A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE XXX. THE LAND OF WALTER SON OF PONZ Walter son of Ponz holds ETONE [Eaton Hastings *] a of the king. Guert held it in alod of King Edward. It was then assessed at 20 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 6 hides. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 3 villeins and 5 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 7 serfs. They did not pay geld. 3 There are 2 fisheries worth (de) 1 6 shillings and 148 acres of mea- dow. T.R.E. it was worth 10 pounds; after- wards i oo shillings ; now 9 pounds. Of this manor Ponz 4 gave 3 hides to St. Peter of Westminster for (the good of) his soul ; and on these hides there is I plough with 4 bordars and 3 oxen. It is worth 20 shillings. fo. 6ib XXXI. THE LAND OF WALTER SON OF OTHER IN RlPLESMERE [RlPPLESMERE] HuNDRET Walter son of Other holds ORTONE B [ ]. Godric held it of King Edward. It was then assessed as now at i hides. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 3 bordars and 1 acre of meadow. Woodland is there to render (de) 2 swine. It was (formerly) worth 40 shillings ; now 30 * shillings. IN NACHEDEDORNE [ ] HUNDRET The same W[alter] holds CILTONE [Chil- ton 7 ]. Wenesi held it of King Edward. Then as now it was assessed at 5 hides. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 9 bor- dars with i ploughs. There are 4 serfs and 6 closes (hagte) in Warengeford [Wallingford] worth (de) 2 shillings. IN BORCHELDEBERIE [BuCKLEBURY] HUNDRET The same W[alter] holds BORCHELDEBERIE [Bucklebury 8 ], i hide ; and a certain man of 1 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. a The name of the Hundred seems here omitted in the MS. I suspect that it should be Wifol (F.W.R.). 3 ' Non deder' geldum.' The phrase is a diffi- cult one (J.H.R.). 4 See Introduction. When this fief was divided in 1198 'Orton' fell to the share of Walter de Windsor. See Feet of Fines, 9 Ric. I (Pipe Roll Society, p. 1 10) (J.H.R.). 6 In the text ' 40 ' is corrected to ' 30." 7 Now in the Hundred of Compton. 8 Now in the Hundred of Reading. his holds it of him. It belongs to (Jacet in) the forest and never paid geld, so the shire- (moot) testifies. Aluila Dese held it of King Edward. There is i plough on the demesne. It is and was worth 7 shillings and 6 pence. 'In CHENETEBERIE [Kintbury 10 ] the same W[alter] holds half a hide, which King Ed- ward gave to his predecessor (antecessori) out of the royal (sua) ferm, freed from all dues in consideration of wardenship of the forest u except such forfeiture to the king as is due from theft, manslaughter, housebreaking la and breach of the peace. 13 It is worth 5 shillings. IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET The same W[alter] holds HACHEBORNE [West Hagbourne]. 14 Alwin a freeman held it. Then as now there were i o hides there, but it is assessed at 6. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and there are 14 villeins and 10 cottars with 5 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and a mill worth (de) 12 shillings and 24 acres of meadow. Of this land Robert holds I hide of Walter, and there he has I plough with i cottar and 4 acres of meadow. The whole T.R.E. and afterwards was worth 13 pounds, and now 13 pounds. IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET The same [Walter] holds OFFELLE [Woke- field 15 ], 16 and a certain knight (miles) holds it of him. Wicstric held it of King Edward. Then as now it was assessed at i hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there are) 6 bordars with i plough. There are 4 acres of mea- dow and woodland to render (de) 15 swine. It was (formerly) worth 20 shillings ; now 30 shillings. XXXII. THE LAND OF EUDO, SON OF HUBERT IN RlPLESMERE [RlPPLESMERE] HUNDRET Eudo Dapifer holds LOSFELLE [ ] of the king. Alvric held it of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 2 hides ; now (it is 9 The name of the Hundred appears to be here omitted (F.W.R.). 10 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. ' Propter forestam custodiendam.' " The MS. has ' heinfara ' for A.S. < hamfara.' 13 See Introduction. 14 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 18 In Stratfield Mortimer, now in the Hundred of Theale. 354
