A HISTORY OF HEREFORDSHIRE The same Drew holds Hamenes [Hamnish in Kimbolton], and Walter (holds it) of him. (There is) there I hide, and on the demesne (are) 2 ploughs, and (there are) 2 bordars and 4 serfs. It was worth 20s., now 40^. Durand the sheriff holds Miceltune [Middle- ton], and Bernard (holds it) of him. Elvric held (it). (There are) there i^ hides, and on the demesne (are) I plough and (there are) 2 bordars and 2 serfs. Ilbert holds Dilge [Dilwyn (Sollers)]. Raue- chetel held (it). It was worth 20;., now (it is worth) lOJ. (There are) there 2 hides. On the demesne (are) 2 ploughs, and (there are) 8 bordars with 4 ploughs. (There are) there 4 oxmen. It was worth 205. Now (it is worth) 40J. fol. 180b. The same Ilbert holds Lutelei [? Luntley].^' Rauechetel held (it). (There are) there 2 hides, and on the demesne (is) i plough. (There are) there a reeve and 4 bordars and 2 oxmen with 2 ploughs. It was worth 405. Now (it is worth) 30J. Grifin the boy {puer) holds Alac [ J, and Godwin holds it of him. Elward held (it). (There is) there i hide and on the demesne (are) I plough and 2 serfs. It was and is worth 10s. The same Grifin holds half a hide, and Elward holds (it) of him. There he has i plough with his men. It was waste. Now it is worth 155. Lewin Latinarius holds Iarpole [Yarpole]. Aluric held it. (There is) there i virgate. It was waste. Now there are 2 bordars with i plough, and it is worth 35. Among them all are 32 hides and they all paid geld T.R.E. and rendered custom at Leof- minstre. The same Hugh Asne rendered 55. What Osbern (holds) rendered 5 ' ores.' What Urso holds rendered ^od. What the Abbess (holds) 40^. What Roger de Laci (holds) 135. and ^d. and 2$d. ss gafol {de gablo). What Ralph de Mortemer (holds) rendered ^od. Now it renders nothing. What Ralph de Todeni (holds rendered) lis. and lod. What William de Scohies (holds rendered) lis. and lod. and 2 sestiers of honey. What William son of Norman (holds rendered) 2od. What Drew son of Ponz (holds rendered) 85. and 8^. What Durand the sheriff (holds) $s. What Ilbert (ho'ds) 55. " In Dilwyn. What Grifin holds 5s. What Lewin (holds) I od., and they work 2 days in the week [ij dies in ebdomeda operantur). In Dodintret Hundred The King holds Merlie [Martley^]. Queen Edith held (it). (There are) there 10 hides and 1 virgate of land. On the demesne are 8 ploughs and (there are) 47 villeins and 16 bordars and 2 radmen with 43 ploughs. (There is) there a mill worth 8:., and 2 weirs render 2,500 eels and 5 sticks (stiches). There the reeve and the bedell have 3 vir- gates of land and 2 ploughs. In Wirecestre [Worcester] are 3 houses which pay lid. The villeins and bordars pay 125. for fish and fuel {lignis)? This manor pays to Hereford 24/?'. at 2od. to the ore, and 1 2s. as a fine [de gersumme). The church of this manor with the land thereto belonging and with its tithe Earl Wil- liam gave to St. Mary de Cormeliis [Cor- meilles]. Also 2 villeins with 2 virgates of land. The Earl himself gave to Ralph de Bernai 2 radmen and removed (misit) them from this manor with the land which they held. These men have 2 ploughs. The same Earl gave to Droard I virgate of land which he still holds. In Naisse Hundred The King holds Feccheham [Feckenham ^']. Five thegns held (it) of Earl Edwin, and could betake themselves whither they would, and had under them 4 knights as free as they themselves were. Among them all were 13 ploughs. (There are) there 10 hides, and on the demesne (are) 6 ploughs ; and (there are) 30 villeins and 1 1 bordars and a reeve and a bedell and a miller and a smith. Among them all they have 18 ploughs. (There are) there 1 2 serfs and 5 bond- women ; and a radman holds half a hide and 2 parts of half a hide and a croft, and he has i plough. (There is) there a mill worth 2j. In Wich [Droitwich] are 4 salt-pits. The wood of this manor is alienated to form part of the king's wood {foris est missa ad si ham regis), also I hide of land which Earl William gave to Gozelin the hunter. The tithe and church of this manor with the priest, and 2 virgates of land with i villein. Earl William gave to the church of St. Mary. Walter de Laci gave to a certain Hubert I hide of the demesne land. This man has half a plough. " In Worcestershire. ^ Probably fuel for the furnaces of the king's salt works ; See Introd. 295. In Worcestershire. ii6
