plough (teams). In all it is and was worth 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 9 pounds. This manor Eingar, a man of Earl Harold,[1] held and could sell.
[XXXIX.] XXXVIII. THE LAND OF BERTRAN DE VERDUN
In Stoches [Stoke] Hundret
M. Bertran de Verdun holds Ferneham [Farnham (Royal)]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 5 villeins with 3 bordars have 4 ploughs and there could be 2 more. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 600 swine. In all it is worth 100 shillings ; when received 4 pounds ; and the same T.R.E. This manor Countess Goda held.[2] Half a hide of this manor Geoffrey de Mannevile holds in Elmode- sham [Amersham] of which he dispossessed (desaisivit) the aforesaid Bertran whilst he was over sea in the service of the king, ac- cording to the testimony of the Hundred court) ; and Ralf Tailgebosc set up (fecit] on Bertran's land a mill which was not there T.R.E., as the Hundred (court) testifies.
[XL.] XXXIX. THE LAND OF NIGEL DE ALBINGI
In Dusternberg [Desborough][3] Hundret
M. Nigel de Albingi holds Tilleberie [Turville].[4] It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 11 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ; and 13 villeins with 1 bordar have 7 ploughs and there could be an eighth. There is woodland (to feed) 20 swine. In all it is worth 7 pounds ; when received 100 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Turbert a man of Earl [1] Algar held and could sell.
In Ticheshele Hundret[5]
M. In Eie [Kingsey and Towersey] Nigel (de)Wast[1] holds of Nigel 9 hides and 1 virgate. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 3; and 10 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 7 pounds; when received 100 shill- ings; T. R. E. 8 pounds. This manor 7 thegns,men of King Edward, held and could sell.
[XLL] XL. THE LAND OF NIGEL DE BEREVILE
In Muselai [Mursaely] Hundret[6]
Nigel de Berevile holds in Draintone [Drayton (Parslow)] 2 hides and 1 virgate as one manor. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 and there could be 2 more. There 8 villeins with 2 bordars have 4½ ploughs and there could be another half a plough. There are 3 serfs, and meadow (suffi- cient) for 8 plough (teams). It is worth 40 shillings ; when received 100 shillings, and the same T.R.E.[7] This manor Lewin de Neuham [Nuneham (Courtenay)] held of the king, and afterwards, T.R.W., Ralf Passa- quam [8] held it of the same Lewin and found 2 men with hauberks (loricatos) for the guard of (in custodio de) Windesores [Windsor]. This Ralf the Bishop of Coutances dispos- sessed (desaisivit) and put the above-mentioned Nigel into possession.
[XLII.] XLI. THE LAND OF ROGER DE IVERI
In Tichesele Hundret [9]
Roger de Iveri holds Lesa [ [10] ] and Picot holds of him. It is assessed at 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ; and 4 villeins with 2 bor- dars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for I plough (team), wood- land (to feed) 200 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 40 shillings ; when received 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. This manor Azor son of Toti, a man of Queen Eddid, held and could sell.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Interlined.
- ↑ See p. 267, note 8.
- ↑ For Desborough see p. 234, note 2, under the land of the Bishop of Lincoln.
- ↑ Formerly ' Tirefelde.' It is proved by feudal evidence to have belonged to Nigel de Albini's barony, of which Cainhoe, Beds, was the head (J.H.R.).
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ Now part of Cottesloe Hundred.
- ↑ The MS. has T.R.R.
- ↑ He held Holcutt, Beds, of William Spech (fo. 2i4b) (J.H.R.).
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ This place appears in Testa de Nevill, p. 245, as ' Esses ' and as held by John de Esses ' de feodo de Bekelee' of Earl Richard. This 'Bekelee' was Beckley, Oxon, two or three miles from the Bucks border (at about the part where ' Lesa ' would be), which Domesday shows held by Roger d'lvri. It is found subsequently as ' Esses ' (Feudal Aids, . 84) and as ' Esshe ' held with 'Merlake' by Nigel de Asshe (ibid. p. 114) (J.H.R.).
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