[281] D. B. i. 58. Tori ‘committed himself for defence’ to Bp. Herman; Tori’s son has done the same to Osmund, the successor of Herman.
[282] D. B. i. 133: ‘sed pro aliis terris homo archiepiscopi Stigandi fuit.’
[283] On the whole this seems to be the meaning of ‘sub-commendation.’ We read a good deal of men who were sub-commended to the antecessor of Robert Malet. This seems to be explained by such an entry as the following (ii. 313 b): ‘Eadric holds two free men who were commended to Eadric, who himself was commended to (another) Eadric, the antecessor of Robert Malet.’
[284] D. B. i. 45 b: ‘Quidam frater Edrici tenuit tali conventione, quod quamdiu bene se haberet erga eum [Edricum] tamdiu terram de eo teneret, et si vendere vellet, non alicui nisi ei de quo tenebat vendere vel dare liceret.’
[285] Cases of life tenancies will be found in D. B. i. 47, Stantune; 67 b, Newetone; 80, Catesclive; 177 b, Witune; ii. 373, 444 b.
[286] D. B. i. 46 b, 66 b, 72, 175. We shall return to this when in the next essay we speak of loanland.
[287] D. B. i. 67 b: ‘Hanc terram reddidit sponte sua aecclesiae Hardingus qui in vita sua per convent[ionem] debebat tenere.’ See also the case in i. 177 b. Again, ii. 431: ‘terram quam cepit cum uxore sua ... misit in ecclesia concedente muliere tali conventione quod non potuit vendere nec dare de aecclesia.’ For a ‘recognitio’ see i. 175, Persore.
[288] D. B. i. 57 b.
[289] D. B. i. 149: ‘De his tenuit Aluuid puella 2 hidas ... et de dominica firma Regis Edwardi habuit ipsa dimidiam hidam quam Godricus vicecomes ei concessit quamdiu vicecomes esset, ut illa doceret filiam ejus aurifrisium operari.’
[290] D. B. i. 175: ‘Hanc emit quidam Godricus teinus regis Edwardi vita trium haeredum et dabat in anno monachis unam firmam pro recognitione.’