A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



In this manor was and is i sokeman hold- 

 ing I virgate of land, which he could assign 

 (dare) or sell to whom he wished, and yet 

 he always does service to the king's sheriff. 

 The church of this manor the Bishop of Lin- 

 coln holds. 



fo. I43b 



M. WENDOVRE [Wendover] is and was 

 assessed T.R.E. and after (se defendlt semper) 

 at 24 hides. There is land for 26 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 3. There 26 villeins 

 with 6 bordars have 17 ploughs and there 

 could be 6 more. There are 2 mills worth 

 (de) 10 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 3 

 plough (teams); and from what there is besides 

 (de remanenti) (come) 20 shillings. 1 There is 

 woodland (to feed) 2,000 swine. In all (toils 

 valentiis) it pays yearly 38 pounds assayed 

 (arsas) and weighed out. T.R.E. it used to 

 pay 25 pounds by tale. In this manor are 2 

 sokemen holding i hides. They did not 

 belong to it (non jacuerunt ibi) T.R.E. 



M. RISEBERGE [(Princes) Risborough] was 

 Earl " Harold's vill. It is and was assessed 

 T.R.E. and after (se defendlt semper) at 30 hides. 

 There is land for 24 ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 20 hides, and there are 4 ploughs on it. 

 There 30 villeins with 12 bordars have 

 2O ploughs. There are 3 serfs and 2 mills 

 worth (de) 1 4 shillings and 8 pence. Meadow 

 is there (sufficient) for 7 plough (teams), wood- 

 land (to feed) 1,000 swine. In all it pays 

 yearly 47 pounds of blanch (albo) silver all 

 but 1 6 pence. T.R.E. it used to pay 10 

 pounds by tale. To this manor belongs and 

 belonged (facet et jacuii) a certain burgess of 

 Oxeneford [Oxford] paying 2 shillings. There 

 is besides a salt worker of Wicg [Droitwich] 

 who renders [ ] loads 3 (summas) of salt. And 

 in the same manor was and is a certain soke- 

 man holding 3 virgates. He could indeed 

 (quiderri) sell (his land), but yet he has done 

 service to the sheriff. 



M. SUENEBORNE [Swanbourne] was Earl 4 

 Harold's vill. It is assessed at 4^ hides. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne 

 are 3 hides and 3 virgates, and there is I plough 

 and there could be another. There 3 villeins 

 have I ploughs and there could be as many 

 more. There is I serf, and meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 5 plough (teams). Altogether it pays 

 yearly 30 shillings of blanch (albo) silver. 

 T.R.E. (it paid) 30 shillings by tale. 



1 See preceding note. 



* 'Earl' interlined. 



' The number is not mentioned. 



4 ' Earl ' interlined. 



M. OPETONE [Upton 6 ] was Earl 6 Harold's 

 vill. It is assessed at 18 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 2j 

 hides, and there are 2 ploughs on it. There 

 19 villeins with 5 bordars have 15 ploughs. 

 There are 2 serfs, and i mill worth 

 (de) 4 shillings. From fisheries (come) 1,000 

 eels. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough 

 (teams), woodland (to feed) 200 swine. Alto- 

 gether it pays yearly 2 1 pounds assayed (arsas) 

 and weighed out. T.R.E. it used to pay 15 

 pounds by tale. 



M. BRUNHELLE [Brill] was King Edward's 

 manor. It is and was assessed T.R.E. and 

 after (se defendlt semper) at 20 hides. There is 

 land for 25 ploughs. On the demesne are 3. 

 There 19 villeins with 13 bordars have 

 17 ploughs and there could be 5 more. 

 There are 2 serfs, and i mill worth (de) 10 

 shillings, meadow sufficient for 20 plough 

 (teams) and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. 

 Altogether it pays yearly 38 pounds of blanch 

 (a/bo) silver, and for the forest 7 12 pounds 

 assayed (arsas) and weighed out. T.R.E. it 

 used to pay 18 pounds by tale. 



IN STOFALD HUNDRET* 

 M. BECHESDENE [Biddlesden] King Wil- 

 liam holds. Earl 9 Aubrey 10 had it of him. 

 There are 4 hides and i virgate. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 

 hides, and there is I plough on it, and there 

 could be 2 more. There 4 villeins and 5 

 bordars have 2 ploughs and there could be 3 

 more. There are 4 serfs, and 2 mills worth 

 (de) 28 pence, meadow (sufficient) for I plough 

 (team) and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. It 

 is worth 30 shillings ; when received 4 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor 

 was held by Azor son of Tored, a thegn 

 of King Edward. 



II. THE LAND OF ARCHBISHOP 

 LANFRANC " 



IN STAKES [STONE] HUNDRET" 



M. Archbishop Lan franc holds NEDREHAM" 

 [ ]. It is assessed at 40 hides. There is land 

 for 30 ploughs. In the demesne are 1 8 hides, 



6 Near Slough. 



' Earl ' interlined. 



' See Introduction, p. 223. 



8 Now part of Buckingham Hundred. 



8 ' Earl ' interlined. 



10 His lands had reverted to the Crown at the 

 time of Domesday (J.H.R.) 



11 Of Canterbury. 



12 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred. 



Probably Cuddington and Haddenham. See 

 Introduction, p. 211. 



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