Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

by John Horace Round

and as for Mr De Gray Birch, he not only took this Survey temp. Henry I to be a portion of Domesday itself, which 'should be collated with the original MS. at the Record Office',[²] but even repeated Ellis's blunder,[³] that the names in a document temp. Bishop John [1151-7][⁴] represent 'the list of jurors for the Hundred of Oswaldeslaw' at the Domesday Survey.[⁵]

From a writ entered on fo. 136 we may infer that there had been some dispute between the Sheriff and the Church of Worcester as to the number of hides in the county for which the latter should be rated.[⁶] This Inquest or Survey was the consequence of that dispute, and resulted in the issue of the writ. Its date is roughly determined by the facts that Urse d'Abetot was dead when it was made, while the Count of Meulan is entered as a tenant, so that we may probably date it as later (at the earliest) than 1108, and previous to the death of the Count of Meulan in July 1118.[⁷]

Let us now compare, Manor by Manor, the earlier with the later Survey:

Domesday		Survey temp. Henry i
Chemesege		Kemesige
Bishop	[13]	Bishop	13
Urso	7	Walter de Beauchamp	9
Roger de Laci	2
Walter Ponther	2	Hugh Puiher	2
	——		——
	24		24
Wiche		Wike
Bishop	3¾	Bishop	3
Urso	9¾	Walter de Beauchamp	10½
Robert Despenser	½	Nicholas (de Beauchamp?)	½
Osbern fitz Richard	1	Hugh fitz Osbern	1
	——		——
	15		15
Fledebirie		Fledebyri
Bishop	7	Bishop	3
Bishop of Hereford	5	Bishop of Hereford	5
Urso	12
Robert Despenser	5	Walter de Beauchamp	22
Alricus archid[iaconus]	1
Roger de Laci	10	Hugh de Laci	10
	——		——
	40		40
Breodun		Bredune
Bishop	10	Bishop	13
Monks	4	Monks	4
Ælricus Archd.	2
Urso	16	Walter de Beauchamp	16
Durand	2	Gile (? bertus)	1
Brictric fil' Algar (in king's hands)	1	King	1
	——		——
	35		35
Rippel et Uptun		Rippel et Uptun
Bishop	13	Bishop	14
Ordric	1
Siward	5
Roger de Laci	3	Hugh de Laci	3
Urso	1
Ralph de Bernai (in king's hands)	1	Walter de Beauchamp	6
Brictric fil' Algar (in king's hands)	1	King	2
	——		——
	25		25
Blochelei		Bloccelea
Bishop	25½	Bishop	22
Richard	2	Bishop	2
Ansgot	1½	Walter de Beauchamp	5
Stephen fil' Fulcred	3	'Dæilesford'	3
Hereward	5	'Eunilade'	5
Monks	1	Monks	1
	——		——
	38		38
Tredingtun		Tredintun
[Bishop	17]	Bishop	17
Monks	2	Monks	2
Gilbert fil' Thorold	4	'Langedun'	4
	——		——
	23		23
Norwiche		Northewike
Bishop	3½	Bishop	6½
Urso	7¾	Walter de Beauchamp	10
Ordric	4¼
Alric Arch'	1
Walter Ponther	7½	Hugh Puiher	7½
Herlebaldus	1	King	1
	——		——
	25		25
Ovreberie cum Penedoc		Werebyri et Penedoc
The Church of Worcester	6		6
Seggesbarne		Segesberewe
The Church of Worcester	3		3
Scepwestun		Scepwestune
The Church of Worcester	2		2
Herferthun cum Wiburgestoke		Herfortune cum Wiburga Stoke
The Church of Worcester	3		3
Grimanleh		Grimeleage
The Church of Worcester	2		2
Robert Despencer	1	Walter de Beauchamp	1
	——		——
	3		3
Halhegan cum Bradewesham		Hallhagan cum Bradewasse
The Church of Worcester	1	[The Church of Worcester	1]
Duo Radmanni	2	Walter de Beauchamp	1½
Roger de Laci	3½	Roger de Laci	3½
Walter de Burh	½	Count of Meulan	1
Hugh de Grentmesnil	½
	——		——
	7½		7
Cropetorn cum Neothetune		Croppethorne
Church of Worcester	14	Monks	15
Robert Despencer	11	Walter de Beauchamp	9
Urso	6	Robert Marmion	7
Abbot of Evesham	9	Abbot of Evesham	9
[Ibid.	10]	Ibid. 'quiete a geldo'	10
	——		——
	50		50

Total for Oswaldslaw Hundred

Hides	Tenants				Heming's Total
(ut supra)	(ut supra)				'He sunt ccc. hide ad
24	Bishop			93½	Osuualdes lauues hundret.'
15
40	Monks			39
35	Walter de Beauchamp			90	'Episcopus habet in
25	King			4	dominio'	xciiii.
38	Hugh Puher	9½			'Monachi'	xl.
23	Hugh de Laci	13			'Walterus de Bealcamp'	xx.[8]
25	Roger de Laci	3½
24	Robert Marmion	7			'Alii barones'	lxiii.
50	Bishop of Hereford	5			'Rex'	iii.
—	Abbot of Evesham	19
299	Hugh fitz Osbern	1		72½
	Count of Meulan	1
	Gile (?bertus)	1
	Alii	12
	Nicholas (? de Beauchamp)	½			'Quiete apud Hamtun a geldo'	x.
				————		——
				299		230

Huerteberie		Heortlabyri
Church of Worcester	20	Bishop	15
		Walter de Beauchamp	5
			——
			20
Vlwardelei		Wlfwardile
Church of Worcester	5	Monks	5
Stoche		Stoka
Church of Worcester	10	Monks	10
Alvievecherche		Ælfithe cyrce
Church of Worcester	13	Bishop	13
Clive cum Lenc		Clive cum Leng
Church of Worcester	10½	Monks	10
Fepsetenatun		Fepsintune
Church of Worcester	5	Monks	1
Walter Ponther	1[9]	Hugh Puiher	1[9]
Roger de Laci	5	Hugh de Laci	5
	——		——
	11		7
Hambyrie		Heanbyri
Church of Worcester	14	Bishop	13½
		Walter de Beauchamp	½
	——		——
			14
Ardolvestone et Cnistetone		Eardulfestun et Cnihtetun
Church of Worcester ('de victu monachorum')	15	Monks	15
Total		'Summa in Kinefolka'
Bishop	41½	'Episcopus in dominio	xli.'
Monks	41	'Monachi	xli.'
Walter de Beauchamp	5½	'Walterus de Bealcamp	vi.'
Hugh de Laci	5	'Hugo de Laci	v.'
Hugh Puiher	1	'Hugo Puiher	i.'
	——		——
	94		94

In Oswaldeslaw	299
Outside ditto	94
	——
	393

Summa hidarum, quas episcopus habet in toto vicecomitatu est ccc. et quater xx. et xvii. cum his quas Abbas de Evesham tenet de Oswaldes Lauue.[¹⁰]