Theobald the bailly is the man of the lady Blanche and holds of her in fief five of the eight parts of the bake-oven of Séant;[{100}] the other three parts are held by Adelicia and her children. The said Theobald also has a farm from the countess, for which he pays 5 solidi, 1 denarius rent, and a measure of wine, a hen, a loaf of bread, and three measures of oats.
The children of Bertelon are men of the countess and hold land of her at a rent of 11 measures of oats and the taille.[{101}]
The children of Baudonnet are men of the countess and hold land of her at a rent of 12 denarii and a measure of oats, and the taille....
{98} An illustration of the acquisition of a fief by purchase. All the rights of the former holder went with the land to the new holder.
{99} Journatum is a measure of land, literally the amount which could be cultivated in a day. Probably in this case the lord had allowed some of his tenants to clear and reduce to cultivation part of his waste lands, on condition that he be given a portion of the cleared land from each tenant as payment for the permission.
{100} Note that the village bake-oven, which the lord originally erected and from which he collected tolls, has been let out as a fief and is now in the possession of two families of tenants.
{101} The taille, poll tax.
229, 230. The Attempt of the King to Control the Feudal Nobles.
229. The Feudal Law of Conrad II, 1037.
M. G. LL. 4to, IV, 1, no. 45; Doeberl, III, no. 1.