A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE There are 9 serfs and 1 bondwoman {ancilla), and 3 mills worth [de) 13 shillings and 4 pence. The wood(land) is 7 leagues {leiva) long and 4 leagues tsroad, and 4 eyries {airis) of hawks are there. To this manor belong 13 saltpans (jaiiriie) in (Droit)wich and 3 salt- workers who render, from these saltpans, 300 ' mits ' [mittas) ^ of salt, for (making) which they used to be given 300 cartloads of wood by the keepers of the wood(land) T.R.E. There are 6 leaden vats [plumbi). To this manor (there) belonged, T.R.E., SucHELEi [Suckley], a manor of 5 hides, but earl William (of Hereford) took (it) thence and put (it) in the ferm of Hereford.^ In all it used to pay, T.R.E. , a ferm of 18 pounds. Urse the sheriff paid 24 pounds by weight {ad pets) so long as [dum) he had the wood.^ To this manor (there) belonged and belong Grastone * [Grafton manor], where are 3^ hides, and Cochesei [Cooksey] where are 2^ hides, and Willingewic [VVillingwick] where are 2 hides and 3 virgates, and Celdvic [Chad- wick] where are 3 hides ; in all 12 hides less I virgate.* These lands were held by 5 thegns {teini) of earl E(a)dwine, Erniet, Alwin', Brictredus, Frane, Alwold, who could not withdraw {rece- dere) from the lord of the manor. ^ They are now held of Urse the sheriff by 4 knights, (the) 3! hides by Roger, the 2| hides by William, the 2 hides and 3 virgates by Walter, (and) the 3 hides by Alvred. In these lands there are in demesne 5^ ploughs, and (there are) i ' radchenistre ' ' and 29 bordars who have 11^ ploughs. There are 2 serfs and 6 oxmen {bovarii),^ and there can be (employed) i plough more. In Willingewic and Celdwic there are 4 leagues {/eiuedes) of wood, but the King has put (them) in (his) forest. In Droit(wich) there is 1
- See Introduction.
^ That is to say, among those manors which paid their ferm in a lump sum at Hereford. Suckley, which is on the Herefordshire bor- der, is surveyed accordingly on fo. 180^, as will be seen below (see p. 323).
- i.e. for the saltworks.
- The chapels of Grafton and Chadwick
were dependent on Bromsgrove.
- This, it will be seen, implies the regular
Domesday equation : i hide = 4 virgates. ® That is, could not ' commend ' them- selves to another lord. ^ See Introduction. » Uid. 286 saltpan worth {de) 10 shillings. In all it was worth 6 pounds and 13 shillings T.R.E. ; now 100 shillings in all. Of the land of this manor William Fitz Ansculf holds 3 virgates in Willingewic, and Baldwin (holds) of him.* Wulfwine {Ulwi- nus) a thegn of earl E(a)dwine held (it). There is i villein with half a plough, and a plough and a half more could be (em- ployed) there. It was worth 5 shillings ; now 2 shillings. King William holds in demesne Chide- MINSTRE [Kidderminster] with 16 berewicks : — Wenuerton [Wannerton], Trinpelei [Trimpley], Worcote [Hurcote], Frenesse [Franche], and another Frenesse [Franche], Bristitune [ ], Harburgelei [Hab- berley], Fastochesfelde [ ], Gurber- hale [Wribbenhall ?], Ribeford [Ribbesford], and another Ribeford [Ribbesford], Sudtone [Sutton], Aldintone [Oldington], Mettune [Mitton], Teulesberge [ ], Sud- wale [ ]. In these lands, together with the manor, there are 20 hides. The whole of this manor was waste. In (the) demesne is i plough, and (there are) 20 villeins and 30 bordars with 1 8 ploughs, and 20 ploughs more could be (employed) there. There are 2 serfs and 4 bondwomen {ancilla) and 2 mills worth {de) 16 shillings, and 2 saltpans worth {de) 30 shillings, and a fishery worth {de) 1 00 pence. There is wood- land extending to {de) 4 leagues {lewis). In this manor the reeve holds the land of one ' Radchen[istre '] and has there i plough and I mill worth {de) 5 ounces (of silver). To this manor belong a house in (Droit)wich and another in Wirecestre [Worcester] pay- ing 10 pence. The whole manor used to pay, T.R.E., a ferm of 1 4 pounds ; it now pays 1 pounds and 4 shillings by weight {ad peis). The king has put the wood(land) of this manor in (his) forest. Of the land of this manor William holds 1 hide and the land of one ' Radchenistre,' and has there i villein and 8 bordars who have 4^ ploughs. It is worth 1 1 shillings. Of the same land Aiulf holds one virgate. There (are) i plough and 2 serfs. It is worth 2 shillings. In WiCH [Droitwich] king Edward had 1 1 houses, and in 5 brinepits {puteis) king Edward used to have his share. In one brine-pit — Upewic" — (there are) 54 saltpans
- Compare p. 316 below. *" Interlined.
