S 1481d

? s. xi1. List of estates liable for work on Rochester bridge. The places named are: Borstal, Cuxton, Frindsbury, Stoke, Gillingham, Chatham, Halling, Trottiscliffe, Malling, (South) Fleet, Stone, Pinden, Fawkham, Aylesford, Overhill (in Boxley), Oakley, Cossington, Dowdes, Gisleardesland, Wouldham, Burham, Eccles, Horsted, Farleigh, Teston, Chalk, Henhurst, Haven, Wrotham, Maidstone, Wateringbury, Nettlestead, the two Peckhams, Hadlow, Mereworth, Leybourne, Swanton, Offham, Ditton, Westerham, Hollingbourne, Hoo, Northfleet, Bishops Cliffe, Higham, Denton, Milton, Luddesdown, Meopham, Snodland, Birling and Paddlesworth, all in Kent. English

Archive:

Rochester

MSS:

1. Maidstone, Kent Archives Office, DRc/R1 (Textus Roffensis), f. 166v (s. xii 1)

Printed:

Lambarde, Perambulation, pp. 419-24, Latin version; Hearne, Textus Roffensis, pp. 379-82; B, 1322

Printed and Translated:

Robertson, Charters, no. 52 (pp. 106-8), English version

Comments:

Ward 1934; Robertson, Charters, pp. 351-5; Tatton-Brown 1984, p. 15; Brooks 1992a; Brooks 1994; Brooks 1997, p. 18 and fig. 6, with map

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    • ˝is is ˇære bricce geweorc on Hroucæstre . Her syndon genamad ˇa land ˇe man hi of scæl weorcan . ærest ˇære burge biscop feh∂ on ˇone earm to wercene ˇa land peran . 7 ˇreo gyrda to ˇillianæ . 7 .iii. sylla to lyccanne . ˇæt is of Borcstealle . 7 of Cucclestane . 7 of Frinondesbyrig . 7 of stoce . ˝anne seo o∂er per gebyraˇ to Gyllingeham . 7 to Cætham . 7 an gyrd to ˇillanne . 7 iii sylla to leccanne. ˝onne seo ˇridde per gebyra∂ eft ˇam biscope . 7 ˇridde healf gyrd to ˇillianne . 7 iii. sylla to leccenne . of Heallingan . 7 of Trotescliue . 7 of Meallingan . 7 of Fliote . 7 of Stane . 7 of Pinindene . 7 of Falchenham. ˝onne is se feor∂e ˇe per ˇæs cinges . 7 fior∂e healf gyrd to ˇillanne . 7 sylla .iii. to leccanne . of Æglesforda . 7 of ellan ˇam læˇe ˇe ˇær toliˇ . 7 of Ufanhylle . 7 of Aclea . 7 of ˇam smalanlande . 7 of Cusintune . 7 of Dudeslande . 7 of Gisleardeslande . 7 of Wuldeham 7 of Burhham 7 of Æcclesse . 7 of Horstede . 7 of Fearnlege . 7 of Cærstane . 7 of Cealce . 7 of Hennhyste . 7 of Ædune. ˝onne is sy fifte per ˇæs arcebiscope to Wroteham . 7 to Mægˇanstane . 7 to Woˇringabyran . 7 to Netlestede . 7 to ˇam twam Peccham . 7 to Hæselholte . 7 to Mæranwyrˇe . 7 to Lillanburnan . 7 to Swanatune . 7 to Offaham . 7 to Dictune . 7 to Westerham . 7 iiii. gyrda to ˇyllanne . 7 iii. selle to leccanne; ˝onne is syo syoxte per to Holinganburnan . 7 to eallan ˇam læˇe . 7 iiii. gyrda to ˇelliene . 7 iii. sylla to leccenne. ˝onne is syo syoueˇe . 7 syo eahteˇe per to Howaran lande to wyrcenne . 7 fifte healf gyrd to ˇillanne . 7 vi. sylla to lyccanne. ˝onne is syo nigaˇa per ˇæs arcebiscopes . ˇæt is syo landper æt ˇam west ænde . to Flyote . 7 to his Cliue . 7 to Hehham . 7 to Denetune . 7 to Melantune . 7 to Hludesdune . 7 to Meapeham . 7 to Snodilande . 7 to Berlingan . 7 to Peadleswyrˇe . 7 ealla ˇa dænewaru . 7 iiii. gyrdu to ˇilianne . 7 ˇryo sylle to leccanne.