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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

count. There is land for 13 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. There 17 villeins with 3 bordars have 10 ploughs. There are 8 serfs. In all it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 8 pounds. This manor Ulf son of Borgerete held and could sell, and a man of Bondi the staller had there half a hide and could sell it.

In Sigelai Hundret

[1]

In CALDECOTE [Caldecot] Alvered holds 4 hides and i virgateof the count as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the de- mesne arc ij ploughs, and there could be half a plough more. There are 2 vavassors paying 32 shillings and 6 pence, and I villein and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs. There is i serf, and a mill worth (de) 5 ' ores ' [2] and 4 pence. Meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 24 swine and (paying) 28 pence of dues (de consuetudinibus). In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth T.R.E. and after(valuit semper) 4 pounds. This manor 4 thegns held T.R.E. and they could sell and assign it (dare) to whom they wished.

In Ulchetone [Woughton-on-the-Green] Ralf holds of the count 4 hides as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1, and there could be another. There 3 villeins with 6 bordars have 1 plough and there could be another. There are 2 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams). In all it is worth 3 pounds ; when received 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 3 pounds. This manor 8 thegns held. Of these, four, men of Alvric Varu,[3] had half a hide, and one, a man of Alric son of Godin, 1 hide and half a virgate, and one, a man of Ulward son of Eddeva, 1 hide and 1 virgate, and one, a man of Lewin son of Estan, half a hide, and one, a man of Baldwin, half a hide, and one, a man of Morcar, half a hide, and one, a man of Sewolt, 1 virgate. All these could sell (their land).

In LOCHINTONE [Loughton] Walter holds of the count half a hide. There is land for half a plough, and this is there with i villein. This land is worth 20 shillings ; when re- ceived 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Elma:r, a man of Alvric son of Coding, held and could sell.

In Linforde [Linford[4]] Rannulf holds of the count 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and these are there with 4 villeins and 3 bordars and i serf. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 40 shillings. This land was held by 2 men of Alric son of Coding. They could sell their land.

In Bonestou Hundret[5]

In Westone [Weston (Underwood)] Ivo holds of the count 1 hide and two thirds (partes) of 1 virgate. There is land for i plough. There are 2 oxen [6] with 2 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team), woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 shillings. This land 3 thegns held. Of these 2, men of Burgeret, had 3 virgates and two thirds (partes) of 1 virgate ; the third a man of Alric son of Coding, had 1 virgate. They could sell (their land).

In Lawendene [Lavendon] Humfrey holds of the count 2½ hides as one manor. There is land for 2½ ploughs. In the demesne are 1½ hides, and on it is I plough j and 3 villeins with 5 bordars have 1½ ploughs. There are 2 serfs and one mill worth (de) 10 shillings and 50 eels, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is worth 40 shillings ; when received 20 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor a man of Alric son of Coding held and could sell.

In Moleslou [Mulshoe] Hundret[7]

In Wavendone [Wavendon] Ralf holds of the count 2 hides as one manor. There is land for 2j ploughs. On the demesne is 1 ; and 2 villeins with 3 bordars have 1 plough and there could be half a plough (more). There is I serf, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 15 swine. It is worth 20 shillings; when received 10 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor Golnil, a housecarlof King Edward, held and could sell.

In the same (vill), Walter holds of the count 2 hides as one manor. There is land

  1. Now part of Newport Hundred.
  2. i.e. five ounces of silver containing sixteen pence each (J.H.R.)
  3. ' Varu ' interlined.
  4. This is distinguished as Great Linford in Feudal Aids (J.H.R.)
  5. Now part of Newport Hundred
  6. i.e. a quarter of a plough-team.
  7. Now part of Newport Hundred. For the name of the Hundred see note under the land of the Bishop of Coutances.

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