Domesday book; or, The great survey of England of William the conqueror, A.D. MLXXXVI. Fac-simile [ed. by sir H. James1862 |
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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 iii - ... 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 soc-man had or has.
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 - Then at midwinter the king was at Gloucester with his Witan, and there held his court five days; and afterwards the archbishop and clergy had a synod three days. . . . 'After this the king had a great council, and very deep speech with his Witan about this land, how it was peopled, or by what men; then sent...
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 - The Carucata, which is also to be interpreted the plough-land, was as much arable as could 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 - After this the king had a great consultation, and spoke very deeply with his Witan concerning this land, how it was held and what were its tenantry. He then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused them to ascertain how many hundred hides of land it contained, and what lands the king possessed therein, what cattle there were in the several counties, and how much revenue he ought to receive yearly from each. He also caused them to write down how much land belonged to his archbishops,...
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 ii - ... 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 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.