A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



There is land for 8 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne are 2 ; and 14 villeins with 6 bor- 

 dars have 6 ploughs. Meadow is there 

 (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to 

 feed) 300 swine. In all it is worth 8 pounds ; 

 when received 3 pounds; T.R.E. IO pounds. 

 This manor Godric brother of Bishop Wlwi 

 held ; he could not assign (dare) or sell (it) 

 but by his leave. 



IN BURNEHAM [BURNHAM] HUNDRET 

 The same Walter holds of the same bishop 

 half a hide. 1 There is land for half a plough. 

 It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit 

 semper) 5 shillings. This land Leuric, a man 

 of Earl Harold, held and could sell. 



IN DUSTENBERGE [DESBOROUGH 2 ] HuNDRET 



M. Walter himself holds of the same 

 bishop WABORNE [Wooburn]. It is assessed 

 at 8J hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 2 ; and 12 villeins 

 with 13 bordars have 10 ploughs. There 

 is I serf, and 8 mills worth (de) 104 shillings, 

 meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough (teams) and 

 for the horses. From a fishery (come) 300 

 eels ; woodland is there (to feed) 2OO swine 

 and (worth) 7 shillings and 4 pence (besides). 

 In all (totis va/entiis) it is worth 1 5 pounds ; 

 when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 12 

 pounds. This manor Earl Harold held. 



In LEDE [Lude 3 ] Walter holds of the 

 same bishop i hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. One and a half are there, and 

 there could be half a plough more. There 

 are 2 villeins with i bordar, i serf, and 3 

 mills worth (de) 14 shillings. It is and 

 was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 

 30 shillings. Leuric, a man of Earl Harold, 

 held this manor and could sell it. 



IN ROVELAI HUNDRET* 



The bishop himself holds CHAUESCOTE 

 [Gawcott] which belongs (jacet in) to 

 the church of Bochingeham [Buckingham]. 

 There is I hide. There is land for ij 

 ploughs, and these are there with 2 bordars 

 and i serf. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 

 a half plough (team). It is and was worth 30 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 

 Bishop Wlwi held. 



1 The place is not named in the MS. 

 a Desborough which gives its name to the Hun- 

 dred is in West Wycombe. 



3 A 'lias Lyde, a farm in Wooburn. 

 * Now part of Buckingham Hundred. 



[V] IIII. THE LAND OF THE 



BISHOP OF BAYEUX 

 IN STANES [STONE] HUNDRET B 



M. The Bishop of Bayeux holds in STANES 

 [Stone] 7 hides. Helto 6 holds of him. There 

 is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 3 ; and I villein with 15 bordars have I 

 plough and there could be 2 more. There 

 are 7 serfs. Meadow is there for 

 plough (teams). In all (totis va/entiis) it is and 

 was worth 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. 

 This manor 2 brothers held : one a man of 

 Ulf, the other a man of Eddeva. They 

 could assign (dare) or sell (it) to whom they 

 wished. 



M. The same Helto 8 holds of the same 

 bishop DANITONE [Dinton]. It is assessed at 

 15 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 3, and 35 villeins with 



7 bordars have 10 ploughs. There are 



8 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 13 plough 

 (teams) and I mill worth (de) 4 shillings. In 

 all (totis va/entiis) it is worth 15 pounds; and it 

 was worth that from T.R.E. (semper). This 

 manor Avelin, a thegn of King Edward, held. 



In HERDEWELLE [Hartwell] Helto 6 holds 

 of the bishop 3 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs, and they are there with I villein and 

 7 bordars and I mill worth (de) 8 shil- 

 lings. In all it is and was worth T.R.E. 

 and after (valuit semper) 50 shillings. This 

 land three sokemen held : one, a man of 

 Archbishop S(tigand), (held) half a hide 8 ; 

 another, a man of Earl Leofwine (Lewini), 

 (held) 2 hides 9 ; the third, a man of Avelin, 

 held half a hide. 8 They could sell or assign 

 (dare) (their land). 



In the same vill Robert holds of the bishop 

 I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. One 

 is there, and there could be another. One 

 villein is there and 4 serfs. It is and was 

 worth 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. 

 This land Avelin, a thegn of King Edward, 

 held and could sell. 



M. Roger holds WESTON [Weston (Tur- 

 ville)] of the bishop. It is assessed at 20 

 hides. There is land for 17 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 and there could be a 



6 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred. 



6 He was probably steward (dapifer) to the 

 bishop, from whom he held Swanscombe in Kent 

 (J-H.R.) 



' No number is given in the MS. 



8 ' Half a hide ' interlined. 



8 ' 2 hides ' interlined. 



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