A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



IN LAMMVA HUNDRET x 



William de Cahainges holds of Geoffrey 

 3 J hides 2 as one manor. There is land for 3 4 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and 3 villeins 

 and i bordar have 2 ploughs, and there could 

 be half a plough (more). There is i serf, 

 and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams). 

 In all (totis valentiii) it is and was worth 

 T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 40 shillings. 

 This manor Ulf, a man of Asgar the staller, 

 held and could sell. Of the same land Alwi 

 held half a hide. He was a man of Alwin 

 Varus 3 and could sell (it). 



[XXIIL] XXII. THE LAND OF 

 GILBERT DE GAND 



IN ERLAI [YARDLEY] HUNDRET * 

 M. Gilbert de Gand holds EDDINBERGE 

 [Edlesborough]. It is assessed at 20 hides. 

 There is land for 14 ploughs. In the de- 

 mesne are 10 hides, and on it are 4 ploughs ; 

 and 26 villeins with 4 bordars have 10 

 ploughs. There are 10 serfs, and 2 mills 

 worth (de) 15 shillings and 4 pence, and 

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

 woodland (to feed) 400 swine. In all (totis 

 valentiii) it is and was worth 1 3 pounds ; 

 T.R.E. 14 pounds. This manor Ulf, a thegn 

 of King Edward, held and could sell. 



In HORTONE [Horton 8 ] Swarting holds of 

 Gilbert 3 virgates. There is land for half a 

 plough, and (a) plough is there. This land is 

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

 6 shillings and 8 pence. This land a certain 

 man of Ulf held. He could not assign (dare) 

 or sell except by his consent. 



XXIV. THE LAND OF MILES 

 CRISPIN 



IN STAKES [STONE] HUNDRET * 



Miles Crispin holds in OPETONE [Upton 7 ] 

 i J hides, and Alric holds of him. There is 

 land for i plough, and it is there with i vil- 

 lein and 2 bordars. There are 2 serfs. It is 



i Now part of Buckingham Hundred. 

 1 The place is not named in the MS. 

 Interlined. 



* Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yard- 

 ley see p. 233, note 3, under the land of the Bishop 

 of Winchester. 



Is in several parishes, chiefly in Slapton, Ched- 

 dington and Ivinghoe. 



6 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred, 



7 In Dinton. 



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

 2O shillings. The same thegn (Istemet tegnus*) 

 held it T.R.E. 



IN BURNEHAM [BURNHAM] HUNDRET 



M. Ralf holds of Miles DORNEI [Dorney]. 

 It is assessed at 3 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and 5 villeins 

 with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 

 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams) 

 and for the horses, and I fishery of 500 eels, 

 and woodland (to feed) 150 swine. It is worth 

 30 shillings ; when received IO shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor Aldred, 

 a man of Earl " Morcar, held and could sell. 



Ralf and Roger hold of Miles HUCHEHAM 

 [Hitcham]. It is assessed at 6 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 



2 ; and 8 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 



3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for the plough 

 (teams), woodland (to feed) 100 swine. From 



fo. 150 



a fishery (come) 500 eels. In all (totis valentiis) 

 it is worth 4 pounds ; when received 20 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 

 Haming, a thegn of King Edward, 10 held and 

 could sell. 



IN DUSTENBERG [DESBOROUGH U ] HUNDRET 



IN MERLAUE [Marlow] Ralf and Roger 

 hold of Miles 8| hides and half a virgate. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 2 ; and 14 villeins with 6 bordars have 4 

 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 6 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 

 200 swine and (worth) 12 pence (besides). 

 It is and was worth 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 

 pounds. This land Haming, a thegn of King 

 Edward, held and could sell. 



In SANTESDUNE [Saunderton] Osbert holds 

 of Miles 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 2 ; and 13 villeins with 

 5 bordars have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, 

 and 2 mills worth (de) 8 shillings, meadow 

 (sufficient) for I plough (team), woodland (to 

 feed) 50 swine. It is and was worth 100 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor 

 Alric, a man of Earl ' Harold, held and could 

 sell. 



i.e. ^Elfric (Alricuf). The name was a com- 

 mon one in Bucks (J.H.R.) 

 9 Interlined. 



10 Miks had succeeded the same man (as 

 ' Haminc') at Cherrington, Glouc. (J.H.R.) 



11 For Desborough sec p. 234, note 2, under the 

 land of the Bishop of Lincoln. 



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