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Wight and in the Windsor Forest district
agrees with this re-arrangement, which makes
Faerpinga follow the hidage of Wight. But
if the suggestion be rejected, the previous
one must be revived, viz., that there are
900 hides unrecorded in the Mercian part of
the Hidage, of which 600 were in "Wight "
(the Meon-dwellers) and 300 in some district
unknown, but possibly round Wallingford,
where a church of St. Rumbold reveals
early Mercian influence. In this case " Aro "
will almost inevitably denote the central
part of Berkshire and the following perfect
topographical sequence results : Wantage
(Unecung), Aro " (? Ora, now Oare), Son-
ning (Fserpinga) in Berks, Billingdon (Bil-
miga) and Wing (Witehung : Wider igga) in
Bucks. The circle will be completed if
Aylesbury and Headington represent the capi-
tals of the East and West Willa respectively.
In either case the hypothesis may be
stated thus : the Fserpingas or Fserwingas
were an advance party, possibly of the Jutes
of Wight, who established themselves in the
woodlands of East Berks, and were first
overrun and perhaps annexed by Wulfric
of Mercia, but afterwards conquered by
Ceadwalla of Wessex. The Mercians coming
to the rescue, Sonning was agreed upon as a
boundary manor and given to the local
bishop, while Ceadwalla retained the western
fringe of the triba.1 land, of which three
fragments continued to be in Wiltshire till
lately and give testimony, as the" Channel
Islands give testimony to the lost Normandy.
Afterwards, of course, the whole area became
West Saxon. J. BKOWNBILL.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ALDEBURGH
RECORDS. I.
(See ante, pp. 141, 184, 225, 287, 327, 366.) CHAMBERLAIN'S ACCOUNT-BOOKS.
1584
The reference to "sallet oyle " is in- teresting, from which our misnomer of "salad " oil is derived.
p d to Bobte Lambe for whitinge of y churche
xxii s iii d p a to Roger morrys the Curate y xxx th daye of
Aprill 85 : Due to m 1 ' Doctor for Lactage
xxyi s viii d p d for y charges of y Findinge of certeine
bookes besouthe . . . . . . . . iiii s
p d for a shete & sope at y buriall of Ales
cottinghm iii 8 iiii d
p (1 to m r Freman for ii pints of sallet Oyle . . ii 8 oaore to him for ii bowestrings . . . . ii d
more for sallet oyle liftd
mone for pf ume Frankinsens a perser bitt &
white paper fetched by Eves . . x d ob
p d to m r Foxe for ii pursivants th* came w th
the Counsells Letters . . . . . . x s
p d for iii bagges to putt in y Courte Roules iii 8 iiii d p d to Harry Lambe for tryminge of y e Chann
cell . . . . V i e
p d to Thorns Lovenes for ii destresss for y
Toune & y e actions . . x <i
p d to M r hunt for powder th* he shotte of when
S r Charles Framingh'oa was in toune xxvi 8 vi d p d to m r periman for the players . . . . x s
p d for whippinge of the Roges' . . . . viii (L p d to Robte nelson for a Comunion clothe ix s ix d p d for y u bringinge of m r Doctors stuff e to
Toune xxxiii 8 iv d
1585
Poplar is still called "pople " hereabouts. The "queathe worde " (or bequest word of John Bee) is worthy of notice, and the word, "queathe " has not been long extinct.
(Good list of townesmens names under " Her
bage "). p (l for iiii or menne for watchinge in y e m s he
for f eare of the cattell dryvinge . . . . xvi' 1 '
p d to Hille for xix Lodes cariedge of watermill
gravell into the marshe . . . . xii s viii' 1
(more entries of " watermill " gravel). p d to wilm skansbye for whippinge of forgas v' ! p d for a seve to sifte pouder in & for pece of
heare . . . . . . . . . . X 'i
p d to Robte bredshame & marret for rowinge
m r Bayliffs to Orffourde . . . . . . x ii d
p d to Smithe the Clarke for his di yeres wagis
dewe at Christines .. .. .. s sxv x
p d for whipping of Laniisons maide & pagies
mayde . . . . . . . . . . jijjfi
p d to Thorns Hooker for meat th* m r baylies
hadde whe thei went to London by water
iiii s Tiiii 1 '
p d to m r Frema for a pople' bourde & nayles xii l ~ p d to Francis Forma y e iiii th of Februarie 86
for certeyne lynings for a doblet for gates
Taffita for Facinge of his Coate silke & silke
buttons & for pchement & paper Fette
for the tounes use at christmes was Twel-
month last past . . . . . . x jjs [,i
p d for whipping of michells wiff & ii more . . viii' 1 p d to Gryffin for the dyet of the Judge of y
admiraltie when he came to take a note of
mcnnes names . . . . . . JJJK v ^d.
p d to gates his wiff o y vii th of maye 86 for a
Coyfe & other things for Febres gyrle xii (! p d to John Tedboll for his queathe woorde of
John Bee . . . . . . iiiii v i s viii d
p d tothe viceadmiralls menne, W m Depwell &
Timothie garratte y xxiii th of marche for
the moytie ol iiii or porpases & their shil-
linge i d . . . . . . . . vi 8 x fl
p d to m r Bayiie bence for a firkin of butter for
thuse of the Toune . . . . xiiii 8 vi d
p d to w m skrutton for cuttinge downe of
Tymber in Snape Woode . . . . vi 8 viii d p d to y e Joyner for tryminge of m r Doctors
stoole . . . . . . . . . . vi 8 ix d
p d for whippinge of a cupple . . . . y*
