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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS

[XXL] XX. THE LAND OF ROBERT GERNON

In Stoches [Stoke] Hundret

M. Robert Gernon holds Wirecesberie [1][Wraysbury [2]]. It is assessed at 20 hides. There is land for 25 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 32 villeins with 1 8 bordars have 1 5 ploughs, and there could be 8 ploughs more. There are 7 serfs, and 2 mills worth (de) 40 [[3]] yearly, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams) and hay for the beasts of the court (curia: woodland (to feed) 500 swine, and 4 fisheries in the Thames (in Tamesia) worth (de) 27 shillings all but 4 pence. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 20 pounds ; T.R.E. 22 pounds. This manor Edmund, a thegn of King Edward, held.

[XXII.] XXI. THE LAND OF GEOFFREY DE MANNEVILE

In Burneham [Burnham] Hundret

M. Geoffrey de Manneville holds Elnodesham [Amersham]. It is assessed at 7½ hides. There is land for 16 ploughs. In the de- mesne are 2 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs ; and 14 villeins with 4 bordars have 9 ploughs. There could be 4 more. There are 7 Serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 16 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 400 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is and was worth 9 pounds ; T.R.E. 1 6 pounds. This manor Queen [4] Eddid held.

In Tichesele Hundret[5]

In Waldruge [Waldridge] Suerting holds of Geoffrey half a hide. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough (team). It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 1 5 shillings. This land Dodinz, a man of Asgar the staller, held and could sell.

In Votesdone. [Waddesdon] Hundret[5] In Claindone [(East) Claydon [6] ] Geoffrey holds 7 hides as one manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 4 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 40 swine. In all it is worth 4 pounds ; when received 3 pounds ; T.R.E. 5 pounds. This manor Suen, a man of Asgar the staller, held. He could not assign (dare) or sell it without his leave.

M. Geoffrey himself holds Querendone [Quarrendon]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on it are 4 ploughs ; and 20 villeins with 8 bordars have 8 ploughs. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 10 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 300 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 8 pounds ; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Suen, a man of Asgar the staller, held. He could not sell it without his leave.

In Erlai [Yardley] Hundret[7]

M. In Estone [(Ivinghoe) Aston] Ger- mund[8] holds of Geoffrey 4 hides and 1 virgate as one manor. There is land for 3½ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and 1 villein with 4 serfs have 1½ ploughs. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams). It is and was worth 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shil- lings. This manor Asgar the staller held in demesne.

In Muselai [Mursley] Hundret[9]

Geoffrey himself holds in SUENEBERIE [Swanbourne] 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. In the demesne is i hide, and on it is I plough ; and 3 villeins with 2 bordars have I plough. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 30 shillings. This manor Suen, a man of Asgar the staller, held. He could not sell it without his leave.

In Stofald Hundret[10]

M. In Lechamsteade [Leckhampstead] Osbert holds of Geoffrey 3 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I; and [[11]] villeins have i ploughs and there could be half a plough more. Woodland is there (to feed) 1 50 swine. It is worth 30 shillings; when received 20 shillings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This manor Suarting, a man of Asgar, held. He could not sell it without his leave.

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  1. Probably a scribal error for ' Wiretesberie.'
  2. Alias Wyrardisbury.
  3. ? shillings : the word is omitted in the MS.
  4. Interlined.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
  6. Strictly in Claydon St. Botolph, where Testa de Neville (p. 245) shows fee held of the Earl of Hereford J.H.R.)
  7. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yardley see p. 233, note 3, under the land of the Bishop of Winchester.
  8. This was Germund de St. Ouen (J.H.R.)
  9. Now part of Cottesloe Hundred.
  10. Now part of Buckingham Hundred.
  11. The number is omitted in the MS.