| I.C.C. | D.B. |
|---|---|
| fo. 105 (b) 2: 'una virg' et x. acre in dominio'. | i. 202 (b) 1: 'In dominio dimidia hida xx. acras minus.' |
| fo. iii. (a) 1: 'tenet Rogerus comes xx. acras.' | i. 193 (b) 1: 'tenet comes ii. partes unius virg'.' |
If 20 acres were identical with two-thirds of a virgate, there must, in a whole virgate, have been 30 acres; and if a virgate, plus 10 acres, was equivalent to half a hide minus 20 acres, we have again a virgate of thirty, and a hide of 120 acres. But the conclusion I uphold will be found to rest on no isolated facts. It is based on a careful analysis of the Inquisitio throughout. Here are some striking examples:
fo. 92 (b) 1. 'Belesham pro x. hidis se defendit.'
| H. | V. | A. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot of Ely | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardwin | 80 | ||
| 'Almar' | 40 | ||
| —— | —— | —— | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
fo. 99 (b) 1: 'tenet hardeuuinus de scal' vi. hidas et i. virgam et vii. acras de rege.'
| H. | V. | A. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Abbey | 2½ | 0 | 9 |  | |
| 7 Sokemen | 1½ | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 Sokemen | ½ | 0 | 0 | ||
| 'Alsi' | ½ | 0 | 0 | T.R.E. | |
| 2 Sokemen | 1 | 7 | |||
| 5 Sokemen | 3½ | 0 | |||
| —— | —— | —— | |||
| 6 | 1 | 7 |
fo. 79 (a) 2: 'Suafham pro x. hidis se defendit.'
| H. | V. | A. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh de Bolebec | 7½ | 0 | 10 |
| Geoffrey | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aubrey de Ver | ½ | 0 | 20 |
| —— | —— | —— | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
fo. 90 (a) 'choeie et stoua pro x. hidis se defenderunt.'