THE HOLDERS OF LANDS The same Roger holds Brismerfrum [( ? Hal- mond) Frome]. Brismer held (it) of Earl Har- old. There are 5 hides geldable. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 7 villeins and a reeve and a freeman with 7 ploughs. There (are) 10 serfs and a mill worth los. T.R.E. it was worth 70^. Now 6oj. fol. 184*. The same Roger holds Muneslai [Muns- ley]/* and Ralf of him. Brismar held (it), and could betake himself whither he would. There are 3 hides and i virgate geldable. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 7 bordars with 9 ploughs. T.R.E. it was worth 70^. Now 60s. The same Roger holds Merchelai [Marcle Parva], and Odo of him. Turchil held (it) of Earl Harold. There are 5 hides geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 10 villeins and 4 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (are) i freeman and one radknight with ij ploughs. There (are) 5 serfs, and a mill render- ing grain (annond). The wood renders ']d. T.R.E. it was worth 1005. Now as much. Of these same 5 hides iElric held half (a hide) as a manor and could betake himself whither he would. Now Odo holds (it) with the other land. It is, and was, worth bs. The same Roger holds Frome [Frome], and Girard of him. Turchil held (it). There (are) 4 hides geldable. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 8 villeins and 2 bordars and a reeve with 7 ploughs. There (are) 6 serfs, and a mill worth loj. and od. T.R.E. it was worth 70^. Now 3^. more. The same Roger holds Sbech [Evesbatch] and Odo of him. Elmer and Alvric and Turchil held (it) as 3 manors of Earl Harold, and could betake themselves whither they would. There (is) I hide only geldable. On the demesne are 4 ploughs and (there are) I villein and I rad- knight with 2 ploughs, and 3 bondwomen. T.R.E. it was worth 28^. Now as much. The same Roger holds Hide [Hide] and Te- zelin of him. Osgod held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There (is) i hide geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) I bordar and 4 serfs. It is, and was, worth 5i. The same Roger holds Tatintune [(Little) Tarrington], and Ansfrid '^ of him. Elric held " Three hides (in two moieties) were held of the Honour of Weobley there in 1243 (J.H.R.). " This seems to be the half hide in Little Tarring- ton held in 1243 of the Honour of ' Estocot,' i.e. Esketot, a family of great under-tenants of Lacy. But Ansfrid the Domesday under-tenant was doubtless Ansfrid de Cormeilles, who held Great Tarrington in capite (J. H. R.). (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There is half a hide geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) I bordar and 3 serfs. It was worth 5^. Now 6^. The same Roger holds Lede [Leadon in Bishop's Frome], and St. Peter of him by the gift of his father and the grant of King William. Turchil held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There is half a hide geld- able. On the demesne is I plough, and 8 bor- dars have I plough there. T.R.E. it was worth los. Now as much. The same Roger holds Lede [Leadon in Bishop's Frome]. Turchil held (it) and could betake himself whither he would. There is half a hide geldable. There is land for i plough. It is waste. It is worth 4;. The same Roger holds Matma [Mathon],'^ and Odo of him. Mereuin, a thane of Earl Odo, held (it), and could not withdraw without the licence of the lord. There is half a hide geldable. There is I plough. It is, and was, worth os. In Hezetre Hundred The same Roger holds Lautune [Lawton] ' and an Englishman of him. Ulvric held (it). There is i hide geldable. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 3 bordars having i|- ploughs. There (are) 4 serfs. T.R.E. it was worth 20s. Now as much. The same Roger holds Lestret [Street].^ King Edward held (it). There (is) i hide of which one half was in the King's demesne and does not pay geld, the other half pays geld. This land in the King's farm [de firma regis) Earl William gave to Ewen the Briton. Now William holds it of Roger de Laci, and there he has 3 villeins. T.R.E. it was worth 20s. Now 151. The same Roger holds Lidecote [Lidecote near Kingsland], and Gilbert of him. There is I hide geldable. Elflet held it and could be- take herself whither she would. On the de- mesne is I plough, and (there is) i man with 1 plough. It was waste. Now it is worth los. In Elsedune Hundred The same Roger holds Hope [Hope], and Walter of him. Ulvric held (it). There are 2 hides geldable. There is land for 4 ploughs. There, there are men rendering lOs. and id. for '* Domesday explains under Worcestershire that, of the five hides in Mathon, one lay in Herefordshire. This hide is duly entered, in two moieties, under that county (J.H.R.). " In Kingsland. '« Ibid. 331
