackets.

The same entry wiU be found, in substance, at p. 41, under
" Pevesie."

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Fol.

( XII a Ipse Ernulfus tenet in eadem "\dlla tantundem
(.70 a terr* pro uno Manerio. Godvinus tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi. Ibi tantundem habet quantum in
superiori continetur, et tantundem appreciatur.

Ipse Ernulfus tenet 5 acras terr* in BUTRE-
MARE.
Robertus tenet de Ernulfo S CLIVE. Chetel
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 4 coscez.
Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 15 acr* pastur*, et 4 acr*
silv*. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Ernulfo BICHENEHILDE.
Chetel tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est,
cum 1 coscet; et 6 acr* prati, et 4 acr* silv*.
Valuit 10 solidos; modo 15 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Ernulfo WIDECOME.
Brictric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi 7 coscez,
cum 1 carucata ; et 12 acr* prati, et 6 acr* pastur*,
et 12 acr* silv*. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 30
solidos.

Robertus tenet de Ernulfo HELMERINTONE.
Aschil tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 3
coscez. Ibi molinus, reddens 7 solidos et dimidium ;
et 6 acr* prati, et una acra pastur*, et 8 acr* silv*.
Valuit 15 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

Ulward tenet de Ernulfo ad firmam CELDRIN-
TONE. Ipse tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 1 hida et 4 acris. Terra est 1 carucata,
qu* ibi est in dominio ; et pastura 2 quarentenis

Ernulf himself holds in the same vill the same
quantity of land for one manor. Godwin held
it in the time of King Edward. It has there as much
as is contained in the above manor, and it is valued
at a like sum.

Ernulf himself holds 5 acres
TREMARE.

of land in BU-

Robert holds SCLIVE of Ernulf. Chetel held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
3 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 2 hides and a half, and there are 2 caru
cates, "with 4 coscets. There are 20 acres of meadow,
and 15 acres of pasture, and 4 acres of wood. It
was worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shillings.
Robert holds BICHENEHILDE of Ernulf
Chetel held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide. The land is a half carucate, which is
there, with 1 coscet; and there are 6 acres of meadow,
and 4 acres of wood. It was worth 10 shillings ; it
is now worth 15 shillings.
Robert holds WIDECOME of Ernulf. Brictric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is. 2 carucates. There are 7
coscets, with 1 carucate ; and there are 12 acres of
meadow, and 6 acres of pasture, and 12 acres of
wood. It was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth
30 shUlings. Robert holds HELMERINTONE of Ernulf
Aschil held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate, which
is there, with 3 coscets. There is a mUl, paying
7 shillings and sixpence ; and there are 6 acres of
meadow, and 1 acre of pasture, and 8 acres of wood.
It was worth 15 shillings; it is now worth 30
shillings. Ulward holds CELDRINTONE of Ernulf at a
farm-rent. He himself held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 1 hide and 4 acres^
The land is 1 carucate, which is there in demesne ;

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Pol J 3:11 a longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 25 solidos ;
modo 40 solidos.

Ipse Ernulfus tenet CELDRINTONE. Sewi
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1
hida. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 1 coscet ;
et pastm-a 2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena
lata. Valuit 25 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Godric tenet de Ernulfo in CELDRINTONE
1 hidam. Alwinus et Uluricus tenuerunt tempore
Regis Edwardi pro 2 maneriis, et pro una hida
geldabant. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium, et
tantum est ibi, cum 2 coscez. Ibi pastura 2 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 20
solidos ; modo 40 solidos.
Robertus tenet de Ernulfo BECHENEHILDE.
Turgot tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est dimidium carucat*. Ibi est
unus coscet, et 6 acr* prati, et 6 acr* silv*. Valuit
10 solidos ; modo 15 solidos.

Urso tenet de Ernulfo CHENEBUILD. Ulwid
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio
est una, et 2 servi ; et 6 acr* prati, et 2 acr* silv*.
Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 25 solidos.

jXIIb Ipse Ernulfus tenet CHEIESLAVE. Ulwi
°' I70b tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una
hida et una virgata et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata ;
et una acra prati et dimidium ; et una acra silv*.
Valet 20 solidos.

In eadem "nlla tenet unus Tainus de Ernulfo 2
virgatas terr* et dimidium. Hie, tempore Regis
Edwardi, poterat ire ad quem vellet dominum,^ et

and the pasture is 2 furlongs long and 1 furlong
broad. It was worth 25 shillings ; it is now worth
40 shillings. Ernulf himself holds CELDRINTONE. Sewi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate, which is there
with 1 coscet ; and the pasture is 2 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. It was worth 25 shUlings ; it
is now worth 40 shillings.
Godric holds 1 hide of Ernulf in CELDRIN
TONE. Alwin and Uluric held it in the time of
King Edward for 2 manors, and paid geld for 1
hide. The land is 1 carucate and a half, and as
much as this is there, with 2 coscets. There is
pasture 2 farlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It
was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shillings.
Robert holds BECHENEHILDE of Ernulf
Turgot held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 hide. The land is half a carucate.
There is 1 coscet, and 6 acres of meadow, and 6 acres
of wood. It was worth 10 shillings; it is now
worth 15 shillings.
Urso holds CHENEBUILD of Ernulf Ulwid
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2^ hides. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne
is one, and 2 serfs ; and there are 6 acres of meadow,
and 2 acres of wood. It was worth 20 shillings ; it
is now worth 25 shillings.
Ernulf himself holds CHEIESLAVE. Ulwi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide and 1 virgate and a half. The land
is 1 carucate; and there is 1 acre and a half of
meadow; and I acre of wood. It is worth 20
shillings.

In the same vill a Thane holds of Ernulf 2^
virgates of land. He, in the time of King Edward,
could go to what lord he thought proper, and in the

' On the meaning of this expression see the note on p. 72.

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j'ol_ f XII b tempore Regis Willelmi sponte se vertit ad Ernulfum.
Valebat h*c terra 15 solidos ; modo 40 denarios,
quos reddit Ernulfo de firma.

Urso tenet de Ernulfo DEVREL. Ulmarus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis et dimidio, et dimidia virgat* terr*. Terra est
3 carucat*. De ea est in dominio 1 hida et di
midium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 2 bordarii,
et 6 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens
5 solidos, et 2 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc*
longa, et una quarentena lata ; et tantundem silv*.
Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Rainboldus tenet de Ernulfo OPETONE. Tons
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea est
in dominio hida et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum
1 viUano, et 5 bordariis. Ibi 4 acr* prati, et 3
acr* silv*. Valet 40 soUdos.

In hac terra est dimidia hida comprehensa qu*
geldabat tempore Regis Edwardi, sed postquam Rex
Willelmus in Angliam venit geldum non reddidit.
Infra eandem terram tenet ErmUfus, de terra
Willelmi de Ow, dimidiam hidam; et etiam, de terra
dominica Regis, tantum quod valet 1 hidam.
Nuboldus tenet de Ernulfo WINTREBURNE.
Edricus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida, et 2^ "drgatis terr*. Terra est 1 carucata,
qu* ibi est cum 2 servis ; et 8 acr* pastur*. Valuit
20 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Turchil tenet de Ernulfo HARDENEHUS.
Alwardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. Ibi sunt 3
bordarii, et 12 acr* prati. Silva 1 quarentena longa,
et 1 quarentena lata. Valuit 4 libras; modo 40
solidos.

time of King WiUiam of his own accord he returned
to Ernulf. This land was worth 15 shiUings ; what
the Thane now pays to Ernulf for the rent of the
said land is worth 40 pence.
Urso holds DEVREL of Ernulf. Ulmar held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
2^ hides, and half a virgate of land. The land is 3
carucates. Of this there is in demesne one hide and
a half, and there are 2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and
there are 2 bordars, and 6 coscets, with 1 carucate.
There is a mill, paying 5 shillings, and 2 acres of
meadow. The pasture is half a mile long, and 1
furlong broad ; and there is as much wood. It was
worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Rainbold holds OPETONE of Ernulf. Tous
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 2| hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this
there is in demesne 1 hide and a half, and there are
2 carucates with 1 villan, and 5 bordars. There are
4 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of wood. It is
worth 40 shillings.
In this land is included a half hide which paid
geld in the time of King Edward, but since King
William came into England it has paid no geld.
>
Within the same land Ernulf holds, of the land
of William de Ow, a half hide ; and also, of the
demesne land of the King, as much as is worth 1
hide. Nubold holds WINTREBURNE of Ernulf
Edric held it in the time of King Edward, and
it paid geld for 1 hide and 2^ virgates of land. The
land is 1 carucate, which is there with 2 serfs ; and
there are 8 acres of pasture. It was worth 20
shillings ; it is now worth 40 shillings.
TurchU holds HARDENEHUS of Ernulf
Alward held it in the time of King Edward, and
it paid geld for 3 hides. The land is 4 carucates.
There are 3 bordars, and 12 acres of meadow. The
wood is 1 furlong long, and 1 farlong broad. It was
worth £4 ; it is now worth 40 shillings.

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Fobol.-[7oi,

Ipse Ernulfus tenet EST ONE. Godus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*,
cum 1 servo, et 3 bordariis. Ibi 10 acr* prati, et
12 acr* pastur*. Valuit 60 solidos; modo 100
solidos.

Judichel tenet de Ernulfo ETONE. Duo Taini
tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat* ; et 2 villani,
et 6 bordarii ; et 20 acr* prati, et totidem pastur*,
et 10 acr* sUv*. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 50
solidos.

Huboldus tenet unum manerium de Ernulfo.
Aluric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est 1 carucata ; et 3 acr* prati.
Valuit 5 solidos ; modo 10 solidos.

Ernulf himself holds ESTONE. Godus held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. In demesne are
2 carucates, with 1 serf, and 3 bordars. There are
10 acres of meadow, and 12 acres of pasture. It
was worth 60 shillings ; it is now worth 100
shillings. Judichel holds ETONE of Ernulf. Two Thanes
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 3| hides, and there are 2 carucates ;
and there are 2 villans, and 6 bordars ; and there
are 20 acres of meadow, and as much pasture, and
10 acres of wood. It was worth 30 shillings; it is
now worth 50 shillings.
Hubold holds one manor of Ernulf Aluric held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 hide. The land is 1 carucate; and there are 3
acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; it is
now worth 10 shUlings.

XXVL TERRA ALUREDI DE MERLEBERG.
Aluredus de Merlebebg^ tenet ADELING-
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 11
hidis et dimidio, et 6 acris terr*. Terra est 7
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 7 hid* et dimidium,
et ibi 4 carucat*, et 7 servi ; et 6 villani, et 7

XXVI LAND OF ALURED OF MARL
BOROUGH.
Alured of Marlborough holds ADELING-
TONE. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 11^ hides, and 5 acres of land. The land is 7
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 7| hides,
and there are 4 carucates, and 7 serfs ; and there are

' Besides these possessions in Wilts, Alueed op Marl
borough had, at the general survey, estates in Surrey, Hants,
Somerset, Devon, and Herefordshire. In the last named county
he possessed, by gift it would seem of Earl WiUiam, the
castle of E"WIAS (Hereford 186 a) ; and under this, as the head
of his Barony, many of the estates enumerated above were
afterwards held. Hence the distinctive names given to some
of them, as e. g. Somerford Ewyas, and Teffont Ewyas.
The chief of this famUy in the time of Henry II. was Robert,
Lord of Ewyas. He died without male issue, and his daughter

Sybil was married iirst of all to Sir Robert Tregoz, and after
wards to Roger de Clifford. Many of the estates were
held subsequently by members of the Tregoz family. See
' Testa de NevU,' 136 a. For an account of this famUy, — from a
branch of which descended the St. Johns, ancestors of Lord
Bolingbroke the present owner of Lydiard Tregoz, — see Jackson's
Aubrey, 170. Full accounts of them may be seen in the
Topographer and Genealogist, u. 124, and pedigrees of Ewyas
and Tregoz are given in Hoare's ' Warminster,' p. 54, and
'Dunworth,' p. 110.

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Fol.i™'' bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 20 acr* prati. Pastura
6 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.

De hac terra habet unus miles 2 hidas, et ibi 1
carucata. Totum valebat 12 libras ; modo 15 libras.

Willelmus [18 hidas], et Gislebertus [1 hidam],
et Ulviet [1 hidam], tenent de Aluredo, RODE.
Tempore Regis Edwaudi geldabat pro 20 hidis. Terra
est 8 carucat*. In dominio sunt 4 carucat*, et 4
servi ; et 4 "villani, et 8 bordarii, et 1 1 coscez, et
presbyter, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini Willelmi,
reddentes 9 solidos et 8 denarios, et 20 acr* prati.
SUva 6 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena et
dimidio lata. Valuit totum 6 libras ; modo 8 libras.

Ipse Aluredus tenet TEFONTE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 6 hidis et dimidio.
Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*,
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 9 servi ; et 4 villani, et 3 bordarii,
et unus francus,^ cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 10 solidos, et 6 acr* prati, et 6 pastur*, et
6 silv*. Valuit, et valet, 6 libras.

Hugo tenet de Aluredo CROSTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 8 hidis. Terra est 5
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 3
carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 2 villani, et 5 coscez, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 30 solidos, et 10
acr* prati, et pastura 6 acris longa, et totidem lata.
SUva 3 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
Valuit, et valet, 7 libras.

Ipse Aluredus tenet NEWENTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 11 hidis. Terra est 7
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 6 ser"vi ; et 6 viUani, et 4 bordaru, cum
3 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 10 solidos, et 3

6 vUlans, and 7 bordars, with 1 carucate. There are
20 acres of meadow. The pasture is 6 furlongs long,
and 3 farlongs broad.
Of this land a certain ' miles' has 2 hides, and
there is 1 carucate. The whole estate was worth
£12 ; it is now worth £15.
William holds 18 hides, and GUbert 1 hide, and
Ulviet 1 hide, of Alured in RODE. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 20 hides. The land is
8 carucates. In demesne are 4 carucates, and 4 serfs ;
and there are 4 villans, and 8 bordars, and 11 coscets,
and a priest, with 4 carucates. There are 2 mills of
William's paying 9 shUlings and 8 pence, and 20
acres of meadow. The wood is 6 furlongs long, and
one furlong and a half broad. The whole was worth
£6 ; it is now worth £8.
Alward himself holds TEFONTE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 6^ hides. The land
is 5 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 4 hides ;
and there are 2 carucates, and 9 serfs ; and there are
4 villans, and 3 bordars, and 1 foreigner, with 2 caru
cates. There is a mill, paying 10 shillings, and 6
acres of meadow, and 6 of pasture, and 6 of wood.
It was, and is, worth £6.
Hugo holds CROSTONE of Alured. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 8 hides. Tlie
land is 5 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 3
hides, and there are 3 carucates, and 3 serfs; and
there are 2 villans, and 5 coscets, with 2 carucates.
There is a mUl, paying 30 shillings, and 10 acres of
meadow, and the pasture is 6 acres long, and as
much broad. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 1
furlong broad. It was, and is worth £7.
Alured himself holds NEWENTONE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 11 hides. The
land is 7 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 6
hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs ; and
there are 6 villans, and 4 bordars, with 3 carucates.

On tbe meaning of this term see the note on p. 65.

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P^l j XII b acr* prati : et pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et 3
^ quarentenis lata.

De eadem terr* habet Girardus 3 hidas ; et ibi 4
vUlani, et 5 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.

Valuit 10 libras :
appreciatur 12 libris.

modo 18 libras.

Ab Anglis

Edwardus tenet de Aluredo in WINTRE
BURNE 1 hidam. Terra 1 carucata, qu* ibi est
cum 1 servo, et 1 bordario. Valuit 10 solidos ;
modo 20 solidos.
Ipse Aluredus tenet LEDIAR. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*.
De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et
3 sei-vi; et 8 vUlani, et 10 coscez, cum 4 carucatis ;
et 40 acr* prati, et 30 acr* pastur*. Silva 1 leuca
longa, et dimidio lata. Valuit 10 libras ; modo 6
libras.

In Crichelade 7 burgenses reddunt 5 solidos.

fXIIia Ipse Aluredus tenet in SVINDONE 1 hidam et
° "F*^ ° dimidium. Terra 6 bovat*. ^ Valet 12 solidos.

Albertus tenet de Aluredo MORDONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi, geldabat pro 6 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 3 villani, et 5 bordarii,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 30 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio leuc* longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit
100 soUdos ; modo 4 libras.
Gunfridus tenet de Aluredo WILDEHILLE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra

There is a mill, paying 10 shUlings, and 3 acres of
meadow : and the pasture is 3 fui-longs long, and 3
furlongs broad.
Of this same land Girard has 3 hides ; and there
are 4 villans, and 5 bordurs, with 2 carucates.
It was worth £10 ; it is now worth £18. By the
English it is valued at £12.
Edward holds of Alured 1 hide in WINTRE
BURNE. The land is 1 carucate, which is there
with 1 serf, and 1 bordar. It was worth 10 shillings ;
it is now worth 20 shUlings.
Alured himself holds LEDIAR. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 7
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides,
and there is 1 carucate, and 3 serfs ; and there are
8 villans, and 10 coscets, with 4 carucates ; and
there are 40 acres of meadow, and 30 acres of
pasture. The wood is 1 mile long, and half a mile
broad. It was worth £10 ; it is now worth £6.
In Crichelade 7 burgesses pay 5 shillings.
Alured himself holds in SVINDONE 1 hide
and a half. The land is 6 bovates. It is worth
12 shUlings. Albert holds MORDONE of Alured. In the
time of King Edward, it paid geld for 6 hides. The
land is 4 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 3
hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and
there are 3 viUans, and 5 bordars, with 2 carucates.
There are 30 acres of meadow. The pasture is half
a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth
100 shillings ; it is now worth £4.
Gunfrid holds WILDEHILLE of Alm-ed. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides.

' The Bovata, or Ox -gang, was originally as much as an
ox-team could plough in a year. Eight bovates are usually said
to have made a carucate ; but the number of acres contained in
a Bovate are variously stated in different records. Dr. Nash, in
his ' Observations on Domesday for Worcester,' p. 9, gives quo

tations in which there are various Bovates mentioned containing
respectively, eight, sixteen, and seventeen acres. No doubt, lUie
carucates, and other portions of land, the exact measurement
was uncertain, and depended on the soU, whether it were harder
or easier to plough. EUis, i. 156; Kelham, 164.

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Fol ( "^^^^ * ^^t ^ carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et
ibi 2 carucat* ; et 2 villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 1
carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 25 denarios, et 30
acr* prati, et totidem pastur*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 60 solidos.

Radulfus tenet de Aluredo OPETONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 9 hidis. Terra est
6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 5 hid*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 5 servi ; et 9 villani, et 22 bordarii, cum
4 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 20 solidos, et 5
acr* prati, et 30 acr* pastur*. Silva 3 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 8 libras;
modo 9 libras.

Ipse Aluredus tenet NORTONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 11 hidis. Terra est 8
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 12 villani, et 8 bordarii, cum
6 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 40 solidos, et
10 acr* prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. Silva dimidio leuc* longa, et 4
¦quarentenis lata. Valuit 24 libras ; modo 14 libras.

Ipse Aluredus tenet ROCHELTE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 6 hid* et 3 vir
gat* terr*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo. Ibi 7
villani, et 12 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 3 acr*
prati. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 4 quarentenis
lata. Valet 8 libras.

Ipse Aluredus tenet FIFHIDE. Radulfus de
eo. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*,
et ibi 1 carucata, et 3 servi. Ibi 9 villani, et 6
bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 2 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio leuc* longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Silva
dimidio leuc* longa, et dimidio quarenten* lata.
Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

The land is 3 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
4 hides, and there are 2 carucates ; and there are 2
villans, and 4 bordars, with 1 carucate. There is a
mill, paying 25 pence, and 30 acres of meadow, and
as much pasture. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is
now worth 60 shillings.
Radulf holds OPETONE of Alured. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 9 hides. The
land is 6 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
5 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 5 serfs ; and
there are 9 villans, and 22 bordars, with 4 carucates.
There is a mill, paying 20 shUlings, and there are 5
acres of meadow, and 30 acres of pasture. The wood
is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was
worth £8 ; it is now worth £9.
Alured himself holds NORTONE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 11 hides. The
land is 8 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
6 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and
there are 12 villans, and 8 bordars, with 6 carucates.
There are 2 mUls, paying 40 shillings, and 10 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. The wood is half a mile long, and 4
furlongs broad. It was worth £24 ; it is now worth
£14. Alured himself holds R 0 CHELIE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides. The
land is 6 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 6
hides and 3 virgates of land, and there is 1 carucate,
with 1 serf There are 7 villans, and 12 bordars,
with 3 carucates. There are 3 acres of meadow.
The pasture is half a mile long, and 4 furlongs broad.
It is worth £8.
Alured himself holds FIFHIDE. Radulf holds
it of him. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 3 hides, and there is 1 carucate, and
3 serfs. There are 9 viUans, and 6 bordars, with 2
carucates. There are 2 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and 2 furlongs broad. The
The wood is half a mile long, and half a furlong broad.
It was worth £4 ; it is now worth 100 shUlings.

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Ibi 1 ferraria reddit 12 denarios per annum. In
Wiltune 2 burgenses reddunt 18 denarios.

Ipse Aluredus tenet unam virgatam terr* in
LACOC. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 1
bordario, et 2 acr* prati. Valuit 10 solidos; modo
5 solidos. Omnes has prescriptas terras tenuit Carlo tempore
Regis Edwardi.
Rogerius tenet de Aluredo CLIVE. Godric, et
Tedgar, et Aluric, et Uluric tenuerunt pro 4 maneriis
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro 4 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est una carucata,
et 3 servi, et 2 coscez. Ibi 24 acr* prati, et 20
acr* pastur*, et 6 acr* silv*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 50 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Aluredo in CLIVE 2 hidas
et dimidium, et pro tanto geldabat tempore Regis
Edwardi. Sigar et Carman tenebant. Terra est 1
carucata et dimidium. Ibi sunt 3 servi, cum 1
bordario, et molinus reddens 5 solidos, et 12 acr*
prati, et 20 acr* pastur*, et 50 acr* silv*. Valuit
20 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

Siwardus tenet de Aluredo SUMREFORD.
Alnodus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis, et 24 acris terr*. Terra est 3 carucat*.
De ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et
2 servi ; et 3 villani, et 2 bordarii, et 8 coscez, cum
2 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 5 solidos, et 6
acr* prati. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Edwardus tenet de Aluredo in CHEGESLEI
1 hidam et 1 virgatam terr*. Terra est 1 carucata.
In dominio est dimidium carucat* cum 1 servo, et 1
cotario ; et 1 acra prati, et I acra silv*, in longitu
dine et latitudine.
In MALMESBERIE dimidia domus reddit 6
denarios. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 10 solidos.

One smith's forge pays 12 pence by the year.
In Wilton 2 burgesses pay 18 pence.
Alured himself holds 1 virgate of land in
LACOC. The land is 1 carucate, which is there
with 1 bordar, and there are 2 acres of meadow. It
was worth 10 shUlings ; it is now worth 5 shUlings.
Carlo held all the before-mentioned lands in the
time of King Edward.
Roger holds CLIVE of Alured. Godric, and
Tedgar, and Aluric, and Uluric held it for 4 manors
in the time of King Edward, and they paid geld for
4 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, and 3 serfs, and 2 coscets. There are 24
acres of meadow, and 20 acres of pasture, and 6
acres of wood. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is
now worth 50 shUlings.
Robert holds 2^ hides of Alured in CLIVE,
and it paid geld for so much in the time of King
Edward. Sigar and Carman held it. The land is 1
carucate and a half. There are 3 serfs, with 1 bordar,
and a mill paying 5 shiUings, and 12 acres of
meadow, and 20 acres of pasture, and 50 acres of
wood. It was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth
30 shillings. Siward holds SUMREFORD of Alured. Alnod
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 3 hides, and 24 acres of land. The land is 3
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 2 hides,
and there is 1 carucate, and 2 serfs ; and there are 3
villans, and 2 bordars, and 8 coscets, with 2 carucates.
There is a mill paying 5 shillings, and 6 acres of
meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad. It was, and is, worth 40 shillings.
Edward holds of Alured in CHEGESLEI 1
hide and 1 virgate of land. The land is 1 carucate.
In demesne is half a carucate with 1 serf, and 1
cottar ; and there is 1 acre of meadow, and 1 acre
of wood, in length and breadth.
In MALMESBERIE half a tenement pays
6 pence. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now
worth 10 shUlings.

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Pr*ter hanc terram habet Durandus de Glowe-
cestre dimidiam virgatam terr*, quam idem Edwardus
tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi. Hanc ei abstulit
injuste Amalricus de Drewes, ut testantur omnes
Taini Scir*.
Osmundus tenet de Aluredo in HORNINGHAM
dimidiam hidam, et pro tanto geldabat tempore
Regis Edwardi. Colsuen tenebat, et poterat ire quo
volebat. ^ Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum
4 bordariis. Ibi 8 acr* silv*, et una leuca pastur*,
et molinus reddens 7 solidos et 6 denarios. Valuit
5 solidos ; modo 10 solidos.

In CHENETE tenet Aluredus 13 hidas et
dimidium, et 2 acras terr*. De his habet Nicolaus
2 hidas ; Turstinus, 3 hidas et dimidium ; Ulviet, 2
hidas ; Leuric, 3 hidas et dimidium ; Ulmar 2 hidas
et dimidium, et 2 acras terr*. Terra est 6 carucat*.
Ibi sunt 4 carucat*, cum 1 villano, et 15 bordariis.
Ibi molinus, reddens 12 solidos, et 11 acr* prati, et
106 acr* pastur*, et 7 acr* silv*. Totum valebat,
quando receperunt, 4 libras et 10 solidos ; modo, 8
libras et 10 solidos.
Has hidas in CHENET, tempore Regis Edwardi,
tenuerunt Ulviet, Alnod, Edmar, Leuric, et Ulmar.

WiUelmus Durus tenet de Aluredo TEDELIN
TONE. Ulveva et Alveve tenebant pro 2 maneriis,
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro 4 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 2
hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et 2 villani, et 4 bordarii, et
2 cotarii. Ibi 2 partes molini, reddentes 40 denarios,
et 10 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 60 solidos.

Ulmarus tenet de Aluredo in FIFHIDE 1 hidam.
Idem tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi. Valuit, et
valet, 10 solidos.

Besides this land Durand of Gloucester has half
a virgate of land, which the same Edward held in
the time of King Edward. This land Amalric de
Drewes took from him unjustly, as all the Thanes of
the Shire testify.
Osmund holds of Alured in HORNINGHAM a
half hide, and it paid geld for so much in the time
of King Edward. Colsuen held it, and he could go
whither he wished. The land is 1 carucate, which is
there, with 4 bordars. There are 8 acres of wood,
and 1 mile of pasture, and a mill paying 7 shiUings
and 6 pence. It was worth 5 shillings ; it is now
worth 10 shUlings.
Alured holds in CHENETE 13i hides and 2
acres of land. Of these Nicholas has 2 hides ;
Turstin, 3| hides ; Ulviet, 2 hides ; Leuric, 3^
hides ; Ulmar 2\ hides, and 2 acres of land. The land
is 6 carucates. There are there 4 carucates, with 1
vUlan, and 15 bordars. There is a mill, paying 12
shillings, and 11 acres of meadow, and 106 acres of
pasture, and 7 acres of wood. The whole was
worth, when they received it, £4 10s.; it is now
worth £8 10s.
Ulviet, Alnod, Edmar, Lem-ic, and Ulmar held
these hides in CHENET in the time of King
Edward. WiUiam 'Durus' holds TEDELINTONE of
Alured. Ulveva and Alveve held it for 2 manors,
in the time of King Edward, and paid geld for 4
hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate, and 2
villans, and 4 bordars, and 2 cottars. There are 2
parts of a mill paying 40 pence, and 10 acres of
meadow. It was, and is worth, 60 shillings.
Ulmar holds 1 hide in FIFHIDE of Alured.
The same held it in the time of King Edward. It
was, and is, worth 10 shillings.

' See, as to the meaning of this expression, tbe note at^. 72.

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Pg] fXIllb Hunfridus de Insula * tenet de Rege BROC-
*" TONE. Tres Taini in paragio ^ tenuerunt tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro 12 hidis. Terra est
8 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid* et
dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 2 servi; et 17
vUlani, et 4 bordarii, cum 7 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 9 solidos, et 12 acr* prati, et 8 acr*
pastur*. Silva 1 leuca longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valuit 13 libras; modo 10 libras.

Pagen tenet de Hunfrido CONTONE. Levenot
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis et dimidio. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt
in dominio 2 hid*, et una virgata terr*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 4 villani, et 4 coscez, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi tercia pars 2 molinorum reddens 10
solidos, et 20 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*, et
totidem silv*. Valuit, et valet, 4 libras et 10
soUdos. Ipse Hunfridus tenet STERTE. Aluric tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis et

XXVII THE LAND OF HUMFREY DE
L'ISLE.
Humfrey de L'isle holds BROC TONE of
the King. Three Thanes held it in parage in the
time of King Edward, and they paid geld for 12
hides. The land is 8 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 4^ hides, and there are 3 carucates, and
2 serfs ; and there are 17 vUlans, and 4 bordars, with
7 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying 9 shillings,
and 12 acres of meadow, and 8 acres of pasture.
The wood is 1 mile long and 2 furlongs broad. It
was worth £13 ; it is now worth £10.
Pagen holds CONTONE of Humfrey. Levenot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5^ hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides and 1 virgate of land,
and there are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs ; and there are
4 villans, and 4 coscets, with 2 carucates. There is
the third part of 2 mills paying 10 shillings, and 20
acres of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, and as
much Wood. It was, and is worth £4 10s.
Humfrey himself holds STERTE. Aluric held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld with

' In the WUts Arch. Mag. IL, 261, a detailed account is given
by Mr. Poulett Scrope of the various estates here enumerated
as having belonged to Humfrey de L'Isle. Their owner
was no doubt one of WUUam the Conqueror's Norman
foUowers, and probably the Liele of the Battle Abbey RoU.
The entire seignory descended, by the marriage of AdeUza,
heiress of the famUy, to the DunstanvUles, powerful barons
during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and by one of them
a castle was built at Combe, in or about the reign of Henry I.
This became, as was the custom of tbe time, the head seat of
the barony, and the DunstanvUles were thence styled Barons of
Castle Combe.
The subsequent partition of these estates is thus explained
by Mr. Scrope : — " In the year 1313, Bartholomew, Lord
Badlesmere, became possessed of tlie barony by purchase from
the last heir of the DunstanvUles, WiUiam de Montfort ; and on
the partition of his great estates among his four daughters and
co-heiresses, a.d. 1340, the several manors and knights' fees,

composing the Barony of Combe, were distributed in separate
portions among some of the greatest famiUes of the time — those
of De "Vere, — Arundel, — Roos, — Mortimer, — Bohun, — and Ti-
tot. The disjointed fragments were stiU, however, held as
' parcels of the Barony of Combe ' for some centuries after the
partition of the estates."
° Sir H. EUis (I. 241) has the foUowing observations on the
meaning of this term : — "Cowel says, from Spelman, that Parage
signifies equality of name, blood, or dignity ; but more especially
of land, in the partition of all inheritance between co-heirs.
Brady, from Dufresne, says, — ' Or it is when the younger brothers
hold their share of the fee of tbe elder brother, and he of the
lord, and does the homage and service, they contributing their
shares.' Paragium, however, in the language of Domesday,
meant holding in equal portions, as well in rights and privileges as
in actual property."

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Fol.-J ^^^^^ Tiiia virgata et dimidio cum appendicibus. Terra est
3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 3
carucat*, et 6 servi; et 15 bordarii, et unus franci
gena, habentes unam virgatam et dimidium. Ibi 2
molini, reddentes 8 solidos, et 30 acr* pra.ti, et 10
acr* pastur*, et 2 acr* silv*. Valuit 100 solidos ;
modo 6 libras.

Blacheman tenet de Hunfrido BURBETC.
Edric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat* et
dimidium. De ea est in dominio hida et dimidium,
et ibi 1 carucata; et 2 villani, et 3 coscez, cum 1
carucata. Silva ibi 3 quarentenis longa, et 2 qua
rentenis lata. Valuit 50 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.
Pagen tenet de Hunfrido CUMBREWELLE.
Levenot tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 4 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. In dominio sunt
2 carucat*, cum 1 servo ; et 2 viUani, et 4 bordarii,
cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 4 acr* prati, et 5 acr* silv*.
Valet 3 libras.

De eadem terra habet Rex 1 hidam in suo
dominio, et nil ibi est, ¦ et unus Anglicus tenet
dimidium de Rege. Valet 8 solidos.
Gun ter tenet de Hunfrido RUSTESELLB.
Uluric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est
una, cum 2 bordariis. Et de molino 12 denarii.
Et 8 acr* prati, et dimidia quarentena pastur*.
Valet 40 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido WER TUNE. Alnod
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
5 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat* ; et 6 villani,
et 9 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Et ibi unus franci
gena tenet 2 hidas de eadem terra. Ibi molinus de

its appendages for 5 hides and 1 virgate and a half.
The land is 3 carucates. Of this there are in
demesne 4 hides, and there are 3 carucates, and 6
serfs; and there are 15 bordars, and one foreigner,
having 1 virgate and a half. There are 2 mills,
paying 8 shUlings, and 30 acres of meadow, and 10
acres of pasture, and 2 acres of wood. It was worth
100 shillings ; it is now worth £6.
Blacheman holds B URBETC of Humfrey. Edric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2| hides. The land is 2| carucates. Of this a
hide and a half is in demesne, and there is 1 carucate ;
and there are 2 viUans, and 3 coscets, with 1 carucate.
The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
It was worth 50 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shillings.
Pagen holds CUMBREWELLE of Humfrey.
Levenot held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 5 carucates. In
demesne are 2 carucates, with 1 serf; and there are
2 villans, and 4 bordars, with 3 carucates. There are
4 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of wood. It is worth
£3. Of the same land the King has 1 hide in his
demesne, and there is no land in tillage,^ and an
Englishman holds half of it of the King. It is worth
8 shillings. Gunter holds RUSTESELLB of Humfrey.
Uluric held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In
demesne is 1 , with 2 bordars. And from a mill are
received 12 pence. And there are 8 acres of meadow,
and half a furlong of pasture. It is worth 40 shillings.
Robert holds WERTUNE of Humfrey. Alnod
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 5^ hides, and there are 2 carucates ;
and there are 6 villans, and 9 bordars, with 2 caru
cates. And a foreigner holds 2 hides of the same

' This is the translation given by Wyndham of the expression,
' et nil ibi est,' and is perhaps the correct one. There is how
ever, in § 68, under Ulfela, a somewhat similar entry, — ' Terra
est 3 carucatse, et nil pecunice.'' The conjecture is therefore

hazarded, that possibly the scribe may have intended in the
passage to have written, — ' et ml^ecwmcB ibi est,' i.e. 'there is
no stock of cattle there.'

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r^ ^ , (XIIIbl5 denarus, et 30 acr* pastur*, et 2 acr* sUv*.
(^^^ Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido SALTEHARPE.
Ulwinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 10 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 8 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 9
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 30
acr* pastur*. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 4 libras.

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido CLIVE. Edwinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 8
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
6 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 2 villani, et
7 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et
tantundem pastur*. Et 3 burgenses in Crichelade
reddunt 3 denarios. Valuit, et valet, 4 libras.

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido SUMREFORD.
Edwinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis, et 24 acris. Terra est 3 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*. Ibi 7 bordarii, et 16
coscez, habentes 2 carucatas ; et tercia pars molini
reddens 8 solidos ; et 10 acr* prati. Pastura 3
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. In
Malmesberie 1 burgensis reddit 12 denarios. Valuit,
et valet, 60 solidos.
Elbertus tenet de Hunfrido SMITECOTE.
Sawinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 2 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 2
servi; et 3 villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 1 coscet,
habent 2 carucatas. Ibi molinus de 5 solidis, et
20 acr* prati. Silva 4 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Et unus burgensis reddit 8 denarios.
Valuit 40 soUdos ; modo, 60 solidos.

Rbertus tenet de Hunfrido BLUNTESDONE.
'Edric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
5 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. De ea
sunt in dominio 2 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata,

land. There is a mill worth 15 pence, and 30 acres
of pasture, and 2 acres of wood. It was, and is worth
100 shUlings.
Robert holds SALTEHARPE of Humfrey.
Ulwin held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 4 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 8 hides, and there are
2 carucates, and 3 serfs; and there are 9 bordars,
with 1 carucate. There are 20 acres of meadow, and
30 acres of pasture. It was worth 100 shillings ; it
is now worth £4.
Robert holds CLIVE of Humfrey. Edwin held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 8
hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 6 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4
serfs ; and there are 2 villans, and 7 bordars, with 2
carucates. There are 20 acres of meadow, and as
much pasture. And 3 burgesses in Cricklade pay 3
pence. It was, and is, worth £4.
Robert holds SUMREFORD of Humfrey. Edwin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides, and 24 acres. The land is 3 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 2 hides. There are 7
bordars, and 16 coscets, having 2 carucates ; and the
third part of a mill paying 8 shillings ; and 10 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 1
furlong broad. In Malmesbury 1 burgess pays 12
pence. It was, and is, worth 60 shillings.
Elbert holds SMITECOTE of Humfrey. Sawin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are 2^ hides in demesne, and there are 3 carucates,
and 2 serfs ; and 3 villans, and 4 bordars, with 1
coscet, have 2 carucates. There is a mill worth 5
shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. The wood is
4 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. And 1 burgess
pays 8 pence. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now
worth 60 shUlings.
Rbert holds BLUNTESDONE of Humfrey.
Edric held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 2^ carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 2J hides, and there is 1

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Fol.j ^^^I^ cum 1 servo; et 2 bordarii, cum 1 carucata et dimidio.
Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Hugo et Giraldus tenent de Hunfrido GRENDE-
WELLE. Ordulfus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1
servo ; et 1 villanus, et 2 bordarii, cum 1 carucata.

Ibi 12 acr* prati.
solidos.

Valuit 40 solidos; modo 70

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido SCHETONE.
Ohenvi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 6 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 4
villani, et 3 coscez, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi dimidium
molini, reddens 6 solidos et 3 denarios, et 12 acr*
prati. Pastura 6 quarentenis longa, et tantundem
lata. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 6 libras.

Fol

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171 a

Ipse Hunfridus tenet WILL Aluric tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis et 3
"virgatis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea est in do
minio 1 hida et 1 virgata terr*, et ibi 3 carucat*,
et 12 servi ; et 2 villani, et 6 coscez, cum 1 carucata
et dimidio. Ibi molinus de 15 solidis, et 10 acr*
prati. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et tantundem
lata. Valuit 3 libras ; modo 4 libras.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet WILRENONE. Edvinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid*, et ibi una carucata ; et 2 villani, et 1 coscet,
cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 6 solidos, et
5 acr* prati, et 8 acr* pastur*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 60 soUdos.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet COLERNE. Levenot
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 12 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 3 carucat*, et
10 servi ; et 13 "vdllani, et 5 coscez, cum 8 carucatis.

carucate, with 1 serf; and there are 2 bordars, with
1 carucate and a half. It was worth 30 shUlings ;

it is now worth 50 shillings.

Hugo and Girald hold GRENDEWELLE of
Humfrey. Ordulf held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 3
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 4 hides,
and there are 2 carucates, with 1 serf ; and there is 1
villan, and 2 bordars, with 1 carucate. There are
12 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; it
is now worth 70 shillings.
Robert holds SCHETONE of Humfrey. Chenvi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 6 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 2 caru
cates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and 3
coscets, with 2 carucates. There is half a mill,
paying 6 shillings and 3 pence, and 12 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 6 furlongs long, and as
much broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth £6.
Humfrey himself holds WILL Aluric held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 3
hides and 3 virgates. The land is 4 carucates. Of
this there is in demesne 1 hide and 1 virgate of land,
and there are 3 carucates, and 12 serfs ; and there
are 2 villans, and 6 coscets, with 1 carucate and a
half. There is a mUl worth 15 shillings, and 10
acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile long,
and as much broad. It was worth £3 ; it is now
worth £4.
Humfrey himself holds WILRENONE. Edwin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 3 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate ;
and there are 2 villans, and 1 coscet, with 1 carucate.
There is a mill, paying 6 shiUings, and 5 acres of
meadow, and 8 acres of pasture. It was worth 40
shillings ; it is now worth 60 shUlings.
Humfrey himself holds COLERNE. Levenot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 10 hides. The land is 12 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 4| hides, and there are
3 carucates, and 10 serfs; and there are 13 viUans,

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.^ , fXI"VaIbi molinus, reddens 13 solidos et 6 denarios, et 8
Fol. j 7X a
^ acr* prati. Silva parva 1 leuca longa, et alia lata.
Valuit, et valet, 10 libras.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet WINTREBURNE. Duo
Taini tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant
pro 10 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid* et 10 acr* terr*, et ibi 3 carucat*,
et 8 servi ; et 4 villani, et 8 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi 14 acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et
valet, 10 libras.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet POLTONE. Tovi tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 8 hid*,
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi; et 2 villani, et 7
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 15
solidos, et 4 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*, et 8
acr* silv*. Valuit, et valet, 8 libras.

Ranulfus tenet de Hunfrido HANTONE.
Ulgar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 10 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo ; et 4
viUani, et 6 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 12 acr*
prati, et 14 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 100
solidos. TurchitU tenet de Hunfrido BEDESTONE.
Alm-ic tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida et una virgata. Terra est . Ibi
sunt 4 coscez, et 3 acr* prati, et 2 acr* sUv*.
Valuit 10 solidos ; modo 20 solidos.

Hugo tenet de Hunfrido HE OR THAM. Godric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1
hida. Terra est dimidium carucat*. Ibi sunt 2
coscez, et 2 acr* prati, et 7 acr* pastur*, et 2 acr*
silv*. Valuit 8 solidos ; modo 12 solidos.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet COME. Svain tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis.

and 5 coscets, with 8 carucates. There is a mill,
paying 13 shillings and 6 pence, and 8 acres of
meadow. The coppice wood is 1 mile long, and
another broad. It was, and is, worth £10.
Humfrey himself holds WINTREBURNE.
Two Thanes held it in the time of King Edward, and
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 4 hides and 10 acres of
land, and there are 3 carucates, and 8 serfs ; and
there are 4 villans, and 8 bordars, with 3 carucates.
There are 14 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of
pasture. It was, and is, worth £10.
Humfrey himself holds POLTONE. Tovi held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
10 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 8 hides, and there are 2 carucates,
and 2 serfs ; and there are 2 vUlans, and 7 bordars,
with 1 carucate. There is a mill, paying 15 shillings,
and 4 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, and
8 acres of wood. It was, and is, worth £8.
Ranulf holds HANTONE of Humfrey. Ulgar
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 10 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 6 hides, and there is 1 carucate,
with 1 serf; and there are 4 villans, and 6 bordars,
with 2 carucates. There are 12 acres of meadow,
and 14 acres of pasture. It was, and is, worth 100
shillings. TurchitU holds BEDESTONE of Humfrey.
Aluric held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 hide and 1 virgate. The land is
. There are 4 coscets, and 3
acres of meadow, and 2 acres of wood. It was
worth 10 shillings ; it is now worth 20 shillings.
Hugo holds HE OR THAM of Humfrey. Godric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide. The land is half a carucate. There
are 2 coscets, and 2 acres of meadow, and 7 acres of
pasture, and 2 acres of wood. It was worth 8
shillings; it is now worth 12 shiUings.
Humfrey himself holds COME. Svain held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 10

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Pq] iXI"Va Terra est 10 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 5
hid* una virgata minus, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 13
servi ; et 5 villani, et 7 bordarii, et 5 cotarii, cum 6
carucatis. Ibi 3 molini, reddentes 31 solidos et 6
denarios, et 12 acr* prati. SUva 1 leuca longa, et
dimidio leuc* lata. In Wiltune 1 burgensis reddit
5 solidos, et 2 burgenses in Malmesberie reddunt 18
denarios. Valuit, et valet, 10 libras.

Robertus tenet de Hunfrido SORESTONE.
Godus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 6 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 5 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 3
carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 3 villani, et 9 bordarii, cum
2 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 10 solidos, et 6
acr* prati, et 10 acr* silv* minut*. Valuit 3
libras ; modo 4 libras.
Ipse Hunfridus tenet HARDICOTE. Aluric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1 servo ; et 2 villani,
et 12 bordarii, cuni 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens
6 solidos, et 6 acr* prati, et 8 acr* pastur*. Valuit
40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Ipse Hunfridus tenet FISTESFERIE. Edricus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et 3 servi ; et 4 vUlani, et
2 bordarii, et 2 coliberti, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 12
acr* prati. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo, 50 solidos.

Gozelinus tenet de Hunfrido in MELEFORD
dimidiam hidam terr*, et pro tanto geldabat tempore
Regis Edwardi. Sawold et Sawardus tenebant.
Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 6 cotarii, et 3 acr*
prati. Valuit 15 denarios; modo 7 solidos.
Medietas hujus terr* est in foresta Regis.

hides. The land is 10 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 5 hides, all but 1 virgate, and there are
4 carucates, and 13 serfs; and there are 5 villans,
and 7 bordars, and 5 cottars, with 6 carucates.
There are 3 mills, paying 31 shillings and 6 pence,
and 12 acres of meadow. The wood is 1 mile long,
and half a mile broad. In Wilton 1 burgess pays
5 shillings, and 2 burgesses in Malmesbury pay
18 pence. It was, and is, worth £10.
Robert holds SORESTONE of Humfrey. Godus
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 6^ hides. The land is 5 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 3^ hides, and there are 3
carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are 3 viUans, and 9
bordars, with 2 carucates. There are 2 mills, paying
10 shillings, and 6 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of
coppice-wood. It was worth £3 ; it is now worth
£4. Humfrey himself holds HARDICOTE. Aluric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 3 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there are 2
carucates, with 1 serf; and there are 2 villans, and
12 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill, paying
6 shillings, and 6 acres of meadow, and 8 acres of
pasture. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now worth
60 shiUings. Humfrey himself holds FISTESFERIE. Edric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geid for 3 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate,
and 3 serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and 2 bordars,
and 2 coliberts, with 3 carucates. There are 12 acres
of meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1
fm-long broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now
worth 50 shillings.
Gozelin holds half a hide of land of Humfrey
in MELEFORD, and it paid geld for so much in
the time of King Edward. Sawold and Saward
held it. The land is 1 carucate. There are 6
cottars, and 3 acres of meadow. It was worth
15 pence; it is now worth 7 shillings.
Half this land is in the King's forest.

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XXVIIL TERRA MILONIS CRISPIN.
FcFol.j^^^^ MiLO Crispin! tenet de Rege WODETONE.
Levenod tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 12 hidis. Terra est 12 carucat*. Deeasuntin
dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 5 servi; et 11
villani, et 14 bordarii, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi molinus
reddens 30 denarios, et 24 acr* prati, et 33 acr*
pastur*. SUva 2 leucis longa, et una leuca lata. In
Malmesberie tma domus reddit 13 denarios. Valuit
10 libras ; modo 9 libras.

Rainaldus tenet de MUone CILLETONE.
Heraldus Comes tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 12 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 6 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 7 villani, et 10 coscez, cum
5 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini reddentes 40 solidos, et
pratum 2 quarentenis longum et una quarentena
latum, et tantundem pastur*. Silva 1 leuca longa, et
2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 12 libras ; modo 10 libras.

Hunfridus tenet de Milone CLIVE. Heraldus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo.
Ibi 3 villani, et 4 bordarii, et 1 cotarius, cum dimidia
carucata. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 12 acr* pastur*.
Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

XXVIII LAND OF MILO CRISPIN.
MiLO Crispin holds WODETONE of the King.
Levenod held it, in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 12 hides. The land is 12 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 6 hides, and there are
3 carucates, and 5 serfs; and there are 11 villans,
and 14 bordars, with 6 carucates. There is a mill
paying 30 pence, and 24 acres of meadow, and 33
acres of pasture. The wood is 2 miles long, and 1
mile broad. In Malmesbury 1 house pays 13 pence.
It was worth £10; it is now worth £9.
Rainald holds CILLETONE of Milo. Earl
Harold held it, in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 12 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 6^ hides, and there
are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are 7 villans,
and 10 coscets, with 5 carucates. There are 2 mUls
paying 40 shillings, and the meadow is 2 furlongs
long and 1 furlong broad, and as much pasture.
The wood is 1 mile long, and 2 furlongs broad. It
was worth £12 ; it is now worth £10.
Humfrey holds CLIVE of MUo. Harold held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld or
5 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 3^ hides, and there is 1 carucate, with 1
serf. There are 3 vUlans, and 4 bordars, and 1
cottar, with a half carucate. There are 20 acres of
meadow, and 12 acres of pasture. It was worth 30
shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.

• Amongst the principal supporters of William the Conqueror
was Robert de Oilgi, who was weU rewarded for his fidelity
with estates in no less than eight counties. His daughter and
heiress Maud married MiLO Crispin, who through ber became
possessed of the honor and castle of WaUingford. Many of
the estates above enumerated are recorded in the ' Testa de NevU '
as having been held of the ' honor of Wallingford.'
Bishop Kennett (Paroch. Antiq. I. 76) says, on the authority
of WUUam of Poictou, — " After the decisive battle of Hastings,
the Conqueror carried his forces into Kent, and marching back
from thence passed by London, possessed by the party of Edgar

AtheUng, and came to Wallingford, when the lord of that town,
Wigod de Walingford, weat out to meet him, deUvered the
town to him, and entertained him there, tUl Archbishop Stigand
and many of the grandees of Edgar's faction came and offered
their submission. For which service and merit of the lord of that
place, the victorious prince in policy to ingratiate himself with the
Saxons, and to reward his Normans, gave Aldith, only daughter
of the said Wigod, in marriage to Robert de Oily, who, after her
father's death, in right of her, became possessed of that great
estate."

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j.^, JXIVb In eadem CLIVE tenet Milo 1 hidam. Terra
dimidium carucat*. Valet 6 solidos. Qui tenebat
tempore Regis Edwardi poterat ire ad quem dominum
volebat. 1
Turchetil tenet de Milone LITLECOTE. Godric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro una hida et
una virgata geldabat. Terra est dimidia carucata,
qu* ibi est cum 1 bordario. Ibi 4 acr* prati, et
totidem pastur*, et totidem spineti. Valet 10
solidos. Rainaldus tenet de MUone in WALE COTE 2
hidas et dimidium. Alnod tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi ; et ibidem 3 virgat* terr* quas tenuit
Levenot tempore Regis Edwardi. Totum valet 23
solidos. Rainaldus tenet de MUone DRACO TE. Levenot
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
5 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1 servo ; et 4 villani,
et 7 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 18 acr* prati, et
40 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Hunfridus tenet de MUone BRENCHEWRDE.
Tochi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata. Ibi 8 bordarii,
et 8 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 24 acr* prati, et 3
acr* pastur*. SUva 4 quarentenis longa, et tantun
dem lata. Valuit, et valet, 50 solidos.
Iste Tochi poterat ire quo volebat. ^
Rainoldus tenet de Milone REDB ORNE. Wigot
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
2 hid* [et ibi 1 carucata]. ^ Ibi 3 villani, et 5

In the same CLIVE MUo holds 1 hide. The
land is half a carucate. It is worth 6 shUlings. He
who held it in the time of King Edward could go
to what lord he pleased.
Turchetil holds LITLECOTE of MUo. Godric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide and 1 virgate. The land is a half
carucate, which is there with 1 bordar. There are 4
acres of meadow, and as much pasture, and as much
bramble-wood. It is worth 10 shillings.
Rainald holds of Milo in WALECOTE 2^ hides.
Alnod held them in the time of King Edward ; and
there are also 3 virgates of land which Levenot held
in the time of King Edward. The whole is worth
23 shillings. Rainald holds DRACOTE of MUo. Levenot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 5 hides, and there are 2 caru
cates, with 1 serf; and there are 4 vUlans, and 7
bordars, with 3 carucates. There are 18 acres of
meadow, and 40 acres of pastm-e. It was, and is,
worth 100 shillings.
Humfrey holds BRENCHEWRDE of Milo.
Tochi held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 4 hides, and there is 1
carucate. There are 8 bordars, and 8 coscets, with 1
carucate. There are 24 acres of meadow, and 3
acres of pasture. The wood is 4 furlongs long, and
as much broad. It was, and is, worth 50 shUlings.
This same Tochi could go whither he wished.
Rainald holds REDBORNE of MUo. Wigot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2 hides [and there is 1 carucate].

' As to the meaning of this expression see the note at^. 72.
' Tbe words within brackets are given from conjecture. In
he original there is a blank space left, which was never filled

up. It will be observed that out of the four carucates, three are
immediately afterwards accounted for, thus rendering it probable
that the missing words shoiUd be supplied as is above suggested.

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(XI"Vb bordarii, et 1 servus, cum 3 carucatis. Pratum 6
'V^^ quarentenis longum, et 2 quarentenis latum. Pas
tura 2 quarentenis longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit
100 solidos ; modo 4 libras.

Unus Tainus, Siwardus, tenet de Milone CHE
GESLAUE. Duo Taini tenuerunt tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabant pro 1 hida et una virgata et
dimidio. Terra est 6 boum qui ibi sunt arantes, et 1
cotarius cum uno servo. ^ Ibi 1 acra prati, et 1 virgata
et dimidium [pastur*] .^ et 1 acra silv*. Valuit,
et valet, 10 solidos.

Qui tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi poterant ire
quo volebant.
Pr*ter hanc terram habet Durandus dimidiam
"virgatam terr* quam tenebat Siwardus tempore Regis
Edwardi. Hanc abstulit ei injuste Amalricus de
Drewes, ut dicunt Taini Scir*.
Ipse MUo tenet OCHEBURNE. Heraldus
C.omes tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 10 hidis. Terra est 8 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 1 1
villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus
reddens 30 solidos, et 8 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio
leuc* longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit, et valet,
15 libras.

Rainaldus tenet de MUone MANETUNE.
Wigot tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea est in
dominio 1 hida, et ibi 1 carucata, et 2 servi ; et 5
vUlani, et 5 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 4 acr*
prati, et 40 acr* pastur*, et totidem silv*. Valuit,
et valet, 3 libras.

There are 3 villans, and 5 borders, and 1 serf, with
3 carucates. The meadow is 6 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. The pasture is 2 furlongs. long, and
as many broad. It was worth 100 shUlings ; it is
now worth £4.
Siward, a Thane, holds CHEGESLA UE of MUo.
Two Thanes held it in the time of King Edward, and
paid geld for 1 hide and 1 virgate and a half
There is land sufficient for 6 oxen which are at
plough there, and there is 1 cottar with 1 serf
There is 1 acre of meadow, and 1 virgate and a half
[of pasture], and 1 acre of wood. It was, and is,
worth 10 shillings.
They who held this land in the time of King
Edward could go whither they wished.
Besides this land Durand has a half virgate of
land which Siward held in the time]of King Edward.
Amalric de Drewes took away this land from him
unjustly, as the Thanes of the Shire allege.
MUo himself holds OCHEBURNE. Earl
Harold held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 8 carucates. Of
this there are 6 hides in demesne, and there are 3
carucates and 4 serfs ; and there are 11 vUlans, and
4 bordars, with 3 carucates. There is a mill paying
30 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. The pasture is
half a mile long, and as much broad. It was, and is,
worth £15.
Rainald holds MANETUNE of Milo. Wigot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides. The land is three carucates. Of this
there is in demesne 1 hide, and there is 1 carucate,
and 2 serfs ; and there are 5 villans, and 5 bordars,
with 2 carucates. There are 4 acres of meadow, and
40 acres of pasture, and as many of wood. It was,
and is, worth £3.

' In the original it is, ' 1 cotarius et uno servo.' This is so
evidently a mistake of the scribe that the rendering in the text
has been substituted for it.

" The word 'pastures ' seems to be necessary to complete
the account, and is therefore inserted, though not in the original.

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Rainaldus tenet de MUone HASEBERIE.
Levenot tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De ea est in
dominio 1 hida, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 5
villani, et 13 coscez, et 2 cotarii, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi 2 molini reddentes 35 solidos, et 22 acr* prati ;
et sUva 2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
Valuit, et valet, 6 libras.

Rainald holds HASEBERIE of MUo. Levenot
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 5 carucates. Of this
there is in demesne 1 hide and there ai-e 2 carucates,
and 2 serfs : and there are 5 viUans, and 13 coscets,
and 2 cottars, with 3 carucates. There ai-e 2 mUls
paying 35 shillings, and 22 acres of meadow; and
the wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It
was, and is, worth £6.

XXIX. TERRA GISLEBERTI DE BRETEVILE.
Gislebertus de Bretevilei tenet de Rege
CHESEBERIE. Edricus tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 9 caru
cat*. In dominio sunt 4 carucat*, et 7 servi ; et 12
vUlani, et 3 bordarii, et 14 coscez, cum 5 carucatis.
Ibi 2 molini reddentes 20 solidos, et 15 acr* prati,
et 40 acr* silv*. Pastura 15 quarentenis longa,
et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 8 libras ; modo 12
libras. Idem Gislebertus tenet in BECHENIIALLE
5 hidas. Hacun tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4
hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et 4 servi ; et 1 villanus, et
3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 10 acr* prati, et 12
acr* pastur*, et 4 acr* silv*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 50 solidos.

In eadem villa 2 hidas una virgata minus tenuit
Toll tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra 6 bovat*. Ibi
habet Gislebertus 1 villanum. Valet 18 solidos.

XXIX. LAND OF GILBERT DE BRETEVILE.
Gilbert de Bretevile holds CHESEBERIE of
the King. Edric held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 9 carucates.
In demesne are 4 carucates, and 7 serfs ; and there
are 12 villans, and 3 bordars, and 14 coscets, with 5
carucates. There are 2 mills paying 20 shiUings,
and 15 acres of meadow, and 40 acres of wood. The
pasture is 15 furlongs long, and 3 fm-longs broad. It
was worth £8 ; it is now worth £12.
The same GUbert holds 5 hides in BECHEN
IIALLE. Hacun held it in the time of King
Edward. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there
are 4 hides in demesne, and there is 1 carucate, and
4 serfs ; and there is 1 vUlan, and 3 bordars, with 1
carucate. There are 10 acres of meadow, and 12
acres of pastm-e, and 4 acres of wood. It was worth

40 shUlings :

it is now worth 50 shUlings.

In the same vill Toll held 2 hides all but 1 virgate
in the time of King Edward. The land is 6 bovates.
Gilbert has there 1 villan. It is worth 18 shillings.

' The name of Bketeville, which is stiU that of a town in
Normandy, occurs on the Battle Abbey RoU. William de
Beeteville, who was with WUliam Rufus, in the New Forest,
when that king was accidentaUy shot by Sir Walter Tyrrel, was
most probably one of this family. He at the first opposed
Henry I. in bis endeavours to secure the crown, and espoused
the cause of Duke Robert bis elder brother. The estates

enumerated above as having belonged at tbe great survey to
Gilbert de Breteville afterwards formed part of the Fee of
Bigod, Earl Marshal. "Under him they were held by the famUy
of Columbars, and under them by the Pipards. One of these
estates, — 0\\S-Pipard, — stiU preserves in its name the memorial
of some of its early possessors. See ' Jackson's Aubrey,' p. 164.

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In eadem villa 3 hidas et unam virgatam terr*
tenebant Saul et Alwinus tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est 10 bovat*. Ibi habet Gislebertus 2 villanos,
et 4 acras prati, et 6 acras pastur*. Valebat 20
solidos ; modo 27 solidos.
Ipse Gislebertus tenet CLIVE. Aluric et Burgel
et Godeve tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabant pro 16 hidis una virgata minus. Terra est
7 carucat*. De eadem terra habet Ansfridus 11
hidas de Gisleberto, et ibi 3 carucatas in dominio, et
7 servos ; et 3 villanos, et 2 bordarios, et 10 coscez,
cum 2 carucatis et dimidio. Ibi molinus reddens 5
solidos, et 50 acr* prati, et 70 acr* pastur*, et 18
acr* sUv*.
De his 11 hidis est una in TORNELLE, qu*
jacebat in CLIVE tempore Regis Edwardi.

Ibi in CLIVE sunt 2 bordarii, et 2 servi, et 16
acr* prati, et 17 acr* pastur*, sub Gisleberto. Hoc
valet 35 solidos. Quod Ansfridus tenet valet 6
libras. Turstinus tenet de Gisleberto MORTUNE.
Ulgar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 3 hidis una virgata minus. Terra est 2 carucat*.
De ea sunt in dominio 1 hida et 1 virgata terr*, et
ibi 1 carucata; et 2 viUani, et 4 bordarii, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 80 acr* pastur*.
Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Ipse Gislebertus tenet HENTONE. Ulgar
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 11
hidis et 1 virgata. Terra est 5 carucat*. De ea
sunt in dominio 9 hid* et 1 virgata terr*, et ibi 2
carucat* ; et 4 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi 16 acr* prati, et 30 acr* pastur*. Valuit 100
solidos ; modo 7 libras.

Ansfridus tenet de Gisleberto BACHENTUNE.
Edric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea est in

In the same vill Saul and Alwin held 3 hides and
1 virgate of land in the time of King Edward. The
land is 10 bovates. Gilbert has there 2 villans, and
4 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of pasture. It was
worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 27 shillings.
GUbert himself holds CLIVE. Aluric and
Burgel and Godeve held it in the time of King
Edward, and paid geld for 16 hides all but 1
virgate. The land is 7 carucates. Of this same land
Ansfrid has 1 1 hides under Gilbert, and has there in
demesne 3 carucates, and 7 serfs ; and 3 villans, and
2 bordars, and 10 coscets, with 2^ curucates. There
is a mill paying 5 shillings, and 50 acres of meadow,
and 70 acres of pasture, and 18 acres of wood.
One of these 11 hides, which used to lie in
CLIVE in the time of King Edward, is in TOR
NELLE.
There are in CLIVE 2 bordars, and 2 serfs, and
16 acres of meadow, and 17 acres of pasture, under
Gilbert. This holding is worth 35 shillings. What
Ansfrid holds is worth £8.
Turstin holds MORTUNE of Gilbert. Ulgar
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides all but 1 virgate. The land is 2 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 1 hide and 1 virgate of
land, and there is 1 carucate ; and there are 2 villans,
and 4 bordars, with 2 carucates. There are 20 acres
of meadow, and 80 acres of pasture. It was, and is,
worth 40 shillings.
Gilbert himself holds HENTONE. Ulgar held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 1 hides and 1 virgate. The land is 5 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 9 hides and 1 virgate of
land, and there are 2 carucates ; and there are 4
villans, and 5 bordars, with 2 carucates. There are
16 acres of meadow, and 30 acres of pasture. It was
worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth £7.
Ansfrid holds BA CHENTUNE of Gilbert. Edric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there

DOMESDAY BOOK.

PjjJ J" X"V a dominio 1 hida, et ibi 2 carucat* ; et 4 villani, et 7
^ "^ bordarii, et 3 cotarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 8 acr*
prati, et 40 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 6 libras.

Ansfridus tenet de Gisleberto STAMERE.
Bruning tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, et 2
servi ; et unus villanus, et 3 bordarii, cum dimidia
carucata. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

is 1 hide in demesne, and there are 2 carucates ; and
there are 4 villans, and 7 bordars, and 3 cottars, "with
2 carucates. There are 8 acres of meadow, and 40
acres of pasture. It was, and is, worth £6.
Ansfrid holds STAMERE of GUbert. Bruning
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2i hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate, and
2 serfs ; and there is 1 vUlan, and 3 bordars, with a
half carucate. It was worth 20 shUlings ; it is now
worth 40 shillings.

XXX. TERRA DURANDI DE GLOWECESTRE.
Durandus de Glowecestre* tenet de Rege CE-
RITONE. Almarus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 7 hid*, cum 1 carucata et dimidio ;
et 7 villani, et 10 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi
molinus reddens 10 solidos, et 30 acr* prati.
Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.
Valuit 11 libras; modo 10 libras.

Rogerius tenet de Durando TOCHEHAM.
Dodo tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi de Ecclesia
Malmesberiensi, et non poterat ab ea separari, et
geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est [4 carucat*]. In
dominio est dimidium [hid*], et ibi 2 carucat*, cum
1 servo ; et 7 villani, et 3 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi molinus reddens 60 denarios, et 12 acr* prati, et
4 acr* pastur*, et 2 acr* silv*. Valuit 40 solidos ;
modo 4 libras.

Idem tenet in UFECOTE 1 hidam et dimidium.
Terra est 1 carucata. H*c est in dominio. Valuit,

XXX. LAND OF DURAND OF GLOUCESTER.
Durand of Gloucester holds CERITONE of
the King. Almar held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is
5 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 7 hides,
with 1 carucate and a half; and there are 7 villans,
and 10 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill
paying 10 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad. It
was worth £11 ; it is now worth £10.
Roger holds TOCHEHAM of Durand. Dodo
held it in the time of King Edward of the Church
at Malmesbury, and it could not be separated from
it, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is [4 caru
cates]. In demesne is half [a hide] and there are
2 carucates with 1 serf; and there are 7 viUans, and
3 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill paying
50 pence, and 12 acres of meadow, and 4 acres of
pasture, and 2 acres of wood. It was worth 40
shillings ; it is now worth £4.
The same Roger holds 1 hide and a half in
UFECOTE. The land is 1 carucate. This is in

' Durand of GLOUCESTEEJ^was; Sheriff of Gloucester at the
time of the survey. Besides these estates in WUts, he had
others in Hants, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire. In the
Domesday account of the last-named county he is called
'Durandus Vicecomes.' (Domesday, Hereford, 180.^

° The words within brackets are supplied from conjecture.
In the original manuscript the scribe has omitted to complete
the sentences.

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Pjjj fXVa et valet, 15 solidos.
Edwardi.

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Almarus tenuit tempore Regis

Ipse Dm-andus tenet SEGRETE. Duo Taini
tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro
5 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata ; et 3 villani, et 2
bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 40 acr* prati. Valuit
40 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Duo milites tenent de Durando. Qui tenebant
tempore Regis Edwardi poterant ire quo volebant.

Ipse Durandus tenet ESSELIE. Eldred tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis una
virgata minus. Terra est 4 carucat*. De his sunt
in dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat* et 3 servi ; et 5
vUlani, et 3 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis, et 2 cotarii.
Ibi 5 acr* prati, et 5 acr* silv*. Valuit, et valet,
4 libras.

Unam virgatam terr* in ipsa villa calumniatur
unus miles Milonis Crispin.
Ipse Durandus tenet LOCHERIGE. Elmar
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et reddidit geldum
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 1 carucata. De hac est in
dominio 1 hida. Ibi 1 villanus, et 2 bordarii, cum 1
servo; et una acra prati, et 12 acr* pastur*, et 6
acr* silv*. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

Herman tenet de Durando
Heraldus Comes tenuit tempore
geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est
sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi
servo ; et 6 vUlani, et 8 bordar
Ibi molinus reddens 5 solidos, et
acr* pastur*, et 4 acr* silv*.
modo 4 libras.

LO CHINTONE.
Regis Edwardi, et
5 carucat*. De ea
2 carucat*, cum 1
ii, cum 2 carucatis.
10 acr* prati, et 8
Valuit 100 solidos ;

demesne. It was, and is, worth 15 shillings. Al
mar held it in the time of King Edward.
Durand himself holds SEGRETE. Two Thanes
held it in the time of King Edward, and they paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate ;
and there are 3 villans, and 2 bordars, with 3 caru
cates. There are 40 acres of meadow. It was worth
40 shillings, it is now worth 50 shUlings.
Two ' milites ' hold the manor of Durand. They
who held it in the time of King Edward could go
whither they wished.
Durand himself holds ESSELIE. Eldred held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides all but 1 virgate. The land is 4 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are
2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 5 villans, and
3 bordars, with 2 carucates, and 2 cottars. There
are 5 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of wood. It was,
and is, worth £4.
One of Milo Crispin's retainers claims 1 virgate
of land in this same vill.
Durand himself holds LOCHERIGE. Elmar
held it in time of King Edward, and paid geld for 2
hides. The land is 1 carucate. Of this 1 hide is in
demesne. There is 1 villan, and 2 bordars, with 1
serf; and there is 1 acre of meadow, and 12 acres of
of pasture, and 6 acres of wood. It was worth 40
shUlings ; it is now worth 30 shillings.
Herman holds LO CHINTONE of Durand.
Earl Harold held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 5 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 2 hides, and there are
2 carucates, with 1 serf; and there are 6 villans, and
8 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill paying
5 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow, and 8 acres of
pasture, and 4 acres of wood. It was worth 100
shiUings ; it is now worth £4.

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XXXI TERRA WALTERII GIFARD.
Walterius Gifard^ tenet de Rege BRADELIE.
Tosti Comes tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro
10 hidis se defendebat.^ Terra est 10 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4
servi; et 6 villani, et 13 bordarii, cum 6 carucatis.
Ibi duo molini, reddentes 12 solidos et 6 denarios,
et 10 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. SUva 1 leuca longa, et una lata.
Valuit 12 libras ; modo 10 libras.

XXXL LAND OF WALTER GIFARD.
Walter Gifard holds BRADELIE of the
King. Earl Tosti held it in the time of King
Edward, and it was assessed at 10 hides. The land
is 10 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 4
hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs; and
there are 6 villans, and 13 bordars, with 6 carucates.
There are 2 mills paying 12 shillings and 6 pence,
and 10 acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile
long, and 2 furlongs broad. The wood is 1 mile
long, and 1 mile broad. It was worth £12 ; it is
now worth £10.

XXXII TERRA WILLELMI DE OW.
Willelmus de Ow^ tenet de Rege DIARNE-
FORD. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 16
hidis. Terra est 14 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 26
villani, et 37 bordarii, cum 12 carucatis. Ibi 3
molini reddentes 24 solidos et 6 denarios, et 30 acr*
prati. Pastura 10 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis
lata. Silva 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis

XXXII. LAND OF WILLIAM DE OW.
William de Ow holds DIARNEFORD of the
King. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 16 hides. The land is 14 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 4 hides, and there are 2
carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are 26 vUlans, and
37 bordars, with 12 carucates. There are 3 mills
paying 24 shillings and 6 pence, and 30 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 10 furlongs long, and 2

' Walter Gifard was the son of Osbern de Bolebec and
Aveline his wife, sister to Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy, great
grandmother to the Conqueror. With Odo, the Bishop, and
Robert Montaigne, he was of WUliam's council held at LUle-
bonue, to consider the descent upon England. He distinguished
himself at the battle of Hastings, though then advanced in
years, and for bis bravery and services was created Earl of
Buckingham. He died in England in 1102, and, as he had
directed, his corpse was carried into Normandy, and buried in
the porch of the Abbey Church at Longueville. His wife was
Agnes, daughter of Gerard Flaitel, and sister to the Bishop of
Evreux. See Hoa/re's ' Hundred of Mere,' p. 93.
' Se defendebat, i.e., literally, defended itself; because the
rates or taxes imposed on lands were raised for the defence of
tbe realm against foreign invasions. Each manor was said to

defend itself (an equivalent to being rated) at so many hides,
because the taxes raised for its defence were in proportion to
the value of it, which was estimated in hides.
' William de Ow or Er, was the son of Robert Earl of Eu,
in Normandy, one of the chief counsellors of WUliam's invasion,
and who received from tbe Conqueror tbe castelry of Hastings.
WilUam de Ow married tbe daughter of Hugh, Earl of Chester.
At one time he favoured the succession of Robert Courthose to
tbe English throne, but afterwards forsook his cause. In the
year 1096, he was accused at Salisbury by Geoffrey Bainard of
having been in treason against WiUiam Rufus, whereupon that
king, though the Saxon Chronicle speaks of him as his kinsman,
ordered him to be put to death with unusual cruelty. Ellis, i.
463.

WILTSHIRE.

99

Pol J" XV b lata. In Wiltone 4 domus reddunt 4 solidos. Valuit
et valet, 24 libras.

WiUelmus de Aldrie tenet de WiUelmo LITEL
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 6
hidis et una virgata terr*. Terra est 6 carucat*.
In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, cum 1 servo ; et 3
villani, et 21 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini
reddentes 30 solidos, et 12 acr* prati. Pastura 10
quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 10
libras ; modo 8 libras.

H*c terra fuit, tempore Regis Edwardi, Tain
lande* Ecclesi* Sarisberiensis. Alestan [de] Bos
cumbe tenuit.
Idem WiUelmus tenet de WUlelmo CONTONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 6 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 5
servi; et 3 vUlani, et 11 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi tercia pars 2 molinorum reddens 10 solidos, et
24 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*, et totidem silv*.
Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

WiUelmus de Mara tenet de WiUelmo BRE V-
RESBROC. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro
2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea est
in dominio 1 hida et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et
2 servi ; et 1 villanus, et 8 bordarii.
30 solidos.

Valuit, et valet.

Hugo tenet de WiUelmo CERLETONE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est
7 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid* et dimi
dium, et ibi 1 carucata ; et 2 vUlani, et 7 bordarii,
cum dimidio carucat*. Ibi 2 molini reddentes 8
solidos et 4 denarios, et 15 acr* prati. Pastura 4

furlongs broad. The wood is 4 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. In Wilton 4 houses pay 4 shUlings.
The estate was, and is, worth £24.
William de Aldrie holds LITELTONE of WU
liam. In the time of King Edward it paid geld for
6 hides and 1 virgate of land. The land is 6 caru
cates. In demesne are 2 carucates, with 1 serf ; and
there are 3 villans, and 21 bordars, with 3 carucates.
There are 2 mills paying 30 shillings, and 12 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 10 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. It was worth £10; it is now
worth £8.
In the time of King Edward this was Tainland
belonging to the Church of Salisbury. Alestan [de]
Boscumbe held it.
The same WiUiam holds CONTONE oi WiUiam.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 6 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates,
and 5 serfs ; and there are 3 villans, and 11 bordars,
with 2 carucates. There is the third part of 2 mills
paying 10 shillings, and 24 acres of meadow, and 10
acres of pasture, and as many of wood. It was, and
is, worth 100 shillings.
WiUiam de Mara holds BREVRESBROC of
WUliam. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 2J hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this
there is in demesne 1 hide and^a half, and there are
2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there is I villan, and 8
bordars. It was, and is, worth 30 shillings.
Hugo holds CERLETONE of WiUiam. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides. The
land is 7 carucates. Of this there are 4^ hides in
demesne, and there is 1 carucate ; and there 2
villans, and 7 bordars, with half a carucate. There
are 2 mills paying 8 shUlings and 4 pence, and 15

' Tainland, (or Thane-land), is- thus defined by Spelman,
" Terra hsereditaria, et colonorum servituti non obnoxia." Jacob,
in his Law Dictionary, explains the expression as denoting " such
lands as were granted by charter of the Saxon kings to their

Thanes, and which were held with all immunities, except the
three-fold necessity of expeditions, repairs of castles, and
mending of bridges." See also, Ellis i. 231.

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quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Silva 6
quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit, et
valet, 100 solidos.

Idem Hugo tenet de Willelmo GRAFTONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi, geldabat pro una hida.
Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. Ibi sunt 3
bordarii. Pastura 2 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit 60 solidos ; modo 40
solidos.

Edwardus tenet de WUlelmo BOSCUMBE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4
hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et ibi 2 servi ;
et 3 villani, et 4 coscez, cum 1 carucata et dimidio.
Ibi 6 acr* prati. Pastura 12 quarentenis longa, et
totidem lata. Valet 10 Ubras.

Bernardus tenet CELDRETONE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 3 hidis et dimidio, 4
acris minus. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ;
et 5 bordarii, et 2 coscez. Ibi pastura 6 quarentenis
longa, et 5 quarentenis lata. Valuit 100 solidos;
modo 9 libras.

Radulfus tenet de WiUelmo ADHELMER
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 9
hidis. Terra est 8 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*; et 7 villani, et 10 bordarii,
cum 6 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 7 solidos,
et 50 acr* prati, et 40 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et
valet, 7 libras.

Bernardus tenet de WiUelmo COTEFORD.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 1 hida et
dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea in dominio
1 hida, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo ; et 2 coscez,
cum 1 carucata. Ibi 10 acr* prati, et quarta pars
molini reddens 3 solidos. Pastura 4 quarentenis

acres of meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long,
and I furlong broad. The wood is 6 furlongs long,
and 3 furlongs broad. It was, and is, worth 100
¦ shillings. The same Hugo holds GRAFTONE oi WUliam.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 1 hide.
The land is 1 carucate and a half. There are 3 bor
dars. The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad. It was worth 60 shillings ; it is now worth
40 shillings.

Edward holds B OSCUMBE of WiUiam. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 7 hides. The
land is 4 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
4^ hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and
there are 3 villans, and 4 coscets, with 1 carucate and
a half. There are 6 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 12 furlongs long, and as many broad. It is worth
£10.' Bernard holds CELDRETONE. In the time
of King Edward it paid geld for 3^ hides, wanting 4
acres. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there are in
demesne 3 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 2
serfs ; and there are 5 bordars, and 2 coscets. The
pasture there is 6 farlongs long, and 5 furlongs
broad. It was worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth
£9. Radulf holds ADHELMERTONE oi WUliam.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 9 hides.
The land is 8 carucates. Of this there are in de
mesne 3 hides, and there are 2 carucates ; and there
are 7 villans, and 10 bordars, with 6 carucates.
There is a mill paying 7 shillings, and 50 acres of
meadow, and 40 acres of pasture. It was, and is,
worth £7.
Bernard holds COTEFORD of WiUiam. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 1 hide and
a half The land is 2 carucates. Of this 1 hide is
in demesne, and there is 1 carucate, with 1 serf;
and there are 2 coscets, with 1 carucate. There
are 10 acres of meadow, and the fourth part of a mUl

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Pol_ J XVb longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 4 libras ; modo
' ^^^ '^ 3 libras.

Warnerus tenet de WiUelmo DIGERIC.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro I hida et 3
virgatis terr*. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est in
dominio ; et 2 villani, et 4 coscez. Rji dimidium
molini reddens 5 solidos, et 7 acr* prati, et 1 5 acr*
pastur*, et 17 acr* silv* minut*. Valet 30
solidos. De hac terra 1 hidam pr*stitit Alestano quidam
Abbas Malmesberiensis.
Radulfus tenet de WiUelmo LACHAM. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis et dimidio.
Terra est 1 0 carucat*. De ea in dominio est I hida
et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 10
viUani, et 4 bordarii, et 24 coscez, cum 8 carucatis.
Ibi 2 molini reddentes 30 solidos, et 15 acr* prati.
SUva 1 leuca longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit 6
libras ; modo similiter.

WilleUnus tenet de WiUelmo SEVAMEN-
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro
10 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*; et 10 villani, et
5 bordaru, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 20 acr* prati.
SUva 2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
Valuit 6 libras ; modo 7 libras.

Unus AngUcHS tenet de WUlelmo GETONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro una virgata
terr*. Terra est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est.
Reddit 5 solidos.
Has omnes pr*scriptas terras Willelmi de Ow
tenuit Alestan de Boscumbe.
Hugo tenet de WUlelmo SOPEWORDE.
Aluric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 6 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 6

paying 3 shillings. The pasture is 4 furlongs long,
and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now
£3. Warner holds DIGERIC oi WiUiam. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 1 hide and 3
virgates of land. The land is 1 carucate, which is
there in demesne; and there are 2 villans, and 4
coscets. There is half a mill paying 5 shillings, and
7 acres of meadow, and 15 acres of pasture, and 17
acres of coppice-wood. It is worth 30 shillings.
A certain Abbot of Malmesbury granted 1 hide
of this land to Alestan.
Radulf holds LACHAM of WiUiam. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 1^ hides. The
land is 10 carucates. Of this there is in demesne 1
hide and a half, and there are 2 carucates, and 2
serfs ; and there are 10 villans, and 4 bordars,
and 24 coscets, with 8 carucates. There are 2 mills
paying 30 shillings, and 15 acres of meadow. The
wood is a mile long, and as much broad. Itwas
worth £6 ; it is now of like value.
WUliam holds SEVAMENTONE of WUliam.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 10 hides.
The land is 7 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
4 hides, and there are 2 carucates ; and there are
10 villans, and 5 bordars, with 5 carucates. There
are 20 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad. It was worth £6 ; it is
now worth £7.
An EngUshman holds GETONE oi WUliam. In
the time of King Edward it paid geld for 1 virgate
of land. The land which is there is a half carucate.
It pays 5 shUlings.
Alestan of Boscumbe held all these above
mentioned lands now belonging to William de Ow.
Hugo holds SOPEWORDE of WiUiam. Alu
ric held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this
there are 3^ hides in demesne, and there are 2 caru-

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Fol.i^7^^ servi; et 3 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis.

•171 d

Valuit 6 libras ; modo 4 libras.

Idem WiUelmus tenet TOLLARD. Toll tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi pro uno manerio, et geldabat
pro 1 hida. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt
coscez, et 5 acr* prati, et una quarentena silv*.
Valuit, et valet, 20 solidos.

Ansfridus tenet de WiUelmo OPETONE. Toll
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. De ea
sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata; et 2
villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus
reddens 5 solidos, et 4 acr* prati. Silva 2 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata, et 20 acr*
pastur*. Valuit 15 solidos; modo 60 solidos.

Pro dimidia hida non reddidit geldum postquam
Willelmus Rex venit in Angliam ; et Hernulfus de
Hesding tenet injuste dimidiam hidam in ipsa villa.

cates, and 6 serfs ; and there are 3 villans, and 5
bordars, with 3 carucates. It was worth £6 ; it is
now worth £4.
The same WUliam holds TOLLARD. Toll held
it in the time of King Edward for 1 manor, and it
paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate. There
are coscets, and 5 acres of meadow, and 1
furlong of wood. It was, and is, worth 20 shiUings.
Ansfrid holds OPETONE oi William. ToU
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides. The land is 2^ carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate ; and
there are 2 villans, and 5 bordars, with 1 carucate.
There is a mill paying 5 shillings, and 4 acres of
meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad, and there are 20 acres of pasture. It was
worth 15 shillings; it is now worth 60 shiUings.
For a half hide he has not paid geld since King
William came into England; and Ernulf de Hesding
holds unjustly a half hide in the same vill.

XXXIII TERRA WILLELMI DE BRAIOSE.
Willelmus de Braiose i tenet de Rege ES-
SAGE. Alwinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 2 hidis et una virgata terr* et
dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. De ea
sunt in dominio 2 hid*. Ibi 1 villanus, et 2 bordarii,
cum dimidia carucata. Ibi 40 acr* pastur*, et silva
1 leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 10
solidos ; modo 20 solidos. Robertus tenet de Wil
lelmo.

XXXin. LAND OF WILLIAM DE BRAIOSE.
William de Braiose holds ESS AGE of the
King. Alwin held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides and 1 virgate and a half
of land. The land is 1 carucate and a half Of this
there are 2 hides in demesne. There is 1 viUan, and
2 bordars, with a half carucate. There are 40 acres
of pasture, and the wood is 1 mile long, and 3 fur
longs broad. It was worth 10 shiUings ; it is now
worth 20 shiUings. Robert holds it of WUUam.

' William de Braiose was a benefactor to the Abbey of
St. Florent at Saumur, and the founder of Sele Priory in
Sussex. He possessed, besides this smaU holding in WUts,

estates in Sussex, Surrey, Hants, Berks, and Dorset. His
family continued in tbe male Une, tiU the latter end of the reign
of Edward III. See Dugd. Baron., i. 414.

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XXXIV. TERRA WILLELMI DE MOIUN.

I XVI a Willelmus de Moiun^ tenet de Rege SUTONE,^
172 a gt Walterus de eo. Colo tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid* et una
virgata terr*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 3
villani, et 6 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus
reddens 4 solidos, et 4 acr* prati, et 2 acr* silv*.
Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et una lata. Valuit 4
libras; modo 100 solidos.

XXXIV. LAND OF WILLIAM DE MOIUN.
William de Moiun holds SUT ONE ofthe King,
and Walter of him. Colo held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 4
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides and
1 virgate of land, and there are 2 carucates, and 3
serfs ; and there are 3 villans, and 6 bordars, with 2
carucates. There is a mill paying 4 shillings, and 4
acres of meadow, and 2 acres of wood. The pasture is
half a mile long, and one mile broad. It was worth
£4 ; it is now worth 100 shillings.

XXXV. TERRA WILLELMI DE FALEISE.
Willelmus de Faleise^ tenet de Rege dimidiam
hidam in STANINGES, et Alwardus de eo. Terra
est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est ; et 4 acr* prati.
Valuit 20 solidos ; modo reddit 10 solidos. Leuing
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.

XXXV. LAND OF WILLIAM DE FALEISE.
William de Faleise holds ofthe King a half hide
in STANINGES, and Alward holds it of him. The
land which is there is a half carucate ; and there are
4 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; it now
pays 10 shillings. Leuing held it in the time of King
Edward.

' Leland (CoUect. I. 203) quoting an old roll in Norman-
French, in which were contained the names of those who came
over to England with King WUliam, mentions "WUUam de
Moion " as " the most noble of aU the host." He had possessions
also in Dorset, Devon, and Somerset ; in the last named county
he held no less than fifty-six manors (Somerset, 95 bj. The first
WiUiam de Moiun, who was also, according to Leland, called
Capel, buUt the priory of Dunster, where he was buried, as
was also his son who bare the same name as his father. The
gi-andson, also a WiUiam de Moiun, surnamed Mescbin, was
created Earl of Somerset, but be does not appear to have left
any children to inherit his title.
' This manor of Sbtone is the only one in WUtshire of which a
detaUed account is given in the Exon Domesday (p. 41). In the

^introduction to the Wiltshire portion of that record, contained in
this volume, some remarks wUl be found upon the entry in
question. We learn from it the surname of the tenant, viz.,
Walter] Hosatus (the same which appears in later times as
HusEEj'and Hussey) and are able from this additional informa
tion to identify the manor alluded to with tolerable certainty.
' William de Faleise held manors also in Dorset, Devon,
and Somerset. From an entry under the last named county
(fol. 96 bJ, we learn that he was married to the daughter of
Serlo de Burci, who is recorded as holding a small estate at
Dobreham (Domerham), under the Abbot of Glastonbury. See
above, ^. 29.

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XXXVL TERRA WALSCINI DE DOWAI

Walscinus de Dowai tenet de Rege CELDE-
WELLE, et Godescal de eo. Alsi tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est
3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 3 hid*, et 3
virgat* terr*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo, et 1
villano, et 6 bordariis, cum dimidia carucata. Ibi
10 acr* prati, et 7 acr* pastur*, et 8 acr* silv*.
Valuit, et valet, 3 libras.

Radulfus tenet de Walscino ST ORT ONE.
Alwacre tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 8 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 5 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1 servo ; et
6 villani, et 13 coscez, et 8 cotarii, cum 4 carucatis.
Ibi 2 molini, reddentes 20 denarios, et 60 acr*
pastur*. Silva 1 leuca longa, et una lata. Valuit
4 libras ; modo 7 libras.

XXXVI. LAND OF WALSCIN DE DOWAI
[DOUAY].
Walscin de Dowai holds CELDEWELLE of
the King, and Godescal holds it of him. Alsi held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5
hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there are
3 hides and 3 virgates of land m demesne, and there
is 1 carucate, with one serf, and one villan,
and 6 bordars, with a half carucate. There are 10
acres of meadow, and 7 acres of pasture, and 8 acres
of wood. It was, and is, worth £3.
Radulf holds STOR TONE of Walscin. Alwa
cre held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 8 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 5 hides, and there are 2
carucates, with 1 serf; and there are 6 villans, and
13 coscets, and 8 cottars, with 4 carucates. There
are 2 mills paying 20 pence, and 60 acres of pasture.
The wood is 1 mile long, and one broad. It was
worth £4 ; it is now worth £7.

XXXVII TEREA WALERANNI VENATORIS.

Walerannus 1 tenet de Rege COTEFORD.
Erlebald tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 6 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in
diminio 3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 7
villani, et 6 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus

XXXVII. LAND OF WALERAN THE
HUNTSMAN.
Waleran holds COTEFORD of the King.
Erlebald held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 6 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 2
carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 7 viUans, and

' Waleran was one of the Conqueror's principal huntsmen.
He is entered in Hampshire as holding several manors in that
county in capite, and had still larger possessions in
Dorsetshire, and WUts. He also held lands in Hampshire under
the Abbey of St. Peter, Winchester. His descendants for many
generations remained in possession of the manors enumerated
above. They were held by Walter Waleran, Lord of Grimstead,

who was married to Isabel, grand - daughter of WiUiam
Longespde, Earl of Salisbury, and who died, A.D. 1200.
Through bis daughters and co-heiresses, the several estates were
taken by marriage into the famUies of Ingham, and St. Martin,
and held by them during great part of the fourteenth century.
See Hoare's 'Branch and Dole,' p. 10.

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(XVI a reddens 10 solidos, et 10 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio
' l''^ * leuc* longa, et 5 quarentenis lata. Valuit 10 libras;
modo 12 Ubras.

Walterus tenet de Waleranno ANESTIGE.
Aluric et Ulwardus tenebant tempore Regis
Edwardi, et geldabant pro 7 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. De ea sunt in dimidio 5 hid* et una
virgata terr*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et
6 villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi
moUnus reddens 5 solidos, et 16 acr* prati, et 15
acr* silv*. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et 3
quarentenis lata. Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Azelinus tenet de Waleranno BUTREMARE.
Octo Taini tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabant pro 1 hida et una virgata terr*. Terra
est 2 carucat*. Valet 20 solidos.
Ipse Walerannus tenet 1 hidam in STANINGES.
Colo tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est
dimidium carucat*. Ibi sunt 6 acr* prati. Valuit
5 solidos ; modo 10 solidos.

Ricardus tenet de Waleranno CHENETE.
Leveclai tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro una hida et dimidio et una virgata terr*. Terra
est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 1 servo, et 2 bor
dariis, et una acra prati, et 4 acris pastur*. Valuit,
et valet, 20 solidos.
Azelinus tenet de Waleranno STANLEGE.
Selewinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro una hida et 3 virgatis terr*. Terra est 1 caru
cata. Ibi sunt 3 villani, et 3 bordarii, et 10 acr*
prati. Valuit 15 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

Ipse Walerannus tenet LANGEFORD. Osulf
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
5 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 5 servi ; et 8 villani, et
4 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens

6 bordars, with 3 carucates. There is a mill paying
10 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow. The pasture
is half a mile long, and 5 furlongs broad. It was
worth £10 ; it is now worth £12.
Walter holds ANESTIGE of Waleran. Aluric
and Ulward held it in the time of King Edward, and
paid geld for 7 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 5 hides and 1 virgate of
land, and there are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and
there are 6 villans, and 4 bordars, with 2 carucates.
There is a mill paying 5 shillings, and 16 acres
of meadow, and 15 acres of wood. The pasture is
half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad. It was, and
is, worth 100 shUlings.
Azelin holds BUTREMARE of Waleran.
Eight Thanes held it in the time of King Edward,
and paid geld for 1 hide and 1 virgate of land. The
land is 2 carucates. It is worth 20 shillings.

Waleran himself holds 1 hide in STANINGES.
Colo held in the time of King Edward. The land
is half a carucate. There are 6 acres of meadow.
It was worth 5 shillings; it is now worth 10
shillings. Richard holds CHENETE of Waleran. Leveclai
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide and a half and 1 virgate of land. The
land is 1 carucate, which is there, with one 1 serf, and
2 bordars, and 1 acre of meadow, and 4 acres of
pasture. It was, and is, worth 20 shUlings.
Azelin holds STANLEGE of Waleran. Selewin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide and 3 virgates of land. The land is 1
carucate. There are 3 villans, and 3 bordars, and 10
acres of meadow. It was worth 15 shillings; it is
now worth 30 shillings.

Waleran himself holds LANGEFORD. Osulf
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 5 carucates. Of this there
are 5 hides in demesne, and there are 2 carucates, and
5 serfs ; and there are 8 villans, and 4 bordars with

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PqI JXVI a 15 solidos, et 30 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc*
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit, et valet, 10
libras.

Erenburgis tenet de Waleranno LANGEFORD.
Norman tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum 1 servo, et 1
villano, et 5 bordariis, cum dimidio carucat*. Ibi
dimidium molini reddens 30 denarios, et 20 acr*
prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata. Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Engenoldus tenet de Waleranno dimidium hid*
in BEREFORD, et pro tanto geldabat tempore
Regis Edwardi. BoUe tenuit. Terra est dimidium
carucat*. Ibi sunt 2 bordarii, et 3 acr* prati.
Valuit, et valet, 7 solidos.
Robertus tenet de Waleranno in WITFORD, 3
virgatas terr*, et pro tanto geldabat tempore Regis
Edwardi. BoUe tenuit. Terra est dimidium caru
cat*. Ibi sunt 2 bordarii, et 4 acr* prati. Valuit,
et valet, 10 solidos.

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Herbertus tenet de Waleranno GREMESTEDE.
Agemundus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et gelda
bat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea est in
dominio 1 hida et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata, et 2
servi ; et 5 vUlani, et 7 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi
10 acr* prati. Silva 5 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. Valuit, et valet, 60 solidos.

Engenulfus tenet de Waleranno WATEDENE.
BoUe tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
2 hidis. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. De ea
in dominio est hida et dimidium, et ibi 1 carucata ;
et 4 coscez cum dimidia carucata. Ibi 7 acr* prati.
SUv* 2 quarenten* longitudine, et dimidium
quarenten* latitudine. Valuit 15 solidos ; modo 25
solidos.

3 carucates. There is a miU paying 15 shUlings,
and 30 acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile
long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was, and is, worth
£10. Erenburgis holds LANGEFORD of Waleran.
Norman held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of
this there . are in demesne 4 hides, and there is 1
carucate, with 1 serf, and 1 viUan and 5 bordars,
with half a carucate. There is half a mill paying
30 pence, and 20 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and 1 furloiag broad. It was,
and is, worth 100 shillings.
Engenold holds half a hide of Waleran in
BEREFORD, and it paid geld for so much in the
time of King Edward. BoUe held it. The land is
half a carucate. There are two bordars and 3 acres
of meadow. It was, and is, worth 7 shiUings.
Robert holds of Waleran 3 virgates of land in
WITFORD, and it paid geld for so much in the
time of King Edward. BoUe held it. The land is
half a carucate. There are 2 bordars, and 4 acres of
meadow. It was, and is worth, 10 shillings.
Herbert holds GREMESTEDE of Waleran.
Agemund held it in the time of King Edward, and
it paid geld for 3 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of
this there is one hide and a half in demesne, and
there is 1 carucate, and 2 serfs; and there are 5
vUlans, and 7 coscets, with 3 carucates. There are
10 acres of meadow. The wood is 5 furlongs long,
and 2 furlongs broad. It was, and is, worth 60
shillings. Engenulf holds WATEDENE of Waleran.
BoUe held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 2 hides. The land is 1 carucate and a
half. Of this there is in desmesne one hide and a
half and there is 1 carucate ; and there are 4 coscets
with a half carucate. There are 7 acres of meadow.
Of wood there are 2 furlongs in length, and half a
furlong in breadth. It was worth 15 shillings ; it is
now worth 25 shillings.

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jXVIb In WATEDENE tenent 2 milites 3 virgatas
^ - terr* et dimidium, 2 acris minus. Tempore Regis
Edwardi tenebant 4 Taini, qui poterant ire quo vole-
bant.i Terra est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est, cum
2 coscez, et una acra prati et dimidio. Valet 12
solidos. Engenulfus tenet de Waleranno unam virgatam
terr* in ALWARBERIE, et ibi habet 1 coscet.
Valet 2 solidos. Bode tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Ipse Walerannus tenet DUENE. Godric tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis et
una virgata terr*. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea est
in dominio 1 hida, et ibi carucata et dimidium, et 2
servi; et unus vUlanus, et 10 coscez, cum carucata
et dimidio. Ibi molinus et dimidium reddens 16
solidos, et 5 acr* prati. SUva 1 quarentena inter
longitudiuem et latitudinem. Valuit, et valet, 60
solidos.

In HERDICOTE tenet [Walerannus] dimi
dium hid*. Terra est dimidium carucat*. Ibi habet
dimidium molinum reddentem 6 solidos. Totum valet
20 solidos. Ednod tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.

In WATEDENE 2 ' milites' hold 3^ virgates
of land, all but 2 acres. In the time of King Edward
4 Thanes held them and they were able to go whither
they wished. The land is half a carucate which is
there, with 2 coscets, and 1 acre and a half of
meadow. It is worth 12 shillings.
Engenulf holds 1 virgate of land of Waleran in
ALWARBERIE, and has there 1 coscet. It is
worth 2 shillings. Bode held it in the time of King
Edward. Waleran himself holds DUENE. Godric held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
2 hides and 1 virgate of land. The land is 3 caru
cates. Of this there is in demesne 1 hide, and there
is a carucate and a half, and 2 serfs ; and there is 1
villan, and 10 coscets, with a carucate and a half.
There is a mill and a half paying 16 shillings, and
5 acres of meadow. The wood is 1 farlong between
length and breadth. It was, and is, worth 60
shillings. In HERDICOTE [Waleran] holds half a hide.
The land is half a carucate. He has there a half
mill paying 6 shillings. The whole is worth 20
shUlings. Ednod held it in the time of King
Edward.

XXXVIIL TERRA WILLELMI FILII WIDONIS.

Willelmus Filius Widonis tenet de Rege SU-
TONE. Alwold et soror ejus tenuerunt tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 8 hidis. Terra est 6
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2
carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 6 viUani, et^8 bordarii, cum
4 carucatis. Ibi 2 partes molini reddentes 13 solidos
et 4 denarios, et 6 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa,
et 2 quarentenis lata, et tantundem silv*. Valuit 8
libras ; modo 10 libras.

XXXVIIL LAND OF WILLIAM, SON OF
WIDON. [FITZ-WIDON.] "
William Fitz-Widon holds SUTONE of the
King. Alwold and his sister held it in the time of
King Edward, and it paid geld for 8 hides. The
land is 6 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
4 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs ; and
there are 6 villans, and 8 bordars, with 4 carucates.
There are 2 parts of a mill paying 13 shillings and
4 pence, and 6 acres of meadow. The pasture is
1 mile long, and 2 furlongs broad, and there is
as much wood. It was worth £8 ; it is now worth
£10.

' See the note on p. 72.

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XXXIS. TERRA HENRICI DE FERIERES.
Henricus de Ferieresi tenet de Rege STAN-
DENE. Godric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 1 hida. Terra est 5 carucat*. In
dominio sunt 4, et 4 servi ; et 8 acr* prati, et 10
acr* pastur*, et 6 acr* silv*. Valet 100 solidos.

Ibi est silva pertinens ad BED VINE tempore
Regis Edwardi.
Idem tenet CLIVE. Godric tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis una virgata
minus. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid* et una virgata, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 6
servi, et 5 bordarii, et 30 acr* prati, et 12 acr*
pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 4 libras.

XXXIX. LAND OF HENRY DE FERIERES.
Henry de Ferieres holds STANDENE of the
King. Godric held it in the time of Kiug Edward,
and it paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 5 carucates.
There are in demesne 4, and 4 serfs ; and there are
8 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, and 6
acres of wood. It is worth 100 shillings.
There is a wood there which belonged to BED-
VINE in the time of King Edward.
The same holds CLIVE. Godric held it in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides all
but 1 virgate. The land is 3 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 4 hides and 1 virgate, and
there are 3 carucates, and 6 serfs, and 5 bordars, and
30 acres of meadow, and 12 acres of pasture. It
was, and is, worth £4.

XL. TERRA RICARDI FILII GISLEBERTL

Ricardus filius Gisleberti ^ Comitis tenet de
Rege SUDTONE, et Berengerus de eo. Ulwardus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio

XL. LAND OF RICHARD, SON OF EARL
GILBERT [FITZ - GILBERT].
Richard Son of Earl Gilbert holds SUD
TONE of the King, and Berenger of him. Ulward
held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of

' Henry de Feeieees was the ancestor of tbe famUy of
Ferrers, Earls of Derby, and one of the Conqueror's commis
sioners for the formation of the Domesday survey. He had
possessions in no less than fourteen counties. One of them was
Tutbury, in Staffordshire. Towards the end of the eleventh
century, he founded the Priory at Tutbury, which afterwards
became a cell to the Abbey of St. Peter super Divam, iu Nor
mandy. Ellis i., 418.
' EiCHAED Fitz-Gilbeet is also known by the name of
EiCHAED DE Tonebeige (Kent, p. UJ. He was the ancestor
of the noble family of Claee. His father was Gislebert, (sur
named Crispin,) Earl of Brion, in Normandy, and son of Geoffrey,
the natural son of Eichard, Duke of Normandy. He was him

self Justice of England, and was joined in that office with
WUUam de Warren. He assumed the name of De Tonebrige,
from his seat at Tunbridge, in Kent, the town and castle of
which he had obtained from the Archbishop of Canterbury, in
exchange for the castle of Brion in Normandy. In Suffolk he
seems to have had the name of Claee, from one of bis lordships
in that county, and his descendants are known as Earls Clare,
or De Clare, tUl they obtained tbe English Earldoms of Glouces
ter and Hertford. His wife Eothais, daughter of Walter Giffard,
Earl of Buckingham, is entered in the record as a holder of lands
in Hertfordshire (fol 142 b.) and Huntingdonshire (fol 207J.
After the decease of her first husband she married Eudo Dapifer.
Ellis I., 477, 481.

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f XVIb 7 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 5 servi ; et 6 villani, et
I 9 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 10
solidos, et 12 acr* prati, et 3 acr* silv*. Pastura
6 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata ; et 5
burgenses reddentes 50 denarios. Valuit, et valet, 6
libras.

this there are in demesne 7 hides, and there are 3
carucates, and 5 serfs ; and there are 6 villans, and 9
bordars, with 3 carucates. There is a mill paying 10
shillings, and 12 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of
wood. The pasture is 6 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs
broad ; and there are 5 burgesses paying 50 pence.
It was, and is, worth £6.

XLI TERRA RADULFI DE MORTEMER.
Radulfus de Mortemer' tenet HUNLAVIN-
TONE. Heraldus Comes tenuit, et geldabat pro 20
hidis. Terra est 14 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 14 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 8 servi ; et
19 vUlani, et 8 coscez, cum 6 carucatis. Ibi 12 acr*
prati, et 10 acr* pastur*, et 8 acr* silv*. Valuit,
et valet, 12 libras.

In Malmesberie una domus reddit 12 denarios.

Oidelardus tenet de Radulfo TOCHEHAM.
Alwinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1
servo, et 1 villano, et S coscez cum dimidia carucata.
Ibi 12 acr* prati, et totidem pastur*, et 2 acr*
sUv*. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Edwardus tenet de Radulfo BRADEFELDE.
Bristwi et Elwi tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabant pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2
carucat*. De ea est in dominio 1 hida et dimidium.

XLI LAND OF RADULF DE MORTEMER.
Radulf de Mortemer holds HUNLAVIN-
TONE of the King. Earl Harold held it, and it
paid geld for 20 hides. The land is 14 carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 14 hides, and there are
4 carucates, and 8 serfs ; and there are 19 villans,
and 8 coscets, with 6 carucates. There are 12 acres
of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, and 8 acres of
wood. It was, and is, worth £12.
In Malmesbury 1 house pays 12 pence.
Oidelard holds TOCHEHAM oi Radulf. Alwin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2J hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2 hides, and there are 2 carucates,
with 1 serf, aind 1 villan, and 3 coscets with a half
carucate. There are 12 acres of meadow, and as
many of pasture, and 2 acres of wood. It was
worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Edward holds BRADEFELDE of Radulf.
Bristwi and Elwi held it in the time of King Edward,
and they paid geld for 2^ hides. The land is 2
carucates. Of this there is in demesne 1 hide and a

' Ralph de Moetemee, was tbe son of Eoger de Mortemer,
founder of the Abbey of St. Victor in Normandy. He was
allied to the Conqueror, and received from him many grants in
different counties. Wigmore Castle, in Shropshire, was given to
him for his services in subduing and taking prisoner, Edric, Earl

of Shrewsbury. He founded Wigmore Abbey ; and died some
time towards the close of the reign of Henry I. His son, Hugh
de Mortemer, married MatUda Longespee, and from their son
Eoger, who died in 1215, were descended the Earls of March.
Du,gd. Baron, i., 138.

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Pol JXVI b et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 villani, et 2 coscez, et 12 acr*
prati. Valuit, et valet, 30 solidos.

In HIWI tenet Radulfus 1 hidam, et ibi habet 1
bordarium, et4 acras prati. Valet 15 solidos. Toti
emit eam tempore Regis Edwardi, de Ecclesia
Malmesberiensi, ad *tatem trium hominum, et infra
hunc terminum poterat ire cum ea ad quem vellet
dominum. 1*
Ipse Radulfus tenet CLATFORD. Alwinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
3 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1 servo, et 1 vUlano,
et 7 bordariis, cum 1 carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens
20 solidos, et 5 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc*
longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Silva dimidio leuc*
longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit, et valet, 100
solidos.

Ipse Radulfus tenet IMEMERIE. Alwinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est 1
1 carucata, et 2 servi ; et 1 villanus, et 4 bordarii.
Ibi pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis
lata. Valuit 3 libras ; modo 4 libras.

Fol

r XVII a
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Ricardus tenet de Radulfo SIRENDONE.
Alwi tenuit, tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt iu
dominio 2 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et
4 servi; et 12 vUlani, et 3 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis.
Ibi 7 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 7 libras.

Rogerius tenet de Radulfo CHINTONE. Al
winus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 1 hida et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata, qu*
ibi est in dominio, cum 1 servo, et 2 bordariis. Ibi
molinus, reddens 2 solidos, et 4 acr* prati, et 6
acr* silv*. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

half, and there are 2 carucates, and 3 villans, and 2
coscets, and 12 acres of meadow. It was, and is,
worth 30 shUlings.
In HIWI Radulf holds 1 hide, and has there 1
bordar, and 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 15
shillings. Toti purchased it, in the time of King
Edward, of the Church of Malmesbury, for the lives
of three men, and within that term could go with
the land to what lord he pleased.
Radulf himself holds CLATFORD. Alwin
held in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 3 hides, and there are 2 carucates,
with 1 serf, and 1 villan, and 7 bordars, with 1
carucate. There is a mill, paying 20 shillings, and
5 acres of meadow. The pasture is half a mile long,
and 3 fm-longs broad. The wood is half a mile long,
and as much broad. It was, and is, worth 100
shillings. Radulf hunself holds IMEMERIE. Alwin held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, and 2 serfs ; and there is 1 vUlan, and 4
bordars. The pasture there is 3 furlongs long, and
2 furlongs broad. It was worth £3 ; it is now worth
£4. Richard holds SIRENDONE of Radulf. Alwi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2J hides, and there are 2 carucates,
and 4 serfs ; and there are 12 villans, and 3 bordars,
with 4 carucates. There are 7 acres of meadow. It
was, and is, worth £7.
Roger holds CHINTONE of Radulf. Alwin held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 hide and a half The land is 1 carucate, which is
there in demesne, with 1 serf, and 2 bordars. There
is a mUl, paying 2 shillings, and 4 acres of meadow,
and 6 acres of wood. It was worth 20 shillings ; it
is now worth 30 shUUngs.

' As to the meaning of this expression, see the note on p. 72.

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Ill

Fol (XVII a Hie Alwinus tenebat hanc terram de Ecclesia
Glastingeberiensi, et non poterat ab ea separari, et
inde serviebat Abbati.

Ricardus tenet de Radulfo 3 hidas in ALDRl-
TONE, et Walterus 1 hidam tenet ibidem. Alric,
Godwin, Algar, et Godric, in paragio* tenuerunt, tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant pro 4 hidis.
Terra est 4 carucat*. Ibi sunt 4 vUlani, et 5 bor
darii, et 2 servi, et molendinum de 37 denariis, et
25 acr* prati. In Malmesberie 1 burgensis reddit
7 denarios. Valuit, et valet, 60 solidos.
Edwardus tenet de Radulfo LOCHINTONE.
Alwardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et gelda
bat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt
in dominio 2 hid* una virgata minus, et ibi 2 caru
cat*; et 2 villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi 8 acr* prati, et 4 acr* silv*. Valuit, et valet,
3 libras.

This Alwin used to hold this land of the Church
of Glastonbury, and could not be separated from it,
and rendered the customary services therefrom to the
Abbot. Richard holds 3 hides of Radulf in ALDRI-
TONE, and Walter holds 1 hide there. Alric,
Godwin, Algar, and Godric, held them in parage in
the time of King Edward, and paid geld for 4 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. There are 4 villans and 5
bordars, and 2 serfs, and a mill worth 37 pence, and
25 acres of meadow. A burgess in Malmesbury
pays 7 pence. It was, and is, worth 60 shUUngs.
Edward holds LOCHINTONE of Radulf.
Alward held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 3 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of
this there are in demesne 2 hides all but 1 virgate,
and there are 2 carucates ; and there are 2 villans,
and 4 bordars, with 2 carucates. There are 8 acres
of meadow, and 4 acres of wood. It was, and is,
worth £3.

XLII TERRA ROBERTI FILII GIROLDI

Robertus filius Giroldi tenet de Rege WITE-
BERGE. Saulf tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De
ea sunt iu dominio 7 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 5 servi;
et 5 viUani, et 11 coscez, cum 1 bordario, habentes 1
carucatam. Ibi molinus, reddens 12 solidos et 6
denarios, et 50 acr* prati, et 50 acr* pastur*, et
10 acr* silv* minut*. Valuit 7 libras ; modo 10
libras. Gozelinus tenet de Roberto.

Rainerius tenet de Roberto FISTESBERIE.
Vitel tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
6 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi; et 7 villani, et
2 bordarii, cum 1 carucata et dimidio. Ibi pastura

XLII LAND OF ROBERT, SON OF GIROLD.
[FITZ-GIROLD. J
Robert Fitz-Girold holds WITEBERGE of
the King. Saulf held it in the time of King Ed
ward, and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 5
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 7 hides, and
there are 4 carucates, and 5 serfs ; and there are 5
viUans, and 11 coscets, with one bordar, having 1
carucate. There is a mill paying 12 shUlings and 6
pence, and 50 acres of meadow, and 50 acres of pas
ture, and 10 acres of brush-wood. It was worth
£7; it is now worth £10. Gozelin holds it of
Robert. Rainer holds FISTESBERIE oi Udbevt. Vitel
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 5 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 6 hides, and there are 2 caru
cates, and 2 serfs ; and there are 7 villans, and 2

' See note 2, on p. 85.

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I J XVII a 5 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Silva
dimidio leuc* longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit,
et valet, 100 solidos.

Rainerus tenet de Roberto FOSTESBERGE.
Alwinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi sunt 3
bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Pastura2 quarentenis longa,
et una quarentena et dimidio lata. Silva 2 quaren
tenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 15 solidos;
modo 30 solidos.

Robertus tenet BEDESDENE. CooUe tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una virgata
terr*. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 1
viUano, et 2 bordariis, et 4 servis ; et pastura 2
quarentenis longa, et una lata. Reddit 30 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Roberto BRISMARTONE.
Brismar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt in
dominio, cum 11 bordariis. Ibi moliuus, reddens 12
solidos, et 10 acr* prati. Pastura 12 quarentenis
longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Valuit 10 solidos;
modo 4 libras.

Idem Robertus tenet Roberto MILDESTONE.
Brismar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
Xjro hida et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata qu* ibi
[est] cum 2 servis, et 4 coscez. Ibi molinus, reddens
18 solidos, et 4 acr* prati. Pastura 12 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 20 solidos ;
modo 30 solidos.

Hugo tenet de Roberto WIFLESFORD. Tovi
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1
hida. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est, cum 1
villano, et 3 coscez. Ibi molinus, reddens 10 solidos,
et 6 acr* prati. Pastura 9 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. Valuit 30 solidos ; valet 60
solidos.

bordars, with 1 carucate and a half. The pasture
there is 5 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. The
wood is half-a-mile long, and 3 farlongs broad. It
was, and is, worth 100 shillings.
Rainer holds FOSTESBERGE of Robert. Al
win held it in the time King Edward, and it paid
geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. There
are 3 bordars, with one carucate. The pasture is 2
furlongs long, and 1 furlong and a half broad. The
wood is 2 furlongs long, and 2 farlongs broad. It was
worth 15 shillings ; it is now worth 30 shillings.

Robert holds BEDESDENE. CooUe held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1 vir
gate of land. The land is 1 carucate, which is there,
with 1 villan, and 2 bordars, and 4 serfs ; and the
pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1 broad. It pays 30
shUlings. Robert holds BRISMARTONE of Robert.
Brismar held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 2 carucates, which
are there in demesne, with 11 bordars. There is a
mill, paying 12 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 12 furlongs long, and 4 furlongs
broad. It was worth 10 shUlings; it is now worth
£4. The same Robert holds MILDESTONE of
Robert. Brismar held it in the time King Edward,
and it paid geld for a hide and a half The land is
1 carucate which is there, with 2 serfs, and 4 coscets.
There is a mill paying 18 shiUings, and 4 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 12 furlongs long, and 1
farlong broad. It was worth 20 shillings ; it is now
worth 30 shUlings.
Hugo holds WIFLESFORD of Robert. Tovi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate, which is there,
with I vUlan, and 3 coscets. There is a mill, paying
10 shillings, and 6 acres of meadow. The pasture is
9 furlongs long, and 2 fm-longs broad. It was worth
30 shUlings ; it is now worth 60 shiUings.

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P^j fXVIIa Rainerus tenet de Roberto VITELETONE.

•\n

Vitel tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
10 hidis. Terra est 12 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 5 hid* et una virgata terr*, et ibi 3
carucat*, et 6 servi; et 6 villani, et 12 bordarii,
cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 22 solidos
et 6 denarios, et 3 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca
longa, et dimidio leuc* lata. Valuit, et valet, 12
libras. Hugo tenet de Roberto SCA GE. Cudulf tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis et
una virgata et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi
est unus villanus, et 2 servi, et 30 acr* pastur*.
Silva 1 leuca longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
20 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Robertus tenet de Roberto EBLESBORNE.
Alwardus et Fitheus tenuerunt, tempore Regis Ed
wardi, pro 2 maneriis, et geldabant pro 14 hidis.
Terra est 10 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 10
hid*, et ibi 6 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 18 villani, et
7 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis. Hii 14 acr* prati.
Pastura 14 quarentenis longa, et 4 quarentenis lata.
SUva 2 leuc* inter longitudiuem et latitudinem.
Valuit 12 libras; modo 14 libras..

Rainer holds VITELETONE of Robert. Vitel
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 12 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 5 hides and 1 virgate of land,
and there are 3 carucates, and 6 serfs ; and there are
6 villans, and 12 bordars, with 3 carucates. There
is a mill, paying 22 shillings and 6 pence, and 3
acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and
half a mile broad. It was, and is, worth £12.
Hugo holds SCAGE of Robert. Cudulf held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 2
hides and 1 virgate and a half. The land is 1
carucate. There is 1 villan, and 2 serfs, and 30 acres
of pasture. The wood is 1 mile long, and 1 furlong
broad. It was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth
40 shillings. Robert holds EBLESBORNE oi Robert. Al
ward and Fitheus held it, in the time of King
Edward, for 2 manors, and paid geld for 14 hides.
The land is 10 carucates. Of this there are 10 hides
in demesne, and there are 6 carucates, and 4 serfs ;
and there are 18 viUans, and 7 bordars, with 4
carucates. There are 14 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 14 furlongs long, and 4 furlongs broad.
The wood is 2 miles between length and breadth.
It was worth £12 ; it is now worth £14.

XLIII TERRA ROBERTI FILII ROLF.
Robertus Filius Rolf tenet in MORDONE 1
hidam et unam virgatam terr*. Ulgar tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 virgatis terr*.
Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est in dominio cum 1
servo, et 1 villano; et 10 acr* prati, et 40 acr*
pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 20 solidos.

Robertus FUius Rolf tenet HANTONE. Ulgar
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 9
hidis una virgata minus. Terra est 5 carucat*. De

XLIII LAND OF ROBERT SON OF ROLF.
[FITZ-ROLF.]
Robert Fitz-rolf holds in MORDONE 1
hide and 1 virgate of land. Ulgar held it in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 virgates
of land. The land is 1 carucate, which is there in
demesne with 1 serf and 1 villan ; and there are 10
acres of meadow, and 40 acres of pasture. It was,
and is, worth 20 shillings.
Robert Fitz-Rolf holds HANTONE. Ulgar
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 9 hides aU but 1 virgate. The land is 5

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Fol i ^^1^3, ea sunt in dominio 6 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*. cum
1 servo ; et 6 vUlani, et 6 bordarii. Ibi 12 acr*
prati. Pastura 1 quarentena longa, et tantundem
lata. Valuit, et valet, 6 libras.

carucates. Of this there are in demesne 6 hides,
and there are 2 carucates, with 1 serf; and there
are 6 villans, and 6 bordars. There are 12 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 1 furlong long, and as
much broad. It was, and is, worth £6.

Fol

f XVIIa
t72c

XLI^. [TERRA] ROGERII DE CORCELLE.
Rogerius de Corcblle* tenet de Rege FISER-
TONE. Bondi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 10 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 5 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 3 ca
rucat*; et 16 vUlani, et 12 bordarii, et 14 cotarii,
cum 7 carucatis. Ibi molinus, 20 solidos reddens,
et 12 acr* prati, et 10 acr* silv*. Pastura dimidio
leuc* longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit, et valet,
25 libras.

XLF^. LAND OF ROGER DE CORCELLE.
Roger' de Corcelle holds FISERTONE of
the King. Bondi held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is
10 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 5^ hides,
and there are 3 carucates; and there are 16 vUlans,
and 12 bordars, and 14 cottars, with 7 carucates. There
is a mill, paying 20 shillings, and 12 acres of meadow,
and 10 acres of wood. The pasture is half a mile long,
and as much broad. It was, and is, worth £25.

XLV. [TERRA] ROGERII DE BERCHELAI
Rogerius de Berchelai ^ tenet de Rege FOXE-
LEGE. Aldret tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea
est in dominio 1 hida, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ;
et 4 villani, et 3 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi moU
nus, [de] 7 solidis et 6 denariis, et 4 acr* prati, et
8 acr* pastur*, et una domus' in Malmesberie.
Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

XLV. LAND OF ROGER DE BERCHELAI
Roger de Berchelai holds FOXELEGE of the
King. Aldret held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 4 carucates.
Of this there is 1 hide in demesne, and there are 2
carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 4 vUlans, and
3 coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a miU, worth
7 shUlings and 6 pence, and 4 acres of meadow, and
8 acres of pasture, and 1 house in Malmesbury. It
was, and is, worth 40 shillings.

' Kelham, quoting Collins (Peerage, i. p. 191), says that this
Eogee de Coecelle accompanied WiUiam the Conqueror into
.England, and, for his services, had several lands in Wilts, Dorset,
and Somerset. He adds that he was the ancestor of the
ChurchiUs, Dukes of Marlborough. Kelham, p. 54.
' Eogee de Beechelai was owner of the lordship of
Berkeley, in Gloucester, but divested of it afterwards for taking

part with King Stephen. He became, in 1091, a monk of Glou
cester. The estate at Berkeley was given subsequently by
Henry IL to Eobert Fitz-Harding, whose second son Maurice
was ancestor to tbe Earls of Berkeley. Ellis, i. 381.

^ This is described at p. 4, as
berie de firma Eegis.''

'una masura in Malmes-

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Fol.-J^"^-"-^^ I'iem Rogerius tenet 1 hidam dimidio virgat*
minus de dominica firma de CEP EH AM. Celeinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, purpresturami Edrici
Vice-Comitis. Ipse Rogerius tenet ESTONE. Alwi tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis di
midio virgat* minus. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea
sunt 2 hid* in dominio, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 4 servi ;
et 2 villani, et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi mo
linus reddens 6 solidos. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo
40 solidos.

The same Roger holds 1 hide all but half a vir
gate of the demesne farm of CEPEHAM. Celein
held in the time of King Edward, as a purpresture
of Edric the Sheriff.
Roger himself holds ESTONE. Alwi held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 3
hides, all but half a virgate. The land is 3 caru
cates. Of this there are 2 hides in demesne, and
there are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs ; and there are 2
villans, and 3 bordars, with 1 carucate. There is a
mill paying 6 shUlings. It was worth 30 shillings ;
it is now worth 40 shillings.

Fol,

XLVI [TERRA BERNARDI PANCEVOLT.]
f XVIIb Bernardus Pancevolt tenet FERSTESFELD.
I 72 d
*¦ Godvinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro una virgata terr* et dimidio. Terra est dimi
dium carucat*. Valet 5 solidos.

XLVI [LAND OF BERNARD PANCEVOLT]
Bernard Pancevolt holds FERSTESFELD.
Godwin held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 1 virgate and a half of land. The land
is half a carucate. It was worth 5 shillings.

XLVII TERRA BERENGERI GIFARD.
Berenger Gifard tenet de Rege FONTEL.
Ening tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De ea est in
dominio 1 hida, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 6
villani, et 16 bordarii, cum 4 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 5 solidos, et 7 acr* prati. Pastura dimidio
leuc* longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Silva 4 quaren
tenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 100 soli
dos ; modo 6 libras.

XLVII. LAND OF BERENGER GIFARD.
Berenger Gifard holds FONTEL of the King.
Euing held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 7 carucates. Of
this there is in demesne 1 hide, and there are 3 caru
cates, and 4 serfs ; and there are 6 villans, and 1 6
bordars, with 4 carucates. There is a mill, paying 6
shillings, and 7 acres of meadow. The pasture is
half a mile long, and 3 furlongs broad. The wood
is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was-
worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth £6.

' " PomiPEESTUEE," says Jacob (Law Diet, sub voce.) " from
the French ^OMr-pm, (conseptum, an enclosure,) denotes anything
done to the hurt of the King's demesnes, or the highways, &c.,
by inclosure or buildings, endeavouring to make that private
which ought to be public." He adds, from Crompton, the
foUowing extended meaning, — " Pourpresture is properly when
a man taketh unto himself, or encroacheth anything he ought

not, whether it be in jurisdiction, land, or franchise, and generaUy
when anything is done to the nuisance of the King's tenants."
Skene, after defining three sorts of this offence, explains
" Pourpresture against the King as happening by the negligence
of the Sheriff or his deputy, or by the long continuance of wars,
inasmuch as those who have lands near the crown lands
take or inclose a part of them, and add it to their own." P

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( XVIIb Idem tenet 1 hidam in BEREFORD. Heraldus

¦\72d

Comes tenuit tempore Regis Edv/ardi, et pro tanto
geldabat. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 6 bordarii,
et 6 acr* prati. Valuit 60 (9 ?) soUdos ; modo 20
solidos.

The same holds 1 hide in BEREFORD. Earl
Harold held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for so much. The land is 1 carucate.
There are 6 bordars, and 6 acres of meadow. It was
worth 60 (9?) shiUings ; it is now worth 20 shillings.

XLVIII TERRA OSBERNI GIFARD.
Osbernus Gifard i tenet de Rege WINTRE
BURNE. Domne tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 1 1 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 9 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 5
servi ; et 4 villani, et 5 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi 6 acr* prati, et pastura 9 quarentenis longa, et 6
quarentenis lata. Valuit 7 libras ; modo 9 libras.

Idem Osbernus tenet 2 hidas in WINTRE
BURNE. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi 2 acr* prati,
et 3 acr* pastur*. Valuit 30 solidos; modo 40
solidos.

Idem Osbernus tenet 3 hidas et dimidium in
OR CES T ONE. Ulmarus et Alwinus tenuerunt tem
pore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi
sunt in dominio, et 3 servi. Pastura dimidio leuc*
et 40 acris longa, et lata. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo
50 solidos.
Ipse Osbernus tenet STANTONE. Brictric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 18
hidis. Ibi habet 2 carucatas in dominio in 9 hidis,
et ibi 7 servi ; et 9 villani, et 3 coscez, cum 6 caru
catis. Ibi 6 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et
1 lata. SUva 1 leuca longa, et 3 quarentenis lata.
Valuit 9 libras ; modo 8 libras.

XLVIII LAND OF OSBERN GIFARD.
Osbern Gifard holds WINTREBURNE of the
King. Domne held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 1 1 hides. The land is 6 caru
cates. Of this there are 9 hides in demesne, and
there are 4 carucates, and 5 serfs ; and there are 4
villans, and 5 bordars, with 2 carucates. There
are 6 acres of meadow, and the pasture is 9 furlongs
long, and 6 furlongs broad. It was worth £7 ; it is
now worth £9.
The same Osbern holds 2 hides in WINTRE
BURNE. The land is 1 carucate. There are 2
acres of meadow, and 3 acres of pasture. It was
worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shUlings.

The same Osbern holds 3^ hides in ORCES
TONE. Ulmar and Alwin held them in the time
of King Edward. The land is 2 carucates which are
there in demesne, and 3 serfs. The pasture is in
length and breadth half a mile and 40 acres. It was
worth 40 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Osbern himself holds STANTONE. Brictric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 18 hides. He has there 2 carucates in demesne
in 9 hides, and there are 7 serfs ; and there are 9
villans, and 3 coscets, with 6 carucates. There are
6 acres of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and
1 broad. The wood is 1 mile long, and 3 furlongs
broad. It was worth £9 ; it is now worth £8.

' Osbeen Gifaed was the first of the family of the Giffards,
of Brimsfield, the chief seat of their barony, in Gloucestershire.

Their chief seat in WUtshire was at Sherrington.

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(XVIIb Ecclesia S. Stefani de Fontened ^ tenet de

\72d

Osberno 2 hidas et unam virgatam terr* in MIDEL
TONE. Domno tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu*
ibi sunt in dominio cum 1 servo, et 2 bordariis.
Ibi 5 acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*, et una acra
sUv*. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Ipse Osbernus tenet COTEFORD. Aluric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una
hida et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea est
in dominio 1 hida, et ibi 1 carucata et dimidium, et
2 servi; et 6 coscez, et 1 cotarius, cum dimidia
carucata. Ibi quarta pars molini, reddens 3 solidos
et 3 obolos, et 10 acr* prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valebat 50 solidos ;
modo 60 solidos.

Ipse Osbernus tenet ORCHESTONE. Trase-
mundus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 4
vUlani, et 3 coscez, et 5 cotarii, cum 1 carucata et
dimidio. Ibi pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

Ipse Osbernus tenet DEVREL. SmaU tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis et
dimidia virgata terr*. Terra est 3 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, cum 1
servo, et 9 coscez, et 3 bordariis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 30 denarios, et 2 acr* prati, et pastura 2
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Silva
dimidio leuc* longa, et tantundem lata. Valuit 40
solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

The Church of S. Stephen of Fontened holds of
Osbern 2 hides and I virgate of land in MIDEL
TONE. Domno held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The land
is 2 carucates, which are there in demesne with one
serf, and 2 bordars. There are 5 acres of meadow,
and 20 acres of pasture, and 1 acre of wood. It
was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Osbern himself holds COTEFORD. Aluric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide and a half. The land is 2 carucates.
Of this there is in demesne 1 hide, and there is there
1 carucate and a half, and 2 serfs; and there are
6 coscets, and 1 cottar, with a half carucate. There
is the fourth part of a mill, paying 3 shillings and
3 half-pence, and 10 acres of meadow. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and I furlong broad. It was
worth 50 shillings ; it is now worth 60 shillings.
Osbern himself holds ORCHESTONE. Ti-ase-
mund held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of
this there are 4 hides in demesne, and there are 2
carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and
3 coscets, and 5 cottars, with 1 carucate and a half.
The pasture there is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth 100
shillings. Osbern himself holds DEVREL. SmaU held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
3 hides and half a virgate of land. The land is 3
carucates. Of this there are 2 hides in demesne, and
there are 2 carucates, with 1 serf, and 9 coscets, and
3 bordars. There is a mill, paying 30 pence, and 2
acres of meadow, and the pasture is 2 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. The wood is half a mile long,
and as much broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it
is now worth 60 shillings.

' It is so spelt in the original. In other records we have it
written ' Funtenay.' Test, de Nev. 156. This was an Abbey
of the Benedictine Order at Fontenay in Normandy, founded
by St. Evremond, about a.d. 568 or 570. Having been
destroyed by the Normans, it was re-founded by Ealph

Taisson, whose Charter of Foundation, in the time of the
Conqueror, is given in the New Monast. vi. 1084. Dugdale
also gives a charter of Eobert Marmion. Brimsfield, in
Gloucestershire, was an alien ceU to this Abbey. See note on
p. 116.

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XVIIb 72 d

Ipse Osbernus tenet TERINTONE. Domno
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio
9 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 2 villani, et
4 coscez, et 3 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 10 acr*
prati. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

Ipse Osbernus tenet SCARENTONE. Algar
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. De ea
sunt in dominio 4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 caruca-
t*, et 5 servi; et 2 villani, cum dimidia carucata.
Ibi dimidium molini reddens 7 solidos et 6 denarios,
et 6 acr* prati, et 60 acr* pastur*, et 40 acr*
silv*. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

Ipse Osbernus tenet SCARENTONE. Smalo
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. De ea
sunt in dominio 4 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 caruca-
t*, et 5 servi; et 2 villani, cum dimidia carucata.
Ibi dimidium molini reddens 7 solidos et 6 denarios,
et 6 acr* prati, et 60 acr* pastur*, et 40 acr* silv*,
et in Wiltune 1 burgensis reddens 3 solidos. Valuit
4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

Gunduinus tenet de Osberno OGEFORD. Ed-
nodus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata, qu*
ibi est cum 1 servo, et 1 bordario. Ibi molinus, red
dens 4 solidos, et 4 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*.
Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Hanc terram abstulit Godvinus Comes [ecclesia]
S. Mari* Wiltunensis, et tunc eam recuperavit Ed-
nodus.

Osbern himself holds TERINTONE. Domno
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 9 hides, and there are 3 carucates,
and 4 serfs ; and there are 2 villans, and 4 coscets,
and 3 bordars, with 3 carucates. There are 10 acres
of meadow. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth 100
shillings. Osbern himself holds SCARENTONE. Algar
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld

for 5 hides.

The land is 2^ carucates.

Of this there

are in demesne 4^ hides, and there are 2 carucates,
and 5 serfs ; and there are 2 villans, with a half
carucate. There is half a mill paying 7 shillings
and 6 pence, and 6 acres of meadow, and 60 acres of
pasture, and 40 acres of wood. It was worth £4 ; it
is now worth 100 shillings.
Osbern himself holds SCARENTONE. Smalo
held it in the time of Eang Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 2^ carucates. Of this there
are 4J hides in demesne, and there are 2 carucates,
and 5 serfs ; and there are 2 villans, with a half car
ucate. There is half a mill paying 7 shillings and 6
pence, and 6 acres of meadow, and 60 acres of pas
ture, and 40 acres of wood, and 1 burgess in Wilton
paying 3 shUlings. It was worth £4 ; it is now
worth 100 shillings.
Gunduin holds OGEFORD of Osbern. Ednod
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2^ hides. The land is 1 carucate, which is there
with 1 serf, and 1 bordar. There is a mill, paying 4
shUlings, and 4 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of
pasture. It was worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth
40 shillings. Earl Godwin took away this estate from the
church of S. Mary at Wilton, and then Ednod
recovered it.

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XLIX. TERRA DROGONIS FILII PONZ.

Fol p"^™* Drogo Filius Ponz^ tenet de Rege SEGRIE.
l^ * Wiflet tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata ; et 5 villani, et 6
bordarii, et 5 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 2 molini
reddentes 22 solidos et 4 denarios, et 30 acr* prati.
In Malmesberie una domus reddit 9 denarios. Valuit
60 solidos ; modo 70 solidos.

Rogerius de Laci, et Turstinus filius Rolf, et
WUlelmus Leuric tenent 1 hidam in COLESELLE.
Tres Taini tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi. Pars
omnium valet 4 libras.
Gislebertus tenet de Drogone ESTONE. Os
wardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 1
villanus, et 4 bordarii, et 2 coscez. Ibi 10 acr*
prati. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis
lata. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Hugo tenet de Drogone ALDRINTONE. Ed
ricus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
3 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in do
minio 2 hid* et 3 virgat* terr*, et ibi 1 carucata,
cum 1 servo, et 2 bordariis. De parte molini 22
denarii; et 15 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 60 soli
dos.

XLIX. LAND OF DROGO, SON OF PONZ.
[FITZ-PONZ.]
Drogo Fitz-Ponz holds SEGRIE of the King.
Wiflet held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is four carucates.
Of this there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1
carucate ; and there are 5 vUlans, and 6 bordars, and
5 coscets, with 1 carucate. There are 2 mills paying
22 shiUings and 4 pence, and 30 acres of meadow.
A house in Malmesbury pays 9 pence. It was worth
60 shillings ; it is now worth 70 shillings.
Roger de Laci, and Turstin Fitz-Rolf, and
WiUiam Leuric hold 1 hide in COLESELLE.
Three Thanes held it in the time of King Edward.
The shares of all are worth £4.
Gislebert holds ESTONE of Drogo. Osward
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are 4 hides in demesne, and there are 2 carucates,
and 2 serfs ; and there is 1 villan, and 4 bordars, and
2 coscets. There are 10 acres of meadow. The wood
is 2 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It was
worth 40 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Hugo holds ALDRINTONE of Drogo. Edric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 3 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 2 hides and 3 virgates of land, and
there is 1 carucate, with one serf, and 2 bordars.
From part of a mill there are 22 pence ; and there
are 15 acres of meadow; it was, and is, worth 60
shillings.

' Deogo, or Deu, was a noble Norman, son of Walter de
Ponz, and brother of Eichard de Ponz, ancestor of the noble
family of Clifford. He held no less than 73 estates, many of

them, however, of but small extent, in Devonshire, as under
tenant to the Bishop of Coutance. Ellis, I. 406.

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L. TERRA HUGONIS LASNE.
Hugo Lasne^ tenet 1 hidam terr* et 3 virgatas
de Rege in SCALDEBURNE, et Willelmus tenet
de eo. Unus Tainus tenuit de Rege Edwardo, et pro
tanto geldabat. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi est unus
villanus, et 4 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 1 arpenna^
prati, et 2 acr* silv*. Valet 30 solidos.

Heraldus tenet de Hugone WICHELESTOTE.
Leuric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 5 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in
dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata et dimidium, cum
1 servo ; et 3 villani, et 6 bordarii, cum dimidia
carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos, et 25 acr*
prati, et 30 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 40
solidos. Ipse Hugo tenet in CLIVE 2 hidas. Godeva
tenuit x^ro uno manerio. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi
est unus coscet, et 12 acr* prati. Valet 12 solidos.

WiUelmus tenet de Hugone CORTITONE.
Dene tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
6 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea sunt in do
minio 4 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata et dimidium, et 2
servi ; et 4 bordarii, cum dimidia carucata. Ibi
molinus, reddens 20 solidos, et 6 acr* prati. Pas
tura 3 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata, et
tantundem silv*. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6
libras.

L. LAND OF HUGO LASNE.
Hugo Lasne holds 1 hide and 3 virgates of land
of the King in SCALDEBURNE, and WUliam
holds them of him. A Thane held the estate of
King Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The
land is 2 carucates. There is 1 villan, and 4 coscets,
with 1 carucate. There is 1 arpen of meadow, and
2 acres of wood. It is worth 30 shillings.
Harold holds WICHELESTOTE. Leuric held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
5 hides. The land is 2 carucates. Of this there are
4 hides in demesne,, and there is 1 carucate and a
half, with 1 serf; and there are 3 viUans, and 6 bor
dars with a half carucate. There is a mill, paying
5 shillings, and 25 acres of meadow, and 30 acres of
pasture. It was, and is, worth 40 shillings.
Hugo himself holds 2 hides in CLIVE. God
eve held them for 1 manor. The land is 1 carucate.
There is 1 coscet, and 12 acres of meadow. It is
worth 12 shillings.
William holds CORTITONE of Hugo. Dene
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 6 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 4 hides, and there is 1 carucate and
a half, and 2 serfs ; and there are 4 bordars with a
half carucate. There is a mill, paying 20 shillings,
and 6 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs
long, and 2 furlongs broad, and there is as much
wood. It was worth 100 shillings; it is now worth
£6.

' In the body of the entry of the lands belonging to Hugo
Lasne in Worcestershire, he is caUed " Hugo Asinus " (as though
the name were originaUy ' L'asne,' the older form of what is
now contracted into ' L'ane'), whether in reference to his personal
or mental peculiarities we are not informed. This sort of name
was not uncommon in the Norman times. The first ofthe Bohun
famUy was called " Barbatus," or " Hunfridus cum barba." The
Earl Hugo was surnamed "Lupus"; see above, p. 60. EUis
(I. 436) gives an amusing instance out of the Corisuetudinarium

of the Abbey of St. Edmondsbury (MS. Hari., 3977, /oZ. 19,) of
the practice of bestowing these appellations : — " Erat quidam vir
strenuus Eeynaldus Stanceberd Denasez, sic vocatus quia
nasum in bello cum rege Willelmo seniore amiserat," &c. The
names given to some of our early Norman kings, such as Rufus,
Beauclerc, and Coeur de Lion, are Ulustrations of this custom.
' See, on tbe " Arpenna " as a measure of land, the note on
p. 44.

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Fol 'ol I ^^^^^ * Ecclesia S. Marine Wintoniensis tenet de Hugone
^ * CHENETE pro filial ejus. Honewinus tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis una
virgata minus. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est
in dominio cum 2 bordariis, et una acra prati, et 6
acris pastur*. Valuit 10 solidos ; modo 20 solidos.

The Church of S. Mary at Winton holds CHE
NETE of Hugo for his daughter. Honewin held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 2
hides all but 1 virgate. The land is 1 carucate,
which is there in demesne with 2 bordars, and 1 acre
of meadow, and 6 acres of pasture. It was worth 10
shillings ; it is now worth 20 shUlings.

LI. TERRA HUGONIS FILII BALDRICI

Hugo Filius Baldrici^ tenet MERESDENE,
et Walterus, gener ejus, de eo. Wenesi tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra
est 8 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 3
servi; et 9 villani, et 14 coscez, et 2 bordarii, cum
5 carucatis. Ibi molinus, reddens 7 solidos et dimi
dium, et 24 acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. In Wiltune 1 domus
reddit 10 denarios. Valuit 7 libras ; modo 10 libras.

LI LAND OF HUGO, SON OF BALDRIC.
[FITZ-BALDRIC]
Hugo Fitz-Baldric holds MERESDENE, and
Walter, his son-in-law, holds it of him. Wenesi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 10 hides. The land is 8 carucates. In demesne
are 2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are 9 villans,
and 14 coscets, and 2 bordars, with 5 carucates.
There is a mill,, paying 7 shillings and 6 pence, and
24 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3 furlongs long,
and 2 furlongs broad. A house in Wilton pays 10
pence. It was worth £7 ; it is now worth £10.

LIL [TERRA] HUNFRIDI CAMERARII

Hunfridus,

Camerarius, ^

tenet de Rege
SCHERNECOTE. Alwardus tenuit tempore Re
gis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4
carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 2 hid* et di
midium, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 8 villani,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 50 acr* prati, et pastura 2
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

LIL LAND OF HUMFREY THE CHAMBER
LAIN.
Humfrey, the Chamberlain, holds SCHERNE
COTE of the King. Alward held it in the time
of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The
land is 4 carucates. Of this 2^ hides are in demesne
and there are 2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there are
8 villans, with 2 carucates. There are 50 acres of
meadow, and the pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1
furlong broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now
worth 60 shillings.

' His daughter, it is impUed, was a Nun at Winchester, and
this estate was her " portion." See note on p. 50.
" Hugo Fitz-Baldeic occurs in the Domesday for Notting
ham (fol. 280J with the word "Vice-Comes" written above.
Kelham (p. i3) says that he was Sheriff of Northumberland.
From the Exon Domesday, in the account of the Hundred of

Swanborough, we may infer, that the tenant's name was ' Walter
de Rivera,' and that this estate was the dowry of the daughter of
Hugo Fitz-Baldric, to whom he was married.
' The office of the " Camerarius," says Kelham, p. 171, was to
take charge of the King's " camera," or treasury. He considers
that it answered to the present Treasurer of the Household.

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173 a

LIII. TERRA GUNFRIDI MALDOITH.
Gunfridus Malduit ^ tenet de Rege CALE
STONE. Algarus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 2 hidis et una virgata terr*. Terra
est 2 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 5 virgat*
terr*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 3 servi; et 6 bordarii
cum dimidia carucata. Ibi molinus, reddens 15
solidos, et 8 acr* prati. Pastura 2 quarentenis
longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit 40 solidos;
modo 50 solidos.

Idem Gunfridus tenet WITELIE. Appe tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una hida.
Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt in dominio cum 1
servo, et 6 bordariis. Ibi 8 acr* prati. SUva 3
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
40 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

LIII. LAND OF GUNFRID MALDOITH.
Gunfrid Malduit holds CALESTONE of the
King. Algar held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides and I virgate of land.
The land is 2 carucates. Of this there are in demesne
5 virgates of land, and there are 2 carucates, and 3
serfs ; and there are 6 bordars with half a carucate.
There is a mill, paying 15 shillings, and 8 acres of
meadow. The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and I
furlong broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now
worth 50 shillings.
The same Gunfrid holds WITELIE. Appe
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for I hide. The land is 2 carucates, which are there
in demesne with I serf, and 6 bordars. There are 8
acres of meadow. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and
I furlong broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is
now worth 50 shillings.

LIV. TERRA ALUREDI ISPANIENSIS.
Aluredus de Ispania ^ tenet de Rege ETES-
BERIE. Alwi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea
sunt in dominio 3 hid* et dimidium, et ibi 2 caru
cat*, et 2 servi ; et 7 bordarii, et unus miles, cum 1
carucata. Ibi 20 acr* pastur*. Valuit 3 libras ;
modo 4 libras.

LIV. LAND OF ALURED OF SPAIN.
Alured of Spain holds ETESBERIE of the
King. Alwi held it in the time of King- Edward, and
it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates.
Of this there are 3^ hides in demesne, and there are
2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there 7 bordars,
and one ' miles,' with 1 carucate. There are 20
acres of pasture. It was worth £3 ; it is now
worth £4.

'In the Exon Domesday this name is written "Gunfridus
Maledoctus," another instance of the Norman custom of giving
names from some personal or mental peculiarities, to which aUu
sion has been made. (p. 120 note.) Iu after times this surname
assumed the form of "Mauduit." See Hoare's 'Warminster
Hundr. p. 2.

^Kelham (p. 55) says that this Alueed was originaUy of Spain,
and that hence came his distinctive designation. Ellis (I. 370)
says that the famUy of ' Hispaine,' in Essex, were descended from
him, and refers to Morant's Essex, IL, pp. 301, 363, 380.

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LV. [TERRA] AIULFI, VICECOMITIS.
Fol.i-^^^^^* Aiulfus, Vicecomes, i tenet de Rege 5 hidas in
TOLLARD, et dimidiam hidam. Quinque Taini
tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro 5 hidis et
dimidio geldabant. Terra est 4 carucat*. De ea
sunt in dominio 4 hid*, et ibi 2 carucat*, et 2 servi,
et 3 villani, et 14 bordarii. Ibi 2 arpenn* vine*, et
20 acr* pastur*, et 4 acree silv*. Valuit 4 libras ;
modo 6 libras.

Idem Aiulfus tenet dimidiam hidam in BER-
MENTONE. Terra est dimidium carucat*. Red
dit 12 solidos. Radulfus tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi.

LV. LAND OF AIITLF, THE SHERIFF.
Aiulf, the Sheriff, holds 5 hides, and a half
hide, of the King, in TOLLARD. Five Thanes
held it in the time of King Edward, and they paid
geld for 51 hides. The land is 4 carucates. Of this
there are in demesne 4 hides, and there are 2 caru
cates, and 2 serfs, and 3 villans, and 14 bordars.
There are 2 arpens of vineyard, and 20 acres of pas
ture, and 4 acres of wood. It was worth £4 ; it is
now worth £6.
The same Aiulf holds a half hide in BERMEN-^
TONE. The land is half a carucate. It pays 12
shillings. Radulf held it in the time of King
Edward.

LVI TERRA NIGELLI MEDICI.
Nigellus, Medicus,^ tenet de Rege STRA
TONE. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 30
hidis. Terra est 14 carucat*. De ea sunt in do
minio 5 hid*, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 24
viUani, et 18 bordarii, cum 12 carucatis. Ibi molinus,
reddens 2 solidos, et pratum 8 quarentenis longum,
et 5 quarentenis latum. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et
5 quarentenis lata. Valuit 18 libras; modo 16
libras. Idem NigeUus tenet CHESIGEBERIE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 8 hidis. Terra est

LVI LAND OF NIGEL THE PHYSICIAN.
Nigel, the Physician, holds STRATONE of the
King. In the time of King Edward it paid geld for
30 hides. The land is 14 carucates. Of this there
are in demesne 5 hides, and there are 3 carucates, and
2 serfs; and there are 24 villans, and 18 bordars,
with 12 carucates. There is a mill, paying 2 shillings,
and the meadow is 8 furlongs long, and 5 furlongs
broad. The pasture is 1 mile long, and 5 furlongs
broad. It was worth £l8 ; it is now worth £I6.
The same Nigel holds CHESIGEBERIE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 8 hides. The

'AiULp was Sheriff of Dorset in the time of King Edward
tbe Confessor. In tbe Ust of Tenants in capite prefixed to the
Domesday for Dorset he is caUed ' Vice-Comes', whUst in tbe
accounts of the various manors that belonged to him, he is
entered as " Camekaeius." — One of his possessions in Dorset
is caUed ' Hampreston Chamiberlain ' to the present day.
^ Nigel was the Conqueror's physician. Lands were granted

to him not only in Wilts, but in Hants, Herefordsliire, and
Shropshire. See Domesday, fol. 49, 183, 260 b. Many of
the lands so granted, like most of these belonging to Nigel
in Wilts, had been previously held by Spietes, a priest, and,
in several instances, under some reUgious house. This was
the case with some of tbe manors in Herefordshire, which had
belonged in the Confessor's time, to the Church of St. Guthlac,
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( XVIII b 5 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 4 hid* et dimi-

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dium, et ibi 2 carucat* et dimidium, et 2 servi ; et
8 viUani, et 12 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi moli
nus, reddens 7 solidos et dimidium, et 20 acr* prati,
et pastura 1 leuca longa, et 5 quarentenis lata.
Valuit, et valet, 13 libras.
Idem Nigellus tenet 1 hidam in NIGRAVRE,
et Durandus de eo. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt
3 bordarii cum dimidia carucata, et 6 acr* prati.
Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valuit, et valet, 3 libras.
H*c 3 maneria pertinent ad Ecclesiam de
NIGRAVRE.
Idem Nigellus tenet 4 hidas in SUDTONE, et
pro tanto geldabat tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra
est 3 carucat*. S. Maria de Monteburg^ tenet de
Nigello. De hac terra sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et
ibi 1 carucata, et 3 servi ; et 5 vUlani, et 5 bordaru,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi tercia pars molini, reddens 6
solidos et 8 denarios, et 3 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio leuc* longa, et 1 quarentena lata. Silva 1
leuca longa, et 1 quarentena lata. Valuit 4 libras ;
modo 100 solidos.

H*c 4 maneria tenuit Spirtes presbyter tempore
Regis Edwardi.
Nigellus tenet dimidiam hidam in BEVRES-
BROC, et pro tanto geldabat tempore Regis
Edwardi. Ibi habet 1 viUanum, et 1 bordarium ;
et silva 1 quarentena longa, et dimidio quarenten*
Valet 7 solidos.

Idem NigeUus tenet HASEBERIE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro una virgata terr*.

land is 5 carucates. Of this there are 4^ hides in
demesne, and there are 2J carucates, and 2 serfs ;
and there are 8 villans, and 12 bordars, with 2
carucates. There is a mill, paying 7 shillings and
sixpence, and 20 acres of meadow, and the pasture is
1 mile long and 5 furlongs broad. It was, and is,
worth £13.
The same Nigel holds 1 hide in NIGRA VRE, and
Durand holds it of him. The land is I carucate.
There are 3 bordars with a half carucate, and 6 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 2
furlongs broad. It was, and is, worth £3.
These 3 manors belong to the Church of NI
GRAVRE.
The same Nigel holds 4 hides in SUDTONE,
and it paid geld for so much in the time of King
Edward. The land is 3 carucates. The abbey of
S. Mary de Monteburg holds it of Nigel. Of this
there are in demesne 2 hides, and there is 1 carucate,
and 3 serfs ; and there are 5 viUans, and 5 bordars,
with 2 carucates. There is the third part of a mill,
paying 6 shillings and 8 pence, and 3 acres of
meadow. The pasture is half a mile long, and I
furlong broad. The wood is I mile long, and 1
furlong broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth
100 shillings.
Spirtes, a priest, held these 4 manors in the time
of King Edward.
Nigel holds half a hide in BEVRESBROC, and
it paid geld for so much in the time of King Edward.
He has there I villan, and 1 bordar ; and the wood
is one furlong long, and half a furlong broad. It
is worth 7 shUlings.
The same Nigel holds HASEBERIE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for I virgate of

' The Abbey of S. Maey de Montebueg was in tbe diocese
of Coutance in Normandy. It was founded, according to Dugdale,
in 1090, by Baldwin de Eedvers. This entry in Domesday,
however, shews, that it must have been founded at least as early

as 1086. The Abbey held a manor in Somersetshire, tbe name
of which is not expressly mentioned, also by the gift of Nigel,
the Conqueror's physician. That manor had been held by
Spietes, a priest, in the time of King Edward. Somerset, fol. 91.

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p^j fxviiib Terra est 6 bovat*,

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Ibi sunt 3 bordarii, et 3 acr*
prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata. Valet 10 solidos.

Has 2 terras tenuit Alsi presbyter tempore Regis
Edwardi.

land. The land is 6 bovates. There are three bor
dars, and 3 acres of meadow. The pasture is 4
furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It is worth 1 0
shUlings. Alsi, a priest, held these 2 estates in the time of
King Edward.

LVII TERRA OSBERNI PRESBYTERI
Osbernus Presbyter^ tenet HUMITONE. Alsi
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 2 coscez, et 3
acr* prati, et 6 acr* pastur*. Valet 30 solidos.

LVIL LAND OF OSBERN THE PRIEST
Osbern the Priest holds HUMITONE. Alsi
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is 1 carucate. There are 2
coscets, and 3 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of pas-.
ture. It is worth 30 shUliugs.

LVIII. TERRA RICARDI PUINGIANT
Ricardus Puingiant tenet de Rege CALES
TONE. Gunnar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 4 hidis una virgata minus. Terra est
4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 2 hid* et
una virgata, et ibi 3 carucat*, et 2 servi; et 16 cos
cez, et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 33 solidos et 6 denarios, et 15 acr* prati,
et totidem pastur*. Silva 3 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. Et in Calne 2 burgenses reddunt
20 denarios. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 100 solidos.

Idem Ricardus tenet TROI. Tempore Regis
Edwardi geldabat pro 7 hidis et dimidio. Terra est
4 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 5 hid*, et ibi 3

LVIII LAND OF RICHARD PUINGIANT
Richard Puingiant holds CALESTONE oi the
King. Gunnar held it in the time of Kiug Edward,
and it paid geld for 4 hides all but one virgate. The
land is 4 carucates. Of this there are in demesne 2
carucates and I virgate, and there are 3 carucates, and
2 serfs ; and there are 16 coscets, and 3 bordars, with
I carucate. There are 2 mills paying 33 shUlings
and 6 pence, and 15 acres of meadow, and as much
pasture. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 2 farlongs
broad. And in Calne 2 burgesses pay 20 pence. It
was worth £4 ; it is now worth 100 shiUings.
The same Richard holds TROI. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 7 hides and a half
The land is 4 carucates. Of this there are in demesne

' This is probably the same Osbeen, the priest, who held the
Church at Beetfoed, p. 10, and possessed a smaU estate under
the Church of Alwaresbeeie, p. 57, both these places being in

the neighbourhood of Humitonb (Humington), the manor
described above.

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^j ( XVnib 5 carucat*. Ibi sunt 3 villani, cum 1 carucata, et 2
*¦ acr* prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 3 quar
entenis lata. Silva 6 quarentenis longa, et 3 quaren
tenis lata. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 7 libras.

Hanc terram tenebat S. Maria de Wiltune tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et non poterat ab ecclesia
separari.

hides, and there are 3 carucates. There are 3 vUlans
with 1 carucate, and 2 acres of meadow. The pas
ture is 4 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. The
wood is 6 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. It
was worth 100 shillings ; it is now worth £7.
The Church of S. Mary at WUton held this
estate in the time of King Edward, and it could not
be alienated from the church.

LIX. TERRA ROBERTI MARESCAL.
Robertus Marescal tenet de Rege LAVEN-
TONE. Eddid Regina tenuit, et geldabat pro 15
hidis. Terra est 10 carucat*. De ea sunt in do
minio 7 hid*, et ibi 4 carucat*, et 7 servi; et 14
villani, et 17 bordarii, cum 5 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini,
reddentes 16 solidos et 4 denarios, et 20 acr* prati,
et 12 acr* silv*. Pastura 1 leuca longa, et tantun
dem lata. Valuit, et valet, 20 libras.

Idem Robertus tenet GARE. Oswardus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis.
Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*,
et ibi 2 carucat*, et 6 servi ; et 3 villani, et 1 bor
darius, cum 1 carucata ; et 40 acr* xsastur*. Valuit
30 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

LIX. LAND OF ROBERT MARESCAL.
Robert Marescal holds LAVENTONE ofthe
King. Queen Eddid held it, and it paid geld for 15
hides. The land is 10 carucates. Of this there are
7 hides in demesne, and there are 4 carucates, and 7
serfs ; and there are 14 viUans, and 17 bordars, with
5 carucates. There are 2 mUls, paying 16 shUlings
and 4 pence, and 20 acres of meadow, and 12 acres
of wood. The pasture is 1 mUe long, and as much
broad. It was, and is, worth £20.
The same Robert holds GARE. Osward held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 3
hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of this there are
in demesne 2 hides, and there are 2 carucates, and 6
serfs ; and there are 3 vUlans, and I bordar, with 1
carucate ; and there are 40 acres of pasture. It was
worth 30 shUlings ; it is now worth 50 shUlings.

LX. [TERRA ROBERTI FLAVL]
Robertus Flavus ^ tenet de Rege LAVEN
TONE. Achi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et

LAND OF ROBERT BLOND.
Robert Blond holds LAVENTONE of the
King. Achi held it in the time of King Edward,

' That is Uterally, Eobert "tbe fair," or "le blond." Hence
the famUy name of "Blount." In the Testa de NevU we have,
at pp. 141, 153, the name of one knight's fee, held by^ Eoger
Gernon "apud Laventon de WUlelmo Blundo." The fee

was stiU, as at the time of Domesday, held by William Blount of
the king, as chief lord. Moreover, in the Inquis. Nonar. (1340)
we have ' Galfridus le Blount ' among the jurors in the account
of the prebends of Poterne and Lavington Episcopi.

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Fol. 1^^^^"° geldabat pro 10 hidis. Terra est 7 carucat*. De ea
sunt in dominio 1 hida, et 1 vu-gata ; et 1 carucata.
Duo generi ejus* tenent de eo 7 hidas et unam vir
gatam, et ibi habent 5 carucatas, cum hominibus
suis. Ibi molinus reddens 5 solidos, et pastura 1
leuca et dimidio longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Valuit
15 libras ; modo 12 libras.

and it paid geld for 10 hides. The land is 7 caru
cates. Of this there are in demesne 1 hide and 1
virgate ; and there is 1 carucate. His two sons-in-
law hold of him 7 hides and 1 virgate, and they
have there 5 carucates, with their dependents. There
is a mill paying 5 shillings, and pasture is 1 mile
and a half long, and 4 furlongs broad. It was worth
£15 ; it is now worth £12.

LXI TERRA RICARDI STURMID.
Ricardus Sturmid tenet de Rege CUVLES-
TONE. Aluric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De ea
est in dominio 1 hida, et ibi 1 carucata ; et 2 villani,
et 8 coscez, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi pastura 2 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata ; et tantundem
silv*. Valuit 15 solidos ; modo 30 solidos.

LXI LAND OF RICHARD . STURMID.
Richard Sturmid holds CUVLESTONE oi the
King. Aluric held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates.
Of this there is in demesne I hide, and there is 1
carucate ; and there are 2 villans, and 8 coscets,
with 2 carucates. The pasture there is 2 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad; and there is as much
wood. It was worth 15 shUlings ; it is now worth
30 shillings.

LXII. TERRA RAINALDI CANUT.
Rainaldus Canut tenet de Rege 1 hidam in
CHIPEHAM. Tochi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi 2 bordarii habent dimid
iam carucatam ; et 20 acr* prati, et dimidium
molini reddens 15 solidos. Totum valuit, et valet,
20 solidos.

LXII. LAND OF RAINALD CANUT.

Rainald Canut holds 1 hide in CHIPEHAM oi
the King. Tochi held it in the time of King
Edward. The land is 1 carucate. Two bordars
there have a half carucate ; and there are 20 acres
of meadow, and half a mill paying 15 shUlings.
The whole was, and is, worth 20 shiUings.

' The names of these two sons-in-law are given in the Exon
Domesday in the account of the Hundred of Eugebebg. They

were "WiUelmus de Aldeleia" and "Eobertus de Albemarle.'

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LXIIL TERRA MACI DE MORETANIA.

Pgi JXVIIIb Maci de Moretania tenet de Rege WINTRE-

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BURNE. Ulwardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. De
ea sunt in dominio 2 hid*, et ibi 1 carucata, cum I
servo ; et 2 viUani, et 4 bordarii, cum I carucata.
Ibi pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et tantundem lata.
Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

LXIIL LAND OF MACI OF MORETANIA.
Maci of Moretania holds WINTREBURNE
of the King. Ulward held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 4 hides. The land is 2
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 2 hides,
and there is 1 carucate, with 1 serf; and there are
2 villans, and 4 bordars, with 1 carucate. The
pasture there is 4 farlongs long, and as much broad.
It was worth 40 shUlings ; it is now worth 60
shillings.

LXIV. TERRA GOZELINI RIVEIRE.
Gozelinus Riveire tenet de Rege SELE.
Almarus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 carucat*. In
dominio est 1 carucata, et 2 servi ; et 5 vUlani, et 3
coscez, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus 40 denarios
reddens, et 3 acr* prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis
longa, et 3 lata. Silva dimidio leuc* longa, et tan
tundem lata. Valuit, et valet, 30 solidos.

LXIV. LAND OF GOZELIN RIVEIRE.
Gozelin Riveire holds SELE of the King.
Almar held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 2^ hides. The land is 3 carucates. In
demesne is 1 carucate, and 2 serfs ; and there are 5
villans, and 3 coscets, with 2 carucates. There is a
mill paying 40 pence, and 3 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 3 furlongs long, and 3 broad. The wood
is half a mile long, and as much broad. It was,
and is, worth £30 shillings.

LXV. [TERRA] GODESCALLI.
Godescal tenet de Rege WINTREBURNE.
Alwi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est 1 caru
cata, et 3 servi ; et 4 bordarii, et 5 coscez. Ibi
dimidium molini, reddens 3 solidos et 9 denarios, et
dimidium acr* prati. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et
tantundem lata. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

LXV. LAND OF GODESCAL.
Godescal holds WINTREBURNE of the
King. Alwi held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates.
In demesne is 1 carucate, and 3 serfs ; and there are
4 bordars, and 5 coscets. There is half a mUl paying
3 shUlings and 9 pence, and half an acre of meadow.
The wood is 2 farlongs long, and as much broad. It
was worth 30 shillings ; it is now worth 40 shiUings.

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Fol l^^-^-^^^ Idem Godescal tenet dimidiam hidam quam
^ Gudmund tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro
tanto geldabat^ Ibi est 1 coscet. Valet 12 solidos.

The same Godescal holds a half hide which
Gudmund held in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for so much. There is 1 coscet. It is

worth 12 shillings.

Fol

LXVI [TERRA] SERVIENTIUM REGIS.'
Herman de Drewes tenet de Rege ETONE.
Edric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est
1 carucata ; et 2 bordarii, et 2 coscez, et 1 villanus,
cum 1 carucata. Ibi 2 acr* prati. Silva 2 quaren
tenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit, et
valet, 30 solidos.

fXIXa Amelricus de Drewes tenet de Rege MANI-
I73c pQjij)^ Godric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 3 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 1 caru
cata et dimidium. Ibi sunt 4 bordarii, et tercia pars
molini reddens 50 denarios, et 12 acr* prati. Pas-
tiu-a 4 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena et dimi
dio lata. Valuit 30 solidos ; modo 60 solidos.

Ansgerus, Coquus, tenet HELPRINTONE.
Tres Taini tenuerunt pariter" tempore Regis Edwardi,
et geldabat pro 4 hidis, et una virgata, et 6 acris.
Terra est 3 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt in dominio, cum 1
servo, et 9 coscez. Ibi 12 acr* prati, et 20 acr*
pastur*. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 10 solidos minus.

Willelmus Corniole tenet de Rege HEL
PRINTONE. Quatuor Taini tenuerunt pariter ^
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis et
una virgata terr*. Terra est 5 carucat*. In do-

LXVI LAND OF THE KING'S SERVANTS.

Herman de Drewes holds ETONE of the
King. Edric held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 caru
cates. There is 1 carucate in demesne ; and there are
2 bordars, and 2 coscets, and 1 villan, with 1 carucate.
There are 2 acres of meadow. The wood is 2 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad. It was, and is, worth 30
shillings.

Amelric de Drewes holds MANIFORD of
the King. Godric held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 3| hides. The land is
1 carucate and a half There are 4 bordars, and the
third part of a mill paying 50 pence, and 12 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 4 furlongs long, and
one furlong and a half broad. It was worth 30
shillings ; it is now worth 60 shillings.
Ansger, the Cook, holds HELPRINTONE.
Three Thanes held it in parage in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 4 hides and 1 virgate,
and 6 acres. The land is 3 carucates, which are
there in demesne, with 1 serf, and 9 coscets. There
are 12 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of pasture.
It was worth £4 ; it is now worth 10 shillings less.

William Corniole holds HELPRINTONE of
the King. Fom- Thanes held it in parage in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides
and 1 virgate of land. The land is 5 carucates. In

' In the Introduction to this Volume wUl be found accounts
of the various classes of persons mentioned in Domesday, and
amongst them of the Seevientes, — Taini, — and Ministei

Eegis. In tbe General Index, references are given to the pages
in which these several terms are explained.
" See note on p. 85.

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Fol.-j -^^-^^ minio sunt 2 carucat*; et unus villanus cum 1
carucata, et 12 acr* prati, et 20 acr*. pastur*.
Reddit 40 solidos.

FuLCHEREDUs tcuot 3 virgatas terr* in GE-
LINGEHAM. Algar tenuit tempore Regis Ed
wardi. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt cum 1
bordario. Valuit, et valet, 15 solidos.

Stefanus, Carpentarius, tenet 1 hidam et unam
virgatam terr* in ARDESCOTE. Odo tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu*
ibi sunt cum 1 servo, et 3 vUlanis, et 2 bordariis.
Ibi 30 acr* prati, et 8 acr* pastur*. Et in Criche
lade unus ortus reddit 2 denarios. Valuit 30 solidos ;
modo 60 solidos.

Idem Stefanus tenet 3 hidas. AchU tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi
est cum 1 villano, et 4 bordariis. Ibi pastura dimi
dio leuc* longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valuit 20
solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Osmundus tenet 1 hidam in PONBERIE.
Alnod tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 1
carucata, qu* ibi est in dominio. Valuit 5 solidos ;
modo 10 solidos.

demesne are 2 carucates ; and there is 1 villan with
1 carucate, and 12 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of
pasture. It pays 40 shillings.
FuLCHERED holds 3 virgatcs of land in GE-
LINGEHAM. Algar held them in the time of
King Edward. The land is 2 carucates, which are
there with 1 bordar. It was, and is, worth 15
shillings. Stephen, the Carpenter, holds 1 hide and 1
virgate of land in ARDESCOTE. Odo held it in
the time of King Edward. The land is 2 carucates,
which are there with 1 serf, and 3 vUlans, and 2
bordars. There are 30 acres of meadow, and 8 acres
of pasture. And in Crichelade a garden pays 2
pence. It was worth 30 shiUings ; it is now worth
60 shiUings. The same Stephen holds 3 hides. AchU held
them in the time of King Edward. The land is 1
carucate which is there with 1 viUan, and 4 bordars.
The pasture there is half a mUe long, and 3 furlongs
broad. It was worth 20 shUlings ; it is now worth
40 shUlings. Osmund holds 1 hide in PONBERIE. Alnod
held it in the time of King Edward. The land is 1
carucate, which is there in demesne. It was worth
5 shiUings ; it is now worth 10 shilliags.

LXVIL TERRA ODONIS ET ALIORUM
TAINORUM 1 REGIS.
Odo de Wincestre tenet de Rege COLECOTE.
Ibi sunt 5 hid*. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat
pro dimidia hida. Terra est 3 carucat*. De ea sunt
in dominio 4 hid* et dimidium. Ibi 1 villanus, et
4 bordarii, cum 1 servo, habentes I carucatam ; et 60
acr* prati. In Crichelade 3 burgenses reddunt 21
denarios. Valet 4 libras.

LXVII LAND OF ODO AND OTHER OF
THE KING'S THANES.
Odo of Winchester holds COLECOTE of the
King. There are 5 hides. In the time of King
Edward it paid geld for half a hide. The land is 3
carucates. Of this there are in demesne 4^ hides.
There is 1 villan, and 4 bordars, with 1 serf, having
1 carucate ; and there are 60 acres of meadow. In
Crichelade 3 burgesses pay 21 pence. It is worth
£4.

See note on p. 129.

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Fol. jj ^3^^ a Brictric 1 tenet de Rege COVELESTONE.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 6
servi ; et 5 villani, et 3 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis.
Ibi molinus reddens 10 solidos, et 30 acr* prati,
et 5 quarenten* pastm-*. Valet 100 solidos.

Brictric tenet 1 hidam in SVALOCLIVE ei 1
virgatam terr* et dimidium. Terra est 1 carucata,
qu* ibi est cum 2 villanis. Valet 15 solidos.

Brictric tenet 1 hidam in TROLE. Terra est
1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 1 villano. Valet 10
soUdos. Brictric tenet FARLEGE, et frater ejus de eo.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4 servi ;
et 5 vUlani, et 3 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 20 acr*
pastur*, et 3 acr* sUv*. Valet 70 solidos.

Brictric tenet WOCHESIE. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis.
Terra est 6 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*,
et 10 servi ; et 6 villani, et 12 coscez, cum 4 caruca
tis. Ibi molinus 5 solidos reddens, et 40 acr*
prati, et 30 acr* pastur*. Silva 1 leuca longa, et
dimidio leuc* lata. Valuit 8 libras ; modo 6 libras.

Brictric tenet STRABURG. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis.

Brictric holds COVELESTONE of the King.
In the time of King Edward it jiaid geld for 5 hides.
The land is 4 carucates. In demesne are 2 caru
cates, and 6 serfs; and there are 5 vUlans, and 3
bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a mill paying
10 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow, and 5 farlongs
of pasture. It is worth 100 shillings.
Brictric holds in SVALOCLIVE 1 hide and
1 virgate and half of land. The land is 1 caru
cate, which is there with 2 villans. It is worth 15
shillings.

Brictric holds 1 hide in TROLE. The land is
1 carucate, which is there with 1 vUlan. It is worth
10 shillings. Brictric holds FARLEGE, and his brother
holds it of him. In the time of King Edward it
paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates. In
demesne is 1 carucate, and 4 serfs ; and there are
5 villans, and 3 bordars, with 3 carucates. There
are 20 acres of pasture, and 3 acres of wood. It is
worth 70 shillings.
Brictric holds WOCHESIE. His father held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. In demesne
are 2 carucates, and 10 serfs ; and there are 6
villans, and 12 coscets, with 4 carucates. There is
a mill paying 5 shiUings, and 40 acres of meadow,
and 30 acres of pasture. The wood is 1 mUe long,
and half a mile broad. It was worth £8 ; it is now
worth £6.
Brictric holds STRABURG: His father held
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 10

' Beicteic, who held the nine Manors above enumerated,
was, it is conceived, the distinguished man who, in the days of
Edward the Confessor, had been his ambassador at the Court of
Flanders. Matilda, daughter of Earl Baldwin, who afterwards
became the wife of WUliam tbe Conqueror, in revenge, it is said,
from some real or supposed slight from Brictric, induced her
husband to confiscate his estates, and to bestow them on herself.
With some of them she endowed foreign monasteries. See above,

p. 55, under 'Deveel.' If our conjecture be correct as to tbe
same person being intended in both entries, it would appear that
Beicteic, if deprived of all his estates during Queen MatUda's
life, was aUowed, after her death, which occurred before the
WUtshire Domesday was completed, to enjoy some of them
again. Those alluded to above were for the most part bestowed
on the Bohun famUy, by some of whom was founded the Priory
at Monkton Farieigh. Wilts. Arch. Mag. iv. 267.

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Fol.JX^^O' t73c

Terra est 9 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*,
et 7 servi; et 11 vUlani, et 6 coscez, cum 7 carucatis.
Ibi molinus 10 solidos reddens, et 10 acr* prati, et
12 acr* pastur*. Silva 5 quarentenis longa, et 3
quarentenis lata. Valuit 4 libras ; modo 8 libras.

Brictric tenet STAVRETONE. Pater ejus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Ten-a est 3 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2
carucat*, et 7 servi ; et 3 villani, et 2 coscez, cum 1
carucata. Ibi molinus reddens 20 solidos, et 20
acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*. Valet 70 solidos.

Brictric tenet ODESTOCHE. Pater ejus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 12
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. In dominio est 1 caru
cata, et 3 servi; et 9 villani, et 16 coscez, cum 2
carucatis et dimidio. Ibi molinus reddens 7 solidos
et 6 denarios, et 40 acr* prati. Pastura 1 leuca
longa, et 3 quarentenis lata, et in alia j)arte 6 acr*
pastur*. Silva 3 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis
lata. In Wiltune 1 burgensis reddit 12 denarios.
Valet 10 libras.

Brictric et Alwi frater ejus tenent COLES-
FELD. Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 1
hida et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est
cum 3 coscez. Ibi 2 quarenten* silv* minut*.
Valet 10 solidos.

Alwardus tenet 3 hidas in POTERNE.^ Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat cum manerio Episcopi.
Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est una ; et 3
vUlani, et 4 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi
4 quarentenis longa, et 3 quarentenis lata. Valet 70
solidos. Episcopus Osmundus calumniatur.

hides. The land is 9 carucates. In demesne are 2
carucates, and 7 serfs ; and there are 1 1 villans, and
6 coscets, with 7 carucates. There is a mill paying
10 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow, and 12 acres
of pasture. The wood is 5 furlongs long, and 3
furlongs broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now worth
£8.

Brictric holds STAVRETONE. His father
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 6 hides. The land is 3 carucates. In
demesne are 2 carucates, and 7 serfs ; and there are
3 villans, and 2 coscets, with 1 carucate. There is a
mill paying 20 shUlings, and 20 acres of meadow,
and 20 acres of pasture. It is worth 70 shillings.

Brictric holds ODESTOCHE. His father
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 12 hides. The land is 6 carucates. One
carucate is in demesne, and 3 serfs ; and there are 9
villans, and 16 coscets, with 2^ carucates. There is
a mill paying 7 shUUngs and 6 pence, and 40 acres
of meadow. The pasture is 1 mile long, and 3
furlongs broad, and in another part are 5 acres of
pasture. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 3
furlongs broad. One burgess in Wilton pays 12
pence. The estate is worth £10.
Brictric and his brother Alwi hold COLES-
FELD. In the time of King Edward it paid geld
for 1 hide and a half The land is 1 carucate, which is
there with 3 coscets. There are 2 furlongs of
coppice wood. It is worth 10 shillings.
Alward holds 3 hides in POTERNE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld with the manor
of the Bishop. The land is 3 carucates. One is in
demesne ; and there are 3 villans, and 4 bordars,
with 2 carucates. The there is 4 furlongs
long, and 3 furlongs broad. It is worth 70 shillings.
Bishop Osmund claims it.

' This holding is referred to at p. 22.

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„ , ^ , fXIXa Alwardus tenet 1 hidam in TIDULFIIIDE.
'1 73c Terra est 1 carucata qu* ibi est, et 1 quarentena
pastur*. Valet 20 solidos.
Alwardus tenet SVALOCLIVE. Tempore
Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 3 hidis, dimidio virgat*
minus. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. Villani
tenent. Valet 30 solidos.
Alwardus Collinc tenet CUNUCHE. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est
3 carucat*. In dominio est una carucata, et 3 servi ;
et 4 villani, et 3 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi mo
linus reddens 15 solidos, et 5 acr* prati. Pastura
dimidio leuc* longa, et una quarentena lata. Valet
4 libras.
¦p ,-p , fXIXb Aluric de Melchesam tenet de Rege WIVLES-
¦|73d FORD. Brismar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat* et
dimidium, qu* ibi sunt cum 10 bordariis. Ibi 8
acr* prati. Pastura 5 quarentenis longa, et una
quarentena lata. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 8
solidos."^ Edwardus tenet in vadimonio.

Aluric tenet FARLEGE. Brismar tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4 servi ;
et 5 vUlani, et 3 bordarii, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi 20
acr* pastur*, et 3 acr* sUv*. Valet 70 solidos.

Aluric tenet WAD ONE. Ipse tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis. Terra est 2
carucat*. In dominio est una, et 3 servi, et 3 coscez.
Ibi molinus reddens 5 solidos, et 8 acr* prati. Una
quarentena pastur* in longitudine et latitudine.
Valet 20 solidos.

Aluric ^ 'Parvus' tenet 2 virgatas terr* et di
midium in TIDULFIIIDE. Terra est dimidia
carucata. Valet 7 solidos et 6 denarios.

Alward holds 1 hide in TIDULFIIIDE. The
land which is there is 1 carucate, and there is 1
furlong of pasture. It is worth 20 shUlings.
Alward holds SVALOCLIVE. In the time of
King Edward it paid geld for 3 hides all but half a
virgate. The land is 1 carucate and a half Villans
held it. It is worth 30 shillings.
Alward Collinc holds CUNUCHE. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides. The
land is 3 carucates. In demesne is 1 carucate, and
3 serfs ; and there are 4 villans, and 3 bordars, with
2 carucates. There is a mill, paying 15 shillings,
and 5 acres of meadow. The pastm-e is half a mile
long, and 1 furlong broad. It is worth £4.
Aluric of Melksham holds WIVLESFORD
of the King. Brismar held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is
2\ carucates which are there with 10 bordars. There
are 8 acres of meadow. The pasture is 5 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad. It was worth 100
shillings; it is now worth 8 shillings [pounds?].
Edward holds it in mortgage.
Aluric holds FARLEGE. Brismar held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5
hides. The land is 4 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, and 4 serfs ; and there are 5 villans, and 3
bordars, with 3 carucates. There are 20 acres of
pasture, and 3 acres of wood. It is worth 70
shillings. Aluric holds WAD ONE. He held it in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 3 hides.
The land is 2 carucates. One of them is in demesne,
and 3 serfs, and 3 coscets. There is a mill paying
5 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. There is 1
furlong of pasture in length and breadth. It is worth
20 shillings. Aluric ' Parvus' holds 2^ virgates of land in TI-
DULFHIDE. The land is a half carucate. It is
worth 7 shillings and 6 pence.

' It is so written in the original, but it would seem most
probably to be a mistake for ' libras.'

^ In tbe Hants Domesday (/oZ. 50 b.) we have "Aluric Petit'
described as holding a small estate near the New Forest.

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XIX b
73 d

Idem tenet 1 hidam in HELMERTUNE. Terra
est 1 carucata, et ibi habet unum servum. Valet 15
solidos.

Idem tenet 1 hidam in TOCHEHAM, et pro
tanto geldabat. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi 6 acr*
prati, et 6 acr* pastur*. Valet 13 solidos.

Idem tenet 2 hidas una virgata minus quas 2
Taini tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est
6 bovat*. Valet 15 solidos.
Alwinus, presbyter, tenet SUMREFORD.
Tempore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 2 virgatis
terr* et dimidio. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi
sunt 2 coscez, et 1 cotarius, et pars molini reddens
15 denarios, et 4 acr* jirati, et 4 acr* pastur*.
Valet 11 solidos.
In eadem viUa tenet Alwius 2 virgatas terr*
et dimidium, et pro tanto geldabat tempore Regis
Edwardi. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi sunt 2
coscez, et pars molini [reddens] 15 denarios, et 4
acr* prati, et 4 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et valet, 8
solidos. In eadem villa tenet Edwardus dimidiam hidam.
Terra est dimidia carucata. Valet 40 denarios.
In eadem villa tenet Saieva 2 virgatas terr*
et dimidium. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi est
unus coscet, et 1 cotarius ; pars molini reddens 15
denarios, et 4 acr* prati, et 4 acr* pastur*. Valet
11 solidos. Alwi, filius Turber, tenet dimidiam hidam in
STANINGES. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi
4 acr* prati. Valet 5 solidos.
Alric tenet dimidiam hidam [geldantem] in
TOCHEHAM. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi 3
acr* prati, et 3 acr* pastur*. Valet 7 solidos.

Azor tenet 2 hidas in BERRELEGE. Done
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 4 carucat*.

The same holds 1 hide in HELMERTUNE.
The land is 1 carucate, and he has there 1 serf It
is worth 13 shillings.
The same holds 1 hide in TOCHEHAM, and it
paid geld for so much. The land is 1 carucate.
There are 6 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of pasture.
It is worth 13 shillings.
The same holds 2 hides all but 1 virgate which
2 Thanes held in the time of King Edward. The
land is 6 bovates. It is worth 15 shillings.
Alwin, a priest, holds SUMREFORD. In the
time of King Edward it paid geld for 2\ virgates of
land. The land is a half carucate. There are 2 cos
cets, and 1 cottar, and part of a mill paying 15 pence,
and 4 acres of meadow, and 4 acres of pasture. It is
worth 11 shillings.
In the same vUl Alwi holds 2\ virgates of land,
and it paid geld for so much in the time of King
Edward. The land is a half carucate. There are 2
coscets, and part of a mill [paying] 15 pence, and 4
acres of meadow, and 4 acres of pasture. It was,
and is, worth 8 shillings.

In the same vill Edward holds a half hide.
land is a half carucate. It is worth 40 pence.

The

In the same vill Saieva holds 2\ virgates of land.
The land is a half carucate. There is 1 coscet, and 1
cottar; there is part of a mill paying 15 pence, and
4 acres of meadow, and 4 acres of XJasture. It is
worth 11 shUlings.
Alwi, the son of Turber, holds half a hide in
STANINGES. The land is a half carucate. There
are 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings.
Alric holds a half hide [that pays geld] in
TOCHEHAM. The land is a half carucate, There
are 3 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of pasture. It
is worth 7 shUlings.
Azor holds 2 hides in BERRELEGE. Done
held them in the time of King Edward. The land

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Foi.j^o'^'' In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, cum 1 bordario, et 2
viUanis. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.

Alestan tenet dimidiam hidam terr* in
DULFHIDE. Valet 5 solidos.

TI-

Almar tenet 2 virgatas terr* et dimidium in
TIDULFHIDE. Valet 5 solidos.

Algar tenet 1 hidam [geldantem] in TOCHE
HAM. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi habet dimidiam
carucatam, cum 1 bordario, et 6 acras prati, et toti
dem pastm-*. Valet 13 solidos.
Alvied tenet SELA. Tempore Regis Edwardi
geldabat pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 3 caru
cat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4 servi, et 8
villani, et 9 bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus
reddens 3 solidos, et 4 acr* prati, et 40 acr* pastur*.
Silva dimidio leuc* longa, et dimidio leuc* lata.
Valet 30 solidos.

Azor tenet 1 hidam in CORSELIE. Terra est
1 carucata, qu* ibi est in dominio cum 4 bordariis.
Ibi molinus reddens 40 denarios, et silva 1 quaren
tena longa, et dimidio quarenten* lata. Valet 20
solidos. Aldred tenet BIMERTONE. Ipse tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis. Terra
est 2 carucat*. Ibi est 1 vUlanus, et 3 bordarii,
et 4 acr* prati, et molinus reddens 12 solidos et 6
denarios. Valet 40 solidos.

Aldred tenet FERSTESFELD. Ipse tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 hida.
Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi est 1 carucata, cum 1
viUano, et 3 coscez. Ibi pastura 1 quarentena longa,
et una lata. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et 1 quaren
tena lata. Valet 10 solidos.
Aldred tenet WINTREBURNE. Godvinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1
hida et dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi est dimi-

is 4 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates, with 1

bordar, and 2 villans.
40 shillings.

The estate was, and is, worth

Alestan holds a half hide of land in TID ULF-
HIDE. It is worth 5 shillings.
Almar holds 2 virgates and a half of land in
TIDULFHIDE. It is worth 5 shillings.
Algar holds 1 hide [that pays geld] in TOCHE
HAM. The land is 1 carucate. He has there 1 caru
cate, with 1 bordar, and 6 acres of meadow, and as
much pasture. It is worth 13 shillings.

time of King
The land is 3

In demesne is 1 carucate, and there are

Alvied holds SELA. In the
Edward it paid geld for 2^ hides.
carucates,4 serfs, and 8 villans, and 9 bordars, with 2 carucates.
There is a mill paying 3 shillings, and 4 acres of
meadow, and 40 acres of pasture. The wood is half
a mile long, and half a mile broad. It is worth 30
shillings. AziOR holds 1 hide in CORSELIE. The land is
1 carucate, which is there in demesne with 4 bordars.
There is a mill, paying 40 pence, and the wood is 1
furlong long, and half a furlong broad. It is worth
20 shillings.
Aldred holds BIMERTONE. He held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 2
hides. The land is 2 carucates. There is 1 villan,
and 3 bordars, and 4 acres of meadow, and a mill
paying 12 shillings and 6 pence. It is worth 40
shillings.

Aldred holds FERSTESFELD. He held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1
hide. The land is 2 carucates. There is 1 carucate,
with 1 villan, and 3 coscets. The pasture is 1 furlong
long, and 1 broad. The wood is 2 furlongs long, and
1 furlong broad. It is worth 1 0 shillings.

Aldred holds WINTREBURNE. Godwin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 hide and a half The land is 1 carucate. There

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Fol.j^„^^^ dia carucata cum 1 villano, et 1 bordario; et pars
molini reddens 22 denarios et obolum. Pastura 2
quarentenis longa, et tantundem lata. Valet 30
solidos. Aldred tenet in ANESTIGE 3 hidas. Terra
est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt cum 1 servo, et 1 villano,
et 3 bordarus. Ibi molinus reddens 25 denarios, et
5 acr* silv*, et 5 acr* prati, et 2 quarenten*
pastm-*. Valet 30 solidos.
Aldred tenet in WERVETONE 10 hidas.
Terra est 4 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt cum 5 servis, et
3 villanis, et 3 bordariis. Valuit, et valet, 100 solidos.

Has 2 terras tenuerunt Bricnod et Alwin tempore
Regis Edwardi.
CuDULFUs tenet WINTREBURNE. Ipse tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi. Ibi habet 6 hidas. Terra
est 3 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 5
servi ; cum 1 vUlano, et 2 bordariis, habentibus 1
carucatam. Ibi 4 acr* prati, et dimidia leuca pas
tur*. Valet 3 libras.
Chetel tenet 1 hidam in MALMESBERIE.
Godvinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est
1 carucata, qu* ibi est cum 2 bordariis. Ibi 6 acr*
prati. Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et dimidio
quarenten* lata. Valet 20 solidos.

Cheping tenet HASEBERIE. Ipse tenuit tem
pore • Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una virgata
terr*. Terra est 1 carucata qu* ibi est ; et silva 2
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valet 7
solidos. Cola tenet GRAMESTEDE. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 hida et
dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 4 villani.
Valet 15 solidos.
Grimbaldus, aurifaber, tenet MANIFORD. Ed
wardus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 6 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 4 carucat*. In

is a half carucate, with 1 villan, and 1 bordar ; and
part of a mill paying 22 pence and 1 half-penny.
The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and as much broad.
It is worth 30 shillings.
Aldred holds 3 hides in ANESTIGE. The land
is 2 carucates, which are there with 1 serf, and 1
villan, and 3 bordars. There is a mill paying 25
pence, and 5 acres of wood, and 5 acres of meadow,
and 2 furlongs of pasture. It is worth 30 shiUings.
Aldred holds 10 hides in WERVETONE.
The laufl is 4 carucates, which are there with 5 serfs,
and 3 villans, and 3 bordars. It was, and is, worth
100 shiUings.
Bricnod and Alwin held these two manors in the
time of King Edward.

Cudulf holds WINTREBURNE. He held it
in the time of King Edward. He has there 6 hides.
The land is 3 carucates. There are 2 carucates in
demesne, and 5 serfs ; with 1 villan, and 2 bordars,
having 1 carucate. There are 4 acres of meadow,
and half a mile of pasture. It is worth £3.
Chetel holds 1 hide in MALMESBERIE.
Godwin held it in the time of King Edward. The
land is 1 carucate, which is there with 2 bordars.
There are 6 acres of meadow. The pasture is 3
farlongs long, and half a furlong broad. It is worth
20 shillings.
Cheping holds HASEBERIE. He held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1
virgate of land. The land which is there is 1 caru
cate ; and the wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad. It is worth 7 shillings.
Cola holds GRAMESTEDE. His father held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 hide and a half. Tlie land is I carucate. There
are 4 villans. It is worth 15 shillings.
Grimbald, the goldsmith, holds MANIFORD.
Edward held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 6^ hides. The land is 4 carucates. In

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dominio sunt 2 carucat* ; et unus viUanus, et 10
coscez, et 2 bordaru, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 2 partes
molini reddentes 12 solidos et 6 denarios, et 20 acr*
prati. Pastura 12 quarenten* in longitudine- et
latitudine. Valuit 100 solidos ; modo 6 libras.

Idem Grimbaldus tenet STANTONE. Lange
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10
hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2
carucat*, et 2 servi; et 4 villani, et 10 coscez, cum
3 carucatis. Ibi 3 acr* prati. Pastura 6 quaren
tenis longa, et 4 lata. Valet 12 libras.

Godric, venator, tenet unam virgatam terr*
[geldantem] in MERA. Terra est dimidia carucata.
Ibi habet 1 coscet, et dimidiam acram prati. Valet
5 solidos. Godric tenet HERTHAM. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 virgatis
et dimidio. Terra est dimidia carucata. Ibi 2 acr*
prati, et 3 acr* pastur*. Valet 10 solidos.

GoDvmus Clec tenet unam virgatam terr* in
HELPERITUNE. Valet 2 solidos.
Gode tenet 1 hidam in STOTECOME. Ipsa
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 3 caruea-
t*. In dominio est 1 carucata ; et 2 viUani, et 5
bordarii, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus de 15 solidis.
Valet 50 solidos.

et 50 acr* sUv*.

Erleching tenet unam virgatam terr* et dimi
dium in ECHESATINGETONE. Terra est 2
bovat*. Valet 7 solidos et 6 denarios.
Edric tenet 1 hidam in PEVESIE. Terra est 1
carucata et dimidium. Valet 20 solidos.
Edvinus tenet CHIGELEI. Ipse tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una virgata

demesne are 2 carucates ; and there is 1 villan, and
10 coscets, and 2 bordars, with 1 carucate. There
are 2 parts of a mill paying 12 shillings and 6
pence, and 20 acres of meadow. The pasture is 12
furlongs in length and breadth. It was worth 100
shillings ; it is now worth £6.
The same Grimbald holds STANTONE. Lange
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 10 hides. The land is 6 carucates. In
demesne are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are
4 villans, and 10 coscets, with 3 carucates. There
are 3 acres of meadow. The pasture is 6 furlongs
long, and 4 broad. It is worth £12.
Godric, the huntsman, holds 1 virgate of land
[which pays geld] in MERA. The land is a half
carucate. He has there 1 coscet, and a half acre
of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings.
Godric holds HERTHAM. His father held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 3^
virgates. The land is a half carucate. There are
2 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of pasture. It is
worth 10 shillings.
Godwin Clec holds 1 virgate of land in HEL
PERITUNE. It is worth 2 shiUings.
Gode holds 1 hide in STOTECOME. She held
it in the time of King Edward. The land is 3 caru
cates. In demesne is 1 carucate ; aud there are 2
vUlans, and 5 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is a
mill worth 15 shillings, and 50 acres of wood. It
is worth 50 shillings.
Erleching holds 1 virgate and a half of land in
ECHESATINGETONE. The land is 2 bovates.
It is worth 7 shillings and 6 pence.
Edric holds 1 hide in PEVESIE. The land is
1 carucate and a half It is worth 20 shillings.
Edwin holds CHIGELEL He held it in the
time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1 virgate

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ibi est. Valet 3 solidos.
Edgar, presbyter, tenet dimidiam hidam in
DEVREL. Algar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi,
et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est dimidia carucata.
Ibi habet 2 coscez. Pastura 3 quarentenis longa, et
una lata. Valet 12 solidos.
Edric, cecus, tenet HERTHAM. Ipse tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una vu-gata
terr*. Terra est 2 boum qui ibi sunt. Valet 30
denarios. Edwardus tenet WIDETONE. Pater ejus ten
uit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hicUs.
Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata ; et
4 vUlani, et 5 coscez, et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata.
Ibi molinus reddens 10 solidos, et 20 acr* prati, et
3 quarenten* sUv*. Valuit 3 libras ; modo 4 libras.

Edmundus tenet dimidiam virgatam terr* in
BRAMESSAGE. Valet 30 denarios.
Edmundus tenet PLEITEFORD. Algar tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro una virgata
terr*. Terra est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est cum
2 bordarus, et 2 coscez. Ibi molinus reddens 10 dena
rios. Silva 3 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena
lata. Idem Edmundus tenet unam virgatam terr*, in
qua habet dimidiam carucatam, et 4 bordarios, et 2
cotarios. H* du* terr* simul valent 40 solidos.
Edmundus, filius Aiulf, tenet 1 hidam in
BREDFORD. Reddit 12 solidos et 6 denarios.
Filius Aiulf tenet GRAMESTEDE. Pater
ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
una hida et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat*. In do
minio est 1 carucata, cum 1 villano, et 2 coscez, et 2

and a half of land. The land which is there is a
half carucate. It is worth 3 shillings.
•Edgar, the priest, holds a half hide in DEVREL.
Algar held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for so much. The land is a half carucate.
He has there 2 coscets. The pasture is 3 furlongs
long, and 1 broad. It is worth 12 shUlings.
Edric, the blind, holds HERTHAM. He held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 virgate of land. There is land sufficient for 2
oxen which are there. It is worth 30 pence.
Edward holds WIDETONE. His father held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
3 hides. The land is 3 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate; and there are 4 villans, an^ 5 coscets,
and 3 bordars, with 1 carucate. There is a mill,
paying 10 shUlings, and 20 acres of meadow, and 3

furlongs of wood.
worth £4.

It was worth £3; it is now

Edmund holds a half virgate of land in BRA-
MESS A GE. It is worth 30 pence.
Edmund holds PLEITEFORD. Algar held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
1 virgate of land. The land is a half carucate,
which is there with 2 bordars, and 2 coscets. There
is a mill paying 10 pence. The wood is 3 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad.
The same Edmund holds 1 virgate of land, in
which he has a half carucate, and 4 bordars, and 2
cottars. These two estates together are worth 40 shUlings.
Edmund, son of Aiulf, holds 1 hide in BRED
FORD. It pays 12 shillings and 6 pence.
The son of Aiulf holds GRAMESTEDE.
His father held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for one hide and a half The land
is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1 carucate, with 1

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_,^„ J f XXa cotariis. Ibi molinus reddens 10 solidos, et 14 acr*
prati, et 4 quarenten* pastur*. SUva 4 quarentenis
longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Valet 40 solidos.

Harding tenet de Rege WENISTETONE.
Ipse tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
11 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. In dominio sunt
2 carucat*, et 6 servi ; et 7 vUlani, et 6 coscez, cum
3 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 10 solidos, et 20
acr* prati. Pastura 12 quarentenis longa, et 4
quarentenis lata. Valet 11 libras.

HARDmG tenet FISGLEDENE. Ipse tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 11 hidis
et dimidio. Terra est 5 carucat*. In dominio est 1
carucata, et 6 servi ; et 7 villani, et 8 bordarii, cum
4 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 15 solidos, et 24
acr* prati. Pastura 12 quarentenis longa, et 3
quarentenis lata. Valet 9 libras.

De hac terra habuit Albericus Comes 4
et dimidium. Modo tenet Rex.

hidas

Harding tenet OCHEBURNE. Ipse tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata,
cum 1 servo ; et 3 villani, et 4 bordarii, cum 1 caru
cata. Ibi 2 acr* prati. Pastura 2 quarentenis longa,
et una quarentena lata. Valet 4 libras.

Turchil tenet in CONTONE. Ipse tenuit tem
pore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 6 hidis. Terra
est 4 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4
servi; et 5 vUlani, et 10 coscez, et 3 bordarii, cum
2 carucatis. Ibi tercia pars 2 molinorum reddens
10 solidos, et 24 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*, et
10 acr* sUv*. Valet 100 solidos.

Ulf tenet 1 hidam in BODEBERIE. Terra
est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 4 bordarii, et 3 servi, et 3
acr* sUv*. Valet 10 solidos.

villan, and 2 coscets, and 2 cottars. There is a
mill paying 10 shillings, and 14 acres of meadow,
and 4 furlongs of pasture. The wood is 4 furlongs
long, and 4 furlongs broad. It is worth 40 shillings.
Harding holds WENISTETONE of the King.
He held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 11 hides. The land is 6 carucates. In de
mesne are 2 carucates, and 6 serfs ; and there are 7
villans, and 6 coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a
mill paying 10 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 12 furlongs long, and 4 furlongs
broad. It is worth £11.
Harding holds FISGLEDENE. He held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 11^
hides. The land is 5 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, and 6 serfs ; and there are 7 villans, and 8
bordars, with 4 carucates. There is a mill paying 15
shillings, and 24 acres of meadow. The pasture is
12 furlongs long, and 3 furlongs broad. It is worth
£9.

Of this land the Earl Alberic had 4 J hides.
King now holds them.

The

Harding holds OCHEBURNE. He held it in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5
hides. The land is 3 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, with 1 serf; and there are 3 vUlans, and 4
bordars, with 1 carucate. There are 2 acres of mea
dow. The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong
broad. It is worth £4.
Turchil holds an estate in CONTONE. He
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 6 hides. The land is 4 carucates. In demesne
is 1 carucate, and 4 serfs ; and there are 5 villans,
and 10 coscets, and 3 bordars, with 2 carucates. There
is the third part of 2 mills, paying 1 0 shillings, and
24 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, and
10 acres of wood. It is worth 100 shillings.
Ulf holds 1 hide in BODEBERIE. The land
is 1 carucate. There are 4 bordars, and 3 serfs, and
3 acres of wood. It is worth 10 shUlings. s

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Uluric tenet 1 hidam et 1 virgatam terr* in
SCALDED URNE. Ordwoldus tenuit tempore Re
gis Edwardi, et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est 1
carucata et dimidium, et ibi sunt 3 bordarii. Valet
20 solidos. Uluric tenet 3 virgatas terr* in WINTRES
LEI, et 1 virgatam terr* in TUDERLEGE. Pater
ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro una hida
geldabat. Terra est 1 carucata. Hanc habent ibi
4 rustici. Silva 4 quarentenis longa, et una quaren
tena lata. Valet 20 solidos.
Uluric tenet 3 hidas et dimidium in ULFE-
COTE. Pater ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. Valet 30 solidos.

Uluric tenet MERA. AUic tenuit tempore
Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 virgata terr* et
dimidio. Terra est dimidia carucata, qu* ibi est
cum 4 bordariis, et dimidia acra prati, et una acra
pastur*. Valet 7 solidos et 6 denarios.

Uluric tenet 1 hidam et 1 virgatam terr* in
SVINDONE. Terra est dimidia carucata. Valet
7 solidos. Uluric tenet 1 hidam in BREDFORD. Terra
est dimidia carucata. Valet 12 solidos et 6 denarios.

Uluric tenet 1 hidem in FRISTESFELD, etibi
habet 6 bordarios. Valet 20 solidos.
Uluric tenet PORT ONE. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata,
cum 1 servo ; et 2 vUlani, et 3 coscez, cum 1 caru
cata. Ibi 6 acr* prati, et 3 quarenten* pastm-*.
Valet 40 solidos.

Ulward tenet 4 hidas in WINTRESLEL

Uluric holds 1 hide and 1 virgate of land in
SCALDEBURNE. Ordwold held it in the time of
King Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The
land is 1 carucate and a half, and there are 3 bor
dars. It is worth 20 shiUings.
Uluric holds 3 virgates of land in WINTRES
LEI, and 1 virgate of land in TUDERLEGE. His
father held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate. This land 4
countrymen hold. The wood is 4 furlongs long, and
1 farlong broad. It is worth 20 shillings.

Uluric holds 3^

hides in ULFECOTE.

Terra est 3 carucat*.

In dominio est 1 carucata, et

His
father held it in the time of King Edward. The
land is 1 carucate and a half. It is worth 30
shUlings. Uluric holds MERA. AUic held it in the time
of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1 virgate and
a half of land. The land is a half carucate, which
is there with 4 bordars, and half an acre of meadow,
and 1 acre of pasture. It is worth 7 shillings and 6
pence. Uluric holds 1 hide and 1 virgate of land in
SVINDONE. The land is a half carucate. It is
worth 7 shUlings.
Uluric holds 1 hide in BREDFORD. The
land is a half carucate. It is worth 12 shiUings
and 6 pence.
Uluric holds 1 hide in FRISTESFELD, and
has there 6 bordars. It is worth 20 shillings.
Uluric holds PORT ONE. His father held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1
carucate, with 1 serf; and there are 2 villans, and 3
coscets, with 1 carucate. There are 6 acres of
meadow, and 3 fm-longs of pasture. It is worth 40
shiUings. Ulward holds 4 hides in WINTRESLEI. The
land is 3 carucates. In demesne is 1 carucate, and

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j'ol_ (XXb 2 servi ; et 1 vUlanus, et 3 bordarii. SUva 3 qua-
^"^ rentenis longa, et 1 quarentena lata. Valet 40
solidos. Ulward, prebendarius Regis, tenet 2 hidas in
SVINDONE. Terra est 6 bovat*. Valet 15 solidos.
Uluric Waula tenet dimidiam hidam in
CLIVE. Terra est dimidia carucata. Valet 4
solidos. Ulnod tenet 1 hidam in MERE, et pro tanto
geldabat tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 1 caru
cata, qu* ibi est cum 6 cotariis, et 4 acris prati, et 1
acra pastur*. Valet 20 soUdos.

Ulviet, venator, tenet LANGEFORD. Tem
pore Regis Edwardi geldabat pro 4 hidis. Terra est
2 carucat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, cum 1
servo ; et 2 vUlani, et 6 bordarii, et 3 cotarii. Ibi
molinus reddens 5 solidos, et 20 acr* prati. Pas
tura 5 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valet 60 soUdos.
Ulnod tenet dimidiam hidam [geldantem] in
BRAMESSAGE. Pater ejus tenuit. Terra est
dimidia carucata. Valet 10 solidos.
Ulviet tenet dimidiam hidam in MELEFORD.
Terra est 2 bovat*. Valet 2 solidos. Dimidia
h*c terra est in foresta.
Wenesii Uxor tenet TITICOME. Vir ejus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2
hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est 1
carucata, cum 1 servo ; et 2 vUlani, et 6 bordarii,
cum 2 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 15 solidos, et
4 acr* sUv*. Pastura 5 quarentenis longa, et 2
quarentenis lata. Valet 70 solidos.

Wado tenet 1 hidam in BEREFORD. Ipse
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 1 carucata,
qu* ibi est cum 1 bordario ; et 6 acr* prati. Valet
15 soHdos.

2 serfs ; and there is 1 vUlan, and 3 bordars. The
wood is 3 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It is
worth 40 shillings.
Ulward, the King's purveyor, holds 2 hides in
SVINDONE. The land is 6 bovates. It is worth
15 shiUings. Uluric Waula holds a half hide in CLIVE.
The land is a half carucate. It is worth 4 shillings.
Ulnod holds 1 hide in MERE, and it paid geld
for so much in the time of King Edward. The land
is 1 carucate, which is there with 6 cottars, and 4
acres of meadow, and 1 acre of pasture. It is worth
20 shillings. Ulviet, the huntsman, holds LANGEFORD.
In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 4 hides.
The land is 2 carucates. In demesne is 1 carucate,
with 1 serf; and there are 2 villans, and 6 bordars,
and 3 cottars. There is a mill paying 5 shillings, and
20 acres of meadow. The pasture is 5 fiirlongs long,
and 2 furlongs broad. It is worth 60 shillings.
Ulnod holds half a hide [that pays geld] in
BRAMESSAGE. His father held it. The land is
a half carucate. It is worth 10 shUlings.
Ulviet holds a half hide in MELEFORD. The
land is 2 bovates. It is worth 2 shillings. Half
this land is in the forest.
The Wife of Wenesius holds TITICOME.
Her husband held it in the time of King Edward,
and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 3 carucates.
In demesne is 1 carucate, with 1 serf; and there are
2 villans, and 6 bordars, with 2 carucates. There is
a mill paying 15 shillings, and 4 acres of wood.
The pasture is 5 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
It is worth 70 shillings.
Wado holds 1 hide in BEREFORD. He held
it in the time of King Edward. The land is 1 car
ucate, which is there with 1 bordar ; and there are 6
acres of meadow. It is worth 15 shillings.

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tenet dimidiam hidam in SCALDE-
Terra est dimidia carucata. Valet 5

Odolina tenet dimidiam hidam in MART ONE.
Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. Ibi 30 acr* inter
pratum et pasturam. Valet 40 solidos.

Saulf tenet 1 hidam [geldantem] in GATE-
GRAM. Pater ejus tenuit. Terra est dimidia
carucata. Valet 10 solidos.
Turchil tenet 2 hidas in 0 CIIEB URNE. Pater
ejus tenuit. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi 30 acr*
pastur*.

Valet 10 solidos.

Leviet tenet CUNUCHE. Vir ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis
et dimidio. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium, qu*
ibi sunt cum 1 servo ; et 4 villani, et 4 bordarii.
Ibi molinus reddens 15 solidos, et 5 acr* prati.
Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et una quarentena
lata. Valet 3 libras.
H*c Leviede fecit, et facit, aurifrisium Regis et
Regin*. Alfildis tenet HEORTHAM. Vir ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 virgata.
Terra est dimidia carucata qu* ibi est ; et 1 acra
prati. Valet 3 solidos.

Saieva tenet unam virgatam terr* [geldantem].
Alwi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2
bobus. Ibi 1 acra prati. Valet 3 solidos.

LiSEMAN tenet 3 hidas in MELCHESHAM.
Ipse tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro tanto
geldabat. Terra est 2 carucat* et dimidium. In
dominio est 1 carucata ; et 4 villani, et 3 bordarii,
et 3 cotarii, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 10 acr* prati,
et 5 acr* pastur*, et 5 acr* silv*. Valet 30 solidos.

OsGOT holds a half hide in SCALDEBURNE.
The land is a half carucate. It is worth 5 shUlings.

Odolina holds a half hide in MAR TONE. The
land is one carucate and a half. There are 30 acres
between meadow and pasture. It is worth 40
shillings. Saulf holds 1 hide [that pays geld] in GATE-
GRAM. His father held it. The land is a half
carucate. It is worth 10 shillings.
Turchil holds 2 hides in OCHEBURNE. His
father held it. The land is 1 carucate. There are

30 acres of pasture.

It is worth 10 shillings.

Leviet holds CUNUCHE. Her husband held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
3^ hides. The land is 2^ carucates which are there
with 1 serf; and there are 4 villans, and 3 bordars.
There is a mill paying 15 shillings, and 5 acres of
meadow. The pasture is half a mile long, and 1
furlong broad. It is worth £3.
This Leviede used to make, and still makes,
the embroidery of the King and the Queen.
Alfildis holds HEORTHAM Her husband
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 1 virgate. The land is a half carucate which is
there ; and there is 1 acre of meadow. It is worth
3 shUlings. Saieva holds 1 virgate of land [that pays geld].
Alwi held it in the time of King Edward. The land
is sufficient for two oxen. There is 1 acre of
meadow. It is worth 3 shillings.
LiSEMAN holds 3 hides in MELCHESHAM.
He held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for so much. The land is 2^ carucates. There
is 1 carucate in demesne ; and there are 4 villans,
and 3 bordars, and 3 cottars, with 1 carucate. There
are 10 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of pasture, and,
5 acres of wood. It is worth 30 shillings.

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XX b Eldild tenet 1 hidam et 6 acras terr* in HELPE-
RINTONE. Vir ejus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Terra est I carucata. Ibi est 1 bordarius, et 4 acr*
prati. Valet 8 solidos.

Osward tenet 1 hidam [geldantem] in BRET
FORD. Terra est dimidia carucata. Pater ejus ten
uit. Valet 12 solidos et 6 denarios.
Otho tenet LANGEFORD. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 2 hidis.
Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi sunt 6 bordarii, et molinus
reddens 20 denarios. Ibi pastura 1 leuca longa, et
dimidio leuc* lata. SUva 4 quarentenis longa, et 4
quarentenis lata. Valet 15 solidos.

Sbernus tenet 1 virgatam terr* in CRISTES-
FELD. Valet 15 denarios.
Svain tenet STAPLEFORD. Pater ejus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 10 hidis et di
midio. Terra est 10 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 car
ucat*, cum 1 servo ; et 17 villani, et 10 bordarii, cum
8 carucatis. Ibi 2 molini reddentes 30 solidos, et 40
acr* prati. Pastura dimidio leuc* longa, et tantun
dem lata. Silva 1 leuca longa, et dimidio leuc* lata.
Valet 12 libras.

Saric tenet WINTREBURNE. Alwinus tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 1 hida et
dimidio. Terra est 1 carucata qu* ibi est in dominio,
cum 1 villano, et 4 coscez. Ibi pars molini reddens
22 denarios et obolum. Silva 2 quarentenis longa,
et una quarentena lata. Valet 30 solidos.

Saric tenet LA VERTESTOCHE. Gest, frater
ejus, tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
dimidia hida. Terra est dimidia carucata qu* ibi est.
Valet 10 solidos.
Saward tenet 3 hidas in BR 0 CTUNE. Alwold
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2 carucat*
qu* ibi sunt. Valet 40 solidos.

Eldild holds 1 hide and 6 acres of land in
IIELPERINTONE. Her husband held it in the
time of King Edward. The land is 1 carucate.
There is 1 bordar, and 4 acres of meadow. It is
worth 8 shillings.

Osward holds 1 hide [paying geld] in BRET
FORD. The land is a half carucate. His father
held it. It is worth 12 shillings and 6 pence.
Otho holds LANGEFORD. His father held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 2
hides. The land is 2 carucates. There are 6 bor
dars, and a mill paying 20 pence. There is pasture
1 mile long, and half a mile broad. The wood is 4
furlongs long, and 4 furlongs broad. It is worth 15
shillings. Sbernus holds 1 virgate of land in CRISTES-
FELD. It is worth 15 pence.
Svain holds STAPLEFORD. His father held
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
lOJ hides. The land is 10 carucates. In demesne
are 2 carucates, with 1 serf; and there are 17 villans,
and 10 bordars, with 8 carucates. There are 2 mUls
paying 30 shillings, and 40 acres of meadow. The
pasture is half a mile long, and as much broad. The
wood is one mile long, and half a mile broad. It
is worth £12.
Saric holds WINTREBURNE. Alwin held it
in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 1
hide and a half. The land is one carucate which is
there in demesne, with 1 villan, and 4 coscets. There
is part of a mill paying 22 pence and a half-penny.
The wood is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
It is worth 30 shillings.
Saric holds LAVERTESTOCHE. Gest, his
brother, held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for a half hide. The land is a half caru
cate which is there. It is worth 10 shUUngs.

Saward holds 3 hides in BR 0 CTUNE. Alwold
held it in the time of King Edward. The land is 2
carucates which are there. It is worth 40 shUlings.

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Rainburgis tenet unum manerium quod Godric
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 3 carucat* qu* ibi sunt ; et 5 servi,
et 6 villani, et 1 bordarius, et 4 acr* prati. Pastura
5 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valuit 4
libras ; modo 100 solidos.

FoRESTARii Regis tenent 1 hidam et dimidium in
foresta de GRAVELINGES. Valet 30 solidos.

Lanch tenuit de Rege Edwardo BLONTES
DONE, et defendebat se pro 2 hidis. Modo tenet
Edwardus, Vicecomes, in manu Regis, et ibi sunt
3 bordaru. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 7 soUdos.

Rainburgis holds a manor which Godric held in
the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5
hides. The land is 3 carucates which are there ; and
there are 5 serfs, and 6 villans, and 1 bordar, and 4
acres of meadow. The pasture is 5 furlongs long,
and 2 furlongs broad. It was worth £4 ; it is now
worth 100 shillings.
The king's foresters hold 1 hide and a half in
the forest of GRAVELINGES. It is worth 30
shUlings. Lanch held BL ONTESD ONE of King Edward,
and it was assessed at 2 hides. Edward the sheriff
now holds it, as in the hands of the King,
and there are 3 bordars. It was worth 20 shUUngs ;
it is now worth 7 shUlings.

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Herveus de Wiltune tenet de Rege 1 hidam in
EDENDONE. Oswardus tenuit tempore Regis
Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 3 bor
darii, et tantum prati et pastur* quantum convenit
1 hid*. Valet 30 soUdos.

Herveus tenet 1 hidam et dimidium. Hanc
tenuit Edvinus tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est
1 carucata. Ibi sunt 4 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et
valet, 30 solidos.
H*c est in NIGRAVRA.
Ricardus Sturmid tenet 1 hidam et unam virga
tam terr* et dimidium in IWIS. Terra est 3 caru
cat*. In dominio est 1 carucata, et 4 servi; et 3
villani, et 4 coscez, cum 2 carucatis. Ibi 4 acr* prati,
et silva 1 leuca longa, et 4 quarentenis lata. Valuit
30 solidos ; modo 60 soUdos.

Idem Ricardus tenet BUBERGE, et Willelmus

LXVIIL LAND OF THE KLNG'S OFFICERS.
Hervey of Wilton, holds 1 hide in EDEN
DONE oi the King. Osward held it in the tune of
King Edward. The land is 1 carucate. There are
3 bordars, and as much meadow and pasture as is
sufficient for 1 hide. It is worth 30 shiUings.
Hervey holds 1 hide and a half. Edwin held
this in the time of King Edward. The land is 1
carucate. There are 4 acres of pasture. It was,
and is, worth 30 shUlings.
This land is in NIGRAVRA.
Richard Sturmid holds 1 hide and a virgate
and a half of land in IWIS. The land is 3 caru
cates. In demesne is 1 carucate, and 4 serfs ; and
there are 3 villans, and 4 coscets, with 2 carucates.
There are 4 acres of meadow, and the wood is 1 mile
long, and 4 furlongs broad. It was worth 30 shU
lings ; it is now worth 60 shUlings.
The same Richard holds BUBERGE, and Wil-

' See the note on p. 129.

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Aluric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et
geldabat pro 2 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 2 caruca-
t*, qu* ibi sunt cum 1 servo, et 1 villano, et 4
coscez. Ibi 2 arpenz prati ; et silva 4 quarentenis
longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valet 30 solidos.

Idem tenet in GRASTONE 1 hidam.
solidos.

Valet 20

Idem tenet in HAREDONE 1 hidam et dimidi
um, et Robertus de eo. Aluric tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est in
dominio. Valet 10 solidos.
Idem tenet in S ALDEBORNE 1 hidam et 3
virgatas terr*. Ordwoldus tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi, et pro tanto geldabat. Terra est 3 carucat*.
In dominio sunt 2 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 3 viUani,
et 3 coscez, cum 1 carucata. Ibi 3 arpenz prati, et
sUva 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.
Valet 40 solidos.

Robertus filius Radulfi tenet in GRAS
TONE 1 hidam et 2 virgatas terr* et dimidium.
Ulmar tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra est 2
carucat*, qu* ibi sunt in dominio, cum 1 servo, et 5
coscez ; et 2 arpenz silv*. Valet 30 solidos.

Radulfus de Halvile tenet in GRASTONE 3
hidas et unam virgatam terr* et dimidium. Alwinus
etAlwold, et Lewinus, et Celestan, tenuerunt tempore
Regis Edwardi de eo. Terra est 4 carucat* et dimi
dium. In dominio sunt 3 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 4
coscez cum 1 carucata et dimidio. Ibi pastura 2 qua
rentenis longa, et dimidio quarenten* lata. Valet 7
libras. Idem Radulfus tenet in MERTONE 1 hidam.
Duo Taini tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi. Terra
est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est in dominio cum 2 servis,
et 2 coscez. Ibi 2 arpenz prati, et 2 acr* pastur*.
Valet 40 solidos.

liam holds it of him. Aluric held it in time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 2^ hides. The land is
2 carucates, which are there with 1 serf, and 1 villa,n,
and 4 coscets. There are 2 arpens of meadow ; and
the wood is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
It is worth 30 shillings.

The same holds 1 hide in GRASTONE.
worth 20 shUlings.

It is

The same holds 1 hide and a half in HARE-
DONE, and Robert holds it of him. Aluric held it
in the time of King Edward. The land is 1 carucate
which is there in demesne. It is worth 10 shiUings.
The same holds 1 hide and 3 virgates of land in
S ALDEBORNE. Ordwold held it in the time of
King Edward, and it paid geld for so much. The
land is 3 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates, and
4 serfs ; and there are 3 villans, and 3 coscets, with
1 carucate. There are 3 arpens of meadow, and the
wood is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. It
is worth 40 shUUngs.
Robert, son of Radulf, [Fitz-Rolf] holds 1
hide and 2^ virgates of land in GRASTONE. Ul
mar held it in the time of King Edward. The land
is 2 carucates, which are there in demesne, with
1 serf, and 5 coscets ; and there are 2 arpens of wood.
It is worth 30 shillings.
Radulf de Halvile holds 3 hides and 1 virgate
and a half of land in GRASTONE. Alwin, and
Alwold, and Lewin, and Celestan, held the lands of
him in the time of King Edward. The land is 4J
carucates. In demesne are 3 carucates, and 3 serfs ;
and there are 4 coscets, with 1 carucate and a half.
The pasture there is 2 furlongs long, and half a fur
long broad. It is worth £7.
The same Radulf holds 1 hide in MERTONE.
Two Thanes held it in the time of King Edward.
The land is 1 carucate, which is there in demesne,
with 2 serfs, and 2 coscets. There are 2 arpens of
meadow, and 2 acres of pasture. It is worth 40
shillings.

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Pp] f XXIa Idem Radulfus tenet in BURBED 2 hidas et

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unam virgatam terr*. Alric tenuit tempore Regis
Edwardi. Terra est 2 carucat*, qu* ibi sunt cum
1 servo ; et 2 villani, et 1 bordarius. Silva 3 qua
rentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Valet 30
solidos. In ULFELA habet [Radulfus] 4 hidas. Turold
us et Alwinus tenebant tempore Regis Edwardi, et
pro tanto geldabant. Terra est 3 carucat*, et nil
pecuni*. Ibi molinus reddens 16 solidos, et 4
villani, et 4 coscez. Silva 2 quarentenis longa, et
tantundem lata. Valet 30 solidos.

Turbbrtus tenet in MERTONE 1 hidam.
Lewinus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et pro tanto
geldabat. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 2 coscez,
et 6 acr* prati, et 10 acr* pastur*. Valuit, et
valet, 40 solidos.
Croc tenet TODEWRDE. Tres Taini tenuerunt
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 3 hidis.
Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. De ea tenet Croc
3 virgatas terr*, et unus miles ejus 2 hidas. Ibi est
1 carucata, et 2 bordarii, et 1 vUlanus ; et pastura 2
quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
20 solidos ; modo 50 solidos.

Edwardus, Vicecomes
terr* qu* pertinet his 3 hidis.

tenet unam virgatam

Herveus tenet ROTEFELDE. Heraldus
Comes tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 1 carucata, qu* ibi est in
dominio ; et 5 bordarii. Ibi 8 acr* prati, et pastura
2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata. Valuit
30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.

Tetbaldus et Hunfridus tenent WIDEHILLE.
Robertus ffiius Wimarc tenuit, et geldabat pro 5
hidis. Terra est 5 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2
carucat*, et 2 servi, et 6 bordarii. Ibi 50 acr* prati,
et 60 acr* pastur*. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 40
solidos.

The same Radulf holds in BURBED 2 hides
and 1 virgate of land. Alric held it in the time of
King Edward. The land is 2 carucates, which are
there with 1 serf; and there are 2 villans, and 1
bordar. The wood is 3 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs
broad. It is worth 30 shillings.
In ULFELA [Radulf] has 4 hides. Turold and
Alwin held them in the time of King Edward, and
paid geld for so much. The land is 3 carucates,
and there is no stock of cattle. There is a mUl
paying 16 shillings, and 4 villans, and 4 coscets.
The wood is 2 farlongs long, and as much broad. It
is worth 30 shillings.
TuRBERT holds 1 hide in MERTONE. Lewin
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for so much. The land is 1 carucate. There are 2
coscets, and 6 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of
pasture. It was, and is, worth 40 shillings.
Croc holds TODEWRDE. Three Thanes held
it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld for
3 hides. The land is 1 carucate and a half Of this
Croc holds 3 virgates of land, and a military retainer
of his hold 2 hides. There is 1 carucate, and 2
bordars, and 1 villan ; and the pasture is 2 furlongs
long, and 1 furlong broad. It was worth 20 shil
lings ; it is now worth 50 shillings.
Edward, the sheriff, holds 1 virgate of land which
belongs to these 3 hides.
Hervey holds ROTEFELDE. Earl Harold
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 2 hides. The land is 1 carucate, which is there
in demesne ; and there are 5 bordars. There are 8
acres of meadow, and the pasture is 2 furlongs long,
and 1 furlong broad. It was worth 30 shillings ; it
is now worth 40 shUlings.
Tetbald and Humfrey hold WIDEHILLE.
Robert the son of Wimarc [Fitz-Wimarc] held it,
and it used to pay geld for 5 hides. The land is 5 caru
cates. In demesne are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs, and 6
bordars. There are 50 acres of meadow, and 60 acres
of pasture. It was worth 20 shillings ; it is now
worth 40 shillings.

WILTSHIRE.

UI

fXXIa Anschitil tenet BUTREMERE. Godvinus
X^i^ tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro dimi

dia vu-gata terr*. Terra est 2 bovat*.
denarios.

Valet 40

Johannes, hostiarius, tenet ELTONE. Godric
et BoUo tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et gelda
bat pro 5 hidis. Terra est 4 carucat*. In dominio
sunt 2 carucat*, et 3 servi ; et 4 vUlani, et 2 cotarii,
cum dimidia carucata. Ibi 8 acr* prati, et pastura
3 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata.

De hac terra tenet Turstinus 1 hidam, et Fraw-
INUS 1 hidam. Ibi est 1 bordarius, et 1 cotarius, cum
dimidia carucata ; et 2 acr* prati. Pastura 4 qua
rentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata. Totum valet
100 solidos.
Idem [Johannes] tenet dimidiam hidam in
BEREFORD. Aluric tenuit tempore Regis Ed
wardi. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi est 1 bordarius,
cum 1 servo, et 8 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 10
solidos. Willelmus Scudet tenet WESBERIE. Ul
ward tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
4 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 7 carucat*. In dominio
sunt 4 carucat*, et 4 servi ; et 20 bordarii, cum 3
carucatis. Ibi 20 acr* prati, et 4 acr* sUv*, et 2
molini reddentes 25 solidos. Valuit, et valet, 8
libras. ,
Goisfridus tenet DRAICOTE. Edric tenuit
tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 5 hidis.
Terra est 5 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat*,
et 4 servi ; et 7 villani, et 10 coscez, cum 3 carucatis.
Ibi molinus reddens 5 soUdos, et 40 acr* prati.
Pastura 2 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena lata.
SUva 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 quarentenis lata ; et
1 burgensis reddit 12 denarios. Valet 100 solidos.

Willelmus filius Ansculf tenet TORN-
VELE. Strami tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et

Anschitil holds BUTREMERE. Godwm
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for a half virgate of land. The land is 2 bovates.
It is worth 40 pence.
John, the door-keeper, holds ELTONE. Godric
and BoUo held it in the time of King Edward, and
it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 4 carucates.
In demesne are 2 carucates, and 3 serfs ; and there
are 4 villans, and 2 cottars, with a half carucate.
There are 8 acres of meadow, and the pasture is 3
farlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.

Of this land Turstin holds 1 hide, and Frawin
1 hide. There is 1 bordar, and 1 cottar, with a half
carucate ; and there are 2 acres of meadow. The
pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad.
The whole estate is worth 100 shillings.
The same [John] holds a half hide in BERE
FORD. Aluric held it in the time of King Edward.
The land is 1 carucate. There is 1 bordar, with 1
serf, and 8 acres of meadow. It was, and is, worth
10 shillings. William Scudet holds WESBERIE. Ulward
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid geld
for 4 and a half hides. The land is 7 carucates. There
are 4 carucates in demesne, and 4 serfs ; and 20 bor
dars, with 3 carucates. There are 20 acres of meadow,
and 4 acres of wood, and 2 mUls paying 25 shillings.
It was, and is, worth £8.
GoiSFRiD [Geoffrey] holds DRAICOTE. Edric
held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 5 hides. The land is 5 carucates. In de
mesne are 2 carucates, and 4 serfs ; and there are 7
villans, and 10 coscets, with 3 carucates. There is a
miU paying 5 shillings, and 40 acres of meadow.
The pasture is 2 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
The wood is 4 fm-longs long, and 2 furlongs broad ;
and 1 burgess pays 12 pence. It is worth 100
shillings. WlLLIiM, THE SON OF Ansculf, holds TORN-
VELE. Strami held it in the time of King Ed-
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DOMESDAY BOOK.

Foi.i ^^J '^ geldabat pro 7 hidis et dimidio. Terra est 5 carucat*.
In dominio sunt 2 carucat* ; et 5 villani, et 5 borda
rii, et 5 coscez, cum 3 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens
5 solidos, et 11 acr* prati, et 10 acr* silv*, et pastura
2 quarentenis longa, et 2 lata. Valuit, et valet, 100
solidos.

Willelmus tenet 2 hidas prope istas 7 hidas
supradictas. Una pertinet ad Bradenestoch, mane
rium Edwardi Vicecomitis, et altera ad Clive,
manerium Gisleberti de Bretevile, secundum testi
monium Tainorum. Valent 20 solidos.

Wibertus tenet CLIVE. H*c fuit de terra
Ulvev* Beteslau, et geldabat tempore Regis Edwardi
pro 5 hidis et una virgata terr*. Terra est 3
carucat*. In dominio sunt 2 carucat* ; et 3 villani,
et 1 bordarius, et 1 coscez, cum 1 carucata. In
Crichelade una domus reddit 3 denarios. Ibi 42
acr* prati et dimidium, et 84 acr* pastur*, et 24
acr* silv*. Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 3 libras et 10
solidos. Odinus, camerarius,! tenet SVINDONE. Tor-
bertus tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
12 hidis. Terra est 6 carucat*. In dominio sunt 2
carucat*, et 2 servi ; et 6 villani, et 8 bordarii, cum
3 carucatis. Ibi molinus reddens 4 solidos, et 30
acr* prati, et 20 acr* pastur*. Valuit 60 solidos ;
modo 100 solidos.

De hac terra tenet Milo Crispin 2 hidas, et ibi
habet 1 carucatam. Odinus eas calumniatur.
Turstinus, camerarius, tenet CLIVE. Alwinus
tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro 4
hidis. Terra est 1 carucata et dimidium. In
dominio est 1 carucata, cum 1 servo, et 4 coscez.
Ibi molinus, reddens 5 solidos, et 12 acr* prati,
et 8 acr* pastur*. Valet 50 solidos.

ward, and it paid geld for 7J hides. The land is 5
carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates ; and there
are 5 villans, and 5 bordars, and 5 coscets, with 3
carucates. There is a mill paying 5 shUlings, and 1 1
acres of meadow, and 10 acres of wood, and the pas
ture is 2 furlongs long, and 2 broad. It was, and is,
worth 100 shillings.
William holds 2 hides near the above mentioned
7 hides. One of them belongs to Bradenestoch, the
manor of Edward the sheriff, and the other to Clive,
the manor of Gilbert de Bretevile, according to the
testimony of the Thanes. They are worth 20 shillings.
WiBBRT holds CLIVE. This was of the land of
Ulveve Beteslau, and paid geld in the time of King
Edward for 5 hides and 1 virgate of land. The land
is 3 carucates. In demesne are 2 carucates ; and
there are 3 villans, and 1 bordar, and 1 coscet, with
1 carucate. A house in Cricklade pays 3 pence.
There are 42^ acres of meadow, and 84 acres of
pasture, and 24 acres of wood. It was worth 20
shUlings ; it is now worth £3 10s.
Odin, the chamberlain, holds SVINDONE.
Torbert held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 12 hides. The land is 6 carucates. In
demesne are 2 carucates, and 2 serfs ; and there are
6 villans, and 8 bordars, with 3 carucates. There is
a mUl paying 4 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow,
and 20 acres of pasture. It was worth 60 shillings ;
it is novsf worth 100 shillings.
Of this land MUo Crispin holds 2 hides, and has
there 1 carucate. Odin claims them.
Turstin, the chamberlain, holds CLIVE. Al
win held it in the time of King Edward, and it paid
geld for 4 hides. The land is 1 carucate and a half
In demesne is 1 carucate, with 1 serf, and 4 coscets.
There is a miU paying 5 shUlings, and 12 acres of
meadow, and 8 acres of pasture. It is worth 50
shiUings.

' The ofBce of the ' Camerarius' was to take charge of the kmgs ' camera', or treasury, and answered to tbe Treasurer of
the household at present. Kelham, p. 171.

WILTSHIRE.

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Albericus, camerarius, tenet SMALEBROC
Mainard tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 3 carucat*. In dominio est
1 carucata; et 1 villanus, et 12 bordarii, cum 2
carucatis. Ibi 6 acr* prati, et 9 acr* silv*. Valuit
30 solidos ; modo 40 solidos.
Albericus, camerarius, tenet DEVREL. Duo
Taini tenuerunt tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabant
pro 1 hida. Terra est 1 carucata. Ibi sunt 8 coscez
cum 1 carucata, et molinus reddens 4 solidos, et 1
acra prati. Pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et 2 qua
rentenis lata. Silva 5 quarentenis longa, et 1
quarentena lata. Valuit 40 solidos ; modo 29 solidos.
GuNDViNus, granetarius, tenet WITECLIVE.
Alwi tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat pro
2 hidis. Terra est 1 carucata qu* ibi est in
dominio, cum 1 servo, et 1 coscet. Ibi 2 acr* prati,
et pastura 4 quarentenis longa, et una quarentena
lata. Silva 1 quarentena longa, et altera lata.
Valuit 20 solidos ; modo 35 solidos.

Warinus, arbalistarius, ^ tenet CELEWRDE.
Edric tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. In dominio est
1 carucata, cum 4 bordariis. Ibi 8 acr* prati, et 10
acr* sUv*. Valuit, et valet, 40 solidos.
Croc tenet dimidiam hidam in STOCHE. Terra
est dimidia carucata. Valet 10 solidos.
Willelmus Corniole tenet WICHEFORD.
Avitius tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi, et geldabat
pro 2 hidis. Terra est 2 carucat*. Ibi sunt 3 villani,
et 3 bordarii, cum 1 carucata, et molinus reddens 15
solidos. Ibi 8 acr* prati. Valuit, et valet, 40
soUdos. Edwardus tenet unam virgatam terr* in AL
WARBERIE. Bode tenuit tempore Regis Edwardi.
Valet 40 denarios.

Alberic, the chamberlain, holds SMALEBROC.
Mainard held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 3 carucates. In
demesne is 1 carucate; and there is 1 villan, and 12
bordars, with 2 carucates. There are 6 acres of
meadow, and 9 acres of wood. It was worth 30
shUlings ; it is now worth 40 shUlings.
Alberic, the chamberlain, holds DEVREL.
Two Thanes held it in the time of King Edward,
and paid geld for 1 hide. The land is 1 carucate.
There are 8 coscets with 1 carucate, and a mill pay
ing 4 shillings, and 1 acre of meadow. The pasture
is 4 furlongs long, and 2 furlongs broad. The wood
is 5 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad. It was
worth 40 shillings ; it is now worth 29 shillings.
Gundvin, the keeper of the granaries, holds
WITECLIVE. Alwi held it in the time of King
Edward, and it paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 1
carucate which is there in demesne, with 1 serf, and
1 coscet. There are 2 acres of meadow, and the
pasture is 4 furlongs long, and 1 furlong broad.
The wood is 1 furlong long, and another broad. It
was worth 20 shillings ; it is now worth 35 shillings.
Warin, the bow-man, holds CELEWRDE.
Edric held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates. In
demesne is 1 carucate, with 4 bordars. There are 8
acres of meadow, and 10 acres of wood. Itwas, and
is, worth 40 shillings.
Croc holds a half hide in STOCHE. The land
is a half carucate. It is worth 10 shillings.
William Corniole holds WICHEFORD.
Avitius held it in the time of King Edward, and it
paid geld for 2 hides. The land is 2 carucates.
There are 3 villans, and 3 bordars, with 1 carucate,
and a mill paying 15 shillings. There are 8 acres
of meadow. It was, and is, worth 40 shillings.

virgate of land in ALWAR-

Edward holds 1
BERIE. Bode held it in the time of King Edward.
It is worth 40 pence.

' " Our Kings," says Kelham, p. 157, " bad an oiBcer styled
ArbaUstarius' or ' Balistarius Regis ', and lands were held in
capite of the King, by the service of presentingj annually a

cross-bow, and of finding thread to make a cross-bow string, as
often as he passed through a certain district."

THE

EXON DOMESDAY

FOE

WILTSHIRE.

INTRODUCTION.

The Exon Domesday is so designated because the original manuscript is preserved among the muniments and charters
belonging to the Cathedral at Exeter. This record contains a description of the western parts of the kingdom, comprising
the counties of Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. The same returns, made by the Conqueror's Commissioners
at the time of the general survey, which furnished the materials for the Great Domesday, would seem to have been made
use of for the compilation of the Exon Domesday.
In one respect the portion of this record relating to Wilts, differs materially from those which refer to Dorset,
Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. In the accounts of each of the last named counties we have uniformly supplied to us the
enumeration of live stock on every estate, a statement of the number not only of the hides, carucates, and various classes
of owners or occupiers, but also of the number of oxen, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, &c. ; just as it is given, in fact, in the
second volume of the Great Survey. But all that this Record supplies us with in its Wiltshire portion is a Hst of the various
hundreds and of those who were owners of some of the principal estates contained in them. The only land accounted
for by name is the manor of Sdtona (Sutton) belonging to William de Moione, fol. 47. [See above, p. 103.] There is
also contained in a summary at folios 597 b, 528, and 530, the number of manors in Wiltshire, belonging to Glaston
bury Abbey, Ealph de Mortemer, MUo Crispin, Eobert Fitz-Girold, and the Earl Morton. These fragments would
seem to imply either that some portion of the Eecord was lost, or that the Exon Domesday was never complete in its
contents. But fragmentary and meagre as is the Wiltshire portion of this Eecord, it is invaluable to us as a means of
interpreting the contents of the Exchequer Domesday. Indeed without its help it would be impossible, save by the
merest conjecture, to suggest in the case of many manors what particular estate is alluded to. The omission of the
Hundreds in the Great Domesday for Wiltshire, makes its interpretation more than usually diflScult, and a glance at
the numerous entries in the subjoined lists under the generic names of Clive, — Contone, — Deverel, — Langefoed, —
Sudtone, — Wikteebuene, — will show how impossible it is, without some clue to the Hundred in which they are
situated, to attempt to identify the several estates. In the Exchequer Domesday only three Hundreds are mentioned
at all, and these but incidentally, namely, Cicemeetone (j). 6), Sutelesbebg {p. 6), and Wedebusteselle (jp. 66), and
singularly enough the two last are not found under those designations in the Exon Domesday.

154 EXON DOMESDAY.
An illustration of the utility of the information supplied by this Record occurs in connexion with the estate
held at Sutone by William de Moione to which reference has just been made. The tenant, who in the Exchequer
Domesday is designated simply Walter, is called in the Exon Domesday Walter Hosatus. This is the same name
which in later times occurs as Husey and Hussey. In the Hundred Rolls [ii. S77] under the Hundred of Warmins
ter, we have the " Heirs of Hubert Husee " holding one Knight's fee at " Sutton Parva " in the time of Edward I. More
over in the Test, de Nev. 150, we have the following entry : — " Walter de Limesye holds in Parva Sutton one Knight's fee of
Henry Husee, and he of Reginald de Mohun and he of the King as of the honor of Dunster." — A comparison of these
entries makes it certain that the manor alluded to is " Little Sutton " now a tithing in the parish of Sutton Veney
in the Hundred of Warminster. The almost incidental entry in the Exon Domesday of the tenant's surname
supplies the link without which our conclusions must have been, after all, but conjectural.
It must be borne in mind that the manors referred to, under the different Hundreds, in the Exon Domesday,
though in many instances by far the greater number, are not the whole of them. The object of the Record was
to a great extent fiscal, to determine, that is, the " geld " or tax due to the Crown from the various estates. Certain
claims of exemption from this payment were allowed. The demesne lands of religious houses, and also of the great
Lords and Barons who held by military service, were all exempted ; much also of what was Thane-land was free ;
and some exemptions were claimed under especial grants from the Crown. In the Exon Domesday, we have a
summary of the whole number of Hides in each Hundred, and then follows a special notice of such portions of the
several estates as were exempt from payment of "geld." Hence we have but few notices of such manors as were
held subordinately by some tenant under a Chief-Lord. Those referred to, however, together with a few incidental
notices of others scattered here and there throughout the Record, are sufiSciently numerous to enable us, with their help,
to identify, with tolerable certainty, by far the greater number of those described in the Exchequer Domesday.
There are no less than three copies of the Exon Domesday for Wiltshire. It is alluded to as the
" Inquisitio Gbldi " or the " Taxation of the Hundreds " for this county. These copies vary slightly from one
another in substance, as well as in mode of expression, and also in the names and order of the Hundreds. Internal
evidence seems to show them to have been made at different times, and by different persons. The first of the three
copies appears to be the least complete of the three ; the second contains nearly all the matter of the first with some
corrections and additions in the margin ; the third incorporates these additions with the text,^and seems a corrected
edition of the other two. The text of this third copy has been adopted for the present work ; — the portions included
within brackets are from one or other of the first named copies, and consist of such additions or modifications as seemed
calculated to throw light on the entries in the Exchequer Domesday.
The Inquisition for each Hundred states ; I. — The total number of Hides ; II. — The number held by
the King and his Barons in demesne, or which for other reasons were exempt from -'.geld ' ; III. — The number of Hides
for which the tax was paid, and the amount received; IV.- — The tax • in. arrear, or Withheld, with the reason for its
so remaining ; V.' — The money retained by the Collectors (in one instance they are . called ' Congregatores geldi ' )
for their own use, where such was the case, though the principle on which their remuneration was apportioned, does not
clearly appear. It may be observed that the tax in the Exon Domesday is computed at the rate of Six shillings for every hide.
In the hundred of Mere, for exa.m^\e, fifty -one hides paid £18 6s. (51 X 6 = 306 shillings). In the hundred of Ramsbury
sia;«2/ hides paid £18 (60x6 = 360 shillings). In the hundred of Dunelawe twenty-four hides paid &1 4s. (94x6 = 144

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155

shillings). In the hundred of Scipe sia;i2/-fAr«« hides paid £18 18s. (63 x 6 = 378 shillings). Under Chippenham hundred
(p. 161) the ' geld ' of one hide is expressly stated to have been six shillings, and that of three virgates, — four of them
making up the hide,— /owr shillings and sixpence. So uniformly is this the case, that when the total differs from this
reckoning it is probably owing either to some not having been paid, or to a mistake of the copyist. This is, no doubt, the
case in the hundred of Alwarberie, in which thirty-five hides and a half are said to have paid £10 14s., whereas the proper
sum would seem to have been £10 13s. (35-J-x 6 = 313 shillings). These entries abundantly confirm the statements made
by early historians on the subject.*
Amongst other matters on which the Exon Domesday throws light must be mentioned the Ancient Hundreds of
Wiltshire. Some remarks will be found in the general Introduction to this work on the institution of Hundreds and
Tithings, but as the list given to us in the Exon Domesday is the earliest which we have, this would seem the best place
in which to offer some observations on those for Wiltshire, at all events as regards their relation to the present Hundreds of
the County. At the time of Domesday there would seem to have heen. forty distinct Hundreds in WUts. Of these, twenty-two
were in what we now call North Wilts, and eighteen in South WUts. The following tables will show how they corresponded
with the present hundreds, f
NOETH WILTS.

Ancient Hundreds.

Modem Hundreds.

1. CiCEMETHOEN
3. Steecheleb (Sterkley) ...
3. Thoengeave
4. Dunelawe (Dunley)
5. Cepeham
6. Ceechelade
7. SciPE
8. WuEDE (High-wori^)
9. Staple
10. Chingbeige
11. Blaoheqeave
13. Thoenhylle
13. Selchelai
14. Ramesbeeie
15. Beadefoed
16. Melchesam
17. Calne

Malmesbuey.Chippenham, with the exception of a few manors,
formerly belonging to the Abbot of Glastonbury,
placed in the Hundred of Noeth Dameeham.
These form the united Hundred of Highwoeth,
Ceickladb, and Staple.

Kingsbeidge.
Selklby.
Ramsbuey. Beadfoed.
Melksham. Calne (including also Bromham, now reckoned in the
Hundred of Pottern and Cannings.)

* Thus Matthew of Westminster says,— ''De unoquoque aratro, id est hyda terrse totius regni, seae solidos extorsit truoulenter."— See Ellis, II, 350.
¦f It may be observed, that iu several of the Modern Hundreds are to be found manors, or parishes, now reckoned as belonging to a " Bagged Hundred,"
called that of Elstub, which consists of estates from various parts of the County, as e.g., Wbstwood from the Hundred of Bradford,— Ham from that of
Kinwardstone,— Stockton from that of Branohe,— Altok (IMors) from that of Swanborough,— Patnet from that of Stodfald. It seemed hardly
necessary to particularise them under each Hundred, the more so, as they do not seem to have been so transferred to the Hundred of Elstub till
after the reign of Edward I. r

156

EXON DOMESDAY.

Ancient Hundreds.

Modern Hundreds.

18. Webvesdone
19. Canenge

90. Rugebeege
91. Stodfald
99. swanebebg

Wheewelsdown. The present parish of Bishop's Cannings, including
South Broom, &c.
These Hundreds, — with the exception of West
Lavington, Pottern, and Rowde, which, together
with Bishop's Cannings and Bromham, are now
in a separate Hundred, called that of Potteen
and Cannings, — are all now included in that of
• Swanboeough.

SOUTH WILTS.

93. Westberie
34. Waeministee
35. Hesteedebeeie
96. Eilestebbe

37.

Chenewaeestan

38.

Meee

99.

DOKWORTH

30.

Dolesfeld

31.

Beenohesbbkge

33.

Ambeesbbeie

33.

Stanfoeb

34.

Caudune

35.

Cadewoede

36.

Domeeham

37.

WlNDEEDlO

38.

Feestesfeld

39.

Alwaebekie

40.

Duntone

Westbury. \\aeminstbb.Heytesbury.
Such portions of the present Hundred of Elstub and
EvBELEiGH, as are comprised in Netheravon,
Enford, Fittleton, and that immediate neigh
bourhood.
Kinwardstone.
Meee, including East Knoyle, now transferred to the
Hundred of Downton.'
DuNWOETH, including Fonthill Episcopi, now trans
ferred to the Hundred of Downton.
The united Hundred of Branch and Dole.
Ambeesbuey. Chalk. The united Hundred of Cawdon and Gadwokth.
South Dameeham. (See above under ' Chippenham '
for North Damerham).
Undekditch.Frustfield.
Aldeebuby. Downton, but not including, as now, Fonthill Episcopi
and East Knoyle.

INTRODUCTION. 157
A close comparison of the Exchequee with the Exon Domesday, as far as the abbreviated form of the
Wiltshire portion of the latter permits it to be carried out, shews that, though for the most part they agree as to their
general contents, a few variations nevertheless may be observed. Some changes in occupation or ownership would appear
to have taken place during the interval that elapsed between the completion of the two records, and the Exon Domesday
is probably corrected to a slightly later date than the Exchequer Domesday. These trifling variations are noticed in the
succeeding pages under the Hundreds in which they occur.
It will be observed that in the spelling of the names both of places and persons there is a considerable difference
between the two records. Indeed the caprice with which the Norman Scribes wrote the various names seems unaccountable.
Instances are so numerous, that it is needless to particularise. One example may be seen at p. 143, where in the same
entry we have the name of the tenant written first as Leviet, and in the next clause as Leviede.
In the Exon Domesday we have frequently supplied to us the ' surnames ' of persons, which are commonly omitted
in the other record. Thus we have Rainald Canut in the Hundred of Scipe, — Walter Hosatus in that of Warminster, — Alward
Culling in that of Heytesbury, — Osmund Latimarus in that of Bradford. In some instances the two records help to interpret
the names found in each other ; thus the ' Gunfrid Maldoith ' (p. 133) in the one, is the ' Gunfridus Maledoctus ' of the other ;
and ' Robertus Flavus ' of the Exchequer Domesday {p. 136), is the ' Robert Blond ' of the other record.
A difference also may be marked in one or two cases as to diction. Examples are given by Ellis, in his
Introduction to the Exon Domesday, taken from various parts of that record. This difference, however, is not so
marked in the Wiltshire portion which is given in an abbreviated form, as in other cases where the record goes more into
detail, and appears to be not so much a summary, as an abstract, of the original RoUs.

EXON DOMESDAY

1. CICEMETHOEN HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Cicemethokn sunt 169 hid. et
dimid. De his habent Barones in dominio 76
hid. et dimid. et dimid. virg. Inde habet Abbas
Malmesberiensis 66 hid. et dimid.; Brictricus
7 hid. ; Durandus* de Glowecestra 3 hid. dimid.
virg. minus; et pro 93 hid. dimid. virg. minus
redditse sunt Kegi [in constitutis terminis] 27
libr. et 3 sol. et 3 denar. Quatuor collectores
geldi retinuerunt 14 sol.
* Eobertus nepos Durandi. A.f

In the hundred of Cicemethorn are 169^
hides. Of these the Barons have in demesne
76^ hides and half a virgate. Of them, the
Abbot of Malmesbury has 66^ hides ; Brictric
7 hides ; Durand of Gloucester 3 hides all but
half a virgate ; and for 93 hides all but half a
virgate are paid to the King at the appointed
terms, £27 3s. 3d. The four collectors of the
geld retained 14 shillings.

The Hundred of Cicembthoen, or, as it is written in tbe Exchequer Domesday, p. 6, Cicemertone, is situated in tbe North- West
portion of the County. It was, no long time afterwards, caUed Cheggelawe, for it is so designated in the list of WUtsliire Hundreds
given in the Abbrev. Placit {p. 15) ofthe date of Eich. I. This last name is stiU retained in Chedgelow, a small hamlet in the parish of
Crudwell. This ancient Hundred is now merged in that of Malmesbury. It is named as a distinct Hundred as late as A.D. 1340.
Non. Inq., p. 66. See on this and tbe adjoining Hundreds some remarks in Jackson's Aubrey, p. 207.

t The letters A. and B., added to the various readings given iu notes to the original of the Exon Domesday, denote respectively those derived rom
the first or second copy of that record ; the third copy, as has been already intimated, being apparently the most complete, has been chosen as the text
for this work. In the subjoined list of manors under the various Hundreds, the number following each name denotes the page at which an account of it
may be found. Where no modem name is given, the reader, by referring to the alphabetical analysis in a subsequent part of this volume, will find the
best conjecture that can be formed as to the estate aUuded to.

WILTSHIRE.

159

The estates aUuded to in the above summary, together with their modern names, and their several owners at the time of Domesday,
would seem to be tbe foUowing : —

Beochenebeege Chemele
Newentone Ceeletone Gaedone Ceedvelle
wochesie Esselie

p-

3536 36
37 37 37
131 97

BrokenboroughKemble Long Newnton
CharltonQarsdon. Crudwell. Oaksey
Ashley

Abbot of
Malmesbuey.

Beicteic. Dueand
OF Gloucestee.

2. STERKLEY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Sterchelee sunt 152
hid. et 1 virg. De his habent Barones 43 hid.
et 1 virg. in dominio. Inde habet Radulfus de
Mortuo Mari 14 hid. in dominio ; Osbernus
Gifard 8 hid. et 1 virg. ; Abbas Malmesberiensis
3 hid. et dimid. ; Rogerius de Bercheleia 1 hid. ;
Abbas de Glastingeberia 14 hid. ; Gosfridus Ma
rescal 2 hid. et dimid. ; et pro 108 hid. et
dimid. redditse sunt Regi 32 libr. et 10 sol. et 10
denar. De terra Ernulfi de Hesding [pro dimid. hid.
et dimid. virg.] retenti sunt 3 sol. et 9 denar.
usque modo, [et modo redditi sunt. A.].

Iq the hundred of Sterkley are 152
hides and 1 virgate. Of these the Barons have
43 hides and 1 virgate in demesne. Of these
Radulf de Mortemer has 14 hides in demesne ;
Osbern Gifard 8 hides and 1 virgate ; the Abbot
of Malmesbury 3^ hides ; Roger de Berkeley 1
hide ; the Abbot of Glastonbury 14 hides ;
Geoffrey Marescal 2^ hides; and for 108^ hides
have been paid to the King £32 10s. lOd.
Of the land of Ernulf de Hesding, for half
a hide and half a virgate, 3 shillings and 9 pence
have been retained till now, and now they have
been paid.

The Hundred of Sterkley comprised a considerable portion of tbe county immediately adjoining tbe hundred just described, and
is like it now included in that of Malmesbury, with the exception of the parish of Christian Malford, which was afterwards, together with
other estates in the neighbourhood, belonging to the Abbot of Glastonbury, placed in a hundred called North Dameeham. See p. 28.
The name Sterkley (or Starkley) is still preserved in a hamlet belonging to the parish of Broad Somerford. Jackson's Aubrey, 207.

The foUowing would appear to be the estates and their owners alluded to in the above summary.
HuUavington Stanton St, Quintin
Brinkworth 1
Norton i

HUNLAVINTONE -

P-

109

Stantone

>i

116

Beeoheoede

33

35

NOETONE t

33

35

Radulph de Moetemee.
Osbeen Gifaed.
Abbot of Malmesbuey.

• Abbrev. Plao. 13.
t Norton appears at different times to have been considered in different hundreds. In the Abbrev. Plao. it is given as in Cheggelewe (Ciceme
thokn) ; in the Hundred Rolls. II. 272, aud the Inq. Non. 166, it is spoken of as in Sterkelee.

160

EXON DOMESDAY.

Foxelege

P-

114

Ceistemelefoede*

13

30

Deaicote

33

147

CHEIESLAVE

i>

77

Foxley Christian Malford
Draycote Cerne
Chedglow

RoGEE DE Beechelai.
Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Geoffrey Marescal.
Eenulf de Hesding.

• Abbrev. Plao. 13.

3. THORNGRAVE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Thorn grava sunt 113
hid. Inde habent Barones in dominio 47 hid.
dimid. virg. minus. Abbas de Glastingeberia
habet inde 32 hid. ; Willelmus de Ow 5 hid. ;
Ernulfus de Hesding 5 hid. dimid. virg. minus ;
Hunfridus de Insula 5 hid. ; et pro 66 hid. et
dimid. virg. redditse sunt Regi 9 libr. et 16 sol.
et 9 denar.

In the hundred of Thorngrave are 113
hides. Of these the Barons have in demesne 47
hides, all but half a virgate. The Abbot of
Glastonbury has of them 32 hides ; William de
Ow 5 hides ; Ernulf de Hesding 5 hides all but
half a virgate ; Humphrey de L'Isle 5 hides ;
and for 66 hides and half a virgate are paid to
the King £9 16s. 9d.

It is by no means easy to state the exact Umits of this ancient Hundred. There is a passing aUusion to it in the Abbrev. Plac, p. 13
Rich. I.), in its account of the Hundred of ' Dunilewe,' but no particulars are furnished concerning it. It is not mentioned under
the name of Thorngrave, either in tbe Hundred RoUs, or in the Nomina VUlarum.
By a close comparison of tbe entries in the Exchequer and Exon Domesday, with lists given in subsequent documents, we may infer
that the whole of this once extensive Hundred, containing no less than 113 hides (probably some 18,000 acres), was merged, in the first
instance in the Hundred of Ohippenha.m. At tbe commencement of the 14th century, those estates comprised within it belonging to
tbe Abbot of Glastonbury were transferred to North Damerham. See Jackson's Aubrey, p. 124.
The foUowing would seem in aU probability to be tbe manors, and their respective owners, aUuded to above : —

Niteletone

p, 31

NettUton

Gretelintone

„ 32

Grittleton

Langhei.ei

„ 32

Kington Langley

Sevamentone

„ 101

Sevington

Estone .

„ 79

Easton Piers

Come

„ 89

Castle -Combe

Abbot of
Glastonbury.
William de Ow.
Eenulf de Hesding.
Humfeey de L' Isle.

WILTSHIRE.

]fil

4. DUNELAWE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Dunelawe sunt 28 hid.
Inde habent Barones in dominio 4 hid. Inde
habet Hermannus 2 hid. ; Rogerus 2 hid. ; et
pro 24 hid. redditse sunt Regi 7 libr. et 4 sol.

In the hundred of Dunley are 28 hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 4 hides.
Herman has of them 2 hides ; Roger 2 hides ; and
for 24 hides are paid to the King £7 4s.

This smaU Hundred was in the north-west portion of the county. The Foss Road, running from Bath to Cirencester, would
seem, for a little distance, to have been its boundary on the East. Besides the places mentioned below, the foUowing are conjectured to
have been included in it: — Aldeitonb, pp. Ill, 119 (Alderton); Liteltone, p. 27 (Littleton Drew); and Sieendone, p. 110
(Surrendall). See Abbrev. Plac. 13, and Jackson's Aubrey, 104. Dunley is stUl the name of a farm, the lands belonging to which are
on either side of the Foss and situated partly in Littleton Drew, partly in HuUavington. This Hundred was afterwards merged in that
of Chippenham.

The Manoes above aUuded to are most probably the foUowing : —
LocHiNTONE ^.97 ... Luckington

EsTONE

115

Easton Grey

Herman [undee Dueand
OF Gloucestee.]
KoGEE [de Beechelai.]

5. CHIPPENHAM HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Cepeham sunt 142 hid.
De his habent Barones in dominio 44 hid. et 1
virg. et dimid. Inde habet Rex de terra Tostig
10 hid. in dominio; Edwardus Vice-comes 3 hid.
et dimid.; Ecclesia de Cossam 2 hid. et dimid. ;
Hunfridus de Insula 4 hid. et. dimid.; Abbas
Malmesberiensis 14 hid. et dimid. et dimid.
virg, ; Ulwi 1 hid. quam Edwardus Vice-comes
dedit sibi precepto Regis ; Saieva vidua 1 virg. ;
Osbernus Gifard 9 hid.; et pro 80 hid. redditse
sunt Regi 24 libr. 21 denar. minus. Hos 21
denar. et 9 sol. retinuerunt 4 collectores geldi.
Warnerus retinuit geldum ] hid. scilicet 6
sol. [qui modo redditi sunt] ; Ulwi retinuit
geldum 1 hid. ; Turstin, homo Gisleberti Mami
not, retinuit geldum 3 virg. scilicet 4 sol. et 6

In the hundred of Chippenham are 142
hides. Of these the Barons have in demesne 44
hides and 1 virgate and a half Of these the King
has of the land of Tostig 10 hides in demesne ;
Edward the Sheriff has 3^ hides ; the Church of
Corsham 2^ hides; Humfrey de L'Isle 4 J hides;
the Abbot of Malmesbury 14^ hides and ^
virgate; Ulwi 1 hide, which Edward the Sheriff
gave at the command of the King ; Saieva,
a widow, 1 virgate; Osbern Gifard 9 hides; and
for 80 hides have been paid to the. King £24 all
but 21 pence. These 21 pence and 9 shillings
the 4 collectors of the geld retained.
Warner retained the geld of 1 hide, to wit,
6 shillings (which are now paid) ; Ulwi retained
the geld of 1 hide ; Turstin, the tenant of Gisle
bert Maminot, retained the geld of 3 virgates,

162

EXON DOMESDAY.

denar., [qui modo* redditi sunt] ; et de 14 hid.
et dimid. de terra Tostig quas tenent villani
Regis non habet Rex geldum.
* Qui modo non redditi sunt (A); shewing tliat the various
manuscripts were not of precisely the same date.

to wit, 4 shillings and 6 pence (which are now
paid); and from 14^ hides from the land of
Tostig which the King's villans hold, the King
has no geld.

The Hundred of Chippenham was formerly of much less extent than now. The two ancient hundreds which have been just
described, viz., Thorngrave and Dunelawe, were subsequently merged in it. The estates belonging to the Abbot of Glastonbury,
which were originally comprised within it, were afterwards transferred to a separate and scattered hundred, called that of North
Damerham. See above, ^. 160, under "Thorngrave Hundred."

The manors aUuded to in the above summary, and their respective owners, appear to be the foUowing :

Cosseham

P-

11

Corsham

Lacoch

)3

71

Lacock

Cosseham*

J>

11

Corsham

COLBENE

3S

88

Colerne

A smaU holding not

named

))

142

Beeme
it
38
Bremhill
Langefel
,,
71
Langley Burrel
Teeintone
J)
3i
118
101
Tytherton
DiGEEIC
Ditteridge
Etone
3f
28
Tatton Keynes*
The King, of the land
of Eael Tostig.
Edwaed of Salisbury.
Church of Coesham.
Humfrey de L'Isle.
Saieva, a Widow.
Abbot of Malmesbuey.
Wlwi.Osbeen Gifaed.
Waener, under William
DE Ow.
Tuestin, under Gisle-
BEET Maminot, Bishop
of Lisieux.
» This refers to the manor wMoh belonged to the Church at Cobsham. According to the Exchequer Domesday, this manor was iu the hands of the
Abtiey of St. Stephen, at Cabn.
6. CRICKLADE HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Ceechelade * sunt 49
hid. Ex his habent Barones 20 hid. in dominio.
Inde habet Abbas de Craneburna 10 hid. in
dominio ; Rainbold 5 hid. ; Hunfridus [de Insula]
2 hid. et dimid.; Comes Rogerius 2 hid. et
dimid. ; et pro 29 hid. redditee sunt Regi 8 libr.
et 14 sol. et 6t denar.
* Criohalade A. Criohelada B. f Et 1 denar A.
In the hundred of Cricklade are 49
hides. Of these the Barons have 20 hides in
demesne. Of them the Abbot of Cranbourn has
10 hides in demesne; Rainbold 5 hides; Hum
frey de LTsle 2^ hides ; the Earl Roger 2i hides ;
and for 29 hides have been paid to the King £8
14s. 6d.
WILTSHIRE.

163

The Hundred of Cricklade, together with those of Staple and Highworth, form now a united Hundred. At the time of
Domesday they were distinct. The Hundred of Cricklade was the smaUest of the three, — or rather four, for in the present Highworth
is included the Hundred of Scipe, — and consisted of a few manors lying near the north-western boundary of tbe county. Those referred
to in tbe above summary would appear to be the foUowing : —
Abbot of Cranbouen.
I Eainbold. Humfeey de LTsle.*
Eael Eoger.

Essitone

p. 41

Ashton Keynes

Latone
Aisi

„ 56

I Latton
\ Eisey

SOHBRNECOTE

„ 191

Sharncote

Poltone

„ 59

Poulton

* In the Exchequer Domesday he is described as " Hcmfket, the Chamberlain."

7. SCIPE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Scipe sunt 80 hid. De
his habent Barones Regis in dominio 15 hid.
Inde habet Nigellus medicus 5 hid. Raginaldus
Canut 2 hid. [quas ipse tenet de Milone Crispino] ;
Gislebertus de Breteville [de terra Rogeri Comitis]
5 hid. et 3 virg. ; Hunfridus coquus, et Teodbald
medicus, 4 hid. et 1 virg. ; et pro 63 hid.
redditse sunt Regi 18 libr. et 18 sol.

In the hundred of Scipe are 80 hides. Of these
the King's Barons have 15 hides in demesne. Of
these, Nigel the Physician has 5 hides ; Reginald
Canut 5 hides, which he holds of Milo Crispin;
Gilbert de Breteville, of the land of the Earl
Roger, 5 hides and 3 virgates ; Humfrey the
cook, and Teodbald the physician, 4 hides and 1
virgate; and for 63 hides are paid to the King
£18 18s.

We have no records relating to this ancient Hundred ; — hence it is by no means easy to define its exact limits. It would seem,
from the number of hides at which it was assessed, to have comprised tbe larger portion of the present hundred of Highwoeth, with
which it was afterwards united. Most probably all the manors on the western side of that hundred, such as Blunsdon, — Eodbouen
Cheney,— Steatton St. Maegaeet, — and others, constituted the Hundred of Scipe.
There is some little difiSculty in identifying all the estates referred to in the summary given above. Some change of ownership, it
may be, took place between the date of the completion of the two records which may account for the apparent discrepancy. There is no
manor, for instance, named in tbe Exchequer Domesday as having belonged to the Earl Eoger, and held under him by Gilbert de
BretevUle.

The following is a list of those which can be identified with tolerable certaiaty : —
Stratton St. Margaret's
Rodbourn Cheney

Widhill

Steatone

P-

123

Redborne

3i

93

Widehille

146

Nigel, the Physician.
Eeginald Canut, of the
land of Milo Crispin.
Humfeey, the Cook.
Teodbald, the Physician.

164

EXON DOMESDAY.

8. WORTH [HIGHWORTH] HUNDRED.

In hundreto de WORDE* sunt 60 hid.
De his habent Barones 22 hid. et dimid.
in dominio. Inde habet Rex 4 hid. in dominio.
Turoldus 6 hid. et dimid. ; Robertus filius Roulfi
7 hid.; Grimbaldus 5 hid.; et pro 30 hid. et
dimid. et tercia parte dimid. hid. redditse sunt
Regi 9 libr. et 4 sol.
De 5 hid. quas tenent villani de terra Ha-
roldi non habet Rex geldum. De 2 hidis [quas
Turoldus dedit nepti suse] Gunterus retinuit gel
dum praeter 12 denar. * Worda. C.

In the hundred of Worth are 60 hides.

these the Barons have 22^ hides in demesne

Of Of
them the King has 4 hides in demesne. Turold
6^ hides; Robert Fitz-Rolf 7 hides; Grimbald
5 hides ; and for 30^ hides and the third part of
half a hide are paid to the King £9 4s.
From 5 hides which the King's villans bold
of the land of Harold, the King has no geld.
From 2 hides, which Turold gave to his grand
daughter, Gunter retained the geld except 12
pence.

This Hundred contained originally a few estates lying in the north-east portion of the county, and was of much smaller extent than
now. In the Hundred KoUs it is called " Altel-buegh," and sometimes " Woeth." Some information wUl be found in Jackson's
Aubrey, p. 150, relating to this Hundred.
As far as they can be identified, the manors above alluded to, and their respective owners, are conjectured to be the following : —

Ettone

p. 59

Eaton

TUEOLD.

Eusteselle

„ 86

LushiU

Gunter, under Humfeey
DE LTsle.

Hantone

„ 113

Hinton

Egbert Fitz-Eolf.

Stantone

„ 137

Stanton Fitz-W ary n

Grimbald.

9. STAPLE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Stapla sunt 52 hid. De his
habent Barones in dominio 32 hid. et 3 virg. et
dimid. Inde habet Rex 5 hid. in dominio de
terra Haroldi;* Abbas de Malmesberia 21 hid. et
dimid ; Odo de Wincestra 4 hid. et dimid. ;
Warinus 2 hid. dimid. virg. minus; et pro 14
hid. et dimid. virg. redditse sunt Regi 4 libr.
et 4 sol. et 9 denar. De 5 hid. de 'terra
Haroldi quas tenent villani Regis non habet Rex
geldum. * Terra Comitis Haroldi. B.

In the hundred of Staple are 52 hides. Of
these the Barons have 32 hides and 3^ virgates in
demesne. Of these the King has 5 hides in
demesne of the land of Harold ; the Abbot of
Malmesbury 21^ hides ; Odo of Winchester 4^
hides ; Warin 2 hides all but half a virgate ;
and for 14 hides and half a virgate, are paid to
the King £4 4s. 9c?. From the five hides of
the land of Harold which the King's villans hold
the King has no geld.

WILTSHIRE.

165

The Hundred of Staple is now united with those of Highwoeth and Cricklade. Some particulars respecting it will be found in
Jackson's Aubrey, p. 150.
The manors above alluded to are, it is conceived, the foUowing : —

Lidiaede

p. 15

PiRlIONE

„ 39

Oolecot

„ 130

Celbwede

„ 149

Lydiard Millioent
Pirton ColecotChelworth

The King.
Abbot of Malmesbuey.
Odo of Winchestee.
Waein, the Bowman.

10. KINGSBRIDGE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Chingbrigge sunt 110 hid.
et dimid. De his habent Barones 40 hid. et
dimid. in dominio. Inde habet Edwardus Vice
comes 8 hid. ; Walchelinus Episcopus 5 hid. ;
Henricus de Ferieres 4 hid. et dimid.; Wilbertus
3 hid. et dimid. ; Rogerius 1 virg. ; Abbas Malmes
beriensis 8 hid. ; Gislebertus de Bretevilla*
4 hid. et 1 virg. ; Turstin, camerarius, 2 hid.
et dimid. ; Hunfridus 4 hid. et dimid. ; et pro
64 hid. et dimid. redditse sunt Regi 19 lib. et
6 sol. et 10 denar. Turchitillus et Hugolinus
retinuerunt geldum dimid. hid. [de qua debet
reddi geldum]. Odo, homo Baiocensis Episcopi,
retinuit geldum 5 hid.
* Gislebertus de Cliva. A.

In the hundred of Kingsbridge are 110^
hides. Of these the Barons have 40^ hides in
demesne. Of them, Edward the Sheriff has 8
hides ; Bishop Walchelin 5 hides ; Henry de
Ferieres 4^ hides ; Wilbert 3^ hides ; Roger 1
virgate ; the Abbot of Malmesbury 8 hides ;
Gilbert de Breteville 4 hides and 1 virgate;
Turstin, the chamberlain, 2|- hides ; Humfrey
4^ hides; and for 64^ hides are paid to the
King £19 6s. 10c?. Turchitil and Hugolin
retained the geld of half a hide from which
geld ought to have been paid. Odo, tenant of
the Bishop of Baieux, retained the geld of 5
hides.

The Hundred of Kingsbeidge was formerly of much smaUer extent than at tbe present time-. It now includes the old Hundreds of
Blachegeave and Thoenhill. See Jackson's Aubrey,^. 162.
Many of the manors aUuded to above are described in the Exchequer Domesday under the generic term — Clive. For such as
are left without the modern names being added, the reader is referred to the alphabetical analysis in a subsequent part of this volume,
where, in most cases, some conjecture is given as to what manor is intended.

Stoche

Cltve

p. 68

19

Wadhulle

„ 35

Clive

„ 108

Clive

„ 148

Clive

„ 83

Hiwei

„ 34

Clive

„ 95

Braden-Stoke Bush-ton [= Bishops-ton]
Woodhill (in Cliff Pipard)

Clevancy
Highway Cliff Pipard

Edwaed [of Salisbuey],
THE Sheeiff.
Bishop Walchelin [of
Winchestee].
Bishop of Baieux.
Heney de Feeieees.
WiLBBET.Roger. Abbot of Malmesbuey.
Gilbert de Beeteville.

166

EXON DOMESDAY.

Clive

p. 148

Cltve ?

„ 87

Littlecote

„ 92

Cliff Pipard

Littlecote

Tuestin, the Chambbb-
LAIN.
Humfeey [de L'Isle].

Tueohitil and
Hugolin.

11. BLACHEGRAVE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Blaohegrave sunt 165 hid.
et dimid. virg. De his habent Rex et Barones
in dominio 71 hid. et dimid. virg. Inde Rex
habet de terra Alberici Comitis 24 hid. ;
Episcopus Walchelinus 15 hid. ; Aldredus frater
Odonis 8 hid. ; Gislebertus de Bretevilla 8 hid. ;
Milo Crispinus 6 hid. ; Aluredus de Merleberge
3 hid. ; Odinus camerarius 6 hid. ; Aluric parvus
dimid. hid. ; Uluricus 1 virg. ; Alnotus dimid.
virg. Raginaldus Canutus de terra Milonis retinuit
geldum dimid. hid. ; Alduinus et frater ejus
retinuerunt geldum dimid. hid. et dimid. virg.
quas tenent de Aluredo ; Uluricus 1 virg. quam
tenet de Rege ; Wadardus retinuit geldum 1 hid. ;
et pro 91 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid. sunt redditse
Regi 27 lib. et 10 sol. et 6 denar.

In the hundred of Blaohegrave are 165
hides and half a virgate. Of these the King
and Barons have in demesne 71 hides and half a
virgate. Of these the King has of the land of
Earl Alberic 24 hides; Bishop Walchelin 15
hides ; Aldred, the brother of Odo, 8 hides ;
Gilbert de Breteville, 8 hides ; Milo Crispin 6
hides; Alured of Marlborough 3 hides; Odin,
the chamberlain, 6 hides; Aluric 'parvus' a half
hide ; Uluric 1 virgate ; Alnot half a virgate.
Reginald Canut retained the geld of half a
hide of the land of Milo ; Alduin and his
brother retained the geld of half a hide and half
a virgate which they hold of Alured ; Uluric,
of one virgate which he holds of the King ;
Wadard retained the geld of 1 hide; and for 91
hides and 3^ virgates are paid to the King
£27 10s. Qd.

This is now part of the Hundred of Kingsbeidge. It is mentioned as a distinct hundred in the Nomina ViUarum (a.d. 1316), where
it occurs as ' Blakingeove,' though several manors originaUy belonging to it seem by that time to have been transferred to that of
Kingsbeidge. The name ' Blageove ' stUl remains as the designation of two farms in the neighbourhood of Lydiaed Tregoz.

The manors and owners referred to are conjectured to be the foUowing : —
Elecomb p. 63 ... Elcomb Elingdon Wroughton
BinknollWootton Basset

Elbndune

„ 19

Wervetone

,, 136

Bechenhalle

„ 94

WoDETONE

„ 91

The King [of the land
of Eael Albeeic].
Bishop Walchelin
[Winchestee],
Aldeed. Gilbbet de Beete
ville.
Milo Crispin.

WILTSHIRE.

Lediae Svindone
p. 81
„ 81
Lydiard Tregoz
Swindon
::. 1
Alueed of Maelboeoi;
Tocheham
„ 134
Tockenham
...
Aluric 'Parvus.'
Svindone
„ 140
Swindon
...
Uluric.
Walecotb
„ 92
Walcot
Alnot.
SVINDUNE
„ 25
Swindon
...
Wadaed [undee the
Bishop of Baieux].
167
12. THORNHILL HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Thornehelle* sunt 170
hid. De his habent Barones in dominio 66 hid.
et dimid. Inde habet Rex in dominio 15 hid.
de terra Haroldi ; Walchelinus Episcopus 9 hid. ;
Abbas Glastingeberiensis 9 hid. et dimid. ;
Abbas Wincestriensis 14 hid. ; Stephanus 1 hid. ;
Abbatissa Sancti Edwardi 18 hid. ; et pro 63
hid. et 3 virg. redditse sunt Regi 19 lib. et 2 sol.
et 4 denar. Collectores geldi retinuerunt 15 sol.
et 2 denar.
De 27 hid. quas tenent villani de terra
Haroldi non habet Rex suum geldum. Pre
positus Abbatis Glastingeberiensis retinuit gel
dum de 3 hid. et dimid. ;f prefectus Abbatissae
Sancti Edwardi retinuit geldum de 6 hid. ;f
prefectus Abbatis Rualont retinuit geldum 3 hid.f
• Tornliylle. B. TorenheUa. C.
t In MS. A. there is added to each of these entries. — " quse erant
terras villanorum ea die qua Eex Edwardus fuit vivus et mortuns" —
i.e., on the day wbeu King Edward died.
In the hundred of Thoenhill are 170
hides. Of these the Barons have 66^ hides in
demesne. Of these the King has 15 hides in
demesne of the land of Harold ; Bishop
Walchelin 9 hides ; the Abbot of Glastonbury
9^ hides ; the Abbot of Winchester 14 hides ;
Stephen 1 hide ; the Abbess of St. Edward 18
hides ; and for 63 hides and 3 virgates are paid
to the King £19 2s. 4cZ. The collectors of the
geld retained 1 5 shillings and 2 pence.
From 27 hides which the King's villans hold
of the land of Harold, the King has not his
proper geld. The bailiff of the Abbot of Glas
tonbury retained the geld from 3^ hides ; the
bailiff of the Abbess of St. Edward retained the
geld from 6 hides ; the bailiff of the Abbot of
Rualont retained the geld of 3 hides.
X This is a designation of the Abbot of St. Peter's, Winchestek, or, as it was afterwards called, Hyde Abbey. See p. 39, note.
This ancient Hundred, like that of Blachegeave, is now part of the Hundred of Kingsbeidge. It remained as a separate
hundred at least tiU a.d. 1316, for it occurs aa such, not only in the Hundred RoUs, but iu the Nomina ViUarum.
The manors aUuded to above appear to be the following : —
Wembeege y. 20 ... Wanborough
BadebeeieChiseldene
3141
Badbury Chiselden
Bishop Walchelin
[Winchestee].
Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Abbot of St. Pbteb's,
Winchester.
168

!

EXON DOMESDAY.

Ardescote

p. 130

Erdescote (now Earlscourt) ...

Stephen [the Cae-
pbnter].

Ledentone

„ 44

Liddington

Abbess of Shaftesbuey.

13. SELKLEY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Selchelai sunt 197 hid.
dimid. virg. minus. De his habent Barones in
dominio 94 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid. Rex habet
de terra Wigodi 18 hid. ; Milo Crispin 6 hid. ;
Harding 3 hid. ; Stephanus carpentarius 3 hid.
et dimid. ; Hunfridus 8 hid. ; Alueredus 6 hid,
et 3 virg. ; Radulfus 3 hid. ; Durandus vice
comes 1 hid. et dimid. ; Robertus [de Braiosa] 2
hid.* [quas tenet de Willelmo de Braiosa] ;
Walchelinus Episcopus 8 hid. et dimid. virg. ;
Abbatissa de Wiltonia 7 hid. ; Abbatissa de
Wincestra 1 hid. et dimid. ; Abbas de Glastin
geberia 9 hid. ; Gislebertus Gifard 2 hid. et
dimid. et dimid. virg.* [quas tenet de Abbate
Glastingeberiensi] ; Abbatissa Ambresberiensis
3 hid. ; Hunfridus de Insula 4 hid. et 1 virg. ;
Robertus filius Roulfi 5 hid.; Gislebertus de
Bretevilla 7 hid. et 1 virg. ; Edwardusf vice
comes dimid. hid. [quam tenet predecessor ejus
ad gablam] ; et pro 97 hid. dimid. virg. minus
redditse sunt Regi 29 lib. et 16 denar.
• To each of these entries MS. C. adds ' retinuit geldum.'
f In MS. C. we have it, ' Tainus quidam Edwardi vicecomitis
retinuit geldum dimid. hid.'

In the hundred of Selkley are 197 hides,
all but half a virgate. Of these the Barons have
in demesne 94 hides and 3^ virgates. The King
has of the land of Wigod 18 hides ; Milo
Crispin 6 hides ; Harding 3 hides ; Stephen the
carpenter 3i hides ; Humfrey 8 hides ; Alured
6 hides and 3 virgates; Radulf 3 hides; Durand
the Sheriff 1 hide and a half ; Robert de Braiose
2 hides, which he holds of William de Braiose ;
Bishop Walchelin 8 hides and half a virgate ;
the Abbess of Wilton 7 hides ; the Abbess of
Winchester 1 hide and a half; the Abbot of
Glastonbury 9 hides ; Gilbert Gifard 2i hides
and half a virgate, which he holds of the Abbot
of Glastonbury ; the Abbess of Ambresbury 3
hides ; Humfrey de L'Isle 4 hides and 1 vir
gate ; Robert Fitz-Rolf 5 hides ; Gilbert de
Breteville 7 hides and 1 virgate ; Edward the
Sheriff half a hide, which his predecessor holds
at a rent ; and for 97 hides all but half a virgate
there are paid to the King £29 Is. 4c?.

The Hundred of Selkley would seem to be of tbe same extent now as in ancient times. In tbe Hundred RoUs II., 256, 263, a
number of detaUs are given concerning the estates and their owners, in the time both of Henry III., and of Edward I.
It is not qiiite easy to identify all tbe manors above aUuded to. In the case of two or three they have been suppUed from
conjecture. Aldbboenb p. 11 ... Aldbourn
Ocheboene „ is ... Ogbourn
Ochebuene ,,93 ... Ogbourn
Ochebuene „ 139 ... Ogbourn
[Manor not named] „ 130

The King.

Milo Ceispin.
Haeding. Stephen, the Cae-
PENTEE.

WILTSHIRE.

169

Poltone

p 89

Rochblie

„ 83

Glatford

„ 110

LOCHEEIGB

„ 97

EsSAGE

„ 103

OVEETONE

„ 20

OvRETONE

„ 47

Chenete

„ 131

WlNTRBBORNB

„ 31

WiNTREBOENE

„ 31

Wintrebuene

„ 54

WINTREBURNE

„ 89

MORDONE ?

„ 113

Hentone

„ 95

Rochelie?

„ 71

Poitou Hockley Clatford
Lockeridge Shaw OvertonOverton
Kennet Winterbourn Monkton
Winterbourn Monkton

Robson (in Winterbourn Basset)
Winterbourn Basset
Moredon Broad Hinton

Hockley

Humfrey [de L'Isle].
Alueed [of Mael-
bohouoh].
Radulph [de Moetemee].
Dueand, the Sheriff
[of Gloucestee].
RoBBET DB Braiose [of
William de Beaiose].
Bishop Walchelin
[Winchester] .
Abbess of Wilton.
Abbess of Winchestee.
Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Gilbeet Gifaed, un
der the Abbot of
Glastonbuey.
Abbess of Ambresbury.
Humfeey de LTsle.
Robeet Fitz-Rolf.
Gilbeet de Beete
ville.
Edwaed the Sheeiff
[of Salisbury].

14. RAMSBURY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Ramesberia sunt 90 hid.
De his habet Osmundus Episcopus 30 hid. in
dominio, et pro 60 hid. redditse sunt Regi 18
libr.

In the hundred of Ramsbury are 90 hides.
Of these. Bishop Osmund has 30 hides in
demesne, and for 60 hides are paid to the King
£18.

This is described in the Hundred RoUs II., 231, as a " free Hundred belonging to the church at Sarum, in virtue of an ancient grant by
King Oflfa." The seat of the first Bishopric estabUshed for Wiltshire was at Ramsbury. The name was originally " hrcefenes-byrig,"
i.e. Ravens-bury, — hence its Bishops styled themselves " Episcopi Corvinensis Ecclesise."

The manor of Ramsbury, which was co -extensive with the Hundred, included Bishopston,— Baydon, — and Axfoed.
Ramesbeeie p. 33 ... Ramsbury ... Bishop Osmund
Sarum].

[of

170

EXON DOMESDAY.

15. BRADFORD HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Bradeford sunt 99 hid. Ex
his habent Barones 24 hid. et dimid. virg. in
dominio. Inde habet Abbatissa Sancti Edwardi
14 hid.; Hunfridus 4 hid. et dimid. ; Sawardus
2 hid. et dimid. et dimid. virg. ; Ulf dimid. hid. ;
Osmundus Latimarus 3 virg. et dimid. ; Ascerus
1 hid. et dimid. virg. Rex habet dimid. hid.
vastatae terrse, et pro 73 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid.
redditse sunt Regi 22 libr. et 9 sol. et 1 denar.

In the hundred of Bradford are 99 hides.
Of these the Barons have 24 hides and half a
virgate in demesne. Of these the Abbess of St.
Edward has 14 hides; Humphrey 14i hides ; Sa
ward 2i hides and half a virgate ; Ulf half a hide ;
Osmund Latimar 3J virgates ; Ascer 1 hide and
half a virgate. The King has half a hide of
waste land, and for 73 hides and 3^ virgates are
paid to the King £22 9s. Id.

It would appear probable that Chaldfield, now in this Hundred, was originally in that of Melksham, see below, p. 171.
Moreover, Westwood, — now, as part of the possessions of the monastery of St. Swithin, Winchester, transferred to the ragged
Hundred of Elstub — was originaUy part of that of Bradford. With these exceptions, the Hundred of Bradford would seem
anciently to have been of tbe same extent as now. The Manor and Hundred were granted to the Abbess of Shaftqgbury by King
Ethelred, a.d. 1001, and they continued to be held by that religious house till the dissolution of monasteries in the time of Henry VIII.
The manors and owners aUuded to in the above summary are the foUowing : —

Bradeford p.

43

Bradford

Abbess OF St. Edwaed
[Shaftesbuey].

Beoctone

85

Broughton Gifford

Humfeey [de L'Isle].

Broctune

143

Broughton Parva (Monkton)

Sawaed.

BODEBEEIE

139

Budbury

Ulf.

Ponberie

130

Pomeroy

Osmund [Latimae].

Bbeeelege

134

Berlegh

AscEE [Azoe].

16. MELKSHAM HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Melchesam sunt 86 hid. et
13 carucatse nunquam geldantes de terra
Haroldi. Has habet Rex in dominio. De pre-
dictis hidis habent Barones in dominio 32 hid. et
dimid. virg. Inde habet Rex de terra Haroldi
9 hid. in dominio ; Brictricus 8 hid. et dimid. ;
Aluricus 2 hid. ; Liesman 2 hid. ; Ernulfus de
Hesding 1 hid. et 3 virg. ; Willelmus Corniola

In the hundred of Melksham are 86 hides
and 13 carucates paying no geld of the land of
Harold. These the King has in demesne. Of
the aforesaid hides the Barons have in demesne
32 hides and half a virgate. Of these the King
has of the land of Harold 9 hides in demesne ;
Brictric 8 hides and a half ; Aluric 2 hides ;
Liesman 2 hides ; Ernulf de Hesding 1 hide and

WILTSHIRE.

171

3 hid. et 3 virg. ; Ansgerus 4 hid. et 1 virg.;
Eldild vidua 1 hid. et 1 virg. et dimid.; et pro
15 hid. et dimid. virg. sunt redditae Regi in
constitutis terminis 4 libr. et 11 sol.
Odo Culus-lupi* et Godvinus retinuerunt
geldum dimid. hid.jf villani Eegis retinuerunt
geldum de 38 hid. de terra Haroldi.

3 virgates ; William Corniole 3 hides and 3
virgates ; Ansger 4 hides and 1 virgate ; Eldild,
a widow, 1 hide and 1 virgate and a half ; and
for 15 hides and a half virgate are paid to the
King in the appointed terms £4 lis.
Odo Cul-de-lou and Godwin retained the
geld of half a hide ; the King's villans retained
the geld of 38 hides of the land of Harold.

• Cul-de-lou. A. B. No such name as that of Odo Cul-de-lou is recorded among the holders of land in the Great Domesday. The reference
would seem, in all probability, to be, to the land at Hilpeeton held by Eldild. p. 143.
t In MS. A. is added, — " modo reouperaverunt Walterus et socii ejus 3 sol. de terra Odonis Cul-de-lou, scilicet 1 virg., et de terra Godvini
alia virg."

This Hundred, in addition to what is now contained in it, comprised also, it is conjectured, the manor of Chaldfield, See above,
p. 170. In other respects it is ofthe same extent now as in olden times.
Tbe manors and owners referred to in the above summary would seem to be tbe following : —
Melchesham p. is ... Melksham ... The King, of the land
of Eael Haeold.

Teole

„ 131

Steabueg

„ 131

Staveetone

„ 132

Wadone

„ 133

Melchesham

„ 142

Caldefelle (?)

„ 75

Helpeintone

„ 129

Helprintone

„ 129

Helpeeintonb

„ 143

Helpeeitunb

„ 137

Trowle

Trowbridge (?)

Beicteic.

Staverton

Whaddon

Alueic [of Melksham]

Melksham

LiSEMAN.

Chaldfield

Eenulf de Hesding.

Hilperton

Ansgee.

Hilperton

William Coeniole.

Hilperton

Eldild.

Hilperton

Godwin [Clec].

17. CALNE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Calna sunt 91 hid. De his
habent Barones in dominio 26 hid. et dimid. et
2 partes I virg. Inde habet Eex de terra
Eeginse Edithse in Brumham 10 hid. in dominio;
Edwardus vice-comes 5 hid.; Abbatissa de Wiltona
1 hid. ; Eicardus Puignant 2 hid. et dimid. ;
Aluredus de Ispania 3 hid. et 3 virg. ; uxor
Edrici 1 hid. et 1 virg. ; Gunfridus maledoctus

In the hundred of Calne are 91 hides. Of these
the Barons have in demesne 26^ hides and two
parts of 1 virgate. Of these the King has, of
the land of Queen Editha in Bromham, 10 hides
in demesne ; Edward the Sheriif 5 hides ; the
Abbess of Wilton 1 hide ; Eichard Puignant 2a
hides ; Alured of Spain 3 hides and 3 virgates ;
the wife of Edric 1 hide and 1 virgate ; Gunfrid

172

EXON DOMESDAY.

2 hid. et* 2 partes 1 virg. ; Nigellus presbyter I
hid. ; et pro 50 hid. et 3 virg. etf tertia parte 1
virg. redditae sunt Eegi 15 libr. et 5 sol. De
10 hid. quas tenent villani Eegi de terra
Haroldi non habet Eex geldum. Collectores
geldi de Cepeham receperunt [21 sol. J in hoc
hundreto geldum de 3 hid. et dimid. [quse
adjacent hundreto de Calna] et hoo retinuerunt.

' 7 acras. A.B.

t 3 acris. A.B.

Maldoith 2 hides and 2 parts of 1 virgate ;
Nigel a priest 1 hide ; and for 50 hides and 3
virgates and the third part of 1 virgate are paid
to the King £15 5s. From 10 hides, which the
King's villans hold of the land of Harold, the
King has no geld. The collectors of the geld
for Chippenham received 21 shillings in this
hundred as geld for 3^ hides which are adjacent
to the hundred of Calne, and this they retained.

The Hundred of Calne would seem to be of the same extent as formerly with tbe exception of Bromham, which is now in tbe
hundred of Potteene and Cannings.
What is the manor aUuded to in tbe above entry, as possessed by tbe Abbess of WUton, has not been ascertained. None of those
so held, according to the Great Domesday (see pp. 45, 51), appear to have been in this Hundred. The rest, together with their
respective owners, would appear to be the foUowing : —

Beomham

p. 13

Bromham

...

The King, of the lane
of Queen Editha.*

Edintone

„ 65

Heddington

...

Edward, the Sheriff
[of Salisbury].

Calestone

„ 125

Colston

...

Richard Puignant.

Etesbeeie

„ 132

Yatesbury

...
Alured op Spain.
Calestone
„ 75
Colston
The Wife of Edric
[under Eenulf de
Hesding].
Calestone
„ 121
Colston
...
Gunfrid Maldoith.
Cauna, Chuech of
„ r
Lands belonging to the Church
of
Calne
Nigel, a Peiest.
• In the Exchequer Domesday it is spoken of as the land of ' Earl Harold,' p. 13.
18. WHERWELSDOWN HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Wervesdone sunt 78 hid.
De his habent Barones in dominio 21 hid. et
dimid. et dimid. virg. Inde habet Abbatissa de
Eumeseio 11 hid. ; Ernulfus de Hesding 6 hid.
et 1 virg. ; Brictricus 3 hid. et dimid. et dimid.
virg. ; Herveius de Wiltona 3 virg. et 1
acram ; et pro 56 hid. et 1 virg. et dimid.
redditse sunt Eegi 16 libr. et 18 sol. et 3 denar.
In the hundred of Wherwelsdown are 78
hides. Of these the Barons have 21^ hides and
half a virgate in demesne. Of these, the Abbess
of Eomsey has 11 hides ; Ernulf de Hesding
6 hides and 1 virgate ; Brictric 3^ hides and
half a virgate ; Hervey of Wilton 3 virgates and
1 acre ; and for 56 hides and 1 virgate and a
half are paid to the King £16 18s. 3d.
WILTSHIRE.

173

This corresponds with the present hundred of Wherwelsdown. As far as we can judge, its limits have remained unaltered from
very early times. The Lordship of tbe Hundred was bestowed on the Abbess of Eomsey by King Edgar. The manors and owners.
aUuded to are the foUowing : —

Edbndonb p.

52

Aistone

53

Chivele ,

74

COVBLESTONE ,

131

Edendone

, 144

Edington Steeple Ashton
Keevil East Coulston
Edington

\

Abbess of Eomsbt.
Eenulf de Hesding.
Beicteic. Hervey of Wilton.

19. CANNINGS HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Caninga* sunt 70 hid. Inde
habet Osmundus Episcopus 10 hid. in dominio,
et pro 60 hid. redditse sunt Eegi 18 libr.
* Canenge. A.

In the hundred of Cannings are 70 hides.
Of these, Bishop Osmund has 10 hides in
demesne, and for 60 hides there are paid to the
King £18.

The Hundred of Cannings belonged to the Bishops of Sarum. In the Hundred RoUs (II. 231) it is described as a " free hundred of
the Bishop of Sarum, appertaining to the Church of Sarum from an ancient grant." It comprised the present parish of Bishop's
Cannings, including South Beoom, — Rtndwey (Roundway), — and Cotes. Hywey (Highway) was afterwards included in this hun
dred (Nom. VUl.), that manor having been ceded to the Bishops of Sarum by the Abbots of Malmesbury. See Jackson's Aubrey, jj. 60.

Cainingham

P-

22

Bishop's Cannings

Bishop Osmund [of
Saeum].

20. RUGEBERG HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Edgeberga sunt 96 hid. et 3
virg. et dimid. De his habent Barones 22 hid.
in dominio. Inde habet Eex 5 hid. in dominio ;
Osmundus Episcopus 10 hid. in dominio ; Eober
tus Blondus 1 hid. ; Robertus Marescal 7 hid. ;
et pro 60 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid. redditse sunt
Eegi 18 libr. et 5 sol. et 4 denar.
Willelmus de Aldeleia retinuit geldum 1 hid.
et dimid. quas Eobertus Blondus dedit sibi de
dominio suo cum filia. Eobertus de Albamarla
retinuit geldum 2 hid. et dimid. quas Eobertus
Blondus dedit sibi de dominio suo cum filia. Et
villani Eegis retinuerunt geldum 5 hid. de terra
Tostig.* * De terra Haroldi. B.

In the hundred of Eugeberg are 96 hides
and 3i virgates. Of these the Barons have 22
hides in demesne. Of these the King has 5
hides in demesne ; Bishop Osmund 10 hides
in demesne ; Eobert Blond 1 hide ; Eobert
Marescal 7 hides; and for 60 hides and 3^
virgates are paid to the King £18 5s. M.
William de Aldeleia retained the geld of 1
hide and a half which Eobert Blond gave him
from his demesne with his daughter. Eobert
de Albemarle retained the geld of 2 hides and a
half which Eobert Blond gave him from his
demesne with his daughter. And the King's
villans retained the geld of 5 hides from the land
of Tostig.

174

EXON DOMESDAY.

This ancient Hundred, the name of which, Ktjge-beeg, means the " rough" or hoar, " barrow," is now divided between those of
Potteene, Cannings, and Swanborough. At tbe commencement ofthe 14tb century there were two hundreds of this name, one caUed
" Eugeberg Regis," and the other " Rugebeeg Episcopi." See Hund. E. II., 231, and Jackson's Aubrey, ^J. 308.

The manors alluded to, with their respective owners, appear to be the following : —
Tilshead Pottern

West Lavington
East Lavinaton

Theodulveside

P-

10

Poteene

"

21

Laventone

J)

126

Laventone

„

126

The King.
Bishop Osmund [of
Saeum.]
Robeet Blond.
Robert Marescal.

21. STODFALD HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Stodfalda sunt 93 hid. et 1
virg. De his habent Barones in dominio 41 hid.
et 3 virg. et dimid. Inde habet Abbatissa
Win teniae* 10 hid. et dimid. ; Hunfridus 4 hid. ;
Edwardus vicecomes 2 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid. ;
Estrit 1 hid. et dimid. ; Aluredus de Merlberg
8 hid. et dimid. ; Durandus de Glowecestra 7
hid. et dimid. ; Comes Moritonii 7 hid. ; et pro
51 hid. et 1 virg. redditse sunt Eegi 15 libr. et
7 sol. et 7 denar.
Tres Taini Edwardi vice-comitis [qui tenent
ad gablam 1 hid. et dimid. et qui prius tenu
erunt] retinuerunt geldum.
* Wiltoniffi, C, but this must evidently be a mistake of the scribe.
t Estrild. C.

In the hundred of Stodfald are 93 hides
and 1 virgate. Of these the Barons have in
demesne 41 hides and 3^ virgates. Of these,
the Abbess of Winchester has lOi hides ;
Humfrey 4 hides ; Edward, the Sheriff, 2 hides
and Si virgates ; Estrit 1 hide and a half ;
Alured of Marlborough 8^ hides ; Durand of
Gloucester 7i hides ; the Earl Morton 7 hides ;
and for 51 hides and 1 virgate are paid to the
King £15 7s. 7d.
Three Thanes of Edward the Sheriff, who
hold at a rent 1 hide and a half, and who
formerly held the land, retained the geld of the
same.

The Hundred of Stodfald is now included in that of Swanboeough. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon StSd-fald, and
means simply the "fold," or place, for horses. The estates aUuded to, and their respective owners, would seem to be the foUowing :—

Jeechesfonte

p-

51

Caninge

33

52

Sterte

3i

85

ECESATINGETONE

JJ

65

ECESATINGETONE

JJ

75

Adelingtone

JJ

79

Ceritonb

96

Cowic

JJ

57

Erchfont )
All-Cannings i
Stert Etchilhampton (spelt sometimes
Ashlington, or Ashelton)
Etchilhampton Allington Chirton
Conock

Abbess of St. Mary,
Winchester.
Humfeey [de L'Isle].
Edward the Sheriff
[of Salisbuey].
EsTEiT [? THE Wife
OF Edeic].
Alueed of Marl
borough.
Dueand of Gloucester.
Eael Morton.

WILTSHIRE.

175

22. SWANBOROUGH HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Swaneberga sunt 183 hid. et
1 virg. et dimid. De his habent Barones 70 hid.
et 1 virg. et dimid. Inde habet Eex [de terra
Comitis Haroldi] 25 hid. et 3 virg. in dominio ;
Edwardus vice-comes 7 hid. ; Gosfridus Episcopus
4 hid. ; Episcopus Wintoniensis 6 hid. ; Abbas
de Wincestra* 6 hid. et dimid. virg. ; Abbatissa
Wiltonise 13 hid. ; Walterus de Eivera 5 hid.
[quas Hugo dedit filiae suse] ; Grimboldus 4 hid.
et dimid. ; et pro 83 hid. et 3 virg. redditse sunt
Eegi 25 libr. et 2 sol. et 9 denar. De 29 hid. et
1 virg. de terra Haroldi quas tenent villani
Eegis non habet Eex geldum.
• Wintoniensis. A.

In the hundred of Swanborough are 183
hides and 1 virgate and a half. Of these the
Barons have 70 hides and 1 virgate and a half.
The King has of them of the land of Earl
Harold 25 hides and 3 virgates in demesne ;
Edward the Sheriff has 7 hides ; Bishop Geoffrey
4 hides ; the Bishop of Winchester 6 hides ; the
Abbot of Winchester 5 hides and half a virgate ;
the Abbess of Wilton 13 hides; Walter de
Eivera 5 hides which Hugo gave to his daughter ;
Grimbold 4^ hides ; and for 83 hides and 3
virgates are paid to the King £25 2s. 9d.
From 29 hides and 1 virgate of the land of
Harold, which the King's vUlans hold, the King
has no geld.

The original Hundred of Swanborough comprised only the eastern portion of what is now included in it. Dr. Ingram conjectured
that thename was a corruption of ' Sand-beorg,' that is literally 'Sand-hill,' from a large tumulus bearing that name, and which is alluded
to in an Anglo-Saxon charter relating to North Newnton. Cod. Dipl., 1109.
The manors referred to above, and their respective owners, would appear to be tbe following : —

RUSTESBLVE

10

AULTONE

„ 65

Wilcote

„ 65

Draicote

„ 26

Awltone

„ 18

Maneforde

., 39

Stantone

,, 45

Newetone

„ 45

Meresdene

„ 121

Manifoed

„ 136

Rushall

The King, of the land
of Haeold.

Alton Berners

Edwaed the Sheeiff

Wilcot

[of Salisbury].

Draycot

Geoffrey, Bishop of
Coutance.

Alton Priors

Bishop of Winchester.
Manningford Abbas
Abbot of St. Peter's,
Winchestee.
Stanton Bernard
North Newnton
..
Abbess of Wilton.
Marden
Walter de Rivera,
Son-in-law of Hugo
[Fitz-Baldeic].
Manningford (Bol
lun ?)
Geimbold.
176

EXON DOMESDAY.

23. WESTBURY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Westberia sunt 40 hid. et 7
carucatse nunquam geldantes ; has habet Rex in
doninio ; et Willelmus Scuet * [de his habet] 2
hid. et dimid. in dominio ; et pro 2 hid. redditi
sunt Eegi 12 sol. ; et pro 35 hid. et dimid. quas
tenent villani Eegis de terra Eeginse Edithse non
habet Rex geldum. * Escuet. A.

In the hundred of Westbury are 40 hides,
and 7 carucates paying no geld; these the King
has in demesne ; and William Scuet has of these,
2^ hides in demesne and for 2 hides are paid to
the King 12 shillings; and for 35i hides which
the King's villans hold of the land of Queen
Editha the King has no geld.

The Hundred of Westbuey would seem to be the same extent now as formerly, and to be co-extensive with the Manor which included
Beatton, Dilton, and Leigh. The manors alluded to, and their owners, are the foUowing : —

Westbeeie p. 13
Westbeeie ,, 147

WestburyWestbury

The King, of the land
OF Queen Editha.
William Scuet [Scudet].

24. WARMINSTER HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Warminster sunt 89 hid. et
dimid. De his habent Barones in dominio 30
hid. et 1 virg. Inde habet Abbatissa de Sancto
Edwardo 7 hid. et 3 virg. ; Rogerus de Curcello
5 hid. et dimid.; Aluredus de Merleberg 6 hid.;
Edwardus vice-comes 4 hid. ; Nigellus medicus 2
hid. ; Willelmus filius Widonis 4 hid. ; Albericus
1 hid.; Sanctus Stephanus de Fonteneio 2 hid.
quas tenet adhuc Alricus* predecessor ejus; et
pro 56 hid. redditse sunt Regi 16 libr. et 16 sol.
[Hie est inventa 1 hida quae non reddidit
geldum postquam Willelmus Rex habuit regnum ;
eam tenent Ansfridus et Rainboldus. A.J
* In MS. C. this entry is thus given, — " Alrious prepositus
S. Stephani de Fonteneio retinuit geldum de 2 hidis."

In the hundred of Warminster are 89^ hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 30 hides
and 1 virgate. Of these the Abbess of St. Ed
ward has 7 hides and 3 virgates ; Roger de
Curcelle 5^ hides ; Alured of Marlborough 6
hides ; Edward the sheriff 4 hides ; Nigel the
physician 2 hides ; William Fitz-Widon 4 hides ;
Alberic 1 hide ; The Abbey of St. Stephen of
Fontenay 2 hides which Alric the previous tenant
still holds ; and for 56 hides are paid to the King
£16 16s.
Here was found 1 hide which has not paid
geld since King William had the kingdom ; Ans
frid and Rainbold hold it.

The Hundred of Waeminster would appear to be of the same extent now as iu olden times, even to the including of certain
manors, such as Dinton, and Fisherton Delamere, which are locally situated in other hundreds.

WILTSHIRE.
The manors alluded to, and their respective owners, are the following : —

177

Domnitone

p. 44

FiSEETONE

„ 114

Noetone

„ 82

BiSCOPESTEEU

„ 70

Sudtone

„ 124

Sutone

„ 107

Smalebroc

„ 149

Mideltone

„ 117

Opetone

„ 78

Opetone

„ 102

Dinton

Abbess of St. Edwaed

[Shaftesbuey.]

Fisherton Delamere

RoGEE DE Corcelle.

Norton Bavent

Alured of Mael-

bobough.

Bishopstrow

Edwaed the Sheriff

[of Salisbeuy].

Sutton

Nigel, the Physician.

Sutton

William Fitz-Widon.

Smallbrook

Albeeic [the Cham-

beelain.]
Middleton
Abbey of St. Stephen
OF Fontenay.
Upton Scudamore
Rainbold and Ansfeid.
25. HEYTESBURY HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Hestredeberia* sunt 137
hid. et dimid. De his habent Barones Regis 52
hid. in dominio. Edwardus vice-comes habet 17
hid. et dimid. et dimid. virg. ; Osbernus Gifard
5 hid. [et de dimid. hid. Ailsi prefectus
ejus retenuit geldum, et pro hac dimid. hid.
vadiavit Regi 3 sol.]; Rainburgis 3 hid. et
dimid. ; Hunfridus 3 hid. et dimid. ; Walerannus
3 hid. et dimid. ; Giraldus 6 hid. et 1 virg. et
dimid. ; Alwardus Culling 2 hid. ; Levit 2 hid. ;
Abbas de Glastingeberia 5 hid. ; Ecclesia Beccen
sis [per monachum qui custodit villam] retinuit
geldum de 10 hid. quse datse fuerunt pro
anima Eeginse ; Abbatissa de Eomeseia 1 hid. et
dimid. ; Gunduinus 2 hid. 4 acris minus, et de
his 4 acris debet geldum [et vadiavit Waltero
5 denar.]; et pro 74 hid. redditse sunt Regi 21
libr. et 13 sol. et 8 denar. Quatuor collectores
geldi retinuerunt 10 sol. et 4 denar. quos re
ouperaverunt Walterus et socii ejus; et super 1
• Extredeberie. A.
1374
In the hundred of Heytesbury are
hides. Of these the King's Barons have 52 hides
in demesne. Edward the sheriff has 17^ hides
and half a virgate; Osbern Gifard 5 hides, and of
half a hide Ailsi his bailiff retained the geld, and
for this half hide gave security to the King for
3 shillings ; Rainburgis 3^ hides ; Humfrey 3i
hides ; Waleran 3^ hides ; Girald 6 hides and 1
virgate and a half ; Alward Culling 2 hides ;
Levit 2 hides ; the Abbot of Glastonbury 5
hides ; the church of Bec by the monk who has
custody of the manor, retained the geld of 10
hides which were given for the soul of the Queen ;
the Abbess of Romsey 1 hide and a half ;
Gunduin 2 hides all but 4 acres, and for these 4
acres he owes geld, and gave security to Walter
for 5 pence : and for 74 hides are paid to the
King £21 13s. 8d. The four collectors of the
geld retained 10 shillings and 4 pence which
Walter and his colleagues recovered ; and for one
178

EXON DOMESDAY.

hid. quam invenerunt homines hundreti, de qua
tenent Vrso dimid. virg., Ricardus, homo Os-

virg.

mundi, dimid. virg., Durandus dimid.
Albericus dimid. virg., Edgarus dimid. hid.,
debent habere predicti 6 sol.f
t In MS. C. the names of the five holders are given with the simple
addition, " retinuerunt geldum 1 hid." The details of the last clause
are given from MS. A.

hide which the men of the hundred discovered,
of which Urso holds half a virgate, Richard,
the tenant. of Osmund, half a virgate, Durand
half a virgate, Alberic half a virgate, Edgar
half a hide, the aforesaid collectors ought to have
6 shillings.

With the exception of the transfer of the manor of Longbeidge Deverel to tbe Hundred of South Damerham, as part of the
possessions of the Abbot of Glastonbury {p. 28, note), tbe Hundred of Heytesbury would appear to be of the same extent now as
formerly. Of the manors aUuded to above, two, of smaU extent, cannot be satisfactorily accounted for by any entry in the Exchequer
Domesday. Tbe others are probably as foUows : —

Chetee

p. 69

Chetre

„ 69

BoiENTONE

,, 69

Oecestone

„ 116

COTEFORD

„ 117

Deveel

„ 117

[Estate not named]

„ 144

WiLI

„ 88

WiLEENONE

„ 89

CoTEFORD

,, 104

Uptone

„ 55

CUNUCHE

,, 133

CuNUCHE

„ 142

Deveel

,, 30

Deveel

„ 55

WiTE CLIVE

„ 149

Deveel

., 78

HORNINGHAM

„ 84

Deveel

„ 149

Deveel

,. 138

Chittern Chittern
Boyton
Orcheston St. George\
Ashton Giffard, in
Codford St. Peter
Hill Deverel

Great S Little Bath- 1
amptonon Wyly.)
Codford St. Mary
'Upton Lovel
KnookKnook Longbridge Deverel
Brixton Deverel
White-Cleeve Hill Deverel
Homingsham Hill Deverel
Hill Deverel

Edward the Sheriff
[of Salisbuey.]
Osbern Gifaed.

Eainbuegis.Humfeey de L'Isle.
Waleean, the Hunts
man.
GiEALD [of Wilton].
Alwaed Culling.
Levit [Leviet].
Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Chuech of S. Mary
AT Bec.
Gunduin.Ueso.
Richard [homo Os-
MUNDl].
Alberic [the Cham-
beelain].
Edgar.

WILTSHIRE.

179

26. ELSTUB HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Ailestebba* sunt 73 hid.,
et 8 carucatse nunquam geldantes ; has habet
Rex in dominio. De predictis hidis habent
Barones in dominio 16 hid. Inde habet
Episcopus Wintoniensis 10 hid. in dominio ;
Nigellus medicus 4 hid. et dimid. ; Herveius de
Wiltona 1 hid. et dimid.; et pro 37 hid. redditse
sunt Regi 11 libr. et 2 sol.; et pro 20 hid. de
terra Haroldi quas tenent villani non habet Rex
geldum.
* Alestabe. A. Eilestebba. B,

In the hundred of Elstub are 73 hides, and
8 carucates paying no geld ; these the King has
in demesne. Of the aforesaid hides the Barons
have 16 hides in demesne. Of them the Bishop
of Winchester has ! 0 hides in demesne ; Nigel
the physician 4^ hides; Hervey, of Wilton, 1
hide and a half; and for 37 hides are paid to
the King £11 2s., and for 20 hides of the land
of Harold which the villans hold the King has
no geld.

There is a separate entry in the Exon Domesday for the manor of Collingbouen Ducis, which now belongs to this Hundred
(though in the Hundred RoUs u. 259, ' Colingebuen ' and ' Eveeley ' are named under that of Kinwardstone), and which is as
follows : —

In CoLiNGEBURNA de terra Haroldi sunt 14
hid., et 10 carucatse nunquam geldantes ; has
habet Rex in dominio, et pro his 14 hid.- quas
tenent villani non habet Rex geldum.

In CoLLiNGBOURN of the land of Harold are
14 hides, and 10 carucates never paying geld ;
these the King has in demesne, and for these 14
hides which the villans hold the King has not
any geld.

The corresponding Hundred to the one above described is now caUed that of Elstub and Eveeley. It is of larger extent now
than formerly, inasmuch as within that of Elstub are included a number of manors from various parts of WUts belonging formerly to
the Priory of St. Swithin, at Winchester ; such, for example, as Alton Peioes, — Stockton, — Westwood, — Ham,— Oveeton. The
word ' Elstub ' is stUl retained as the name of a field in the parish of Enford. It means Uterally the " stump or stowl of the elder "
(A.S. Ellen-stub), which is of most frequent occurrence in the recital of ancient boundaries. The foUowing are the manors and owners
aUuded to in tbe entry above : —

NiGEAVEE

p. 14

Enedfoede

„ 20

Chesigebeeie

„ 123

NiGRAVHA

„ 144

COLINGEBURNE

„ 14

Nether-AvonEnford Chisenbury de La Folye
Nether-Avon Collingbourn Ducis

The King, of the
land of Harold.
Bishop of Winchestee.
Nigel, the Physician.
Heevey of Wilton.
The King, of the
land of Haeold.

180

EXON DOMESDAY.

27. KINWARDSTONE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Chenewarestan* sunt 196 hid.
et 1 virg. De his habent Rex et Barones 48
hid. et 3 virg. in dominio. Inde habet Rex in
dominio de terra Reginae Edith* 1 3 hid. et 1
virg.; Walchelinus Episcopus 5 hid. et dimid.;
Abbas Wintoniensis 16 hid. et 1 virg.; Goda 1
hid. et dimid.; Edricus dimid. hid.; Turoldus 2
hid. et 1 virg.; Turbertus 1 hid.; Radulfus
de Halvilla 3 hid. et dimid.; Henricus de Ferra-
riis 1 hid. ; Robertus filius Radulfi 1 hid. et 1
virg.; Uluricus venator 1 hid.; Eicardus Es-
tormit 1 hid. et 3 virg.
Radulfus de Halvilla retinuit geldum de 1
hid. quam tenet quidam Anglus de eo ; Hugo
grandis retinuit geldum de 1 hid. et dimid. virg.;
Willelmus filius Hugonis retinuit geldum dimid.
hid. vastatse terrse ; et de 16 hid. et dimid. de
terrse Regina Edithas, quas tenet villani. Rex
non habet geldum ; et pro 128 hid. et dimid.
redditse sunt Regi 37 libr. et 12 sol. et 6 denar.
* MS. A. has no account of this Hundred.

In the hundred of Kinwardstone are 196
hides and 1 virgate. Of these the King and the
Barons have 48 hides and 3 virgates in demesne.
Of these the King has in demesne of the land of
Queen Editha 13 hides and 1 virgate ; Bishop
Walchelin 5^ hides ; the Abbot of Winchester 16
hides and 1 virgate ; Goda 1 hide and a half ;
Edric half a hide ; Turold 2 hides and 1 vir
gate ; Turbert 1 hide ; Radulf de Halville 3^
hides; Henry de Ferieres 1 hide; Robert Fitz-
Rolf 1 hide and 1 virgate ; Uluric the huntsman
1 hide; Richard Sturmid 1 hide and 3 virgates.
Radulf de Halville retained the geld of 1
hide which a certain Englishman holds of him ;
Hugo ' grandis ' retained the geld of 1 hide and
half a virgate; William, son of Hugo, retained
the geld of half abide of waste land; and from 16i
hides of the land of Queen Editha, which the
villans hold, the King has no geld; and for 128^
hides are paid to the King £37 12s. &d.

The Hundred of Kinwardstone, with tbe exception of one or two manors transferred to that of Elstub and Eveeley, would
appear to be of the same extent now as formerly. It was the largest of all the WUtshire Hundreds. Many of the manors were of small
extent. It is not easy to say precisely what manors are alluded to in every case in the above summary. The subjoined list is conjectured
to be correct, as far as it goes, of the various holders, and tbe manors possessed by them, in this Hundred ; —

Otone

p. 13

Hame

., 18

COLEBUENE

„ 40

Pevesie

„ 40

Stotbcome

„ 137

Pevesie

„ 137

Ulfela

„ 146

Meetone

„ 146

Wootton
Ham Collingbourn Kingston )
Pewsey '
Stitchcomb
Pewsey WolfhaUMarten

The King, of the Land
of Queen Editha.
Bishop Walchelin
[of Winchestee].
Abbot of St. Pbtee's
Winchestee.
Goda.
Edeic. TUBOLD.* Turbert.

In the Exchequer Domesday, Turold is entered only as one of the tenants in the time of the Confessor. This manor nevertheless seems clearly to be
the one referred to in the Exon Domesday.

WILTSHIRE.

IE

Grastone

P-

145

Grafton

Mertone
ii
145
Marten
\- ... Radulf de Halville.
Burbed
„
146
Burbage
Ulfela
JJ
146
WolfhaU
Standene
))
108
Standen Chaworth
Heney db Feeieees.
Grastone
JJ
145
Grafton
PiOBEET Fitz-Rolf.
SCAT.DEBUENE
JJ
140
Shalbourn
Ulueic, the Hunts
man.
Bubbeqe
))
144
Burbage
Geastone
JJ
145
Grafton
Richaed Esturmy
Haredone
,,
145
Harding
[Sturmid].
Saldbboene
JJ
145
Shalbourn >
Grafton E
JJ
100
Grafton
Hugo [grandis ?] under
William de Ow.
Scaldeburne
JJ
120
Shalbourn
William [Fitz-Hugh.J
28. MERE HUNDRED.
In hundredo de Mera sunt 86 hid. et dimid.
et 1 virg. Inde habent Barones in dominio 34
hid. et dimid. et dimid. virg. De his habet Rex
in Chenuuel 17 hid. et dimid. in dominio. Ab
bas de Glastingeberia 5 hid. Abbatissa de
Wiltona 4 hid. et 1 virg. Walterus Gifard 4
hid. Gislebertus Maminot* 3 hid. et dimid. et
dimid. virg. Godricus venator 1 virg. Et pro
51 hid. redditse sunt Regi 15 libr. et 6 solid.
Sed de his denariis non fuerunt redditi 74 solid.
de Chenuuel Regis [de terra Comitis Willelmi]
in nullo terrainorum sed pro eo 4 collectores
geldi retinuerunt 12 denar. Saulfus autem re
tinuit geldum de 1 hid. et 1 virg. quas tenet de
Godselino de Riveria, scilicet 9 solid, et 6 denar.
* Episcopus Luxoniensis. A. [Bishop of Lisieux.]
In the hundred of Mere are 86 hides and a
half and 1 virgate. Of these the Barons have
in demesne 34 hides and a half, and half a vir
gate. Of them, the king has, in Knoyle, 17
hides and a half in demesne. The Abbot of
Glastonbury 5 hides. The Abbess of Wilton 4
hides and 1 virgate. Walter Gifard 4 hides.
Gilbert Maminot 3 hides and a half and half a
virgate. Godric, the huntsman, one virgate.
And for 51 hides are paid to the king 15 pounds
and 6 shillings. But of this money there were
not paid 74 shillings from Knoyle Eegis, the land
of Earl William, at any of the usual terms, but
for it the 4 collectors of the tax retained 12
pence. Saulf, however, retained the tax of 1
hide and 1 virgate which he holds of Gozelin de
Riveire, to wit, seven shillings and six pence.
The Hundred of Mere is situated in the south-west portion of WUtshire. For some distance it forms the boundary of the county : —
hence its name, which seems to be derived from the word ge-mcere (a boundary), so constantly employed in Anglo-Saxon charters in
describing the land-Umits of estates. Several places were formerly included in this Hundred which were subsequently transferred to
others. The estates alluded to in the summary given above would seem to be the following : —
182

EXON DOMESDAY.

Chenvel

p. 15

Deveel

„ 34

Chenvel

„ il

Bradelie

„ 98

Deveel

„ 56

Meea

„ 137

Sele

„ 128

East Knoyle
Monkton Deverel
West Knoyle
Maiden Bradley
Kingston Deverel
Mere
Zeals

The King.
Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Abbess of Wilton.
Walter Gifaed.
Bishop of Lisieux.
GoDEic, the Hunts
man.
Gozelin Riveire.

29. DUNWORTH HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Donworth* sunt 121 hid.
De his habent Barones in dominio 38 hid. Ab
batissa Sancti Edwardi habet inde 17 hid.;
Walchelinus episcopus 5 hid. ; Alueredus 4 hid.
et dimid. ; Aldredus 2 hid. et dimid. ; Abbatissa
Wiltonise 8 hid. ; Berengerus Cotel 1 hid. ; et
pro 83 hid. redditi sunt Regi 24 libr. et 18 sol.
De his collectores retinuerunt 27 solidos ;
istorum, 6 solidos reouperaverunt Walterus et
socii ejus. * Douoworde. A, Doneworda." C.

In the hundred of Dunworth are 121 hides.
Of these the Barons have 38 hides in demesne.
The Abbess of St. Edward has of them 17 hides;
Bishop Walchelin 5 hides ; Alured 4^ hides ;
Aldred 2^ hides ; the Abbess of Wilton 8
hides ; Berenger Cotel 1 hide ; and for 83 hides
are paid to the King £24 18*.
Of these the collectors retained 27 shillings;
of these Walter and his assistants recovered 6
shillings.

With the exception of the transfer of FonthUl Episcopi to the Hundred of Downton, this Hundred of Dunworth would appear to
be of the same extent now as formerly. The estates alluded to, and their respective owners, are as foUows : —

TissebeeieDuNEHEVE
FoNTEL
Tefonte
Anestige Chilmeec
Fontel

43
43 17
80
136 46
115

Tisbury \
Donhead J
Fonthill Episcopi
Teffont Evias
Anstey ChilmarkFonthill Giffard

Abbess of St. Edwaed
[Shaftesbury].
Bishop Walchelin
[of Winchester].
Alured of Mael-
BOEOUGH.
Aldred.
Abbess of Wilton.
Berenger Cotel.*

* In the Exchequer Domesday this name is given as Bekbngeb GIFARD for there can be no doubt of ' Fontel ' being the manor alluded to in the
above summary.

WILTSHIRE.

183

30. DOLE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Dolesfeld sunt 70 hid.
dimid. virg. minus, et 3 carucatEe nunquam
geldantes de terra Reginse Edithse. Has habet
Rex in dominio. De predictis hid. habent
Barones in dominio 35 hid. et 1 virg. et dimid.
Inde habet Edwardus vice-comes 7 hid. in
dominio; Osbernus Gifard 14 hid. et 1 virg.;
Abbatissa Wiltoniensis 3 hid. ; Mattheus de
Moretania 2 hid. et dimid. ; Cudulfus 5 hid. et
dimid. et dimid. virg. ; Abbas Wintoniensis 1
hid. ; Robertus Marescal 1 hid. et 3 virg. et
dimid. ; et pro 32 hid. et 1 virg. et 1 acra
redditse sunt Regi 9 libr. et 13 sol. et 7 denar.
Sed de his denariis non fuerunt redditi 10
solidi, qui primo termino debuerunt reddi, usque
ad ultimum terminum. Prefectus Regis de
Winterburnestoca retinuit geldum de 2 hid. et 1
virg.

In the hundred of Dole are 70 hides all but
half a virgate, and 3 carucates which pay no
geld of the land of Queen Editha. These the
King has in demesne. Of the aforesaid hides
the Barons have in demesne 35 hides and 1
virgate and a half. Edward the Sheriff has 7
hides in demesne ; Osbern Gifard 14 hides
and 1 virgate ; the Abbess of Wilton 3
hides ; Matthew of Moretania 2 hides and a
half ; Cudulf 5 hides and a half, and half
a virgate ; the Abbot of Winchester 1 hide ;
Robert Marescal 1 hide and 3 virgates and a
half; and for 32 hides and 1 virgate and 1 acre,
are paid to the King £9 13s. Id. But of this
money, 10 shillings, which ought to have been
paid at the first terra of payment, were not
accounted for till the last. The King's bailiff of
Winterbourn Stoke retained the geld from 2 hides
and one virgate.

It is by no means easy to identify several of tbe manors referred to in the above summary, in consequence of their being described
under the generic word ' Winterbourn,' a name properly attributable to several districts in Wilts (this being the most extensive of them),
in which the " Winter-bourns," i.e., streams, rise. Where no modern name is given, the reader wUl find the best interpretation that can
be suggested in tbe alphabetical Ust of names in a subsequent part of this volume. With regard to the manor said to be held by the
"Abbess of WUton," no conjecture can be offered. None of those entered in the Exchequer Domesday {pp. 45 — 51) answer to the
description. It may be either an illustration of what we have noticed in a previous page, of the change of ownership that would seem
to have taken place between the dates of the completion of the two records respectively, or may be a mistake of tbe scribe for tbe
' Abbess of Ambresbury.' Certainly some land in what is now caUed Maddington, in this Hundred, belonged from early times to that
religious house.

Wintrebuene

p. 14

Winteebuene

„ 67

Wintrebuene

„ 116

Winteebuene

„ 116

Oecheston

„ 117

Wintrebuene

„ 133

Winterbourn Stoke
Shrewton

Elston, in Orches
ton St. George

The Kino, of the land
of Queen Editha.
Edward of Salisbury.
Osbern Gifard.
Matthew* of More
tania.

* Maci de Moretamia, p. 128.

184

EXON DOMESDAY.

WinteebueneWinteebuene Gaee

„ 136
„ 41
„ lae

Rolleston Gore

Cudulf.
Abbot of St. Peter's,
Winchester.
EOBEET MaEESCAL.

31. BRANCHE HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Brencesberge sunt 108 hid.
et dimid. De his habent Barones in dominio 35
hid. et 3 acras. Inde habet Osbernus Gifard 9
hid. ; Walchelinus episcopus 3 hid. et dimid ;
Abbatissa Wiltoniensis 10 hid. et 3 virg.;
Waleranus 5 hid. ; Comes Moritonii 4 hid. et 1
virg. et 3 acras ; Sueinus 2 hid. et dimid. ; et
pro 71 hid. et 1 virg. et 2 partibus 1 virg.
redditae sunt Regi 21 libr. et 8 sol. et 6 denar.
De his retinuerunt collectores 12 denar. Ro
bertus Dispensator retinuit geldum de 2 hid.
dimid. virg. minus.

In the hundred of Branche are 108^ hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 35 hides
and 3 acres. Of these Osbern Gifard has 9
hides ; Bishop Walchelin 3i hides ; the Abbess
of Wilton 10 hides and 3 virgates ; Waleran 5
hides; the Earl Morton 4 hides, and 1 virgate, and
3 acres ; Svain 2^ hides ; and for 71 hides and
1 virgate and 2 parts of 1 virgate, are paid to
the King £21 8s. Qd. Of those the collectors
retained 12 pence. Eobert 'Dispensator' re
tained the geld of 2 hides all but half a virgate.

This Hundred, together with the one just described, constitutes now the united Hundred of Beanche and Dole. In Sir R, 0.
Hoare's Heytesb. Hundr., p. 234, it is stated, though on what authority we are not told, that the original name of Sherrington was
" Brencbesborow." No doubt the Hundred, the present appeUation of which is a contracted form, was caUed from some ' beorg,' i.e.,
" barrow " or " tumulus " of sufiicient size or traditional importance to assign its name to it.

The manors alluded to, and their respective owners, are tbe following : —
Sherrington Sherrington
Stockton

South Newton \
Wyly WishfordUgford
Steeple Longford

ScARENTONE

P-

118

ScARENTONE

3J

118

Stottune

JJ

91

Newentone

JJ

48

WiLGI

JJ

48

Wicheford

J»

48

Oohefoede

)r

49

Langefoed

"

105

Langefoed

JJ

58

Staplefoed

JJ

143

Dechementone

„

35

Hanging Langford
Stapleford Ditchhampton

Osbeen Gifaed.
Bishop Walchelin
[of Winchestee].

Abbess of Wilton.
Waleean, the Hunts
man.
Eael Moeton.
Svain. Robert, Dispensator.

WILTSHIRE.

185

32. AMBRESBURY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Ambresberia sunt 127
hid. et dimid. De his habent Barones in dominio
42 hid. et dimid. virg. Inde habet Aluredus 6
hid. ; Turoldus 2 hid. ; Johannes hostiarius 2
hid. et dimid. ; Abbatissa de Ambresberia 12
hid. et 3 virg.; Ricardus, de terra quse fuit
Alberici, 6 hid. ; Harding 7 hid. et dimid. ; Croc
3 virg. ; Robertus filius Geroldi dimid. hid. ;
Herveius 1 hid. et dimid.; Comes Moritonensis
2 hid.; Edwardus vice-comes 2 virg. et dimid. ;
et pro 78 hid. et dimid. redditse sunt Regi 23
libr. et 11 sol.
Taini Ernulfi de Hesding [qui prius eas ten
uerunt] retinuerunt geldum 3 hid. et 4 acrarum.
Cudulfus [de terra Roberti filii Giroldi quam ipse
Cudulfus prius tenuit] retinuit geldum dimid. virg.
Odo [homo Baiocensis Episcopi] retinuit geldum
de 3 hid. et 3 virg.

In the hundred of Ambresbury are 127|-
hides. Of these the Barons have in demesne 42
hides and half a virgate. Of these Alured has
6 hides; Turold 2 hides; John, the door-keeper,
2^ hides; the Abbess of Ambresbury 12 hides
and 3 virgates ; Richard, of the land which
belonged to Earl Alberic, 6 hides ; Harding 7^
hides; Croc 3 virgates; Robert Fitz-Girold half
a hide; Hervey 1 hide and a half; the Earl
Morton 2 hides; Edward the sheriff 2^ virgates ;
and for 78^ hides are paid to the King £23 lis.
The Thanes of Ernulf de Hesding, who
formerly held the lands, retained the geld of 3
hides and 4 acres. Cudulf of the land of Robert
Fitz-Girold which Cudulf himself formerly held,
retained the geld of half a virgate. Odo, the
tenant of the Bishop of Baieux, retained the geld
of 3 hides and 3 virgates.

The Hundred of Ambresbuey would appear to be of the same extent now as formerly.
aUuded to in tbe above summary are probably the foUowing : —

The manors and their respective owners

Newentone

p. 80

MiLDESTONE

„ 59

Eltone

„ 147

Allentone

„ 54

Boscumb

„ 54

Boltintone

„ S3

Chelstanestone

„ 54

Wintreslie

„ 69

Contone

„ 61

Deeintone

„ 61

Fisgledene

„ 139

AlBOLD INTONE

„ 69

Todewede

„ 146

MiLDESTONE

,. 113

Bedesdene

J, 113

Newton Tony
Milston
Alton Allington
Boscombe BuUford Cholston Winterslow
Compton
Durrington
Figheldean
Ablington Tidworth
Milston Biddesden

Alueed of Mael-
BOEOUGH.
Turold, under the Eael
RoGEE.
John, the Door- Keeper.
Abbess of Ambeesbuey.
Richaed, of the land
which belonged to
Eael Albeeic.
Haeding.
Ceoc.
Robeet Fitz-Gieold.

186

5

EXON

DOMESDAY.

RoTEFELDE

p. 146

Ratfyn
Nechendone
„ 57
...
ToDEWORDE
J, 67
1 1 •
Tidworth
Litlbgaesele '
,j 67
...
Ludgarshall
Celdeintone
„ 76-
77
...
Cholderton
SCAGE
TODEWOEDE
113
24
Shaw
Tidworth
Heevey. Eael Moeton.
Edwaed, the Sheriff
[of Salisbuey].
Thanes of Eenulf de
Hesding.
Cudulf, of land be
longing to Robert
Fitz-Girold.
Odo, under the Bishop
Baieux.
33. STANFORD HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Stanford* sunt 105 hid.
De his habent Barones in dominio 19 hid. et
dimid. Inde habet Abbatissa Wiltoniensis 10
hid. ; Ricardus Puignant 5 hid. et 3 virg ;
Aiulfus 3 hid. et 3 virg.; et pro 85 hid. et
dimid. redditi sunt Regi 25 libr. et 13 sol.
Collectores retinuerunt 10 solidos. f
* Stafort. B. Staford. C.
t MS. A. adds, "et modo redditi sunt."
In the hundred of Stanford are 105 hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 19i hides.
Of them the Abbess of Wilton has 10 hides ;
Richard Puignant 5 hides and 3 virgates; Aiulf
3 hides and 3 virgates ; and for 85^ hides are
paid to the King £25 13s. The collectors
retained 10 shillings.
This Hundred is now called by the name of Chalk. Its original designation was derived from the A.S. Stdn-ford, i.e., the ' paved '
or 'stone-ford' over the stream called the ' Ebele,' whence we have tbe name 'Eblesbourn,' now contracted into ' Ebbesbourn.' There
is stUl the name ' Stow-ford' given to a little place close by Fifield Bavent. In the Abbrev. Placit, p. 19, this Hundred is named as
that of ' Stafford.' In the Inq. p. m. of 36 Edw. HI., under the manors of Eoger Bavent, is mentioned, " Chalke apud Stonforth
Hundred."
The manors aUuded to above, are the foUowing :-
P-
Chelche
TroiToLLARD
47
195 193
Chalk
Trow
Tollard
Abbess of Wilton.
Richard Puignant.
Aiulf, the Sheriff.
34. CAWDON HUNDRED.
In hundreto de Cawadone* sunt 59 hid. et
3 carucatae ; has habet Rex in dominio. De pre
dictis hidis habent Barones in dominio 34 hid.
• Cauduua. 0.
In the hundred of Cawdon are 59 hides, and
3 carucates, these the King has in demesne.
Of the aforesaid hides the Barons have in
WILTSHIRE.

187

et dimid. Eex inde habet de terra Haroldi 12
hid. et de terra Alberici 9 hid. et dimid. ; Bric
tricus 6 hid. ; Osbernus presbyter 2 hid. et dimid. ;
Ulviet 3 hid. ; Uluricus venator et cognatus
ejus 1 hid. et dimid. ; et pro 13 hid. redditse
sunt Eegi 3 libr. et 18 sol. ; et pro 11 hid. et
dimid. de terra Haroldi quas villani Regis tenent
non habet Rex geldum.

demesne 34| hides. Of these, of the land of
Harold, the King has 12 hides, and of the land
of Alberic 9i hides ; Brictric 6 hides ; Osbern
the priest 2i hides ; Ulviet 3 hides ; Uluric the
huntsman and his kinsman 1 hide and a half ;
and for 13 hides are paid to the King £3 18s. ;
and for 11^ hides of the land of Harold, which
the King's villans hold, the King has no geld.

This Hundred, together with the one next described, constitutes now the united Hundred of Cawdon and Cadworth. The
manors aUuded to above, and their respective owners, would appear to be the foUowing : —

BeetfoedCUMBB Steadfoed
Odestoche
Humitonb Langefoed Beedfoed

9

Britford

19

Combe Bisset

63

Stratford Tony

189

Odstock

133

Homington

141

Longford

140

Britford

35.

CADWORTH HUNDRED

The King.
The King, of the land
of Harold.
The King, of the land
of Eael Alberic.
Beicteic. Osbeen, the Priest.
Ulviet.
Ulueic, the Huntsman.

In hundreto de Cadeworda* sunt 45 hid. et
dimid. Inde habent Barones in dominio 13 hid.
et dimid. Inde habet Abbatissa de Wiltona 11
hid. ; Hunfridus de Insula 2 hid. ; Johannes
hostiarius dimid. hid. ; et pro 32 hid. redditse
sunt Regi 9 libr. et 12 sol., 2 denar. minus.
Collectores geldi retinuerunt 4 denarios.
* Cadeworde. A. Cadworde. B.

In the hundred of Cadworth are 45^ hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 13^ hides.
Of them, the Abbess of Wilton has 1 1 hides ;
Humfrey de L'Isle 2 hides ; John the door
keeper half a hide ; and for 32 hides are paid to
the King £9 12s., all but 2 pence. The
collectors of the geld retained 4 pence.

This Hundred is now united with the one just described. The manors, with their respective owners, referred to in the above
summary, appear to be as follows : —

Beedecumbe

p. 49

Burcombe

Babestoche
Waisel

„ 49
„ 49

Baver stock ¦

Abbess of Wilton.

Pebefonte

„ 50

Fovant

Haedicote

,. 90

Hurcot

Humfrey de L'Isle.

Bbeeford

„ 147

Barf ord

John, the door-keeper.

2 A

188

EXON DOMESDAY.

36. DAMEEHAM HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Domerham* sunt 63 hid.
De his habent Barones in dominio 18 hid. Eex
habet inde de terra Haroldi 2 hid. ; Abbas de
Glastingeberia 16 hid. ; et pro 14 hid. 4 acris
minus redditse sunt Eegi 4 libr. et 3 sol. et 8
denar. De terra Abbatis de 18 hid. non habet
Eex geldum. De terra Serlonis de Burci [de
terra Abbatis] de 5 hid. non habet Eex geldum.
De 8 hid.f quas tenent villani Eegis non habet
Eex geldum.

In the hundred of Damerham are 63 hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 10 hides.
The King has of them of the land of Harold 2
hides ; the Abbot of Glastonbury 16 hides ; and
for 14 hides, all but 4 acres, are paid to the King
£4 3s. %d. From the land of the Abbot, from
18 hides, the King has no geld. From the land of
Serlo de Burci, of the land of the Abbot, from 5
hides, the King has no geld. From 8 hides which
the King's villans hold the King has no geld.

\ These eight hides are no doubt part of Contone, the whole of which
stated, in demesne. See ahove,_p. 10.

* Damreham. A. Domraiiam. B.
estate was assessed at ten, hides, two of them being held by the king, as above

This Hundred corresponds with that of South Damerham. A distinct Hundred, called that of North Dameeham was formed
of tbe estates in North Wilts belonging to tbe Abbey of Glastonbury. See above, p. 28, note. It would appear that from very early times
Compton, though not locally situated within its proper limits, was nevertheless included in this Hundred.

The estates and owners aUuded to are the foUowing : —

Contone
Dobreham Dobreham

p. 10
„ 98
„ 99

Compton Chamberlain
Damerham
Part of Damerham

The King, of the land
of Haeold.
Abbot of Glastonbury.
Seelo db Burci, under
the Abbot of Glas
tonbury.

37. UNDERDITCH HUNDRED.

In hundreto de WlNDREDlC sunt 70 hid. De
his habet Osmundus Sarisberiensis episcopus 10
hid. in dominio ; et pro 60 hid. redditas sunt
Eegi 18 libr. et 6 denar.

In the hundred of Underditch are 70
hides. Of these Osmund, Bishop of Sarum, has
10 hides in demesne ; and for 60 hides are paid
to the King £18 Os. 6i.

The name of this Hundred is derived from one of those ancient ' dykes' of which there are several near the southern borders of the
county. In old documents we meet with it as Wondre-dic and Wonder-dic. In the Nom. ViU. it is Wonder-dych. It embraces
Old Sarum, — Wilsford, — Lake, — Woodfoed,— and Stratford. The manor aUuded to is the foUowing, which must have
included some of the others just named : —

Sarisberie

p. 98

Sarum

Osmund, Bishop of Sarum

WILTSHIRE.

189

38. FEUSTFIELD HUNDEED.

In hundreto de Ferstesfeld sunt 11 hid. et
dimid. virg. De his habent Barones in dominio
4 hid. et 1 virg. Inde habet Hunfridus de
Insula 2 hid. ; Eicardus Estormid 1 hid. ; Otre
1 hid. ; Aldret 1 virg. ; et pro 7 hid. dimid.
virg. minus habet Eex 41 sol. et 2 denar.
Collectores hujus geldi retinuerunt 1 denar.*
* MS. A. adds, — "Illi qui coUegerunt geldum reddiderunt modo
denar. 1 qui remanserat."

In the hundred of Frustfield are 11 hides
and half a virgate. Of these the Barons have
in demesne 4 hides and 1 virgate. Of these
Humfrey de L'Isle has 2 hides ; Richard
Estormid 1 hide ; Otre 1 hide ; Aldret 1
virgate ; and for 7 hides all but half a virgate
the King has 41 shillings and 2 pence. The
collectors of this geld retained 1 penny.

This was the smaUest in extent of all the Wiltshire Hundreds, and would seem now to be confined within tbe same limits as in olden
time. The manors, and their respective owners referred to above, are the foUowing : —
FisTESFBEiE p. 90 ... WclpUy ... Humfeey de L'Isle.
CuvLESTONE „ 127 ... Cowlesfield Esturmy ... Heney Estoemid
[Stuemid].
Langefoed „ 143 ... Landford ... Otre [Otho].
Ferstesfeld „ 135 ... Aldreston ... Aldret [Aldred].

39. ALDERBURY HUNDRED.

In hundreto de Alwareberia* sunt 65 hid. et
1 virg. et dimid. Inde habent Barones in do
minio 29 hid. et 3 virg. et dimid. Abbas de
Glastingeberia 5 hid. et 1 virg. et dimid. ;
Edwardus vice-comes 3 hid. [de his sunt 2 hid.
in foresta Regis]; Gosfridus Episcopus 1 hid. et
dimid.; Uluric 1 hid.; Godescal 2 hid. et dimid.
virg.; Aldret 1 hid. et dimid. virg.; Saricus 1
hid. et dimid. virg. ; Suainus 1 virg.; Ulviet
dimid. hid.; Comes Moritonii 3 hid.; Edwardusf
presbyter 3 hid.; Edgiva 2 hid.; Walerannus 2
hid. et 1 virg. et dimid.; Cola 1 hid.; Goscelinus
1 virg.; Godemannus 1 virg.; Nigellus dimid.

In the hundred of Alderbury are 65 hides
and 1 virgate and a half Of these the Barons
have in demesne 29 hides and 3i virgates. The
Abbot of Glastonbury has 5 hides and 1 virgate
and a half ; Edward the Sheriff 3 hides, of these,
2 hides are in the King's forest; Bishop Geoffrey
1 hide and a half; Uluric 1 hide ; Godescal 2
hides and half a virgate ; Aldret 1 hide and half a
virgate ; Saric 1 hide and half a virgate ; Svain
1 virgate ; Ulviet half a hide ; Earl Morton 3
hides ; Edward the priest 3 hides ; Edgiva 2
hides; Waleran 2 hides and 1 virgate and a
half; Cola 1 hide; Goscelin 1 virgate; Godeman

* Alwartberie. A.
f This is possibly an error of the scribe's for " .4^wardus presbyter,'' and the manor alluded to the one held in Alwarberie, ^. 56. Among the
Ministri Eegis ' one by name ' Edwaed ' possessed land in "Alwakberie,"^. 149, but it was in extent only one virgate, and he is not described as ' presbyter.'

190

EXON DOMESDAY.

virg.; Edit 3 virg. et dimid.; Osbernus* 1 hid.;
et pro 35 hid. et dimid. redditse sunt Eegi 10
libr. et 14 sol. * Osbertus. C.

I virgate ; Nigel half a virgate ; Edith 3i vir
gates ; Osbern 1 hide ; and for 35^ hides are
paid to the King £10 14s.

The Hundred of Alderbury — the more usual form of the name is Al ward-bury — is probably of the same extent now as
formerly. There is some difficulty in identifying a few of the manors alluded to in tbe above summary, partly from some being described
under the generic term ' Winteebuene ' (as in Dole Hundred), and partly from the circumstance that several of the owners of the smaUer
holdings are not named in tbe Exchequer Domesday as possessing property in this Hundred. Of the rest, the following would appear to
be a correct list of manors and their respective owners : —

EUNESTETONE

p.

33

Wintrebuene

J,

33

Winteebuene

JJ

73

Winteebuene

JJ

97

POETONB

140

Wintrebuene

JJ

198

Winteebuene

»)

135

Winteebuene

JJ

143

Laveetestoohe

JJ

143

Melbfoed

JJ

141

Winteesleu

JJ

58

DuENE

JJ

107

Heedicote

JJ

107

Wintrebuene

JJ

33

Geamestbde

)J

136

Melefoed

JJ

90

Alwaebsbbeib

J)

57

Idmeston 1
Gomeldon {?) >
Winterbourn Earls

Porton

Laverstock
Milford Winterslow West Dean
Hurcot
East Grimstead
Milford

Alderbury

Abbot of Glastonbuey.
Edwaed, the Sheeiff
[of Salisbuey].
Bishop Geoffeby [of
Coutance].
Ulueic. Godescal.
Aldeet [Aldeed].
Saeic.
Ulviet.
Eael Morton.
Waleean. Cola.
Goscelin [under Hum
feey de L'Isle.
Osbeen [the Priest?].

40. DOWNTON HUNDEED.

In hundreto de Duntone sunt 97 hid. Inde
habent Barones in dominio 31 hid. et dimid.
Walchelinus Episcopus inde habet 30 hid.;*
Walerannus dimid. hid.; Willelmus de Faleise
dimid. hid.; Ragenild dimid. hid.; et pro 63 hid.
et dimid. redditas sunt Regi 19 libr. et 15 denar.;

In the hundred of Downton are 97 hides.
Of these the Barons have in demesne 31i hides.
Bishop Walchelin has of them 30 hides ; Waleran
half a hide ; William de Faleise half a hide ;
Eagenild half a hide ; and for 63^ hides are paid
to the King, £19 Is. Bd.; but of these, 9 pence

* MS. A. adds, " Et 2 hid. de quibus homines ibi manentes ibi fugati sunt propter forestam Regis."

WILTSHIRE. 191

sed de his denariis 9 non fuerunt redditi usque
nunc de 1 virg. terrse Waleranni,* Duo hidae
de terra Walchelini Episcopi sunt ibi wastse
propter forestam Eegis.

have not been paid to the present time from 1
virgate of Waleran's land. Two hides of the
land of Bishop Walchelin are waste on account
of the King's forest.

MS. A. has it thus, " Sed de his denariis redditi sunt modo 9 qui erant retenti de 1 virg. terrse Waleranni."

The Hundred of Downton comprised at the first the large estate of 100 hides granted originally by Coenwealha, King of Wessex,
A.D. 688, to tbe Church of St. Peter and Paul, Winchester. It included Eblesbouen, now oaUed Bishopston. In tbe course of the
14th century. East Knoyle, and Fonthill Episcopi, estates also belonging to tbe Bishop of Winchester, were added to this Hundred.
The manors aUuded to iu tbe above summary would seem to be tbe foUowing. With reference to tbe one last-named it is conjectured
that possibly the ' Engenold ' of the Exchequer Domesday may be intended for the ' Eagenild ' mentioned above.
Duntone p. 17 ... Downton ... Bishop of Winchestee.
Staninges „ 105 ... Stanlinch ... Waleean.
Staninqbs „ 103 ... Stanlinch ... William de Faleise.
Bbeeford „ 106 ... Barford ... Eagenild [Engenold ?]
under Waleran.

ANALYSIS

of the

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

ABBREVIATIONS.

Arch. Journ.
Arch. Assoc. Journ.
Abbr. Plac.
Aubrey Cod. Dipl.
Hund. E.
Inq. Non.
Inq. p.m.
Mon. Hist. Brit. ..
N. Mon.
Not. Mon.
Nom. Vill.
Tax. Eccl.
Test, de Nev.
T.R.E. T.E.W.
Wilts. Mag.
Wilts. Inst.

Journal of the Archseological Institute.
Journal of the British Archseological Association.
Abbreviatio Placitorum (Eich. I. — Edw. II).
Aubrey's Collections, edited and enlarged by Canon Jackson.
Kemble's ' Codex Diplomaticus,' or collection of Anglo-Saxon charters.
Eotuli Hundredorum' (or Hundred Rolls), temp. Hen. IH. and Edw. I.
Nonarum Inquisitiones, a.d. 1340.
Calendar of ' Inquisitiones post mortem.'
Monumenta Historiea Britannica.
The new edition of the ' Monasticon Anglicanum.'
Tanner's ' Notitia Monastica.'
' Nomina Villarum,' or Names of the Lords of Manors in Wilts, a.d. 1316 (Harl. MS. 6981,
p. 931).
' Taxatio Ecclesiastica ' of Pope Nicholas, c. "1399.
Testa de Nevill, or ' Liber Feodorum,' temp. Hen. III. and Edw. I.
Temporl Regis Edwardi, i.e., in the time of King Edward the Confessor.
Tempore Regis Willelmi, i.e., in the time of King William.
Magazine of Wiltshire Archseological Society.
Wiltshire Institutions, or List of Incumbents instituted to benefices from a.d. 1997 downwards,
printed privately by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

Where the name of a Hundebd with a number following it is given, as e.g., Heytesbuey 39, it refers to the page
in the account of that Hundred in Sir R. C. Hoare's " History of Modern Wiltshire."

ANALYSIS.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Adelingtone p. 79

Adhelmeeto ne
p. 100

Aisi and Latone
p. 56

Aistone
p. 63

Aleoldintone p. 62

Carlo

Alestan of Bos
cumbe.

Alured of Marl
borough.

William de Ow

Miles, — 2 hides

Radulf

Held by 2 Thanes
as 2 manors.
United into one
manor by the
Earl Harold.
Abbess of Romsey

Reinbald, the
Priest.

Abbess of Romsey.

Edward, — 3
hides
William,—! hide
Some English
men, — 4 hides

Hardincr

Eael Alberic

ALLINGTON, now in the hundred of Swanborough,
but originally in that of Stodfald. It is reckoned as a
tithing of All-Cannings. Eobert Tregoz (p. 79, note)
held land at " Kainges (=Caimings) and AJington," c.
1270, Test, de Nev. 137. John Tregoz held the manor,
as of the barony of Ewyas, in 1278 (Hundr. E. TI. 273),
and died aiesed of it iu 1304. Inq. p. m. 28 Edw. I.
Most probably n, portion of HELMARTON. A reference
to the Test, de Nev. 137, will shew that many of the manors
possessed by William de Ow were afterwards held by
the Earl MarescaL Amongst the latter was a knight's
fee at "Helmarton," which was held subordinately by
Radulf de Wancy, from whose family Clevancy (originally
GMre-Wancy) which is in the parish, derives its distinc
tive name.

EISEY and LATTON in the hundred of CricHade.
brey, 153.

Au-

STEEPLE ASHTON, in the hundred of Wherwelsdown,
the gift of King Edgar (c. 967) to the Abbey at Eomsey.
This parish includes Semimoton, Liitleton, Henion
West Ashton, and Boon Ashton. In the Edington
Chartulary is an extent of the manor of " Aistone "
taken, most probably, from the Chartulary of Eomsey
which is now lost. In Aubrey (p. 392), ig an account
of the principal and subordinate manors, and of their
succeBsive owners.

From the Exon Domesday, p. 185, we may infer that this es
tate was in the hundred of Ambresbury. It is no doubt
ABLINGTON, a name now applied to a farm in the
parish of Figheldean. See below, under " Fisgledene."

2b

196

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Aldeborne p. 11
Aldeboene, Church of
p. 11
Aldritone p. Ill

Aldeintone p. 119
Allentone p. 54
Alentone p. 62
Alvestone p. 44

Alwaebeeie, Church of
p. 56, 57.

Alwabbeeie p. 107

Alwarberie p. 149

Amblesberie p. 8

Ghida

Alric "\
Godwin f " in pa-
Algar 1 ragio "
Godric )
Edric

Abbess of Am
bresbury
Earl Harold

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

The King

The Peiest of the
Chuech

Radulf de Moe
temee

Deogo Fitz-Ponz
Abbess of Ambees
buey
Eael Alberic

Abbess of Shaftes
buey

Canons of Lisi
eux (?)

Richard, — 3
hides
Walter, — 1
hide
Hugo

Ambeesbeeie p. 68
Ambeesberie p. 68

BoUe

Bode

King Edward.
[Three Thanes
held lands in this
manor. The Ab
bess of Wilton
also held 2 hides
which were the
gift of Kmg Ed
ward.] Ulmer

Waleran, the
huntsman

Edwaed [thePriest]
as one of the King's
Ofiicers.

The King

Alward, a Priest,
— 5 hides
Osbern, a Priest.
—2 hides

Engenulf

( Alric
(Cole

Edwaed of Salis
bury
Edwaed of Salis
bury

ALDBOURN, in the hundred of Selkley. Thia manor was
afterwards parcel of the estates of the Duehy of Lancaster.
A survey of the manor, in 1591, is given iu Wilts
Mag. vi. 188. The patronage of the church has from
earliest times been vested in the Bishops of Sarum.

These are different portions of ALDERTON, in the hundred
of Chippenham, but, originally, it would seem, in that of
Dunelawe (Dunley). Aubrey, 104. In the time of
Edw. I., lands, to the extent of one-third of a Knight's
fee, were held under Ealph de Mortimer, at "Audrintou;"
and Henry de Hertham held three hides in the same place,
under Walter de Clifford, a descendant of Drogo Fitz-Ponz
(p. 119, note). Test, de Nev. 150, 154. Aubrey, 47.

A remark, under the second of these entries, to the effect
that there were four hides in the same vill, which Earl
Harold, at one time, unjustly took away from the Abbess
of Amlsresbury (p. 63), shows that they both refer to por
tions ofthe same estate, viz., ALLINGTON, in the hun
dred of Ambresbury. The whole parish containa 936
acres. Ambresb. Hundr., 107.
This estate is described as appurtenant to the manor of
Bradford. The name ia now lost. It may possibly be a
memorial of Alwi, brother of Brictric, who is recorded as
beiog the tenant of the neighbouring estate of Farleigh
(Monkton). See below, under " Faelbse."
ALDERBURY, which may have derived its name, the
most common form of which is " Alwardberie," from
Alward, the Priest, who held eo large a portion of
the estate. Prom the way in which it is entered
iu the Eecord, it would seem to have belonged to the
Canons of Lisieux. The Church of "Alwardberie" was
afterwards granted to the cathedral at Sarum. Alderb.
Hundr., 3.
A small holding in ALDERBURY. Waleran possessed
lands at Watedene (Waddon), and Gramestede (Grim
stead), in the immediate neighbourhood.

This would seem to be the small holding in the hundred of
ALDERBURY, which, according to the Exon Domes
day, p. 190, was possessed by Edward " the Priest."

AMBRESBURY, the name of a large parish, and of the
hundred in which it is situated. A fuU account of the
parish, which contains some 5,296 acres, wiU be found in
Ambresb. Hundr., 81.

These two holdings, the latter of which is described as ad-
joiniug Ambresberie, would seem to be portions of the
same estate. A manor in the parish ia called " Ambres
bury Earls," and a fai-m to thia day ia designated " Earl's
Farm," memoriala possibly of its ancient chief Lords, the
Earls of Salisbury.

ANALYSIS.

197

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

Anestige p. 105
Anestige p. 136
Aedescote p. 130

p. 130
Atjltone p. 65

Awltone p. 18

Ateebeeie, Church of
p. 16

Babestoche p. 49
Bachentune p. 95

Badebeeie p. 31

Ballochelie p. 70

( Aluric
( Ulward
Bricnod

Odo

Achil

Waleran, the
huntsman
Aldeed, as one of
the King's Thanes.
Stephen, the car
penter, as one of
the King' Ser
vants.

Stephen, the car
penter
Edwaed of Salis
bury

Bishop of Win
chester

Bishop of Win
chestee, " pro
victu monacho
rum."

Rainbold, a Priest

Abbess of Wilton

Edric

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Winegod

Abbess of Wilton

Gilbert de Bee-
tevile

Abbot of Glas
tonbuey

Edward of Salis
bury

Waite

William Scudet,
— 3 hides, un
der the Bishop

Ansfrid

Adelelm

Theee two holdinge are different portions of ANSTEY, in
the hundred of Dunworth. Originally, a part of what ia
now called Wakdock may have been included in the
former, as Laurence St. Martin, a descendant of Waleran,
held " Verdure " in 1316. Nom. Vill. Dunw. Hundr., 59,
212.
According to the Exon Domesday (p. 168), thia was in the
hundred of Thornhill. It is the Erdescote which belonged
(35 Edw. III.) to Blount (holding under Bohun, Earl of
Hereford), and afterwarda to the Lovels. The name
seems now to be corrupted to EARLSCOURT. Aubrey,
196.
The name of this holding is not given, but from the Exon
Domeaday (p. 168), it may be inferred that it was in the
hundred of Selkley.
ALTON BERNERS [or BARNES], in the hundred of
Swanborough. In 3 Edw. I. it waa held by the Earl of
Lincoln, iu right, aa it would seem, of his wife, Margaret
LongeapSe, a direct descendant of Edward of Saliabury.
Hund. E. II., 277. It waa afterwards held by the Earls
of Lancaster, one of whom married the only daughter and
heiress of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln. It derives its
distinctive name from John Bourchier, Lord Berners.
Aubrey, 302.
ALTON PRIORS, originally ia the hundred of Swan
borough, afterwards, like other manors belonging to St.
Swithin, Winchester, transferred to that of Elstub. The
estate waa given to the monastery by King Egbert, in 825.
Charters, containing land-limits, are given iu Cod. Dipl.
1035, 1070. The parish comprises some 2,530 aorea, and
is now reckoned aa a chapelry of Ovbbion.
This ia entered under the " King's Land." It is a portion
of AVEBURY, in the hundred of Selkley, for thename,
we may perhaps infer from this entry, waa applied at first
only to a small part of the present pariah. The rest,
amounting in all to eome 154 hides, is accounted for
iu the record under the entries of " Chenete " and
" Bachentune." Aubrey, 325.
BA'VERSTOGE, in the hundred of Cadworth. It was given
to the Abbey at Wilton, by King Edgar, in 968. Cadw.
Hundr., 96.
BECKHAMPTON, now a tithing of the parish of Avebm'y.
There was a free chapel here, dedicated to St. Vincent,
and the names of the Incumbents are given in the Wilts
Institutions. It waa endowed partly with lands at Stan-
more. See below, under "Stameee." Aubrey, 163.
BADBURY, in the parish of Chiselden. It was originally
in the hundred of Thornhill (p. 167) ; it is now in that of
Kingsbridge. The manor was given by King Edred, in
995, to Dunstan, Abbot of Glaatonbury. A copy of the
Charter is given in N. Mon. I. 51. Aubrey, 163.
This ie no doubt the " BaUeclive " of the Teat, de Nev._ 138,
where, as elsewhere in the same record, it ia mentioned
among the feea of the Earl of Sarum, and immediately
after " Hulle Deverel." Its present name ia BAY-
GLIFFE, the designation of a farm in the parish of Hill
Deverel, and hundred of Heytesbury. The same tenant
held " Devrel," under Edward of Salisbury. Heytesb,
Hund., 32.

198

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Bechenhalle p. 94

BECHENEHILDE p. 77
BICHENEHILDE p. 76
Bedesdene p. 112

Bedestone p. 89

HacunToll Saul
Alwin
Turgot

Chetel

CooUe

Aluric

Bedvinde p. 7

King Edward

Bedvinde Church of
p. 16

The father of
Bristoard

Beeeford p. 147

Aluric

Beeeford p. 115

Earl Harold

Beeeford p. 141

Wado

Beeefoed p. 106

Bolle

Bermentone p. 123

Radulf

BiMEETONE p. 135

Aldred

Berrelege p. 134

Done

Gilbert de Bee-
tetile

Eenulf de Hes
ding
Ernulf de Hes
ding
RobeetFitz-Gieold

Humfeey de L'Isle

The King

Beistoaed, a Priest

John "Hostiarius,"
as one ofthe King's
Officers
Berenger Gifaed

Wado, as one of the
King's Thanes.
Waleean, the
huntsman

Aiulf, the sheriff

Aldeed, as one of
the King's Thanes
Azor, as one of the
King's Thanes.

RohertRobert

Turchitil

Henry de Fer
reres, — a
grove within
the manor

Engenold

BINKNOLL, a titliing of the parish of Broad Hinton. It
was originally in the hundred of Blaohegrave (p. 166) ; it
is now in that of Kingsbridge. Matthew de Columbars
(p. 94, note) held " BenknoU " in 3 Edw. I. Hund E. II.
244. Aubrey, 167.
These are evidently different portions of the same estate,
which may be what in Andrews and Dury's map of WUta
is oaUed BIGNALL (corrupted now into BACON-HILL],
close by Widcomb, in the parish of Helmarton. Several
of the adjoining manors belonged to Ernulf de Heading.

BIDDESDEN, in the parish of Ludgershall, and hundred
of Ambresbury. It would seem from the Wilts Inst, to
have been the mother church of LudgerahaU. Eobert Fitz-
Girold held alao the neighbouring eatate of "Tedorde"
(S. Tidworth). Hanta Domesd. fol. 46 b. Aubrey, 359.
BIDDESTON, in the hundred of Chippenham. This estate
would seem to be part of the preaent parish called Bid-
deaton St. Peter's, the Eectory of which, by gift of the
DunatanviUea, deacendants of Humfrey de L'lale, belonged
to the Priory of Monkton Farleigh. See below, under
" Heobtham." Wilts Mag. IL, 285. Aubrey, 54.
BEDJVIN, in the hundred of Kinwardstone. With the ex
ception of sundry holdings separately accounted for — see
below under XJleela, Hakedone, Cheseeekie, Gras
tone, and Mebtone — thia estate would seem to include
both Little and Great Bedwin. A fuU account of the
pariah, by a former vioar, will be found in the Wilts Mag.
VI. 260. The wood alluded to in the entry is clearly the
one described (at p. 108J as at " Standene " (Standen
Hussey).

This small holding, according to the Exon Domesday, p. 187,
was in the hundred of Cadworth. It is no doubt a part
of BARFORD ST. MARTIN. Cadw., Hundi-., 88.
A comparison of entries in Hund. E. II. 244. and Test, de
Nev. 156, leads to the conjecture that these were alaopor-
tiona of BARFORD ST. MARTIN. There seem to have
been three subordinate holdings (two of them of one caru
cate each, as are these) in this estate. The whole pariah
comprises more than 2,000 acres.

This ia moat probably BARFORD, in the hundred of Down-
ton. Several small estates in that immediate neighbour
hood belonged to Waleran. See below, under " Duene "
and " Staninges."
The conjecture is hazarded that these may be portions of
BEMERTONin the hundred of Branche. There were two
holdings (c. 1270) at Bimebion (Test, de Nev. 152, 155.),
and one of them was possessed by the Abbeaa of Wilton,
under " Galfridus Camerarius," the last being alao a usual
appellation of Aiulp (p. 123, note).
This manor, according to the Exon Domesday, p. 170, was in
the hundred of Bradford. In the Wilts Institutions we have
a Ust of preaentationa to the chapel of BERLEGH, by
the Prior of Monkton Farleigh, but the name is now lost,
and the manor itaelf cannot be identified. It waa pro.
bably near Monkton Farleigh and CumberweU. See Au
brey, 26. Azor ie recorded, in the Somerset Domesday,
as having held " Herlei " (Warleigh), an adjoining estate,
in the tioie of the Confessor, and a district iu the imme
diate neighbourhood ia still called " Berrifield," though
often contracted into " Berfield " and " Bearfield."

ANALYSIS.

199

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

MODERN NAME, &c.

BICHENESTOCH p. 42

BiSCOPESTEEU p. 70

Blontesdone p. 69
Blontesdone p. 144
Blctntesdone p. 87
Bodeberie p. 139

Boientone p. 69

Boltintone p. 53

Boscumbe p. 100
Boscumbe
p. 54
Beadelie p. 98

Bkadbfelde p. 109

Harding, under
the Abbess of
Shaftesbury

Edred

Achi

Lanch, as one
of the King's
Thanes. Edric

Alwin

Abbess of Am
bresbury

Alestan
Abbess of Am
bresburyEarl Tosti

Bristwi Elwi

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

Edward of Salis
bury

Edwaed of Salis
bury
Edwaed, the sheriff,
— held " in manu
Regis "
Humfeey de L'Isle

Ulf, as a King's
Thane

Edwaed of Salis
bury

Abbess of Ambees
buey

William de Ow
Abbess of Ambres
bury
Walter Gifaed

Radulf de Moe
temee

Turstin

Robert

Ilhert

Alward, — 3.
hides

Edward

Edward

BEEGHINGSTOKE, in the hundred of Swanborough. A
Charter by King Edmund (a.d. 941), relating to this
manor, which is there called simply " Stoke," extracted
from the Shaftesbury Chartulary, is given in Cod. Dipl.,
III. 416.
BISHOPSTROW, in the hundred of Warminater. Ita
name, Biscopes treow, i.e., " Biahop's-tree," or " Cross,"
may be a memorial of Bishop Aldhelm, to whom the
church is dedicated. He waa, no doubt, often in that
neighbourhood, his monasteriea of Bradford and Frome
being at no great diatanoe. Wilts Mag. viii., 78. War-
minat. Hund., 69, 113.

These would seem to be BROAD BLUNSDON and BURY
BLUNSDON respectively. These are both regarded now
aa part of the pariah of Highworth. Aubrey, 151.

BLUNSDON ST. ANDREW, in the hundred of Highworth.
Wilts Mag. II., 282. Aubrey, 150.
This holding ia in the hundred of Bradford. The name
BUDBURY is now given to a small portion of the upper
part of the town of Bradford-on-Avon, but formerly was
applied to a larger extent of land. A tithing adjoining it is
called Wool-ley, which, from ita ancient spelling, Wle-
LEOE, or Ule-legb (Test, de Nev., 153), may be conjec
tured to be a memorial of Ulf, the King's Thane.
BOYTON, in the hundred of Heyteabury. Various mem
bers ofthe Giffard family (Test, de Nev., 138), held lands
here under the Earls of Sarum, aa chief lords. Heytesb.
Hund., 197. Wilts Mag. I. 233.
BULLFORD, in the hundred of Ambresbury. In the Nom.
Vill. it ia spelt Bolt-ford. Alward, the tenant of a portion
of this manor, held also the neighbom-ing eatate of Chel-
siANESTON (Cholston). Ambresb. Hundr., 44.

East and West Boscumbe, containing respectively 950 and
740 acres, and maldng up the j)resent parish of BOS
CUMBE in the hundred of Ambresbury. A detailed ac
count of the two estates is given in Ambresb. Hund., 110.

MAIDEN BRADLEY, m the hundred of Mere. It derives
its distinctive name from a hospital for "leprous maidens,"
founded there by Manaaser Bisset, about the year 1154.
Test, de Nev., 156. The Church of Bradley was alienated
by Henry Bisset, hia aon, aud bestowed on the Priory of
Notley (Buckinghamshire), which was founded by Walter
Giffard. In 1401, the church was appropriated to the
convent at Maiden Bradley. Dugd. Baron. I. 632. Mero
Hundr., 94. Aubrey, 383.

BRADFIELD, in the pariah of HuUavington. See below,
under " Hunlavintone." In the Test, de Nov., 150, there
are recorded two holdings, each of one fourth of a knight's
fee, under Ealph de Mortimer (o. 1240), in Bradefeld.
Aubrey, 248.

2c

200

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Bradefoed p. 43
Bradenestoch p. 148

Beamessage p. 138
Beamessage p. 141

Bbecheoede p. 35

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Brenchwede p. 92

Beedecumbe p. 49

Bredecumbe p. 60

Beeme

p. 38

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

Ulnod' s father

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Tochi

Abbess of Wilton

Ednod, "the stew
ard"

Abbot of Malmes
bury

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

Abbess of Shaftes
buey
Edwaed of Salis
bury [the sheriff.]

Edmund, as a King's
Thane
Ulnod, as a King's
Thane

Abbot of Malmes
buey

Milo Crispin

Abbess of Wilton

Eael Hugo

Abbot of Malmes
buey

William, son of
Ansculf [de
Pinchengi]

'Miles,"— 1
hide

Humfrey

Edward, — 1
hide

Kaimo

Edward, — 4 hides'
Edward, — 2 hides,
ofthe King,which
were held under
him by Gialebert
Teodric, — 4 hides,
and also 1 hide,
of the land of the

MODERN NAME, &c.

vUlans, given to
him by the Abbot
WiUiam de Ow, — 1
hide, given by the
Abbot to Alestan,
in the time of
King Edward

BRADFORD-ON-AVON, the gift of King Ethelred, A.D.
1001, to the Abbess of Shaftesbury. A fuU account of
this parish will be found in vol. v. of the WUts Mag.

This is described as near Tornvele (Thorn hill), and belong
ing to BRADENESTOCH. In the entiy of that manor,
which is given under " Stoohe " (p. 68), the tenant's
name is given as WiUiam de Pinchengi. He was the son
of Anaculf de Pinchengi. EUis, I. 511.
These would appear to be portions, one of them of very
small extent, of BRAMSHAW, which, though situated
locaUy in the southerrt part of Alderbury hundred, is
reckoned, in the Nom. VUl., in that of Cawden. Part of
this pariah is in Hampshire. Tlie manor of Britford was
from an early period connected with Bramshaw, and
hence, perhaps, they were placed in the same hundred.
" Edmund," the owner of the smaUer of these two manors,
may possibly be the same as " Edmund " who held a por
tion of "Beedfoed." Frustf. Hundr., 100.
A portion of BRINKWORTH, origmaUy in the hundred of
Sterkeley (p. 159) , now in that of Malmesbury. Thia manor
waa given by a Saxon nobleman, by name Leofsi, to the
Abbey of Malmesbury. See Cod. Dipl. 817, from an exprea-
aion in which it appears that GRITTENHAM, now part of
this pariah, was included in the gift of Brokenliorough and
adjoining manors to Malmesbury. The land-Umits of this
estate at Brinkworth (from the Add. MSS., No. 15,667, ia
the British Museum), are given by Aierman, in his paper
on the "Possessions of Malmesbury Abbey " (p. 14), re
printed from the 27th vol. of the AjohEeologia. Aubrey,
208.

Thia ia also an estate at or near Brinkworth. An entry in
Test, de Nev., 137, from which it appears that " Eoger de
Dantesey " held a Imight's fee, under the manor of Wal-
Imgford (page 91, note) at TYDOVRE l=IDOVER'i
leads to the conjectra'e that that estate, though now in
Dantsey parish, may be the one iutended. See Aubrey,
216.
SOUTH BURCOMB, in the hundred of Cadworth. The
charter by which Kiug .fflthelstan gives " Brydan-cumbe "
to the Abbey at WUton (a.d. 937) is to be found in Cod.
Dipl. 1115. See also Hoare's " Eegistinm Wiltunense."
Cadw. Hundr., 95.

NORTH BURCOMB, in the hnndi-ed of Branche. Thia
estate would aeem to have been held (o. 1270) under the
Earl of Sarum, as chief Lord ofthe fee. Test, de Nev. 135,
Branohe Hund., 151.
BREMHILL, in the hundred of Chippenham, given by
King .athelstan (c. 935) to the Abbey at Malmesbury. In
"Bremele," according to a charter by King Edward
(a.d. 1065) reciting the various landa belonging to Malmes
bury, were included Yweeio, (Ewridge), see below under
" Digeric,"— Speeeptil (Spirit HiU) ,— Chedecote (Charl
cott)— Foxham,— and Avene. An account of this parish
was published, some years ago, by the Eev. W. Lisle
Bowles. Aubrey, 60.

ANALYSIS.

201

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

MODERN NAME, &c.

Beetfoed p. 9

King Edward

Church of
p. 10

Beedfoed p. 140
Beedfoed p. 138
Beetfoed p. 143

Beeveesbeoc p. 99
Beteesbroc p. 124

Brismartone p. 112

Beochenebeege p, 35

Beoctone
p. 85

Broctune p. 143

144

Osward's father

Alestan, of Bos
cumbe
Alsi, a Priest

Brismar

Abbot of Malmes
bury

The King

Osbern, the Priest

Uluric, as a King's
Thane
Edmund, son of
AiuLF,as a King's
Thane
Osward, as a King's
Thane
William de Ow

Nigel, the physician

RobertFitz-Girold

William de
Mara

Robert

Abbot op Malmes
bury

Eanulf Flam-"
bard, — 6 hides
in Corston
Eobert,— 3J hides
WiUiam, -2 hides j-
AnEngUshwoman —1 hide
2 "miUtea,"— 3i
Mdes

Three Thanes,
holding " in
paragio"

Alwold

HuMPREY DE L'Isle

Godric

Saward, as a King's
Thane

Rainburgis, as a
King's Thane

BRITFORD, m the hundred of Cawden. Osbern, the
priest, held also the neighbouring estate of Humitone
(Homington). There are still vestiges, in the north
and south doorways, of the church which existed at Brit
ford in Anglo-Saxon times. See Parker's " Glossaiy of
Architecture," plate xviii. Bloxam's " Gothic Architec
ture," p. 90.
An entry in the Exon Domesday (p. 187) shews that t'he first
of these three holdings, aU of them of small extent, was
in the hundred of Cawden. There can be little doubt,
therefore, that it waa at BRITFORD. It ia most probable
that the other two were there also ; the possessor of the
thii'd holding is recorded as the owner of a smaU estate at
Gramestede (Grimstead), which is but a short distance
from Britford. Cawd. Hund., 53 — 59.

Theae two holdings are portions of BEVERSBROOK, close
by Calne. Under the fees of the Earl Marshal (e. 1250)—
together with many others of the manors held by WiUiam
de Ow — is one of half a knight's fee at Bevresbrok, held
by Robert de la Mare under Andrew Blund, and by the
latter of Peter de la Mare. Test, de Nev. 136. In the
Nom. ViU. (o. 1316), the manor of " Blakelonde "
(Blaeklands), in the hundred of Calne, ia said to be held
by Alexander le Blount, and three others.
BRIGMERSTON (or, as it is now sometimes written,
BRIGMILSTON), in the hundred of Ambresbury. The
original name is no doubt derived from " Brismar," its
Anglo-Saxon owner, who also held the adjoining estate of
Mildestone (Milston). Ambresb. Hundr., 37.

BROKENBOROUGH, in the old hundred of Cicemethorn
(p. 158), now in that of Malmesbury. This extensive
eatate, consisting in aU of 100 mansse, was bestowed on
the Abbey of Malmesbury hy King Edwy, in 956. Cod.
Dipl. 460. The original grant included estates at Coeston,
— Eodbouen, — Cusi'alde (CoJ«-Park), — Beemelham, —
Gbittenham, and Sutton (Benger). Cod. Dipl., 817.
None of these are separately mentioned iu the record,
because they are aU comprised under the larger estate of
Brokenborough. See Aubrey, 211, 266, 280, 291.
BROUGHTON GIFFORD, in the hundred of Bradford. A
full account of this parish by the present Eector is printed
in the Wilts Mag., v. 265. From 1269 to 1322 the Lords
ofthe manor were members of the family of Giffaed, and
from them is derived the distinctive name of the parish.
The church at Broughton was given to Shaftesbmy Abbey
by one Gundreda, on the dedication of a kinawoman as a
nun. Harl. MS. 61, fol. 54.
MONKTON, a tithmg in the parish of Broughton Gifford,
and hundred of Bradford (p. 170). It waa formerly called
" Broctune Parya," or "Little Broughton." It waa given
in the twelfth century by libert de Chat, its then owner,
to the priory of Farleigh Monkton, and hence ita present
name. WUts Mag., V. 330.

The name of this manor is not given ; it is simply described
aa " the manor which Godric held T. E. B." The only
hundred in which, according to the Exon Domesday, Rain
burgis held lands, was that of Heytesbury. See below,
p. 178.

202

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Bromham p. 13

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Earl Harold

BUEBED p. 146
Bubeege p. 144
BuRBETC p. 86

BURBETCE Church of
p. 16

BUTEEMARE p. 105
BUTEEMAEE p. 76
BUTEEMEEE p. 147
Cadeham p. 61
Caldefelle p. 75
Caldefelle p. 76
Cainingham p. 22

Alric

Aluric

Edric

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

The King

Radulf DE Halvile
as one of the King's
Officers
Richaed Stuemid,
as one of the King's
Officers
Humfrey de L'Isle

Eight Thanes

Ednod, —
' dapifer' Wallef

Godwin

Bishop of Sarum

Vitalis, the Priest

Waleean, the
huntsman
Eenulf de Hes
ding
Anschitil, as one of
the King's officers
Eael Hugo

Eenulf de Hes
ding
Eenulf de Hes
ding
Bishop of Saeum

Under-Tenant.

A Priest,— 11
hide

William
Blacheman

Azelin

William

The Priest, — 2
hides
Ebrard,— 10 hides
Herman,— 4 hides
Quintin, ~3 hides
Walter, — 2 hides
Brictward, — 5
hides
Alward, — 1 hide
Wife of BaUiff,
Ihide

MODERN NAME, &c.

BROMHAM, at the time of Domeaday (p. 171), and for
eome centuries afterwards, in the hundred of Calne
(Nom. VUl.), subsequently placed in that of Pottern and
Cannings. The pariah of Bromham (exclusive of Chittoe,
which, though locally aituated in it, belongs to Bishops
Cannings) contains 3,597 acres. The manor and church
were bestowed on the " Abbey of BataUe " (Battle) by one
of the early Kings, and the patronage waa iu the hands of
that religioua houae tfll the sixteenth century, after which
time it was held by the Baynton famUy. Test, de Nov., 155.
These three holdings are all portions of BURBAGE, in the
hundred of Ktawardstone, the entire parish containing
3,332 acrea, but much of it originaUy no doubt forest land.
The first entry, which aeema referred to in the Exon
Domeaday p. 181, would probably einbrace the part of the
parish where now the church and viUage are, aa Ulfela
(WoKhaU), which immediately adjoina that portion of
Burbage, also belonged to Eadulf de Halville. The second
holding, we may perhapa infer from an entry in the Teat.
de Nev. 143, in which "Galfridus Sturmi" is recorded
as possessed of "Burhaoh Durle," comprises DUR-
LBY, now a hamlet in the north-east portion of the pariah.
The third entry is the half knight's fee that waa held in
" Burbaohe " (o. 1270) by " Walter de DunstauTUle of the
manor of Wallingford," though it is not easy to say what
part of the parish it comprised. Test, de Nev. 141, 157.
Wilts Mag. IL, 276.
The Church at BURBAGE was given by Henry I. to
Old Sarum Cathedral, and with Husseborne (Hurstbome,
Hants), became a prebend. In the Taxat. Eccl. 194 b, it
is spoken of as the " Chapel of Burbaohe annexed to the
prebend of Husebyrn." The Vicarage was in the gift and
under the jurisdiction of the Prebendary. The Bishop of
Sarum now presents to it. Aubrey, 381.
These are different portions of BUTTERMERE, in the
hundred of Kinwardstone, a pariah containing 1,502 acres.
" WiUelmus de Sancto Martino," a deecendant of Waleran,
held " one fourth of a knight's fee at Butremere," in the
time of Edw. I. Hundr. E. II. , 260. The manor of But-
termere was given by Wotwyn, a monk of Winton, to the
church of St. Swithin, and the Bishops of Winchester have
presented to the Uving from an early period. Leland.
CoUect., I. 613.
Most probably CADENHAM, in the parish of BremhUl and
hundred of Chippenham. Aubrey, 61.
Theae two estates would seem to be GREAT and LITTLE
CHALDFIELD, now in the hundred of Bradford, but,
probably, at the time of Domesday, in that of Melksham
(p. 171). An account of the Manor House and Chm-ch of
Great Chaldfield, with a description of the architectural
peculiarities, was published a few years ago by Mr. T. L.
WaUier.

BISHOP'S CANNINGS, comprising Hoeton,— Coates,—
South Beoom, — Eoundwat, — Chittoe (locally situated in
Bromham), and Bupton (locaUy situated in Cliff Pipard).
In the Hundred EoUs (II. 236) we have "WiUiam Quin
tin " (the name of one of the under-tenants at the time of
Domesday) and " WiUiam Bubbe," recorded aa holding
one knigttt's fee (39 H. 3) at Clyve. This clearly aUudes
to Bup-ton (formerly Bubbe-ton). Aubrey, 165. A fuU
account of this pariah, by its late Vicar, Archdeacon Mac
donald, wiU be found in the WUts Mag. VI. , 129.

ANALYSIS.

203

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Caninge p. 52

Abbess of St.Mary,
Winchester

Abbess of St. Mary,
Winchestee

Calestone p. 125
Calestone p. 75
Calestone p. 122

Cauna

p. 7

Gunnar Edric
Algar
King Edward

Richard Puin
giant
Eenulf de Hes
ding
Gunfrid Maldoith

The King

Edric's wife

Cauna

Church of
p. 7

Celdewelle p. 104

Celdeintone p. 76
Celdeintone p. 77
Celdeintone p. 77
Celdeetone
p. 100

Ceeletone p. 99

Ceeletone p. 37

Nigel

Alsi

Ulward

Sewi

Alwin ) as two
Uluric j manors

Alestan, of Bos
cumbe

Alestan, of Bos
cumbe

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Walscin de Dowai

Ernulf de Hes
ding
Eenulf de Hes
ding
Eenulf de Hes
ding
William de Ow

William de Ow

Alured of Spain,
— 5 hides —
these claimed
by Nigel, as
having be
longed to the
Church, T.R.E.
Godescal

Ulward

Abbot op Malmes-

Godric Bernard

Hugo

Radulf Flambard
— 3 hides

ALL-CANNINGS, in the hundred of Stodfald (p. 174) ; now
in that of Swanborough. The parish — exclusive of chapel
ries now considered part of it but aeparately accounted
for in the record — (aee under "Adelingtone" and"EoB-
SAiiNGETONB ") — Contains 3,221 acres.
AU these, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 172), were in
the hundi-ed of Calne. They refer to holdings at CALS-
TON and its neighbourhood, for the land represented by
the three entries must have been at least 1,400 acres.
CALSTON WILLINGTON— so caUed from John de
WUinton, a Baron of the time of Edw. III. — is no doubt
one of the manors intended, but that pariah containa only
308 aorea. Of estates in the immediate vicinity, appa
rently not otherwise accounted for in Domesday, QUE-
MERFORD (anciently GUMBREFORD) was, in 1257,
together with several other manors poaeeaaed by Ernulf de
Hesding, held by Patrick de Chaworth (Anbrey, 37) ; — and
BLAGKLAND waa held, in 1316, in part at leaat, by one
of the Mauduit family, a descendant of Gunfrid Maldoith.
Nom. ViU. Aubrey 39.
CALNE; — a fuU account of this manor, which embraced
several neighbouring estates, e.g., Beewiok [Basset], and
Cheehill, now formed into independent parishes, is given
in Aubrey 31-37.

The Churches of Calne, with the tithea thereto belonging,
formed part of the endowment by St. Osmund of his
Cathedral at Sarum. Hatcher's Salisbury, 717.

Though the name cannot as yet be identified, yet from being
mentioned in connexion with Stoetone (Stourton), and
belonging to the same owner, this manor may be conjec
tured to have been near the south-weatem border of the
county. Alsi occm'S also as the tenant, in the time of
the Confessor, of Candelle (Caundel), in Dorset, an es
tate which at the time of Domesday was poaaessed by
WALaEiN DE Dowai. Domesd. I. fol. 82.

The entry in the Exon Domesday (p. 186), identifies these
three holdings, aU of which are but of small extent, as
different parts of CHOLDERTON, in the hundi-ed of
Ambresbury. Ambresb. Hund., 100.

This holdmg is alao a portion of CHOLDERTON. In the
Test, de Nev., 144, under the feea of the Earl Marescal, is
one held, by eubordinate tenants, of Eudo de Bernard in
" Cheldrintone." Moreover, in the year 1175, the church
at Cholderton was given by " Roger Bernard " to the Priory
of St. Neot's, in Huntingdonshire.
CHARLTON, "juxta Hungerford " (Inq. p. m. 53, Hen.
III.), in the hundred of Kinwardstone. The heirs of the
Earl Marescal were poaaessed of it in 2 Edw. I. (Hund.
EoUs IL, 260.) See also Test, de Nov., 156. In the Inq.
Non. 174, " Charlton," though in WUts, is said to be part
of the parish of Hungerford.
CHARLTON (close to Malmesbury), m the old hundred of
Cicemethorn, now in that of Malmesbury. Thia was
granted to the monastery, as early as A.D. 681, by .ffithelred.
King of Mercia. A charter containing the land-limits of
" Cherletone" is given in Cod. Dipl. IIL, 374. Aubrey, 212.
2d

204

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Ceeitone
p. 96
Celeoede p. 36

Celewede p. 149
Chedelwich p. 24

Chegeslaue p. 93
Chegeslie p. 83

Cheieslaue p. 77

Almar

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Edric

^

Chelche p. 47

Algar

Two Thanes
Siward

Edward

Ulwi
A Thane,— 2^^
virgates

Abbess of Wilton
Aileva, — 2 hides

Dueand of Glou
cester
Abbot of Malmes
buey

Waein, the bowman,
as one of the King's
Officers Bishop op Salis
bury

Milo Crispin

Alured of Marl
borough

Ernulf de Hes
ding

Tovi,— 2 J hides
William, — 4
hides

Hugo

Siward
Durand of
Gloucester Edward
Durand of
Gloucester

The same
Thane

Abbess of Wilton

Chelestanes-
TONE p. 54
Chemele p. 36

Abbess of Am
bresbury
Abbot of Malmes
bury

Abbess op Ambres
bury
Abbot of Malmes
buey

Chenebuild p. 77

Ulwid

Eenulf de Hes
ding

Girard, — 3
hides
Richard Poin
giant, — 7J
hides

Alward

Tovi, \o
21 '^
. *
hides
William 4 hides ;
Anschitil, — 1
hide Urso

CHIRTON, originaUy in the hundred of Stodfald (p. 174),
now in that of Swanborough.

This is spoken of as part of the manor of Chemele. It is
CHELWORTH, now a portion ofthe parish of CrudweU.
The land-Umits of this estate are given in a charter in
Cod. Dipl. IIL, 402.
This is CHELWORTH, close by Cricklade. It is referred
to in the Exon Domeaday (p. 165) as in the hundred of
Staple.

CHADENWYGH, a tithing in the parish and hundred of
Mere, containing about 725 acres. Teat, de Nev., 153.
Mere Hund., 31.

These entries, which are but of smaU extent, refer to
CHEDGLOW, now a hamlet in the parish of Crudwell,
but formerly the name of a hundred and denoting probably
a larger extent of land. The first was held (c. 1,270) by
Henry de Puriton and Hugo de Peverel of the " honor of
WaUingford" (Teat. deNev., 155); — thesecond by WiUiam
Foliot and Radulf de Sterklee, as one of the fees of Eobert
Tregoz. See the notes on pp. 91, 79.

This holding appears to be alluded to in the Exon Domeaday
(p. 160), under the hundred of Sterkeley. It is no doubt a
portion of CHEDGLOW, which was on the borders of
the two hundreds of Cicemethorne and Sterkeley. In the
Test, de Nev., 150, it is recorded as having been held of
Hugo de Standen as among the feea of Patrick de Cha
worth, like many others held at Domesday by Ernulf de
Hesding. See Inq. p. m. xUi. Henr. III.
Thia large estate at CHALK, which includes Beoad Chalk,
— BowEE Chalk, — Alvediston, — Beewiok Si. John, —
and Semleigh,, — was granted to the Abbey at Wilton by
King Edwy, a.d. 955. The charter, with the land-Umits,
is given in Cod. Dipl., 436
The name of the tenant in the time of the Confessor seems
preserved in Alvedes-ton, i. e., the town (or vUlage) of
AiLEVA; — that of " Gieaed," in Guston (a contracted form
of Girardes-ton), Test, de Nev., 141, 157 ; — the holding of
Eichai'd Poingiant waa at Teoi (now Teow), in the parish
of Alvedeston. See below, p. 125.
Most probably CHOLSTON, the name now of a farm in the
parish of Figheldean, and hundred of Ambresbury.

KEMBLE, in the hundred of Cicemethorn, (p. 159) now in
that of Malmesbury. This was given as early as a.d. 682, by
Csedwealha, King of Wessex, to the monastery at Mahnes-
bray. Cod. Dipl. 24, 29. In this manor waa included
aome land at Chelwoeth. Cod. Dipl., 817. Aubrey, 249.

From the name of the tenant, TJeso, who also held Devbel
(p. 78), it is probable that this smaU estate waa near the
aouth-weat bordera of the county. It ia not eaay to trace
the name in any exiating manors. Ueso is recorded as
the tenant of an eatate at Melesbeeie (Melbury), in
Doraet, cloae by the border of the county, also under
Ebnule de HESDisa. Domesd. I., fol. 806.

ANALYSIS.

205

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Chenete p. 84

Chenete p. 121
Chenete p. 105

Chenvel p. 15

Chenvel p. 47

Alnod Edmar UlvietLeuric
Ulmar
Honewin

Leveclai

Eileva, under Earl
William

Alueed of Marl
borough

Hugo Lasne

Waleean, the
huntsman

The King

Nicholas, — 2
hides
Turstin, — 3 J
hides
Ulviet,, — 2 hides
Leuric, — 3 hidea
Ulmar,— 2i
Church of St.
Mary, Winton,
in truat for the
daughter of
Hugo Lasne
Eichard

Gilbert,- hide

M

Abbess of Wilton

Abbess of Wilton

Chepeham p. 9
Cepeham p. 115
Chepeham Church of
p. 9
Chipeham p. 127
Cheltee
p. 62
Chetee
p. 69
Chetee
p. 69
Chetre
p. 69

King Edward
[Ulviet, 1 hide
Edric, — I virgate]
Celein (as a pur
presture of Ed
ric the sheriff.)
Bishop Osbern

Tochi
Harding Azor
Chenvin Ulwen

The KiNa
Roger de Bee-
chela
Bishop Osbern
Rainald Canud
Eael Alberic

Edward of Salis
bury
Edwaed of Salis
bury
Edward of Salis
bury

Robert

An entry in the Teat, de Nov., 153, in which the Abbess of
Winchester, Walter Walerand, and Eobert Tregoz (see
above, p. 79) are eaid to hold fees in the same place,
identifies these several estates as parts of KENNET, iu
the hundred of Selkley, a name attributed formerly to a
much larger tract of country than now, iu the neighbour
hood of the river of the same name. The larger portion,
comprising the greater part, if not all, held by Alured of
Marlborough, may be WEST KENNET, now a tithing
of Avebury. The other two are probably portions of
EAST KENNET, a separate pariah, contaming 776
aorea. Aubrey, 337.

EAST KNOYLE, or, as it ia alao caUed, BISHOP'S
KNOYLE. At the time of Domesday it was in the
hundred of Mere (p. 182). From having belonged to the
King, it waa formerly called " Knoyle Eegis." It waa
purchased by Eichard Tocliffe, Bishop of Winchester (a.d.
1173-1189), and by him given to the Chm-ch at Winton.
Abbr. Plac, 29. Leland CoU. I., 613. In the tune of
Edw. I. a emaU hundred, caUed that of " Knowel Epis
copi," was formed, which comprised this place and
Bishop's FonthiU. It is now, with other estates belonging
to the see of Winchester, in the hundred of Downton.
Mere Hundr., 182.
WEST KNOYLE (or, KNOYLE ODIERNE), in the
himdred of Mere. Lands in the pariah belonged at one
time to a person described as " Hodierna Nutrix " {i. e.,
Hodierne, the nurse), who waa thus pensioned by Eichard
I. Wilts Mag. IIL, 30. The eatate was given to the
Abbey at Wilton by King Eadred, a.d. 948. Charters re
lating to it will be found in Hoare's Eeg. Wiltun. p. 1, and
m Cod. Dipl, 422, 462. Mere Hundr., 38, 176.

AU these entries relate to CHIPPENHAM, the name of a
large pariah, and of the hundred in which it ia aituated.
In this manor are included the several tithings of Allinq-
lON, — Stanley, — Netheemoee, — and originaUy, it would
seem, Slaughteefopj). Abbr. Plac, 243. A full account
of the parish wUl be found in the Wilts. Mag. IIL, 19, and
in Aubrey, 66.

The last three of these entries, and most probably also the
first of them, relate to different portions of CHITTERNE
[or, CHILTERNE], in the hundred of Heytesbury (p.
178). In Chitteene St. Maey are 1,203 acrea, — in
Chitteene All Saints (which included the chapelry of
Chitteene St. Andeew), 4,411 acres. In the Nom. VUl.
(a.d. 1316), there aeem to be four lordships implied, held
respectively by John Syfrewast, under the Earl of SaUabury,
— Alicia de Pickford, — the Prior of Bradenatock, — the
Abbess of Lacock. The gifts of lands to the two religious
houses were made by descendants of Edward of SaUabury.
Heytesbmy Hund., 165, 171.

206

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

Cheveel p. 74

Cheseberie p. 94

Chesigebeeie p. 123

Chigelie p. 137

Chilmeec p. 46

Chintone p. 110

Alward

Edric

Spirtes, a Priest

Eenulf de Hes
ding

Gilbeet db Beete
ville

Nigel, the physician

Lethelin

Edwin

Abbess of Wilton

Edwin, as a King's
Thane

Abbess of Wilton

Alwin

Chiseldene p. 41

Chitele p. 74

CiLLETONE p. 91

Abbey of St. Peter,
Winchester

Brixi

Earl Harold

Radulf de Mor
temer

Abbey of St. Petee,
Winchester.

Eenulf de Hes
ding

Milo Crispin

Roger

Rainald

CHEVEREL, in the old hundred of Eugeberg, afterwards
in that of Swanborough. There are now two viUages, the
one Cheveeel Magna, containing 1,870 acres, the other,
Cheveeel Pabva, containing 690 acres. Much of what ia
now included in theae parishes was probably, at the time
of Domesday, forest-land. See below, under "Poteene."

CHISBURY, in the parish of Little Bedwin, and hundred
of Kinwardstone. It was held, 3 Edw. I., hy Matthew de
Columbars (p. 94 note), of the heirs of Bigod, Earl Mar
shaU. Hundr. E. IL, 260. WUts Mag. VL, 272. Aubrey,
164, 380.

CHISENBURY DE LA FOLYE, in the hundred of
Elstub (p. 179). The manor was held, 2 Edw. I., by
Eichard de la Folye, of the Earl of Hereford, as chief lord
of the fee. Though at some distance fr-om Nethee-Avon,
it is stiU, as at the time of Domesday, connected with it,
being now reckoned as part of that pariah. See below,
under " Nigeavee." Elstub Hundr., 17, 189.
As Deveel ia named next after thia smaU manor, we may
conjecture that it ia possibly CHICKLADE that ia here
intended ; but aa we have no clue to the hundred in which
it waa aituated, we can form no trustworthy opinion.

CHILMARK, in the hundred of Dunworth (p. 182), the gift,
as it would appear, of King .Slthelstan to the Abbeaa of
WUton. Hoare'a Eeg. WUtun., 46. The whole parish,
including the tithing of Eudge, contains 3,116 acres.
A miU, locaUy situated at Chicksgeove, in Tisbury, is
reckoned aa belonging to thia paiish. Dunw. Hundr., 124.

This is probably WEST KINGTON, or, as it is sometunes
spelt, KEINTON, originaUy, it would seem, in the hun
dred of Thorngrave, — ^now in that of Chippenham. Eadulf
de Mortimer held the neighbouring manors of Aldeitone,
— Beadepelde, — and Sieendone. It is stated that Alwin
held this manor in the time of Edward the Confessor of
the Church of Glastonbmy, to whom the immediately
adjoining estate of Neiileion stiU belonged.
CHISELDEN, iuthe old hundred of ThornhUl (p. 167), now
in that of Kingsbridge. This estate, together with its
Chm'ch, waa given by King Edward the elder to the Abbey
of St. Peter, at Winchester, of which he was the actual
founder, though it had been projected by hia father, Alfi-pd
the Great. Cod. Dipl., 336. Aubrey, 162.

KEEVIL, in the hundred of Wherwelsdown (p. 173). This
manor together with that of Bulkington, which, though in.
the hundred of Melksham, ia reckoned aa a tithing of Kee
vil, belonged afterwards to the Fitz-Alans, Earls Arundel.
The church was given by Ernulf de Hesding to Shaftes
bury, on his dedicating a certain kinswoman as a nun in
that convent. In 1393 it was purchased for Edington
Prioiy. All the deeds are contained in the Edington
Chartulary. Wilts Mag. VIL, 298.

CHILTON FOLIOT, in the hundred of Kinwardstone.
Sampson FoUot held Chilton, and Deeycot (FoUot) to
wards the end of the 13th century, both of them having
been at the time of Domesday entered among the landa of
MUo Criapin. Teat, de Nev., 145.

ANALYSIS.

207

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. I Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

CtATFOED p. 110

Alwin

Radulf de Moe
temee

Clive

19

Bishop of Win
chester

Clive

p. 83

Godric
TedgarAluric Uluric

held it
for 4
manors

Clite

p. 83

Sigar and Carman

Clite

p. 141

Clive

p. 87

Clive

p. 95

Clive

p. 120

Clive

p. 91

Clive

p. 92

Edwin

AluricBurgel Godeve

Godeve

Harold

Bishop op Win
chestee " pro

victu
orum.'

monach-

Alured of Marl
borough

Alueed of Marl
borough

Ulueic Waula, as
one of the King's
Thanes
Humfeey de
L'Isle

Gilbert de Brete
vile

Hugo Lasne
Milo Crispin
Milo Crispin

Roger

Robert

Robert

Ansfrid, — 11
hides

Humfrey

CLATFORD, in the hundj^ed of Selkley. There waa an
aUen Priory here, which waa a cell to the Abbey of St.
Victor " iu Caleto," {i.e. at Caux,) a few milea to the north
of Rouen in Normandy, founded by Sfr Roger Mortemer,
father, it is aupppaed, of Eadulf de Mortemer. Dugd.
Baron I., 138. The manor of Clatfoed waa given to
that Abbey by one of the Mortimer family, about the time
of Henry III. It was granted hy Henry VI. to Eton
CoUege. It was afterwarda reaigned to the Crown, in ex
change for other landa, and beatowed (1 Edw. VI.) on
Edward, Duke of Somerset. New Mon. VI. , 1055.
Aubrey, 246.
This is the BISHOPPESTON (now corrupted into BUSH-
TON'} of the Nom. ViU., in the hundred of Kingsbridge
(p. 165), which, together with ThornhUl in the same hun
dred, belonged to the Bishjop of Winchester, as "custos"
of the Priory of St. Swithin. Charters conceming
Cliee, containing land-Umits, are given in the Cod. Dipl.
636, 688. BtiSHTON is in the parish of Cliff-Pypard. Au-
, brey, 166.
Moat probably a portion of CLEVANCY (originaUy CLIVE-
WANCY, so caUed from Radulf de Wancy, who held lands
here, c 1275, Test, de Nev., 137), in the parish of Hel
marton, and hundred of Kingsbridge. Among the fees of
Eobert Tregoz was one at Clyve-Wancy. Inq. p. m., 28
Edw. I. (See note on p. 79.)
This manor is described aa " in Clive." It was probably in
the same neighbourhood as the one just described. The
present parishea of Helmarton and CUff-Pipard both con
sist of a number of what were formerly separate and inde
pendent manors. One of these is probably aUuded to, but
which of them, from want of more information, it is im
possible to say.
If Ulubio Waula be the same as the Ulueic named in the
last entry but one, aa holding a portion of that estate,
T. R. E., this small manor waa also probably in the same
vicinity. This, however, is mere conjecture.
A portion of the present pariah of CLIFF-PIPARD, in the
hundred of Kingsbridge. Richard Pipard held several
feea here (c. 1275), and hence the distinctive name. Test.
de Nov., 140, 149, 156. In the Castle Combe Com-t RoUs
for 1454, 'Agnes de Cobham is entered as holding a knight'a
fee in Pippaedesolyve of the lordship of .Combe. Wilts
Mag. ii., 279.
The mention of one of these hides having formerly been in
Toenelle (ThornhiU), which is in Cliee-Pipaed, identifies
this holding as being the eastern part of that pariah. The
neighbom-ing estate of Stameee (Stanmore) also was held
by the same tenant under GUbert de BretevUe.

The name of the tenant T. E. E. being the same as one of
those, in the preceding entry, auggeata the probabUity that
thia holding, which was but of amaJl extent, waa in the
same neighbourhood.

These two holdings are said to be in the same Clive. An
entry in the Teat, de Nov., 137, makea it tolerably clear
that they were at BRODETON (BROAD-TOWN), a part
of the parish of Cliff-Pipard, where (c 1275) one knight's'
fee waa held by Fulco Basset, aa of the "honor of Wal
lingford." (See p. 91, note.) 2 E

208

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Ceive

p. 108

Clive

p. 148

Clive

p. 148

Clite

p. 58

Clive p. 58
Colebuene p. 40

Colingebuene p. 14

Colingebuene Church of
p. 15
Colecote p. 130

COLESELLE p. 119

COLESPELDE p. 132

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Godric
Ulveva

Godwin
Godwin

Abbey of St. Peter,
Winchester

Earl Harold

Three Thanes

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

Henry de Feei
eees
WiBERT, as one of
the King's Officers.
Turstin, the Cham
berlain, as one of
the King's Officers.
Eael Moeton

Eael Moeton

Abbey of St. Petee
Winchester.

The King

MODERN NAME, &c.

GiEALD, priest of
Wilton

Odo of Winchester,
as one of the
King's Thanes.

Deogo Fitz-Ponz

Beicteic & Alwi,
as King's Thanes

Gilbert
Gilbert

Croc, — IQi
hides
Fulcred, — 2
hides

Roger de LaciN
Turstin Fitz-
Rolf
William Leu
ric

All theae holdings are referred to in the Exon Domesday (p.
165), as in the hundred of Kingsbridge. Godeio, the ten
ant T. R. E. of the first, also possessed, it wiU be observed,
a small eatate in this neighbourhood, which, at the time of
Domesday waa held in chief by Alured of Marlborough.
See under Clive (p. 83).

These would aeem to be different portions of the same estate.
An entrv in the Hund. E. ii., 243, in which the Earl of
CornwaU is said to be possessed of " Wastume," in the hun
dred of Blaohegrave, leads to the conjecture that possibly
FASTERN, now in the parish of Wootton-Bassett, maybe
intended ; but thia is mere suppoaition, aa we have no real
clue even to the hundred in which the manor aUuded to
was situated.
COLLINGBOURN ABBAS, in the hundred of Kinward
stone. This extensive manor, contaimng 7,190 acrea, waa
bestowed on the Abbey of St. Peter, Winchester, by King
Edward the Elder. Hund. E. u., 260. See also Cod. Dipl.,
336. Since the end of the 16th century it has been called
Collingbouen Regis, or, as now, Collingbouen Kingston.
COLLINGBOURN DUCIS. At the time of Domesday, by
being mentioned separately in the Exon Domesday (p. 179),
it would seem not to have been then included in any hun
dred. It would appear afterwards to have been reckoned
as part of the hundred of Kinwardatone. Hund. E. ii.,
260. The manor was given by Henry III. to his half-bro
ther, WiUiam de Valence, and hence for some time it waa
called Collingbouen Vaience. Edmund, Earl of Lan
caster, died siezed of it in 1279, and from him it probably
derived its name of Collingbouen Comitis, or Eael's.
When it was poaeeaaed by hia grandson Henry, who waa
created Duke of Lancaater, it obtained the name which it
atiU retaina, Collingeoubn Duois. It ia now in the
hundred of Elstub and Everley. Elstub Hund., 14.
The Church at COLLINGBOURN waa bestowed on Wher-
weU Monastery, and the Abbess of that reUgioua houae
preaented to the Eectory from 1306-1545.
COLGOTE (or COLCUT), in the hundred of Staple (p. .
165). It ia situated close by Cricklade, and on the line of
the Roman road that runs from Cirencester to Speen. In
the Inq. p. m., 48 Edw. IIL, it occm-s aa " Colcote juxta
Chelesworth."
This ia, without doubt, a amaU manor at or adjoining
COLESHILL, a parish now in Berks, but close by the
north-east boundary of Wiltshire. Turstin Fitz-Eolf, one
of the subordinate holders, is recorded in Domeaday aa the
tenant in capite of Coleselle in Berks. (Vol. i.,fol. 63.)
Moreover the Church of St. Mary, Winchester, held an
estate at Coleselle, according to the same record (Berks.
i., fol. 596), by gift of Walter de Laci (no doubt, of the
same family aa another of the subordinate holders) when
his daughter became a nun in the convent. The manor of
CoLESHiLLwas afterwards given to Edington Priory, by its
founder, WilUam of Edington, Bishop of Winchester. See
Lysou's Magn. Brit. (Berks.), p.p. 166, 265.
Most probably a portion of COWLESFIELD (now COWS-
FIELD) in the hundred of Frustfield. There are several
smaU manors here. See below, under Cuvlestonb.
Fruatfield Hund., 69.

ANALYSIS.

209

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

MODERN NAME, &c.

COLEENE p. 1

Come

p. 89

Contone p. 10

Contone p. 85

Contone p. 139;

Contone p. 61

Contone p. 99

Levenot

Svain

Earl Harold

Levenot

Turchil

COESELIE p. 135
CoRSTONE p. 35
COETITONE p. 120
Cosseham p. 11
Cosseham Church of
p. 12
COTEFOED p. 100

Harding

Alestan of Bos
cumbe

Humfeey de L'Isle

Humfeey de L'Isle

The King

Humfrey de L'Isle

Turchil, as one of
the King's Thanes

Eael Alberic

William de Ow

Pagen

William Aldrie

de'

Abbot of Malmes
bury
Dene

Earl Tosti

Azor, as one of the
King's Thanes
Abbot of Malmes
buey
Hugo Lasne

The King

Abbey of St. Ste
phen, at Caen

Ranulf Flambard

William

Alestan of Bos
cumb

William de Ow Bernard

COLERNE, in the hundred of Chippenham. Its manorial
history is given in Wilts Mag. ii., 269, and its church
deacribed in Wilts Mag. iii., 358. See alao an account of
Roman remains then in Arch. Journ., 1856. (p. 328.)
Aubrey, 75.
CASTLE COMBE, originally in the hundred of Thorngrave
(p. 160), now in that of Chippenham. A full account of
this parish was printed by G. P. Scrope, Esq., M.P., and
an abridgment of the same will be found in the Wilts Mag.
ii., 133. Aubrey, 63.
COMPTON CHAMBERLAIN, in the hundred of Damer
ham (p. 188). It was held in the time of Eich. I. by the
aerjeantcy of being one of the king'e chamberlains and
hence its distinctive name. Hund. R. ii., 253.
A portion of COMPTON BASSET, in the hundred of Calne.
The whole parish, including the tithing of Compton Cum-
EEEWELi,, contains 2,631 acrea. This manor waa held in
1233 by GUbert Basaett, and shortly afterward by Fulke
Bassett, Bishop of London. Test, de Nov., 141. Aubrey,
41. See below, under Cumbeewelle.
As TuBCHiL is mentioned (p. 142) as the poeeessor of a amaU
estate iu Ochebuene (Ogbourn), and thia holding, which
is deacribed aa "in Contone," foUowa the mention alao of
Ochebuene, it probably waa at no great distance from it.
It matj be a part of COMPTON BASSET, which is hardly
sufficiently accounted for, as to its actual extent, by other
entries.
COMPTON, an outlying portion of the hundred of Ambres
bury (p. 185). Though not in the same hundred, it is a
tithing now of the parish of EnSoed. It contains about
1,100 acrea. Elatub. Hund., 18.
From the name of the tenant, who is probably the aame aa
the " WUliam de Aldeleia" mentioned in the Exon Domes
day (p. 173) ; it seems likely that this estate ia in the
neighbourhood of the one juat described. Compare the
entry under Liteltone. It is possibly COMBE, which
is now reckoned aa a tithing of Eneoed. Though a aepa-
rate tithing, or manor, it does not seem otherwise accounted
for in the Eecord.
CORSLEY, in the hundred of Warminater. The Prioress
of ' Stodlegh' had the manor in 1316. Nom. ViU. Warm.
Hund., 63.

CORSTON, near Malmesbury.
CHENEEEEGE.

See above, under Beo-

Thie is probably GORTON (or CORTYNTONE), now a
tithing within the parish of Boyton. It was formerly a
eeparate lordehip. In the WUta Inst, are given the
names of the incumbents of ita chapel from 1304^1395,
after which time it appeara to have been annexed to Boyton.

CORSHAM, m the hundred of Chippenham (p. 162). The
history both of the manor and chm-ch ie given by Canon
Jackson, in Aubrey, 79.

A portion of CODFORD ST. PETER, in the Hundred of
Heytesbury. Roger Bernard was an owner of landa here
in the time of Henry III. Test, de Nov., 136. Heytes
bury Hundr., 220.

210

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

Cotefoed p. 117

Cotefoed p. 104

COVELESTONE
p. 131

Cowic

p. 67

Ceedvelle p. 37

Ceiohelade Church of
p. 39
CRISTEMELE FORDE p. 30

Cristespelde p. 143

Ceostone p. 80

CuMBE

p. 12
Church of
p. 12

Aluric

Erlebald

Osbeen Gifaed

Waleean, the hunts
man

Beicteic, as one of
the King's Thanes

Earl Morton

Abbot of Malmes
bury
Guerlin, — 3 hides

Abbot of Glas
tonbury

Carlo

Ghida

Abbot of Malmes
buey

Church of St.
Petee,
Westminster
Abbot op Glas
tonbuey

Sbernus, as one of
the King's Thanes

Alueed op Marl
borough

The King

Church of St.
Mary,
of Grestain.

Ebrard,— 3
hides

Robert, — 1 hide
Edward, — i virgate

Hugo

Leuric, the
priest

This is, no, doubt ASHTON , GIFFARD, a tithing in thg
parish of Codford St.' Peter. Thia wiU he tolerably evi
dent by comparing the entry under AsTOtr, in. Test, de
Nov., 137, with the one juat given relating to Coteeoed.
Heytesb. Hundi-., 225.
CODFORD ST. MARY, -in the hundred of Heytesbury,
(p'. 178). The manor of East CoDPOEDwas held, u. 1280)
by Oliver de Ingham (Inq. p. m., 10 Edw. I.), a lineal des
cendant of Waleran. Dr. Ingi-am pubUshed an account of
thia parish, under the title of " Memorials of Codford St.
Maiy." Heytesb. Hundr., 228.
COULSTON, in the hundred of Whorwelsdown (p. 173).
Like several other of the estates belonging to Brictric,
CuvELESTON became afterwards part of the possessions
of the Bohuua, Earla of Hereford, and waa held aa apper
taining to the office of " Cdnatable of England." Hundr.
E.ii.,'278.
CONOCK, in the hundred of Stodfald (p. 174), now in that
of Swanborough. In the Hund. E. ii., 235, the Abbey of
Grestain is recorded as holding the manor of Couok,
3 Edw. I.' In the Nom. Vill. it is spelt Conek, and
aaid to be atUl held (1316) by the aame Abbey. See Teat.
de Nev., 153. Thia is now reckoned as a tithing of the
parish of Chieton.
CRUDWELL, in the hundred of Cicemethorn (p. 159), now
in that of Malmesbury. This manor, which included Hane-
KYNTON (Hankerton), Mobcote, and Eastcote, waa given
to Mahneabury by King .ffithelwulf. Cod. Dipl. 817.
Land-Umits will be found in chartera in Add. MSS. (Brit.
Mus.), 15,667, fol. 84-36; extracts from which are given
in the Archseologia, vol. 37. See Aubrey, 213.
CRICKLADE, in a hundred of the same name. A few
notices' of thia place, which inchidea some tithings sepa
rately accounted for in Domesday, -wiU be found iu WUts.
Mag. vii., 137.
CHRISTIAN-MALFORD, originaUy (p. 160) in the hundred
of Sterkeley (Abb. Plac. 13), afterwards, like other estates
belonging to the Abbot of Glastonbury, transfei-red to a
hundred caUedthat of North Damerham. Thia eatate waa
given by King Edmund, in 940, to Dunstan, Abbot of
Glaatonbury. Cod. Dipl., 384. See Aubrey, 124, 422.
It looks as though the scribe had made a mistake in both
names, and that one was intended for Osbemua, and the
other for Fristesfelde (Fruatfield). Thia ia.mere auppoai-
tion, but a reference to Alwabbeeie and Humitone wUl
show that " Osbeen, a priest," had possessions at no
great distance from Feustpield. ,
Conjectured to be GORTON (formerly CORSTON), in the
parish of Helmarton. Lands in that pariah were held
under Alured of Marlborough. See above, under Clive.
There was a free, chapel at Coeton, and a -list' of the
Incumbents from 1344-1524 ia given iu the WUtahire
Inatitutiona. Aubrey, 168.
COMBE BISSET, m the hundi-ed of Cawdon (p. 186).
Included itt thia large manor ia West Harnham. The
manor belonged, in the time of Henry III., to John Bisset,
Chief Forester of England, and descended to two of hia
BOUB-in-law, John, de Wolyton (or Wotton), and Hugo dp
Plessetis. Hund. E. ii., 247, ' See also Test de Nev., 155.
Cawdon Hund., 10.

ANALYSIS.

211

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

CUMBREWELLE p. 86

Levenot

Humfeey de L'Isle

Pagen

CUNUCHE p. 133
CuNircHE p. 142

CuVLESTONE p. 127
Dantesie p. 34

DiARNEFORD p. 98
Daenefoed p. 46

Dechementone p. 25
Dicehantone p. 49
Depefoed p. 72

Deeintone p. 61

Devrel
p. 30

Deveel p. 34

Leviet's husband

Aluric

Alward, under the
Abbot of Malmes
bury

Three Englishmen,
under the Abbess
of Wilton.

Azor
Abbess of Wilton

Osward Godwin

Harding, a Thane
—1 hide

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Abbot of Glaston
bury
Eisi, — Ij hide

Al-waed Collinc,
as one of the King's
Thanes
Leviet, embroideress
to the King and
Queen, as one of the
King's Thanes
Richaed Sturmid

Abbot op Malmes
bury

William de 0-w

Abbess of Wilton

Bishop of Baieux

Abbess of Wilton

Edward of Salis
bury

Earl Alberic

Abbot of Glaston
BUEY

Abbot of Glaston
BUEY

Robert

Edward '

Robert, [Dis
pensator.] p. I
184 \

Azelin

A Thane,-
U hide

• Miles,"- n hide

The names of the tenants, both before and after the Con
quests, lead to the probable conclusion that this is COMP-
TON-GUMBERWELL, a tithing of Compton Bassett.
See above, under Contone. Mr. Scrope suggests CuM-
beewbll, near Bradford-on-Avon, but that tithing contains
only 297 acrea (probably only half the extent of the manor
here referred to), aud there ia no actual proof that it be
longed to the DunatanvUles, the descendants of Humfrey
de L'Isle, before the fourteenth century. Wilts Mag. II. ,
277. Test, de Nev., 141. Aubrey, 42.

Theee two holdings are, according to the Exon Domesday
(p. 178), in the hundred of Heyteabury. They are no
doubt different portiona of KNOOK, a chapeh-y of
Heyteabury, which containa, in aU, some 1250 acres.
Heytesb. Hundr., 187.

GOWESFIELD [formerly COWLESFIELD] in the hun
dred of Frustfield (p. 189). One of the manors here be
longed in 1316 to Henry Sturmy. Nom. VUl. See alao
Test, de Nov., 143, and Frustfield Hundr., 75.
DAUNTSEY, in the hundred of Sterkley, now in that of
Malmesbury. This estate was given by King ,ffithel-wulf,
in 850, to Malmesbui-y. A charter with land-limits is to
be found iu Cod. Dipl., 263. Aubrey. 216.
These would seem to be respectively GREAT and LITTLE
DURNF0RD,no7r one parish, in the hundred of Ambres
bury. The whole parish comprising the tithings of Nob-
manton, Netton, and Salteeton, contains about 8,500
acres. The church of " Deenepoed" is mentioned in a
charter of Henry II. , [New Mon. -vi., 1296] as having been
given to the cathedral at Sarum for the purpose of conati-
tuting a prebend, by "Walter, Son of Eichard and Isabel
de Thorny, and others, patrons of the same." Ambresb.
Hundr., 120.
Theee two estates would aeem to make up DITCHAMP-
TON, near WUton, the one being the portion of Ditchamp-
ton belonging to Buecomee, the other that annexed to
Wilton. See note on p. 50. There waa a church at
Ditchampton, dedicated to St. Andrew, which in 1564 was
annexed, by Bishop JeweU, to the Eectory of St. Mary,
WUton. Branohe Hundr., 75, 152.
DEPTFORD, now a tithing in the parish of Wyly, though
in a distinct hundred, namely that of Heytesbury. This
may be explained perhaps by the fact that the possessions
of Edward of Salisbury lay chiefly in that hundred.
Branche Hundr., 8.
DURRINGTON, in the hundred of Ambresbury. An ac
coimt of successive owners of this manor is given in Au
brey, p. 356. The church is now iu the gift of the Dean
and Chapter of Winchester. Ambresb. Hundr., 41.
LONGBRIDGE DEVEREL, in the hundred of Heytes
bury (p. 178), now, Uke other estatesbeionging to Glaston
bury, in that of Damerham. In early times it would aeem
to have formed a separate hundred of itself. Abbrev. Plac,
16. Heytesb. Hundr., 35.
MONKTON DEVEREL, m the hundred of Mere (p. 182),
now, for the same'reason as the preceding manor, with
which it ia united in one pariah, in that of Damerham
Mere Hundr., 176.
2 P

212

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. i Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Deveel
p. 55

Devrel p. 68

Detrel p. 56
Deveel
p. 117
Deveel
p. 78
Deveel
p. 138
Devrel
p. 149
DiGERIC p. 101

Brictric

Saulf

Dobreham p. 28

Dobreham p. 42

Domnitone p. 44

Deacote p. 92

Draicote p. 26

Eddeva

Small

Ulmar

Algar

Two Thanes

Alestan of Bos
cumbe.
[Alestan, — 1 hide,
granted by an Ab
botof Malmesbury]

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

Levenot

Alward ) as tioo
Elnod j manors

Chuech OF St. Maey
AT Bec.

Ed"waed of Salis
bury

Canons of Lisieux

Osbern Gifard

Eenulf de Hesding

Edgae, a priest, as
one ofthe King's
Thanes
Albeeic, the cham
berlain, as one of the
King's Officers
William de Ow

Adelelm

Abbot of Glaston
buey

Chuech of Cean-
BOURN

Abbess of Shaftes
buey

Milo Ceispin

Bishop
OP Coutance

Urso

Warner

Serlo [de Burci],
— 3 hides
Hugo's wife,
— 3 hides
Roger, —
1 hide and
8 acres

Gunfrid, 2 hides

Rainald

Roger

BRIXTON DEVEREL, in the hundred of Heytesbury
(p. 178). Its distinctive name is clearly derived from its
Anglo-Saxon possessor. In the Teat, de Nov., 154, it
ia spelt " Beiohteiches-ion." See note on p. 131.
Heytesb. Hundr., B.
This is no doubt the estate of ' one knight's fee ' held, o.
1276, by John de Vernun, of the Earl of Hereford. Test.
de Nov., 139. It is a portion of KINGSTON DEVE
REL, whieh pariah ia now in two hundreds. Mere and
Ambresbury. The tenanta, both before and after the Con-
quest, held lands in this neighbourhood. See under Bal
lochelie and Sele.
Thia ie moet probably the other portion of KINGSTON
DEVEREL , and that which ia now conaidered to be in Am
bresbury Hundred. Originally it waa in Mere Hundred
(p. 182). See Mere Hundi-., 138.

AU these four holdings, some of them of small extent, are,
according to the Exon Domeaday (p. 178), in the hundred
of Heytesbury, and are no doubt portiona of HILL-
DEVEREL. In the Teat de Nov., pp. 139, 142, 150,
there are clearly four sub-infeudationa, of varying extent,
in Hulle, or Hulle-Deveel. The first of these entries
is the estate given, in 1180, by EUas Giffard, for the
purpose of constituting a prebend in the church at
Heytesbury. See Heytesb. Hundr., 8.

DITTERIDGE, in the hundi-ed of Chippenham (p. 162).
A comparison of the entries under " Beeme " and " Dio-
EBio " would lead to the probable conclusion that the hide
held by Aleatan, in the days of the Confessor, waa at
YwEEiG (Ew-ridge), now in the pariah of Colerne, a part
of the original grant included in Bbemhill to the Abbey
at Malmeabury. Aubrey, 78, 84.

DAMERHAM, in a hundred of the same name. Thia
eatate includes Tidpit, at which place there waa an
ancient church, (the namea of the Incumbenta being
still preserved,) and Maeton, which is recorded also as a
chapelrv of Damerham. See Hoare's " South Damerham,"
11, 22."

An entry in the Hund. R. IL, 253, seems to imply that this
small holding of one hide, which ie deecribed as "in
Damerham," waa what was caUed"i4 HYDE," — now
"HIDE FARM."

DINTON, in the hundi-ed nf Warminster, though locaUy
situated in that of Dunworth. Thia manor includes Tep-
PONT Magna. WUta Arch. Mag. VIL, 296 Dunworth
Hundr., 102.

DRAYGOT FOLIOT, in the hundred of ThornhiU, (Hund.
E. II. , 275,) now in that of Kingsbridge. See under
CILLETONE. Wilts Mag. I., 93 ; IIL, 280.

DRAYGOT, in the pariah of Wiloot, and hundred of Swan
borough. See Exon. Domesd. (p. 175).

ANALYSIS.

213

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Deaicote p. 147

Edric

Duntone
p. 17

Bishop of Win
chester

Duneheve p. 43

Duene

107

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

Godr

Geopfeey [Maees-
cAi], — as one of the
King's Officers

Bishop op Win
chestee

Eblesborne p. 113

ECESATINGETONE
p. 65

ECESATINGETONE p. 75
ECHESATIN GE
TONE p. 137
Edintone p. 65

Alward ) for two
Fitheus ( manors

Edric

Earl Harold

Abbess op Shaftes
bury

Waleean, the hunts
man

Robert
Fitz-Girold

Edward of Salis
buey

Eenulf de Hesding

Erleching, as one
of the King's Thanes

Edwaed op Salis
bury

William de Braiose, —
14 hides.
Waleran, —
5 hides.
Ralph, —
6 hides.
Ansgot, —
3J hides.

Turstin^ — 6 hides

A Thane,
hide^

Robert

The wife of
Edric

DRAYCOT CERNE, in the hundred of SterHey (p. 160),
now in that of Malmesbury. In the Exon Domesday the
owner is called " Gosfridus Marescal." This eatate was
held by the " Cbenes " and their predeceasors, the famOy
of " Venoie" by the aervice of aupplying the " Third rod
of the Marshalsea." See Aubrey, 229, and also Hund.
E. IL, 235. This tenure, we may perhapa infer from the
above notice in the Exon Domeaday, ia probably of an
earlier date than haa hitherto been supposed.

DOWNTON, in a hundred of the aame name. This exten
sive manor, which includes Bishopston (formerly Ebbes
bourn Episcopi) , — Chaelton, — Hamptwoeth, — Withe-
EiNGTON, — Nunton, — and Bodenham, — was given at the
first by Cenwalch, King of Wessex, about the middle ofthe
seventh century, to the church 'of St. Peter and Paul,
Winchester. A eeriee of chartere, recording successive
grants of this large manor, -wUl be found in Cod. Dipl.,
985, 1108, 1036.
Of the eubordinate holdings the first would seem to include
the " Knight's fee " held, in 1278, by WUliam de Brewes
in Falleestone (FaUston, in Bishopston parish), — and
the second, that held by Oliver de Ingham, a direct de
scendant of Waleran, at Hamptwoeth, on the aouth-eaat
boundary of Do-wuton. Hund. E. IL, 256.
From the large extent of this eatate it would seem to have in
cluded DONHEAD ST. ANDREWani DONHEAD ST.
MARY, the latter comprising also the Chapelry of Chael
ton. This was a gift, according to the Teat, de Nov., 155,
of King Edgar. See Wilts Mag. VIL, 281. Dunworth
Hrmdr., 29, 49.
WEST DEAN, in the hundred of Alderbury. The adjoin
ing estate of East Dean, which is in Hants, belonged also
to Waleran.— Hants Domesd., fol. 48. The Wiltshire
portion, together -with the neighbouring estate of Geym-
STEAD, [see below, under Geemestede] belonged (3
Edw. I.) to Oliver Ingham, and WiUiam de St. Martin,
both of them being direct descendants of Waleran. Al
derb. Hundr., 9, 17.
This ia no doubt EBBESBOURN WAKE, in the hundred
of Stanford (Chalk) . Thia manor was held by several in
succeaaion of the family of Wake during the 13th and
14th centuriea. Hund. R. IL, 248. Teat, de Nev., 142.
ChaUs Hundr., 161.
Thia ia alearlj ETCHILHAMPTON (near Devizea), origi
naUy in the hundred of Stodfald (p. 174), now in that of
Swanborough. It ia spelt in various ways, — Hochel-
HAMPTON, — Ethel- HAMPTON, cfcc, and ia now pronounced
Ashlington, or, Ashelton. See Hundr. R. IL, 235. Teat.
de Nov., 152, 153. It is a chapelry of All-Cannings.

The wife of Edric would seem most probably to be the Es-
TBIT, named in the Exon Domesday (p. 174) as holding
land in the hundred of Stodfald. These two possessions,
the latter being of very small extent, would seem to be
portions also of ETCHILHAMPTON.

HEDDINGTON, in the hundred of Calne (p. 172). A
moiety of this estate was held in the time of Edw. I., by
the Abbeaa of Lacock, the same having been given to that re
Ugioua house by Ela, Countess of Sarum. Test. deNev., 155

214

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Edendone p. 52

Abbess of Romsey

Edendone p. 144

Elendune p. 19

Elecome p. 63

Eltone p. 147

Enedporde p. 20

Essitone p. 41

Estone

p. 79

Osward

Bishop of Win
chester
[Godric, — IJ hide,
under the Bishop]

Azor

Godric Bollo

Bishop of Win
chester

Church of Cran
bourn

Godus

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

Abbess of Romsey

William,— 4J
hides
Osmund, — 4
hides
Englishmen —
5 hides
Hervey, — 2
hides

Heevey of Wilton
as one of the King's
Officers
Bishop of Win
chestee, " pro

victu
orum.'

monach-

Earl Alberic

JoHNjthe doorkeeper,
— as one of the
King's Officers

Bishop of Win
chester, " pro

victu
orum.'

monach-

Church of Cean-
BOUEN

Eenulf de Hesding

" Miles,"- hide

-U

Turstin, — 1 hide
Frawin, — 1 hide

William, — 5
hides
Harold,— 2
hides
An English man, —
3 hides
The Priest, —
1 hide

MODERN NAME, &c.

EDi,f^(?DO:f, in the hundredof Whorwelsdown (p.l73). This
manor included the tithings of West Coulston, — Bayn
ton, — TiNHBAD, — and also North Bbadley and South
wick. The " Osmund," mentioned among the tenants, is
most probably the same person as held the neighbouring
estate of Ponbbeie (Pomeroy). Aubrey, 346. WUts Mag.
III., 47.— V. 193, 243.

The o-wner of this smaU estate of one hide, would seem to
be the same as one of the tenants in the preceding entry.
This holding is no doubt a part of the above eatate.

Thia is the portion of what is now caUed WROUGHTON
which ia in Elstub Hundred. The estate is sometimes
caUed ' Elingdon- Wboughton,' — Hund. E. IL, 244. It
is the " Ellendune " of the Anglo-Saxon charters. See
its land-Umits, from the Codex Winton, printed in Cod.
Dipl., 1184. It was at the time of Domesday, in Blache-
grave Hundred (p. 166). Aubrey, 367.

ELCOMB in the parish of Elingdon (=Weoughion), and
like it originally in the hundred of Blaohegrave (p. 166).
There waa a chapel here to which the Lords Lovel pre
sented from 1308—1448, a Hst of the Incumbents being
atUl preserved in the WUts Inatitutiona. Aubrey, 369.
Thia eatate, according to the Exon Domeaday (p. 185) was in
the hundred of Ambresbury. It is no doubt the Aleton of
the Nom. VUl., and most probably ALTON, in the parish
of Figheldean. Ambresb. Hund., 36.

ENFORD, in the hundred of Elstub (p. 179). The whole
parish, comprising now the tithings of Chisenbuey
Peioes, — Fifield, — Long Steeet, — Combe, — and Comp
ton, — containa 6,975 acrea. Thia estate waa given to the
church at Wincheater by King Jilthelatan, in 934. See the
charter in Cod. Dipl., 1110. Elstub Hundr., 19.

ASHTON KEYNES, in the hundred of Cricklade (p. 163).
Robert de Keynes died seized of part of thie eatate in
1280. Aubrey, 160. The Abbot of Tewkesbury waa pa
tron of the living from the 14th to the middle of the 16th
century. See p. 41, note.
This ia a portion of EA STON PIERS [or PERCY], in the
hundred of Thorngrave (p. 160), now in that of Malmea
bury. Though in a different hundred, it is conaidered
part of the pariah of Kington St. Michael. It waa for
merly a separate chapelry, with its o-wn Incumbent and
Patron. It is named among the fees of "Patricius de
Cadurcis" (=Chaworth), and waa held subordinately by
" Henry Kaignel." Inq. p. m. 42, Henry III. Test, de
Nov., 150. A deed, given iu Aubrey 444, seems to iden
tify this holding with " Old Easton " ; and the mention of
of Beomdune (now e-vidently Broomfield) in the same deed,
poiuta out the locaUty as the western portion of the present
tithmg. Aubrey, 235. WUts Mag., IV., 72.

ANALYSIS.

215

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

MODERN NAME, &c.

EsTONE

Osward

3.119

Deogo Fitz-Ponz

Gislebert

EsTONE

p. 115

ESSELIE p. 97

Essage

p. 102

Etesbeeie p. 122

Alwi

Eldred

Alwin

Etone

5. 79

p. 79

Etone

p. 28

Etone

p. 129

Ettone

p. 59

Eunestetone p. 33

Alwi

Two Thanes

Aluric

Roger
DE Berchelai

Dueand
op Gloucestee

William
DE Braiose

Alured of Spain

Ernulf de Hesding

Eenulf de Hesding

Eobert

Levenot Bishop of Lisieux

Edric

Osmund, a Thane

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Eaelege p. 131

Judichel

Hubold

Turstin

Herman de Deewes,
as one ofthe King's
Servants Earl Eogee

Abbot of Glaston
BURY

Brictric, as one of
the King's Thanes

Turold

The brother
Brictric
[Alwi (?)]

of

This is moat probably another portion of EASTON
PIERS, The neighbouring estates of Aldeintone (Aider-
ton) and Segeie were alao held by, or under, Drogo Fitz-
Ponz. In the Test, de Nev., 140, both Segbe and Es-
TON are named among the feee of Walter de Clifford, a
deecendant of Drogo Fitz-Ponz. See p. 119, note. Thia
holding may be conjectured to be at Lowee Easton.
EASTON GREY, in the old hundred of Dunelawe (p. 161),
now in that of Chippenham. The patronage of the chm-ch
belonsed from an early period to the Abbey of St. Peter'a,
Gloucester, in which society Roger de Berchelai became a
monk. Aubrey, 85.

ASHLEY, near Tetbury, in the old hundred of Cicemethorn
(p. 159), now in that of Mahneabm-y. Aubrey, 207. A
surveyofthe manor (1591) is given in Wilts Mag. vi., 199.

This would aeem from the Exon Domeaday (p. 169) to be in
the hundred of Selkley. In the Nom. VUl. under that
hundred, is given the manor of Shawe, held (c. 1316) by
John de Hardyngton. It would aeem to be SHAW, an
outlying portion of the parish of Alton Beenbes.

YATESBURY, m the hundred of Cahie (p. 172).
parish containa about 1600 acrea. Aubrey, 46.

The

Thie is moat probably the " one knight's fee held by Henry
Kaynel, at 'Yatton, of Patrick de Chaworth," in the time of
Henry III. Test, de Nev., 142. It is a portion of YAT
TON KAYNEL, in the old hundred of Thorngrave,
afterwards in that of Chippenham. Aubrey, 120.

The name of this holding is not given ; it was probably in
the same neighbourhood as the one just described.
According to the Exon Domesday (p. 162), thia manor ap-
peare to be in the hundred of Chippenham. It is poaaibly
YATTON KEYNES, or, aa it is also caUed, WEST
YATTON. Aubrey, 122.

Thie estate is aUuded to in the Exon Domesday (p. 164) as
having been in the hundred of Highworth. It is most pro
bably £4 TOW MEYSY (or CASTLE BATON), which,
like Poulton, another of the Earl Roger's estates, be
longed, in the time of Edw. IIL, to Sir Thomae de Sancto
Mauro (Seymour). See below, under Poltone.

A portion of IDMESTON, in the hundred of Alderbury
(p. 190). In the Hundr. RoUs, ii., 242, Idmeston ia
epoten of as having belonged " ex antiquo " to the Abbot
of Glastonbury. Chartera containing land-Umita wUl be
found in the Cod. Dipl., 417, 419, 565, and in New Monaat.
i., 58. See below, under Wenistetone. Alderb. Hund.,
54, 208.

MONKTON FARLEIGH, in the hundred of Bradford. A
history of the Priory at thia place is given in Wilts Mag.
iv., 267. 2 G

216

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

MODERN NAME, &o.

Farlege p. 133

Feestesfeld p. 135

Ferstesfeld p. 115
Feistesfeld p. 140
Febefonte p. 50

Fifhide p. 18

Fifhide p. 82
Fifhide p. 84
FiSCARTONE p. 61

FiSEETONE p. 114

Brismar

Aldred

Godwin

Abbess of Wilton

Alsi, under the
Bishop of
Winchester Carlo

Ulmar

Godric

Bondi

Aluric of Melksham
as one of the King's
Thanes Aldeed, as one of
the King's Thanes

Beenaed Pance
volt
Ulueic, as one of
the King's Thanes
Abbess op Wilton

Bishop op Win
chester

Alured of Marl
borough
Alured of Marl
borough
EaelHugo

RoGEE DE Coecelle

Fisgledene p. 139

Harding

Fistesfeeie p. 90

Edric

Harding, as one of
tbe King's Thanes

Humfeey de L'Isle

Edward
Radulf \
Ulmar Haimo

Earl Alberic had
4| hides, now
in the King's
hand

FARLEIGH, in the hundred of Alderbury. This ia a
ohapehy of the pariah of Aldeebuby, and would seem to
have been included in the gift recited in the charter of
Henry I. to the cathedral at Sarum. Alderb. Hund., 37.
Thia, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 189), is in the
hundred of Frustfield. It ia conjectured to be ALDERS-
TON (formerly Aldredes-ton), which atiU retains the name
of its Anglo-Saxon o-wner. Frustf. Hundr., 4.

These are also, no doubt, smaU holdings in Feustpield.
The owner of the former, Bernard Pancevolt, held an
estate on the Hampshire side of the border. See Moody's
Hants Domesd., p. 37.

FOVANT, in the hundred of Cadworth, given by King
Jilthelred, in 994, to the monastery at Wilton. A charter
with land-Umits, is given in Cod. Dipl., 687. Cadw.
Hundr., 76.
Most probably FIFIELD, in the hundred of Elatub. In
the Hundr. R. ii., 258, it ia eaUed " Fifhide Episcopi."
It ia now regarded as a tithing of Enpoed. A charter,
containing land-limita, wUl be foimd in Cod. Dipl., 592.

Theae two entriea refer to FIFIELD BAVENT, in the
hundred of Stanford. Like other estates belonging to
Alured of Marlborough, this waa held under the family of
Tregoz. Hundr. E. n., 249 ; ChaUi Hund., 115.

Most probably FISHERTON ANGER, next SaUsbury, in
the hundred of Branche. The second name ia a corrup
tion of AucHEE. Several persons beai-ing that famUy name
posaesaed the manor towarde the close ofthe 13th century.
Test, de Nov., 140, 156. Branche Hundr., 162.
FISHERTON DELAMERE, in the hundi-ed of War
minster (p 177), though locaUy situated in that of Heytes
bury. In early times it waa held under the manor of
CUEI (Curry Mallet), in Somereet (Teet. de Nev., 151),
which also belonged at the time of Domesday to Eogee de
Coecelle. The Delameee family, of Nunney, owned
it A.D. 1390— hence ita distmctive name. Heyteab. Hund.,
252.
A portion of the preaent pariah of FIGHELDEAN, in the
hundred of Ambresbury. See above, under Aleoldin
tone, — Chelestanstone,- — and Eltone. The church
of FiOHELDENE was givcn to the cathedral at Sarum
early in the 12th century. A charter of Henry I., con
taining the grant, is among the Bishop's records, and
ia printed in New Mon. vi., 1296. The rectory was an
nexed to the Treasurerehip of the Cathedral. Aubrey, 357.
Ambresb. Hundr., 34.

Thia, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 189), was in the
hundred of Feustpield, of the original form of which it
is probably a corruption. It is most likely to be
WHELPLEY, an estate which belonged to the Dunatan-
viUes, descendante of Humfrey de L'Isle, from the 13th
century downwards. Test, de Nev., 144. WUts Mag.
ii., 272, 286. Frustf. Hundr., 30.

ANALYSIS.

217

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

MODERN NAME, &c.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

Fistesbeeie
p. Ill
Fostesbeege p. 112

Vitel
Alwin

Robeet
Fitz-Girold Robert
Fitz-Girold

Rainer >
Rainer

From the principal and subordinate owners being the same,
it is possible that these two are different portiona of the
same eatate. The latter is moat probably FOSBURY, a
manor now absorbed into Tottenham park. Aubrey, 380.
Eobert Fitz-Girold . was possessed of the neighbouring
manor of Bedesdene.

Fontel p. 17

Bishop of Win
chester

Bishop of Win
chester

FONTHILL EPISCOPI, originally in the hundred of
Dunworth (p. 182), then included in a small hundred
caUed that of Knowel Episcopi, afterwarda transferred to
that of Downton. Dunw. Hundr., 10, 194, 210.

Fontel p. 115

Euing

Beeenger Gifaed

FONTHILL GIFFARD, in the hundred of Dunworth.
The Exon Domeaday (p. 182) appears to give the name
of the owner aa ' Berenger Cotel.' Dunw. Hundr., 12.

Foxelege p. 114

Aldret

RoGEE DE Bee-
CHELSI

FOXLEY, in the old hundred of SterHey (p. 160), now in
that of Malmeabury. Aubrey, 275.

Gardone p. 37

Ulveva, under the
Abbot of Malmes
bury

Abbot of Malmes
buey

GARSDON, in the hundred of Cicemethorn (p. 159), now in
that of Malmesbury. This was one of the earliest posses
sions of Malmesbury. A charter reciting its gift to Ald
helm, by Ina, King of Weesex (a.d. 701), is given in Cod.
Dipl., 48. It seems at one time to have been lost to the
Abbey, for by a charter, dated 1081, MatUda, Queen of
the Conqueror, makes a grant of it to Abbot Warin.
Aubrey, 242.
Gaee p. 126
Osward
Robert Maeescal
GORE, a tithing now of Market Lavington, which, like it,
belonged to Robert Marescal. See under Laventone. In
the Nom. ViU. it is reckoned in the hundred of Doles-
EELT, as it was at the time of Domesday (p. 184). Dole.
Hundr., 208.
Gategeam p. 142
Saulf's father
Saulp, as one of the
King's Thanes
a
Possibly GOATACRE, in the parish of Hehnarton, but this
is mere conjecture. See Aubrey, 168.
Gelingeham p. 130
Algar
FULCHERED, as One
of the King's Ser
vants
This smaU holding must be on the aouth-weat border of the
county, by GILLINGHAM, in Doreet. No part of that
parish is in WUts, but in old papers "Meee Gillingttam"
occurs, as if at one time there was some commixture of
parishea in that locaUty. In the Exon Domesday for Dor
aet (fol. 24), under the hundred of Gelingeham, we have
Fuloeed named aa poaaessed of 2i virgates in demesne.
Gessic p. 63
Azor
Eael Albeeic
This must be, moat probably, a portion of GUSSAGE,
which is alao on the bordera of the county, and close by
Cranbourn* chase. No part of Gussage is now in Wilts,
all the parishes bearing that name, and there are several,
being whoUy in Dorset.
Getone p. 101
Alestan of Bos
cumbe
William de Ow
An Englishman
A smaU holding possibly at or near YATTON KEYNEL, in
the old hundred of Thorngrave. The neighbouring estates
of Sevamentone and Sopewoede belonged to William de
Ow.
Geaptone p. 100
Alestan of Bos
cumbe
William de 0-w
Hugo
Geastone p. 145
Eichard Sturmid,
as one ofthe King's
Ofiicers
-
All theae holdinge are aUuded to in the Exon Domesday (p.
181) under the hundred of Kinwardetone. They are
different portiona of EAST and WEST GRAFTON, in
the pariah of Great Bedwin. WUta Mag. vi., 270, 274.
Geastone p. 146
Ulmar
Robert Fitz-Rolf,
as one of tbe King's
Officers
J
218

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

Geastone p. 145

Gramestede p. 136
Geamestede p. 138
Geemestede p. 106

Geavelinges Forest p. 144
Geendev?-elle p. 88
Gretelintone p. 32

Gueeminstre p. 8

Alwin '\
Alwold I
Lewin I
Celestan '
under Radulf de
Halville
Cola's father

Aiulf

Agemund

Radulf de Hal
ville, as one of the
King's Officers

Cola, as one of the
King's Thanes
Edmund, son of Aiulf,
as one of the King's
Thanes
Waleean, the hunts
man

The King's
Foresters

Herbert

Hame

p. 18

Ordulf

Abbot of Glaston
bury

King Edward

Bishop of Win
chester

Hanindone p. 29

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Humfrey de L'Isle

Abbot op Glaston
bury

The King

Bishop of Win
chester " pro
victu monach
orum "

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Hugo
Girald
Bishop of Cou
tance, 5 hides
Urso, — 4 hides

William,— 2
hides

Robert

Hantone
p. 113

Ulgar

Robeet Fitz-Rolf

This holding is also alluded to in the Exon Domesday (p.
181,) under the hundred of Kinwardstone. It is a portion
of either EAST or WEST GRAFTON, in the parish of
Geeat Bedwin. WUts Mag., vi., 270, 274.

These two entries probably refer to different portions of
WEST GRIMSTEAD, in the hundred of Alderbury.
One of the large dykes caUed Grimes-die (or Grime-ditch)
is near the parish, and hence no doubt ita name is de
rived. Alderb. Hundr., 9.

BAST GRIMSTEAD, a chapeh7 of West Dean, in the
hundred of Alderbury. This estate was held by Waleran's
descendants, the famUies of Ingham, and St. Maetin,
for some centuries afterwards. Hundr. E. u., 243. Inq.
p. m. 18, Ed. III. Alderb. Hund., 116.
The forest of GROVELEY, in South WUts. Dunw. Hundr.,
184-190, 226 ; Branche Hundi-., 172.

GROUNDWELL, now a farm in the parish of Little
Blunsdon, and hundred of Highworth. WUta Mag., ii.,
283.
GRITTLETON, in the hundred of Thorngrave (p. 160),
then included in that of Chippenham, and afterwarda,
like other estates belonging to Malmesbury, transferred to
that of Damerham. A hiatory of Grittleton, -written by
Canon Jaokeon, waa pubUshed some years ago by the
WUts Topographical Society. Aubrey, 129.
WARMINSTER, the name of a principal town in South
Wilts, and of the hundred in which it is situated. Warm.
Hundi-., 1-40.
HAM, originaUy in the hundred of Kinwardstone (page 180),
now, like other estates belonging to the Bishop of Win
chester, in that of Elstub. There is a charter, relating to
Hamme, in Cod. Dipl., 1220. The eatate at one time was
lost to the monastery ; for, in a document preserved by
Leland, Collect, i., 613, relating to the founders of the
cathedi-al church of St. Swithin, Wincheater, it is said of
Bishop Tochin (Toclive ?) (c. 1180), " Redemit Hamme et
suse ecclesias Winton. dedit." N. Mon. i., 210.
HANNINGTON, in the hundred of Highworth, the gift of
Elfi-eda, Queen of Edward the Elder, to the Abbot of
Glaetonbm-y. N. Mon. i., 50. The manor, in 1316, be
longed to Henry of Lancaster. Nom. ViU. A survey of
it, ae part of the poeeesaiona of the Duchy of Lancaater,
in 1591, ia given iu WUts Mag. vi., 189.

This is possibly LITTLE HINTON, originally m the hun
dred of Highworth (p. 164). It ia given under that of
ThornhiU, m the Nom. ViU. (1316). It is now in Elstub,
as part of the posaeaaiona of the church of Winchester,
to which it was given by Alwin, Bishop of Wincheater
(c. 1040). N. Mon. i., 195. If our conjecture be true,
this estate must have been lost for a time to Winchester.

ANALYSIS.

219

NAME.

Hantone p. 89
Hantone p. 95

Haedenehus p. 78

Hasebeeie p. 94
Hasebeeie p. 136
Haseberie p. 124
Hasebeeie Church of
p. 16
Haredone p. 145
Haedicote p. 90

Heedicote p. 107
¦ Helmeeintone p. 76
Helmertune p. 134
Helpeintone p. 129
Helpeintone p. 129
Helpeeitune p. 137
Helpeeintonb p. 143

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant,

Ulgar

Ulgar

Alward

Levenot

Cheping

Alsi, a priest

Aluric

Aluric

Ednod

Aschil

Three Thanes

Four Thanes

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Eldild's husband

Humfrey de L'Isle

Gilbert de Brete
vile

Ernulf de Hesding

Milo Crispin

Cheping, as one of
the King's Thanes
Nigel, the Physician

Bishop Osbeen

Richard Sturmid

Humfrey de L'Isle

Waleran, the hunts
man.
Eenulf de Hesding

Alueic "parvus"

Ansgee, the cook, as
one of the King's
Servants.
William Coeniole,
as one of the King's
Servants.
Godwin Clec, as one
of the King's Thanes
Eldild, as one of the
King's Thanes

Under-Tenant.

Ranulf

Turchil

Rainald

Robert

MODERN NAME, &c.

Robert

These are portions of BROAD HINTON, a pariah which
is aituated in two huudreda. Aubrey, 334. The former
of the entriea ia in the hundred of Kingsbridge. Among
the fees of Egidius de Badleamere, a descendant of
Humfrey de L'lale, ia Beodhinton. Inq. p. m. 12 Edw.
III. See alao WUta Mag. ii., 284. The latter of the
entries seems accounted for in the Exon Domesday (p. 169)
under the hundred of Selkley, and the estate waa held,
like othera belonging to Gilbert de Brete-vile, aa part of
the fee of the Eari Marshal, in 3 Edw. I. Hund. E. ii., 269.
HARDENHUISH, in the old hundred of Thorngrave, now
in that of Chippenham. Patricius de Cadurcis (Chaworth)
died aiesed of Haedenhewishe, 42 Henry III. (Inq.
p.m.), and, under his famUy, many ofthe estates, pos-
aeaaed at the time of Domeaday by Ernulf de Heading, were
afterwarda held. Teat, de Nev., 142. Inq. p. m. 4 Edw. II.

Theae entries, three of them of very smaU extent, refer to
HASELBURY, in the hundred of Chippenham. This
was formerly a distinct parish, though now deemed part
of Box, the names of the Incumbents, who were ap
pointed by the Priors of Bradenstoke, being atiU preserved.
" AsELBiEi," like other manors belonging to MUo Criapin,
was held (c. 1280) by Heni-y Crok, of the " honor of
Wallingford." Test, de Nov., 156. Walter Croc gave
property here to Bradenstoke Abbey. Aubrey, 58.

HARDING, in the parish of Bedvrin and hundred of Kin
wardatone (p. 181). Ita preaent form is a corrujjtiou of
Haeedon, or, as it is alao written, Haeden. Test, de
Nov., 143. WUta Mag. vi., 272.
HURDGOT (or HURCOT), in the hundred of Cadworth
(p. 187). It ia situated between Barford St. Martin and
Compton Chamberlain. It was held of the Barony of
Combe, 3 Edw. I., by PetronUla de Montfort, a daughter
of Walter de DunatanviUe, and lineal deecendant of
Humfrey de L'Isle. Hundr. E. n., 253. WUta Mag. ii., 272.
According to the Exon Domesday (p. 190), this amaU estate
was in the hundred of Alderbury. It is probably HURCOT,
in the parish of Winteebouen Eaels.

These are two holdings, each of moderate extent, in the preaent
pariah of Helmaeton, in the hundred of Kingabridge. The
parish conaiata of sia; hamlets. See under Adhelmeetone,
Ceostone, and Wideoome. Aubrey, 167.

AU these holdings, some of them of but smaU extent, ai-e
different portiona of HILPERTON. The several owners
are alluded to in the Exon Domesday (p. 171), under the
hundred of Melksham.

220

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Heoetham p. 60
Hertham p. 72
Heoetham p. 89
Hertham p. 137
Heetham p. 138
Heoetham p. 142
 p.' 142

Hesthebe Church of
p. 16

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Hi-wei

p. 34

Hiwi

p. 110

Horningesham p. 57

HORNINGHAM p. 84

Ednod
Two Thanes
Godric
Godric's father
Edric, the blind
Alfildis' husband
Alwi

Abbot of Malmes
bury
Toti, for 3 lives,
under the Ab
bot of Malmes
bury
Agenulf's father

Colsuen

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

Eael Hugo
Edward of Salis
bury
Humfeey de L'Isle

Godric, the hunts
man, as one of the
King's Thanes
Edeic, as one of the
King's Thanes
Alfildis, as one of
the King's Thanes
Saieva, as one of the
King's Thanes

Alward, the Priest

Abbot op Malmes
bury
Radulf de Moete
mee

Canons of Lisieux

Alueed op Marl
borough

Humitone p. 125
Hunlatintone p. 109

Alsi

Earl Harold

Osbern, the Priest

Radulf de Moete
mee

Edward

Turchitil

Hugo

Agenulf

Osmund

MODERN NAME, &c.

AU theae holdings, — several of them of very amaU extent, and
amounting in the whole to rather less than six hides, — were
no doubt at HARTHAM, near Chippenham. It is con
jectured that they refer to landa, partly in the pariah of
Coesham, and partly in that of Biddeston St. Nicholas.
Tm-chitil, the under-tenant of the second manor, waa alao
tenant of the adjoining estate of Bedestone. (Biddeston
St. Peter'a). See Aubrey, 54, 83. WUts Mag. ii., 286 ;
iv., 143.

This smaU holding of one virgate is aUuded to in the Exon
Domesday {p. 161), under the hundred of Chippenham.
The name of the estate is not given, but, foUo-wing im
mediately after an entry relating to Haetham, it may be
conjectured to have been in the same neighbourhood.
This waa at HEYTESBURY :— The glebe land ia here
reckoned at 2 carucates; ao, iu the Inq. Non. 155, under
Heghteedebuey we have thia entry, " Eector habet duas
carucatas terrce." A fuU hiatory of the chm-ch at Heytea
bury, which was coUegiate, and had its Dean and Preben
daries, -sriU be found in Heytesb. Hundr., 82.

HIGHWAY, originally in the hundred of Kingsbridge,
(p. 165). Thie manor wae surrendered, c. 1228, to the
see of Salisbury, and was afterwards placed in the hun
dred of Cannings, in which it still remains. The full
particulars of the transfer of the estate from the Abbot to
the Bishop are given in Aubrey, 60.

Thia would seem to be the estate at HORNINGSHAM, in
the hundred of Heytesbury, which was afterwards given
for the pm-poae of founding a prebend in the church of
Heyteabury. Heyteab. Hundr., 45.
LITTLE HORNINGSHAM, in the parish of Maiden
Bradley and Tithing of BaycKffe. It ia aUuded to in the
Exon Domeaday (p. 178), under the hundred of Heytea
bury. There waa a chapel here which was dependent on
the church at Maiden Bradley. In the Test, de Nev., 154,
Paeva Hoeningesham is recorded as having been held
subordinately by several persons under Eobeet Tbegoz
iu chief. See p. 79, note.
HOMINGTON, cloae by Beitfoed, in the hundred of
Cawden. It ia aUuded to in the Exon Domesday (p. 187).

HULLAVINGTON, in the old hundred of Sterkley (p. 159) ;
now in that of Malmesbury. This estate was given by
Eadulf de Mortemer for the endowment of the monastery of
St. Victor in Normandy, which had been founded by his
father. Test, de Nov., 155. See above, under Clateord.
Hundr. E. u., 272. Aubrey, 246.

ANALYSIS.

221

NAME.

Imemeeie p. 110

Iwis

p. 144

Jeechesfonte p. 51

Lacoch p. 71
Lacoc p. 83
Langefel p. 71

Langhelie p. 32

Langefoed p. 105

Langefoed p. 106

Langefoed p. 143

T. R. E.
O-wner, or Tenant.

Alwin

Abbey of St. Mary,
Winchester

Edwin

Carlo

Ulwi

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Osulf

Norman

Otho's father

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant.

Radulf de Morte
mer

Richaed Sturmid,
as one of the King's
Officers

Abbey of St. Maey,
Winchester

Edwaed op Salis
bury
Alueed op Mael-
BOEOUGH
Edwaed of Salis
buey

Abbot of Glaston
buey

Waleran, the hunts
man.

Waleran, the hunts
man

Otho, as one of the
King's Thanes

1*^

Edward,- hide
Walter, — 1
hide
Englishmen, —2^ hides

Borel
Ulwi,' — 1 hide

Urso, — 2J hides
Radulf,-^l|hide Roger, — If hide

Erenburgis

MODERN NAME, &c.

IMBBR, now partly in the hundred of Heyteabury, and
partly in that of Swanborough. In the Test, de Nev. 154,
several infeudations are recorded of Ymemee ; amongst
others, one was held in chief of the honour of Wigmore,
the principal seat of the Moetimee family. Heytesb.
Hundr., 158.
HUISH DOIGNEL, in the hundred of Swanborough.
Robeet Doynel held the manor in the time of Henry III.
(Hund. R. ii., 234), and hence comes its distinctive name.
In 1414, Sie William Stuemy presented to the Uving.
Wilts Inat.

ERCHFONT, in the hundred of Stodfald (p. 174), now in
that of Swanborough. Hundr. E. ii., 273. Teat, de Nev.,
153.

These two entriea, the latter being of very amaU extent,
refer to LACOCIi, in the hundred of Chippenham (p. 162).
A hiatory of Lacock Abbey, by Bowlea and Nichols, waa
pubUshed in 1835. Aubrey, 89.

LANGLEY BURREL, in the hundred of Chippenham;
the name of the principal tenant at Domesday giving the
parish its distinctive name. The famUy of Bueel con
tinued to hold the manor tUl the commencement of the
14th century. The smaU holding of Ulwi is referred to
in the Exon Domeaday (p. 162). Aubrey, 95.
KINGTON LANGLEY, now a tithing in the pariah of
Kington St. Michael. Prom ita extent, — it waa aasessed
at twenty-nine hidea, — it would seem to include the greater
part of that pariah, Easton Piees being separately ac
counted for under Estone. The name of one of the
tenanta, Ueso, is perpetuated in Langley Fiiz-Uese, one
of the subordinate manora. Aubrey, 146. This eatate
was firet of aU in the hundred of Thorngrave (p. 160),
then in that of Chippenham, now in that of North Damer
ham. The hietory of the pariah wiU be found in Aubrey.
130, and WUta Mag. iv., 36-128.

STEEPLE LANGFORD, in the hundred of Branche. Sn
Lawrence St. Martin, a lineal descendant of Waleran, died
siesed of Stupel Langefoed. Inq. p. m. 12 Edw. II.
Branche Hundr., 171.
By a comparison of notices in various records, thia holding
would seem probably to be at LANDFORD, in the hundred
of Frustfield. Jacobus de Lye held (c. 1270) half a knight's
fee at Laneeoed, under Albreda de Botreaux, a Uneal
descendant of Waleran. Teat, de Nov., 141. In 1310,
WiUelmua de Lye preaented to the chm-ch at Laneeoed
(^= Landford) . WUta Inat. Among the feea of OUver de
Ingham (alao a descendant of Waleran) are reckoned
Laneeoed, as well as Stepel-Langfoed. Inq. p. m., 17
Edw. III.
This is clearly the holding aaaigned to Otee in the Exon
Domesday (p. 189), under the hundred of Frustfield. It
is no doubt, Uke the estate juat deacribed, a portion of
LANDFORD. Frustf. Hundr., 81.

222

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Langefoed p. 58

Langefoed p. 49

Langefoed p. 141
Langefoed p. 33
Langefoede p. 73
Latone See "Aisi"
LAVVRECESTOHES p. 50
Lateetestoche p. 143
Lacham p. 101

Laventone p. 126

Laventone p. 126

Ledentone p. 44
LiTLEGAKSELLE p. 67
Lediae p. 81

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Chetel

The father of the
Englishmen who
held it T.E.W. ,
under theAbbess

Two Thanes, un
der the Abbot
of Glastonbury

Azor

Abbess of Wilton

Gest

Alestan of Boscumb

Queen Editha

Achi

Abbess of Shaftes
bury
El ward
Carlo

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

Eael Moeton

Abbess of Wilton

Ulviet, the hunts
man, as one of the
King's Thanes
Abbot of Glaston
bury

Edward of Salis
bury

Abbess of Wilton

Saric, as one the
King's Thanes
William de Ow

Robert Marescal

Robert Blond

Abbess of Shaftes
buey
Edwaed of Salis
bury
Alured of Marl
borough

Two Englishmen

Edward ^
[of Salisbury]
Letard

MODERN NAME, &c.

Radulf

HANGING LANGFORD, in the parish of Steeple Lano-
EOED, and hundred of Branche (p. 184). In the Test, de
Nev. 155, the foUo-wing entry appears to relate to it,
"Decanua de Morton tenet in HaNgindblangeeoed 100
soUdoa terrse," &c. See alao, Inq. Non. 177, under
.Stupbllangeeoeb. Branche Hundr., 16.
LITTLE LANGFORD, in the hundred of Branche. This
estate was granted by King Edmund, in 943, to the church
at WUton. The charter, -with land-limits, ia given in
Cod. Dipl. in., 419.
According to the Exon Domeaday (p. 187), thia was in
Cawden hundred. It is most probably LONGFORD,
close by Beitfoed. Cawd. Hundr., 24.

Theae were two small and contiguous estates. We have no
certain clue to their locality. There is eome slight reason
for thinking that they were in Alderbury hundred, and pro
bably some portion of what is now included in Idmeston.
This however is but conjecture.

These two entriea relate to LAVERSTOCK, in the hundred
of Alderbury (p. 190). Alderb. Hundr., 103.

LACKHAM, in the pariah of Laooce, and hundred of
Chippenham. It waa held in the time of Henry III. under
William de Ewe, of the aame family as ita principal
owner in Domesday. In 35 Edw. I. it occurs among the
fees of Bigod, Earl Marshall, like aome other eatates,
held under WiUiam de Ow as chief lord. Inq. p. m.
Aubrey, 95.
MARKET or EAST LAVINGTON, originaUy iu the old
hundred of Eugeberg (p. 174), now in that of Swanborough.
A aurvey (1591) of Eastebton Geenon in this pariah, as
part of the posaeasions of the Duchy of Lancaster, -wUl be
found in Wilts Mag. vi., 191. See above, under Gaee.
BISHOP'S or WEST LAVINGTON, originaUy in the
hundred of Eugeberg (p. 174), afterwarda transferred to
that of Potterne and Cannings. See note on p. 126, and
also under Liteltone.
LIDDINGTON, in the hundred of ThornhUl (p. 168), now
in that of Kingsbridge. A charter relating to Lideniune
is given in Cod. Dipl. iii., 415.

LUDGARSHALL, in the hundi-ed of Ambresbury (p. 186).
See above, under Bedesdene. Aubrey, 359. Ambreab.
Hundi-., 83.
LIDIARD TREGOZ, in the hundred of Blaohegrave (p.
167), now in that of Kingabridge. Ita dietinctive name is
derived from the Teegoz famUy, who, as successors of
Alured of Marlborough, possessed it in the time of Edw. I.
Hundr. E. ii., 244, Aubrey, 170.

ANALYSIS.

233

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

MODERISr NAME, &c.

Lidiaede p. 15

Lixtiecote p. 92

Liteltone p. 27

Liteltone p. 99

LOCHERIGB p. 97

LOCHINTONE p. 97
LOCHINTONE p. Ill

Malmesberie Borough of
pp. 3, 6
Mamesbeeie p. 26
Malmesbeeie p. 136
Manepoede p. 39
Manetune p. 93

Godric, under the
Earl William

Godric

Alward, of the
Church of
Glastonbury

Alestan de Bos
cumb, as Tain
land belonging
to the Church
at Salisbury

Elmar

Earl Harold

Alward

Gilbert

Godwin

Abbey of St. Peter,
Winchester

Wigot

The King

Milo Crispin

Bishop op Cou
tance

Turchetil

Robert

William de Ow

William de
Aldrie

Dueand op Glou
cester

Dueand of Glou
cester
Radulf de Moe
temee

The King, and
others

Bishop of Cou
tance
Chetel, as one of
the King's Thanes
Abbey of St. Petee,
Winchester
Milo Ceispin

Herman Edward

Rainald

LYDIARD MILIGENT, in the hundred of Staple (p.
165), now in that of Highworth. It derives ite diatinctive
appellation from the Chriatian name of a lady who owned
it in the time of King John. Aubrey, 153. WUts Mag.
vii. 142.

According to the Exon Domesday (p. 166), this is iuthe hun
dred of Kingsbridge. It is most probably LITTLECOTE,
in the parish of Helmaeton, a manor held in 1316, ac
cording to the Nom. VUl., by Ealph Bluet. Aubrey, 168.

LITTLETON DREW, iu the hundred of Dunelawe, now
in that of Chippenham. Deogo (or Deu) Fitz-Ponz
held no less than 73 estates in Devonshire, as tenant to
the Bishop of Coutance, and alao Aldeintone (Alderton),
an adjoining eatate ; and hence it is possible that from
him may have first come the distinctive name of this
eatate. Walteb Deu waa Lord of Littelton about 1290.
Test, de Nev., 142, 158. Aubrey, 103.

LITTLETON, a tithing of the pariah of Weat Lavington,
formerly in the hundred of Eugeberg, now in that of
Potterne and Cannings. William de Aldeie would aeem
to be the same aa the William de Aldeleia of the Exon
Domesday (p. 173), there described as the son-in-law of
Robert Blond, the owner of Laventone (Weat La-vington).
See p. 127.

According to the Exon Domeaday (p. 169), this is in the
hundred of Selkley. It is LOCKERIDGE, which is
situated between Oveeton and Fifield.

These would aeem to be different portiona of L UCKING-
TON, originaUy in the hundred of Dunelawe, afterwarda
in that of Chippenham. The former ia aUuded to in the
Exon Domesday under the hundred of Dunelawe (p. 161).
The fact of Sieendone, Aldeitone, and Chintone, — all
of them adjoining eatatea, — being held by Radulf de
Mortemer, renders it most probable that the latter ia aleo
a portion of the aame pariah. In the Nom. ViU., a.d.
1316, under Chippenham hundred, there are two manora
implied in the entry relating to Lokyntone. The whole
parish contains 1627 acrea. Aubrey, 105.
MALMESBURY ; — the line separating the two hundreds of
Sterkley and Cicemethorn (= Cheggelawe) ran originaUy
through the centre of what is now the borough of Mahnes-
bm-y. Moffat wrote a history of this to-wn at the close of
the last century. WUts Mag. viii. 14. Aubrey, 251.

These were two holdings, each of moderate extent, in the im
mediate neighbourhood of Malmesbuey, which it is not
easy, or perhaps possible, accurately to identify.

MANNINGFORD ABBAS, in the hundred of Swan
borough (p. 175). This is caUed Maningfoed Paeva, in
the Hund. E. ii. 234.

MANTON, in the hundred of Selkley. This ia now -a
tithing of Pbeshute. It was held in the 13th century,
Uke other estates belonging at Domesday to MUo Criapin,
of the " honor of WaUingford." Hund. E. ii. 263.
2 I

224

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Manifoed p. 129

Manifoed p. 136

Martone p. 142

Godric

Edward

Melchesham p. 12
Melchesham, Church of
p. 12
Melchesham p. 142

Meleford p. 90
Melefoed p. 141

Earl Harold

Liseman

( Sawold
( Saward

Meea

p. 137

Mere

p. 140

Mere p. 141
Meeesdene p. 121

AUic

Wenesi

Amelric de
Drewes,
as one of the King's
Servants
Grimbald, the gold
smith, as one of the
King's Thanes
Odolina, as one of
the King's Thanes

The King

Rumold, the priest

LiSEMAN, as one of
the King's Thanes

Humfeey de L'Isle

Ulvict, the hunts
man, as one of the
King's Thanes
GoDEic, the hunts
man, as one of the
King's Thanes
Ulueic, as one of
the King's Thanes
Ulnod, as one of
the King's Thanes
Hugo Fitz-Baldric

Gozelin

Walter [de Ri
vera], son-in-
law of Hugo
Fitz-Baldric

The former of these entries ia most probably MANNING
FORD BOHUN, which contains about 1080 acres. It
belonged to the Bohun family, c. 1316, and is regarded aa
a tithing of Wilsfoed, which was also a part of their
possessions. — The latter is most probably MANNING
FORD BRUCE, which contains about 1300 acrea. It
derivea ita distinctive name from Maeia de Beewosb,
who held the manor in 1316 (Nom. VUl.), and whose
famUy were patrons of the living during the whole of the
14th century. Wilts Inst.
We have no clue to the himdred in which this smaU eatate
was aituated. There is a Maeton by South Damerham,
and a Marten cloae by Bedwin ; — probably, from being
named next to Scaldebuene (Shalbourn), a portion of
the latter ia referred to. See below, under Meetone.
In William the Conqueror'a firat charter to Weatminster
Abbey, there ia mention of a " hide of land at Mebtune,
in Wiltahire," which had been given to the abbey bv
a "reUgious woman of the name of Odelina." Eeg.
Westm. MS. Cotton. Fauat. A. in. fol. 42. See ElUa,
i. 509.
MELKSHAM, the name of a to-wn, and of the hundred in
which it ia situated. The parish includes Shaw, — Seend,
— and Eele-Stoke. Aubrey, 295.

The church at Melksham was granted by King John to the
cathedral at SaUabury. Hund. E. ii., 232. The deed ia
given in Hatcher and Benson's " Salisbury." Aubrey, 296.

Thia manor is alluded to in the Exon Domeaday, under the
hundred of Melksham (p. 171). It ia most probably some
estate in the immediate neighbourhood of the larger
manor, — possibly Poulshot, which does not appear to be
otherwise accounted for ; but this is simple conjecture.

These two emaU holdings are both referred to in the Exon
Domesday, under the hundred of Alderbury (p. 190). They
are portions of MILFORD, close by SaUsbury. The
forest referred to, under the second entry, is that of
Clarendon. WUts Mag. ii., 286. Alderb. Hund., 110.

Theae are three holdinge, the firet two of very amaU extent,
in MERE. The first is alluded to in the Exon Domea
day (p. 182), under the hundred of Mere. A moiety of
the tithes of the church at Meee formed part of the
endo-wment of the cathedral at Salisbury. Aubrey, 385.
Mere Hund., 6.

MARDEN, in the hundred of Swanborough (p. 175). This
estate was forfeited to the Crown in the time of Henry IIL,
" de ten-a Normannorum" (Hund. jR. ii., 275), and was
afterwarda the poaaeasiou of Ela, daughter of WUUam
Longespfee (by her first marriage, Countess of Warwick),
who had married PhUip Bassett as her second husband.
Her son-in-law, Hugh le Despencer, held the manor in
1316. Nom. ViU. The patronage of the church be
longed from an early period to Bradenstoke Priory. WUta
Inst.

ANALYSIS.

225

NAME.

Meelebeege Church of
p. 16

Meetone p. 145
Meetone p. 146
Mideltone p. 70
Mideltone p. 117

MILDENHALLE
p. 31

MiLDESTONE p. 59
MiLDESTONE p. 112
MoEDONE p. 81

MOEDONE p. 113
Moet UKE p. 95

Newentone p. 36

Newetone p. 45

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Two Thanes

Lewin

( Lewin
( Alric
Domno

Hugolin, of the
Abbot of
Glastonbury OsmundBrismar

Carlo

Ulgar
Ulgar

Abbot of Malmes
bury. [Tbe Ab
bot gave 1 hide
' cuidam militi
suo']
Abbess of Wilton

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

William de Belfou

Radulf de Hal
vile, as one of the
King's Officers
TuEBEET, as one of
the King's Officers
Edwaed, of Salis
bury
Osbeen Gifaed

Abbot of Glaston
buey

Eael Eogee

Robert Fitz-
Girold

Alured of Marl
borough

Robert Fitz-Rolf,

Gilbert
DE Bretevile

Abbot op Malmes
buey

MODERN NAME, &c.

Church of St.
Stephen, Fun
tenay Edward

Turold

Robert

Albert

Abbess op Wilton

Turstin

Osbern, — 3
hides
William, — 2
hides

Richard Sturmid,
—1 hide
Aluric, the hunts
man, — 1 hide

The church of MARLBOROUGH was given by WUliam I.
to Osmund, Bishop of Sarum. As early as the reign of
Henry III. there were two churches at Maelbobough.
Hund. R. ii., 256. The history of thia town waa written
a few years ago by Mr. Waylen. See also WUta Mag. vu.,
1-29. Aubrey, 337.

Theee are different portions of MARTEN, in the parish of
Geeat Bedwin. They are both aUuded to in the Exon
Domeaday (pp. 180, 181), under the hundred of Kin
wardstone. WUta Mag. vi., 258, 278.

These are portiona of MIDDLETON, close by Warminster.
They are referred to in the Exon Domesday (p. 177),
under the hundred of Warminster. One of the Giffard
famUy gave the latter eatate to the Abbey of St. Stephen,
Funtenay. Hund. R. ii., 276. Test, de Nev., 156.

MILDENHALL, in the hundred of Selkley. The lordship
of the manor belonged to Glaatonbury tUl 3 Edw. I.
(Hund. E. ii., 269), when it paaaed away from that reUgious
houae. For ita subaequent hiatory, aee Aubrey, 338.

Theae are portions of MILSTON, in the hundred of Ambres
bury. The former is clearly aUuded to in the Exon
Domeaday (p. 185), and also, aa aeema probable, the
latter. A comparison of the entry -with that respecting
Beismaetone (p. 112), confirms the probabUity. Ambresb.
Hund., 37.

MORDON, a hamlet now of the parish of Eodbouen
Cheney. It was seemingly at first in the old hundred of
Scipe, — it is now in that of Highworth. John de Tregoz
died sieaed of it at the commencement of the 14th centm-y.
Inq. p. m. 28 Edw. I.
From the name of the poaaeasor, T. E. E., who ia aleo
entered as holding Hentone (Broad Hinton) , we may con
jecture that these two amaU estates were possibly in the
same neighbom-hood as the one just deecribed, if not
portione of it. In the Inq. p. m. 22 Edw. IV. the manor
of Lydeyeed Teegose, together with lands at Moeton,
Waloote, Swindon, and elsewhere, are recorded aa
having been possessed by Agnes Dobyna. We have, how
ever, no certain clue, aa yet, to the exact locality of these
two manors.
LONG NEWNTON, in the hundred;of Cicemethorn (p. 158),
now in that of Malmeebm-y. The manor was given to
Malmesbury Abbey by .asthelred, king of Mercia, in 681.
Cod. Dipl., 817. At the dissolution it waa granted to the
Eatoourt family. Aubrey, 271.

NORTH NEWNTON, in the hundred of Swanborough
(p. 175). Thia manor, which mcludes EainSOomb, was
given to the monastery at WUton, by King iEthelstan, in
933. Cod. Dipl. 320, 1109. The holding of Richard
Sturmid waa probably at Rainscomb. He waa possessed
of Iwis (Huish), an immediately adjoining eatate (p.
144).

226

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Newentone p. 48

Newentone p. 80
Nechendune p. 57

NiGEATEE p. 14

Nigravee p. 144
Nigravre Church of
pp. 14, 124

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Abbess of Wilton

Carlo

Godwin

Earl Harold

Edwin

Spirtes, a priest

Niteletone p. 31

NoRTONE p. 35

Noetone p. 82

Ocheboene p. 15
Ocheboene p. 93

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Carlo

Earl Harold

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Abbess of Wilton

Alured of Marlbo
rough

Eael Morton

The King

Hervey of Wilton,
as one ofthe King's
Officers
Nigel, the physician

Abbot of Glaston
BUEY

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Alueed of Marlbo
rough

The King

Milo Crispin

Under-Tenant.

Girard, — 3 hides

Gilbert

A Thane,— 2i
hides
Hervey, — IJ
hides

Durand

MODERN NAME, &c.

SOUTH NEWTON, in the hundred of Branche (p. 184).
A charter relating to this manor, which included "3
manase in Fyestes-eeld " (Frustfield), now caUed the
" Eaeldoms," ia given in Cod. Dipl. iii., 418. Branohe
Hund., 51.
NEWTON TONY, in the hundred of Ambresbury (p. 185).
The manor belonged iu 1816 (Nom. ViU.) to Alice db
ToNi, Countess of Warwick. Ajnbresb. Hund., 103.
This would appear, from the Exon Domesday (p. 186), to
have been in the hundred of Ambreabury. The name is
now not eaaUy recognized, unless KNIGHTON DOWN
be intended. It would probably be in that neighbourhood,
aa most of the other manors in the hundred of Ambresbury
are fuUy accounted for.
Thia ia clearly what ia now caUed NETHER-AVON, in the
hundred of Elatub (p. 179). See above, under Chesige
beeie. The word Nigeavee is probably nigrum anmm,
a tranelation of Black-heath, a name atUl given to the
do-wn-land not far from Nethe r-Avon. The land in this
parieh is held under the Duchy of Lancaater. A aurvey
of the manor, in 1591, is given in Wilts Mag. -yi., 194.
Elstub. Hund., 28.
Thia is evidently the small estate aUuded to, in the preceding
entry, as having been held by Heevey, as under-tenant.

The church of NETHERAVON was given, at the com-
mencem.ent of the 12th century, to the cathedral at
Sarum, and constituted a prebend. The charter of Henry
I.,bestovringthecburchof "Nedheeaven" and other gifts
on Sarum, ia printed in New Mon. vi., 1296. Steatone
and Chesjgbeete are said both to have belonged to the
church of Nigra-vre (p. 124). They both belonged, in the
tim.e of Edw. I., to the family of Db la Folye. Aubrey, .
160.
NETTLETON, in the old hundred of Thorngrave (p.
160), then comprehended in that of Chippenham,
afterwarda, like other Glaatonbury estatea, transferred to
that of North Damerham. Charters relating to it are
given m Cod. Dipl., 398, 439. Aubrey, 148, 435.
NORTON, in the old hundred of Sterkley, p. 159 (see note),
now in that of Malmesbury. It was given by Kiug .ajlthel-
atan, in 931, to the mouaatery at Malmesbmy. Cod. Dipl.,
855. Aubrey, 274.
NORTON BAVENT, in the hundred of Warminster (p. 177).
John Teegoz was chief lord in the 13th centuiy (Hund.
E. ii., 277), and under him Peteus de Skydemoeb,
whence it is sometimes eaUed Noeton Skydmoee (=Scu-
damore). In 1316, John Bavent held the manor. Nom.
ViU. Warm. Hund., 77.
NORTH OGBOURN, or OGBOURN MAGNA, in the
hundred of SeUdey (p. 168) . It is now commonly caUed
Ogbouen St. Gboege.
OGBOURN PARVA, or OGBOURN ST. ANDREW, ia
the hundred of Selkley (p. 168). In present actual ex
tent this ia the larger of the two parishes, because it em
braces Rochblie, and, possibly, other manors, which are
separately accounted for in Domesday. Some particulars
respecting these pariahes wiU be found in N. Moa. vi.,
1068. Abbrev. Plac, 313.

ANALYSIS.

227

NAME.

Ochebuene p. 139
Ochebuene p. 142

OCHEFOED
p. 49
Ogefoed p. 118

Odestoche p. 132
Opetone p. 82

Opetone p. 78
Opetone p. 102

Oppateene Church of
p. 16

Oecestone p. 67
Oecestone p. 67
Oecestone p. 116
Oechestone p. 117

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant,

Harding

Turchil's father

Abbess of Wilton

Ednod, under the
Abbess of Wil
ton
Brictric's father

Carlo

Tous

Toll

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Godric Alwin

( Ulmar
( Alwin
Trasemund

Haeding, as one of
the King's Thanes
Turchil, as one of
the Kincf's Thanes

Abbess of Wilton

Osbeen Gifaed

Beicteic, as one of
the King's Thanes
Alured of Marl
borough

Eenulf de Hesding

William de Ow

Abbey of St. Wan-
deegisil

Under-Tenant.

Gunduin

Radulf

Rainbold Ansfrid

Edwaed op Salis
buey
Edwaed op Salis
bury
Osbeen Gifaed
Osbern Gifard

Hugo
William

MODERN NAME, &c.

The former of theae holdings is alluded to in the Exon
Domesday (p. 168). There is no doubt they are both
portions of one of the Ogbouens. One of them is pos
sibly OGBOURN MEYSY, now in the parieh of Ogbouen
St. Andrew. The Earl of Gloucester is named ae holding
half a knight's fee at Okebuene Paeva. Hund. R. ii.,269.
Eaton Meysy, and Maesion Meysy, are both among the
fees held under the honor of Gloucester, in Teat, de Nev.,
136.
UGFORD, in the hundred of Branche (p. 184), now annexed
to Burcombe, but tUl recently a tithing, or chapelry, in
the pariah of South Newton. Branche Hundr., 55.

This waa alao a portion of UGFORD, which at one time
belonged to Wilton, but waa forcibly taken away from it
by Earl Godwin, tiU Ednod temporarily recovered it.

ODSTOCK, in the hundred of Cawdon (p. 187). The parish
contains about 1100 acrea. Cawd. Hundr., 19.

The largest portion of UPTON SCUDAMORE, in the
hundred of Warminster. Peter de Skydemore held it,
3 Edw. I., under John Tregoz, as of the Barony of E-wyas.
Hund. R. ii., 277. Warminster Hundr., 48.

A comparison of these two entries shows that they relate to
immediately adjoining estates, and the mention in the
Exon Domesday, under Warminater Hundred (p. 177),
of the namea of the two tenants, proves that they are in
that hundred. They are no doubt holdings at or near
UPTON SCUDAMORE. In the Nom. ViU. mention is
made of Tholneston (Thoulston) and Noetheygge
(Norridge) as separate manors. Poaaibly one, or both of
these, may be the manors referred to in this entry.

There was an alien priory at UFA VON, which was a ceU to
the abbey of St. Wandregisil, at FontaneUe, in Normandy.
On the dissolution of aUen monasteries, the Church was
given, 1 Henry VI. , to the monastery of Ederose (Ivy
Church). An extent of Upavon Peioey is among the
Donat. MSS. in the British Museum. New Mon. -vi., 1055.
A survey of the Manor of Upavon (1591), as part of the
possessions of the Duchy of Lancaster, is given in Wilts
Mag. vi., 190. See also Hundr. E. u., 234.

Theae are two different portiona of ORCHESTON ST.
MARY, sometimes caUed ORCHBSTON BOYVILLE,
in the hundred of Dole. They are both aUuded to among
the fees of the Earl of Sarum, in Test, de Nev., 138, one
being held by Heney de Boyvill, and the other by Adam
DE Littlecote. Dole Hundr., 40.

ORCHESTON ST. GEORGE, in the hundred of Heytea
bury (p. 178). Heytesb. Hundr., 178.

ELSTON, in the hundred of Dole (p. 183), but, though
aeemingly in a different hundred, now reckoned aa a
tithing of Oecheston St. Geoege. Thia ia clearly included
in the two knights' fees, held, according to Teat, de Nov.,
142, at Orcheston, by Elias Giffard, and from him per-
hape comee the name, which is sometimes spelt Elijs-ton.
See Heytesb. Hundr., 182. 2 K

228

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Otnoe p. 13
Otonb 2 Churches of
p. 13

Otretone p. 20

OvRETONE p. 47

Pevesie
p. 40

Peyesie Church of
p. 16
Pevesie p. 75
Peyesie p. 137
Paveshou Church of
p. 12
Pertewoedb
p. 27
Pieitone p. 39

Poteene p. 21

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Queen Editha

Bishop of Win
chester

Abbess of Wilton

Abbey of St.
Peter's, Winchester

A Thane, of the
Abbot of Win
chester

Father of Edgar

Ulward

Abbot of Malmes
bury

Bishop of Sarum

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. i Under-Tenant,

The King

Abbey of St.
Michael de Monte

Bishop of Win
chester, " pro
victu monacho
rum "
Abbess of Wilton

Abbey of St. Pe
ter's, Winchester

A Thane,— 2
hides
Ernulf de Hes
ding, 2 hides,
of the King

Rainbold, the Priest

Ernulf de Hesding

Edeic, as one of the
King's Thanes
Edgar

Bishop of Coutance

Abbot of Malmes
buey

Bishop op Saeum

Durand, — 2
hides

Osbert

Two Englishmen ¦
— 6J hidea
Alward, — 3 hides
Ernulf de Hea-
ding,-3J hides
under the king,
though claim
ed by the Bi
shop

MODERN NAME, &c.

An entry in the Abbrev. Plac. (p. 78), of a auit between
Waltee de Ripeeia (^ Eivers) and the abbot of St.
Michael de Monte, proves these entries to have reference
to WOOTTON RIVERS, m the hundred of Kmward-
atone (p. 180). The manor intended, from ita large ex
tent (which must have been some 5000 to 6000 acres at
the least), must have embraced considerably more than the
present parish, which containa but 1150 acres, and probably
included the diatrict of GADLEY, which immediately
adjoina Savernake foreat, if not some portiona of neigh
bouring pariahea, auch aa Middleton, and Easton (Royal),
which do not seem otherwise accounted for in Domeaday.
EAST OVERTON, in the hundred of Selkley (p. 169). It
is caUed, in the Nom. Vill., 0-vebton Fifhide. Two copies,
derived from different sources, of a charier of King Mthel-
stan's, A.D. 939, relating to thia manor, are given in Cod.
Dipl., 378, 1120. See also Arch. Jom-n. xiv., 133.
WEST OVERTON, in the hundred of SeUiley (p. 169). A
charter of King Edgar's, a.d. 972, relating to this estate,
which is described as "<et Cynetan," i. e. "at Kennet,"
is given in Cod. Dipl., 571, taken from the Wilton Char
tulary. This manor is caUed, in the Nom. ViU., Oveeton
ABBATissiE. See Hundr. E. u., 269.

PEWSEY, in the hundred of Kmwardstone (p. 180), the
gift of King Edmund, in 940, to Hyde Abbey. In the
chartulary of that abbey (Harl. MS., 1761), are several
documents relating to Pewsey. King Edmund's charter
is given in Cod. Dipl., 380. See also New Mon. ii., 438.

The former of these ia the holding aUuded to in the pre-vioua
entry aa held by Ernulf de Heeding, under the larger
manor ; the latter ia alluded to in the Exon Domesday
under the hundred of Kinwardatone (p. 180), and is no
doubt eome smaUer portion of the same.

PEWSHAM, close by Coesham, in the hundred of Chippen
ham. See above, p. 12, note.

PERTWOOD, near Hindon, in the hundred of Warmiueter,
but loeaUy situated in that of Mere. See Mere Hundr.,
179.
PURTON, anciently spelt PIRITONE (A.S. pirig-tun),
in the hundred of Staple (p. 165). Thia waa one of the
earlieat endo-wmenta of Mahneabui-y, having been given to
Aldhelm, whilst he was abbot of that monastery, by Cied-
wealha. King of Weaeex, a.d. 688. Cod. Dipl., 29, 1065.
Aubrey, 154.

POTTERNE, in the old hundred of Eugeberg (p. 174), now
in that of Potterne and Cannings. In this manor are in
cluded WoETON and Maesion. In Wayleu's History of
Devizes wiU be found some information concerning this
parish and hundred.

ANALYSIS.

229

T. R. E.
O-wner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

MODERN NAME, &c,

NAME.

Tenant in Capite.

Under-Tenant.

Poteene p. 74
Poteene p. 132

Algar, under the
Bishop of Sarum
Bishop of Sarum

Eenule de Hesding
Al"\vaed, as one of
the King's Thanes

Robert \

These are the two holdings aUuded to in the preceding
entry, and are portions of the manor of POTTERNE.

Poltone p. 59

Siward

Earl Roger

POULTON, an outlymg part of Wilts, locaUy eituated in
Gloucestershire, reckoned in the hundred of Cricklade
(p. 163). Hund. E. u., 230. Nom. Vffl. In 1316, the
manor belonged to Nicholas de Sanoto Maueo (=
Seymour). Sir Thomaa Seymour founded here, in i;he
14th century, a Gilbertine Priory, which he endowed with
the Manor and Eectoiy of Poulton. New Mon. vi., 979.

Poltone p. 89

Tovi

Humfeey de L'Isle

POLTON, the name now of some farms in the Parish of
MILDENHALL and hundred of SeUdey (p. 169). WUta
Mag. n., 271. Walter de DunstanviUe confirmed to
Tewkesbm-y Abbey, c. 1190, Pulton and Weefton. See
below, under Weetune. New Mon. ii., 54.

Pole p. 70

Ulwen

Ed"vvaed or Salis
buey

Azelin

POOL KEYNES, in the old hundred of Cicemethorn, now
in that of Malmesbury. This estate came afterwards by
inheritance to the Duiee of Lancaeter, and the patronage
ie stUl in the hande of the Duchy of Lancaater. A aurvey
of the estate, in 1591, is given in WUts Mag. vi., 197.
Aubrey, 278.

POEETONE p. 73

Gode

Edward oe Salis
bury

Peter

This ia moat probably PORTON, in the hundred of Alder
bury. One fom-th part of a knight'a fee was held at
PoETON, under the Earl of Sarum, c. 1270. Test, de
Nov., 144. A hat of the Incumbenta of the Chapel of St.
Nicholaa, at Poeton, is given in the WUts Inat. It is now
united to Idmeston. Alderb. Hundr., 73.

PORTONE p. 140

Ulurie's father

Uluric, the hunts
man, as one of the
King's Thanes

This, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 190), waa in the
hundred of Alderbury, and may be a portion of the manor
just described. It is more lUiely to be PITTON, a
chapelry now annexed to Alderbury parish. Uluric is
caUed, in the Exon Domesday, "the huntsman" (p. 187),
and the half hide ia Putton (a common way of speUing
that name) held on the service of being a warder of the
foreat of Clarendon, according to Teat, de Nov., 143, would
seem to be the same holding. Alderb. Hundr., 40.
Ponberie p. 130
Alnod
Osmund [Latimar]
According to the Exon Domeaday (p. 170), this holding was
in the hundred of Bradford. It is POMEROY, the name
of a farm in the parish of Winfield.
Ramesberie p. 23
Bishop of Sarum
Bishop oe Sarum
The Priests, —4
hides
Otbold,— 12 hides
Herbert,— 5 hidea -
Quintin, — 5 hidea
The Bailiff's Wife,
—1 hide ^
iJ^irSB 77ijr.--comprising Baydon, — Axeoed, — Eastridge,
— and possibly Bishopston. This waa an early aeat ofthe
Bishops of Wiltshire, and the hundred waa bestowed on the
seebyKingOffa, at the close of the Sth century. Hund.E.ii.,
231, 265. The name itself is a corruption of hrafenes-byrig,
i. B. raven's-bury, and the early Bishope oaUed themeelvea
Episcopi Coevinensis BoolesijE. Aubrey, 310.
Retmoee p. 60
Ednod
Earl Hugo
William
Redboene p. 92
Wigot
Milo Ceispin
Rainald
RODBOURN CHENEY, in the old hundi-ed of Scipe (p.
163), afterwards in that of Highworth. Eadulf de Chanu
held thie estate at the end of the 13th century, under the
Earl of Cornwall, aa of the honor of Wallingford. Teat.
de Nev., 138. Aubrey, 157.
230

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Eotepeld p. 66
ROTEEELDE p. 146

Rochelie p. 82
Rochelie p. 71

Rode

p. 80

RuSTESELVE p. 10
RuSTESELVE Church of
p. 11
RUSTESELLE p. 86

Saltehaepe p. 87
Sarisberie p. 23

SOALDEBUEN-E p. 120
Scaldebuene p. 140
Scaldebuene p. 142
Saldeboene p. 145

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Aluric

Earl Harold

Carlo

Azor

Carlo

Ghida

Aluric

Ulwin

Bishop of Sarum

A Thane

Ordwold

Ordwold

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

Edward oe Salis
bury
Heevey, as one of
the King's Officers

Alueed of Marl
borough

Edward of Salis
buey
Alueed of Mael-
BOROUGH

The King

Abbey of
St. Wandregisil

Humfeey de L'Isle

Hervey

Humfeey de L'Isle

Bishop of Saeum

Hugo Lasne
Ulueic, as one of
the King's Thanes
OsGOT, as one of the
King's Thanes
Richaed Stuemid,
as one of the King's
Ofiicers

William, — 18
hides
Ulviet,— -1 hide
Gilbert, — 1 hide

MODERN NAME, &c.

Gunter

Robert

Edward, — 5
hides
Odo, — 5 hides
Hugo,— 2J
hides

William

Theae are no doubt portiona of one and the same estate. The
latter is aUuded to in the Exon Domesday (p. 186), under
the hundred of Ambresbury. In Inq. Non., 171, mention
ia made of a prebend belonging to the church at Sarum,
within the pariah of Ambreabury, and the latter ia described
in the charter of Henry I. aa " one hide, which Heevey,
the aon of Walter, the son of Edward, held at Eotbpbn."
Dodsworth's SaUeb. Cath., 102. The name is preserved
in RA TFYN, the designation of a farm in Ambresbur
parish.
ROOKLEY, in the parish of Ogbum St. Andi-ew, and hun
dred of SeUdey. John Tregoz, a descendant of Alured oi
Marlborough, held it, 3 Edw. I., as of the barony of Ewyas.
Hundr. E. u., 269.
Thia comparatively small holding is described aa " in
Eoohelie." It ia most probably a portion of the same
ROGKLEY, in the hundred of SeUiiley.
This is probably ROWDE. It is named in the record next
to Adelinstone (AUington) ; and Chenete (Kennet), at
no great distance, was also held in chief of Alured of
Marlborough. Ul-viet, one of the tenanta, was also an
occupier at Chenete. — Thia manor of Eowde was in the
old hundred of Eugeberg ; now in that of Potterne and
Cannings. Aubrey, 309.
RUSHALL, iu the hundred of Swanborough (p. 175). This
large manor must, with its appendages, have comprised
at leaet 6000 acrea, and therefore probably comprehended
Chaelton, which is not otherwise accounted for, and, it
may be, a portion of what is now the parish of tfpAVON,
the church of which also belonged to the Abbey of St.
WandregisU.
There can be little doubt but that in thia name there has
been an error, and that it was meant for Lusteselle.
The place aUuded to is most probably iZJSfl'JXi, near
Hannington, in the himdred of Highworth. It is referred
to in the Exon Domesday under that hundred (p. 164).
WUts Mag. ii., 277.
SALTHORP, in the pariah of Weouohton. It waa in
the old hundred of Blaohegrave (Hund. E. ii., 244), now in
that of Kingsbridge. WUts Mag. u., 279. Aubrey, 368.

This manor, from ita large extent, which wae certainly not
lees than il,000 acres, must have included, besides OLD
SAR UM, other neighbouring parishea, such as Steateoed
and Woodfoed. In the hundred of Underditch, accord
ing to the Exon Domesday (p. 188), were 70 hides, so that
this estate, which was assesaed at 50 hides, would pro
bably include _^x)C sevenths of the laud in that hundred.

Theee are aU different portione, each of but smaU extent, of
SHALBOURN, in the himdred of Kinwardatone. It Ues
on the eaatern border of the county, close by Tidcome
and the forest of Chute. The last three entriea appear
to be referred to in the Exon Domeaday under the hun
dred of Kinwardstone (p. 188).

ANALYSIS.

231

NAME.

ScHETONE
p. 88

ScAGE

p. 113

SCAEENTONE p. 118
SOAEENTONE p. 118
Scheenecote p. 121

SCLIVE

p. 76

Segeie

p. 119

Segrete p. 97
Sevamentone p. 101

Sela

Sele

p. 135

p. 128

Sieendone p. 110

Smitecote p. 87
Smalebeoc p. 149

T. R. E.

T. R. "W.

Owner, or Tenant, r^^^^^^^^ j^ g^^j^^^ Under-Tenant.

Chenvi

Humfrey de L'Isle

Cudulf

AlgarSmalo
Alward Chetel
Wiflet
Two Thanes

Alestan of Bos
cumbe

Almar

Alwi

Sawin

Mainard

Robert Fitz-
Girold

Osbeen Gifard

Osbern Gtifaed

Humfeey, the Cham
berlain

Ernulf de Hesding

Deogo Fitz-Ponz

Dueand of Glou
cester
William de Ow

Alvied, as one of
the King's Thanes
Gozelin Riyeire

Radulf de Mor
temer

Humfeey de L'Isle

Albeeic, the Cham
berlain, as one ofthe
King's Officers

Robert

Hugo

Robert

Two "milites"

William

MODERN NAME, &c.

Richard

Elbert

Mr. Scrope conjectures this to be CHADDINGTON, in the
pariah of Lydiaed Tebooz, and hundred of Blagrave, —
now in that of Kingsbridge. Wilts Mag. U., 283. That
was certainly held by the descendants of Humfrey de L'Isle,
and amongst others by PetronUla de Montfort. Hund.
E. ii., 244. See alao Test, de Nev., 137, where Chetin-
DON ia named among the fees of Walter de Dunatan-riUe.
Aubrey, 171.
This must be the manor aUuded to in the Exon Domeaday
(p. 186) aa land held, T. E. B., by Cudulf, and afterwards
belonging to Eobert Eitz-Gurold, and would in that caae
be in the hundred of Ambresbury. SHAW, close by
Bedesdene (Biddesden) and Fostesbeeqe (Poabury)
(both of which alao belonged to Eobert Eitz-Girold), may
probably be intended.
Theae two entriea refer to SHERRINGTON, in the hun
dred of Branche. They were asseaeed at ten hides, of
which nine vere held in demeane, the exact number atated,
in the Exon Domesday (p. 184), eo to be held by Osbern
Gifard. The whole parish contains 1040 acres. See
Heytesb. Hund., 238.
SHARNCOTE, in the hundred of Cricklade. From the Exon
Domesday (p. 163), we infer that Humfrey, the Chamber
lain, is the same as Humfrey de L'Isle, The parish con
tains about 600 acres.

Thia, without doubt, is a portion of SBAGRY, in the old
hundred of Sterkley, — now in that of Malmesbury. It waa
held by Waltee Cliffoed, who waa nephew of Deoqo (or
Deew), and took the name on marrying the heiress of
CMord Castle. Test, de Nov., 140. Aubrey, 281.

Thia ia most probably another portion of SBAGRY.
whole parish contains 1060 acrea.

The

SEVINGTON, the original name of the pariah now caUed
Leigh Delameee. It waa originaUy in the hundred of
Thorngrave, — now in that of Chippenham. Aubrey, 101.
These two holdings constitute the present tithing of ZEALS,
in the parish and himdred of Mere. The latter is aUuded
to in the Exon Domesday (p. 182). There are two manors
here, the one Zeals Clevedon and the other Zealk
Ailesbuet, or Lowee and Highee Zeals. Mere Hund.,
31.

SURRBNDEN (or SURRENDELL), in the old hundred
of Dunelawe, — now in that of Chippenham. It is con
sidered part of the pariah of Hullavingion, though they
are in different hundreds. It waa held under the fee of
the Moetimees in the 13th century. Aubrey, 114.
SMITHCOTE, in the pariah of Dauntsey, and hundred of
Sterkley, — now in the hundred of Mahnesbury. WUts
Mag. ii., 281. Aubrey, 217.
SMALLBROOK, half-way between Waeminsteb and Bish
opstrow, in the parish and hundred of Warminster. It
is referred to in the Exon Domesday (p. 177). Hund. E.
ii., 276. 2 L

/

232

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E,
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Sopewoede p. 101

SOESTAIN Church of
p. 16
SOEESTONE p. 90

Stameee p. 96

Staninges p. 103
Staninges p. 105
Staninges p. 134
Stantone p. 45
Stantone p. 116

Stantone p. 137

Standone p. 75

Standene p. 108

Aluric

Godus

Bruning

William de Ow

Abbey of St. Wan
dragisil

Humfeey de L'Isle

Gilbert de Beete-
TILE

Hugo

Robert

Ansfrid

Leuing Colo

Abbess of Wilton

Brictric

Lange

Brictric

William de Fa
leise
Waleean, the hunts
man
Alwi, as one of the
King's Thanes
Abbess of Wilton

Osbeen Gifard

Grimbald, the gold
smith, as one of the
King's Thanes

Eenulf de Hesding

Alward

Godric

Benzelin

Heney de Feeieees

SOPWORTH, in the hundred of Chippenham. It is named,
u. 1272, among the fees of the Eael Maeescal, like
several other eatatea belonging, at Domesday, to William
de Ow. Test, de Nov., 137. Aubrey, 112.
This is the church of SHERSTON MAGNA, or MUCH
SHERSTON, in the himdred of Chippenham. The char
ter of WiUiam I. coniirming, among other grants, the
church of Scoebstan to the abbey of St. Vandrille (alias
FonteneUe), is given in New Mon. -yi., 1107. Aubrey, 108.
SHERSTON PARVA, in the hundred of Chippenham. It
was held, c. 1270, under Walter de DunstanviUe, as of the
barony of Castle Combe, by Ealph de Pinkeny, — hence its
usual designation Shebston Pinkney. WUta Mag. ii.,
286. Aubrey, 109.
STANMORE, in the hundred of Selkley. It Ues on the
borders of the two pariahea of Cliff Pipaed and Wintee
bouen Basset. It was held, together -with Beckhampton
(see under Bachentune), in 2 Edw. I., by one of the
Columbars family. Hund. E. ii., 269. To this day aome
lands in Stanmoee are free of tithe, because formerly part
of the endo-wment of the "free chapel in Becehampion."
Aubrey, 331.

These three small holdings, amounting in all but to two
hides, are no doubt different portions of STANLINCH
(now caUed Teafalgae), in, the hundred of Do-wnton.
The first two are distinctly alluded to in the Exon Domea
day (p. 190). William de St. Maetin, a descendant of
Waleean, held, 2 Edw. I., landa in Cheblton and Stan-
ling. Do-wnton Hund., 46.

STANTON BERNERS (or BERNARD), in the hundred
of Swanborough (p. 175). This estate was given to WU
ton by King Ed-wy, a.d. 957. See charters relating to it,
and containing land-Umits, in Cod. Dipl., 335, 467, 482.
STANTON ST. QUINTIN, in the hundred of SterHey
(p. 159), — now in that of Malmesbury. Sir Herbert de
St. Quintin held the manor under the honor of Gloucester,
3 Edw. I. Hund. E. ii., 272. An entry under Cbiste-
malefoed (p. 30) seems to imply that some land in Stan
ton once belonged to Glastonbury Abbey. Aubrey, 286.
STANTON FITZ-WARYN, in the hundi-ed of Highworth
(p. 164). Fulco Fitz-Waeyn held lands here, and pre
sented to the living in 1299. Wilts Inst, See also Test.
de Nev., 150. The parieh is also caUed, from aucceasive
owners, Stanton Fitz-Heebeet, aud Stanton Fitz-
Beyhde.
STANDEN CHAWORTH, or NORTH STANDEN, in
the hundred of Kinwardstone. In the Non. Inq., 174, it
is described as situated in WUts, with a chapel annexed to
the parish chm-ch of Hungeefoed. It was held under
Pateick de Chawoeth, 3 Edw. I. Hundr. E. U., 260.
Test, de Nov., 144. A survey of the manor, in 1591, as
parcel of the possessions of the Duchy of Lancaster, is
given in WUta Mag. -fi., 187.
STANDEN HUSSEY in the hundred of Kinwardatone (p.
181). This manor is also described in Non. Inq., 174, as
situated in WUte, -with a chapel annexed to Hungeefoed.
EiCHAED Husee died, aieaed of a portion of the manor
here in 1361, which he had held of the honor of TUTBUBT,
a principal possession of the Feeieees (Ferrers) family.
Inq. p. m., 35 Edw. III.

ANALYSIS.

233

NAME.

Stanlege p. 105

Staveetone p. 132

Straburg p. 131

Stapleford p. 143

Sterte

p. 85

Stoche

p. 68

Stoche p. 149

Stoetone p. 104

Stotecome p. 137
Stottune p. 21

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Selewin

Brictric's father

Brictric's father

Waleran, the hunts
man

Beicteic

Brictric

Svain's father

Aluric

Stremi

Alwacre

Gode

Bishop of Win
chester

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

Svain, as one of the
King's Thanes

Humfrey de L'Isle

Edward, of Salis
bury

Ceoc, the huntsman
as one of the King's
Officers

Walscin de Dowai

Gode

Bishop of Win
chester, " pro vic
tu monachorum "

Azelin

William de Pin
chengi, — 1 J hide

Radulf

Richer, —
5 hides
Anschitil,— 2i hides

MODERN NAME, &c.

This holding was probably at STANLEY, in the hundred of
Chippenham, in the neighbourhood of the foresta of Chip
penham and Pewsham. An account of the Abbey, founded
here in the middle of the 12th century, is given in Bowles'
Hiatory of Bremhill. Aubrey, 113.
STAVERTON, in the hundred of Melkaham (p. 171). It
is now considered as a tithing of the parish of Teow-
BBIDGE.

Coming immediately before Stavebton, it would seem pro
bable that this manor is intended for TROWBRIDGE,
though the scribe has strangely corrupted the name. See
Exon Domesday (p. 171). Brictric aleo held Teole
(Trowle) aud Faelbgb (Monkton Farleigh), both of which
are in the immediate neighbourhood. Moreover Humfeey
Bohun, by whom eeveral other estatee belonging at Domes
day to Beicteic, were afterwards held, was possessed, in
the 13th year of King John's reign, of Stavebton and
Teobeigge. Abbrev. Plac, 85.

STAPLEFORD, in the hundred of Branche (p. 184). The
parieh containe 2004 acrea. Thie estate afterwarda came
into the posaeaaion of the descendante of Waleran, the
huntsman, ae John Ingham and Eeginald St. Martin
o-tmed the lordship of the manor in 1316. Nom. YiU.
Branche Hundr., 20.

STERT, in the old hundred of Stodfald (p. 174), now iu
that of Swanborough. It waa held, 2 Edw. I., by Petro-
niUa de Montfort, a descendant of Humfrey de L'Isle, of
the barony of Castle Combe. Hundr. E. ii., 273. It is
now connected "with Eeohfont, aa a united pariah. WUts
Mag. u., 264.

BRADENSTOKE, in the hundred of Kmgebridge (p. 165).
Thie entry includes, without doubt, Lyneham, in which
parish Bradenstoke is now reckoned. The name of the
tenant is stUl preserved in Tockenham Pineney (Abbrev.
Plac, 14), which is probably the holding alluded to, as
West Tockenham is in Lyneham pariah. Aubrey, 187.
Ceoo "venator" occurs in a charter from WiUiam the Con
queror to the Abbey of Malmeabmy reapecting the Abbot's
wooda in the forest of Beadene. New Mon. i., 261. It
is probable therefore that thia smaU holding was in the
immediate vicinity of the estate just described.

This ia no doubt STOURTON, in the hundred of Mere.
The parieh containa 2210 acres. Mere Hundr., 42. Au
brey, 389.

This holding, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 180), was
in the hundred of Kinwardstone. It has been conjectured
to be STICHCOMB, close by MUdenhaU.
STOCKTON, now, Uke other estatea held by the Biehop of
Winchester, in the hundred of Eletab, but originally in
that of Branche (p. 184). Hundr. E. ii., 233. A charter
of King Edward the Elder, a.d. 991, reapecting thia ea
tate, in which it is described as " 10 cassates (=hides) bi
Wilig," i.e., " by the river Wyly," extracted from the
Cod. Winton, is given in Cod. Dipl., 1078. See Heytesb,
Hundr., 241.

234

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Steadfoed p. 63

Steatone p. 123

Sutone p. 107
Sudtone p. 124

Sutone p. 103

Sudtone p. 108

SVALOCLIVE p. 46
SVALOCLIVE p. 131
Syaloclite p. 133
Sumeefoed p. 28

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Azor

Spirtes, a priest

Alwold and his
sister
. Spirtes, a priest

Colo

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Ulward

Abbess of Wilton

Alward

Eael Albeeic

Nigel, the physician

William Fitz-
Widon
Nigel, the physician

Under-Tenant.

William de
Moiun

Richard Fitz-
Gilbeet

Abbess of Wilton
Beicteic, as one of
the King's Thanes
Alwaed, as one of
the King's Thanes
Bishop of Lisieux

Abbey of St.
Mary de Mon
teburg

Walter [Hosa
tus]

Berenger

MODERN NAME, &c.

STRATFORD TONY, in the hundred of Cawdon (p. 187).
Ealph de Thoney was a landowner here in 1278 (Hundr.
E. ii,, 247), and Alice de Tony, Countess of Warwick, held
the manor in 1316. Nom. Vill. From that family the
parish derives ita distinctive name. Cawdon Hundr., 4.

STRATTON ST. MARGARET, originaUy in the hundred
of Scipe (p. 163), afterwards in that of Highworth. There
are two manora, Steatton Supeeiob and Infeeioe, re
corded in the Nom. VUl., both of which, from the large
extent of thia eatate, which waa aaseased at thirty hides,
are no doubt included in it. Aubrey, 161.

These two holdings are alluded to in the Exon Domesday
(p. 177), under the hundred of Warminster. They are
portions of SUTTON MAGNA, or SUTTON FENNY
(now commonly -written VENBY). In the Nom. Vill.,
c 1316, there would seem to have been at least two lord
ships here. Warm. Hundr., 83.

SUTTON PARVA, noyt a tithing in Sutton Veney. See
remarks on thia entry at pp. 103, 154. There waa a free
chapel here, dedicated to St. Nicholaa (Nom. Inq., 170),
and the namea of the Incumbents from 1312 to 1333 are
stiU preserved. Warm. Hundr., 85.

This seems clearly to be the eatate held, c. 1270, by Gal-
FEiDus DE Mandevile, of the Earl of Clare, the lineal
descendant of Eichard Fitz-GUbert (see p. 108, notej, at
Sutton. Test, de Nov., 141. It is SUTTON MANDE
VILLE, in the hundred of Cadworth. In 1316, Hugo le
Deapencer, who married Eleanor, daughter of Gilbert de
Clare, is named as posseesing part of thia aame manor.
Nom. YiU. Cawd. Hundr., 71. [From the tenaut'a name
a conjecture might have been hazarded that " Sutton
Beebngeb" (now contracted into Bengee) -was the estate
intended, but that manor always belonged to Malmesbury,
and is accounted for under Beochenebebge, as parcel
of the large grant made to that Abbey in 956, by King
Ed-wy. For thia aame reason Sutton Bengee waa
reckoned, in 1316, -with Brokenborough, in the hundred of
Cheggelewe (Nom. VUl.), though not locaUy aituated
within its proper limits, and ia now in that of Mahnes-
buiy.]

Theae are different portions of SWALLOWCLIFF, in the
hundred of Dunworth. The first entry was the half
knight's fee held, 3 Edw. I., in Swaleweclive, by John de
Maundevyle, of the Abbess of Wilton. Hundr. E. ii., 258.
A charter relating to Swealewanclif is given in Cod.
Diph,387. See Heytesb. Hundr., 121. Dunw. Hundr, , 67.

This is most probably SOMERFORD KEYNES, in the
hundred of Cricklade. Hutchins (History of Dorset, i.,
110) aaye that Ealph de Kaynes had this manor given to
him on hia marriage with the daughter of Hugh Maminot,
a baron in Kent, of the aame famUy aa Gilbert de Maminot,
Bishop of Liaieux, who held it at the Conqueat. Au
brey, 160.

ANALYSIS.

235

NAME.

Sumeefoed p. 87
SuMREFORD
p. 83
Somrefoede p. 68

Sumeefoed p. 35

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant

Edwin Alnod
Scirold
Alward

Sumeefoed p. 134

SviNDUNE p. 25
Svindone p. 81
Svindone p. 148
Svindone p. 140
Svindone p. 141
Tedelintone p. 84

Leviet Carlo
Torbert

I Ulveva,
( Alveve,
— for 2 manors

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Humfeey de L'Isle

Alueed of Marlbo
rough
Edwaed of Salis
bury

Abbot of Malmes
buey

Alwin, \
a priest
AlwiEdwaed Saieva

as
King's
Thanes

Bishop op Baieux
Alueed of Marlbo
rough
Odin, the chamber
lain, as one of the
King's Officers
Uluric, as one of
the King's Thanes
Ulward, as one of
the King's Thanes
Alured of Marlbo
rough

Under-Tenant.

Robert Siward
Teodric Gunfrid

MODERN NAME, &c.

Wadard

Milo Crispin,
—2 hides

William 'Durus

All these appear to be portions of SOMERFORD MAGNA,
or BROAD SOMERFORD, in the old hundred of Sterkley,
now in that of Malmesbury. The first is the half knight's
fee which was held, 3 Edw. I., under the barony of Castle
Comb, by John Mautravers, and hence the name Somee-
FOED Malteavees ; — the second is the half knight's fee
owned by John Tregoz, under the barony of Ewyas, and
hence this portion waa anciently called Someefoed Ewyas ;
— the third ia the land posaeeaed at the aame date by the
Earl of Hereford, a deacendant of Edward of Saliabury,
and ia moat likely the property held afterwards by the
nuns of St. Mary's Priory, Kington St. Michael, under
Bohun, Earl of Hereford. The prioress of that religious
house presented to the living of Beoad Someefoed in
1324. See Hundr. E. ii., 272, where, under separate en
tries, theae three holdings seem accurately accounted for.
Aubrey, 283.
A comparison of entries in various records leads to the pro
bable conclusion that this estate waa at LITTLE SOMER
FORD, or SOMERFORD MAUDUIT. The Hundr.
EoUa ii., 272, apeak of a manor held by John Mauduit,
at Somerford, under the Abbot of Malmeabmy. In the
Nom. ViU., li. 1316, under the hundred of Sterkley, (the
lordship of which was vested in the Abbot of Malmes
bury,) John Mauduyt is named aa lord of the manor of
Somerford. If, aa aeems probable, the tenant be the same
aa GuNFBiD Maldoith, who held WiteUe (p. 122), — and
the occurrence of Someefoed Mauduit and Witlee
among the manora held by successive generations of the
Mauduit family seems to prove it — ^(see Inq. p. m., 31
Edw.T., and Inq. p. m., 20 Edw. Ill), — ^there would appear
Uttle room to doubt the correctness of the interpretation
¦ ' See Aubrey, 285.

These were aundry email holdings, amounting in the whole
to Uttle more than two hides, under the King, in one of
the SoMEEFOEDa, but in which it is imposaible now to aay
with accuracy. In the Inq. p. m., 36 Edw. IIL, Theo
bald Mounteney ia recorded as having died siesed of land
at Someefoed Keynes ; and iu Test, de Nev., 151, one of
the aame family ia named aa holding one-third of a knight's
fee there. Thia may comprise these four smaU holdings ;
but this ia, of course, mere conjectm-e.
These are all holdings, three of them but of moderate extent,
in SWIND ON, in the old hundred of Blagrave (p. 167) , now
in that of Kingsbridge. The first seems to correspond
-with the one knight's fee held in Alta (High) Swindon
by WiUiam de Valence, 3 Edw. I., Hundr. E. u., 244; —
the second -wae probably a smaU eetate at or near Even
SwYNDON, since' both Lydiaed (Teegoz) and Moeedon, in
that immediate neighbourhood, belonged to Alured of
Marlborough ; — the third seems, from ita extent, to be
the principal portion of the present parish, the two hides
held by Milo Crispin being no doubt close by Waleoote
(Walcot), which also belonged to him, near its north-weat-
ern boundary ; — of the other two, which were but small
holdings under the King, it is impossible now to identify
the locality. In 1316, according to Nom. ViU., there aeems
to have been but one manor here, which was held by Ado
mar de Valence (Earl of Pembroke), and hence the name,
which is sometimes met with, Swindon Valence. Inq.
p.m. 17, Edw. II. Wilts Mag. vii., 123. Aubrey, 191.
TITHERINGTON LUCAS, in the hundred of Chippen
ham. In Test, de Nev., 137, Adah Lucas ia recorded as
the holder of one knight's fee at Tudeeinton, under Eo
beet Teegoz, a descendant of Alured of Marlborough.
Moreover, among the fees of John de Teegoz, who died
in 1304, that of Tudeeington Lucas is named. Inq
p. m., 28 Edw. I. Aubrey, 116.
2 M

236

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. i Under-Tenant,

MODERN NAME, &c.

Teeintone p. 118

Domno

Osbeen Gifaed

Terintone p. 71

Tedeintone p. 62

Theodulveside p. 10

Elric

Harding

King Edward

Edwaed of Salis
bury

Eael Alberic

The King

Borel

TiDULFHIDE p. 13%
TiDULFHIDE p. 133
TiDULFHIDE p. 135
TiDULFHIDE p. 135
TiCOODE p. 71

Aluric " Parvus"
Alwaed Alestan Almar

H

60

Svain

Edward of Salis
bury

Gilbert

Thia estate seems clearly to be aUuded to in the Exon
Domesday (p. 162), under the hundred of Chippenham.
It represents, without doubt, the two knight's fees held by
GoDFEEY EscuDBMOB and Blxas de Kaylewey at Tude
einton, of Elyas Giffaed, c. 1270, recorded in Test, de
Nev., 142, an eatate which ia alao caUed (Teat, de Nev., 144)
Kayleweni. The name of one of ita early o-wners is still
preserved in TITHERTON KELWAYS ; though more
than the present parish, which comprises but 130 acrea,
must be included in the manor aUuded to in thia entry.

From ita being mentioned immediately after Langefel (Lang
ley BurreU) , and being occupied by the aame tenant, Boeel,
the inference may fairly be dra-wn, that thia holding, which
waa but of small extent, was in the aame immediate neigh
bourhood aa the TITHERTON juat described.
From this comparatively smaU holding being named next to
Cheltee (Chittern), and being occupied by the same ten
ant, T. E. E., it ia conjectured that thia may poasibly be
TITHERINGTON, iu the hundred of Heytesbury. " See
Heytesb. Hundr., 155, 277.
TILSHEAD, at the time of Domesday in the hundred of
Eugeberg (p. 174). It is so reckoned alao in the Nom.
VUl. In the Hundr. E., it ia included in the hundred of
Dolesfelt (Dole). At the preaent time, Noeth Tilshead,
containing 2097 acrea, ia in Dole, and South Tilshead,
containing 848 acres, in Wherwelado-wn himdred. The
principal manor at Tilshead waa given by the Conqueror
to the Abbey of Caen, and the gift wae confirmed by Henry
I. Hundr. E., ii., 254. N. Mon., vi., 1065. TheAbbeas
of Eomsey also, according to Non. Inq. 178, posseaaed a
manor here, most probably the portion in Wherwelsdo-wn
hundred, the greater part of the property belonging to that
reUgioua houae being aituated in that hundred. See p. 172.
The church, which ia dedicated to St. Thomaa a Becket,
wae given by Henry II. to the Priory of Ivychurch, which
he had founded for canona of the order of St. Auatin, near
hia palace at Clarendon. The first mention of the appro
priation of the church to the said monastery ia in the Pa
tent EoUa, 10 Edw. II. (1317). A Vicai-age however was
estabUshed at TUshead before 1291. Tax. Eccles., 181.
Dole Hundr., 42.

Theae are aU amaU portiona of the large manor of TILS
HEAD just referred to. They were aU held under the King.

This it is conjectured may possibly be THICK-WOOD, near
Coleene. The same tenant, Svain, who occupied it
T.E.E., is recorded also as the occupant of Comb (Castle
Combe), in the immediate neighbourhood. It may cor
respond with BoxE (Box), which would be in the same
vicinity, and which is reckoned in Test, de Nov., 135, 138,
among the feea of the Earl of Saliebury, and singularly, in
both cases, in immediate connection, as in Domesday, with
Langley Bueebll. See Aubrey, 77.

ANALYSIS.

237

NAME.

Tissebeeie p. 42

Titicome
p. 141

TORNTELE p. 147

Abbess of Shaftes
bury

p. 148

ToDEWORDE p. 24
ToDEWOEDE p. 67
ToDEWOEDE p. 146

Tollaed p. 123
Tollard p. 73
Tollaed p. 102

Teoi

p. 125

Teole p. 131
Tocheham p. 109

T. R. E.
O^vner, or Tenant.

Abbess of Shaftes
buey

Wenesius

Strami

Eddulf
Alward
Three Thanes

Five Thanes
Rozo Toll
Abbess of Wilton

Alwin

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

The Wife of We-
RESius, as one of
the King's Thanes
William Fitz-Ans-
ULF, as one of the
King's Officers

William Fitz- Ans
culf, as one of
the King's Officers

Bishop of Baieux
Edwaed of Salis
bury
Croc, the huntsman,
as one of the King's
Officers

Aiulf, the Sheriff
Edwaed of Salis
bury
William de Ow

Richard Puin
giant

Beicteic, as one of
the King's Thanes

Radulf de Moete
mee

MODERN NAME, &c.

Turstin, — 3 hidee
Gunfrid, — 3 hides
Alberic, — 2 hides
Edward, the sher
iff, — 2 caruc.

Odo

[Croc, — 1 vir
gate]
" Miles,"— 2 hides
[Edward of
Salisbury, —
1 virgate]

1

Aiulf

Oidelard

TISBURY, in the hundred of Dunworth. This estate was
given to the Abbess of Shaftesbury, iu 984, by King ^^thel-
red. The charter, with land-limits, may be seen in Cod.
Dipl., 641. Of the subordinate holdinge that belonged to
GuNFEiD (who was probably Gunfeid Maldoith), is no
doubt land at Aeshull, Nipeed, and Feenhull, aince
various tenante held there in aU some two-thirds of a
knight'a fee of Eobeet Mauduit, c 1270. Test, de Nev.,
152. See Wilts Mag., vii., 286. Dunworth Hundr., 128.
Thia ia moet probably TIDCOMB, in the hundred of Kin
wardstone. The manor was held, 3 Edw. I., by Hubert
Hussey, under the Earl of Warwick as chief lord. Hundr.
E., ii., 260. The church afterwarda formed part of the
endowment of Easton Priory. Aubrey, 358, 382.
THORNHILL, in the parish of Cliff Pipaed and himdred
of Kingsbridge. The tenant, T. E. E., also held. Stoohe.
(Bradenstoke). A compariaon moreover of the entries at
pp. 68, 95, and 148, would aeem to make it probable that
William Fitz-Ansculf and William de Pinchengi may
be the aame person. Aubrey, 166.
Thia eatate, which ia aaid to be near the preceding one,
conaiata of two hides, which are described, the one as
belonging to Beadenstoke, the other to Cliff Pipaed.
See above, under Clive, the manor of Gilbeet de Beete
ville, p. 95.
These holdings, aU of which are aUuded to in the Exon
Domesday (p. 185), under the himdred Ambreabury, are
different portiona of the parieh of NORTH TIDWORTH.
There were at leaat two manors here in the 13th centm-y,
TiDwoBTH Melewis, granted by WilUam, Earl of SaUs
bury, to WiUiam de Mele-wia, and Tidwoeth Zouch, held
in the time of Edward II. by Alan la Zouch. The patron
age of the Chm-ch remained for aome centuriea in the
hands ofthe Earls of Salisbm-y or their descendants. The
adjoining estate of South Tidwobth (Hants) was also
held at Domesday by Ceoc, the huntsman, and Eobeet
Fitz-Gieold, the owner of Bedesdene, which ia in the im
mediate neighbourhood. Hants Domesd., 466, 49. .Am
bresb. Hundr., 90.
These are aU different portions of TOLLARD ROYAL, in
the hundred of Stanford (= Chalk), at the south-western
corner of the county. The first holding ia aUuded to in
the Exon Domesday (p. 186) . The second may poseibly be
Eush-Meee, deriving ita original name it may be from
Eozo, the occupier T. E. E. From the tenant, or o-wner,
of the third, Toli, may perchance be derived the name
ToL-LAED. King John had a hunting-seat at this place,
and hence the designation Tollaed Eoyal. Chalk
Hundr., 170.
TROW, in the parish of Berwick St. John, and hundred of
Stanford (=ChaUi). Exon Domesd., p. 186. This ia
clearly the same eatate that is included aa a subordinate
holding under Chelche, p. 47.
TROWLE, iu the hundred of Melksham (p. 171). It is a
tithing of the parish of Teowbeidgb. A tithing, imme
diately adjoining it, belonging to Bbadfoed-on-Avon, is
also caUed by the same name.
Thia ia the half knight's fee held, c. 1270, under Eadulf de
Moetemee, by Thomas de Tockenham. Test, de Nev., 150.
It is no doubt the land held afterwarda by Beadenstoeje
Peioey under the Moetimebs, and is most probably a
part of WEST TOCKENHAM. Aubrey, 189.

238

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Tocheham p. 96

Tocheham p. 134
Tocheham p. 135
Tocheham p. 134

p. 134
TUDEELEGE p. 140
Ulfecote p. 140

Ufecote p.!

Ulfela p. 146

Uptone p. 55

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Dodo, under the
Church of Mal
mesbury

VlTELETONE p. 113

Wadhulle p. 25
Wadone p. 133

Two Thanes
Ulurie's father
Ulurie's father
Almar

( Turold
( Alwin

Girald of Wilton

Vitel

Eddulf

Aluric

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

Dueand of Glou
cester

H

bo

Alric

Algae

Alueic
' Parvus '
Alueic ' Parvus ' J

Ulueic, as one of
the King's Thanes
Ulueic, as one of
the King's Thanes

Dueand of Glou
cester

Radulf de Hal
ville, as one of
the King's Officers
GiEALD OF Wilton,
'in frank-almoigne'

Robert Fitz-
Girold

Bishop of Baieux

Aluric of Melk
sham, as one of
the King's Thanes

Roger

MODERN NAME, &c.

Roger

Rainer

Odo

This is -without doubt the one knight's fee held at Tocheham
by Herbert Fitz-Piera, as an inheritance from Waltee
PiNKNAY. Test, de Nov., 150. A comparison of entries
in various records leads to the concluaion that it ia a por
tion of WEST TOCKENHAM, which ie in the pariah of
LiNEHAM and hundred of Kingabridge. In Abbrev. Plac.
14, it ia caUed Tokenham Pinkinni. See above, under
Stoche, and alao Aubrey, 194.

All these holdings making up in the whole about four hides,
are most probably portions of EAST TOCKENHAM,
formerly in the himdred of Blagrave, now in that of
Kingsbridge. The name of the fourth holding is not
given, but it seems to be impUed that it was at Tocheham.
The third is aUuded to in the Exon Domesday, under the
hundred of Blagrave (p. 167). Aubrey, 194.

Thie ia a very small holding on the south-east borders of the
county cloae hy TITHERLEY. See below, under WiN-
lEBSLiB. The parish of Titheeley is in Hanta.
From the circumstance, of ULUEIC being possessed of a
smaU estate at Svindone (S-windon), it is conjectured that
thia may be UFCOTT, which ia a few mUea diatant from
that place.
Thia email holding is described as in Ufeoote. It may he
a portion of the manor just described. A reference to
Tocheham (p. 96) wiU show that both the chief lord, and
tenant, T. E. W., held lands in the neighbourhood. See
Aubrey, 335.

This is referred to in the Exon Domesday (p. 181), under
the hundred of Kinwardstone. It ia WOLFHALL, in the
parish of Geeat Bedwin. WUta Mag., vi., 264. Aubrey, 379i

UPTON LOVEL, in the hundred of Heyteahury (p. 178).
A charter concerning this estate, which is there called Ub-
EANTUNE, is Contained in the Wilton Chartulary. Cod.
Dipl., 468. It would seem at one time to have belonged
to the Abbey at WUton, and the tenure in frank-almoigne
implies as much. It appears to be included in Test, de
Nev.; 151, 154, among the feea of the Abbess. Heyteab.
Hundr., 190.

FITTLETON, in the hundi-ed of Elstub. It would aeem
moat probably to derive its name from that of its poseeaaor
T. E. E. Eobert Fitz-Girold held also several estates in
the immediate neighbourhood as e.g. Bedesdene (Biddes
den), Mildestone (MUston), and Bbismaetone (Brigmers-
ton). Elstub Hundr., 26.
WODHULL (now WOOD-HILL), in the parish of Cliff
Pipard and hundred of Kingsbridge (p. 165). There was
a chapel here in ancient times. Inq. Non., 162.

WHADDON, in the hundred of MeUjsham (p. 171).
parish contains 580 acres. Aubrey, 305.

The

ANALYSIS.

239

NAME.

Waisel p. 49

T. R. E.

T. R. W.

Owner, or Tenant. , jgnant in Capite. Under-Tenant

Abbess of Wilton Abbess of Wilton

W.alecote p. 92

Watedene p. 106
Watedene p. 107
Wemberge p. 20

Wenistetone p. 139

Werdoee p. 46
Werocheshalle p. 72

Weetune p. 8(

Wervetone p. 136

Westberie p. 13
Westbeeie, Church of
p. 14

( Alnod
( Levenot

Bolle

Four Thanes

Bishop of Win
chester

Harding

Abbess of Wilton

Baldwin

Milo Crispin

iWaleran, the hunts
man

Walbran, the hunts- Two " milites"
man

Rainald

Engenulf

Alnod

( Bricnod
( Alwin

Clueen Editha

Bishop of Win
chester, " pro vic
tu monachorum "

Haeding, as one of
the King's Thanes

Abbess of Wilton

Edwaed of Salis
bury

Humfrey de L'Isle

Aldred, as one of
the King's Thanes

The King

A certain Clerico
lus

Richer, — 1 hide

MODERN NAME, &o.

Britmar

Godfrey

Robert

William Scu
det, — 4i hides

Thia is the manor of WASSERN (or WASSHERNE),
which comprised a considerable portion of what ie now in
cluded within the park at Wilton. (See below, p. 187.)
It is mentioned in the Hundr. E., u., 244, aa being in
the hundred of Cadworth, and belonging to WUton ; and
(p. 281) under the heading BuKous de Wylton, a house
ia epoken of as being "in reg'io vico de Wasseen." The
name is now lost, but the manor was granted under thia
title to Sir W. Herbert, 33 Henry VIII. See Branche
Hundr., 150.
WALCOT, near Swindon, in the old hundred of Blagrave
(p. 167), now in that of Kingabridge. Like other estates
belonging to Milo Crispin, it waa held, c. 1270, under the
honor of WaUingford. Test, de Nov., 137.
By a comparison of these entries with those under Alwab
beeie, it wUl be evident that these holdings were at
WHADDON, in the hundred of Alderbury. The descend
ants of Waleran for many yeare continued to hold thia
eatate. Teat, de Nev., 142. Alderb. Hundr., 6.

WANBOROUGH, in the old hundred of ThornhiU (p. 167),
now in that of Kingsbridge. This estate was granted to
the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul at Winton, by King
Jilthelwulf, in 854. The charter, with land-limits, is
given in Cod. Dipl., 1053. Details concerning this parieh
will be found in Wilts Mag.,vU., ]32, and Aubrey, 195.
From the simUarity of this name to Eunestetone (see p.
33), it would seem moat probable, that this manor is also
some portion of IDMESTON, in the hundred of Alder
bury. The whole parish, including Pobton and Gomel
don, contains more than 5000 acrea. Alderb. Hundr., 61.
A portion of the preaent estate of Waedoue. William de
St. Martin held it, c. 1270, under the Abbess of Wilton.
Test, de Nov., 151. See above, under Anestige.
NORTH WRAXALL, in the hundred of Chippenham.
This manor is named among the fees of the Earl of Sa
rum. Test. deNev., 135. The parish contains 2104 acree.
An intereeting account of a Eoman ViUa discovered there
by G. P. Scrope, Esq., in 1859, is given in WUts Mag.,
vii., 59. See also Aubrey, 118.
Thie is a portion of the parish of Weoughton, in the hun
dred of Blaohegrave, now in that of Kingabridge. It ia
commonly called in the recorde OVER WROUGHTON
(=Upper Wroughton). Hundr. E., ii., 244. WUte Mag.,
ii., 278. Aubrey, 367.
This ia deacribed aa " in Weevetone," and ie no doubt
another portion of WROUGHTON. It ia alluded to in
the Exon Domeaday (p. 166), under the hundred of Blache-
grave. The preaent pariah of Wboughton (including
Elingdon, now reckoned aa part of it) containa 6390 acres.
See above, under Elendune.

WESTBURY, in a hundred of the same name. A full ac
count of this parish — which comprises Beatton, Dilton,
and Leigh, — will be found in Hoare's Modeen Wiltshiee.
Some additional particulars are given in Aubrey, 402.
2 N

240

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Wesbebie p. 147
Westwode p. 19

Wicheford p. 48

Wicheford p. 149

WICHELESTOTE p. 120
Widecome p. 76
WiDETON
¦ p. 138

Widehille p. 146
Wildehille p. 81

WiFLESFOEDE p. 60
Wiflesfoed p. 112

Wilcote p. 65

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Ulward

Bishop of Win
chester

Abbess of Wilton

Avitius

Leuric

Brictric

Father of Edward

Robert Fitz-
Wimarc

Carlo

Ednod, the steward

Tovi

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant

William Scudet,
as one of the
King's Officers.
Bishop of Win
chester, "pro vic
tu monachorum."

Abbess of Wilton

William Corniole,
as one of the King's
Officers
Hugo Lasne

Ernulf de Hesding

Edwaed, as one of
the King's Thanes

Tetbald & Hum
frey, as King's
Officers
Alueed of Marl-
brough

Earl Hugo

Robert Fitz-
Gieold

Edwaed of Salis
bury

MODERN NAME, &c.

HaroldRobert

Gunfrid

Haimo Hugo

This ia evidently the subordinate holding under the larger
manor aUuded to in the preceding entry.

WESTWOOD, originaUy in the hundred of Bradford (Wilts
Mag., v., 22), now, like other eatatea belonging to St.
Swithin, Wincheater, in that of Elstub. The parish from
time immemorial has been united with that of Beadfoed-
ON-AvON. The lordship of the manor belongs to the
Dean and Chapter of Wincheater. Two chartera relating
to it, one of them vrith land-limits, are given in Cod. Dipl.,
639, 658.
LITTLE WISHFORD, in the hundred of Branche (p. 184).
It is reckoned as a tithing of the parish of South
Newton. The charter of King jEthelstan (a.d. 937) re
specting "five mansiB in Niwantune," given in Cod. Dipl.,
1114, appeara to relate to thia estate. Branche Hundr., 54.
GREAT WISHFORD, in the hundred of Branche. The
pariah conaiata of 1610 acrea. Moat of what is now in
cluded in it waa, without doubt, at the time of Domeaday,
part of Geovely Foeest. Branche Hondr., 45.
Most probably WICKLESCOT (now corrupted into WEST-
LECOT), close by Swindon. Aubrey, 191, 368.
WIDCOMB, in the parish of Helmaeton and hundred of
Kingsbridge. See above, under Helmeeintone. Aubrey,
167.

These two entriea refer to different portions of WIDHILL,
the name now of some farms in the parishes of Beoad
and Little Blunsdon. The former is aUuded to in the
Exon Domesday (p. 163), under the himdred of Scipe, and
ia probably Nobth Widhill. The latter ia named among
the feea of John Tregoz (Inq. p. m. 28, Edw. I.), and ia
there called West Widehull. In Test, de Nev., 136,
Thomas Mauduit, a deacendant poasibly of the tenant
Gunfeid [Maldoith ?], is recorded aa holding lands at
Widihull Wastevill, under Eobert Tregoz, as of the
honor of Ev?yas. (See p. 79, note). Both of theae eatates
are now in the hundred of Highworth.
These are both, it ia conjectured, portions of WILSFORD,
in the hundred of Underditch. The former is clearly the
one-fourth of a knight's fee held at Paeva Wyvelesfoed,
c. 1270 (Test, de Nev., 144), by Eioaedus filius Auohee.
The same o-wuer is recorded as possessed of Fissebtone,
also one of the possessions of Earl Hugo (p. 61). Test.
de Nov., 140. — ^Aa regards the latter holding, a reference
to the manors of Eobert Fitz-Girold (see above, under
Beismaetone and Mildestone) , wUl show that he was
possessed of lands in the neighbourhood.
WILCOT, in the hundred of Swanborough (p. 175). From
the large extent of thia manor, which waa aaaeased at 15i
hides, and from the fact that a portion of the present parish
(see above, under Deaioote) ia aeparately accounted for,
it is conjectured that it probably included Woodboeough.
The two are recorded in the Nom. VUl. aa having been
both held by the Earl of Lancaster, a lineal deecendant of
Edward of Salisbury. Wilcot waa held, in the time of
Ed^. I. by the Prior of Bradenstock, by gift of the Earl
of Sarum. Teat, de Nev., 155.

ANALYSIS.

241

NAME.

WiLGI

p. 48

Will p. 88
WiLEENONE p. 88

WlNEFEL
p. 26

Winteebuene p. 14
Winteebuene, Church of
p. 14
Winteebuene- Stoch p. 66

Wintrebuene p. 128
Wintrebuene p. 136
Winteebuene p. 78

Winteebuene p. 41

Wintrebuene p. 55

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Abbess of Wilton

Aluric

Edwin

Azor

Queen Editha

Humfeey de L'Isle

Humfeey de L'Isle

Bishop of Coutance

The King

Abbey of Jumieges

Alwi, — 1 hide

Ulward

Cudulf

Nubold

Abbey of St. Pe
ter's, Winches
ter

Abbess of Ambres
bury

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant,

Abbess of Wilton

Edwaed of
bury

Salis-

Maci of Moeetaina

Cudulf, as one of
the King's Thanes

Eenulf de Hesding

Abbey of St. Petee' s
Winchestee

Abbess of Ambees
buey

Roger

Walter— 2 hides
Alwi's wife,
— h hide

Nubold

MODERN NAME, &c.

WYLY, in the hundred of Branche (p. 184). A charter re
lating to this manor, containing land-hmits, ia given in
Cod. Dipl., 379. Branohe Himdr., 5. See above, under
Depefoed.
These two manors make up the number of hides held by
Humphrey de L'Isle in the hundred of Heyteabury
(p. 178). They are reapectively GREAT and LITTLE
BATHAMPTON ON WYLY. Though in a different
hundred, they are now conaidered tithinga in the pariah
of Steeple Langfokd. The two manora under the names
of Wyli and Bacham-wyli are recorded among the fees
of Walter de DunstanvUle, c. 1270, in Test, de Nov., 140.
The word Wileenone looks like a corruption for Wyly-
bouen, a name appUed to that part of the country. WUts
Mag., ii., 266, Branche Hundr., 15.
WINFIELD, in the hundred of Bradford. This estate was
afterwarda beatowed on the Abbey of Keynsham (Test, de
Nev. 136), and the patronage was exercised by the head of
that reUgious house tUl the Eeformation. WUts Inst.
See below, under Withenham.

These entries refer to WINTERBOURN-STOKE, iu the
hundred of Dole (p. 183), amanor which, it is conjectured,
originaUy included also some portion of Beewiok St.
James. The Abbey of Jumieges was possessed of the
church. WUta Inat. The third holding would seem to
be probably WINTERBOURN PARVA, (or aa it is now
called, ASSERTON), smce iu Test, de Nev., 135, that is
recorded as having been held by "WiUelmus filius
Walteri " of the Earl of Sarum, aud to have amounted
to half a knight's fee, which would correspond -with the 2i
hides at which it was aaaesaed. It is now part of
BERWICK ST. JAMES. A survey of thia laat parish,
1591, as parcel of the posseaaions of the Duchy of Lancaa
ter, is given in WUts Mag., -yi., 195.

These two manora, according to the Exon Domeaday (pp.
183, 184), were in the hundred of Dole. They are most
probably some portions of the large manor juat aUuded to,
which it is impossible now to identify.

Thia would aeem to correspond -with land in the hundred
of Dole, held in chief, c. 1276, by Paganus de Cadurcia
(=Chaworth), in whose famUy many of the estatea held at
Domesday by Ernulf de Heading became afterwards vested.
Both in the Hund. E., ii., 254, and Teat, de Nev., 142, it is
aaid to have been at Beewyze, and hence it is conjectured
to be a portion of BERWICK ST. JAMES.

Thia is clearly the Abbodeston of the. Nom. VUl. It
was granted under the name of Winieebuen to the Abbess
of St. Peter'a, Wincheater, by King Edgar, in 966. Cod
Dipl., 523. It ia now caUed ROLLESTON. It waa in
the hundred of Dolo originally (page 184) ; it waa after
wards transferred to that of Elatub.
Theae are -without doubt the two carucates held in Wintbb-
BUEN Madinton, 3 Edw. I., by the Abbess of Ambresbury.
Hundr. E., u., 254. It is a portion of MADDINGTON,
a moiety of which manor belonged to the Abbeaa, Nom'
ViU. Teat, de Nev., 155.

242

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

Wintrebuene p. 116
Winteebuene p. 116
Wintrebuene p. 67
Winteebuene p. 66
Winteebuene p. 72
WiNTEEBU ENE
p. 81
WiNTEEBOENE p. 31

Winteebuene p. 54

Winteebuene p. 89

Winteebuene p. 33

Winteebuene p. 73
Winteebuene p. 128

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Domne

Alric
Ulveva
Alward

Abbot of Glaston
bury
Orgar, — 3j hides

Abbess of Ambres
bury

Two Thanes

Abbot of Glaston
bury

Ulwen

Alwi

p. 129

Gudmund

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite.

Osbeen Gifaed

Osbeen Gifaed

Edwaed of Salis
bury
Edwaed of Salis
bury
Edwaed of Salis
bury
Alueed of Marl
borough

Abbot of Glaston
buey

Abbess of Ambres
bury

Humfrey de L'Isle

Abbot of Glaston
buey

Edwaed of Salis
bury
Godescal

Godescal

Under-Tenant.

Godfrey

Tetbald

Edward

Gilbert,— 3 1
hides

Waleran, — -1
virgate

MODERN NAME, &c.

These two are conjectured to be also portions of MADDING
TON, the former being referred to in the Exon Domesday
(page 183) under the hundred of Dole, and entriea in
Hundr. E., U. 254, compared -with thoae in Teet. de Nov.,
138, leading to auch a concluaion aa being probably
correct. The latter may be the CLIFTON GIFFARD
referred to in the Hundred EoUa.
A comparison of entries in Hundr. E., ii., 254, and Test, de
Nev., 135, leads to the concluaion that the first of these ia
the two knight's fee held at Winteebuen Soieeveton, and
the others the two sub-infeudations, each of half a knight's
fee, at the same place. They probably make up the pre
sent parish of SHREWTON, in the hundred of Dole.
The former part of the name would seem to be a cor
ruption of Scir-gerefa, i.e. Shire-reeve {^=SheriS) , and so
to be stiU a memorial of the office borne by ita Domeaday
o-wner.

WINTERBOURN MONKTON iu the hundred of SeUdey
(page 169), a pariah containing 1813 acrea. The manor
waa given to Glaatonbury by Elfrida, Queen of Edward the
Elder. N. Mon., i., 24. Aubrey, 341.

Thie is clearly the Eubbedeston of the Nom. ViE., under
the himdred of Selkley, which, in 1316, belonged to the
Abbess of Ambresbury. It is now ROBSON, the name of
a farm in the parieh of Winterbourn Bassett. See below,
p. 169. In the N. Mon., under ' ministers' accounts, ap
pended to the history of Ambresbury, it is called the manor
of Noeth Winteebouen. See Auhrey, 344.
Thie is the principal portion of the present parish of
WINTERBOURN BASSETT, in the hundred of SeUi-
ley (p. 169), which contains in the whole some 2210 aorea.
WUts Mag., ii., 270. Aubrey, 342.
From Gomeldon being mentioned in the Hundr. E., ii., 242,
under the himdred of Alderbury, in connection with
Idemeston, aa belonging to Glaatonbury, coupled with
the fact that in the Exon Domesday (p. 190), thia estate
is aUuded to as having been in the same hundred, it would
seem probable that what is now caUed GUMBLETON,
which ia in Idmiston parish, ia intended by this entry.
The neighbouring eatate of Hueoot (see under Heedicote)
belonged to Waleran. Alderb. Hundr., 57.

WINTERBOURN EARLS, in the hundred of Alderbury
(p. 190). The pariah contains 1619 aorea. Alderb.
Hundr., 85.

This, according to the Exon Domesday (p. 190), waa in the
himdred of Alderbury. It seems to correspond with the
two carucates held by Henry de la Mare, c. 1270 (Teat, de
Nov., 143), and which had previously formed part at leaat
of the manor of Gunnoea de la Mabe (Inq. p. m. 33,
Henry IIL), whence the name WINTERBOURN GUN
NER.
The name of this smaU holding is not given. It was, if not
a portion of the same manor, probably in its immediate
-vicinity.

ANALYSIS.

21c

NAME.

Winteebuene p. 27
Winteebuene p. 135
Winteebuene
p. 143

Winteesleu p. 58

WiNTRESLEI p. 62

WiNTEESLEI p. 140
WiNTRESLEI p. 140
WiTEBERGE p. Ill

WiTECLITE p. 149

WiTELIE p. 122
WiTFORD p. 106
Withenham p. 26

WiTELESFORD p. 133

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

Lessid
Godwin Alwin

Harding
Abbess of Ambres
bury, — 2 hides

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant.

Harding

Father of Uluric
Saulf Alwi
Appe BoUe

Alvet

Bishop of Cou
tance
Aldred, as one of
the King's Thanes
Saric, as one of the
King's Thanes

Earl Morton

Eael Alberic

Ulwaed, as one of
the King's Thanes
Uluric, as one of
the King's Thanes
Robeet Fitz-
Girold

Gundvin, as one of
the King's Officers

Gunfeid Maldoith

Waleean, the hunts
man
Bishop of Cou
tance

Brismar

Alueic of Melk
sham, as one of
the King's Thanes

MODERN NAME, &c.

Gozelin

Robert

These two eetatee, neither of them of any great extent, were,
according to the Exon Domeaday (p. 190) , in the hundred
of Alderbury. It is not easy to aay precisely what manora
are intended. The former may poasibly be WINTER
BOURN DAUNTSEY.
The Exon Domesday (p. 190) accounts for this eatate under
the hundred of Alderbury. Aa Saric held Lavebstock,
which ie next named in the record, it seems very probable
that WINTERBOURN FORD, which is in that pariah,
ia the eatate intended by this entry. Alderb. Hundr., 106.
This, according to the Exon Domeaday (p. 190), was in the
hundred of Alderbury. It is WEST WINTERSLOW.
On the attainder of WiUiam, Earl of Morton, in the reign
of Henry I., it would seem to have escheated to the Crown,
for, in 1215, it belonged to IsabeUa, Queen of England.
Alderb. Hundr., 44.
Thia ia moat probably BAST WINTERSLOW, an outlying
portion of the hundred of Ambreabury, uni^r which it ia
accounted for in the Exon Domesday (p. 185). An ac
count of the descent of thia manor ia given in Alderb.
Hundr., 47.

These are probably portiona, the second of but small extent,
of MIDDLE WINTERSLOW, or, as it is sometimes
caUed, MIDDLETON. Uluric possessed also one virgate
of land in Tudeblege (Titherley), the adjoining manor.
Alderb. Hundr., 49.

This is possibly WYCHBURY, mthe hundred of Cawdon.
Eobert Fitz-Girold was chief lord of Ebbesbouen Wake,
which ia aituated at no great diatance from it. See above,
under Eblesboene. Cawd. Hundr., 67.

The tithmg of WHITE-CLBBVE (or WHITE-CLIFT),
in the hundred of Heytesbury (p. 178). It comprises
some 300 acree, and liee principally in Bkixton Devbeel,
a few acres only being in Monkton Devebel. Heytesb.
Hundr., 7.

WITLEY, in the hundred and parieh of Melksham. The
Mauduit famUy, deecendanta of the Domeaday owner,
held property here. John Mauduyt died siesed of the
manor, 31 Edw. I. Inq., p. m. Aubrey, 295.

WITHENHAM, in the hundred of Bradford. Formerly
thia waa a separate parish, the names of its incumbents
from 1299—1421 being etUl preserved. In 1428, Walter,
Lord Hungerford, obtained permission to unite Withen
ham alias Rowley church and parish -with Faeleigh
Hungeefoed. See Wilts Mag., v., 20. The larger por
tion of this last-named parish is in Somerset ; Withen
ham, which is the smaUer part of it, is in WUta.
WILSFORD, near Pewaey, in the hundred of Swanborough.
The Edwaed, who ia aaid to have held it "in mortgage,"
was moat probably Edwaed of Salisbuey, as both Wyve
lesfoed and Manynqfoed Bohun (which is a tithing in
that parish) belonged, 3 Edw. I., to his descendant, the
Eari of Hereford. Hundr. E., ii,, 274. 2 o

114

DOMESDAY FOR WILTSHIRE.

NAME.

T. R. E.
Owner, or Tenant.

T. R. W.

Tenant in Capite. Under-Tenant.

MODERN NAME, &c.

WOCHESIE
p. 131

WoDETONE p. 91

Brictric's father

Levenod

Brictric, as one of
the King's Thanes

Milo Crispin

WUEDE, Church of
p. 15

An estate in the
Hundred of
Wedebusteselle p. 66

Eadulf, the priest

Brictric

Edward of Salis
bury

Huard

OAKSEY, in the hundred of Cicemethorn (p. 159), now in
that of Malmesbury. Thia manor became afterwards par
cel of the estates of the Duchy of Lancaster, and a sur
vey, 1591, is given in Wilts Mag., vi., 108. Aubrey, 275.
WOOTTON BASSET, in the hundred of Blachegrave
(p. 166), now in that of Kingsbridge. It ia included
among the fees held by Edmund, Earl of CornwaU,
appertaining to the "honor of WaUingford." See p. 91,
note. Inq., p. m. 28 Edw. I. Aubrey, 202. [In Test, de
Nov., 137, Beodeton, said to be held by Fulco Basset,
among the feea of the "honor of WaUingford," ia clearly
a misprint for Wodeton.]

HIGH-WORTH, in a himdred of the same name.
above, under Blontesdone. Aubrey, 151.

See

The name ot this estate is not given, but it ia aimply de
acribed aa six hides in the Hundred of Wedebusteselle.
What hundred ia aUuded to it is not eaay to aay, aa none
of those named in the Exon Domeaday cau as yet be iden
tified with it. It has been conjectured that the hundred
of Wheewelsdown was intended, but all the manora in
that himdred (aee p. 172) seem fully accounted for.
Beictbio, the Anglo-Saxon ijroprietor, certainly had
several estates in that neighbourhood, all of which came
afterwards into the possession of the descendants of Ed
waed OF Salisbuey. See above, under Covelesione, —
Steabueg, — Staveetone, — and Teole.

CORRiaENDA.

Page 17, Une 6, for 'haec,' read 'hac'
„ 19, „ 8, for ' WESTWOODE; read ' WESTWODE.'
„ 30, „ 27, for ' hsec,' read ' hse.'
„ 62, „ 13, for ' terrse,' read ' terra.'
„ 80, „ 17, for ' Alward," read ' Alured.'
„ 112, „ 23, ,/ot- 'tenet Roberto' read 'tenet de Eoberto.'
,, 181, „ 5, y&r ' Standen Chaworth,' read ' Standen Hussey. '
„ 219, (second entry,) for ' Hantone,' read ' Hentone.'
„ 225, (under thelast entry,) tramsfer 'Aluric, the huntsman,' to ihe colmnn.
headed T. E. E.
,, 228, (first entry,) for ' Otnob,' read ' Otone.'
,1 2ii, {rmier'WooisiONSs,) erase the words within brackets, — [In Test. deNev.
137, &o  Wodeton.]

GENERAL INDEX.

Ablington (in Figheldean), see under Alboldintone, 196.
Abrincis, see Avranches.
AbshuU, see under Tisseberie, 237.
Acre, at the time of Domesday, impUed a quantity of land not very
different from the present statute acre, xxxv.
Advowsons of Churches held sometimes in shares, Ixvii.
.ffilgiva. Abbess of Shaftesbury, 42.
Aiulf, the Sheriff, 123.
Albemarle, Eobert de, 127.
Alberic, Earl, 61.
Alberic, camerarius, 149.
Aldbourn, see under Aldeborne, 196.
Aldeleia, WilUam de, 127.
Alderbury, see under Alwarberie, 196.
Alderbury, Hundred of; extent of, and derivation of the name, 189.
Alderston, see under Ferstesfield, 216.
Alderton, see under Aldritone, 196.
Aldred, a King's Thane, 135, 136.
Alestan, a King's Thane, 135.
Alfildis, a King's Thane, 142.
Alfred the Great, principal founder of Wilton, 45. See below, under
' Hundred.'
Algar, a King's Thane, 135.
AU Cannings, see under Caninge, 203.
AUington (in AU Cannings), see under AdeUngtone, 195.
Allington (near Ambresbury), see under AUentone, 196.
Almar, a King's Thane, 135.
Alric, a King's Thane, 134.
Altel-burgh, a name for Highworth, 164.
Alton Berners (or Barnes), aee under Anltone, 197.
Alton Priors, xx-rii, — see under Awltone, 197.
Alton, in Figheldean, see under Eltone, 214.
Alured of Marlborough, 79.
Aluric of Melksham, 133.
Aluric ' parvus,' 133.
Alured of Spain, 122.
Alvedeston, xx, — see under Chelche, 204.
Alvied, a King's Thane, 135.
Alward, a King's Thane, 132.
Alward CoUino, a King's Thane, 133.
Alwi, a King's Thane, 134.
Alwi, son of Turber, 134.

Alwi, brother of Brictric, 132.
Alwin, a priest, 134.
Ambresbury, Hundred of, 185.
Ambresbury, Abbess of, 53.
AnschitU, one of the King's officers, 147.
Ansculf, William Fitz-, one of the King's officers, 147.
Anglo-Saxon architecture, Ixvi, — see under Bretford, 201.
Ansger, the cook, 129.
Anstey, see under Anestige, 195.
Arpenna, or Arpent, — usual measure for vineyards,— extent of, 44.
Ashley, near Tetbury, see under EsseUe, 215.
Ashlington, see Etchilhampton.
Ashton Giffard, in Codford St. Mary, see under Ooteford, 210.
Ashton Keynes, see under Essitone, 214.
Ashton, Rood, xx.
Ashton, Steeple, xx, see under Aistone, 195.
Ashton, West, xx.
Asserton, see imder Wiuterburne, 241.
Assessment to the King's geld, inequalities in it previous to Domesday, xiu.
Atworth, iu Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Aubrey, John, statement conceming Stanton St. Quintin, 30.
Aubrey, Earl, see Alberic.
Avebury, see under Avreberie, 197.
Avon, xix, — see under Breme, 200.
Avranches, Hugh de, 60.
Axford, included in the manor of Ramsbury, 169, 229.
Aylward Meaw, — founder of Cranbourne Abbey, 41.
Azor, a King's Thane, 184, 135.
Bacon HUl, see BignaU.
Badbury, see under Badeherie, 197.
Bade, its probable reference, Ixxi, 1 6.
Badlesmere, Bartholomew Lord, 85.
Baieux, Bishop of, 24.
Baldric, Hugo Fitz-, 121.
Ballivus, his office and duties, xxv.
Barford, see under Bereford, 198.
Barford St. Martin, see under Bereford, 198.
Barons, various classes of, xlix.
Bath, supposed to be referred to, Ixxi.
Bathampton on Wyly, see under Will, 241.
Baverstock, see under Babestoche, 197.

248

GENERAL INDEX.

BaycUffe (hi HiU Deverel), see under BaUocheUe, 197.
Baydon, see under Ramesberie, 229.
Baynton, xx, — see under Edendone, 214.
Bec, Abbey of, in Normandy, 55.
Beckhampton, see under Bachentune, 197.
Bedwin, see under Bed-vinde, 198.
Beechingstoke, see under Biohenestooh, 199.
Bee-keepers, see MelUtarii.
BeU-house, U.
Bemerton, see under Bimertone, 198.
Bentley Wood, near Winterslow, 8.
B&-rip, meaning of the term, Ix.
Bte-yr-S, meaning of the term, Ix.
Berchelai, Eoger de, 114.
Berlegh, see under Berrelege, 198.
Berwick, meaning of the name, why not met with in Domesday, xxi.
Berwick Bassett, xxi, — see under Cauna, 203 .
Berwick St. James, xxi, — see also under Wintrebume, 241.
Berwick St. John, xxi, — see also under Chelche, 204, and Troi, 237.
Beversbrook, near Calne, see under Brevresbroo, 201.
Biddesden (in Ludgershall), see under Bedesdene, 198.
Biddeston St. Peter's, see under Bedestone, 198.
BignaU (iu Helmarton), see under Beohenehilde, 198.
Bigod (Earl Marshal), estates of, 94.
BinknoU, see under Bechenhalle, 198.
Bishops Cannings, see under Cainingham, 202.
Bishopston (^ Bushton), see under Clive, 207.
Bishopston (iri Ramsbury Hundred), 169, 229.
Bishopston (anciently Eblesburn Episcopi) in Downton Hundred, xx ;
see under Duntone, 213.
Bishopstrow, see under Bisoopestreu, 199.
Blaohegrave, Hundred of, 166.
Blaokland, near Calne, see under Bevresbroc, 201, and Calestone, 203.
Blond or Blount (= Blunt), origin of the name, 126.
Blunsdon St. Andrew, — Broad, — Bury, — see under Blontesdone, 199, aud
Widehille, 240.
Bodenham, see under Duntone, 213.
BoUngbroke, see St. John.
Boon-days, Ix.
Bordars, their position as a class, Ixi ; often keepers of a miU, Ixii.
Boroughs and Cities in Wiltshire, Ixxi ; their customs respected by the
Conqueror, Ixxii.
Boscombe, 54, lOO.
B6t, or Bote, meaning of the word, 48.
Bovate, or Ox-gang, extent of, xii, 81.
Bovecome (Bowcomb in the Isle of Wight), 8.
Bower Chalk, see under Chelche, 204.
Box, see under Haseberie, 219 ; and Ticoode, 236.
Boyton, see under Boientone, 199 ; and Cortitone. 209.
Bradfield (in HuUavington), 109, 199.
Bradenstoke, 148 ; see under Stoche, 233.
Bradford-on-Avon, 43, 200.
Bradford, Hundred of, 170.
Bradley, Maiden, 98, 199.
Bradley, North, xx,— see under Edendone, 214.
Braiose, William de, 102.
Bramshaw, see under Bramessage, 200.
Branohe, Hundred of, 184.
Bratton, see under Westberie, 239.
Bremhill, see under Breme, 200 ; etymology of, xlii. 38.
Bremelham, xix,— see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Bretevile, Gilbert de, 94.

BretevUe, WilUam de, 94.
Brictric, a King's Thane, 131.
Brigmerston, see under Brismartone, 201.
Brigmilston, see Brigmerston.
Brimsfield, Giffard of, 116.
Brinkworth, see under Brecheorde, and Brenohwrde, 200.
Britford, see under Bretford, 201.
Brixton Deverel, see under De-vrel, 212.
Broad-Town, see under Clive, 207.
Broad Chalk, see under Chelche, 204.
Broom (South) in Bishop's Cannings, see under Cainingham, 202.
Brokenborough, see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Bromham, 13, 202.
Broughton Gifford, see under Broctone, 201.
Buckingham, Earldom of, 98.
Budbury (iu Bradford-on-Avon), see under Bodeberie, 199.
Bulkington, see under Chivele, 206.
BuUford, see under Boltintone, 199.
Bupton, see under Cainingham, 202.
Burbage, see under Burbetc, 202.
Burci, Serlo de, 103.
Burgesses, various classes and services of, Ixxiii ; attached to manors,
Ixxiv.
Buri, or Boors, W, see Ge-bur.
Burcombe, South and North, aee under Bredecumbe, 200.
Burgh, see Borough.
Burh-gate seat, U.
Bushton, see Bishopston.
Buttermere, see under Butremare, 202.
Buzecarl, meaning of the term, 6.
Cadenham, see under Cadeham, 202.
Cadley, see under Otone, 228.
Cadworth, Hundred of, 187.
Caen, Abbey of St. Stephen at, 12.
Calne, see under Cauna, 203.
Calne, Hundred of, 171.
Calston, see under Calestone, 203.
Camerarius, office of, Iii, 121.
Cannings, Hundred of, 173.
Cannings (All), see under Caninge, 203.
Cannings (Bishops), see under Cainingham, 202.
Canut, Rainald, 127.
Capel, surname of Moiun, 103.
Carucate or Plough-land, measure of, xxxviu.
Car', general meaning of the Abbreviation, xxxix.
Castle Combe, see under Come, 209.
Castle Eaton, see Eaton Meysy.
Cawdon, Hundred of, 186.
Chaddington, in Lydiard Tregoz, see under Schetone, 231.
Chadenwych, in Mere parish, see under Chedelwich, 204.
Chaldfield, see under CaldefeUe, 202.
Chalk, see under Chelche, 204.
Chalk, Hundred of, — see Stanford.
Charloote, xix, — see under Breme, 200.
Charlton, in Donhead St. Mary, see under Duneheve, 213.
Charlton, in Downton, see under Duntone, 218.
Charlton, near Hungerford, see under Cerletone, 203.
Charlton, near Pewsey, see under Rusteselve, 230.
Charlton, near Malmesbury, see under Cerletone, 203.
Charters, ancient, relating to Wilts, xix, xx ; the land-limits still ap
phcable, xxvii.

GENERAL INDEX.

249

Chedgelow (in CrudweU parish), see under Cheieslaue, 204.
Cheggelewe, Hundred of, 6. See Cicemethorn.
Chelworth, in CrudweU parish, xix, — see under Celeorde, 204.
Chelworth, near Cricklade, see under Celewrde, 204.
Cheping, a King's Thane, 136.
Chetel, a King's Thane, 136.
Cheverel, see under Chevrel, 206
Chioklade, see under ChigeUe, 206.
Chicksgrove in Tisbury, see under ChUmerc, 206.
Chihnark, 46, 206.
Chilton FoUot, see tmder CiUetone, 206.
Chippenham, see under Chepeham, 205.
Chippenham, Hundred of, 161.
Chirton, near De-vizes, see under Ceritone, 294.
Chisbnry, see under Cheseberie, 206.
Chisenbury de la Foyle, see under Chesigeberie, 206.
Chisenbury Priors, see under Enedforde, 214.
Chiselden, 41, 206.
Chittern, see under Chetre, 205.
Chittoe, see under Cainingham, 202.
Cholderton, see under Celdretone, 203.
Cholston Farm, in Figheldean, see under Chelestanestone, 204.
Christian Malford, see under Cristemeleford, 210.
Chronicon Viludonense, pubUshed by Sir R. C. Hoare, 45 .
ChurchiUs, Dukes of Marlborough, 114.
Church-Shot, see Cyric-Sceat.
Chute forest, 15.
Church, estates of, Ixiii ; valuation of the estates a fair one, ibid ; property
respected by the Conqueror, Ixv ; gifts recorded, Ixvi ; Churches
named but few, Ixvii ; revenues of, Ixviii ; state of the Church at
the time of Domesday, Ixx.
Cicemethorn [Cicemertone, 6], Hundred of, 158.
Cities and Boroughs, Ixxi.
Clare, Earls of, 108.
Clarendon, Forest of, see under Meleford, 141, 224.
Clatford, 110, 207.
Clericolus, at Westbury, Ixvui, 14.
Clevancy, see under CUve, 207.
Cliff Pipard, 165, 166; see also under CUve, 207.
Clifford, ancestor of the family of, 119,
ClUford, Eoger de, 79.
Clifton Giffard, see under Wintrebume, 242.
Clive, a generic name for many manors, xxii.
Coate, in Bishops Cannings, see under Cainingham, 202.
Codford St. Mary, see under Coteford, 210.
Codford St. Peter, see under Coteford, 209.
Cole Park, see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Cola, a King's Thane, 136.
Colecote, 130, 208.
Coleme, 88, 209.
ColeshUl, see under Coleselle, 208.
Coliberts, a semi-servile class, Ivi.
Collinc, Alward, a King's Thane, 133.
Collingbourn Ducis, see under Colingebume, 208.
ColUngbourn Kingston (formerly Abbas), see under Coleburne, 208.
Colonus, meaning of the term, Ivi.
Columbars, family of, 94.
Combe Bisset, see under Cumbe, 210.
Combe, a tithing of Enford, see under Contone, 209, and Enedforde,
214.
Comes, meaning of the term, 64.
' Commendare se,' meaning of the expression, 72.

Commissioners for conducting the Domesday enquiry, xii; limits of
their powers, xi ; their mode of proceeding, xii.
Compton Basset, see under Contone, 209.
Compton Chamberlain, see under Contone, 209.
Compton, a tithing of Enford, see under Contone, 209.
Conditionales, meaning of the term, Ivi.
Confiscations of Estates, Ixv, 27, 30. 40.
' Confusio terrse,' meaning of the expression, 29.
Conock, a tithing of Chirton, see under Cowic, 210.
Constantiensis Episcopus, — see Coutance.
Copy-holders, origin of, lix.
CorceUe, Roger de, 1 14.
Comiole WiUiam, one of the King's servants, 129.
Corniole WiUiam, one of the King's officers, 149.
Corsley, 135, 209.
Corston, near Malmesbury, xix, 35,— see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Gorton, in Helmarton, see under Crostone, 210.
Corton, in Boyton, see under Cortitone, 209.
Corvinensis Ecclesia (= Ramsbury), 169.
Cotsetler (or Coscet), social position of lix ; rights and duties of, ibid.
Cottar, his position and distinction from the Coscet, Ux, Ixi.
Coulston East, see under Covelestone, 210.
Coulston West, see under Edendone, 214.
Coutance, Bishop of, 26.
Cowsfield, see under Colesfelde, 208, and Cuvlestone, 211.
Cranbourn, Abbey at, 41.
Cricklade, see under Crichelade, 210.
Cricklade, Hundred of, 162.
Crispin, Milo, 91.
Croo, one of the Ring's officers, 146, 149.
Crudwell, xix, — see under CredveUe, 210.
Cudulf, a King's Thane, 136.
CumberweU, 86, 211.
Cumbreford, see Quemerford.
Cusfalde (^Cole Park), see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Custumarii, or Customary tenants, Ivui.
Cyric-Soeat (or Church-Shot), Iviii, Ixix.
Damerham, see under Dobreham, 212.
Damerham, Hundred of, 28, 188.
Dane-Geld, nature of the tax, xin ; exemptions claimed from payment
of it, xiii, 154.
Dapifer, or Steward, Iiii.
Date of Wilts Domesday, subsequent to death of Queen Matilda, 55.
Dauntsey, see under Dantesie, 211.
Dean West, see under Duene, 213.
" Defendebat se," meaning of the phrase, 98.
Demesne, meaning of the term, xlvii.
Denarius tertius comitatus, 64.
Deptford, in Wyly parish, see under Depeford, 211.
Deverel, Brixton, see under Devrel, 212.
Deverel, HiU, see under De-vrel, 212.
Deverel, Kingston, see under Devrel, 212.
Deverel, Longbridge, see under Devrel, 211.
Deverel, Monkton, see under Devrel, 211.
Difficulties in interpreting Domesday, x.
DUton, see under Westberie, 239.
Dinton, see under Domnitone, 212.
Disc-))egn, Un.
Ditchampton, estate belonging to Wilton, 60 ; see also under Dechem
entone, 211.
Ditteridge, see under Digeric, 212.

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Dole, Hundred of, 183.
Domesday Book, origin of, xi ; various accounts by chroniclers, xii ; its
object, xiii; formal adoption at Sarum, xiv; -derivation of the
name, xvi ; the terra used for any register of authority, xvii ;
necessity for the enquiry, xiii ; question as to the completeness of
the Eecord, xviii.
Domesday of Chester, xvi.
Domesday of St. Paul's, xvu.
Donhead, see under Duneoheve, 213.
Dowai, Walscin de, 104.
Downton, see under Duntone, 213.
Downton, Hundred of, 1 90.
Draycot Cerne, 147, 213.
Draycot FoUot, 92, 212.
Draycot, in Wilcot parish, 26, 212.
Drew, see Drogo.
Drewes, Amelric de, one of the King's servants, 129.
Drewes, Herman de, one of the King's servants, 129.
Drogo [Dru or Drew], origin of the name, 119.
Dunelawe [Dunley], Hundred of, 161.
Dunstan-ville, family of, 85.
Dunster, priory of, 103.
Dunworth, Hundred of, 182.
Durand of Gloucester, 96.
Durnford, see under Diarneford, 211.
Durrington, see under Derintone, 211.
Earldoms, The, see under Newentone, 226.
Earls-Court, see under Ardescote, 197.
Eastcote, xix ; see under CredveUe, 210.
Easton Grey, see under Estone, 215.
Easton Piers, see under Estone, 214, 215.
Easton Eoyal, see under Otone, 228.
Eastridge, see under Ramesberie, 229.
Eaton Meysy, see under Ettone, 215.
Ebbesbourn Wake, see under Eblesborne, 213.
Ebbesbourn (or Eblesbourn) Episcopi, see Bishopston.
Ecclesiastical degrees, seven in number, Ixviii.
Edgar, a priest, one of the King's Thanes, 138.
Edingdon (or Edington), see under Edendone, 214.
Editha, Queen of Edward the Confessor, 13.
Editha, St., Abbess of Wilton, 45.
Edmund, a King's Thane, 138.
Edmund Fitz-Aiulf, a King's Thane, 138.
Edric, a King's Thane, 137.
Edric ' cecus,' a King's Thane, 138.
Edward the Confessor, respect shown to his memory, xxiii.
Edward, a King's Thane, 134, 138.
Edward, a King's Officer, 149.
Edwin, a King's Thane, 137.
Eisey, see under Aisi, 195.
Elcomb, see under Elecome, 214.
EldUd, a King's Thane, 143.
Elingdon, see under Elendune, 214.
Elston, see under Orchestone, 227.
Elstub, Hundred of, 179.
Enford, 20, 214.
Erchfont, see under Jerchesfonte, 221.
Erdescote, see under Ardescote, 197.
Erieching, a King's Thane, 137.
Erle-Stoke, see under Melchesam, 224.

Estates, mode of granting them in ancient times, xix; smaUer ones
included in some larger manor, xx; some described under a
generic name, xxi; some described without being specially
named, xxii; claimed to be held by Normans as successors of
the Saxon lords of the same, xxiv; held by some persons hi
different capacities, liu.
EtchUhampton, see under Ecesatingetone, 213.
Eu, Earis of, 98.
Eudo Dapifer, 108.
Ewridge (near Colerne) xix ; see under Breme, 200 ; and Digeric, 212.
Ewyas, Barony of, 79.
Exon Domesday, 151—191 ; why so caUed, 153 ; peculiarity of the
Wiltshire portion, 153 ; its special use, 154 ; three copies of it,
154; surnames in, 167; caprice of scribes in spelUng names,
157; differences between the Exon and Exchequer Domesday, 157.
Faleise, WilUam de, 103.
Fallerston, see under Duntone, 213.
Farieigh, Monkton, 131, 215.
Farleigh, near Alderbury, 133, 216.
Fastern, see under Clive, 208.
Ferieres, Henry de, 108.
FernhiU, see under Tisseberie, 237. -
Feudal tenures, how far introduced by the Conqueror, xiv.
Fifield, see under Enedforde, 214 ; and Fifhide, 216.
Fifield Bavent, see under Fifhide, 216.
Figheldean, see under Fisgledene, 216.
Firma, meaning of the term, 7.
' Firma unius noctis,' 9.
Fisherton Anger, see under Fiscartone, 216.
Fisherton Delamere, see under Fisertone, 216.
Fittleton, see under Viteletone, 238.
Fitz-Baldric, Hugo, 121.
Fitz-GUbert, Richard, 108.
Fitz-Girold, Eobert, 111.
Fitz-Haymon, Eobert (Earl of Gloucester), 41.
Fitz-Osbern, William, 8.
Fitz-Ponz, Drogo, 119.
Fitz-Eolf, Eobert, 113.
Fitz-Widon, William, 107.
Flambard, Ranulf (or .Eadulf). holder of lands at Corston, 35 ; at
Charlton, 37.
Flambard, Minister of WUliam Eufus, his changes in measuring the
hide, xxxiv.
Flavus, Eobertus, 126.
Fontenelle, Abbey of, 11.
Fontevrault, Abbey of, 63.
Fonthill Episcopi, see under Fontel, 217.
Fonthill Giffard, see under Fontel, 217.
Foreign monasteries, possessions of, Ixvi.
Forests in Wiltshire, xliii ; laws of the forest, ibid.
Forestarii Eegis, 144.
Fosbury, see under Fostesberge, 217.
Fovant, see under Febefonte, 216.
Foxham, xix ; see under Breme, 200.
Foxley, 114, 217.
Francigena, meaning of the term, 65.
Frankalmoigue, tenure of, Ixvi.
Frustfield, see under Ferstesfeld, 216.
Frustfield, Hundred of, 189.
Fulchered, one of the King's Servants, 130.
Funtenay, Abbey of, 117.

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Garsdon, 37, 217.
Ge-biir, class of labourers intended by this term, Ix ; see Buri.
Geld, see Dane-geld.
Gemmeticensis Abbatica, see Jumieges.
General plan of this Work, ix.
Geoffrey, a King's Officer, 147.
Ghida, mother of Harold, 10.
Gifard, Berenger, 115.
Gifard, Osbern, 116.
Gifard, Walter, 98.
Gilbert, Eichard Fitz-, 108.
GiUingham, 130, 217.
Gh-ald of WUton, 65.
Gu:old, Eobert Fitz-, 111.
Glastonbury, Abbey of, 28 ; sundry estates belonging to it confiscated,
Ixv, 27, 30. ¦
Goatacre, in Helmarton, see under Gategram, 217.
Gode, a King's Thane, 137.
Godescal, 128.
Godrio, the huntsman, a King's Thane, 137.
Godwin Clec, a King's Thane, 137.
Gore, in Market Lavington, 126, 217.
GozeUn Eiveire, 128.
Grafton, East, and West, see under Graftone, 217, and Grastone, 217, 218
Grestein, Abbey of, 57.
Grimbald, the goldsmith, a King's Thane, 136, 137.
Grimstead, East, and West, see under Gremestede, 218.
Grittleton, 32, 218.
Grittenham, xix; see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Groundwell, see under GrendeweUe, 218.
Groveley, Forest of, — see under Gravelinges, 218.
Gumbletou, in Idmiston parish, see under Wintrebume, 242.
Gund-vin, granetarius, one of the King's Officers, 149.
Gussage, see under Gessic, 217.
Guston, see under Chelche, 204.
HalvUe, Eaduff de, 145.
Ham, 18, 218.
Hampreston Chamberlain, why so called, 123.
Hamptworth, in Do-wnton, see under Duntone, 213
Hanging Langford, see under Langeford, 222.
Hankerton, xix, see under CredveUe, 210.
Hannington, 29, 218.
Hardenhuish, 78, 219.
Harding, a King's Thane, 139.
Hamham, West, see under Cumbe, 210.
Hartham, see under Heortham, 220.
Haselbury, see under Haseberie, 219.
Hayling (Hants), 14.
Hayward, an officer in manors, 48.
Head- ward, meaning of the term, Iviii.
Heals-fang, li.
Hearth-penny, see Peter's pence.
Heddington, see under Edintone, 213.
Helmarton, see under Adhelmertone, 196, and Helmerintone, 219.
Henton, see under Aistone, 196.
Hereford, Earl of, 8.
Heriots and Beliefs, 11.
Herluin, first Abbot of Bec, 55.
Herman, Bishop of Eamsbury, 22.
Hervey, a King's officer, 146.
Hervey of WUton, a King's officer 144.

Hesding, Ernulf de, 74.
Heybote, meaning of the term, 48.
Heytesbury, see under Hestrebe, 220.
Heytesbury, Hundred of, 177.
Hide, derivation of the term, xxxiii; various statements as to its
extent, xxxiv ; probable average extent of it iu Wiltshire, xxxv ;
evidences from ancient terriers as to its extent, xxxvii ; practically
the measure of the assessment of manors, xl.
Hide Farm, in Damerham ; see under Dobreham, 212.
Highway, see under Hiwei, 220.
Highworth, see under Warde, 244.
Highworth, Hundred of, 164.
HiU Deverel, see under Devrel, 212.
HUperton, see under Helprintone, 219.
Hinton (Broad), see under Hantone, 219.
Hinton (Little), see under Hantone, 218.
Hispaine, Family of, 122.
Hoare, Sir E. C, — history of Modern Wilts, ix.
Hodierne, nurse to Eichard I., see under Chenvel, 205.
Homines, meaning of the term, 29.
Homington, near Britford, see under Humitone, 220.
Honey, measured by the Sextary, 43.
Homingsham, see under Horningham, 220.
Horton, in Bishops Cannings, see under Cainingham, 202.
Hors-Jiegn, Iii.
Horse- ward, meaning of the term, Iviu.
Hosatus, Walter, 103, 154.
Hosed, Walter, Ixxii, 6.
Hospitatus, meaning of the term, 3.
Hostiarius, see Ostiarius.
House-bote, explanation of the word, 48.
Hugo, Eari, 60.
Huish Doigncl, see under X-wis, 221.
HuUavington, 109, 220.
Humfrey, the chamberlain, 121.
Humfrey, the cook, a King's Officer, 146.
Hundreds, opinions as to their origin, xxviii ; how far their formation
can be attributed to Alfred the Great, xxx.
Hundreds, The Wiltshire, 155 ; evidence as to their antiquity, xxxi ;
meaning of several of the names, xxxi.
Hundreds, Eagged, xxxii.
Hurcot, near Barford St. Martin, 90, 219.
Hurcot, in Winterbourne Earls, 107, 219.
Hussey, origin of the name, 103, 164.
Hyde Abbey, near Winchester, 39.
Idmeston, see under Eunestetone, 215, and Wenistetone, 239.
Imber, see under Imemerie, 221.
Ingham family, descendants of Waleran the huntsman, 104.
Inquisitio Geldi, 154.
Insula, Hunfridus de, 85.
John, ' hostiarius,' a King's Officer, 147.
Jumieges, Abbey of St. Peter at, 14.
Keevil, see under Chivele, 206.
Kemble, xix, — see also under Chemele, 204.
Kennet, East, see under Chenete, 205.
Eennet, West, see under Avreberie, 197, Chenete, 205.
King's Officers, Iii, 141.
King's Servants, Iiii, 129.
King's Thanes, Iii; manors held by them, 130 — 144.

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GENERAL INDEX.

Kingsbridge, Hundred of, 165.
Kingston Deverel, see under Devrel, 212.
Kington Langley, see under Langhelie, 221.
Kington, West, see under Chintone, 206.
Kinwardstone, Hundred of, 180.
Knighton Down, see under Nechendune, 226.
Knook, (in Heytesbury parish,)— see under dunuche, 211.
Knoyle, East, see under Chenvel, 205.
Knoyle, West, see under Chenvel, 205.
Lackham, 101, 222.
Lacock, 71, 83, 221.
Lanch, a King's Thane, 144.
Landford, see under Langeford, 221.
Land-holders in WUts, 4.
Lanfranc, abbot of St. Stephen, Caen, afterwards Archbishop of Canter
bury, 12.
Langford, Hanging, see under Langeford, 222.
Langford, Little, see under Langeford, 222.
Langford, Steeple, see under Langeford, 221.
Langley Burrel, see under Langefel, 221.
Langley, Kington, see under LangheUe, 221.
Lasne, Hugo, 120.
Latimar, Osmund, 170 ; meaning of the name, lui.
Laverstock, see under Lavertestoche, 222.
Lavington, Market, see under Laventone, 222.
Lavington, Bishops, see under Laventone, 222.
Leases for lives of church property, Ixix.
Leigh, in Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Leigh, see under Westberie, 239.
Leuca, measure of, xUi.
Leviet, a King's Thane, 142.
Librae, or Pounds, various kinds of, as money of computation, 11.
Liddington, 44, 222.
Limpley Stoke, in Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Liseman, a King's Thane, 142.
Lisieux, Bishop of, 28.
Lisieux, Canons of, 56.
L'Isle, Humfrey de, 85.
Littlecote, 92, 223.
Littleton (in Steeple Ashton), see under Aistone, 195.
Littleton, in West Lavington, 99, 223.
Littleton Drew, 27, 223.
Lockeridge, 97, 223.
Longbridge Deverel, see under De-vrel, 211.
Longstreet, see under Enedforde, 214.
Luckington, see under Loohingtone, 223.
Ludgarshall, see under Litlegarselle, 222.
Lupus, a surname of Hugo de Abrincis, 60.
LushiU, see under Eusteselle, 230.
Lydiard Milliceut, see under Lidiarde, 223.
Lydiard Tregoz, see under Lediar, 222.
Maci of Moretania, 128.
Maddington, see under Wintrebume, 241, 242.
Maiden Bradley, see under Bradelie, 199.
Maldoith, Gunfrid, 122.
Malmesbury, borough of, 3, 6, 223 ; customs of, Ixxii.
Malmesbury, Abbey of, 34; charter respecting its possessions (in 1065),
xix.
Maminot, Gilbert, bishop of Lisieux, 28.
Manningford, abbas, 39, 223.
Manningford, Bohun, 129, 224 ; see also under Wivelesford, 243.

Manmngford, Bruce, 136, 224.
Manor, meaning of the term, xxv ; two-fold character of manors, xxv ;
principal and subordinate manors, xxvi ; inalienable manors,
xx-yi; not necessarily oo-extensive vrith the present parishes,
xxvu ; often correspond with tithe -districts, xx-vii ; divided into
lord's part, and tenantry part, xlvu; descent of manors through
successive centuries, Ixxvi.
March, Earls of, descendants of Hugo de Mortimer, 1 09.
Marden, see under Meresdene, 224.
Marescal, Robert, 126.
Marescallus (or Marshall), office of, Ui.
Marlborough, borough of, 6 ; church at, 16, 225.
Marlborough, Alured of, 79 .
Marston, see under Poterne, 228.
Marten, in Bedwin parish, 224, 225.
Marton, in Damerham, see tmder Dobreham, 212.
Masura, explanation of the term, 3.
Matilda, Queen of the Conqueror, 55.
Mauduit family, origin of the name, 122.
Meaw (or Mere) Aylward, founder of Cranbourne Abbey, 41 .
Melksham, Hundred of, 170; church of, 12; borough of, 12, 224.
MeUitaru (or Bee-keepers), Ixu.
Mere, 137, 224.
Mere, Hundred of, 181.
Merwenna, first Abbess of Eomsey, 52.
Michael's Mount, St. (CornwaU), Priory of, 13.
Michael, St., ' in periculo maris ' (Normandy), Abbey of, 13.
Middleton, near Warminster, 70, 225.
Middleton,. see under Otone, 228.
MUchet Wood, rights in, 48, 60.
MUdenhaU, 31, 225.
MUea, meaning of the term, 22, 35.
MUls in WUts, xliu ; a source of profit to the lord of the manor, xliv.
Mifford, near Salisbury, 90, 224.
MUo Crispin, 91.
MUston, see under MUdestone, 225.
MUton, see Middleton.
Ministri Regis, 144.
Ministers of the Church, titles of, Ix-viii ; seven degrees of, ibid.
Mint, pri-vUege of, Ixxu.
Moiun, WUliam de, 103.
Monasteries, possessions of, Ixiv, Ixvi.
Monkton, in Broughton Gifford, see under Broctune, 201.
Monkton Deverel, see under Devrel, 211.
Montbray, Geoffrey de, Bishop of Coutance, 26.
Monteburg, St. Mary de, 124.
Montgomery, Roger de, 59.
Morecote, xix ; see under Credvelle,|210.
Mordon, iu Rodbourn Cheney, 81, 225.
Moretaine, Eobert, Earl of, 57.
Moretania, Maci of, 128.
Mortimer, Eaduff de, 109.
Morton, Earl of, 57.
Netheravon, see under Nigravre, 226.
Nettleton, 31, 226.
Netton, in Durnford parish, see under Diarneford, 211.
New Forest, its formation a reproach to the Conqueror, xliii,
Newnton, Long, xix ; see also under Newentone, 225.
Newnton, North, see under Newentone, 225.
Newton, South, 48, 226.
Newton Tony, 80, 226. . ,

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Nic-names, from personal pecuUarities, &c., 120, 126.
Nigel, the Conqueror's physician, 123; called 'presbyter,' 172.
Nipred, see under Tisseberie, 237.
Normanton, in Durnford parish, see under Diarneford, 211.
Norridge, see under Opetone, 227.
Norton, near Malmesbury, 35, 226.
Norton Bavent, 82, 226.
Nunna-Minster, at Winchester, 51.
Nuns, a ' portion' given with them on their dedication, 50, 121.
Nunton, in Downton, see under Duntone, 213.
Oaksey, sc under Wochesie, 244.
Odin, camerarius, a King's Officer, 148.
Odo, Bishop of Baieux, 24.
Odo, of Winchester, a King's Thane, 130.
Odierue, see Hodierne.
OdoUna, a King's Thane, 142.
Odstock, 132, 227.
Officers, The King's, lands of, 144.
Oilgi, Eobert de, 91.
Ogbourn St. George, 16, 226.
Ogbourn St. Andrew, 93, 226.
Ogbourn Meysey, 139, 227.
Ora, explanation of the term, 6.
Orcheston St. George, 116, 227.
Orcheston St. Mary, 67, 227. .
Orders, see Ecclesiastical degrees.
Osbem, Bishop of Exeter, 9.
Osbern, a priest, 10, 125.
Osgot, a King's Thane, 142.
Osmund, Bishop of SaUsbury, 21.
Osmund, one of the Kmg's Servants, 130.
Ostiarius, or Door-Keeper, Ui.
Osward, a King's Thane, 143.
Otho, a King's Thane, 143.
Out-lands, meaning of the term, xlvii.
Overton, see under Awltone, 197, and Ovretoue, 228.
Ox-gang, see Bovate.
Ow, William de, 98.
Owners, Names of, stiU preserved, Ixxvii
Paragium, meaning of the term, 85.
Patney, xx.
Pecunia, usual meaning of the word in Domesday, 51.
Penny (the third) of towns, part of the King's revenue, Ixxi, 6 ; of a
county, belonging to the Sheriff, 64.
Penny, the only coin known in England at Domesday, 6.
Pert wood, 27, 228.
Peter's pence, lix.
Pewsey, see under Pevesie, 228.
Pewsham, 12 ; see under Paveshou, 228.
Pipard, family of, 94.
Pirton, see under Piritone, 228.
Pitton, see under Portone, 229.
Plan of this work, ix.
PoUcy of the Conqueror, as exhibited iu Domesday, xxiii.
Polton, in MUdenhaU, 89, 229.
Pomeroy, see under Ponberie, 229.
Ponz, Drogo Fitz-, 119.
Pool Keynes, see under Pole, 229.
Population, Domesday no certain guide as to, Ixxv.
Porcarii, or Swine-herds, Ixii.

Port, meaning of the word, Ixxu.
Porton, in Idmeston parish, 73, 229.
Potterne, 21, 228.
' Potuit ire quo volebat,' explanation of the term, xxvi, 72, 77.
Poulton, locally situated in Gloucestershire, 59, 229.
Pounds, see Librae.
' Power's meade,' in Christian Malford, belonging to Stanton St. Quintin,
30.
Precations, meanuig of the term, Ix.
Publications on Domesday Book, ix.
Puingiant, Eichard, 125.
Purpresture, meaning of the term, 115.
Purton, see under Piritone, 228.
Quarentena, measure of, xlii.
Quemerford, near Calue, see under Calestone, 203.
Rainald Canut, 127.
Eainburgis, a King's Thane, 1 44.
Eainscomb, xx ; see under Newetone, 226.
Eamsbury, Hundred of, 169 ; derivation of the name, early bishopric at,
Und. See under Eamesberie, 229.
Rape, a territorial division in Sussex, xxxiv.
Ratfyn, in Ambresbury, see under Eotefeld, 230.
Reinbald, Dean of the coUegiate Church at Cirencester, 55.
Beliefs, see Heriots.
Eestoration of estates to the Church, Ixv.
Reve-land, meaning of the term, 1.
Riviere, Gozelin, 128.
Robson Farm, see under Wintrebume, 242.
Eockley, see under RocheUe, 230.
Rodbourn Cheney, see under Redborne, 229.
Rodbourn, near Malmesbury, see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Roger, Earl, 59.
Rolf, Eobert Fitz-, 113 ; as a Kmg's officer, 145.
Rolleston, see under Wintrebume, 241.
Romsey, Abbey at, 52.
Eoundway, near Devizes, see under Cainingham, 202.
Rowde, see under Rode, 230.
Eudge, Tithing of,— see ChUmerc, 206.
Eugeberg, Hundred of, 1 73.
Eushall, see under Eusteselve, 230.
Eushmere, see under Tollard, 237.
Saieva, a King's Thane, 134, 142.
SaUsbury, 23, 230.
Salisbury, Bishopric of, 21.
SaUsbury, Edward of, 64.
Salthorp, in Wroughton parish, 87, 230.
Saric, a King's Thane, 143.
Sarum, use of, compiled by St. Osmund, 21.
¦ Sarum, Old, — see under Sarisberie, 230.
Saulf, a King's Thane, 142.
Savernake, Ui ; see under Otone, 228.
Saward, a King's Thane, 143.
Sbernus, a King's Thane, 143.
Scipe, Hundred of, 163.
Scudet, William, a King's Officer, 147.
Seagry, 97, 119, 231.
¦ Se defendebat,' meaning of the phrase, 98.
Seend, in Melksham parish, see under Melchesam, 224.
Sele Priory (Sussex), founded by WiUiam de Braiose, 102.

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GENERAL INDEX.

Selkley, Hundred of, 168.
Semington, xx ; see under Aistone, 195.
Semleigh, xx ; see under Chelche, 204.
Seneschallus (or Steward), the representative of lords of manors, xxv.
Serfs, their condition, liv ; numbers registered in the WUts Domesday, Iv ;
distmction between the unfree classes, Iv ; emancipation of, Ivi.
Servientes Regis, Iiii ; 129.
Sevington, in Leigh Delamere, — aee under Sevamentone, 231.
Sextary, measure of the, 43.
Shaftesbury, Abbey of, 42.
Shalbourn, see under Scaldeburne, 230.
Sharncote, see under Schemeoote, 231.
Shaw, in Alton Berners, see under Essage, 215.
Shaw, in Melksham parish, see under Melchesam, 224.
Shaw, near Biddeston, see under Scage, 231.
Sheriff, office and emoluments of, xlix, 64.
Sherrington, see under Scarentone, 231.
Sherston Magna, see under Sorstain, 232.
Sherston Pinkney, see under Sorestone, 232.
Shrewton, see under Wintrebume, 242.
SmaUbrook, near Warminster, 149, 231.
Smithcote, in Dauntsey parish, 87, 231.
Somerford Keynes, 28, 234.
Somerford, Broad, see under Sumreford, 235.
Somerford Mauduit, see under Sumreford, 235.
Somerset, Earl of (Moiun), 103.
Sopworth, 101, 232.
South Broom, see Broom.
South-wick, see under Edendone, 214.
SpelUng of Names, — caprice of the Norman scribes, 157.
Spirit- HiU, xix; see under Breme, 200.
Spirtes, a priest, T. R. E., 124.
St. John, family of, ancestors of Lord Bolingbroke, 79.
St. Martin, family of, descendants of Waleran, 104.
Standen Chaworth, 75, 232.
Standen Hussey, 108, 232.
Stanford, Hundred of (afterwards Chalk), 186.
Stanley, near Chippenham, 105, 233.
Stanlinch (now Trafalgar), see under Staninges, 232.
Stanmore, see imder Stamere, 232.
Stanton Berners, see under Stantone, 232.
Stanton Fitz- Waryn, see tmder Stantone, 232.
Stanton St. Quintin, 116, 232.
Staple, Hundred of, 164.
Stapleford, 143, 233.
Staverton, 132, 233,
Steeple Ashton, see under Aistone, 195.
Steeple Langford, see under Langeford, 221.
Stephen, ' carpentarius,' 130.
Sterkeley, Hundred of, 159.
Stert, 86, 233.
Stichcomb, near MUdenhaU, see under Stotecome, 233.
Stockton, 21, 233.
Stodfald, Hundred of, 174.
Stoke, Limpley, in Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Stourton, 104, 233.
Stowford, 186.
Stratford Tony, see under Stradford, 63, 234.
Stratford sub Castro, xx ; see under Sarisberie, 230.
Stratton St. Margaret, see under Stratone, 234.
Sturmid, Eichard, 127; as a King's Officer, 144.
Summagium, meaning of the word, Iviii.

Sunning, Bishops of (a title of the Bishops of Sarum), 22.
Surnames, 22, 126, 167.
Surrenden, see under Sirendone, 231.
Sutelesberg, name of a hundred, 6.
Sutone, identified by means of Exon Domesday, 103, 154.
Sutton Benger, xix; see under Brocheneberge, 201.
Sutton MandevUle, 108, 234,
Sutton Veney, see under Sutone, 234.
Svain, a King's Thane, 143.
SwaUowcUff, see under SvalocUve, 234.
Swanborough, Hundred of, 176.
Swindon, see under Svindone, 235.
St. Swithin (Winchester), monastery of, 18.
Tainland, meaning of the term, xlviu ; 99.
Teffont Magna, see under Domnitone, 212.
Tenantry, general condition of, at the time of Domeaday, Mil.
Terrae Eegis, or Crown Lands, xlviu.
Tetbald, a Kmg's Officer, 146.
Tewkesbury, formerly a ceU to Cranbourn, 41.
Thane-land, see Tainland.
Thanes, various classes of, 1 ; King's Thanes, U, 130 ; Lesser Thanes, liu ;
Thanes of the Shire, liv.
Thickwood, near Colerne, see under Ticoode, 236.
Thorngrave, Hundred of, 1 60.
ThornhUl, Himdred of, 167.
ThornhiU, see under Clive, 207, and Tornvele. 237.
Thorth, see Toret.
Thoulston, see under Opetone, 227.
Thurston, see Turstin.
Tidcomb, 141, 237.
Tidpit, in Damerham ; see tmder Dobreham, 212.
Tidworth, see under Todeworde, 237,
TUshead, see under Theodulveside, 236.
Tinhead, see under Edendone, 214.
Tisbury, 42, 237.
Titherington Lucas, see under Tedelintone, 236.
Titherington, near Heytesbury, see under Tedrintone, 236.
Titherley, see nnder Tuderlege, 238.
Titherton Kelways, see under Terintone, 236.
Tithes, aUenation of, Ixviu.
Tithings, how far their fibrst institution can be attributed to Alfred the
Great, xxx.
Tockenham, see under Tocheham, 237, 238.
ToUard Eoyal, 123, 237.
Tonebrige, Eichard de, 108.
Toret, donor of lands to WUton, 50.
Tregoz, family of, 79.
Trow, in Berwick St. John parish, xx, 125, 237.
Trowle, xxi, 131, 237.
Trowbridge, see under Straburg, 233.
Turbert, a King's Officer, 146.
TurchU, a King's Thane, 139, 142.
Turstin, camerarius, a King's Officer, 148.
Tutbury, Priory at, 108.
Tytherton, see under Termtone, 236.
Ufcott, near Swindon, 96, 238.
Ugford, see under Ocheford, 227.
Ulf, a King's Thane, 139.
Ulf-lege (= Woolley), xxi.
Ulnod, a King's Thane, 141.

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Uluric, the huntsman, a King's Thane, 140.
Uluric Waula, 141.
Ulviet, the huntsman, a King's Thane, 141.
Ulward, a King's Thane, 140.
Ulward, ' prebendarius Regis,' 141.
Underditch, Hundred of, 188.
Upavon, see under Oppavrene, 227, and Eusteselve, 230.
Upton Lovel, 65, 238.
Upton Scudamore, see under Opetone, 227.
Urchfont, see Erchfont.
Value of manors, how estimated, Ixxv: comparison between their
value in the time of King Edward and of the Conqueror, Ixxvi.
VandriUe, Abbey of, 11.
' Vasta terra,' meaning of the phrase, 3. -
Vavassours, Uii.
Venatores, or huntsmen, Ui ; their estates commonly in the neighbour-
of forests, ibid.
Vere, Alberic de, 61.
Vicars, slender provision for them, Ixviii ; perpetual vicars not appointed
regularly to churches tiU the fifteenth century, ibid.
Vice-Comes, meaning of term, 64.
VUlans, the position held by them as a class. Mi ; origin of the name,
IviU ; services required of them, lix.
Viludonense Chronicon, pubUshed by Sir R. C. Hoare, 45.
Vineyards in WUtshire, xliv.
Virgate, or Yard-land, measure of, xxxv.
Wado, a King's Thane, 141.
Walchelin, Bishop of Winchester, 17.
Waloote (near Swindon), see under Walecote, 239.
Waleran, the huntsman, 104.
WaUingford, Wigod de, 91.
Wallingford, honor of, 91.
Walscin de Dowai, 104.
Wanborough, see under Wemberge, 239.
WandregisU, St., Abbey of, 11.
Wardour, see under Anestige, 197, and Werdore, 239.
Warm, ' arbalistarius," a King's Officer, 149.' '
Warminster, 'firma unius noctis ' claimed by George III., 9; Hundred
of, 176.
Warminster, see under Gnerminstre, 218.
Wassern, the name of an ancient manor near WUton, see under Waisel,
239.
Wenesius, -svife of, a King's Thane, 141.
West Ashton, see under Aistone, 195.
Westbury, 13, 239.
Westbury, Hundred of, 176.
Westlecot, near Swindon, see under Wichelestote, 240.
Westminster, Abbey of St. Peter, 39.
Westwood, 19, 240.
Whaddon, near Melksham, see under Wadone, 238.
Whaddon, near Alderbury, see under Watedene, 239.
Whelpley, see under Fistesferie, 216.
WherweU (Hants), Abbey at, 53.
Wherwelsdown, Hundred of, 172.
Whiteolift, near Brixton Deverel, see under Witeclive, 243.

Wihert, a King's Officer, 148.
Widcomb, in Helmarton parish, 76, 240.
Widhill, see Widehille, 240.
Widon, WiUiam Fitz-, 107.
Wigmore Castle, the possession of the Mortemers, 109.
Wilcot, 65, 240.
William Eari, 8.
WiUiam the Conqueror, his respect for Edward the Confessor, xxii ; his
claim to be the legitimate king, xxui ; principle of distribution of
lands among the Normans, xxiv.
WUsford near SaUsbury, see under Wiflesford, 240.
Wilsford, near Pewsey, see under Wivelesford, 243.
WUton, borough of, 6 ; monastery of, 45 ; chartulary, printed by Sir R:
C. Hoare, 45 ; Bishops of, real meaning of the title, 22.
Wilton, Girald of, 55.
WUton, Hervey of, a King's Officer, 144.
Winchester, Bishop of, 17 ; cathedral at, 18 ; abbey of St. Peter, 39 ; (see
Hyde) ; church of St. Mary, 61, 121.
Winfield, see under Winefel, 241.
Winsley, iu Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Winterbourn, a generic name for many manors, xx-ii.
Winterbourn Bassett, see under Wintrebume, 242.
Winterbourn Dauntsey, see under Wintrebourne, 243.
Winterbourn Ford, 143, 243.
Winterbourn Earls, 73, 242.
Winterbourn Gunner, 128, 242.
Winterbourn Monkton, see under Wintrebume, 243 ,
Winterbourn Parva, see Asserton.
Winterbourn Stoke, see nnder Wintrebume, 241.
Winterslow, see under Wintresleu, 243.
Wishford Magna, 149, 240.
Wishford Parva, 48, 240.
Withenham, 26, 243.
Witherington, see under Duntone, 213.
Witley, near Melksham, 122, 243.
WolfhaU, in Bedwin parish, see under Ulfela, 238.
Woodford, see under Sarisberie, 230.
WoodhiU, see under WadhuUe, 238.
Wood-land, always registered in Domesday, xlii.
Woolley, xxi.
Wootton Bassett, see under Wodetone, 244.
Wootton Rivers, see under Otone, 228.
Worth, Hundred of, 164.
Worton, see under Poterne, 228.
Wraxall, in Bradford-on-Avon parish, xxi.
Wraxall, North, see under WerocheshaUe, 239.
Wroughton, see under Elendune, 214, and Wervetone, 239.
Wulstan, founder of Wilton Abbey, 45.
Wychbury, see under Witeberge, 243.
Wyly, see under Wilgi, 241.
Wyndham's Domesday for WUts, ix.
Yatesbury, see under Etesberie, 215.
Yatton Keynel, see under Etone, 215, and Getone, 217.
Yatton Keynes, see under Etone, 215.
Zeals, in Mere parish, see under Sela, 231.

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