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A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE holds is now worth that much ; what his men (hold is worth) 4 pounds and 5 shillings. The abbey itself holds APLEFORD [Apple- ford 1 ] in demesne. T.R.E. as now it was assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 6^ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 14 villeins and 20 bordars with 4 ploughs. One serf is there and 2 mills worth (de) 25 shillings and a fishery worth (de) 10 shillings and 60 acres of meadow, and 2 1 shillings of profits (de hero) from the demesne land. Of this land Robert holds i hide and he has 2 bordars there. The whole was worth T.R.E. 9 pounds ; and afterwards, as now, the same. In SUDTONE [Sutton Courtenay 1 ] Alwi the priest holds I hide of the abbot. His father held it. It was assessed at the same then as now. He has there half a plough with 3 bordars. It is worth 20 shillings. The abbey itself holds WITEHAM [Little * Wittenham 3 ] 4 and has held it T.R.E. and since (semper). T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and there are 1 1 villeins and 9 bordars with 3 ploughs. A church is there and a mill worth (de) 10 shillings, and 53 acres of meadow. T.R.E. it was worth 15 pounds ; and afterwards, as now, 12 pounds. IN RlPLESMERE [RlPPLESMERE] HuNDRET The abbey itself holds WENESFELLE [Winkfield s ] " and has held it T.R.E. and since (semper). T.R.E. it was assessed at IO hides ; now (it is assessed) at 3^ hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. There are 2O villeins with 9 ploughs, and there is i man holding half a hide against the will of the abbot, and he does so unjustly. Of this land 4 hides are in the king's forest. It is and was worth, then, as now (semper), 4 pounds. IN CERLEDONE [CHARLTON] HUNDRET The abbey itself holds WISELEI [Whistley T ] and has held it T.R.E. and since (semper). 1 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 3 Alias East. 3 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 4 feudal Aids, 1316, i. 53, gives the Vill of 'Est Wyttenham' as the holding ofAbingdon (F.W.R.). s Now in the Hundred of Ripplesmere. Feudal Aids, 1316, has (1.48) Wynekfelde'as belonging to Abingdon (F.W.R.). 7 In Hurst near Twyford, now in the Hundred of Charlton. T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 7 hides. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. There are 16 villeins and i bordar with 9 ploughs and a mill worth (de) 5 shillings and 250 eels and 10 acres of meadow ; wood- land (to render) 50 swine and a fishery worth (de) 300 eels. It was (formerly) worth 10 pounds ; now 6 pounds. IN NACHEDEDORNE [ ] HUNDRET The abbey itself holds FERMEBERGE [Farn- borough 8 ]. T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 , hides ; now (it is assessed) at 4^ hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. A serf is there and 5 acres of meadow and woodland to provide fencing (ad clausuram). T.R.E. it was worth 9 pounds; afterwards 6 ; now 8 pounds. Wenric holds CILLETONE [Chilton 8 ] of the abbot. Blacheman held it of Earl Harold as an alod, and could go to what lord he wished (patuit ire quo voluit). Then as now (it was assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are i^ ploughs; and (there are) 3 villeins and 13 bordars with 2 1 ploughs and woodland to render (de) IO swine. IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET Hezelin holds LEWARTONE' [Leverton] of the abbot. Blacheman held it in fee T.R.E. It was then assessed at 6 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 4^ hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and (there are) 4 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and a mill worth (de) IO shillings and woodland to render (de) 2 swine. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; now 50 shillings. IN SERIVEHAM [SHRIVENHAM] HUNDRET The abbey itself holds WACHENESFELD ID [Watchfield] and held it T.R.E. It was then assessed at 2O hides ; now (it is assessed) at IO hides. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 14 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There are 8 serfs and a mill worth (de) 25 shillings, and 150 acres of meadow. Of this land Gilbert holds 3 hides and i virgate of the abbot and Wimund I hide. There are on the demesne 8 Now in the Hundred of Compton. 8 Near Hungerford, now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 10 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 340