Meldeburna pro x. sol[idis] se Meldeburne pro x. hidis se defendebat T.R.E. et modo pro defendebat in tempore R. ÆD. et viii. Et de his x. hidis tenet modo pro viii. Et de his x. predictus abbas ii. hidas et hun[dredis] tenet abbas de eli I^{am.} virgam. v. carrucis est ii. hidas et i. v[irgam]. ibi terra. Una carruca et dimidia, v. carucis ibi est terra. I. et una hida et una virga in caruca et dimidia, et i. hida dominio, et dimidia carruca et dimidia, in dominio, et potest fieri. iii. Carucæ dimidia caruca potest fieri. villanis. vi. villani, ix. iii. carucæ hominibus. vi. bordarii, iii. cotarii, villani, ix. bordarii, iii. dimidium molendinum de iii. cotarii. Pratum v. carucis. solidis, et viii. denariis. i. molendinum de ii. solidis Pratum v. carrucis. Pastura ad et viii. denariis. Pastura ad pecora villæ, ccc. oves iii. pecora villæ. oves ccc., iii^{es.} minus, xxxiiii. porci. Inter minus, et xxxiiii. porci. Inter totum valet c. sol., et quando totum valet v. lib. Quando recepit totidem. T.R.E. vi. lib. recepit v. lib. T.R.E. vi. Hæc terra jacet et jacuit in lib. Hæc terra jacet et jacuit ecclesia sancte Ædel. de eli in in ecclesia sancte Ædel' dominio. ely in dominio. Et de his x. hidis tenet Wido de In eadem villa habet Guido de Reb' curt de rege, &ca., &ca. Raimbecurt de rege, &ca., &ca. These extracts are typical and instructive. They leave, in the first place, no doubt upon the mind that both are versions of the same original. This, which proves my postulate, will be shown below to possess a further and important bearing. But while these versions closely agree, we notice (1) independent blunders, (2) slight variants in diction. As to blunders, we see that the I.C.C. has 'sol[idis]' where the I.E. has the correct 'hidis', while, conversely, the I.E. reads 'hun[dredis]' where the I.C.C. has, rightly, 'hidis'. Again the I.C.C. allots to demesne an assessment of a hide and a virgate, but I.E. a hide and a half (_i.e._ two virgates). Collation with Domesday Book confirms the former version. Conversely, the I.C.C. assigns to the mill the value of three shillings and eightpence, but the I.E. of two shillings and eightpence. Collation with Domesday Book confirms the latter. Turning now to the variants, we may express them more clearly thus: _I.C.C._ _I.E._ T.R.E. = in tempore R. ÆD. predictus abbas = abbas de eli. villanis = hominibus. dimidium molendinum = i. molendinum. c. sol. = v. lib. totidem = v. lib. de his x. hidis tenet = in eadem villa habet.