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INTR OD U CTI ON ’ THE KIN G S LAND TEN AN TS I N CA PITE I Odo Bisho of Baieux . , p Robert unt of Mortai ne II . o , C g III unt Alan . Co E s ount of Boulo ne IV . utace , C g V Huh Earl of ester . g , Ch V R rt M let I. obe a I W ll am de Warren V I . i i I Ro er Bi t VI I . g go W ll am Bis o of etfor IX . i i , h p Th d Osbem Bis o of Exeter , h p I Go rie Da fer X . d pi II Hermer de Pert arns X . The Abbe of St Edm s XIII . y und bury Ely Abbey V Th Abbe f St B net t s . e o e a Ram e X . y , y B n t Hulme The Abbe of St. e et a y , I The A S S . bbe f en t o t. te a aen XVI y ph , C I W ll amde Scoica XVI I . i i Ralph de Bellofago Re nald sonof I o i , v Ralph de Todeni I Hu de M tefo i XXI . gh on rt E D XXIII . udo apifer ' Walter Giflard Ro XXV . ger Poictavensis Iv de T XXVI . o ailgebosc E TS viii TABLE OF CONT N . - ued . TENANTS IN CAPITE contin pAGE l h de Limesi XXVII . Ra p E son f S iruw ic I . u o o XXVI I d , p Dro o de Beverce XXIX . g Ralph Bainard I Ranul h Peverell XXX . p ert Grenon XXXII . Rob Valoines XXXIII . Peter de bert sonof Corbution . Ro XXXIV , ul h bro er of Il er . Ran t XXXV p , h g I Tehelus Brito XXXV . Robert de Verli Hu s nof Alberic I . m re o XXXV II ph y, Hu re d Bo un XXXIX . mph y e h F l XL. Ralph de e geres Gi bert nof Ri e . l so c r XLI , h R er s XLII . og de Rami Iv l XLIII . ike the Priest C l XLIV . o ebem the Priest E mun . sonof Pa an XLV d d , g XLVI Isac I ovi XLVI . T hnne hew of W III . Jo aleran XLV , p n f r I . Ro er so o Baina XL X g , d m Arb L. Be er alistarius LI. Gilbert Arbalistarius LII . II L I . LIV . LV Ha on . g . Ral sonof Ha on LVI ph, g LVII . Al LVIII. ured LIX . Go w H LX . d in alden S f LXI . tareol X E L II . dric Aocipitrarius ’ . The Kin s Freemen belonin to articular LXIII g , g g p ’ The LXIV . Kings Freemen TABLE OF CONTENTS . INVASION S TABLE OF TENANTS IN CAPITE Observations onDitto W L AM I. PO U T ON or N OR FO K teus . I LI P LA I L , p OBSER T ON ON N onw rc n YARN OUTR AND HETFORD VA I S , , T PO U T O or E D m WIL AII I N N N te . LI . P LA I GLA , p THE AN IMALS OR THE DOMESD AY Boox or NORI'OLx Horses As ses Cow s Sheep Goats Bees TR IAL Br - ORDEAL AND BY WAGRR BATTLE SA LT W ORKS MI LLS 0 110 3 a S Revenues of the Church Burials of great MeninMonasteries Unlaw ful Claims of Church Property TABLE o r TRR CRURORRS IN Nonromr IN D EX or PERSON S IN TR ODU CT O I N. THE DOMESD AY BOOK of W illiam the Conqueror is anques tionably the most valuable record of property possessed by an nat n in ur W t r w e c ns r the xt nt the y io E ope, he he o ide e e , ari t or the m rtanc of the nf rmat nit c nta ns In v e y , i po e i o io o i . this inestimable Survey the various manors are arranged un r the nam s of the nants in a t w ho w r t s de e Te C pi e, e e ho e w ho h l of the n as the su r m l r of all the lan s in e d Ki g, p e e o d d nlan : t us x t n inthe cl ar st mannr the r nal E g d h e hibi i g, e e e , o igi distr ut nof r rt at the t m of the C uest t r u ib io p ope y , i e a , h o gh out th e n m and r s nt n us w t a w w hic is ki gdo ; p e e i g i h vie , h narl c m l t of the rs ns w ho inthe first tw nt ars e y o p e e, pe o e y ye — after the Conquest formed the Barons of England the pro nt rs of t s w ho insu s unt t m s w r the act ge i o ho e , b eq e i e , e e ive agents inw resting from King Johnthe great Charter of our rt s Libe ie . This invaluable w ork is said to have beenundertakenby n llam aft r he had for the m st art s ss ss Ki g Wi i e , o p , di po e ed the anc nt r r t rs of the lan in rd r to sat sf the ie p op ie o d, o e i y ra acit of his f ll w rs and to re nt s t nfr m t s p y o o e , p ve oppo i io o ho e w m had r of t r s a n at l n ho he dep ived hei possession. H vi g e gth f un l sur to arran e str ute and r anz the sw o d ei e g , di ib , o g i e eep in xact ns had ma e and in r er t at mi t g e io he d ; , o d h he gh ta n a m r c m let nw le e of t e r ta l in1080 ob i o e o p e k o dg h i de i , , xii INTROD U017ON . nrs nto eac c unt w ho summ n he sent commissio e i h o y, o ed “ nnelled ur s in ac unr out of all r rs of and empa j ie e h h d ed, o de n fr m ar ns w n to the l w st farm rs to , freeme , o b o do o e e , give n n at to the sa c mmss nrs due nf rmat , upo o h, id o i io e , i o io by t or r sent mnt for the c m lat nof a fa t ful and verdic , p e i e , o pi io i h impartial statement of the w hole property and revenue of the ” 1 m at l ast w r r r nts and s r c s w r due to kingdo , e he eve e e vi e e e ’l w n se nus t ns w c w r c m l t in the cro . The i q i i io , hi h e e o p e ed ar 1086 w r aft rw ar s m t s and f rm nto the ye , e e e d e hodi ed, o ed i the record called Domesday .