Environs of London e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This charter is the earliel't record mentioned by Dugdale'; indeed the authority of the more ancient charters, from which Dart col lected his information, has been much fufpefied 6. In the Con queror's furvey the manor of Handone is laid to have been taxed at 20 hides. The land was of 16 carucates; IO hides were in de mefne, on which were three ploughs. The villans employed eight ploughs, and might find work for five more. The priefi: had a virgate of land; three villans each/halfla hide, and {even villans each one virgate; 16 villans ha'if a virgate each, and 12 bordars half a hide jointly. There were fix cottars, and one Have: meadow equal to two oxgangs; pannage for a thoufand hogs, and 103. Rents: in the whole valued at in King Edward's time at This manor, adds the record, was and is part of the demefnes of the church of St. Peter.