We have, in the case of the see of Worcester, the means of testing some of the changes which took place among its tenants within a generation of Domesday. This is a survey of that portion of its lands which lay within the county of Worcester. Although printed by Hearne in his edition of Heming's Cartulary (fos. 141, 141_d_), it escaped notice, I believe, till I identified it myself in _Domesday Studies_ (p. 546). As it follows immediately on the transcript of the Domesday Survey of the fief, the fact that it represents a later and distinct record might, at first sight, be overlooked. In spite of the importance of Heming's Cartulary in its bearing on the Domesday Survey, the documents of which it contains the transcripts have been hopelessly confused and misunderstood. Professor Freeman, dealing with them, came to utter grief,[1] and as for Mr De Gray Birch, he not only took this Survey _temp._ Henry I to be a portion of Domesday itself, which 'should be collated with the original MS. at the Record Office',[2] but even repeated Ellis's blunder,[3] that the names in a document _temp._ Bishop John [1151-7][4] represent 'the list of jurors for the Hundred of Oswaldeslaw' at the Domesday Survey.[5] From a writ entered on fo. 136 we may infer that there had been some dispute between the Sheriff and the Church of Worcester as to the number of hides in the county for which the latter should be rated.[6] This Inquest or Survey was the consequence of that dispute, and resulted in the issue of the writ. Its date is roughly determined by the facts that Urse d'Abetot was dead when it was made, while the Count of Meulan is entered as a tenant, so that we may probably date it as later (at the earliest) than 1108, and previous to the death of the Count of Meulan in July 1118.[7] Let us now compare, Manor by Manor, the earlier with the later Survey: DOMESDAY SURVEY _temp._ HENRY I _Chemesege_ _Kemesige_ Bishop [13] Bishop 13 Urso 7 Walter de Beauchamp 9 Roger de Laci 2 Walter Ponther 2 Hugh Puiher 2 ---- ---- 24 24 _Wiche_ _Wike_ Bishop 3-3/4 Bishop 3 Urso 9-3/4 Walter de Beauchamp 10-1/2 Robert Despenser 1/2 Nicholas (de Beauchamp?) 1/2 Osbern fitz Richard 1 Hugh fitz Osbern 1 ------ ------ 15 15 _Fledebirie_ _Fledebyri_