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Of a Villanus holding a Virgate.39

 A. B. holds 1 virgate in villenage—

 By paying 12d. at Michaelmas.

 By doing works from Michaelmas to Easter, with the exception of the fortnight after Christmas, viz. 2 days each week, with one man each day.

 Item, he shall plough with his own plough one selion and a half on every Friday in the aforesaid time.

 Item, he shall harrow the same day as much as he has ploughed.

 He shall do works from Easter to Pentecost, 2 days each week, with one man each day.

 And he shall plough one selion each Friday in the same time.

 He shall do works from Pentecost till August 1, for 3 days each week, with one man each day, either hoeing the corn, or mowing and lifting (levand).

 He shall do works from August 1 till September 8, for 3 days each week, with two men each day.

 He shall make 1 'love-bonum' with all his family except his wife, finding his own food. And from September 8 to Michaelmas he works 3 days each week, with one man each day. He shall carry [with a horse or horses] as far as Bolnhurst, and from Bolnhurst to Torneye.

 Also he gives 12 bushel of corn as 'bensed' in winter-time.

 Also 10 bushels of oats at Martinmas as 'fodderkorn.'

 Also 7d. as 'loksilver,' that is for 2d. a loaf, and 5 hens.

 Also 1d. on Ash-Wednesday, as 'fispeni' (fishpenny).

 Also 20 eggs at Easter.

 Also 10 eggs on St. Botolph's Day (June 17).

 Also in Easter week 2d. towards digging the vineyard.

 Also in Pentecost week 1d. towards upholding the mill-dam (stagnum) of Newetone.

 If he sell a bull calf he shall give the lord abbot 4d., and this according to custom.

 He gives 'merchetum' and 'herietum,' and is tallaged at Michaelmas according to the will of the said abbot.

 He gives 2d. as 'sumewode silver' at Christmas.

Of a Cotarius. 40

 A. B. holds 1 acre at 12d., and works 4 days in autumn with one man.

 He is tallaged 'quando Rex talliat burgos suos.'

 He gives 'garshaves' each year for pigs killed and sold, viz. for a pig a year old, 12d.

 And when there is pannage in the wood he gives for pig of a year old, 1d.

 And if he keeps his pigs alive beyond a year, he gives nothing.