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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE


M. Walter himself holds WADONE [Whaddon]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the de- mesne are 5 hides, and on it are 5 ploughs ; and 14 villeins with 9 bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 10 serfs, meadow (suffi- cient) for 10 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 8 pounds. This manor Edward cilt, a thegn of King Edward, held.

M. In Muselai [Mursley] William holds of Walter 5 hides as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are ; and 2 villeins with 5 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) pounds. [1] In Lanport [Lamport [2] ] Berner holds of Walter 3½ hides as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1, and there could be another. There 2 villeins with 2 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is and was worthT.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 40 shillings. This manor Suen Suert, a man of Earl [3] Eduin, held and could sell.

Robert holds of Walter Achelei [Akeley]. It is assessed at 3 hides. There is land for 4 [4] ploughs. On the demesne are 4 oxen [5] and there could be 2 ploughs (more). There 2 villeins with 4 bordars have 2½ ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for i plough (team) and woodland (to feed) 806 swine.[6] In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor Alric son of Goding held and could sell.

M. Hugh holds of Walter Lelinchestane [Lillingstone (Dayrell)]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 1½, and there could be half a plough more. There 6 villeins with 5 bordars have 2 ploughs, and there could be a third. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 1,200 swine. It is worth 60 [7] shillings; when received 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. This manor Syric, a man of Queen Eddid, held and could sell.

In Mortone [(Maids) Moreton] Turstin holds of Walter 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and there are 1½ there, and there could be half a plough more. There are 2 villeins and 4 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is worth 30 shillings ; when received 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shil- lings. This manor Ulvric, a man of Alric son of Goding held, and could sell.

In the same vill the same Torstin holds of Walter 4 hides as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be other 2. There are I villein with 3 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams). It is worth 4 pounds ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shil- lings. Two hides of this manor Alric son of Goding held as one manor, and Ederic, a man of Asgar the staller,[8]1½ hides as one manor, and Saward, a man of Azor son of Toti, held half a hide. They could assign (dare) and sell (their land).

In Lechamestede [Leckhampstead] Hugh holds of Walter 2 hides. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there with 1 villein and 2 bordars and 1 serf. There is 1 mill worth (de) 20 pence, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 30 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shil- lings. This manor was held by Swartin, a man of Asgar the staller. He could not sell or assign (dare) his land but by his leave.

In Rovelai Hundret[9]

In Becentone [Beachampton] Hugh holds of Walter 5 hides as one manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 5 villeins with 9 bordars have 3 ploughs. There is 1 serf, and 1 mill worth (de) 10 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 4 pounds ; when received 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds and 10 shillings. This manor Alric, a man and thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.

The same Hugh holds Burtone [Bourton][10]

  1. The marginal note of the Hundred is here wanting in the MS. It should be Stodfalt (F.W.R.)
  2. In Stowe.
  3. Earl ' interlined.
  4. Apparently this is an error for 5.
  5. i.e. half a plough team,
  6. ' Qctingentis porcis et vi,'
  7. The MS. has 40 corrected to 60.
  8. ' the staller ' interlined.
  9. Now part of Buckingham Hundred,
  10. In Buckingham,

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