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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

In Burneham [Burnham] Hundret

In Celfunte [Chalfont (St. Giles)[1]] Maigno holds 4 hides and 3 virgates. There island for 15 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 hide, and on it
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are 3 ploughs; and 13 villeins and 8 bordars have 12 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and 3 mills, one paying 5 'ores ' and two others paying nothing, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), woodland (to feed) 600 swine, and in the same wood is a falcon eyry (Area acipitris). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 6 pounds and 10 shillings; when received 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds and 10 shillings. This manor Tovi, a thegn of King Edward, held, and there Alward his man had half a hide and could sell (it).

In Estone [Aston (Sandford)[2]] Odo holds of Maigno 4 ½ hides. There is land for 4½ ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ; and 3 vil- leins with 4 bordars have 1½ ploughs. There are 6 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). In all it is worth 100 shil- lings ; when received 4 pounds ; T.R.E. loo shillings. This manor Sotinz, a man of Earl Tosti, held and could sell.

In Coteslai [Cottesloe] Hundret[3]

In Helpstrope [Elstrop [4] ] Helgot holds of Maigno 4 hides and 1 virgate as one manor. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs; and 2 villeins (are there) with 1 plough. There are 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams). It is worth 40 shillings; when received 20 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor 4 thegns held ; one was a man of Earl [5] Lewin, another a man of Wlwen, the third a man of Lewin of Mentemore [Mentmore], the fourth a man of Brictric ; all could sell (their land).

In Eelai [Yardley] Hundret [6]

In DRAITONE [Drayton (Beauchamp)] Helgot holds of Maigno 6 hides and 3 virgates as one manor, and 3 acres.[7] There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 ; and 13 vil- leins have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams), wood- land (to feed) 200 swine. In all it is and was worth 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 100 shillings This manor Alvric, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.

In Stodfald Hundret[8]

In Landport [Lamport] Girard holds of Maigno 2½ hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 ; and 1 villein with 3 bordars have 1 plough and there could be another. There is 1 serf. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), wood- land (to feed) 40 swine. In all it is worth 30 shillings ; when received 16 shillings T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land Rawen a man of Bishop Wlwi[9] held and could sell.

In Lamva Hundret [8]

In TORNEBERGE [Thorn borough] Berner holds of Maigno 14 hides and i virgate as one manor. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ; and 14 villeins with 8 bordars have 8 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 20 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams). In all (totis valentits) it is worth 8 pounds ; when re- ceived 6 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Thori, a thegn of King Edward, held.

M. Maigno himself holds Pateberie [Pad- bury]. It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 14 ploughs. On the demesne are ? and there could be a fourth. There 15 vil- leins with 6 bordars have 8 ploughs and there could be 3 more. There are 8 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 15 shillings, and wood- land (to feed) 30 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 12 pounds; when received 7 pounds; T.R.E. 12 pounds.

In Sigelai Hundret [10]

M. Maigno himself holds Stoches [Stoke (Hammond)]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs; and 12 vil- leins with 4 bordars have 6 ploughs and there could be a seventh. There are 6 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 8 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams). In all (totis

  1. This identification is established by Testa de Nevill, p. 248 (J.H.R.).
  2. This identification is established by Testa de Nevill, p. 248, and Calendar of Close Rolls, 1272-9, p. 350. The Hundredal heading must have been omitted, for Aston was in 'Tichessele ' (Feudal Aids i. 84), not in ' Burnham ' Hundred (J.H.R.).
  3. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Cottesloe see p. 241 under the land of the Bishop of Lisieux.
  4. Alias Elsthorpe, in Wingrave.
  5. Interlined.
  6. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yardley see p. 233, note 3, under the land of the Bishop of Winchester.
  7. Pro une M[anerio] et tres acras ' (sic). The three last words must be transposed (J.H.R.).
  8. 8.0 8.1 Now part of Buckingham Hundred.
  9. Wulfwig, Bishop of Lincoln.
  10. Now part of Newport Hundred.

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