In the same vill Bernard holds of William hide. There is land for 1 plough, and this is there with 1 bordar. It is and was worth 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alwi, a man of Brictric, who was of the king's soke, held and could sell.
In Hochestone [Hoggeston] Payn holds of William 8 hides and 2½ virgates. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 12 villeins with 7 bordars have 8 ploughs. There are 5 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for 10 plough (teams). In all it is and was worth 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 100 shil- lings. Of this manor Aimer held 7 hides as i manor ; he was a man of Bundi the staller. And a man of the abbess of Berchinges [Barking] had 1 hide ; and a man of Eddeva the Fair held 2½ virgates; and all these could sell (their land).
In Coteslai [Cottesloe] Huundret[1]
In Soleberie [Soulbury] Payn holds of William 5½ hides and the third part of a virgate. There is land for 17 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ; and 14 villeins with 5 bordars have 9 ploughs, and there could be 5 ploughs more. There are 3 serfs and I mill worth (de) 16 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams). In all it is and was worth 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor 11 sokemen held and could sell.
In Holendone [Hollingdon [2] ] Payn holds of William 3½ virgates. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there with 3 villeins. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 shillings. This land 4 sokemen held ; of these, 3 men of Brictric had 2½ vir- gates, the fourth, a man of Wiga, had I vir- gate ; these could all sell their land.
In Litecote [Littlecot [3] ] Payn holds of William 1½ hides. There is land for 1½ ploughs. One plough is there with 1 bordar and there could be half a plough (besides). Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). It is worth 20 shillings ; when re- ceived 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land 2 men of Brictric held and could sell.
In Erlai [Yardley] Hundret[4]
In Cetedene [Cheddington] Suertin holds of William half a hide. There is land for 2 oxen [5] (to plough). It is and was worth 5 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Leuing, a man of King Edward, held and could sell.
In Muselai [Murseley] Hundret[6]
In Sueneberie [Swanbourne] Payn holds of William 1 virgate. There is land for 2 oxen [5] (to plough). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 2 shillings. This land Oswi, a man of Brictric, held and could sell.
Balduin holds of William ' at ferm ' 2 hides. There is land for 1½ ploughs, and these are there with i villein and 1 bordar. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). In all it is and was worth 26 shillings. The same man held it T.R.E. and could sell it.
In Merse [Marsh (Gibbon)] Ailric holds of William 4 hides as one manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 5 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 30 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 70 shillings. The same man held it T.R.E., but he now holds it ' at ferm ' of William in heaviness and misery (graviter et miserabiliter),
In Sigelai Hundret [9]
M. William himself holds Neuport [Newport (Pagnel)]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 carucates of land, and on it are 4 ploughs ; and 5 villeins have 5 ploughs. The burgesses have 6½ ploughs, and of other men outside the 5 hides [10] (there are) those who cultivate (laborantes). . . . There are 9 serfs and 2 mills worth (de) 40 shillings, meadow (suffi- cient) for all the plough (teams) and (worth) I o shillings (besides) ; woodland (to feed) 300 swine and (worth) 2 shillings (besides). And, in addition, 4 shillings come from men who dwell in the woodland. And in all other rents paid yearly it renders 116 shillings and 4 pence. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 20 pounds ; T.R.E. 24
- ↑ Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Cottesloe see p. 035, note 5, under the land of the Bishop of Lisieux.
- ↑ In Soulbury.
- ↑ in Stewldey.
- ↑ Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yardley see p. 233, note Bunder Bishop of Winchester's land.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team.
- ↑ Now part of Cottesloe Hundred.
- ↑ The ' m ' in this instance is not doubled.
- ↑ Now part of Buckingham Hundred.
- ↑ Now part of Newport Hundred.
- ↑ The MS. seems here defective. The text runs ' allorumque hominum extra v hidas laborantes. '
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