The Celtic Christianity of Cornwall: Divers Sketches and StudiesTaylor, Thomas
History
The Celtic Christianity of Cornwall: Divers Sketches and Studies
Taylor, Thomas
Cornwall (England : County) -- Church history
When therefore Mr. Round is found endorsing Mr. Freeman’s opinion[122]
that “Treiwal was given to St. Michael between the death of Edward the
Confessor and the making of the great Survey,” and suggesting that Earl
Brian (who could have had no footing in England before the Conquest) may
have been the founder, it may seem presumption to express an opinion
clean contrary to both. But let Domesday Book tell its own story. There
are three references in the Exeter Book and two in the Exchequer Book
which bear upon the subject. They are given below and labelled A, B, C,
D, E for convenience of reference—those portions only being omitted
which do not concern the present discussion. The extensions are for the
use of those who are not familiar with the abbreviated Latin text.
A. Exeter Domesday, fol. 208b. (Ed. 1816, p. 189).
TERRA SANCTI MICHAHELIS DE CORNUGALLIA. Sanctus Michahel habet unam
mansionem quae vocatur Treiwal quam tenuit Brismarus eâ die qua rex
Edwardus fuit vivus et mortuus. In ea sunt ii hidae terrae quae nonquam
reddiderunt gildam. Has possunt arare viii carrucae. Ibi habet Sanctus
Michahel i carrucam.... De hac mansione abstulit comes de Moritonio i de
praedictis ii hidis quae erat de dominicatu beati Michahelis.
B. _Ibid._, fol. 508 (Ed. 1816, p. 471).
Sanctus Michael habet i mansionem quae vocatur Treiwal de qua abstulit
comes de Moritonio i hidam, quae erat in dominicatu Sancti die qua rex
Edwardus fuit vivus et mortuus.
C. _Ibid._, fol. 258b (Ed. 1816, p. 138).
Comes habet i mansionem quae vocatur Treuthal quam tenuit Brismarus
sacerdos eâ die qua rex Edwardus fuit vivus et mortuus. In ea est i hida
terrae et reddit gildum (sic) Sancto Michaele (sic). Hanc abstulit comes
Sancto. Bluhidus Brito tenet eam de comite.
D. Exchequer Domesday, page ii, column 2.
Terra Sancti Michaelis. Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis tenet Treiwal. Brismar
tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi. Ibi sunt ii hidae quae nunquam
geldaverunt.... De his ii hidis abstulit comes Moritoniensis i hidam.
E. _Ibid._, columns 1 and 2, 125 a and b.
Idem (Blohiu) tenet Trevthal. Brismar tenebat tempore Regis Edwardi....
Hanc terram abstulit comes aecclesiae Sancti Michaelis.
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