semper) 6 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the church of Berchinges (Barking).
[XL] X. THE LAND OF THE CANONS OF OXFORD
In Essenden [Ashendon] Hundret[1]
The canons of Oxeneford [Oxford] hold of the king Withcende [(Over)Winchendon]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In the demesne are 1½ hides, and on it are 2 ploughs; and 18 villeins with 1 bordar have 7 ploughs. There is 1 serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to the demesne (jacuit et jacet in dominio) of the church of the canons of Oxeneford [Oxford],
[XII.] XL THE LAND OF REINBALD THE PRIEST
In Burneham [Burnham] Hundret
Rainbald the priest holds of the king 1 hide in Boveniæ [Boveney] which belongs to (jacet in) the church of Cocheham [Cookham [2] ]. There is land for 1 plough, and (this) is there with 1 villein. There is meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 shillings. The same man (Istemet) held it in almoin (in elemosina) of King Edward.
[XIII.] XII. THE LAND OF THE COUNT OF MORTAIN [3]
In Stanes [Stone [4] ] Hundret
The Count of Mortain holds in Missedene [(? Little) Missenden] 1 hide, and Wigot holds of him. There is land for 1½ ploughs. There is 1 plough and there could be (also) half a plough. There are 4 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for i plough (team), and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is and was worth 100 shillings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land was held by Alwin, a man of Syred son of Sybi, and he could sell it.
In Risberg [Risborough] Hundret[5]
In HORSEDENE [Horsenden] Ralf holds of the count 6 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1; and 7 villeins with I bordar have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and i mill of no value (nil reddens), and meadow (sufficient) for plough (team). It is and was worth 50 shillings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 3 sokemen held; two of these, men of Earl Harold, had 2 hides, and the third, a man of Ingold, had 4 hides and 3 virgates; all could sell (their land).
M. The count himself holds Bledlai [Bledlow]. It is assessed at 30 hides. There is land for 18 ploughs. In the demesne are 16 hides, and on it are 4 ploughs; and 32 villeins with 3 bordars have 14 ploughs. There are 8 serfs, and 1 mill yielding 24 loads [6] of malt (summas brasii), woodland (to feed) 1,000 swine and producing in rents a sufficient supply of shares for the ploughs (et de redditu silvæ ferra carrucis sufficienter).[7] Meadow is there (sufficient) for 18 plough (teams). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 22 pounds; when received 12 pounds; T.R.E. 2O pounds. This manor Edmer Atule,[8] a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.
In Burneham [Burnham] Hundret
In Elmodesam [Amersham] Almar holds of the count half a hide. There is land for ploughs, and these are there with 1 villein and 1 bordar. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 shillings. This land Siward, a man of Aldeva, held and could sell.
In Dustenberg [Desborough [9] ] Hundret
In Wicumbe [Wycombe] William holds of the count half a hide. There is land for half a plough, and this is there with i bordar. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 shillings. This land 1 sokeman held, a man of S(tigand) the archbishop. He could not assign (dare) or sell so as to alienate it from the manor (extra manerium)of Wicumbe, [10] on the day on which King Edward was living and died,'as the Hundred (court) testifies.
In Tichessele [ ] Hundret[11]
to In Iforde [Ickford] the monks of Greisten [Grestain[12]] hold 6 hides of the count. There is
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ In Berks.
- ↑ The count's tenants in this county, Ralf, Alan, Alvred (his butler) and Humfrey were probably his great tenants of those names in the adjoining county of Northants (J.H.R.)
- ↑ Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
- ↑ Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
- ↑ Horse-loads.
- ↑ See Introduction, p. 222.
- ↑ Ibid. p. 212.
- ↑ For Desborough see p. 234, under Bishop of Lincoln's land.
- ↑ West Wycombe (see p. 236, note 4, above). (J.H.R.)
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ In the Department of Eure, Normandy.
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