The Liber Exoniensis or Exon Domesday is the oldest of the three manuscripts originating with the Domesday Survey of 1086, covering south-west England. It contains a variety of administrative materials concerning the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. It is MS 3500 in Exeter Cathedral Library.[1]
Liber Exoniensis
Exon Domesday, Exeter Domesday
Manuscript(s)
Exeter Cathedral Library, MS 3500, arranged and rebound in 1816
The leaves were first numbered about 1500, when they were bound as two volumes. They were rearranged and rebound in 1816, when the Record Commission edition was published. There was no 'original order' of the quires, which were in effect separate working documents. Five principal types of record can be distinguished:[1]
The greater part consists of descriptions of manors, obtained from the returns of the Domesday survey, sometimes called the Domesday Inquest, covering Somerset, Cornwall, Devon (incomplete), Dorset (incomplete) and one entry for Wiltshire. Most entries have counterparts in Great Domesday Book, which rearranges, abbreviates, and rewords them. Exon is arranged by landholder; Great Domesday rearranged by county.[1]
Summary accounts of geld, a tax assessed on land. There are three versions for Wiltshire and one for each of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. For every hundred, the total number of hides is given, followed by the number that were exempt because they were held in demesne by the king or his barons, the number that had paid (along with the sum of money received), and the number which had not paid or for which the geld had been withheld. Elsewhere, Exon text refers to an 'Inquest of Geld' which was evidently concerned with collecting arrears and validating claims to exemption. It was undertaken at the same time and by the same royal commissioners as an Inquest of Lands which was part of the Domesday survey.[1]
Terrae Occupatae, lists of lands in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset that were held without full royal authority.[1]
Two lists of hundreds in each of Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset.[1]
A handful of summaries of fiefs held by individual barons. There is also a schedule of some of the quires in the collection which has sometimes been mistaken for an index.[1]
folios
summary
comment
1–3v
Wiltshire geld accounts, version A
the latest version
7–9v
Wiltshire geld accounts, version B
11–12v
Dorset boroughs
13–16v
Wiltshire geld accounts, version C
17–24
Dorset geld accounts
25–62v
Dorset and Wiltshire manorial descriptions
63–64v
Two lists of the hundreds in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
65–71
Devon geld accounts
72–73
Cornwall geld accounts
75–82v
Somerset geld accounts (main part)
83–494v
Devon, Cornwall and Somerset manorial descriptions
Finn, Rex Welldon (1957). "The Immediate Sources of the Exchequer Domesday". Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 40: 47–78. doi:10.7227/BJRL.40.1.4.
Galbraith, V. H. (1961). The Making of Domesday Book. Oxford.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Webber, T. (1989). Beal, Peter; Griffiths, J. (eds.). "Salisbury and the Exon Domesday: Some Observations Concerning the Origins of Exeter Cathedral MS 3500". English Manuscript Studies, 1100–1700. 1. Oxford: 1–18.
January 01, 1970
liber, exoniensis, confused, with, exeter, book, exon, domesday, oldest, three, manuscripts, originating, with, domesday, survey, 1086, covering, south, west, england, contains, variety, administrative, materials, concerning, counties, cornwall, devon, dorset,. Not to be confused with Exeter Book The Liber Exoniensis or Exon Domesday is the oldest of the three manuscripts originating with the Domesday Survey of 1086 covering south west England It contains a variety of administrative materials concerning the counties of Cornwall Devon Dorset Somerset and Wiltshire It is MS 3500 in Exeter Cathedral Library 1 Liber ExoniensisExon Domesday Exeter DomesdayManuscript s Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3500 arranged and rebound in 1816Length552 folios single column Contents 1 Contents 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links 6 Further readingContents editThe leaves were first numbered about 1500 when they were bound as two volumes They were rearranged and rebound in 1816 when the Record Commission edition was published There was no original order of the quires which were in effect separate working documents Five principal types of record can be distinguished 1 The greater part consists of descriptions of manors obtained from the returns of the Domesday survey sometimes called the Domesday Inquest covering Somerset Cornwall Devon incomplete Dorset incomplete and one entry for Wiltshire Most entries have counterparts in Great Domesday Book which rearranges abbreviates and rewords them Exon is arranged by landholder Great Domesday rearranged by county 1 Summary accounts of geld a tax assessed on land There are three versions for Wiltshire and one for each of Cornwall Devon Dorset and Somerset For every hundred the total number of hides is given followed by the number that were exempt because they were held in demesne by the king or his barons the number that had paid along with the sum of money received and the number which had not paid or for which the geld had been withheld Elsewhere Exon text refers to an Inquest of Geld which was evidently concerned with collecting arrears and validating claims to exemption It was undertaken at the same time and by the same royal commissioners as an Inquest of Lands which was part of the Domesday survey 1 Terrae Occupatae lists of lands in Devon Cornwall and Somerset that were held without full royal authority 1 Two lists of hundreds in each of Devon Cornwall and Somerset 1 A handful of summaries of fiefs held by individual barons There is also a schedule of some of the quires in the collection which has sometimes been mistaken for an index 1 folios summary comment 1 3v Wiltshire geld accounts version A the latest version 7 9v Wiltshire geld accounts version B 11 12v Dorset boroughs 13 16v Wiltshire geld accounts version C 17 24 Dorset geld accounts 25 62v Dorset and Wiltshire manorial descriptions 63 64v Two lists of the hundreds in Devon Cornwall and Somerset 65 71 Devon geld accounts 72 73 Cornwall geld accounts 75 82v Somerset geld accounts main part 83 494v Devon Cornwall and Somerset manorial descriptions 495 506v Terrae Occupatae in Devon 507 508v Terrae Occupatae in Cornwall 508v 525 Terrae Occupatae in Somerset 526 527v Somerset geld accounts small part only 527v 531 Fief summaries 532 532v Partial schedule of quires 1 See also editCambridge Inquisition Ely InquiryNotes edit a b c d e f g h Roffe Domesday The Inquest and the Book pp 94 8 References editRoffe David 2000 Domesday The Inquest and the Book Cambridge a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Ellis Henry ed 1816 Libri Censualis vocati Domesday Book Additamenta ex Codic Antiquiss Exon Domesday Inquisitio Eliensis Liber Winton Boldon Book London Record Commission External links editExon Domesday The Conquerors Commissioners Unlocking the Domesday Survey of SW England Further reading editFinn Rex Welldon 1964 Domesday Studies The Liber Exoniensis London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Finn Rex Welldon 1958 59 The Exeter Domesday and its Construction Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 41 2 360 87 doi 10 7227 BJRL 41 2 5 Finn Rex Welldon 1957 The Immediate Sources of the Exchequer Domesday Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 40 47 78 doi 10 7227 BJRL 40 1 4 Galbraith V H 1961 The Making of Domesday Book Oxford a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Webber T 1989 Beal Peter Griffiths J eds Salisbury and the Exon Domesday Some Observations Concerning the Origins of Exeter Cathedral MS 3500 English Manuscript Studies 1100 1700 1 Oxford 1 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liber Exoniensis amp oldid 1187063758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
