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A History of the County of Oxford
… but only 24 were in use. The bishop had 5 in demesne and 5 serfs, and his customary tenants, 27 villani and 26 bordars, … in demesne, and that 16 viliani with 21 bordars and 8 serfs had another 10 ploughs. These holdings were in an area …
A History of the County of Essex
… the main settlement, with 31 villeins, bordars, and serfs; there were 8 ploughteams, a water mill, 4 rounceys, 25 …
Survey of London
… the Dark Ages, and keeps his ducal thumb well down on his serfs', while his verdict upon the management of the Duke's …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Domesday Survey mention is only made of villeins, bordars, serfs and a sokeman ( V.C.H. Bucks. i, 231 a). of. the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… supporting 12 ploughs and worked by 50 male and female serfs. Despite despoliation at the Conquest and a consequent … twenty years another plough was added and 22 more serfs. The 16 bordars on the estate appear to have been more …
A History of the County of Warwick
… though only 4 were in use - one on the demesne, where 4 serfs were working, and 3 held by 10 villeins and 6 bordars. … though there was only one plough on the demesne, with 2 serfs, and 3 held by 6 villeins and 11 bordars. The second … but a larger number was in use: one on the demesne, with 2 serfs, and 3 held by 7 villeins and 7 bordars. On the third …
A History of the County of Warwick
… population consisted of 50 villeins, 12 bordars, and 7 serfs in demesne. Its woodland was large, being two leagues …
A History of the County of Warwick
… within the 5 hides described in the Domesday Survey, 7 serfs in demesne, 50 villeins, and 12 bordars. 61 This small …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Coventry was mainly an agricultural community of about 350 serfs living in single-story hovels, tolls being the least of …