there could be a seventh. One serf is there, and 1 mill worth (de) 3 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 300 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 6 pounds; when received 40 shillings; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Earl Leofwine (Lewinus) held in demesne.
M. Roger holds of the bishop Thapeslau [Taplow]. It is assessed at 8 hides and 1 virgate. There is land for 16 ploughs. On the demesne is 1; and 18 villeins with 4 bordars have 15 ploughs. There are 2 serfs. From fisheries (come) 1,000 eels. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), woodland (to feed) 700 swine. In all (total vallentiis) it is worth 8 pounds; when received 60 shillings; T.R.E. 9 pounds. This manor Asgot, a man of Earl[1] Harold, held, and there i man of Archbishop S(tigand) had 1 hide and could sell it.
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In Dustenberg [Desborough[2]] Hundret M. William son of Oger [3] holds of the bishop Huchendene [Hughenden]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 15 villeins with 3 bordars have 8 ploughs. There are 5 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 600 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 10 pounds; when received 6 pounds; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Queen Eddid held.
In Wicumbe [Wycombe] Roger holds of the bishop half a hide. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there with 1 bordar. It is and was worth 7 shillings; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land a man of Archbishop S(tigand) held; he could not sell or assign (dare) it away from (extra) Wicumbe, (the archbishop's) (suum) manor, as the Hundred (court) testifies.[4]
In Berlaue [( 'Little) Marlow] Tedald holds of the bishop 5 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 1½ hides, and on it are 1½ ploughs. There 6 villeins with bordars have 2½ ploughs. There is 1 serf, and there is a mill worth (de) 20 shillings. From fisheries (come) 500 eels. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 7 pounds; when received 4 pounds and as much T.R.E. This manor Queen [5] Eddid held.
In Santesdone [Saunderton] Roger holds of the bishop 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 13 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and 1 mill, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is and was worth 100 shillings; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor a man of Earl[6] Leofwine (Lewini) held and could sell.
In Hanechedene [? Whinch (Bottom)] [7] Taedald' held (tenuit) of the bishop 3 hides. Now it is (assigned to) the king's ferm (nunc est ad firmam regis). There is land for 7 ploughs. In the demesne is half a hide, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 6 villeins with 3 bordars [8] and 5 serfs have 5 ploughs. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 100 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Of this manor Fridebert, a man of Earl [9] Leofwine (Lewinf), held 2½ hides, and Alric Gangemere and his sister half a hide which T.R.E. was unjustly taken from them.
In Tichesela Hundret [10]
In Wadruge [Waldrige [11] ] Helto [12] holds of the bishop 2 hides and I virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is 1; and 2 villeins have 1 plough. There is 1 serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is and was worth 20 shillings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held: one a man of Avelin, the other a man of Alveva, sister of Earl [13] Harold.[14] They could sell (their land).
In Imere [Ilmer] Robert holds of the bishop 4 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 8 villeins with
- ↑ ' Earl ' interlined.
- ↑ For Desborough see note above under Bishop of Lincoln's land.
- ↑ He was a tenant of the bishop also in Kent, where his holdings included a religious house in Dover itself (J.H.R.)
- ↑ Compare the precisely similar Wycombe entry on p. 243 below. The words ' manerium suum ' must mean Stigand's, and West Wycombe is entered above as having been held by Stigand, though he must have obtained it as Bishop of Winchester (J.H.R.)
- ↑ ' Queen ' interlined.
- ↑ Earl ' interlined.
- ↑ In High Wycombe and Little Marlow.
- ↑ Cum iiibord ' is interlined.
- ↑ ' Earl ' interlined.
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ In Dinton.
- ↑ See p. 234, note 6, above.
- ↑ ' Earl ' interlined.
- ↑ This is believed to be the only mention of this ^Elfgifu, sister of Harold and daughter of Godwine (J.H.R.)
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