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How to Find Your Medieval Ancestors by Paul Chambers

William had much thought and deep discussion about this country - how it was occupied or with what sorts of people. Then he sent his men all over England into every shire and had them find out how many hundred hides there were, or what land and cattle the king himself had, or what dues he ought to have in twelve months. Also he had a record made of how much land his Archbishops had, and his Bishops and his Abbots and his Earls, and what or how much everybody had who was occupying land in England, in land or cattle, and how much money it was worth..and all these records were brought to him afterwards.