Page:VCH Berkshire 1.djvu/456

A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE (there are) 2 villeins and 4 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and woodland to render (de) 2O swine. Of this land Algolt holds 3 hides and he has there i plough ; and 2 villeins (are there) and 6 bordars with 2 ploughs. It was worth 6 pounds (T.R.E.) ; and afterwards 60 shillings ; now the same amount. XXXVIII. THE LAND OF GEOFFREY DE MANNEVILE IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET Geoffrey de Mannevile holds HILDESLEI [East Ilsley ? *] and Saswalo holds it of him. Ordolf held it as a manor in alod of King Edward. Then as now it was (assessed) at I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough ; and i villein (is there) and 7 bordars with i plough. There are 3 serfs and 7 acres of meadow, and woodland to provide fencing (ad clausuram). It is and was worth 20 shillings. The same Geoffrey holds HILDESLEI [West Ilsley ? *] 2 and Saswalo holds it of him. Or- dolf held it of King Edward in alod. Then as now it was (assessed) at 10 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 1 2 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 4 serfs. It was worth 8 pounds (T.R.E.) ; and after- wards 5 pounds ; now 6 pounds. IN LAMBORNE [LAMBOURN] HUNDRET The same Geoffrey holds LAMBORNE [East Garston ? 3 ]. 4 Esgar held it of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 30 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 10 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and there are 23 villeins and 12 bordars with 10 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and 2 mills worth 1 Now in the Hundred of Compton. ' Possibly this was the holding which in Testa de Nevill (pp. Ill, 123, 126), divided into two, be- longed to the Honour of Leicester ; but the descent I have been unable to trace. Geoffrey de Mandeville's land was much divided up before the times in which Testa de Nevill was compiled (F.W.R.). 3 Now in the Hundred of Lambourn. 4 East Garston occurs in Testa de Nevill (pp. 107, 124, 131) in Lambourn Hundred, as 'Esgareston' and ' Esegareston.' This would appear to be Esgar'ston ; and the later form Eastgarston a simple corruption. The form suggests the identity of Geoffrey's land in Lambourn and East Garston ; but I cannot trace the descent. The value given in Testa (p. 107) of this holding, twenty pounds, at any rate corresponds with the value given here of the holding of Esgar T.R.E. (F.W.R.). (de) 1 5 shillings and 5 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) 40 swine. It was worth 20 pounds (T.R.E.) ; and afterwards, as now, 12 pounds. IN EGLEI [EAGLE] HUNDRED The same Geoffrey holds WATECUMBE [Whatcombe 5 ]. 8 Seward held it in alod of King Edward. Then, as now, it was assessed at 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough ; and 3 bordars (are there) with half a plough. 7 It was formerly worth 30 shillings, now 20 shillings. IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET The same Geoffrey holds HERLEI [Hurley 8 ]. 9 Esgar held it of King Edward. Then as now (it was assessed) at 14 hides all but I vir- gate. There is land for 18 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and (there are) 25 villeins and 12 cottars with 15 ploughs. There are i o serfs and a mill worth (de) 20 shillings. A church is there and 2 fisheries worth (de) 12 shillings and 20 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 5 swine. It is and was worth 12 pounds. IN ELETESFORD [ ] HUNDRET The same Geoffrey holds ESTRALEI [Streat- ley 10 ]." Esgar held it of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 25 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 10 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 18 villeins and 10 cottars with 12 ploughs. There are 7 serfs and a mill worth (de) 22 shillings and 2 fisheries worth (de) 1 1 shillings and 22 acres of meadow. In Oxineford [Oxford] is I close (haga) worth (de) 10 pence. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 20 pounds ; now 24 pounds. Wibert the priest holds of Geoffrey the church of this manor with i hide and he has on the hide (ibf) I plough with i cottar and 4 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 50 shillings. Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. See note to next entry. The text seems defective (in dominico est una caruca cum Hi bordariis et dimidia caruca). 8 Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. The Prior of Hurule (Hurley) held Hurley according to Testa de Nevill in almoin by gift of the Earl of Mandeville (p. 124), and'Watecumbe' was held under the same Prior (p. 125) (F.W.R.). 10 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 11 'Stretle' in Testa de Nevill (p. 125) belonged to the Honour of the Earl of Essex, Geoffrey's descendant (F.W.R.). 358