A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE In Came Hund[ret] The same Urse holds Osmerlie [Osmer- ley],^ and Herlebold (holds it) of him. JEf- wold [Alwoldus) held (it). There is i hide. In (the) demesne is i plough, and (there are) lo bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and 2 bondwomen. In Wirecestre [Worcester] one house worth {de) 16 pence (is appurtenant), and in (Droit)wich 1 saltpan which renders 12 'mits' {mittas) of salt. There is half a 'lewa' of wood {Nem'). It was worth 20 shillings ; it is worth 13 shillings. The same Urse holds Costone [Coston Hackett]. Leofgeat and iElfric and iEthelric {Leuiet et Aluric et Adelrk) held it 'as 3 manors. There are 3 hides. Turold holds 2 hides, and Walter i, of Urse. In (the) demesne are 2 ploughs and (there are) 11 bordars and 3 cottars (cotmanni) with 4 ploughs, and I plough more can be (employed) there. There is a mill working {serviens) for the hall of one of them.* The wood(land) is 3 furlongs long and I in width, but it is in the King's forest. It was worth 35 shillings T.R.E. ; now 27 shillings. The same Urse holds Beneslei [Bentley Pauncefote],^ and William (holds it) of him. Leofric {Leuric) held (it) of earl Eadwine (Edwino). There is i hide. In (the) demesne is 1 plough, and (there are) 4 bor- dars with '3 ploughs. The wood(land) is i league {lewd) long and half (a league) in width. It was worth 30 shillings T.R.E. ; now 16 shillings. The same Urse holds Udecote [Wood- cote], and Herlebald' (holds it) of him. Wulf- sige {^IVhi), a thegn of king Edward, held (it). There are i^ hides. There is i villein and (there are) 2 bordars with i plough. The wood(land) is half a league {lewa), but the King has put it in the forest. It was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. ; now 5 shillings. In Cresselau Hund[ret] The same Urse holds Russococ [Rushock]> and Hunulf ' (holds it) of him. Achil held it. There are 5 hides. In (the) desmesne are i^ ploughs, and there are 13 villeins and i bordar and 3 cottars {cotmanni) with 6^ ploughs. Of {inter) serfs and bondwomen (there are) 4. ' In Alvechurch.
- i.e. of Turold and Walter.
' So called from a tenant under the Beau- champs. (There is appurtenant) a saltpan worth {de) 5 ounces (of silver). (There is) i^ leagues (/^wa) of wood(land). It was worth 40 shillings T.R.E. ; now 30 shillings. The same Urse holds Stanes [Stone]. Tumi and Euchil held (it) as 2 manors. There are 6 hides. Herlebald' holds (it) of Urse. In (the) demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 7 villeins and 15 bordars with 6 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and a mill worth {de) 3 ounces (of silver). It was worth 40 shillings T.R.E. ; now 30 shillings. The same Urse holds Lunvredele [Dover- dale], and William (holds it) of him. Thur- bern {Turiernus), a thegn of king Edward, held (it). There are 2 hides. In (the) demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) a church and a priest and a smith and 4 villeins and 4 bordars with 4 ploughs. There is a mill worth {de) 4 shillings, and a saltpan at (Droit)wich worth {de) 4 shillings. It was worth 30 shillings T.R.E. ; now 40 shillings. The same Urse holds Hatete [ ], and Gunfrei {Gunfridus) (holds it) of him. Erniet and Eliet held (it) as 2 manors, and could betake themselves {ire) where they would. There is i hide. In (the) demesne is I plough, and another can be (employed). There is a mill worth {de) 2 shillings, and i bordar who has nothing.* In Clent Hund[ret] The same Urse holds Hamtune [Hampton Lovet],* and Robert (holds it) of him. JElf- wold {Alwold) held (it). There are 4 hides. In (the) demesne is I plough, and (there are) a priest and 5 villeins and 2 bordars with 4 ploughs, and 4 ploughs more can be (employed) there. There 7 saltpans (appurtenant) render 14 ounces (of silver). There are 2 oxmen {bovarii). It was worth 4 pounds ; now 3 pounds. The same Urse holds Hortune [Horton],® and Robert (holds it) of him. JEXinc {Aluric) held (it), and could betake himself {ire) where he would. There are 2 hides. In (the)
- i.e. no stock.
® So called from the family which held it under Urse's heirs. Henry Lovet held 5 hides there of the barony of William de Beauchamp (Habington, I. 265). ^ In Hampton Lovet, according to British Museum Index (as above), p. 384. 318
