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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS

1 bordar have 3 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 10 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams). It is worth 4 pounds ; when received IOO shil- lings; and as much T.R.E. This manor Go'duin, a man of Earl [1] Leofwine (Lewini), held and could sell.

The same Robert holds of the bishop Es- tone [Aston (Sandford)] as 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 7 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams). It is worth 4 pounds ; when re- ceived 100 shillings; and as much T.R.E. This manor Avelin, a thegn of King Edward, held.

In Essedene [Ashendon] Hundret.[2]

In Bichdone [Beachendon [3] ] 2 Englishmen hold of the bishop i virgate. There is land [ [4]]. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 5 shillings. They themselves held it T.R.E. ; one was a man of Brictric, and the other a man of Azor. They could sell (their land).

In Votesdone [Waddesdon [5] ] Hundret.

In Merstone [(? North) Marston] Robert holds 1 hide of the bishop. There is land for 1 plough and it is there, and meadow (suffi- cient) for i plough (team). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 shillings. This land a man of Azor son of Toti held and could sell.

In Erlai [Yardley] Hundret.[6]

In Wadone [Whaddon in Slapton] Roger holds 3 virgates of the bishop. There is land for half a plough and it is there with I villein. Meadow is there (sufficient) for half a plough (team). It is and was worth 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land a man held and could sell.

In Mursalalai [Mursley] Hundret.[7]

M. Turstin de Giron [8] holds of the bishop DODINTONE [Dunton], It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third.

There 6 bordars have 3 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. There are 4 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough (teams). In all it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 1OO shillings. This manor Earl Leofwine (Lewinus) held.

In Draitone [Drayton (Parslow)] Roger holds of the bishop 3 virgates. There is land for 3 ploughs, and these are there with 2 vil- leins and 3 bordars. There is meadow for [ ][9] plough (teams). It is and was worth 25 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land 2 brothers held, men of Alward Cilt,[10] and they could sell it.

In Stodfald Hundret[11]

In Westberie [Westbury] Roger holds of the bishop 2½ hides as 1 manor. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are ; and 8 villeins with 3 bordars have 5 ploughs. There is 1 serf, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 250 swine. It is worth 3 pounds ; when received 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor was held by Alnod Cilt,[12] a thegn of King Edward.

The bishop himself holds Celdestane [Shalstone], 5 hides, as 1 manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 4 villeins with I bordar have 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. There are 3 serfs, and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received 20 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor 2 thegns held as 2 manors, Godric 3 hides and Wila [13] 2 hides.[14] They could sell (their land) to whom they wished.

Robert (de) Olgi and Roger (de) Ivri [15]hold of the bishop STOU [Stowe]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is 1, and there could be 2 more. There bordars have half a plough and there could be 1 ploughs more. Meadow is there (suffi- cient) for 6 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is worth 40 shillings ; it was waste when received ; T.R.E. it was worth 60 shillings. This manor Turgis, a man of Balduin son of Herluin, held and could sell.

  1. ' Earl ' interlined.
  2. Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
  3. Alias Bichendon, a farm in Waddesdon.
  4. Omission in MS.
  5. Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
  6. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yardley seep. 233 above, under Bishop of Winchester's land.
  7. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred.
  8. He held of the bishop in Kent also as Turstin de ' Girunde ' (J.H.R.)
  9. No number is given in the MS.
  10. ' Cilt ' is interlined.
  11. Now part of Buckingham Hundred.
  12. ' Cilt ' is interlined.
  13. Latinised as 'Wilaus' (J.H.R.)
  14. ' 3 hides ' and ' 2 hides ' are interlined.
  15. ' Olgi ' and ' Ivri ' are interlined.

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