A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



IN MOSLAI [MULSHOE] HUNDRET 1 



In CLIFTONE [Clifton (Reynes)] Roger of 

 Olnei [Olney] holds i hide and half a virgate. 

 There is land for i plough, but it is not there. 

 There are 2 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for i 

 plough (team), and woodland (to feed) 10 swine. 

 It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (va/uit 

 semper) 10 shillings. This land 2 thegns, 

 men of Alric son of Coding, held and could 

 sell. 



In the same (vill) Nigel holds of the countess 

 ij hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and 

 these are there with 2 villeins and 4 bordars. 

 There is i serf, and a moiety of a mill 

 (dim' mo/in') worth (de) 1 1 shillings, meadow 

 (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), and woodland 

 (to feed) 20 swine. From a fishery (come) 

 125 eels. It is and was worth 30 shillings ; 

 T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor Alvric, 

 a man of Bishop Wlwi, 2 held and could 

 sell. 



In AMBRITONE [Emberton] Roger holds of 

 the countess 3 hides as one manor. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; 

 and 6 villeins with 3 bordars have I plough. 

 There is meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough 

 (teams) and woodland (to feed) 60 swine. It 

 is worth 60 shillings ; when received 40 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor 

 Alric man of Bishop 3 Wlwi 2 held. 



In HERULFMEDE [Hardmead] Morcar holds 

 I hide and I virgate of the countess. There 

 is land for i plough, and this is there with 3 

 villeins and I bordar. Meadow is there (suffi- 

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

 feed) 50 swine. It is and was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. The same man 

 held it T.R.E. and could sell it without the 

 permission (licentia) of his lord. 



In BROTONE [Broughton 4 ] Morcar holds of 

 the countess i hide as one manor. There is 

 land for I plough, and it is there with I villein 

 and I bordar. Meadow is there (sufficient) 

 for i plough (team). It is and was worth i o 

 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. The same 

 man held it T.R.E. and could sell (it). 



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[LV.] LIIII. [THE LAND OF AZELINA 



TAILGEBOSCH] 



IN COTESHALE [COTTESLOE] HuNDRET ' 



Azelina wife 7 of Ralf Tailgebosch holds of 

 the king half a hide in SOLEEERIE [Soulbury]. 

 There is land for i plough and it is there. 

 Meadow is there (sufficient) for I plough 

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

 (va/uit semper) 10 shillings. Two Englishmen 

 hold it, and they held it T.R.E. 



[LVL] LV. [THE KING'S THEGNS 

 IN LAMMVA HUNDRET 8 



M. Alric the cook holds of the king 

 CLAINDONE [(Steeple) Claydon]. It is assessed 

 at 20 hides. There is land for 24 ploughs. 

 In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 5 

 ploughs ; and 50 villeins with 3 bordars have 

 1 9 ploughs. There are 7 serfs, meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 4 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 

 IOO swine. In all (tetis va lentils) it is worth 

 1 6 pounds ; when received 1 1 pounds ; and 

 as much T.R.E. This manor Queen Eddid 

 held. 



[LVIL] LVI. ALSI'S LAND 



IN BURNEHAM [BURNHAM] HuNDRET 



M. Alsi" holds of the king in CESTREHAM 

 [Chesham] 4 hides. There is land for 9 

 ploughs. In the demesne are i hides, and 

 on it are 2 ploughs, and 10 villeins with 5 

 bordars have 7 ploughs. There are 6 serfs, 

 and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), 

 woodland (to feed) 800 swine, and i mill 

 worth (de) 6 shillings and 8 pence. It is 

 and was worth 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 100 shil- 

 lings. This manor Queen Eddid held and 

 gave to the same Alsi after the coming of 

 King William. 



IN ESSEDENE [ASHENDON] HUNDRET l 

 In SORTELAI [ ] Alsi holds 4 hides 



as one manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

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

 ploughs ; and 5 villeins with 4 bordars have 

 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (suffi- 

 cient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 



i Now part of Newport Hundred. For the 

 name of the Hundred see p. 241 under the land 

 of the Bishop of Coutances. 



* Wulfwig, Bishop of Lincoln. 

 Interlined. 



* Near Moulsoe. 



* The heading does not occur in the MS. 



Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Cot- 

 tesloe see p. 241 under the land of the Bishop of 

 Lisieux. 



7 i.e. late wife. 



8 Now part of Buckingham Hundred. 

 See Introduction, p. 216. 



Now part of Ashendon Hundred. 



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