A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE There are 3 cottars and 3 serfs. Wood is there sufficient for the fences. In all it is worth 50 shillings ; when received it was worth 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land Alward, a man of Alestan of Bos- cumbe [Boscombe] held. He could only sell 3 virgates of it. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET In CLADHELE [Clothall] William holds half a virgate and 3 acres. There is land for a half- plough, and this is there. This land was and is worth 29 pence ; T.R.E. 3 shillings. Alestan held this land. It belonged to (jacebat in) Westone [Weston]. In HAMSTEWORDE * [Hinxworth] 2 knights hold of William 2 hides and a virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs, and these are there, and (cum) 4 villeins. There are 3 cot- tars and 2 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for i plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock. This land is worth 42 shillings and 6 pence ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. Three sokemen held this land. Two of these, king Edward's men, held 2 hides and a ^ virgate ; the third, a man of Alestan of Boscumbe, had i virgate.* All these could sell their land. Of custom they paid to the King's sheriff 8 pence and a half- penny yearly. fo. 139 In OFFELEI* [Offley] William de Mara holds 8 hides and 8 acres of William de Ow. There is land for 16 ploughs. On the demesne are 4, and 16 villeins and (cum) a priest and 3 knights (milites) have 9, and there could be 3 more. There are 8 bordars and 4 cottars and 8 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock of the vill, wood- land to feed 12 swine. In all the value is 1 1 pounds ; when received it was 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor Alestan of Boscumbe, one of king Edward's thegns, held. XXIX. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE ODBURVILE IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET William de Odburgville holds in BERLAI [Barley] 4 hides and a half and 10 acres. 1 So printed in the Record Commission, but the right form would be ' Hainsteworde," and the MS. can be so read (J.H.R.). 8 This virgate is not accounted for in the total given above (J.H.R.). 3 The manors in Hitchin Hundred begin here. 328 There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 2^ hides and 10 acres, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 8 villeins and (cum) 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. One cottar is there and 2 serfs. There is wood sufficient for the fences. In all it is worth 4 pounds; when received 50 shillings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor was held by Lewin, one of king Edward's thegns, and there one of his men held i vir- gate and they could (potuer 1 ) sell. XXX. THE LAND OF WALTER THE FLEMING* Walter the Fleming holds MUNDANE [Little Munden]. It is assessed at 5 hides and i virgate. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides, and on it is i plough, and there could be 2 more. There 12 vil- leins and (cum) a priest and 2 bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 2 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock of the vill, woodland to feed 200 swine. In all its value is 6 pounds ; when received it was 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Lewin, earl Harold's man, held and could sell. In SUTREHELLA [Libury] 5 Walter holds i hide and a virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs. One is there, and another could be added. In the demesne is I hide, and there is i villein. Woodland is there sufficient for 1 5 swine. It is and was worth 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land is a bere- wick of Mundena [Munden]. Torchil held it of Lewin and could not sell except by his leave. In the same (vill) the same Walter holds 1 1 acres. They have always been worth 1 2 pence. Lewin held them and could sell. XXXI. THE LAND OF EUDO FITZ HUBERT 6 IN BRADEWATRE [BROADWATER] HUNDRET Eudo the steward (dapifer) holds CHENEPE- WORDE [Knebworth] and Humfrey 7 holds it of him. It is assessed at 8 hides and i vir- gate. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and there could be 2 others. There 20 villeins with 2 knights (mtlitibus) and 2 bordars have 8 ploughs. There are 3 cottars and 4 serfs and 2 villeins (rustici), and I mill worth 12 shil- 4 See Introduction, p. 283. 6 A manor in Little Munden. 6 See Introduction, p. 285. 7 This was Humfrey d'Ansleville (J.H.R.)
