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The Land of Nigel the doctor
In GREYTREE Hundred
Nigel the doctor holds BARTESTREE from the land of St Guthlac's. Leoffled wife
of Thorkil held it. 2 hides; 1 of them pays tax according to the testimony of
the County Court. In lordship 3 ploughs; 3 slaves; 1 reeve with 1 plough. Meadow
there. [***]. Land for 3 ploughs. The value was 60s; now 50s. An outlier is
attached to this manor. Leoffled held it. 2 hides; 1 of them pays tax according
to the testimony of the County Court. Nigel has 2 ploughs in lordship and 2
slaves and 1 smallholder and 1 rider with land without a plough. The value is
and was 40s.
In TORNELAUS Hundred
Nigel also holds BOWLEY, and Ralph from him. Leoffled wife of Thorkil held it. 1
hide free from tax and the King's service. In lordship 2 ploughs; 2 ploughmen.
Land for 4 ploughs. The value was 25s; now 20s.
Nigel also holds SUTTON. Leoffled wife of Thorkil held it. 2 hides which pay
tax. In lordship 1 plough; 2 ploughmen, 4 smallholders and 2 cottagers with 1
plough; 1 Frenchman with 1 plough. Meadow for the oxen; a mill which Hugh the
ass holds from Nigel pays 8s and 8 sticks of eels. Value before 1066, 60s; later
30s; now 50s. Hugh held this manor in Earl William's time [***].
Nigel also holds SUTTON. Spirtes the priest held it. 1 hide which pays tax. Land
for 2 ploughs; they are in lordship; 4 slaves. 1 smallholder. A mill at 10s and
7 sticks of eels; meadow only for the oxen. The value is and was 30s.
Nigel also holds MAUND. Leoffled wife of Thorkil held it from St Guthlac's. 2
hides which pay tax. [***]. 7 villagers with 5 ploughs. The value was 40s; now
30s.
Nigel also holds THINGHILL, and Geoffrey from him. Spirtes the priest held it. 1
hide which does not pay tax. In lordship 2 ploughs; 4 slaves. The value is and
was 20s.
In DINEDOR Hundred
In STRETFORD Hundred Nigel also holds MOCCAS, and Ansfrid of Cormeilles from
him. Ernwin held from St Guthlac's. 1 hide. In lordship 1 plough. Value 15s.
In PLEGELGETE Hundred
Nigel also holds [Little] COWARNE. Spirtes the priest held it. 3 hides which pay
tax. In lordship 3 ploughs; 7 slaves; 2 smallholders and 1 free man with 1
plough; 2 smallholders. The value was 50s; now 40s.
Nigel also holds AVENBURY. Spirtes the priest held it. 6 hides which pay tax. In
lordship 3 ploughs; 4 slaves; 22 villagers, 2 priests and 1 smallholder with 12
ploughs. A mill which pays nothing. The value is and was 100s.
The Land of Ralph of Tosny
CASTLE outside Hundred
Ralph of Tosny holds CLIFFORD Castle. Earl William built it on waste land, which
Bruning held before 1066. Ralph has land there for 3 ploughs, but there is only
1 plough. This castle is in the kingdom of England and not subject to any
Hundred or customary dues. Gilbert the sheriff holds it at a revenue, both the
Borough Clifford Castle and the plough [***]. From the whole he pays 60s. In
this castlery Roger holds land for 4 ploughs; Gilbert the sheriff for 12
ploughs; Drogo son of Poyntz for 5 ploughs; Herbert for 2 ploughs. They have 9
ploughs in lordship and 16 burgesses, 13 smallholders, 5 Welshmen, 6 male and 4
female slaves. A mill which pays 3 measures of corn. 4 ploughmen there. The men
have 3 ploughs. In total, the value of what they have is £8 5s. These men and
whoever else has anything there, hold from Ralph.
In HEZETRE Hundred
Ralph also holds MONKLAND, and Saint-Pierre of Castellion from him. Almer and
Ulfkil held it as two manors; they could go where they would. 5 hides which pay
tax. One of these did not pay tax because it was in lordship. 2 ploughs there.
10 villagers and 8 smallholders with 7 ploughs. 3 slaves and 1 free ploughman. A
mill which pays 11s and 25 sticks of eels. From the meadow 5s besides pasture
for the oxen. Value before 1066 £6; now £7.
In ELSDON Hundred
Ralph also holds WILLERSLEY and WINFORTON. Earl Harold held them. 4 hides which
pay tax. In lordship 4 ploughs; 17 smallholders with 3 ploughs; 3 free men with
3 ploughs. 8 slaves. Before 1066 it was waste and the value was 10s; now £7.
Ralph also holds there WILLERSLEY and WINFORTON 1 hide which pays tax. Alward
held it; he could go where he would. A Welshman holds from Ralph; he has there 8
men who have 1 1/2 ploughs. Value 12s.
In STRETFORD Hundred
Ralph also holds CHADNOR. 3 hides which pay tax. Ernwy, Hadwin and Alward held
it as three manors. In lordship 2 ploughs; 4 villagers, 6 smallholders and 1
smith with 3 ploughs. 6 slaves; meadow only for the oxen; woodland which pays
nothing; a further 3 more ploughs would be possible there. In the same village
lies the third part of 1 hide; 1 plough there. Value of the whole before 1066 £4
10s; now 110s.
In STEPLESET Hundred
Ralph also holds MONNINGTON-on-Wye, and Roger of Mussegros from him. Earl Harold
held it. 5 hides which pay tax. Of these, Almer held 2 as a manor; he could go
where he would. In lordship 3 ploughs; 5 villagers and 6 smallholders with 3
ploughs. Value before 1066, 60s; now £4.
In DINEDOR Hundred
Ralph also holds DINEDOR, and William and his brother Ilbert son of Turold from
him. Godric and Wulfheah held it as two manors. 6 hides which pay tax. In
lordship 2 ploughs; 13 villagers with a reeve and 5 smallholders with 12
ploughs. 4 ploughmen and 3 female slaves. A mill at 28d; the King has the
woodland of this manor in lordship. No-one fishes in the river without
permission. Value of these two manors before 1066 £7 5s; now the same.
In RADLOW Hundred
Ralph also holds WESTHIDE. Edith held it; she could go where she would. 2 hides
and 1 virgate which pay tax. In lordship 3 ploughs; 6 villagers, 5 smallholders
and 4 cottagers with 4 ploughs. 7 slaves; a further 1 more plough would be
possible there. Value before 1066 £6; now 105s. Ralph gave 1/2 hide of this land
to one of his men-at-arms; therefore the manor pays less.
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