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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

is land for 9 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 15 villeins with 5 bordars have 6 ploughs, and there could be a seventh. There are 4 serfs, and i mill worth (de) 20 shillings, and meadow (suffi- cient) for 3 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 6 pounds ; when received 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Eldred, a man of Archbishop Stig(and), held and could sell.

In Burneham [Burnham] Hundret

M. Walter himself holds Ettone [Eton]. It is assessed at 12 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs; and 15 villeins with 4 bordars have 6 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and 2 mills worth (de) 20 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. From fisheries come 1,000 eels. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 6 pounds ; when received 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Queen Eddid held.

M. Walter himself holds Burneham [Burnham]. It is assessed at 18 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. In the demesne are hides, and on it are 3 ploughs ; and 28 vil- leins with 7 bordars have 12 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow sufficient for 3 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 600 swine and sup- plying shares for the ploughs (ferrum carucis). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 10 pounds ; when received 6 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor Elmar, a thegn of King Edward, held.

In Moselai [1] Hundret

Ralf holds of Walter 4 hides as 1 manor. [2] There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 9 villeins with 7 bordars have ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (suffi- cient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 100 swine. In all it is worth 60 shillings ; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor [3] Oswi, a man of Alric, held and could sell.

[XXXI.] XXX. THE LAND OF WALTER THE FLEMING

In Moselai [4] Hundret

Walter the Fleming holds 1 hide and 1 virgate as one manor [5] and Fulcuin holds of him. There is land for 1 plough. There is 1 villein. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). It is worth 10 shillings; when received 20 shillings ; and as much T.R.E. This land Sueninc, a man of Earl [6] Harold, held and could sell.

[XXXII.] XXXI. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE FELGERES

In Stodfalt Hundret [7]

William de Felgeres holds TURVESTONE [Turweston]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. Besides these 5 hides there are 3 carucates of land in the demesne and there is 1 plough on these and there could be 2 more ; and 6 villeins with 4 bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 7 shillings and 6 pence. Mea- dow is there (sufficient) for 8 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 4 pounds; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Wenesi, the chamberlain of King Edward, held and could sell.

[XXXIII.] XXXII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM THE CHAMBERLAIN

In Stanes [Stone] Hundret [8]

William the chamberlain holds 2 hides in HERDEWELLE [Hartwell] and Robert holds of him. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 ; and 2 villeins with 4 bordars have 1 plough. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 30 shillings. This land Wlmar, a priest of King Edward, held and could sell.

XXXIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM SON OF CONSTANTINE

In Stanes [Stone] Hundret [8]

William son of Constantine holds in Sudcote [? Southcote in Stone] [9] 1 virgate of land and 6 acres, and Suetin holds of him. There is land for a half plough. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 6 shillings. This land Ulvric, a man of Archbishop Stigand, held and could sell.

  1. Probably Mulshoe Hundred (F.W.R.)
  2. The place is not named in the MS.
  3. This was certainly at Hardmead in Moulsoe Hundred, where a fee was held of Richard de Windsor in 1284-6 (Feudal Aids, i. 82), as it had been earlier (Testa de Nevill, p. 244) of William de Windsor (J.H.R.)
  4. Probably Mulshoe Hundred (F.W.R.)
  5. It appears from Testa de Nevill, p. 244, and Feudal Aids, i. 83, that this was at Bow Brickhill, where a quarter of a fee was held of Walter's heirs, the Wahulls (J.H.R.)
  6. Interlined.
  7. Now part of Buckingham Hundred.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
  9. Southcote in Stone. The name is now lost, but continued to the sixteenth century (cf. L. and P. Hen. VIII. xviii. 490).

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