A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE the live stock. In all its value is and was 9 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. IN THE HALF-HUNDRET OF Hiz [HITCHIN] In HEG.SSTANESTONE [Hexton] the same Abbot holds 8 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and 4 ploughs are on it, and there could be a fifth. There 13 villeins and (cum) 3 bordars have 3 ploughs between them, and there could be 4 more. There are 3 cottars and 4 serfs, and Geoffrey de Bech holds there a half- hide under the Abbot. There are 2 mills worth (de) 3 shillings and 4 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock. In all its value is 1 7 pounds and 10 shillings ; when received it was 12 pounds ; T.R.E. 16 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. Of this land i Englishman holds 3 hides under the Abbot. The Abbot himself holds BENEDIS [Bendish in St. Paul's Walden]. It is assessed at I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs, and the ploughs are there, and (cum) 4 villeins who hold this land. There are 2 cottars. Wood is there (sufficient) for the fences, meadow for a half-plough team, pasture for the live stock of the vill. It is and was worth 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Alban. XI. THE LAND OF SAINT BENE- DICT OF RAMESY 1 IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET The abbot of RAMESY [Ramsey] holds in FURREUUELDE [Therfield] 10 hides and i vir- gate. There is land for 20 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides. On it are 2 ploughs and a half-plough, and there could be another half-plough. There 27 villeins and (cum) a priest and i Frenchman have 1 1 ploughs between them, and there could be 6 more. There are 14 cottars and 4 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 20 swine. In all the value is 1 1 pounds ; when received it was I O pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Benedict. 1 The abbot of Ramsey is omitted in the list on fo. 132 of the MS. See p. 301 above, and Introduction, p. 299. XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF CETRIZ [CHATTERIS] IN EDW(I)NESTREU [EDWINSTREE] HUNDRET The abbess of CETRIZ [Chatteris] holds in BERLAI [Barley] 3^ hides as i manor. 8 There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne is i hide and a half (and on it is one plough), 3 and a half-plough could be added. There 8 freemen (liberi homines) have 2 ploughs and a half-plough (between them). There are 6 bordars and 2 serfs. Woodland is there to feed 20 swine. In all the value is and was 70 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor was and is part of the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of St. Mary of Cetriz. XIII. THE LAND OF ST. PAUL OF LONDON IN DANAIS [DACORUM] HUNDRET The canons of London hold CANESWORDE [Kensworth]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it there are 2 ploughs, and there could be 3 more. There 8 villeins and (cum) 3 bordars have 2 ploughs, and there could be 3 more. There are 3 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, and wood- land to feed 100 swine, and from the revenue of the woodland (de redditu silve) is 2 shillings. In all its value is 70 shillings ; when received 100 shillings; and 100 shillings also T.R.E. This manor Lewin Gilt 4 held of king Edward. The Canons themselves hold CADENDONE [Caddington] . It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for i o ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and there is on it I plough, and there could be 3 more. There 22 villeins have 6 ploughs between them. There are 5 bordars and 2 serfs. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 100 swine and (worth) 2 shillings (besides). In all the value is no shillings; when received it was 6 pounds ; and 6 pounds also T.R.E. This manor Lewin 4 held of king Edward. IN ODESEI [ODSEY] HUNDRET The Canons themselves hold ERDELEI [Yard- ley]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There is land 3 This was the manor afterwards known as Mincing (i.e. the nuns') Bury or (by corruption) Mimbling Bury (J.H.R.). 3 Text defective. 4 See Introduction, p. 281. 316
