A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



manor, of William Bonvaslet * in pledge (vadi- 

 monio). There is land for 8 ploughs. In the 

 demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. 

 There 1 3 villeins with 2 bordars have 5 ploughs. 

 There are 6 serfs, and i mill worth (de) 10 

 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough 

 (teams). In all (totis va/entiis) it is worth 6 

 pounds ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 

 8 pounds. This manor Queen Edid held 

 and could sell. 



The bishop himself holds ETONE [(Water) 

 Eaton]. 2 It is assessed at 10 hides. There 

 is land for 18 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 4 (ploughs) ; and 35 villeins with 6 bordars have 

 1 4 ploughs. There are 1 2 serfs, and I mill worth 

 (de) 20 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 12 

 plough (teams). In all (totis valentih) it is 

 worth 12 pounds; when received 8 pounds; 

 T.R.E. 10 pounds. Eddeva held this manor 

 and could sell it to whom she wished. 



IN BONESTOU HUNDRET 3 



LINFORDE [Linford] Eddeva holds of the 

 bishop. It is assessed at 4 hides. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; 

 and 6 villeins have 2 ploughs. (And there 

 is) a mill worth (de) 8 shillings and 8 pence, 

 meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams), and 

 woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is and was 

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

 This manor the same Eddeva held T.R.E. 



In LATEBERIE [Lathbury] * William holds 

 of the bishop 5 hides as one manor. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 2 ; and 6 villeins with 6 bordars have 2 

 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, and meadow 

 (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams), and woodland 

 (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 4 pounds ; 

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

 lings. This manor Edduin son of Borgret, a 

 thegn of King Edward, held. 



In TELINGHAM [Tyringham] Anschitil 

 holds of the bishop 2j hides and 3 quarters 

 (partes) of I virgate as one manor. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 3 ; and 3 villeins with 6 bordars have 



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I plough. There are 4 serfs. In all it 

 is worth 50 shillings ; when received 20 

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



1 A tenant-in-chief in Warwickshire and 

 Leicestershire (J.H.R.) 

 In Bletchley. 



3 Now part of Newport Hundred. 

 * Near Newport Pagnel. 



was received in exchange (est de excambio) for 

 Bledone [Bleadon]. 8 This manor 2 thegns 

 held. One, a man of Earl Waltheof (ITallef), 

 had 2 hides and half a virgate as one manor ; 

 and the other held 3 quarters (partes) of I 

 virgate. And they could sell (their land). 



In STOCHES [Stoke (Goldington)] a certain 

 Englishman holds of the bishop i hide and 

 i virgate. There is land for i plough, and it 

 is there with 4 bordars. Meadow is there 

 (sufficient) for i plough (team), and woodland 

 (to feed) 50 swine. It is worth 2O shillings ; 

 when received 10 shillings; T.R.E. 2O shil- 

 lings. This land 2 thegns held as two manors. 

 Each held 2j virgates 8 and could sell (his land). 



M. In WESTONE [Weston (Underwood)] the 

 bishop holds yj hides. There is land for 7 

 ploughs. In the demesne is i hide, and 

 on it is I plough ; and 4 villeins with 3 

 bordars have 6 ploughs, and with these are 7 

 sokemen and a certain Frenchman. There 

 are 3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough 

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

 is and was worth 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 

 pounds. This manor 10 thegns held, men of 

 Burgret, and they could sell (their land), and 

 there i man of Alric had 3 virgates and could 

 sell (them). 



M. The bishop himself holds OLNEI [Ol- 

 ney]. 7 It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land 

 for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and 

 there are 3 ploughs on it. There 24 villeins 

 with 5 bordars have 7 ploughs. There are 5 

 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 40 shillings and 2OO 

 eels, meadow (sufficient) for i o plough (teams), 

 woodland (to feed) 400 swine. In all it is 

 worth 1 2 pounds ; when received 7 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor Borret held, 

 and there I sokeman, his man, had i J virgates 

 and could sell them. 



M. In LAWENDENE [Lavendon] the bishop 

 holds 2 hides as one manor. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. In the demesne is I hide, and 

 on it are 2 ploughs ; and 4 villeins with 3 

 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 3 serfs, 

 meadow (sufficient) for I plough (team), wood- 

 land (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 40 

 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 

 60 shillings. This manor a man of Borret 

 held and could sell. 



In Somerset. See Introduction. 



Here, if required, we have the equation, 

 4 virgates = i hide. 



' This became the head of the bishop's fief 

 here (J.H.R.) 



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