and on it are 6 ploughs. There 40 villeins with 1 6 bordars have 14 ploughs and there could be i o more. There are 1 5 serfs, and 2 mills worth (de) 20 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams), pasture for the live stock (pecuniam) and for the 'ferm' of the archbishop 8 days' hay (per viii'ts dies fenum). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 40 pounds. When received 20 pounds; T.R.E. 40 pounds. Of this land Gilbert the priest holds of the archbishop 3 hides and I church with its tithes; there is land for i plough, and this is there with i villein and 3 bordars; it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 60 shillings. This manor Earl Tosti(g) held.
M. The archbishop himself holds Haltone [Halton]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 10 villeins with 15 bordars have 5 ploughs. There is I mill worth (de) 15 shillings; meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 100 swine and (worth) 2 shillings (besides). In all (In totis valentiis} it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 8 pounds. This manor Earl Leofwine (Lewinus) held.
In Riseberg [Risbrough] Hundret[1]
M. The archbishop himself holds Riseberge [(Monks) Risborough]. It is assessed at 30 hides. There is land for 14 ploughs. In the demesne are 16 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 32 villeins with 8 bordars have 12 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 300 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 1 6 pounds; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 16 pounds. This manor Asgar the staller held of Christ Church, Canterbury, but with the condition that (ita quod) he could not alienate it from that church, T.R.E.
III. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER [2]
M. Walchelin Bishop of Winchester holds Wicumbe [(West) Wycombe]. It is assessed at 19 hides. There is land for 23 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. There 27 villeins with 8 bordars have 19 ploughs. There are 7 serfs, and 3 mills worth (de) 20 shillings, and I fishery of I,OOO eels, meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 1,000 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 1 5 pounds; when received 10 pounds; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor was and is for the support (de victu) of the monks of the church at Winchester. Stigand held it T.R.E.
In Erlai [Yardley] Hundret[3]
M. The Bishop of Winchester himself holds Evinghehou [Ivinghoe]. It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 25 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs and there could be a fourth. There 28 villeins with 4 bordars have 20 ploughs, and there could be i more. There are 6 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 600 swine and (worth) 10 shillings (besides). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 18 pounds; when received 10 pounds; T.R.E. 15 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of St. Peter of Winchester.
[IIII.] THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN
In Elesberie [Aylesbury] Hundret[4]
M. Remigius Bishop of Lincoln holds Stoches [Stoke (Mandeville)]. It is assessed at 8 hides. There is land for 21 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 6 ploughs. There 20 villeins with 4 bordars have 15 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 10 shillings, woodland (to feed) 30 swine, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams). This manor belongs to (jacet ad) the church of Elesberie [Aylesbury]. There are 18 bordars who pay 20 shillings yearly. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 20 pounds; when received 12 pounds; T.R.E. 18 pounds. This manor with the church Bishop Wlwi[5] held T.R.E. From the 8 Hundreds which lie round (in circuitu) Elesberie [Aylesbury] each sokeman having I hide or more renders (redd ') I load of grain (summam annonee) to this church. Besides this also I acre of grain (annone) or 4 pence used to be contributed by each sokeman to this church T.R.E., but after the coming of King William this payment was not made.
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M. Walter holds Bocheland [Buckland] of Bishop Remigius. It is assessed at 10 hides.
- ↑ Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
- ↑ The Hundred is not noted. It should be Dustenberge [Desborough] (F.W.R.)
- ↑ Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. Yardley which gave its name to the Hundred is now represented by Yardley Farm in Pitstone parish (F.W.R.)
- ↑ Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
- ↑ Wulfwig, Bishop of Lincoln (J.H.R.)
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