A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, 

 and on it are 2 ploughs and there could be 2 

 others. There 3 villeins and (cum) 10 bor- 

 dars have 2 ploughs. Meadow is there suffi- 

 cient for 6 plough (teams). It is and was 

 worth 6 pounds ; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This 

 manor Ulf, a man of Earl Harold, held and 

 could sell. 



IN COTESLAI [COTTESLOE] HuNDRET 1 



M. The count himself holds WITEHUNGE 

 [Wing]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is 

 land for 40 ploughs. In the demesne is I 

 hide and on it are 4 ploughs. There 5 1 vil- 

 leins with 20 bordars have 21 ploughs, 

 and there could be 15 more ploughs. Mea- 

 dow is there (sufficient) for 25 plough (teams). 

 For (de) the pasture (are) rendered shares 

 (ferra) for 5 ploughs. 2 In all (toils va/entiis) it 

 is worth 3 1 pounds ; when received a like 

 sum ; T.R.E. 32 pounds. This manor 

 Edward cilt, 3 a man of Earl 4 Harold, held 

 and could sell. 



In CROUSTONE [Croftone] 5 the monks of 

 St. Nicholas hold 2^ hides of the count. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 3 ; and 8 villeins have 2 ploughs. 

 Meadow is there (sufficient) for 5 plough 

 (teams). It is and was worth 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 

 6 pounds. This manor Edward cilt held 

 and could sell. 



In WITHUNGRAVE [Wingrave] Alan holds 

 1 1 hides of the count. There is land for I 

 plough. One is there, and there could be 

 half a plough (more). There are I villein and 

 I bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for I plough 

 (team). It is and was worth T.R.E. and after 

 (valuit semper) 2O shillings. This land Ordmser, 

 a man of Brictric, held and could sell. 



In HELPESTORP [Elstrop 6 ] Rannulf holds of 

 the count 3 virgates. There is land for I 

 plough, and (this) is there with 2 bordars. 

 There is I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 

 I plough (team). It is and was worth T.R.E. 

 and after (valuit semper] 20 shillings. This 

 land Lewin, a man of Godric, held and could 

 sell. 



In HARDUICH [Hard wick] Almaer holds of 

 the count 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, 



1 Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. ForCottes- 

 loe see p. 242, note 5, under the land of the 

 Bishop of Lisieux. 



3 See Introduction, p. 222. 



3 ' cilt ' interlined. * ' Earl ' interlined. 



6 Alias Crafton, in Wing. 



Alias Helsthorpe, in Wingrave. 



and (these) are there with 2 villeins and 1 

 bordar. There is i serf, and meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 2 plough (teams). It is and was 

 worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper] 40 

 shillings. This land Saward, a man of Earl 

 Harold, held and could sell. 



In BRICSTOCH [Burston 7 ] Alan holds of 

 the count 2 hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and 3 villeins 

 with i bordar have I plough. Meadow 

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

 worth 30 shillings ; when received 10 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 3 

 thegns held ; of these one was a man of 

 Earl 8 Lewin, the second a man of Goduin 

 cilt 9 abbot of Westminster, the third a man 

 of Alverad of Withunga [Wing] ; and all 

 these could sell their land. 



In the same vill Almaer holds i virgate of 

 the count, and there are 2 villeins. It is and 

 was worth 5 shillings. This land Siward, a 

 man of Earl 10 Harold, held and could sell. 



IN ERLAI [YARDLEY] HUNDRET " 

 In DRAITONE [Drayton (Beauchamp)] 

 William son of Nigel holds \\ hides. There 

 is land for i plough. Meadow is there (suffi- 

 cient) for i plough (team), woodland (to feed) 

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

 after (valuit semper) 2O shillings. This land a 

 widow held of Brictric and could sell. 



In the same vill Lepsi holds of the count 

 i hides and 2 thirds (paries) of a virgate. 

 There is land for i plough. There are 2 

 villeins and 2 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) 

 for I plough (team) and woodland (to feed) 

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

 after (valuit semper) 20 shillings. This land 

 Wiga, a man of King Edward, held and could 

 sell. 



In PINCELESTORNE [Pitstone "] Ralf holds of 

 the count 3 hides and I virgate as one manor. 

 There is land for i plough, and this is there 



* In Aston Abbots (F.W.R.) This identification 

 is proved by the occurrence of a holding here after- 

 wards (as ' Bridelesthon') 'de honore de Mortuyn' 

 (Testa de Nevitt, p. 246), and its subsequent ap- 

 pearance as part ' parvi feodi de Mortein ' at 

 ' Bridesthorne ' (Feudal Aidi, i. 78) (J.H.R.) 



8 ' Earl ' interlined. 



'cilt' interlined. 



1 ' Earl ' interlined. 



11 Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yard- 

 ley see p. 233, under Bishop of Winchester's land. 



12 Formerly ' Pychelesthorne ' or Piglesthorn 



G.H.R.) 



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