Domesday book; or, The great survey of England of William the conqueror, A.D. MLXXXVI. Fac-simile [ed. by sir H. James

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Page iii - Manor, how many carrucates in demesne, how many homagers, how many villans, how many cotarii, how many servi, what free-men, how many tenants in socage, what quantity of wood, how much meadow and pasture, what mills and fish-ponds, how much added or taken away, what the gross value in King Edward's time, what the present value, and how much each free-man or soch-man had or has.
Page ii - So very narrowly he caused it to be " traced out, that there was not a single hide, nor one virgate of land, nor even, " it is shame to tell. though it seemed to him no shame to do, an ox, nor a cow, " nor a swine was left, that was not set down.
Page ii - After this the king had a great council, and very deep speech with his ' wilan ' about this land, how it was peopled, or by what men ; then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused to be ascertained how many hundred hides were in the shire, or what land the king himself had, and cattle within the land, or what dues he ought to have, in twelve months, from the shire.
Page ii - France and from Brittany, as never before had sought this land, so that men wondered how this land could feed all that army. But the king caused the army to be distributed through all this land among his vassals: and they fed the army, each according to the measure of his land.
Page ii - Then he sent his men over all England into every shire and had them find out how many hundred hides there were in the shire, or what land and cattle the king himself had in the country, or what dues he ought to have in twelve months from the shire.
Page iii - Edward's time, what the present value, and how much each free-man or soc-man had or has. All this was to be triply estimated : first, as the estate was held in the time of the Confessor ; then as it was bestowed by King William ; and thirdly, as its value stood at the formation of the Survey. The jurors were, moreover, to state whether any advance could be made in the value.
Page iii - Survey, certain commissioners, called the king's justiciaries, were appointed inquisitors : it appears, upon the oaths of the sheriffs, the lords of each manor, the presbyters of every church, the reeves of...
Page iii - The Carucata, which is also to be interpreted the plough-land, was as much arable ;is noiild be managed with one plough and the beasts belonging thereto in a year; having meadow, pasture, and houses for the house-holders and cattle belonging to it...
Page ii - Brittany, as never before had sought this land, so that men wondered how this land could feed all that army. But the king caused the army to be distributed through all this land among his vassals ; and they fed the army, each according to the measure of his land. And men had great affliction this year ; and the king caused the land about the sea to be laid waste, so that if his foes should land, they might not have whereon they might so readily seize. But when the king was informed in sooth that...
Page iii - Virgil blunders most, who reduces a hide to twenty acres. The truth seems to be, that a hide, a yard-land, a knight's fee, &c. contained no certain number of acres,, but varied according to different places. In the Domesday inquisition, the first inquiry was, how many hides, i.

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