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Abbé Irminon:

Polyptyque de Villeneuve-St. George! c. "##

$.%. The Abbey has in Villeneuve 1 demesne with a house and other edifices in sufficient number; of arable land 172 bonniers

which can take 8 muids of !rain for sowin!. There are "1 arpents of vineyard from which # muids of !ra$es can be

collected; of meadow, 1%% arpents, from which 1%% carts of hay may be !athered. There are & mills, from which there are &#

muids of !rain as ta'; another mill that is not ta'ed. (n forest there is land ) lea!ues in circumference, where # ho!s can be fed

$.&. There is a church, well constructed, with all its furniture and with a house and other buildin!s in sufficient *uantity. (t has asmall holdin!s. +or the $riest and his men there are 27 bonniers and 1 arpent  of arable land, 17 arpents of vineyard, 2# ofmeadow. 1 $alfrey is $aid annually as a !ift, and there are " $oles and 1 ar$ent of demesne to be $lou!hed, and 2 more $oles for

the third $art of a sou; and the $riest encloses ) $oles of meadowland.$.'. Arctardus, a colonus, and his wife, by name -li!ildis, tenants of t. /ermain, have si' children whose names are A!eteus

Tendo, imeon, Adalsida, 0eodata, -lectardus . They have 1 free holdin!, havin! # bonniers and 1 arpent of arable land, )

arpents of vineyard, ) and a half arpents of meadow. They $ay ) solidi silver for $rotection; and in another year they $ay 2 solid

as ta' on their animals; and in the third year they $ay as herba!e ta' 1 ewe lamb with its dam; as a !rain! ta', 2 muids of wine

) denarii for cuttin! wood; 1 measure of wood for the ri!ht to cut stakes; # shin!les. e $lou!hs ) $oles at the +east of aint

3artin, and 2 $oles more for a third of a sou. 4orvees, boonworks, as many as are im$osed u$on him, he must $erform. e also $ays & chickens and 1# e!!s. e encloses ) $oles of meadowland.

$."(. Aclebertus and his wife, the serf +rotlindis, tenants of t. /ermain, have one child named Aclebru!; Tentfrid, a serf of t

/ermain, su$$orts his mother. These two hold 1 servile holdin!, havin! ) bonniers  of arable land, 1 arpent  of vineyard, )

arpents of meadow. e $ays & muids of wine as !rain! ta', 1 setier  of mustard; # osiers, & chickens, 1# e!!s. e must do what boonworks are im$osed u$on him, and his wife makes cloth of the wool of the demesne and bakes as many loaves as she is

asked to do.

$.)*. The Abbey has in Villeneuve % free manses 5or holdin!s6, which $ay each year either & measures of wine, or 1# cattle, or

% $ounds of silver; 2 $ounds and 1% solidi are also $aid as ta' on animals; 1 $ound and 1% denarii for wood cuttin!, and % eweswith lambs every third year. The Abbey has there 1& and a half servile holdin!s. They $ay 21 muids of wine for $asture; &2)

chickens and 1%7 e!!s. %# measures of timber as stakes; 17 osiers; 1 solidi as head ta'; &&# shin!les. Alto!ether there are

7) and a half holdin!s.

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+rom . -. 4. /uerard, Polyptyque de l'Abbe Irminon, 59aris, 18%#6, $. 1%#, re$rinted in :oy 4. 4ave ebert . 4oulson

eds., A Source Book for Medieval Economic History, 53ilwaukee The ruce 9ublishin! 4o., 1"&%; re$rint ed., <ew =ork iblo

Tannen, 1"%#6, $$. )&))

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