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Exeter Domesday or Liber Exonienis contains information for the county circuit of southwest England, primarily for the counties of Cornwall, Devon (some holdings missing), Dorset (some holdings missing) and Somerset. One holding in Wiltshire is also included in the Exeter Domesday. The manuscript is in poor condition, with many pages missing, and dates from about 1086. The entries are organised feudally, more feudally indeed than Domesday Book itself since the counties are subordinated to the Honours of tenants-in-chief. The two entries for Bovey Tracey (Boui or Bovi), indicate that several of the "booklands" recorded almost one thousand years ago have retained their names to the present day, for example; Adoneboui was probably Little Bovey, Wermehel was probably Warmhill Farm near Hennock, Scabatora was present day Shaptor, Ailauesfort was Elsford, Olueleia was Wooleigh on the Moreton Road, Hauocmora was Hawkmore, Harleia is now Harley and Polebroch was present day Pullabrooke Farm.
The bishop has a manor called Boui, which Eddric held on the day
on which King Edward was alive and dead, and it rendered geld for
two hides. These can be ploughed by ten ploughs. There the bishop
has in demesne half a hide and three ploughs; and the villains have
one hide and a half, and ten ploughs. There the bishop has sixteen
villains, and eight bordars and eight serfs, and one pack horse and
thirty head of cattle, and seven swine and eighty five sheep, and
five goats and one mill which renders five shillings, and sixty
acres of wood, and five acres of meadow, and fifty acres of
pasture, and it renders yearly ten pounds, less two shillings and
six pence.
To this manor has been added the land of fifteen thegns. One of
these booklands is called Adoneboui, and there abode four thegns;
another is called Wermehel, and there abode one thegn; another
Scabatora, and there two thegns abode; another Brungarstona, and
two thegns abode there; another Ailauesfort, and another Olueleia,
and these two were held by one thegn; another is called Hauocmora,
and there one thegn abode; another Harleia, and there one thegn
abode; and another Polebroc, and one thegn abode there. These
fifteen together have two hides and half a virgate, and they held
their land on partage in the time of king Edward. These can be
ploughed by eight ploughs; and seven ploughs are there. These
thegns render yearly to Boui four pounds and two shillings and six
pence tax, besides the ten pounds above mentioned.
The bishop himself holds Bovi. Edric held it in the time of king
Edward, and it paid geld for two hides. There is land for ten
ploughs. In demesne are three ploughs, and eight serfs and sixteen
villains, and eight bordars with ten ploughs. There is a mill
rendering ten shillings, and there are five acres of meadow, and
fifty acres of pasture, and sixty acres of wood. It renders ten
pounds less thirty pence.
To this manor has been added the land of fifteen thegns in
Adoneboui, Wermehel, Scabatore, Brungarstone, Eilauesford, Vluelei,
Hauocmore, Harlei and Polebroch. In these lands, fifteen thegns
have two hides, and half a virgate of land. There is land for eight
ploughs and seven ploughs are there. These (thegns) render to Boui
four pounds and thirty pence of tax, besides the ten pounds above
mentioned.
Last updated: 15 Sep 2005 - Brian Randell
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