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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS

for 2½ ploughs. On the demesne is 1 ; and villeins with 3 bordars have 1 plough, and there could be half a plough more. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 15 swine. It is worth 20 shillings ; when received 10 shil- lings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor Brictuin, a man of Earl [1] Harold, held and could sell.

In the same vill Humfrey holds of the count 3 virgates. There is land for i plough. One bordar is there and meadow (sufficient) for i plough (team). It is and was worth 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Chentis, a man of Levenot son of Osmund, held and could sell.

[XIV.] XIII. THE LAND OF EARL HUGH

In Coteslai [Cottesloe] Hundret[2]

M. Earl Hugh holds Mentmore [Menr- more]. Robert holds it of him. It is as- sessed at 1 8 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and 1 8 villeins have 6 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams). In all (totis valetntiis) it is worth 12 pounds; when received 10 pounds; T.R.E. 14 pounds. This manor Eddeva the Fair held.

In Sigelai Hundret[3]

Hugh holds of the earl SENELAI [(Great) Shenley [4]]. It is assessed at 2 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are

ploughs ; and 5 villeins with 6 serfs have 5 

ploughs, and there could be 2 more. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), wood- land (to feed) 50 swine. It is and was worth IOO shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Burcard, a housecarl of King Edward, held and could sell.

fo. 147 In shenlai [Shenley] Hugh holds of Earl Hugh 5 hides as one manor. There is land for 5 ploughs, and there are there 4 ploughs, and could be a fifth. There are 8 villeins, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 3 pounds ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor Burchard, a thegn of King Edward, held.

In Moisselai [Mulshole] Hundret[5]

William holds Brichella [(Great) Brick- hill]. It is assessed at 9 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and 16 villeins with 6 bordars have 6 ploughs. There are 6 serfs, and 2 mills worth (de) 30 shillings and meadow (sufficient) for 10 plough (teams) and wood- land (to feed) 100 swine. In all it is worth

pounds ; when received 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 
pounds. This manor Earl Tosti held. 

[XV.] XIIII. THE LAND OF WALTER GIFARD

In Stanes [Stone] Hundret[6]

Walter Gifard holds in Herdwelll [Hartwell] 2 hides, and Hugh de Molebec[7] holds them of him. There is land for 2 ploughs, and these are there with 4 villeins and 3 bordars. There are 4 serfs. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 30 shillings. This land 2 men of Sired held and could sell, and they now hold it.

M. Hugh himself [8] holds of Walter Chenebella [(Great) Kimble]. It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 11½ ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. There 22 villeins with 8 bordars have 8½ ploughs. There are 6 serfs, meadow (suffi- cient) for 1 1 plough (teams), and wood for (making) fences. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 pounds. This manor Sired, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.

M. Turstin son of Rolf holds of Walter Missedene [Missenden]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 9 villeins with i bordar have 6 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), wood- land (to feed) 500 swine, and from rent (de reddita) of woodland come 4 ' ores '[9] yearly. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Sired son of Alveva, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.

  1. ' Earl ' interlined.
  2. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Cottesloesee p. 241, note 5, under the land of the Bishop of Lisieux.
  3. Now part of Newport Hundred.
  4. Great Shenley is found as ' de honore Cestrie' in Feudal Aids, i. 82 (J.H.R.)
  5. Now part of Newport Hundred. For the name of the Hundred see p. 241, note 2, under the land of the Bishop of Coutances.
  6. Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
  7. Error for Bolebec in the MS.
  8. i.e. the same Hugh (J.H.R.)
  9. See p. 246 note 2.

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