hruhlegh,
clerks, on the oath of William de Gocecoumbe, Walter le Parker,
Richard le Knyst, Richard the son of the latter, Andrew of Estone,
Stephen Morsprich, Thomas Brembel, William of Swynham, John
Pollard, Roger le Glide, John Syward, and John de Lillingewist,
who say that there are all the following holdings:... John Pollard
holds a half acre in Aldithewisse and owes 18d. at the four
terms, and owes for it relief and heriot. John Suthinton holds a
house and 40 acres of land and owes 3s.6d. at Easter and
Michaelmas. William of Swynham holds one acre of meadow in the
thicket of Swynham and owes 1d. at the feast of Michaelmas. Ralph
of Leybourne holds a cottage and one acre of land in Pinden and
owes 3s. at Easter and Michaelmas, and attendance at the court in
the manor every three weeks, also relief and heriot. Richard Knyst
of Swynham holds two acres and a half of land and owes yearly 4s.
William of Knelle holds two acres of land in Aldithewisse and owes
yearly 4s. Roger le Glede holds a cottage and three roods of land
and owes 2s.6d. Easter and Michaelmas. Alexander Hamound holds a
little piece of land near Aldewisse and owes one goose of the
value of 2d. The sum of the whole rent of the free tenants, with
the value of the goose, is 18s.9d. They say, moreover, that John
of Cayworth holds a house and 30 acres of land, and owes yearly
2s. at Easter and Michaelmas; and he owes a cock and two hens at
Christmas of the value of 4d. And he ought to harrow for two days
at the Lenten sowing with one man and his own horse and his own
harrow, the value of the work being 4d.; and he is to receive from
the lord on each day three meals, of the value of 5d., and then
the lord will be at a loss of 1d. Thus his harrowing is of no
value to the service of the lord. And he ought to carry the manure
of the lord for two days with one cart, with his own two oxen, the
value of the work being 8d.; and he is to receive from the lord
each day three meals at the value as above. And thus the service
is worth 3d. clear. And he shall find one man for two days, for
mowing the meadow of the lord, who can mow, by estimation, one
acre and a half, the value of the mowing of an acre being 6d.: the
sum is therefore 9d. And he is to receive each day three meals of
the value given above. And thus that mowing is worth 4d. clear.
And he ought to gather and carry that same hay which he has cut,
the price of the work being 3d. And he shall have from the lor