thedaughterofWilliamleFrend,istakenasatypicalhalf-virgater……Rot。Hundr。470:’villaniquilibetistorumtenetdimidiamvirgatamterredepredictaElenadequibusxxxet1operanturinunoannoetaliixxxijoperanturinalioannoetineodemannoquooperanturdantdomineperannum8d。etaliiquinonoperanturdantperannuquilibetdimidiusvirgatarius2s。10d。etauxiliumVicecomitis1d。obolumetquilibetdatobolum,quadrantemadfestum
reevecomplainsthatRicherJocelin’sSonandRichardReeveandhiswifehaveinsultedhim,bysayingamongotherthings’。quodcepissedebuitmuneradedivitibusneessentcensuariietpauperesadcensumposuissedebuit。’
7Itmightperhapsbeobjectedthatthedifferenceinfavourofthefreepeopleoughttobeexplainedbyadepreciationofmoneywhichinprocessoftimeloweredthevalueofquitrents。ButtheexplanationwouldhardlysuittheageinwhichtheHundredRollswerecompiled。ThephenomenonmentionedinthetextmaybeobservedinalltheCartularies,andthereisnoreasontothinkthatthefreerentswhichoccurinthemarealreadyantquatedsurvivalsofagreementswhichhadlosttheireconomicsense。
f。12:’IdemThomashabetibidem12villanostenentes4virgatasterreetdimidiaminvillenagio,undeJohannesAylindtenetdimidiamvirgatamterrepro5s。8d。faciensfenumdominiperUnumdiemcumunohomine,metensbladaeiusdemdominiper1diemeumUnohomine,etc。IdemThomashabetibidem11liberostenentes11virgatasterreetdimidiam。UndeWillelmusenlaNurnetenetdimidiamvirgatamet4
acrasterrepro4solidisfacienssectamadcuriamdeBathekyntonbisperannumproomnidemanda。’