THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



There is land for 10 ploughs. In the de- 

 mesne are 3 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs ; 

 and 1 8 villeins with 8 bordars have 7* 

 ploughs and there could be a ninth. There 

 are 9 serfs, and i mill worth (de) 13 shillings 

 and 4 pence, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 

 plough (teams). In all (toils valentiii) it is and 

 was worth 10 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. 

 This manor Bisi, a thegn of King Edward, 

 held; and there a man of Queen Eddid had 

 2 hides as one manor and could sell (them). 



M. In LINFORDE [Linford] Hugh holds 2 

 hides and i J virgates as one manor. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; 

 and 5 villeins with 2 bordars have i plough. 

 There is meadow (sufficient) for I plough 

 (team). It is and was worth 20 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor 3 thegns 

 held and could assign and sell. 



In HERULFMEDE [Hardmead] Hugh holds 

 half a virgate. There is land for 2 oxen 2 (to 

 plough), meadow (sufficient) for 2 oxen, wood- 

 land (to feed) 5 swine. It is and was worth 

 2 shillings. This land Ulgrim, a man of Earl 3 

 Lewin, held and could sell. 



In WAWENDONE [Wavendon] Ansel holds 

 of Hugh 3 hides less i virgate as one manor. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. There are 4 



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oxen * there with 2 villeins and 3 bordars, and 

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

 is and was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 

 shillings. This land Suen, a man of Earl 3 

 Harold, held and could sell. 



[XXVIII.] XXVII. THE LAND OF 

 HENRY DE FEIRERES 



IN ESSEDENE [ASHENDON 6 ] HUNDRET 



M. Henry de Ferreres holds GRENNEDONE 

 [Grendon (Underwood)]. It is assessed at 2 

 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the 

 demesne is i hide, and on it are 3 ploughs ; 

 and 1 2 villeins with 2 bordars have 5 ploughs. 

 There are 3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 

 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 500 swine. 

 In all (tetis va/entiis) it is and was worth 6 

 pounds ; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor 

 Boding the 'constable' (constabularius) held 

 T.R.E. and could sell. 



1 So the MS. reads, probably by error for 8. 



2 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team (J.H.R.) 



3 Interlined. 



i.e. half a plough-team (J.H.R.) 

 6 Now part of Ashendon Hundred. 



M. In SIBDONE [Shipton (Lee) 8 ] Henry 

 holds 7 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. 

 In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 

 ploughs and there could be other 2. There 

 4 villeins with i bordar have 2 ploughs and 

 there could be a third. There is I serf. Mea- 

 dow is there (sufficient) for i plough (team). 

 It is and was worth 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 

 shillings. This manor Boding the 'constable' 

 (constabularius) held T.R.E. 



[XXIX.] XXVIII. THE LAND OF 



WALTER DE VERNON 

 IN STANES [STONE] HUNDRET 7 



Walter de Vernon holds in HERDEWEU.E 

 [Hartwell] half a hide. There is land for half 

 a plough, but (the) plough is not there. It 

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

 semper) 10 shillings. This land Turgot, a 

 thegn of King Edward, held and could sell. 



In BERLAUE 8 [Marlow] Walter holds 6 

 hides and i virgates. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides and 

 on it are 2 ploughs; and 8 villeins with 

 6 bordars have z\ ploughs, and there could 

 be i^ ploughs more. There is i serf, and 

 meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). It 

 is and was worth 100 shillings; T.R.E. 4 

 pounds. This land Godric a man of Asgar 

 the staller held and could sell. 



IN VOTESDONE [WADDESDON] HUNDRET 9 

 M. Walter himself holds MERSTONE [(Fleet) 

 Marston]. It is assessed at 3 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne is i 

 hide, and on it is i plough, and there could be 

 another. There 6 villeins with 5 bordars have 

 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. There 

 is I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough 

 (teams). It is worth 40 shillings ; when 

 received 100 shillings ; and as much T.R.E. 

 This manor Turgot, a man of Earl 10 Lewin, 

 held and could sell. 



[XXX.] XXXIX. 11 THE LAND OF 



WALTER SON OF OTHER 



IN STOCHES [STOKE] HUNDRET 



M. Walter son of Other holds HORTUNE ia 



[Horton]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There 



6 In Quainton. 



7 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred. 



8 A scribal error for ' Merlaue.' 



9 Now part of Ashendon Hundred. 



10 Interlined. " So the MS. for xxix. 

 " In the MS. ' Stoches ' is written here but un- 

 derlined for deletion, and ' Hortune ' interlineated. 



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