THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



ploughs. There is a mill rendering {de) 1 2 

 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 

 Baldwin held (it) freely. 



The same (Osbern) holds I hide in Staver- 

 TONE [Staverton]. There is land for 2| 

 ploughs. There are 2 ploughs, with I villein 

 and 5 bordars. It was worth 1 5 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Leuric held 

 (it) of Baldwin. 



The same (Osbern) holds 4 fifths of half a 

 hide in Torp (Thorpe).' There is land for 

 I plough. This is there in demesne with I 

 bordar, and (there are) 2 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 10 

 shillings. Alwin held (it) of Baldwin. 



In Foxelea Hundret 



Hugh holds of Hugh in Merdeford 

 [Maidford] 2 hides and the fifth part of I 

 hide. There is land for 5 ploughs. In de- 

 mesne there is i (plough), and 4 serfs ; and 9 

 villeins, with the priest and 4 bordars, have 

 3 ploughs. There (is) wood(land) 4 furlongs 

 in length and i furlong in breadth. It was 

 worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 

 shillings. Willa held it freely. 



In Sutone Hundret 



Ivo holds of Hugh in Niwebotle [New- 

 bottle] with its appendages {cum append'icm suis) 

 6 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 3^ ploughs, and 8 serfs. 

 There i knight and 12 villeins, and 4 bor- 

 dars, have 4 ploughs. There (are) 7 bond- 

 women, and 7 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. 

 Baldwin held it with soc and sac. 



Hugh holds of Hugh in Mideltone [Mid- 

 dlcton Chenduit] 2 hides. There is land for 

 5 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 9 villeins, with the priest, have 3 ploughs. 

 There (are) 12 acres of meadow. It was 

 and is worth 40 shillings. Godric held it 

 freely. 



Hugh holds of Hugh in Sutone [King's 

 Sutton] ji hides and the tenth part of I hide. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i (plough), and 2 serfs ; and 2 bordars 

 have half a plough. There is a mill rendering 

 {fie) 2 shillings. It was worth 10 shillings; 

 now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Willa and 

 Turbern held (it). 



* Near Green's Norton. 



In Waradone Hundret 



Ivo holds of Hugh in Bivelde [Byfield] 

 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is i (plough), with i villein 

 and I bordar. It was worth 2 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 10 shillings. Three thegns held 

 (it) freely. 



Richard holds of Hugh in Wodeford 

 [Woodford] 2 hides. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 4 serfs, and i bondwoman ; and 1 1 vil- 

 leins have 3 ploughs. There are 2 acres of 

 meadow, and a mill rendering {de) 8 shillings. 

 It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 60 shillings. Baldwin held (it) freely. 



Hugh holds of Hugh in Egedone [Eydon] 

 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 12 villeins with 3 ploughs. 

 There is a mill rendering {de) 2 shillings, and 



2 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. 



Walter holds of Hugh i vi)-gate of land in 

 Cerveltone [Charwelton]. There is land 

 for half a plough. It was and is worth 5 

 shillings. Alwin held (it) freely. 



Roger de Luri holds of Hugh Cotesforde 

 [Cottisford].^ There are 6 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 



3 (ploughs), and there might be a fourth. 

 There are 10 villeins and 5 bordars, and 40 

 acres of pasture. It was worth 1 00 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. 



The same Roger holds of Hugh Cerlen- 

 tone [Charlton-on-Otmoor]. There are 10 

 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. In 

 demesne there aie 4 ploughs, and 6 serfs ; 

 and 15 villeins and 11 bordars have 11 

 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length and 

 2 furlongs in breadth. Pastures 3 furlongs in 

 length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 8 pounds ; now (it is worth) 10 pounds. 

 Baldwin held (it) freely. 4 hides of this land 

 are in demesne. 



Hugh holds 2^ hides in Sciptune [Shipton- 

 on-Cherwell]. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; 

 and 2 villeins and 3 bordars have 1 plough. 

 There is a mill rendering {de) 1 1 shillings, and 



4 acres of meadow, and 3 • quarentenes ' of 



* This and the three manors following are 

 in Oxfordshire (see Introduction.) 



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