Image: DevonDomesdayBook TenantsInChief

Description: List of Devonshire landholders in chief, from Domesday Book, first page of King's holdings: HIC ANNOTANTUR TENENTES TERRAS IN DEVENESCIRE ("Here are noted (those) holding lands in Devonshire"). There are 53 entries, including the first entry for the king himself: I Rex Willelmus II Ep(iscopu)s de Execestre III Ep(iscopu)s Constantiensis IIII Eccl(esi)a Glastingberie V Eccl(esi)a de Tavestoch VI Eccl(esi)a de Bucfesth VII Eccl(esi)a de Hortune VIII Eccl(esi)a de Creneburne IX Eccl(esi)a de Labatailge X Eccl(esi)a de Rotomago S(ancta) Mar(ia) XI Eccl(esi)a de Monte S(ancto) Michael XII Eccl(esi)a S(ancti) Stefani de Cadom XIII Eccl(esi)a S(ancti) Trinit(atis) de Cadom XIIII Comes Hugo XV Comes Moritoniensis XVI Balduin(us) Vicecomes XVII Judhel de Totenais XVIII Willelm(us) de Moion XIX Willelmus Cievre XX Willelm(us) de Faleise XXI Willelm (us) de Poilgi XXII Willelmus de Ow XXIII Walterius de Douuai XXIIII Walterius de Clavile XXV Walterius XXVI Goscelmus XXVII Ricard(us) filius Gisleb(er)ti comitis XXVIII Rogerius de Busli XXIX Rob(er)tus de Albemarle XXX Rob(er)tus Bastard XXXI Ricardus fili(us) Torulf XXXII Radulfus de Limesi XXXIII Radulf(us) Pagenel XXXIIIIRadulf(us) de Felgheres XXXV Radulfus de Pomerei XXXVI Ruald Adobed XXXVII Tetbald(us) filius Bernerii XXXVIII Turstin(us) filius Rolf XXXIX Aluredus de Ispania XL Aluredus brito XLI Ansgerus XLII Aiulfus XLIII Odo filius Gamelin XLIIII Osb(er)nus de Salceid XLV Uxor Hervei de Helion XLVI Girold(us) capellan(anus) XLVII Girardus XLVIII Godebold(us) XLIX Nicolaus L Fulcherus LI Haimericus LII Will(elmu)s et alii servient(es) regis LIII Coluin et alii taini regis
Title: DevonDomesdayBook TenantsInChief
Credit: http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/book/devon/01/ "Open Domesday", website by Anna Powell-Smith, Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull.
Author: English scribe circa 1086
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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