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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In WALLINGTONE [Wallington] Siward holds of Harduin i hide and a half and 26 acres. There is land for 2 ploughs. One is there, and there could be another. There are 3 bordars. It is worth 25 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. Wlwar, a man of Anschil of Ware, held this land and could sell. In BRADEFELLE [Broadfield] Tetbald l holds of Harduin i hide and of a virgate. There is land for i plough, and it is there, with 3 bordars and 2 serfs and i cottar. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock. It is worth 20 shillings ; when received it was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 2 brothers, archbishop Stigand's men, held and could sell. In ORDWELLE [Horwell(bury)] * Wisgar holds of Harduin I hide and a half less 5 acres. There is land for i plough and a half-plough, and these are there, with i villein and 3 cot- tars. There are 2 serfs. No meadow is there ; there is pasture sufficient for the live stock. This land is worth 28 shillings ; when received it was worth 1 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 25 shillings. Two sokemen, arch- bishop Stigand's men, held this land and could sell. In DEREVELDE [Therfield] Wigar holds of Harduin 3 virgates. There is land for I plough. There are 2 villeins and 2 cottars and (cum) I serf. Pasture is there sufficient for the live stock. It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. Alric a priest held this land under the abbot of Ramesy [Ramsey]. He could not sell except by the Abbot's leave. In RETTH [Reed] Harduin holds 5 hides and i virgate and a half. There is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides and 8 acres, and there are 2 ploughs on it. Ten villeins there and (cum) a priest and 5 bordars have 4 ploughs. There are 2 cottars and 6 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 10 swine. In all the value is 100 shillings ; when received it was 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. Four hides and a virgate and a half of this manor Siret, earl Harold's man, held, and Sinod, a man of St. Mary of Cetriz [Chatteris], held I hide. Both could sell. In ESCEWELLE [Ashwell] Tetbald holds of Harduin half a hide. There is land for i plough, but it is not there. There are 6 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team. This land is worth 20 shillings ; when received it was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. Uctred held this land under Robert fitz Wimarch ; he could not sell except by Robert's leave so the men of the hundred (court) testify. In HAINGESTEWORDE [Hinxworth] Tet- bald holds of Harduin 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and these are there, with 5 villeins and a Frenchman and 3 cottars. Meadow is there sufficient for I plough team, pasture sufficient for the live stock. This land is worth 40 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. Six sokemen held this land. Of these, 4 were men of Aimer of Belinton, and held i hide and I virgate and used to render 5 pence yearly ; a the fifth, one of archbishop Stigand's men, had half 4 (a hide) ; the sixth, a man of king Ed- ward's, had I virgate and rendered I penny. 3 All these could sell. IN EDWINESTREU [DWINSTREE] HUNDRET In BERLAI [Barley] Tetbald holds of Harduin 4 hides and 10 acres. There is land for 3 ploughs and a half-plough. On the demesne are 2, and 3 villeins and (cum) a priest and 8 bordars have I plough and a half- plough. There are 4 cottars and 2 serfs. In all the value is 45 shillings. When re- ceived it was 15 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shil- lings. Five sokemen held this manor. Three of these, earl Algar's men, had i hide and 10 acres ; the fourth, one of earl Guert's 5 men, had 2 hides ; the fifth, one of earl Harold's men, had I hide. All these could sell. In BERCHEWEI [Barkway] 2 men hold of Harduin I virgate and a half. There is land for i plough, but it is not there, and there is only i cottar. This land is and was worth 7 shillings; T.R.E. 10 shillings. Two soke- men held this land. One of these, earl Algar's man, had I virgate ; the other, Eldret's man, held a half-virgate ; he paid I half-penny yearly. He could sell. In HELSANGRE [ ] 3 men hold of Harduin 2 thirds (partes) of I hide. There is land for i plough, and this is there. This 1 See note above, p. 338. 2 A manor in this Hundred. 8 Commutation for 'avera' (J.H.R.).

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5 Harold's brother Gyrth (J.H.R.). 339