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Assessment of medieval Britain ordered by William the Conqueror to assess, for taxation purposes, the wealth of the country.
The following is a translation of Ormerod’s quotation:
This same Bigot is tenant of Motburlege. Dot held it and was a free man. There are 1.1/2 hids assessable for land taxes and four plough lands of arable land. There is also a teinus [ thane] who has half a plough land [ or plough team] and 1 slave, 1 villein and two sodarii. The Meadowland is one acre and the woodland is two square miles in extent. There are two mansion houses. The value at the time of Edward the Confessor was 12s, now only 5s. The land was found to be uncultivated.
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