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A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

on it are 4 ploughs, and 32 villeins have 26 ploughs. Of these villeins 5 have 6 hides. There are 6 bordars and 4 serfs and 3 mills worth (de) 44 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 30 plough (teams). From 4 fisheries come 1,500 eels and fish for Fridays for the use of the reeve of the vill (prepositi villæ). There is woodland (to feed) 800 swine, and there are 2 arpends[1] of vineyard (arpendi vineæ). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 22 pounds; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor Tochi, a thegn of King Edward, held, and there were there 3 sokemen; of these, one, a man of Tochi, held 3 virgates, but he could not sell except by his leave; another, a man of Queen Eddid, (held) 2½ hides; the third, a man of Seulf, had 2½ hides; these two could assign (dare) or sell (their land) to whom they wished, and they did not belong to this manor. This manor Robert got from Clarenbold de Maresc in exchange (excambiavit pro) for Pateberie [Padbury [2]], and it is (part) of his wife's fee.

In Dustenberg [Desborough [3]] Hundret

M. Robert himself holds Wicumbe [(High) Wycombe] belonging to (de) his wife's fee. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 30 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. There 40 villeins with 8 bordars have 27 ploughs. There are 8 serfs and 4 boors (buri), and 6 mills worth (de) 75 shillings yearly, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams) and for the horses of the court (curia) and the villeins' plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 26 pounds; when received 10 pounds; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor Brictric held of Queen Eddid.

In Tichessele Hundret[4]

Robert son of Walter holds of Robert Achelei [Oakley]. It is assessed at 5 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 3; and 9 villeins with 7 bordars have 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, woodland (that would feed) 200 swine, except that it is the king's preserve in which it lies (nisi esset parcus regis in quo jacet). In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 7[5] pounds; T.R.E. 7 pounds. These 5 hides and 3 virgates are 8 hides. Of these, Alwid the maid held 2 hides which she could assign (dare) or sell to whom she wished. And of the demesne 'ferm' (dominica firma) of King Edward she had half a hide which Godric the sheriff granted her (to hold) as long as he was sheriff, on condition of her teaching his daughter embroidery work. This land Robert son of Walter holds now according to the testimony of (testante) the Hundred (court).

In Erlai [Yardley] Hundret[6]

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Ralf Basset holds of Robert Missevorde [Masworth].[7] It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the demesne are 4; and 22 villeins have 5 ploughs. There are 8 serfs, and 3 mills worth (de) 15 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams) and woodland (to feed) 800 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 pounds. This manor Brictric, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell.

In Cetendone [Cheddington] Ralf holds of Robert 1½ hides. There is land for 1 plough, and this is there with 2 bordars. There is meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 shillings. This land Fin the Dane[8] held and could sell.

In Stofald Hundret[9]

In Celedstone [Shalstone] Robert holds of Robert 4 hides as one manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs; and 4 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. This land is worth 40 shillings; when received 30 shillings; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor Azor son of Toti held and could sell.

M. Turstin holds of Robert Stradford [(Water) Stratford], It is assessed at 8 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 3; and 10 villeins with 5 bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, and 1 mill worth (de) 8 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams). It is worth 7 pounds; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Azor son of Toti held and could sell.

  1. There is some doubt as to the extent of the arpent (J.H.R.)
  2. For Padbury see p. 270 below.
  3. For Desborough see p. 234, note 2, under the land of the Bishop of Lincoln.
  4. Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
  5. This number is doubtful in the MS. The official edition reads 6 (J.H.R.}
  6. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yardley see p. 233, note 3, under the land of the Bishop of Winchester.
  7. Alias Marsworth.
  8. 'Dane' is interlined.
  9. Now part of Buckingham Hundred

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