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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In PELEHAM [Pelham] Ralf holds of the Bishop i hide and i virgate. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. There 2 villeins and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs between them. There are 5 serfs and i cottar. Pasture is there for the live stock, and woodland to feed 2O swine. Its value is and was 4 pounds; T.R.E. 5 pounds. Two brothers, Asgar the staller's men, held this, and they could sell. In PELEHAM [Pelham] Payn holds I hide of the Bishop. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and i villein has a half-plough, and there could be another half- plough. There are 3 bordars and 3 cottars. Woodland is there to feed 6 swine. Its value is and was 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. This manor was held by Alvred, a man of Asgar the staller's, and he could sell. In PELEHAM [Pelham] Rannulf holds of the Bishop i hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 7 villeins with 5 bordars have 6 between them. There are 6 cottars and 6 serfs. Meadow is there suffi- cient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 30 swine. Its value is and was 10 pounds ; T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor 2 thegns held. One of them was a man of Anschil of Ware (Waras) ; the other was a man of Goduine (of) Benefel [? Bendfield]. These could sell. In PELEHAM [Pelham] Gilbert and Rannulf hold of the Bishop i hide and i virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and i villein and 3 bordars have i plough between them, and there could be another. There are 7 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pas- ture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 100 swine. Its value is and was 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. Two brothers held this land and could sell. One was a man of Asgar the staller ; the other a man of the abbot of Ely. In PELEHAM [Pelham] 2 knights (milites) hold 3 hides and i virgate of the Bishop. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 3, and a priest and (cum) 7 villeins have 4 between them. There are 7 bordars and 6 cottars and i serf. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams and a half- plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 100 swine. Its value is and was 5 pounds ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor 2 thegns held one a man of Aschi of Ware (Wara the other of Almar of Belintone [Bennington]. Together with these, 5 sokemen of king Edward's soke held 5 virgates and could sell. In MESDONE [Meesden] Payn holds I hide of the Bishop. There is land for 5 ploughs. fo. 134 On the demesne there could be 2, and 3 villeins and a priest have 3 between them. There is i [ 1 ] and I serf. Meadow is there sufficient for 3 plough teams, pasture suffi- cient for the live stock, woodland to feed 400 swine. Its value is and was 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Alward, a man of archbishop Stigand's, held and could sell. In PELEHAM [Pelham] Eldred holds I hide of the Bishop. There is land for 2 ploughs. I plough and a half-plough are there, and there could be another half-plough. There are 8 bordars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, and woodland to feed 20 swine. Its value is and was 20 shillings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Alwin, a man of Godwine of Benefelle [? Bendfield], held, and could sell. In PELEHAM [Pelham] Riculf holds 2 hides of the Bishop. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 4 villeins and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs between them. There are 10 cottars and 3 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 40 swine. Its value is and was 100 shillings; T.R.E. 5 pounds and 10 shillings. This manor was held by Wlwi, a man of Godwine of Bened- felle [? Bendfield], and he could sell. In TEDRICESHAM [Tedresham s ] William and Rannulf hold of the Bishop I hide and a half. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 2 villeins with 3 bordars have i plough between them. There are I cottar and i serf ; woodland to feed 60 swine, pasture sufficient for the live stock. Its value is and was 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land Wlwi, a man of Asgar the staller, held and could sell. These 36 hides the bishop of London holds, and his knights (milites) ; and he claims (that there ought to be) with these 1 Entry apparently defective.

  • A manor in (Furneaux ?) Pelham (J.H.R.).

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