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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

mesne are ( [1]) hides, and on it are 1½ ploughs, and there could be another and a half. There 6 villeins with 8 bordars have 7 ploughs. There are 5 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 8 shillings and 75 eels, meadow (sufficient) for 9 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 300 swine. It is and was worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Countess Gueth [2] held.

M. Drogo holds of William STOCHES [Stoke (Goldington)] 3 hides and 3 virgates as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 5 villeins with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 200 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 4 pounds. This manor Countess Gueth [3] held.

[XVIII.] XVII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM SON OF ANSCULF

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In Stanes [Stone] Hundret [4]

William son of Ansculf holds in this hundred half a hide, [5] and a certain Englishman (holds it) of him. 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 Lewin brother of Alsi held and could sell.

In Elesberie [Aylesbury] Hundret[4]

M. Ralf holds of William in Esenberge [Ellesborough] 13½ hides. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and villeins with 3 bordars have 9 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 105 swine. In all it is and was worth 8 pounds; T.R.E. 9 pounds. This manor Earl Harold held, and this same manor Ansculf de Pinchengi got in exchange for half Risenberga [Risborough] against (contra) Ralf Talgebosch, by order of King William. [6]

In the same vill Otbert holds of William 1½ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and there are 2 oxen with I villein. It is and was worth 5 shillings; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Balduin, a man of Archbishop Stig(and), held and could sell.

M. The same Otbert holds of William Ha[m]dena[m] [7] [Hampden (Great and Little)]. It is assessed at 3 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 4 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs; and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. As rent for the woodland (are received) shares for ploughs (de reddita silvis ferra ii carucis). It is and was worth 4 pounds; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Balduin, a man of Archbishop Stig(and), held and could sell.

In Stoches [Stoke] Hundret

Walter holds of William Ditone [Ditton]. [8] It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for ploughs. On the demesne is I; and 4 villeins have 2 ploughs. There are I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 16 swine. It is and was worth 30 shillings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor Sired, a man of Earl Harold, held and could sell.

M. The same Walter holds of William Stoches [Stoke (Poges)]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 10 villeins with 3 bordars have 6 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. There are 4 serfs and i mill worth (de) 4 shillings, and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. In all (totis valentits) it is worth 5 pounds; when received 3 pounds; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Siret, a man of Earl [9] Harold, held and could sell. One hide of this land a certain sokeman, a man of Tubi, held and could sell.

In Votesdone [Waddesdon] Hundret[10]

M. In Merstone [(North) Marston [11]] Rannulf holds of William 6½ hides as one manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 8 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). In all it is worth 100 shillings; when received 60 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Of this manor Leuric, a man of Earl [9] Edwin, held 5 hides as I manor; another man had 1 hide and 1 virgate of King Edward's soke; and Brictuin, a man of Earl Tosti, had 1 virgate. All these could sell (their land).

  1. The number is omitted in the MS.
  2. The ' Gethe ' of the preceding entry (J.H.R.)
  3. See preceding note.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
  5. The place is not named in the MS.
  6. See Introduction, p. 209.
  7. The text reads ' Ha'dena',' with contractions signifying ' m ' or ' n ' (J.H.R.)
  8. In Stoke Poges.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Interlined.
  10. Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
  11. This identification is proved by Feudal Aids, i. 84. ' Rogerus de Somery tenet residuum ejusdem ville (Northmerstone).' Roger was William's heir (J-H.R.)