A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



Turstin holds of the bishop FOXESCOTE 

 [Foxcott 1 ]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 2 ; and i villein with 2 bordars have 2 ploughs. 

 There is i serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 

 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 30 

 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after 

 (valuit semper) 3 pounds. This manor Leit, a 

 thegn of King Edward, held and could sell. 



Gilbert Maminot holds of the bishop 

 LECHAMSTEDE [Leckhampstead], It is assessed 

 at 1 8 (hides). There is land for 12 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 3 ; and there could be a 

 fourth. There 18 villeins with 6 bordars 

 have 4 ploughs, and there could be other 4. 

 There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 12 

 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 400 swine. 

 In all (toils valentiis) it is and was worth 6 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Earl 

 Leofwine (Lewinus) held. 



IN ROVELAI HUNDRET 2 



Ernulf de Hesding 3 holds of the bishop in 

 LEDINGBERGE [Lenborough] 4 7 hides as one 

 manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 ; and I villein with 6 

 bordars have I plough, and there could be 2 

 more. There are 3 serfs, and meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 5 plough (teams). From wood- 

 land (come) 4 shillings yearly. It is and 

 was worth 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. 

 This manor Wilaf, a man of Earl B Leofwine 

 (Lewinus), held and could sell. 



Ansgot de Ros 6 holds of the bishop PRES- 

 TONE [Preston (Bissett)]. It is assessed at 15 

 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ; and 1 1 villeins with 7 

 bordars have 5 ploughs. There are 6 serfs, 

 and i mill worth (de) 32 pence, meadow 

 (sufficient) for 8 plough (teams), woodland (to 

 feed) 200 swine. It is worth 100 shillings; 

 when received 4 pounds; T.R.E. the same 

 amount. This manor Wilaf, a man of Earl 

 Lewin, held and could sell. 



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Robert de Tham [Thame 7 ] holds of the 



1 Aha* Foscott. 



* Now part of Buckingham Hundred, 

 s He, who derived his name from Hesdin in 

 Picardy, held of the bishop in Kent also (J.H.R.) 

 4 In Buckingham. 6 ' Earl ' interlined. 



6 He derived his name from Rots in the present 

 Department of the Calvados and probably held of 

 the bishop in Kent, as did Anschetil and Geoffrey 

 de Ros (J.H.R.) 



7 Evidently the Robert who was the chief 

 holder under the Bishop of Lincoln at Thame 

 (Oxon), where he had 10 hides in 1086 (J.H.R.) 



bishop CETEODE [Chetwode]. It is assessed 

 at 10 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 2 ; and 7 villeins 

 with 2 bordars have 2j ploughs, and there 

 could be half a plough (more). There are 6 

 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 30 pence, meadow 

 (sufficient) for 5 plough (teams), and woodland 

 (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 60 shillings ; 

 when received 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shil- 

 lings. This manor Alnod Chentisc, 8 a thegn 

 of King Edward, held and could sell. 



Ernulf de Hesding 3 holds of the bishop 

 BERTONE [Barton (Hartshorn)]. It is assessed 

 at i o hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 (ploughs). There 3 bordars 

 have I plough, and there could be 2 ploughs 

 (more). There are 4 serfs. Meadow is 

 there (sufficient) for three plough (teams). 

 From pasture (come) 30 shillings ; there is 

 woodland (to feed) 100 swine. In all (totis 

 valentiis) it is worth 1 4 pounds ; when received 

 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This 

 manor Wilaf, a thegn of Earl 9 Lewin, held 

 and could sell. 



Ilbert de Lacei 10 holds of the bishop TEDIN- 

 WICHE [Tingewick]. It is assessed at 10 hides. 

 There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 3 ; and 3 villeins with 2 bordars have 

 4 ploughs, and there could be a fifth. There 

 are 10 serfs, and i mill worth (de) 4 shillings, 

 and from other rents (redditis) of the vill come 

 2O shillings. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 

 8 plough (teams) ; woodland (to feed) 800 

 swine. In all it is worth 10 pounds ; 

 when received 6 pounds ; T.R.E. 10 pounds. 

 This manor Alnod, 8 a thegn of King Edward, 

 held and could sell. 



IN LAMMVA HUNDRET u 

 The Bishop of Bayeux himself holds 3 hides 

 and 3 virgates. 12 There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 In the demesne are 2 hides, and there is half a 

 plough on it, and there could be ij ploughs 

 (more). There 2 villeins with I bordar have 

 half a plough. There are 2 serfs, and meadow 

 (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It is worth 

 2O shillings; when received 13 shillings and 

 4 pence ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. 



Robert de Romenel 13 holds of the bishop in 



8 See Introduction, p. 217. 

 'Earl' interlined. 



10 A feudal tenant of the bishop in Normandy, 

 who held of him largely in England also (J.H.R.) 



11 Now part of Buckingham Hundred. 



12 The name of the place is not given. 



13 So named from Romney in Kent, in which 

 county he held largely of the bishop (J.H.R.) 



